Key US Lawmakers Endorse Sending Tanks to Ukraine

No Mention of Military Drills with Russia on Yellen's South Africa Trip ...

28/01/2023

Several key U.S. lawmakers endorsed the next major step in American assistance to Ukraine on Tuesday, encouraging the White House to move forward with a plan to send M1 Abrams tanks to combat Russian aggression. "Seldom in the history of modern warfare has so much depended on so few tanks," Republican Lindsey Graham told reporters Tue [Read more]

No Mention of Military Drills with Russia on Yellen's South Africa Trip ...

28/01/2023

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wraps up a 10-day visit to Africa on Saturday that included stops in Senegal, Zambia and South Africa, where she met Friday with philanthropists on climate change. Throughout her trip, Yellen sought to underscore the importance of the growing and youthful continent, saying "the United States' strateg [Read more]

US FDA Proposes Eased Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay, Bisexual Men ...

28/01/2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed revisions to its guidelines to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to donate blood, eliminating a three-month abstinence period before donations. The restrictions were implemented years ago to prevent the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In a release posted to the [Read more]

US FDA Proposes Eased Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay, Bisexual Men ...

28/01/2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed revisions to its guidelines to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to donate blood, eliminating a three-month abstinence period before donations. The restrictions were implemented years ago to prevent the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In a release posted to the [Read more]

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Small Asteroid to Pass Near Earth Thursday...

28/01/2023

The U.S. space agency NASA says a small asteroid will pass very close to Earth Thursday, just 3,600 kilometers from our planet's surface, well within the orbit of most geosynchronous satellites. In a release on its website, NASA says the object, known as 2023 BU, poses no threat to the Earth. The agency says even if it entered the atm [Read more]

US Moves to Protect Minnesota Wilderness from Planned Mine ...

28/01/2023

The Biden administration moved Thursday to protect northeastern Minnesota's pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from future mining, dealing a potentially fatal blow to a copper-nickel project. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order closing more than 900 square kilometers of the Superior National Forest in the Rainy Ri [Read more]

CDC Says Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5 Accounts for 61.3% of US COVID Cases ...

28/01/2023

The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 has likely become the dominant variant in the United States, accounting for 61.3% of COVID cases in the week ended January 28, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Friday. The subvariant accounted for 49.5% of cases in the week ended January 21, according to estimates fro [Read more]

US FDA Proposes Eased Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay, Bisexual Men ...

28/01/2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed revisions to its guidelines to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to donate blood, eliminating a three-month abstinence period before donations. The restrictions were implemented years ago to prevent the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In a release posted to the [Read more]

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FBI Searches Biden Home, Finds More Documents Marked Classified ...

28/01/2023

The FBI searched President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday and found six additional documents containing classified markings and also took possession of some of his notes, the president's lawyer said Saturday. The documents taken by the FBI spanned Biden's time in the Senate and the vice presidency, while the notes [Read more]

Classified Documents at Pence's Home, Too, His Lawyer Says ...

28/01/2023

Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana home last week, his lawyer told the National Archives in a letter — the latest in a string of discoveries of confidential information in private residences. The records "appear to be a small number of documents bearing classified markings [Read more]

Biden Pushing Assault Weapons Ban Renewal Following US Mass Shootings ...

28/01/2023

As Californians deal with two deadly mass shootings just days apart, President Joe Biden is throwing his support behind gun control measures, including renewing the 1994 assault weapons ban he championed as a senator. "Even as we await further details on these shootings, we know the scourge of gun violence across America requires strong [Read more]

US Presidents Facing Scrutiny on Documents...

28/01/2023

As former Vice President Mike Pence joined the club of top officials mishandling classified documents, U.S. presidents and vice presidents going all the way back to Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former commander in chief, must now respond to public scrutiny on whether they followed procedure in returning classified material upon leaving [Read more]

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Microsoft Reports Outage for Teams, Outlook, Other Services ...

28/01/2023

Microsoft said it's seeing some improvement to problems with its online services including the Teams messaging platform and Outlook email system after users around the world reported outages Wednesday. In a status update, the tech company reported "service degradation" for a number of its Microsoft 365 services. Thousands of users [Read more]

Olive Pits Fuel Flights in Spain...

28/01/2023

The war in Ukraine has exposed Europe's energy dependence on Russia and is spurring the development of new, cleaner-burning biofuels. Spain is emerging as a leader in this effort, with the introduction late last year of airplane fuel made from olive pits. Marcus Harton narrates this report from Alfonso Beato in Seville. [Read more]

Trump Reinstated to Facebook After 2-Year Ban ...

28/01/2023

Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump's personal account after a two-year suspension following the January 6, 2021, insurrection. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding "new guardrails" to ensure there are no "repeat offenders" who violate its rules. "In the event that Mr. Trump posts fu [Read more]

US Dismantles Ransomware Network Behind More Than $100M in Extortion...

28/01/2023

An international ransomware network that extorted more than $100 million from hospitals and other organizations around the world has been brought down following a monthslong infiltration by the FBI, the Justice Department said Thursday. The Hive ransomware group, known to operate since June 2021, targeted more than 1,500 victims, includ [Read more]

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Voa news - Finance

US Economy Showed Solid Growth at End of 2022 ...

28/01/2023

The U.S. economy cooled only slightly at the end of last year, advancing at an annualized 2.9% rate, the Department of Commerce reported Thursday, even as forecasters are suggesting a recession is possible later in 2023. The growth in the October-to-December quarter dropped from a 3.2% advance in the third quarter, following a half year [Read more]

With New Deep Sea Port, Nigeria's Focus Turns to Better Road, Rail Connections ...

28/01/2023

Nigerian authorities have hailed the launch of a deepwater seaport in Lagos they say will create 300,000 jobs and reduce shipping bottlenecks. While the new port is expected to reduce losses due to congestion, shipping industry experts say Nigeria's poor roads and rail connections to ports also must be improved. The launch by President [Read more]

How Will We Know if the US Economy Is in a Recession?...

28/01/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The second consecutive quarter of economic growth that the government reported Thursday underscored that the nation isn't in a recession despite high inflation and the Federal Reserve's fastest pace of interest rate hikes in four decades. Yet the U.S. economy is hardly in the clear. The solid growth in the October-De [Read more]

The Challenges of Driving Electric in Indonesia...

28/01/2023

Buying an electric vehicle remains challenging for many consumers. High prices and limited access to charging stations can make it a difficult decision, especially in emerging markets like Indonesia. VOA's Ahadian Utama reports. Camera: Ahadian Utama, Indra Yoga [Read more]

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