On Sunday, India began the world's largest government health care plan. The plan, which some are calling "Modicare", will bring free health care to 500 million people.
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Clothing workers have said no to the Bangladesh government's plan to give them a raise of 51%. Why? Even with the raise, they would still earn just $95 a month.
Two huge ocean storms that scientists have been tracking for days have finally hit land. Hurricane Florence hit the east coast of the US and Super Typhoon Mangkhut struck the Philippines.
England plans to make energy drinks against the law for kids, Korea stops selling coffee in its schools, and in Detroit, school drinking fountains have been turned off because the water is dangerous.
Over the last five days, more than two million people have completed the hajj - the trip to Mecca that every Muslim person is supposed to do once in their lifetime.
Floods in Kerala, India have killed hundreds of people. The floods have forced over 300,000 people into emergency camps. Tens of thousands of others are still waiting for help.
China has a problem with Winnie the Pooh. Why? Some people think Pooh looks like President Xi Jinping, and they're using the bear to make fun of the president.
Lombok, Indonesia, a place popular with tourists, has been struck by serious earthquakes. At the same time, in Jakarta, the country is preparing to hold the 2018 Asian Games.
Tens of thousands of people have been blocking streets in Bangladesh for over a week. The protests for road safety started after a bus killed two students in late July.
After a US radio show wrongly reported that a city in Japan was having trouble finding ninjas, the city got messages from over 100 people asking about the jobs.
On July 27, most of the world will have a chance to see the longest total eclipse of the moon for the next 100 years.