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A highly infectious coronavirus variant originally discovered in Britain has been detected in California, where many hospitals are overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. The discovery follows documentation of the first known U.S. case of the new strain in Colorado.

The restrictions imposed during South Africa’s battle with COVID-19 have left lasting damage on untold numbers South Africans. According to a United Nations study, more than a third of the middle class households have been pushed into vulnerability. VOA’s Anita Powell reports ...

Though COVID-19 dominated 2020, climate change did not stop. VOA's Steve Baragona has a look back at progress and disasters in the fifth year since the landmark U.N. Paris agreement on climate change.

we can also tell you that the injured students were medevaced off campus and taken for treatment. we dont know what level of injury they have sustained. stephanie there is talking with authorities and gaining all of that information as she is doing just a terrific job bringing us up to date. stephanie, did you learn something new you want to share with us if you can hear us? >> reporter: yes, i do. i just spoke with the superintendent. he says he does believe that the shooter was in fa...

children off for a supervised visit. powell had lost custody of the boys, and he was a suspect in his wifes disappearance. he sent an e-mail saying only "im sorry, good-bye." a neighbor describes what he saw. >> i just knew that if there was anyone in there, they didnt survive. you could tell that instantly from what we saw. i cant imagine anyone killing their children. i just -- thats beyond anything i can imagine someone doing. the state department shut down the embassy in syria ho...

markets are up because of things happening around the world and action happening. that is a good thing. lets turn to los angeles where police have cleared out and shut down the camp set up by occupy protesters. theyve arrested dozens of people who still refuse to leave. about 1400 los angeles police officers moved in after midnight. the camp had been there a couple of months. 200 people arrested. police say the operation was mostly peaceful. another alleged victim speaks out abou...

environment clean. well, then there are excessive regulations that unnecessarily increase the cost for consumers and small businesses. and those excessive regulations are making it harder for our economy to create jobs. the congressional calendar is so full it appears congress wont even consider the jobs bill until october. the u.s. supreme court will review the case of texas death-row inmate duane buck. justices want to know whether a racist comment tainted his sentencing hearing....

how about you? >> oh, im a bears fan. >> shes a chicago boy. ill give you the highlights. >> there you go. >> okay, drew. >> thanks a lot. drew griffin here in studio 7 for suzanne malveaux, whos over in afghanistan. lets get you up to speed. new numbers out today provide more evidence of a very weak job market. the number of americans filing first-time claims rose. it was up to 414,000 last week. why is that important? economists say the number needs to fall below 400,000 to reduce th...

we have breaking news youll be following and other stuffs. >> thanks so much. see you over the weekend as well. breaking news from studio 7. im fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. two explosions have rocked central oslo in the last hour wounding at least eight people. reports from norway say govrt buildings were targeted, one houses the prime ministers office and most of the windows were blown out. reuters reports a mangled car outside one building suggesting a possible car bo...

You had earned. >> they need to get out of the way and let professionals in you became leaders in our here. i know theyre supposedly communities, in our companies and in our country. professionals, but theyre throwing up a lot of roadblocks including a former vietnam and as far as rescuing animals and senator max cleland, who clean-up. >> there are workers everywhere reminded us that americas trying to do what they can with the booms and you get this disabled veterans are strong at feeling that ...