VOA News Reports from Syria say the Islamic State group’s second-ranking leader, who served as the extremist group’s chief propagandist and also was linked to recruiting activities and attacks in Europe, has been killed in Aleppo province. Islamic State announced Abu Muhammad al-Adnani’s death Tuesday, saying only that he was killed «while surveying the operations […]Load more...
U.S. officials suspect Russian hackers were responsible for breaking into two state election databases earlier this month. «This is the closest we’ve come to tying a recent hack to the Russian government,» one official told NBC News on Monday. The FBI has not identified the two U.S. states whose data bases were attacked, but Yahoo […]Load more...
GENEVA — U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein is calling on all French seaside towns to rescind «discriminatory bans» on the burkini and other forms of dress worn by Muslim women. In weighing in on this controversial issue, the U.N.’s top human rights official, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, did not disguise his disdain for […]Load more...
Luis Ramirez VOA News ST. ETIENNE DU ROUVRAY, FRANCE —France’s controversy over the full-body swimsuit known as the burkini has exposed the country’s battle between its secularist society and its Muslim minority — at 7.5 percent of the population, the largest in Europe. Those tensions, some subtle and some not, have grown in the wake […]Load more...
Lisa Schlein VOA News GENEVA — The World Health Organization warns of a growing threat of antibiotic resistance to three common sexually transmitted infections. The WHO is issuing updated guidelines on treatments nations should follow to reduce their spread and improve sexual and reproductive health. Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are major public health problems. The World […]Load more...
VOA News SAN FRANCISCO — A California startup has developed a portable technology that will allow consumers to test their food for gluten on the go. «Even when you go out and see these labeled menu items, you are still playing Russian roulette,» said Shireen Yates, co-founder and chief executive of Nima, founded in 2013. Designed […]Load more...
Add hearing loss to the list of health problems that could be caused by the Zika virus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the study Tuesday, saying that out of nearly 70 children infected with the virus, four had hearing loss that appeared to be unconnected with any other health issue. This, […]Load more...
VOA News A group of 20 senators expressed their continued dissatisfaction with pharmaceutical company Mylan’s handling of a price hike for their EpiPen product in a letter to the company’s CEO. Having come under fire in recent weeks for unprecedented price hikes of the EpiPen, Mylan has announced coupons and generic versions of the drug. […]Load more...
The polls are chosen with the professional advice of Dr. Frank Newport, Editor in Chief of Gallup. They are selected based on: The reliable frequency of polling and sample size used by the polling organization The soundness of the survey methodology employed by the polling organization The longevity and reputation of the polling organization The […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined members of the NPS’s Junior Ranger program in presenting the NPS with a birthday cake at Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence. Senator Reed was accompanied by several children who were participating in the […]Load more...