The U.N. children’s fund says the emergency phase of its response in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe is winding down. But the road to recovery will remain very long, especially for children, who are the most vulnerable
Small donkeys, often called burros in Arizona, may look cute, but they are a big problem for locals — both people and animals. Not native to Arizona, feral burros are causing real damage to the habitat, trampling vegetation, fouling water sources and competing with native wildlife for limited forage. Daria Dieguts traveled to the small …
One of the key components of empathy is what scientists call facial mimicry. It seems complicated, but is as simple as smiling when someone smiles at you
Venezuelans continue to suffer long power outages and the lack of electricity means water stops flowing to many residences. Without a steady supply of water, some residents in Caracas have
Twenty years ago this month two student y killed 13 people at Columbine High School near Denver, Colorado. It was one of the first mass shootings at a U-S school and it changed how schools and law enforcement prepare to confront an active shooter
In the ongoing elections in India, two regional parties have created a stir because of the number of women they’ve chosen as candidates. The Trinamool Congress has fielded 40 percent women contestants and 33 percent of the candidates for the Biju Janta Dal are women
Data that sheds light on those circumstances is gathered by a small electronic device called “ThinSat” designed to orbit the Earth. It is developed not by high-paid engineers and software programmers, but by Chicago-area students like Guerra
Translating from six official languages and convert it into the relevant language with proper and appropriate words needs oral skills and proper education.A team of a six language requires 14 interpreters three per booth for Arabic and Chinese
A new film called “The Burial of Kojo” is a tale of family tensions with an overlay of magical realism. Set in Ghana, it is the first feature from Blitz Bazawule, a Ghana-born rapper and director
Many ethnic Rakhines believe they have been sold short on benefits they should have received as part of the central government’s natural resources and infrastructure deals with Myanmar’s larger neighbors — chiefly pipelines that export their state’s oil and natural gas to China and a massive transportation corridor to ship cargo from India to Rakhine’s Sittwe seaport and then on to northeast India via river and highway routes