2020-01-02 Rwanda Makes Own Morphine to Serve Poor Patients
Rwanda is aiming to provide free medicine to all its citizens who suffer from pain caused by life-threatening illnesses. The…
2019-12-31 Montreal to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages in 2020
The city of Montreal, Canada is set to ban horse-drawn vehicles on January 1. The ban was approved after pressure…
2019-12-30 Prison Sentences for Chinese Scientist Who Changed Babies’ Genes
A Chinese court has sentenced the scientist who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies to three years in prison. He…
2019-12-26 UN: 100,000 Civilian Casualties in Afghan Since 2009
The United Nations says the war in Afghanistan has resulted in more than 100,000 civilian casualties in the past ten…
2019-12-29 Poisonous Lead Dust a Result of Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
Paris has many old buildings with lead, yet does not have rules about lead dust in public spaces. The issue…
2019-12-28 Newseum to Close after Years of Difficulties
The Newseum, a private museum showing modern history through the eyes of journalists, is closing after 11 years in Washington,…
2019-12-26 Indonesia and Thailand Mark Tsunami Anniversary
People in Indonesia and Thailand gathered on Thursday to mark the 15th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The tsunami…
2019-12-27 Researcher Finds Unsecured Information on Millions of Facebook Users
A Ukrainian security researcher has reported finding a database with the information of more than 267 million Facebook users on…
2019-12-26 Wartime Suicide Rates Rise Among US Army Soldiers
United States army suicide rates have historically decreased during wartime. But a new study of U.S. records suggests that trend…
2019-12-28 US to Drop Old Definition of Foot Measurement
The U.S. government plans to drop a very old way of measuring a foot over large distances. Land surveyors in…
2019-12-25 Bitcoin’s ‘Halving’ Is About to Shake Cryptocurrency Markets
If you are not someone following the ups and downs of bitcoin, you probably have not heard about a big…
2019-12-25 US Supreme Court Chief Justice Will Impact Trump Presidency
The leader of the highest court in the United States will likely receive a lot of attention next month. In…
2019-12-24 NORAD Follows Santa Claus Around the World
Children around the world want to know where a happy old man and his sleigh full of gifts are on…
2019-12-23 Experts: North Korea May Be Misreading the 2020 US Election
Some North Korea experts are worried that leader Kim Jong Un might become too sure of his ability to affect…
2019-12-24 Notre Dame Cathedral to Miss First Christmas in Centuries
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris celebrated Christmas every year during two world wars. But it will not hold a…