2018-06-16 Macedonian President Promises to Veto Name Deal with Greece
The “Republic of Northern Macedonia” is the proposed new name for a country that was once part of Yugoslavia. The proposed name is meant to settle a diplomatic dispute between…
2018-06-15 American Doctors Demand Changes to Gun Laws
The American Medical Association, or AMA, has called for a ban on military style firearms and expressed opposition to arming school teachers. The group made the statement at its yearly…
2018-06-14 US: Sanctions Remain Until North Korean Denuclearization
The United States’ top diplomat says that sanctions will remain in place until North Korea ends its nuclear weapons program. American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke at a news…
2018-06-14 Calls for More Suicide Prevention Efforts as Rates Rise
The world lost two well-known Americans to suicide last week. Television personality Anthony Bourdain and designer Kate Spade died within two days of each other. Their deaths come at a…
2018-06-13 Nearly 70 Percent of Americans Report ‘News Fatigue’
It is difficult to avoid the news these days. Some cable television stations report on the news 24 hours a day. The internet has a nearly endless supply of news…
2018-06-13 China Ban on Foreign Waste Creates Crisis for Recycling Businesses
Just under $6 billion worth of American waste was sent to China last year to be remade into new products. Those products were then sent to the United States and…
2018-06-13 Erdogan Says Turkey’s Growth Confirms His Economic Policies
Turkey is busy preparing for elections later this month. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to be re-elected in the June 24 vote. Erdogan says the latest reports on the Turkish…
2018-06-12 US Ends ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules for Internet Service
Internet users in the United States likely did not notice anything different this week when they were looking at websites. But some rules governing the internet changed a lot. Businesses…
2018-06-12 Trump, Kim Sign Joint Agreement in Singapore
The leaders of the United States and North Korea met for the first time in Singapore Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held direct…
2018-06-12 Worldwide Pilot Shortage Threatens Airline Industry Growth
An international shortage of airplane pilots is putting the air travel industry’s recent growth at risk. The lack of pilots has caused more planes to stay on the ground. It…
2018-06-12 Cambodia’s New Online Media Directive Criticized as ‘Censorship’
A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has criticized a Cambodian government working group set up to monitor and “control” online news. A statement signed by 117 NGOs condemns the creation…
2018-06-11 Russia Has Lowest-Rated Team at 2018 World Cup
Russia is making final preparations for the 2018 World Cup. The championship of international football opens this Thursday, and will continue until July 15. Football, or European football, is known…
2018-06-10 In Boston’s Expanding Seaport, Water Is a Threat
Big things are happening in the Seaport District of Boston, Massachusetts. General Electric is building its new world headquarters there. Amazon plans to bring in thousands of its workers to…
2018-06-10 US May Reduce Special Operations Forces in Africa
The United States military is likely reduce the number of special operations commandos deployed in Africa. But military officials tell VOA that a final decision on the move has yet…
2018-06-11 Earthquake Clears Blackened Air over Nepal’s Brick Kilns
Under a sky darkened by thick, black smoke, hundreds of thousands of laborers across South Asia work at brick kilns. These men, women and children perform difficult work in extreme…