Sweden Close to Becoming ‘Smoke Free’ Country
Sweden is getting close to becoming the first “smoke-free” country in the European Union (EU). The country of 10.5 million people has had the lowest percentage of smokers in the EU for many years.
Study: About Half of World’s Lakes Are Shrinking
A new study has found that more than half of the world’s lakes have shrunk since the 1990s.
Farmers in Kansas Give Up on Wheat after Drought, Cold
The midwestern U.S. state of Kansas is one of the country’s top grain-producing states. But farmers there are having to kill or plow over their winter wheat crop after a bad growing season.
Hiroshima Bomb Survivor Learned English to Tell Her Story
Hiroshima Bomb Survivor Learned English to Tell Her Story
Failure of US to Pay Debt Raises Fears of Financial Crisis
Many people, however, are worried about what would happen if the U.S. defaults on debt that it owes lenders.
Teacher Tries to Narrow Pandemic Reading Gaps
Teacher Tries to Narrow Pandemic Reading Gaps
Report: 71 Million People Displaced Around the World in 2022
By Mark Knobil from Pittsburgh, usa – Camp, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2173345
Kehinde Wiley, Obama Painter, Is Taking His Art Everywhere
Wiley shot to fame outside of the art world a few years ago, after he painted an official presidential portrait.
Scientists Release New Accounting of Human Genome
Scientists recently released a new accounting of the human genome. The research effort included information from people from around the world and could help ongoing efforts to identify genetic causes of diseases.
UN Agency: Dangerous Temperature Increase ‘More Likely Than Not’
The United Nations’ weather agency reports that world temperatures are likely to reach dangerous levels within the next five years.