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Pop-out player During this time of pandemic restrictions in Belgium, people in the capital city of Brussels want to experience open spaces. However, public spaces with tree and green grass have become so crowded that social distancing is impossible. Yet one family has a large garden in the city just for themselves. And it is creating some anger. The large garden in the city’s center belongs to the Belgian royal family. The garden, surrounding their palace, is about 200 hectares or almost ...

Common root vegetables are the beet, parsnip, turnip, carrot, members of the onion family, garlic, celery root, turmeric, radish (including daikon and horseradish), and ginger. Root vegetables such as potatoes and yams are also members of the tuber family of vegetables.

An American professor is facing criticism after suggesting Korean women kept as sex slaves in wartime Japan willingly took part in sex work.

The royal family was so concerned about the skin color of her unborn son that they decided not to give him a royal title, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, told Oprah Winfrey on Sunday.

This week we talk about two commonly confused words, 'it's' and 'its.'

On a historic visit, Pope Francis urges Iraqis to respect the nation’s Christians and reject longstanding religious conflicts and violence.

WHO Warns 2.5 Billion Will Have Hearing Problems by 2050 The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:42 0:00 Pop-out player The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that 25 percent of the world’s population, or 2.5 billion people, will have hearing problems by 2050. The warning came from the first-ever report on hearing from the United Nation’s health agency. The report found that many of the causes of hearing loss are preventable. They include infections, disease, birth defects, t...

American clergy of the Roman Catholic Church have voiced concerns about one version of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. They note that the vaccine is made using cells from aborted human fetuses.

Companies in Japan are increasing their use of technology to reduce food waste and cut costs during the coronavirus health crisis. They are using artificial intelligence, or AI, to help those efforts. The businesses are also looking to increase their sustainability efforts.

Rights Group: Myanmar Soldiers Use TikTok to Threaten Protesters The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:29 0:00 Pop-out player A rights group says soldiers and police officers in Myanmar have used the video sharing service TikTok to issue death threats against protesters. The digital rights group, called Myanmar ICT for Development (MIDO), said it had found more than 800 pro-military videos that threatened demonstrators. The information led TikTok to announce it would remove mater...