“Better than nothing.” That’s one infectious disease expert’s assessment of Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine, following reports that hundreds of Indonesian health care workers who had received the vaccine caught the disease anyway. At least 10 …
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Biden, Western Governors to Discuss Wildfire Response
U.S. President Joe Biden is holding talks Wednesday with a group of governors from eight Western states about wildfire preparedness as much of the region deals with drought. Biden and other …
your ads here!Rolling Blackouts, Multiple Deaths in Pacific Northwest Heat Wave
Cities in the Pacific Northwest of North America reported power outages Tuesday, both from failures of utility companies and rolling blackouts due to heavy power demand. Seattle and Portland temperatures were expected to fall Tuesday, below Monday’s record highs, but inland, …
your ads here!Florida Governor Announces Start of Python Challenge
Florida’s governor has announced the start of Python Challenge in Everglades National Park. The python removal will start July 9 and last for 10 days. The Everglades ecosystem suffers from …
your ads here!NASA Katherine Johnson Supply Ship Departs ISS
A unmanned NASA resupply ship, docked at the International Space Station (ISS) since February, departed Tuesday on one last mission to deploy satellites before burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere.The Cygnus …
your ads here!Pacific Northwest Heatwave ‘Exceptional and Dangerous’, World Meteorological Organization Says
The U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Tuesday called the heatwave hitting the Pacific Northwest corner of the United States “exceptional and dangerous,” and says it could last at least another five …
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The number of major Australian cities heading into lockdown due to the growing presence of the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19 has risen to four. Authorities in the eastern state …
your ads here!Australian Investors Demand Corporate Climate Change Transparency
Three major investor groups representing some of Australia’s biggest finance firms are calling for government regulators to force big companies to disclose how they plan to address financial risks from climate change. …
your ads here!G-20 Ministers to Discuss Coronavirus, Climate Change, Development in Africa
The coronavirus, climate change and food security are on the agenda Tuesday as foreign ministers from the G-20 group of nations meet in Italy. The talks in the city of Matera …
your ads here!Record-breaking Heat Wave Continues to Batter Pacific Northwest
The U.S. Pacific Northwest baked under record-breaking temperatures again Monday as the region endures a dangerous heat wave that has placed at least portions of six states under excessive heat …
your ads here!Modi: ‘Threat of COVID-19 Remains’
“The threat of COVID-19 remains,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his monthly broadcast Sunday, “and we have to focus on vaccination, as well as follow COVID-19 protocols.”Modi encouraged …
your ads here!Delta Variant Prompts Some Countries to Return to Lockdown
The delta variant of the coronavirus is sending Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh into some form of lockdown, along with parts of Portugal. Even Israel, where more than half of …
your ads here!WHO Chief: Corona Delta Variant ‘Spreading Rapidly’
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that the delta variant of the novel coronavirus has been identified in at least 85 countries and “is the most transmissible …
your ads here!California to Extend Eviction Ban, Pay Back Rent for Tenants
California will extend its ban on evictions and cover back rent and utility payments for people who fell behind during the pandemic under a $7.2 billion plan announced Friday that …
your ads here!COVID-19 Delta Variant Spreading Fast Among Unvaccinated
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that the delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations and in nations where COVID-19 …
your ads here!AP-NORC Poll: Most Say Restrict Abortion After 1st Trimester
A solid majority of Americans believe most abortions should be legal in the first three months of a woman’s pregnancy, but most say the procedure should usually be illegal in …
your ads here!Experts: Severe Droughts, Fires Signal Environmental Shift
Parts of the western United States are seeing record high temperatures in the midst of drought — signaling, experts say, long-term changes in the weather. With dozens of fires now burning in Western states, President Joe …
your ads here!WHO Says Africa Experiencing Third Wave of COVID-19 Infections
“Africa is facing a fast-surging third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, with cases spreading more rapidly and projected to soon overtake the peak of the second wave the continent witnessed at …
your ads here!Sydney Locks Down Amid COVID Surge
Workers and residents in Sydney were ordered to stay home for a week on Friday, as authorities locked down several central areas of Australia’s largest city to contain an outbreak …
your ads here!Fossil Find Adds to Evidence of Dinosaurs Living in Arctic Year-round
Fossils from tiny baby dinosaurs discovered in northernmost Alaska offer strong evidence that the prehistoric creatures lived year-round in the Arctic and were likely warm-blooded, according to a study published …
your ads here!ESA Astronaut Recruitment Drive Nets 22,000 Applicants
The European Space Agency (ESA) reports that the first recruitment drive for astronauts since 2008 netted 22,000 applications, including an increase in female applicants and the first applications from people with …
your ads here!Northern Hemisphere Sees Its Longest Day of the Year
The Northern Hemisphere sees its longest day of the year; astronauts make power moves outside the International Space Station. Plus: do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched? Details …
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