2024-01-03 Displaced Afghans Cross Borders to Survive
The desert in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan is filled with hundreds of thousands of people. Some live in tents.…
2024-01-02 Growth Slows, but World’s Population Moves Past 8 Billion to Start 2024
A U.S. government agency says the world’s population grew by about 75 million people in 2023. The U.S. Census Bureau…
2024-01-02 Japanese Rescuers Search for Survivors after Deadly Earthquake
A series of powerful earthquakes in western Japan have left at least 55 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings,…
2024-01-01 How Connected Are You to the World?
Saodat Sadikova is an English teacher in Jizzakh, Uzbekistan. As a young girl, she dreamed of becoming a flight attendant…
2023-12-31 Mexican ‘Nuns’ Grow Cannabis
Beneath each full moon, a group of women in religious clothing surround a fire near a village in central Mexico.…
2023-12-28 US Data Shows More Women Live in East, More Men in West
Official population data show more men live in the western United States, while more women live in the East and…
2023-12-26 Saudi Arabia’s Involvement in Sports Likely to Grow in 2024
At the beginning of 2023, Saudi Arabia’s growing influence on professional golf, and sports in general, was a concern for…
2023-12-25 Rohingya Girls Forced into Dangerous Marriages in Malaysia
The Rohingya girl from Myanmar wanted to do anything she could to provide some money for her parents and three…
2023-12-24 Ukraine’s Army Struggles with Mental Effects of Combat
Mental health expert Oleh Hukovskyi recently stood in a temporary classroom in eastern Ukraine speaking to a group of soldiers.…
2023-12-21 Thailand Pushes ‘Land Bridge’ to Speed Trade
Thailand is looking for investment to build a “land bridge” across the narrow southern part of the country. The Southeast…
2023-12-21 EU Reaches Major Migration Agreement
The European Union has reached an agreement that sets new rules for controlling migration. The deal, announced Wednesday, will become…
2023-12-20 UN: Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Top Opium Producer
A United Nations report finds that Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan as the world’s top opium producer. The change came after…
2023-12-20 US Invests in Africa to Counter Chinese Influence
The United States has agreed to trade and investment deals worth $14.2 billion with African nations over the past year.…
2023-12-19 Pope Approves Blessings for Same-sex Couples
Pope Francis officially approved letting Catholic clergy bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday. The move is a complete change…
2023-12-19 Yemeni Rebel Attacks Affect International Shipping
The recent attacks on ships in and near the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have affected some of the…