NASA sends squids to space. Plus, the world’s wealthiest man makes out-of-this-world travel arrangements, and a soccer star talks game with an orbiting astronaut. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings us the Week in Space.
As the U.S. pledged Thursday to donate another 500 million coronavirus vaccine doses to 92 countries in need through June of 2022, experts say Russia is working to discredit western vaccines and aggressively market its own Sputnik V jab. Anush Avetisyan has the story.
A deadly second wave of the novel coronavirus has hit India’s remote areas, many of which had not been affected by the first wave last year. Anjana Pasricha looks at the impact of the pandemic in the mountain villages in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.
What happened next is a story in resilience. Angelina Bagdasaryan has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
A private game reserve in South Africa is collaborating on a project to rescue trafficked pangolins - a scaly mammal that is one of the most trafficked species in the world. Romain Chanson has the story from the southeast province of KwaZulu-Natal in this report narrated by Carol Guensburg.
American political figures have changed a lot since the days of the Founding Fathers. A British musician wondered what they would look like if they were around today. Maxim Moskalkov has the story.
The ocean data that scientists need to understand climate change, marine life and plate tectonics can be expensive and risky to gather. Matt Dibble looks at a company that uses seafaring drones in place of research ships.
VOA’s White House bureau chief Steve Herman reports from the North Anna Power Station in Mineral, Virginia.
VOA’s Laurel Bowman has more.
The pandemic has brought us new rules for dating that may stay with us forever. VOA’s Lisa Vohra visits Gavin who had an active social life before COVID-19 and gets a glimpse into his world of dating during the pandemic and how he was able to navigate the singles scene while staying safe.
White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has this report.
Do you know how much data your car is collecting? VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports on how law enforcement agencies in the U.S. are among those eager to dig into the automobile data goldmines.
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