The World Health Organization warns the number of people living with dementia globally will triple from 50 million to 152 million by 2050. WHO is launching a global monitoring system on dementia, which will track progress and identify areas of concern. The WHO reports dementia exacts a huge social and …
your ad hereNobel Laureates Say Change Coming for Women in Sciences
A group of 2017 Nobel Laureates have addressed the lack of female representation in sciences ahead of the prize-awarding ceremony in Stockholm. The seven winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences – all white men – said change is happening. Jacques Dubochet, who won the …
your ad hereFor American Politician, Opioid Issue is Personal
Opioid addiction has become a crisis in America. Opioid overdoses killed about 64,000 people in the U.S. last year, making it the leading cause of death for Americans younger than 50. As more and more Americans succumb to addiction, politicians are seeking ways to address this growing epidemic. One Virginia …
your ad here7 Years in Prison for Former Top Volkswagen Manager
A federal judge in Michigan has sentenced a former high-level Volkswagen manager to seven years in prison for his part in the scheme to cheat emissions tests and defraud consumers. Oliver Schmidt has also been fined $400,000. He pleaded guilty in August to charges that included defrauding the United States …
your ad hereChina’s Ofo Joins Crowded Paris Bike-share Market
China’s Ofo launched its dockless bicycles in Paris on Wednesday, becoming the fourth bike-sharing plan operator in a city set to banish all combustion-engine cars by 2030. Ofo France general manager Laurent Kennel told Reuters the firm, one of two bike-sharing giants in China, had put just over 100 of …
your ad hereNew Jimi Hendrix Album With Unreleased Songs Coming in March
Unreleased songs recorded by Jimi Hendrix between 1968 and 1970 will be released next year. Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that they will release Hendrix’s “Both Sides of the Sky” on March 9, 2018. The 13-track album includes 10 songs that have never been released. Hendrix …
your ad hereSuper-size Black Hole Is Farther From Us Than Any Other
Astronomers have discovered a super-size black hole that harks back to almost the dawn of creation. It’s farther away from Earth than any other black hole yet found. A team led by the Carnegie Observatories’ Eduardo Banados reported in the journal Nature on Wednesday that the black hole lies in a …
your ad hereGene Therapy Offers Hope of a Cure for Blood Disease
Gene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of hemophilia for a year so far, in a study that fuels hopes that a one-time treatment can give long-lasting help and perhaps even cure the blood disease. Hemophilia almost always strikes males and is caused by the lack of …
your ad hereMemoir by Japan’s Hirohito Fetches $275,000 in NY
A memoir by Japanese Emperor Hirohito that offers his recollections of World War II fetched $275,000, nearly double its expected top price, at an auction in Manhattan on Wednesday. The 173-page document was dictated to his aides soon after the end of the war. It was created at the request …
your ad hereClimate ‘Refugees,’ Sidelined From Global Deal, Ask: ‘Where Is the Justice?’
