Malaysian customs officials said Monday they have confiscated 18 rhino horns, weighing more than 51 kilograms, and valued at over $3 million. Customs said they found the horns in a crate Friday at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport cargo terminal after receiving an anonymous tip. The haul had been shipped …
your ad hereUS, Canada, Mexico Announce Joint Bid to Host 2016 World Cup
The United States, Mexico and Canada will make a bid to jointly host FIFA’s 2026 World Cup. Held every four years, the U.S. last hosted the prestigious event in 1994 and Mexico in 1986. Canada has never hosted a men’s World Cup, and no World Cup has ever been jointly …
your ad hereJapan Developing Artificial Intelligence to Provide Security at 2020 Olympics
Terrorist attacks at public places are on the rise and authorities organizing large gatherings are always looking for ways to reinforce security. Increasing the number of security cameras is easy but monitoring the video they send requires a large number of people. Japanese technology giant Hitachi says artificial intelligence could …
your ad hereOld Technology Becomes Newest Trend
People born into the digital age are unlikely to have experienced the magic that happens when the needle of a turntable touches a record’s grooves. But this 150-year-old technology has been enjoying a revival around the world. One of the companies producing quality turntables is located in the Czech Republic. …
your ad hereNew Report Gives US Airlines Better Grades Across Board
The airlines are getting better at sticking to their schedules and are losing fewer bags. Their customers seem to be complaining less often. Those are the findings of an annual report on airline quality being released Monday by researchers at Wichita State University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The researchers …
your ad hereCyclone Strikes Healthiest Part of Great Barrier Reef
A cyclone that left a trail of destruction in northeast Australia and New Zealand has also damaged one of the few healthy sections of the Great Barrier Reef to have escaped large-scale bleaching, scientists said on Monday. The natural devastation adds to the human and economic toll of Cyclone Debbie, …
your ad hereSpaniard Sergio Garcia Wins Masters in Thrilling Sudden-death Playoff
Veteran Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia finally captured his first major title, winning Sunday’s Masters championship in Augusta, Georgia, in a sudden death playoff over Britain’s Justin Rose. The two players are long-time friends and they both finished regulation at 9-under-par. On the first extra hole, where they again played the …
your ad hereWhat’s New in America’s Food Markets?
More and more Americans are interested in consuming healthy food and products. Retailers are feeding this growing demand by offering new products or introducing old ones in brand new ways. Coconut is currently one of the hottest trends in the U.S. food market. VOA’s Faiza Elmasry has more. Faith Lapidus …
your ad hereChuck Berry Fans May Say Farewell to Rock ’n ’ Roll Legend
Chuck Berry fans are getting their chance to pay their respects to the rock ’n’ roll visionary, roughly three weeks after his death at age 90 near his hometown of St. Louis. Fans of the legend behind such classics as Johnny B. Goode, Sweet Little Sixteen and Roll Over …
your ad hereChuck Berry Fans Say Farewell to Rock ’n ’ Roll Legend
Family, friends and fans paid their final respects to the rock `n’ roll legend Chuck Berry on Sunday, celebrating the life and career of a man who inspired countless guitarists and bands. The celebration began with a public viewing at The Pageant, a music club in Berry’s hometown of St. …
your ad herePlastic Contaminants Discovered in Deep Ocean
Most people have likely heard about the dangers of microplastics, the particles less than 5 millimeters in size that deteriorate from larger plastic pieces that have entered the oceans. Scientists are beginning to realize the effect this plastic is having on all kinds of sea life, from the smallest to …
your ad hereBig Asteroid Is Heading Close to Earth
A relatively large asteroid will cross Earth’s orbit around the sun this month. Astrophysicists and astronomers say there is no chance of a collision, but it will be the closest flyby of an asteroid that large for at least another 10 years. Asteroid 2014 JO25, discovered three years ago, is …
your ad hereIndia Gives $4.5B Credit Line to Bangladesh, Signs Defense Pact
