2020-03-15 Nigerian Women Living With Disabilities Seek Justice
Research by a Nigerian activist group says about 20 percent of women in Nigeria live with a disability. Activists say many of those women suffer injustices because of their condition,…
2020-03-15 Study: Use of Oil, Other Fossil Fuels for Power at Turning Point in 2019
The use of fossil fuels for making electricity fell in 2019 in the United States, the European Union (EU) and India. At the same time, those areas all produced more…
2020-03-15 Kazakh Women Succeed in Chess
Kazakhstan has become a rising power in the world of chess. A group of young Kazakh women have had a lot of success playing chess in recent years. Their success…
2020-03-14 Vietnam Building Rapid Bus System in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is building a bus rapid transport system in hopes of making public travel simpler. Vietnamese people have many transportation choices. They use personal cars, and visitors…
2020-03-14 Somali Therapist Sees Mental Health as a Step to Rebuilding the Country
After nearly 30 years of war, many Somalis carry unseen wounds from the violence they have experienced. The World Health Organization reports that one third of all Somalis suffer from…
2020-03-13 New Zealanders Turn out to Support Mosque for Shooting Anniversary
One year ago, a gunman attacked two Muslim religious centers in Christchurch, New Zealand killing more than 50 people. People who knew some of those killed are marking the incident’s…
2020-03-12 US Calls Out Iran, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela on Human Rights Abuses
The United States is accusing authoritarian governments around the world of severe human rights “violations and abuses.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke this week at the release of the…
2020-03-12 Travel Bans, Collapsed Markets in Reaction to Coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak has led to travel bans around the world, walling off countries, closing businesses and keeping people inside their homes. The situation collapsed financial markets. The New York…
2020-03-11 Russia Could Extend Putin’s Presidency Past 2024
Russian lawmakers have approved constitutional changes to permit President Vladimir Putin to remain in power past 2024. Russia’s lower house of parliament passed the measures Wednesday, by a vote of…
2020-03-11 Japan Struggles with Cleanup of Fukushima Disaster
The Japanese government, citizens and groups are debating what to do with radioactive water from the disabled nuclear power center near Fukushima. An earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011…
2020-03-09 At Side-by-Side Ceremonies, Afghans Swear in Two Presidents
Afghanistan’s top two presidential candidates were sworn-in as president at competing ceremonies Monday. Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah each claim to have won the September 2019 elections. Last month, government…
2020-03-10 Study: Dogs Can Recognize Heat with ‘Infrared Sensor’ in Their Nose
Dogs have a kind of sensor on the end of their nose that helps them recognize small changes in temperature, such as when other animals are nearby. That information comes…
2020-03-09 CO2 Emissions from Power Industry Fell 2 Percent in 2019
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the world’s electric power industry fell by two percent last year, a study shows. That represents the biggest decrease in such emissions since at least…
2020-03-08 Women Break Tradition at Burkina Faso Gold Mines
Tene Konate’s family cannot believe how she earns a living. She drives a huge truck around the Hounde gold mine in Burkina Faso. The 42-year-old single mother is one of…
2020-03-08 Catching Plastic: Fishermen on Frontline of Ocean Clean-up
A group of Spanish fishermen will receive financial support to catch plastic as well as fish. It is part of a new project aimed at fighting the huge amount of…