Last summer, we reported that Princess Mako of Japan announced her engagement. While that’s news in and of itself, it was the tradition behind the e
A lot of changes are happening in Ethiopia. In April, Abiy Ahmed took over as Prime Minister of Ethiopia when former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desale
Earlier this summer when eight-year-old Saga Vanecek was splashing in the waters of a southern Swedish lake, she was hoping to find respite from the h
It’s not the longest bridge in the world (that title goes to the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, another bridge in China), but it was still a big deal
Singapore Airlines restarted its flight route from New York to Singapore this month, making it the world’s longest flight. The flight lasts approxim
Queen Elizabeth II has had a busy year. First it was the birth of Prince Louis, the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Then there was t
Congratulations are in order! Why? Because this week Belgium made history by electing its first black mayor. Seventy-one-year-old Pierre Kompany won t
It looks like it’s officially “Game Over!” for Mari Mobility Development, the company that lets tourists ride around Tokyo in go-karts while dre
In July, Macedonia (the country, not the territory) and Greece came to an agreement on the name Macedonia. The country of Macedonia would be renamed t
