The police chief of Canada’s capital said Wednesday there is likely no policing solution to end a protest against vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions that has snarled traffic around …
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Biden Aims to Slash Cancer Deaths in Half by 2047
The Biden administration launched a plan Wednesday to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years, a continuation of the 2016 “cancer moonshot” program …
your ads here!Energy Weapon Only ‘Plausible’ Explanation for Some Cases of Havana Syndrome
U.S. intelligence agencies may have ruled out the idea that a rash of mysterious illnesses plaguing American diplomats and other officials is part of a sustained campaign by one of …
your ads here!WHO Cautions Nations Against Dropping COVID Restrictions
As several European nations scale back or drop COVID-19 restrictions altogether, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging caution as the coronavirus remains. Denmark lifted most of its COVID-19 restrictions …
your ads here!New CDC Study: COVID-19 Booster Protects Against Hospitalization, Severe Illness
A study released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an extra shot of a COVID-19 vaccine provides solid protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death. …
your ads here!China Exports Traditional Chinese Medicine to Africa
Beijing has been exporting traditional Chinese medicine around the world, including to countries on the African continent. With claims of helping with COVID, these herbal clinics are welcomed by some …
your ads here!Measuring Climate Change: It’s Not Just Heat, It’s Humidity
When it comes to measuring global warming, humidity, not just heat, matters in generating dangerous climate extremes, a new study finds. Researchers say temperature by itself isn’t the best way …
your ads here!Pharmacy Giants to Pay $590 Million to US Native Americans Over Opioids
A group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors agreed to pay $590 million to settle lawsuits connected to opioid addiction among Native American tribes, according to a U.S. court filing released …
your ads here!US Lightning Bolt Leaps Into Record Books at 768 Kilometers Long
A single lightning bolt that leapt across three U.S. states has been identified as the longest ever, the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday. Dubbed a megaflash, the rare low-rate horizontal …
your ads here!Waste from COVID-19 Gear Poses Health Risk
The World Health Organization warns of health care risks posed by discarded COVID-19 equipment and is calling on nations to better manage their systems for disposing of the used gear. …
your ads here!US FDA Gives Full Approval to Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ((FDA)) Monday gave full approval to U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, which will be marketed under the name Spikevax. The vaccine has been …
your ads here!Military to Aid Outback Town Cut Off by Australian Floods
The Australian air force is preparing to deliver 20 tons of emergency supplies to remote communities cut off by flood waters. Traffic has been disrupted on the main highway and …
your ads here!Beijing Seals Off More Residential Areas, Reports 12 Cases
Beijing officials said Sunday they sealed off several residential communities in the city’s northern district after two cases of COVID-19 were found. Residents in the Anzhenli neighborhood in Chaoyang district …
your ads here!2 NY Nurses Allegedly Forged COVID Vaccination Cards, Made $1.5 Million
New York authorities have arrested two Long Island nurses who officials say made more than $1.5 million by forging COVID-19 vaccination cards. Julie DeVuono, the owner of Wild Child Pediatric …
your ads here!Hong Kong Allows Pet Stores to Resume Hamster Sales After COVID Cull
Dozens of pet stores that sold hamsters in Hong Kong may resume business starting Sunday, Hong Kong’s government said, after being shuttered last week and culling thousands of hamsters over …
your ads here!Australia Promises Multimillion Dollar Plan to Tackle Great Barrier Reef Pollution
There has been a mixed response to Australia’s $700 million plan to combat water pollution on the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest reef system. The nine-year Australian plan promises …
your ads here!Scientists Call Rich Nations’ Failure to Provide Vaccines to World ‘Reckless’
A group of 300 scientists say wealthy nations’ failure to provide the rest of the world with access to COVID-19 vaccines is a “reckless approach to public health” that results …
your ads here!Omicron Drives US Deaths Higher Than in Fall’s Delta Wave
Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than was the case during last fall’s delta wave, with deaths likely …
your ads here!Homeless See Progress from COVID-19 Policies, But Can it Last?
Billions of dollars have poured in from federal and local governments to help America’s homeless survive the coronavirus pandemic. And this spending is helping – for now. VOA’s Veronica Balderas …
your ads here!CDC: Immunocompromised Could Benefit From Extra Shot of Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday a third primary shot of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised people could significantly reduce their need for …
your ads here!Journey Ends for Webb Space Telescope; Now Comes Work
The world’s biggest and most powerful space telescope found a parking space. Plus, a lottery winner can’t claim his prize, and a volcanic eruption may offer clues on the formation …
your ads here!6 Cancer Patients Sue Utility Over Fukushima Radiation
Six people who were children living in Fukushima at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster and have since developed thyroid cancer filed a lawsuit Thursday demanding a utility pay …
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