In Hong Kong, students and teachers have been seeing a change in the classrooms this school year as a part of the National Security Law implemented by Beijing. Some – such as the two teachers in this story – are expressing concern and anxiety. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee reports
The small town of Seneca Falls, New York is celebrating the 75th anniversary of a beloved Christmas movie at its annual It's a Wonderful Life Festival. As Aaron Fedor reports, many there believe the town was the inspiration for Bedford Falls, home to the enduring main character, George Bailey.
Newly crowned Miss Universe, Harnaaz Sandhu was welcomed with loud cheers as she arrived home in India's western Mumbai city on Wednesday, after winning the Miss Universe pageant.
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Nigeria has been recording massive growth in its information technology sector, but only one-fifth of IT workers are women, according to government figures. Aid groups are trying to help women and girls enter the IT world by teaching them about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.
A drop in the levels of rainfall around Lake Chad in Cameroon has caused waterways to dry up and worsened the conflict between farmers and herders over scarce resources. Anne Nzouankeu reports from Kousseri, on the border with Chad , about efforts to make peace between the communities.