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For many Americans, the annual Columbus Day holiday honors the heritage and contributions of the 17 million-plus Italian Americans living in the United States. But honoring navigator Christopher Columbus has long been considered by many as an affront to Native Americans who were in the so-called New World long before Columbus arrived in 1492
The German government recently unveiled a plan to tax carbon emissions from cars and buildings. It’s a big move in a country known for its fast cars, but whose young people are demanding climate friendly transportation
Rabbit meat is a slowly growing part of Africa’s diet, with a burgeoning industry in South Africa and Nigeria, and a group of hardcore rabbit farmers promoting the meat as cheap, healthy and environmentally friendly. But will it take off? Critics say they’re reluctant to eat animals that are considered pets
Nigerian men who have left the Islamist militant group Boko Haram are finding it difficult to return to civilian life. They face stigma and many turn to substance abuse to cope with their experiences
Denise Breitburg, a marine ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. She’s made a specialty of studying the dead zones that occur in freshwater, particularly in the Chesapeake Bay
As coal companies are shutting down in Gillette, Wyoming, workers in the coal industry have lost their jobs. We talk to some of the people most affected by all the coal plants shutting down
An anti-government march took place in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, for a 45th Saturday in a row on October 12…Kosovo’s Central Election Commission has temporarily suspended the counting of expatriate votes in parliamentary elections after several election workers complained of health problems
There are more than a dozen candidates running against U.S. President Donald Trump in the next presidential race, but one Democrat who is standing out in the Asian American community is entrepreneur, Andrew Yang. He is the first Asian American candidate to make a serious run for the White House. He has qualified for the next Democratic presidential primary debate near Atlanta, Ga., Oct.15 while other Democrats have not
There are thousands of Venezuelans stranded at the border after the Ecuadorian government imposed new rules that bar people from entering the country without a visa. But many of the refugees are stuck because they can’t afford the $50 fee to get a visa
From celebrities to paparazzies, media crews to music bands, hundreds gathered and attended the fourth annual Slemani International Film Festival in Sulaymaniyah city of Iraqi Kurdistan. This year, 154 films from 78 countries are competing to win awards in different categories