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Extraordinary Teacher Damkerng

At a high school in Bangkok, teacher Damkerng Mungthanya is dedicated to helping students experience the joys of learning English. Blind since birth, Damkerng is also the only teacher with a disability in his school. He strives to inspire more opportunities for people like him in the workforce.

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Putin’s Annual Presser: Propaganda, Deception, Hypocrisy

From Gaza to Ukraine, Putin ends the year by dispersing false claims about his war, the situation in Russia, and the world at large.

Part Four: First In Line, But Still Waiting

Thirty Native American tribes along the Colorado River were excluded from the century-old agreement that allocates its water. The Navajo Nation and eleven other tribes are still fighting legal battles to access their share of the water.

Part Five: Just Add Water

The Colorado River once supported a thriving delta ecosystem in Mexico. Now the river ends shortly after crossing the border, where the last of its water is used for agriculture. A unique Mexican/American agreement is helping environmentalists revive a habitat in the desert at the river's end.

Part Three: Food Engine in the Desert

One desert valley in California uses more Colorado River water than the states of Arizona and Nevada combined. U.S. consumers depend on the Imperial Valley for a large percent of their winter vegetables and other crops. New water cuts are looming, and one crop has become a target for controversy.

Part Two: Water Cops and Microbes

Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego and nearly every other city in the American Southwest depend on the dwindling Colorado River. One desert city has become an unlikely model for water conservation: Las Vegas.

Part One: Dropping Near 'Deadpool'

Seven U.S. states in the Colorado River basin are making substantial cuts to water use following 23 years of drought and over-use that threatened a "dead pool" behind Hoover Dam, the point at which water would be too low to pass through to millions of people downriver who depend on it.

Zelenskyy to Address US Lawmakers Amid Debate About New Aid for Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attempts to bloc EU talks on Ukraine's accession into the union

Beijing Weaponizes Political Cartoons to Reach Western Audiences with Anti-U.S. Propaganda.

How a New York Paper Became the Voice of a Diaspora

For two decades, The Haitian Times has played an important role in helping a large diaspora stay informed. With an increasingly volatile situation in Haiti, audiences rely now more than ever on its journalism. From New York, VOA’s Cristina Caicedo Smit has the story.