VOA Mandarin: China's winter surge of flu-like HMPV cases raises concerns of transparency
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) has recently spread widely across China, overwhelming hospitals and evoking memories of the ...
U.S. President-elect Trump sentenced for hush money conviction
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment in his hush money case, an outcome that cements his ...
US intelligence mostly rejects links between ‘Havana Syndrome,’ adversaries
An updated assessment calls foreign involvement in the ailments to U.S. personnel ‘very unlikely,’ although two agencies ...
Earth records hottest year; average global temperature temporarily passes key threshold
It's the first time in recorded history that the planet was above a hoped-for limit to warming for an entire year, according ...
Biden administration extends temporary status for 4 nationalities
Homeland Security cites political and economic conditions in Venezuela and storm damage in El Salvador as reasons for deeming ...
Nigerian president orders probe into Borno military base attack
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into last week's terrorist attacks on a military base in Damboa, Northeast ...
Trump's return sparks renewed hope among Nigerian separatists
As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second inauguration on Jan. 20, thousands of miles away in Nigeria his ...
Pakistan struggles to bring trade to China-built port
Pakistan is struggling to attract commercial activity to a Chinese-funded deep-sea port in the southwest that experts say is ...
As Maduro takes office, advocates condemn latest journalist arrest in Venezuela
Media freedom campaigner Carlos Correa is among several high-profile figures detained in the week leading up to Maduro’s ...
Pakistan court temporarily blocks deportation of Afghan musicians, singers
FILE - An Afghan musician plays the harmonium in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 16, 2021. Afghan musicians and singers in ...
Preventive action can’t avert wildfires but can save lives, meteorologists say
People have been evacuated. It has been impossible to save houses, and the loss of life is still too high, but it has been ...
Donald Trump sentenced without penalties in New York court
A New York judge Friday sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to an “unconditional discharge” over 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The sentence spares him penalties but allows the ...