2022-12-21 Pandemic Changed American Life in Some Ways
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic disease almost three years ago. The health crisis greatly changed America in…
2022-12-20 China Urges People with Mild COVID to Return to Work
Several local governments in China are urging people with mild cases of COVID-19 to go to work this week. The…
2022-12-20 Volunteer Group in Ukraine Produces Clothes for Women Soldiers
A volunteer organization in Ukraine is producing much-needed clothes for women soldiers fighting in the country’s war against Russia. The…
2022-12-19 January 6 Committee Suggests Charges for Former President Trump
The U.S. House of Representatives special committee investigating January 6 voted Monday to suggest four criminal charges against former President…
2022-12-18 Water Crisis Threatens Indonesia’s Bali
Bali, Indonesia, is facing a worsening water crisis from tourism development, population growth and water mismanagement. Shortages already are affecting…
2022-12-17 Ukrainian Children Get Therapy Help from Dogs
Mental health experts in Ukraine are using therapy dogs to help children deal with the harmful effects of the country’s…
2022-12-15 North Korean Spies Try New Hacking Method
Daniel DePetris is a foreign affairs expert based in the United States. He received an email in October from Jenny…
2022-12-15 Bethlehem Filled With Christmas Tourists for First Time Since 2019
Visitors are returning to the West Bank city of Bethlehem this Christmas season, after a two-year absence because of COVID-19.…
2022-12-14 New Zealand Bans Future Generations from Buying Cigarettes
New Zealand passed a law on Tuesday to set a lifetime ban on buying cigarettes for any person born after…
2022-12-14 Ukraine Shoots Down Russian Drones, US to Send Missile Defense System
Ukraine says it shot down 13 drones launched by Russia Wednesday over the capital Kyiv. A city official in Kyiv,…
2022-12-13 FTX Founder Arrested on Fraud Charges
The United States has charged the founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX with several financial crimes. Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday…
2022-12-13 Many Poor Children in Ecuador Suffer from Malnutrition
Erwin Ronquillo, an official with the government program Ecuador Grows Without Malnutrition, is worried about hunger in his country. Ronquillo…
2022-12-12 Kenya’s Maasai Turn from Lion-killing to Olympics
The Maasai people are easily the most identifiable in Kenya with their very colorful clothing. They raise animals and live…
2022-12-10 Lebanon’s New Poor Face Long-Term Economic Insecurity
Lebanon is a former middle-income country, one that is neither rich nor poor. But its financial system collapsed in 2019.…
2022-12-09 Ukrainians Hid Orphaned Children from Russian Deportation
Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, health workers at a children’s hospital in southern Ukraine started secretly planning how…