2019-11-01 Don’t Forget to Turn Back the Clock!
Many Americans have a chance to sleep in a little longer this weekend. In the early hours of Sunday, November…
2019-10-31 Unlike Facebook, Twitter Bans Political Advertisements
The heads of two leading social media companies have very different ideas about paid advertisements supporting political candidates. On Wednesday,…
2019-10-30 US City Teams with Jaipur, India, to Celebrate Literature
India’s artistic and intellectual elite gathered in the U.S. city of Boulder, Colorado last month to celebrate some of the…
2019-10-28 After British Truck Deaths, Vietnamese Families Wait for News
British officials have accused a 25-year-old man of causing the deaths of 39 people found in a truck near London…
2019-10-28 Islamic State Prepared for Life without Its Leader
The United States is promising there will be no easing of its offensive against the Islamic State after the death…
2019-10-30 Vietnamese Migrants’ Earnings Build Mansions Back Home
Vietnam’s “Billionaire Village” does not sound like a place people would want to leave. However, at least three of the…
2019-10-30 Turkey Condemns US House Bills on Sanctions, Armenians
Turkey has objected to legislation passed by the United States House of Representatives. The Turkish foreign ministry said it called…
2019-10-30 New Shipping Rules Aim to Reduce Air Pollution, But Could Harm Seas
New shipping rules aimed at reducing air pollution will take effect in January 2020. The rules, put in place by…
2019-10-29 Protests Continue in Chile After Replacement of Cabinet
For two weeks, hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in Chile’s capital, Santiago. Fresh demonstrations and attacks on…
2019-10-27 Online Food Ordering Gives Rise to ‘Virtual’ Restaurants
When it comes to eating, more Americans are ordering in instead of eating out. In some restaurants, cooks make food…
2019-10-27 North Korea Weak Link in Fight Against Swine Flu
South Korea is creating traps and using unmanned aircraft and expert gunmen in an effort to stop wild pigs from…
2019-10-27 Arakan Army Trains Fighters to Oppose Myanmar’s Military
In Myanmar, several hundred young people kick up dirt as they run early one morning along a dusty path. They…
2019-10-25 Indonesia Blames Boeing Design, Other Problems for Deadly Lion Air Crash
Indonesian investigators say a combination of design problems and other issues were to blame for a Boeing 737 Max 8…
2019-10-26 Share of Americans with No Religious Affiliation Growing
Pew researchers said last week that 65 percent of American adults describe themselves as Christian. That is down from 77…
2019-10-25 New Rulers Bring Royal Family Closer to Ordinary Japanese
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are bringing changes to one of the world’s oldest royal families. The two have…