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It’s not a job you apply for and it doesn’t pay. While there are no specific job requirements, Americans often expect first ladies to be warm, motherly figures. But, behind the scenes, first ladies can have significant political influence. As VOA’s Dora Mekouar reports

A warning by the World Health Organization that the COVID-19 pandemic could harm efforts to eradicate malaria appears to be coming true in Nigeria. Nigerian officials say people are refusing to get treatment for fear of catching the virus at a clinic. Timothy Obeizu reports from Abuja.

Across global cities big and small, the coronavirus pandemic has forced a shutdown of cultural life. But that’s changing in the Russian capital, where a mass vaccination program is in full swing. Charles Maynes reports from Moscow.

Myanmar police cracked down on people protesting Myanmar's military coup in the capital of Naypyitaw Tuesday by firing warning shots, rubber bullets and water cannons, seriously injuring at least two protesters with what are believed to be gunshot wounds.

In the U.S. some 28 million people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. But the rollout hasn’t been smooth, and some people have been jumping to the head of the line. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias found out why.

Tens of thousands of people in Myanmar took to the streets over the weekend to protest a military coup and call for the release of the country’s democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports

With COVID guidelines banning large audiences, some Kenyan performers have taken to the streets to earn a living. One group, the Clan Acrobats, has been entertaining motorists stuck in traffic with juggling, balancing, and tumbling. Mukelwa Hlatshwayo reports from Nairobi.

Navy Veteran Fighting Post Traumatic Stress Disorder February 08, 2021 width No media source currently available 0:00 0:02:47 0:00 After Navy veteran Maxwell Moore returned home to Los Angeles following numerous tours to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, the local Veterans Administration urged he find a hobby to help him deal with his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. Share

Investigative journalist Hopewell Chin'ono says his job has resulted in the uncovering of corruption in high government offices resulting in the firing of Zimbabwe's Health Minister, Dr. Obadiah Moyo, who was linked to a toxic COVID-19 deal.

Musician Nothando Nomina Bhulu Launches Childrens Feeding Scheme February 07, 2021 width No media source currently available 0:00 0:00:56 0:00 Zimbabwean-born musician, Nothando ‘Nomina’ Bhulu, has raised US$20,000 for feeding disadvantaged children in the country’s rural areas. She is working with World Peace Berlin, Aim X Foundation and Sizolwethu Health Organization based in Bulawayo. Food distribution will start in Tshankwa Share