As It Is

2022-05-16 North Korea Reports Widespread Sickness for First Time in Pandemic

North Korea is reporting widespread disease and at least 50 deaths related to a “fever” for the first time during…

3 years ago

2022-05-15 Study: Shipping a Major Threat to World’s Biggest Fish

Marine biologists have noticed that whale shark numbers have been falling in recent years. But the scientists have not known exactly…

3 years ago

2022-05-15 US Cities, States Returning to Facial Recognition for Policing

From 2019 through 2021, many American state and city governments passed laws restricting the use of facial recognition software in…

3 years ago

2022-05-15 In Africa, Chinese Employers Accused of Abuse

A court in the central African country of Rwanda sentenced Chinese man Sun Shujun to 20 years in jail last…

3 years ago

2022-05-11 Ukrainian Gas Center Supplying Europe Is Shut Down

Ukraine has stopped the flow of Russian natural gas through an entry point that feeds gas to Western Europe. Ukraine’s…

3 years ago

2021-12-23 Pope Francis Calls for Religious Leaders to Change

Pope Francis urged top Vatican officials Thursday to show humility this Christmas season. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church made the comments during…

4 years ago

2021-12-23 US Chances of Snow on Christmas Have Decreased Since 1980s

Research of 40 years of December 25 United States snow measurements shows that less of the country now has snow…

4 years ago

2021-12-22 Restaurants Worry About Their Future in Coming Months

Restaurant owners in the United States and Britain are worried about the future of their industry. Their reasons for concern…

4 years ago

2021-02-05 ‘New Chance at Life:’ Man Gets Face, Hands in Rare Operation

A rare face and hands transplant changed Joe DiMeo's life six months ago. A transplant is a medical operation in…

5 years ago

2021-02-05 Flower Farms See Lunar New Year Sales Decrease Because of Virus

The Lunar New Year holiday is usually a busy time for flower farms in Hong Kong. The farms prepare to…

5 years ago

2021-02-04 Biden to Keep Troops in Germany, End Support for Saudi War in Yemen

U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would halt the withdrawal of American troops stationed in Germany and end…

5 years ago

2021-02-04 Environmental Activists, Unions Conflict Over Oil Pipelines

Environmental activists and labor unions have worked together in the past, but are now on opposite sides of a heated dispute. The…

5 years ago

2021-02-03 Myanmar Charges Suu Kyi, Giving Legal Basis to Detain Her

Police in Myanmar announced their first charge against the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, members of her political…

5 years ago

2021-02-02 Famous American Groundhog Makes Yearly Winter Prediction

In a yearly American tradition, a famous groundhog has predicted there will be six more weeks of winter. The animal,…

5 years ago

2021-02-03 Hungarian Family Sails around the World during Pandemic

A Hungarian family of four is sailing around the world on a 15-meter boat called "Teatime." In late June 2020,…

5 years ago