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More than 20 killed in fiery school bus crash in Thailand

By VOA News A bus carrying dozens of children has crashed and burned, killing at least 25 people just outside Bangkok, Thailand. Forty-four people were on board the bus when the crash occurred...

Small asteroid lights up northern Luzon skies

By Brian Campued A small, “harmless” asteroid hit the Earth’s atmosphere early Thursday morning, creating a fireball that was seen over northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...

Female journalist silenced on air apparently in compliance with Taliban morality law

By VOA News A Taliban-controlled state broadcaster in Afghanistan silenced a female journalist and her image during a live media event Tuesday, apparently in compliance with the radical rulers’ recently enacted morality...

New law allows Australians to ignore after hours work calls and emails

By VOA News Australian employees now have the right to ignore their bosses outside working hours thanks to a new law which enshrines the "right to disconnect." The legislation, which passed in February...

WHO: Mpox is not the new COVID

By VOA News The World Health Organization reports that basic public health measures can stop outbreaks of mpox (formerly monkeypox) and potentially eliminate transmission of the virus, which has caused 99,176 cases...

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency

By VOA News The World Health Organization declared monkeypox (mpox) “a public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC) at a meeting on Wednesday. The meeting came a day after the Africa Centres for...

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