Twitter said Wednesday that it was rolling out a feature that lets users follow topics the way they do people, starting with sports and K-pop, as part of its efforts to bring in and keep more users on the service. …
New research in the United Kingdom has added another reason to vaccinate kids. A measles infection can zap the immune system’s “memory” — putting people at risk all over again for diseases they already had, such as chickenpox. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi looks at a …
NEW DELHI — As winter sets in, residents in New Delhi follow an unusual weather routine: People in the world’s most polluted capital do not look out their windows to see whether it is a sunny or a chilly day, …
Melania Trump is visiting a Boston hospital’s cuddling program that aims to help infants born dependent on drugs or alcohol.The first lady’s stop Wednesday at Boston Medical Center is part of her “Be Best” initiative.The hospital developed the program to …
French actress Catherine Deneuve, 76, was admitted to hospital in Paris after suffering a “limited” stroke, French media reported.”Catherine Deneuve has suffered a very limited and therefore reversible ischemic stroke. Happily, her motor control has not been affected. She will …
Doris Day’s four Golden Globe awards, her piano, and a collection of her gowns are among 800 items going up for auction next year, along with dozens of artifacts reflecting her passion for animals, Julien’s Auctions said on Wednesday.Day, the …
Buckingham Palace says new outfits designed for Queen Elizabeth II will not use real fur.The palace said Wednesday the decision does not mean the queen will dispose of all the fur outfits she already has. The palace statement says “the …
Female footballers playing for Australia’s national team will earn the same as their male counterparts under a deal unveiled Wednesday in a big boost for gender equality.Under a new centralized contract system announced by Football Federation Australia, Matildas stars such …
Apple is expanding its website on privacy with more explanations about its commitments, though its policies and practices aren’t changing.The new site Wednesday is part of Apple’s ongoing push to distinguish itself from data-hungry, advertising-fueled rivals such as Google and …
An advocacy group tracking misinformation says it has found an increase in fake political news shared on Facebook ahead of the 2020 presidential elections.The group, Avaaz, said Wednesday that it found that viral misinformation is still being spread on the …
The world economy could be boosted by as much as $100 billion a year if employers successfully encouraged their staff to meet World Health Organization guidelines on exercise, according to an analysis of the economic impact of activity.Adding an extra …
Dubai-based Mara Group launched in October what it calls Africa’s first smartphone manufacturer in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Mara Phone says its device is the first high specification, affordable smartphone made in Africa to compete in a market dominated by …
Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a bunch of furry puppets. Blink and you might miss it, but Burnett followed a cartoon about a witch …
Sakshi Chauhan has not left her house in a quiet inner-city slum in the Indian capital for the past six days on her doctor’s orders.The 22-year-old call center operator is recovering from a severe throat infection and the thick smog now …
Brazil’s carbon emissions have remained stable despite an increase in deforestation because they were offset by a larger use of clean energy sources such as ethanol and wind power, a report said on Tuesday.Brazilian emissions of gases blamed for global …
TikTok, a video app popular with teens, stressed its independence from China in a letter to U.S. lawmakers but failed to convince Senator Josh Hawley, who chaired a hearing on Tuesday on the security of U.S. citizens’ personal data.TikTok, a …
The vast majority of national commitments in the 2015 Paris Agreement are inadequate to prevent the worst effects of global warming, scientists said on Tuesday, naming the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitting countries as among those that must ratchet up …
United Parcel Service Flight Forward drones have flown prescription medications to the front lawn of a private home and to a retirement center, the UPS unit’s first revenue-generating deliveries for drugstore chain CVS Health.Flight Forward’s maiden delivery flight on Friday …
More than 21,500 Kenyans die each year from cooking with traditional fuels like charcoal and firewood, new government data showed on Tuesday, as authorities pledged to meet a global goal of universal access to clean cooking energy by 2030.The health …