Australian scientists are trying to grow plants on the moon by 2025 in a new mission unveiled Friday that they said could help pave the way for a future colony. …
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Lebanon Reports First Case of Cholera Since 1993
Lebanon reported its first case of cholera since 1993, Health Minister Firas Abiad said Thursday. The case, recorded Wednesday, was from the rural northern province of Akkar, Abiad said, adding …
your ads here!US to Send Recent Uganda Visitors to 5 Airports for Ebola Screening
The Biden administration will begin redirecting U.S.-bound travelers who had been to Uganda within the previous 21 days to five major American airports to be screened for Ebola as public …
your ads here!NASA Makes History Launching First Indigenous Woman to Space
NASA makes history yet again. Plus, why a Mars rover’s doom may signal a new beginning, and a look back at a pioneering spacecraft’s suicide mission to Saturn. VOA’s Arash …
your ads here!Kyiv-Sofia-Hollywood: The Unexpected Journey of Ukrainian Refugees
Fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, two mothers find themselves in an unusual place, Nu Boyana Film Studios, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Eastern Europe’s largest film company, it has participated in …
your ads here!Syria Says Cholera Outbreak Has Killed at Least 39 and is Spreading
UNICEF says the cholera outbreak in Syria has reached more than 10,000 patients and claimed the lives of at least 39 people, according to the Syrian Ministry of Health. For …
your ads here!Study: Climate Change Made Summer Drought 20 Times More Likely
Drought that stretched across three continents this summer — drying out large parts of Europe, the United States and China — was made 20 times more likely by climate change, …
your ads here!French Author Ernaux Wins Literature Nobel
The Swedish Academy Thursday awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature to French author Annie Ernaux for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and …
your ads here!Steinbeck’s Letter to Son on Love Goes on Sale
A tender and touching letter that author John Steinbeck penned to his teenage son, offering fatherly advice after the young man confided that he was in love for the first …
your ads here!India-Made Cough Syrups May Be Tied to 66 Deaths in Gambia, WHO Says
The deaths of dozens of children in Gambia from kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health Organization …
your ads here!Russian Launches to Space From US, 1st Time in 20 Years
For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over …
your ads here!No Longer Out of Sight, Effort Gets Under Way to Combat Treatable Blindness
Africa and Latin America have the highest rates in the world of treatable sight problems, but a Spanish NGO is finding innovative ways to reverse this situation. Conditions like …
your ads here!Three Share Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for “the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.” The prize and its $900,000 …
your ads here!Oscar Winners Chop Off Their Hair for Protesters in Iran
Oscar-winning actors Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche, as well as other French stars of screen and music, filmed themselves chopping off locks of their hair in a video posted Wednesday …
your ads here!Plastic-Gobbling Enzymes in Worm Spit May Help Ease Pollution
Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research published Tuesday that could open up new ways …
your ads here!A Musk Retweet: Tesla CEO Says He’ll Pay $44 Billion to Buy Twitter
The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk’s on-again, off-again purchase of Twitter took a turn toward a conclusion Tuesday after the mercurial Tesla CEO proposed to buy the company at the …
your ads here!Bird Flu Hits Colony of Endangered Penguins in South Africa
South African conservationists are on high alert after an outbreak of bird flu killed close to 30 penguins at one of the country’s most stable colonies and a popular tourist …
your ads here!Google Discontinues Translate Service in Mainland China
Google has ended its Google Translate service in mainland China, citing “low usage” of one of its flagship products by mainland China users. The move surprised users, who said they …
your ads here!Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter and US Country Music Queen, Dies
Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of …
your ads here!Artificial Intelligence Is New Weapon Against Australian Wildlife Smugglers
Australian scientists are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence in the fight against wildlife trafficking. The technique uses 3-Dimensional X-rays at airports and post offices to detect animals being smuggled …
your ads here!Three Scientists Win Physics Nobel for Quantum Information Research
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday that three scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics for “pioneering quantum information science. The academy said Alain Aspect of France, …
your ads here!U.S. CDC Ends Country-Specific COVID Travel Health Notices
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday it had ended its COVID-19 country travel health notices as fewer countries reported enough data for accurate assessments. In April, …
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