2020-10-17 Mexico Experts Find 2,000 Ruin Sites near Maya Train Route
Experts in Mexico said Wednesday they have found more than 2,000 pre-Hispanic ruins along the proposed path of the president’s…
2020-10-16 Venezuelans Once Again Fleeing as Troubles Increase
Eleazar Hernández slept on the side of a road in the light rain as the weather turned cold. The 23-year-old…
2020-10-15 Kyrgyzstan’s President Says He Is Resigning to Avoid Violence
The president of Kyrgyzstan said Thursday he was resigning following protests over a recent parliamentary election. It is the third…
2020-10-15 Thai Activists Again Take to Streets, Ignoring Government Protest Ban
Thousands of Thai activists took to the streets of Bangkok on Thursday, violating a state of emergency order and a…
2020-10-13 Why Do Armenia, Azerbaijan Fight in Nagorno-Karabakh?
For more than two weeks, Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have been fighting over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Hundreds of…
2020-10-12 Offices Redesign: Touchless Coffee and Social Distancing
Many people in the United States are returning to changed workplaces after months of lockdowns. New social distancing and cleaning…
2020-10-12 Sick and Chained: Africans With Mental Health Conditions
For nearly a year, Benjamin Billal was kept chained to a rock. “I was taken to a faith healing center…
2020-10-12 Myanmar Gears Up for November Election
Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party is widely expected to win the most votes in the country’s November…
2020-10-11 Calls to Reduce Seal Population in US Northeast
In the Northeastern United States, some Americans are debating what to do about an animal that almost died off –…
2020-10-11 Coronavirus Crisis Pushes Start of Holiday Shopping Earlier
The world has changed in many ways since the coronavirus pandemic struck. Now, you can add end-of-the-year holiday shopping to…
2020-10-10 Ukraine Short on Doctors to Treat Coronavirus Infections
The number of coronavirus infections in Ukraine began rising in late summer. And the effects are now reaching towns like…
2020-10-10 Thailand’s Latest Pro-Democracy Movement
Forty-four years after a massacre of Thai students, Pojanee Theil returned to Thammasat University in Bangkok. “How could they have…
2020-10-10 African Cyclists Try to Make the Continent More Bike-Friendly
Wearing bright colors, Andy Costa rides his bicycle in the streets of Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast. He…
2020-10-09 World Food Program Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee is recognizing…
2020-10-08 13 Charged in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor
Police in the United States have arrested 13 people in connection with reported plots to kidnap the governor of Michigan…