After cooking for decades on earthen stoves lit with firewood, women in Sarmathla village in India’s northern Haryana state were excited when they received cooking gas stoves and connections about …
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UK Reports 104 More Cases of Monkeypox, Mostly in Men
British health officials have detected another 104 cases of monkeypox in England in what has become the biggest outbreak beyond Africa of the normally rare disease. The U.K.’s Health Security …
your ads here!US Seeks to Expand Monkeypox Testing as Cases Rise
U.S. health officials are working to expand capabilities to test for monkeypox beyond a narrow group of public health labs, heeding calls from infectious-disease experts who say testing for the …
your ads here!Baby Formula Shortage Leads Moms to Buy Breast Milk From Strangers
On Thursday, the first shipments of Australian baby formula landed in the U.S. Yet the shortage continues, with women going to extreme measures to feed their babies, including buying breast …
your ads here!NASA Tackles ‘Perplexing’ Mystery of UFOs
NASA is officially joining the hunt for UFOs. The space agency on Thursday announced a new study that will recruit leading scientists to examine unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) — a …
your ads here!NASA Eyes First Launch From Commercial Site Outside US
For the first time, NASA is looking to launch a research rocket from a commercial port not in the United States. Plus, we remember a legendary cosmonaut who died this …
your ads here!Monkeypox Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases; WHO Warns of ‘Real’ Risk
The risk of monkeypox becoming established in nonendemic nations is real, the WHO warned Wednesday, with more than 1,000 cases confirmed in such countries. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom …
your ads here!Biden Drops Tariffs on Southeast Asian Solar Panels for 2 years
The Biden administration announced Monday that it would waive tariffs on solar panels imported to the United States from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam for 24 months, reducing uncertainty for …
your ads here!Poland, With Near-total Abortion Ban, to Record Pregnancies
The government of Poland, where a near-total abortion ban is in place, faced accusations Monday of creating a “pregnancy register” as the country expands the amount of medical data being …
your ads here!3 Chinese Astronauts Arrive at Tiangong Space Station
Three Chinese astronauts arrived at the country’s space station on Sunday, the Chinese space agency for human flights said, the latest stride in Beijing’s aim to become a major space …
your ads here!Beijing to Allow Indoor Dining, Further Easing COVID Curbs
Beijing will further relax COVID-19 curbs by allowing indoor dining, as China’s capital steadily returns to normal with inflections falling, state media said on Sunday. Beijing and the commercial hub …
your ads here!China Sends 3 Astronauts To Complete Space Station
China on Sunday launched a rocket carrying three astronauts on a mission to complete construction on its new space station, the latest milestone in Beijing’s drive to become a major …
your ads here!WHO Chief: ‘COVID Remains a Real and Present Danger’
Global reported cases of COVID-19 cases and deaths “are near their lowest levels since the beginning of the pandemic,” the World Health Organization director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Friday. …
your ads here!Carbon Dioxide Levels in Atmosphere Spike Past Milestone
The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has shot past a key milestone — more than 50% higher than pre-industrial times — and is at levels not seen …
your ads here!More Than 700 Monkeypox Cases Globally, 21 in US, CDC Says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday it was aware of more than 700 cases of monkeypox globally, including 21 in the United States, with investigations …
your ads here!US Prepares for Launch of COVID Vaccines for Under-5s
American children under age 5 could receive their first COVID-19 vaccines as early as June 21, the White House’s top COVID official said Thursday — if the two vaccines under …
your ads here!NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Sets Speed Record on Mars
One of NASA’s robots on Mars chops its way through the record books. Plus, next-generation spacesuits, and a meteor shower ignites the sky over Brazil. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings us The Week in Space …
your ads here!US Needs More Baby Formula Makers, Biden Tells Manufacturers
U.S. President Joe Biden met with major manufacturers of infant formula on Wednesday, and suggested their ranks should grow, as his administration presses ahead with efforts to boost imported supplies …
your ads here!Africans See Inequity in Monkeypox Response Elsewhere
As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out the biggest monkeypox outbreak beyond Africa, some doctors acknowledge an ugly reality: The resources to …
your ads here!Los Angeles Firm Sending Mobile Laboratories to Ukraine
The World Health Organization reported more than 250 attacks on health facilities and health personnel in Ukraine since it was invaded by Russian forces. One U.S. firm is helping fill …
your ads here!Small US mask makers struggle as federal aid, demand shrinks
In the spring of 2020, as COVID-19 spread throughout the world in ways not fully understood, the United States faced a critical shortage of protective masks. Dozens of manufacturing startups …
your ads here!Downgraded Agatha Brings Heavy Rain to Southern Mexico
The storm that came ashore in southwestern Mexico as Hurricane Agatha is expected to dissipate late Tuesday, but after dropping more heavy rains over the region. Oaxaca Governor Alejandro Murat …
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