2021-03-19 Los Angeles Opens Its First Tiny Home Village for Homeless
Amy Skinner watched as workers began building tiny colorful structures across from a park where she sometimes slept in North…
2021-03-17 EU Official Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe as Countries Suspend Its Use
A European Union health official said Tuesday there was “no indication” that the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine caused blood clots in…
2021-03-16 What Will Future Look Like With the New Coronavirus?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Many people have questions about the future of the…
2021-03-11 Study: British COVID-19 Variant Causes More Deaths
Researchers say that a highly infectious variant of the new coronavirus is 30 percent to 100 percent more deadly than…
2021-03-10 US Health Agency Says Vaccinated People Can Gather without Face Coverings
People vaccinated against the coronavirus in the U.S. can now gather in small groups indoors without restrictions a U.S. health…
2021-03-09 Ways to Cook Root Vegetables
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In many parts of the world, cold weather may…
2021-03-08 Bats and the Origins of Outbreaks
Scientists have long suspected that the rate of new infectious diseases could speed up. This is especially possible in developing…
2021-03-06 WHO Warns 2.5 Billion Will Have Hearing Problems by 2050
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that 25 percent of the world’s population, or 2.5 billion people, will have hearing…
2021-03-05 US Catholic Clergy Concerned over Morality of a COVID-19 Vaccine
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement this week about the recently approved COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson…
2021-03-30 India’s Limits on Vaccine Exports Leave Nations Seeking New Suppliers
India’s new limits on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine exports has forced several Asian nations to find new suppliers. The country’s Serum…
2021-03-30 Leaders of 23 Countries Support Treaty for Health Emergencies
Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday supported an idea to create an international treaty…
2021-03-30 Senegalese Artist Centers on Politics, Pandemic
Violent demonstrations broke out in Senegal earlier this month in protest of injustice and inequality in the country. Artist Omar…
2021-03-29 George Floyd Murder Trial Opens in Minnesota
A trial of a white former police officer charged with murdering a Black man last year started Monday in Minneapolis,…
2021-03-29 Ship Blocking Suez Canal Finally Freed
Specialty teams on Monday set free a large container ship that had stopped international trade through the Suez Canal. For…
2021-03-29 Iraqi Volunteers Join to Rebuild Mosul Library
The main library at Mosul University in Iraq opened in 1921. After a donation from 60 of the city’s libraries…