Coffee is one of the most popular hot beverages in the world and is drunk almost daily by about a third of the world’s population. At a coffee shop in Jakarta, Indonesia, the owners want to promote communication, understanding and tolerance by employing people who can’t hear. VOA’s Rendy Wicaksana reports~VOA NEWS
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According to the non-profit group, World’s Children, an estimated 21 million people are victims of human trafficking. Many of them are undocumented Hispanic women who are hard to track because they are often afraid to seek help authorities from authorities
An American artist is using a unique glass thread technique to create beautiful luminous glass vessels. Toots Zynsky helped invent a special machine that produces the threads which are a signature of her pieces. Her most recent art reflects her love of birds, especially those that are endangered
Nazi occupation and Soviet repression decimated the Izhorian people, a tiny ethnic minority from northwest Russia. Now just hundreds remain, but efforts are being made to revive their language and culture
South Africa has been experiencing a rise in the marriage age for women, with 32 being the median age for first timers, up from 30 five years ago. It’s part of a global trend in developed nations, where women’s educational attainment and income are rising along with the age of the average bride
Designers and models recently held what they described as a first for Afghanistan: an outdoor fashion show in the capital, Kabul. The event featured traditional Afghan styles, but still attracted criticism from conservatives
America is known as a melting pot of people from different ethnicities, cultures and religious beliefs. But along with that diversity comes the potential for misunderstanding and intolerance. To combat these misunderstandings and defuse hate, ‘Teaching Tolerance Magazine’ provides free resources to educators, teachers and anyone who is teaching tolerance
From decades of political notoriety and financial power, to the fall from prominence, this week #VOAOurVoices’ Auriane Itangishaka, Hayde Adams FitzPatrick, and guest co-host Salem Solomon, explore dynastic families throughout Africa
The US Federal Communications Commission estimates that about 19 million Americans still don’t have access to broadband internet access. Most of those people live in rural parts of the country. But little by little individuals, companies and the government are changing that