Headlines- At least 600 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- On Saturday, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank were attacked by masked Israeli settlers who trapped them in their homes and pelted rocks at them.
- On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the "criminal acts of violence" that Israeli settlers perpetrated in two Palestinian villages.
- In central Zimbabwe, a minibus carrying churchgoers crashed head-on with a truck, killing at least 27 people and injuring seven more.
- After being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, far-right British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom.
- The "Yes" and "No" camps in Iceland's EU referendum are tied at 51.17% and 48.83%, respectively.
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Crypto Community Unconcerned About Tough Times
Recently, one of the largest conferences for the cryptocurrency and blockchain community was hosted in Austin, Texas,attracting a wide spectrum of people involved
Roadblocks in Colombian Migrant’s Journey to...
UnitedAn asylum-seeker from Colombia who had just arrived in Washington, D.C., spoke with VOA about the difficulties he had after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as migrants from Texas and Arizona continue to arrive there. This is the second episode of a two-part series by immigration reporter Aline Barros and VOA’s Divalizď Cash, who also narrates the story
Governments Welcome Crypto Mining Industry’s...
A lot of energy is required to operate cryptocurrencies, and as the market expands quickly, so are environmental worries
Bitcoin Boom:Small Texas Town Welcomes Bitcoin...
The largest bitcoin mining operation in North America is located in a small rural town in central Texas, giving much-needed jobs and vitality to the area. The operations, however, are a part of a new, volatile industry,critics warn
Residents of Uvalde are comforted by...
People in the Texas town of Uvalde (PR: you-VAHL-dee) are dealing with the fallout from a mass shooting that killed 19 children and two adults on Tuesday
Tensions Are Rising in United States...
The future of abortion rights in the United States is in doubt, with the Supreme Court scheduled to rule on the issue in June. Abortions after six weeks have been illegal in Texas since September. Many women seeking abortions are running out of time
Haitian Migrants in Del Rio, Texas,...
Border patrol agents in Del Rio,Texas have been chastised for their treatment of Haitian migrants as the US attempts to deter more from coming.More than 6,000 Haitians and other migrants were removed from an encampment in Del Rio, Texas, according to US officials
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, a Great Resignation
Experts say an unprecedented number of people are quitting their jobs as the coronavirus pandemic eases in the United States
What Makes This Texas Community COVID-Free?
Texas ranks third in the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. While most of the state is fighting the disease, one county in northwest Texas has no cases among its residents. But life is still not completely normal there
Gangland Journalists Broadcast Life in Dangerous...
There is a select group of videographers that enters some of America’s more dangerous neighborhoods to document and tell the stories of the people who live there. These are gangland neighborhoods in places like Chicago, Los Angeles, even Forth Worth, Texas. Shawn Cotton is one of these documentarians