Italian surgeon Marco Dolfin suffered a major setback in 2011 – one that completely changed his life. That was the year he was involved in a serious motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. But Dr. Dolfin never gave up. And he never lost hope that one …
your ad hereEntrepreuneur: ‘Turning Plastic Waste into Usable Items in the Fight Against Pollution’
A Nigerian entrepreneur is turning plastic waste into rain coats, school bags, car covers and shoes. He says he is doing his part to fight pollution and encourage recycling while making a practical fashion statement. But not everyone is buying into it. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports. …
your ad herePsychology Course on Happiness Strikes Chord With Yale Students
The search for life’s sweetest but most elusive treasure — happiness — brings nearly 1,200 Yale University undergraduates twice a week into an enormous hall on the Connecticut school’s campus for its most popular class ever. “Psychology and the Good Life” is such a hit that one in four undergraduate students at the Ivy …
your ad hereUS, Chinese Scientists Work Together to Reintroduce Pandas to Wild
There are fewer than 2,000 wild pandas in the world. However, as VOA’s David Byrd reports, a new documentary tells how scientists are working to introduce captive-bred panda cubs into the wild. …
your ad hereEntrepreneur: ‘Anyone Can Play a Role’ in African Innovation
While working for a big consulting firm in Lagos, Nigeria, Afua Osei repeatedly encountered women who wanted to advance professionally but didn’t know how. They needed guidance and mentoring. So, Osei and her colleague Yasmin Belo-Osagie started She Leads Africa, a digital media company offering advice, information, training and networking …
your ad hereSean Penn, Oscar Winner, Is Now a Novelist
Sean Penn, Oscar-winning actor, has other passions these days. “I’m not in love with the job of acting anymore,” says Penn, whose films include “Milk,” “Mystic River,” “Dead Man Walking” and many others. “In fact, what I want to do is write books.” Penn fears the world is so overwhelmed …
your ad herePrince Family Lawyers to View Data for Potential Lawsuit
Prosecutors in the Minnesota county where Prince died have agreed to share investigative files with attorneys for the musician’s family under strict guidelines. Carver County Attorney Mark Metz says Prince’s death investigation remains active, so the data is confidential. But family attorneys may view it to determine whether to file …
your ad hereRapper Fetty Wap Hosts Supermarket Charity Event in New Jersey
Rapper Fetty Wap handed out gift cards to families at a New Jersey supermarket just in time for Easter. The Record reports the Paterson native visited his hometown Tuesday for a giveaway at ShopRite in Center City Mall. Marie Sweeney-Tevis, ShopRite’s director of public relations, says the organization was excited …
your ad hereAdobe New Service Aims to Follow Users Across Multiple Devices
Visiting Subway’s website on a personal computer might not seem to have anything to do with checking the NFL’s app on a phone. But these discrete activities are the foundation for a new service to help marketers follow you around. Adobe, a company better known for Photoshop and PDF files, …
your ad here3 Facebook Messenger App Users File Lawsuit Over Privacy
Three Facebook Messenger app users have filed a lawsuit claiming the social network violated their privacy by collecting logs of their phone calls and text messages. The suit, filed Tuesday in federal court in northern California, comes as Facebook faces scrutiny over privacy concerns. Facebook acknowledged on Sunday that it …
your ad hereAging Japan: Robots May Have Role in Future of Elder Care
Paro the furry seal cries softly while an elderly woman pets it. Pepper, a humanoid, waves while leading a group of senior citizens in exercises. The upright Tree guides a disabled man taking shaky steps, saying in a gentle feminine voice, “right, left, well done!” Robots have the run of …
your ad hereRobots Pose Big Threat to Jobs in Africa, Researchers Warn
It could soon be cheaper to operate a factory of robots in the United States than employing manual labor in Africa. That’s the stark conclusion of a report from a London-based research institute, which warns that automation could have a devastating effect on developing economies unless governments invest urgently in …
your ad hereIsraeli Company Converts Trash Into Household Items
There is a saying that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. That is the idea behind a new concept by an Israeli company that is taking trash from landfills and converting it into a plastic-like composite. The material is being used to make household items and furniture, as we …
