2019-11-19 Prague Locals Tire of Foreign Tourists
Nearly 8 million people visited the Czech capital of Prague last year, making it one of the most visited cities…
2019-11-17 South Sudan Launches Reading, Writing Classes for Adults
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is slowly trying to rebuild after years of conflict. South Sudan has the lowest…
2019-11-16 Kenyan Team Aims to Stop Deadly Snake Bites
Kenyan mother Beth Mwende heard her sleeping child cry out, but did not worry after the three-year-old quickly quieted down.…
2019-11-18 Chimney Swift Bird Numbers Declining
People across the United States are putting up tall, narrow structures to help a little bird called the chimney swift.…
2019-11-15 Rajapaksa Brothers Set to Control Sri Lankan Politics Again
One brother is considered likely to become Sri Lanka’s president in elections this weekend. Another brother is thinking about seeking…
2019-11-14 Rare Animal Photographed for First Time in Vietnam
A wildlife conservation group said this week that it has pictures of one of the rarest animals in the world.…
2019-11-13 Venice: Underwater From Rising Waters
Venice, Italy is experiencing its worst flooding in more than 50 years. The floods resulted in calls Wednesday to help…
2019-11-13 Africa Not Ready to Give Up on Oil
Protests against climate change have been taking place in many countries throughout the year. Yet energy officials from one area…
2019-11-13 Brazil’s Lula to Go Back to Jail or Run for President
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked out of jail last week. The Brazilian politician known as Lula…
2019-11-12 Afghan President: Kidnapped Professors to Be Exchanged for Taliban Leaders
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Tuesday that the Taliban will release two foreign professors in return for the government’s release…
2019-11-12 Cambodian Opposition Says Time Is Right for Democracy
Self-exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy says the European Union’s proposal to limit trade with Cambodia could support democracy there.…
2019-11-10 Severely Dry Weather Is Killing Zimbabwe’s Wildlife
Many of Africa’s best known kinds of wild animals are dying from lack of food and water in Zimbabwe’s Mana…
2019-11-10 Some Nigerians Blame Government, Not Religious Leaders, for School Abuses
Nigerian police said last week they freed 259 people from an Islamic rehabilitation center in the city of Ibadan. Police…
2019-11-11 Some Places Offer Trips to the Unknown
When Dena Espenscheid answered an advertisement on social media, her sister warned her that she could have problems. The ad…
2019-11-11 US to Consider Genetically Engineered Tree
American scientists are harvesting chestnuts like no other found in nature. These researchers work at New York State’s College of…