Rohingya Struggle to Continue Their Education in Refugee Camps One morning in January, Kefayat Ullah walked to his school in southern Bangladesh, just as he had done most days over the past six years. Kefayat had always been one of the top students i...
Today, we begin a series from a book by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book is called A Princess of Mars. It is the first book in a series that Burroughs wrote about a man who travels to Mars during the last years of the 1800s. There, the...
India Successfully Shoots Down Satellite in Missile Test India has successfully test-fired a missile that destroyed a low-orbit satellite in space. 印度成功试射了一枚导弹,摧毁了太空中一颗低轨道卫星。 Prime Minister Narendra...
Ukraine Preparing for Presidential Elections Ukraine is preparing for presidential elections. The voting will take place on Sunday. If no one wins a majority of the votes, officials will organize a second vote between the top two candidates. That run...
Kissing the Pope's Ring: An Issue of Debate This week, Pope Francis visited a Catholic shrine in Loreto, Italy. He repeatedly withdrew his right hand as a long line of people lowered their heads and tried to kiss his ring. The tradition of kissing th...
WOW Airlines Collapses, Leaving Thousands Without Flights Icelands WOW air suspended operations and cancelled all its flights on Thursday without warning. The move left thousands of passengers in North America and Europe without transportation. In a...
New Businesses Want to Sell Fake Meat to China Some new companies that focus on plant protein are starting to do business in Hong Kong. They aim to enter the mainlands successful multi-billion-dollar food market. 一些专注于植物蛋白研究的初...
Artist Takes Inspiration, Materials From Gaza Border Protests Weekly clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers have once again become part of daily life over the past year in Gaza. A local artist has found inspiration and even raw materials a...
Cholera Confirmed in Mozambique Officials in Mozambique said Wednesday several cases of cholera have been confirmed in the city of Beira. These are the first confirmed cases of cholera announced there since Cyclone Idai hit the area on March 14. Offi...
US to Cut Money for Foreign Groups Supporting Abortions U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the United States will reduce the amount of money it gives to the Organization of American States, or OAS. 美国国务卿蓬佩奥说,美国将会减...
No More Suits for Wall Street Workers The Goldman Sachs Group recently eased its rules for what employees wear to work. Then, the company asked them for ideas on what they should wear to work now. Goldman Sachs employees were told to leave comments w...
California Science Show Explores the Dog-Human Friendship Did people decide to fall in love with dogs or did dogs choose people? And why do these two species seem to think so much alike, act so much alike and get along so well? The California Science...
Jorge Altieri touches a helmet with old bloodstains on it. The device saved his life in 1982, when Britain and Argentina fought a war over the Falkland Islands. The helmet, recently returned to Altieri, had been lost on the battlefield many years ago...
World Health Organization experts said last week it would be irresponsible for any scientist to do human gene-editing studies in people. They also called for a central registry of gene-editing studies to make sure scientists are open and honest about...
Stibiri Fiona of Uganda was born with the medical condition known as albinism. Her body lacks the natural dark brown or black coloring that is in the skin of many African people. As a result, she and others with the condition have unusually light ski...