ARCTIC: Scientists hit the ice to study polar cycles
Scientists from 19 countries, including China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and United States embarked on a...
Costa Rica: Murders drop, gun seizures increase
Costa Rica announced in May 2019 a reduction in murders and an increase in the confiscation of illegal...
United States: Cracking down on Chinese narcotics traffickers
U.S. officials are stepping up their efforts to stop Chinese businesses from making and selling chemicals used to...
Germany: Rapid pandemic prevention
A coalition seeking to get ahead of the next pandemic has agreed to a U.S. $34 million deal with...
Mesir: A Colorful Dynasty
In a major archaeological discovery, Egypt in April 2019 unveiled the tomb of a Fifth Dynasty official adorned...
United Kingdom: Brits move to ban Hezbollah
The British government said in February 2019 that it plans to ban Hezbollah as a terrorist group, accusing...
South Africa: Lion-size success
Conservationists have welcomed the world’s first lion cubs to be conceived and born by means of artificial insemination....
United Kingdom: Human rights TV channel launched
The world’s first television channel dedicated to human rights was launched in London in mid-January 2019 with a...
Sweden: Fossil fuel-free steel
Sweden has started construction on a factory that will test whether steel can be made without burning fossil...
Madagascar: Pioneering safer fishing
Many of Madagascar’s people rely on the ocean to survive. As the world’s fourth largest island, it has...
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