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Author James B. Stewart fights discrimination in academia.
On Sunday, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his country will start producing uranium enriched at higher levels. The process is to begin on Tuesday. World powers have been pushing Tehran to accept a nuclear exchange agreement whereby Iran would send its uranium out of the country for enrichment. But Iran, so far, has not accepted the offer. U.S Defense Secretary, Robert Gates says there is still time for sanctions to work before the international community considers military action. VOA's Elizabeth Lee has more on this story.
Businesses in Haiti are struggling to recover from the devastating earthquake January 12. Many workers have lost their jobs, and employers are trying to get their businesses up and running. Mike O'Sullivan visited one large Haitian company, Acra Industries. He reports that hundreds of workers at the company face weeks or months of lay-offs.
Africans have long played a dominant role in the Summer Olympic Games. But the Winter Olympics are something else. Yet a man from Ghana is in Vancouver, Canada to take on the world's greatest skiers at this year's Winter Olympics. VOA's Selah Hennessy caught up with him as he trained in Britain.
It is called crib death or SIDS for sudden infant death syndrome. Parents put a seemingly healthy infant to sleep and return to find the baby has stopped breathing. The causes remain a mystery. But as VOA's Carol Pearson reports, new research finds a chemical imbalance in babies' brains that may provide a clue.
The Toyota Motor Corporation says its engineers have solved the accelerator problem that prompted the recall of more than four million of its most popular models. The company apologized to customers on Monday and said repairs will begin as soon as possible. VOA's Mil Arcega has more.
Washington and surrounding areas are digging out after a paralyzing blizzard that dumped more than half a meter of snow, triggering emergency declarations by state officials throughout the mid-Atlantic region. VOA's Michael Bowman has this report.
When the New Orleans Saints take the field in Sunday's Super Bowl, it will be the team's first trip to the U.S. professional football championship game. For fans, it is an impressive feat, coming just over four years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the city. VOA's Brian Wagner reports Saints players are proud to carry the city's spirits on their backs.
For the last few years, Israel has made the case that Iran poses a serious threat to its existence and it has not ruled out the possibility of a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. Tehran denies it is enriching uranium for weapons and says it will retaliate if attacked. The failure of the major powers to engage Teheran and convince it to stop developing its atomic capabilities is raising anxiety among Israeli leaders who are trying to determine whether to strike or give diplomacy another chance. As VOA Jerusalem correspondent Luis Ramirez reports, Israel is drawing on lessons from its past as it deals with what may be a new threat in the not-too-distant future.
The president of the Japanese automaker Toyota has apologized for the company's global recall of millions of vehicles due to safety issues. Akio Toyoda is the grandson of Toyota's founder. VOA's Robert Raffaele has more.
As international aid flows into Haiti, residents of the Port-au-Prince slum of Cite Soleil say they are still waiting for help more than three weeks after that devastating earthquake stuck the Caribbean nation. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports.
A recent study shows that medical students and hospital interns often fail to report self-inflicted needlestick injuries when treating patients. That is a major worry if the patient or the health care worker carries an infectious disease, such as HIV-AIDS or hepatitis. VOA's Melinda Smith has more.
The Washington, D.C. Auto Show, with 700 makes and models from 42 domestic and foreign manufacturers, showcases a new strategy the U.S. auto industry hopes will help it recover: new and more environmentally-friendly "green" technologies. VOA's Rosanne Skirble reports.
Millions of people are living in the streets of America's cities and small towns. They sleep on park benches and in subways. Some suffer from addiction or mental illness; others are just down on their luck. Most people walk by them, hardly noticing them. Jeff Swicord introduces us to one man in Washington D.C. who took the time to stop and say hello, and at the same time transformed his own life.
The Super Bowl is American football's biggest professional game of the year. And one big star the game this Sunday in Miami, Florida is likely to be Indianapolis Colts' receiver Pierre Garcon, whose parents came to the U.S. from Haiti. Since the January 12th earthquake in Haiti, Garcon has used his stardom to raise attention about Haiti's needs since the disaster. VOA's Brian Wagner reports.
Nothing worth having is easy to get. That is especially true for one young South Korean woman, who has overcome extraordinary physical challenges in her pursuit of artistic fulfillment. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul.
U.S. President Barack Obama has sharply criticized an anti-gay bill in Uganda that would impose the death penalty in some cases. Other western governments and gay rights activists also have criticized the legislation. Supporters accuse the U.S. and other western nations of interfering in Uganda's internal affairs. VOA's Robert Raffaele has more.
Some former slave ports in Africa are now tourist destinations, but not Bunce Island in Sierra Leone. It's abandoned and its slave castle is in ruins. VOA's Nico Colombant reports.
Haitian authorities have charged 10 American missionaries with child kidnapping and criminal association for allegedly trying to take 33 Haitian children out of the country illegally. Haiti's government has suggested the case could be transferred to the United States but, for the moment, the ten have been returned to a jail in the capital Port-au-Prince where they have been held since their arrest last Friday. VOA's Elizabeth Lee takes a closer look at events surrounding the case.
Earlier this month, Britain's government raised the threat level to severe, meaning a terror attack was highly likely. Now Britain has begun using full body scanners at some of its busiest airports in a bid to tighten security. The scanners come as airports around the world are looking at new ways to improve security, after the failed bombing attempt on an American airliner on Christmas Day. Jennifer Glasse reports for VOA from London.