Trump Administration Weakens US Wildlife Protections; States,...
The Trump administration took steps Monday to significantly weaken the U.S. Endangered Species Act, prompting state attorneys general and conservation groups to threaten legal action to protect at-risk...
View ArticleRussia, Iran, Others Debate How to Split Caspian Oil Riches
Five countries bordering the energy-rich Caspian Sea met Monday at an economic forum hosted by Turkmenistan in a bid to agree on how to divide the region's oil wealth.Last year, the leaders of Russia,...
View ArticleArgentine Peso Crashes as Macri's Re-election Chances Drop
Argentina's peso currency crashed on Monday while stocks and bonds fell by a degree not seen in 18 years as voters signaled they could reject market-friendly President Mauricio Macri at an election in...
View ArticleBrazilian Anti-corruption Crusader Backs Bolsonaro 2022 Re-election
Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who oversaw Brazil's biggest corruption probe as a federal judge, said on Monday he has no interest in elected office and that President Jair Bolsonaro is his...
View Articlea partnership agreement between El Gouna and Kampala City of Uganda
El Gouna has signed a partnership agreement with Kampala City, one of Uganda’s largest football clubs, on Sunday. The partnership agreement signed by El Gouna with Kampala City includes mapping the...
View ArticleWorries on Graft, Violence After Giammattei Wins Guatemala
After Alejandro Giammattei overwhelmingly won election as Guatemala's next president there was little celebration Monday amid questions about how he will tackle the corruption, violence and lack of...
View ArticleZimbabwe after Mugabe: The country where pensions have disappeared
Chronic high inflation is hitting Zimbabweans hard but the government says there is no quick fix.
View ArticleDeath Toll Nears 200 in Flood-Stricken India
Rescue operations continued in four Indian states where monsoon floods have killed nearly 200 people and forced more than 1 million from their homes. The western and southern states of Kerala,...
View ArticleEbola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial
Scientists say the breakthrough trial suggests the disease may soon be “preventable and treatable”.
View ArticleFGM ‘no longer just an African problem’
Former first lady of Somaliland Edna Adan Ismail looks at female genital mutilation among women in the UK.
View ArticleCity Officials Deflect Questions About Turkish Memorial in Albania's Capital
This story originated in VOA's Albanian Service. Nearly a month after a memorial to victims of the failed military coup in Turkey appeared at the edge of a lake in a public park in the Albanian capital...
View ArticleHong Kong airport resumes flights after protest shutdown
Hong Kong's airport has reopened, but authorities have warned that dozens of flights would still be affected. The airport, one of the world's busiest, was shut down Monday due to anti-government protests.
View ArticleSouth Sudan Activists Ramp Up Pressure for Unity Government
South Sudan activists on Monday began a campaign to pressure the country's warring parties to meet a fast-approaching deadline to form a unity government as part of their 2018 peace agreement. The...
View ArticleResearchers Encouraged by New Chlamydia Vaccine
European researchers say a vaccine for chlamydia — the world's most common sexually transmitted disease — shows promise in preliminary clinical trials, but more tests are needed.A study in the medical...
View ArticleMore Than 10,000 Guns Surrendered in New Zealand Buyback
Gun owners in New Zealand turned in more than 10,000 firearms in a buyback program established after the country's worst mass shooting in modern history.New Zealand banned most automatic and...
View ArticleTargeted in Walmart Attack, Hispanics in El Paso Flock to Firearms Classes
More El Paso residents than ever before crowded into a class over the weekend to become certified to carry a concealed gun in public in Texas after this month's mass shooting at a Walmart store that...
View ArticleStill Feelin' Groovy: Woodstock Photo Couple Together After All These Years
Fifty years ago, Nick and Bobbi Ercoline were just another young couple camped out at the Woodstock festival.But when a photographer snapped their picture early on that Sunday morning as they stood...
View ArticleYen, Gold Gain on Trade War Angst; Argentine Peso Sinks
Investors piled into gold, safe-haven yen and bonds on Monday over nagging concerns about a prolonged U.S.-China trade war and global growth, while Argentina's peso plunged 15% after voters handed its...
View ArticleBitter Harvest for Kurdish Hazelnut Pickers in Turkey's Black Sea Region
In a region on Turkey's eastern Black Sea coast, around 75% of the world's hazelnuts are grown. Throughout August, thousands of migrant workers harvest the nut. It's a hard job under challenging...
View ArticleUS, UK looking for quick post-Brexit trade deal
London and Washington are ready to strike a post-Brexit trade deal "in pieces" in order to speed up the process. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Brexit must be delivered by whatever means...
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