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Gang Violence in Haiti Leads to Prime Minister’s Resignation

March 20, 2024 btwadmin 0

The country of Haiti is in a state of turmoil. Haiti’s acting prime minister, Ariel Henry, has been searching for solutions to his nation’s many […]

Photo concept of Indian justice system showing by using Judge Gavel, Balance scale on Indian flag as background.

India’s Supreme Court Rules on Campaign Donations

February 28, 2024 btwadmin 0

On Thursday, February 22, 2024, India’s highest court, the Supreme Court of India, changed how political parties can receive money for election campaigns. The court […]

crude oil on oil spill accident on Ao Prao Beach at Samet island on July 31,2013

Effects of Oil Spill Near Trinidad and Tobago

February 22, 2024 btwadmin 0

An oil spill near the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago has been declared a national emergency. On February 7, 2024, the nation’s coast guard […]

Yirrganydji Aboriginal warrior teaching a young girl how to throw a boomerang during cultural show in Queensland, Australia

Remembering Aboriginal Leader Lowitja O’Donoghue

February 15, 2024 btwadmin 0

Lowitja O’Donoghue, a prominent figure in Australian history and Australia’s Aborigine community, passed away February 4, 2024, at age 91. Throughout her life, she was […]

Produce market, Paris, France

French Farmers Halt Protests After Government Promises Changes

February 7, 2024 btwadmin 0

French farmers had been protesting for weeks to bring about reforms in the agricultural industry. They finally received several promises of change from the government […]

Tuesday Market on the outskirts of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Reducing Food Waste in Mexico City Market

January 25, 2024 btwadmin 0

Sometimes we don’t eat all the food on our plate, or we don’t eat all our food in our refrigerators. All this leftover food ends […]

Fogging, mosquito eradication

Scientist Hopes to End Malaria by Changing Mosquito DNA

January 18, 2024 btwadmin 0

Abdoulaye Diabate is a scientist from Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa. His goal is to end the deadly disease of malaria in Africa […]

portion of the flag of Venezuela

Venezuela’s Controversial Vote to Annex Guyana’s Territory

December 14, 2023 btwadmin 0

Venezuela’s President Nicolaus Maduro wants a large region of neighboring Guyana to come under his country’s control. He claims that the territory, known as Essequibo […]

Aerial view of mountain roads of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Workers in India Rescued After 17 Days

December 7, 2023 btwadmin 0

On November 12, 2023, a landslide and tunnel collapse trapped forty-one construction workers in a tunnel in the Himalayas in northern India. On November 28, […]

Young small sprout being planted in the ground.

Kenya and Other Nations Focus on Planting More Trees

November 16, 2023 btwadmin 0

The east African nation of Kenya has a goal to grow 15 billion trees by 2032. This is part of an effort to restore trees […]

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