In an energetic presentation, World Health Organization director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has kicked off the agency’s annual conference in Geneva by vowing to use his position to keep the world …
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NASA Shipper Orbital ATK Launches Space Station Supplies
One of NASA’s prime shippers, Orbital ATK, launched a fresh load of supplies to the International Space Station from Virginia on Monday. The Antares rocket blasted off from Wallops Island …
your ads here!Medical Teams Sent to South India Amid Deadly Virus Outbreak
A deadly virus has killed at least three people in southern India, officials said Monday, with medical teams dispatched to the area amid reports that up to six other people …
your ads here!Trump Claims New Accord with China on Trade Negotiations
U.S. President Donald Trump says American farmers will be big beneficiaries of more trade with China. “Under our potential deal with China, they will purchase from our Great American Farmers …
your ads here!From Airlines to Pizza Parlors, EU Businesses Adopt Data Law
Lisa Meyer’s hair salon is a cozy place where her mother serves homemade macaroons, children climb on chairs and customers chat above the whirr of hairdryers. Most of the time …
your ads here!EU Parliament to Broadcast Zuckerberg Hearing
A European Parliament meeting on Tuesday with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be broadcast live, parliamentary officials and the company said on Monday after controversy over plans for a closed-door …
your ads here!China Puts its Own Spin on Agreement to Reduce Trade Deficit
China’s state media are playing up what it says is a trade war truce and de-escalation in tensions after negotiators from Washington and Beijing agreed to hold off on tariffs and …
your ads here!Xinhau: China Launches Satellite to Explore Dark Side of Moon
China launched a relay satellite early on Monday designed to establish a communication link between earth and a planned lunar probe that will explore the dark side of the moon, …
your ads here!New GPS Technology Offers Help For Old School Transportation
Drivers can choose from several GPS apps that can alert them to accidents or slow traffic so they can avoid them. But bike riders – who travel the same roadways …
your ads here!Washington Digests US-China Trade Announcement
Washington is digesting China’s stated intention to purchase more American goods and reduce the trade imbalance between the two countries. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, last week’s talks between U.S. and …
your ads here!Facebook’s Zuckerberg, EU Lawyers Locked in Negotiations
Facebook and European Union officials were locked in high-stakes negotiations Sunday over whether founder Mark Zuckerberg will appear Tuesday before EU lawmakers to discuss the site’s impact on the privacy …
your ads here!American Inventors You’ve Never Heard Of
Edison did it. Eastman did it. And so did Steve Jobs. They invented products that changed our lives. But for every well-known inventor there are many other, less recognizable individuals …
your ads here!DRC Launching Ebola Vaccination Campaign to Stop New Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to launch an Ebola vaccination program Monday to stop another widespread outbreak of the deadly disease. More than 4,000 doses of vaccine have been …
your ads here!Santa Fe Students Cope in Wake of High School Mass Shooting
The day after the mass shooting at a Texas high school in the small town of Santa Fe, the students who survived are living through the painful aftermath. VOA’s Elizabeth …
your ads here!Wild Animals in the Halls of the US Capitol
Wild animal sounds were heard recently in the halls of the U.S. Capitol. But these were not the calls of escaped animals. They were the sounds of endangered animals serving …
your ads here!‘Women on Wheels’ in Pakistan’s Punjab Province Aimed at Expanding Workforce
As part of a wave of women’s empowerment programs, the government of Pakistan’s Punjab province is running a campaign called “Women on Wheels”, a 2-year-old program that trains women to …
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A sick toddler is thriving thanks to his father’s kidney and a practice surgery using 3-D printed organs. VOA’s Steve Baragona explains. …
your ads here!South Korea’s LG Group Chairman Dies at 73
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, LG Group, said its Chairman Koo Bon-moo did Sunday. Koo, 73, had been struggling with an illness for a year, LG Group said in a statement. …
your ads here!Japan’s ‘Shoplifters’ Takes Palme d’Or at Cannes
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda won the Palme d’Or at Cannes on Saturday for Shoplifters, a critically acclaimed family drama with unguessable plot twists. The award, to a director who has won prizes …
your ads here!Justify Wins Foggy Preakness, Keeps Triple Crown Bid Alive
Justify emerged from the fog and sloshed his way to another victory Saturday, holding off several hard-charging challengers to win the Preakness Stakes and keep alive the chance for trainer …
your ads here!US, China Agree to Increased Trade Cooperation
China and the United States said Saturday that they had reached consensus on steps to substantially reduce the U.S. trade deficit with Beijing. The announcement followed high-level talks in Washington …
your ads here!Worlds Away from Windsor, People Celebrate Harry and Meghan’s Big Day
From the windswept Falkland Islands, battered by the South Atlantic and home to colonies of penguins, to the heat of Kenya, India and Australia, people around the world celebrated Britain’s …
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