Analysts say there is increasing interest in determining whether the coronavirus leaked from a research lab in Wuhan, China, where the deadly virus was first detected in humans, as the …
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Biden Turns to Obama to Help Boost Health Care Enrollment
President Joe Biden turned to his old boss, former President Barack Obama, on Saturday to help him encourage Americans to sign up for “Obamacare” health care coverage during an expanded …
your ads here!China Port City Imposes COVID-19 Restrictions
China’s Guangzhou city, a port city of more than 13 million people, on Saturday ordered more restrictions due to a rise in COVID-19 cases that began in late May.Of the …
your ads here!Chinese Scientists Developing Inhalable COVID Vaccine
Chinese state media report that scientists are developing an inhalable, fine-mist COVID-19 vaccine. The Chinese Food and Drug Administration has approved the vaccine for expanded clinical trials and is applying …
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Regulators on Friday said a new version of a popular diabetes medicine could be sold as a weight-loss drug in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration approved Wegovy, a higher-dose …
your ads here!UN Launches Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
The United Nations is marking World Environment Day with the launch of a decade dedicated to restoring the Earth’s ecosystem, which is rapidly approaching “the point of no return,” U.N. …
your ads here!Latest NASA Supply Ship to Space Includes Newly-Hatched Squid
The U.S. space agency NASA said cargo on the latest supply ship headed for the International Space Station (ISS) includes newly hatched squid to be used in experiments examining the …
your ads here!US Government Finds No Evidence Aerial Sightings Were Alien Spacecraft – NYT
U.S. intelligence officials found no evidence that unidentified aerial phenomena observed by Navy aviators in recent years were alien spacecraft, but the sightings remain unexplained in a highly anticipated government …
your ads here!WHO: Threat of Third COVID Wave in Africa ‘Real and Rising’
“The threat of a third wave” of COVID-19 in Africa is “real and rising,” Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization regional director for Africa, told a virtual news conference …
your ads here!Japan Donates More Than 1 Million AstraZeneca Jabs to Taiwan
Japan delivered to Taiwan 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca PLC’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday for free, in a gesture that will more than double the number of shots the island …
your ads here!US Announces COVID Vaccine Donation to COVAX
The White House has announced it will deliver the bulk of its first 25 million donated doses of COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX, the United Nations-backed program delivering vaccines to low- …
your ads here!US Traffic Deaths Soar to 38,680 in 2020; Highest Yearly Total Since 2007
U.S. traffic deaths soared after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, hitting the highest yearly total since 2007 as more Americans engaged in unsafe behavior on U.S. roads, the National Highway …
your ads here!‘Lucky strike’ Pierces ISS, and NASA Reveals Plans for Venus
Space junk finally hits its mark. Plus, NASA now eyes Venus after its first major flight issue on Mars. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings us the Week in Space.Produced by: Arash Arabasadi …
your ads here!US Announces Plan to Share 80 Million Excess Vaccine Doses
The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will share 80 million excess doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June, with FILE – A health worker talks to colleagues …
your ads here!Bahrain Offers Pfizer-BioNTech Boosters to Those Previously Vaccinated with Chinese Vaccine
Just six months after receiving two shots of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, some people in Bahrain are being offered booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.The decision to mix vaccines comes …
your ads here!G-7 Health Ministers to Meet on Vaccine Sharing
Britain is hosting a two-day summit of health ministers from the Group of Seven nations, with a focus on sharing vaccines and better identifying threats to global health security. The talks …
your ads here!Slow to Start, China Mobilizes to Vaccinate at Headlong Pace
In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines.After a slow start, China is now doing what virtually no other …
your ads here!Science Chief Wants Next Pandemic Vaccine Ready in 100 Days
The new White House science adviser hopes that for the next pandemic, a vaccine will be ready in 100 days. Eric Lander tells The Associated Press in his first interview since …
your ads here!Biden Aims to Vaccinate 70% of US Adults by July 4
President Joe Biden is launching a monthlong nationwide push to get 70% of American adults vaccinated by Independence Day on July 4. But the administration has not yet outlined its …
your ads here!NASA Picks Venus as Hot Spot for Two New Robotic Missions
NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most overlooked neighbor, after decades of exploring other worlds.The space agency’s new administrator, Bill Nelson, announced two new robotic missions …
your ads here!Biden Calls for a Country United by COVID-19 Vaccinations
U.S. President Joe Biden is concerned about the nation splitting into two groups: the vaccinated and the unvaccinated.”I don’t want to see the country that is already too divided become …
your ads here!Zimbabweans Protest COVID-19 Vaccine Shortages
Hundreds of Zimbabweans protested Wednesday about a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines as the country awaits more doses from China. The government wants to inoculate at least 60% of Zimbabwe’s more than …
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