After a year of bitter battles in Ukraine, neither the Russians nor the Ukrainians have emerged victors, and the front lines virtually at a stalemate. Observers say a protracted war of attrition as war fatigue plagues Ukrainian forces and their Western backers.
The death toll from a fire at a China-owned nickel smelter in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province has risen to 18, with 44 others injured, officials said Tuesday.
The junta army’s heavy artillery shelling in Myanmar’s ancient capital of Mrauk-U in Rakhine State between Sunday and Monday resulted in the deaths of three civilians and the arrest of nine others, local residents told Radio Free Asia on Monday.
An organ transplant from an animal to a human is known as xenotransplantation. The procedure is only allowed for patients in the US who have serious or life-threatening conditions. New York, a surgeon is helping push this as a solution to the organ shortage worldwide.
While promoting awareness of female-related health issues in the war-torn country, a new mobile clinic in northeast Syria provides much-needed medical services.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) dominated technology news in 2023, from ChatGPT to the impacts of machine learning on academia, politics, and the music and film industry.Deana
Global temperature records had been demolished in 2023. It was the hottest year on record—some scientists say it was the hottest in 125,000 years. These extremely high temperatures were a contributing factor in several global climatic disasters.
Urban food security is becoming a growing problem as the word’s population continues to expand in cities. Technology for urban farming is being used in Nairobi to cope with the food shortage problem.
With many businesses, homes, and public areas decorated with festive lights, wreaths, and Christmas trees, Washington is getting ready for the holiday holiday.
Growing poverty and hunger on a warming planet, together with new wars, are issues that the UN is powerless to fix. The future of the United Nations in a world where its impact is waning is looked at by VOA correspondent Margaret Besheer.