It’s been everywhere in 2020: plastered across the homepages of our social media, heavily quoted in digital news and boldly printed across the captions of our eight o’clock news for all to see. It’s...
In response to China’s ban on foreign garbage in 2018, cities all over the United States, including Greensboro, have been pressed to make belated changes to their recycling programs. These efforts are...
Kiran Soma, World & Nation Editor
• November 18, 2019
The United States Air Force’s mysterious unmanned flight successfully landed on Oct. 27 after a record-breaking 780 days in orbit. The flight was the fifth mission as part of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle...
Kiran Soma, World & Nation Editor
• November 18, 2019
India
Flights to and from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi were diverted on Nov. 3 as visibility became too poor due to extreme pollution. Air quality indexes reached “hazardous”...
Roman Raies, World & Nation Editor
• February 22, 2019
Ukraine
Russian lawmakers voted on Feb. 19 to ban the use of smartphones or recording devices by the military after journalists used the digital traces of smart devices to expose state secrets. Pictures...
Roman Raies, World and Nation Editor
• February 1, 2019
Australia
Australia in the midst of one of its hottest summers on record. The heatwave has led to wild horses dying, 50 wildfires burning on the island of Tasmania and even snakes seeking refuge in...
Roman Raies, World and Nation Editor
• November 30, 2018
Argentina
Human Rights Watch asked Argentina on Nov. 26 to use the war crimes clause in its constitution to press charges against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who landed in Argentina for...
The United States recalled three chief diplomats to El Salvador, the Dominican Republic and Panama on Sept. 7, 2018. This move came in response to the governments of those countries severing ties with...
Roman Raies, World and Nation Editor
• September 14, 2018
On Sept. 12, President Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing sanctions against any countries or individuals found meddling in U.S. elections. The order instructs the intelligence community...
