Study Says Pregnant Women Slower to Respond to COVID-19 Vaccine

VOA — A new study says it is crucial that pregnant and breastfeeding women receive both doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in order to be fully vaccinated. Researchers... Read more »

COVID Pandemic Worsens Prospect of Global Labor Recovery

VOA — GENEVA — New figures from the U.N.’s International Labor Organization indicate the global labor market has been slow to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the economies of lower-income... Read more »

Official Tells VOA Iran Believed Behind Attack on US Troops in Syria

VOA — PENTAGON — Iran is believed to have been behind a drone attack last week at the al-Tanf military outpost in southern Syria where American troops are based, two U.S. officials... Read more »

US to Reopen Air Borders for Fully Vaccinated Visitors

VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States will soon reopen its air borders for foreign visitors who are fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine or those who can present a negative COVID-19... Read more »

Calls to Ban Guns on Movie Sets Grow After Baldwin Shooting

VOA — LOS ANGELES — Calls were growing Sunday to ban the use of firearms in movie-making, as Hollywood struggled to come to terms with Alec Baldwin’s fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer... Read more »

As Pandemic Empties Offices, Record Number of Buildings Converted to Apartments

VOA — The practice of converting office buildings into apartments is at an all-time high in the United States, according to a recent report. Of the nearly 32,000 apartments created through adaptive... Read more »

US High Court Lets Texas Abortion Law Stand; Arguments Set for November

VOA — A Texas law barring most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy will be allowed to stand while the U.S. Supreme Court waits to hear oral arguments in the case in... Read more »

State Department Recap: October 13-20

VOA — WASHINGTON — Here's a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week: Read more »

FDA Expected to Approve ‘Mix and Match’ Strategy for Booster Shots

VOA — U.S. news outlets say the Food and Drug Administration will soon allow Americans to receive a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine different from their original dose. The federal drug regulator... Read more »

NASA Launches Craft to Explore Jupiter’s Asteroids

VOA — The U.S. space agency, NASA, launched a craft Saturday to boldly go to a part of space never visited before — the asteroids of Jupiter. The spacecraft Lucy took off before dawn... Read more »