After an official inauguration last month, Senegal finally opened the Museum of Black Civilizations to the general public this week The four-story structure is home to one of Africa’s largest art collections and has room for 18,000 works in all. …
Three former Credit Suisse Group AG bankers were arrested in London on Thursday on U.S. charges that they took part in a $2 billion fraud scheme involving state-owned companies in Mozambique, a spokesman for U.S. prosecutors said. Andrew Pearse, Surjan …
After studying a space rock some 4 billion miles (6.4 billion km) from Earth, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft set off on a new hunt for moons in the solar system’s most distant edge, searching for clues on our solar family’s …
The government says 8.4 million Americans have signed up for coverage next year under the Obama health law, reflecting steady enrollment even as supporters of the law appeal a court ruling that declares it unconstitutional. Thursday’s numbers underscore the …
Behind Apple’s disconcerting news of weak iPhone sales lies a more sobering truth: The tech industry has hit Peak Smartphone, a tipping point when everyone who can afford one already owns one and no breakthroughs are compelling them to upgrade …
Stock markets around the globe dropped Thursday after tech giant Apple said that sales of its devices had fallen sharply in China last month, perhaps signaling a broader slowing in the world economy. The widely watched Dow Jones industrial average …
Singer and pianist Daryl Dragon, best known as the Captain of 1970s soft rock duo the Captain and Tennille, died Wednesday at age 76, his publicist said. Dragon died of kidney failure in Prescott, Ariz., publicist Harlan Boll’s statement said. …
Apple on Wednesday cut the revenue forecast for its latest quarter, citing fewer iPhone upgrades and weak sales in China, and its shares tumbled in after-hours trade. The company forecast $84 billion in revenue for its fiscal first quarter …
A fleet-footed hound that hails from West Africa is the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s pack of recognized breeds. The club announced Wednesday that the Azawakh (AHZ’-ah-wahk) became the 193rd breed in the roster. That means Azawakhs can now …
Few experiences capture old New Orleans and the Mississippi River quite like a paddlewheel riverboat coming around a muddy bend with its tooting whistle, towering smoke stacks and water-churning propeller. This month, a new riverboat is set to launch in …
The roller-coaster ride on Wall Street resumed Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year, as stocks plunged early on, then slowly recovered and finished with a slight gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped as much as 398 …
Rotting hides on the road are all that is left of three butchered cows. Such carnage is common in Venezuela’s cattle country, where thieves, squatters and government policy threaten a vital food resource. Venezuela’s severe economic crisis is felt keenly …
Laborers milled around an unfinished eight-story building in an expansive field in Konza dotted with zebra and antelope — the only visible sign of progress in a decade-old plan to make Kenya into Africa’s leading technology hub by 2030. Grandiose …
The works of 32 composers from countries affected by war and other conflicts will be featured in a concert Jan. 24 at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland — a suburb of Washington, D.C. Award-winning Israeli-American pianist …
Floral floats and marching bands took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 130th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day and millions more watched on TV. Among the fanciful floats was …
The year 2018 was one of box office successes and awards of artistic recognition for black films, from Marvel Comic’s action flick Black Panther to the fact-based drama Blackkklansman. Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, about a fictional African king with superhero …
2018 was a year of box office successes and awards of artistic recognition for black films. Marvel’s action flick “Black Panther” introduced the first black superhero lead actor and grossed over a billion dollars domestically and internationally. Other films with …
Digital developments that have upended businesses throughout the global economy, from music to manufacturing, are also changing what the world trades and how manufacturers and merchants move and sell their goods. Experts tell VOA’s Jim Randle, the digital revolution presents …
The Rose Parade has been a New Year’s Day tradition since 1890. Every inch of every float is covered with flowers or other natural materials, such as leaves, seeds or bark. The most delicate flowers, including roses, are placed in …
Just 33 minutes into the New Year, NASA’s New Horizons probe will make space exploration history, flying by the most distant body ever explored. The probe, launched in January 2006, will fly within 3,540 kilometers of 2014 MU69, dubbed Ultima …