U.S. President Joe Biden will unveil a new strategy to combat the dramatic surge of COVID-19 cases across the nation during a major White House speech Thursday afternoon.White House press …
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It’s been 20 years since terrorists rammed passenger planes into New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington. The wars that followed in Afghanistan and Iraq were wars …
your ads here!Unique Texas Abortion Law Creates Legal Confusion
The Texas anti-abortion law, which was allowed to go into effect last week despite being in clear conflict with decades-old precedents set by the United States Supreme Court in the …
your ads here!Malawi Fears Its COVID Vaccines Will Expire Due to Hesitancy
Malawi health authorities fear vaccine hesitancy could lead to tens of thousands of COVID-19 jabs expiring early next month. With just 2% of Malawi’s population vaccinated, authorities hope to increase …
your ads here!Report: COVID-19 Pandemic Had ‘Devastating’ Impact in Treatment, Prevention of HIV, Tuberculosis
A new report released Wednesday says the COVID-19 pandemic had a “devastating” impact in the fight against HIV and tuberculosis last year.The Global Fund, an alliance of governments, civil society …
your ads here!Mexico’s Top Court Decriminalizes Abortion in ‘Watershed Moment’
Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women’s health and human rights, just as parts of the United States …
your ads here!Vaccines Offer Protection Against ‘Long COVID,’ Scientists Say
Coronavirus vaccines offer protection not only against infection and serious illness but may also help prevent so-called “Long COVID,” where symptoms can last for several weeks or months, according to …
your ads here!Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Shift
Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women’s health and human rights, just as parts of the United States …
your ads here!Critical Medical, Trauma Care Advances Made in Past 20 Years
A greater share of U.S. soldiers survived the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq than those who fought in previous conflicts. Advances in medicine and new concepts in trauma care over …
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The U.S. ended its conflict in Afghanistan, but the Veterans Health Administration continues researching ways to reduce the impact of the most serious injuries U.S. troops suffered in conflicts in …
your ads here!Australian State Announces Bold ‘Zero Extinction’ Plan to Protect Endangered Species
Koalas, rock wallabies and the Nightcap Oak, a rare tree, are some of the iconic species to be protected under an “historic” zero extinction plan in the Australian state of …
your ads here!UK Gov’t Eyes Tax Hike to Pay for Care for Older People
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans Tuesday to fulfill a election promise to grapple with the rocketing cost of the long-term care needed by Britain’s growing older population. To do it, he appears …
your ads here!‘I’ve Got It’: NASA Confirms Perseverance Mars Rover Retrieves First Rock Sample
NASA confirmed Monday that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission eventually brings it back to Earth. “I’ve …
your ads here!Social Cost of Plastic: 2019’s More Than GDP of India, Report Says
The pollution, emissions and cleanup costs of plastic produced in 2019 alone could be $3.7 trillion, according to a report released Monday by wildlife charity WWF, warning of the environmental …
your ads here!In South Asia, Rising Ocean Pushes Out Those Living at the Shore
In the vast Sunderbans delta that spans eastern India and Bangladesh, coastal erosion due to rising sea levels has been slowly carving away chunks of its low-lying islands, forcing thousands …
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Australia recorded three new COVID-19 deaths in its most populous state of New South Wales and nearly 1,500 new cases of the coronavirus disease Sunday.Speaking to reporters in Sydney, New …
your ads here!Florida Struggling With COVID-19’s Deadliest Phase Yet
Funeral director Wayne Bright has seen grief piled upon grief during the latest COVID-19 surge. A woman died of the virus, and as her family was planning the funeral, her mother …
your ads here!Brazil Starts Booster Shots While Many Still Await 2nd Jab
Some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine, even though most people have yet to receive their second jabs, in a sign of the concern in …
your ads here!Coronavirus Can Cause ‘Severe Illness’ in Children, CDC Warns
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Friday says the coronavirus can cause “severe illness” in children and adolescents.From late June to mid-August, when there was an …
your ads here!Cuba Starts Vaccinating Children in Order to Reopen Schools Amid COVID Surge
Cuban authorities on Friday launched a national campaign to vaccinate children ages 2-18 against COVID-19, a prerequisite set by the communist government for schools to reopen amid a spike in …
your ads here!Air Quality, Climate Change Closely Linked
In the first report of its kind, the World Meteorological Organization examines the close link between air quality and climate change and how measures stemming from COVID-19 influenced air quality …
your ads here!Nigerian Authorities, Nonprofits Tackle Misinformation to Boost Vaccine Uptake
Amid the latest wave of COVID-19 infections, less than 1% of people in Africa’s most populated country, Nigeria, have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Nigerian authorities are scrambling for …
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