South Korea said on Wednesday it is signing free trade agreements with five Central American nations aimed at boosting market access for the Korean auto sector and electronics makers. Trade …
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Venezuela: Launch of ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency Raised $735 Million
President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that Venezuela had received $735 million in the first day of a pre-sale of the country’s “petro” cryptocurrency, aimed at pulling the country out of …
your ads here!Clooney, Winfrey, Spielberg, Katzenberg Offer $500K Each for Gun Control March
George Clooney, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg said Tuesday that they would each donate $500,000 to the “March for Our Lives” rally in Washington in support of gun …
your ads here!Pakistani Lawmaker Denies China Talking to Separatists in Baluchistan
There are no talks between China and the separatists from Pakistan’s Baluchistan province regarding the protection of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a senator from the province told VOA. First …
your ads here!Artificial Intelligence Poses Risks of Misuse by Hackers, Researchers Say
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are raising risks that malicious users will soon exploit the technology to mount automated hacking attacks, cause driverless car crashes or turn commercial drones into …
your ads here!Temer’s Failure on Brazil Pension Reform Leaves Tricky Task to Successor
President Michel Temer’s decision to throw in the towel on reforming Brazil’s loss-making pension system leaves the unpopular measure as a campaign issue for October’s elections and a major headache …
your ads here!Tiger Woods Named as US Ryder Cup Vice Captain
Fourteen-times major winner Tiger Woods will serve as one of the vice captains on the U.S. Ryder Cup squad that will try to snap a 25-year drought on European soil …
your ads here!With Medicine Running Out, Venezuelans With Transplants Live in Fear
Yasmira Castano felt she had a fresh chance at life when she received a kidney transplant almost two decades ago. The young Venezuelan was able to finish high school and …
your ads here!Study: Seas to Rise About a Meter Even If Climate Goals Met
Sea levels will rise between 0.7 and 1.2 meters (27-47 inches) in the next two centuries even if governments end the fossil fuel era as promised under the Paris climate …
your ads here!Ebola’s Impact Reached Beyond Death Toll to Basic Health Care
More than 100,000 malaria cases went untreated when Liberia’s health care system buckled under the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, shows …
your ads here!Macron’s State Reform Tsar Looks to Technology to Cut Red-Tape
France is ready to invest in artificial intelligence, blockchain and data mining to “transform” its sprawling bureaucracy instead of simply trimming budgets and jobs, its administration reform tsar said. The …
your ads here!Carbs, Fat, DNA? Weight Loss Finicky, New Study Shows
A precision nutrition approach to weight loss didn’t hold up in a study testing low fat versus low carb depending on dieters’ DNA profiles. Previous research has suggested that a …
your ads here!UNICEF: Pakistan ‘Most Dangerous’ Country for Newborns
The United Nations children’s agency has declared Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns, saying that out of every 1,000 babies born in Pakistan, 46 die before the end of their …
your ads here!Award-Winning UK Film on Witch-Hunts in Zambia Hoped to Curb Attacks on Women
An award-winning British film about witch-hunts in Zambia could play an important role in curbing violence against women if translated into local languages and distributed widely, according to human rights …
your ads here!Kenya’s KenGen Says to Add Extra 1,745 MW to Grid by 2025
State-run Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) plans to add 1,745 megawatts (MW) of electricity from geothermal sources by 2025, part of a government push to end power generation from fossil …
your ads here!Ancient Human Remains, Ice Age Animal Bones Found in Giant Mexican Cave
Items discovered underwater caverns in eastern Mexico to reveal what is believed to be the biggest flooded cave on the planet Archaeologists exploring the world’s biggest flooded cave in Mexico …
your ads here!Disabled by Alcohol: Van Sant Brings Cartoonist Biopic to Berlin
It was a role Robin Williams wanted to play in honor of his friend “Superman” actor Christopher Reeve – the true story of a quadriplegic who despite his disability makes …
your ads here!NYC Still Waiting to Fill New ‘Night Mayor’ Position
New York City is still waiting to see who will become its first ever “night mayor.” The nightlife ambassador position was announced last fall by Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio. …
your ads here!Canadian Figure Skating Duo Takes 2nd Gold at Winter Olympics
Canadian figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir cemented their place in Winter Olympic history with a gold medal winning performance Tuesday in South Korea. Virtue and Moir thrilled the …
your ads here!"Black Panther" Sets Hollywood Records as Crowds Pack Theaters Around the Globe
Black Panther is a certified Hollywood blockbuster, raking in more than $200 million dollars in North America during its opening weekend, setting several records. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, the …
your ads here!Ceramic Body Armor Stronger than Steel
Kevlar body armor saves lives, and the high end vests can even stop armor piercing rounds. But that kind of protection comes at the cost of added heavy weight. A …
your ads here!Experts: Underwater Archaeology Site Imperiled in Mexico
Pollution is threatening the recently mapped Sac Actun cave system in the Yucatan Peninsula, a vast underground network that experts in Mexico say could be the most important underwater archaeological …
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