The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by …
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France’s Spectacular Abbey Mont-Saint-Michel Celebrates 1,000th Birthday
PARIS (AP) — France’s beloved abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel has reached a ripe old age. It’s been 1,000 years since the laying of its first stone. The millennial of the UNESCO …
your ads here!Fans Go Undercover To Track Racism at European Soccer Matches
Among the thousands of fans in the stands at Europe’s biggest soccer games are a few people operating undercover. Trained volunteer observers listen for racist chants and watch for extremist …
your ads here!Pill Halves Risk of Death in Type of Lung Cancer
A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical …
your ads here!Artist Uses Lego Bricks to Recreate World’s Iconic Buildings
The National Building Museum in Washington has launched a new long-term exhibition called Brick City, which re-creates the iconic architecture of cities around the world using Lego bricks. Maxim Moskalkov has the story. Camera: Andrey Degtyarev …
your ads here!What’s Behind the Decline in Limousine Demand?
Stretch limousines — once a symbol of the rich and famous — are now rarely seen on the roads and at red carpet events. Karina Bafradzhian investigates why demand for limousines has declined. …
your ads here!App Offering Government Services to Ukrainians Expands Reach
In collaboration with the Ukrainian government, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has created an app that connects Ukrainians with their government so they can access public services …
your ads here!Hollywood Directors Reach Labor Pact, Writers Remain on Strike
Hollywood’s major studios reached a tentative labor agreement with the union representing film and television directors, likely averting a work stoppage that would have piled pressure on media companies to …
your ads here!‘Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse’ Swings to $120.5M Opening
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of …
your ads here!Tour de France Anti-COVID Protocol to Keep Riders in Hotels
Tour de France organizers have set up an anti-COVID protocol for this year’s race, with riders and team staff banned from signing autographs and eating out of their hotels, a …
your ads here!Death in the Amazon: Dangers of Environmental Reporting
The latest threat to the life of Txai Surui is still fresh in her mind. Protesting deforestation in the Amazon with other Indigenous people last week, she found herself held …
your ads here!Honeybee Health Blooming at Federal Facilities Across US
While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are playing …
your ads here!Acclaimed Composer Kaija Saariaho Dies at 70 of Brain Tumor
Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday. She was 70. Saariaho died at her apartment in …
your ads here!California’s Ravidassia Community Wants Caste Bias Outlawed
In California, members of an under-the-radar, minority religious community are stepping into the public eye to advocate for making the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste bias. …
your ads here!WHO: Tanzania Declares End of Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak
Tanzania on Friday declared the end of a deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, more than two months after it was first confirmed, the World Health Organization said. Nine cases …
your ads here!US Proposal for Remote Pacific Marine Sanctuary Draws Mixed Response
In March, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the creation of a marine sanctuary across a wide swath of the Pacific Ocean. If finalized, it would help the U.S. meet its …
your ads here!Sweden Approaches ‘Smoke-Free’ Status as Daily Use of Cigarettes Dwindles
Summer is in the air — cigarette smoke is not — in Sweden’s outdoor bars and restaurants. As the World Health Organization marks “World No Tobacco Day” on Wednesday, Sweden, …
your ads here!Private Astronaut Crew, Including First Arab Woman in Orbit, Returns from Space Station
An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman sent into orbit, splashed down safely off Florida on Tuesday night, capping an eight-day research …
your ads here!Argentinian Meteorologist Celeste Saulo to Lead UN Weather Agency
The U.N.’s weather service, the World Meteorological Organization, selected Argentinian meteorologist Celeste Saulo Thursday to be the agency’s first woman secretary-general, effective in January 2024. In a statement, the WMO …
your ads here!Amazon to Pay $31 Million in Privacy Violation Penalties for Alexa Voice Assistant, Ring Camera
Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ …
your ads here!China Eyes Spain in Drive to Conquer European EV Market
The International Energy Agency says Chinese car manufacturers are emerging as a major force in the global electric car market, with more than 50% of all electric cars on roads …
your ads here!South Africa Searching for Source of Deadly Cholera Outbreak
Almost two dozen people have died from cholera just outside South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, over the past two weeks, and hundreds have been hospitalized. VOA spoke to residents who have …
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