A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar died by suicide Thursday after being charged with two dozen crimes, including forms of human trafficking, …
your ads here!Biden Touts Milestone of 50 Million Vaccine Shots
US President Joe Biden commemorated on Thursday the 50 millionth shot of the COVID-19 vaccine since his swearing-in, just days after the nation passed 500,000 coronavirus deaths. White House correspondent …
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U.S. President Joe Biden hosted an event at the White House Thursday honoring the 50 millionth coronavirus vaccination administered in the country.Four people — an elementary school counselor, a grocery …
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U.S. lawmakers launched an investigation this week into the December 2020 SolarWinds hack that included a breach of many private and U.S. government computer systems. As VOA’s congressional correspondent Katherine …
your ads here!African Countries Kick Off Inoculation Campaigns with Chinese-Made COVID-19 Vaccine
As countries kick off vaccination campaigns in Africa amid mistrust over COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, health ministers are among the first ones to take the shots. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports on …
your ads here!ByteDance Agrees to $92 Million Privacy Settlement with US TikTok Users
ByteDance has agreed to a $92 million class-action settlement over data privacy claims from some U.S. TikTok users, according to documents filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Illinois. ByteDance, the …
your ads here!Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine as Effective in General Use as in Trials, Israeli Researchers Say
A new study finds the new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is as effective in real-world use as it was during its late-stage clinical trials. In a large-scale study of 1.2 million people, …
your ads here!Australia Approves Law to Make Facebook and Google Pay to Carry News Content
Australia has become the world’s first nation to make digital companies such as Facebook and Google pay domestic news outlets for their content.Parliament approved the law Thursday that would allow …
your ads here!‘Hug Tents’ Pop Up to Ease Prolonged COVID Isolation
Residents at an assisted living facility in the US are getting a taste of life before the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to a “hug tent,” residents can – while wearing plastic …
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The COVID-19 vaccine rollout to date has been far from equitable. The vast majority of doses have gone to high-income countries, but a World Health Organization program aiming to change …
your ads here!Facebook Pledges $1B in News Investments Over 3 Years
Facebook on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute with …
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At a dog training center in Myakka City, Florida, Heather Junqueira, founder of BioScent, brings a four-year-old beagle, Noel, into a room with stainless-steel canisters, several containing samples of COVID-19. …
your ads here!Rocker Springsteen Fined $500 for Drinking at Beach; Drunk Driving Charge Dropped
Bruce Springsteen was fined $500 Wednesday after the rock ‘n’ roll legend pleaded guilty to a charge of consuming alcohol at a federally run New Jersey beach in November, and …
your ads here!Mars Rover’s Giant Parachute Carried Secret Message
The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. Systems engineer Ian Clark …
your ads here!New Study Suggests Atlantic Ocean Circulation System Could Collapse
A study suggests a key environmental system that affects how water circulates in the Atlantic Ocean and effects the climate could be on the verge of collapse due to the …
your ads here!Demand Heats up for Solar Energy Panels in South Africa
Solar energy is a natural fit for sun-drenched Southern Africa, its proponents say. The only problem: Not enough panels to meet soaring demand. VOA’s Anita Powell looks at one company …
your ads here!Tiger Woods Awake and Responsive After Crash, Police Investigating Cause
Police on Wednesday sought to determine what caused Tiger Woods to swerve off a Southern California road in his sport utility vehicle, colliding with a tree and rolling down a …
your ads here!Ghana Receives First Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccine Secured Through Global Sharing Initiative
Ghana has received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s global vaccine-sharing program. A flight carrying 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine arrived Wednesday in the …
your ads here!Hunger in Central America Skyrockets, UN Agency Says
The number of people going hungry in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua has nearly quadrupled in the last two years, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as Central America …
your ads here!Golf Star Tiger Woods Injured in Car Crash
Golfer Tiger Woods suffered injuries in a single-car crash early Tuesday in California. Esha Sarai has more.Produced by: Esha Sarai …
your ads here!Beat Poet, Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti Dies at 101
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, bookseller and activist who helped launch the Beat movement in the 1950s and embody its curious and rebellious spirit well into the 21st century, has …
your ads here!Facebook’s Oversight Board Has Received Appeal From ‘User’ in Trump Ban Case
Facebook Inc.’s oversight board has received a “user statement” for the case it is deciding about whether the social media company was right to indefinitely suspend former President Donald Trump’s …
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