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US Defense secretary announces $6B military aid package for Ukraine.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced a military aid package for Ukraine valued at up to $6 billion. Analysts say the aid is desperately needed to help Ukraine regain the upper hand after months of having to ration ammunition. VOA Pentagon c...
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Scuffles as officers move against pro-Palestinian protesters at Ohio University - VOA News #shorts.
Scuffles at Ohio State University on Thursday night, as law enforcement officers moved against pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the campus lawn. Police clashed late Thursday with pro-Palestinian protesters at Ohio State University in Ohio an...
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Scuffles as officers move against pro-Palestinian protesters at Ohio University - VOA News.
Scuffles at Ohio State University on Thursday night, as law enforcement officers moved against pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the campus lawn. Police clashed late Thursday with pro-Palestinian protesters at Ohio State University in Ohio an...
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Blinken criticizes students’ silence on Hamas
Hundreds of students at U.S. universities have been arrested in protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the protests are a hallmark of U.S. democracy but criticized students for their silence on Hamas. Wh...
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Press freedom: Top news stories of the week - VOA News.
A court appearance in Russia for jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich; journalist arrests in Turkey; free speech wars on U.S. college campuses; and efforts to rebuild Ukraine’s libraries after Russian occupation. Here are the top stories th...
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Adaptive Skiers – Adventure Skiers Weekend - VOA Connect.
Determined2Heal Foundation, Inc., is a nonprofit organization that empowers, enlightens and assists those impacted by spinal cord injuries. Founded by Josh Basile, the group embarks on a winter skiing adventure in Pennsylvania, bringing together i...
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Protesters calling for cease-fire set up encampment at UC Berkeley - VOA News #shorts.
Protesters set up tents on the University of California, Berkeley’s campus, calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war. MORE: » Subscribe to VOA News: » Watch more VOA News video: Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaste...
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Blinken warns China over support for Russia’s war efforts.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington is “fully prepared” to impose sanctions over China’s support for Russia’s defense industry. His comments came Friday, following a meeting in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping. More fro...
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Heavy flooding in East Africa kills at least 155 people - VOA News #shorts.
Torrential rain and flooding in Tanzania have caused 155 deaths and 236 injuries, while affecting more than 200,000 others, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told parliament Thursday. (AP) MORE: » Subscribe to VOA News: » Watch more VOA News video: V...
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Methane-measuring satellite could help slow global warming.
As the planet grows hotter, scientists are finding ways to better measure methane emissions, which are a major climate pollutant. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. Arash Arabasadi contributed to this report. Camera: Adam Greenbaum » Subscribe to VOA New...
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Pew: Asian Americans fastest growing group of US voters.
Asian Americans are the fastest growing group of eligible voters in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center. That makes them an important focus for presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump. VOA correspondent Scott Stearns...
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Smallholding farmers in Kenya hop on tractors, see profits rise.
A company called Hello Tractor, supported by non-profit Heifer International, is enabling poor, smallholding farmers to rent or buy mechanized farm equipment that is helping them increase their productivity and profits. Mohammed Yusuf reports » Su...
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Nigerian company creates taxi system fueled by electric vehicles.
As climate change wreaks havoc around the world, the need for sustainable solutions grows. In Nigeria, a private company recently introduced an Uber-style taxi system made of approximately 200 electric vehicles. Gibson Emeka reports from Abuja, Ni...
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'This is my home': Life inside Chernobyl’s exclusion zone.
Thirty-eight years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, hundreds of people work to dismantle the long-defunct power plant and control the contaminated exclusion zone, a 30-kilometer area surrounding it. Lesia Bakalets has the story of a man who l...
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Protesters establish Gaza solidarity encampment on George Washington University campus - VOA News.
More than 100 Georgetown students marched from their campus in Washington to the campus of George Washington University, where they joined others at a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” Thursday morning. Demanding their universities to “divest” from “in...
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The Inside Story - Politics, US Aid and War - Episode 141.
A look at the massive foreign aid bill approved by lawmakers in Washington. Find out about the targets of the bill, including Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and the Indo-Pacific. Plus, the role of artificial intelligence in the upcoming U.S. presidential ...
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173 Bangladeshis repatriated from Myanmar - VOA News #shorts.
One hundred and seventy-three Bangladeshi nationals who were imprisoned in Rakhine, Myanmar, returned to Bangladesh from Myanmar by sea on Wednesday. Officials of the Bangladesh border security agency Border Guard Bangladesh said a Myanmar navy sh...
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173 Bangladeshis repatriated from Myanmar - VOA News.
One hundred and seventy-three Bangladeshi nationals who were imprisoned in Rakhine, Myanmar, returned to Bangladesh from Myanmar by sea on Wednesday. Officials of the Bangladesh border security agency Border Guard Bangladesh said a Myanmar navy sh...
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Old style dresses help Namibian women look ahead
Victorian dress was forcibly imposed on Namibia’s indigenous ǂNūkhoe women by German colonizers in the late 1800s. Despite the origins, these styles persist today as a symbol of resilience. Lee Garises reports from Windhoek, Namibia. Camera: Jesay...
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Biden, press to mock each other at traditional Washington dinner.
Every April the sitting U.S. president and the White House media gather to make fun of each other. The star-studded White House Correspondents Dinner is a good time to analyze how a president changes his speech to his audience. VOA's Carolyn Presu...
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