Migrant Group in Mexico Pushes on Toward US Border A large group of Central Americans is continuing toward Mexico City from the south in an effort to reach the United States. The group is trying to leave a part of Mexico that has been considered dang...
A new study shows that the Japanese nuclear industry is unlikely to reach a government target of providing at least 20 percent of the countrys energy by 2030. The study was prepared for the Reuters news agency. In Japan, eight nuclear power centers a...
Nuclear Energy's Slow Return Hurts Japan's Power Producers A new study shows that the Japanese nuclear industry is unlikely to reach a government target of providing at least 20 percent of the countrys energy by 2030. The study was prepared for the R...
US Again Places Full Restrictions on Iran for Its Nuclear Program The United States again restricted Irans oil and financial industry on Monday. Iran criticized the move. Iranian President Hassan Rohani said on Iranian television Monday that his coun...
At Least 78 Students Kidnapped in Cameroon Militants have kidnapped at least 78 students from a Christian school in northwestern Cameroon. The governor of North West Region said the kidnappers also seized the schools leader. Separatists are fighting...
Saving Venezuelas Famous Red Bird by Planting Coffee Pictures of the bird called the red siskin appear on Venezuelas money, on products and in school books. The Little Cardinal, as the bird is known, is loved by Venezuelans. But the small song bird i...
San Francisco Program Trains Homeless for Tech Jobs The city of San Francisco is home to some of the nations largest technology companies, including Twitter and Uber. At the same time, it has one of the largest homeless populations in the country. Ho...
Sandy Lam has been rising early each day to swim in the waters off Hong Kong Island for nearly 30 years. Lam is 68 years old. He is part of a small community of about 50 people mostly older adults who often use the Sai Wan Swimming Shed. The small bu...
Artists and rights activists are pushing the Cuban government to change a law that they fear will hurt creativity and increase censorship. The law is to take effect next month. It bars artists and musicians from providing their services in any place...
The inventor of the World Wide Web has warned that the worlds biggest technology companies have become too powerful and may have to be broken up. Tim Berners-Lee made the comments to reporters with the Reuters news agency. The British-born computer s...
For a long time, the city of Venice, Italy, has suffered from the combined problems of flooding and sinking. On Monday, heavy winds pushed tides over the citys sea walls, flooding most areas. 很长一段时间里，意大利城市威尼斯都遭遇到...
The Sudanese people of the Nuba Mountains have faced years of war from the government of President Omar al-Bashir. A few years ago, Russian-made Antonov warplanes bombed unarmed civilians, injuring and killing many. Most medical workers with internat...
Thirty-year-old Shamsia Hassani is widely recognized as Afghanistans first, if not only, female graffiti artist. Being a graffiti artist anywhere in the world presents difficulties. In war-affected Kabul, such artists face special problems. Hassani,...
Amazon wants to get more young people to consider becoming computer engineers. The American technology company this week launched a program that aims to teach more than 10 million students a year how to code. Amazon says it will pay for summer camps...
US Holds Elections on November 6 On Tuesday, November 6, Americans will choose hundreds of federal lawmakers and state officials. The election is called the midterm because it comes in the middle of the presidents four-year term. But even though the...
