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VIDEO: Companies are racing to make self driving automobiles, but there’s another race going on to create robots that can roam through neighborhoods to deliver food and other purchases. VOA takes a look at one robotic fleet in Berkeley, California.

VIDEO: This week, VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren looks at the changing perceptions of Africa, starting with First Lady Melania Trump’s tour of four African countries. Is U.S. policy on Africa changing? Why is Beijing pumping so much money into the continent? And is the U.S. ignoring the potential of one of the fastest-growing parts of the world?

Many Americans turn to “Dr. Google” for answers to health problems. In other words, they search the internet via Google for insight into their ailments. Here’s a list of the most-searched symptoms by state.

The U.S. offered to help Wednesday in the investigation of the mysterious disappearance of a Saudi journalist last seen entering Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, a week ago. Turkey has launched an intensive probe into the disappearance of the journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

India is in the midst of its #MeToo moment as leading figures from the country’s entertainment and media industries face a volley of accusations of sexual misconduct from growing numbers of women.