Spending a cold winter day at the beach is not something most people would choose to do … unless it is The Beach Chicago, where visitors can laugh at the …
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Robots Dance, Tell Jokes, Serve Dinner, Give Us a Glimpse of the Future
Owners of a new café in the Hungarian capital Budapest are using robotics as a way of giving their customers a new experience. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports. …
your ads here!Start a Start-up: University in Texas Helps Students Become Entrepreneurs
In December 2018, Apple announced its plans to build a new campus in Austin. Texas is rapidly becoming more and more attractive for tech companies and is often called a …
your ads here!Scientists Enlist Incredibly Tiny Allies in Cancer Fight
Researchers and doctors are using incredibly tiny particles — fluorescent nanoparticles — in a quest for new ways to fight cancer. Some nanoparticles, just billionths of a meter across, are …
your ads here!Egypt Unveils Ancient Burial Site, Home to 50 Mummies
Egyptian archaeologists uncovered a tomb containing 50 mummies dating to the Ptolemaic era, in Minya, south of Cairo, the Ministry of Antiquities said Saturday. The mummies, 12 of which were of children, …
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Egyptian archaeologists uncovered a tomb containing 50 mummies dating to the Ptolemaic era, in Minya, south of Cairo, the Ministry of Antiquities said Saturday. The mummies, 12 of which were of children, …
your ads here!Gates Hopes to Enlighten Americans About Reconstruction
Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. can trace the roots of his upcoming PBS documentary about the Reconstruction to his days in school, when he’d hear about the end of slavery …
your ads here!Groundhog Doesn’t See His Shadow, Predicting Early Spring
It may be hard to believe as a large swath of the U.S. thaws out from a bitter polar vortex, but spring is coming early, according to handlers for some …
your ads here!Groundhog Doesn’t See His Shadow, Predicting Early Spring
It may be hard to believe as a large swath of the U.S. thaws out from a bitter polar vortex, but spring is coming early, according to handlers for some …
your ads here!Millions of Cancer Patients Suffer Needlessly From Pain
In advance of World Cancer Day (February 4), the World Health Organization is issuing new cancer pain control guidelines aimed at ending the needless suffering experienced by millions of people …
your ads here!Business Space for Women Fosters Creativity, Cooperation
Finding a comfortable working environment can sometimes be difficult, especially for women working in male-dominated fields like science and technology. But some new startups are all about creating spaces that …
your ads here!Optimism, But No Concrete Progress at US-China Trade Talks
The most recent round of trade talks between the United States and China concluded in Washington this week with no firm deal other than a commitment to keep talking. Nike …
your ads here!End of an Era: China-Silicon Valley Relationship Chills
The trade dispute between the U.S. and China is disrupting Silicon Valley. What had been a steady flow of Chinese money into tech firms appears to be slowing. Investors are …
your ads here!End of an Era: China-Silicon Valley Relationship Chills
The trade dispute between the U.S. and China is disrupting Silicon Valley. What had been a steady flow of Chinese money into tech firms appears to be slowing. Investors are …
your ads here!Unpublished Salinger Work to Be Released
One of the book world’s greatest mysteries is finally ending: J.D. Salinger’s son says previously unpublished work by his late father will be coming out. In comments that appeared …
your ads here!Unpublished Salinger Work to Be Released
One of the book world’s greatest mysteries is finally ending: J.D. Salinger’s son says previously unpublished work by his late father will be coming out. In comments that appeared …
your ads here!Tech Firms, States Spar With US Government Over Net Neutrality
Tech companies and nearly two dozen U.S. states clashed with the government in federal court Friday over the repeal of net neutrality, a set of Obama-era rules aimed at preventing …
your ads here!Trump Health Chief Asks Congress to Pass Drug Discount Plan
The Trump administration’s top health official asked Congress on Friday to pass its new prescription drug discount plan and provide it to all patients, not just those covered by government …
your ads here!Why Wealthy Americans Are Renting Instead of Buying
Although they can afford to purchase a home, more well-to-do Americans are choosing to rent instead. The number of U.S. households earning at least $150,000 annually that chose to rent …
your ads here!WHO Reports Progress in Controlling Ebola in Congo
Six months after the outbreak of Ebola was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, the World Health Organization is expressing cautious optimism that it is making …
your ads here!WHO Reports Progress in Controlling Ebola in Congo
Six months after the outbreak of Ebola was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, the World Health Organization is expressing cautious optimism that it is making …
your ads here!US Researchers Look for Long-Lasting Ebola Vaccine
South Sudan is vaccinating health workers against Ebola in case the virus crosses the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ebola has stricken more than 700 people in the …
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