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FILE - A candy bar is deep-fried in oil free of trans fats at a food booth at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, Aug. 8, 2007.

January 29, 2024

WHO: Great Progress Made in Eliminating Trans Fat

Nearly half the world's population is protected against the harmful effects of the toxic product

This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Jan. 28, 2024, claims to show a satellite carrier taking off at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province.

January 28, 2024

Iran Launches 3 Satellites Into Space

It’s part of a Western-criticized program

A worker moves crates of eggs at the Sunrise Farms processing plant in Petaluma, Calif., on Jan. 11, 2024.

January 28, 2024

Avian Flu Outbreaks Roil US Poultry Industry

It is devastating farms in California's 'Egg Basket'

FILE - Teenage club members wear shirts that read in Spanish "I take care of my body and my health" at a session on sex education at a school on the weekend in Azua, Dominican Republic, Dec. 9, 2023.

January 27, 2024

Dominican Women Fight Child Marriage, Teen Pregnancy Amid Abortion Bans

Women face up to 2 years in prison for having an abortion

FILE - This April 30, 2021, image taken by the Mars Perseverance rover shows the Ingenuity helicopter, right, flying over the surface of the planet. Data gathered from the rover have confirmed that lake sediments existed on Mars. (NASA via AP)

January 26, 2024

Mars Rover Data Confirms Ancient Lake Sediments on Mars

Findings from ground-penetrating radar observations substantiate previous data, leading scientists to theorize that portions of Mars were once covered in water and may have harbored microbial life

January 26, 2024

AI Helps People With Voice Disorders Speak Clearly and Naturally

Groundbreaking artificial intelligence-assisted technology can help people with voice disorders speak in their natural voice, giving millions a chance to have clearer conversations. VOA’s Julie Taboh reports. Camera: Tina Trinh

FILE - This Feb. 17, 2021, photo shows a full-scale model of the Ingenuity helicopter displayed for the media at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

January 25, 2024

NASA Helicopter Ends Mars Mission After Three Years

Aircraft was damaged while landing during its last trip and can't fly anymore, but it accomplished far more than was thought possible

Dr. Thomas Hildbrandt holds a white rhinoceros embryo that was created in a lab from an egg and sperm previously collected from other rhinos and later transferred into a southern white rhino surrogate, in Kenya, Nov. 29, 2023. (Leibniz Institute via AP)

January 25, 2024

Rhino’s Pregnancy from Embryo Transfer May Help Nearly Extinct Subspecies

Experiment was conducted with the less endangered southern white rhino subspecies

January 25, 2024

First Turkish Astronaut Arrives at International Space Station

Turkey makes space history. Plus, the 20th anniversary of twin rovers on Mars, and a flood of news for future missions to the Red Planet. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings us The Week in Space.