2021-03-11 Biden’s COVID Spending Plan Could Cut US Child Poverty in Half
The $1.9 trillion spending plan signed into law by United States President Joe Biden Thursday provides more than just aid…
2021-03-11 Brazil Hospitals Face Pressure as Coronavirus Variant Spreads
Many of Brazil’s hospitals face severe overcrowding as another version, or variant, of the new coronavirus spreads in the country.…
2021-03-11 US Lawmakers Propose Bill to Help News Media
U.S. lawmakers from both major political parties are supporting legislation that makes it easier for media companies to negotiate deals…
2021-03-10 Traditional Potter Remembers Fukushima Disaster
On March 11, 2011, Toshiharu Onoda had just finished preparing pottery at his workshop in the town of Namie close…
2021-03-10 Emails: FBI Was Looking for Gold at Pennsylvania Dig Site
Three years ago, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were digging in a rural area in the American…
2021-03-10 UN Report Says 17 Percent of Food Is Wasted
The United Nations believes about 17 percent of the world’s food goes to waste each year. That amounts to 931…
2021-03-09 Two Iraqi Women Engineers Are Succeeding in the Oil Industry
Two Iraqi women are working as engineers in Iraq’s oil industry to help develop their country’s economy. Zainab Amjad is…
2021-03-09 Will Vaccination Passports Bring back Normal Life?
Do you wish you could attend a live music performance sometime soon? If you have received a coronavirus vaccine in…
2021-03-08 First Lady Jill Biden Honors Women Around the World
First lady Jill Biden, the wife of President Joe Biden, helped the U.S. State Department honor 21 women for their…
2021-03-08 Harry, Meghan Accused Britain’s Royal Family of Bad Treatment
Meghan, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, and her husband spoke to American Oprah Winfrey Sunday on American television. Meghan…
2021-03-08 US Professor Faces Criticism for ‘Comfort Women’ Claims
An American professor is facing criticism after suggesting that Korean women kept as sex slaves in wartime Japan willingly took…
2021-03-08 Some Belgians Shout: ‘King! Open Your Garden’
During this time of pandemic restrictions in Belgium, people in the capital city of Brussels want to experience open spaces.…
2021-03-07 Foreign Worker’s Death Brings Criticism of S. Korean Labor Policies
In December, a 31-year-old Cambodian worker died at a farm near Pocheon, South Korea. The woman’s death led to criticism…
2021-03-07 In Yemen, Poverty, Hunger as UN Pleads for Funds and War’s End
Ahmed Farea sold everything he owned to feed and take care of his two young daughters. The Yemeni father and…
2021-03-06 Greenland Faces Hard Decisions about Rare Earth Mineral Mining
Greenland has become a point of interest for several countries, including the United States and China. This interest comes at…