Earthquakes put Ridgecrest residents on edge: 'Nobody in this town has slept for days'
Ridgecrest is a town in a California desert where the 28,000 residents are used to earthquakes.
Venezuela building socialism in the midst of a war
‘Venezuela,’ Daniela Rodríguez explained, ‘is building socialism in the midst of a war.’ According to Rodríguez, ‘the US is using new tools of warfare trying to subjugate, dominate, and push back socialism not only in Venezuela but in any part of the world.’ Nevertheless, she added, ‘we are learning new ways to defend humanity.’
Fact check: Trump says he's a 'very honest guy' while making multiple false claims
In a lengthy exchange with reporters on the White House South Lawn on Friday, President Donald Trump claimed that the outcome of the Mueller investigation shows "I'm a very honest guy."
Mosul 18 months after ‘liberation’
RECENT news of drought has brought Mosul, Iraq, to the attention of Western media; for the drought has led to the discovery of ancient ruins of archaeological significance. But let’s not forget
Populism and the fear factor
What do political leaders such as Viktor Orban, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, Vladimir Putin, the Kaczyn´ski brothers, Mateusz Morawiecki, Chávez y Maduro, Cristina Kirchner, Evo Morales, Matteo Salvini y Giuseppe Conte all have in common?
Are parts of India becoming too hot for humans?
Intense heat waves have killed more than 100 people in India this summer and are predicted to worsen in coming years, creating a possible humanitarian crisis as large parts of the country potentially become too hot to be inhabitable.
Chinese government loads surveillance app onto phones of visitors to Xinjiang: report
China's far-reaching security network is targeting tourists, with border guards secretly installing a surveillance app onto the phones of visitors to Xinjiang, according to a joint report by several major international media organizations.
These are 4 winners of the US-China trade war
Vietnam, Taiwan, Bangladesh and South Korea are coming out as victors in the US-China trade war.
Sporadic notes: China-US in Osaka
IT IS a question: who won in the trade conflict, China or the United States? The answer is as difficult as the question. Probably the outcome is still to be visible.
By killing whales, Japan seeks to revive a dying industry
For the whale hunters, the inaugural expedition was a big success.
