Chanting “Harry, Harry!” and “Meghan, Meghan!” hundreds of people lined the streets of a central English city Friday to welcome Britain’s Prince Harry and his American fiancee, actress Meghan Markle. The couple’s visit to Nottingham was their first official commitment since they announced their engagement on Monday. They plan to …
your ad hereUS Envoy: Economic Support for Cambodia to Continue
Despite criticism from Washington over Cambodia’s crackdown on the opposition and accusations that the U.S. helped plot Prime Minister Hun Sen’s downfall, U.S. Ambassador William Heidt has said that America’s support for Cambodia’s economy will not be negatively impacted. Heidt told VOA’s Khmer service on Wednesday that the embassy’s mission …
your ad hereFDA Approves First-of-a-kind Test for Cancer Gene Profiling
U.S. regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind test that looks for mutations in hundreds of cancer genes at once, giving a more complete picture of what’s driving a patient’s tumor and aiding efforts to match treatments to those flaws. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Foundation Medicine’s test for patients …
your ad hereReport: More Men Than Women Die from AIDS
A new report issued on World AIDS Day finds more men than women are dying from AIDS because fewer men get tested for the fatal disease or have access to treatment. The report finds men have, what it calls, a blind spot when it comes to getting tested for HIV, …
your ad hereCountry Star Shelton Comforts Mourning Massachusetts School
Blake Shelton recorded a minute-long message that was included in a longer tribute video to the Quaboag Regional Middle/High School students who died in a November 6 car crash in West Brookfield. Shelton’s brother died in a crash nearly three decades ago. Shelton said in the message: “I can understand …
your ad hereEgyptian Billionaire Denounces Saudi Corruption Crackdown
Egyptian billionaire businessman Naguib Sawiris condemned on Friday a crackdown on graft in Saudi Arabia, saying the purge had undermined the rule of law in the Kingdom and would deter investment. In unusually outspoken comments, Sawiris, a well-known business figure in North Africa and the Middle East, also accused Qatar …
your ad hereUS Formally Opposes China Market Economy Status at WTO
The United States has formally told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it opposes granting China market economy status, a position that if upheld would allow Washington to maintain high anti-dumping duties on Chinese goods. The statement of opposition, made public on Thursday, was submitted as a third-party brief in …
your ad hereLos Angeles Set to Embark on a Smart City Experiment
From cellphones and cars, to televisions and refrigerators, more devices are being connected to the Internet. This network of connected devices is called the “Internet of Things” (IoT). Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States, is planning to use the prevalence of these IoT devices as a …
your ad hereVirtual Reality Allows Patients to Preview Their Own Surgery
Most of us would be shocked and afraid if a doctor told us we needed brain surgery. But imagine how much calmer you’d be if you could get inside your skull to navigate the path the surgeon will take? Technology can now make that happen. VOA’s Carolyn Presutti takes us …
your ad hereLos Angeles About to Embark on a Smart City Experiment
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case about privacy and technology, Los Angeles, California, is becoming a city that is ever more connected. From cell phones to televisions to refrigerators, more devices are being connected to the Internet. L.A. wants to use the prevalence of these “smart” devices to …
your ad hereDozens of Runners Compete in Antarctica’s Only Marathon
Something extraordinary happened last week at the bottom of the world: 55 very determined, possibly crazy people participated in a marathon on the continent of Antarctica. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. …
your ad hereTesla Plugs Biggest Battery into Australian Outback
The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery has plugged into an Australian state grid, delivering on a promise by Tesla Inc. chief executive Elon Musk. Musk said he would build the 100-megawatt battery within 100 days of contracts for the project being signed at the end of September or hand it over …
your ad hereTesla Turns on World’s Largest Lithium Ion Battery
Tesla has switched on the world’s biggest lithium ion battery in Australia, meeting a promise by founder Elon Musk to build it within 100 days. The billionaire inventor offered earlier this year to ensure the battery, which is connected to a wind farm, is built within 100 days or …
your ad hereUN: 17 World Heritage Sites in Arab World in Danger
The new head of the U.N. cultural agency has called for greater protection for cultural heritage sites, especially in conflict zones. Audrey Azoulay told a U.N. Security Council meeting Thursday that of 82 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Arab world, 17 are on a danger list. “All six Syrian …
your ad hereTrump to Donate Part of Salary to Fight Opioid Epidemic
President Donald Trump is donating his third-quarter salary to the Department of Health and Human Services to help fight the opioid epidemic. The White House did not immediately announce the amount of the check that acting Health Secretary Eric Hargan accepted Thursday. Trump previously donated salary in the amounts of …
your ad hereSenate Republicans Postpone Vote on US Tax Overhaul
Senate Republicans delayed a final vote on an overhaul of the U.S. tax code late Thursday amid furious, behind-the-scenes efforts to fine-tune the legislation to satisfy a small group of fiscal hawks whose support is needed to pass one of President Donald Trump’s core campaign promises. “Senators will continue to …
your ad hereGoogle’s Phones and Other Gadgets Have Had Bumpy Ride
Google, which prides itself on developing simple, intuitive software that seems to know what you want almost before you do, is finding itself in a very different world when it comes to its own phones and other gadgets. Its new Pixel 2 phones, released in October, got high marks for …
your ad hereUNICEF: Among Children, AIDS Epidemic Is Far from Over
Eighteen children every hour were infected with HIV last year, a sign of scant progress in protecting the world’s young from the deadly AIDS-causing virus, the United Nations’ children’s agency said Friday. At the current rate of infection, there will be 3.5 million new cases of HIV among adolescents by …
your ad hereVenezuelan Airline Barred from European Union Skies
Venezuela’s Avior Airlines has been banned from European Union skies after a commission determined it no longer meets international safety standards, another blow to troubled nation’s already beleaguered flight industry. The European Commission announced Thursday that Avior had been added to a list of international airlines prohibited from flying within …
your ad hereNational Christmas Tree Lit by Trump and Family
U.S. President Donald Trump and his family have lit the National Christmas Tree at the White House. The White House tree lighting took place on the White House Ellipse, where the national tree and smaller trees representing each of the 50 states are placed each year for visitors to Washington …
your ad hereRecord-setting Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has finally ended In all, 17 named storms swept across the Atlantic this year and 10 rose to hurricane status. But the season will be remembered for the deadly trio — Harvey, Irma and Maria — that brought death and destruction to Caribbean nations and …
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