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VOA Kurdish: Turkmen Front divided over Kirkuk local government participation 

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 8, 2025 - 02:14
The Turkmen Front is experiencing internal divisions, with one faction promoting participation in the Kirkuk local government. Earlier, Sunni Arab groups also split, with some choosing to join the administration. Click here for the full story in Kurdish.

VOA Kurdish: Religious coexistence in Halabja, Iraq 

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 8, 2025 - 02:14
Despite the presence of various religions in Halabja and the historical religious violence in the area, different religious groups have lived together in harmony, respecting each other's beliefs. This coexistence has evolved to the point where the groups actively participate in each other's religious ceremonies. Click here for the full story in Kurdish.

UK pie and mash fans seek protected status for Cockney classic

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 8, 2025 - 02:13
Londoners have been eating pie and mash since at least Victorian times, but for many years the working-class staple has had a humble reputation among outsiders

Trump hosts crypto industry leaders at White House

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 8, 2025 - 00:54
Trump signed an executive order to create a strategic reserve of bitcoin

US researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 22:38
Protesters say say firings, budget and grant cuts in health, climate, science and other research government agencies endanger not just the future but the present

US drops antitrust case against Google over AI, not Chrome

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 21:57
The DOJ and a coalition of 38 state attorneys general still seek a court order requiring Google to sell its Chrome browser and take other measures to address what a judge said was Google's illegal search monopoly

UN helicopter attacked during South Sudan rescue mission

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 21:54
President appeals for calm after crew member is killed during a rescue mission

Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 200

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 21:16
It’s the worst violence since Assad's government was toppled in early December

South Carolina man executed by firing squad

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 20:50
He was first US prisoner in 15 years to die by this method

Cholera killed nearly 100 in Sudan over 2 weeks, aid group says

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 20:41
Waterborne disease outbreak began in Sudan's White Nile State

Protesters hurl bombs near Greek Parliament amid rail disaster motion debate

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 20:34
Police fire tear gas, stun grenades at violent protesters

More than 200 measles cases reported in Texas, New Mexico

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 20:19
Most of the cases of measles are in people younger than 18 and people who are unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status

Autopsies show Gene Hackman died of heart disease; wife died of hantavirus

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 20:08
Hackman's wife died a week before he did, results reveal

Seeking a deal with Iran and Europe pulls together

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 20:05
U.S. President Donald Trump says he sent a letter to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seeking to negotiate a nuclear deal. We talk to Alex Vatanka, a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute. Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks Thursday in a bid to beef up their own security and ensure that Ukraine will still be properly protected. Joining us is Nicolas Tenzer, a Non-resident...

Trump tells crypto leaders he's committed to helping their industry

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 19:36
A former crypto-skeptic, Trump has warmly embraced an industry that spent heavily to help him win last year's election

US tariff actions cause uncertainty for Mexico’s business sector

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 19:10
This week has been a roller coaster regarding U.S. tariffs with its biggest trading partners and neighbors. Monday, President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. A day later, the U.S. announced temporary exemptions and delays, leaving Mexico dealing with uncertainty.

Haiti swears in new leader amid din of gang violence

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 18:57
Council works with the prime minister, helps run the country and organize general elections

Greenland and Afghanistan: Frontiers in race for critical minerals

Voice of America’s immigration news - March 7, 2025 - 18:50
Countries have little in common, but both have large untapped mineral deposits

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