Syria 2011 - 2024: Assad's fall followed years of bloodshed and …
The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s rule over Syria marks the culmination of a nearly 14-year rebellion and a key moment in a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced half the population and drew in outside powers.
Israel & Palestine: Weighing the solutions - Voice of America
The 1948 United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine envisioned two sovereign states, with approximately 56% of the territory allocated to a Jewish state, and the remainder to a Palestinian state, as well as a special international status for the city of Jerusalem.
VOA Special Report | History of mass shooters | Search the data
Mental illness Mood disorder Thought disorder Signs of a crisis Suicidal Substance use Alcoholism Drug and alcohol problems. More than two-thirds of mass shooters had a history of mental health concerns, which is higher than the 50% of people in the general population who will satisfy criteria for a mental illness at some point in their lives.
Salmon return, but years of work are ahead in America's largest …
Dec 20, 2024 · Dead fish near former Iron Gate Dam site. Hornbrook, California, August 28, 2024. / Credit: Matt Dibble, VOA News A Chinook Salmon in a tributary of the Klamath River after removal of the dams, marking the first fish to return since 1916. October 16, 2024, Klamath Falls, Oregon / Credit: Mark Hereford, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Wild horses at Klamath River restoration site.
South China Sea | Conflict and Diplomacy on the High Seas
The U.S. and other Western nations have pushed for a “rule-based order” in the South China Sea, which carries a large portion of the world’s maritime freight traffic, calling it critical to regional security and economic prosperity. But Beijing largely views U.N.-backed codes of maritime governance as incompatible with domestic laws, and has …
Famous firsts for US presidents | Voice of America
2 John Adams March 4, 1797 - March 4, 1801. First president to live in the White House. The day after moving in to the White House, Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, “I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it.
Freegate opens a door to Asia | VOA Special Report - Voice of …
In 2002 Dynamic Internet Technologies (DIT) created a proprietary proxy network called “Dynaweb”. Freegate enables users to navigate Dynaweb's shifting network of private proxy servers to help slip past governmental censors.
Election 2024 | Meet the Democrats who could replace Biden
Whitmer, 52, is in her second term as governor of Michigan, a key swing state that Trump won in 2016 but Biden took in 2020. She was previously a state legislator, serving in both the state House and Senate and becoming the Michigan Senate minority leader for four years.
Beyond Belt and Road | China’s Global Development Spending
Jan 22, 2024 · Explore China’s 2000 - 2021 development spending by country, region and development type
Impeachment Inquiry | What is the Impeachment Process? - Voice …
The House of Representatives Democratic Majority announces the beginning of the impeachment investigation formally starting a process with no firm timetable. House committees investigate allegations of wrongdoing by the president, hearing from witnesses and gathering evidence. Their conclusions are ...