A mother of five children in Gaza is the Palestinian territory's first woman taxi driver. Thirty-nine-year-old Naela Abu Jibba says she likes her job although some people make fun of her for doing it. I get lots of offensive (social media) comments,...
Many poor parents in African countries say their children will have to miss the beginning of school this year. Classes are returning after months of delay because of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Mike Ssekaggo is headmaster of...
New App Records Sound to Identify Dangerous Mosquitoes Scientists have created a new app designed to identify dangerous mosquitoes based on sounds the insects make. 科学家发明了一款新应用程序，可以根据蚊子发出的声音来识别危...
US Schools Look to Expand Teachings of Thanksgiving History More American schools are rethinking the ways they teach the history of Thanksgiving. Students often learn that the holiday dates back to 1621, when English settlers in the present-day Unite...
Soccer star Diego Armando Maradona died on Wednesday. 足球明星迭戈阿曼多马拉多纳于周三去世。 Maradona is said to have suffered a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died less than one month after his 60th birthd...
The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted was a way to make sure their family had food to eat during the coronavirus pandemic. But the garden became much more. It became a way to help their community. It also led Zachariah to change the d...
A project in Argentina is using a new model in animal conservation to grow the jaguar population in the country's northern forests. The conservation group Rewilding Argentina brought together a wild jaguar and a captive one for mating. It is believed...
In a small house in Belgrade, a teenage girl is drying her hair, while two others eat nearby. Several boys are having their temperature measurements taken at the door to the house to protect against coronavirus. It is another busy day for Svratiste,...
American car maker General Motors says it is close to creating a battery that could lower the cost of its electric vehicles to the same price as gas-powered ones within five years. The technology also will increase the distance an electric vehicle (E...
The U.S. government on Monday recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the apparent winner of the November 3 election. The move officially lets the transition of power begin. It comes after President Donald Trump spent weeks attempting to overturn ele...
Report: English Proficiency Improving in Many Countries A new report says English proficiency is improving in many parts of the world. The report, the 2020 English Proficiency Index (EPI), is a yearly look at English levels around the world. This yea...
When British musician Paul Barton performs in central Thailand lately, his energetic listeners react wildly. Some pull his hair or jump on his piano. Others steal his music. The behavior is normal, however, because these crowds are truly wild --- wil...
China's space agency is making final preparations to launch a spacecraft to the moon to collect material from the lunar surface. If the effort is successful, it will be the first time in more than 40 years that any nation has brought back samples fro...
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named several officials from former President Barack Obama's administration to fill top national security positions. The six named included Antony Blinken to be secretary of state for the incoming administration an...
Britain's AstraZeneca and scientists at the University of Oxford reported Monday that their vaccine candidate could be up to 90 percent effective against COVID-19. It is the third drug-maker in recent days, along with Pfizer and Moderna, to report pr...
