People think the eclipse is a cover for a New World Order. Or just the end of the world

Hundreds of years ago, the ancient Incan people believed solar eclipses were a sign of the all-powerful sun god’s anger. That’s fair enough, but science and astronomy have moved on quite a bit since ... Read More

World Bank Aiming To Connect 250 Mn Africans To Energy Grid By 2030

The World Bank has significantly scaled up its ambition to connect Africans to the electricity grid by 2030, from 100 million to more than 250 million, the Bank's president said Wednesday. Read More

Why Conspiracy Theorists Think The World Is Ending Today

The evidence for this conspiracy theory is, again, entirely vibes-based, and aims to tie the eclipse to Biblical passages. A video posted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, for instance, claims that ... Read More

There’s a shadow fleet sneaking Russian oil around the world. It’s an ecological disaster waiting to happen.

Joshua Keating is a senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and world news with a focus on the ... has estimated the size of the fleet at around 600 ships, though some estimates ... Read More

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Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud ... whose saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them the most ... Read More

World travelers gave up everything to see 92 countries and counting: 'Why not?'

"I think our children are excited for us ... the Martins have been traveling around the world since Nov. 2021. The retired travelers said on their blog that they normally stay in an Airbnb or ... Read More

783 Million People Face Chronic Hunger. Yet the World Wastes 19% of Its Food, UN Says

The U.N. said the number of countries reporting for the index nearly doubled from the first report in 2021. The 2021 ... a time when 783 million people around the world face chronic hunger and ... Read More

Here's Why This Easter Photo Of A 29-Year-Old Man Vs. His Parents Has Caught The Attention Of Millions Of People Around The World

without a care in the world except what he got for Easter this year. (OK, maybe that's a stretch but WHAT A DREAM IT IS!!!!) ... VS. the faces of a very different generation who are thinking about ... Read More

The strangest Easter traditions from around the world - from whipping people to giant omelettes large enough to feed 2,000 people and hiding cigarettes near churches

While Brits are hiding chocolate bunnies, making Spring-themed bonnets or putting their feet up and enjoying a buttered hot cross bun, countries from around the world are celebrating Easter with ... Read More

Viral ad campaign challenges perceptions for World Down Syndrome Day 2024

People with Down syndrome have a message for the world: "Assume that I can." An international awareness campaign, launched ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on Thursday, challenges negative biases ... Read More

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Police have been instructed to focus on 'positive behaviours' and avoid using 'negative behaviours,' according to Iran's Mehr News Agency. However, the Jerusalem Post's report suggests that the ... Read More