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,” Cook said. He and Jones knew the problems their…
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 seeks payment for what it says are years…
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 human remains, the company that owns rights to the wreckage…
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 she turned to hit her attacker. She threw open the…
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 of the island, street names or numbers do not…
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. That information comes from a proposal on reforming the WHO.…
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 who has the virus keeps working. He has…
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 last week. It banned public gatherings of more than four…
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 in a film documentary, the pope called for the…
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 radar station.” Some people have claimed to have seen mysterious…
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 missile appears designed to overpower U.S. missile defenses.…
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 widely used by demonstrators. Thousands of protesters gathered in northern…
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. Then the coronavirus crisis hit, and human support for…
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 to close earlier this year. A group of…
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 the vineyard tried to work just as quickly but could…