Category: World
Latest Venture Underscores India’s Focus on Gas-Based Economy
PUNE, India — In another step toward turning India into a natural gas-based economy, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Jan. 5...
Innovative Genome Editing Treatment Destroys Cancer Cells
Covid-19 vaccines built with mRNA are the future. Genetic messengers that carry instructions to cells to make proteins, to treat or prevent...
NGO Rescues 265 Stranded Migrants In The Mediterranean Sea In 48 Hours
SPAIN — Open Arms, a Barcelona-based non-governmental organization, has rescued 265 migrants, including 14 women and 63 minors, at...
Scottish Doctor Reunited With Girl He Saved 25 Years Ago
SOUTH SARDINIA — A Scottish doctor was reunited with a Sardinian girl he saved over 25 years ago during a holiday in Cuba. Vincent...
Arab Royals Arrive in Pakistan to Hunt Vulnerable Houbara Bustards
LAHORE — Arab royals have arrived in Pakistan to hunt the houbara bustard after the government granted them special license to kill...
Pakistan Supreme Court Orders Government to Rebuild Destroyed Hindu Temple
Peshawar — The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the government to rebuild a Hindu temple that was destroyed by a mob after a...
Seeing More Spots: Leopard Population Increases in India
New Delhi — While the leopard population in India increased more than 60 percent from 2014-2018, their global range is dwindling and...
World Bank Lending to India More than Doubles in 3 Years
Tamil Nadu — The World Bank Group’s lending to India more than doubled between 2017 and 2020 as the economy contracted, despite...
How Earthquakes Have Scarred Chile and its People
Some of Chile’s majestic landscapes result from massive earthquakes, which hit all too often in this South American country. In fact,...
Street Gangs in Nairobi’s Urban Slums Are the Rich Kids
NAIROBI, Kenya — Nairobi’s urban slums have become the breeding grounds for well-off street gangs. Violent robbery has long...
