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The U.N.’s Afghanistan Envoy Says the Country Is on the Brink of ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’
Deborah Lyons said the United Nations predicts that 60% of Afghanistan’s 38 million people face crisis levels of hunger
Space Junk Is Spreading, Creating the Risk of No-Go Zones for Satellites
“Dramatic increases in space collisions" are expected in a few years, a former NASA administrator told U.S. lawmakers
The Duterte Family’s Plan for the Next Election Highlights the Problem of Political Dynasties in the Philippines
The president's family looks to bolster its position in a country already notorious for political dynasties
Here Are the Winners for the 2021 National Book Awards
Winners in the competitive categories Wednesday night each received $10,000, and two honorary prizes were also presented
Surf and Turf: How Seaweed Helps Cows Become Better Climate Citizens
Getting calories out of grass is not easy. That’s why cows and other ruminants, like goats and sheep, have multiple compartments in their stomachs to help them digest their food. One of those stomachs is populated by microbes that help break down plant matter into a more digestible form. The process, called enteric fermentation, also…
President Biden and Xi Jinping’s Summit Suggests Climate Diplomacy Could Soften the U.S.-China Divide
Though, experts caution that tensions between the nations are unlikely to be easily solved.
China May Start Reopening to the World After the Winter Olympics, a Top Adviser Says
Adviser to the State Council Henry Wang Huiyao said he hopes China will gradually loosen its strict approach to battling Covid-19
A Coalition Has Been Launched to Provide School Lunches to Hundreds of Millions of Needy Children Worldwide
A new coalition wants to ensure that every needy child in the world gets a nutritious school meal by 2030
Netflix Will Start Releasing Weekly Lists of Its Most-Watched Programs
They’ll be ranked by the amount of hours people spend watching them, as opposed to the number of viewers, Netflix says
U.S. Journalist Danny Fenster, Sentenced in Myanmar to 11 Years, Is Freed
Fenster was handed over to former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson, who helped negotiate the release
The U.S. and Its Allies Are Weighing Reprisals If Russia Invades Ukraine
U.S. officials have raised the idea of a package of measures in talks with European counterparts over the past week
6 Students Wounded in Drive-By Shooting Near Denver-Area School
The victims, who range in age from 14 to 18, are all students at Aurora Central High School in Aurora, Colo.