2020-02-13 Smiling Japanese Man Is World’s Oldest
A Japanese man who believes in smiling has become the world’s oldest male, Guinness World Records reports. Chitetsu Watanabe was…
2020-02-11 U.S. Agency Says Rebuilding Afghanistan Cost Thousands Of Lives
Rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan have left 5,135 people killed or injured since 2002, a new report by a U.S. government…
2020-02-11 Philippines Tells US it Is Ending Military Agreement
The Philippines has informed the United States that it is ending a security agreement that permits American forces to train…
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…