2020-10-01 25 Years After UN Women’s Meeting, Equality Remains Distant Goal
Twenty-five years ago, the nations of the world came together to make sure that half of its population gained the…
2020-09-30 World Reacts with Surprise to US Presidential Debate
People around the world have been reacting to the debate between the two main candidates for president in the United…
2020-09-27 What Was Black Wall Street?
Until recently, many Americans had never heard of the Greenwood District of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was once…
2020-09-30 Finland Uses Dogs to Find Coronavirus Infections
Finland has deployed dogs trained to smell the coronavirus at the country’s main international airport. A trial of this experimental…
2020-09-26 World Becoming Less Accepting of Migrants, Poll Finds
A new opinion study shows the world is growing less accepting of migrants. The latest version of the Migrant Acceptance…
2020-09-29 Coronavirus Changes South Korean’s Thanksgiving Traditions
The coronavirus forced 84-year-old Chung Seong-ran to do something new to celebrate South Korea’s Thanksgiving holiday. This year, her daughter…
2020-09-28 West Coast Wildfires Cause Grapes to Taste of Smoke
Smoke from wildfires burning in the western United States has changed the taste of grapes in some of the country’s…
2020-09-28 ‘Hero’ Rat Receives Award for Searching out Landmines
For the first time, a rat has won a British aid group’s top award for animal bravery. The animal is…
2020-09-30 France to Ban Wild Animals from the Circus
France says it plans to ban the use of wild animals in traveling circuses as part of new rules set…
2020-09-25 Troublesome South African Baboon Sent Away for Raiding Homes
Kataza had a long record of criminal activity with Cape Town officials. So, when he organized a group of others…
2020-09-27 Australia Promises to Protect Native Culture After Destruction of Holy Places
Proposed legislation in Western Australia could cost companies millions of dollars for destroying heritage sites of native peoples. The fines…
2020-09-25 Airlines Seek Quick Coronavirus Tests for Passengers
European airlines are aiming to give passengers quick, pre-flight coronavirus tests in an effort to get more travelers to start…
2020-09-24 Census Workers Search Camps, Shelters to Count Homeless Americans
This week, workers for the United States Census Bureau will try to count homeless Americans. The U.S. Constitution requires that…
2020-09-19 Is India Undercounting Its COVID-19 Dead?
Narayan Mitra died on July 16 in India’s northeastern Assam state. His death came one day after going to the…
2020-09-23 British Mayflower Exhibit Centers on Native American History
Much has been written about the 102 Europeans who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower ship in 1620. Much…