Category: In The News (时事新闻)

On Sunday, the Roman Catholic Church will officially recognize Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Kolkata) as a saint. She will join a group of over 10,000 people recognized by the church…

Health officials in the southern U.S. state of Florida identified several new cases of local transmission of the Zika virus this week. And internationally, Hong Kong joined the list of…

Officials in Thailand are working to help the tourism industry in several provinces affected by deadly bombings earlier this month. Bombings in several southern provinces killed or wounded more than…

Fleeing places such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan is not easy because few countries will accept refugees. Several of the countries that do welcome refugees are in South America. Over…

Russia and Turkey are taking steps to improve ties and work together in Syria after talks between the Russian and Turkish leaders. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Russian…

Last week Iran executed a nuclear scientist on charges of spying for the United States, an official said Sunday. Officials admitted for the first time that Shahram Amiri had been…

The United States is working to reach its goal of bringing 10,000 Syrian refugees to the country by the end of September. There has been an increase in the number…

Sandstorms are a major part of life in the Sahel area in Africa. The Sahel stretches from Senegal to Ethiopia. The area is also called the “meningitis belt” because of…

President Barack Obama is asking voters to elect Democrat Hillary Clinton or risk dangerous policy changes by Republican Donald Trump. But Clinton, who made history as the first woman to…

A driver killed more than 80 people and injured others when he crashed a large truck into a crowd in Nice, France Thursday night. People had gathered in Nice for…

North Korea says it is closing one of its last lines of communication with the United States. The move is in reaction, North Korea says, to the U.S. placing sanctions…

Michael Phelps has become the first American male swimmer to qualify for five Olympics. He won the 200-meter butterfly race at the U.S. Olympic trials on Wednesday. Phelps has won…

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to resign and markets to fall around the world. Final results in Thursday’s historic referendum gave the “Leave”…

Some victims of the mass shooting in the United States are being buried this weekend. Forty-nine people were shot to death Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The…

Up to 700 migrants are believed to have died in the past week crossing the Mediterranean Sea, the United Nations said Tuesday. At least three boats sank in the biggest…