The World Health Organization has added all of Sao Paulo state to its list of areas at risk for yellow fever. That puts the megacity of Sao Paulo on the list and means that the organization is recommending that all international visitors to the state be vaccinated. Tuesday’s announcement comes …
your ad hereDespite Doping Scandals, Olympic Fever Grips Russian Cinemas
Russia’s going crazy for the Olympics. The 1972 Olympics. Even as the Russian team faces up to being barred from next month’s Winter Games for doping offenses, audiences are flocking to see a movie about Soviet glory on the Olympic basketball court 46 years ago. “Going Vertical” tells the story …
your ad hereLebanon Bans ‘The Post’ Over Spielberg’s Support for Israel
Lebanon’s censorship authorities are recommending a ban on Steven Spielberg’s newspaper drama “The Post” ahead of its planned opening this week in movie theaters in Beirut. The recommendation still needs to be signed by Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk to enter into effect but that is considered a formality that’s …
your ad hereJapan City Uses Emergency System to Recall Blowfish Packages
A city in central Japan used its emergency loudspeaker system in an attempt to recall four packages of blowfish meat after discovering a fifth one contained the potentially deadly liver. No one has died. The fish, known as fugu, is an expensive winter delicacy but requires a license to prepare …
your ad hereOlympic Champ Simone Biles Says She was Abused by Doctor
Simone Biles watched as her friends and former Olympic teammates came forward to detail abuse at the hands of a now-imprisoned former USA Gymnastics team doctor. Drawing in part from their strength, the four-time gold medalist acknowledged Monday she is among the athletes who were sexually abused by Larry Nassar. …
your ad hereUS Net Neutrality Move May Lead to Trade War with Chinese Internet Firms
A recent decision by the United States’ Federal Communications Commission to repeal net neutrality, which are rules designed to prevent the selective blocking or slowing of websites, has wide-ranging implications for China, which never believed in net neutrality and banned hundreds of foreign websites. The decision could result in a …
your ad hereNew Tech Reads Sealed Ancient Documents Without Opening Them
Attempting to open sealed age-old books and documents without damaging them is difficult. Now scientists in Switzerland have perfected an X-Ray technique to read the fragile records without even touching them. VOA’s Deborah Block explains how. …
your ad hereIsland Off Coast of Scotland Birthplace to Every Curling Stone in 2018 Winter
20-kilogram ((19.96kg)) granite stones shuffled across ice and aimed for a bull’s-eye. That’s the basic gist of the team sport of curling. A privately owned island off the coast of Scotland is birthplace to every curling stone to be used at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea Feb.9th – …
your ad hereA Visit to Doc Stone’s Studio, Where Fantasy Becomes Reality
In Frederick, Maryland, Wheeler Stone, who is known by Doc Stone, is living his dream. He’s creating leather costumes and accessories for people who love to dress up as fictional characters from movies. He’s also designing and making various leather products for everyday life. As Faiza Elmasry tells us, thanks …
your ad hereGospel Star Edwin Hawkins, Known for ‘Oh Happy Day,’ Dies
Edwin Hawkins, the gospel star best known for the crossover hit “Oh Happy Day” and as a major force for contemporary inspirational music, died Monday at age 74. Hawkins died at his home in Pleasanton, California. He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer, publicist Bill Carpenter told The Associated …
your ad hereGlobal Carmakers to Invest at Least $90B in Electric Vehicles
Ford’s plan to double its electrified vehicle spending is part of an investment tsunami in batteries and electric cars by global automakers that now totals $90 billion and is still growing, a Reuters analysis shows. That money is pouring in to a tiny sector that amounts to less than 1 …
your ad hereStark Beauty in US Badlands National Park
A stop at the towering stone faces on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota marked the halfway point of Mikah Meyer’s quest to visit all 417 National Park sites. He was impressed with the carving by Gutzon Borglum and his son — but he was awed by what nature had carved …
your ad hereIntel Underfoot: Floor Sensors Rise as Retail Data Source
The next phase in data collection is right under your feet. Online clicks give retailers valuable insight into consumer behavior, but what can they learn from footsteps? It’s a question Milwaukee-based startup Scanalytics is helping businesses explore with floor sensors that track people’s movements. The sensors can also be used …
