2019-09-23 Indian Security Campaign Affecting Kashmir’s Fruit Industry, Economy
September is harvest time in Kashmir, but the market in the northern town of Sopore is empty. Usually at this…
2019-09-22 Zanzibar Registers Traditional Healers
Tanzanian traditional healers have been using special plants, religious writings and massages to treat the sick for generations. Now officials…
2019-09-21 Post-College Path No Longer So Clear
The path one takes after earning a degree from a college or university in the United States is not as…
2019-09-22 French Port Watches Britain’s Debate on EU Membership
“The last English city of France” are the words Francois Lavallee uses to describe the French port of Calais. Lavallee…
2019-09-21 Thoughts of Peace, Uniting Fighters Fade Away with Afghan Violence
Chances for peace in Afghanistan appeared less likely this week after another suicide bomb attack. At least 15 people were…
2019-09-21 Man Uses Local Materials to Build ‘Made in Senegal’ Drones
A Senegal man is attempting to prove he can build and sell drones, or unpiloted aircraft, in his home country.…
2019-09-20 Worldwide Protests Calling for Action against Climate Change
Millions of young people from Kiribati to Germany marched Friday to demand that world leaders take action to fight climate…
2019-09-19 UN: Among Babies and Pregnant Mothers, a Death Every 11 Seconds
More women and newborns survive now than ever before, says a new United Nations report. But it also found that…
2019-09-19 Report: Most Nations Use Latest Identification Technology to Track Citizens
Most nations are deploying the latest identification technology to track their citizens. That is what a recent report from the…
2019-09-18 Migrant Mothers, Children Sue US Over Asylum Ban
A group of migrant mothers and children have taken legal action against the American government. They say the Trump administration…
2019-09-17 UN: 600,000 Rohingya Live Under Threat of Genocide
A special United Nations team is calling for an international investigation into the dangers faced by Rohingya people in Myanmar’s…
2019-09-18 For Separated Koreans, Memories Fading and Time Running Out
Jin Gyeong-sun was in his early 20s when he fled North Korea during the Korean War. He left behind two…
2019-09-16 Warming Planet Risks Causing ‘Cooling Poverty’
Climate change has brought more frequent and extreme heat waves around the world. This has led to strong demand for…
2019-09-17 Common Ways to Preserve Food
When you preserve food, you are taking action to stop it from breaking down, as it does naturally. You are…
2019-09-16 OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
Purdue Pharma, maker of the drug OxyContin, has sought bankruptcy protection in a American court. Purdue’s board of directors met…