VOA — WASHINGTON — Warning that high inflation could make it harder to restore the job market to full health, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Fed will raise... Read more »
VOA — As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — At the start of 2022 most measures show the U.S. economy is booming, with an unemployment rate that is approaching record lows and a demand for goods that... Read more »
RFI — Lesbian couples and single women in France hailed victory this summer when, after two years of ferocious parliamentary debate, a law was finally passed allowing them access to assisted reproduction... Read more »
VOA — SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — U.S. military bases in Japan tightened coronavirus prevention measures Thursday, after an explosion of infections in Okinawa, a southern prefecture that hosts dozens of U.S. military... Read more »
DW — The US saw a record-high increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases as the heavily mutated omicron variant spread at a dizzying pace. President Biden called the current wave... Read more »
VOA — A winter storm has brought snow and fierce winds to the U.S mid-Atlantic states and parts of the South, leading to power outages for hundreds of thousands of people and... Read more »
VOA — A new year brings a new mayor for New York City and new laws in many of the 50 U.S. states. Democrat Eric Adams was elected in November to be... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI — Iran’s space launch Thursday failed to put its three payloads into orbit after the rocket was unable to reach the required speed, a defense ministry spokesman said in... Read more »
DW — Even though both Iran and the US seem interested in reviving the nuclear deal, deep distrust and decades-long animosity mean both sides are unlikely to normalize their relationship in the... Read more »