US Traffic Deaths Soar to 38,680 in 2020; Highest Yearly Total Since 2007

VOA — WASHINGTON – U.S. traffic deaths soared after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, hitting the highest yearly total since 2007 as more Americans engaged in unsafe behavior on U.S. roads, the... Read more »

China Reports Human Case of H10N3 Bird Flu, a Possible First

VOA — BEIJING – A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu, but the risk of large-scale spread... Read more »

UN Watchdog: Access to Key Iranian Data Lacking Since February 23

VOA — VIENNA – The United Nations’ atomic watchdog hasn’t been able to access data important to monitoring Iran’s nuclear program since late February when the Islamic Republic started restricting international inspections... Read more »

Studies Reveal China’s Dominant Position in High-Tech Minerals

VOA — New clean energy technologies like solar power and electric vehicles are expected to remake the global energy industry. Trillions of dollars used to drill and ship oil and gas... Read more »

Biden Budget Substantially Boosts Foreign Aid, Diplomacy, but Raises Defense by 1.7%

VOA — U.S. President Joe Biden sent his first formal budget request to Congress on Friday afternoon, detailing a proposal to spend nearly $6 trillion in 2022 that includes significant increases in... Read more »

Russia, Iran Leading Disinformation Charge on Facebook

VOA — Russia and Iran are leading the way when it comes to pushing bad information on one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, and new analysis finds they are... Read more »

Ten countries have used 75 percent of Covid vaccine doses: WHO

RFI — The boss of the World Health Organization has lamented that a small group of countries have monopolised Covid vaccines, as he demanded that “at least ten percent of the population... Read more »

Blinken: Unclear Whether Iran Will Comply with Nuclear Commitments

VOA — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that the lifting of U.S. sanctions imposed under former President Donald Trump’s administration is “a legal and moral obligation,” not something to... Read more »

Biden ‘Will Not Let’ Justice Department Seize Reporters’ Phone, Email Records

VOA — U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he would not allow his Justice Department to seize the phone or email records of reporters, saying any such move would be “simply... Read more »

US Anti-Hate Crime Law Provides New Enforcement Tools, but Will It Work?

VOA — A bill that President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday gives local and federal officials new tools and resources to combat hate crimes, while putting the spotlight on a surge... Read more »