Tom Hanks to get lifetime award at Golden Globes
Tom Hanks, one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors, is to add another honor to his name with a lifetime achievement award from the organizers of...
Nuclear energy too slow, too expensive to save climate: report
Nuclear power is losing ground to renewables in terms of both cost and capacity as its reactors are increasingly seen as less economical and slower...
Spain’s supreme court rules in favor of exhuming Franco’s remains
Spain’s supreme court ruled on Tuesday in favor of exhuming the remains of former dictator Francisco Franco and moving them from the state mausoleum in...
Haze brings red skies to Indonesia
Videos from Indonesia’s Jambi province showing bright red skies on Saturday (September 21) have gone viral, and netizens have compared local conditions to that of...
U.N. runs clubs for Libyan children, after conflict disrupts schools
Libyan mother Halima al-Miladi wants to keep her 7-year-old son distracted from the fighting in and around the capital Tripoli where they live....
Police fire water canon as Indonesians rally against new penal code
Indonesian police fired water canon and tear gas to break up protests on Tuesday, as tens of thousands of students gathered in cities nationwide over...
Violence and fraud overshadow Afghanistan poll
Afghans are set to head to polls on Saturday to choose the country’s new leader – though security worries could lead many to stay at...
Walmart expands $1 a day education program to deepen push in healthcare
Walmart Inc is expanding an education program it began last year by offering healthcare degrees for $1 a day, its latest push to beef up...
South Korea confirms fifth case of African swine fever
South Korea confirmed on Tuesday its fourth and fifth cases of African swine fever at hog farms near its northern border, just a week after...
Explainer: How the aviation industry’s carbon offsetting scheme will work
International airlines are counting on a global carbon offsetting plan to cap CO2 emissions from air travel at 2020 levels, mitigating the environmental impact of...