Organic Food Is Popular, But US Farmers Still Unsure Demand for organic produce has increased so fast that it has grown faster than the supply in the United States. The challenge for U.S. farmers is not getting buyers to pay higher prices; it is gett...
Europe Prepares for Winter Facing an Energy Crisis As cold weather comes to Europe this autumn, energy prices are rising. A main reason for the cost increase is Russia's war with Ukraine. Russia has been a main supplier of oil and natural gas for man...
American Woman to Lead UN Communications Agency Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States has been elected to head the International Telecommunications Union. The agency is known as the ITU. It works to set international standards for the use of elec...
Russia to Annex Parts of Eastern Ukraine Russia plans to officially annex, or seize, parts of eastern Ukraine on Friday. Russian officials said the people of those areas had voted strongly in favor of the move. But Ukraine and Western officials have...
Reports: Vietnam to Limit News on Social Media Three people said Vietnam is preparing new rules to limit which social media accounts can publish news-related information. Officials in the Southeast Asian country are aiming to take more control over n...
US Lets Tech Companies Increase Internet Access in Iran The United States Treasury Department said last week it will permit American technology companies to expand their business in Iran. The goal is to increase internet access for the Iranian people...
US to Build Highway Electric Vehicle Charging Network The U.S. Department of Transportation recently approved plans for all 50 American states to build charging stations for electric vehicles, or EVs, along the nation's highways. The network of charg...
Japans Former Leader Abe Honored at State Funeral Japan honored its former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday at the country's first state funeral for a former leader in 55 years. But the high cost of the state-financed ceremony was widely criticized,...
Hurricane, Typhoon Force Evacuations from Cuba to Vietnam Powerful ocean storms that take place mainly in the western Atlantic Ocean are called hurricanes. People in Vietnam and other Pacific countries call similar storms in the western Pacific Ocean...
Parachuting Keeps 88-Year-Old Bosnian Man Fit An 88-year-old man from Bosnia is living proof that extreme sports are not just for young people. Ibrahim Kalesic stays in shape by jumping out of airplanes. And he has done so over almost 1,500 times. Th...
Apple to Produce iPhone 14 in India Apple will make its iPhone 14 in India, the company said on Monday. Apple described the new phones in a statement, saying they have new technologies and important safety capabilities. The statement added, We're exc...
Report: Large Food Companies Face Big Losses Due to Climate Change Researchers say top food businesses could lose 25 percent of their value by 2030 if they do not meet world climate goals. The study was presented recently at Climate Week New York, an...
US Safety Board Wants Cars to Check Drivers for Alcohol Use The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is recommending that all new vehicles in the United States have blood alcohol monitoring systems. The systems are designed to stop people who...
Deadly Diseases Rise as War Limits Vaccinations in Ethiopia Deadly diseases like measles, tetanus and whooping cough are on the rise in Ethiopia's Tigray area. Vaccination rates have fallen sharply there during the almost two-year-long civil war. The...
Protests in Iran after Woman Dies in Police Hands Deadly diseases like measles, tetanus and whooping cough are on the rise in Ethiopia's Tigray area. Vaccination rates have fallen sharply there during the almost two-year-long civil war. The percentag...
