Study: Half of US Cosmetics Contain Toxic Chemicals

VOA — More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada are awash with a toxic industrial compound associated with serious health conditions, including cancer and reduced birth weight,... Read more »

US, Russia Envoys Discuss Iran Nuclear Deal Ahead of Summit

VOA — VIENNA – Delegations from Russia and the United States involved in nuclear negotiations with Iran held talks in Vienna on Monday, two days ahead of a summit meeting between U.S.... Read more »

Trip to Space with Jeff Bezos Sells for $28 Million

VOA — WASHINGTON – A mystery bidder paid $28 million at auction Saturday for a seat alongside Jeff Bezos on board the first crewed spaceflight of the billionaire’s company Blue Origin next... Read more »

EU Talks Up Hope of Breakthrough at Iran Nuclear Meetings

VOA — VIENNA – European Union negotiators said international talks that resumed Saturday on the Iran nuclear agreement were on track to revive the deal, which crumbled after the United States withdrew... Read more »

Mystery Over Claim World’s 1st ‘Decuplets’ Born in S. Africa

VOA — JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has been gripped by the mystery of whether a woman has, as has been claimed, actually given birth to 10 babies, in what would then be... Read more »

US Drops Sanctions on Former Iranian Officials; Step Called Routine

VOA — The United States said Thursday it had removed sanctions on three former Iranian officials and two companies that previously traded Iranian petrochemicals, a step one U.S. official called routine but... Read more »

Women Vote More Than Men, So Should They Be the New Default Group?

VOA — Many were surprised when white women voted for Donald Trump in 2016, but they shouldn’t have been. Even though women overall tend to vote for Democrats, white women have regularly... Read more »

Unchecked climate change will cost G7 ‘twice as much as Covid’

RFI — Climate change will cost wealthy nations twice as much as the Covid pandemic if more is not done to slash carbon emissions, researchers have warned. Under existing climate policies, G7... Read more »

COVID Origins Probe Should Focus on Lab-Leak Theory, Analysts Say

VOA — WASHINGTON – Analysts say there is increasing interest in determining whether the coronavirus leaked from a research lab in Wuhan, China, where the deadly virus was first detected in humans,... Read more »

FDA Approves Obesity Drug That Helped People Cut Weight 15%

VOA — Regulators on Friday said a new version of a popular diabetes medicine could be sold as a weight-loss drug in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration approved Wegovy, a... Read more »