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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

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The Biden administration announced in January that the U.S. would join COVAX, the global effort by the World Health Organization and other groups to ensure that lower-income countries have access to the coronavirus vaccine. But U.S. has not pledged any more funding beyond the $4 billion.

Fight over the future of the Republican Party is underway as former President Donald Trump faces a second impeachment trial. VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports from Illinois, where a Republican congressman is weathering intense blowback for demanding his party turn the page on Trump.

President Joe Biden has ordered a pause on the construction of the US-Mexico border wall that was a key part of President Trump’s agenda. Environmentalists say a flurry of construction during Trump’s final days in office created a cascade of environmental problems.

British Veteran Fundraiser Dies width No media source currently available 0:00 0:03:12 0:00 Captain Tom Moore, a 100-year-old British Second World War veteran who raised millions of dollars for health workers and offered hope to Britons and others around the world during the pandemic, died Tuesday days after contracting the coronavirus. Henry Ridgwell reports from London. Share