“Grid kids” are replacing “grid girls” in Formula One as the motorsport series continues to change ahead of the new season. F1 says youngsters from motorsport clubs, who for example are already competing in karting, will stand alongside drivers on the grid before races this season. Monday’s announcement comes after …
your ad hereSurvivors of Female Genital Mutilation Say #MeToo
The #MeToo campaign against sexual abuse should include the stories of survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM), activists said ahead of a global day on Tuesday to raise awareness about the internationally condemned ritual. Leyla Hussein, one of the first FGM survivors to come forward in Britain, urged people to …
your ad herePhiladelphians Take to the Streets to Celebrate Super Bowl Win
The Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl victory set off a celebration that has been 58 years in the making. Just as Nick Foles and the Eagles clinched a surprising 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Minneapolis for the team’s first Super Bowl title Sunday night, the scene more than …
your ad hereSuper Bowl Truck Ad Using Martin Luther King Speech Draws Backlash
A Ram truck ad that used a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., is drawing a backlash. The ad shows people doing service-oriented tasks set against audio of King’s speech, which urges people to be “great” by serving the greater good rather than being successful. It was supposed to highlight …
your ad hereLinguistic Divide Poses Problem to Korea Olympic Hockey Team
North and South Korea face a widening linguistic divide after 70 years of division, and that is a challenge for the rivals’ first-ever joint Olympic team as it prepares for the Pyeongchang Winter Games. The Canadian coach of the joint women’s hockey team said Monday her squad has made a …
your ad hereIsraeli Entrepreneurs Invest in Tech Startups
Five years ago, Israeli investor Jon Medved started OurCrowd, a business that lets people buy into some of the newest and most innovative tech startups in the world. Some of the most innovative new products were on display at the recent investor summit. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. Faith Lapidus narrates. …
your ad hereOscar Nominations Point to Strong Female Characters
This year’s Oscar nominees in the Best Actress and Supporting Actress categories play complex and empowered women. Their critical acclaim and success at the box office point to the power of female characters in the narrative coming out of Hollywood these days. In the Oscar-nominated drama “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri,” …
your ad hereWorking Too Much and Moving Too Fast? Recharj Offers Solutions
Working for long hours as an IT consultant, Daniel Turissini used to always feel tired by the middle of his workday. He asked other business professionals around him about what they do and where they go to re-energize. The answers varied, from having a nap in their cars in the …
your ad herePhiladelphia Eagles Win First-Ever Super Bowl Trophy
The underdog Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to win the 52nd edition of the U.S. National Football League’s annual Super Bowl championship. The win gave the Eagles, representing the National Football Conference, their first-ever Super Bowl trophy after two previous appearances. Eagles quarterback Nick …
your ad here7 Weeks Later, ‘Jumanji’ is no. 1 at Box Office
The heir to “Titanic” is … “Jumanji: Welcome the Jungle”? For the first time since James Cameron’s 1998 disaster epic, a December release has topped the weekend box office in February. Seven weeks after first opening in theaters, Sony Pictures’ “Jumanji” again took the top spot at the North American …
your ad hereStar Quarterback Could Break Records in Frigid Super Bowl
The second half is underway in Superbowl LII (52) and the underdog Philadelphia Eagles are leading the favored New England Patriots 22 to 12. The game to determine the American football championship has been a lot closer than the halftime score indicates. This year’s game is being played in Minneapolis, …
your ad hereStock Sell-off Creates Market Jitters
Recent losses on global financial markets, including those in the U.S., have some investors concerned about expectations for their holdings and plans for the future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 2.5 percent Friday, its largest percentage drop since Britain’s decision in June 2016 to leave the European Union. The …
your ad hereEarly Diagnosis, Treatment for Cancer Saves Many Lives
To mark World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization urges the adoption of healthy life styles as a way to lower cancer risks. WHO also emphasizes that early diagnosis and treatment for cancer can save many lives. Much progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. But, …
your ad hereThousands of Football Fans Party in Countdown to Super Bowl Kick-off
It’s -11 degrees Celsius here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but it feels like -20. The sun has set and the wind is whipping — anywhere else and that would be the perfect excuse to stay indoors. But here, on the eve of the biggest football game of the year, the biggest …
your ad hereScreening for Alzheimer’s May Become Cheaper
Finding a cure for Alzheimer’s is an extremely complex task. Scientists still do not know what causes the disease. Once the symptoms appear, the gradual memory loss is inevitable and available drugs can only slow down the process. Researchers, however, believe the disease develops slowly, over years, so detecting it …
your ad hereFixing Pollution by Fixing Your Gas Guzzler
Statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency show automobiles are responsible for at least 50 percent of emissions of harmful and planet-warming gases. But because cars are not going away, one enterprising British company is working to fix the problem where it starts. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. …
your ad hereHistoric Candy Store Has Sweets That Trace Back Centuries
For a lot of people, there’s nothing better than a piece of candy. Sweets go back to the ancient Egyptians, who ate honey with sesame seeds. In the United States, candy has a fascinating history that can be traced back centuries at the True Treats Historic Candy store in Harpers …
your ad hereGuest Workers Leave Behind Big Houses, Ghost Neighborhoods
Over the last decades, growing economic hardships forced people in cities and villages around the world to leave their hometowns to find work in other countries. Dreaming of returning one day and enjoying a better life where they grew up, many invested most of their savings buying houses back home. …
your ad hereTillerson Visits Argentina to Talk Conservation, Economics
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s Latin American tour took him Saturday to Argentina, where he talked with officials about conservation and diplomacy. Traveling from Mexico City after meeting with the Mexican president and other senior officials on Friday, Tillerson arrived in Bariloche, a lakeside resort town in Argentina’s Nahuel …
your ad hereLuxe Event Aims to Change Haiti’s Image Through Fashion
Dozens of designers from Haiti and around the world showcased their spring-summer collections against a lush tropical background during the recent Haiti Fashion Week. The January 28-31 event in Petionville focused on the theme “Innovation” and “haute couture” this year. Event founder Maguy Durce said her main goal was to …
your ad hereNew Movie Highlights Racism, Tension in Inter-War Australia
A provocative film that chronicles racism and brutality in the 1920s has been released in Australia. Set in the red dust of the outback, “Sweet Country” is the story of an Aboriginal herder who goes on the run after killing a white landowner in self-defense. The film is a historical, …
your ad hereHidden Mayan Civilization Revealed in Guatemala Jungle
Researchers using a high-tech aerial mapping scanner have discovered the ruins of tens of thousands of ancient Mayan structures that have been hidden and preserved for centuries under northern Guatemala’s thick jungle. The 60,000 newly discovered structures include raised highways, urban centers with sidewalks, homes, terraces, industrial-sized agricultural fields, …
your ad hereAmericans Gear Up for Football’s ‘Super Bowl’
After a season that started in early September, the NFL’s final game is just around the corner. Minneapolis, Minnesota, is hosting the single biggest event in American sports, despite local disappointment that the home team came one win short of a Super Bowl appearance. But that didn’t stop fans from …
your ad hereFormer Utah Monument Lands Open to Claims, but No Land Rush in Sight
The window opened Friday for oil, gas, uranium and coal companies to make requests or stake claims to lands that were cut from two sprawling Utah national monuments by President Trump in December, but there doesn’t appear to be a rush to seize the opportunities. For anyone interested in the …
your ad hereScientists Develop Blood Test to Detect Eight Types of Cancer
Feb. 4 is World Cancer Day, an annual opportunity to raise awareness of cancer and encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. In the area of detection, Faith Lapidus reports that researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore, Maryland, are developing a blood test that screens for eight …
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