While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are playing …
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WHO: Tanzania Declares End of Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak
Tanzania on Friday declared the end of a deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, more than two months after it was first confirmed, the World Health Organization said. Nine cases …
your ads here!US Proposal for Remote Pacific Marine Sanctuary Draws Mixed Response
In March, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the creation of a marine sanctuary across a wide swath of the Pacific Ocean. If finalized, it would help the U.S. meet its …
your ads here!Sweden Approaches ‘Smoke-Free’ Status as Daily Use of Cigarettes Dwindles
Summer is in the air — cigarette smoke is not — in Sweden’s outdoor bars and restaurants. As the World Health Organization marks “World No Tobacco Day” on Wednesday, Sweden, …
your ads here!Private Astronaut Crew, Including First Arab Woman in Orbit, Returns from Space Station
An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman sent into orbit, splashed down safely off Florida on Tuesday night, capping an eight-day research …
your ads here!Argentinian Meteorologist Celeste Saulo to Lead UN Weather Agency
The U.N.’s weather service, the World Meteorological Organization, selected Argentinian meteorologist Celeste Saulo Thursday to be the agency’s first woman secretary-general, effective in January 2024. In a statement, the WMO …
your ads here!South Africa Searching for Source of Deadly Cholera Outbreak
Almost two dozen people have died from cholera just outside South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, over the past two weeks, and hundreds have been hospitalized. VOA spoke to residents who have …
your ads here!Namibia Signs $10 Billion Green Energy Deal With Germany’s Hyphen
Namibia’s president recently signed a projected $10 billion deal that calls for Namibia and the German company Hyphen Energy to produce “green hydrogen,” a clean energy source that advocates see …
your ads here!US Regulator Approves Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine for Adults 60 and Older
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved Pfizer Inc.’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults, making it the second shot against the common respiratory disease …
your ads here!In Canada, Each Cigar and Cigarette to Bear Cancer Warning
Canada will soon require that health warnings be printed on individual cigarettes and cigars in a further crackdown on smoking, the country’s addictions minister announced Wednesday. The messaging, to be …
your ads here!Scientists Expand Search for Signs of Intelligent Alien Life
Scientists have expanded the search for technologically advanced extraterrestrial civilizations by monitoring a star-dense region toward the core of our galaxy for a type of signal that could be produced …
your ads here!Operation to Empty Decaying Oil Tanker Set to Begin in Yemen, UN Says
Operations to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen’s coast will soon begin after a technical support ship arrived on site on Tuesday, the …
your ads here!Cholera Catastrophe Looming at Kenya Refugee Camp, Aid Group Warns
Health care providers in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp say an ongoing cholera outbreak is becoming a looming catastrophe. Doctors Without Borders has described the six-month-long cholera outbreak as the worst …
your ads here!IAEA Team in Japan for Final Review Before Planned Discharge of Fukushima Nuclear Plant Water
An International Atomic Energy Agency team arrived in Tokyo on Monday for a final review before Japan begins releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea from the …
your ads here!UAE Unveils Groundbreaking Mission to Asteroid Belt
The United Arab Emirates unveiled plans Monday to send a spaceship to explore the solar system’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched …
your ads here!China Says Will Land Astronauts on Moon Before 2030, Expand Space Station
China’s burgeoning space program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country’s orbiting space station, officials said Monday. Monday’s announcement comes against the backdrop of …
your ads here!Zimbabwe Vaccination Targets Cholera Outbreak
Zimbabwe officials hope vaccinations will tame a cholera outbreak as citizens continue to drink unsafe water. As Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare, authorities are urging people to practice good hygiene …
your ads here!Mpox Is Down, But US Cities Could Be at Risk for Summertime Outbreaks
The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year’s outbreaks. Mpox infections exploded early in the summer of 2022 in …
your ads here!UK Health Minister Says Will Not Negotiate on Pay With Nurses’ Union
Britain’s health minister, Steve Barclay, said on Sunday that the government would not negotiate on pay with the nurses’ union, as the threat of further strikes looms. The government’s offer, …
your ads here!New International Push Underway to End Plastic Pollution
A meeting of a United Nations committee dedicated to eradicating plastic pollution begins in Paris Monday. Plastic piles up from ocean beds to landfills. Manufacturers have begun the shift to …
your ads here!Stephen Hawking’s Last Collaborator on Physicist’s Final Theory
When Thomas Hertog was first summoned to Stephen Hawking’s office in the late 1990s, there was an instant connection between the young Belgian researcher and the legendary British theoretical physicist. …
your ads here!Poachers Pluck South Africa’s ‘Succulent’ Plants for Chinese Market
South African customs officials recently became suspicious when they noticed that shipments of “Made in China” children’s toys were being sent, oddly, back to China. On closer inspection, the packages …
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