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The COVID pandemic has had many unforeseen consequences. One of the most unforeseen was the explosion of the rat population in New York City. Nina Vishneva has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.

The fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, largely driven by the omicron variant, continues spreading across the world, pushing some health care systems to the brink. In some places, government measures to control spread have been met with opposition by those who say they’ve had enough of lockdowns

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the streets of Sao Paulo have become home to thousands of Brazilians who have lost everything. Homelessness is not new to Brazil's biggest and otherwise most prosperous city. According to the government, it had jumped by 50% in the five years preceding 2019.

On LiveTalk-The Connection, host Mike Hove spotlights youth led initiatives helping Zimbabwean’s cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. We also profile young entrepreneurs as we recap on how businesses performed in Zimbabwe in 2021 amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and a guest panel review the top stories from Africa in 2021 from COVID-19 vaccine drives and coup attempts to economic recovery and advancements in culture and technology.

We shed a light on dwarfism by looking at how one advocacy group in South Africa is calling for better support for people with the condition. And South African Professor Salim Abdool Karim shares some insights on the country's COVID-19 outbreak. We also explain herd immunity.

U.S. President Joe Biden says defeating the coronavirus pandemic – both at home and around the world – is his top priority. VOA looks at how he handled this unprecedented global and domestic challenge during his first year as president, with this report from White House correspondent Anita Powell.

During its fifth edition, Accra Fashion Week gathered West African designers for a weekend of runway shows after last year's hiatus amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

After internal Facebook documents were shared widely with news organizations, the question remains whether and how Facebook will change. Michelle Quinn reports.

Nebraska State Patrol released dashcam footage Wednesday showing a semitrailer truck losing control before being blown over by the wind on Interstate 80, near Lincoln. (Reuters)