India is fast-tracking environmental clearances for projects like power plants and coal mines in a bid to propel growth, setting off alarm bells among environmentalists and affected residents who say …
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Medical Milestone: US OKs Marijuana-Based Drug for Seizures
U.S. health regulators on Monday approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law, despite …
your ads here!Buzz Kill: As Beer Culture Percolates, Vietnam Weighs Ad Crackdown
Vietnam has been hit with a bona fide beer bonanza. Locals are crowding into new cavernous beer halls to imbibe the night away, expats are debuting one craft microbrewery …
your ads here!Anita Baker, H.E.R., Meek Mill Shine at BET Awards
The 2018 BET Awards barely handed out any trophies with big stars like Cardi B, Drake and Kendrick Lamar absent, but the show included superior performances by rising singer H.E.R., …
your ads here!‘Crazy’ or in Love, Russia Dances to Latin World Cup Beat
Latin American countries have sprung a World Cup surprise by filling Russia’s 11 host cities with tens of thousands of fans from Mexico and Colombia to Peru and Argentina. And …
your ads here!Prolific, Painfully Candid Ex-Poet Laureate Donald Hall Dies
Donald Hall, a prolific, award-winning poet and man of letters widely admired for his sharp humor and painful candor about nature, mortality, baseball and the distant past, has died at …
your ads here!Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Trading Partners
President Donald Trump has issued a warning to U.S. trading partners that unless they remove restrictions placed on American goods, they will face “more than Reciprocity by the U.S.A.” “The …
your ads here!Oxfam Field Testing Hand Washing Stands to Cut Risk of Disease
Hand washing is one of the easiest ways to prevent some diseases. But in refugee camps and temporary shelters, providing access to soap, clean water and sanitation can put increased …
your ads here!UK Minister Tells Companies to Stop Brexit Warnings
A British minister accused Airbus and other major companies of issuing “completely inappropriate” threats and undermining Prime Minister Theresa May in a sign of growing tensions with businesses leaders over …
your ads here!Bloodless Test Detects Malaria With Light, Wins Prize
Languishing with fever and frustrated by delays in diagnosing his illness, Brian Gitta came up with a bright idea: a malaria test that would not need blood samples or specialized …
your ads here!Swat Team Needed in Volgograd Where Insects Bug Fans & Players
Before it became one of the venues for the World Cup, the city of Volgograd in southwest Russia was famous for an overabundance of small, annoying flies called midges. While …
your ads here!Jehovah’s Witnesses: Christians Without the Cross
Jehovah’s Witnesses have a long history of being persecuted around the world. Their activities are banned or restricted in several countries. They are considered an extremist organization in Russia, while …
your ads here!New Smithsonian Exhibit Examines Past and Present Pandemics
Globalization in the 20th century facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas and technology. But it also helped spread deadly germs and viruses around the world. A new exhibit at the …
your ads here!Separation Stress May Permanently Damage Migrant Children
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to keep migrant children with their parents at the southwestern U.S. border, but more than 2,000 children are living in shelters without their …
your ads here!US, Russia Energy Officials to Meet, Discuss Natural Gas
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will meet Russia’s energy minister next week in Washington, a person familiar with the situation said Friday, as the two countries compete to supply global …
your ads here!Algorithms Aid Tracking of Migrating Songbirds in Arctic
Tracking wildlife migration has been historically difficult in the rugged terrain of Alaska. Researchers primarily rely on either surveys or GPS tracking to understand bird migration patterns. Both methods are …
your ads here!French Divided Over Bataclan Performances by Rapper Medine
“All I want to do is the Bataclan, the Bataclan.” Those are lyrics to a song released earlier in the year by rapper Medine. Two of his concerts are scheduled …
your ads here!Police: Backup Driver in Fatal Uber Crash Was Distracted
The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show “The Voice” on her phone and looking downward just before fatally striking a pedestrian in suburban …
your ads here!No Drugs, No Alcohol in US Celebrity Chef Bourdain’s Body When He Died: Prosecutor
U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics or alcohol in his body when he died, a local prosecutor …
your ads here!Images from Michael Benanav’s journey with the Van Gujjars of Northern India.
Michael Benanav has traveled around much of the world, chronicling in words and pictures nomadic communities from Mali, to Jordan to Mongolia. But when the photographer heard about the Van …
your ads here!American Photographer Documents 44 Days with Endangered Tribe
Michael Benanav has traveled around much of the world, chronicling in words and pictures nomadic communities from Mali, to Jordan, to Mongolia. But when the American photographer heard about the …
your ads here!Trump Threatens 20 Percent Tariff on EU Cars
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 20 percent tariff on vehicles assembled in the European Union and shipped to the United States, in retaliation for European tariffs …
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