Japan leads the world in the number of robots per person that are used in the workplace. Instead of being wary, people apparently like them. VOA’s Deborah Block takes us …
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Prepping for Future With Drought-resistant Wheat
There are two ways to deal with climate change: stop or slow it through controlling emissions, or adapt to it. Chances are we’re going to have to do both. In …
your ads here!UN Panel Urges Russia to Fight Racism by neo-Nazis, in Sports
A United Nations human rights panel called on the Russian Federation on Monday to step up prosecutions of racist attacks by ultra-nationalists and neo-Nazis and of hate speech by politicians. …
your ads here!Peru Sees ‘Ambitious’ Trade Deal with Australia as Early as 2018
Peru expects a “very ambitious” free trade deal with Australia that covers goods, services and investments to be implemented as early as next year, Peru’s deputy trade minister said on …
your ads here!Mexico President to Visit China to Boost Trade Amid NAFTA Talks
Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto will travel to China next week to discuss trade and investment, as Mexico looks for ways to decrease its dependence on NAFTA, especially trade with …
your ads here!Scientists Say Harvey May Be Soggy Sign of Future Storms
By the time the rain stops, Harvey will have dumped about 1 million gallons of water for every man, woman and child in southeastern Texas — a soggy, record-breaking glimpse …
your ads here!Public Health Dangers Loom in Harvey-hit Areas
The muddy floodwaters now soaking through dry wall, carpeting, mattresses and furniture in Houston will pose a massive cleanup challenge with potential public health consequences. It’s not known yet what …
your ads here!‘Need Help’: Harvey Victims Use Social Media When 911 Fails
Desperate for help and unsure whether traditional rescue efforts will come through, Harvey victims are using social media to share maps of their location and photos of themselves trapped on …
your ads here!Price of Cigarettes in New York to Soar to Nation’s Highest
The price of a pack of cigarettes has skyrocketed in New York City, while the number of places they are available for sale is set to fall. New York Mayor …
your ads here!US Top Women’s Basketball World Cup Lineup Joined by Nigeria, Senegal
The lineup for the first women’s basketball World Cup in 2018 has been completed by African champion Nigeria and runner-up Senegal. The top-ranked United States, which qualified as the 2016 …
your ads here!Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Unveiled in his Hometown
The daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. stood beside her father’s newly unveiled statue Monday, just a few blocks from where he grew up, handing out hugs …
your ads here!Kenya Bans Plastic Bags
Kenya has become the latest African country to ban the use of polythene plastic bags, imposing stiff fines and even jail time for anyone found using, importing or manufacturing the …
your ads here!Kevin Hart Calls on Fellow Stars to Help With Harvey Relief
Stars including Kevin Hart, Katy Perry and country singer Chris Young are lining up to help raise money for flood relief efforts in Houston. Hart has pledged $25,000 to …
your ads here!Abuse in US Nursing Homes Unreported Despite Law
More than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police, says a government audit that faults Medicare for failing …
your ads here!Country star Chris Young Donates $100,000 to Disaster Relief
Country music star Chris Young is donating $100,000 for disaster relief efforts in Texas. Nashville-based Monarch Publicity says in a news release that Young lived in Arlington, Texas, before …
your ads here!Harvey Could Have Deep Impact on Texas Oil, US Economy
Massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey along Texas’ refinery-rich coast could have long-standing and far-reaching consequences for the state’s oil and gas industry and the larger U.S. economy. The …
your ads here!Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Reportedly to Lead Uber
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been named Uber’s top executive, taking the difficult job of mending the dysfunctional ride-hailing giant and turning it from money-losing behemoth to a profitable company. …
your ads here!Traditional Midwives in Bolivia Join Doctors for Safer Births
Bolivia is forging an approach to maternal care that combines traditional and Western medicine, in an effort to reduce the country’s high rate of new mother and newborn deaths. Faith …
your ads here!Russian Engineers Testing a Driverless Minibus
Researchers in Moscow are testing a battery-powered driverless vehicle with a guidance system based on human eyesight. They say it will be cheap to produce and could soon be seen …
your ads here!Can Computers Enhance Work of Teachers? Debate Is On
In middle school, Junior Alvarado often struggled with multiplication and earned poor grades in math, so when he started his freshman year at Washington Leadership Academy, a charter high school …
your ads here!MTV VMAs Full of Emotional, Political Moments; Lamar Wins 6
Kendrick Lamar was the king of the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, winning six awards on a night full of emotional performances, political moments and a new, eye-popping Taylor Swift …
your ads here!Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea
Scientists have not been able to develop a vaccine against the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, despite working toward one for more than 100 years. However, they may have stumbled onto …
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