Omicron is unlikely to have completely outsmarted the vaccines, experts say, even with its unusual array of mutations.There are a lot of unknowns, but they expect that the shots will still do what they do best: Keep people out of the hospital and out o…
Continue ReadingIn Kenya, refugees and their supporters have welcomed a new law that gives the country’s half a million refugees better access to education and work. The law comes as Kenya plans to close two of the region’s largest refugee camps, which are home to mor…
Continue ReadingThe White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age group two weeks ago.At least 2.6 million kids have received a shot, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff …
Continue ReadingAfrica’s largest economy, has launched the continent’s first digital currency, the e-Naira. The launch also ranks Nigeria among very few nations in the world to adopt the electronic money system which leaders hope will help boost the country’s GDP and …
Continue ReadingThe largest triceratops skeleton ever found was sold for $7.74 million Thursday at an auction in Paris to a private American collector.In a statement on its website, the Drouot auction house said the fossilized remains of “Big John,” as the skeleton is…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — Climate change is an “emerging threat” to U.S. financial stability that regulators should address in their everyday work, a top U.S. regulatory panel said Thursday, a first for the United States, which has lagged other wealthy countries on…
Continue ReadingAkinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank, is holding a series of meetings with senior U.S. government officials and business leaders in Washington to encourage increased investments in Africa.VOA’s Peter Clottey spoke with Adesin…
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