U.S. President Joe Biden says a highly transmissible COVID-19 variant, dubbed omicron, is a cause for “concern, not panic” and defended his much-criticized decision to restrict travel from the southern …
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WHO Calls for Renewed COVID Prevention Efforts Amid Omicron’s Spread
The World Health Organization says renewed efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is needed as scientists scramble to determine the risks posed by the new omicron variant. Low …
your ads here!Zimbabwe Says It’s Prepared for Omicron Variant
Zimbabwe’s government says the country is very prepared to handle the new COVID-19 variant – omicron – first reported in neighboring South Africa. The World Health Organization says a fourth …
your ads here!COVID Variant Spreads to More Countries as World on Alert
The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the …
your ads here!US Praises South Africa’s Quick Detection, Sharing Variant Information
The United States praised South Africa on Saturday for quickly identifying the latest coronavirus variant, omicron, and sharing this information with the world. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with …
your ads here!FDA: Merck COVID pill effective, experts will review safety
Federal health regulators say an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck is effective against the virus, but they will seek input from outside experts on risks of birth defects and other …
your ads here!France Says it is Willing to Discuss Autonomy for Guadeloupe
France is willing to discuss autonomy for the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe if it is in the interests of the people who live there, government minister Sebastien Lecornu said. …
your ads here!India’s Serum Institute Resumes Vaccine Exports to COVAX Vaccine Sharing Program
The world’s largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India has resumed exports of coronavirus vaccines to COVAX the partnership that is distributing vaccines to developing countries. The resumption of …
your ads here!Tourists Rush to South Africa Airport After Travel Bans Issued
Anxious-looking travelers thronged Johannesburg international airport and stood in long queues on Friday, desperate to squeeze onto the last flights to countries that had just shut their doors to South …
your ads here!Fauci: US Must Study Data Before Deciding on Travel Ban Over New COVID Variant
Top U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said Friday that a ban on flights from southern Africa was a possibility and the United States was rushing to gather data on …
your ads here!New COVID-19 Variant Detected in South Africa
South African scientists are scrambling to determine how quickly a newly discovered variant of the coronavirus can spread and if it is resistant to vaccines. The new strain has led …
your ads here!Cases Soar but Swiss Reject Lockdown as COVID Law Vote Looms
Like many others in Europe, Switzerland is facing a steep rise in coronavirus cases. But its federal government, unlike others, hasn’t responded with new restrictive measures. Analysts say it doesn’t …
your ads here!World Leaders Struggle to Raise Vaccination Rates as COVID-19 Surges
With the Northern Hemisphere heading into winter and COVID-19 cases on the rise across Europe and North America, political leaders from Washington to Brussels are struggling to persuade a pandemic-weary …
your ads here!When Aliens Attack: Australia’s Native Species Under Threat
A new report warns that Australia’s native wildlife is in the “grip of an unprecedented alien attack.” Experts at the national science agency, the CSIRO, are predicting that much of …
your ads here!Volunteers Map Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in Vast Citizen Science Project
An expedition to find lost shipwrecks on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef begins Friday. The voyage is part of the Great Reef Census, one of the world’s largest marine citizen science …
your ads here!European Nations Add Boosters, Plan Shots for Children Amid COVID Surge
European countries expanded COVID-19 booster vaccinations, began plans to get shots to young children and tightened some curbs Thursday as the continent battled a surge in coronavirus cases and concerns …
your ads here!Attacking an Asteroid
NASA tests an asteroid-assaulting system to protect planet Earth. Plus, Japanese tourists ready for the trip of a lifetime, and a look at the historic, sky-darkening lunar eclipse. VOA’s Arash …
your ads here!USAID Says Wheat Seeds Sent to Northeast Syria Meet ‘High Standards’
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says the wheat seeds it recently provided to farmers in northeast Syria meet “high standards for safety and quality.” The announcement comes after …
your ads here!US Nurses Leaving Hospital Bedsides
“I could not understand how this highly educated, powerful trauma nurse is now the patient.” A registered nurse who asks that we call her “Gi” is talking about herself. While …
your ads here!NASA Launches Craft to Hit Asteroid
The U.S. space agency NASA has launched a spacecraft on a mission to test the ability to knock an asteroid off a potentially harmful collision course with Earth. The Double Asteroid Redirection …
your ads here!Jury Holds Pharmacies Responsible for Role in Opioid Crisis
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties, a federal jury said Tuesday in a verdict that could set the tone for …
your ads here!NASA, ESA Delay Launch of New Space Telescope
The U.S. space agency, NASA, and its European counterpart, the European Space Agency (ESA), have delayed the long-awaited launch of the James Webb space telescope to no earlier than December …
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