In the shadows of Washington’s government office buildings, Gary Hayes searches for another dose of heroin, chasing a high that will last only a few hours before he wants more. …
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TikTok Tics: Social Media May Be Causing Tourette-Like Symptoms
Doctors around the world have seen an unusual rise in Tourette-like tic disorders over the past year. Matt Dibble reports on how social media may be the trigger. Camera: Matt Dibble, …
your ads here!Massive North Sea Wind Farm Could Power Denmark, Neighbors
Weeks before a high-profile climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Danish officials are talking up an ambitious program to develop the world’s largest offshore wind energy complex, with the potential to …
your ads here!Pakistani University Manufactures Stents for Heart Patients
According to the Pakistani government, over 45,000 angioplasty operations are conducted in Pakistan each year; an operation in which a small mesh tube is inserted into a blocked artery to …
your ads here!Student Program Cultivates Environmental Leaders
A student program that teaches organic gardening skills started in Los Angeles and has spread across the United States and 26 other countries. Mike O’Sullivan reports its projects impart an …
your ads here!Arlington, Virginia, Starts Its First Scrap Food Collection Service
Arlington County, which is across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is now the first county in Virginia to collect food scraps from single-family households. The aim is to reduce …
your ads here!White House Steps Up Work on What to do About Thawing Arctic
The Biden administration is stepping up its work to figure about what to do about the thawing Arctic, which is warming three times faster than the rest of the world. …
your ads here!Biden: 60 Million Americans Eligible for COVID-19 Boosters
U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that around 60 million Americans are eligible for a booster shot against the coronavirus. His announcement came after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
your ads here!CDC Approves Booster Shots for Some Pfizer Vaccine Recipients
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved Pfizer vaccine booster shots for some individuals who completed their first vaccinations at least six months ago. …
your ads here!Simple Australian First-Aid Technique Could Save Shark Bite Survivors
An Australian researcher has developed a new first-aid technique that could save shark attack victims from a fatal loss of blood in the crucial moments after the attack. The method …
your ads here!CIA Removes Vienna Station Chief Over Handling of Havana Syndrome Cases, Report Says
The CIA removed its Vienna, Austria, station chief recently amid criticism the person did not take seriously a surge in mysterious “Havana syndrome” cases, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Dozens …
your ads here!Mask Mandate Prompts Cheers, Jeers in Charlotte, North Carolina
The fluctuating severity of the pandemic and ever-changing public health pronouncements have left North Carolina with a patchwork of masking requirements, mirroring much of the United States. Some residents embrace …
your ads here!Displaced Children in Northeast Syria May Never Recover, Observers Fear
Nearly 2½ years after the fall of the Islamic State terror group’s self-declared caliphate, there still appears to be no escape for tens of thousands of children left homeless in …
your ads here!All-Civilian Space Crew Returns Home
The all-amateur crew of the SpaceX Dragon capsule makes it home, but not before a string of first time-ever events. Plus, cosmonauts vote from space, and a film crew readies …
your ads here!Lava, Smoke, Ash Cover La Palma as Volcano Threatens Banana Crop
Jets of red hot lava shot into the sky on Spain’s La Palma on Thursday as a huge cloud of toxic ash drifted from the Cumbre Vieja volcano toward the …
your ads here!Mandates Give Rise to Booming Black Market for Fake Vaccine Cards
As more businesses, universities, and federal and local governments demand proof of inoculation against COVID-19, the black market for fake vaccine cards appears to be booming. U.S. Customs officials in Cincinnati, Ohio, intercepted five shipments containing 1,683 …
your ads here!Thailand Ramps Up COVID Vaccination, Plans to Reopen Key Tourist Regions
Thailand’s COVID vaccination rate currently stands at less than 25% of the population as the government says it is ramping up inoculations ahead of a planned reopening of several key …
your ads here!Florida Changes Quarantine Guidelines for Students Exposed to COVID-19
The southeastern U.S. state of Florida says parents or legal guardians can decide whether or not to quarantine their children if they have been exposed to someone who tested positive …
your ads here!Pfizer Says Kids 5-11 Can Be Vaccinated Against COVID
This week, Pfizer released promising news in the effort to end the coronavirus pandemic, saying its COVID-19 vaccine works for young children. VOA’s Carol Pearson has more on this development. …
your ads here!US Donates an Additional 500 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine
U.S. President Joe Biden convened a virtual COVID-19 summit Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, aiming to rally world leaders, philanthropists, civil society, nongovernmental organizations and …
your ads here!US FDA Authorizes Third Dose of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Older Americans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 65 and older and some high-risk Americans, paving the way for …
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