your ad hereFormula One, Sliding Sports Have Speed, Secrets in Common
There are plenty of reasons why the sport of bobsleigh is sometimes referred to as Formula One on ice but few as obvious as Italy’s World Cup sleds. Resplendent in Ferrari red, and with a set of team sponsor Pirelli’s P-Zero tires painted on the sides, they are even liveried …
your ad hereBrazilian Miner Vale Ordered to Repair Environmental Damage
A Brazilian court on Monday ordered the world’s largest iron ore miner Vale SA to repair environmental damages its operations caused in land belonging to a community of descendants of escaped slaves in northern Brazil. Federal prosecutors announced the ruling in a statement that said the electricity transmission lines and …
your ad hereScientists: Conflict in Ukraine Escalated Spread of HIV
Fighting in Ukraine that erupted in 2014 escalated the spread of HIV throughout the country as millions of infected people were uprooted by violence, a study published Monday found. Conflict-affected areas such as Donetsk and Luhansk, two large cities in the east of Ukraine, were the main exporters of the …
your ad hereAmerica Last? EU Says Trump Losing on Trade
The European Union’s trade tsar has no idea what Donald Trump will tell his audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week, but she is clear what the EU’s message to the U.S. president will be. America is shooting itself in the foot by withdrawing from global leadership …
your ad hereUN: Indigenous Women Are ‘Seed Guardians’ in Latin America Hunger Fight
Indigenous women in Latin America must be at the center of efforts to adapt agriculture to deal with the threat of climate change and help tackle hunger and poverty, said a top U.N. food official. Jose Graziano da Silva, head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said women were …
your ad hereChinese Automaker Plans to Enter US Market in 2019
A Chinese automaker is turning its attention west, vowing to sell cars to Americans by the fourth quarter of 2019. GAC Motor on Monday unveiled two models at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit: a concept gull-wing compact electric SUV called the Enverge and a GA4 midsize sedan …
your ad hereGame of Chicken: GM Bets on Mexican-made Pickup Trucks
General Motors’s assembly plant in Silao, a city in Mexico’s automotive heartland, cranked out more than 400,000 highly profitable, large pickup trucks last year, and is critical to the launch of a new generation of Chevrolet Silverado trucks later this year. Now, GM’s Silao factory, and the profit it generates, …
your ad hereFrance’s Deneuve Apologizes to Sex Assault Victims, Stands by Letter
Actress Catherine Deneuve apologized to victims of sexual assault who were offended by a column denouncing “puritanism” she signed following the Harvey Weinstein scandal, but maintained her reservations about the #MeToo campaign. Deneuve and 99 other French women signed a column in Le Monde last week saying the campaign, which …
your ad hereGreeks Face More Pain, Protests as Bailout Nears End
Greek lawmakers, eying the end of eight years of bailout programs, approved more austerity measures late Monday, as strikes and mass protests brought much of Athens to a standstill. Protesters in Athens sprayed police with red paint outside parliament as some 20,000 people marched in anti-government rallies in the capital …
your ad hereScientists: Cooperation to Curb Asia’s Climate Risks Still Too Rare
When heavy monsoon rains triggered unprecedented flooding last August in the area around western Nepal’s Babai and West Rapti rivers, the swollen waters crossed the border into India within a few hours. But swift warnings from Nepali authorities to the downriver Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh allowed officials …
your ad hereN. Korea to Send Orchestra to S. Korea to Perform During Olympics
North Korea will send a 140-member orchestra to perform during the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, a move seen by the South’s government as a conciliatory gesture following months of nuclear tensions. South Korean officials say the decision was made during a meeting between delegations from the two …
your ad hereAt Port in Northern France, Brexit Occupies Minds and Looms Over Planning
With construction under way, Jean-Marc Puissesseau may have to rework an 800-million-euro- ($1-billion-) project to double the capacity of Calais’ port because of Britain’s exit from the European Union. The fortunes of France’s busiest passenger port — just 20 miles (33 km) across the water from Britain — hinge on …
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