With computer-created imagery, Hollywood filmmakers can produce just about anything: detailed universes, trips to outer space, travels to the future or the distant past. Yet, many movie productions still use real guns during filming. And even with st...
Sudans Military Arrests Prime Minister, Takes Power Sudan's military arrested the prime minister and took control of the government on Monday. And thousands of people came out to protest the takeover that threatens the country's move toward democracy...
UN Warns of Massive Food Crisis in Afghanistan The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan is facing a massive food crisis. It urged the international community to act quickly to increase levels of humanitarian aid to help the people. The director...
South American Dam Lacks Water The large Itaipu dam, between Paraguay and Brazil, is facing an energy production crisis because of record low river and rainfall levels. Experts say those low levels could last into 2022. The Itaipu dam supplies about...
How Will Higher Fuel Prices Affect Different Parts of the World? Reports of higher energy costs are causing concern around the world as pressure increases on businesses and people who buy goods and services. The biggest shortage, the Associated Press...
A rare piece of metal money made in the 1600s in the New England area of the U.S. could be sold for $300,000. The coin is to be sold at an auction sale in London next month. The silver coin was minted in 1652 in Boston, Massachusetts. To mint means t...
These. People. Existed. Those three words appear at the beginning of the new movie The Harder They Fall, directed by Briton Jeymes Samuel. The story is fictional, or imaginary. But, the three words let watchers know that it is based on real people --...
Health problems related to climate change are getting worse, says two recently published reports by the medical publication Lancet. 《柳叶刀》医学期刊最近发表的两份报告称，与气候变化相关的健康问题正变得越来越严重...
New Evidence Suggests Humans Used Tobacco 12,000 Years Ago Scientists have discovered new evidence that humans used tobacco at least 12,000 years ago. The evidence was found by an archaeological team at a site in a desert in the western American stat...
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have found a new way to handle food waste. 新加坡南洋理工大学（南大）的科学家发现了一种处理食物垃圾的新方法。 They are turning unused durian fruit cove...
Reporters Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. 周五，菲律宾记者玛丽亚雷沙和俄罗斯记者德米特里穆拉托夫获得2021年诺贝尔和平奖。 The two won the prize...
United States officials announced Wednesday that the country will reopen its land borders to non-essential travel in November. 美国官员周三宣布，该国将在11月向非必要的旅行重新开放陆地边境。 The move ends a 19-month-long...
Scientists in Estonia say they have found a way to use a soil-like material to produce batteries. 爱沙尼亚科学家表示，他们已经找到了一种使用类似土壤的材料来生产电池的方法。 The material is peat, a dark substance m...
Thousands of American workers face possible job losses as requirements to be vaccinated against COVID-19 begin to be enforced. The vaccine requirements, known as mandates, from governments and companies have faced opposition across the country. But t...
In 1988, the percentage of U.S. adults age 25 or older with a college degree reached 20 percent for the first time. That information comes from the National Center for Education Statistics. Many people consider a degree from a four-year college to be...
