2020-10-21 NATO to Set Up New Space Center Amid Russia Concerns
The Belgian village of Kester is home to a group of top-secret, fenced-off buildings on a hill some call “the…
2020-10-20 Will North Korea’s New Missile Push US to Expand Missile Defenses
North Korea showed off a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a big military parade earlier this month. Security experts…
2020-10-19 Thai Police Seek to Restrict Media as Protests Continue
As pro-democracy protests continue in Thailand, the government has sought to restrict news coverage and block Telegram, the messaging service…
2020-10-19 On Brazil’s Island of Cats, Virus Led to Starvation
All the local people knew Furtada Island was full of cats. People left food for the cats and even brought…
2020-10-18 Three-Wheeled Classroom Comes to Philippine Tribe
The Aeta people live in distant mountainous parts of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The coronavirus pandemic forced…
2020-10-18 Harvest Workers Among COVID World’s Last Normal Travelers
Alexandra Ichim’s hands moved quickly, cutting and dropping grapes into plastic containers. Nearby, a few Italian students also working in…
2020-10-17 Mexico Experts Find 2,000 Ruin Sites near Maya Train Route
Experts in Mexico said Wednesday they have found more than 2,000 pre-Hispanic ruins along the proposed path of the president’s…
2020-10-16 Venezuelans Once Again Fleeing as Troubles Increase
Eleazar Hernández slept on the side of a road in the light rain as the weather turned cold. The 23-year-old…
2020-10-15 Kyrgyzstan’s President Says He Is Resigning to Avoid Violence
The president of Kyrgyzstan said Thursday he was resigning following protests over a recent parliamentary election. It is the third…
2020-10-15 Thai Activists Again Take to Streets, Ignoring Government Protest Ban
Thousands of Thai activists took to the streets of Bangkok on Thursday, violating a state of emergency order and a…
2020-10-13 Why Do Armenia, Azerbaijan Fight in Nagorno-Karabakh?
For more than two weeks, Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have been fighting over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Hundreds of…
2020-10-12 Sick and Chained: Africans With Mental Health Conditions
For nearly a year, Benjamin Billal was kept chained to a rock. “I was taken to a faith healing center…
2020-10-12 Offices Redesign: Touchless Coffee and Social Distancing
Many people in the United States are returning to changed workplaces after months of lockdowns. New social distancing and cleaning…
2020-10-12 Myanmar Gears Up for November Election
Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party is widely expected to win the most votes in the country’s November…
2020-10-11 Calls to Reduce Seal Population in US Northeast
In the Northeastern United States, some Americans are debating what to do about an animal that almost died off –…