Ellen Wong is a Cambodian-Canadian actress well known in Hollywood. But as VOA’s Chetra Chap reports, her latest role hits very close to home.
Campaigning is under way in Uganda for January's elections but candidates are struggling to follow COVID-19 guidelines. Halima Athumani reports from Kampala.
Talks between Britain and the European Union over a future trade deal are going to the wire, as the end of the Brexit transition period approaches fast. Henry Ridgwell reports EU leaders meet in Brussels Thursday as the bloc faces urgent budget concerns.
Under a Joe Biden administration, frontline workers and women – many of them people of color – hope to see the federal minimum wage raised. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias looks at the pros and cons.
What’s a great way to be outdoors, socialize but also be safe in these pandemic times? For many people the obvious answer involves water. Elena Wolf has this story from Florida, narrated by Anna Rice.
Azerbaijan’s Turkish-supported victory over Armenian forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave has provided Ankara an opportunity to expand its influence in the Caucuses at the expense of Russia. That’s the conclusion of some observers – as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.]
VOA's Carol Pearson has more.
During the pandemic, more students are attending school from homes not always set up with a place for them to work. VOA’s Faiza Elmasry reports from Chantilly, Virginia on a high schooler’s efforts to help out.
Kamala Harris made history as the first woman projected to become vice president-elect. That means her husband, Doug Emhoff, is set to become America’s first-ever “second gentleman” in the White House. VOA’s Mariama Diallo has more.
Although projected to lose the U.S. election, President Donald Trump tightened the race in part by getting more minority votes than in 2016, especially among Hispanics. VOA’s Brian Padden reports on how this growing population is also becoming more diverse.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to France, Turkey and five other countries days after Democrat Joe Biden was named the projected the winner of the presidential race. Pompeo’s refusal to recognize Biden's victory has raised eyebrows, as VOA's Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.
With Twitter and Facebook blocking and labeling more social media posts, some American conservatives are flocking to alternatives like Parler, which says it won’t censor speech. Matt Dibble reports.]]
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