VOA — WHITE HOUSE – “Our military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on August 31st,” U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday. Speaking at the White House, the president defended his decision... 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 »
DW — Climate scientists have used models to confirm that burning fossil fuels made the extreme heat wave in parts of the US and Canada hotter and more likely. Read more »
DW — The IAEA has said that Iran plans to step up enrichment of uranium metal in breach of the 2015 nuclear accord Tehran agreed with world powers. The US has called... 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 — WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has congratulated itself on what Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called a historic piece of “economic diplomacy,” after 130 countries representing 90% of global GDP agreed... Read more »
VOA — The German Standing Committee on Vaccination recommended this week that people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine as their first COVID shot should be inoculated with either the Pfizer or the... 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 — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – The deputy head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog IAEA is to visit Iran for “routine” matters and no talks are planned, Iran’s envoy said... 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 »