Thailand To Hold First General Election Since 2014 Coup On Sunday, voters in Thailand will choose members of the lower house of parliament. 泰国选民周日将会选出下议院议员。 The general election comes after several delays. It will be t...
As Wildfires Destroy Towns, Health Threats Arise The Camp Fire was the most destructive wildfire in California history. The fire began in early November 2018 and lasted three weeks. It spread uncontrollably from the forest into the town of Paradise a...
Lion Air Recording Increases Pressure on Ethiopia Crash Investigation American company Boeing, the worlds biggest manufacturer of airplanes, hopes its best-selling Boeing 737 MAX will soon return to the skies. That hope seems unlikely. Airline compan...
Japanese Olympic Committee Head Resigns The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee is resigning. Tsunekazu Takeda said on Tuesday he will leave office at the end of his term in June. He also announced plans to resign from the International Olymp...
Oregon Will Have the Last Blockbuster on Earth After a Blockbuster store in Australia closes on March 31, the American city of Bend, Oregon will have the only one left on Earth. For years, Blockbuster was a big name in the video rental business. The...
US, Brazilian Leaders Seek Stronger Trade Ties Between Countries The leaders of the Western Hemisphere's two largest economies are promising to create closer trade and military ties. American President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolson...
Vernal Equinox: The Arrival of Spring This year, the vernal equinox falls on Wednesday, March 20. At exactly 21:58 UTC, the sun will be exactly above the Earths equator. The word vernal comes from the Latin word vernalis, meaning of the spring. And e...
Hundreds Feared Dead After Cyclone Hits Mozambique More than 1,000 people are feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone, or ocean storm, hit the country. Entire villages were left underwater as bodies floated by, the nation's president said...
Artistic Pig Brings Home the Bacon This is What's Trending Today. Many people know of Pablo Picasso, the Spanish artist who created some of the 20th centurys most famous paintings. But few, until recently, have heard of Pigcasso. Pigcasso is the name...
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has a new champion. Peter Kaiser won the 1,600-kilometer race early Wednesday. He is from the U.S. state of Alaska. Kaiser is the first person of Yupik descent to win an Iditarod race, notes a statement on the race's...
Australian Catholics Leave the Church As Sexual Abuse Cases Increase Australian Cardinal George Pell was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison. Pell is a former treasurer at the Vatican. He was found guilty of molesting two boys who belonged to...
US Grounds All Boeing 737 Max Planes American President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States would ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 planes effective immediately. 美国总统川普周三表示，美国将立即停飞所有波音737 M...
British-led Research Team Makes Historic Broadcast from Indian Ocean A British-led research team has sent its first live, television quality video transmission from a two-person submersible vehicle. Team members entered two submersibles, which slowly...
British Parliament Votes Down Brexit Deal Again Britains parliament has rejected for a second time Prime Minister Theresa Mays Brexit deal to leave the European Union. 英国议会再次否决了首相特蕾莎梅的脱欧协议。 British lawmakers...
German Man Inflates Jeans to Survive Three Hours in Sea This is Whats Trending Today. Arne Murke is crediting his blue jeans with saving his life. The 30-year-old German man was thrown off a sailboat in rough seas near New Zealand. Murke says he turn...
