A U.S. and a Japanese astronaut ventured out of the International Space Station (ISS) Friday, in the second of two spacewalks conducted this week to complete upgrades and repairs to …
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WHO Cancels Interim Report on China COVID Investigation
A Wall Street Journal report says World Health Organization investigators who recently visited China to determine the origins of the emergence of the COVID-19 virus will not release a promised …
your ads here!COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Grows as Side Effect Worries Fade
Confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is growing, with people’s willingness to have the shots increasing as they are rolled out across the world and concerns about possible side effects are fading, …
your ads here!SpaceX Takes Flight With and Without Success
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station this week built the bones for much-needed power upgrades. Also, SpaceX took flight with and without success, and flaming space junk lights up Australian …
your ads here!Kenyan Women’s Rights Groups Hail Lifting of US Abortion Funding ‘Gag Rule’
Women’s rights activists in Kenya have welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s order revoking the ban blocking U.S. funding to women’s health organizations that provide abortion or abortion-related services. Critics say …
your ads here!WHO Reports Rise of New COVID-19 Cases in Europe
The World Health Organization’s Europe director reported Thursday that new COVID-19 cases rose 9% to just over a million in the region last week. Hans Kluge said it …
your ads here!Africa Making Important Inroads on Vaccine Coverage, WHO Says
The World Health Organization says COVID-19 vaccine distribution in African countries is accelerating and hopeful signs are emerging that a significant proportion of Africa’s population will be covered by the …
your ads here!Countries Roll Out Chinese-Made COVID Vaccines
Nearly 50 countries have either received or ordered at least one of the three Chinese-developed COVID-19 vaccines, according to an Associated Press survey. More with VOA’s Mariama Diallo on the …
your ads here!Ending Mask Mandates Reflects ‘Neanderthal Thinking,’ Biden Says
U.S. President Joe Biden, while expressing frustration, has limited power to overrule decisions by state governors who are ending mask mandates and lifting other restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.”I think …
your ads here!US Health Official: ‘Now is Not the Time’ to End COVID-19 Restrictions
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday “now is not the time” to lift COVID-19 restrictions, one day after the governor of Texas …
your ads here!COVID-19 Exposes Hearing Problems
The World Health Organization says one in 10 people worldwide is expected to suffer from hearing loss by 2050. But in the United States, health officials say around 20 percent …
your ads here!Variant First Dectected in Brazil Could Reinfect People Recovering from COVID-19
Scientists are warning that a variant of the novel coronavirus that was first detected in Brazil could reinfect people already recovering from COVID-19. The P.1 variant has spread to more than …
your ads here!WHO Says 1.5 Billion People Suffer Hearing Loss Globally
To mark World Hearing Day, the World Health Organization is calling for action to stem the epidemic of hearing loss, which currently affects 1.5 billion people globally. A roadmap for action …
your ads here!Japan Billionaire Offers Space Seats to Moon
It’s the sort of chance that comes along just once in a blue Moon: a Japanese billionaire is throwing open a private lunar expedition to eight people from around the …
your ads here!Biden: Enough Vaccine for Every Adult American by End of May
Merck will help its pharmaceutical competitor Johnson & Johnson make the single-shot coronavirus vaccine. That was announced on Tuesday by President Joe Biden.VOA’s White House bureau chief Steve Herman was …
your ads here!Texas Becomes Biggest US State to Lift COVID-19 Mask Mandate
Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to no longer require one of the most effective ways to slow the spread …
your ads here!COVAX Program to Roll Out Tens of Millions of Vaccine Doses Globally
The global COVAX vaccine distribution plan aims to deliver tens of millions of vaccine doses to low-income countries — many of them in Africa – in the coming months, top …
your ads here!US Drug Maker Merck to Help Produce Rival’s COVID Vaccine
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Merck has agreed to help manufacture rival Johnson & Johnson’s new coronavirus vaccine to help speed production of millions of new doses of the single shots to …
your ads here!France Reverses Course on Using AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine on Citizens Over 65
France will now vaccinate people aged 65 years and older with the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Oxford University and British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca. The decision was announced Tuesday by Health …
your ads here!One in Four People Will Have Hearing Problems by 2050, WHO Says
One in four of the world’s population will suffer from hearing problems by 2050, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, calling for extra investment in prevention and treatment. The first-ever global …
your ads here!Third Vaccine Arrives as Another COVID Surge Looms
A third COVID-19 vaccine is heading to clinics and pharmacies across the United States. But U.S. health officials are warning that another surge in cases could be on the horizon.Regulators …
your ads here!Deadly Drug Overdoses Epidemic Rages On
More than 86,000 people died from drug overdoses last year in the U.S. – a massive increase of just over 24 percent. It is an epidemic that as VOA’s Veronica …
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