Fauci Recommends Lockdown for India
India set a record Saturday, for the first time surpassing 400,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the ...
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COVID Spurs Uganda to Suspend Flights from India
Uganda has suspended all flights coming into the country from India after recording new variants of the coronavirus, including ...
India Tops 400,000 in Daily Count of New COVID Cases
India’s daily COVID count of new cases has, for the first time, surpassed the 400,000 mark. The new infections count for the ...
12 COVID-19 Patients Die in Hospital Fire in Western India
At least 12 patients were killed early Saturday when a fire erupted in a COVID-19 ward at a hospital in western India.Authorities ...
Despite Glitch, NASA Thrilled With Performance of Mars Helicopter
Scientists with the U.S. space agency NASA Friday said the tiny helicopter they sent to Mars has exceeded their expectations, ...
Looming Madagascar Famine Sparks Nutrition Emergency
Famine is looming in southern Madagascar and emergency food aid is needed for hundreds of thousands of people to head off a ...
US Aid Arrives as India Grapples with COVID-Triggered Humanitarian Crisis
The first emergency aid of critical medical supplies arrived in India from the United States on Friday, as the country grapples ...
Alarm Grows in Africa as it Watches India’s COVID-19 Crisis
Africa is “watching with total disbelief” as India struggles with a devastating resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the ...
India’s Daily COVID Count Is Almost 400,000
The daily tally of COVID-19 cases in India continues to climb toward the 400,000 mark. Friday, the health ministry reported ...
NASA Astronaut Collins Remembered for ‘Carrying the Fire’
NASA Astronaut Michael Collins, who made history as part of the 1969 Apollo 11 crew to first land a person on the moon, has died ...
FDA Moves to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
Regulators are moving to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes and cigars, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.The ...
India Struggles with COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Amid New Infection, Death Rates
India set new records again Thursday in COVID-19 deaths and infections as its new vaccination registration program stumbled while ...
India Struggles to Jumpstart Coronavirus Vaccination Campaign
India’s efforts to begin registering its 1.4 billion people for COVID-19 inoculations stumbled Wednesday as the country ...
UN Calls on Countries to Take Action to Prevent Drowning
The U.N. General Assembly encouraged all countries Wednesday to take action to prevent drownings, which have caused over 2.5 ...
Low Pay, Bad Working Conditions, COVID Burnout Spark Likely Global Nursing Shortage
The International Council of Nurses warned Thursday that the world was facing a nursing crisis and could expect a significant ...
Fauci: New Mask Guidelines Should Motivate People to Get COVID Vaccinations
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House’s chief medical adviser, said Wednesday that the new outdoor mask recommendations from ...
World’s Glaciers Melting at Faster Pace
A study published Wednesday shows nearly all the world’s glaciers have been melting at an accelerated pace in recent years, ...
Kenyan Experts: Pesticides Killing Bees, Forcing Farmers to Hand-Pollinate
Kenyan farmers say they are being forced to hand-pollinate their crops due to a decline in bee populations from pesticides. ...
Kenyan Experts: Pesticides Killing Bees, Forcing Farmers to Hand Pollinate
Kenyan farmers say they are being forced to hand pollinate their crops due to a decline in bee populations from pesticides. ...
Vaccinated People Can Go Barefaced to Outdoor Gatherings, CDC Says
Fully vaccinated people can skip the mask when they get together outside with others, vaccinated or not, according to A person ...
US Government Relaxes Guidelines for Wearing COVID Masks Outdoors
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidelines Tuesday recommending that fully vaccinated people ...
Companies Cut Concrete’s Heavy Carbon Footprint
It’s literally the foundation of modern life.A slab of concrete underlies nearly every permanent structure on Earth. ...
WHO Pushes Routine Vaccinations Amid COVID Downturn
Thirty-seven percent of surveyed countries are still experiencing disruptions in vaccinating children against deadly diseases ...
Senegalese Divers, Activists Clean-Up Coast for Earth Day
Senegal banned single-use plastics a year ago, but the regulation has been poorly enforced and plastic waste still litters the ...