2022-01-01 Report: 2 in 5 Afghan Media Agencies Close Under Taliban
A recent survey found that at least 40 percent of media agencies in Afghanistan have disappeared since Taliban militants took…
2022-01-01 Portuguese Man Crosses Atlantic Ocean Using Kites
A Portuguese man has crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat powered only by the sun and wind. He…
2021-12-31 In the UAE, a Camel Contest Celebrates Desert Culture
Even as the Omicron version of the coronavirus spreads, camel owners from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar recently…
2021-12-31 What Do Americans Say at the New Year?
Hello! This week we answer a question from Maria in Brazil. Question: I am sending some cards to my American…
2021-12-31 Flu Is Making a Comeback in US After an Unusual Year Off
Flu season has arrived in the United States, after taking an unusual year off. Flu hospitalizations are rising, and at…
2021-12-31 Hollywood Movies Come Back in 2021, But Will It Last?
Goodbye, 2021. A year ago we reported about the “strong” opening of the movie Wonder Woman 1984. That movie received…
2021-12-31 China Hopes For ‘Green’ Olympics But Prepares to Fight Smog
China is using the Winter Olympic Games to strengthen its efforts to improve the environment. But Beijing, where the Games…
2021-12-30 U.S. Health Officials Approve New COVID-19 Drug
U.S. health officials recently approved the first drug against COVID-19 that Americans can take at home to reduce the effects…
2021-12-30 Japan Details Plans for Releasing Fukushima Water into Sea
Japan’s government says it will treat radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear center and pipe it into the sea.…
2021-12-30 Russia Orders Human Rights Group to Close
The Russian Supreme court ruled Tuesday to close down a human rights organization. The group, called Memorial International, recorded historical…
2021-12-30 Biden Has Made Limited Changes to Immigration Policy
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden criticized the administration of then-president Donald Trump for its immigration policies. Biden also promised…