Amazon is going Hollywood. The online shopping giant is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, “Legally Blonde” and “Shark Tank,” with the hopes of filling its …
your ads here!Month: May 2021
Lunar Eclipse Coinciding with ‘Supermoon’ Visible Wednesday
The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years coincides with a “supermoon” Wednesday, putting on a cosmic show for at least half the world.A total lunar eclipse occurs …
your ads here!UN: COVID in India ‘Unlike Anything’ Experienced in Region
The situation in pandemic-ravaged South Asia is “unlike anything our region has seen before,” the regional director of UNICEF said Tuesday.”The sheer scale and speed of this new surge of …
your ads here!Gaza-based Journalists in Hamas Chat Blocked From Facebook-owned WhatsApp
A few hours after the latest cease-fire took effect in the Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinian journalists in the coastal enclave found they were blocked from accessing WhatsApp messenger …
your ads here!US Health Secretary Calls For 2nd COVID-19 Origins Investigation
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Tuesday called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to conduct a second, more fully transparent investigation into the origins of the …
your ads here!Moderna Says COVID-19 Vaccine Safe and Effective for 12 – 17 Year Olds
The U.S. biotechnology firm Moderna said Tuesday that recent trials of its COVID-19 vaccine show it to be safe and effective on adolescents ages 12 to 17. The company said …
your ads here!Smartphone Vision Test Administers At-Home Eye Exams
Some might put off a visit to the eye doctor, but one company has come up with a way for patients to administer their own vision exam at home, using …
your ads here!Japan Says US Travel Warning for Virus Won’t Hurt Olympians
The Japanese government Tuesday was quick to deny a U.S. warning for Americans to avoid traveling to Japan would have an impact on Olympians wanting to compete in the postponed …
your ads here!Thousands Evacuated in India as Strong Cyclone Inches Closer
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Tuesday in low-lying areas of two Indian states and moved to cyclone shelters to escape a powerful storm barreling toward the eastern coast. Cyclone Yaas is …
your ads here!India, Twitter Dispute Intensifies Over Alleged ‘Manipulated Media’
Indian police officials say they visited Twitter’s Delhi and Gurgaon offices to serve notice to the company’s managing director concerning an investigation into the company tagging some government official’s tweets …
your ads here!US Doubles Funding to Prepare for Hurricane Damage
Ahead of what is forecast to be an above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin, the U.S. government is doubling funding to prepare communities for such storms or other extreme …
your ads here!Italy Eurovision Winners Return Home to Cheers, a Drug Test
The Italian glam rock band that won the Eurovision Song Contest returned home Sunday to the adulation of fans, congratulations from the government and so much speculation that the lead …
your ads here!At World Health Assembly, WHO Chief Pays Tribute to Lost Health Care Workers
The World Health Organization chief opened the agency’s annual World Health Assembly in Geneva Monday by paying tribute to the 115,000 health care workers around the world who lost their …
your ads here!Drake, Pink, The Weeknd Win Big at Billboard Music Awards
It was a family affair at the Billboard Music Awards: Pink twirled in the air in a powerful performance with her daughter, and Drake was named artist of the decade, …
your ads here!The Poor, The Rich: In a Sick India, All Are on Their Own
For the family of the retired diplomat, the terror struck as they tried desperately to get him past the entrance doors of a private hospital. For the New Delhi family, …
your ads here!Taiwan Criticizes WHO ‘Indifference’ After Summit Snub
Taiwan has criticized what it calls the “indifference” of the World Health Organization to the health rights of the island’s people, according to Reuters. The WHO’s decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, begins its A man reacts as a health worker …
your ads here!China Probes Deaths of 21 Runners After Freak Weather Hits Ultra-marathon
An investigation was underway Monday into the deaths of 21 runners during a mountain ultra-marathon in northwest China, as harrowing testimony emerged from survivors who battled to safety through freezing temperatures and …
your ads here!India Nearing 300,000 COVID Deaths
India is nearing 300,000 recorded deaths from the coronavirus, after adding more than 3,700 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country reported more than 240,000 new infections Sunday …
your ads here!Ageless Wonder Mickelson Wins PGA to Be Oldest Major Champ
Phil Mickelson has delivered so many thrills and spills over 30 years of pure theater that no one ever knows what he will do next.His latest act was a real …
your ads here!Italian Eurovision Singer to Take ‘Voluntary Drug Test,’ Organizers Say
The singer for Italy’s Eurovision Song Contest winning rockers Maneskin will take a voluntary drug test after denying speculation that he was snorting cocaine during the broadcast, organizers said Sunday. Red …
your ads here!Rome Band Brings Eurovision Back Where Song Contests Began
Italy woke up Sunday to news that a glam rock band who got their start busking on Rome’s main shopping drag had won the Eurovision Song Contest and was bringing …
your ads here!Pandemic Treaty, Vaccine Equity Seen Topping UN Health Meeting Agenda
Ending the COVID-19 pandemic and preventing future pandemics is expected to dominate discussions during this week’s 74th World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization. The session …
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