Africas Second Breast Milk Bank Saves Lives in Nairobi A hospital in Kenya has set up a breast milk bank to help save the lives of newborn babies. 肯尼亚一家医院设立了母乳银行,帮助挽救新生儿的生命。 The project is a first o...
US Doctors Giving Fewer Cough, Cold Medicines A new study suggests that American doctors are telling patients to take cough or cold medicines less often than they did a few years ago. 一项新研究表明,与几年前相比,现在美国医生建议...
UN Investigates Corruption in Its Own Agencies in Yemen Last October, a group of United Nations investigators gathered at the airport in Sana'a, Yemen. The six former and current aid officials were preparing to leave the country with important eviden...
France May Permit More Women to Become Pregnant With Medical Help Life may soon change for some women in France. French law currently prevents unmarried and homosexual women from seeking medical help to get pregnant. If they want assistance conceivin...
In Greece's Aegean Sea, Divers Find 'Gulf of Plastic Corals' Like colorful corals, they rocked gently in the ocean current. Only these were not beautiful natural reefs grown over centuries. They were plastic bags, stuck to the Aegean Sea floor since...
Telescope Project Blocked in Hawaii Seeks Permit to Build in Spain The group planning to put a telescope on a Hawaiian mountain is now seeking permission to build in Spain because protesters are blocking the project in Hawaii. 计划在夏威夷某山顶...
Telescope Project Blocked in Hawaii Seeks Permit to Build in Spain The group planning to put a telescope on a Hawaiian mountain is now seeking permission to build in Spain because protesters are blocking the project in Hawaii. 计划在夏威夷某山顶...
The Worth of a Girl - Mwanahamisi: A Narrow Escape The most critical lesson Mwanahamisi Abdallah learned as a student in Tanzania came during a graduation ceremony when she was 14. A teacher noted that several students had left school early to marry....
More Flagship Stores Closing The idea of a flagship store is more than one hundred years old. In the past, it was often a companys biggest store one in their first or most famous location. For example, Macys and Tiffanys have flagship stores in New Y...
One in Four People at Risk of Lacking Water One in four people around the world is at risk of facing dangerous water shortages, an American research organization warned Tuesday. India is at the highest risk. Seventeen countries face extremely high wa...
Tanzania Plans to Install Cable Cars on Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania is planning to build a cable car service on Mount Kilimanjaro. The country hopes the project will increase tourism in the area. But, the areas mountain guides and porters worry the pr...
NASA Satellite Discovers First Nearby Super-Earth Researchers say they have discovered the first nearby super-Earth planet that could possibly support life. 研究人员表示,他们发现了首个可能可以维持生命的近距离超级地球。...
Hyundai Launches First Vehicle with Solar Roof Charging South Koreas Hyundai Motor Group has launched its first vehicle with a solar top, or roof, charging system. Other automakers are also developing solar charging systems as a way to help power ele...
A Tradition for US Presidential Candidates: The Iowa State Fair This weekend, presidential candidates in the United States are taking part in a campaign tradition: the Iowa State Fair. The yearly event includes games, competitions, alcoholic drinks,...
Last week, we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in seventeen ninety-nine. They killed most of the Spanish sailors. Only the captain, Benito Cereno, and a few others were left alive. The leader of the rebellion was a slave named Babo....