When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a government insurance program will help communities set up …
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Recycled SpaceX Capsule Docks at International Space Station
A recycled SpaceX crew capsule has delivered four astronauts from three countries to the International Space Station. The SpaceX capsule docked with the orbiting outpost early Saturday, according …
your ads here!HIV Drugs Run Short in Kenya as People say Lives at Risk
Kenyans living with HIV say their lives are in danger due to a shortage of anti-retroviral drugs donated by the United States amid a dispute between the U.S. aid agency …
your ads here!Global Tally of COVID Cases Climbs to More Than 145 Million
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Saturday that there are 145.2 million global COVID-19 infections. The U.S. remains at the top of the list as the country with …
your ads here!Biden Wraps Climate Summit Focusing on the Positive
President Joe Biden aimed to accentuate the positive as he wrapped up his Leaders Summit on Climate Change on Friday. Biden highlighted the economic benefits the fight against climate change …
your ads here!Potential New Malaria Vaccine Shows 77% Efficacy in Trial
A potential new malaria vaccine has shown a preliminary efficacy rate of 77% during a trial on infants, in what scientists hope is a breakthrough in developing a highly effective …
your ads here!CDC Independent Immunization Panel Meets on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Immunization Committee is meeting Friday to consider lifting a pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The pause was …
your ads here!Norwegian Climber Is 1st to Test Positive on Mount Everest
The coronavirus has conquered the world’s highest mountain. A Norwegian climber became the first to be tested for COVID-19 in Mount Everest base camp and was flown by helicopter …
your ads here!Futuristic Robots Bring Objects from the Past Back to Life
Old machines are transformed into new robots in an exhibition that makes viewers think twice about the machines they use. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee has the details. Camera: Roy Kim Producer: …
your ads here!India Reports Record Number of COVID Infections, Again
COVID-19 is surging at an astounding rate in India. The South Asian nation’s health ministry said Friday it had counted a record-breaking 332,730 new infections in the previous 24-hour period. …
your ads here!Objects from the Past Evolve into Futuristic Robots
Old machines are transformed into new robots in an exhibition that makes viewers think twice about the machines they use. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee has the details. Camera: Roy Kim Producer: …
your ads here!Ghost Kitchens – What The Pandemic Has Given The Food Industry
Since coronavirus pandemic began many Americans have gotten more used to make their own meals at home. But that doesn’t mean people do not want a great restaurant meal from …
your ads here!Biden’s Climate Pledge: Not Easy, Not Impossible
Cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half is doable but hard, experts say, and some of the biggest barriers are political, not technical.President Joe Biden on Thursday FILE – A …
your ads here!Expedition Hauls Tons of Plastic Out of Remote Hawaii Atolls
A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets that threaten to entangle endangered Hawaiian monk …
your ads here!Russians to be Serenaded by Tchaikovsky Music at Olympics After Anthem Ban
Russian Olympic medal winners in Tokyo this year and at the 2022 Beijing Games will be serenaded by Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s music, the country’s Olympic committee said on Thursday, as their …
your ads here!National Football Leagues Ponder Next Moves After Super League Collapses
Now that plans to create a European Super League comprising 12 of the continent’s elite clubs have collapsed, officials from the English, Italian and Spanish leagues are considering what to …
your ads here!The Week in Space
NASA makes history with its flying robot on Mars, a new commander takes the helm of the International Space Station, and the European Space Agency looks for solutions to the problem …
your ads here!Environmentalists Warn Dead Sea is Shrinking
As the world observes Earth Day later this week, Israeli environmentalists worry that the Dead Sea, the lowest place on Earth, is disappearing. That is posing environmental dangers and also could affect the Dead Sea’s unique salutary effects. For VOA, Linda Gradstein reports …
your ads here!A Look at Why Ghana Is Attracting IT Firms
Ghanaian social media users were in a state of ecstasy earlier this month when the U.S. social networking service, Twitter, announced it was setting up its first African office in …
your ads here!Over 250,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Delivered to Syria
The Syrian government and the country’s last rebel-controlled enclave received their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines Thursday.In a joint statement, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the GAVI vaccine alliance …
your ads here!NASA’s Mars Rover Makes Its Own Oxygen
The U.S space agency NASA says its Perseverance rover has converted carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Martian atmosphere to oxygen, a critical step toward future human exploration of Mars. …
your ads here!India Reports World’s Biggest Single-Day Total of COVID-19 Infections
India reported 314,835 new COVID-19 infections Thursday, the highest one-day total posted by any nation during the yearlong global pandemic.By contrast, the United States posted 300,310 single day new cases …
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