Pfizer, BioNTech to Donate Coronavirus Vaccine to Olympians
Pfizer and BioNTech will donate their COVID-19 vaccine to athletes training for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, the International ...
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India Doctor Makes Desperate Plea for Oxygen as Pandemic Supplies Dwindle
When oxygen supplies at Shri Ram Singh Hospital in New Delhi ran critically low a week ago, Dr. Gautam Singh, who runs the ...
Biden Agrees to Waive COVID-19 Vaccine Patents, but It’s Still Complicated
The Biden administration has agreed to support waiving intellectual property (IP) restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines at the World ...
60 Years Since 1st American in Space: Tourists Lining Up
Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic ...
CDC Chief Projects Sharp Decline in US COVID Cases by July
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said current projections see COVID-19 cases remaining low ...
3rd Coronavirus Wave ‘Inevitable’, Top Indian Science Adviser Says
A senior Indian government scientific adviser warned Wednesday that a third wave of coronavirus infections would sweep the ...
On World Hand Hygiene Day, WHO Calls for Just That
In marking World Hand Hygiene Day, the World Health Organization is stressing the importance of good hand hygiene practices in ...
US Flood Threats Persist as Storms Continue to Drench South
Relentless wind and rain keeps pummeling much of the southeastern United States, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood ...
Coronavirus Vaccines, Combatting Climate Change on G-7 Agenda
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies turn their attention to issues of global interest including ...
Mali Woman Gives Birth to 9 Babies, Government Says
A Malian woman gave birth to nonuplets in Morocco on Tuesday, and all nine babies are “doing well,” her government ...
Agribusiness Increasingly Unsustainable on Warming Planet
President Biden set a goal of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030. His pledge to a virtual summit of ...
Largely Spared Since 2020, Taiwan Now Grapples with Small COVID Cluster
Taiwan, largely spared from the global coronavirus pandemic since it began last year, is grappling with a small but still ...
New COVID Surge Forces Another Lockdown in Turkey
Turkey was recently heralded as one of the most successful nations in containing the spread of COVID 19, prompting the government ...
India’s Vaccination Drive Sputters As it Expands to All Adults
India has opened its immunization drive to all adults as it reels under a catastrophic second wave of the novel ...
Mass COVID Inoculation Programs Begins in Papua New Guinea
The first phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has started in Papua New Guinea, as infection numbers continue to rise. Experts ...
US Appeals Court to Consider Idaho Transgender Athletes Ban
An appeals court on Monday will consider the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls ...
French Lawmakers to Vote on Controversial Climate Bill
France’s centrist government has released a video ahead of Wednesday’s vote on the so-called Climate and Resilience ...
US Noncommittal on Vaccine Patents Waiver
Amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in India and other parts of the world, the Biden administration remains noncommittal on a proposal ...
ICRC: Healthcare Systems, Workers, Patients Are Under Attack
Murder, rape and physical abuse are among the attacks that healthcare workers, the wounded and the sick have been subjected ...
Pakistan Tightens Border to Stem Influx of New Coronavirus Variants
Pakistan decided Sunday to temporarily suspend incoming pedestrian movement at overland border crossings with Afghanistan and ...
India Pummeled Anew by COVID Deaths and Infections
India continues to be pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, documenting a new national record Sunday of nearly 3,700 deaths in ...
Pakistan Tightens Border Controls to Curb Import of New Coronavirus Variants
Pakistan decided Sunday to temporarily suspend incoming pedestrian movement at overland border crossings with Afghanistan and ...
India’s Serum Institute’s Chief Says He Will Return to India
India has been pummeled by the coronavirus outbreak, with staggering numbers of daily infections. While India is home to the ...
SpaceX Returns 4 Astronauts to Earth in Rare Night Splashdown
SpaceX returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness ...