Bahamas searches for survivors after battering by Hurricane Dorian
Rescuers searched for survivors in the Bahamas on Wednesday after Hurricane Dorian, the most damaging storm to strike the island nation, left in its wake...
Turkey plans to build mosque on site of Istanbul’s first beer factory
Turkey’s first modern beer factory could face demolition after being transferred to the country’s highest religious authority, which plans to build a mosque and a...
Pope calls U.S. conservative attacks an ‘honor’
Pope Francis said on Wednesday it was an “honor” to be attacked by U.S. Church conservatives and their Catholic media allies, who have criticized him...
Students in South Africa protest gender based violence
Hundreds of mainly female students protesting about violence against women tried to storm a conference centre in Cape Town where the World Economic Forum conference...
Warm weather, walkable neighborhoods tied to lower blood pressure in kids
(Reuters Health) – Kids who grow up in warmer climates and in walkable neighborhoods may have lower blood pressure than those who live where it’s...
U.S. government gives states nearly $2 billion to combat opioid crisis
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday it will offer states more than $1.8 billion in new funding to fight...
Harrowing but humorous film ‘Babyteeth’ finds laughter in pain
Australian director Shannon Murphy manages to bring out the humor in pain and suffering in her tear-jerking film feature debut “Babyteeth”, a harrowing tale of...
Bolsonaro accuses U.N.’s Bachelet of meddling in Brazil’s sovereignty
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused Chile’s former leader Michelle Bachelet, now the United Nations human rights chief, of meddling in his country’s affairs...
Hong Kong protests overshadow Merkel trip to China
Violent protests in Hong Kong have complicated a three-day trip to China by Chancellor Angela Merkel that she plans to use to press for greater...
Pence says China and Russia are increasingly active in the Arctic
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said during a visit to Iceland on Wednesday that Russia and China are increasingly active across the Arctic region....