Labrador Retriever Is Still Top Dog Even though Labrador retrievers are still the United States' number 1 dog for over three decades, the active and intelligent poodle has made a strong return to the top 10 since 1997. The American Kennel Club's rank...
The Cherry Blossom Festival Returns to Americas Capital The National Cherry Blossom Festival is celebrating its 110th anniversary. The popular event celebrating U.S.-Japanese ties, is once again being held in person. The most flowers are expected bet...
Women War Reporters Expand Traditional Coverage Clarissa Ward stopped her live television report on Ukrainian refugees to help a frightened older man, then a woman, down a steep path. She urged them along in Ukrainian. A day later, Lynsey Addario, a...
Architect from Burkina Faso Wins Pritzker Prize Architect Dibdo Francis Kr of Burkina Faso has won the Pritzker Prize, the world's highest recognition in building design. The 56-year-old Kr was honored Tuesday for his pioneering designs, said Tom Pri...
A movie about an all-woman news group in India has been nominated for an Academy Award, or Oscar. 一部关于一个全部由女性新闻从业者组成的组织的印度电影获得了奥斯卡提名。 One of the founders of the group said she is '...
Many years ago, Beverly Johnson was one of the original supermodels. 许多年前，贝芙莉约翰逊是初代超模之一。 She walked on the runways of fashion shows around the world. 她在世界各地的时装秀的T台上走秀。 Today, Johns...
A French beer-making business, or brewery, is using a special kind of bacteria to turn their beer blue. 一家法国啤酒制造公司，即啤酒厂，正在使用一种特殊的细菌将他们的啤酒变成蓝色。 The beer, sold under the name L...
As Vietnam prepares to celebrate the Year of the Tiger on February 1, artist Nguyen Tan Phat is busy creating hundreds of tigers to mark the Lunar New Year. 越南准备在2月1日庆祝虎年，艺术家阮晋发正忙着创作数百只老虎来庆祝...
People use the saying out of this world, to praise something as exceptional. 人们用谚语out of this world来称赞某样东西是非凡的。 But, at auction house Sotheby's Dubai, officials are using the term literally. 但是，在迪拜苏富比...
For her final college project, known as a senior thesis, Harvard University student Julia Riew wrote a full-length musical that has become popular on social media. The 22-year-old Korean American student has been releasing parts of the musical, which...
Dreamlike Museum of the Future Opens in Dubai Dubai has opened the dreamlike world of its new Museum of the Future. The torus-shaped, rounded structure rises almost 70 meters. It is held up by an unusual network of supports. Light flows in through th...
Basketball Africa League Opens Second Season The second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) started last weekend in Dakar, Senegal. Twelve teams will compete this season for the BAL title. Last year, Egypt's Zamalek won the championship. The...
Buzkashi, Afghanistans National Sport, Returns amid Crisis Dust rises as men bring their horses onto a large field. Another game of buzkashi is about to begin. Buzkashi is Afghanistan's national sport. Its name in English loosely means goat pulling....
Walt Disney World, in Florida, is probably the most famous amusement park in the world. Opened in 1965, visitors to the park buy an entry ticket, visit exhibits, go on rides and eat in restaurants inspired by the entertainment company's characters an...
Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, is the cultural and spiritual heart of the country. But the city's important cultural places are at risk as Kyiv prepares for more attacks by Russian forces. On Thursday, the head of the United Nations cultural agency, Audrey...
