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476. Dutch Politician Wilders Convicted of Hate Speech, Discrimination December 09, 2016 Dutch politician Geert Wilders was found guilty of violating discrimination and hate speech laws Friday. The court sentenced him to no punishment. Wilders said the court had "declared Moroccans a race and convicted half of the Netherlands." Wilders also said he will appeal the ruling. ... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

477. Trump Campaign Spent Less Than Clinton December 09, 2016 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump put $66 million of his own money into the presidential campaign, according to disclosures filed Thursday night. Federal Election Commission reports say that in the final days of the campaign, Trump spent $94 million dollars, while his opponent, Hillary Clinton - who had a larger campaign fund than Trump - spent $132 million in the last days of the race to the Oval Office. Still, the brash billionaire beat out the former secretary of state in a stunning...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

478. Strained US-Philippine Ties Show Signs of Improvement December 09, 2016 Relations between the United States and one of its oldest allies, the Philippines, show signs of returning to normal after a crisis in September when the president in Manila demanded Washington withdraw military support and talked of a deeper break in ties with the superpower. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in a call this month on his deadly campaign to squelch the drug trade, according to the Philippine side. The government of U.S....(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Ralph Jennings)

479. Astronaut John Glenn Praised for Bravery, Service to Country December 09, 2016 Former U.S. astronaut, Marine and U.S. senator John Glenn died Thursday afternoon at a hospital in Columbus Ohio. He was 95. In 1962, Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth, one year after the Soviet Union put a man into orbit. He served in the U.S. Senate as a Democratic from Ohio for 24 years and ran for president in 1984. Glenn was the last surviving member of the first group of U.S. astronauts known as the Mercury 7. Zlatica Hoke reports.... (read more) Author: VOA News

480. Experimental Silicon Valley School Abolishes Grade Levels December 09, 2016 Employing a startup style, Khan Lab School brings back one-room concept to teach young students Silicon Valley, known for its innovative tech companies and startups, also is the birthplace of an experimental school that is disrupting the traditional concept of education. Twelve-year-old Mishal Junaid loves the unconventional methods of this Khan Lab School. “When I wake up in the morning I want to wake up, unlike my last school where I want to sleep in and not go to school,” she...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Elizabeth Lee)

481. Nano-Spiked Silly Putty Makes Powerful Sensors December 09, 2016 Scientists have created pressure detectors so sensitive, they respond to the footsteps of a spider. This advance combines the latest in nanotechnology with a decades-old children's toy. VOA's Steve Baragona has more.... (read more) Author: VOA News

482. Solar Power is Increasingly Cheap and on the Rise Around the World December 09, 2016 This week, Google announced it will be run entirely on renewable energy by 2017. And the amount of solar power being harnessed is rising exponentially. Just a few months ago, India opened one of the largest solar farms in the world to take advantage of this increasingly cheap, plentiful power. VOA's Kevin Enochs reports.... (read more) Author: VOA News

483. Old School Approach to Building the Future Workforce December 09, 2016 Automation and some trade deals have cost the United States millions of manufacturing jobs, leaving many people unemployed. Meanwhile, U.S. companies can't find people with technical skills for jobs that pay well. As VOA's Jim Randle reports, one U.S. firm is using apprenticeships to build a high-tech workforce.... (read more) Author: VOA News

484. India Hopes Currency Shortages Will Drive Transition to Cashless Economy December 09, 2016 Hundreds of customers who come to pick up popular local savories at Satnam Singh’s shop in a bustling market in New Delhi used to hand out cash for their purchases, usually amounting to $2 to $5. But his sales plunged after massive currency shortages hit India following last month’s ban on high value denomination notes. Realizing that people did not have cash to spare for non-essential purchases, he began offering his customers the option to pay via mobile wallets. “Standing in long lines...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Anjana Pasricha)

485. Khan Academy Providing Free Online Education to People Worldwide December 09, 2016 The Khan Lab School, founded by Salman Khan, is an experimental school in Silicon Valley, California, that disrupts the conventional educational model. His Khan Academy, which offers free online education to anyone, anywhere, is reaching out to tens of millions of learners through its online lectures. VOA reporter Saqib Ul Islam visited Khan to find out more.... (read more) Author: VOA News

486. South Korean Lawmakers Impeach President Park December 09, 2016 South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye on Friday over a corruption scandal that has left her isolated and loathed. As more than 1,500 protesters massed in front of the National Assembly building, lawmakers lined up inside to enter curtained voting rooms, where they recorded their anonymous votes and then emerged and put their folded ballots in boxes. “Can you hear the roar of the people in front of the National Assembly? We need to overcome the old...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)

487. Secretary Carter Visits US Troops Deployed Overseas December 09, 2016 U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Afghanistan Friday for a holiday season visit to thank American troops for their service to the nation. Carter is scheduled to receive an update on NATO and U.S. efforts to support Afghan security forces and meet with senior Afghan officials, including President Ashraf Ghani. In addition to several engagements with U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan, in meetings with Gen. John Nicholson, commander of NATO's Resolute Support mission and...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

488. Experimental Start-Up Style Silicon Valley School Abolishes Grade Levels December 08, 2016 Silicon Valley, known for its innovative tech companies and startups, is also the birthplace of a private primary and middle school that is disrupting the traditional concept of education. Khan Lab School looks to the past for a new way of teaching children to prepare them for the future. Elizabeth Lee reports from Mountain View, California.... (read more) Author: VOA News

