A Love Letter to America From a Village in Bangladesh on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Rezaul Karim Reza first heard about the USA on 9/11 and became compelled to learn her language and customs as he reached out to Americans.
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Walking Storyteller Continues Historic 24,000-Mile Trek Retracing Passage of Human Ancestors Out of Africa
Journalist and photographer Paul Salopek is about halfway through a 24,000 mile global trek following in the footsteps of our collective ancestors.
India Bans Long List of Single-Use Plastics Starting Next July
The second-most populous country in the world has banned an array of single use plastics, such as cutlery, plates, and thin bags, beginning July, 2022.
Student Invents Toilet That Converts Poop into Energy - And Pays in Digital Currency if You Help to Fill it!
At a South Korean university, a professor's invention of a composting toilet rewards 'contributors' with a digital token to buy lunch items.
Bhutan to Become World's First Wholly Organic Country with Pesticide Ban
Declaring that they will only rely only on animal and farm waste to fertilize crops, Bhutan intends to become the first country to produce exclusively organic food. Banning the sale of pesticides and herbicides within its borders, Bhutan is largely organic already.
Indian Region Just Won Top UN Prize for Being World's First 100% Organic State With 66,000 Farmers
The Indian state policy was deemed so effective, it managed to beat 51 other nominations for the esteemed UN prize.
Precious Rainforests Are Being Preserved at Highest Rate in 30 Years, After Palm Oil Moratorium in Indonesia
Falling four straight years, including a 75% reduction since 2019, Indonesian deforestation rates are plummeting.
This Kid Has Sensational Dance Moves, Even Doing Double-Dutch At the Same Time
Watch Asian youths take their smooth dance moves to the next level, performing while jumping between double-Dutch jump ropes.
To Respond to Rising Sea Levels, The Maldives is Building a Floating City
Responding to climate change threatening to wash them away, the 25 coral and sand atolls of the Maldives are building a floating city.
Police Capture Elusive Tiger Poacher After 20 Years of Pursuing the Bengal Cat Killer
A poacher nicknamed ‘Tiger Habib' was finally arrested and charged with killing Bengal tigers in Bangladesh after eluding police for 20 years.
Wind And Solar Generated a Record 10% of the World's Power in 2021 - Victory for Paris Agreement
Wind and solar generated over a tenth of global electricity for the first time in 2021 - rising by 17% last year overall worldwide.
Roar Into the 'Year of the Tiger' With Fortunes and Traditions of the Chinese New Year
WS's Andy Corbley details the up close version of the Chinese New Year, and the traditions of the Year of the Tiger.
Watch Strangers in China Lift Car to Save Woman Trapped After Bike Crash
Video from China shows the goodness of strangers as 20 people rush to the aid of a woman run over by a car following a motorbike crash.
iPhone Thief Copies 11 Pages of Contacts to Send Back to Owner
A Chinese thief painstakingly wrote out 11 pages of telephone numbers from a stolen iPhone and sent them to the owner, state media says. The phone directory had nearly 1000 contact numbers and no backup copy.
Good Karma Can Save Your Life
A Thailand television commercial tells a moving story about a shopkeeper who gives to others without hope of return. But his good deed is returned after years and saves the man's life.
Chinese Billionaire Donates $2Bil to Education, Health and Environment
The founder of China's largest social network is donating $2bil to education, health, and the environment, a sign that wealthy Chinese are coming around to philanthropy
Soldier's Rescue of Orphan Leads to Reunion 40 years in the Making
Kimberly Mitchell's life story has always been missing a few important pages -- like how she ended up in an orphanage in 1970's Vietnam with war raging. She finally knows the story and got to thank the soldier who rescued and named her in 1972.
Couple Buys 300 Acres and Restores it as India's First Private Rainforest Sanctuary
This couple has bought up barren farmland and turning it back into a 300-acre rainforest, attracting hundreds of species of animals back to Southern India.
Teen Takes Paralyzed Dad To College, Cares For Him While He Studies
This student just couldn't leave his paralyzed father behind when he went off to college, so he moved his dad into his dorm and became his caregiver.
Chinese Year of the Snake Gets Raucous, Colorful Welcome
Chinese welcomed the arrival of the Year of the Snake with raucous celebrations on Saturday. Practitioners of the ancient art of feng shui say the year ahead will see financial markets slither higher as optimism grows.
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