Rising teenager Emma Raducanu came out on the winning side of a generational clash against tennis icon Serena Williams with a 6-4 6-0 win in their first-round meeting at the …
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US Boosting Domestic Solar Industry, Reducing Reliance on China
China’s dominance in global sector creates supply chain and national security concerns, says US solar manufacturer …
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NASA’s gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, is set to begin an hourslong crawl to its launchpad Tuesday night ahead of the behemoth’s debut …
your ads here!More Than 150 Children Dead in Zimbabwe Measles Outbreak
A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children, with more than 2,000 infections reported across the country, the government said Tuesday. Cases have been growing rapidly in …
your ads here!Looters Helped Return Stolen Antiquities to Cambodia, Researchers Say
After an extensive joint investigation by the United States and Cambodia, about 30 Cambodian cultural artifacts were returned to their homeland. As VOA’s Chetra Chap reports, it turns out that …
your ads here!What Is a ‘Vaccine-Derived’ Poliovirus?
New York health officials announced in July that an unvaccinated adult man from Rockland County had been diagnosed with polio—the first case of the life-threatening disease in the United States …
your ads here!Century-Old TB Vaccine Boosts Babies’ Front-Line Immune Defenses
The widely used tuberculosis vaccine also fends off a slew of unrelated infectious diseases, and its immune boost can protect newborns for more than a year, researchers in Australia have …
your ads here!Medical Investigator Rules Baldwin Set Shooting an Accident
The fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin last year was an accident, according to a determination made by New Mexico’s Office of the Medical Investigator following …
your ads here!Deadline Looms for Western States to Cut Colorado River Use
Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now just caked mud and rock as climate change makes the Western U.S. hotter and drier. More than …
your ads here!Film Academy Apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars
Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy …
your ads here!California Pop-Up Clinics Offer Vaccinations Against Monkeypox
In an effort to boost monkeypox vaccination rates, Los Angeles County is organizing pop-up clinics where eligible individuals can get the shot. Angelina Bagdasaryan has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. Videographer: Vazgen Varzhabetian …
your ads here!US Defense Chief Tests Positive for COVID
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday he tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time this year and is experiencing mild symptoms. The Pentagon chief said in a statement …
your ads here!New Study Reveals Britain’s Health Inequalities
People who live in the poorest regions of England are diagnosed with serious illnesses earlier and die sooner than their counterparts in more affluent regions, according to a new study. …
your ads here!NASA-Funded Researchers Head to Western Australia for Clues on Extra Terrestrial Life
NASA researchers are studying “Mars-like” salt lakes in Western Australia in their hunt for extra-terrestrial life. Experts from the United States say the region, with its pink-hued water and distinctive …
your ads here!Zimbabwe Blames Measles Surge on Sect Gatherings After 80 Children Die
A measles outbreak has killed 80 children in Zimbabwe since April, the ministry of health said, blaming church sect gatherings for the surge. In a statement seen by Reuters Sunday, …
your ads here!Scotland’s Police Investigate Threat Made to JK Rowling After Rushdie Tweet
Scotland’s police said Sunday they are investigating a report of an “online threat” made to the author JK Rowling after she tweeted her condemnation of the stabbing of Salman Rushdie. …
your ads here!Shanghai to Reopen All Schools Sept. 1 as Lockdown Fears Persist
China’s financial hub Shanghai said on Sunday it would reopen all schools including kindergartens, primary and middle schools on Sept. 1 after months of COVID-19 closures. The city will require …
your ads here!Tehran Unveils Western Art Masterpieces Hidden for Decades
Some of the world’s most prized works of contemporary Western art have been unveiled for the first time in decades — in Tehran. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line cleric, …
your ads here!Salman Rushdie Remains Hospitalized; Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie remained hospitalized on Saturday with serious injuries a day after he was repeatedly stabbed at a public appearance in New York state, while police sought to …
your ads here!What Killed Tons of Fish in a European River? No Answer Yet
Poland’s environment minister says laboratory tests following a mass fish die-off have detected high salinity levels but no mercury in the Oder River. That means the mystery is continuing as …
your ads here!Idaho Top Court Allows Near-Total Abortion Ban to Take Effect
Idaho’s top court on Friday refused to stop a Republican-backed state law criminalizing nearly all abortions from taking effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 decision Roe v. …
your ads here!Praise, Worry in Iran After Rushdie Attack; Government Quiet
Iranians reacted with praise and worry Saturday over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for …
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