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Washington’s Trapeze School Knows How to Help You Raise Your Spirits

Whether you’re looking to fly through the air with the greatest of ease, explore the aerial arts, or just raise your spirits, the Trapeze School in Washington, DC, will make …

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The Sounds of Bells – Meet Natalia Paruz, A Unique NYC Street Musician

More than two decades ago, Natalia Paruz was hit by a car in New York. While recovering from the accident, she went to Austria, where she saw bells on necks …

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Webb Space Telescope’s ‘Golden Eye’ Opens, Last Major Hurdle

NASA’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday, the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling.   The last portion of the 6.5-meter (21-foot) mirror swung into …

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Djokovic Challenged Officials on Visa Cancellation, Court Filing Says

Novak Djokovic’s legal challenge to the Australian government’s decision to cancel his visa on arrival this week says a certified COVID-19 infection in December meant he qualified for a medical …

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Djokovic Spends Holiday in Detention, Sends Thanks to Supporters

The top men’s tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, spent Orthodox Christmas in an immigration detention hotel in Australia on Friday as he sought to fend off deportation over …

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In Photos: Egyptians Celebrate Coptic Christmas

In Egypt, Christmas celebrations are officially sanctioned by Islamic clerics for people of all faiths, despite objections from some conservative Muslims. On Friday, January 7, the holiday season concluded with …

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Sidney Poitier, First Black Actor to Win Best Actor Academy Award, Dies at 94

Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field, and inspired a generation during the …

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US Supreme Court Reviews COVID Vaccine Mandates

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Friday to hear oral arguments against two of President Joe Biden’s administration’s COVID-19 vaccine policies issued by government agencies to combat the deadly coronavirus. …

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Beauty is Only Skin Deep in China ‘Micro-procedure’ Craze

Midday queues snake out to the street in an upmarket Shanghai neighborhood, but it’s not lunch at the city’s hottest restaurant that people are lining up for — it’s cosmetic …

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Former Biden Health Officials Urge New Approach to Fighting COVID

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, six former health advisers for U.S. President Joe Biden are urging a different approach to fighting it. Writing Thursday in The Journal of …

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Scientists Explore Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ Glacier 

A team of scientists is sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they can better figure out how much and how fast seas …

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Peter Bogdanovich, Director of ‘Paper Moon,’ Dead at 82 

Peter Bogdanovich, the ascot-wearing cinephile and director of 1970s black-and-white classics like The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon, has died. He was 82. Bogdanovich died early Thursday morning at his home …

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Marks Milestones

After launching its next-generation space telescope, NASA scientists mark major milestones in its progress.  Plus, a new spaceplane arrives at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  VOA’s Arash Arabasadi …

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Australia Detains Serbian Tennis Star Djokovic Over COVID-19 Visa Breaches

World tennis No.1 Novak Djokovic has had his visa canceled by Australian authorities and is facing deportation. He had received a COVID-19 vaccination exemption to defend his title at the …

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WHO Says New Coronavirus Variant in France Not a Threat – Yet

The World Health Organization says a new coronavirus variant recently detected in France is nothing to be concerned about right now. Scientists at the IHU Mediterranee Infection Foundation in the …

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A Season of Joy — and Caution — Kicks Off in New Orleans

Vaccinated, masked and ready-to-revel New Orleans residents will usher in Carnival season Thursday with a rolling party on the city’s historic streetcar line, an annual march honoring Joan of Arc …

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Australia Detains Serbian Tennis Star Over COVID-19 Visa Breaches

World tennis No.1 Novak Djokovic has had his visa canceled by Australian authorities and is facing deportation. He had received a COVID-19 vaccination exemption to defend his title at the …

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Omicron Is Milder Than Delta But Nothing to Sneeze At

Omicron may not cause as much lung damage as the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, according to new lab studies. That, plus vaccination, may help explain why patients with …

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US Advisers Endorse Pfizer COVID Boosters for Younger Teens

Influential government advisers are strongly urging that teens as young as 12 get COVID-19 boosters as soon as they’re eligible, a key move as the U.S. battles the omicron surge …

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Governments Worldwide Continue Imposing COVID Measures, 2 Years After Pandemic’s Start

Exactly two years after the World Health Organization issued an alert about “a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause” in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that evolved …

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The Inside Story-Crossing the Frontier TRANSCRIPT

TRANSCRIPT The Inside Story: Crossing the Frontier Episode 21 – January 6, 2022   Show Open Graphics:   Voice of KANE FARABAUGH, VOA Correspondent:   All Systems go, Falcon 9 …

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Grammy Organizers Postpone Awards, Cite Omicron Risks

The Grammy Awards were postponed Wednesday due to what organizers called “too many risks” due to the omicron variant. No new date has been announced. The ceremony had been scheduled …

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