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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in France Thursday for Bastille Day celebrations that will see American and French troops marching together on Paris' famed Champs Élysées. Ahead of the pageantry, the U.S. president will try to find common ground on issues of Syria and counterterrorism, in otherwise strained relations with France's president, Emmanuel Macron. VOA Europe correspondent Luis Ramirez reports from Paris.

McDonald’s is hoping to make a difference in its future seven seconds at a time.   The company that helped define fast food is making supersized efforts to reverse its fading popularity and catch up to a landscape that has evolved around it. That includes expanding delivery, digital ordering kiosks in restaurants, and rolling out an app that saves precious seconds.   Much of the work is on display in an unmarked warehouse near the company’s headquarters in suburban Chicago, where a blowup of... Читать дальше...

Japan has protested to North Korea after a Japanese patrol vessel spotted an armed boat believed to be from there allegedly fishing illegally, an official said Thursday.     The crew pointed a gun at the Japanese fisheries vessel, forcing it to withdraw, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. The incident happened last Friday about 500 kilometers (310 miles) west of Japan's northern coast in an area Tokyo claims as its exclusive economic zone, Suga said. Suga said that... Читать дальше...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will name retired astronaut Julie Payette as the next governor general, the acting head of state and Queen Elizabeth's representative in Canada, media outlets reported Wednesday. Payette, 53, would replace outgoing Governor General David Johnston, 76, whose term is set to expire in September after nearly seven years in office. Trudeau, who made headlines by naming a gender-balanced Cabinet after his Liberals won a surprise majority government in 2015, will announce Payette's appointment Thursday... Читать дальше...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the town of Rabaul in the south Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said.  There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the quake, which struck at a depth of 33 km (21 miles) about 128 km (80 miles) east of the island of New Britain. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no Pacific-wide tsunami threat from the quake.

New research published this week in the journal Brain suggests that the lack of quality sleep could raise your chances of contracting Alzheimer's disease. And the Centers for Disease Control reports that more than 30 percent of Americans do not get enough sleep. That problem is creating a whole new tech market promising ways to get some sleep. VOA's Kevin Enochs reports.

The World Health Organization says that there are over 350 million people worldwide who suffer or have suffered from depression. They classify it as the leading cause of disability around the globe. There are all kinds of therapies, and a lot of drugs, designed to provide relief to people who suffer. One new therapy uses magnets, and seems to work. VOA's Kevin Enochs reports.

NATO forces in Europe scrambled fighter jets to intercept approaching Russian aircraft close to 800 times last year – almost double the figure from 2014. That’s according to a new report, which calls for a new agreement and improved communication between NATO and Russia to avert potentially dangerous incidents. Henry Ridgwell has more from London.

To President Donald Trump’s critics, it’s “smoking gun” evidence that proves his 2016 campaign was engaged in collusion with Russia.  To his allies, it’s merely a "nothing-burger" — an inconsequential meeting between the president’s eldest son and a Russian lawyer that led to no meaningful information for the campaign.   Donald Trump Jr. had long dismissed allegations that his father’s campaign colluded with Moscow to win the election. But in a bombshell revelation Tuesday, Trump Jr. released... Читать дальше...

A federal judge in San Francisco says he is likely to uphold his earlier court order that blocks the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from so-called “sanctuary” cities, those cities that fail to cooperate with stepped-up enforcement of U.S. immigration law. On April 25, Judge William Orrick III temporarily blocked the administration order to withhold the federal grants, in response to a lawsuit filed by San Francisco and Santa Clara County. Wednesday, a Trump administration lawyer asked him to reconsider... Читать дальше...

A majority of older Republicans and Republican-leaning voters say American colleges and universities have a negative effect on the United States. But a majority of younger Republicans and Republican-leaners aged 18 to 29 say colleges have a positive effect on the country. Over the past two years, The Pew Research Center found that the share of Republicans and Republican leaners who view the impact of colleges and universities positively has declined 18 percentage points, from 54 percent to 36 percent. Читать дальше...

Gregory McKelvey and Kathryn Stevens talk about what it's like to be a interracial couple in Portland, Oregon, one of the whitest large cities in the U.S.

An investigation that started more than three years ago in a Brasilia gas station might end the career of the most popular political leader in Brazil's history. On Wednesday, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted of corruption and money laundering in the sprawling "Car Wash" probe, which is looking into billions of dollars in contracts with oil-giant Petrobras and now affects almost all aspects of business and political life in the South American nation. Current President Michel Temer is also facing charges... Читать дальше...

