A group of major U.S. utilities, Tesla, Uber and others said on Tuesday they are launching a new group to lobby for national policies to boost electric vehicle sales. The new …
your ads here!Month: November 2020
WHO Unveils New Strategy to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Globally
The World Health Organization’s 194 member states have agreed to push for the global elimination of cervical cancer, a disease that every year affects 570,000 women and kills more than …
your ads here!Hurricane Iota Makes Landfall Along Nicaragua Coast Monday Night
Hurricane Iota made landfall along the northeastern coast of Nicaragua late Monday night and flash flooding and landslides are expected across Central America. The National Hurricane Center said Iota struck Nicaragua as …
your ads here!Trump Moves to Sell Oil Drilling Leases in ANWR
The Trump administration is moving to finalize the sale of controversial oil drilling leases in a wildlife refuge in Alaska.A notice from the Bureau of Land Management posted on the …
your ads here!WHO Again Under Scrutiny for China Influence
Last week the World Health Organization hosted its annual summit known as the World Health Assembly to outline new policies and priorities, but a controversy involving Taiwan ended up also …
your ads here!WHO Says Vaccine Announcement Encouraging, More Data Needed
Experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) say the news Monday of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate is encouraging but more information is needed and, as new virus cases surge around …
your ads here!New App Identifies Mosquitoes by Buzzing Sound
The high-pitched whine of a mosquito is annoying, but scientists have developed an app that uses that sound to detect dangerous mosquitoes.Mosquitoes kill hundreds of thousands of people each year …
your ads here!Blackfeet Boxing Documentary Casts Light on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
“Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible” is a documentary that shows how Native American women at the Blackfeet reservation in Browning, Montana, take up boxing to defend themselves from abduction, rape and …
your ads here!Olympics Chief Confident Spectators Will Be in Attendance for Postponed Tokyo Games
The head of the International Olympic Committee said he is “very confident” that spectators will be allowed to attend next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympic Summer Games — as long as …
your ads here!NHC: Iota to Transform into Major Hurricane
Portions of Central America are bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Iota which the National Hurricane Center says has strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane. The meteorologists warn, however, that Iota could transform into a “catastrophic Category 5 hurricane” as it moves …
your ads here!Johnson Finally Wins Masters With Record Low Score
Dustin Johnson finally clinched an elusive second major title Sunday with a five-stroke victory at the Masters, as he overcame a shaky start to his final round to end with …
your ads here!Cable Failures Endanger Renowned Puerto Rico Radio Telescope
Giant, aging cables that support one of the world’s largest single-dish radio telescopes are slowly unraveling in this U.S. territory, pushing an observatory renowned for its key role in astronomical …
your ads here!NASA, SpaceX Set to Send Four Astronauts to International Space Station
Space X is preparing to send a rocket carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station Sunday evening.“All systems are go for tonight’s launch at 7:27 p.m. EST of Crew …
your ads here!In COVID-19 Vaccine Race, Hungarian Village Firm Takes Global Role
In an unassuming house in rolling hills east of the Hungarian capital, a small family firm is helping oil the wheels of the world’s big pharmaceutical companies on the path …
your ads here!Cameroon Says COVID Worsens Diabetes Burden
This year’s U.N. World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14 was observed in Cameroon with medical staff all over the central African state encouraging those with the disease to return to …
your ads here!54 Million Global Coronavirus Infections
There are 54 million coronavirus cases around the world, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Sunday.The U.S., India, and Brazil continue to top the list as the places …
your ads here!Will Mask-Wearing Outlast the Pandemic?
A year ago, if you saw someone wearing a mask, you might assume they were sick or maybe even a little weird or paranoid. Today, thanks to the pandemic, wearing …
your ads here!As COVID-19 Surges, People Are Getting Weary
We’re closing in on a year with a viral pandemic that has affected more than 47 million people and has claimed the lives of more than 1 million, according to …
your ads here!Surging Coronavirus Cases Met With Shrugs in Many Midwestern Towns
Danny Rice has a good sense of how dangerous the coronavirus can be.What puzzles him are the people who have curtailed so much of their lives to avoid being infected …
your ads here!In Malaysia, Businesses Adapt to Survive COVID
Sri Themudu’s seasonal business, Diyaa Confectionary, is a success story at a time many businesses are struggling in the COVID-19 economic climate.His company has for eight years catered to Malaysian …
your ads here!SpaceX Crew Flight Delayed; Musk Gets Mixed COVID-19 Results
SpaceX delayed its second astronaut flight by a day because of high wind and weather conditions that could jeopardize the recovery and recycling of the rocket booster, pushing the launch …
your ads here!Bytedance Gets 15-day Extension on US Order to Divest TikTok
The Trump administration granted ByteDance a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell its TikTok short video-sharing app by Thursday.TikTok first disclosed the …
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