The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that with a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, nations must start investing and preparing for the next pandemic.“Despite years of warnings, …
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COVID ‘Long Haulers’ Suffer Symptoms Months After Recovery, Doctors Say
Nearly a year into the global coronavirus pandemic, doctors are monitoring patients they call COVID long haulers: people who suffer from symptoms months after they recovered from the immediate effects …
your ads here!Japan’s Prime Minister Pledges $19 Billion Investment in Green Economy
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged $19.2 billion toward achieving zero carbon emissions by 2050. He made the remarks Friday during wide-ranging news conference that came a day before …
your ads here!Australian Telescope Finds 1 Million New Galaxies
A powerful new telescope in Australia has mapped vast areas of the universe in record time. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder was able to chart about 3 million galaxies …
your ads here!Sweden Closes High Schools Until Early January to Stem COVID-19 Infections
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced Thursday that high schools would switch to distance learning beginning Monday through early January to slow the rate of COVID-19 infections in the country. Lofven …
your ads here!WHO Europe Director Applauds Vaccine News, Urges Vigilance
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) European director Thursday called Britain’s approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine “phenomenal” but urged Europeans to remain vigilant. Speaking at his headquarters in Copenhagen, …
your ads here!Phishing Ploy Targets COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Effort
IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyberespionage effort using targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information on the World Health Organization’s initiative for distributing COVID-19 vaccine …
your ads here!United Nations to Convene Special Session on Pandemic Response
More than 100 world leaders and high-ranking government officials will convene a two-day virtual special session of the United Nations General Assembly Thursday to discuss the global response to the …
your ads here!NIH Director: ‘It Is Astounding What’s Been Done’ Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine
VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren interviewed the National Institute of Health Director Frances Collins. Among the issues discussed are the COVID-19 vaccine and its development.Here is a transcript of that …
your ads here!CDC Warns of ‘Most Difficult Time’ for US Public Health
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Wednesday of a bleak winter ahead as the country continues to see nationwide surges of COVID-19 cases.”The reality is that …
your ads here!NASA: Mystery Object Is 54-Year-Old Rocket, Not Asteroid
A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday.Observations by a telescope in Hawaii clinched its identity, according to NASA’s Jet …
your ads here!Nurses Wanted: Swamped US Hospitals Scramble for Pandemic Help
U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses and offering …
your ads here!US Tightens Definition of Service Animals Allowed on Planes
The Transportation Department issued a final rule Wednesday covering animals on airlines. It decided that only dogs can fly as service animals, and companions that passengers use for emotional support …
your ads here!China Joins Race to Mine Moon for Resources
China’s space program celebrated a major accomplishment this week when its Chang’e 5 lunar probe mission safely landed on the moon. The landing Tuesday brought Beijing a step closer to …
your ads here!WMO: Global Warming Triggering Extreme Weather Events
The World Meteorological Organization reports 2020 is shaping up to be one of the three warmest years on record and a year in which extreme weather events have wreaked havoc …
your ads here!China Spacecraft Collects Moon Samples to Take Back to Earth
A Chinese spacecraft took samples of the moon’s surface Wednesday as part of a mission to bring lunar rocks back to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the …
your ads here!Huge Puerto Rico Radio Telescope, Already Damaged, Collapses
A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century completely collapsed on Tuesday. The telescope’s 900-ton …
your ads here!US CDC Advisers Prioritize Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents for Vaccine
Healthcare workers and nursing home residents should be among the first Americans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, members of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee determined …
your ads here!US CDC Advisers Prioritize Healthcare Workers, Nursing Home Residents for Vaccine
Healthcare workers and nursing home residents should be among the first Americans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, members of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee determined …
your ads here!US: Mountain Pine Tree That Feeds Grizzlies Is Threatened
Climate change, voracious beetles and disease are imperiling the long-term survival of a high-elevation pine tree that’s a key source of food for some grizzly bears and found across the …
your ads here!China Space Agency: Lunar Probe Successfully Lands on Moon
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has announced its Chang’e-5 spacecraft, designed to collect lunar samples and return them to Earth, successfully landed on the near side of the moon. China state …
your ads here!Affordable Treatment Available Soon for Children Living With HIV in Poor Countries
Affordable treatment will soon be available for children living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries thanks to an agreement between the global health agency UNITAID and the Clinton Health …
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