April 8, 2024 0 Anti-polio gains threatened by returning migrants, 200,000 unvaccinated children in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD — The World Health Organization said Monday that the recent return of about 600,000 undocumented migrants from ...
April 8, 2024 0 Huge crowds await a total solar eclipse in North America MESQUITE, Texas — Millions of spectators along a narrow corridor stretching from Mexico to the U.S. to Canada eagerly awaited ...
April 8, 2024 0 Mass bleaching detected on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef SYDNEY — Vast areas of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s biggest coral system, have been affected by mass coral ...
April 7, 2024 0 Despite Google Earth, people still buy globes. What’s the appeal? London — Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a finger randomly on ...
April 7, 2024 0 In much of Africa, abortion is legal but not advertised ACCRA, Ghana — When Efua, a 25-year-old fashion designer and single mother in Ghana, became pregnant last year, she sought an ...
April 7, 2024 0 Melting glaciers, drying sea highlight Central Asia’s water woes WASHINGTON — Climate change and water scarcity are harsh realities facing Central Asia. Glaciers in the east, in the mountains ...
April 7, 2024 0 Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome ROME — An international campaign to ban surrogacy received a strong endorsement Friday from the Vatican, with a top official ...
April 6, 2024 0 Activist Greta Thunberg detained at climate demonstration in The Hague THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among dozens of people detained Saturday by police in The Hague ...
April 6, 2024 0 Mercury exposure widespread among Yanomami tribe in Amazon, report finds BRASILIA, Brazil — Many Yanomami, the Amazon’s largest Indigenous tribe in relative isolation, have been contaminated ...
April 6, 2024 0 Universe’s expansion might be slowing, findings indicate paris — The universe is still expanding at an accelerating rate, but it may have slowed down recently compared with a few ...
April 4, 2024 0 Slashing methane emissions: A quest on land and in space On Earth and in space, efforts are underway to curb emissions of the super-pollutant methane, a greenhouse gas. VOA’s Veronica ...
April 4, 2024 0 Negotiator for South Korean walkout doctors sees ‘no future’ after Yoon meeting Seoul, South Korea — A much-heralded first meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and a negotiator for young ...
April 3, 2024 0 Zimbabwe appeals for $2 billion to avert food insecurity Harare, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe appealed to the United Nations, aid agencies and individuals on Wednesday for $2 billion to avert ...
April 2, 2024 0 New York inmates sue to watch solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down ...
April 2, 2024 0 Person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas ATLANTA — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy ...
April 1, 2024 0 Poliovirus near extinction in Pakistan, Afghanistan, health experts say islamabad, pakistan — Global eradication efforts have “cornered” polio in a “few pockets” of Pakistan and ...
March 31, 2024 0 How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely DALLAS — Millions of people along a narrow band in North America will look up when the sky darkens during a total solar ...
March 30, 2024 0 Japanese Authorities Raid ‘Health Supplements’ Factory Linked to 5 Deaths tokyo — Japanese government health officials raided a factory Saturday producing health supplements that they say have killed ...