VOA — More than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in the U.S. last year, a record experts say was partly triggered by the isolation that many experienced during coronavirus-related lockdowns. The... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON – A notorious group of hackers tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has waged a covert campaign targeting university professors and other experts based in the U.K. and... Read more »

RFI — Thousands of Cubans took part in rare protests Sunday against the communist government, chanting, "down with the dictatorship," as President Miguel Diaz-Canel called on his supporters to confront the demonstrators. Read more »

VOA — CAIRO – Iranian authorities said no one was hurt in a blast early Saturday in Tehran, near the headquarters of Iranian radio and TV. Iranian media said the explosion took... Read more »

VOA — CAIRO – Anti-poverty organization Oxfam said Thursday that 11 people die of hunger each minute and that the number facing faminelike conditions around the globe has increased six times over... Read more »

VOA — Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, saying Thursday that another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help... Read more »

VOA — A Washington Post-ABC News poll has found a startling difference between Democrats and Republicans as it relates to COVID-19 vaccination. The poll found that while 86% of Democrats have received at least... Read more »

VOA — As U.S. President Joe Biden looks for revenue sources to fund his proposed social spending programs, America’s richest people are facing the possibility that popular methods of passing enormous wealth... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON – Prominent Iran-based dissidents are urging the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to do more to hold Iranian officials accountable for wide-ranging rights abuses, in order to show... Read more »