Indian Security Campaign Affecting Kashmirs Fruit Industry, Economy September is harvest time in Kashmir, but the market in the northern town of Sopore is empty. Usually at this time of year, the market is full of people, trucks and fresh fruits and...
Trump Suggests He Discussed Bidens with Ukrainian President President Donald Trump has suggested that he spoke to the leader of Ukraine about former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Bidens son Hunter. 川普总统暗示他与乌克兰领导人谈论了...
Many African Americans are visiting Ghana because of its historic links to the slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of years ago. A professional cook who goes by the name Chef Sage which is not her real name waits for the U.S. visitors in G...
Zanzibar Registers Traditional Healers Tanzanian traditional healers have been using special plants, religious writings and massages to treat the sick for generations. Now officials on the islands of Zanzibar want to register the healers in hopes of...
Wyoming is, by far, the largest coal producing area in the United States. In 2017, mining operations across the state dug out more than 316 million tons of coal. The town of Gillette, in the northeastern part of Wyoming, has a long history of coal mi...
French Port Watches Britains Debate on EU Membership The last English city of France are the words Francois Lavallee uses to describe the French port of Calais. 弗朗索瓦拉瓦利形容法国港口加来市是法国最后一个英国城市。 Lava...
Gates Foundation: Sex, Environment Determine Childs Future While living conditions in many areas have improved in recent years, a childs place of birth is still the biggest predictor of its future. Oh, yes and no matter where you are born, life is mo...
OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Seeks Bankruptcy Protection Purdue Pharma, maker of the drug OxyContin, has sought bankruptcy protection in a American court. Purdues board of directors met Sunday night to approve the expected bankruptcy request. The co...
Climate change has brought more frequent and extreme heat waves around the world. This has led to strong demand for air conditioners and other cooling equipment. The demand for air conditioners is rising, with 10 new machines sold every second on ave...
Volkswagen Makes Major Investment in Electric Vehicles The German automobile maker Volkswagen has launched what it is calling the best electric car for the masses. The Associated Press describes the car as the leading edge of a wave of new battery-po...
Britain's Political Crisis Sets Prime Minister against Parliament Britain will most likely hold general elections in November. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost his parliamentary majority and no longer has the votes to pass legislation. 英国可能...
World Military Spending Is on the Rise The world's military spending is at an all-time high. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reports that total spending was $1.8 trillion in 2018. SIPRI Senior Researcher Pieter Wezeman calls it a...
Trump Administration Announces Plans to Ban Flavored E-cigarettes American President Donald Trump says his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors of electronic cigarettes, known as e-cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA...
John Bolton Out as US National Security Adviser U.S. President Donald Trump forced out John Bolton as his national security adviser on Tuesday. The president says they had strong disagreements on several policy issues. Trump tweeted that he told Bolt...
A Senegal man is attempting to prove he can build and sell drones, or unpiloted aircraft, in his home country. Mamadou Wade Diop has experience working with drones in the photography and health industries. Diop, who calls himself Dr. Drone on social...
