Category: As It Is (慢速新闻杂志)

Austrian voters could elect the European Union’s first far-right leader in a presidential election on Sunday. Norbert Hofer of the far-right Freedom Party is running against Alexander Van der Bellen.…

A volunteer who helped entertain children in war-torn Syria reportedly has been killed. The man, 24-year-old Anas al-Basha, was center director for the group Space for Hope. It supports hundreds…

Greece has a new football team called Hope Refugee United. Every one of its players is a refugee. It all started with a few young men kicking a football around…

The Islamic State terror group has called a man who attacked people with a car and a knife at Ohio State University a “soldier of the caliphate.” The group made…

The United States Air Force is reporting a shortage of pilots of fighter airplanes. The lack is so severe that some generals say it may affect the service’s ability to…

Haitian officials say businessman Jovenel Moise has won the country’s second presidential election in two years. Moise easily defeated 26 other candidates in the November 20 election. Haiti’s election council…

Before Americans knew who would become the next president, a group of business leaders sent a letter to the two main candidates. Elizabeth Gore wrote the letter, and 85 business…

Thailand’s parliament has officially invited Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to become the country’s next king. The parliament acted after Thailand’s cabinet named the prince to be the new king. The president…

President-elect Donald Trump says people who burn the American flag should be punished. He suggested that punishment could be up to a year in prison or a loss of citizenship.…

At least 76 people were killed when an airplane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed Monday night in Colombia. A Colombian police commander said five of the 81 people on…

Recent withdrawals from the International Criminal Court have raised questions about the court’s future. Russia announced its withdrawal in the middle of November. Earlier, three African nations said they planned…

The parts of a traditional piano have changed very little for hundreds of years. The keys are black and white in color, just like when classical musical greats like Wolfgang…

The death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro has produced a mix of reactions in the United States. The death confirms sharp differences in the thinking of President Barack Obama…

During his life, Fidel Castro blamed Cuba’s economic problems on the United States and its restrictions on trade with Cuba. Now, after Castro’s death, many people are wondering what will…

Three large machines called turbines produce electricity at the Buck Combined Cycle Station in central North Carolina, near the town of Salisbury. Tall chimneys that once released smoke into the…