The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 Sunday to win a Super Bowl title and complete the National Football League’s season without any games being canceled amid …
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DRC Confirms Ebola Death
The Democratic Republic of Congo reported Sunday that a woman has died of Ebola, three months after the country declared the end of the previous outbreak. The woman’s husband …
your ads here!3 Spacecraft Arriving on Mars in Quick Succession
After hurtling hundreds of millions of kilometers through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars. The stakes — and anxiety — are …
your ads here!Cameroon Says Female Circumcision Resurfacing Because of COVID-19, Other Crises
Rights groups in Cameroon marked the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Saturday by protesting the resurgence of the practice, also known as FGM. The government says …
your ads here!‘Drastic’ Declines in Cambodia’s Endangered Wildlife
Deep in the deciduous tropical forests on the Srepok River banks, Bun Tropin has a routine as he stations himself at the Mereuch Base for the armed forest rangers of …
your ads here!AstraZeneca Vaccine Less Effective Versus South African Variant
With the world in a race between the spread of coronavirus variants and vaccinating millions, AstraZeneca announced Saturday that early data shows its vaccine provides limited protection against mild disease …
your ads here!China Conditionally OKs Public Use of 2nd COVID-19 Vaccine
China has conditionally approved a second COVID-19 vaccine for public use.The National Medical Products Administration said in a statement Saturday that regulators approved the use of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s CoronaVac …
your ads here!Australian Scientists Developing Technology to Predict Path of Bushfires
Technology that can predict bushfires is being developed in Australia, one of the world’s most fire-prone countries. It will offer real-time visual displays of how fires are likely to spread. …
your ads here!AP Analysis: US Federal Executions Likely a COVID Superspreader
As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. Guards were ill. Traveling prisons staff on …
your ads here!WHO Calls for Drug Companies to Share Vaccine-Making Facilities
The head of the World Health Organization called Friday for pharmaceutical companies to share manufacturing facilities to increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines.Speaking at an online news briefing from Geneva, …
your ads here!Oscar-winning ‘Sound of Music’ Star Christopher Plummer Dies at 91
Christopher Plummer, the dashing, award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has …
your ads here!WHO: COVID-19 Vaccination Inequities Becoming Apparent
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that 75% of all COVID-19 vaccinations worldwide have been given in just 10 countries, while nearly 130 nations have not given a single …
your ads here!Will COVID Vaccination Passports Happen and What Will They Mean?
As more people get the COVID-19 vaccine, health care experts are tackling the issue of how someone can prove they’ve been vaccinated. Lesia Bakalets has more in this story narrated …
your ads here!Trump, Facing Expulsion, Resigns from Screen Actors Guild
Donald Trump has resigned from the Screen Actors Guild after the union threatened to expel him for his role in the Capitol riot in January.In a letter dated Thursday and …
your ads here!Global Coronavirus Infections Reach 104M with 2.2M Deaths
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Friday that there are more than 104 million global GOVID-19 cases and 2.2 million deaths from the virus. The United States remains at …
your ads here!US Races to Catch Up in Effort to Detect Mutant Viruses
Despite its world-class medical system and its vaunted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. fell behind in the race to detect dangerous coronavirus mutations. And it’s only now …
your ads here!US Rushes to Catch Up in Race to Detect Mutant Viruses
Despite its world-class medical system and its vaunted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. fell behind in the race to detect dangerous coronavirus mutations. And it’s only now …
your ads here!Johnson & Johnson Seeks US Vaccine Approval for Emergency Use
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it is seeking approval for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The FDA said it has scheduled a Feb. 26 …
your ads here!Noise Pollution Threatens Sea Life, Scientists Say
Far beneath the ocean surface, a cacophony of industrial noise is disrupting marine animals’ ability to mate, feed and even evade predators, scientists warn. With rumbling ships, hammering oil drills and …
your ads here!Africa’s 2nd Pandemic Wave Sees Higher Death Rates, Vaccine Delays
As African nations wait for hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive, health officials are concerned about a general rise in coronavirus cases and deaths, especially in Southern …
your ads here!One Step at a Time: Canadian Creates Spectacular ‘Snowshoe Art’
On frozen lakes and snow-covered fields in Canada’s wilds, magnificent geometric formations have suddenly appeared — the work of a retired headmaster stomping around in snowshoes to beat back pandemic …
your ads here!Hindu Nationalists Spur Deletion of TV Drama Scenes
An outcry by Hindu nationalists and criminal complaints for allegedly hurting Hindus’ religious sentiment has prompted the director of a new Amazon television political drama to delete scenes that allegedly …
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