Gaza Hospital Patients in Jerusalem Face Uncertainty

Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America's Black Church...

29/04/2024

Israel has ordered Palestinian hospital patients back to the Gaza Strip after they're done with treatment in East Jerusalem medical facilities. As Linda Gradstein reports from East Jerusalem, the order has sparked an outcry from human rights groups, and the Israeli Supreme Court has put their transfer on hold. [Read more]

Tornadoes kill 2 in Oklahoma as governor issues state of emergency for 12 counties...

29/04/2024

HOLDENVILLE, Okla. — At least two people, including a child, died in tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma, authorities said Sunday as emergency crews assessed the extensive damage to homes and businesses from the high winds, hail and flooding. Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the nation's midsection since Friday [Read more]

Zendaya tennis movie ‘Challengers' scores at weekend box office ...

29/04/2024

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Trump lashes out after Biden's jokes at White House Correspondents' Dinner...

29/04/2024

U.S. President Joe Biden's jokes were well-received by those who attended the White House correspondents' dinner in Washington Saturday. But his political rival, Donald Trump, criticized the event as he gears up for a new round of campaign stops and court appearances this week. VOA's Veronica Balderas Iglesias has the details. [Read more]

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Voa news - Health

About 1 in 4 older US adults expect they will never retire ...

29/04/2024

washington — About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire, and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds. About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings, according to research released Wednesday by the organization that shows how a grayin [Read more]

Georgia to host development summit; climate change, aging on agenda...

29/04/2024

SYDNEY — The Asian Development Bank holds its annual meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, next week, with discussions on climate change and the world's aging population high on the agenda. The four-day summit, starting Thursday, marks the first time that the ADB's 68 members have gathered for a meeting in Georgia, which joined the multilater [Read more]

Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left ...

29/04/2024

LAGOS, Nigeria — When a small number of cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year, it was a reminder that climate change is reviving or migrating the threat of some diseases. But across the African continent malaria has never left, killing or sickening millions of people. Take Funmilayo Kotun, a 6 [Read more]

African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change ...

29/04/2024

HARARE — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change. Africa, with the world's youngest population, faces the worst effects of a warming planet while contributing th [Read more]

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Voa news - Politics

US presidential candidates talk tough on chips, China...

29/04/2024

America's high-tech industry is looking at the presumptive U.S. presidential candidates and their priorities concerning semiconductors. The Biden administration last week announced a major investment in the industry. VOA's Carolyn Presutti reports. [Read more]

Trump, Orban seek leadership of global conservative movement at right-wing conference...

29/04/2024

Former U.S. President Donald Trump says he is ready to renew a right-wing alliance with Hungary's Viktor Orban if he wins the election in November. The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee made the comments in an address to the CPAC conservative conference in Budapest. As Henry Ridgwell reports, analysts say Orban seeks a glob [Read more]

At conservative conference, Orban, Trump revive right-wing alliance ...

29/04/2024

london — Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he is ready to renew a right-wing alliance with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban if he wins the presidential election in November. The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee made the comments in an address to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Eur [Read more]

Republican-led states far from US-Mexico border rush to tighten immigration laws...

29/04/2024

OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican-led states in the U.S. are rushing to give broader immigration enforcement powers to local police and impose criminal penalties for those living in the country illegally as the issue of migrants crossing the U.S. border remains central to the 2024 elections. The Oklahoma Legislature this week fast-tracked a [Read more]

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Voa news - Tech

Biden grants $6 billion to Micron to boost chip production...

29/04/2024

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden was in Syracuse, New York, Thursday to tout a deal to provide memory chip maker Micron Technology with $6.1 billion in federal grants to support the firm in building factories in the states of New York and Idaho. “We're bringing advanced chip manufacturing back to America after 40 years,' Biden [Read more]

Nigerian company creates taxi system fueled by electric vehicles...

29/04/2024

As climate change wreaks havoc around the world, the need for sustainable solutions grows more urgent. In Nigeria, a private company recently introduced an Uber-style taxi system made of approximately 200 electric vehicles. The company says the fleet is a step toward a greener future. Gibson Emeka reports from Abuja, Nigeria. Amy Reifenra [Read more]

Instagram, YouTube, smaller rivals likely to get boost from TikTok ban...

29/04/2024

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African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change ...

29/04/2024

HARARE — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change. Africa, with the world's youngest population, faces the worst effects of a warming planet while contributing th [Read more]

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Voa news - Finance

US growth slowed sharply last quarter to 1.6%, reflecting economy pressured by high rates...

29/04/2024

WASHINGTON — The nation's economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high interest rates, but consumers — the main driver of economic growth — kept spending at a solid pace. Thursday's report from the Commerce Department said the gross domestic product — the economy's total output of goods and serv [Read more]

Georgia to host development summit; climate change, aging on agenda...

29/04/2024

SYDNEY — The Asian Development Bank holds its annual meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, next week, with discussions on climate change and the world's aging population high on the agenda. The four-day summit, starting Thursday, marks the first time that the ADB's 68 members have gathered for a meeting in Georgia, which joined the multilater [Read more]

Long lines, frustration grow as Cuba runs short of cash...

29/04/2024

HAVANA — Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM, but when it was almost his turn, the cash ran out. He angrily hopped on his electric tricycle and traveled several kilometers to another branch, where he finally managed to withdraw some money after wasting th [Read more]

Dubai to move international airport to $35B facility in 10 years ...

29/04/2024

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