Kerry: China’s Coal Binge Could ‘Undo’ Global Capacity to Meet Climate Targets
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry warned Thursday that Beijing’s coal-building spree could “undo” global capacity ...
Health
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FAA Bans Virgin Galactic Launches While Investigating Branson Flight
The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that Virgin Galactic cannot launch anyone into space until an investigation is ...
WHO Official: Africa to Miss COVID Inoculation Goal Because of Vaccine Hoarding
The World Health Organization reports Africa will fail to reach the global target of vaccinating 10% of vulnerable populations ...
Europe’s Infectious Disease Agency Says No Pressing Need for Boosters
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has issued a report saying that based on current evidence, there is no ...
Kenya Company Wants Buses, Utility Vehicles to Go Green by 2030
The United Nations Environment Program on Monday marked the official end of toxic leaded gasoline use in vehicles worldwide. A ...
Japan Begins Recall of Tainted Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
After suspending the use of 1.63 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine over contamination concerns last week, Japan is ...
UN Study: Weather Disasters Increased by Five Times in 50 years
A new report released Wednesday by the United Nations indicates extreme weather events have increased fivefold over the past 50 ...
World Health Organization Adds New COVID-19 ‘Variant of Interest’
The World Health Organization has designated a new strain of COVID-19 as a “variant of interest.”The global health agency ...
Nigeria Fighting Cholera Outbreak; Death Toll Nears 1,800
Nigerian health officials say nearly 1,800 people have died from cholera this year, with cases found in more than 20 states ...
Johnson & Johnson’s HIV Vaccine Fails Mid-Stage Africa Study
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday its experimental vaccine failed to provide sufficient protection against HIV in sub-Saharan ...
New Variant of COVID-19 Detected in South Africa
Scientists in South Africa say they have detected a new variant of COVID-19.The country’s National Institute for Communicable ...
US Climate Envoy in Japan to Push Efforts to Cut Emissions
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met in Tokyo on Tuesday with Japan’s top diplomat to push efforts to fight climate change ahead ...
UN Marks ‘Official End’ of Leaded Gasoline
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said Algeria stopped selling leaded gasoline in July, making it the last country to ...
First WHO Health Supplies Land in Taliban-Held Afghanistan
The World Health Organization says an aircraft provided by Pakistan Monday delivered the first shipment of much-needed medicine ...
Fauci: ‘Just Get Vaccinated’
The top U.S. infectious disease expert told CNN Sunday there could be up to 100,000 new COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. by the end of ...
In Thailand, Aerospace Engineers Turn Their Skills to COVID-19
In Thailand, a team of aerospace engineers is using the high-tech skills they honed programming planes and satellites to run ...
Hurricane Ida Weakens, But Remains a Threat
Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana as a dangerous Category 4 storm, had weakened to a ...
Spacex Launches Ants, Avocados, Robot to Space Station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday.The ...
Las Vegas Roars Back to Life With Record Gambling Win
Barely a year after the Las Vegas Strip was shut down by COVID-19, its world-famous casinos have roared back to a record-breaking ...
Ida Becomes Hurricane, Makes Landfall in Cuba
Hurricane Ida roared into Cuba Friday and could hit the southern U.S. state of Louisiana as a Category 3 storm Sunday, according ...
WHO: Afghanistan Running Out of Medical Supplies to Treat Sick, Wounded
The World Health Organization says only a few days of medical supplies are left in Afghanistan to treat the health needs of ...
Medical Journal: Long COVID Is ‘Modern Medical Challenge of the First Order’
According to a new report published in a leading medical journal, the symptoms that linger after a person has survived the novel ...
For North Korean Defectors, Pandemic Severs Few Remaining Links to Home
When Hong Gang-chul, a North Korean border guard, decided to escape his homeland in 2013, he knew his relationship with his ...
100,000 More COVID Deaths Forecast Unless US Alters Behavior
The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation’s most ...