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...
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...
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...
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...
Afghans Say They Urgently Need Logistical Support for Security Forces
Afghan lawmakers are asking the United States to continue to provide urgently needed maintenance and logistical support for their air...
Myanmar Faces COVID-19 Surge Amid Political Crisis
Myanmar, already on the brink of widespread civil war after February’s coup, is facing another crisis as COVID-19 cases surge....
China’s Xi Visits Tibet Amid Rising Controls Over Religion
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Tibet as authorities tighten controls over the Himalayan region’s traditional...
As Olympics Open, Tokyo Residents Yearn for Olympic Crowds, Cheering and Celebrations Nixed by Pandemic
No free-spending foreign spectators. Lots of COVID-19 worries. And as the delayed Olympics begin on Friday, some Tokyo residents are...
Reporter’s Notebook: When the Taliban First Came to Kabul
Editor’s note: The U.S. departure from Afghanistan marks another major turning point for the Taliban, the militant group with a...
Myanmar Military Accused of Arresting Doctors While COVID Infections Rise
Angered by doctors’ support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar’s military has arrested several doctors treating COVID-19 patients independently, colleagues and media...
Bezos, Mars Rover, Wildfires Headline Week in Space
Space tourism notches another win after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos follows fellow billionaire Richard Branson in rocketing to weightlessness. Plus,...
New Sport Explainer: 3×3 Basketball
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New Sport Explainer: Sport Climbing
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: None. Sport climbing will make its Olympic debut in Tokyo in a format that has rankled many...
New Sport Video Explainer: Skateboarding
WHAT’S NEW: Absolutely everything. Skateboarding is one of four sports making their Olympic debuts at the Tokyo Games, along with...
