Lam Foon, 98, sits propped up and swaddled in soggy woolen blankets in a hospital bed just outside the entrance to Hong Kong’s Caritas Medical Centre, waiting for tests to …
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China Sets 5-Year Commercial, Scientific Plans for Space
A Chinese rocket, according to astronomers, is expected to crash into the moon on March 4. It is the latest example of China’s presence in space. News of the predicted …
your ads here!Canadian Police Arrest 2 Leaders of Protesting Truckers
Hundreds of truckers clogging Canada’s capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday, even as police arrested two protest leaders and threatened to break up the nearly three-week …
your ads here!California Adopts Nation’s First ‘Endemic’ Virus Policy
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift by a state to an endemic approach to the coronavirus pandemic. He said it emphasizes prevention and quick reactions to …
your ads here!Bill Gates Hails ‘Zero’ Polio Cases in Pakistan
Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates met with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday in Pakistan to acknowledge the country’s progress against polio. During the trip, his first to …
your ads here!NASA Celebrates Mars Rover’s First Year on Job
NASA celebrates an anniversary on the Martian surface while a space-travel startup tumbles back to Earth. Russia helps refuel the International Space Station, and how a recent volcanic eruption could …
your ads here!Marine Researchers Collecting Global Symphony of the Sea
Experts from nine countries are planning to collect and combine aquatic animal sounds for a global library. Scientists in Australia believe an undersea chorus of mammals, fish and some invertebrates …
your ads here!Lingering Pandemic Takes Toll on Americans’ Mental Health
After two years, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be taking a toll on Americans’ mental health, with a growing number of people suffering from a wide array of issues, from …
your ads here!Study: Babies Less Likely to Be Hospitalized with COVID-19 if Mothers Vaccinated During Pregnancy
A study released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that infants are less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 if their mothers are vaccinated during …
your ads here!Report: US Seas to See 100 Years’ Rise in Just 30
A U.S. government report warns that sea levels along America’s coasts will rise about an average of 30.5 centimeters over the next 30 years, about equal to water level increases …
your ads here!Pollution Causing More Deaths Than COVID, Action Needed, Says UN Expert
Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N. environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for “immediate and ambitious action” to ban some …
your ads here!Plans Set for New Private Spaceflights
A billionaire who led an all-private space crew into orbit last year has announced plans for up to three new missions in conjunction with SpaceX, including one with a spacewalk. …
your ads here!DNA Analysis of Elephant Ivory Reveals Trafficking Networks
As few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa, according to a new study. Researchers used analysis of …
your ads here!Scientific Meeting Focuses on Impacts, Adaptation, Vulnerability to Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, has begun a two-week meeting to consider a report that assesses the impact of the world’s changing climate and how humans might …
your ads here!IAEA Reviews Water Release From Damaged Japan Nuclear Plant
A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday began its review of Japan’s plan to begin releasing more than a million tons of treated radioactive water into the …
your ads here!Arctic Seed Vault To Receive Rare Deposits
A vault built on an Arctic mountainside to preserve the world’s crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes will receive new deposits on Monday, including one from the first …
your ads here!WHO: Measles Increase a Danger to Malnourished Afghan Children
The World Health Organization warns a sharp rise in measles cases in Afghanistan is threatening the lives and well-being of millions of malnourished children. More than 35,300 suspected cases of …
your ads here!Mental Health Hovers Over Olympics, on its Way to Mainstream
At the Tokyo Olympics, mental health was the breakout star. Amplified by some of the world’s top athletes, it shook up those Games and made everyone take notice. Six months …
your ads here!NASA’s New Space Telescope Sees First Starlight, Takes Selfie
NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror. All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb …
your ads here!WHO: Africa’s COVID-19 Infections Could Be Much Higher Than Reported
The COVID-19 infection rate for Africa may be as much as seven times higher than reported, while death counts could be two to three times higher, according to the World …
your ads here!Canada Truckers Extend Border Blockade
Trucker-led protests against coronavirus restrictions in Canada shut down another U.S. border crossing Thursday, as copycat movements gathered steam overseas and Washington called on its northern neighbor to use federal …
your ads here!To Mask or Not to Mask?
Facing growing pressure from impatient state governors, the Biden administration acknowledged for the first time that it is developing plans to guide the country away from the pandemic’s emergency phase …
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