Avalanche Deaths in US West Highlight Dangers

VOA — DENVER, COLORADO – The deaths of two Colorado men caught in avalanches and a third in Montana over the frigid Presidents Day weekend show how backcountry skiers and others in... Read more »

Post-COVID Symptoms Will Have Profound Impact on Global Health

VOA — The World Health Organization says debilitating post-COVID-19 symptoms in patients will have an impact on global health because of the magnitude of the pandemic.   The World Health Organization is... Read more »

Hundreds of Thousands Without Power in Northwest US Ice Storm

VOA — LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON – A winter storm blanketed the Pacific Northwest with ice and snow Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power and disrupting travel across the region.... Read more »

Iran Cultivates Taliban Ties to Gain Leverage, Experts Say

The Taliban’s meeting last month with high-ranking Iranian officials in Tehran is seen by some experts as an effort by the Iranian regime to increase its leverage in negotiations with the Biden... Read more »

Biden: ‘China Going to Eat Our Lunch’ Unless US Moves on Infrastructure

VOA — During his four years in office, President Donald Trump and his Republican administration repeatedly highlighted so-called “infrastructure weeks” that ultimately resulted in few big projects moving down the line. On... Read more »

Citing Study, CDC Recommends Two Masks for Better COVID Protection

VOA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says wearing two masks offers more protection against COVID-19 than one mask. In an experiment using artificial heads spaced 6 feet... Read more »

American Hospital of Paris accused of allowing VIPs to jump vaccine queue

RFI — The American Hospital of Paris in the upscale western suburb of Neuilly has been slammed for giving Covid-19 vaccines to members of its board not considered one of the priority... Read more »

US Treasury Chief: Would Take Years for US Economy to Recover Without Aid Deal

VOA — WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday it “will take years” to get the country’s coronavirus-ravaged economy back on track if Congress fails to enact President Joe Biden’s... Read more »

WHO Calls for Drug Companies to Share Vaccine-Making Facilities

VOA — The head of the World Health Organization called Friday for pharmaceutical companies to share manufacturing facilities to increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines. Speaking at an online news briefing from... Read more »

China’s Rise Complicates Biden’s Mideast Policy Plans

VOA — As the Biden administration contemplates a return to Obama-era policies in the Middle East – from the Iran nuclear deal to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations — it is finding those policies complicated... Read more »