As It Is

2020-10-26 Husband, Wife Beekeepers Start Business During Pandemic

James Cook and his wife Samantha Jones started their beekeeping work eight years ago. "You have to be a little crazy,"…

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2020-10-25 Native Australians Seek Payment for ‘Slavery-Like’ Conditions

Thousands of aboriginal Australians are expected to join a legal case that lawyers are bringing against the West Australian government. The case…

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2020-10-25 New Titanic Expedition Faces Opposition over Possible Human Remains

People have been diving down to the Titanic's wreckage for around 35 years. But so far, no one has found…

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2020-10-25 Uganda’s ‘Taxi Divas’ Rise from Covid-19 Economy

The women fought with each other inside the vehicle. The driver pulled away from the hold around her neck. Then…

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2020-10-24 In Puerto Rico, Creative Directions Make Up for Missing Addresses

In the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, more than 300,000 homes have no official address. This is because across many parts…

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2020-10-23 European Union Calls for Reforms at the WHO

The European Union (EU) wants the World Health Organization (WHO) to become more open about how countries report health crises.…

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2020-10-23 Coronavirus Spreads in Nagorno-Karabakh as Fighting Continues

People who are sick with the coronavirus fill cold basements with the healthy to hide from artillery fire. The local health minister…

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2020-10-22 Thailand Cancels Emergency Order as Protests Continue

Thailand's government has canceled an emergency order that failed to end continuing pro-democracy demonstrations. The state of emergency was declared…

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2020-10-21 Pope Francis Supports Same-Sex Civil Unions

Pope Francis has become the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to support "civil union" laws for same-sex couples. Speaking…

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2020-10-21 NATO to Set Up New Space Center Amid Russia Concerns

The Belgian village of Kester is home to a group of top-secret, fenced-off buildings on a hill some call "the…

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2020-10-20 Will North Korea’s New Missile Push US to Expand Missile Defenses

North Korea showed off a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a big military parade earlier this month. Security experts say the…

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2020-10-19 Thai Police Seek to Restrict Media as Protests Continue

As pro-democracy protests continue in Thailand, the government has sought to restrict news coverage and block Telegram, the messaging service…

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2020-10-19 On Brazil’s Island of Cats, Virus Led to Starvation

All the local people knew Furtada Island was full of cats. People left food for the cats and even brought tourists.…

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2020-10-18 Three-Wheeled Classroom Comes to Philippine Tribe

The Aeta people live in distant mountainous parts of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The coronavirus pandemic forced their schools…

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2020-10-18 Harvest Workers Among COVID World’s Last Normal Travelers

Alexandra Ichim's hands moved quickly, cutting and dropping grapes into plastic containers. Nearby, a few Italian students also working in…

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