2019-03-22 Where Villages Once Stood, Africa Now Has an Inland Ocean
Flooding remains a serious problem in Southern Africa more than a week after Cyclone Idai hit the area. Idai is…
2019-03-22 Levi Strauss Goes Public Again
Levi Strauss is known as the company that gave America its first pair of blue jeans. This week, the New…
2019-03-21 New Zealand Bans ‘Military-Style Weapons after Christchurch Attack
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced a ban of “military-style semi-automatic” weapons. The ban comes just six…
2019-03-21 Mosque Shootings Affect New Zealand’s Bangladeshi Community
Nineteen-year-old Husna Ahmed arrived in New Zealand from Bangladesh on her wedding day. Her future husband, Farid, was waiting to…
2019-03-22 Social Media Drives Super Bloom ‘Apocalypse’ in California
A California city has been caught unprepared by people coming to experience a colorful “super bloom” of desert flowers. We…
2019-03-20 Lion Air Recording Increases Pressure on Ethiopia Crash Investigation
American company Boeing, the world’s biggest manufacturer of airplanes, hopes its best-selling Boeing 737 MAX will soon return to the…
2019-03-21 Cuba Planning Major Changes to State and Legal System
The Cuban government is set to launch major changes to its centrally planned, single-party political system. The new laws could…
2019-03-21 Tanzanian Woman Feeds Family with Soccer Ball Skills
A Tanzanian woman is travelling around Africa demonstrating her soccer ball skills as a way to feed her family. Her…
2019-03-20 Thailand To Hold First General Election Since 2014 Coup
On Sunday, voters in Thailand will choose members of the lower house of parliament. The general election comes after several…
2019-03-19 US, Brazilian Leaders Seek Stronger Trade Ties Between Countries
The leaders of the Western Hemisphere’s two largest economies are promising to create closer trade and military ties. American President…
2019-03-20 Venice Plans to Charge Visitors
For years the Italian city of Venice has been struggling with a few concerns. Piazza San Marco, also known as…
2019-03-19 Japanese Olympic Committee Head Resigns
The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee is resigning. Tsunekazu Takeda said on Tuesday he will leave office at the…
2019-03-18 Putin Visits Crimea on 5th Anniversary of Annexation
Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the fifth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine with a visit to the…
2019-03-18 Hundreds Feared Dead After Cyclone Hits Mozambique
More than 1,000 people are feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone, or ocean storm, hit the country.…
2019-03-17 Emoji Options for Couples of Color
In 1967, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the banning of interracial marriage violated the Constitution. The court decision…