The killing of Iran's General Qassem Soleimani in a United States airstrike marks a major increase in tension between the two countries. Many fear the incident could lead to war and instability in the Middle East. 伊朗的卡西姆苏莱曼尼将军在...
Interpol issued a Red Notice Thursday for former Nissan car company chairman Carlos Ghosn. The notice is a request to law enforcement agencies around the world to arrest a wanted person. 国际刑警组织周四向前日产汽车董事长卡洛斯戈恩...
Australias Military Aids in Wildfire Rescues Tens of thousands of vacationers raced to flee seaside towns on Australia's east coast Thursday as fires burned across large areas. 星期四，大面积的大火燃烧，成千上万的度假者竞相逃离...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned his country about a difficult economic future. Kim made the comments in his New Year's message published Wednesday at the end of a four-day meeting of the ruling Workers' Party. The North Korean leader also...
Rwanda Makes Own Morphine to Serve Poor Patients Rwanda is aiming to provide free medicine to all its citizens who suffer from pain caused by life-threatening illnesses. The country is leading efforts to produce the painkiller morphine locally. That...
The New Year can come on different dates for different cultures. Most of the Western world, for example, celebrates it on January 1. This year, the Lunar New Year takes place on January 25. The Persian New Year, Nowruz, falls on March 20. And the Isl...
America's strongest digital privacy law has taken effect in California. 美国最严格的数字隐私法已经在加州生效。 The law, known as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), requires businesses to inform consumers about the ways in...
Fewer Working Mothers in Cambodia Breastfeed The story of Sim Ark helps explain a problem in Cambodia that has health experts concerned: fewer Cambodian women are breastfeeding their babies. Sim Ark的故事有助于解释柬埔寨的一个问题，该...
Clothing designers are turning to unusual plants and used materials to make products that better use natural resources. 服装设计师正在转向不寻常的植物和用过的材料来制造更好地利用自然资源的产品。 More people are pa...
Legos have been a popular toy for children for more than 60 years. When children get older, boxes of plastic Lego bricks often end up unused and stored in out-of-the-way places around the home. Parents sometimes end up throwing the Legos away. Now, t...
Changing Americas System for Organ Transplants The United States government recently proposed new rules designed to improve transplant operations. The goal is to ease a severe shortage of kidneys and other organs. The shortage is so severe that more...
Education in Indonesia Lags Behind Neighbor Countries Indonesian students are among the lowest performers in Southeast Asia, says a recent report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD. 经合组织经济合作与发...
Companies Seek to Block California Law Covering Independent Workers Two companies that employ independent workers are taking legal action to block a California law that offers protections to such workers. 雇用独立工人的公司正在采取法律行...
A large group of protesters, angry over American airstrikes targeting an Iranian-supported militia, attacked the outer edge of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday. 大批抗议者对美国空袭一支伊朗支持的民兵感到愤怒，他们在周二...
Montreal to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages in 2020 The city of Montreal, Canada is set to ban horse-drawn vehicles on January 1. The ban was approved after pressure from animal rights activists who say the horses are being mistreated. The horse-drawn vehi...
