Many Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh facing diminished income are supplementing their needs with work in the camps. Steve Sandford talks to a few young and old entrepreneurs who have set …
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Israel Regulator Seeks to Ban Bitcoin Firms From Stock Exchange
Israel’s markets regulator said on Monday he will propose regulation to ban companies based on bitcoin and other digital currencies from trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). Shmuel …
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The Somali Football Federation (SFF) has announced plans to host international games beginning next year because of improving security, the head of the body has announced. President of the SFF, …
your ads here!With AIDS, 2017 Saw One Step Closer to the End
The year 2017 saw amazing advances in some areas of medicine and avoidable setbacks in others. VOA’s Carol Pearson has the highs and the lows in this report. …
your ads here!Securing Your Data in Cloud Storage
Saving digital files in commercial memory banks called cloud storage is a cheap and convenient way for long-term storage of documents, photos, music and video. Private users as well as …
your ads here!German Employers Use Music to Spur Workplace Harmony
Management experts are always coming up with innovative ideas to improve the work environment, inspire employees and raise productivity. Big companies in Germany, like Lufthansa, Siemens, Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen’s …
your ads here!Alexa, Where’s Santa?
Amazon’s diligent, computerized know-it-all is the latest technology to enlist in NORAD Tracks Santa, the military-run program that fields phone calls and emails from children around the world eager to …
your ads here!China’s Xi Seen Taking More Risks at Home and Abroad in 2018
In 2017, China’s Xi Jinping rose to become the country’s most powerful leader in decades. And as he shoulders more responsibility, analysts say the government in Beijing is likely to …
your ads here!Scientists Experience Mars on Earth in Utah
For those interested in experiencing life on the Red Planet, the time has come. There are four operating stations in the world where the environment on Mars is replicated: in …
your ads here!Bike Sharing Business Brings Competition from China
Silicon Valley has long inspired Chinese business and tech ventures. But now that a Chinese dockless bike share company has landed in the Valley, is the tide turning? VOA’s Calla …
your ads here!Self-repairing Glass Could End Cracked Cellphones
There is an entire industry of add-ons that are designed to keep your cellphone screen from cracking. And yet broken screens are the main reason cellphones fail. But one Japanese …
your ads here!Khmer Rouge Survivors Create ‘Bangsokol’ to Offer Hope, Warning
Quietly, Bonna Neang Weinstein wept. Her husband, Howard Weinstein, sitting next to her, held her hand, comforting her. “It reminded me of everything and myself,” she said of a December …
your ads here!Guinea-Bissau Writers Want to Help Country Turn a New Page
The Guinea-Bissau Writers Association gathers dozens of people from different backgrounds who share the same goal: to improve the literature of a small West African country with one of the …
your ads here!Amid Political Tensions, Visiting Barcelona Bests Real Madrid
Spectators at the home stadium of Real Madrid saw its team’s hopes to keep La Liga title fade away Saturday as Barcelona rolled to a 3-0 El Clasico victory, opening …
your ads here!Writers Seek to Form National Identity Through Literature for Guinea-Bissau
The Guinea-Bissau Writers Association gathers dozens of people from different backgrounds who share the same goal: to improve the literature of a small West African country with one of the …
your ads here!US Holiday Travel Numbers Up
Americans are traveling in record numbers this season, according to the American Automobile Association’s (AAA) annual estimate, which forecasts more than 107 million will travel by road, rail or air …
your ads here!‘Doctor Who’ Gets a New Star
For millions of Britons, a traditional Christmas Day includes turkey, Brussels sprouts, Christmas pudding, and a special seasonal episode of “Doctor Who.” The global success of the venerable sci-fi series …
your ads here!Bitcoin’s Roller-coaster Ride May Get Wilder
What’s a bitcoin worth? Lately nobody knows for sure, but after a wild ride Friday, it’s worth a good deal less than it was Thursday. After losses over the last …
your ads here!Rocket’s Arc Across California Sky Stops Traffic
A reused SpaceX rocket carried 10 satellites into orbit from California on Friday, leaving behind a trail of mystery and wonder as it soared into space. The Falcon 9 booster …
your ads here!Tribe Will Move From Shrinking Island to Louisiana Farm
Louisiana officials have chosen a sugar cane farm as the next home for residents of a tiny, shrinking island, a move funded with a 2016 federal grant awarded to help …
your ads here!Bell Ringers Collect Money for the Needy at Christmas
The sounds of the holidays have a familiar ring in cities across the United States, and in cities in South Korea, Japan, Chile and many European countries. In November and …
your ads here!Indonesian Health Officials Launch Diphtheria Vaccination Campaign
In the face of a diphtheria outbreak in parts of Indonesia, authorities have embarked on an immunization drive to slow the advance of the dangerous respiratory disease. VOA’s Kevin Enochs …
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