Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Solar panel bike lane generates eco-friendly energy in South Korea
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport(SEJONG, South Korea) -- There is a five-and-a-half mile bike path sitting in the middle of an eight-lane highway, topped with a solar panel...
Sep 26, 2022
Italy expected to elect its first female prime minister, a conservative firebrand
ABC News(ROME) -- Giorgia Meloni, leader of Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy), could become the first female prime minister in the history of Italy in an anticipated right-wing surge to the polls ...
Sep 25, 2022
Fiona updates: Much of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island without power as Fiona hits Canada
NOAA via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly 80% of Nova Scotia and the entirety of Prince Edward Island are currently without power as Fiona, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to lash the east coas...
Sep 23, 2022
What to know about 'referendums' announced in Ukraine 'republics' to join Russia
ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- A so-called "referendum" to join Russia announced by pro-Russian authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic in ...
Sep 23, 2022
Iranian women drive protests targeting regime after suspicious death of Mahsa Amini
Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(TEHRAN, IRAN) -- While Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was holding up Gen. Qassim Soleimani's photo on Wednesday at the United Nations General Assem...
Sep 22, 2022
Record flooding, drought part of range of weather extremes in US this summer
Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its 2022 Summer Climate Report, which outlines the extreme wea...
Sep 22, 2022
Women affected disproportionately by Russia-Ukraine war: UN report
Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/Future Publishing/Getty Images(UKRAINE) -- Woman and girls in Ukraine and around the world have suffered disproportionately as the men of the country fight against the invas...
Sep 22, 2022
Fugitive 'Fat Leonard' caught in Venezuela
Interpol Venezuela Instagram acc/AFP/Getty Images(CARACAS, VENEZUELA) -- The military contractor known as 'Fat Leonard' – real name Leonard Francis -- has been caught, the U.S. Marshals Service ...
Sep 22, 2022
Prince William, Kate make first appearance since Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
Ian Vogler-WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Prince William and Kate, the princess of Wales, have made their first in-person public appearance since attending Monday's state funeral for Queen Elizabeth...
Sep 22, 2022
Hurricane Fiona latest: Bermuda braces for impact
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Fiona, now a monster Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds, is taking aim on Bermuda as hard-hit Puerto Rico looks to recover. Latest forecast A hurricane warning is in e...
Sep 22, 2022