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your ads here!Biden Offers Alternative to China Development Juggernaut at G7 Summit
This week, the Group of Seven leaders launched a $600 billion global infrastructure initiative they say will compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell …
your ads here!FDA Advisers Recommend Updating COVID-19 Booster Shots for Fall
At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it’s time to tweak booster doses to better match the most recent …
your ads here!US Officials Announce More Steps Against Monkeypox Outbreak
Reacting to a surprising and growing monkeypox outbreak, U.S. health officials on Tuesday expanded the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus. They also said they …
your ads here!Ghana Hosts NFL’s First African Development Camp
The National Football League (NFL), the top league in American-style football, has hosted its first African developmental camp in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The weeklong program was aimed at finding fresh …
your ads here!Thailand Hosts Transgender Pageant as Equality Drive Hits Parliament
Held for the first time since the pandemic, the world’s biggest transgender pageant pulled contestants from as far apart as Honduras and India to Thailand, a country where gender equality …
your ads here!WNBA Star Brittney Griner Ordered to Trial Friday in Russia
Shackled and looking wary, WNBA star Brittney Griner was ordered to stand trial Friday by a court near Moscow on cannabis possession charges, about 4 1/2 months after her arrest …
your ads here!NASA Completes Historic Rocket Launch in Outback Australia
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has successfully completed its first rocket launch from a commercial space facility outside of the United States. A 13-meter rocket blasted off Monday …
your ads here!WHO: Monkeypox is Not a Global Health Emergency
A World Health Organization independent committee of experts says the spread of monkeypox in a number of countries around the world is worrisome but does not constitute what the WHO …
your ads here!Hong Kong’s Last Hand-painted Porcelain Factory
Step into Yuet Tung China Works, Hong Kong’s last remaining hand-painted porcelain factory, and you find yourself surrounded by stacks of dinnerware, each piece painstakingly decorated by hand with vibrant …
your ads here!4 Killed When Stands Collapse During Colombian Bullfight
Part of the wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia on Sunday, sending spectators plunging to the ground and killing at least four people and seriously injuring about …
your ads here!‘Elvis,’ ‘Top Gun’ Tie for Box-Office Crown With $30.5 Million Each
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis” shook up theaters with an estimated $30.5 million in weekend ticket sales, but — in a box-office rarity — “Elvis” tied “Top Gun: Maverick,” …
your ads here!US Abortion Foes, Supporters Map Next Moves After Roe Reversal
A Texas group that helps women pay for abortions halted its efforts Saturday while evaluating its legal risk under a strict state ban. Mississippi’s only abortion clinic continued to see …
your ads here!WHO Says Monkeypox Not a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization’s chief said Saturday that the monkeypox outbreak was a deeply concerning evolving threat but did not currently constitute a global health emergency. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom …
your ads here!US Supreme Court Ruling Could Trigger Anti-Abortion Laws in at Least 13 States
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which has guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion for almost 50 years, is set to activate anti-abortion laws …
your ads here!New Museum Opens in Rome for Recovered Art
A new museum recently opened in Rome to display stolen art recovered by the Italian police squad charged with safeguarding the country’s artistic and cultural heritage. On display at the …
your ads here!US Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the decades-old Roe v. Wade decision, which said women have a constitutional right to have an abortion. States will now decide whether to …
your ads here!US Theater Skips Plan to Fast Forward Through Disney Same-Sex Kiss
A movie theater owner in the western U.S. state of Oklahoma said the theater never carried out a plan to fast forward through a same-sex kiss in a newly released …
your ads here!NASA’s Artemis Program Gases Up
NASA’s next moon mission scores a win despite another setback. Plus, South Korea launches one of its own rockets to space, and the UK readies what it hopes will be …
your ads here!US Health Officials Ban Juul E-Cigarettes Tied to Teen Vaping Surge
Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge …
your ads here!US Advisory Panel Recommends Stronger Flu Shots for Seniors
An advisory panel for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Wednesday that people ages 65 years and older choose higher-dose flu shots or ones that include an …
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