2022-10-20 How to Express Condolences
Recently, my mother, Ellen died. She lived a very good life. She raised three daughters. She loved art, writing, and…
2022-10-19 Study: Russia Leads Worldwide Drop in Internet Freedom
A study has found that Russian information restrictions led a worldwide drop in internet freedom across the world during the…
2022-10-19 Astronomers Studying Effects of Brightest Light Burst Ever Seen
Astronomers have observed the brightest burst of light ever seen, from an event that happened 2.4 billion light-years from Earth.…
2022-10-19 New Zealand Arts Agency Rejects Support for Shakespeare Program
New Zealand’s government is ending its support for a popular program on the British playwright William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote plays…
2022-10-19 Breakdancing Helps Young People in Gaza
In the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, young people perform dance moves that were once criticized by some as…
2022-10-19 Study: Animal Numbers Have Decreased by 69 Percent since 1970
The world’s animal populations have decreased by more than two-thirds since 1970, recent research has said. The report comes from…
2022-10-18 US Farmers Concerned about Winter Wheat Crops
The planting for hard red winter wheat in the United States is already halfway completed. But experts say next year’s…
2022-10-18 Ukrainian Children Taken to Russia by Force
Olga Lopatkina is a Ukrainian mother of six children. She had adopted the children, orphans who had lost their parents,…
2022-10-18 Facing Shortage of Teachers, US States Ease Requirements
Some schools in the southern United States are dealing with severe teacher shortages. Many of these schools are turning to…
2022-10-18 Sri Lankan Writer Wins Booker Prize
Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. The…
2022-10-18 Solar-powered US Town Suffers Little Damage from Hurricane Ian
Babcock Ranch in southwest Florida is the first solar-powered town in the U.S. Its power comes from nearly 700,000 solar…