2020-12-08 New Measurement Shows Mount Everest a Bit Higher
China and Nepal have announced a new official height for Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. After new measurements, the…
2020-12-09 China Prepares Large Introduction of Coronavirus Vaccines
Local governments across China are placing orders for experimental, Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines. Health officials, meanwhile, have not said how well…
2020-12-07 Yemeni Boy Fights Malnutrition as Famine Strikes Nation
Four months ago, 10-year-old Hassan Merzam Muhammad of Yemen was so malnourished he was unable to walk. His father had…
2020-12-09 How US Military Invented America’s Favorite Snacks
Many food snacks popular today in the United States were not invented by a cook at a famous restaurant, but…
2020-12-08 A New York Restaurant Helps Feed the Needy
Natalia Méndez is doing what she does best: cooking. She is the owner of La Morada, a Mexican restaurant in…
2020-12-06 A Park for Hummingbirds Provides Peace for Busy Colombians
Living in a city can be stressful. But some people in Bogota, Colombia have found a place to help ease…
2020-12-06 Miners Say Coronavirus Has Led to More Industry Automation
International mining officials say the coronavirus crisis has led to increased automation in the industry. The changes are likely to…
2020-12-05 Singapore Approves Sale of Lab-Grown Meat
Singapore’s government has approved the sale of a laboratory-grown chicken meat. The American company that invented the product, Eat Just,…
2020-12-03 A Senegalese Migrant’s Path from Boat to Nurse in Spain
Six migrants listen closely as Mbaye Babacar Diouf speaks to them. The 33-year-old man has faced his own difficulties as…
2020-12-05 Search Continues for Parents of 628 Children Separated at US Border
A court-appointed committee has not yet found the parents of 628 children separated at the United States-Mexico border since 2017.…
2020-12-03 South Korean, Chinese Internet Users Disagree About Kimchi
China’s effort to win an international certification for Pao Cai, a pickled vegetable dish from Sichuan, is turning into a…
2020-12-04 First Rohingya Refugees Arrive at Isolated Bangladesh Island
Officials in Bangladesh on Friday sent the first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to live on an isolated…
2020-12-04 China’s Latest Moon Landing Is Sign of Major Space Development
China recently landed its third spacecraft on the moon and says the explorer vehicle successfully collected material from the lunar…
2020-12-02 Small American Town Changes Christmas Tradition
There is little to do in Norcatur, Kansas. It has a service station, a building for storing grain, and a…
2020-12-02 Mysterious Monolith Removed by Group Saying ‘Leave No Trace’
A shiny piece of steel about 3.4 meters tall appeared last month in the red-rock desert of the American state…