2021-09-02 Afghans Face Hunger Crisis, Other Problems under Taliban
United Nations food supplies in Afghanistan could run out this month, a UN humanitarian official warned Wednesday. The situation threatens…
2021-09-02 Frenchwoman Officially Considered Dead Fights to be ‘Alive’ Again
Declared dead by a French court in 2017, Jeanne Pouchain has spent the past four years trying to prove she…
2021-09-01 UN Agency: Weather Disasters Becoming More Common and Costly
The number of disasters driven by climate change, such as floods and heatwaves, have increased by five times over the…
2021-09-01 American Companies Rent Robots to Small Factories
Better technology and rising wages are leading an increase in sales of robots to big companies all across America. But…
2021-08-31 Afghan Woman with Top Test Score Worries About Future
Salgai Baran recorded the top score out of 180,000 Afghan students on the country’s national university entrance test. However, she…
2021-08-31 Temporary Work Apps Gain Popularity During the Pandemic
Computer apps that permit people to work for short periods at jobs that require little or no training are becoming…
2021-08-30 US Evacuations from Afghanistan Continue in Final Hours
The United States is continuing to fly people out of Afghanistan in the final hours before its planned total withdrawal…
2021-08-30 Some Indonesian Students Return to School, at a Distance
Schools reopened in parts of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, for the first time in more than a year on Monday. Schools…
2021-08-27 US Presses on With Evacuations After Airport Attacks
Evacuation flights from Afghanistan continued Friday under increased security. A day earlier, a suicide bombing at Kabul’s airport killed more…
2021-08-26 12 US Troops Among Those Killed in Kabul Airport Attack
The American military says 12 service members were killed and 15 more wounded in attacks Thursday at the international airport…
2021-08-26 At 60, Peace Corps Plans Return to World after Virus
The Peace Corps is a U.S. government program that places young Americans in under-developed countries around the world to help…
2021-08-26 South Africa Club Teaches Township Youth Kayaking
A group in South Africa’s largest township, Soweto, is helping young community members learn kayaking. The Soweto Canoe and Recreation…
2021-08-25 Kabul’s Mayor Keeps City Running after Taliban Takeover
Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoy is the mayor of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The Taliban has taken control of the city…
2021-08-24 Afghans Fearing Punishment from Taliban Remain in Hiding
Afghans fearing punishment from the Taliban have attempted to stay out of sight since the militant group took control of…
2021-08-24 Growing Cities in Western US Search for Water
Many Americans are moving to the southern and western United States, despite extreme heat and a limited supply of water.…