The head of popular messaging service WhatsApp is planning to leave the company because of a reported disagreement over how parent company Facebook is using customers’ personal data. WhatsApp billionaire …
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Paper Plane Protesters Urge Russia to Unblock Telegram App
Thousands of people marched through Moscow, throwing paper planes and calling for authorities to unblock the popular Telegram instant messaging app on Monday. Protesters chanted slogans against President Vladimir Putin …
your ads here!State TV: Iran’s Judiciary Bans Using Telegram App
Iran’s judiciary has banned the popular Telegram instant messaging app to protect national security, Iran’s state TV reported Monday. “Considering various complaints against Telegram social networking app by Iranian citizens, …
your ads here!Recycling Oyster Shells Improves Water Quality, Oyster Population
It’s another busy day for Tony Price, who has a list of around two dozen restaurants and other seafood businesses to visit, to pick up discarded oyster shells. Fast and …
your ads here!Ugandan Government Eyes Tax on Mobile Data Use
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni was criticized this month when he asked the Finance Ministry to find a way to tax social media use, in order to control what he called …
your ads here!ISS to Get a New Commander and AI Assistant
On June 6, a few months short of its 20th birthday, the International Space Station or ISS, is scheduled to receive its newest crew, including the new commander, German astronaut …
your ads here!US Wireless Carriers T-Mobile, Sprint Announce Merger
The third and fourth biggest U.S. wireless carriers, T-Mobile and Sprint, said Sunday they plan to merge, the third attempt they’ve made to join forces against the country’s two biggest …
your ads here!A Unique Window on Being Queer in Nigeria
“Whenever I was with her, I was open. I could talk … my sexuality does not define who I am.” These words are from a new book, “She Called Me …
your ads here!Parenting of the Future? Pick an Embryo
The future of parenting may see a big change as scientists and ethicists have a startling prediction about how children will be conceived in the future. Thanks to biomedical advances, …
your ads here!China Rapidly Expanding its Technology Sector
If you want your technology sector to expand rapidly, it pays to have strong support from the government, easy access to bank loans and a large market, hungry for your …
your ads here!America’s Best Crafts Spotlighted at Smithsonian Show
The Smithsonian Craft Show is wrapping up this weekend, highlighting works from artists across the United States. From Washington, VOA’s Jill Craig has more. …
your ads here!Comedian Draws Laughs, Gasps at Correspondents’ Dinner
If President Donald Trump isn’t comfortable being the target of jokes, comedian Michelle Wolf gave him and others plenty of reasons to squirm Saturday night. “It’s 2018 and I’m a …
your ads here!Jazz Festival Remembers Fats Domino
Fats Domino was a New Orleans musical legend when he died last year, so it’s only fitting that he and his music receive a special send-off this year during the …
your ads here!Remembering Fats Domino: Funeral, Concert on Jazz Fest Day 2
Fats Domino was a New Orleans musical legend when he died last year so it’s only fitting that his death – and his music – receive a special send-off this …
your ads here!Autism Poses Special Challenges in Africa
The 4-year-old Cote d’Ivoire boy couldn’t walk, speak or feed himself. He was so unlike most other kids that his grandparents hesitated to accept him. The slightly older Kenyan boy …
your ads here!Can a River Model Save Eroding Mississippi Delta?
Thousands of years of sediment carried by the Mississippi River created 25,000 square kilometers of land, marsh and wetlands along Louisiana’s coast. But engineering projects stopped the flow of sediment …
your ads here!Genetics Help Spot Food Contamination
A new approach for detecting food poisoning is being used to investigate the recent outbreak of E.coli bacteria in romaine lettuce grown in the U.S. state of Arizona. The tainted …
your ads here!Roycroft Campus: Where U.S. Craftsmanship Was Born
The Arts and Crafts movement began in Britain and flourished in Europe at the turn of the 19th century. It stood for traditional crafts and against mass-produced goods that were …
your ads here!Filmfest DC Brings International Films to the Capital
Filmfest DC is celebrating its 32nd year in the nation’s capital, by showcasing 80 films from 45 different countries to a politically savvy international audience. But the festival provides more …
your ads here!Critic of Burundi’s Leader May Use ‘Surprise’ Cannes Platform
When the 71st Cannes Film Festival opens in France next month, the jury will include a Burundian songwriter and singer who by her own admission, has nothing to do with …
your ads here!Social Media Stars Redefining Beauty
For the latest beauty and makeup trends, those in the know are ditching fashion magazines and logging on to social media. YouTube and Instagram influencers are redefining beauty standards. And …
your ads here!Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 28
We’re locking down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending April 28, 2018. For the second straight week, we welcome …
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