VOA — DALLAS, TEXAS — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the... Read more »
BBC — From bats and carnivorous plants to crocodiles and birds, nature is full of remarkable pairings that depend on each other to survive. A green-brown spongy sludge congregates en masse across... Read more »
VOA — When Chicago-based dressmaker and designer Kristin Mariani commutes to work, she notices a change in how people dress for the office post-pandemic. “People are dressing more comfortably,” says Mariani, an... Read more »
VOA — When a US chemist suggested adding salt to tea, a storm brewed online. But why does tea, and the right way to make it, strike such a nerve for so... Read more »
VOA — PARIS — Iranian dissidents living inside the Islamic republic and in exile went on a hunger strike Thursday to protest a surge of hangings in Iran, which included most recently... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — A thwarted Iranian plot to assassinate two journalists working for a Persian TV network in London has renewed focus on the ways hostile governments try to target critics... Read more »
DW — Just one in five people across the globe is still lighting up or otherwise consuming tobacco, the UN’s health agency says. But some countries are still seeing a rise in... Read more »
VOA — All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. The earliest residents of the White House shied away from grand gardens reminiscent of the elaborate... Read more »
VOA — PARIS — The family of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody, has been banned from traveling to France to collect a top rights prize awarded posthumously,... Read more »
VOA — PARIS — The address on the invitation to the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize says it all. “Ms. Narges Mohammadi, c/o Evin Prison, Tehran province, Iran.” Mohammadi, 51,... Read more »