On an overcast evening, on a boat crisscrossing a river on the Bangladesh-India border, Payal, 16, hid under a fishing net, hoping to reach India where her agent said a dance tutor's job awaited her. Days later she was sold to a brothel in the western Indian city of Pune in Maharashtra state — about 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) away from her homeland — where she says she was "beaten, abused and locked in a room" and forced to have sex with countless men. Payal was rescued "nine months and 11 days ago" and put up at a shelter in Pune. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump has personally intervened to allow a team of Afghan women students into the United States for a major global robotics competition, VOA has learned. The U.S. embassy in Kabul had denied visas for the girls earlier this month, for unknown reasons. However, VOA's White House bureau chief, Steve Herman, reported Wednesday that Trump granted the girls what is known as a parole — reversing the earlier decision to bar them from the U.S. — that will allow them to come to Washington for 20 days. Читать дальше...

Two American men have been killed fighting against Islamic State militants in the terror group's de facto capital city of Raqqa, Syria. A U.S.-allied Kurdish militia said Tuesday that 28-year-old Robert Grodt of Santa Cruz, California, and 29-year-old Nicholas Alan Warden of Buffalo died last week. The People's Protection Units, also known by their Kurdish initials as the YPG, said Warden died on July 5, and Grodt died the next day. Grodt had been active in several causes in the United States... Читать дальше...

Venezuela’s state prosecutor’s office said Wednesday it would charge two people linked to a former transportation minister for involvement in bribery schemes associated with the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht SA. Maria Baptista and Elita Zacarias “are linked to the ex-Minister Haiman El Troudi and must appear July 27,” the state prosecutor’s office said via Twitter, without providing further details. El Troudi later said that his relatives, whom local media have reported are his wife and mother-in-law... Читать дальше...

A new exhibition in southern Poland shows the brutality of the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz through the artistic work of its inmates. Some of the artworks are being shown publicly for the first time. The "Face to Face: Art in Auschwitz" exhibition opened last week at the Kamienica Szolayskich (Szolayski Tenement House) of the National Museum in Krakow to mark 70 years of the Auschwitz Museum. The museum's task is to preserve the site in the southern town of Oswiecim and to educate visitors about it. Читать дальше...

Guatemala is ready to turn over to Mexico next week a former state governor wanted on charges of embezzlement and organized crime, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in a case that further tarnished the Mexican ruling party's record on corruption. Javier Duarte, who governed the Gulf state of Veracruz for President Enrique Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) until last year, could be returned to Mexico on July 17, Guatemalan foreign ministry spokesman Tekandi Paniagua said. Читать дальше...

Introducing a brand-new, multimillion-dollar intergalactic adventure film based on a French comic book strip during a summer box office dominated by superheroes and sequels may be considered a big risk to take by an independent filmmaker. But French director Luc Besson was so confident in his vision for adapting the Valerian and Laureline sci-fi comics into a film, he took his script and sketches to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival three years ago with the hopes of securing funding for the $150 million project. Читать дальше...

Working 50 meters (164 feet) under ground with minimal air supply, Uuganbaatar is one of thousands of Mongolians trying to make a living digging for coal. Although the mining season does not begin until autumn, when the ground freezes and work is safer, the 31-year-old and his colleagues are seeking to gain a head start by digging a shaft in Nalaikh, one of the nine districts of Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar, in late June. But their mine could soon be shut by the government, which has launched... Читать дальше...

U.S. President Donald Trump, who in the past has disparaged Paris as an unsafe city because of terrorism, heading to the French capital. He will mark the French national holiday, Bastille Day, on Friday after holding counterterrorism talks with President Emmanuel Macron and marking the 100th anniversary of U.S. troops entering World War I. Air Force One, the presidential jet, lifted off on schedule (at 7:49 p.m. EDT) Wednesday evening from Joint Base Andrews, outside the nation’s capital. First... Читать дальше...

Spanish companies will commit millions of pounds of investment to Britain on Thursday, the British government said, as it seeks to limit the economic impact of leaving the European Union. The investment plans, which include building trains and trams in Britain, coincide with a three-day state visit to Britain by Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia. King Felipe and British trade minister Liam Fox are due to address a U.K.-Spain business forum in London on Thursday, before the Spanish monarch... Читать дальше...

Silicon Valley is reeling over a decision this week by the Trump administration to delay and most likely kill a new avenue for entrepreneurs to come to the U.S. The International Entrepreneurship Rule, which the Obama administration set in motion, was supposed to go into effect this month. It would have allowed entry into the U.S. of as many as 3,000 foreign entrepreneurs annually for 30-month stays. To qualify, applicants would have to show they would create U.S. jobs and had reputable sources ready to invest $250,000 in their businesses. Читать дальше...

Recording star Kid Rock, an outspoken supporter of Republican President Donald Trump, hinted in website and social media messages on Wednesday that he intends to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018. The 46-year-old Michigan native drew attention on Twitter and his Facebook page to a "Kid Rock '18 for U.S. Senate" website, featuring a photo of the goateed singer-songwriter seated in a star-spangled chair in dark glasses and white fedora, above the tagline: "Are you scared?" The site also displays images of a T-shirt... Читать дальше...