A devastating blaze has wiped out the world’s largest secondhand clothing hub located in Ghana. Having no insurance, ...
Many Ukrainians have fled to Moldova to escape the war in their country. The Moldovan government has made the process easier ...
The world is on the threshold of failing to reach an important climate goal to stop the global temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. It was the most ambitious climate goal in the ...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by economic collapse and political turmoil, was inaugurated for a third term in a ceremony in Caracas on Friday ...
Rising global temperatures are also raising worldwide concerns about wildfires like the ones surrounding Los Angeles this week. While the most common way to detect forest fires are visual — often the ...
A new report from the NGO Transparentem has linked businesses supplying companies including Zara-owner Inditex, H&M Group, Gap Inc. and Amazon to incidents of forced labor and debt bondage on Indian ...
An international team of scientists successfully drilled a nearly 2-mile-deep ice core, reaching the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. These ice samples are expected to unveil, for the first ...
The first tennis Grand Slam of the year kicks off this weekend as the world’s best players compete for the title at the Australian Open. But looming over the competition are doping concerns. Hosts ...
An investigation by The Insider publication has revealed a program whereby Russia’s military intelligence paid members of the Taliban to kill US soldiers. Host Carol Hills spoke with Christo Grozev, ...
The world is on the threshold of failing to reach an important climate goal to stop the global temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. It was the most ambitious climate goal in the ...
A growing number of Americans are starting to move abroad for retirement. Countries like Portugal, Spain, and Panama are on the hot list for retirement destinations. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with ...
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