U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that around 60 million Americans are eligible for a booster shot against the coronavirus. His announcement came after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
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US Returns Ancient Gilgamesh Dream Tablet to Iraq
An ancient tablet displaying parts of the Epic of Gilgamesh that was stolen from Iraq 30 years ago was returned to that country on Thursday. The handover ceremony took place …
your ads here!Huawei Executive Resolves Criminal Charges in Deal with US
A top executive of Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies has resolved criminal charges against her as part of a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that could pave the way …
your ads here!CDC Approves Booster Shots for Some Pfizer Vaccine Recipients
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved Pfizer vaccine booster shots for some individuals who completed their first vaccinations at least six months ago. …
your ads here!Simple Australian First-Aid Technique Could Save Shark Bite Survivors
An Australian researcher has developed a new first-aid technique that could save shark attack victims from a fatal loss of blood in the crucial moments after the attack. The method …
your ads here!Somalia National Theater Reopens for Screening After Three Decades
Somalia’s National Theater in Mogadishu held a landmark event Wednesday night, screening movies for the first time in three decades. The theater was recently renovated and reopened after being destroyed …
your ads here!CIA Removes Vienna Station Chief Over Handling of Havana Syndrome Cases, Report Says
The CIA removed its Vienna, Austria, station chief recently amid criticism the person did not take seriously a surge in mysterious “Havana syndrome” cases, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Dozens …
your ads here!Disabled People Can Now Use Android Phones with Face Gestures
Using a raised eyebrow or smile, people with speech or physical disabilities can now operate their Android-powered smartphones hands-free, Google said Thursday. Two new tools put machine learning and front-facing …
your ads here!Mask Mandate Prompts Cheers, Jeers in Charlotte, North Carolina
The fluctuating severity of the pandemic and ever-changing public health pronouncements have left North Carolina with a patchwork of masking requirements, mirroring much of the United States. Some residents embrace …
your ads here!Displaced Children in Northeast Syria May Never Recover, Observers Fear
Nearly 2½ years after the fall of the Islamic State terror group’s self-declared caliphate, there still appears to be no escape for tens of thousands of children left homeless in …
your ads here!All-Civilian Space Crew Returns Home
The all-amateur crew of the SpaceX Dragon capsule makes it home, but not before a string of first time-ever events. Plus, cosmonauts vote from space, and a film crew readies …
your ads here!Washington’s Kennedy Center Marks 50th Anniversary
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the U.S. capital began its 50th anniversary season in mid-September with musicians back on stage and spectators in their seats. But some …
your ads here!Lava, Smoke, Ash Cover La Palma as Volcano Threatens Banana Crop
Jets of red hot lava shot into the sky on Spain’s La Palma on Thursday as a huge cloud of toxic ash drifted from the Cumbre Vieja volcano toward the …
your ads here!Mandates Give Rise to Booming Black Market for Fake Vaccine Cards
As more businesses, universities, and federal and local governments demand proof of inoculation against COVID-19, the black market for fake vaccine cards appears to be booming. U.S. Customs officials in Cincinnati, Ohio, intercepted five shipments containing 1,683 …
your ads here!Thailand Ramps Up COVID Vaccination, Plans to Reopen Key Tourist Regions
Thailand’s COVID vaccination rate currently stands at less than 25% of the population as the government says it is ramping up inoculations ahead of a planned reopening of several key …
your ads here!Florida Changes Quarantine Guidelines for Students Exposed to COVID-19
The southeastern U.S. state of Florida says parents or legal guardians can decide whether or not to quarantine their children if they have been exposed to someone who tested positive …
your ads here!Pfizer Says Kids 5-11 Can Be Vaccinated Against COVID
This week, Pfizer released promising news in the effort to end the coronavirus pandemic, saying its COVID-19 vaccine works for young children. VOA’s Carol Pearson has more on this development. …
your ads here!US Donates an Additional 500 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine
U.S. President Joe Biden convened a virtual COVID-19 summit Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, aiming to rally world leaders, philanthropists, civil society, nongovernmental organizations and …
your ads here!US FDA Authorizes Third Dose of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Older Americans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 65 and older and some high-risk Americans, paving the way for …
your ads here!Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89
Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long afterward, has died. He was 89. In …
your ads here!Arctic Sea Ice Shrank Less in 2021, Scientists Say
Scientists with the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in the U.S. state of Colorado said Wednesday that, as summer was ending in the Northern Hemisphere, Arctic sea ice …
your ads here!WHO: Reducing Air Pollution Could Save Millions of Lives
The World Health Organization is issuing new guidelines on improving global air quality, which it says could save many of the seven million lives that are lost each year to …
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