2020-11-05 Kosovo President Resigns to Face War Crimes Charges
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigned on Thursday to face war crimes charges brought by a court in The Hague in…
2020-11-04 South Korea OKs Single Test for COVID-19 and Flu
Health officials in South Korea have approved a new test for the disease COVID-19. The test can identify both signs…
2020-11-04 US Withdraws from Paris Agreement Aiming to Limit Climate Change
The United States officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement to fight climate change on Wednesday. Leaders from around the world…
2020-11-04 More Japanese Now See Tattoos in Good Light
Shodai Horiren got her first tattoo on a trip to Australia nearly 30 years ago. Now, she is tattooed from…
2020-11-03 Turkish Rescuers Pull Girl from Collapsed Building 4 Days After Earthquake
Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir have pulled a young girl out alive from the remains of a collapsed…
2020-11-03 Meet Singapore’s Royals: Just Like Us
In the modern nation of Singapore, several average people working in offices or driving taxis claim to be of royal…
2020-11-02 Attack on Afghan University Leaves at Least 22 Dead
Islamic State militants attacked Kabul University on Monday as it held a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador. The…
2020-11-02 Australia Wildfires Investigation Calls for Climate Risk Assessment
Wildfires destroyed large parts of southeast Australia during the second half of 2019 and early in 2020. Late last week,…
2020-10-31 Mask-Resistant North Dakota Town Battles COVID-19 Pandemic
North Dakota recently rose to the top of the list of new COVID-19 cases per person. North Dakota is one…
2020-11-01 Feeding Houston’s Hungry: One Million Pounds a Day
The line of cars waiting to receive boxes of food from the Houston Food Bank can be up to a…
2020-10-31 Japanese Youngster Starts Online Counseling Service
Suicides are on the rise among Japanese young people aged 13 to 19. That concerns 21-year-old Koki Ozora, who suffered…
2020-10-31 Even Without Arms, Pakistani Man Is Skilled Snooker Player
A Pakistani man who was born without arms has developed into a highly skilled snooker player. In the game of…
2020-10-30 Coronavirus Infections Increase Sharply as Central Europe Sounds Alarm
Soldiers in Poland are giving coronavirus tests. United States National Guard troops with medical training are going to the Czech…
2020-10-29 Man Armed with Knife Kills at Least 3 in France
A man armed with a knife killed at least three people Thursday at a church in Nice, France. Police wounded…
2020-10-29 China Aims to Become Independent ‘Technology Power’
China’s leaders have announced plans to intensify efforts to make the country an independent “technology power.” The announcement comes as…