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Pfizer Says its COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Teenage Children The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:05:21 0:00 Pop-out player Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protects children as young as 12. The news may lead to vaccinating that age group before they return to school in the autumn. Most COVID-19 vaccines available are for adults, who are at higher risk from the coronavirus. Pfizer’s vaccine is approved for children ages 16 and older. But vacc...

You might have heard a lot about NFTs lately, but may not be sure what they are. This explainer aims to provide a basic understanding of this rising technology, which has led to digital artwork being sold for millions of dollars.

Volkswagen says a widely publicized announcement that it was changing its name to “Voltswagen” was meant as a joke.

The Biden administration said in a statement: “The American Jobs Plan is an investment in America that will create millions of good jobs, rebuild our country’s infrastructure, and position the United States to out-compete China.”

Officials Debate Wave of Migrants Arriving at US Border March 16, 2021 Migrants from Central America take refuge from the rain in the back of a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle as they wait to be transported after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2021. (REUTERS/Adrees Latif) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:58 0:00 Pop-out player U.S. officials are struggling with the problem of thousands of Ce...

Baby Sharks Struggle to Survive in Warming Ocean March 16, 2021 In this February 2019 photo provided by the New England Aquarium, scientist Carolyn Wheeler holds a baby epaulette shark in Quincy, Mass. Scientists have found the baby sharks are less likely to survive to maturity in warming ocean waters. Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:30 0:00 Pop-out player Scientists say baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the energy they need to survive bec...

EU Official Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe as Countries Suspend Its Use March 16, 2021 A man waits in a vaccination center where a sign reads "No AstraZeneca vaccinations today" in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, southwestern France, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:06:02 0:00 indication” that the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine caused blood clots in some people. Emer Cooke, the head of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), spoke to reporters Tuesday. S...

Four Ways to Find an English Speaking Partner March 16, 2021 share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:06:00 0:00 Many VOA Learning English users live in places where it is hard to find someone to practice speaking English with. You may be one of those people. So you may have tried to find people online, even on our website or social media pages. And maybe you found a partner or maybe you did not. If you have been unlucky in finding a partner, today’s Education Tips is for you. ...

The Vatican issued an order Monday stating that the Roman Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions.

What Will Future Look Like With the New Coronavirus? The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:07:14 0:00 Many people have questions about the future of the new coronavirus that has spread worldwide. Will an international vaccination campaign, like the one against smallpox, completely stop the virus? Will vaccines work on new variants? Or will the virus stay among us for a long time and change into a mild illness, like the common cold? Recently, a group of international experts shared t...