Feared Ritual Dancers in Zimbabwe Try to Change Public Image Gule Wamkulu is a dance performed by unidentified men in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. The group performs the dance at ceremonies to mark adulthood among other important life events. They...
Goodbye, Turkey. And say hello to Trkiye. Last May, Turkey requested that the United Nations officially recognize its name as Trkiye. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, The word Trkiye represents and expresses the culture, civilization, and...
Why Was Indonesias Recent Earthquake So Deadly? A 5.6-strong earthquake struck Indonesia's Java island on Monday, leaving more than 260 people dead and hundreds injured. While earthquakes are common across Indonesia, the latest one caused more deaths...
FIFA Pushes European Players to Drop Plans to Wear Armbands The soccer organizations of seven European countries said their team captains will not wear a colorful armband at the soccer World Cup in Qatar. A captain is a player who leads the team on t...
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Java island on Monday, collapsing buildings and killing at least 162 people. Hundreds of others were reported injured. Indonesian officials said the quake was centered near the town of Cianjur in West Jav...
Turtles in Demand as Pets, Leading to Increase in Poaching A growing demand for turtles as pets in the United States, Asia, and Europe has led to a rise in poaching. Poaching means to catch or kill an animal illegally. Wildlife trade experts believe...
In two areas in the occupied West Bank, Israel has put in robotic weapons that can fire tear gas, stun grenades, and sponge-tipped bullets at Palestinian protesters. The weapons, located in the Al-Aroub refugee camp and the city of Hebron, use artifi...
Stories, Players to Follow at Upcoming World Cup Will you be watching the World Cup when it begins November 20 with the game between Ecuador and host country Qatar? The soccer tournament is normally played in the summer, but this year it will start i...
Experts: Few Agreements Likely from Divided US Congress The 118th United States Congress will be closely divided between the Republican and Democratic Parties. The Republicans won control of the House of Representatives in the November 8 elections. D...
In the American state of Massachusetts, Democrats and Republicans could find an issue to agree on: letting bars have happy hours. 在美国马萨诸塞州，民主党和共和党可能会在一个问题上达成一致，那就是让酒吧享有欢乐时...
Twenty-five-year-old Maxwell Frost had just been elected to represent part of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives when his phone rang. 25岁的麦克斯韦弗罗斯特刚刚被选为美国佛罗里达州众议院代表，他的电话就响了。...
The Bonneville Salt Flats is a famous area of white salt crystals in the American state of Utah. 博纳维尔盐滩是美国犹他州著名的白色盐晶区。 The area is so flat that on some days, people say they can see the curvature of the Earth...
An official close to the Ethiopian peace talks says the government and Tigray forces have signed an agreement to end hostilities. 一位了解埃塞俄比亚和平谈判情况的官员表示，埃塞俄比亚政府和提格雷地区部队签署了一项...
Financial messaging system SWIFT has released plans for a worldwide central bank digital currency (CBDC) network. 金融报文系统SWIFT发布了其建立全球央行数字货币网络的计划。 The plan is the result of eight months of tests usin...
NATO: Missile that Killed Two in Poland Was Accidental A missile from the war between Russia and Ukraine landed in Poland and killed two people on Tuesday. NATO and the president of Poland said Wednesday the strike was accidental. They said Ukrainian...