Vulnerable communities uprooted by climate change are being left out of a voluntary pact to deal with migration, campaigners said, after the United States pulled out of the global deal. Although people within low-lying states are being forced to relocate because of worsening storms and rising seas, they will not …
your ad hereNew Apps, Gadgets on Display at this Year’s TechCrunch Berlin
Those apps on your phone are expected to earn their developers about $77 billion this year. Some entrepreneurs who are looking to grab a bit of that market were showing off their products in Germany this week. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. …
your ad hereChina’s Sinopec Sues Venezuela in Sign of Fraying Relations
Sinopec USA, a subsidiary of the Chinese oil and gas conglomerate, has sued Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA in a U.S. court, claiming it never received full payment for an order of steel rebar. The lawsuit asks for $23.7 million for breach of contract and conspiracy to defraud. The legal …
your ad here‘The Last Jedi’ Aims to Capture That Old Star Wars Feeling
Han Solo is dead. Luke Skywalker is back, but changed. And Leia Organa’s story will soon be coming to an end. The Star Wars that inspired four decades of passionate fandom appears to be slowly but surely fading as “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” prepares to descend on Dec. 15, …
your ad here‘Swiss-Made’ Label Lacks Precision for Watch Industry
If you buy a “Swiss-made” watch thinking it’s almost entirely produced in Switzerland, you might be mistaken. The manufacture of components including dials, sapphire glass and cases is flourishing in China, Thailand and Mauritius and many of these end up in watches designated as “Swiss-made.” Stricter rules came into force …
your ad hereChina’s Exports to Cuba Slump as Island’s Cash Crunch Deepens
Chinese exports to Cuba have plunged this year in the latest sign of a worsening in the Communist-run island’s financial situation, which began in 2015 with the economic crisis in its top trading partner Venezuela. Chinese exports to Cuba slumped 29.8 percent to $1 billion from January through October compared …
your ad hereToo Chic for Amazon: Luxury Firms in EU Can Pick Sales Sites
Luxury goods companies may ban sales of their products on online platforms like Amazon to preserve their aura of exclusivity, the European Union’s top court said Wednesday. The European Court of Justice ruled in favor of the German branch of luxury cosmetics group Coty, whose brands include Calvin Klein and …
your ad hereWith a Small Book, Gene Simmons Ready to Make You Rich
Kiss co-founder and entrepreneur Gene Simmons has a new book out in which he hopes to reveal the principles of being rich and powerful. There’s no quick fix: You’re going to have to wake up early, dress better, turn off the TV and study. “On Power” is part guidebook, …
your ad hereDriverless Buses Take to Some Roads in California
Imagine the day you board a bus and it starts moving. It obeys all traffic signs and stops at signal lights. All without a driver. That’s the future, happening right now at a business park in Northern California. VOA’s Carolyn Presutti takes us on what’s probably your first ride on …
your ad hereChina Dominates Top Western Economies in Patent Applications
The U.N.’s intellectual property agency says China racked up a record 1.3 million patent applications last year, topping the combined total in the U.S., Japan, Korea and Europe. The World Intellectual Property Organization says innovators worldwide filed 3.1 million patent applications in 2016, up 8.3 percent from a year earlier, …
your ad here6 Women Claim Weinstein Cover Up Was Racketeering
Six women filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday, claiming that the movie mogul’s actions to cover up assaults amounted to civil racketeering. The lawsuit was filed at a federal court in New York seeking to represent a class of “dozens, if not hundreds” of women who say they …
your ad hereUS Records Strongest US Worker Productivity in 3 Years
U.S. worker productivity rose 3 percent in the third quarter, the best showing in three years, while labor costs fell for a second straight quarter. The increase in productivity in the July-September quarter was double the 1.5 percent gain in the second quarter and both quarters were up significantly from …
your ad hereUK Government Made No Analysis of Brexit’s Economic Impact
The U.K. official shepherding Britain’s departure from the European Union acknowledged Wednesday that the government has made no formal assessments of the economic impact of leaving the 28-nation bloc. Brexit Secretary David Davis told a parliamentary committee Wednesday that the nation should be prepared for a profound shift in the …
your ad hereAP News Break: Accusers Take on Toxic Culture in TV Newsrooms
Women who say they were sexually harassed or mistreated by powerful men in television news have banded together to form a support network aimed at changing a newsroom culture they say has given men a free pass to misbehave for decades. The women behind the Press Forward initiative tell The …
your ad hereWashington’s Bejeweled ‘Diamond Eagle’ Medal on Display
A jewel-encrusted medal owned and worn by George Washington is going on display in Philadelphia for the first time since it was presented to Washington in the city 233 years ago. The Diamond Eagle is the badge of office of the president general of the Society of the Cincinnati. The …
your ad hereDonald Rumsfeld Working on Book About Ford Administration
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is working on a book about his years in former President Gerald Ford’s administration. Threshold Editions tells The Associated Press on Wednesday that “When the Center Held” is scheduled for publication in May. Rumsfeld was chief of staff and then defense secretary under Ford, …
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