The Tokyo summer Olympics, which open on July 23 will feature four new sports – surfing, sport climbing, skateboarding, and karate. American athletes will compete in all four of the new sports and have a good shot at taking home medals. Maxim Moskalkov has the story.
The two most populous U.S. states, California and Texas, have long competed to attract companies and talent. The 2020 U.S. Census data shows Texas is drawing more people – including Californians. VOA's Elizabeth Lee explains why
A fully robotic kitchen with a robot chef that can cook thousands of dishes could be a gamechanger in homes and restaurants around the world. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more.
A fully robotic kitchen with a robot chef that can cook thousands of dishes could be a gamechanger in homes and restaurants around the world. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more
Betsy Bober Polivy tirelessly walks the streets of New York, documenting every shop, boutique, church, synagogue, restaurant, bar, garden, hotel, gallery – for her popular website Manhattan Sideways. VOA’s Olga Terekhin has her story.
Zimbabwe Fertility Clinic: In much of Africa, including Zimbabwe, women struggling to have children often face stigma and ridicule. To help overcome the problem, two Zimbabwean doctors in 2017 re-opened the country's only in vitro fertilization clinic. Columbus Mavhunga has more from Harare.
A former TOLO NEWS anchor in Afghanistan was gunned down on Thursday, another reminder of the risks journalists face in the country. VOA’s Azizullah Popal, Hikmat Sorosh and Jalal Mirzad has more from Afghanistan in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
From St. Petersburg for VOA, Charles Maynes reports.
Anna Nelson has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
Patsy Widakuswara reports, it’s just the first step in a long and complicated process.
Anjana Pasricha has a report.
During coronavirus-mandated lockdowns, millions of people started following the so-called “cleanfluencers” - online bloggers who inspired others to clean and organize their homes while gaining useful knowledge about keeping things neat and tidy. Nina Vishneva has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
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