Three Chinese astronauts arrived Wednesday at the country’s space station as part of a six-month mission that includes the station’s first in-orbit crew rotation. The astronauts are replacing three others …
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US Bat Species Devastated by Fungus Now Listed as Endangered
The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal …
your ads here!Fentanyl’s Scourge Visible on Streets of Los Angeles
In a filthy alley behind a Los Angeles doughnut shop, Ryan Smith convulsed in the grips of a fentanyl high — lurching from moments of slumber to bouts of violent …
your ads here!Twitter Rolls Back COVID Misinformation Policy
Twitter has rolled back a policy that was aimed at tackling misinformation related to COVID-19 on the social media platform, lending itself to the risk of a potential surge in …
your ads here!WHO Renames Monkeypox as Mpox, Citing Racism Concerns
The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist. The U.N. health agency …
your ads here!Polio is Back in Indonesia, Sparking Vaccination Campaign
Children in school uniforms and toddlers with their parents lined up Monday for polio vaccinations in the Sigli town square on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, …
your ads here!UN: Great Barrier Reef Should Be on Heritage ‘Danger’ List
A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that the Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites, warning that without “ambitious, rapid and sustained” climate action …
your ads here!China Eases Some Anti-COVID Restrictions as Protests Mount
China eased some of its pandemic rules on Monday but affirmed its “zero COVID” strategy even as protests erupted throughout the country against the restrictions, and some demanded the resignation …
your ads here!Pakistan Launches Polio Drive
Pakistan authorities said they are launching a five-day polio drive to eradicate the crippling disease from the country. Officials said 100,000 healthcare workers begin working Monday to vaccinate 13.5 million …
your ads here!China Prepares to Send New 3-Person Crew to Space Station
Final preparations were being made Monday to send a new three-person crew to China’s space station as it nears completion amid intensifying competition with the United States. The China Manned …
your ads here!Bird Flu in Nebraska Prompts Slaughter of Additional 1.8M Chickens
Just like on other farms where bird flu has been found this year, all the chickens on the Nebraska farm will be killed to limit the spread of the disease. …
your ads here!Worried About Ebola, Uganda Extends Outbreak Epicenter’s Quarantine
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has extended a quarantine placed on two districts that are the epicenter of the country’s Ebola outbreak by 21 days, adding that his government’s response to …
your ads here!COVID Protests Hit Shanghai as Anger Spreads Across China
Protests simmered in Shanghai early Sunday, as residents in several Chinese cities, many of them angered by a deadly fire in the country’s far west, pushed back against heavy COVID-19 …
your ads here!COVID Protests in China’s Urumqi Region
Protesters, angry about long COVID-19 lockdowns, have taken to the streets in Urumqi, the capital of China’s far western Xinjiang region. The protests followed a high-rise apartment building fire in …
your ads here!China Reports Third Consecutive Daily Record for New COVID Cases
China reported 35,183 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, of which 3,474 were symptomatic and 31,709 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday, setting a new high for the …
your ads here!NASA’s Orion Capsule Enters Far-Flung Orbit Around Moon
NASA’s Orion capsule entered an orbit stretching tens of thousands of miles around the moon Friday, as it neared the halfway mark of its test flight. The capsule and its …
your ads here!London to Expand Vehicle Pollution Zone to Cover 9 Million People
Older and more heavily polluting vehicles will have to pay to enter the entire metropolitan area of London starting next August, the British capital’s mayor said Friday. Sadiq Khan said …
your ads here!Uganda Closes Schools to Fight Ebola, New Cases Fall
Uganda closed schools nationwide on Friday to curb the spread of Ebola, despite the health minister insisting to AFP that new cases had declined. The directive to close schools two …
your ads here!China Reports Another One-Day COVID Case Record, Tightens Curbs
China on Friday reported another single-day record-high number of COVID-19 infections, as cities across the country enforced measures and curbs to try to control outbreaks. Excluding imported infections, China recorded …
your ads here!Avian Flu Outbreak Wipes Out 50.54 Million US Birds, a Record
Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak in history, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Thursday. …
your ads here!Wildlife Summit to Vote on Shark Protections
Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species were scheduled to decide Thursday whether to approve a proposal to protect sharks, a move that could drastically reduce the …
your ads here!Salt, Drought Decimate Buffaloes in Iraq’s Southern Marshes
Abbas Hashem fixed his worried gaze on the horizon — the day was almost gone and still, there was no sign of the last of his water buffaloes. He knows …
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