U.N. member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges. …
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Turkish Pop Star Jailed Over Joke About Religious Schools
Turkish pop star Gulsen has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” with a joke she made about Turkey’s religious schools, the country’s state-run news agency reported. The …
your ads here!Few in US Receive Full Monkeypox Vaccine Regimen
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that very few people in the United States have received a full series of monkeypox vaccinations. …
your ads here!‘Star Trek’ Actress Nichelle Nichols’ Ashes Headed for Solar Orbit
The late actress Nichelle Nichols, best known as Lieutenant Uhura on “Star Trek,” will become the latest member of the 1960s television series to be memorialized by having some of …
your ads here!Big Name Entertainment Buyers Attend Africa’s Biggest Film, TV Market Since Lockdown
Big name entertainment providers like Netflix, Showmax and Paramount have been meeting African content creators this week at the Fame Week Africa conference in South Africa. The three-day conference, which …
your ads here!Experts Worry Digital Footprints Will Incriminate US Patients Seeking Abortions
The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of protections for abortion rights has intensified scrutiny of the personal data that technology firms collect. Apple, Facebook and Google typically comply with legal requests …
your ads here!Christie’s to Auction Microsoft Co-Founder’s $1B Art Collection
Christie’s announced plans on Thursday to auction the art collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which it estimated to be worth more than $1 billion. The November sale of …
your ads here!For First Time, Facebook, Twitter Take Down Pro-US Influence Operation
This summer, for the first time, Facebook and Twitter removed a network of fake user accounts promoting pro-Western policy positions to foreign audiences and critical of Russia, China and Iran, …
your ads here!California Phasing Out Gas Vehicles in Climate Change Fight
California set itself on a path Thursday to end the era of gas-powered cars, with air regulators adopting the world’s most stringent rules for transitioning to zero-emission vehicles. The move …
your ads here!Boeing Eyes February for Space Capsule’s First Crewed Flight
The first crewed flight of Boeing’s space capsule Starliner is scheduled for February 2023, the company and NASA announced Thursday, as the United States seeks to secure a second way …
your ads here!Exhibition Explores Vibrant History of Black Filmmaking
African Americans have been involved in filmmaking since the early days of the movie industry. A new exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures explores that vibrant history, much …
your ads here!WHO Says Global Monkeypox Cases Down 20%
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday the number of new monkeypox cases fell 20% globally last week, but new cases increased in the Americas and said there is still …
your ads here!North Korea Sees Suspected COVID-19 Cases After Victory Claim
North Korea on Thursday said it found four new fever cases in its border region with China that may have been caused by coronavirus infections, two weeks after leader Kim …
your ads here!US Judge Blocks Idaho Abortion Ban in Emergencies
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Idaho from enforcing an abortion ban when women with pregnancy complications require emergency care, a day after a judge in Texas ruled against President …
your ads here!Nigeria Integrates Rotavirus Vaccine into National Vaccination Programs Amid Shortfalls
Nigeria this week added a rotavirus vaccine to its national program that is expected to prevent 50,000 deaths of children per year from the diarrheal disease. But the launch comes …
your ads here!Patients in India Protest Shortage of Life-Saving HIV Drugs
A group of HIV-positive people has been protesting for more than a month at the central office of India’s National AIDS Control Organization, or NACO, in New Delhi, demanding a …
your ads here!Ebola Vaccinations in East Congo to Start on Thursday After New Case
An Ebola vaccination campaign will start in the Congolose city of Beni on Thursday after a new case of the virus was confirmed this week, the World Health Organization said …
your ads here!Is Climate Change Making Certain Places Too Hot to Live In?
Scorching temperatures across the globe this year have people wondering if climate change is making some places too hot to live in. …
your ads here!Ukrainian Company Repairs Broken Drones to Help Military
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are playing a huge part in the war in Ukraine. But keeping them in the air can be challenging. One Ukrainian company is doing just …
your ads here!Chinese Censors Change Ending of Latest ‘Minions’ Movie
Censors have altered the ending of the recent animated film “Minions: The Rise of Gru” for its domestic release in China, social media users across the country noticed over the …
your ads here!Study: Already Shrunk by Half, Swiss Glaciers Melting Faster
Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers have lost more than half their total volume since the early 1930s, a new study has found, and researchers say the ice retreat is accelerating at a …
your ads here!UK to Use Lower Dose of Monkeypox Vaccine to Stretch Supply
British health authorities will begin offering eligible people just a fraction of the normal monkeypox vaccine dose to stretch supplies by about five times, in line with similar decisions to …
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