2019-12-02 China Plans More Coal-Powered Energy
Many world leaders are gathering in Madrid, Spain to discuss how to reduce the world’s temperatures. As they meet, China…
2019-11-29 South African Gin Is Made With Elephant Waste
A South African alcohol maker say it is using bodily waste from elephants to make the popular drink called gin.…
2019-12-02 Tanzanian Reporter Fights for Free Press After Arrests, Threats
Maxence Melo of Tanzania did not set out to be a journalist. In 2006, he launched a website called Jamii…
2019-11-27 Climate Change Puts North Africa in a Hot Spot
Many areas of North Africa, including Tunisia and Algeria, have seen a sharp decrease in rainfall over the last 50…
2019-11-26 UN: ‘Quick Wins’ Needed to Keep Climate Goals in Reach
Countries have delayed action for too long and need to make deep cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions now. If…
2019-11-26 Baghdad Tunnel Becomes Art Space for Iraqi Protesters
A bright, colorful wall of art is making over a once dark, uninviting passage under Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq.…
2019-11-26 Italy’s White Truffle Hunters Worry about Climate Change
Rising temperatures are worrying truffle hunters in northwestern Italy. In and around the town of Alba, the most prized truffle…
2019-11-24 Where to Find Working Women? Vietnam
Phuong Uyen Tran is an experienced businesswoman. For more than 15 years, she has worked at THP Beverage Group, a…
2019-11-25 Deadly Drought in Southern Africa Leaves Millions Hungry
A months-long drought affecting most of southern Africa has led to serious food shortages for millions of people. The United…
2019-11-24 Mental Health at Risk as California Wildfire Threat Grows
Tasha Ritza lost her house, her job and her hometown on the day that a wildfire destroyed Paradise, California. A…
2019-11-23 Sudan Hopes Pyramids Will Bring Visitors, Money
Tania Monteiro and her husband were almost alone as they visited Sudan’s pyramids, ancient structures little known to the world.…
2019-11-23 Victory for Brazilian Tribe as Hotel Group Cancels Development Plans
A tribe of native people in Eastern Brazil has been fighting for 15 years to prevent development on land they…
2019-11-24 Nigeria’s Oscar Disqualification Fuels Push for Films in Native Languages
Nigeria’s Oscar Committee is urging Nigerian filmmakers to make more films in native languages. While some in the country’s film…
2019-11-22 Singer Hopes to Help Expand Financial Services for African Women
International music star Angelique Kidjo is the voice of a new project designed to help women across the African continent.…
2019-11-21 Abe Becomes Japan’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made history by becoming the country’s longest-serving political leader. Abe broke the record this…