2020-08-22 Amazon Continues to Burn in 2020, Even after Promises to Save It
One year ago, Brazilian officials discovered a fire burning in the forest around the town of Novo Progresso. It was…
2020-08-20 How Singapore Flattened the COVID Curve Among Migrants
Foreign worker Yulia Endang says she is saddened by the quick growth of COVID-19 cases among foreigners in Singapore. The…
2020-08-20 Food Waste Decreasing Worldwide, Good for Planet
Clint Parry looked through every part of his kitchen during the stay-at-home period in Detroit, Michigan. He was looking for…
2020-08-20 Airline Companies Struggle to Persuade Public to Fly
The U.S. airline industry continues to face major financial losses after a sharp drop in air travel caused by the…
2020-08-19 Belarus Removes Theater Director for Supporting Protests
Theater director Pavel Latushko saw detainees come out of prison with bruises. The detainees told him of punishment beatings. Angry,…
2020-08-19 On the Ground with New York’s Contact Tracers
Joseph Ortiz walked to the home of a man who was tested COVID-19. The test showed the man has the…
2020-08-19 The Ganges: Much More Than Just a River
More than 2,000 years ago, a powerful leader built a fortress on India’s holiest river — the Ganges. King Yayati…
2020-08-16 Thousands of Korean Laborers Still Lost After WWII, Cold War End
Shin Yun-sun describes her life as a series of dead ends. The South Korean has spent many of her 75…
2020-08-19 Family Study Aims to Answer Questions about Children and COVID-19
At Mendy and Joe McNulty’s home in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, coronavirus testing supplies are in the kitchen. The parents gather…
2020-08-18 Israelis Interested in Strengthening Ties with the United Arab Emirates
Some Israelis are looking forward to going to Dubai and visiting the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Although people…
2020-08-16 Scientists Try to Bring Back Malaysia’s Rhinos
Malaysia’s last rhinoceros, Iman, died last November. Some skin, eggs and tissue are all that remain of her. Now, scientists…
2020-08-16 Maryland’s First Lady Leads Coronavirus Aid Campaign
Yumi Hogan helped the American state of Maryland secure 500,000 coronavirus tests from her native South Korea. Hogan is the…
2020-08-15 Large Animals Change the Land of a Former Military Base
Wild horses, bison and other large animals once moved freely in much of Europe. Now, these animals are changing a…
2020-08-14 After Multiple Crises, This Time Lebanese Feel Broken
For nearly a week, Mona Zahran slept on a couch pulled across the front door of her home in Beirut.…
2020-08-13 Study: Plant-Eating Animals Are Most at Risk of Extinction
Scientists often worry about the loss of the world’s meat-eating animals. But a wide-reaching new study finds that plant-eating animals,…