2020-12-02 Mysterious Monolith Removed by Group Saying ‘Leave No Trace’
A shiny piece of steel about 3.4 meters tall appeared last month in the red-rock desert of the American state of Utah. Just ten days later, it disappeared. Only a…
2020-12-01 UN: Food Has Run Out for Nearly 100,000 Refugees in Ethiopia
The United Nations says food has now run out for the nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray area. “The camps will have now run out of food supplies…
2020-12-01 Vietnam Reports New Local Coronavirus Infections
Vietnam reported two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The new community transmissions happened in Ho Chi Minh City. They come one day after the country reported its first local transmission…
2020-12-01 Bethlehem Leaders Say Christmas Will ‘Not Be Canceled’
Bethlehem could have an unhappy Christmas. Just 12 months ago, the Palestinian town was celebrating its busiest Christmas season in 20 years. This year, there are few visitors. Hotels that…
2020-11-28 Can Tents at Restaurants Prevent Coronavirus Infections?
Some restaurants are providing plastic tents so people can stay separated from each other while they eat. But are these tents a safe way to eat out during the coronavirus…
2020-11-30 Some Investors Predict Bitcoin to Hit $100,000 in a Year
Some bitcoin investors predict the virtual currency could rise to as high as $100,000 in a year. That is around five times its current value. The predictions have drawn criticism…
2020-11-29 Study Suggests People Who Got COVID-19 Protected for Months
People who have had COVID-19 are unlikely to get the disease again for at least six months after their first infection, new research suggests. Researchers studied 12,219 British healthcare workers…
2020-11-27 The World Struggles with Restrictions Affecting Holidays
Many countries around the world have put in place stronger measures meant to control the spread of the new coronavirus. But these new restrictions are causing tensions because they affect…
2020-11-26 Gaza Mother Is First Woman Taxi Driver in Territory
A mother of five children in Gaza is the Palestinian territory’s first woman taxi driver. Thirty-nine-year-old Naela Abu Jibba says she likes her job although some people make fun of…
2020-11-26 Schools Struggle to Reopen in Africa Because of Coronavirus
Many poor parents in African countries say their children will have to miss the beginning of school this year. Classes are returning after months of delay because of COVID-19, the…
2020-11-25 Argentine Football Star Maradona Dies at 60
Soccer star Diego Armando Maradona died on Wednesday. Maradona is said to have suffered a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died less than one month…
2020-11-25 Son, Father Farm to Feed Neighbors During Lockdown in India
The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted was a way to make sure their family had food to eat during the coronavirus pandemic. But the garden became much…
2020-11-25 Conservation Group Mates Wild and Captive Jaguar
A project in Argentina is using a new model in animal conservation to grow the jaguar population in the country’s northern forests. The conservation group Rewilding Argentina brought together a…
2020-11-25 Belgrade Street Kids Find Shelter During the Health Crisis
In a small house in Belgrade, a teenage girl is drying her hair, while two others eat nearby. Several boys are having their temperature measurements taken at the door to…
2020-11-22 South Atlantic Island Creates Huge Marine Protection Area
Tristan da Cunha is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean with only 245 permanent residents. Those residents have declared a marine protection area three times the size of Britain…