Nigerian authorities are stepping up efforts to vaccinate more people against COVID-19 after a slow rollout blamed on misinformation. Authorities aim to vaccinate over 80 million Nigerians by year’s end …
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Global COVID-19 Infection Rate Approaches Record High, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 cases are increasing globally at a worrying rate, with the number of new cases doubling each week, a pace approaching the highest …
your ads here!Nigeria Worries About Meeting Vaccination Targets
Nigerian authorities are stepping up efforts to vaccinate more people against COVID-19 after a slow rollout blamed on misinformation. Authorities aim to vaccinate over 80 million Nigerians by year’s end …
your ads here!2.5 Billion T. Rex Roamed Earth, but Not All at Once, Study Says
One Tyrannosaurus rex seems scary enough. Now picture 2.5 billion of them. That’s how many of the fierce dinosaur king probably roamed Earth over the course of a couple million …
your ads here!Traditional Cambodian Silk Ikat at Risk of Extinction
A handmade pictorial Cambodian silk ikat that uses all-natural silk and dyes takes nearly a year to produce and can sell for thousands of dollars. But this traditional handicraft, which …
your ads here!India Records More Than 200,000 New COVID Cases Thursday
Health officials in India said they counted more than 200,000 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, an all-time daily high for the South Asian nation.The surge in cases has India scrambling to …
your ads here!Zimbabwe Reports Major Rise in Teen Pregnancies During Pandemic
Zimbabwe’s government this month reported a major increase in teenage pregnancies in January and February. Advocates are blaming the rise from previous years on coronavirus lockdowns and poverty. Columbus Mavhunga …
your ads here!Zuckerberg Urged to Nix Kids’ Version of Instagram
Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to ditch plans for a version of Instagram geared toward preteens.Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and …
your ads here!Coronavirus Hug Image Named World Press Photo of the Year
A photo of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent “hug curtain” was named the World Press Photo of the …
your ads here!US Water Managers Warn of Dismal Year Along the Rio Grande
It has been 30 years or so since residents in New Mexico’s largest city last saw their stretch of the Rio Grande go dry. There’s a possibility it could happen again …
your ads here!Nigerian Authorities Worry About Meeting Vaccination Targets
Nigerian authorities are stepping up efforts to vaccinate more people against COVID-19 after a slow rollout blamed on misinformation. Authorities aim to vaccinate over 80 million Nigerians by year’s end …
your ads here!Israeli, Emirati Youth Meet to Cement New Ties
Young social media activists from Israel and the United Arab Emirates met this month in Dubai in a bid to expand the Abraham Accords peace treaty signed between the two countries last year. The meeting was shared by …
your ads here!Decision on Fate of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Delayed by US Advisory Panel
An independent panel of U.S. health experts is delaying a final decision about Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine as they get more information about it and possible links to a …
your ads here!US Advisory Panel Delays Decision on Fate of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
An independent panel of U.S. health experts is delaying a final decision about Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine as they get more information about it and possible links to a …
your ads here!Toy Cars Get Eco-friendly Makeover to Inspire Children
Matchbox is launching a new series of toy cars based on real-life electric and hybrid vehicles, in a bid to make its miniatures more sustainable and to raise awareness among …
your ads here!Nobel Doctor Calls Sexual Violence in Conflict a ‘Pandemic’
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege warned Wednesday that the scourge of sexual violence and rape in all conflicts is now “a real pandemic” and without sanctions and justice …
your ads here!South African Telecom App Helps Gender-Based Violence Survivors
South African mobile communications company Vodacom South Africa, with British parent company Vodafone and charity Hestia, has launched a free mobile phone application to support targets of gender-based violence, which has soared …
your ads here!Kurdish Officials Demand Help With Looming COVID ‘Catastrophe’ in NE Syria
Kurdish officials in northeast Syria are expressing concerns over a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in their region, calling on international health organizations to intervene to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” …
your ads here!South Africa Pauses J&J Vaccination Campaign After US Expresses Concerns
South Africa’s health minister says the nation will still hit its COVID-19 vaccination targets, even as it pauses the use of the Johnson & Johnson shot amid concerns over blood …
your ads here!Computerized Map Predicts Next COVID-19 Outbreak
Predicting whether an outbreak is likely to happen is now possible with the COVID-19 Outbreak Detection Tool, a map that shows the coming hotspots for the disease, if accurate data is available. …
your ads here!EU Makes Deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 50 Million More Vaccine Doses
European Commission President Urusula Von der Leyen Wednesday announced the European Union has reached a deal with pharmaceutical partners Pfizer-BioNTech for 50 million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine, to be …
your ads here!Cameroon Health Workers Doubt Efficacy of Chinese COVID Vaccines
Health care workers in Cameroon say they are reluctant to take the coronavirus vaccines donated by China because they doubt the drug’s efficacy. On Sunday, 200,000 Sinopharm doses arrived in Cameroon’s …
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