India and Bangladesh signaled deepening ties Saturday as New Delhi committed a $4.5 billion line of credit to Dhaka for development projects, and the two countries signed their first-ever pact on defense cooperation. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an additional $500 million in credit for Bangladesh to buy military …
your ad hereUS Rail Industry Focused on US-China Trade Relationship
March was a disappointing month for job seekers, with the U.S. Labor Department reporting that the private sector added only 98,000 jobs last month. But one industry is looking beyond the job numbers and toward distant shores as President Donald Trump meets for the first time with Chinese President Xi …
your ad hereLack of Iodized Salt Causes ‘Serious Public Health Problem’ in Cambodia
When Arnaud Laillou, a nutrition specialist with UNICEF, led a salt iodization study in 2014, he wanted to be sure that salt producers were not adding too much iodine. Just four years earlier, UNICEF had stopped providing iodine to salt producers at the end of a decade-long, largely successful government-run …
your ad here3-D-Printed Microscope Turns Smartphone into DNA Sequencer
With the right attachment, a smartphone can be used as a diagnostic tool for infectious diseases like tuberculosis. Faith Lapidus reports. …
your ad hereScientists Get Closer to Building Artificial Life
Despite ethical and safety concerns, researchers are getting closer to building life from scratch. In fact, scientists are hoping to synthesize a human genome in the next 10 years. Investors are putting huge amounts of money into research that may deliver novel drugs, materials and chemicals. Some of the projects …
your ad hereGreece’s Dark Age: How Austerity Turned Off the Lights
Kostas Argyros’s unpaid electricity bills are piling up, among a mountain of debt owed to Greece’s biggest power utility. His family owe 850 euros to the Public Power Corporation (PPC), a tiny fraction of the state-controlled firm’s 2.6 billion euros ($2.8 billion) in unpaid bills. Argyros picks up only occasional …
your ad hereChile’s Wine Industry Sees Little Impact From Fires, Heatwave
A torrid summer and devastating fires across central Chile’s wine belt have forced an earlier harvest this year, but there are no signs that volume or flavor will be affected, local industry experts said on Thursday. High temperatures can lead to excessive sugar and alcohol in the grapes and the …
your ad hereBalkans Skeptical of EU Plan for a Market
Serbian President-elect Aleksandar Vucic likes to use the past to explain the future. In 1947, as Josip Broz Tito was consolidating Yugoslavia, he built a railway through Bosnia that linked Serbs, Croats and Muslim Bosniaks, friend and foe after World War II. “Tito wasn’t stupid,” Vucic told Reuters. “People had …
your ad hereUS Drops Effort to Force Twitter to Reveal Anti-Trump Account
The U.S. government on Friday dropped its effort to force Twitter to identify users behind an account critical of President Donald Trump, the social media company said. In response, Twitter said it was dropping a federal lawsuit against the U.S. government that challenged the request to unmask the users. Twitter …
your ad hereTrump Picks Hassett for Key Economics Adviser Post
President Donald Trump on Friday chose Kevin Hassett, an economics adviser to past Republican presidential candidates, to be chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Hassett will play a critical role in analyzing the performance of the economy and impact of policy changes. Hassett is the research director …
your ad herePolitics Pierces Nostalgia at Rock Hall of Fame Induction
Late rapper Tupac Shakur and 1960s protest singer Joan Baez were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday on a night where nostalgia was mixed with calls to political action. Former Journey frontman Steve Perry reunited on stage with his “Don’t Stop Believin’” bandmates for the …
your ad hereUS Unemployment Rate Falls, But Economy Gains Just 98k Jobs
The U.S. economy had a net gain of 98,000 jobs in March, which is much weaker job growth than most economists expected. Payroll growth was slowed by stormy weather in March after unusually good weather helped growth in January and February, according to economist Jed Kolko, of the job web …
your ad hereUnlocking Mysteries of a Fly’s Eye
We have radars to track flying objects, but a tiny fly may be even better at tracking and grabbing fast moving prey. Scientists at the University of Cambridge learned that not only the number of lenses in the fly’s eye, but also their variety, help it focus on fast moving …
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