John Guertin makes birdhouses using century-old barn wood. Learn why preserving the barn wood is so important and how recycled material is bringing in a new generation of birds and other creatures. Reporter: Julie Taboh, Camera: Adam Greenbuam; Additional Camera: Philip Alexiou; Adapted by: Philip Alexiou~VOA NEWS
New Life for Old Barns
From allowing captive-bred lion hunting to selling lion bones to East Asia for their alleged “medicinal” qualities, South Africa’s treatment of its big cats has long tarnished its reputation for conservation. However, the country is now ending all of that.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with the Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls.
Despite college administrations’ warnings, anti-Gaza war protests on campuses are still going strong and new ones are being launched.
Police in the Philippines have arrested three men suspected in the killing of community radio broadcaster Juan Jumalon, who was gunned down while broadcasting live on Facebook.
It’s caterpillar fungus harvesting season in Tibet, and parents have staged protests urging Chinese authorities to let their children leave a residential boarding school to help collect the rare ingredient used in traditional medicine, two sources inside the region said.
In March 2015, the Thanh Nien newspaper reported that from October 2011 to September 2014, there were 226 deaths in detention facilities nationwide. The Ministry of Public Security explained them as being due to illness and suicide. Since then, no further reports have been issued.
Israel has proposed a cease-fire plan for Gaza, which Hamas says it is reviewing. This follows after an Egyptian delegation visited Israel, during which officials described a “new vision” for a prolonged end of hostilities.
The need for sustainable solutions becomes more pressing as climate change wreaks havoc around the world. In Nigeria, a private company recently introduced an Uber-style taxi system made of approximately 200 electric vehicles.