The coronavirus pandemic has forced an estimated 40% of America’s Black-owned businesses to close since February. But help may be on the way. Karina Bafradzhian has the story.
More than 15 million people in Europe have been infected with coronavirus, making it the worst-hit region in the world. Authorities hope new lockdowns will get the situation under control. More with VOA Correspondent Mariama Diallo.
Following a hand recount of ballots, officials in Georgia certified U.S. presidential election results in the state, confirming that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump. Yet the president shows no signs of conceding. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has the latest.
When Islamic State fell in Iraq, tens of thousands of men were arrested. Some were eventually set free, but years later they still languish in desert settlements. VOA’s Heather Murdock has this report with Halan Akoiy from the Hassan Sham Camp in Iraq.
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.
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