2018-02-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The small Ethiopian town of Dukem has some of the most fertile land in the country.It also is home to Ethiopia's first industrial park.Dukem is part of a government-led push to tu

2018-02-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

New Zealand plans to bar foreigners from purchasing existing homes.The ban is expected to become law this year. It aims to slow the rising housing prices and protect New Zealanders

2018-02-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What's Trending Today...More than 100 athletes from Norway will compete in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, which open Friday, February 9.They and the other world-cla

2018-02-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

North and South Koreans face a widening language divide caused by 70 years of separation. That is creating some communication problems for the two countries' first joint Olympic t

2018-02-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Communities in the Northern parts of the United States have used salt to keep icy roads safe during winter for many years. But, some experts now say salt harms nearby fresh water s

2018-02-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is not ruling out a meeting with North Korean officials during his trip to South Korea to attend the Winter Olympics.Pence was asked about the possib

2018-02-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday he will sign a law that would make it a crime to suggest Poles share the blame for Nazi crimes during the Holocaust.The law orders jail t

2018-02-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Safe from the violence in Syria, Hussein Hassan now fears his children face another threat – the icy water that floods their shelter in Lebanon.Hassan and his 11-member famil

2018-02-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What's Trending Today ...The "underdog" Philadelphia Eagles football team has won its first Super Bowl. The team defeated the favored New England Patriots in the National

2018-02-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The state of California is making a new move in the dispute over abortion in the United States. In January, state lawmakers voted to require all 34 public universities in Californi

2018-02-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Almost 60 million young people who live in countries affected by conflict or natural disaster are illiterate, the United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF, said this week.More inv

2018-02-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Every summer for the past 15 years, Cambodian-American adoptees and their families have come from around the country to gather in the state of Colorado.The families take part in a

2018-02-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Syrian city of Aleppo's main square is now filled with activity. There are people of all ages: young men dancing, children playing, others buying ice cream, popcorn, or peanut

2018-02-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What's Trending Today...Elon Musk - head of electric carmaker Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX - is known for using creative methods to raise money for his businesses.He

2018-02-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What's Trending Today...February 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month in the United States and other countries around the world.On Thursday, Google honored the mon

2018-02-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Governments around the world have promised billions of dollars to replant trees on millions of hectares of poor land.What is missing are the businesses to make this happen.A new re

2018-02-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What's Trending Today...Wikie is a 14-year-old whale living in captivity in France.Wikie is an orca. Orcas are extremely smart, making them dangerous to their prey. Orcas

2018-01-31 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Scientists and American space agency officials led efforts by the United States to develop a space-based missile defense system in the 1980s.Now, those same individuals are urging

2018-01-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Afghanistan's capital Kabul has suffered three deadly attacks in a little over one week.In the most recent violence, 11 members of the Afghan National Army were killed at a milita

2018-01-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Two years have passed since government officials in Flint, Michigan declared a state of emergency. The emergency was lead in the city's water supply.Officials at Michigan Departme

2018-01-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Revolutions have a way of going in unexpected directions, the 19th century political philosopher Friedrich Engels once noted.The morning after, he said, people realize "the revolut

2018-01-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year, begins on February 16. Twenty eighteen is the Year of the Dog. But in Malaysia, some businesses are avoiding dog symbols in

2018-01-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Myanmar's business leaders are supporting Aung San Suu Kyi's plan to resettle Rohingya refugees and to rebuild Rakhine State.Last August, Rohingya militant attacks on the police

2018-01-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Have you ever wondered what wild animals do when no one is watching?Scientists have been able to document the "private" moments of wildlife with leading edge technology. Low cost,

2018-01-27 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani doctor, helped the United States find Osama bin Laden in 2011. He was later arrested by Pakistani authorities and has been in prison waiting for a trial