2019-11-03 Efforts to Save Mountain Gorillas Show Signs of Progress
Pato, a 19-year-old silverback gorilla, walked using his arms and legs toward an infant gorilla, Macibiri. Pato sat beside her…
2019-11-03 Cameroon Chemist Recycles Used Cooking Oil into Cleaning Products
A chemist from Cameroon has found a way to recycle used cooking oil so it does not end up polluting…
2019-11-02 China Could Be First to Mine Deep Sea Minerals
China is likely to become the first country in the world to start mining minerals from the ocean floor. The…
2019-11-02 Where Do Old Tires Go?
Not long ago, Nabipur was a quiet farming village in northern India. Now the village is home to several large…
2019-11-01 Don’t Forget to Turn Back the Clock!
Many Americans have a chance to sleep in a little longer this weekend. In the early hours of Sunday, November…
2019-10-31 Unlike Facebook, Twitter Bans Political Advertisements
The heads of two leading social media companies have very different ideas about paid advertisements supporting political candidates. On Wednesday,…
2019-10-30 US City Teams with Jaipur, India, to Celebrate Literature
India’s artistic and intellectual elite gathered in the U.S. city of Boulder, Colorado last month to celebrate some of the…
2019-10-28 After British Truck Deaths, Vietnamese Families Wait for News
British officials have accused a 25-year-old man of causing the deaths of 39 people found in a truck near London…
2019-10-30 Vietnamese Migrants’ Earnings Build Mansions Back Home
Vietnam’s “Billionaire Village” does not sound like a place people would want to leave. However, at least three of the…
2019-10-28 Islamic State Prepared for Life without Its Leader
The United States is promising there will be no easing of its offensive against the Islamic State after the death…
2019-10-30 Turkey Condemns US House Bills on Sanctions, Armenians
Turkey has objected to legislation passed by the United States House of Representatives. The Turkish foreign ministry said it called…
2019-10-30 New Shipping Rules Aim to Reduce Air Pollution, But Could Harm Seas
New shipping rules aimed at reducing air pollution will take effect in January 2020. The rules, put in place by…
2019-10-29 Protests Continue in Chile After Replacement of Cabinet
For two weeks, hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in Chile’s capital, Santiago. Fresh demonstrations and attacks on…
2019-10-27 Online Food Ordering Gives Rise to ‘Virtual’ Restaurants
When it comes to eating, more Americans are ordering in instead of eating out. In some restaurants, cooks make food…
2019-10-27 North Korea Weak Link in Fight Against Swine Flu
South Korea is creating traps and using unmanned aircraft and expert gunmen in an effort to stop wild pigs from…