“I’m not going to put the country out of business trying to maintain certain standards that probably don’t matter,” President Donald Trump told VOA when asked about the economic impacts …
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Gorillas, Given a Puzzle, Find Way to Cheat
Gorillas at a zoo in England have demonstrated a distinctly human trait while attempting to solve a puzzle: cheating. The gorillas were presented with a wall-mounted puzzle that requires the …
your ads here!UN Chief Calls for Momentum at 2019 Climate Summit
The U.N. secretary-general on Tuesday urged world leaders to use a climate change summit he will host in 2019 to explain how they plan to ratchet up their efforts to …
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the throes of its worst-ever Ebola outbreak, with more than 420 cases in the country’s volatile east, and a mortality rate of just …
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the throes of its worst-ever Ebola outbreak, with more than 420 cases in the country’s volatile east, and a mortality rate of just …
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The first global award recognizing the achievements of women with disabilities aims to break through stereotypes to show their skills as leaders and problem solvers, its founder said Monday. A …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday that gene editing may have “unintended consequences” and said it was establishing a team of experts to set clear guidelines and standards after …
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Three astronauts who were launched into space aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft Monday entered the International Space Station nearly eight hours later, a relief to relatives and scientists months after …
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A SpaceX rocket carrying 64 small satellites lifted off from California on Monday, marking the first time the same Falcon 9 rocket has been used in three space missions. The …
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Pollution in the world’s lakes, rivers and bays is creating conditions in which algae thrive, but other forms of life suffer. Scientists have found they can put those algae to …
your ads here!WHO: HIV Epidemic Spreads at Alarming Rate in Pakistan
Pakistan is registering approximately 20,000 new HIV infections annually, the highest rate of increase among all countries in the region, warns the World Health Organization (WHO). The international body says …
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Negotiators from around the world began two weeks of talks on curbing climate change Sunday, three years after sealing a landmark deal in Paris that set a goal of keeping …
your ads here!World Bank Doubling Aid to Poor Countries Adapting to Climate Change
The World Bank has announced it is doubling its funding to help poor nations adjust to global warming to $200 billion over five years. “If we don’t reduce emissions and …
your ads here!Can Artificial Intelligence Make Doctors Better?
Teacher Rishi Rawat has one student who is not human, but a machine. Lessons take place at a lab inside the University of Southern California’s (USC) Clinical Science Center in …
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With the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning, doctors may soon have new ways of diagnosing and treating patients in ways that were never humanly possible. Scientists at the …
your ads here!Fear, Stigma, Ignorance Keep AIDS Epidemic Going
There’s been a lot of progress in the fight against AIDS over the past 30 years, but as the 30th World AIDS Day is observed on Dec. 1 — people …
your ads here!UN Official: Polio Remains Global Threat
Tremendous progress has been made in efforts to wipe out polio around the world. Before a global eradication program began 30 years ago, about 350,000 children became paralyzed from polio …
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Ahead of World AIDS Day, Uganda is recruiting women to participate in a trial of an injectable antiretroviral drug to replace Truvada, a daily pill that has low adherence by …
your ads here!Bloomberg Announces $50 Million Donation to Fight Opioid Epidemic
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s charity has announced a $50 million donation to help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic. Bloomberg Philanthropies said over the next three years it will …
your ads here!Space Force: To Stand Alone or Not to Stand Alone
Top administration officials are debating whether to create a stand-alone Space Force to handle space defense or a Space Force that falls within the Air Force, officials tell VOA. Either …
your ads here!Soviet-Era Moon Rocks Sell for $855,000 in New York
Three tiny rocks brought back from the moon in 1970 by the unmanned Soviet Luna-16 mission sold for $855,000 on Thursday at a New York auction. They’re the only documented lunar …
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