President Donald Trump said Thursday the U.S. will have a vaccination for the coronavirus “before the end of the year or maybe even sooner.”The announcement was part of Trump’s speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination, delivered from the …
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Blue Planet: Study Proposes New Origin Theory for Earth’s Water
Water covers 70% of the Earth’s surface and is crucial to life as we know it, but how it got here has been a longstanding scientific debate.The puzzle was a …
your ads here!Five Former CDC Directors Speak Out About Ending Coronavirus Pandemic
Former directors of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the world-renowned American agency that has long taken the lead in fighting communicable diseases, are voicing unusual criticism of …
your ads here!Laura Now Tropical Storm After Starting Thursday as Category 4 Hurricane
Hurricane Laura, which slammed the Louisiana coast as a powerful Category 4, has weakened to a tropical storm but is still a dangerous and potentially deadly system.As of Thursday afternoon, …
your ads here!WHO Reports 10% ‘Uptick’ in European COVID-19 Cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) says Europe has seen a significant “uptick” in COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks, with 32 out of 55 state parties and territories in …
your ads here!In Remote Himalayan Hamlet, Telemedicine Brings Modern Medicare
he divide between India’s urban and rural healthcare is stark — big cities boast of highly qualified doctors while most rural areas lack adequate health infrastructure. To bridge the gulf with …
your ads here!Study Provides Support for Theory That Life on Earth May Have Come From Space
Researchers in Japan have provided more evidence supporting the theory that all life on Earth could have sprung from bacteria that landed on the planet from outer space.The evidence comes …
your ads here!CDC Relaxes COVID Testing Guidelines, Alarming Some Health Providers
Health experts are expressing alarm over the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s revision of its coronavirus testing guidelines. The CDC announced Monday that people who have been in close …
your ads here!US Federal Health Agency Relaxes COVID-19 Testing Guidelines
Health experts are expressing alarm over the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s revision of its coronavirus testing guidelines. The CDC. announced Monday that people who have been in close …
your ads here!In Major Milestone, Africa Now Polio-Free
All of Africa has reached a very important milestone. The World Health Organization has declared that the entire continent is now free of the wild polio virus. VOA’s Carol Pearson …
your ads here!In Major Milestone, Africa Now Polio-Free
All of Africa has reached a very important milestone. The World Health Organization has declared that the entire continent is now free of the wild poliovirus. This comes after four …
your ads here!WHO Issues Mask-Wearing Guidelines for Children
As millions of children head back to school, the World Health Organization has issued its recommendation on whether they need to wear face masks.The WHO and the United Nations Children’s …
your ads here!Kenya Sees Spike in Sexual Abuse Cases During Pandemic
Kenyan authorities and aid agencies say rape and sexual abuse cases against girls have increased since the start of pandemic restrictions, and they say in most cases relatives are the offenders. Some safe shelters in Nairobi are overwhelmed by …
your ads here!As Africa Celebrates Polio-Free Status, Nigeria Says Battle Not Over
Misbahu Lawan Didi became paralyzed in both legs after contracting the polio virus as a child. As a lover of games, he was unable to enjoy his favorite sports with his …
your ads here!Researchers Improve ‘Anti-Solar’ Energy Production
A new study suggests researchers have developed a method to significantly improve “anti-solar” panels – a new clean, sustainable way to generate energy at night. Solar panels work because they …
your ads here!COVAX Program is Evaluating 9 Potential Coronavirus Vaccines, WHO Says
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday nine vaccines are being evaluated by its cooperative COVAX facility which now has 172 nations as contributing partners. The FILE – World Health Organization (WHO) …
your ads here!Burkina Faso is Facing a Hunger Catastrophe
The World Food Program reports Burkina Faso is facing an acute shortage of food, with more than 3.2 million people going hungry in this conflict-ridden country.There has been a 50 …
your ads here!Online Campaign Saves ‘Space Camp’
The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama – home to “Space Camp” – faced permanent closure as COVID-19 forced the internationally popular science and technology center to turn …
your ads here!What Explains Vietnam’s Bid to Buy Russia’s Virus Vaccine?
A lot of eyebrows were raised when Russia announced it was the first to approve a vaccine for the coronavirus, and even more so when Vietnam said it would buy …
your ads here!Ebola Spreading Rapidly in DR Congo’s Equateur Province
The World Health Organization is concerned by the rapid increase and spread of the deadly Ebola virus in remote, densely forested areas of Equateur province in the northwestern part of …
your ads here!WHO Head Hopes Pandemic Will End Within Two Years
The head of the World Health Organization says he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will end in less than two years – less time than it took to stop the 1918 …
your ads here!In a First, 2 Hurricanes Could Hit Gulf of Mexico Next Week
The U.S. National Weather Service is predicting that two storm systems in and around the Caribbean Sea will strengthen and could both be hurricanes next week in the Gulf of …
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