On Amazon’s List of Principles: Regulate Facial Recognition Tech
Amazon is endorsing the idea of government regulation of facial recognition technology, as part of a wide-ranging statement of its...
Nobel in Literature to Austrian Author Stirs Controversy
VOA’s Dzeilana Pecanin and Ivana Kostantinovic contributed to this report.Almost immediately after Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austria’s Peter Handke were...
Daughter of Jailed British-Iranian Woman Returns to Britain
The 5-year-old daughter of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Tehran since 2016 has arrived back in Britain, her father said...
African Women in Tech Look to Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence took center stage as African female technology experts met at Women in Tech Week in Ghana to promote...
Official: Prince William, Kate to Visit Pakistan Oct. 14
Pakistan’s foreign minister says Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate will arrive in the capital, Islamabad, on a four-day...
Ex-US Ambassador to Ukraine Says Trump Applied Pressure to Remove Her From Post
The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump that...
Pentagon Urges Turkey to Halt Incursion Into Syria
The Pentagon on Friday urged Turkey to halt its military incursion into Syria, saying it threatens progress in combating the...
Arrested Japanese Stalker Used Pupil Image Reflections
A man arrested on suspicion of stalking a female pop idol used the reflections of her pupils in photos she...
Renault Ousts CEO Who Replaced Jailed Former Head Ghosn
French carmaker Renault dismissed its chief executive officer on Friday, overhauling its leadership once again after the jailing of its...
EU: Brexit Deal Growing More Likely, Talks With UK Extended
The European Union said Friday that talks with the U.K. to find an amicable divorce deal were back on track,...
Trump Threatens Turkey with Consequences if Civilians Hurt in Offensive on Kurds
U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. mission of defeating Islamic State in Syria is accomplished and that he plans...
Erdogan Plays Refugee Card as Criticism Mounts Over Turkey’s Kurdish Offensive
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatening to “open the gates” to millions of refugees to enter Europe as criticism...
Thousands View Video of Attack Near German Synagogue
Thousands of people have watched the video uploaded by a gunman who killed two people Wednesday near a synagogue in...
Climate Change Activist Climbs on Plane, Others Stop Traffic
Protesters in New York City brought traffic to a standstill in the city’s busiest hub and an activist in London...
Nobel Literature Pick Heartens Liberal Poles in Populist Era
The Swedish Academy’s decision to bestow the 2018 Nobel Prize in literature on Polish author Olga Tokarczuk has given a...
US: Military Carried out Aerial Resources Survey of Greenland
The U.S. military has conducted an aerial survey of Greenland to assess the vast arctic island’s mineral potential as part...
Ukraine Leader: Predecessor Trying to Derail Peace Process
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused his predecessor on Thursday of fomenting protests to derail a peace process for the country’s...
Analysts: Russia Goes Along with Turkey, But Has Red Lines
Russian leader Vladimir Putin appears to have endorsed Turkey’s military incursion into northeast Syria, but is drawing some red lines...
Polish Author Tokarczuk and Austria’s Handke Win Nobel Literature Prize
Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austria’s Peter Handke have been awarded the Nobel Literature Prize.The award was not given last...
Ukrainian President Says ‘No Blackmail’ in Trump Call
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Thursday there was “no blackmail” in his July phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump...
Turkey Says Ground Forces are Advancing in Northern Syria
Turkish ground forces pressed their advance against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said, launching airstrikes...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Plays Hot and Cold With Trump Team
Ukraine’s president appears to be playing to both sides of the American political divide, hedging his bets to ensure U.S....
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