As It Is

2022-06-14 What Is a ‘Bear Market?’

A major measure of the U.S. stock market, the S&P 500 Index, decreased 3.9 percent Monday. That means the index…

3 years ago

2022-06-14 Famous Hong Kong Floating Restaurant Towed Away

Jumbo Floating Restaurant on Aberdeen Harbor in Hong Kong was towed away on Tuesday after being closed by the pandemic. The owners…

3 years ago

2022-06-14 New York Court Rules That an Elephant Is Not a Person

Happy the elephant may be intelligent and worthy of our care, but she cannot be considered a person, New York’s…

3 years ago

2022-06-14 Wikimedia Group Fights Russian Order to Remove Ukraine War Information

The Wikimedia Foundation is appealing the decision of a court in Moscow demanding that it remove information related to the…

3 years ago

2022-06-11 Food Containers Getting Smaller, But Prices Are Rising

In the United States, India, Britain and Japan, people are starting to see smaller containers and higher prices for food.…

3 years ago

2022-06-10 Group of US Lawmakers Place Blame for January 6 Capitol Attack on Trump

The panel of lawmakers looking into the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, said former President Donald Trump is…

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2022-06-10 Woman Pardoned More than 300 Years After Witchcraft Trial

After more than 300 years, a woman who was found guilty of using witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts has been pardoned.…

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2022-06-10 After Many Years, People in Gaza Enjoy Clean Seawater

Clear blue water and clean, yellow sand are giving beachgoers in the Gaza Strip their first experience in years of…

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2022-06-09 Clean, Green Superhero Dog Fights Garbage in Chile

Sam may not look like most superheroes. After all, he is a dog. He has four legs and fur. But,…

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2022-06-08 Survivors of Gun Attacks Speak to US Congress

An 11-year-old survivor of last month's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school on Wednesday described her experience to U.S.…

3 years ago

2022-06-08 Figure Skaters Must be 17 to Skate in the 2026 Olympics

The governing body of figure skating has raised the age limit for international competitions to 17. The decision followed a…

3 years ago

2022-06-08 EU to Require One Connector for Phones, Electronics in Europe

A new proposed rule from the European Parliament and Council means that American company Apple will have to change the charging connector…

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2022-06-08 South African Company Helps Create Local Art for Virtual World

When South African artist Fhatuwani Mukheli paints at his workshop in Johannesburg, he creates two works at once. There is…

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2022-06-07 Chinese, Cambodian Join Port Project Raises Concerns in Southeast Asia

Cambodia has denied that it will permit any Chinese military presence after the expansion of its naval base on the…

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2022-06-07 US, South Korea Hold Large Exercise Following North’s Launches

South Korea and the United States held an air power exercise involving 20 fighter planes Tuesday. The allies’ latest demonstration…

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