2017-08-11 Study: Farmer Suicides Increase Because of Climate Change
When Rani’s husband took his own life, he left his family with debts they could not pay. Rani’s family farms…
2017-08-10 Singapore Investigating Man After Tooth Picks Found in Bus Seat
A 60-year-old man in Singapore is under investigation for putting toothpicks into a seat on a public bus. Police in…
2017-08-09 Calls to Remove Statue of a Chinese God from Indonesian City
Community organizations on the Indonesian island of Java are demanding that a statue of a Chinese god be destroyed. Protesters…
2017-08-09 Madrid the Latest City to Open Public Napping Space
A Spanish company has opened the first public napping space in Madrid. Siesta & Go promises Spaniards a quiet and…
2017-08-08 Reports Say N. Korea Can Put Nuclear Weapon inside a Missile
North Korea may have successfully produced a nuclear weapon small enough to fit inside its missiles. That information comes from…
2017-08-09 More than Half of India’s Languages May Disappear
More than half of the languages spoken by India’s 1.3 billion people may disappear over the next 50 years. The…
2017-08-08 The World’s Highest Village is Running Out of Water
The highest village in the world is running out of water. Komik sits at 4,587 meters high in the Spiti…
2017-08-08 Ancient Fish Returns to Illinois Waters
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is returning a fish called the alligator gar to the state’s rivers. Some people…
2017-08-07 Number of Churches Offering Sanctuary in US Doubles
Since Donald Trump was elected president, the number of churches in the United States declaring themselves sanctuaries – or safe…
2017-08-07 Han Hyun-Min, South Korea’s First Black-Korean Model
Han Hyun-Min is a 16-year-old South Korean model. He has lived in Seoul all his life and only speaks Korean.…
2017-08-06 Russia’s Most Expensive Diamonds to Be Sold Online
A mining company has announced plans to sell a collection of what it says are the most valuable diamonds ever…
2017-08-06 Senators Target Websites that Sell Sex with Minors
In 1996, the United States Congress passed the Communications Decency Act (CDA) to protect minors from pornography over the internet.…
2017-08-06 Managing the Wild Horse Population
Everyone, including members of Congress and Native American tribes, wants fewer wild horses on Western lands and tribal reservations. But…
2017-08-05 Crocodile Industry Hopes to Boost Australia Aboriginal Communities
A new report says the crocodile industry in Australia’s Northern Territory is worth more than four times the previous estimate…
2017-08-03 Cambodian Girls Selected for Google Competition
A group of Cambodian girls will compete for the first time in an international technology competition in California’s Silicon Valley.…