The number of people needing humanitarian aid in Congo has increased dramatically in the past year to 13 million and “hunger and malnutrition have reached the highest level on record,” …
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‘Dumbo’ and the Elephant Not in the Room
Big-eared baby elephant Dumbo may be the star of Walt Disney Co.’s remake of its 1941 animated movie classic but the film was shot without its adorable star ever making …
your ads here!Big U-Turn: Key Melting Greenland Glacier Growing Again
A major Greenland glacier that was one of the fastest shrinking ice and snow masses on Earth is growing again, a new NASA study finds. The Jakobshavn (YA-cob-shawv-en) glacier around …
your ads here!John Lennon, Yoko Ono’s ‘Bed-In’ Remembered at 50
In March 1969, newlyweds John Lennon and Yoko Ono skipped a honeymoon and instead staged a “bed-in” in Amsterdam to promote world peace during the Vietnam War. Dressed in white, …
your ads here!Hong Kong Ex-Official Patrick Ho Jailed 3 Years for Bribery
Hong Kong’s former home affairs secretary Patrick Ho Chi Ping was jailed for three years Monday for a scheme to bribe African officials to boost a top Chinese energy company …
your ads here!Airbus Wins China Order for 300 Jets as Xi Visits France
Airbus signed a deal worth tens of billions of dollars on Monday to sell 300 aircraft to China as part of a trade package coinciding with a visit to Europe …
your ads here!Wayfarers Chapel – The Glass Gem Of Coastal California
The Wayfarers Chapel on the California coast is often called the “glass church.” It’s a hidden gem tucked away among large redwood trees. Angelina Bagdasaryan gives us a look at …
your ads here!Fighting Plastic Pollution Bit by Bit
As plastic pollution continues to get worse, a number of people and countries are trying to fight the problem, piece by piece. From Africa to South America, homegrown efforts to collect …
your ads here!From Attacks to Deaths, Key Facts About Congo’s Escalating Ebola Epidemic
Congo’s Ebola epidemic has now exceeded 1,000 cases, the country’s health ministry said Monday, with a death toll of about 629 in the world’s second-worst outbreak. The International Rescue Committee …
your ads here!Chances of UN Banning Killer Robots Looking Increasingly Remote
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots warns chances of achieving a U.N. treaty banning the development, production and use of fully autonomous lethal weapons, also known as killer robots, are …
your ads here!Chairman of India’s Ailing Jet Airways Resigns
The chairman of India’s private Jet Airways has quit amid mounting financial woes which have forced it to suspend 14 international routes and ground more than 80 planes. A statement …
your ads here!Fashion, Champagne Grace Nigeria Polo Party
When polo comes to Lagos, the champagne flows and exuberant fashion colors adorn the green fields. While most Nigerians would never trade their love of soccer, the commercial capital still …
your ads here!Nike fined $14 Million for Blocking Cross-border Sales of Soccer Merchandise
U.S. sportswear maker Nike was hit with a 12.5 million euro ($14.14 million) fine on Monday for blocking cross-border sales of soccer merchandise of some of Europe’s best-known clubs, the …
your ads here!Apple Spotlights Services with TV, Gaming and Credit Card Offerings
Apple attempted to reintroduce itself on Monday as an entertainment and financial services company that also makes iPhones as it launched a streaming television service, a credit card and an …
your ads here!Long-Awaited Video Service Expected From Apple on Monday
Apple is expected to announce Monday that it’s launching a video service that could compete with Netflix, Amazon and cable TV itself. It’s a long-awaited attempt from the iPhone maker, …
your ads here!How Will Foreign Investment Change Vietnam’s Economy?
Vietnam’s cheap workers might not be the country’s stars for much longer: low wages helped to propel the communist nation to some of the fastest growth rates in the world, …
your ads here!Libyan Oil Workers at El Sharara, Other Fields Demand Salary Increase
A number of workers at Libya’s largest oilfield, El Sharara, and two other facilities are demanding a salary increase by two-thirds at a time when the OPEC country’s oil output …
your ads here!Ethiopian Airlines Chief: ‘Many Questions’ Remain About Boeing Aircraft
The head of Ethiopian Airlines said “many questions on the B-737 MAX airplane remain without answers” and he pledged “full and transparent cooperation to discover what went wrong.” “Until we …
your ads here!Lab Test Appears To Diagnose Fibromyalgia for the First Time
Millions of people live with the constant pain of fibromyalgia. It’s a disorder that’s often misdiagnosed. And while lab tests can help identify a lot of diseases, until recently there …
your ads here!Human Impact on Planet Focus of Environmental Film Festival
At the 27th annual Environmental Film Festival in the nation’s capital, over 100 hundred films were showcased in 25 locations around the city. Many of them focused on the human …
your ads here!Yemeni Children Victimized by ‘World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis’
March 26 will mark the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition campaign to oust the Houthi rebels from parts of Yemen they had occupied. The fighting has caused what the …
your ads here!Larry Cohen, Director of Cult Horror Films, Dies at 77
Larry Cohen, the maverick B-movie director of cult horror films “It’s Alive” and “God Told Me To,” has died. He was 77. Cohen’s friend and spokesman, the actor Shade Rupe, …
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