Daily Archives: 11/05/2019


Acclaimed Novelist Ernest Gaines Dies at 86

Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation town germinated the stories of black struggles that grew into universal stories of grace and beauty, has died. He was 86.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office on Tuesday …


Halal, Kosher, and Just Plain Tasty

A bakery located in a suburb of Long Island, New York is being held as a symbol of interfaith harmony by the local population and media. VOA’s Aunshuman Apte visited the bakery and spoke to its Pakistani American owner to …


Exclusive: Italy to Make Climate Change Study Compulsory in Schools

Italy will next year become the world’s first country to make it compulsory for schoolchildren to study climate change and sustainable development, Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti said.Fioramonti, from the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, is the government’s most vocal supporter of green …


Fueled by Teenagers, the Video App TikTok Raises Regulators Concerns

It has captured the attention of teenagers, celebrities and global brands.And now U.S. lawmakers and regulators are interested in TikTok, the video app downloaded by 1 billion people.According to Reuters, the U.S. government is launching a national security review into …


Why American Teens Are So Crazy About TikTok

The video app TikTok has become the world’s most downloaded app. Teenagers are fueling the craze by posting videos as short as 15 seconds of themselves dancing, lip-syncing, being silly and generally showing off. Michelle Quinn talked to teenagers about …