Welcome to Ionia, a community in Kasilof, Alaska, where residents strive to live a cooperative and sustainable life. As she travels with the community to harvest a year’s worth of seaweed—a staple of their diet—VOA’s Gabrielle Weiss highlights the unity and purpose that bind them.
The Philippine Senate has summoned former President Rodrigo Duterte’s spiritual adviser, a televangelist preacher wanted in the United States on suspicion of sexual trafficking and fraud, to testify in response to allegations of sexual abuse, according to a senatorial aide
The Russian Federation’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, addresses the United Nations Security Council about threats to international peace and security.
Myanmar’s Kachin Independence Army and allied People’s Defense Forces claim they captured 30 junta soldiers during battles in the country’s north, a Kachin army officer told Radio Free Asia on Monday.
The hosts of VOA Music Time in Africa, Heather Maxwell, and VOA Red Carpet, Jackson Mvunganyi, highlight a few well-known afro-beats musicians who will be performing in the Washington, D.C., area in the coming year. Moroccan artist Dystinct and South African artist Tyla, who is nominated for a Grammy, are two among them.
American Red Cross has declared a severe shortage.Bad weather, seasonal illnesses, and COVID-19 have contributed to a 40% decrease in the country’s donor pool.Angelina Bagdasaryan visited a blood donation station in Los Angeles and talked with some of the donors.
A publication that only covers issues affecting women is run by a Kenyan journalist. With Woman Kenya Network, her publication, she hopes to help women in sharing their tales in a society that, in their opinion, downplays their issues.
Pacific Island states have been working to implement a brand-new $500 million climate protection fund since the United Nations Climate Change Summit, or COP 28, concluded in mid-December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Fighting between the Kachin Independence Army and junta troops in northern Myanmar left two residents dead, locals told Radio Free Asia on Friday.
Volunteers from Ukraine have been forced to come up with an innovative way to convert used SUVs into casualty evacuation vehicles, or CASEVACS for short, in order to move wounded soldiers from far front lines to safety with limited resources.