Daily Archives: 05/13/2018


Trump Vows Action to Ease Job Loss at Chinese Tech Giant

President Donald Trump says he is looking for a way to let a Chinese technology firm “get back into business fast” after U.S. trade ruling severely crippled the company. “Too many jobs in China lost,” Trump tweeted Sunday, days after …


Australia Steps up Effort to Save Vulnerable Koalas

A koala hospital and new wildlife reserves are the focus of one of Australia’s boldest plans to protect the vulnerable marsupial. Almost 25,000 hectares of state forest will be set aside for koalas in New South Wales state, which will …


Songbirds Could Help Unravel Human Speech Disorders

Scientists at Rockefeller University in New York discovered that the brains of songbirds use a similar process as humans do when learning to make sounds. And, as a result, VOA’s Deborah Block reports, the research could lead to treatments for …


NASA to Send Tiny Helicopter to Mars 

NASA is planning to send a tiny autonomous helicopter to Mars on its next rover mission to the red planet. The space agency announced Friday that the helicopter will be carried aboard the Mars 2020 rover as a technology demonstration …


Israel’s Netta Barzilai Wins 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision song contest has concluded for 2018, with the top prize going to Israel’s Netta Barzilai and her quirky girl-power song Toy. The Eurovision contest is an international tradition pitting performers from 43 nations against each other and decided by …