Coronavirus Can Cause ‘Severe Illness’ in Children, CDC Warns

VOA — A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Friday says the coronavirus can cause “severe illness” in children and adolescents. From late June to mid-August, when there was... Read more »

Iran Calls on US to Drop ‘Its Addiction to Sanctions’

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran urged the United States on Saturday to stop using sanctions against the Islamic republic and accused U.S. President Joe Biden of following the same “dead end”... Read more »

Biden Moves to Declassify Documents About September 11 Attacks

VOA — WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday directing the declassification of certain documents related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families... Read more »

Dozens Die in US Northeast from Ida Storm Remnants

VOA — Officials in the U.S. states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Thursday said at least 46 people died as a result of flash flooding caused by torrential rainfall... Read more »

France, Germany Urge Iran to Return Speedily to Nuclear Deal Talks

VOA — BERLIN/PARIS – France and Germany on Wednesday urged Iran to return rapidly to nuclear negotiations, after a break in talks following Iranian elections in June, with Paris demanding an “immediate”... Read more »

Biden Forcefully Defends Ending Two-Decade US War in Afghanistan

VOA — U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday forcefully defended his decision to end the country's two-decade war in Afghanistan that leaves Taliban insurgents in power, just as they were in 2001. Read more »

After Nearly 20 Years, Last US Troops Leave Kabul

VOA — WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden is set to address the nation Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last American troops from Afghanistan and the end of a two-decade war... Read more »

Has Delta Killed the Herd Immunity Dream?

VOA — s the Delta variant continues its global surge, experts are questioning whether the long-held goal of achieving herd immunity from COVID-19 through vaccination is still viable. Herd immunity is achieved... Read more »

Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines less effective against Delta variant

RFI — A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US has shown that the effectiveness of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines dropped from 91 percent... Read more »

Biden Says China Still Withholding ‘Critical’ Info on COVID Origins

VOA — WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Friday that China was withholding “critical information” on the origins of COVID-19 after the U.S. intelligence community said it did not believe the virus... Read more »