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UK to become 1st country to criminalize AI child abuse tools

US says life-saving HIV treatment can continue during aid pause

New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori

Mushers, dogs braved Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago

Uganda health officials warn of Ebola outbreak

RFK Jr. vows to stop collecting from vaccine lawsuit if confirmed to Cabinet

DeepSeek vs. ChatGPT fuels debate over AI building blocks

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate risk of addiction

Ugandan nurse dies of Ebola

Nigerian initiative paves way for deaf inclusion in tech

Republican senator airs concerns about supporting RFK Jr to be US health secretary

Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak in capital Kampala, one dead

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world

Chinese app shakes up AI race

Police say at least 30 died in stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh festival

Trump Health and Human Services nominee defends past statements about vaccines, COVID, health care

Generative AI makes Chinese, Iranian hackers more efficient, report says

WHO warns polio progress in Afghanistan, Pakistan at risk due to US funding cut

Kennedy struggles to answer questions at Senate confirmation hearing for top health post

Year of the Snake is underway with Lunar New Year festivities

Truth struggles against propaganda and censorship on China’s DeepSeek AI

Russia weds biolab, organ harvesting conspiracies to discredit US, Ukraine

China sees boom in feasts for pets on Lunar New Year’s Eve

AI technology helps boost forest conservation in Kenya

China’s DeepSeek AI rattles Wall Street, but questions remain

VOA Mandarin: What is Stargate? Is China catching up in AI?

Tech stocks sink as Chinese competitor threatens to topple their AI domination

Chiefs, Eagles reach Super Bowl

Percival Everett’s ‘James’ awarded Carnegie Medal for fiction

Kenyan tech firm turns plastic waste into 3D images; boosts learning, cuts emissions

Mel Gibson’s ‘Flight Risk’ is No. 1 at box office, ‘The Brutalist’ expands

Trump discussing TikTok purchase with multiple people; decision in 30 days

Taipei pet shop strives to break down anti-snake prejudice

Indonesia showcases returned artifacts it had sought for decades from Netherlands

CIA: COVID likely originated in a lab, but agency has ‘low confidence’ in report

Big Tech wants data centers plugged into power plants; utilities balk

How the oldest known Hebrew book landed in a Washington museum

App provides immediate fire information to Los Angeles residents

Lunar New Year travel offers boost to China’s economic woes

Young rodeo riders compete in mutton bustin’

Trump signs executive orders on AI, cryptocurrency and issues more pardons

VOA Mandarin: Chinese actor Hu Ge enters politics

‘Emilia Perez’ tops Oscar nominations in fire-hit Hollywood

UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems with new digital market powers

Trump signals aggressive stance as US races China in AI development

TikTok’s US reprieve comes as other countries limit social media use

TikTok’s US survival hinges on President Trump

Namibia doctors fight cervical cancer

Trump highlights partnership investing $500B in AI

Historical novel offers lessons to next generation, says Afghan writer

Bird migrations shifting with warming planet in US Southwest

Starry Sundance fest moves ahead in wake of LA fires

 TikTok restores US services after Trump promise to delay ban

India’s ‘digital arrest’ scammers stealing savings of citizens

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

Keke Palmer’s ‘One of Them Days,’ ‘Mufasa’ race for No. 1

TikTok: It’s restoring service to US users based on Trump’s promised executive order

California marine sanctuary protects waters from oil drilling

Chili paste heats up dishes and warms hearts at northeastern Tunisia’s harissa festival