United Nations agencies said Friday that millions of Sudanese cannot obtain treatment for emergency and chronic health conditions because fighting has brought the country’s fragile health system to near total …
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Pianist André Watts Dies at Age 77 of Prostate Cancer
Pianist André Watts, whose televised debut with the New York Philharmonic as a 16-year-old in 1963 launched an international career of more than a half-century, has died. He was 77. …
your ads here!Vegas Could Break Heat Record as Tens of Millions Across US Endure Scorching Temperatures
Visitors to Las Vegas on Friday stepped out momentarily to snap photos and were hit by blast-furnace air. But most will spend their vacations in a vastly different climate — …
your ads here!Actors’ Strike Shuts Down Major Hollywood Studios
Thousands of actors, from A-list celebrities to those struggling to break into the entertainment industry, voted to go on strike this week, plunging Hollywood and the broader film and television …
your ads here!Sources: US Chip CEOs Plan Washington Trip to Talk China Policy
The chief executives of Intel Corp and Qualcomm Inc are planning to visit Washington next week to discuss China policy, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The executives …
your ads here!Microsoft: Chinese Hackers Exploited Code Flaw to Steal US Agencies’ Emails
Microsoft says hackers used a flaw in its code to steal emails from government agencies and other clients. In a blog post published Friday, the company said that Chinese hackers …
your ads here!UAE’s COP28 President Lays Out Plan for ‘Brutally Honest’ Climate Summit
Countries at this year’s U.N. climate summit must face up to how far behind they are on climate change targets and agree to a plan to get on track, the …
your ads here!Exodus of Doctors, Nurses Threatens Universal Health Coverage in Zimbabwe
Health care providers in Zimbabwe are leaving the country in droves for better work abroad. The government is scrambling to fill the gaps by better equipping hospitals, as Columbus Mavhunga …
your ads here!WHO: Occasional Artificial Sweetener Intake Poses Low Risk of Cancer
Leading global health agencies report consumers who limit their intake of aspartame and other artificial sweeteners are at little risk of getting cancer. “The occasional level of exposure, which is …
your ads here!Long Flight to the Women’s World Cup? US Players Have a Plan for That
The U.S. national team, like most of the rest of the field, faces a long flight to the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Already seasoned travelers, the …
your ads here!India Launches Second Moon Landing Attempt
An Indian rocket hurtled into space Friday to land a robotic rover on an unexplored area of the moon – a challenging feat India was unable to accomplish on a …
your ads here!Coroner’s Report: Lisa Marie Presley Died From Small Bowel Obstruction
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiners’ office says Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of the iconic musician Elvis Presley, died earlier this year as a result of “a small …
your ads here!India to Launch Moonshot Friday
India is set to launch a spacecraft to the moon Friday. If successful, it would make India only the fourth country to do so, after the U.S., the Soviet Union, …
your ads here!Hollywood Actors Join Screenwriters in Historic Industry-stopping Strike as Contract Talks Collapse
Leaders of a Hollywood actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks …
your ads here!Sweetener Aspartame Listed as Possible Cancer Cause but Still Considered Safe
The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a possible cause of cancer, while a separate …
your ads here!Report: Ending AIDS Is Political, Financial Choice
HIV/AIDS can end as a public health threat by 2030 if nations can muster the political will and critical financial support to completely defeat it, a new report published Thursday …
your ads here!Sponsor Offers 20,000 Free Tickets to Women’s World Cup as New Zealand Sales Lag
A sponsor is giving away 20,000 tickets to Women’s World Cup matches in New Zealand as ticket sales remain sluggish in a country in which rugby dominates as the national …
your ads here!First Over-the-counter Birth Control Pill Gets FDA Approval
U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops. The Food …
your ads here!UN: AIDS Can Be Ended by 2030 with Investments in Prevention, Treatment
It is possible to end AIDS by 2030 if countries demonstrate the political will to invest in prevention and treatment and adopt non-discriminatory laws, the United Nations said on Thursday. …
your ads here!El Nino Threatens Rice Crops Across Asia
Warmer, drier weather because of an earlier-than-usual El Nino is expected to hamper rice production across Asia, hitting global food security in a world still reeling from the impacts of …
your ads here!Targeting of State Department, Others in Microsoft Hack ‘Intentional’
Hackers, possibly linked to China’s intelligence agencies, are being blamed for a monthlong campaign that breached some unclassified U.S. email systems, allowing them to access to a small number of …
your ads here!As China Struggles With Heat, Flooding and Drought, Employers Ordered to Limit Outdoor Work
BEIJING — Employers across much of China were ordered Monday to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures, while the east and southwest were warned to prepare for torrential rain …
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