Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died, his publicist said …
your ads here!Hope Fades for India’s Historic Moon Lander after It Fails to ‘Wake Up’
India’s moon lander and rover, which made a historic landing on the south pole of the moon, have not “woken up” after being put in sleep mode earlier this month …
your ads here!Iran Says It Successfully Launched Imaging Satellite Amid Tensions With West
Iran claimed on Wednesday it successfully launched an imaging satellite into space, a move that could further ratchet up tensions with Western nations that fear its space technology could be …
your ads here!Late-Night TV Shows in US Announce Their Return After Hollywood Writers Strike Ends
TV’s late-night hosts planned to return to their evening sketches and monologues by next week, reinstating the flow of topical humor silenced for five months by the newly ended Hollywood’s …
your ads here!DRC Company Turns Plastic Waste from Lake Kivu Into Building Materials
In Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, residents say plastic and other waste is increasingly polluting Lake Kivu. A new initiative is keeping some of that waste …
your ads here!WHO Calls for Nicotine- and Tobacco-Free Schools
Half of the world’s children breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke, and about 51,000 children die each year from illnesses related to second-hand smoke. Lisa Schlein reports from Geneva about …
your ads here!WHO Calls for Nicotine- and Tobacco-Free Schools
The World Health Organization is calling on schools to protect children from the harmful health impacts of tobacco use by creating nicotine- and tobacco-free zones on their campuses. Tobacco kills …
your ads here!Girls Avoid Internet Due to Abuse and Bias, Report Warns
Deeply entrenched gender norms, biases and perceptions are affecting the ability of girls and young women to use the internet, influencing their online activity and hurting their access to information …
your ads here!Hollywood Writers Guild Ends Strike Ahead of Final Contract Vote
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said its members could return to work on Wednesday while a ratification vote takes place on a new three-year contract with Hollywood studios. Union …
your ads here!David McCallum, Star of ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ Dies at 90
Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular “NCIS” 40 …
your ads here!Spain Charges Pop Singer Shakira With Tax Evasion for Second Time
Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay $7.1 million in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian …
your ads here!Antarctic Winter Sea Ice Hits ‘Extreme’ Record Low
Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that …
your ads here!Medics: Hundreds Dead From Dengue Fever in War-Torn Sudan
Outbreaks of dengue fever and acute watery diarrhea have “killed hundreds” in war-torn Sudan, medics reported on Monday, warning of “catastrophic spreads” that could overwhelm the country’s decimated health system. …
your ads here!Play by Ukrainian Director About War Back Home Debuts in Washington, DC
“My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion,” a play by Ukrainian playwright Sasha Denisova, made its debut at Washington, D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth theater earlier this month. The play was inspired by …
your ads here!Poll: More Americans See Climate Change as Culprit for Extreme Weather
Kathleen Maxwell has lived in Phoenix for more than 20 years, but this summer was the first time she felt fear, as daily high temperatures soared to 110 degrees or …
your ads here!Science Revealing Genetic Legacy of Human’s Cousins Like Neanderthals
Neanderthals live on within us. These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors. They mingled and had children. So some of who …
your ads here!Historians Race to Find Great Lakes Shipwrecks Before Mussels Destroy Sites
The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so …
your ads here!New Artificial Intelligence Solutions Developed to Combat Wildfires
Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions. Enter artificial intelligence. Firefighters …
your ads here!North America Box Office Hits Low Point
The North American box office hit a 2023 low this weekend, with top film “The Nun II” estimated to take in a paltry $8.4 million, industry watchers said Sunday. “The …
your ads here!NASA’s 1st Asteroid Samples Land on Earth After Spacecraft Release
NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample …
your ads here!Cholera Cases Rise Globally
The World Health Organization says there is a global uptick in cholera cases. The number of cases reported last year was more than double those reported in 2021, the United …
your ads here!NASA Readies for Dramatic Landing of Asteroid Sample to Earth
The climactic end of a seven-year voyage comes Sunday when a NASA capsule is to land in the Utah desert, carrying to Earth the largest asteroid samples ever collected. Scientists …
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