Mary Alice Salinas RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF.—Long-term peace, security and prosperity for Southeast Asia are the goals U.S. President Barack Obama and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are seeking to ensure during a second day of talks in California.Obama and ASEAN leaders focused on developing innovation and entrepreneurship in southeast Asia […]Load more...
VOA News With five days to go before Nevada’s Democratic caucus, party front-runner candidate Hillary Clinton is emphasizing that she is more than a «single issue» candidate as she tries to fend off opponent Bernie Sanders, with whom she is running virtually neck and neck. In a national poll by Quinnipiac University, the former secretary […]Load more...
Reuters NEW YORK—Four top dogs – a springy German Shepherd, a sleepy borzoi hound, a bulldog and a shih tzu – have advanced to the last round at the Westminster Kennel Club show, and will vie for the top prize in New York on Tuesday.Rumor, Lucy, Annabelle and Panda entered alongside 2,748 other hounds to […]Load more...
VOA News Kendrick Lamar had quite a night at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, winning best rap album, electrifying the crowd with a dramatic performance and getting a shout out from the White House. Lamar also won three other Grammys for songs off his «To Pimp a Butterfly» album. The rapper met with President […]Load more...
VOA News Countries dealing with Zika outbreaks should consider using controversial methods to fight its spread, such as using genetically modified mosquitoes and biological agents that stop mosquito larva from hatching, theWorld Health Organization said Tuesday. «Given the magnitude of the Zika crisis, WHO encourages affected countries and their partners to boost the use of […]Load more...
Lisa Bryant PARIS—The European Union announced Monday the launch of a new medical body aimed at responding to health crises more quickly and more efficiently.The European Union’s Medical Corps will be able to act within Europe and outside it, according to Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid. The new body was developed after the […]Load more...
VOA News Colombia’s National Health Institute said Saturday that more than 5,000 pregnant women in the country are infected with the Zika virus. The total number of people diagnosed in Colombia has reached 31,555, the institute said in its Epidemiology Bulletin, among them 5,013 pregnant women. The latest figures of Zika cases indicate a 23 […]Load more...
Michael Bowman Two days after the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the path to installing a successor remains murky and a topic of intense intrigue in a nation where political divisions and polarization are magnified by a fierce presidential campaign. The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama has started preliminary […]Load more...
VOA News Four American journalists charged in Bahrain have been released and are due to fly out of the country, their lawyer said Tuesday. The journalists, arrested on Sunday, had been charged earlier in the day with illegally assembling with the intent to commit a crime. Police said the woman and three men entered the […]Load more...
Ken Bredemeier The U.S. has approved construction of the first American factory in Cuba in more than 50 years, a two-man business that hopes to hire Cuban workers to assemble as many as 1,000 small tractors a year to sell to private farmers in Cuba. Cuban officials have already endorsed the $5 million to […]Load more...
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