New clean energy technologies like solar power and electric vehicles are expected to remake the global energy industry. Trillions of dollars used to drill and ship oil and gas will…
more ...WHO Calls for Unhindered Access to Gaza for Medical Supplies, Staff
The World Health Organization is calling for unhindered access to Gaza to provide essential medicine and medical treatment for Palestinians caught up in the 11-day Israel-Hamas conflict.Violent clashes in Gaza…
more ...East African Stability – Motives for China’s Presence
Ambassador David H. Shinn and CSIS Africa Program Director Judd Devermont take a look at new developments in volatile East Africa, where insurgencies continue despite an ongoing concerted multinational effort…
more ...US/Middle East
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis discusses with senior correspondent for Marketplace Nancy Marshall-Genzer and VOA White House bureau chief Steve Herman the top stories of the week, including…
more ...SolarWinds Hackers Targeted 150 Organizations with Phishing, Microsoft Says
The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks this week using an email marketing…
more ...Facebook Won’t Remove Posts Claiming COVID-19 is Human-made
Facebook says it will no longer remove claims that COVID-19 is human-made or manufactured “in light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health…
more ...Tanker’s Impossible Voyage Signals New Sanction Evasion Ploy
The Cyprus-flagged oil tanker Berlina was drifting near the Caribbean island of Dominica earlier this year when tracking technology showed it stopping in its tracks and in two minutes turning…
more ...3 Crew Missing After Ships Collide in Japanese Strait
A freighter sank in a Japanese strait early Friday after colliding with another ship, and three crew members from the cargo ship are missing.Nine of the 12 crewmembers from the…
more ...Russia, Iran Leading Disinformation Charge on Facebook
Russia and Iran are leading the way when it comes to pushing bad information on one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, and new analysis finds they are…
more ...Family of US Journalist Jailed in Myanmar Calls for His Safe Return
U.S. journalist Danny Fenster was imprisoned in Yangon on Monday. His family has been given no information as to why the editor of Frontier Myanmar was detained. Fenster is one…
more ...WhatsApp Files Lawsuit in India over New Laws That Impact User Privacy
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit challenging the Indian government’s new rules that require the Facebook-owned messaging platform to make people’s messages traceable, a move it says would undermine the privacy…
more ...Gaza-based Journalists in Hamas Chat Blocked From Facebook-owned WhatsApp
A few hours after the latest cease-fire took effect in the Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinian journalists in the coastal enclave found they were blocked from accessing WhatsApp messenger…
more ...Smartphone Vision Test Administers At-Home Eye Exams
Some might put off a visit to the eye doctor, but one company has come up with a way for patients to administer their own vision exam at home, using…
more ...India, Twitter Dispute Intensifies Over Alleged ‘Manipulated Media’
Indian police officials say they visited Twitter’s Delhi and Gurgaon offices to serve notice to the company’s managing director concerning an investigation into the company tagging some government official’s tweets…
more ...Ageless Wonder Mickelson Wins PGA to Be Oldest Major Champ
Phil Mickelson has delivered so many thrills and spills over 30 years of pure theater that no one ever knows what he will do next.His latest act was a real…
more ...Nigerians React to Loss of Nation’s Military Chief
Nigerians reacted Saturday to the sudden death of the country’s military chief and other officers in a plane crash Friday in central Kaduna state.The military Beechcraft 350 aircraft was carrying Ibrahim…
more ...Debate Over DC Statehood
More than 700,000 citizens living in the capital of the United States do not have full representation in Congress. Once a fringe issue, a bill for DC statehood recently passed…
more ...Ransomware Moves from ‘Economic Nuisance’ to National Security Threat
The recent cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline, the operator of the largest petroleum pipeline in the U.S., shows how internet criminals are increasingly targeting companies and organizations for ransom in what…
more ...Israeli/Palestinian Ceasefire
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis discusses with VOA senior TV correspondent Chris Simkins and VOA executive editor Steve Redisch the top stories of the week including the conflict…
more ...App Store Would Be ‘Toxic’ Mess Without Control, Apple CEO Says
Apple’s online marketplace would become a “toxic” mess if the iPhone maker were forced to allow third-party apps without reviewing them, chief executive Tim Cook said in testimony at a…
more ...South Korea Seeks Tax Cuts, Incentives for US Investment
South Korea requested from the United States incentives such as tax deductions and infrastructure construction to ease the U.S. investment of Korean firms, including leading chipmaker Samsung Electronics, its presidential…
more ...Hackers Targeted Solarwinds Earlier than Previously Known
The hackers who carried out the massive SolarWinds intrusion were in the software company’s system as early as January 2019, months earlier than previously known, the company’s top official said…
more ...Glasses, Rings, Clothing That Monitor Your Health, Coming in Near Future
From earbuds that measure blood pressure to clothing that monitors your heart rate, the latest in health monitoring technology is being included in everyday items such as clothes, rings and…
more ...Irish Health Service Hit by ‘Very Sophisticated’ Ransomware Attack
Ireland’s health service operator shut down all its IT systems Friday to protect them from a ransomware attack, which crippled diagnostic services and disrupted COVID-19 testing.An international cybercrime gang was behind…
more ...Facebook Faces Prospect of ‘Devastating’ Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling
Ireland’s data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook’s transatlantic data transfers, the High Court ruled Friday, raising the prospect of a stoppage the company…
more ...Kenyan Court Slams Brakes on President’s Constitutional Changes
Kenya’s High Court ruled Thursday that a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was illegal, stopping what his critics have called a political move designed to check…
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