2020-03-25 Woman with Breathing Problems Helps Battle Mask Shortage
Sien Lagae of Belgium has only 20 percent of lung capacity. She was already careful to avoid viruses even before the COVID-19 crisis. Lagae has depended on caregivers for years.…
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Sien Lagae of Belgium has only 20 percent of lung capacity. She was already careful to avoid viruses even before the COVID-19 crisis. Lagae has depended on caregivers for years.…
Yazan is a one-year-old heart disease patient in Libya. He was born with only one of the usual four chambers, or main parts, of the human heart. His heart pumped…
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“We won’t go to any infidel school,” 11-year-old Mohammed from Tajikistan says. Other boys in the group agree. The group is speaking with VOA reporters in a special area of…
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This week, a group of environmental activist groups, including the World Wildlife Fund, called on European Union leaders to support re-wilding efforts. “Re-wilding” is a conservation effort aimed at returning…
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The use of fossil fuels for making electricity fell in 2019 in the United States, the European Union (EU) and India. At the same time, those areas all produced more…