New Zealand’s prime minister has tested positive for COVID. Jacinda Ardern’s office said in a statement Saturday that she has mild symptoms and has been in isolation since Sunday, when …
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Storm Chasers Face Host of Dangers Beyond Severe Weather
The deaths of four storm chasers in car crashes over the last two weeks have underscored the dangers of pursuing severe weather events as more people clog back roads and …
your ads here!Interfaith Group Asks Starbucks to Drop Vegan Milk Surcharge
A group of Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders is asking Starbucks to stop charging extra for vegan milk alternatives, saying the practice amounts to a tax on people who …
your ads here!Actor Fred Ward, of ‘Tremors,’ ‘The Right Stuff’ Fame, Dies
Fred Ward, a veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in such films as The Right Stuff, The Player and Tremors, has died. He was 79. Ward …
your ads here!Baby Formula Shortage in the US Challenges Families
One of the three companies that make baby formula in the U.S. has halted production, adding to what was already a baby formula shortage due to supply chain issues and …
your ads here!April 2022 Tied for Earth’s 5th Warmest Ever, NOAA Reports
Scientists with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Friday that April 2022 tied April 2010 as the fifth warmest April on record. In a release, NOAA’s National Centers …
your ads here!Moon Goes Blood Red This Weekend: ‘Eclipse for the Americas’
A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The celestial action unfolds Sunday night into …
your ads here!Malawi Moves to Administer Cholera Vaccines as Cases Rise
Plans are underway in Malawi to start administering the cholera vaccine in some southern districts, as the number of cholera cases has been rising since an outbreak began in January. …
your ads here!The Next New Thing: Companies Are Building the ‘Metaverse’ but What Is It?
The “metaverse” has been touted as the next digital shift, 3-dimensional online spaces where people will shop, work, play games, and go to concerts. VOA’s Michelle Quinn is looking at …
your ads here!US, China Vie for Africa Mobile Phone Sector
Africa, in recent years, has become the new frontier where China and the United States, the world’s two biggest economic superpowers, are competing for influence in a key industry: telecommunications. …
your ads here!Musk Says $44-billion Twitter Deal Temporarily On Hold
Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts. “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details …
your ads here!Bracing For Her Future: Baby Giraffe Fitted With Orthotic
Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis. But Msituni was a patient like none other — a newborn giraffe. …
your ads here!Meatpackers Convinced Trump Officials to Keep Plants Running During COVID Crisis, Report Says
Top U.S. meatpacking companies drafted the executive order issued by President Donald Trump in 2020 to keep meat plants running and convinced his administration to encourage workers to stay on …
your ads here!US to Host Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cups for First Time
Rugby’s biggest tournament is finally heading to the United States. Now comes the hard part for the sport’s leadership: Generating enough interest and sustainability to secure the sport’s place in …
your ads here!North Korea’s Kim Orders Lockdown as First COVID-19 Outbreak Is Confirmed
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a nationwide lockdown Thursday to try to contain a highly transmissible variant of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, which was confirmed in the country …
your ads here!First Look at Black Hole in Center of Our Galaxy
An image once thought impossible becomes reality. Plus, the International Space Station has four fewer passengers. And you might have heard of the company that was trying to catch a …
your ads here!Thousands of Citizen Scientists Document Urban Plants, Animals
Rare and threatened species were among the plants and animals tracked by citizen scientists from around the world in this year’s City Nature Challenge in Los Angeles. The findings from …
your ads here!Astronomers Capture 1st Image of Milky Way’s Huge Black Hole
The world got a look Thursday at the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers believe nearly …
your ads here!Justices to Meet for 1st Time Since Leak of Draft Roe Ruling
The Supreme Court’s nine justices will gather in private Thursday for their first scheduled meeting since the leak of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade and sharply …
your ads here!North Korea Officially Reports First COVID-19 Outbreak
North Korea officially confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak Thursday, with state media reporting a sub-variant of the highly transmissible omicron virus, known as BA.2, had been detected in Pyongyang. “There …
your ads here!US Lawmakers Fail to Pass Measure to Protect Abortion Rights
Democratic party lawmakers in the U.S. failed Wednesday to pass a measure essentially codifying the right to an abortion. The vote comes after revelations the Supreme Court is poised to …
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