The use of wind to generate electricity for the United States was thrust forward Wednesday with the largest-ever offering by the federal government of offshore development rights. Bidding for the …
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Inside a Special Black History Month Rite at ‘The Lion King’
During February, a special ritual takes place backstage at The Lion King musical on Broadway. On show days, the four young actors who play the lion cubs Simba and Nala …
your ads here!COVID Prompts Calls for More Investment in Africa’s Health Care Systems
Experts are calling for increased investment in Africa’s health care infrastructure to support data collection, research and development related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent impact on African economies. …
your ads here!New Wave of COVID-19, Measles Outbreak Stretch Fragile Afghan Health System
Aid groups warned Wednesday that a spike in COVID-19 infections and an alarming measles outbreak have compounded the health emergencies in Afghanistan, stretching the impoverished, war-torn country’s fragile health care …
your ads here!US Announces Steps to Bolster Critical Mineral Supply Chain US China Materials
The Biden administration announced on Tuesday actions taken by the federal government and private industry that it says will bolster the supply chain of rare earths and other critical minerals …
your ads here!How Russia’s War Against Ukraine Has Damaged Children
The psycho-social wellbeing of an entire generation of Ukrainian children is at risk from war in the country’s eastern Donbas region, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund. With legions …
your ads here!Study: Infant Formula Makers Use Unethical Practices to Boost Sales
Aggressive marketing practices by formula milk companies undermine women’s confidence, discouraging them from breastfeeding their babies, a World Health Organization-U.N. Children’s Fund study reports. Some 8,500 parents and pregnant women …
your ads here!9 Percent of Plastic Worldwide is Recycled, OECD Says
Less than 10% of the plastic used around the world is recycled, the OECD said Tuesday, calling for “coordinated and global solutions” ahead of expected talks on an international plastics …
your ads here!American Women Players Settle Suit Against US Soccer for $24M
U.S. women soccer players reached a landmark agreement with the sport’s American governing body to end a six-year legal battle over equal pay, a deal in which they are promised …
your ads here!Chile Museum to Return Easter Island ‘Head’
Chile’s National Museum of Natural History said Monday it will return to Easter Island an enormous stone statue taken from the Rapa Nui people and brought to the mainland 150 …
your ads here!Storm Franklin Batters Britain and Northern Europe, Leaves 14 Dead
Northern Britain and parts of France and Germany were battered Sunday and Monday by Franklin — the third major storm to strike the region in less than a week. The …
your ads here!Britain’s PM Dropping all Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions
As expected, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday the end of all domestic COVID-19 restrictions as of November 24, even self-isolation for those testing positive for the infection. …
your ads here!Kamau Bell Addresses Bill Cosby’s Complex Legacy in ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’
Kamau Bell’s four-part documentary “We Need to Talk About Cosby” addresses the rise and fall of African American comedian Bill Cosby from revered ‘America’s Dad’ to an alleged sexual predator. …
your ads here!Huge Opal Sells for Nearly $144,000 at Alaska Auction
A gemstone, billed as one of the largest gem-quality opals in existence, was sold for $143,750 at auction in Alaska on Sunday. The opal, dubbed the “Americus Australis,” weighs more …
your ads here!Race Excluded as White House Rolls Out Climate Justice Screening Tool
The Biden administration has released a screening tool to help identify disadvantaged communities long plagued by environmental hazards, but it won’t include race as a factor in deciding where to …
your ads here!Tropical Butterflies Spread as Monarchs Dwindle in East Asia
Sparked by global warming and other forms of climate change, tropical butterflies are starting to arrive in Hong Kong and Taiwan in greater numbers, while temperate-zone species like the monarch …
your ads here!When Will the Pandemic End?
It’s a question many have been asking for almost two years: when will the coronavirus pandemic end? “Epidemiologically speaking, we don’t know. Perhaps in another month or two — if …
your ads here!Canadian Police Push to Restore Normality to Capital
Canadian police on Saturday worked to restore normality to the capital after trucks and demonstrators occupied the downtown core of Ottawa for more than three weeks to protest against pandemic …
your ads here!Hong Kong Health Experts Call for Home Isolation as Omicron Cases Overwhelm Hospitals
Hong Kong health experts on Friday said the city needs to change its pandemic strategies to cope with the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases. In recent weeks Hong Kong …
your ads here!Africa’s Biggest International Contemporary Art Fair Opens Doors
Africa’s biggest international contemporary art fair has opened its doors to the public for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. The Investec Cape Town Art Fair went online …
your ads here!Malawi Declares Health Emergency Following Polio Case Discovery
Health authorities in Malawi say a 3-year-old girl is paralyzed after contracting polio, the first known case in Africa in more than five years and the first in Malawi in …
your ads here!Hong Kong Working-Class District Reels as COVID Runs Rampant
Lam Foon, 98, sits propped up and swaddled in soggy woolen blankets in a hospital bed just outside the entrance to Hong Kong’s Caritas Medical Centre, waiting for tests to …
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