Failing to let girls finish their education could cost the world as much as $30 trillion in lost earnings and productivity, yet more than 130 million girls are out of school globally, the World Bank said Wednesday. Women who have completed secondary education are more likely to work and earn …
your ad hereKenya Uber to Keep Fares Unchanged for Now, Following Drivers’ Strike
Uber’s business in Kenya said on Friday it will keep its fares unchanged for now, after associations representing taxi drivers in the country signed a deal giving guidelines for better fares and working conditions. “As of today, we will not be adjusting our fares as we are busy completing a …
your ad hereAcclaimed "Downton Abbey" TV Series to Be Turned Into a Movie
A movie is to be made of “Downton Abbey,” the award-winning television period drama about a British household in the early 20th century, and the original stars will reunite for the project. Julian Fellowes, who created the show, has written the screenplay and will also produce the movie, production and …
your ad here8 Endangered Black Rhinos Die in Kenya After Relocation
Eight critically endangered black rhinos are dead in Kenya following an attempt to move them from the capital to a national park hundreds of kilometers away, the government said Friday, calling the toll “unprecedented” in more than a decade of such transfers. Preliminary investigations point to salt poisoning as the …
your ad hereJailed Ukrainian Filmmaker’s Mother Asks Putin to Pardon Him
The mother of a jailed Ukrainian filmmaker who has been refusing food for nearly two months asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to pardon him. Oleg Sentsov, a vocal opponent of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, was sentenced in 2015 to 20 years for conspiracy to commit terror acts. He …
your ad hereUS Farmers Brace for Long-Term Impact of Escalating Trade War
As farmer Brian Duncan gently brushes his hands over the rolling amber waves of grain in the fields behind his rural Illinois home, this picturesque and idyllic American scene belies the dramatic hardship he currently faces. “We’re in trouble,” he told VOA. Wheat is just one product that grows on …
your ad hereUS Farmers Brace for Long Term Impact of Escalating Trade War
U.S. farmers are beginning to feel the effects of tariffs imposed by China in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, while the short-term concern for farmers is the impact on profits this year, the bigger worry is the longer term consequences of …
your ad hereChina’s US Trade Surplus Hits Record in June
China’s trade surplus with the United States swelled to a record in June as its overall exports grew at a solid pace, a result that could further inflame a bitter trade dispute with Washington. But signs exporters were rushing shipments before tariffs went into effect in the first week of …
your ad hereTechnology Enhances Soccer Watching Experience
Football fans are watching the World Cup on multiple screens in bars, on their phones while they should be working, on TVs at home with their friends. One day, they could be following the action in 3D. Researchers at the University of Washington are developing a way to watch soccer …
your ad hereRising Greenhouse Gases Making Food Less Nutritious
Temperatures around the world are rising as humans burn coal, oil and other fossil fuels for energy. Burning those fuels releases heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But it does more than that. CO2 is vital for plant growth. While having more of it sounds like a good thing, scientists …
your ad hereUS Lawmakers Blast Trump on Tariffs
U.S. senators Thursday continued a bipartisan rebuke of President Donald Trump’s punitive trade strategy, one day after an overwhelming vote asserting a congressional role in the imposition of tariffs for national security reasons. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports from Capitol Hill, where anti-tariff sentiment is strong but not universal. …
your ad hereA Look at Euro-Russian Energy Deal Opposed by Trump
President Donald Trump’s criticism of Germany’s involvement in a natural gas pipeline deal with Russia launched a tense two days of NATO meetings in Brussels — but it also may have set the tone for the U.S. leader’s highly anticipated summit with his Russian counterpart Monday in Helsinki. In a …
your ad hereScientists Track ‘Ghost Particle’ to Source for First Time
Scientists have announced a new finding about the source of a high-energy neutrino, a subatomic particle detected at an observatory at the Earth’s South Pole. The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, details the work of more than 1,000 scientists who pooled their research on the tiny particles, which …
your ad hereUS to Appeal Approval of AT&T Acquisition of Time Warner
The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that it would appeal a federal judge’s approval of AT&T Inc.’s $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner. The Justice Department opted in June not to seek an immediate stay of the court’s approval of the merger, allowing the merger to close on June 14. The department still had …
your ad hereSaudi Prince Alwaleed Pledges Support for Crown Prince’s Reforms
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who was detained for three months in an anti-corruption campaign under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, pledged support on Thursday for the young leader’s program of sweeping reforms. “I was honored to meet with my brother HRH the Crown Prince and to discuss …
your ad hereUK Nears Decision to Buy Boeing AWACS Planes, Sources Report
Britain’s government is nearing a decision to buy four to six surveillance planes built by U.S. aerospace giant Boeing, sources familiar with the plans said Thursday — a move that could stir a growing debate over U.K. and European defense jobs. The contract to replace its six aging E-3D Sentry …
your ad hereHot Dorm Rooms Could Affect Students’ Memory
Is your dorm room stifling hot? That might impact your memory. New research shows that heat can affect even healthy young adults intellectually, with worse cognitive performance observed in students who slept in a non-air-conditioned room during a heat wave. Researchers from Harvard University recruited 24 students who slept with …
your ad hereTurkey’s Economic Policy Stokes Currency Fears as Lira Plummets
The Turkish lira recovered some losses Thursday hours after it hit record lows. New Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law, sought to reassure nervous markets that the central bank’s independence was not in question. The wild currency gyrations following Albayrak’s appointment underscore concerns over what …
your ad hereLost Luggage Finds New Homes — At Bargain Prices
Suspiciously cheap diamonds, jeans for a dollar and a pair of skis for next to nothing are all bargains that can be found at a store in a small Alabama town that sells are the contents of lost airline baggage. Every year airline companies lose about 20 million suitcases, and …
your ad hereUS Inflation Steadily Firming; Labor Market Strong
U.S. consumer prices barely rose in June, but the underlying trend continued to point to a steady buildup of inflation pressures that could keep the Federal Reserve on a path of gradual interest rate increases. Other data on Thursday showed first-time applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a two-month low …
your ad hereFrom Mutton Soup to Pelmeni Dumplings: Football Fans Experience Russian Gastronomy
From mutton soup to caviar to veal tongue, Russian gastronomy is now being enjoyed by football fans from around the world who are in Russia for the World Cup. We get more from VOA’s Mariama Diallo. …
your ad hereFingerprinting Technology Could Save Endangered Pangolins
Pangolins are the world’s most illegally trafficked animal. Eight species of the elusive mammals are found in Africa and Southeast Asia, but as many as 300 are poached every day, destined for markets in Vietnam and China, where their meat is considered a delicacy and their scales believed to have …
your ad hereFirst Test-Tube Baby Born 40 Years Ago This Month
Forty years ago this month, the first test-tube baby was born in what is now called in vitro fertilization. British baby Louise Brown was born July 25, 1978. She’s married now with two children who were born naturally. A new exhibition at the Science Museum in London is showcasing the …
your ad hereIndia Tops List of Most Dangerous Country for Women in Reuters Survey
India has emerged as the most dangerous country in the world for women, according to a survey by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The survey is a repeat of one conducted by the foundation in 2011, which rated India as the fourth most dangerous country for women, after Afghanistan, the Democratic …
your ad hereNASA Commercial Crew Program for Space Station Faces Delays, Report Says
Plans to launch the first NASA astronauts since 2011 to the International Space Station from the United States look set to be delayed due to incomplete safety measures and accountability holes in the agency’s commercial crew program, according to a federal report released on Wednesday. SpaceX and Boeing Co are …
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