The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age group two …
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Ghanian Entrepreneur Teaches Rural Students About Robotics
A Ghanian entrepreneur is helping prepare students in rural areas for the modern economy by teaching them about robotics. His roaming classes have been so successful that Ghana’s Ministry of …
your ads here!Delhi’s Air Pollution Crisis Prompts Shutdown of Thermal Plants, Schools, Colleges
With the Indian capital enveloped in a haze of toxic smog, authorities ordered six thermal plants in the city’s vicinity to shut temporarily, closed schools and colleges indefinitely and imposed …
your ads here!Overdose Deaths in US Top 100,000, CDC Says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose between May 2020 and April 2021 — a nearly 30% increase over the previous …
your ads here!Is China’s Door Closing on Hollywood?
China has been making patriotic movies for its domestic audiences while tightening control of its film industry, developments that have left Hollywood wondering whether its movies will still be welcome …
your ads here!US Reportedly Negotiating Deal with Pfizer to Purchase 10 Million Doses of Experimental COVID-19 Pill
News outlets say the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to spend $5 billion to purchase Pfizer’s new experimental antiviral pill designed to treat COVID-19, enough to cover 10 million courses of treatment. …
your ads here!Canada Landslides Leave 1 Dead, 2 Missing, Port’s Rail Access Cut
The port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest, said on Tuesday that all rail access had been cut by floods and landslides farther east that killed at least one person and left …
your ads here!AU Sets Up Nairobi Situation Room to Help Africa Mitigate Disasters
With the Earth getting warmer and weather events more extreme, the African Union has set up a Disaster Operations Center in Nairobi to help monitor major hazards and provide regional …
your ads here!Russia Rejects Accusations that Anti-satellite Missile Endangers ISS Astronauts
Russian officials on Tuesday rejected accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk. U.S. …
your ads here!Greek Birthplace of Olympic Games to be Digitally Preserved
Greece and U.S. tech giant Microsoft have teamed up to digitally revive one of the ancient world’s most sacrosanct sites: the birthplace of the Olympic Games. The ambitious project uses technology to immerse viewers in the world of ancient Olympia. The collaboration between …
your ads here!Heavy Rains Force Evacuations, Trap Motorists in Canada
Relentless rain battered Canada’s Pacific coast on Monday, forcing a town’s evacuation and trapping motorists as mudslides, rocks and debris were washed across major highways. Some 275 people, according to …
your ads here!Russian Test Blamed for Space Junk Threatening Space Station
A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk that is now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, U.S. officials said Monday. The State …
your ads here!Britain Expands COVID-19 Booster Availability to Ages 40-49
The British government Monday announced Monday an expansion of the nation’s COVID-19 booster shot program to people ages 40 and up, to fight off a potential winter surge of the …
your ads here!Pakistan Begins Immunizing Millions Against Measles and Rubella
Pakistan rolled out a massive two-week drive Monday to immunize more than 90 million children in what officials hailed as one of the world’s biggest vaccination campaigns against measles and …
your ads here!Searching for Clues to Earth’s Past/Future in Ice Archive
ith the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference, or COP 26, now over, countries are looking to begin funding a global counterattack on rising temperatures on Earth. Meanwhile, scientists in Denmark …
your ads here!Author Wilbur Smith, Chronicler of African Adventures, Dies at 88
Zambia-born novelist Wilbur Smith chronicled dramatic adventures on the African continent, creating internationally acclaimed fiction that drew on his own action-packed life. Smith died in South Africa at age 88, …
your ads here!Malawi Rolls Out Effort to Prevent Malaria Spread
Malawi has begun a mass distribution of mosquito nets, aiming to reach almost half the country’s population of 18 million people. Health authorities say the campaign is aimed at reducing …
your ads here!Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ Shifts Focus to Contain Sahara
The idea was striking in its ambition: African countries aimed to plant trees in a more than 8,000 kilometer-line spanning the entire continent, creating a natural barrier to hold back …
your ads here!Explainer: Conservatorships and How Britney Spears Was Freed
A judge has freed Britney Spears from the conservatorship that controlled her life and money for nearly 14 years. Here’s a look at how conservatorships operate, what’s unusual about hers, …
your ads here!Alzheimer’s Drug Cited as Medicare Premium Jumps by $21.60
Medicare’s “Part B” outpatient premium will jump by $21.60 a month in 2022, one of the largest increases ever. Officials said Friday a new Alzheimer’s drug is responsible for about …
your ads here!With US Aid Money, Schools Put Bigger Focus on Mental Health
In Kansas City, Kansas, educators are opening an after-school mental health clinic staffed with school counselors and social workers. Schools in Paterson, New Jersey, have set up social emotional learning …
your ads here!COP26: African Youth Demand Rich Nations Fulfil Promises
Africa is on the front line of climate change. Nowhere is this more evident than the Lake Chad Basin, which covers almost 8% of the continent and supports tens of …
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