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As part of World Water Day, March 22, the United Nations is holding its first conference devoted to water issues since 1977. For VOA, Matt Dibble introduces us to a Native American engineering student who will share at that conference her…

Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff Monday.  The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company's history, adding to the 18,000 employees the tech…

Sri Lanka has secured a $ 2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, raising hopes the funding will mark the beginning of economic revival in a country confronting its worst crisis in decades.   The IMF approval Monday came…

U.S. officials said current sanctions on China’s new defense chief, Li Shangfu, will not prevent him from conducting official meetings with his American counterparts, nor is the U.S. government considering issuing an exemption for or…

U.S. hostage Jeffery Woodke has been released after more than six years in captivity in West Africa, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday.   Woodke was kidnapped from his home in Abalak, Niger, where he was a…

Republican lawmakers on Monday assailed the New York Democratic prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump in connection with his alleged $130,000 hush money payment to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. Three committee…

President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic. The legislation,…

What is an indictment?    An indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. It contains the basic information about the charges being filed.     Why is it necessary?    The Fifth Amendment of the United States…

Can convicted felons be president?    There are few requirements to serve as U.S. president. According to the U.S. Constitution, anyone who is at least 35 years old, a natural born citizen of the United States and a U.S. resident for at…

Washington and Beijing are discussing a potential trip to China by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the White House said Monday.  It would be the highest level visit between the two countries…