2023-08-30 Hurricane Idalia Hits Florida with High Winds, Flooding
Hurricane Idalia made landfall on the west coast of the American state of Florida on Wednesday. Officials said the dangerous…
2023-08-30 Gabon Military Seizes Power In Oil-rich Country
Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday and had put President Ali Bongo under house…
2023-08-28 Son Taken at Birth Reunited with Chilean Mother after 42 Years
Forty-two years ago, hospital workers took Maria Angelica Gonzalez’ son from her arms right after birth. Documents say they later…
2023-08-27 India’s Rice Export Restrictions Affects Asia, Africa
India’s decision to halt some rice exports to prevent high prices at home has had affects stretching across Asia to…
2023-08-26 Medicinal Earthworms Sought in Vietnam to Fill Chinese Demand
China is facing a continuing decrease in its supply of earthworms used for medicine. Hunters in Vietnam are attempting to…
2023-08-25 Ukrainian Child War Diaries Presented in Netherlands
An exhibition of war stories and artwork from children in Ukraine recently opened in the Netherlands. The event is being…
2023-08-24 Explosion Likely Brought Down Wagner Chief’s Plane
Intelligence officials from the United States and Western countries believe that an explosion brought down the plane presumed to carry…
2023-08-24 Saudi Arabia, Iran among Six Countries Joining BRICS
Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six countries set to join the BRICS economic group next year. The United Arab…
2023-08-23 US, Vietnam, Taiwan Oppose China’s Buildup in Disputed Area
Recent satellite images suggest China is a building a military site on disputed land in the South China Sea. The…
2023-08-22 Japan to Release Wastewater from Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, signed off Tuesday on his country’s plan to release treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from…
2023-08-22 Wealthy Developer Is Thai’s New Prime Minister
Srettha Thavisin is Thailand’s new prime minister after winning a parliamentary vote Tuesday. He is the wealthy leader of one…
2023-08-21 Rights Group: Saudi Border Guards Shot, Killed Ethiopian Migrants
The rights group Human Rights Watch has accused border guards in Saudi Arabia of killing Ethiopian migrants who tried to…
2023-08-20 Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo Is Getting More Polluted
Fishermen who work on Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo say fish stocks are decreasing as pollution grows worse. Lake Maracaibo is 600…
2023-08-18 Climate Change Creates Questions for Alaska’s Tourist Economy
Alaska’s Mendenhall glacier is about 20 minutes by car from Juneau, the state capital. It is one of the area’s…
2023-08-17 China’s Economic Problems Rising
China’s exports fell 14.5 percent in July compared with a year earlier. The report builds pressure on the ruling Chinese…