Billionaire Jeff Bezos was back on earth safely Tuesday after a 10-minute suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft.“Best day ever,” Bezos said after the capsule touched down near …
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Billionaire Bezos Ready to Realize Dream of Traveling to Space
American businessman Jeff Bezos is set to become the second billionaire to self-fund a trip to space this month when he blasts off Tuesday morning from a remote desert launch …
your ads here!Deadly Australia Spider Venom Could Save Heart Attack Victims
Venom from an Australian spider that is one of the world’s deadliest could save the lives of heart attack victims.A potentially life-saving treatment for victims of heart attacks has been …
your ads here!Indonesian Doctors Dying of COVID-19 Amid Surge
COVID-19 is taking a devastating toll on medical professionals in Indonesia, where 114 doctors have died so far this month, more than double the number of doctors who died in …
your ads here!Biden Administration Struggles to Boost Vaccination Rates as COVID-19 Surges
With COVID-19 cases rising in the United States, some cities and counties are telling residents to wear masks indoors, even if they are vaccinated, while the Biden administration points to …
your ads here!US Surgeon General: ‘Pandemic Isn’t Over’
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Sunday he is worried about the increasing number of new coronavirus cases in the country and laid part of the blame on social …
your ads here!Britain’s Prime Minister, Finance Minister Exposed to COVID-19
Britain’s National Health Service has contacted Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister, Rishi Sunak, to let them know that they have been close to someone who tested positive …
your ads here!First Athletes Positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo Olympic Village
Two athletes have become the first to test positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said on Sunday, just days before the pandemic-delayed Games open.The cases will …
your ads here!South African Authorities Probe Coastal Chemical Spill in Durban
South African authorities in the port city of Durban said Saturday they were investigating a coastal chemical spill that may have been caused by a warehouse fire during unrest this …
your ads here!US Experiencing ‘A Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’
The U.S. is experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths. The highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus among unvaccinated people is largely responsible for the outbreak.Four states with …
your ads here!Teen Chosen to Fly Into Space With Bezos
Oliver Daemen, 18, received exciting news Thursday from the Blue Origin flight team: He will be flying into space on July 20.Daemen, who will attend Utrecht University in the Netherlands …
your ads here!Hubble Space Telescope Fixed After Month of no Science
The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA. The orbiting observatory went dark in mid-June, with all astronomical viewing halted. …
your ads here!Extreme Weather Becoming the Norm, Not the Exception
The World Meteorological Organization is calling for action to halt climate change as extreme weather becomes the norm rather than the exception. Heavy rainfall this week has triggered devastating floods across …
your ads here!COVID Vaccination Rate ‘Must Increase Rapidly’, WHO, Red Cross Warn
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has warned in a statement that the global COVID vaccination rate “must increase rapidly and protection measures upheld, if we …
your ads here!Vietnam Shops for Vaccines in Hopes of Avoiding More Lockdowns
Vietnam’s government is on a global vaccine shopping spree in hopes it can stem a surge of COVID-19 infections without resorting to more lockdowns like those that have already set …
your ads here!Pacific Rim Leaders to Discuss Economic Way Out of Pandemic
U.S. President Joe Biden, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among Pacific Rim leaders gathering virtually to discuss strategies to …
your ads here!Device Taps Brain Waves to Help Paralyzed Man Communicate
In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak — and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen. …
your ads here!Study Shows Moon ‘Wobble’ Contributing to More US Coastal Flooding
A NASA-University of Hawaii study warns that upcoming changes in the moon’s orbit coupled with higher ocean levels could lead to record coastal flooding on U.S. coasts in the next …
your ads here!After Branson, Bezos Preps for Space Flight
The space-tourism industry got a major boost aboard a billionaire’s rocket ship. Plus, the EU lends Mother Earth a climate-conscious hand, and LeBron James suits-up for the big screen. VOA’s …
your ads here!COVID-19 Surging in Africa, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization has warned that COVID-19 is gaining ground in Africa, with the death toll jumping 43% in the past week. WHO says the continent recorded 1 million …
your ads here!While Southeast Asia Battles COVID-19 Outbreak, Doubts Linger Over Sinovac Vaccine
The highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading in Southeast Asia as concerns mount over the efficacy of China’s Sinovac Biotech vaccine, which has been used in …
your ads here!Childhood Killer Diseases Soar as Pandemic Disrupts Life-saving Immunization Services
New data by two leading U.N. agencies find the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine life-saving immunization services for millions of children, many of whom risk dying from vaccine-preventable diseases.The World …
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