American tourists strolling the ample squares and narrow streets of colonial Havana may not know it, but from novelist Ernest Hemingway’s famed Floridita bar to Sloppy Joe’s eatery, they are …
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Study: Three Mutations Could Make Bird Flu a Potential Pandemic
Scientists have identified three mutations that, if they occurred at the same time in nature, could turn a strain of bird flu now circulating in China into a potential pandemic …
your ads here!Video Game Helps Unlock Animal Vision, Camouflage Secrets
Like many online video games, the one developed by scientists at the University of Exeter challenges players to quickly find hidden objects, but with a twist. They’re not looking for …
your ads here!Indonesia Plows Ahead on Fisheries Protection, Despite Resource Constraints
Foreign fishing in Indonesian waters has long been a concern for the government, for which it has recently taken a literally explosive approach: blowing up illicit fishing boats. But the …
your ads here!Footsteps Through the Ancient Past in New Mexico
Strolling through a tranquil landscape of lush meadows and meandering streams in northern New Mexico, it was hard for national parks traveler Mikah Meyer to imagine that this area was …
your ads here!No Longer the Hot New Thing? Teen Vaping Falls, Study says
Teen vaping, which has been skyrocketing, fell dramatically last year in the United States. A government survey released Thursday suggests the number of high school and middle school students …
your ads here!New HIV Infections Climb Among Young Women in South Africa
Among the people socializing in a tavern in Alexandra township in Johannesburg is Karabo Sathekge, who asked that VOA not give her real name. She is a slight, attractive 19-year-old …
your ads here!Phone App Helps Doctors With Talks About Opioids
A phone app is helping doctors have difficult conversations with patients about lowering doses of opioids. Primary care doctors prescribe nearly half the opioids dispensed in the U.S. They’re increasingly …
your ads here!From Bleeps of ‘Pong’ and ‘Mario,’ Game Music Comes of Age
The electronic bleeps and squawks of “Tetris,” “Donkey Kong” and other generation-shaping games that you may never have thought of as musical are increasingly likely to be playing at a …
your ads here!Facebook Uses Artificial Intelligence to Fight Terrorism
Facebook has revealed it is using artificial intelligence in its ongoing fight to prevent terrorist propaganda from being disseminated on its platform. “We want to find terrorist content immediately, before …
your ads here!Reports: US Job Market Stronger, But Credit Card Bills Rising
New data show the U.S. job market becoming a bit stronger, while credit card costs are increasing for American consumers. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department says the number of …
your ads here!US Senate Approves Russia Sanctions
The U.S. Senate voted 98-2 Thursday to approve sweeping sanctions against Russia and make it harder for President Donald Trump to ease punitive measures against Moscow. “We have no time …
your ads here!Trump Orders More Cash, Industry Input, for Apprenticeships
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered more money and a bigger role for private companies in designing apprenticeship programs meant to fill some of the 6 million open jobs in …
your ads here!Jury Deadlocked in Bill Crosby Sex Assault Trial
Jurors in the sexual assault trial of celebrity comedian Bill Cosby have told a judge they are deadlocked on charges he drugged and then molested a woman in 2004. The …
your ads here!Oxygen-Producing Bacteria Could Help Heart Attack Sufferers
Photosynthetic bacteria and light may offer hope to heart disease patients, a new study suggests. Researchers at Stanford University say that after injecting the bacteria into the hearts of rats …
your ads here!Video Game Shows Importance of Color Vision in Finding Prey
Animal researchers have used a video game to better understand the differences between animals that could see a wide range of colors and those that are color blind. After 30,000 …
your ads here!UN: Trucks Readied to Send Polio Vaccine For IS-Held Syria
A U.N. humanitarian aid adviser for Syria says trucks are being prepared to ship polio vaccine into Islamic State group-held areas of Deir Ezzor governorate following confirmation of a “very …
your ads here!Child Poverty, Hunger Widespread in World’s Richest Countries
A new report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) finds child poverty and hunger are widespread in 41 of the world’s richest countries. The report says one in five children …
your ads here!US Central Bank Hikes Key Interest Rate Amid Weaker Than Expected Data
The U.S. central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday amid concerns about sluggish growth, a slowdown in consumer spending and low inflation. But the head of the U.S. Federal …
your ads here!Kushner Company Drops Tax Break Request in New Jersey
The real estate firm owned by the family of Jared Kushner has withdrawn a request for a big tax break for one its buildings in Jersey City, New Jersey, the …
your ads here!Russia’s Hosting FIFA Tournaments Reignites World Cup Hopes
Russia’s hosting of FIFA’s (International Federation of Association Football) Confederations Cup from June 17 to July 2 and the World Cup championship in 2018 is reigniting hopes in the country …
your ads here!Russia’s Hosting of FIFA Tournaments Reignites World Cup Hopes
Russia’s role as host of FIFA’s (International Federation of Association Footballs’) Confederations Cup from June 17 to July 2 and the World Cup championship in 2018 is reigniting hopes for …
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