As the coronavirus pandemic enters its fourth year, the United States is grappling with a new subvariant of COVID-19 called XBB.1.5, and China is reporting a spike in cases following …
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Activist Thunberg to Meet Energy Chief at Davos
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg is set to meet International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol in Davos on Thursday, organizers of a fringe round-table event at the World Economic Forum’s …
your ads here!War in Ukraine Blamed for Missing Migratory Birds in Kashmir
The impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine is being felt as far away as Indian-administered Kashmir, where ornithologists see the conflict as contributing to a shortage of migratory birds which …
your ads here!London Museum Withdraws ‘Irish Giant’ From Display
Campaigners have welcomed a decision to remove the skeleton of an 18th century man with gigantism from public display at a London museum. The remains of Charles Byrne, who was …
your ads here!Study: Somali People ‘Highly Traumatized’ After Years of Conflict
People in Somalia are highly traumatized due to political instability, prolonged violence and humanitarian crisis, a new health study said. The joint study by the United Nations, Somalia’s health ministry …
your ads here!Malawi Reopens Schools Despite Rise in Cholera Cases
There was visible excitement among students when schools reopened Tuesday in Malawi’s two biggest cities, Lilongwe and Blantyre, after a two-week suspension caused by a cholera outbreak. The bacterial illness …
your ads here!Study: Two Thirds of Reef Sharks and Rays Risk Extinction
Nearly two thirds of the sharks and rays that live among the world’s corals are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Tuesday, with a warning this could further …
your ads here!Jill Biden’s Skin Cancer Could Fuel Advocacy in Cancer Fight
Jill Biden’ s advocacy for curing cancer didn’t start with her son’s death in 2015 from brain cancer. It began decades earlier, long before she came into the national spotlight, …
your ads here!Move Over Ben Franklin: Laser Lightning Rod Electrifies Scientists
When Benjamin Franklin fashioned the first lightning rod in the 1750s following his famous experiment flying a kite with a key attached during a thunderstorm, the American inventor had no …
your ads here!Pakistan Launches First Anti-Polio Campaign of 2023
Pakistan Monday launched its first nationwide anti-polio campaign of the year to immunize children under the age of five against the crippling disease. The move follows a surge in new …
your ads here!Pakistan Launches Anti-polio Drive Targeting 44M Children
Pakistan launched its first anti-polio campaign of the year Sunday, targeting 44.2 million children under the age of five. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world …
your ads here!UFO Reports in US Rise to 510
The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in sensitive military airspace. While there’s no evidence of extraterrestrials, they still pose a …
your ads here!Astronomers Discover Milky Way Galaxy’s Most-Distant Stars
Astronomers have detected in the stellar halo that represents the Milky Way’s outer limits a group of stars more distant from Earth than any known within our own galaxy – …
your ads here!Health Care Facilities in Poor Countries Lack Reliable Electricity
A new report finds nearly a billion people in the world’s poorer countries are treated for often life-threatening conditions in health care facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply. A …
your ads here!US to Simplify Offshore Wind Regulations to Meet Climate Goals
The U.S. Department of the Interior will reform its regulations for the development of wind energy facilities on the country’s outer continental shelf to help meet crucial climate goals, it …
your ads here!England to Ban Some Single-use Plastic Items Starting in October
England will ban a range of single-use plastic items such as cutlery, plates and bowls starting in October to limit soaring plastic pollution, Britain’s environment department said Saturday. The decision …
your ads here!Swiss Firm Says It Permanently Removed CO2 from Air for Clients
A Swiss company says it has certifiably extracted CO2 from the air and permanently stored it in the ground — for the first time on behalf of paying customers, including …
your ads here!‘Shapeshifting Particle’ Sheds No Light on Dark Matter
It was an anomaly detected in the storm of a nuclear reactor so puzzling that physicists hoped it would shine a light on dark matter, one of the universe’s greatest …
your ads here!Russia’s War in Ukraine May Be Affecting Bird Migration to Kashmir
The effects of the war in Ukraine are extending beyond Moscow and Kyiv, and may be impacting not only people but also wildlife. VOA’s Bilal Hussain reports from Srinagar, in …
your ads here!WHO Alert on Indian Cough Syrups Blamed for Uzbek Deaths
The World Health Organization has issued an alert warning against the use of two Indian cough syrups blamed for the deaths of at least 20 children in Uzbekistan. WHO said …
your ads here!2022 Was Among Hottest Years on Record, US Says
Last year was one of the the warmest on record, according to data released Thursday by two U.S. government agencies, and was marked by numerous instances of severe weather around …
your ads here!Study: Exxon Mobil Accurately Predicted Warming Since 1970s
Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own scientists’ conclusions, a study says. The study …
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