US Stage Late Comeback Over Japan in Tune-up Before Gold Match
The United States beat Japan 2-1 on Monday in an inconsequential game to end round-robin play. But the U.S. team’s...
Europe Makes New Vaccination Push to Counter Rising COVID Cases
With Europe’s rise in coronavirus infections accelerating, more governments are seeking ways to force the unvaccinated, mainly in their twenties...
South Korean Broadcaster Promises Changes After ‘Offensive’ Olympics Coverage
The head of a South Korean television channel apologized Monday after the broadcaster used stereotypical images to represent various countries...
Australian Swimmer Titmus Upsets American Ledecky in Women’s 400-meter Freestyle at Tokyo Olympics
U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky lost for the first time in her Olympic career Sunday when Ariarne Titmus of Australia narrowly...
Citizenship Path for ‘Dreamer’ Immigrants in US Remains Uncertain
U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said he remained adamant about the need to create a pathway for U.S. citizenship...
Haiti Update
On the eve of the funeral for slain Haitian president, Jovenel Moïse, host Carol Castiel and assistant producer at the...
US Loses to France 83-76, 25-Game Olympic Win Streak Ends
For the first time since 2004, the U.S. men’s basketball team has lost in the Olympics. And the Americans’ quest...
Sparked by Pandemic Fallout, Homeschooling Surges across US
Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for...
Most Deaths from Drowning Are Preventable
On this first World Drowning Prevention Day, the World Health Organization offers life-saving solutions to prevent most of the 236,000...
The Great Resignation: US Workers Emerging from Pandemic Quit Jobs at Record Rate
With the coronavirus pandemic easing in the U.S., experts say an unprecedented number of people are choosing to quit their...
World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Celebrate Culture
Two days before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Native athletes gathered in Fairbanks, Alaska, to compete in the 60th...
Afghanistan’s Media Freedom in Retreat as Taliban Advances
The day the Taliban entered Balkh district, 20 km west of Mazar e Sharif, the capital of Balkh province last...
Afghan Forces Must ‘Slow the Momentum’ of Taliban, US Defense Secretary Says
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday that Afghan leadership is consolidating its forces around key population centers ahead of...
Smoke From Nearby Wildfires Helps Crews Gain on Biggest US Blaze
Scores of wildfires raging across forest and scrubland in the Western United States have belched so much smoke that it...
US, Spain Set Scoring Records in Water Polo
The world champion U.S. women’s water polo squad began its quest for a third straight Olympic gold medal Saturday by...
South Africa Turmoil
On this edition of Encounter, Ambassador Michelle Gavin, senior fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and...
59 Cuban Protesters Prosecuted So Far; Hundreds Were Arrested
Fifty-nine Cubans have been prosecuted so far for participating in unprecedented demonstrations against the government earlier this month, a senior...
Japan’s Top Male Gymnast Fails Qualifying Event
Kohei Uchimura, Japan’s top male gymnast, looking to end his long career in glory, instead slipped and fell Saturday during...
US Infrastructure Proposal May Move Forward Despite Senate Stall
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA senior diplomatic correspondent, Cindy Saine, and senior reporter for Marketplace,...
UN Experts: Africa Became Hardest Hit by Terrorism This Year
Africa became the region hardest hit by terrorism in the first half of 2021 as the Islamic State and al-Qaida...
