The COVID-19 vaccine rollout to date has been far from equitable. The vast majority of doses have gone to high-income countries, but a World Health Organization program aiming to change …
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Facebook Pledges $1B in News Investments Over 3 Years
Facebook on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute with …
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At a dog training center in Myakka City, Florida, Heather Junqueira, founder of BioScent, brings a four-year-old beagle, Noel, into a room with stainless-steel canisters, several containing samples of COVID-19. …
your ads here!Rocker Springsteen Fined $500 for Drinking at Beach; Drunk Driving Charge Dropped
Bruce Springsteen was fined $500 Wednesday after the rock ‘n’ roll legend pleaded guilty to a charge of consuming alcohol at a federally run New Jersey beach in November, and …
your ads here!Mars Rover’s Giant Parachute Carried Secret Message
The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. Systems engineer Ian Clark …
your ads here!New Study Suggests Atlantic Ocean Circulation System Could Collapse
A study suggests a key environmental system that affects how water circulates in the Atlantic Ocean and effects the climate could be on the verge of collapse due to the …
your ads here!Demand Heats up for Solar Energy Panels in South Africa
Solar energy is a natural fit for sun-drenched Southern Africa, its proponents say. The only problem: Not enough panels to meet soaring demand. VOA’s Anita Powell looks at one company …
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Police on Wednesday sought to determine what caused Tiger Woods to swerve off a Southern California road in his sport utility vehicle, colliding with a tree and rolling down a …
your ads here!Ghana Receives First Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccine Secured Through Global Sharing Initiative
Ghana has received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s global vaccine-sharing program. A flight carrying 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine arrived Wednesday in the …
your ads here!Hunger in Central America Skyrockets, UN Agency Says
The number of people going hungry in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua has nearly quadrupled in the last two years, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as Central America …
your ads here!Golf Star Tiger Woods Injured in Car Crash
Golfer Tiger Woods suffered injuries in a single-car crash early Tuesday in California. Esha Sarai has more.Produced by: Esha Sarai …
your ads here!Beat Poet, Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti Dies at 101
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, bookseller and activist who helped launch the Beat movement in the 1950s and embody its curious and rebellious spirit well into the 21st century, has …
your ads here!Facebook’s Oversight Board Has Received Appeal From ‘User’ in Trump Ban Case
Facebook Inc.’s oversight board has received a “user statement” for the case it is deciding about whether the social media company was right to indefinitely suspend former President Donald Trump’s …
your ads here!World Leaders Lead Discussion on Global COVID-19 Recovery
The European Union and the World Health Organization teamed with the international advocacy organization Global Citizen on Tuesday to host a virtual panel discussion on global recovery of the COVID-19 …
your ads here!Golfer Tiger Woods Involved in Serious Car Crash
Professional golfer Tiger Woods was involved in a serious car accident Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The car reportedly rolled over near Ranchos Palos Verdes, California, and …
your ads here!US Envoy Urges Nations to Look at Security Implications of Climate Change
U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry urged the U.N. Security Council Tuesday to start treating the climate crisis like the “urgent security threat” that it is.“The climate threat is so massive, so …
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Orangutans are a critically endangered species and the coronavirus pandemic halted efforts to protect and increase their population. But as VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports, rescue efforts in Indonesia are back …
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The latest International Labor Organization FILE – Travelers request an Uber ride at Los Angeles International Airport’s LAX-it pick up terminal, Aug. 20, 2020.However, there are a number of downsides …
your ads here!In Important Step for Blind People, Malian Linguists Translate Bambara Language into Braille
Malian linguists and braille experts have translated the most widely spoken African language in Mali, Bambara, to braille for the country’s blind. Bambara is spoken and understood by about 15 …
your ads here!Nigeria Rape Reporting App Helps Survivors Avoid Stigma
Nigeria’s reported rapes tripled during COVID-19 pandemic to a few thousand, but the U.N. Children’s fund says one in four girls have been victims of sexual violence – meaning countless …
your ads here!In Important Step for Blind People, Malian Linguists Translate Bambara into Braille
Linguists and Braille experts in Mali have translated the country’s most widely spoken African language, Bambara, into Braille for the country’s blind. Bambara is spoken and understood by about 15 …
your ads here!One Shot Offers COVID-19 Protection, But It’s Unclear for How Long
Is it better to give more people partial protection from COVID-19, or maximum protection to fewer people? As limited supplies of vaccines begin rolling out in parts of the world, some …
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