A year into the coronavirus pandemic that is disproportionately ravaging African American lives both physically and economically, efforts are underway to target racism as a public health crisis that shortens …
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Wealthy Nations Accused of Blocking Access of Lower-income Nations to COVID-19 Vaccines
The United States and other wealthy countries are standing in the way of low- and middle-income countries seeking better access to COVID-19 vaccines, health-equity advocates say.South Africa and India have …
your ads here!UN Says Ebola in Guinea May be Linked to a Survivor of 2014 Outbreak
A top official at the World Health Organization said that a genetic analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Guinea suggests it may have been sparked by a survivor of …
your ads here!Report: 2020 Record Year for Discovering Asteroids
A new report says 2020 was a record year for discovering new asteroids, particularly those with near-Earth orbits in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down a number of observatories.The …
your ads here!How the Philippines Finally Got its COVID-19 Caseload Under Control
The Philippines has gotten a measure of control over its once-runaway COVID-19 outbreak through strict lockdowns and a year of school closures, coupled with widespread use of face protectors, experts …
your ads here!The ‘Quad’ Aims to Ramp Up Southeast Asia Vaccine Production to 1 Billion Doses
U.S. President Joe Biden and the prime ministers of Japan, India, and Australia are meeting virtually Friday for a summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, where they will discuss strategies …
your ads here!Biden Marks a Year of COVID-19
In his first prime-time address Thursday night, President Joe Biden marked one year since widespread pandemic shutdowns began across the United States and asked Americans to help with the challenges …
your ads here!Large Asteroid to Pass by Earth on March 21, NASA says
The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will approach within about 1.25 million miles (2 million kilometers) of our planet on March 21, the National Aeronautics and Space …
your ads here!Perseverance Rover Shoots Lasers on Mars
While NASA’s Mars rover roams the Red Planet searching for signs of ancient life, scientists on Earth follow clues in a Turkish lake that may hold some answers. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings …
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While NASA’s Mars rover roams the Red Planet searching for signs of ancient life, scientists on Earth follow clues in a Turkish lake that may hold some answers. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings …
your ads here!Biden Signs Coronavirus Relief Package
U.S. President Joe Biden signed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package into law Thursday, opening the door for the release of federal aid for financially ailing American households and businesses.Biden, …
your ads here!AstraZeneca Vaccine Stopped in Denmark After Reports of Blood Clots
Denmark health officials announced Thursday they are suspending the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for 14 days as it investigates reports of patients developing blood clots after being inoculated. …
your ads here!Four Former US Presidents Promote COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
Four former living U.S. presidents are appearing in a new ad campaign to encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccines.In the video produced by the Ad Council, former President Bill Clinton …
your ads here!Fauci: US Could Reach Pre-Pandemic ‘Normals’ by September
Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that current vaccination levels indicate the United States could reach pre-pandemic levels of “normal life” by late August or early …
your ads here!British Museum Collects First Meteorite Fragments in UK in 30 Years
The British Natural History Museum said it has recovered fragments of the first meteorite collected in the United Kingdom in 30 years and one of the rarest ever discovered. On …
your ads here!Malawi to Debate Liberalizing Abortion in Face of Conservative Opposition
Abortion is illegal in Malawi, unless the mother’s life is at risk, but that doesn’t stop an estimated 140,000 women per year having unsafe terminations that leave 12,000 women dead …
your ads here!How One Small Pennsylvania Pharmacy Is Vaccinating Thousands
Behind the counter of Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, near Philadelphia, owner Mayank Amin has been working late into the night since his independent drugstore received state approval to administer COVID-19 …
your ads here!CDC’s Cautious Advice for Vaccinated People Draws Criticism
The first federal recommendations for people vaccinated against COVID-19 allow cautious steps toward normal life.Too cautious, critics say.The In this Jan. 27, 2021, image from video, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director …
your ads here!WHO: Third of World’s Women Are Abused by Intimate Partner
The World Health Organization reports one in three women globally, around 736 million, suffer physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner. The study, …
your ads here!WMO Reports Mixed Global Patterns as Northern Winter, Southern Summer Conclude
The United Nations’ weather agency, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said Tuesday the record cold felt in the U.S. during February was the result of the same weather phenomena that …
your ads here!Uganda to Begin Nationwide COVID Vaccinations Wednesday
Uganda launches its national vaccination program on Wednesday, two days after receiving 100,000 additional doses of Covid-19 vaccine donated by the Indian government. So far, Uganda has received 964,000 …
your ads here!Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Neutralizes Brazil Variant of COVID-19, Study Finds
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes the rapidly spreading variant of the coronavirus recently discovered in Brazil, according to the results of a laboratory study. Scientists with Pfizer and the University of …
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