Home security companies often rely on cameras and motion sensors to catch trespassers, but as VOA’s Tina Trinh discovers, Wi-Fi signals can be a less intrusive way to monitor activity. …
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Nassib Becomes First Active NFL Player to Come Out as Gay
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay. Nassib, who is entering his sixth NFL season and …
your ads here!Angelina Jolie Visits Burkina Faso as UN Special Envoy
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited war-weakened Burkina Faso to show solidarity with people who continue to welcome the displaced, despite grappling with their own insecurity, and said the world …
your ads here!Younger US Adults Less Likely to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine, CDC Study Reveals
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that younger Americans are less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 than older Americans. The federal health agency issued a report …
your ads here!STEM Jobs Lead List of Fastest-Growing Occupations
The number of STEM jobs — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — have sped past the number of non-STEM jobs by three times since 2000. And experts say there might not be enough graduates in those fields …
your ads here!UNESCO Panel Recommends Listing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as ‘In Danger’
A special committee with the United Nations’s cultural agency says Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be placed on a list of World Heritage sites that should be designated as “in …
your ads here!STEM Jobs Lead Fastest-Growing Occupations
The number of STEM jobs — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — have sped past the number of non-STEM jobs by three times since 2000. And experts say there might not be enough graduates in those fields …
your ads here!Japan Begins Workplace Vaccination Program
Thousands of Japanese companies began the rollout of their workplace vaccine programs Monday, inoculating company workers and their families. Some of the companies had been critical of what they said …
your ads here!US Outlines Its Global COVID Vaccine Sharing Plan
The White House has laid out its plans for sharing 55 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad, with most of the allocations going to countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia …
your ads here!In the Absence of In-Person Classes, Dentistry Courses Use Virtual Reality
While virtual reality-based simulation is commonly used in medical education, its use in dental education is still limited. Two university professors in the U.S. want to change that. They developed …
your ads here!Tokyo Organizers Predict Safe Olympics, But Many in Japan Skeptical
Opinion polls have for months suggested most Japanese oppose holding the Olympics. Some medical experts warn the event could lead to coronavirus clusters or spread new variants.But with only a …
your ads here!Poll: Support Rising in Japan for Tokyo Olympics this Summer
Around a third of Japanese now back holding the Olympics, up from just 14 percent last month, a new poll showed Monday, though a majority still prefer cancellation or postponement …
your ads here!Spain’s Jon Rahm Wins US Open to Claim First Major Title
From a significant disappointment earlier in the month, Jon Rahm of Spain told himself that something good would come from that. It sure didn’t take long for that to unfold for one …
your ads here!Russian-Estonian Film ‘Minsk’ Examines 2020 Crackdown in Belarus
A Russian-Estonian film ‘Minsk’ looks at the Belarus government’s crackdown on protesters in August 2020. The movie – all 90 minutes of it – was filmed in one shot and will …
your ads here!US Sending 2.5 Million COVID-19 Vaccines to Taiwan
The United States says it is sending 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, substantially increasing its initial promise of 750,000 doses.Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said the increased doses from the …
your ads here!Tanzania Authorities Warn of 3rd Wave of COVID-19
Tanzania Authorities Warn of Third Wave of COVID-19 A few days after Tanzania expressed its interest in joining the COVAX global vaccine-sharing facility, the government warned citizens of a third wave …
your ads here!US Sending 23.5 Million COVID-19 Vaccines to Taiwan
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Sunday more than 178 million global COVID-19 infections and almost 4 million global deaths. More than 2 billion vaccines have been administered …
your ads here!Women’s College Sports Get Boost in TV Ratings, Visibility
Odicci Alexander became an overnight sensation at the Women’s College World Series.James Madison’s dynamic, endearingly humble pitcher was well-known among die-hard softball fans, but she introduced herself to a national …
your ads here!WHO Declares End to Second Ebola Outbreak in Guinea
The World Health Organization officially announced Saturday the end of Guinea’s second Ebola outbreak, which was declared in February and claimed 12 lives.At 16 confirmed cases and seven probable infections, …
your ads here!Cameroon Sickle Cell Patients Say They Can Live Longer
Hundreds of sickle cell disease patients in Cameroon are using World Sickle Cell Day, June 19, to teach their neighbors that people with the disease can live longer, contrary to …
your ads here!Beyond ‘In the Heights,’ Colorism Persists, Rarely Addressed
Every year, Hollywood inevitably comes under criticism for its lack of racial diversity. But another lesser-known yet still pervasive problem also resurfaces: the lack of diversity in skin tone.It happened …
your ads here!Johns Hopkins: 177.8 Million Global COVID Infections
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center has reported 177.8 million global COVID-19 cases and 3.8 million deaths. The U.S. remains the country with the most infections at 33.5 million, followed closely …
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