Hunter-gatherers in the Amazon sought in court on Thursday to stop Ecuador’s government from auctioning their land to oil companies, as tension mounts over the future of the rainforest. In a lawsuit seen by the Thomson Reuters Foundation — which could set a precedent for other tribes opposed to drilling — the Waorani said the …
your ad hereIsraeli Moon Mission Ends With Spacecraft’s Crash
An Israeli spacecraft lost contact with Earth moments before it was to land on the moon and crashed late Thursday, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar mission. The spacecraft lost communication with ground control as it was making its final descent to …
your ad hereUS Official Voices Broad Concerns Over China-Based Companies
Lin Feng contributed to this report WASHINGTON — A senior official in the U.S. Department of State said Wednesday the security concerns the government has raised related to Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE extend to all companies headquartered in China, saying they are effectively “under direction” of the Chinese Communist …
your ad hereLack of Higher Education Hinders Unemployed US Youth
One group in the United States who is not enjoying the low national unemployment rate is 18- to 24-year-old young adults who lack higher education, according to a new report. For them, the unemployment rate is 17 percent, according to recent research by the Brookings Institution. By comparison, the unemployment …
your ad here3D Laser Imaging Shines New Light on ‘Last Supper’ Site
The arched stone-built hall in Jerusalem venerated by Christians as the site of Jesus’ Last Supper has been digitally recreated by archaeologists using laser scanners and advanced photography. The Cenacle, a popular site for pilgrims near Jerusalem’s walled Old City, has ancient, worn surfaces and poor illumination, hampering a study …
your ad hereDutch Firm ASML Says It Suffered IP Theft, Rejects ‘Chinese’ Link
Dutch ASML said on Thursday it had been the victim of corporate espionage in 2015 involving employees from countries including China but said it had not been the target of any “national conspiracy.” ASML said the perpetrators took “large files” on memory sticks from its Silicon Valley software subsidiary that …
your ad hereBezos: Amazon Will Take Risks, Learn From Failures
Amazon challenged its retail rivals to raise their wages and improve benefits, saying the competition will help everyone. CEO and founder Jeff Bezos said in a letter to shareholders Thursday that as Amazon grows, so does the size of its “failed experiments.” He said Amazon is willing to continue to …
your ad hereScientists Reveal First Ever Photo Of A Black Hole
Scientists have been monitoring what black holes do to the space around them for decades. Their immense gravity warps time and space in a way that Albert Einstein predicted and that researchers can see. But they’ve never seen a black hole until now. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. …
your ad hereTV Game Show Cheat Van Doren Dies at 93
Author Charles Van Doren, who will forever be associated with one of the biggest scandals in U.S. history, has died of natural causes at 93. Van Doren was an obscure college professor in 1956 when he became a contestant on the television quiz show Twenty-One. The show offered big cash prizes …
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Deadly floods in the U.S. that bear the fingerprints of climate change are prompting an exodus of workers from the Midwest, the world’s biggest professional social network, LinkedIn, said Wednesday. The website, on which millions of U.S. workers maintain profiles, said data showed a spike in members changing their work …
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your ad hereUS Consumer Prices Rise Solidly, But Underlying Trend Tame
U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in 14 months in March, but the underlying inflation trend remained benign amid slowing domestic and global economic growth. The mixed report from the Labor Department on Wednesday was broadly supportive of the Federal Reserve’s decision last month to suspended its three-year campaign …
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Майбутнім мешканцям пропонуються варіанти від однієї до трьох кімнат, в тому числі дворівневі апартаменти з власною терасою. Площа приміщень складає від 32,21 до 122м². Будинки зводяться за монолітно-каркасною технологією із заповненням зовнішніх і міжквартирних стін керамічною цеглою. Для утеплення використовується мінеральна вата, фасади будуть облицьовані декоративною штукатуркою, а також керамогранітом …
your ad hereFacebook Cracks Down on Groups Spreading Harmful Information
Facebook says it is rolling out a wide range of updates aimed at combatting the spread of false and harmful information on the social media site. The updates will limit the visibility of links found to be significantly more prominent on Facebook than across the web as a whole. The …
your ad hereBones From Philippine Cave Reveal New Human Cousin
Fossil bones and teeth found in the Philippines have revealed a long-lost cousin of modern people, which evidently lived around the time our own species was spreading from Africa to occupy the rest of the world. It’s yet another reminder that, although Homo sapiens is now the only surviving …
your ad hereReport: Gender Inequality Robs Women of Sexual, Reproductive Rights
A new report finds gender inequality strips women of their ability to control their sexual and reproductive options and limits their right to choose when and if they wish to start a family. The United Nations Population Fund released this year’s State of the World Population report titled “Unfinished Business: …
your ad hereMexico Slams US Border Slowdown as ‘Very Bad Idea’
Mexico’s foreign minister on Wednesday criticized hold-ups in the flow of goods and people at the U.S-Mexico border, and said he planned to discuss the matter with U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials later in the day. After days of traffic delays at sections of the border that have alarmed …
your ad hereActress Huffman to Plead Guilty Next Month in Admissions Scam
Felicity Huffman will appear in Boston’s federal court next month to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scam. The “Desperate Housewives” star’s plea hearing has been rescheduled for May 21. It had initially been set for May 24. Federal prosecutors announced Monday that Huffman will plead guilty to paying …
your ad hereUS Praises German 5G Standards as Huawei Battle Simmers
The top U.S. diplomat for cybersecurity policy has praised Germany’s draft security standards for next generation mobile networks, which he said could effectively shut out China’s Huawei. Rob Strayer said Wednesday the standards published last month were a “positive step.” They call for mobile providers to use “trustworthy” telecom equipment …
your ad hereFirst-Ever Photo Captured of Black Hole
Using eight radio telescopes literally spanning the globe, scientists have taken the first-ever photograph of a black hole. The supermassive black hole is at the center of a huge galaxy called M-87, which is 55 million light-years from Earth. The picture, the result of decades of work by the Event …
your ad hereIn a First, Bedouin Women Lead Tours in Egypt’s Sinai
Amid a stunning vista of desert mountains, a Bedouin woman, Umm Yasser, paused to point out a local plant, and she began to explain how it was used in medicine to the group of foreign tourists she was guiding. Umm Yasser is breaking new ground among the deeply conservative Bedouin …
your ad hereUS Independent Bookstores Thriving and Growing
Small, independent bookstores in neighborhoods across the United States are places to discover new books and make new friendships. But about 20 years ago they were rapidly closing because of competition from big box chain bookstores and on-line book sales. Then about 10 years ago something remarkable happened as indie …
your ad here‘The Stakes Are Too High’: Christian Faithful Take up Climate Protest
Cloaked in black and carrying white buckets filled with artificial blood, the group filed in silence to the entrance of London’s Downing Street, behind a troupe of child and teen activists. Ringing a bell as they walked, the 45 adults — all participants in Extinction Rebellion, a protest movement seeking …
your ad hereFishermen Turn to Maps as India’s Coasts Cleared for Tourism, Industry
After generations of trawling the same waters, the fishermen on the coast of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India know where to cast a net or park a boat without resorting to signs or GPS maps. But their customary rights over this common space – a right won by families who …
your ad hereWhite Supremacist Content Challenges Social Media Companies
The live-streamed video of the Christchurch, New Zealand, mosque shooting last month highlighted the continuing struggle by social media companies to police extremist content on their platforms. Facebook and Google representatives told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday the effort to balance free speech with oversight of white supremacist content is ongoing. VOA’s …
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