A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in person, but they share a prominent pandemic bond. Plagued by eerily similar symptoms, the three …
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China to End Quarantine on Arrival in Fresh COVID Rule Relaxation
China said Monday it would scrap mandatory quarantine on arrival, further unwinding years of strict virus controls as the country battles a surge in cases. Having mostly cut itself off …
your ads here!China’s Zhejiang Has 1 Million Daily COVID Cases, Expected to Double
China’s Zhejiang, a big industrial province near Shanghai, is battling around a million new daily COVID-19 infections, a number expected to double in the days ahead, the provincial government said …
your ads here!COVID Vaccine Supplies Improved in 2022, But Demand Plummeted
Three years ago, scientists in Wuhan, China first reported infections from a novel coronavirus. Since then, the world has developed and delivered 13 billion shots against COVID-19. It is an …
your ads here!WHO Chief Sees Global Health Emergencies Winding Down in 2023
World Health Organization Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave a grim assessment of the many health challenges and threats people around the world have faced this year. Topping the list was …
your ads here!Arctic Blast Sweeps US, Causes Bomb Cyclone
An arctic blast has brought extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S. — just in time for the holidays. The weather system, dubbed a “bomb …
your ads here!Hong Kong Drops More COVID-19 Restrictions but Caution Remains
Hong Kong is forecast to grow economically next year after the city’s leader announced the removal of nearly all COVID-19 restrictions on international arrivals and said it would reopen its …
your ads here!Shanghai Asks Residents to Stay in on Christmas as China COVID Surges
Shanghai authorities urged residents to stay at home this weekend, seeking a toned-down Christmas in the nation’s most populous city as COVID-19 rages nationwide after tough curbs were lifted. A …
your ads here!Chinese City Seeing Half a Million COVID Cases A Day, Official Says
Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with COVID-19 every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgement that …
your ads here!US Life Expectancy Drops to Lowest in a Generation
The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and high levels of opioid overdose deaths drove life expectancy in the United States down for the second consecutive year in 2021, with a …
your ads here!Canada’s Hudson Bay Polar Bear Population Plummets
Canada’s Western Hudson Bay polar bear population has fallen 27% in just five years, according to a government report released this week, suggesting climate change is affecting the animals. Every …
your ads here!Extreme Cold Weather Stretches US Homeless Shelters’ Capacity
City officials and outreach workers across the United States were rushing to get people off the streets this week, turning sites such as libraries and arenas into shelters to mitigate …
your ads here!CDC: Omicron Subvariant XBB Jumps to 18% of US COVID cases
The highly contagious omicron subvariant XBB has surged to more than 50% of COVID-19 cases in the northeastern United States and risks spreading fast as millions of Americans began holiday …
your ads here!Great Reef Census Reaches Milestone Surveying Australian Icon
One of the world’s largest marine citizen science projects has surveyed its 500th section of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef since the effort began in 2020. This year’s Great Reef Census, …
your ads here!Russia Mulls Early Return of Space Station Crew After Soyuz Capsule Leak
Russia’s space agency said it is considering a plan to send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) to bring home three crew members ahead of schedule, after …
your ads here!Former Judge on China’s Top Court Suggests End to Prosecution of ‘Zero-COVID’ Violators
A former judge of the Supreme People’s Court, the highest court in China, is calling for the suspension or revocation of cases against some 80 people found guilty of violating …
your ads here!Uganda’s Ebola Success Forces Revamp of Vaccines Trial
Uganda on Thursday received two more potential vaccines for a trial against the Sudan strain of the deadly Ebola virus. Uganda has recorded 142 confirmed cases and 55 deaths since …
your ads here!Amid Rising Costs, Some US Farmers Turn to Environmentally Friendly ‘Carbon Farming’
As farmers in the United States are coping with rising input costs, some are turning to environmentally beneficial methods to curb expenses and make money while sequestering a driver of …
your ads here!WHO Expresses Concern About COVID Situation in China
The World Health Organization is concerned about a spike in COVID-19 infections in China and is supporting the government to focus its efforts on vaccinating people at the highest risk …
your ads here!NASA Mars Lander Insight Falls Silent After 4 Years
It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on Mars. The lander’s power levels have been dwindling …
your ads here!Mystery Nevada Fossil Site Could Be Ancient Maternity Ward
Scientists have uncovered new clues about a curious fossil site in Nevada, a graveyard for dozens of giant marine reptiles. Instead of the site of a massive die-off as suspected, …
your ads here!Historic Biodiversity Agreement Reached at UN Conference
Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world’s lands and oceans and provide critical financing …
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