2020-02-09 Capybaras Popular at Japanese Zoo This Year
Sinking into the steamy hot springs, the giant rodents of the Izu Shaboten Koen close their eyes as people gather…
2020-02-09 Brazilian Drug Gangs Lead Huge Prisoner Escape in ‘Paraguay’s City of Blood’
Luis Alves da Cruz awoke in the middle of the night. He heard the sounds of loud activity in the…
2020-02-08 Honoring Pachamama Central to Bolivian Culture
As they wait for a food seller to cook their food, members of a family pour a small amount of…
2020-02-09 2020s Could Be Decade Millennials Finally Get Ahead
Young people now in their mid-20s to late-30s grew up during the Great Recession, the worst economic period in the…
2020-02-08 In Senegal, Online Videos Break Silence over Abuse
Online videos are important in Senegalese activist Fatou Warkha’s campaign to document and end violence against women. The 30-year-old grew…
2020-02-08 Is Jackfruit the Next Meat Substitute?
A large and unusual tropical fruit is becoming more popular in the United States. The jackfruit is native to India.…
2020-02-06 American Astronaut Koch Returns to Earth after Record-Setting Spaceflight
A capsule carrying a crew of three from the International Space Station returned to Earth Thursday. They came down safely…
2020-02-05 Report: At Least 138 People Sent from US to El Salvador Were Killed
At least 138 people deported to El Salvador from the United States in recent years were later killed, a rights…
2020-02-05 Cameroon Urges Women to Vote
Community groups, political parties and the government in Cameroon have been appealing to women to vote in elections on Sunday.…
2020-02-05 GMC to Relaunch Hummer as Electric Vehicle
America’s General Motors, or GM, is bringing back its Hummer truck. The new truck will different from earlier versions of…
2020-02-04 Animals ‘Own’ Argentine Sanctuary
Animals rule the countryside at the “Animal Paradise” sanctuary, 75 kilometers outside Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. The sanctuary is a…
2020-02-03 Huge Swarms of Locusts Invade Kenya, Somalia
Swarms of locusts have destroyed large areas of farmland and are threatening food security in East Africa. Kenya is reporting…
2020-02-03 Ukraine: Recording Shows Iran Knew Missile Fire Took Down Plane
A newly released recording reportedly shows that Iranian officials knew a missile had brought down a Ukrainian passenger airplane last…
2020-01-30 Burkina Faso to Arm Civilians in Fight against Extremists
Burkina Faso’s parliament has approved legislation permitting the military to use civilian volunteers in the fight against Islamic extremism. The…