A new test can quickly identify preeclampsia, a common and dangerous condition during pregnancy and help keep mothers and babies healthy and safe. When Jessi Prizinsky was pregnant with her …
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Exhibit Traces Post-Colonial Migration to London and Paris Through Music
As rising nationalism and the crisis surrounding Britain’s exit from the European Union intensify divisions on the continent, a new exhibit in Paris looks instead at a powerful unifier. Music …
your ads here!New Test Can Identify Dangerous Condition in Pregnancy
A new test can quickly identify a common and dangerous condition during pregnancy and help keep mothers and babies healthy and safe. VOA’s Carol Pearson has more. …
your ads here!Frida Kahlo Exhibit Opens at Brooklyn Museum
A major exhibition dedicated to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo opened recently at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. “Appearances Can Be Deceiving” is the largest U.S. exhibit in a decade …
your ads here!Low-Level Flooding Dampening Tourists’ Enthusiasm
As climate change heats up, we can expect more extreme weather events, more hurricanes and droughts over time. But small flooding events will also become more common, and while not …
your ads here!Brazil Reportedly Weighing Import Quota for US Wheat
Brazil is considering granting an import quota of 750,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat per year without tariffs in exchange for other trade concessions, according to a Brazilian official with knowledge of the negotiations ahead …
your ads here!Iran’s Oil Minister Blames US for Market Tensions
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Saturday that frequent U.S. comments about oil prices had created market tensions, the ministry’s news website SHANA reported. U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made the …
your ads here!American Muslim Feeds the Needy in his Washington Restaurant
A Pakistani immigrant who came to the U.S. as an impoverished young adult now helps feed the homeless and needy in his popular Washington restaurant. As a Muslim American, he …
your ads here!Social Media Scramble to Remove New Zealand Suspect’s Video
They built their services for sharing, allowing users to reach others around the world. Now they want people to hold back. Facebook and other social media companies battled their …
your ads here!Students Worldwide Skip School to Protest Global Warming
They’re angry at their elders, and they’re not taking it sitting down. Students worldwide are skipping class Friday to take to the streets to protest their governments’ failure to take …
your ads here!Students Worldwide Skip Class to Demand Action on Climate
They’re angry at their elders, and they’re not taking it sitting down. Students worldwide are planning to skip class Friday and take to the streets to protest their governments’ failure …
your ads here!Deep in US Oil Country, Students Set to March for Climate
Oil is everywhere in Oklahoma, says local student Luke Kerr. But that has not deterred him from planning a protest calling for its phasing out in the state’s capital city …
your ads here!Who’s Daltrey, Townshend Plan ‘Full Throttle’ Tour, Album
“I hope I die before I get old,” The Who sang in their 1965 hit “My Generation.” But more than 50 years on, the veteran rock band’s two surviving original …
your ads here!Study: C-Sections 50 Times More Deadly in Africa
The death rate among women undergoing a C-section to deliver a baby is about 50 times higher in Africa than in most wealthy nations, researchers said Friday. One in 200 …
your ads here!Wolves Prove Resilient, but Proposal Could Curtail Expansion
A proposal to strip gray wolves of their remaining federal protections could curtail their rapid expansion across vast swaths of the U.S. West and Great Lakes, yet the predators already …
your ads here!US-Russian Crew Blasts Off to International Space Station
Russian-American crew of three has blasted off to the International Space Station, their second attempt to reach the outpost following an aborted launch in October A Russian-American crew of three …
your ads here!Lori Loughlin Loses Starring Roles on Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel cut ties Thursday with favored star Lori Loughlin, a day after her arrest in a college admissions scam put the family-friendly network and extended Hallmark brand in …
your ads here!Facebook Product Chief Cox to Leave in Latest Executive Exit
Facebook Inc said on Thursday Chief Product Officer Chris Cox will leave the social media network after 13 years, adding to a recent string of high-profile exits. Also departing is …
your ads here!US General: Google’s Work in China Benefiting China’s Military
The United States’ top general said on Thursday that the Chinese military was benefiting from the work Alphabet Inc’s Google was doing in China, where the technology giant has long …
your ads here!Brexit: What Now?
Veteran Conservative lawmaker Nigel Evans has been in Britain’s House of Commons for more than a quarter-of-a-century and, like most of his parliamentary colleagues, is stunned at the turn of …
your ads here!Empire’ Actor Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to Lying About Chicago Attack
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty in a Chicago court on Thursday to new charges that he falsely reported to police that he was the victim of a racist …
your ads here!China Investment Law Fails to Deliver, Raises Concerns
China’s top legislature is expected to pass the country’s first Foreign Investment Law this week at a time when negotiators from Beijing and Washington work to hammer out a trade …
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