Companies such as Coca-Cola, Adidas, Ford and Lego are boycotting Facebook this month, pulling ads that appear on the social network in the United States. Some advertisers are part of an organized boycott demanding the company do more to crack down on hate speech, conspiracies and misinformation on its site on topics such as voting. Facebook has responded with some changes but will it be enough?
As Kenya struggles to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the East African country is facing another outbreak: teenage pregnancies. During three months of lockdown, 152,000 Kenyan teenage girls became pregnant, a 40 percent increase in the monthly average
Pearl mullets, an endemic fish species found only in Lake Van in the east of Turkey, have once again embarked on their challenging journey against the tide of life, swimming upstream to get to freshwater to spawn their babies-
After months of coronavirus restrictions, the European Union began reopening its borders to visitors July first from 14 countries it considers safe. That list does not include the United States, where the virus is resurging in some states. Public health is at stake
Infographics, temperature checks at the entrance, infra-red lamps and mobile-app-operated elevators – post-COVID office spaces are going to change dramatically, experts say. And while the majority of offices in the US remain empty as people continue to work from home, architects are busy working on new office space standards
Turkey has launched a military campaign against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, but many civilians have been caught in the crossfire
As the number of COVID cases continue to rise in the United States, theater producers seek out ways to stay connected to their art and audience and keep actors employed. Deana Mitchell explores what happens when the show that must go on struggles during a pandemic-VOA NEWS
The death of African Americans while in police custody and the ongoing protests demanding racial justice have had a major impact on most Americans, including immigrants many of whom have had experiences with racism
Spain has had the world’s highest nursing home death rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Madrid city government documents show officials set rules preventing nursing homes from transferring some residents to hospitals at the time the infection rate peaked. Now, some people are demanding answers
Turkey claims to have one of the lowest COVID mortality rates in Europe, surpassing many more wealthy countries. But doctors warn complacency could spoil that record
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