The European Commission is set to delay the publication of proposals on sustainable farming and nature that were expected this week, with the impact of the war in Ukraine on …
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Threats to Groundwater the Focus of This Year’s World Water Day
Tuesday, March 22, marks the 29th annual World Water Day. This year’s focus is groundwater, which provides freshwater to much of the world. VOA’s Michelle Quinn reports. …
your ads here!Malawi Launches Polio Vaccine for East and Southern Africa Countries
Malawi Sunday launched a polio vaccination campaign after the country in February confirmed its first case, 30 years after it eradicated the disease. UNICEF, the World Health Organization …
your ads here!Botswana Drops Vaccine Mandate for Travelers
Botswana will allow unvaccinated travelers into the country, provided they produce a negative COVID-19 test result. That’s a reversal from last month, when the nation started denying entry to travelers …
your ads here!Hong Kong Leader Says Plans to Review COVID Restrictions on Monday
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Sunday she plans to review COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, just days after acknowledging that many financial institutions were “losing patience” with coronavirus policies …
your ads here!US Adult Smoking Rate Fell During First Year of Pandemic
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw more Americans drinking heavily or using illicit drugs — but apparently not smoking. U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to a new all-time low …
your ads here!‘Dangerous Moment:’ Huge Effort Begins to Curb Polio After Malawi Case
The world is at a ‘dangerous moment’ in the fight against diseases like polio, a senior World Health Organization official said, as efforts begin to immunize 23 million children across …
your ads here!3 Russian Cosmonauts Arrive at International Space Station
A trio of Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, the first new faces in space since the start of the Russian war in Ukraine. Russian space …
your ads here!WHO Chief: Health ‘Not A Cost, But an Investment’
As COVID-19 infection and death rates begin to increase in some countries that have begun to relax their COVID-related restrictions, the director-general of the World Health Organization issued a reminder …
your ads here!Republicans Revive Anti-Vax, Pro-Ivermectin Measure in Kansas
Conservative Republican lawmakers on Thursday revived a proposal to weaken Kansas’ vaccination requirements for children enrolling in school and day care and to make it easier for people to get …
your ads here!Moderna Seeks FDA Authorization for Second COVID Booster for All Adults
Moderna Inc sought emergency use authorization with U.S. health regulators for a second COVID-19 booster shot late Thursday, as a surge in cases in some parts of the world fuels …
your ads here!NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Snaps Galactic Photobomb
NASA’s new eye in the sky snapped a pic of a star and its ancient galactic buddies. Plus, a spacewalk amid another week of heightened global tensions, and rolling out …
your ads here!WHO Says Africa Faces Rising Substance Abuse Post-COVID
African health groups have warned that the COVID pandemic has led to a rise in drug and alcohol abuse on the continent, but a gap in data is making it …
your ads here!NFT Owners Have New Ways to Show Off Digital Collections
Until recently, fans of NFTs have lacked ways to show off their digital collections. Matt Dibble looks at a company bringing NFTs into the physical world. …
your ads here!Measles Outbreak Kills 142 Children in Afghanistan
A week-long measles vaccination campaign is underway in Afghanistan where the World Health Organization (WHO) says the extremely contagious viral disease has killed 142 children and infected 18,000 since the …
your ads here!Thousands of Refugees in Indonesia ‘Shut Out’ from Public Facilities
Thousands of refugees in Indonesia are finding themselves shut out of public services including travel and shopping because of a bureaucratic glitch that prevents them from proving they have been …
your ads here!SpaceX Talks Trash to Roscosmos; Early Explorer’s Craft Discovered
An American private spaceflight company mocks the head of Russia’s space program following a war or words on Twitter. Plus, teams find an early explorer’s ship at the bottom of …
your ads here!Explorer Shackleton’s Ship Found in Antarctic Century After His Death
Researchers have discovered the remarkably well-preserved wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, in 10,000 feet of icy water, a century after it was swallowed up by Antarctic ice …
your ads here!WHO Concerned About Drop in COVID-19 Testing
The World Health Organization expressed concern Wednesday that many countries are drastically reducing COVID-19 testing, inhibiting the ability of public health professionals to monitor where the coronavirus is, how it’s …
your ads here!Recipient of Pig Heart Transplant Dies After Two Months
A man who received the first heart transplant from a pig two months ago has died, the University of Maryland Medical Center said Wednesday. Doctors did not say the specific …
your ads here!African Nations Appeal for TB Funding Amid COVID Disruptions COVID Africa
Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day (March 24), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is calling for governments to renew the fight against the respiratory illness, which kills …
your ads here!WHO Says COVID Boosters Needed, Reversing Previous Call
An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses, in a reversal of the U.N. agency’s previous insistence …
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