A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise at reducing errors, researchers in …
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Thanks to a very special gift, one family is exceptionally grateful to be celebrating the New Year together this year. Bronwyn Benito tells us about a new surgical technique that …
your ads here!Smart Robots Are Being Built to Mine the Moon
A California startup called OFFWORLD has ambitious plans that are out of this world. They are working on developing autonomous robots that would be able to mine the Moon and …
your ads here!Illinois Becomes Latest US State to Legalize Recreational Pot
Illinois started the new year on a high note Wednesday, becoming the latest U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana as the governor pardoned thousands for past low-level cannabis convictions.The Cannabis …
your ads here!Kenya Has a Perilous Plastic Pollution Problem
The world has a plastic pollution problem. That is the big picture. It has countries looking for creative solutions. Environmentalists say there’s no more time for talk. As VOA’s Arash …
your ads here!India Targets New Moon Mission in 2020
India plans to make a fresh attempt to land an unmanned mission on the moon in 2020 after a failed bid last year, the head of the country’s space program …
your ads here!Trump Suggests Pulling Some Flavored Vapes Temporarily
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government will soon announce a new strategy to tackle underage vaping, promising, “We’re going to protect our families, we’re going to protect …
your ads here!Fireworks, Massive Parties Welcome New Year
The world rang in a new year and decade Wednesday with fireworks, music and all-night parties.The celebrations included the usual massive gathering in New York’s Times Square where people counted …
your ads here!Kenya Hopes HPV Vaccinations Reduce Cervical Cancer Rate
East Africa has the highest rates of cervical cancer in the world, according to the World Health Organization. In October, Kenya launched a mass vaccination of girls against the human …
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Carol Lee collaborates with University of Montpellier colleagues researching how tiny plankton cope in an ever-saltier Mediterranean sea and a freshwater-infused Baltic one. From the foothills of the French Pyrenees, …
your ads here!Documentary ‘Gift’ Looks Into the History of Sharing
The more you give, the richer you become that’s the philosophical idea behine the gift economy. It’s an idea that’s catching on. At the famous Burning Man festival in Nevada …
your ads here!Vaping Comes Under Fire
Amid an alarming surge in vaping among teenagers, Congress recently approved an unprecedented measure to curb tobacco and e-cigarette use nationwide, especially among teens.Congress voted to increase the legal age …
your ads here!Staying in to Rock Out: Virtual Reality Concerts Bring the Show to You
What would it be like to attend a concert with thousands of other people without leaving your home? Matt Dibble dons a VR headset to find out …
your ads here!Violence Grows Against Women and Children in Economic Deprivation of Yemen’s War
A recent study has revealed an increase in violence against women and children resulting from the conflict in Yemen. Research by the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies shows women and …
your ads here!Measles Outbreaks Make 2019 a Record-Setting Year
The year 2019 saw a totally preventable disease claim the lives of more than 140,000 people, mostly children and babies. It happened as unvaccinated children created a pathway for measles …
your ads here!In New York, New Year’s Eve Isn’t Complete Without the Ball Drop
This New Year’s Eve, an estimated 1 million people will pack the streets of New York City’s Times Square to watch the famous ball drop. It’s a tradition that dates …
your ads here!China Investigates Respiratory Illness Outbreak Sickening 27
Chinese experts are investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness in the central city of Wuhan that some have likened to the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic.The city’s health commission said in a …
your ads here!Uber, Postmates Sue to Challenge California’s New Labor Law
Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates sued Monday to block a broad new California law aimed at giving wage and benefit protections to people who work as …
your ads here!Huawei Sales Up 18% but US Pressure Means Tough Times Ahead
China’s Huawei Technologies said Tuesday that its sales rose a lower-than-projected 18% in 2019 and predicted tough times ahead as the U.S. moves to restrict its business.The flash sales estimate …
your ads here!Germany’s Merkel Urges Climate Action in New Year Message
Chancellor Angela Merkel is telling Germans in her New Year message that “everything humanly possible” must be done to tackle climate change.Merkel said that there is good reason to be …
your ads here!Scores of Robotic Researchers Set to Explore Red Planet in 2020
The first space race pitted the United States against what was then the Soviet Union for the bragging rights of being first in space travel. The space race of the …
your ads here!Plus-Size Yoga Teacher Breaks Stereotypes, Boundaries
There’s no doubt that many people around the world see – in magazines and on social media – unrealistic beauty standards and end up feeling unhappy with how they look. …
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