your ad here‘Ready Player One’ Takes Spielberg Back and to the Future
In Ernest Cline’s novel “Ready Player One,” the main character drives a DeLorean because of “Back to the Future,” and uses a grail diary because of “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” The films of Steven Spielberg loom large in the story littered with pop culture references. That the legendary …
your ad hereFilmmaker to Produce Tiger Woods Documentary Series
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney is to put golfer Tiger Woods under the microscope in an upcoming documentary series based on a new biography of the 14-time winner of the sport’s major tournaments, Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions said Tuesday. Gibney will use Tiger Woods, written by journalists Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian, …
your ad hereWTO Chief Sees No Sign of US Departure
There is no sign that the United States is distancing itself from the World Trade Organization, and negotiations are underway to avert a global trade war, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo said in a BBC interview broadcast Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a series of tariff-raising moves, upsetting allies …
your ad hereDecade-long Makeover of King Tut’s Tomb Nearly Completed
A nearly decade-long makeover of King Tut’s tomb aimed at preserving one of Egypt’s most important archaeological sites and also one of its most popular tourist attractions is close to complete, the Getty Conservation Institute of Los Angeles said Tuesday. The project has added a filtration system to keep out …
your ad hereTrump Gets First Trade Deal as US, Korea Revise Agreement
U.S. President Donald Trump, who campaigned against economic agreements he considered unfair to America has his first trade deal. The United States and South Korea have agreed to revise their sweeping six-year-old trade pact which was completed during the administration of Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama. The agreement “will significantly strengthen …
your ad hereIn Niger’s Desert, Europe’s Migration Crackdown Pinches Wallets
For this ancient town on the southern edge of the Sahara, the flow of desperate migrants trying to reach Europe used to be a boon, not a burden. Abdoul Ahmed, a 31-year-old mechanic in Agadez, measured the good years in customers. When arrivals in Europe peaked in 2015, dozens of …
your ad hereGreece Approved for 6.7 Billion-Euro Bailout Installment
Europe’s bailout fund on Tuesday approved a 6.7 billion-euro ($8.32 billion) loan installment to Greece as part of its third international rescue program, with payment of the first 5.7 billion euros expected this week. The European Stability Mechanism said the approval came after the Greek government completed a series of …
your ad hereTechno Teachers: Finnish School Tests Robot Educators
Elias, the new language teacher at a Finnish primary school, has endless patience for repetition, never makes a pupil feel embarrassed for asking a question, and can even do the “Gangnam Style” dance. Elias is also a robot. The language-teaching machine comprises a humanoid robot and mobile application, one of …
your ad hereUS Tech Derails Global Stock Market Rally
U.S. stocks sank in late trading on Tuesday, with faltering technology shares reversing a global stock rally that had swept through Asia and Europe. Trading sessions in Asia and Europe had ended on a high note as trade fears ebbed, while U.S. equities sold off sharply in the afternoon just …
your ad hereYucky Ducky? Study Reveals Bath-Time Toy’s Dirty Secret
Scientists now have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are — as some parents have long suspected — a haven for nasty bugs. Swiss and American researchers counted the microbes swimming inside the toys and say the murky liquid released when ducks were squeezed contained …
your ad hereWatchdog: FBI Could Have Tried Harder to Hack iPhone
FBI officials could have tried harder to unlock an iPhone as part of a terrorism investigation before launching an extraordinary court fight with Apple Inc. in an effort to force it to break open the device, the Justice Department’s watchdog said Tuesday. The department’s inspector general said it found no …
your ad hereChina at a Quandary With US Tech Firms Amid Trade Dispute
While China and the United States seem to be negotiating in an effort to avert a trade war, Washington is unlikely to relent in its determination to stop advanced technology from leaving America for China. “I think there is a growing consensus in the United States that Chinese firms should …
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