Fleetwood Mac will be named the 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year, becoming the first group to receive the honor. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the 28th annual …
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‘Game of Thrones’ Debut Draws Record 10.1 Million Viewers
Women dominate Westeros as never before, and it’s the same with the Game of Thrones ratings. The HBO drama’s seventh-season premiere last weekend drew a record-setting 10.1 million viewers, according …
your ads here!Asia’s Richest Man Comes Under Pressure in China
Asia’s richest man, Wang Jianlin, suddenly finds himself cornered. The giant Dalian Wanda Group, which he heads, is facing a range of regulatory investigations and actions from the Chinese authorities. …
your ads here!Teen Robot Builders from 157 Countries Compete
Robots from around the world clashed in Washington, DC (this week, July 17-18). It’s part of a global competition bringing high school students together to learn tech, but also to …
your ads here!Uber-style App ‘Careem’ Goes Off Beaten Track in Palestinian West Bank
Careem, a Middle Eastern rival to Uber, has become the first ride-hailing firm to operate in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Dubai-based Careem, whose name is a play on the Arabic …
your ads here!Silicon Valley Reacts to Trump Decision to Delay International Entrepreneur Rule
President Trump’s decision to delay a new program for immigrant entrepreneurs to come to the U.S. has drawn criticism from the technology industry. VOA’s Arturo Martínez reports from Silicon Valley, …
your ads here!Syrian Artist Depicts Life in Raqqa Under Islamic State
Images of life under Islamic State rule are rare because taking photos, drawing or painting was discouraged or even banned. An artist who escaped from Raqqa, an Islamic State stronghold …
your ads here!Measles Kills 35 Children in Europe; Minnesota Outbreak Not Over
Thirty-five European children have died from measles in the past 12 months in what the World Health Organization calls an “unacceptable” tragedy. The deaths could have been prevented by a …
your ads here!Native American Healing Class Sparks Unique Health Textbook
Laughter can combat trauma. Spiritual cleansings could be used to fight an opioid addiction. Cactus extract may battle diabetes and obesity. These insights are from curanderismo — traditional indigenous …
your ads here!Story of Afghan Girls’ Team Just One of Many at Robotics Event
An international robotics competition in Washington was in its final day Tuesday, with teams of teenagers from more than 150 nations competing. The team getting the most attention at the …
your ads here!Afghan All-girls Robotics Team Impressed by ‘Friendly’ US
It took an intervention from U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials to allow the girls of the Afghan robotics team to receive visas after two rejections, letting them travel …
your ads here!Daimler to Recall 3 Million Vehicles to Ease Diesel Doubts
German automaker Daimler says it is voluntarily recalling 3 million diesel cars in Europe to improve their emissions performance. The Stuttgart-based company, which makes Mercedes-Benz luxury cars, says it is …
your ads here!Kenny, Dolly Announce Final Performance Together
Two of country music’s biggest stars, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, whose onstage chemistry spawned hit duets like “Islands in the Stream” and “Real Love,” will be making their final …
your ads here!US-China Trade Rifts Resurface Even After Friendly Summit
Cake and conversation, it seems, can go only so far to mend longstanding economic rifts between the United States and China. Three months after President Donald Trump and his Chinese …
your ads here!Boston Launches Poster Campaign to Combat Islamophobia
Boston has launched a new public service campaign to fight Islamophobia by offering the public ways to address aggression toward others because of their appearance or beliefs. The campaign launched …
your ads here!Nepalis, Saddled With Banned Indian Rupee Notes, Risk Losing Savings
Nepalis stand to lose millions of dollars held in high-value Indian bank notes that India banned last year and has yet to exchange, a Nepali central bank official said on …
your ads here!China Users Report WhatsApp Disruption Amid Censorship Fears
Users of WhatsApp in China and security researchers have reported widespread service disruptions amid fears that the popular messaging service may be at least partially blocked by authorities in the …
your ads here!Daniel Radcliffe Comes to Aid of London Mugging Victim
Actor Daniel Radcliffe came to the aid of a man who was mugged by moped-riding attackers in London. Former police officer David Videcette told the Evening Standard newspaper that two …
your ads here!War-torn South Sudan at Grave Risk on Climate Change
“I’m addicted to cutting trees,” says Taban Ceasor. His stained hands sift through jagged pieces of charcoal in his busy shop in South Sudan’s capital. But the 29-year-old logger …
your ads here!Small US Towns Brace for Rare Solar Eclipse, and Crowds
Hyrum Johnson, mayor of the tiny city of Driggs, Idaho, expects some craziness in his one-stoplight town next month when the moon passes in front of the sun for the …
your ads here!House Budget Blueprint Boosts Military, Cuts Benefits
House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a 10-year budget blueprint that would dramatically increase military spending while putting the GOP on record favoring Medicare cuts opposed by President Donald Trump. The …
your ads here!Trump Touts ‘Made in America Week’
The Trump Administration has launched “Made In America Week” to highlight the importance of U.S. manufacturing and tout its policies to bring more such jobs back home from overseas. But …
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