People magazine has named George Clooney, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Selena Gomez and Regina King as the “2020 People of the Year.” The magazine revealed its list Wednesday morning as part …
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Huge Puerto Rico Radio Telescope, Already Damaged, Collapses
A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century completely collapsed on Tuesday. The telescope’s 900-ton …
your ads here!US CDC Advisers Prioritize Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents for Vaccine
Healthcare workers and nursing home residents should be among the first Americans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, members of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee determined …
your ads here!US CDC Advisers Prioritize Healthcare Workers, Nursing Home Residents for Vaccine
Healthcare workers and nursing home residents should be among the first Americans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, members of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee determined …
your ads here!US: Mountain Pine Tree That Feeds Grizzlies Is Threatened
Climate change, voracious beetles and disease are imperiling the long-term survival of a high-elevation pine tree that’s a key source of food for some grizzly bears and found across the …
your ads here!Facebook Oversight Board Announces First Six Cases
Facebook’s oversight board has announced the first cases it’s going to examine to determine if it will overturn the social media giant’s decisions to delete content. Created in October, the board’s …
your ads here!China Space Agency: Lunar Probe Successfully Lands on Moon
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has announced its Chang’e-5 spacecraft, designed to collect lunar samples and return them to Earth, successfully landed on the near side of the moon. China state …
your ads here!Affordable Treatment Available Soon for Children Living With HIV in Poor Countries
Affordable treatment will soon be available for children living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries thanks to an agreement between the global health agency UNITAID and the Clinton Health …
your ads here!Amid Dual Pandemics, HIV Innovation Continues in Africa
Thabani Raymond Kalala, or “coach,” as he prefers to be called, was diagnosed with HIV six years ago. He lives in a small town in rural South Africa, but this …
your ads here!Most European Governments to Ease Pandemic Rules Over Christmas Holiday, But Fearfully
All Europeans want is a merry and bright Christmas season, just like the ones they used to know. And under public pressure some governments are easing their pandemic restrictions in …
your ads here!New York City Reaches UN AIDS Goals, Can World Do Same?
Four years ago, governments around the world committed to U.N. goals that would end the AIDS pandemic. VOA’s Carol Pearson tells us why these goals are so elusive, and how a major city succeeded. …
your ads here!Pandemic Exacerbates Global Fight Against AIDS
Tuesday is World AIDS Day, with organizations around the world highlighting the need to support those living with and affected by HIV, the virus that causes the disease, while also remembering …
your ads here!Facebook, Google ‘Zones Without Human Rights’ in Vietnam, Amnesty Says
Facebook and Google are becoming “zones without human rights” in Vietnam, Amnesty International warned Tuesday, accusing the tech giants of helping to censor peaceful opposition and political freedom in the …
your ads here!Photo of Texas Doctor Comforting Elderly COVID-19 Patient Goes Viral
Joseph Varon, a doctor treating coronavirus patients at a Texas hospital, was working his 252nd day in a row when he spotted a distraught elderly man in the COVID-19 intensive …
your ads here!China Gave COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate to N. Korea’s Kim, US Analyst Says
China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said Tuesday, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources. Harry Kazianis, a …
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