2021-02-16 Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Faces New Charge From Military Government
Police in Myanmar brought a new charge against detained, former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said Tuesday. The…
2021-02-16 Mekong River Drops to ‘Worrying’ Levels
An intergovernmental organization says water levels in the Mekong River have dropped to “worrying levels” since the start of 2021.…
2021-02-15 Younger Americans Leaving Cities for Low-cost Homes in Other Places
Young Americans without a lot of money are increasingly moving to parts of the country where the cost of living…
2021-02-15 People Rediscover Old Hobbies During Pandemic
He sits quietly at his table, looking closely at his miniature World War II tank. His hands are steady as…
2021-02-15 California Nurse Follows Mother’s Footsteps in Fighting Pandemic
A California nurse helping to fight COVID-19 says she feels a special link to her mother, who helped battle the…
2021-02-14 Math Expert: All COVID Virus in the World Would Fit in a Soda Can
A British math expert says all the COVID-causing virus that currently exists in the world could easily fit inside a…
2021-02-12 Books for Food Program Helps Fight Hunger in Guatemala
A books-for-food program in Guatemala is helping feed needy children as hunger rates rise during the coronavirus crisis. The program…
2021-02-11 A Turkish Man’s Long Friendship with a Swan
Most people who keep animals choose to have dogs, cats, fishes or small birds. But, Recep Mirzan keeps a different…
2021-02-11 French Nun Who Beat COVID-19 Celebrates 117th Birthday
A French religious worker who survived COVID-19 celebrated her 117th birthday on Thursday. Sister Andre is a nun who lives…
2021-02-11 Kenyan School Helps Teenage Mothers Forced out of Classes
The Serene Haven private school in central Kenya is giving teenage mothers and pregnant girls a second chance to finish…
2021-02-10 Report: North Korea Used Cyber Crime to Pay for Nuclear Program, Missiles
A secret United Nations report says North Korea has used attacks over the internet to steal hundreds of millions of…
2021-02-10 Pandemic Silences Thailand’s Tuk Tuks
Hundreds of tour buses, boats and three-wheeled motorized “tuk tuks” sit unused across Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. The coronavirus pandemic and…
2021-02-10 An International Program Prepares to Deploy Coronavirus Vaccine to Millions
A program supported by the United Nations says it is ready to deploy coronavirus vaccines to the neediest people, especially…
2021-02-09 WHO Experts: Coronavirus Likely Jumped to Humans from Animals
The coronavirus most likely first infected humans after jumping from an animal, a team of international and Chinese scientists said…
2021-02-09 Explainer: How Are the Myanmar Protests Being Organized?
Protests in Myanmar against the military overthrow of the elected government have grown in recent days. But the country’s military…