As the flu season is set to start in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization recommends people at highest risk be vaccinated to protect themselves and to prevent national …
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Virginia Governor Northam, Wife Test Positive for COVID-19
The governor of the eastern U.S. state of Virginia announced Friday that he and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19. Governor Ralph Northam said they were notified Wednesday …
your ads here!US on Brink of 7 Million COVID-19 Cases
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Friday that the U.S. is on the brink of having an astounding 7 million COVID-19 cases. India follows the U.S. with 5.8 million and Brazil has …
your ads here!Winter Weather Could Increase Spread of COVID-19
As winter brings shorter days and lower temperatures to the Northern Hemisphere, there is a chance we could see more COVID-19 cases.But experts say it is still too early to …
your ads here!Trump Promotes Health Care ‘Vision’ in Swing State North Carolina
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on preexisting medical conditions Thursday, amid a global pandemic and growing uncertainty about the future of protections guaranteed by the Obama-era health law …
your ads here!Study Shows How Binge Drinking Affects Cognitive Brain Function
A new study released this week describes how binge drinking — consuming too much alcohol, too fast — affects the brain, leading to anxieties and other cognitive issues.The U.S. Centers …
your ads here!Solar Storms, Massive Arctic Melt, and Next Space Station Crew
The space weather forecasts for the sun could threaten how this report is both broadcast and watched. The next crew of the International Space Station moves closer to launch, and …
your ads here!EU Urges Action to Avoid Coronavirus Surge
European Union health officials urged members Thursday to “act decisively” to put in place and utilize measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus and a potential surge in cases …
your ads here!NASA Says Bus-Size Asteroid Narrowly Missed Earth Thursday
Scientists at the U.S. space agency NASA say a small asteroid – roughly the size of a bus – passed close to Earth on Thursday, flying just 22,000 kilometers above …
your ads here!US Drugmaker Begins Late-Stage Testing of Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine in US
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has begun late-stage human trials of a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Dr. Paul Stoffels, Johnson & Johnson’s chief scientific officer, told reporters …
your ads here!Storm Beta Continues Slow Trek, Bringing Rain to Parts of Southern US
A weakened Beta continued its slow trek across several Southern states on Wednesday, bringing rainfall to parts of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi after having flooded homes and roadways in Texas. Houston …
your ads here!UN, Britain to Co-host Climate Summit on December 12
The United Nations and Britain will co-host a global climate summit on December 12, the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement, the world body said Wednesday.The announcement came days …
your ads here!Hydroponic Farm Ventures Take Root in Indian Cities
The rows of lettuce, microgreens and herbs that Himanshu Aggarwal and his mother grow in an enclosed room in a busy New Delhi market began flourishing six months ago, just …
your ads here!Pope Calls on World Leaders to Remember All Segments of Society Fighting COVID-19
Pope Francis once again used his weekly general audience Wednesday at the Vatican to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and urged the world’s leaders to remember all segments of society as …
your ads here!FDA Chief Says Science Will Guide US Coronavirus Vaccine Approval
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday “science will guide our decisions” as the agency decides whether to give full or emergency authorization to a coronavirus …
your ads here!Australia Races To Rescue Beached Whales
Rescuers are trying to save scores of whales beached in the Australian state of Tasmania. Earlier this week, a pod of 270 pilot whales were found washed ashore. Two hundred more were discovered a short …
your ads here!US Passes 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths
Volunteers planted 20,000 miniature U.S. flags on the grounds of the Washington Monument in the nation’s capital Tuesday, the day the nation reached 200,000 COVID-19 deaths. Each flag represented 10 victims …
your ads here!Arctic Sea Ice Second Lowest on Record
Scientists with the U.S. space agency NASA say satellite data show Arctic sea ice cover this year shrank to the second-lowest level since modern record keeping began in the late …
your ads here!Beta Weakens to Tropical Depression, Moves Inland
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm system known as Beta has been downgraded to a tropical depression but still threatens to dump heavy rain as it moves inland …
your ads here!As Rich Nations Struggle, Africa’s Virus Response Is Praised
At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent.” Then he quoted Ghana’s first president, …
your ads here!Flu Season Mixes with Pandemic in the Northern Hemisphere
Doctors and public health experts are telling people in the Northern Hemisphere to prepare for the worst in the coming months, when both the coronavirus and the flu virus will …
your ads here!California Firefighters Race to Subdue Flames Before Heat, Winds Return
Five weeks after California erupted in deadly wildfires supercharged by record heat and howling winds, crews battling flames pushed Monday to consolidate their gains before the return of the blistering, …
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