Britain has commissioned an independent review into the persecution of Christians to find practical steps to support followers of a religion that it said has been subject to a dramatic …
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Chicano Author, Illustrator Collaborate on Animal Adventure
The 81-year-old author is often called a dean of Chicano literature. The illustrator is a younger muralist steeped in the visual traditions of Mexican-American pop culture and low-rider cars. …
your ads here!Trump Praises Treasury Secretary Mnuchin But Hits Fed Again on Rate Rises
President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed confidence in Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin amid worries over a weakening economy and a stock market slump, but repeated his criticism of the U.S. …
your ads here!UK Royal Christmas: Church, Lunch and the Queen’s Message
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II wove personal reflections into her annual Christmas message, offering the customary wishes for peace and saying she hoped she had attained a measure of wisdom during …
your ads here!Former Nissan Executive Released from Tokyo Jail
Former Nissan Motor Co. executive Greg Kelly was released from jail in Japan Tuesday after a Tokyo court rejected prosecutors’ request to continue to detain him. The Tokyo District Court …
your ads here!Japan Stocks Fall Below 20,000
Shares on Japan’s key stock exchange plummeted Tuesday, highlighting investor fears about political turmoil in Washington and this month’s massive losses on Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 Index lost 1,000 …
your ads here!Scandal-Plagued Facebook Goes on Charm Offensive in Vietnam
Before Facebook, Vu Kim Chi thought something was lacking in her job, which is to promote the economy in and around Vietnam’s famed Ha Long Bay. Posting updates to her …
your ads here!Actor Kevin Spacey to Face Charge in Sexual Assault of Teen
U.S. actor Kevin Spacey is facing a felony charge for allegedly sexually assaulting the teenage at a Nantucket, Massachusetts, restaurant more than two years ago. The Oscar-winning actor is set …
your ads here!Kevin Spacey Charged with Groping Young Man
Kevin Spacey has been charged with groping the 18-year-old son of a Boston TV anchor in 2016 — the first criminal case brought against the Oscar-winning actor since his career …
your ads here!US SpaceX First National Security Mission
SpaceX continues making news in 2018. The company first broke its own record from 2017 when it passed 18 launches in year. On Sunday, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, SpaceX launched …
your ads here!Trump Blames Fed for Market Turmoil
U.S. stock markets fell sharply on Monday with the S&P 500 down more than two percent and the Dow off nearly three percent. President Donald Trump is blaming the Federal …
your ads here!Justice Ginsburg’s Exceptional Life
As Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recovers from surgery on Friday for early stage lung cancer, two new films are paying tribute to her life and many accomplishments. VOA’s …
your ads here!Russian Law Enforcement Investigate ISS Capsule Hole
A Russian cosmonaut who explored a mysterious hole in a capsule docked to the International Space Station says Russian law enforcement agencies are investigating what caused the opening. Sergei Prokopyev …
your ads here!Euronext Has Launched an All-Cash Bid to Acquire Oslo Bors
The leading pan-European stock exchange has launched a 625 million euro takeover bid to acquire the Oslo Stock Exchange. Euronext, the operator of stock exchanges in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin …
your ads here!Films on Iconic Justice Ginsburg Detail Exceptional Life and Contributions
As Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recovers from recent surgery for early stage lung cancer, two new films are paying tribute to her life and accomplishments. The documentary “RBG”, …
your ads here!World’s Most Popular Dinosaur Transforms at Chicago’s Field Museum
You don’t often get a second chance to make a first impression, unless, of course, you’re one of the world’s most popular dinosaurs. “It’s a different profile, a much more …
your ads here!S. Korea Fines BMW $9.9 Million Over Faulty Engines, Delayed Recalls
South Korea said Monday it will fine BMW $9.9 million and will file a criminal complaint against the German automaker for delaying a recall of cars with faulty engines that …
your ads here!World’s Most Popular Dinosaur Transforms at Chicago’s Field Museum
When she emerged from obscurity in the rock formations of South Dakota in the early 1990s, the world’s largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton began a long legal and physical journey. Known …
your ads here!In South Africa, HIV’s Patients Survive Disease But Are Weary of Its Toll
South Africa has the world’s largest antiretroviral therapy program with over 4 million people receiving treatment. But the ARV drug therapy, regarded by many as a panacea for HIV, is …
your ads here!California Researchers Working on Tomorrow’s Battery
Batteries have been around for hundreds of years, but don’t go thinking this technology is old hat (old fashioned). Batteries are the future. A team of California Scientists with support …
your ads here!US Treasury Chief Calls Top Bank CEOs Amid Market Plunge
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary called top U.S. bankers on Sunday amid an ongoing rout on Wall Street and made plans to convene a group of officials known as …
your ads here!Trump Aide: White House, Central Bank Tension not Unusual
A White House official says tension between a president and the interest-rate setting Federal Reserve is “traditional as part of our system.” Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says it should …
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