The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation’s most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that …
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Poverty and Distrust Are Behind Vaccination Lag Among Arabs in Israel
As Israel expands its third COVID booster shot campaign, analysts are pointing to wide disparities between Jews and Arabs when it comes to getting vaccinations. While 80% of eligible Jewish …
your ads here!African Governments Commit to Eradicating Poliovirus Type 2
African countries have committed to ending all forms of polio after cases of vaccine-derived polio increased last year, partly because of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, Africa …
your ads here!Taiwanese, Australian Space Companies in Historic Commercial Rocket Plan
A Taiwanese company, TiSPACE, plans to launch Australia’s first commercial rocket later this year.The rocket is called Hapith, which means “flying squirrel” in a Taiwanese Indigenous language.So far, no specific …
your ads here!Vietnam Faces Risk of Interruption in Vaccination Campaign
Vietnam is facing challenges in its COVID-19 vaccination efforts from global shortages and anti-Chinese vaccine sentiment as it tries to reach herd immunity by the end of next year’s first …
your ads here!Tech Companies Pledge Billions in Cybersecurity Investments
Some of the country’s leading technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers, the White House announced Wednesday following President …
your ads here!Spain Judge Nixes Backup Site for Disputed Hawaii Telescope
A Spanish judge in a decision cheered by environmentalists has put a halt to backup plans for the construction of a giant telescope in the Canary Islands — eliminating at least for …
your ads here!YouTube Says It Has Removed 1 Million ‘Dangerous’ Videos on COVID
YouTube said Wednesday that it had removed more than 1 million videos with “dangerous coronavirus misinformation” since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The statement by the Google-owned video platform came as …
your ads here!Members of Afghan Robotics Team Reach Mexico
Five members of an Afghan girls robotics team have arrived in Mexico after evacuating from their home country. The girls landed in Mexico City on Tuesday night and were welcomed at the airport …
your ads here!NASA Postpones Planned ISS Spacewalk
Officials with the U.S. space agency NASA has postponed a spacewalk scheduled for Tuesday at the International Space Station (ISS).NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut …
your ads here!Reports: US Intelligence Community Undecided on Origins of COVID-19 Pandemic
The U.S. intelligence community has reportedly told President Joe Biden that it has not reached a definitive conclusion after reviewing available information on the origins of the COVID-19. The pandemic …
your ads here!Company Plants Trees in Burkina Faso to Slow Desertification in Conflict Zones
A Belgian-African company operating in Burkina Faso is planting trees to help curb desertification and open up lands for grazing cattle and farming. The project by the company, Hommes et …
your ads here!Scientists Launch Effort to Collect Water Data in US West
The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a new kind of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River that will help scientists better predict rain and snowfall …
your ads here!Scientists Detect Earthquake Swarm at Hawaii Volcano
Geologists on Tuesday said they had detected a swarm of earthquakes at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, though it is not erupting. The quakes began overnight and continued into the morning, the Hawaiian Volcano …
your ads here!Britain Considers Bringing Back Beavers After 400 Years
The British government is considering plans to release beavers back into the wild across England some four centuries after the dam-building mammals became extinct in Britain. The proposals, described as a …
your ads here!Study: Hypertension Hits Rich, Poor Nations Unevenly
A new study finds the number of people with hypertension has doubled over the last 30 years to 1.28 billion, mostly in developing countries. The study led by Imperial College …
your ads here!Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies at Age 80
Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections and used his “day job” to support his enduring love of jazz, …
your ads here!Paralympics Open in Empty Stadium — Just Like Olympics
The Paralympics began Tuesday in the same empty National Stadium — during the same pandemic — as the opening and closing ceremonies of the recently completed Tokyo Olympics. Japanese Emperor …
your ads here!Digital Art And Cryptocurrency – What Are They And Why Are They Worth Millions?
Beeple, NFT, Ethereum – words familiar mostly in the worlds of cryptocurrency and digital art. but they have revolutionized the art world and are now worth millions of dollars. Maxim …
your ads here!Purdue Pharma Judge Says Sacklers Face ‘Substantial Risk’ of Liability
The judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy said Monday that some members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker face a “substantial risk” of liability and could be on …
your ads here!Igor Vovkovinskiy, Tallest Man in US, Dies in Minnesota
Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, has died in Minnesota. He was 38.His family said the Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease on Friday at the Mayo …
your ads here!FDA Gives Full Approval to Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older. “The public can be very confident that this vaccine meets the high …
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