Their house looks more like artwork in progress than an average California home. Every square inch in Cheri Pann’s and Gonzalo Duran’s house is covered with mosaic tiles. Angelina Bagdasaryan …
your ads here!Month: March 2019
Tens of Thousands Join Climate ‘March of the Century’ in Paris
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Paris over the weekend to demand action on climate change. The initiative started with a 16-year-old Swedish girl and ballooned to what environmental …
your ads here!Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, ‘Miserlou’ Composer, Dies
Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like “Miserlou” and “Let’s Go Trippin’” earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 81. …
your ads here!Pirro’s Show Not on Fox Lineup, Week After Omar Comments
Fox News weekend host Jeanine Pirro’s show didn’t air a week after her comments questioning U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar over her wearing a Muslim head covering. No explanation was given. …
your ads here!France Starts New Chapter in National Debate Aimed to End Yellow-Vest Crisis
After wrapping up thousands of town hall meetings, France starts a new chapter of its “great debate,” aimed to address longstanding public grievances and offer solutions to the yellow vest …
your ads here!Facebook Still Working to Remove All Videos of New Zealand Terrorist Attack
Facebook is continuing to work to remove all video of the mass shooting in New Zealand which the perpetrator livestreamed Friday, the company said Sunday. “We will continue working directly …
your ads here!UK Leader to Lawmakers: Back my Deal or Face Lengthy Delay
British Prime Minister Theresa May warned Sunday that it would be “a potent symbol of Parliament’s collective political failure” if a Brexit delay meant that the U.K. has to take …
your ads here!Paris Exhibit Traces Post-Colonial Migration 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 the French capital looks instead at a powerful …
your ads here!Preeclampsia Test Can Identify Dangerous Condition Quickly, at Home
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 …
your ads here!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 …
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