2024-09-08 Gazan Teen Musician Sings for Children at War
In the war-damaged streets of northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, 15-year-old Youssef Saad rides his bicycle with his musical instrument…
2024-09-07 In Taiwan, Turning Trash into Sunglasses
A workshop in Taipei, Taiwan, is giving new life to bottle caps, food packaging, old toys, and other kinds of…
2024-09-05 Japan Considers Four-day Work Weeks
Japan is a nation so hardworking that the Japanese language has a term for working oneself to death. Now, the…
2024-09-04 Women in Chad Seek Right to Own, Control Land
When Milla Nemoudji divorced her husband following years of physical abuse, she found herself without a way to earn a…
2024-09-02 Man Jailed for Poaching, Now Protects Zimbabwe’s Natural Resources
A Zimbabwean who formerly hunted animals illegally is now in a program that turns such poachers into protectors of wildlife.…
2024-09-01 Nigerian Herders Bring Cows to City in Search of Grass
Angry drivers honk as cattle slowly march across and feed on the grass in the middle of the streets. It…
2024-08-29 Florida’s Snake Hunters
It is after midnight when the windshield fogs up on Thomas Aycock’s pickup truck. He smiles as he slowly drives…
2024-08-27 Biggest Diamond in 100 Years Discovered in Botswana
Miners in Botswana recently unearthed what officials say is the second largest diamond in mining history. The country’s president Mokgweetsi…
2024-08-26 Sea Lions Gather on California Beach, People Should Let Them Rest
Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, causing officials to close the area…
2024-08-26 Experts: China’s ‘Birth-friendly’ Society at Odds with Urbanization Plans
Mary Meng, a busy worker at a Chinese technology company in Shanghai, says she cannot imagine having a second child.…
2024-08-25 Uganda’s Motorcycle Taxis Resist Safety Rules
For tens of thousands of men in Uganda’s capital, driving a motorcycle taxi is a way to make a living.…
2024-08-25 US Nuns Trouble Companies with Investment Activism
In the American state of Kansas, a group of religious women have been calling on large companies to change the…
2024-08-22 Australia Moves Forward with Major Renewable Energy Project
A plan to build a huge solar farm in Australia is a step closer after the Australian government gave environmental…
2024-08-21 Mongolia Aims to Gain More Foreign Visitors
Mongolia, with its beautiful land and open spaces, is hoping to get more foreign visitors. Like most countries, Mongolia’s tourism…
2024-08-20 China Proposes Law to Make Marriage Easier, Divorce Harder
China’s government has proposed a new law that would make it easier to register marriages, but more difficult to get…