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Botswana’s president promises to restore Bushmen rights after yearslong delay in burial

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 11:58
A Bushman who died in 2021 was buried this week after courts, under the previous government which was ousted in October, denied the family the right to bury him on his ancestral land

Blinken faces critics in Congress who say Afghanistan withdrawal 'lit the world on fire'

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 11:42
Secretary of state has previously said Biden administration was ‘severely constrained’ by decisions of Trump, previous presidents

Tips for international students battling homesickness

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 11:30
Homesickness can be common among college students. Here, an article from the student newspaper at Southern New Hampshire University tells international students how to combat it. (November 2024) 

FIFA names Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 11:23
Spain, Portugal and Morocco are set to co-host the 2030 edition

Taliban minister from Haqqani network assassinated in Kabul

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 10:50
This marks one of the most significant attacks on hard-line Taliban leaders since they returned to power in August 2021

Doctors Without Borders resumes some activities in Haiti's capital

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 10:43
Three MSF-run hospitals and a clinic will reopen less than a month after operations were suspended over threats to its staff

New feeding approach benefits students, farmers in Malawi

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 10:29
A new initiative is reshaping the lives of smallholder farmers and students in Malawi. The Home-Grown School Feeding Program is bridging the gap between agriculture and public primary schools, resulting in improved nutrition for students and economic empowerment for farmers. Lameck Masina reports.

Community-led farming initiative restores wastelands, rural incomes in North India

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 09:53
In North India, vast tracts of land turned into wasteland in recent years as farmers abandoned cultivating their fields because it was unprofitable. Now some farmers have come together to restore these lands in an initiative that is helping rural women raise their income. Anjana Pasricha reports.

Ukraine wins its first FIFA Futsal World Cup medal

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 09:50
Futsal was invented in Uruguay almost a century ago to play indoor soccer or football on a basketball court. It’s become hugely popular and this year Ukrainian players medaled in the international Futsal championship. Omelyan Oshchudlyak has the story. (Video edited by Yuriy Dankevych )

Blinken travels to Mideast as Syria navigates post-Assad path

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 09:46
US will recognize Syrian government that upholds key principles, secretary of state says

Chad military frees abducted Cameroonians, while troops deployed to secure border

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 09:34
Chad's military says it has deployed several hundred troops along border with Cameroon to stop rebels from abducting civilians after armed men kidnapped a dozen Cameroonians

Biden approves national security memo on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia ahead of Trump's return

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 08:37
Memorandum was shaped to help Trump's team build its approach in dealing with relationships involving America's most prominent adversaries and competitors

Russia monitoring situation in Syria, highlights need to protect its military bases

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 07:15
Russia says it is in contact with 'those who are currently controlling the situation'

Officials: Fighting breaks out between Somalia's Jubbaland region and federal government

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 06:17
Clashes come after Jubbaland held election against advice of authorities in Mogadishu, officials say

Syrian former prisoners speak out on Assad regime's collapse

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 04:45
As Syrians danced in the streets over President Bashar al-Assad's fall from power, Anwar Etnesh drove his car into the dense traffic clogging the route from his hometown Daraa north to Damascus. Hordes of Syrians like Etnesh were heading to Syria's capital to celebrate the end of the Assad family's rule. But Etnesh was on a mission to find his 55-year-old cousin, whom Assad soldiers arrested in Daraa 13 years ago during anti-government protests. He was never seen or heard from...

Zimbabwean journalists find ways to create level playing fields for each other

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 04:38
In an attempt to end polarization in Zimbabwe's media, an organization is hosting sports events for journalists from the privately owned and state-run media. Columbus Mavhunga joins the inaugural event in Harare, where he files this report.

UN General Assembly considers resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 04:21
Deadly Israeli airstrikes hit central, northern Gaza

Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone bring chaotic winter weather to East Coast

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 11, 2024 - 03:44
One of the key factors driving the weather is an atmospheric river, which is a long band of water vapor that can transport moisture from the tropics to more northern areas

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