International efforts to punish Russia for its war on Ukraine are being felt far from Europe, in the U.S. Gulf state of Louisiana, a hub of America’s energy sector. Late…
more ...US Doesn’t Want a Trade ‘Divorce’ From China
The United States is trying to be strategic about how it “realigns” its trade relationship with China, but is not interested in a large-scale “decoupling” or a trade “divorce,” U.S.…
more ...Ruble’s Strength in Face of Sanctions May Be Illusory
After a sharp plunge in value at the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Russian ruble has recovered much of its value against other world currencies, a change made…
more ...Twitter to Start Testing Long-Awaited Edit Feature Soon
Twitter said on Tuesday it will begin testing a new edit feature in the coming months, surprising its users on the same day it said Tesla boss Elon Musk would…
more ...Kashmir’s Pencil Village Generates Two-Thirds of Wood Needed for Pencils in India
VOA’s Zubair Dar brings us the story of ‘Pencil Village’ where a factory provides two-thirds of the wood needed to make pencils in India, which exports the old-school writing implement…
more ...Elon Musk Named to Twitter Board After Acquiring Massive Stock Share
A day after it was revealed he owned the largest stake in Twitter, slightly more than 9% of shares, Elon Musk has joined the company’s board of directors. The Tesla…
more ...Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Increases Food Insecurity in Africa
U.S. government officials warn that many African countries will continue to face shortages and high food prices as long as Russia continues to wage war against Ukraine, from which Africa…
more ...Drones Aim to Deliver Meals, Medicines to People’s Backyards
In the U.S., some restaurants and medical supply stores are turning to drones to deliver food, medicine, and other essential goods to people’s homes. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. …
more ...US to Investigate Use of Chinese Materials in Imported Solar Panels
An announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department last week that it would investigate allegations that solar panel manufacturers in Southeast Asia are using Chinese-made parts and evading U.S. tariffs has…
more ...Ukraine War Pushes Up Wheat Prices
Russia and Ukraine are two of the world’s biggest exporters of wheat. Sanctions against Russia and the war in Ukraine are driving up global wheat prices. VOA correspondent Scott Stearns…
more ...Tesla CEO Elon Musk Takes a 9% Stake in Twitter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter, purchasing approximately 73.5 million shares, according to a regulatory filing Monday. Musk’s stake in Twitter is considered a passive…
more ...Sri Lanka Protesters Defy Curfew After Social Media Shutdown
Armed troops in Sri Lanka blocked a Sunday opposition protest march staged in defiance of an emergency curfew to protest the island nation’s worsening economic crisis, after authorities imposed a…
more ...Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media to Contain Economic Protests
Sri Lanka blocked access to social media platforms Sunday after authorities imposed a weekend nationwide curfew to contain protests over a worsening economic crisis. The South Asian nation is facing…
more ...Bypassing Digital Iron Curtain, Activists Message Millions in Russia
The Kremlin’s clampdown on news of the war in Ukraine has hackers and volunteers from around the world are sending messages directly to Russian citizens’ phones to keep them informed.…
more ...US Added 431,000 Jobs in March in Sign of Economic Health
America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic and the highest…
more ...Survey Shows Young Taiwanese Lack Savings, Are Highly Indebted
More than 20% of Taiwanese under the age of 40 say they lack savings and 65% report they are in debt, according to new survey findings from a Taiwanese job…
more ...Biden Proposes Raising Taxes on Super Wealthy Americans
In his new budget, U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed a 20 percent minimum tax on households with a net worth of more than $100 million. The proposal highlights the…
more ...DRC Joins EAC Regional Bloc to Facilitate Trade
The Democratic Republic of Congo this week became the seventh country to join the East African Community. The regional trade bloc, which includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and…
more ...Key Inflation Gauge Sets 40-year High as Gas and Food Soar in US
An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities squeezing Americans’…
more ...Russia’s Ruble Rebound Raises Questions of Sanctions’ Impact
The ruble is no longer rubble. The Russian ruble by Wednesday had bounced back from the fall it took after the U.S. and European allies moved to bury the Russian…
more ...Kenya Gets Huawei-Linked Chinese Communications Cable
China has connected a high-speed, multimillion-dollar, 15,000-kilometer undersea cable to Kenya, as Beijing advances what’s been dubbed its “digital silk road,” and Africa seeks the infrastructure it badly needs for…
more ...The Global Economic Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has not only created one of the world’s most tragic humanitarian crises but resulted in economic devastation that will reverberate far beyond Ukraine’s borders. …
more ...Mumbai to Rebuild Century-Old Tenements: Boon or Bane?
For Mumbai resident Shailesh Kambli a childhood dream is about to translate into reality. The 40-year-old is the third generation of his family living in a cramped, 15-square meter room…
more ...Fighting Food Waste: Technology Tells Restaurants What They Are Throwing Away
Up to 40% of food in the U.S. is discarded. But as VOA’s Julie Taboh reports, a company in the Netherlands has come up with technology that can help reduce…
more ...Research Claims Widespread Fraud in Australia’s Official Carbon Abatement Scheme
Australia’s 11-year-old carbon credit scheme aims to reward farmers, landholders and other businesses to store carbon in trees, the soil or to use different methods to cut emissions. For every…
more ...For a California Cafe, a New Lease Is Hope After Two Bad Years
Last month, not quite two years after the COVID-19 pandemic sent the U.S. and world economies into their steepest downturn in decades, Chris and Amy Hillyard renewed the lease on…
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