Jigsaw puzzles for adults are becoming more popular in America. The puzzles have pieces of different shapes that, when put together, form a picture. People attend puzzle nights at coffee shops and libraries. Manufacturers design puzzles that have ori...
A seven-day reduction of violence agreement between the United States and the Taliban group in Afghanistan begins on Friday. A top U.S. State Department official said that, by the end of the month, the Taliban and the United States will sign a peace...
A record number of women currently serve in the United States Congress. They hold 23.5 percent of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives. And 26 out of the 100 members of the Senate are women. However, the U.S. government still has a smaller p...
As elections near, Iranian leaders appear to be worried about several crises that have left people with little hope for the future. Tensions with the United States, economic weakness and the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger airplane have tired...
This month, France marks the 60th anniversary of nuclear weapons tests that made the country one of the world's first nuclear powers. But critics claim more than 30 years of testing in Algeria and French Polynesia left many suffering from the effects...
Vacationers, nature lovers and other people are using their cameras to document the effects of extreme high tides. By doing so, these men and women are helping scientists predict what rising sea levels will mean for coastal communities around the wor...
By Anne Ball 17 February 2020 How do you wake up in the morning? If you set an alarm on your phone or clock that sounds like this: beep beep beep That hard, unpleasant sound may be making it harder to shake off the sleepy feeling in the morning known...
American companies put fewer robots in place during 2019 than they did the year before, Reuters news agency reports. That is the first decrease in shipped robots since 2015. 据路透社报道，美国公司2019年期间安装的工业机器人数量比...
South Korea's Oscar-winning movie Parasite tells the story of class struggle through the sights and smells of Seoul. Parasite made history this week when it became the first non-English language movie to win the Oscar for best picture. People all ove...
The oil industry in South Sudan has left land with hundreds of open holes containing poison waste. In the water and soil, there are poisonous chemicals and heavy metals including mercury, manganese and arsenic. The Associated Press is now making publ...
