Emotional Paris Ceremony Near Notre Dame for Assumption Day
Catholic pilgrims have held an emotional procession past fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral, singing and parading with a statue of the...
Concerns Mount Over Proposed Albanian Media Law
This story originated in VOA’s Albanian Service. TIRANA, ALBANIA – Press freedom advocates and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
Norway’s First Electric Plane Crash-Lands on Lake
Norway’s first battery-powered aircraft crash-landed on a lake on Wednesday, in a setback for the country’s aviation strategy, although police...
Russia Flies Nuclear-Capable Bombers to Region Facing Alaska
Russia said on Wednesday it had flown two nuclear-capable TU-160 bombers to a far eastern Russian region opposite Alaska as...
Ugandan Online Publishers Criticize Registration as Political Control
Ugandan social media influencers and news organizations are critical of a new requirement announced last week that all commercial online...
Teenage Activist Greta Takes Climate Campaign To The High Seas
With the wind in her hair and TV cameras pointing at her, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg began a trans-Atlantic crossing...
Former Child Prostitute Inspires as Computer Programming Teacher
Marieme Jamme, once a child prostitute, has made it her mission to teach one million women and girls — including...
Former Child Prostitute Inspires as Computer Programming Teacher
Marieme Jamme was trafficked from Senegal to France at the age of 13 to work as a prostitute. Later, she...
Russian Scientists Face Curbs on Meetings with Foreigners
Russian scientists are raising the alarm about new Soviet-style restrictions on interactions with foreign colleagues.The science newspaper Troitsky Variant on...
FSB Raids Offices Of Moscow-Based Human Rights Group
Agents of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) have raided the offices of Russia Justice Initiative (RJI), a human rights group...
UNHCR Warns Migrant Boats Facing Storms Need Safe Haven
The U.N. refugee agency warns that time is running out for more than 500 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea...
Ex-Treasury Chief: Boris Johnson Wrecking Brexit Deal Chance
The man who was Britain’s top finance official until three weeks ago accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government on...
A Wheelchair that Moves with a Kiss, a Smile or Raised Eyebrows
Getting around in a wheelchair takes some maneuvering, but Wheelie makes it as easy as raising your eyebrows. Tina Trinh...
Apple’s AirPods Will Not Escape Trump’s China Tariffs
Apple’s AirPods, Apple Watch and HomePod, which have helped the company offset waning sales of its bestselling iPhone this year,...
Red Cross Chief: Geneva Conventions Not Being Respected
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Tuesday that 70 years after countries adopted the Geneva...
UN Urges Reluctant EU Nations to Help Stranded Migrants
The United Nations refugee agency urgently appealed to European governments Tuesday to let two migrant rescue ships disembark more than...
Gibraltar Denies It is Due to Release Seized Iranian Tanker
Opposing news reports fueled confusion Tuesday over the fate of an oil tanker seized near the British territory of Gibraltar...
Trump Official: US Ready to Seal Trade Deal with Britain Post-Brexit
White House enthusiasm for a trade deal with the United Kingdom is palpable. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the visiting...
After High-Profile Deaths, Social Media Erupts in Conspiracies
Hours after the death of Jeffrey Epstein, a financier at the center of a sex trafficking case, theories about his...
Report: Hypersonic, Dual-Capable Missiles Pose Huge Global Threat
New missile technologies, including so-called hypersonic systems capable of traveling at more than 25 times the speed of sound, are...
Report Warns Hypersonic, Dual-Capable Missiles Pose Huge Global Threat
New missile technologies – including so-called hypersonic systems capable of travelling at more than 25 times the speed of sound...
Russian Agency Confirms Brief Radiation Spike Near Northern Naval Test Site
Russia’s weather-monitoring agency has reported a measurable jump in radiation levels near the Arkhangelsk naval test site where an explosion...
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