489. US Army Opens Criminal Investigation of Death of Unarmed Taliban Detainee December 08, 2016 The U.S. Army has opened a criminal investigation of a soldier who confessed on national television to killing an unarmed Taliban detainee, a senior Army official told VOA Thursday. The investigation of former Major Mathew Golsteyn, first reported by The Washington Post, began earlier this month, according to the senior Army official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. In an October interview, Golsteyn admitted to Fox News Channel that he had killed the alleged bomb maker while...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Carla Babb)

490. 'Jackie' Offers Fictional But Personal Look at an American First Lady December 08, 2016 In his psychological drama, Jackie, Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain paints an impressionistic portrait of First Lady Jackie Kennedy, during the first days after her husband’s assassination on November 22, 1963. The film relies on anecdotal stories, newspaper clippings and archival footage and it is a cinematic attempt to peel off Jackie’s complex personality rather than to document JFK’s assassination. VOA’s Penelope Poulou has more.... (read more) Author: VOA News

491. 'Jackie' Offers Fictional But Personal Look at an American First Lady December 08, 2016 In his psychological drama, Jackie, Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain paints an impressionistic portrait of First Lady Jackie Kennedy during the first days after her husband’s assassination on November 22, 1963. The film relies on anecdotal stories, newspaper clippings and archival footage and it is a cinematic attempt to peel off Jackie’s complex personality rather than to document JFK’s assassination. Larrain uses the tragedy to reveal Jackie’s complexities. He reconstructs her different...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Penelope Poulou)

492. Who is Andrew Puzder December 08, 2016 Andrew Puzder, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice as labor secretary is a wealthy businessman and elite donor to Trump’s campaign. Puzder, 66, is the head of CKE Restaurants Holdings, the parent company of Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s and other chains. In 2010, he published a book called Job Creation: How it Really Works and Why Government Doesn’t Understand It. Andy Puzder was raised in a working class community in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the oldest of five children and named...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

493. Pixies Frontman is Troubadour of Alt-rock After 30-year Career December 08, 2016 Pixies frontman Black Francis has been called many things in his time - surrealist poet, alt-rock progenitor and singer in "one of America's greatest bands ever," that last one according to Bono of U2. Sitting backstage at the O2 Academy in London's Brixton before another sold-out gig, the singer tries on yet another label for size as he discusses what drives him 30 years into a career that many argue changed the face of music. "What motivates [us]? ... It's...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

494. Climate Refugees in South Asia Need Protection, Advocates Say December 08, 2016 People forced to leave their homes because of climate change in South Asia should get the same protections given to political refugees, advocates said on Thursday. Governments in South Asia have failed to address the climate migration of millions of people, uprooted by cyclones, flash floods and other disasters, said a report by the non-profit groups Climate Action Network — South Asia, Bread for the World and ActionAid. The region's eight nations — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

495. Taiwan Preps for Closer US Cooperation After Trump Phone Call December 08, 2016 China and the United States are sniping at each other over President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call last week with the president of Taiwan, but the exchange of hard words between them has largely missed Taiwan itself, and the island may ultimately gain from long-term closer contact with Washington. That afterglow from the December 2 phone call between Trump and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen could ease Taiwan’s diplomatic isolation, bolster trade ties and give it a new edge in military...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Ralph Jennings)

496. Last Minute Talks Hope to Avert DRC Political Crisis December 08, 2016 The Catholic Church is hosting last-minute negotiations in the Democratic Republic of Congo in hopes a crisis can be avoided when President Joseph Kabila’s second term ends December 19.  On December 8, Archbishop Marcel Utembi, the archbishop of Kisangani, told 30 Congolese politicians that their mission is to forge “a larger consensus around the electoral process.”  In less than two weeks, Kabila’s second and, under the constitution, final term will end. But he will not be...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (William Clowes)

497. Mexico General: Army Not Happy With Law Enforcement Role December 08, 2016 Mexico's top military officer said Thursday that the army is uncomfortable with the law-enforcement role it was given a decade ago when the government launched an offensive against drug cartels. The defense secretary, Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, said the army's presence was supposed to be temporary while new police forces were built, but that hasn't happened. Many local police in Mexico are corrupt, poorly trained or unreliable. “We would love the police forces to do their...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)

498. Biden: World Will Look to Liberal Trudeau December 08, 2016 Outgoing U.S. Vice President Joe Biden hailed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as genuine leaders during a time when they are in short supply at a state dinner in his honor in Canada on Thursday night. Biden said he's never seen Europeans engaged in as much self-doubt as they are now and said there are more challenges to the liberal international order in any time since the end of World War II. “The world is going to spend a lot of time...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)

499. Bolivian Airline CEO to be Jailed Until Soccer Crash Trial Over December 08, 2016 The head of the Bolivian company whose plane crashed in Colombia last month, killing dozens of Brazilian soccer players, will be held on manslaughter and other charges until the investigation is complete, authorities said Thursday. Gustavo Vargas, chief executive of charter airline LaMia, who denies the charges against him, was brought in for initial questioning by Bolivian prosecutors Tuesday. After Vargas spent Wednesday in a hospital being treated for conditions including diabetes,...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

500. Trump, 'Trump East' Unnerve Philippine Outsourcing Firms December 08, 2016 When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, the man dubbed "Trump of the East," told U.S. businesses to pack their bags if they didn't like his anti-American rhetoric, the huge and growing outsourcing industry got a little nervous. It's now the real Donald Trump who has businesses worried here, after the U.S. president-elect vowed to bring offshored jobs home from places such as the Philippines, a big provider of back-office services for corporate America. The...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

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