An Ancient Ballgame Makes A Comeback In Mexico
Ulama is a pre-Columbian team sport played with a solid rubber ball that's bounced off players' hips. In olden times, the game is said to have decided the winners of wars.
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Typhoon Mangkhut Kills At Least 12 As It Roars Through Philippines Towards Hong Kong
The storm is quickly approaching Hong Kong, where officials have warned residents to take shelter. Forecasts predict that the storm will weaken over land.
U.S. Will No Longer Fund Peace-Building Programs For Palestinians
The U.S. has cut hundreds of millions of dollars for Palestinians, to pressure Palestinian leaders to work with the U.S. on peace efforts.
Typhoon Slams Philippines
A powerful typhoon is making its way from the Philippines to China. The storm is expected to remain strong as it enters the South China Sea.
Super Typhoon Mangkhut Slams Into The Philippines
Officials and residents raced to prepare as the storm approached the northern part of the country. In 2013 typhoon Haiyan killed more than 6,000 people in the Philippines.
Committee Recommends Russia's Anti-Doping Agency Be Reinstated
The World Anti-Doping Agency's compliance review committee made the call, despite protests from international athletes that they "will no longer have faith in the system."
Mexico City Keeps Sinking As Its Water Supply Wastes Away
"We are depleting volumes of water that took hundreds, thousands of years to store. Sooner or later it will run out," says Mexico City's outgoing water system director.
Which Foreign Aid Programs Work? The U.S. Runs A Test — But Won't Talk About It
USAID has launched a series of experiments to see how traditional aid compares to giving people cash. The first results are in. And they're proving controversial.
Russians Allegedly Targeted Lab Studying Chemical Weapons
Russian agents were allegedly planning to hack into a Swiss laboratory that was analyzing nerve agents used in March against a former Russian spy and his daughter.
Secrets Of Success From A 102-Year-Old Runner
Man Kaur just earned two golds in the World Masters Athletics Championship in Spain. And she didn't even start running until she was 93!