VOA Connect Episode 79 – We look at great personal and human achievements, and what communities are doing to preserve our planet. …
your ad hereAn Indian court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for the drugging and death of a 15-year-old British girl whose body was…
your ad hereThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says the world’s leading weather stations confirm the Earth has just had the warmest June on record, since record keeping…
your ad hereRain-swollen rivers in Bangladesh broke through at least four embankments, submerging dozens of villages and doubling the number of people fleeing their homes overnight to…
your ad hereThe second set of summer Democratic presidential debates will feature a rematch with a twist, plus the first showdown of leading progressives as the party…
your ad hereA man suspected of torching an animation studio in western Japan shouted that he had been plagiarized and appeared to have planned the attack, news…
your ad hereMark LaMet and Lynn Davis contributed to this report. U.S. President Donald Trump has found his latest target for acerbic ridicule — a hijab-wearing Muslim…
your ad hereThe United States sanctioned two Iraqi militia leaders and two former Iraqi provincial governors it accused of human rights abuses and corruption, the U.S. Treasury…
your ad hereTaliban insurgents assaulted a provincial police headquarters Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 60 others. Officials said multiple…
your ad hereAmerican financier Jeffrey Epstein will remain behind bars while he awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking dozens of underage girls, a U.S. judge ruled…
your ad hereGermany’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday it has opened an investigation after learning that the official Twitter account of the country’s mission to the Palestinian territories…
your ad hereIran is determined to “leave all doors open” to save its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, Iranian state TV quoted President Hassan Rouhani as…
your ad hereAustralia’s annual influenza season started unusually early in 2019, and already there are more than 144,000 confirmed cases. At least 231 people have died, so…
your ad hereU.S. President Donald Trump, who has made religious freedom a centerpiece of his foreign policy, met Wednesday with victims of religious persecution from countries like…
your ad herePolice have begun arresting protesters gathered at the base of Hawaii’s tallest volcano, Mauna Kea, to stop the construction of a giant telescope on what…
your ad hereZimbabwe’s ban on foreign currency, and the nation’s record inflation, has spurred demand for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to try to preserve wealth. Zimbabwean authorities last…
your ad hereWASHINGTON — Fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. declined by 5.1 percent in 2018, according to preliminary official data released Wednesday, the first drop in two decades. …
your ad hereFinland’s defense ministry says a Russian aircraft is suspected of having violated the Nordic country’s airspace. The ministry said in a short statement that the…
your ad hereColorado Sen. Cory Gardner had reeled in a big political fish. A major government agency, the Bureau of Land Management, was moving to his state…
your ad hereCuba’s energy minister says breakdowns in the country’s power plants have caused a string of blackouts across the country this week, and he promises the…
your ad hereOn a two-day visit to New York this month, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vowed in a speech never to “succumb to any threats” from China….
your ad hereAn International relief agency says the Taliban has forced them to close dozens of clinics in an embattled central – eastern region of Afghanistan, depriving …
your ad hereSupport for U.S. President Donald Trump increased slightly among Republicans after he lashed out on Twitter over the weekend in a racially charged attack on…
your ad hereThe Trump administration’s plan to move the government’s largest land management office from Washington to Colorado evoked a mix of praise, criticism and questions Tuesday….
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