Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries, including data centers in Iran where they left the image of a U.S. flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our elections,” the Iranian IT ministry said Saturday. “The attack apparently affected 200,000 router switches across the world …
your ad hereAir France Strike Sees 30 Percent of Flights Cancelled
Some 30 percent of Air France flights were cancelled Saturday as strikes over pay rises appear to be intensifying. And that’s just part of France’s travel troubles this month. Most French trains will screech to a halt as a strike over President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reforms resumes Saturday night – …
your ad hereReport: Almost Half of Australian Military Veterans Suffer Mental Health Conditions
Almost half of the Australian military personnel who’ve left the defense force in the past five years have some sort of mental disorder, according to a new study. The Australian government says it is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken in Australia of the effect of military service on the …
your ad hereWorld Health Day, and the WHO Turns 70
April 7 marks the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organization. It also marks World Health Day. In the past seven decades much has been accomplished, but much still needs to be done. The World Health Organization has spearheaded efforts to free the world of killer diseases like smallpox. It …
your ad hereOn World Health Day, What’s Been Accomplished in 70 Years
April 7 marks the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organization. It also marks World Health Day. VOA’s Carol Pearson looks at what’s been accomplished over the past seven decades and what still needs to be done. …
your ad hereWHO: Universal Health Coverage Saves People from Financial Ruin
Millions of people worldwide face financial ruin; their assets wiped out because of a catastrophic illness or accident that saddles them with staggeringly high health bills they are unable to pay. This nightmare scenario rarely, if ever, occurs in countries that have universal health coverage. Such systems insulate people from …
your ad hereTrump Expresses Condolences to Victims of Canadian Bus Crash
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed sympathy Saturday for the victims and survivors of a crash involving a bus carrying a Canadian junior hockey team that killed 15 people late Friday. The Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League were on their way to the town of Nipawin for a …
your ad hereCanadian Police: 14 Dead, 14 Injured in Semi-Hockey Bus Collision
A bus carrying a group of Canadian junior hockey players collided Friday with a semi-trailer on a rural highway in Saskatchewan, killing 14 people, Canadian media reported citing police. Fourteen more were injured, including three critically, in the accident involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus, which was heading north for …
your ad herePakistani Girls Flocking to the Sport of Soccer
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. And in Pakistan where the sport is called football, there’s no shortage of fans. Although football is still considered a man’s game in Pakistan, in Lyari town in the country’s largest city of Karachi, it’s gaining rapid popularity with a new …
your ad hereWorkshop Teaches Ukrainian Art of Dyeing Easter Eggs
The Catholic Easter custom of hunting brightly colored eggs and chocolate bunnies may be over now, but in the Orthodox world, Easter comes one week later. And it brings with it, its own unique traditions. One of them is the centuries-old practice of drawing elaborate patterns on Easter eggs decorated …
your ad hereTeacher Strikes Spread Across the US
Following the success of West Virginia teachers in securing a pay raise, educators in Oklahoma and Kentucky are walking out of their classrooms, demanding that lawmakers increase education spending in their states. Arizona teachers may soon follow suit. From Washington, VOA’s Jill Craig has more. …
your ad hereFeds Seizing Backpage.com, Its Affiliates
Federal law enforcement authorities are in the process of seizing Backpage.com and its affiliated websites. A notice that appeared Friday afternoon at Backpage.com says the websites are being seized as part of an enforcement action by the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Internal Revenue Service. The notice doesn’t …
your ad hereTrump Administration Mulls Stiffer Rules for Auto Imports
The Trump administration is considering ways to require imported automobiles to meet stricter environmental standards in order to protect U.S. carmakers, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Responding to the story, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Donald Trump “will promote free, fair and reciprocal trade practices to …
your ad hereTrump Dismisses Fears of Trade War With China as Threats Ramp Up
U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration said Friday that the United States was not engaged in a trade war with China, even as Trump threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $100 billion worth of Chinese goods and Beijing warned it was willing to fight back. “This is just …
your ad hereTrade War Fears Send US Stocks Down Again
U.S. stocks plunged again Friday over increasing concerns about a trade war between the United States and China. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 572 points by the close, shedding 2.3 percent. The Standard & Poor’s 500 dropped nearly 2.2 percent, while the NASDAQ fell nearly 2.3 percent at the end …
your ad hereFed’s Powell Points to Rate Hikes, Uncertainty on Trade Tensions
The Federal Reserve will likely need to keep raising U.S. interest rates to keep inflation under control, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said, adding that it was too soon to know if rising trade tensions would hit the U.S. economy. In his first speech on the economic outlook since assuming the …
your ad hereRice Breeders Report Huge Productivity Gains
The science behind the grain that feeds half the world may have taken a big leap forward. Scientists are reporting the biggest improvements in rice productivity in decades. If the results hold up in further tests, it could greatly increase supplies of a critical food staple at a time when …
your ad hereTop 5 Songs for Week Ending April 7
We’ve gathered the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending April 7, 2018. While we don’t get any newcomers this week, we do have a fight brewing for the championship. Number 5: Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign “Psycho” Let’s open …
your ad hereConsumer Groups: Facebook’s Facial Recognition Violates Privacy Rights
Facebook violates its users’ privacy rights through the use of its facial recognition software, according to consumer groups led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Their complaint to the federal government focuses on the use of Facebook software that identifies people in photographs that are uploaded to its site. A …
your ad hereCardi B Caps Breakthrough Year with Debut Album Release
The anticipation around Cardi B’s debut album has been scorching hot, so when the breakthrough artist finally debuted the full album at a party late Thursday, she told the DJ to make sure the sound level was perfect. “DJ, make it a little loud ’cause I don’t feel it in …
your ad hereBroadway’s Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Shingles, Quarantined From Baby Son
Lin-Manuel Miranda thought he had a migraine. It turns out the Broadway star really had shingles. Miranda tweeted on Thursday that he had been diagnosed with shingles, saying he it caught early and that he had been quarantined from his 8-week-old son. The Associated Press had reported that he also …
your ad hereOklahoma Teacher Walkout Stretches Into 5th Day
A teachers strike in Oklahoma stretched into a fifth day on Friday, and a state union leader said he doesn’t think pending proposals to increase revenue are enough to stop the walkout from extending into next week. The Senate considered separate proposals Friday to expand tribal gambling and tax certain …
your ad hereBoss Buzzing you After Hours? NYC Might let you Say Buzz off
Technology that once promised freedom from the confines of an office has, for many workers, become a ball and chain, blurring the lines between work hours and, well, any other hours. A New York City Council member wants to put a stop to that. The proposal would bar employers from …
your ad hereTrump to Skip Annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Donald Trump, a constant critic of what he calls “fake news,” will skip the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for a second year in a row. White House Correspondents’ Association president Margaret Talev said in a statement Friday that the “White House has informed us that the president does not …
your ad hereMarch US Job Creation Dips, Jobless Rate Unchanged
The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday the unemployment rate in March remained at a 17-year-low of 4.1-percent for the sixth straight month. U.S. employers added 103,000 jobs in March, less than the 175,000 analysts expected, following several months of larger increases. The modest job creation was partly caused by the …
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