2023-05-30 South American Leaders Meet for First Time Since 2015
South American leaders gathered in Brazil’s capital on Tuesday after an invitation for a meeting from Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio…
2023-05-30 Study: New York City Is Sinking
New York City is slowly sinking. With the weight of its tall buildings, streets and people, the city is sinking…
2023-05-29 Report: Poor Countries Face Crises Because of Too Much Debt
A study by the Associated Press (AP) found that 12 countries may face economic collapse if they fail to repay…
2023-05-26 Farmers in Kansas Give Up on Wheat after Drought, Cold
The midwestern U.S. state of Kansas is one of the country’s top grain-producing states. But farmers there are having to…
2023-05-24 New US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Norway for NATO Exercises
Norway’s armed forces welcomed a nuclear American aircraft carrier on Wednesday. Norway called the U.S. its “most important ally” on…
2023-05-24 Ukraine Surgeon Operates on Soldiers All Day Long
Petro Nikitin is the lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. The 59-year-old doctor works to…
2023-05-23 Failure of US to Pay Debt Raises Fears of Financial Crisis
The United States government has a history of paying its bills on time. Many people, however, are worried about what…
2023-05-23 Brazil Rejects Offshore Oil Drilling Request from State Oil Company
Brazil’s environmental agency recently refused to give oil company Petrobras permission to search for oil under the ocean near the…
2023-05-22 Dispute Centered around Redevelopment of Historic Tokyo Park, Stadiums
Tokyo’s governor is a major supporter of a building project that is raising concerns among sports fans, history fans and…
2023-05-21 Tesla Wants to Reduce Costs with New Manufacturing Process
At a recent event for investors, Tesla presented an idea that may change the way cars are made around the…
2023-05-21 Solar Energy Helps Indonesian Villagers Do More
On Indonesia’s eastern island of Sumba, solar power is providing people with electricity. Having electric lights can mean many things.…
2023-05-19 Hiroshima Bomb Survivor Learned English to Tell Her Story
Teruko Yahata is 85 years old. But she could have died as a girl. She was in Hiroshima, Japan on…
2023-05-18 As Fewer Women Wear Head Coverings, Iran’s Leaders React
More Iranian women are choosing not to wear the head covering called the hijab. Since the early years of Iran’s…
2023-05-18 Report: 71 Million People Displaced Around the World in 2022
A new report says the war in Ukraine helped push the worldwide number of people left internally displaced by conflict…
2023-05-16 Maine School Worker Helps Champion Chess Teams
At a school in Hampden, Maine, David Bishop works to keep floors clean and classrooms in good shape. Bishop is…