Nigerian health officials say nearly 1,800 people have died from cholera this year, with cases found in more than 20 states around the country. To combat the bacterial disease that …
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Johnson & Johnson’s HIV Vaccine Fails Mid-Stage Africa Study
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday its experimental vaccine failed to provide sufficient protection against HIV in sub-Saharan Africa to young women who accounted for a large number of infections …
your ads here!New Variant of COVID-19 Detected in South Africa
Scientists in South Africa say they have detected a new variant of COVID-19.The country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases announced Monday in a new study that the variant, which has …
your ads here!US Climate Envoy in Japan to Push Efforts to Cut Emissions
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met in Tokyo on Tuesday with Japan’s top diplomat to push efforts to fight climate change ahead of a United Nations conference in November. Foreign Minister …
your ads here!Officials in Louisiana Assess Trail of Destruction Left by Hurricane Ida
The mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, is urging residents who evacuated ahead of Sunday’s arrival of now-Tropical Depression Ida not to return as the massive storm has left the city without …
your ads here!UN Marks ‘Official End’ of Leaded Gasoline
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said Algeria stopped selling leaded gasoline in July, making it the last country to end its sale and marking an “official end” of leaded …
your ads here!First WHO Health Supplies Land in Taliban-Held Afghanistan
The World Health Organization says an aircraft provided by Pakistan Monday delivered the first shipment of much-needed medicine and health supplies to Afghanistan since the country came under control of …
your ads here!Fauci: ‘Just Get Vaccinated’
The top U.S. infectious disease expert told CNN Sunday there could be up to 100,000 new COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. by the end of the year, but the situation …
your ads here!In Thailand, Aerospace Engineers Turn Their Skills to COVID-19
In Thailand, a team of aerospace engineers is using the high-tech skills they honed programming planes and satellites to run a simple but effective mapping website helping everyday volunteers reach those with COVID-19 who are falling …
your ads here!Hurricane Ida Weakens, But Remains a Threat
Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana as a dangerous Category 4 storm, had weakened to a Category 2 storm by Sunday night. The storm remains strong, however, and the National Hurricane …
your ads here!Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91
Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary …
your ads here!Spacex Launches Ants, Avocados, Robot to Space Station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday.The delivery — due to arrive Monday — is the company’s 23rd …
your ads here!Arc De Triomphe to be Wrapped for Posthumous Work by Christo
The Arc de Triomphe has seen parades, protests and tourists galore, but never before has the war monument in Paris been wrapped in silver and blue recyclable polypropylene fabric. That’s …
your ads here!US Teacher Source of COVID-19 Outbreak at School, CDC Says
A U.S. teacher who read aloud to her students while not wearing a mask is serving as a cautionary tale as schools across the country begin to open for the …
your ads here!Acclaim for ‘Afterparties’ Illuminates Cambodian American Experience
The late Cambodian American writer Anthony Veasna So once reportedly described his work as “post-khmer genocide queer stoner fiction,” a narrowly defined niche blown wide open by widespread critical acclaim …
your ads here!Soccer Legend Cristiano Ronaldo to Return to Manchester United
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is heading back to England to play for the team where he became a legend.Manchester United said Friday that it had reached an agreement to bring …
your ads here!Ida Becomes Hurricane, Makes Landfall in Cuba
Hurricane Ida roared into Cuba Friday and could hit the southern U.S. state of Louisiana as a Category 3 storm Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center. “The forecast track …
your ads here!WHO: Afghanistan Running Out of Medical Supplies to Treat Sick, Wounded
The World Health Organization says only a few days of medical supplies are left in Afghanistan to treat the health needs of millions of people in the fractured country.Trauma kits …
your ads here!Apple CEO Brings Home $750 Million Bonus
It pays to be the leader of Apple.The company’s CEO, Tim Cook, was recently given a bonus of $750 million worth of Apple stock, marking his 10th anniversary as CEO.The …
your ads here!Airport Security Goes High-tech as US Nears 20 Years Since 9/11
As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, VOA’s Julie Taboh looks at some of the technology that works to keep U.S. airports and air travel safe. Lesia Bakalets contributed to this …
your ads here!For North Korean Defectors, Pandemic Severs Few Remaining Links to Home
When Hong Gang-chul, a North Korean border guard, decided to escape his homeland in 2013, he knew his relationship with his family would never be the same.Hong, who had helped …
your ads here!Medical Journal: Long COVID Is ‘Modern Medical Challenge of the First Order’
According to a new report published in a leading medical journal, the symptoms that linger after a person has survived the novel coronavirus are little understood by the medical community.The …
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