The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported. Last year’s flu season was the lowest on …
your ads here!Month: December 2021
From Washington to Glasgow, Climate Action Fell Short in 2021
While the COVID-19 crisis dominated headlines for a second year, the climate crisis kept intensifying. VOA’s Steve Baragona has a look back at 2021’s major events in climate change. …
your ads here!A Year After Booting Trump, Social Media Companies Face More Challenges Over Elections
For U.S. social media companies, the violent mob storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6 last year spurred action. They shut down then-President Donald Trump’s accounts. One year later, are …
your ads here!Israel Begins Clinical Trial of Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Shot
Doctors in Israel began administering a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday as part of a trial study to determine if the extra shot can boost immunity against the virus. …
your ads here!‘Spider-Man’ Surpasses $1B Globally, Holds North America Box Office Top Spot
The hit new “Spider-Man” became the first billion-dollar-grossing film of the pandemic era over the Christmas weekend, reaching the milestone while holding firmly to the North American box office top …
your ads here!Historic Year of Space Travel, Space Movies, and Space Junk
2021 was a historic year for all-things space … from the success of private spaceflight companies to robots exploring Mars in a road trip for the ages. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi …
your ads here!Australia’s New South Wales Sets Daily COVID Case Record
Australia’s most populous state reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a sharp jump in hospitalizations while thousands of people were isolating at home after contracting …
your ads here!3 Members of K-Pop Sensation BTS Diagnosed with COVID-19
Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from abroad, their management agency said. RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on …
your ads here!NASA’s Revolutionary New Space Telescope Launched From French Guiana
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world a glimpse of the universe as it existed when the first galaxies formed, was launched by rocket early Saturday from …
your ads here!Typhoon Misery in Philippines, Pandemic Dampen Christmas Joy
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation, marked Christmas on Saturday without homes, adequate food and water, electricity and cellphone connections after a powerful …
your ads here!Christmas Celebrations Continue in Bethlehem Despite Omicron Travel Ban
Despite a second year of travel restrictions because of COVID-19, the town of Bethlehem, the site of Jesus’ birth, is reviving its annual Christmas Eve celebration. “Last year, our festival …
your ads here!Robots Serve Food to Diners at Iraq Restaurant
The White Fox restaurant in Mosul, Iraq, isn’t known for its comfortable atmosphere or its great food and drinks. It’s known for its servers. VOA’s Kawa Omar filed this report, …
your ads here!Biden Praised – and Criticized – for COVID-19 Battle in 2021
US President Joe Biden says defeating the coronavirus pandemic – both at home and around the world – is his top priority. VOA looks at how he handled this unprecedented …
your ads here!A Cultural Gumbo: Immigrants Propel Evolution of Louisiana Cooking
“There is nothing in the world like the food you can find in Louisiana,” Chef Isaac Toups, owner of popular New Orleans restaurant Toups Meatery, told VOA. “It’s such a …
your ads here!President Biden, First Lady Visit Hospitalized Kids on Christmas Eve
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden brought some Christmas Eve cheer to hospitalized children who aren’t well enough to go home for holidays. It’s longstanding tradition for first …
your ads here!In UAE Desert, Camels Compete for Crowns in Beauty Pageant
Deep in the desert of the United Arab Emirates, the moment that camel breeders had been waiting for arrived. Families hauled their camels through wind-carved sands. Servers poured tiny cups …
your ads here!COVID Outlier Japan Searches for Reasons for Its Success
While many countries are fighting off their worst coronavirus outbreaks yet, Japan is detecting hardly any COVID-19 infections at all. Observers are trying to figure out why. As recently as …
your ads here!James Webb Space Telescope Launch Set for Saturday
“White-knuckle” — That’s how Rusty Whitman describes the month ahead, after the launch of the historic James Webb Space Telescope, now tentatively set for Saturday. From a secure control room …
your ads here!US Chipmaker’s Apology to China Draws Criticism
U.S. chipmaker Intel is facing criticism in China after it apologized Thursday for a letter the firm sent to suppliers asking them “to ensure that its supply chain does not …
your ads here!No More Video Games on Tesla Screens While Cars Are Moving
Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving. The National Highway …
your ads here!US Sets Shorter COVID-19 Isolation Rules for Health Workers
Worried that a new COVID-19 wave could overwhelm understaffed U.S. hospitals, federal officials on Thursday loosened rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 …
your ads here!AP Exclusive: Polish Opposition Senator Hacked With Spyware
Polish Senator Krzysztof Brejza’s mobile phone was hacked with sophisticated spyware nearly three dozen times in 2019 when he was running the opposition’s campaign against the right-wing populist government in …
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