2022-11-30 Qatar’s Camels Tired of World Cup Fans
World Cup soccer fans in Qatar cannot spend all of their time watching matches. So, some of them head to…
2022-11-30 Religious Groups Aim to Redefine Symbol Linked to War, Hatred
When Dr. Sheetal Deo celebrated the Hindu festival of lights called Diwali recently, she did not think it would be…
2022-11-29 No Way Out for China’s Zero-COVID Policy
Major Chinese universities sent students home Tuesday and police guarded major cities to prevent more protests over China’s severe COVID-19…
2022-11-28 ‘We the People’ at Heart of White House Holiday
First lady Jill Biden has made the idea of “We the People” central to this year’s White House holiday decorations.…
2022-11-28 China Eases Some COVID Rules after Weekend Protests
Chinese officials have eased some COVID-19 rules after weekend protests demanded changes to the government’s “zero COVID” policy. The demonstrations,…
2022-11-27 Taylor Swift Ticket Trouble Could Drive Political Organizing
Ticket sales for popular singer Taylor Swift’s first live performances in years went very poorly this month —and her fans…
2022-11-26 Sharing the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Proves Difficult
The countries of Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Iran share parts of the Tigris and Euphrates river system. The famous rivers…
2022-11-26 More Bison Returning to Native American Lands
Native American tribes are leading efforts to bring back bison across North America where they were once hunted to near…
2022-11-24 Feared Ritual Dancers in Zimbabwe Try to Change Public Image
Gule Wamkulu is a dance performed by unidentified men in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. The group performs the dance at…
2022-11-24 Migrant Workers Say Their Work Made World Cup Happen
Thousands of migrant workers took pictures of themselves while watching the opening game of the soccer World Cup in Doha,…
2022-11-23 Panda in Mexico Is Last Survivor in Latin America
A panda housed at a Mexican zoo is the only one left in all of Latin America. Xin Xin was…
2022-11-23 Turkey or Türkiye?
Goodbye, Turkey. And say hello to Türkiye. Last May, Turkey requested that the United Nations officially recognize its name as…
2022-11-22 Why Was Indonesia’s Recent Earthquake So Deadly?
A 5.6-strong earthquake struck Indonesia’s Java island on Monday, leaving more than 260 people dead and hundreds injured. While earthquakes…
2022-11-21 Earthquake in Indonesia Collapses Buildings, Kills at least 162
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Java island on Monday, collapsing buildings and killing at least 162 people. Hundreds of others…
2022-11-21 FIFA Pushes European Players to Drop Plans to Wear Armbands
The soccer organizations of seven European countries said their team captains will not wear a colorful armband at the soccer…