2022-12-08 Chinese Businesses Prepare for COVID Infections after Easing Restrictions
Manufacturers and businesses wanting to stay open in China are staying careful by keeping COVID-19 measures. The Chinese government is…
2022-12-08 US Basketball Star Griner Exchanged for Russian Arms Dealer
The American basketball star and Olympic champion Brittney Griner is being released from prison. She had been held in Russia…
2022-12-07 China Eases Zero-COVID Policy Following Protests
China on Wednesday announced changes to its severe “zero-COVID” policy. The policy recently led to protests and calls for President…
2022-12-07 DNA Helps Holocaust Survivors to Reconstruct Family Trees
The United States-based Center for Jewish History is launching a project to provide genetic tests to Holocaust survivors and their…
2022-12-06 Confusion over Iran’s Morality Police as Women Drop Hijab
Confusion over the standing of Iran’s morality police continues after state media gave different reports over the weekend. But more…
2022-12-06 Indonesia to Ban Sex Outside of Marriage
Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday voted for new laws to ban sex outside of marriage. The new measure also bans people…
2022-12-06 Taliban Permits Girls to Take High School Graduation Exams
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government says it will permit girls to take their high school graduation exams this week. The move came…
2022-12-05 US Publicly Shows New Stealth Bomber for First Time
The United States made public its newest stealth bomber last week after years of secret development. The bomber is part…
2022-12-05 Chinese Security Forces Well-prepared to Silence Protests
Demonstrations broke out in several Chinese cities on November 25 to demand an end to the country’s severe COVID-19 restrictions.…
2022-12-04 Without Power, Surgeons Work by Flashlight in Ukraine
Russian strikes have cut off power across Ukraine, including many hospitals. The power outages added more pressure on the country’s…
2022-12-04 Morocco Expands Freshwater Efforts, But Needs More Energy
People in Agadir, Morocco, see their new desalination plant as a way to deal with years of too little rain.…
2022-12-02 Stopping a Volcano Is Not Easy
Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, is erupting again. Melted rock, called lava, from the volcano in the U.S.…
2022-12-01 Chinese Space Program Has Historic Week
This week marked a first in Chinese space history: Three Chinese astronauts arrived at China’s space station for the first…
2022-12-01 South Korea in Population Crisis as Many Stop Having Babies
Many adults in South Korea have chosen either not to have children or not to marry. Similar things are happening…
2022-11-30 Jiang Zemin, Who Guided China’s Economic Rise, Dies
Jiang Zemin, the former president of China, died Wednesday in Shanghai, Chinese state media report. He was 96. Jiang led…