Many football fans in Egypt cannot afford cable sports subscriptions or travel to Russia, but that does not mean they are missing out on World Cup action. Hamada Elrasam shows us how Egyptian fans find ways to get a part of the excitement. …
your ad hereUkraine ‘Corruption Park’ Shows Ill-Gotten Gains
A pop-up “Corruption Park” has opened in Ukraine to highlight the scale of the problem with interactive exhibits and displays of ill-gotten gains including a $46,000 crystal falcon. One of the first things visitors see in the EU-funded show is a tent shaped like the gold loaf of bread found …
your ad here‘Muslim Oscars’ – Honoring Those Who Change the Narrative
Many Muslims around the world are not happy with Hollywood’s stereotypes of Muslims and Islam. But instead of protesting, nonprofit group Muslim Public Affairs Council created a Hollywood bureau to engage with filmmakers. It also honors those making a difference with the so-called “Muslim Oscars.” VOA’s Vina Mubtadi reports from …
your ad hereWHO Classifies Gaming as a Mental, Addictive Disorder
For the first time, the World Health Organization is adding Gaming disorder to the section on Mental and Addictive Disorders in its new International Classification of Diseases. The ICD provides data on the causes of thousands of diseases, injuries and deaths across the globe and information on prevention and treatment. …
your ad hereRefugee Crisis Prompts Student Art Project
Discarded life jackets on a beach in Greece inspired artwork by a teenager who wanted to learn more about the refugee crisis. Achilleas Souras, the 17-year-old creator of the artwork, titled SOS: Save Our Souls, hopes his project prompts others to learn as well. Souras was 15 and living in …
your ad hereFor 6 Weeks, Mars Will Appear Larger, Brighter to Earth Stargazers
Astronomers and stargazers will get a chance to get up close and personal with Mars over the next six weeks, as the Earth passes between the Red Planet and the sun. Mars will make its closest swing toward Earth, bringing it closer and appearing brighter, than it has in the …
your ad hereBaseball Making Inroads Into Myanmar
In Myanmar, the most popular sport is football. But baseball, which is American’s national pastime, has carved a small niche for itself thanks to a man from Japan. Dave Grunebaum has the story. …
your ad herePalestinian from Gaza Turns Israeli Tear Gas Canisters into Art
A Palestinian man from Gaza turns tear gas canisters used by Israeli forces into flower pots and prayer beads to commemorate often-violent border protests for future generations. Arash Arabasadi reports. …
your ad hereFor Some African Soccer Players, Russia is a Field of Broken Dreams
As soccer’s top stars chase World Cup glory in Russia, some young African players lured to the country by scouts with promises of lucrative contracts say that for them, Russia is a place of shattered dreams. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports. …
your ad hereCongo’s Ebola Outbreak Poses Challenges for Bush Meat
For 25 years, Patrick Matondo has earned a living buying and selling monkeys, bats and other animals popularly known as bush meat along the Congo River. Standing on the riverbank in Mbandaka, a city affected by the deadly new outbreak of the Ebola virus, the father of five said that …
your ad hereHow a Puerto Rican From the Bronx Became the King of Ukrainian Dance
A Puerto Rican from the Bronx, Orlando Pagan fell in love with Ukrainian folklore when he was a teenager. He used to dance in the Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, and now he leads it. Pagan believes Ukrainian dances are truly special and hopes to make them as popular as the …
your ad here‘Muslim Oscars’ Honor Projects, Filmmakers Who are Changing the Narrative
Many Muslims around the world are not happy with Hollywood’s stereotypes of Muslims and Islam. But instead of protesting, nonprofit group Muslim Public Affairs Council created a Hollywood bureau to engage with filmmakers. It also honors those making a difference with the so-called “Muslim Oscars.” VOA’s Vina Mubtadi reports from …
your ad hereGuggenheim Museum Opens Giacometti Exhibition
A Swiss born artist who got his first big break in 1955 in the United States, is back in the city of his first museum exhibit, New York. Sculptor, painter, draftsman Alberto Giacometti created most of his masterpieces in a tiny studio in Montparnasse in Paris, but his work has …
your ad hereTime Machine Camera Means Never Missing the Moment
It’s happened to many of us. You fumble for your camera to record a precious moment but you’re a little too late. A delayed touch of the button, an opportunity missed forever. But now entrepreneurs in the Netherlands are hoping to change that dynamic with a new camera that can …
your ad hereYoga Practitioners Bring Mats to the Lawn of US Capitol
Several hundred yoga practitioners unrolled their mats on the lawn of the United States Capitol on Saturday to celebrate the International Day of Yoga, which takes place June 21. From Washington, VOA’s Jill Craig has more. …
your ad hereJuneteenth: Another Independence Day
“The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves free.” That proclamation, June 19, 1865, was the spark for a day that has come to be known in the United States as Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating …
your ad hereNew Orleans Entertains Spanish Royalty
Following a red carpet arrival Saturday at the New Orleans Museum of Art, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain enjoyed music by a jazz group and a cultural performance by Mardi Gras Indians as they ended a visit to the city celebrating its tricentennial. After a private lunch …
your ad hereKenya’s President Mandates Lifestyle Audit for Public Servants
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has intensified his war on graft by announcing that all public servants will undergo a compulsory lifestyle audit to account for their sources of wealth. This latest announcement follows financial scandals that have rocked the country with revelations that millions of dollars were lost in various …
your ad hereFire Again Devastates Scotland’s Mackintosh Building
A major fire has torn through one of Scotland’s architectural gems, the Mackintosh building at the Glasgow School of Art, for the second time in four years. More than 120 firefighters fought the blaze during the night as it gutted the 1909 building and spread to a theater and a …
your ad hereCalifornia Moves to Clear Coffee of Cancer-Risk Stigma
California officials, having concluded coffee drinking is not a risky pastime, are proposing a regulation that will essentially tell consumers of America’s favorite beverage they can drink up without fear. The unprecedented action Friday by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to propose a regulation to clear coffee of …
your ad hereTechnology Makes Soccer Training More Efficient
Among the millions of fans watching the World Cup are amateur football players who have dreams of being as good as their heroes, Now, they have a new way to compare their performance to the best professionals in the game, so they can build their skills. The help comes from …
your ad hereRussia Hopes to Present ‘Fresh Face’ for World Cup Amid Global Isolation
The phrase ‘don’t mix politics and sport’ is often heard in Moscow these days. But it’s difficult to escape the unique circumstances of this year’s World Cup. As the tournament gets underway in Russia, the country remains subject to a range of international sanctions over its annexation of Crimea and …
your ad hereWorld Bank: Remittance Flows Rising After Years of Decline
After two consecutive years of decline, remittances, the money migrant workers send home, increased in 2017 according to figures released by the World Bank. Remittances are a significant financial contribution to the well-being of families of migrant workers and to the sustainable development of their countries of origin. The U.N. …
your ad hereTheranos CEO: Wunderkind to Federal Indictment
Federal prosecutors have indicted Elizabeth Holmes on criminal fraud charges for allegedly defrauding investors, doctors and the public as the head of the once-heralded blood-testing startup Theranos. Federal prosecutors also brought charges against the company’s former second-in-command. Holmes, who was once considered a wunderkind of Silicon Valley, and her former …
your ad herePoll: Ticked at Trump, Canadians Say They’ll Avoid US Goods
Seventy percent of Canadians say they will start looking for ways to avoid buying U.S.-made goods in a threat to ratchet up a trade dispute between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, an Ipsos Poll showed Friday. The poll also found a majority of Americans and Canadians are united in support of Trudeau …
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