COP28 Begins With Breakthrough Climate Fund Agreement
Nearly all the countries attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, agreed Thursday to create a fund that would help poor nations deal with the effects of climate
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Shane MacGowan, Lead Singer of The Pogues, Dies at 65
Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday, his family said. He
Read MoreIranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Arrested Again
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who had been previously detained for showing support to anti-government protests and was released on bail earlier this month, was arrested again, Iran’s state media reported
Read MoreUN Weather Agency: 2023 Is Hottest Year on Record, More Climate Extremes Ahead
The U.N. weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier
Read MoreSouth African Company to Start Making Vaginal Rings That Protect Against HIV
A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available. The Population Council announced Thursday
Read MoreVice President Harris to Lead US Delegation to Major Climate Summit
Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the U.S. delegation to the world’s premier climate summit, the White House said Wednesday. The White House stressed that President Joe Biden considers the
Read MoreUS Life Expectancy Climbs, but Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Life expectancy in the United States is on the rise but remains lower than it was in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, as a host of other factors contributing
Read MoreBritish PM Accuses Greek Leader of ‘Grandstanding’ Over Parthenon Marbles
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has accused his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis of public “grandstanding” over the ownership of Parthenon sculptures. The two leaders have been at odds with one
Read MoreAs COP28 Gets Underway, Scientists Warn of Irreversible, Catastrophic Climate Change
The COP28 climate summit gets underway Thursday in Dubai, as scientists warn the world is heading for irreversible and potentially catastrophic climate change. 2023 is on course to be the
Read MoreDubai Hosts COP28 Summit Amid Intensifying Climate Emergency
The COP28 climate summit gets under way in Dubai Thursday. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the meeting comes at what scientists say is a crucial moment in the fight against global
Read MoreUS Life Expectancy Rose Last Year, But it Remains Below its Pre-Pandemic Level
U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn’t close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 rise was mainly
Read MoreUS Wolverines Threatened With Extinction as Climate Change Melts Refuges
The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed federal protections under a Biden administration proposal released Wednesday in response to scientists warning that climate change will likely melt away the rare
Read MoreClimate Crises Drastically Increase Child Hunger, UK-Based Charity Says
Children made up nearly half of the people driven into hunger and malnutrition by extreme weather events in countries heavily impacted by the climate crisis in 2022, according to a
Read MoreWorld Health Organization Warns of Disease Threat in Gaza
Disease could pose a bigger threat to human life than bombings in Gaza, the World Health Organization said. Overcrowding and a lack of access to clean drinking water or sanitation
Read MoreAmerica House Opens in Odesa Despite Ongoing War in Ukraine
A new America House is celebrating its opening in Odesa, making it the third major cultural and educational center in Ukraine supported and financed by the U.S. Embassy. America House Odesa was supposed to open in early 2022, but
Read MoreCOP28 Has Big Agenda but Won’t Have Biden, Xi
When world leaders gather in Dubai beginning Thursday for COP28, this year’s U.N. climate summit, the heads of the world’s two largest economies will be notably absent. U.S. President Joe
Read MorePakistan: Nationwide Polio Campaign Targets Over 4 Million Children
Pakistan launched a week-long nationwide polio vaccination campaign Monday, as the country remains one of only two around the world where the paralyzing virus still exists. This year, so far,
Read MoreSpain to Invest 1.4 Billion Euros to Protect Threatened Donana Wetland
National and regional authorities in Spain signed an agreement Monday to invest 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in areas around the treasured national park of Donana in a bid to
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Read MoreChina Says Surge in Respiratory Illnesses Caused by Flu, Other Known Pathogens
A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a
Read More‘Hunger Games’ Feasts, ‘Napoleon’ Conquers, ‘Wish’ Disappoints at Box Office
The Walt Disney Co.’s “Wish” had been expected to rule the Thanksgiving weekend box office, but moviegoers instead feasted on leftovers, as “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and
Read MoreCambodia’s Dragon Boat Races Make a Welcome Return
Cambodians are celebrating the return of dragon boat races at this year’s Water Festival after a three-year absence amid hopes it will bolster the tourism industry and an economy struggling
Read MoreHeat, Disease, Air Pollution: How Climate Change Impacts Health
Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at crunch
Read MoreGreek PM to ‘Persist’ With UK Over Parthenon Marbles
Greece’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday he would push for the return of the Parthenon Marbles when he meets UK leader Rishi Sunak in Britain this week. The sculptures,
Read MoreOregon Experiments with Decriminalizing Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
In the Pacific Northwest, one U.S. state is trying a novel approach to combatting opioid abuse — decriminalizing small amounts of hard drugs. From Oregon, Deborah Bloom has our story.
Read MoreUN Chief Visits Rapidly Melting Antarctica Ahead of COP28 Climate Talks
On the cusp of the COP28 climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited frozen but rapidly melting Antarctica and said that intense action must be taken at the conference where
Read MoreMeals To Woof Down at Italy’s First Dog Restaurant
Pepe’s meal is so good he licks the plate clean. In any other Rome establishment, slobbering on one’s chicken and mashed potato would be frowned upon — but this is
Read MoreIn US, Hmong ‘New Year’ Means Recalling Old Spirits, Teaching New Generations
For the annual fall renewal of her shaman spirit, Mee Vang Yang will soon ritually redecorate the tall altar in her living room where she keeps her father’s ring-shaped shaman
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Read MoreJapan Detects Season’s First Bird Flu Case, Will Cull 40,000 Birds, Report Says
Japan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type bird flu this season at a poultry farm in the south of the country, public broadcaster NHK reported Saturday. The local
Read MoreWHO Confirms First Sexual Spread of Mpox in Congo Amid Record Outbreak
The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest outbreak, a
Read MoreUN Chief Speaks From Antarctica Ahead of Global Climate Summit
On the eve of international climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting because of human-caused climate
Read MoreSouth Africa, Colombia Fighting Drugmakers Over Access to TB, HIV Drugs
South Africa, Colombia and other countries that lost out in the global race for coronavirus vaccines are taking a more combative approach toward drugmakers and pushing back on policies that
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Read MoreWest Africa Responds to Huge Diphtheria Outbreaks by Targeting Unvaccinated Populations
Authorities in several West African countries are trying to manage their huge diphtheria outbreaks, including in Nigeria where a top health official said Thursday that millions are being vaccinated to
Read MoreWHO Asks China for More Information About Illnesses, Pneumonia Clusters
Chinese officials say they did not detect any “unusual or novel diseases” in the country, the World Health Organization said Thursday, following an official request by the U.N. health agency
Read MoreA Chicken Inside a Duck Inside a Turkey
In most of the United States, November and December are prime time for turkey lovers. The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association says 46 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving, with
Read MoreNew York City Hosts Its 97th Thanksgiving Parade
New York City on Thursday hosted its 97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, featuring 48 character and novelty balloons, 26 floats, 12 marching bands and more than 700 clowns. Aron Ranen
Read MoreKashmir Artisans Turn Paper Into Christmas Treasures
The Indian side of Kashmir is home to very few Christians, but people from the region put their blood and sweat into preparing gifts for Christmas celebrations. For VOA, Muheet
Read MoreBalloons, Bands and Santa: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Ushers in Holiday Season in New York
Beloved characters like Snoopy and SpongeBob SquarePants soared through the skies above New York City Thursday while bands marched along the streets below as the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Read MoreEthiopian American Top Young Scientist Challenge Winner Hopes to Change Lives
A 14-year-old Ethiopian-born American in the U.S. state of Virginia has won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, an annual science competition for U.S. students in grades five through eight. VOA’s
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