A recent outbreak of African swine fever is threatening pig industries throughout several European and Asian countries. Countries most affected are China, Bulgaria and Romania. According to NPR, African swine…
Ethiopia plants 353 million trees in one day
Thousands of people across Ethiopia planted a total of 353,633,600 tree saplings in 12 hours on July 29, setting the world record for most trees to be planted in a…
Ecuadorian women fight for safe abortions
Movements throughout Ecuador are fighting to make abortions safer for women. The country has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, according to The Nation. While some…
This Week Around the World Aug. 5–10
Aug. 5 Cairo, Egypt: A stolen car was crashed into three oncoming vehicles outside a cancer hospital before exploding, killing 20 people and injuring 47 more. “We ran to the…
‘Unprecedented’ fires spread through the Arctic
Wildfires are spreading through parts of the Arctic, including Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and Canada at “unprecedented levels,” according to wildfire expert Mark Parrington from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. According…
Massive heat wave sweeps across Europe
Reports of record-high temperatures are sweeping across Europe, and some scientists are warning the heat wave may become Europe’s new normal. European countries are more vulnerable than most to heat…
This Week Around the World July 29–Aug. 3
July 29 Para, Brazil: In a prison fight between two rival organized crime groups, the Rio de Janeiro-based Comando Vermelho and the Para-local Comanda Classe A, 57 prison inmates were…
No girls born in 132 villages in India in three months
In a study conducted by India’s Department of Health, officials have discovered that in the last three months, no girls were born in 132 different villages located in the Uttarkashi…
Boris Johnson elected Prime Minister
Hours after Theresa May formally submitted her resignation to the Queen, Boris Johnson, a key leader of the 2016 Brexit campaign, officially accepted his new title as the United Kingdom’s…
This Week Around the World – July 21–25
July 21 Singapore: Together the Singapore National Parks Board and the Customs and Immigrations Checkpoints Authority confiscated 11.9 tons of pangolin scales and 8.8 tons of elephant ivory from three…
Ukrainian comedian’s first two months as president
When comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelensky won 70% of the overall vote in the Ukrainian presidential elections last year, he took on the responsibility of the country’s struggling economy and…