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Lacking Counselors, US Schools Turn to Booming Business of Online Therapy

Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick Among 2023 Kennedy Center Honorees

Solar Grid Brings Light, Progress to Rural Nigerian Community

Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Tops Box Office With $21 Million Debut

Kiss Say Farewell to Live Touring, Become First US Band To Go Virtual and Become Digital Avatars

Maghreb Farmers Embrace Drones to Fight Climate Change

US Ill-Prepared to House Growing Number of Older People, Study Says

Flu on Rise, RSV Infections May Be Peaking, US Says

Known Pathogens Cause Rise in China’s Respiratory Illness, Official Says

Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Span US States, Federal Agencies Say

US Issues New Rule on Methane Emissions

US VP Harris Announces $3 Billion Pledge to Green Climate Fund

Golden Mole Presumed Extinct Found Again in South Africa

Rules Would Bar EV Tax Credits if Batteries, Minerals Linked to China

 US Agency Predicts Strong Geomagnetic Storm on Saturday

On World AIDS Day, Biden Vows to Stop Spread of HIV Worldwide by 2030

Women Living with HIV Get Support in Mozambique

Virtual Reality Holograms Could Transform Learning, Arts

US Lawmakers Say Chinese Disinformation Operations a Growing Threat

Tattoo Campaign Seeks to Help Displaced in Myanmar

VOA Exclusive: US, S Korea, Japan to Sign Pact to Counter Disinformation 

Scientists Say 2023 Amazon Drought Most Severe in Recorded History

Ancient Asteroid May Hold Clues on Water’s Origin on Earth

COP28 Begins With Breakthrough Climate Fund Agreement

Shane MacGowan, Lead Singer of The Pogues, Dies at 65

Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Arrested Again

UN Weather Agency: 2023 Is Hottest Year on Record, More Climate Extremes Ahead

Vietnam’s Rare Earth Sector on the Rise

South African Company to Start Making Vaginal Rings That Protect Against HIV

US Life Expectancy Climbs, but Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Vice President Harris to Lead US Delegation to Major Climate Summit

White House Hopes to Lead Global Charge in ‘Promise, Peril’ of Emerging Tech Like AI

Ukraine Businesses Pivot to New Military Technology Production

British PM Accuses Greek Leader of ‘Grandstanding’ Over Parthenon Marbles

US Imposes Sanctions on Cryptocurrency Mixer Sinbad Over Alleged North Korea Links

As COP28 Gets Underway, Scientists Warn of Irreversible, Catastrophic Climate Change

Dubai Hosts COP28 Summit Amid Intensifying Climate Emergency

US Life Expectancy Rose Last Year, But it Remains Below its Pre-Pandemic Level

Climate Crises Drastically Increase Child Hunger, UK-Based Charity Says

World Health Organization Warns of Disease Threat in Gaza

America House Opens in Odesa Despite Ongoing War in Ukraine 

Is AI About to Steal Your Job?

COP28 Has Big Agenda but Won’t Have Biden, Xi

Spain to Invest 1.4 Billion Euros to Protect Threatened Donana Wetland

Pakistan: Nationwide Polio Campaign Targets Over 4 Million Children

‘Hunger Games’ Feasts, ‘Napoleon’ Conquers, ‘Wish’ Disappoints at Box Office

China Says Surge in Respiratory Illnesses Caused by Flu, Other Known Pathogens

Cambodia’s Dragon Boat Races Make a Welcome Return

Greek PM to ‘Persist’ With UK Over Parthenon Marbles

Heat, Disease, Air Pollution: How Climate Change Impacts Health

Oregon Experiments with Decriminalizing Small Amounts of Hard Drugs

UN Chief Visits Rapidly Melting Antarctica Ahead of COP28 Climate Talks

Meals To Woof Down at Italy’s First Dog Restaurant

In US, Hmong ‘New Year’ Means Recalling Old Spirits, Teaching New Generations

Japan Detects Season’s First Bird Flu Case, Will Cull 40,000 Birds, Report Says

UN Chief Speaks From Antarctica Ahead of Global Climate Summit

WHO Confirms First Sexual Spread of Mpox in Congo Amid Record Outbreak

South Africa, Colombia Fighting Drugmakers Over Access to TB, HIV Drugs

WHO Asks China for More Information About Illnesses, Pneumonia Clusters

New York City Hosts Its 97th Thanksgiving Parade