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DeSantis Clarifies Position on Ukraine War, Calls Putin ‘War Criminal’

DeSantis Clarifies Position on Ukraine War, Calls Putin ‘War Criminal’

03/24/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis this week called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” and condemned his invasion of Ukraine,...

TikTok CEO Tells US Lawmakers App Is Place for Free Expression

TikTok CEO Tells US Lawmakers App Is Place for Free Expression

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Shou Zi Chew, chief executive officer of TikTok, pushed back Thursday against calls from US lawmakers to ban the social...

Ukrainian Patriot Air Defense Crew Finishes Training Ahead of Schedule

Ukrainian Patriot Air Defense Crew Finishes Training Ahead of Schedule

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Since January, 65 Ukrainian soldiers have been training at Fort Sill, a U.S. Army base in Oklahoma, to operate a...

Massive Protests, Strikes Continue as Opposition Digs In Against French Pension Reform

Massive Protests, Strikes Continue as Opposition Digs In Against French Pension Reform

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Adeline Lefebvre was scrunched up next to a newsstand as a swelling crowd of demonstrators pushed past her at the...

3D-Printed Rocket Falls Far Short of Orbit

3D-Printed Rocket Falls Far Short of Orbit

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

A 3D-printed rocket goes up before crashing right back down. Plus, a new spacesuit designed with women in mind, and...

Kenyan Economists Say Newly-Arrived Ukrainian Wheat Could Ease Hunger

Kenyan Economists Say Newly-Arrived Ukrainian Wheat Could Ease Hunger

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Kenyan economists say newly-arrived wheat imports from Ukraine could help ease hunger in drought-stricken areas and bring down high food...

TikTok CEO Faces Off With Congress Over Security Fears

TikTok CEO Faces Off With Congress Over Security Fears

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

U.S. lawmakers grilled the CEO of TikTok over data security and harmful content Thursday, responding skeptically during a tense committee...

UN’s Guterres Brings Climate Warning to EU Summit

UN’s Guterres Brings Climate Warning to EU Summit

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres brought an urgent climate message to the European Union summit Thursday in Brussels, encouraging leaders of...

US, Albania on ‘Hunt’ for Iranian Cyber Actors

US, Albania on ‘Hunt’ for Iranian Cyber Actors

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

The decision to launch a series of cyberattacks that crippled Albanian government websites and temporarily shut down government services may...

In Kenya’s Kibera Slum, a Tech Initiative Empowers Children

In Kenya’s Kibera Slum, a Tech Initiative Empowers Children

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

In the sprawling Nairobi slum of Kibera, Renice Owino, a young computer programmer, is passing on her knowledge to disadvantaged...

Video of Ukrainian Prisoner of War Killing Draws Outrage in Kyiv

Video of Ukrainian Prisoner of War Killing Draws Outrage in Kyiv

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Ukrainian authorities have called for a war crimes investigation after a video surfaced on social media that appeared to show Russian soldiers killing a Ukrainian POW. But how would this alleged crime be prosecuted? Oleksii Kovalenko tried to find out. VOA footage by Dmitriy Savchuk. Warning: This video contains graphic images that may not...

Nationwide Protests in France after Macron Doubles Down On Pension Bill

Nationwide Protests in France after Macron Doubles Down On Pension Bill

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

French workers angry with a rise in the pension age blocked access to a terminal at Paris’ Roissy-Charles De Gaulle...

EU Leaders Expected to Approve Ukraine Ammunition Plan

EU Leaders Expected to Approve Ukraine Ammunition Plan

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

European Union leaders are expected to give their approval Thursday for a plan to speed ammunition deliveries to Ukrainian forces...

Blinken: China’s Peace Plan Will Not End Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine

Blinken: China’s Peace Plan Will Not End Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine 

03/23/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told lawmakers Wednesday that China’s diplomatic and material support for Russia goes against the...

China Watching World’s Response to War in Ukraine, Blinken Says

China Watching World’s Response to War in Ukraine, Blinken Says

03/22/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

China is very carefully watching how Washington and the world respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but has not yet...

What Made Beethoven Sick? DNA From His Hair Offers Clues

What Made Beethoven Sick? DNA From His Hair Offers Clues

03/22/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about...

Report Finds 119,000 Hurt Worldwide by Riot-Control Weapons Since 2015

Report Finds 119,000 Hurt Worldwide by Riot-Control Weapons Since 2015

03/22/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and...

Ukraine, IMF Agree on $15.6 Billion Loan Package

Ukraine, IMF Agree on $15.6 Billion Loan Package

03/22/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on a $15.6 billion loan package aimed at shoring up government finances...

Latvia’s Russian Minority Struggles with a Changing World

Latvia’s Russian Minority Struggles with a Changing World

03/22/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Latvia is the European Union country with the largest Russian minority, with ethnic Russians making up approximately 25% of its...

Macron Says Unpopular Pension Reform Necessary, Will Enter Into Force by Year-End

Macron Says Unpopular Pension Reform Necessary, Will Enter Into Force by Year-End

03/22/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said a deeply unpopular new law that raises the retirement age was necessary and would...

Ukraine Says Russian Drone Attack Kills 3 in Kyiv Region

Ukraine Says Russian Drone Attack Kills 3 in Kyiv Region

03/22/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday an overnight Russian drone attack killed at least three people in the Kyiv region. The state...

Putin-Xi Meeting Won’t End Ukraine War, Says White House

Putin-Xi Meeting Won’t End Ukraine War, Says White House

03/22/2023 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

As Xi Jinping wraps up his three-day visit to Moscow, the White House expressed pessimism that the Chinese leader’s talks...

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