United States law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, such as elections for president, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. Like many states, Pennsylvania also bans noncitizens from voting in elections for state offices. A 199...
A law that recently passed in Turkey requires the country's four million stray dogs to be impounded, or put in animal shelters. The legislation aims to place all strays into city shelters by 2028. Supporters of the law, which passed in July, say it a...
A powerful ocean storm caused deadly floods and landslides in the northern part of Vietnam over the weekend. Typhoon Yagi is the strongest such storm to hit the country in years. In Phu Tho province, a bridge over the Red River collapsed Monday. Repo...
In the war-damaged streets of northern Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp, 15-year-old Youssef Saad rides his bicycle with his musical instrument strapped on his back. The instrument he carries is called an oud. The sound of the oud is common in much Middle...
Japan is a nation so hardworking that the Japanese language has a term for working oneself to death. Now, the government is trying to deal with a labor shortage. One solution is to get more people and companies to accept four-day workweeks. The Japan...
When Milla Nemoudji divorced her husband following years of physical abuse, she found herself without a way to earn a living. The 28-year-old lived in a village in southern Chad. Though she grew up in a farming family, she struggled to earn money in...
A Zimbabwean who formerly hunted animals illegally is now in a program that turns such poachers into protectors of wildlife. Forty-seven-year-old Tembanechako Mastick grew up hunting, a tradition in his community. He also planted crops and raised far...
Angry drivers honk as cattle slowly march across and feed on the grass in the middle of the streets. It is a common sight for drivers in Nigeria's capital city Abuja. For the young herder guiding them, Ismail Abubakar, it is just another day. Abubaka...
It is after midnight when the windshield fogs up on Thomas Aycock's pickup truck. He smiles as he slowly drives through the sawgrass and down dirt roads deep in the Florida Everglades. His foggy windshield confirms what he knows. When the dew point d...
Miners in Botswana recently unearthed what officials say is the second largest diamond in mining history. The country's president Mokgweetsi Masisi presented the large stone to the public at a ceremony last week. The 2,492-carat gem is the biggest di...
Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, causing officials to close the area to people. Drawn to the animals, people still gather to take photos as they rest and play on the sand and in the water. Whi...
For tens of thousands of men in Uganda's capital, driving a motorcycle taxi is a way to make a living. For others, the vehicles known as boda-bodas are a necessary but dangerous form of transportation in a disorderly city. The young men sit on motorc...
In the American state of Kansas, a group of religious women have been calling on large companies to change the way they do business. The women are Catholic Benedictine religious workers called nuns. They live together in a monastery called Mount Sain...
A plan to build a huge solar farm in Australia is a step closer after the Australian government gave environmental approvals for the $19 billion project recently. Australian company Sun Cable plans to build a 12,400-hectare solar farm in a remote are...
Mongolia Aims to Gain More Foreign Visitors Mongolia, with its beautiful land and open spaces, is hoping to get more foreign visitors. Like most countries, Mongolia's tourism industry was hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has launched a Welcome to Mo...
