China announces military exercise opposite Taiwan
BEIJING - China said it was conducting military exercises Saturday off its coast opposite Taiwan after warning Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the U.S. House...
‘Wake-up call’ for climate-sceptic Czechs as blaze devastates park
As wake-up calls go, this one had the distinction of early morning pungency. If the Czech Republic is to complete the journey from deep...
Junior high students’ science scores fall below 50% in Japan exam
TOKYO - The average percentage of correct answers for junior high school students in the science portion of the national achievement exam for the...
More than half of young U.S. adults have a chronic health...
Obesity, depression, high blood pressure, asthma: These are just a few of the chronic health conditions that are now affecting almost 40 million Americans...
Climate change: Will naming heatwaves save lives?
On 25 June, Esteban Chavez Jr was doing his usual rounds in the city of Pasadena in Los Angeles County when the 24-year-old delivery...
Palestine engineer uses innovative approach to purify water
The international community marks 28 July as World Nature Conservation Day to acknowledge that a healthy environment is the foundation for a stable and...
