Singapore Turns Sewage into Clean, Drinkable Water, Meeting 40% of Demand

VOA — Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean people can drink it while reducing ocean pollution. The tiny island nation... Read more »

Biden Praises Senate Vote on Key Piece of His Economic Agenda

VOA — WHITE HOUSE – “Today, we proved that democracy can still work,” U.S. President Joe Biden said after senators from both parties came together to approve a $1 trillion infrastructure plan.... Read more »

Apple to Scan US IPhones for Images of Child Sexual Abuse

VOA — Apple has unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system... Read more »

UN Chief: Climate Change Report ‘Code Red for Humanity’

VOA — LONDON - Humanity is unequivocally to blame for global climate change, and massive cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are urgently required if the world is to avoid catastrophic warming, according... Read more »

2 Spacecraft to Fly by, Use Venus’ Gravity to Steer

VOA — BERLIN – Two spacecraft are set to swoop past Venus within hours of each other this week, using the maneuver to do a little bit of bonus science on the... Read more »

NY Times: More Than a Million Students Failed to Show Up for Classes Last Year

VOA — A New York Times report says as the coronavirus swept across the U.S., more than 1 million children, many of them in poor neighborhoods, failed to show up for public... Read more »

US Averaging 107,000 New COVID-19 Cases a Day

VOA — The U.S. averaged more than 107,000 new COVID-19 cases a day for the first week of August, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center on Saturday. For comparison, on June... Read more »

US Employers Add 943,000 Jobs in July, Beating Expectations

VOA — U.S. employers added more than 940,000 jobs in July, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday, beating analyst expectations and providing the latest sign the job market may be recovering from... Read more »

Iran’s New President Pledges Diplomacy to Lift US Sanctions

VOA — Iran’s new ultraconservative president, Ebrahim Raisi, has taken his oath of office with a promise to pursue diplomacy to secure the lifting of U.S. sanctions, drawing a cautious response from... Read more »

Moderna Says Vaccine 93% Effective After 6 Months

VOA — Moderna says its vaccine continues to be 93% effective six months after the second dose. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company made the announcement during a Thursday earnings call. “We are pleased... Read more »