Menthol cigarettes and other menthol tobacco products may soon be things of the past, according to an announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday saying authorities are …
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‘Pandemic Phase’ Over for US, but COVID-19 Still Here, Fauci Says
Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the current state of the coronavirus in the United States, saying the country is “out of the pandemic phase” with regard …
your ads here!Major Japan Railway Now Powered Only by Renewable Energy
Tokyo’s Shibuya is famed for its Scramble Crossing, where crowds of people crisscross the intersection in a scene symbolizing urban Japan’s congestion and anonymity. It may have added another boasting …
your ads here!WHO: Congo Starts Ebola Vaccinations to Stem Outbreak in Northwest
The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Two people …
your ads here!Retreating Coastline Forces Hard Choices on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast
Rising seas from climate change are forcing difficult choices for coastal communities around the world. The southern U.S. state of Louisiana plans to spend billions restoring land it has already …
your ads here!UN: Climate Change and Poor Risk Management Increase the Risk of Natural Disasters
The United Nations is calling for better management to reduce the risks from rapidly increasing natural disasters largely triggered by climate change. The U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has …
your ads here!Drop in Vaccines Exposes Latin American Children to Disease, Report Shows
One in four children in Latin America and the Caribbean does not have vaccine protection against three potentially deadly diseases, a U.N. report said Monday, warning of plummeting inoculation rates. …
your ads here!Vaccine Potential Game Changer in Fight Against Malaria
In advance of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization recommends the expanded use of the first malaria vaccine, calling it a potential game changer in the fight against malaria. …
your ads here!Climate Change, Big Agriculture Combine to Threaten Insects
Climate change and habitat loss from big agriculture are combining to swat down global insect populations, with each problem making the other worse, a new study finds. While insects may …
your ads here!WHO Says at Least 1 Has Died After Increase of Acute Hepatitis Cases in Children
The World Health Organization said on Saturday that at least one child death had been reported following an increase of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children, and that at …
your ads here!Wildfires Merge in New Mexico, Threatening Rural Villages
Maggie Mulligan said her dogs could sense the panic while she and her husband packed them up, agonized over having to leave horses behind and fled a fast-moving wildfire barreling …
your ads here!UNICEF: Lebanon Maternal Deaths Triple, Children’s Health at Risk Amid Crisis
The number of women in Lebanon dying from pregnancy-related complications has nearly tripled amid a crushing three-year economic crisis that has seen doctors and midwives leave the country, the U.N. …
your ads here!Pakistan Detects First Polio Case in 15 Months
Authorities in Pakistan have confirmed the first case of wild polio virus in more than a year, dealing a setback to the country’s progress against the highly infectious disease. A …
your ads here!New Ebola Case Confirmed in Northwestern DRC, Lab Report Says
A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the National Institute of Biomedical Research said Saturday, four months after the end of the country’s …
your ads here!African Wildlife, Coasts Suffer Effects of Flooding, Drought
Devastating floods in South Africa this week, as well as other extreme weather events across the continent linked to human-caused climate change, are putting marine and terrestrial wildlife species at …
your ads here!Poll: Americans Back Flexibility on Masks, Want to Move on From COVID-19
Most Americans support a flexible approach to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, with cities reimposing mask mandates when cases surge, even as a growing number are eager to get on with …
your ads here!Guterres: Mother Earth Is in Trouble and Action Is Needed
Environmentally, the planet was on a downward slide well before the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution designating April 22 in 2009 as International Mother Earth Day. The aim of …
your ads here!Biden to Sign Executive Order on Earth Day to Protect Country’s Oldest Trees
U.S. President Joe Biden has chosen Earth Day on Friday to sign an executive order to protect some of the country’s largest and oldest trees. The order the president is …
your ads here!COVID-19 Restrictions Ease For Millions of Australians
Australia’s most populous states will on Friday abolish a raft of coronavirus rules, including compulsory isolation for close contacts. Some vaccine mandates for key workers will also be scrapped. Health …
your ads here!Earth Day Prompts Calls for Businesses to Go Green
Every year on Earth Day — April 22 — people come together to raise awareness about environmental problems. And this year they will focus on accelerating the transition to a …
your ads here!UK Patient Had COVID-19 for 505 Days Straight, Study Shows
A U.K. patient with a severely weakened immune system had COVID-19 for almost a year and a half, scientists reported, underscoring the importance of protecting vulnerable people from the coronavirus. …
your ads here!Scientists Breed Threatened Florida Coral Species in Step Toward Reef Restoration
Scientists have successfully bred a threatened species of coral as part of a project that hopes to restore damaged reefs off the coast of Florida that are under threat by …
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