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Firewood and coal prices double in Ryanggang province

Firewood and coal prices have doubled in North Korea’s Ryanggang province after a sudden cold snap, a local source said. Low-income families in Hyesan, Samjiyon and other highland areas...

Top grades, top class: Hyesan schools rank students

Some junior and senior middle schools in Hyesan, a North Korean border city, began...

Fearing a slip, North Koreans avoid saying “unification”

North Koreans still think of South Koreans as members of the same nation, but...

North Koreans fed up with folk remedies as colds spread

A wave of respiratory illness is sweeping parts of North Korea as the seasons...

Justice Department, Trump to Make Recommendations for Arbiter in Documents Case

https://ift.tt/9zPDbZX U.S. Justice Department and attorneys for former President Donald Trump are to file a list of potential candidates that could serve the role...

California: Drought, Record Heat, Fires and Now, Maybe Floods

https://ift.tt/9tz8Yxo tried to weather the extremes of a changing climate Friday, as a punishing heat wave that has helped fuel deadly wildfires had the...

UN Weekly Roundup: September 3-9, 2022 

https://ift.tt/8gp5J3w is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. IAEA...

As Biden Touts Ohio Intel Plant, Fellow Democrat Questions President’s 2024 Plans

https://ift.tt/IeEqTwN Joe Biden made an election-year visit to an overwhelmingly Republican part of Ohio Friday for the groundbreaking of a semiconductor plant that he...

Can New COVID-19 Boosters Spell the End for Omicron? 

https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.pngAmericans are pondering whether to get the updated COVID-19 boosters that U.S. authorities recently approved. Experts told VOA's Veronica Balderas Iglesias that while fast-tracked, these so-called...

Biden’s Unity Message Excludes MAGA Republicans

https://ift.tt/IeEqTwN Joe Biden delivered a forceful message at a Democratic National Committee reception in suburban Maryland on Thursday, outlining his administration’s accomplishments and launching...

US Colleges Report Rise in Foreign Student Applications

https://ift.tt/WjX4nOG a new school year begins in the United States, institutions of higher education are voicing optimism that international student numbers are bouncing back...

Biden Administration to Remove ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Hurdles

https://ift.tt/i6o2Nv5 Biden administration finalized a rule Friday to remove hurdles to immigration to anyone deemed “likely” to become dependent on public benefits while trying...

New York City’s 9/11 Museum Shuts Down

https://ift.tt/i6o2Nv5 economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic forced many businesses in New York City to shut down. One of those business housed a special...

California to Phase Out Gas-Fueled Cars, But Are Residents Ready?

https://ift.tt/y9icFRu regulators announced late last month that they adopted a plan to require that all new vehicles sold in the state run on electricity or...

Gun Violence Erupts in Uvalde, Texas Again

https://ift.tt/TJ7tkrQ in Uvalde, Texas, say two people were wounded Thursday when gunfire erupted in a suspected gang-related incident in the town’s Memorial Park.  In May,...

Bernard Shaw, CNN’s 1st Chief Anchor, Dies at 82

https://ift.tt/xIKbmRW Shaw, former CNN anchor and a pioneering Black journalist remembered for his blunt question at a presidential debate and calmly reporting the beginning...

Zelenskyy Meets with US Secretary of State

https://ift.tt/zTpAXyN President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address that he and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in an unannounced visit Thursday to...

US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms for Drone Sales to Russia

https://ift.tt/i6o2Nv5 U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday that it is levying sanctions against four Iranian companies that it says were involved in sending drones to...

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