Group: Doomsday Clock Unchanged at 90 Seconds to Midnight A nonprofit group called Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is again bringing attention to crises around the world with its Doomsday Clock. The group describes the Doomsday Clock as a measure o...
Unwanted Plants Threaten Crops in North-Central US Across the north-central United States, weeds that resist control efforts are worrying farmers. This development is the latest sign that weeds are becoming resistant to chemicals faster than major co...
Refugees Once Cut Trees in Uganda, Now Work to Plant Them Enock Twagirayesu was seeking safety when he and his family fled violence in Burundi more than 10 years ago. They found it in Uganda. The small East African nation has taken in thousands of re...
Panama Cuts Canal Traffic as Water Levels Drop 巴拿马运河因水位下降限流 Officials have ordered restrictions on shipping traffic in the Panama Canal because of reduced water levels. 由于水位下降，官员们下令限制巴拿马运河的...
Asylum Seekers Court Cases Keep Growing The record number of immigrants entering the United States illegally has resulted in 3 million cases awaiting judgement in immigration courts around the country. The city of Miami, Florida, is at the center of...
Plan to Create Green City in California to Be Put to Voters Developers of a proposed new city in northern California have begun presenting their plans to voters. Jan Sramek leads the project, called California Forever. Sramek is a former trader with...
China's Population Declines Again in 2023 2023年中国人口总量再次下降 China announced recently that the country's mainland population fell by 2 million people in 2023. 中国最近公布，2023年中国大陆人口减少了200万。 This dr...
While US Freezes, Much of the World Experiences Record Heat Many parts of the world have experienced record-high temperatures in recent days. But much of the United States is dealing with extremely cold weather, thanks to what is known as a polar vor...
More CEOs Fear Companies Will Not Survive AI, Climate Change 多数企业高管担心企业无法逃过人工智能和气候变化影响 A growing number of business leaders say their fear their companies will not survive the next 10 years because of...
Argentinas Inflation Rises 211.4 Percent 阿根廷年化通货膨胀率升至211.4% Argentina's yearly inflation increased to 211.4 percent in 2023, numbers released recently by the government show. It is the highest rate in 32 years. 阿根廷政府最...
Anti-poverty Group: World Could See First Trillionaire within 10 Years 乐施会称十年内将出现首个万亿富豪 Oxfam, an organization that works to end poverty, has predicted the world will likely see its first trillionaire within 10 years. 致...
Vietnams EV Maker VinFast Plans Factory in India Vietnamese electric vehicle company VinFast recently announced its plans to build a $2 billion production center in southern India. The new factory is expected to produce up to 150,000 cars per year on...
Miners Find Mammoth Remains Buried in North Dakota The first person who saw it was working overnight. The worker, a shovel operator, saw something white as he placed a large amount of dirt into the back of a truck. The driver of the truck put the dir...
In 2024, More Than 60 Nations to Hold National Elections 2024 will go down as one of the most politically important years in history. More than 60 countries will hold national elections representing half of the world's population. Here is a look at s...
Dispute over Government Pay in Papua Leads to Deadly Rioting The government of Papua New Guinea declared a state of emergency on Thursday after at least 16 people were killed in rioting. After declaring the emergency, Prime Minister James Marape told...
