2023-03-17 US Government Rethinking Race, Ethnicity Classifications
The United States is considering updating racial and ethnic categories recognized in the country for the first time since 1997.…
2023-03-16 Macron Ignores Parliament, Raises French Retirement Age
French President Emmanuel Macron ordered a highly unpopular bill Thursday to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Macron…
2023-03-16 US Demands Sale of TikTok
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners sell their share of the company or…
2023-03-16 US Military Releases Video of Drone Incident over Black Sea
The United States military on Thursday released a video of what it said was a Russian fighter jet releasing fuel…
2023-03-14 City in Pakistan Ranked Worst for Air Quality
Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, has been named the city with the most polluted air in the world in 2022. IQAir,…
2023-03-14 Brazil’s President Offers Support to Territorial Claims of Indigenous Groups
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has expressed support for creating new territories for the country’s Indigenous communities. Lula…
2023-03-13 Heat Causes Issues during Alaska’s Famous Iditarod Race
Competitors in this year’s Iditarod dogsled race in Alaska are dealing with another struggle along the trail – unusually high…
2023-03-13 US Finance Officials Take over Two Failed Banks
President Joe Biden told Americans Monday that the nation’s financial system is safe. Biden made the comments after the collapse…
2023-03-12 Farming in Ukraine Will Take Years to Recover after War
Food prices around the world increased when Russia invaded Ukraine last year partly because Ukraine is a big grain exporter.…
2023-03-11 First Evidence of Horseback Riding Dates back 5,000 Years
Researchers have found the earliest direct evidence for horseback riding. The evidence comes from 5,000-year-old human skeletons in central Europe.…
2023-03-10 China’s Reopening Causes Student Housing Crisis in Australia
A surprise rule by China requires Chinese college students overseas to learn in-person if they want their education to recognized…
2023-03-09 Russia Hits Ukraine with Biggest Missile Strike in Weeks
At least six people died early Thursday as Russia launched a wave of missiles into Ukraine. It was the first…
2023-03-08 Egypt Struggles with Economic Problems Intensified by Ukraine War
Egypt is in an economic crisis made more severe by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The conflict, now in its second…
2023-03-08 In Ethiopia’s Tigray, Children Return to School but Trauma Remains
The war in Tigray is over, but the trauma remains. Tsega Fitsum is a volunteer teacher at the Mai Weyni…
2023-03-08 Taiwan Blames Chinese Ships for Cutting Internet Cables
An island group belonging to Taiwan has been without internet for the past month. Taiwanese officials blame two Chinese ships…