Headlines- Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
- At least 538 people killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Month: January 2019
Authoritarian Governments Try to Control Social...
Many countries have created their own strong web presences, both to ensure their messages get out and to monitor for anything remotely resembling criticism
Trump Visits Border to Make Case...
U.S. President Donald Trump visited the border with Mexico, to reiterate his demand for wall-funding. Without opposition Democrat’s support, Trump signaled he could soon declare a national emergency.
Pakistan Halts Decline of Critically Endangered...
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Beauty Queen Title to Spotlight Genetic...
Victoria Graham is a beauty queen. But what is truly extraordinary about this pageant winner is her efforts to overcome a severe genetic condition so that she could use her title wins to highlight her illness
Western Powers Voice Skepticism, Concern Over...
The DRC’s powerful Catholic church says results tallied by its own election observers do not match the official ones
Khodorkovsky Investigators Say Evidence Links Vagner...
Martin was recommended to the journalists by Russian journalist Kirill Romanovsky, a correspondent with the FAN news agency, which is sponsored by Prigozhin
Cyber World Provides Both Benefits and...
Various studies suggest that one in three internet users around the world is a child. But to protect children from tge negative effects of cyber world is a huge challenge
What Fat Dogs May Tell Us...
Fat dogs may have more in common with obese humans than we think. Hungarian researchers have discovered that overweight dogs were interested only in top quality food and would not settle for second best
Smart Mirrors May Be Motivation to...
Finding the motivation to get in shape can be difficult, but a new category of smart mirrors won’t let users off the hook. Tina Trinh reports
Myths and Realities of Climate Change
This week’s Plugged In talks to climate experts and reporters from around the world on the myths and realities of climate change