This week, Google announced it will be run entirely on renewable energy by 2017. And the amount of solar power being harnessed is rising exponentially. Just a few months ago,…
continue readingThe U.S.-led coalition fighting in Iraq has killed at least 50,000 Islamic State militants since 2014, Pentagon officials said on December 8. …
continue readingThe U.S.-led coalition fighting in Iraq has killed at least 50,000 Islamic State militants since 2014, Pentagon officials said on December 8. …
continue readingScientists have created pressure detectors so sensitive, they respond to the footsteps of a spider. This advance combines the latest in nanotechnology with a decades-old children’s toy. VOA’s Steve Baragona…
continue readingLeading U.S. Senate Republicans will investigate alleged meddling by Russia in the U.S. presidential election last month and potential Russian cyberthreats to the military, putting them on a collision course…
continue readingLeading U.S. Senate Republicans will investigate alleged meddling by Russia in the U.S. presidential election last month and potential Russian cyberthreats to the military, putting them on a collision course…
continue readingAndrew Puzder, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice as labor secretary is a wealthy businessman and elite donor to Trump’s campaign. Puzder, 66, is the head of CKE Restaurants Holdings, the parent…
continue readingJohn Glenn, a former U.S. astronaut who became the first American to orbit the earth and later served as a U.S. senator, has died at the age of 95. …
continue readingJohn Glenn, a former U.S. astronaut who became the first American to orbit the earth and later served as a U.S. senator, has died at the age of 95. …
continue readingThe World Anti-Doping Agency will release a new report on December 9 on drug use in Russian sports, building on a landmark report this summer that led to doping bans…
continue readingThe World Anti-Doping Agency will release a new report on December 9 on drug use in Russian sports, building on a landmark report this summer that led to doping bans…
continue readingLess than half of 14 major oil-producing countries have agreed so far to attend a meeting on December 10 aimed at securing their public commitment to output cuts sought by…
continue readingLess than half of 14 major oil-producing countries have agreed so far to attend a meeting on December 10 aimed at securing their public commitment to output cuts sought by…
continue readingChechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said that his region’s mostly Islamic troops would be happy to fight the “scum” in Syria if the Kremlin wishes. …
continue readingScientists examining the jawbone of a saber-toothed, mammal-like beast that prowled Tanzania 255 million years ago have come across a remarkable fossil rarity: one of the oldest-known tumors. University of…
continue readingIranian President Hassan Rohani says cooperation among the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is key to implementing a deal reached last week to cut production in a bid…
continue readingIranian President Hassan Rohani says cooperation among the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is key to implementing a deal reached last week to cut production in a bid…
continue readingFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called “fake news” a danger that must be addressed quickly, in a rare public appearance on Thursday, a month after she lost the presidential…
continue readingBrazilian President Michel Temer plans to call U.S. President-elect Donald Trump next week as Brazil looks for business opportunities that could open up if Trump follows through on campaign promises…
continue readingGreen Party supporters rallied in freezing temperatures in Michigan’s capital Thursday and urged its high court to revive a recount of presidential votes in one of three states where the…
continue readingA bipartisan group of 27 U.S. senators sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday urging him to take a tough line against Russia over what they termed its…
continue readingA bipartisan group of 27 U.S. senators sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday urging him to take a tough line against Russia over what they termed its…
continue readingEarlier this month, a U.N. human rights monitor warned that “ethnic cleansing” is under way in parts of South Sudan, and warned the country is on the brink of a…
continue readingEarlier this month, a U.N. human rights monitor warned that “ethnic cleansing” is under way in parts of South Sudan, and warned the country is on the brink of a…
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