A special airlift for thousands of baby flamingos is under way in South Africa, as drought puts their breeding ground in peril. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports. A warning, some of …
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UN Sees Poverty Hope in African Uptake of Child Welfare Payments
The spread of state welfare for children around Africa has the potential to make a major dent in global poverty, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Children account for the …
your ads here!Watch Your Language: Tasty Words ‘Luring’ People to Healthier Foods
Rich and zesty or low fat and vegan? Clever marketing with mouth-watering words can boost sales of plant-based dishes by more than 70 percent, experts said Tuesday, amid a drive …
your ads here!Hospital Radiologists Can Help Detect Domestic Violence, Researchers Say
Radiologists, who typically interact little with patients, can play a key role in identifying victims of abuse by spotting patterns of injuries that point to domestic violence, researchers said Tuesday. …
your ads here!Former Guatemalan Soccer Head Fined $350,000 in FIFA Scandal
Brayan Jimenez, a former head of Guatemalan soccer’s governing body, was sentenced Tuesday to time served and fined $350,000 after pleading guilty for his role in the FIFA corruption scandal …
your ads here!Oscars Show to Go Hostless for Only Second Time
This year’s Oscar ceremony will go ahead without an official host for only the second time in its history, an ABC television executive said Tuesday. Speaking just three weeks before …
your ads here!Polluted Bangkok’s Year of the Pig Curbs on Incense Go Up in Smoke
Thais of Chinese descent largely ignored Bangkok’s call for restraint in burning of incense and “spirit money” to mark the Lunar New Year as the city fights choking pollution. Most …
your ads here!Lunar New Year Allows US Companies to Find Prosperity too
As Asian-Americans across the U.S. mark the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, they can celebrate by eating Mickey Mouse-shaped tofu, sporting a pair of Year of the Pig-inspired Nike shoes …
your ads here!Ivanka Trump Responds to Exhibit With a Look-alike Vacuuming
Ivanka Trump and her brothers are responding to a new art exhibit that portrays the presidential daughter vacuuming crumbs. Ivanka Trump says in a tweet about the “Ivanka Vacuuming” installation: …
your ads here!Mongolian Community in Washington Celebrate Lunar New Year’s Day
Tuesday is the Mongolian new year, Tsagaan Sar. Far from Mongolia in Washington, DC, it is celebrated with wrestling, traditional feed and drink and highlighted byt the traditional mask dance …
your ads here!Birth Certificate Suggests Rapper 21 Savage Was Born in London
A man with the same name as Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage, who was taken into custody in Atlanta on immigration charges over the weekend, was born in London, according to …
your ads here!Madonna to Be Honored at GLAAD Media Awards
Madonna will be honored at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards for a lifetime of accelerating acceptance of the LGBTQ community. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer advocacy …
your ads here!AP Source: Trump to Tap Critic of Agency to Lead World Bank
President Donald Trump plans to nominate David Malpass, a Trump administration critic of the World Bank, to lead the institution. That’s according to a senior administration official who spoke …
your ads here!Two Thirds of Himalayan Glaciers Could Melt if Global Climate Goals Fail: New Study
Failure to meet global climate goals could lead to warming of five degrees celsius in the Himalayan mountains and a loss of two-thirds of the region’s glaciers by the year 2100, …
your ads here!US Trade Agency Sees Negotiating New WTO Rules to Rein in China as Futile
Negotiating new World Trade Organization rules to try to rein in China’s “mercantilist” trade practices would be largely a futile exercise, the Trump administration’s trade office said on Monday, vowing …
your ads here!Brazil Mulls Minimum Retirement Age of 65 for Men and Women
Brazil’s government has opened discussions with congressional leaders, state governors and mayors on a pension reform bill that would set the minimum retirement age for men and women at 65, …
your ads here!For Migrants in Russia, Shattered Dreams and Uncertain Futures
Long before she became just one of the financially destitute legions of street sweepers that dot Moscow’s bitterly cold winter landscape, Shaknoza Ishankulova had simply wanted to do the right …
your ads here!Trump Likely to Take Credit for US Economic Success in State of Union Speech
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to praise the U.S. economy and insist on the need for a physical barrier on the U.S. border with Mexico in his upcoming state …
your ads here!Handheld Cancer Detector Works in Hours Not Days
February 4 is designated as World Cancer Day, and the disease remains one of the world’s leading causes of death. Last year, there were close to two million new cases …
your ads here!Choir from Fire-Ravaged California Community Sings of Hope
The town of Paradise, California was ravaged by a fire in November that killed more than 80 people and drove thousands from their homes. Now music is helping survivors with …
your ads here!Chronic Pain Given as Top Reason for Using Medical Marijuana
Chronic pain is the most common reason people give when they enroll in state-approved medical marijuana programs. That’s followed by stiffness from multiple sclerosis and chemotherapy-related nausea, according to …
your ads here!From Dorm to Dominance: Growing Pains as Facebook Turns 15
Facebook, trudging through its awkward teenage years, is turning 15 on Monday. Launched in 2004 as “TheFacebook,” the service was originally intended only for Harvard students. It’s now a …
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