This is VOA News. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. U.S. President Joe Biden announced a new goal of cutting U.S. greenhouse gas pollution as he kicked off a virtual global summit on climate change with dozens of other world leaders. VOA's Patsy W...
Thousands of supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny gathered Wednesday in the center of Moscow, demanding his release and the access of doctors to examine his health. People were heard chanting freedom to Navalny and let the doctors in as...
This is VOA News. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. President Biden has announced new steps to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations, including tax credits for employers who give workers paid time off to get their shot. AP's Sagar Meghani has details. M...
This is VOA News. Reporting by remote, I'm Joe Ramsey. Guilty or not guilty - the jury now has the highest profile U.S. police murder trial in decades. Twelve jurors began deliberating charges Monday against the white now former police officer accuse...
This is VOA News. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. President Biden has announced new steps to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations, including tax credits for employers who give workers paid time off to get their shot. AP's Sagar Meghani has details. M...
This is VOA News. Reporting by remote, I'm Joe Ramsey. The U.S. on Sunday warned Russia of consequences if the hunger striking Kremlin critical Alexi Navalny dies in prison. The opposition politician's team is calling for protests across Russia to he...
Britain's Prince Philip has been laid to rest in a service that honored his service to the country, the crown and the queen, his wife Elizabeth. AP's Karen Chammas reports. Inside the Gothic Windsor chapel, the service was simple and somber. There wa...
This is VOA News. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. Myanmar's military government said Saturday it had released more than 23,000 prisoners in observance of the country's traditional New Year holiday and that the new junta chief would make his firs...
This is VOA News. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the White House Friday for his first visit from a foreign leader since taking office. At a joint news conference, the presid...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the death toll in the United States has increased significantly in the past year. AP's Jackie Quinn reports. New government data quantifies the increase in deaths in the U.S. over a 13-mon...
This is VOA News. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. The United States is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of companies and people for Russia's interference in last year's election and the hacking of several gove...
Authorities in the state of Tennessee say that a student at Knoxville High School opened fire at police before he was then shot and killed. We get more information from AP correspondent Jackie Quinn. The fatal encounter took place inside a school bat...
This VOA news. Via remote I'm Tommy McNeil. Japan's government has decided to start releasing radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea within two years after it's treated. That decision was long speculated but delayed d...
This is VOA news. Via remote, I'm Diane Roberts. Seven Catholic clergy, including two French citizens, were kidnapped Sunday in Haiti, according to a spokesperson of the Bishop's Conference for the island nation, which has been rocked by unrest. Five...
This is VOA news. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. Britain's Prince Charles has expressed his family's deep gratitude for the outpouring of support following the death of his father, Prince Philip. AP's Karen Chammas reports. As the nation mourns...
