New Study Suggests Atlantic Ocean Circulation System Could Collapse
A study suggests a key environmental system that affects how water circulates in the Atlantic Ocean and effects the climate could ...
Health
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Demand Heats up for Solar Energy Panels in South Africa
Solar energy is a natural fit for sun-drenched Southern Africa, its proponents say. The only problem: Not enough panels to meet ...
Ghana Receives First Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccine Secured Through Global Sharing Initiative
Ghana has received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s global vaccine-sharing ...
World Leaders Lead Discussion on Global COVID-19 Recovery
The European Union and the World Health Organization teamed with the international advocacy organization Global Citizen on ...
Hunger in Central America Skyrockets, UN Agency Says
The number of people going hungry in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua has nearly quadrupled in the last two years, ...
US Envoy Urges Nations to Look at Security Implications of Climate Change
U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry urged the U.N. Security Council Tuesday to start treating the climate crisis like the “urgent ...
10 Indonesian Orangutans Set Free
Orangutans are a critically endangered species and the coronavirus pandemic halted efforts to protect and increase their ...
Pfizer and Moderna Promise Major Boosts in Vaccine Supply
After a disappointingly slow start, drug company executives told Congress Tuesday that they have ironed out startup problems and ...
Guinea Receives Ebola Vaccine, Neighbors Prepare
West African countries are taking steps to prevent a regional outbreak of Ebola after the deadly virus killed at least five ...
Ebola Expert Calls for Vigilance Amid Outbreaks
With the Ebola virus flaring in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a new outbreak in Guinea, Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum is ...
NASA Releases Mars Landing Video: ‘Stuff of Our Dreams’
NASA on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous ...
Britain Outlines Lockdown Exit as Vaccines Show ‘Spectacular’ Results
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans Monday to begin easing coronavirus lockdown measures. As Henry Ridgwell ...
NASA Supply Ship Arrives at ISS
A NASA unmanned resupply ship docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday carrying more than 3,600 kilograms of ...
International Red Cross Issues Emergency Appeal to Halt New Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for $9.4 million to fund efforts to prevent a ...
Israeli Economy Reopening Following Coronavirus Shutdown
Israel has reopened many schools, malls and gyms that were closed for several weeks. Some venues, however, are open only to those ...
Israel Shuts Mediterranean Shore After Oil Devastates Coast
Israel closed all its Mediterranean beaches until further notice Sunday, days after an offshore oil spill deposited tons of tar ...
Weather Disrupts US COVID Vaccine Delivery
Major winter storms, extreme cold and power outages shut down more than 2,000 vaccination sites and delayed delivery of 6 million ...
Argentine Health Minister Resigns Amid COVID Vaccine Scandal
Argentina’s health minister has resigned after he reportedly gave preferential treatment to those with personal connections ...
WHO: ‘Growing Movement Behind Vaccine Equity’
The World Health Organization says it welcomes the recent pledges of coronavirus vaccines from several Western countries to the ...
Africa’s Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 100,000
The coronavirus death toll on the African continent surpassed 100,000 on Friday, as African countries struggled to obtain ...
US Rejoins Paris Climate Pact
The United States has officially rejoined the Paris Agreement after the Trump administration abandoned the global climate pact ...
Biden Tours Pfizer Vaccine Production Center
President Joe Biden toured a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing plant Friday afternoon outside Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he ...
Biden Pledges $4B to WHO’s COVAX Vaccine Cooperative
U.S. President Joe Biden pledged $4 billion to the World Health Organization’s COVAX plan designed to help provide COVID-19 ...
At Least 45 Pilot Whales Die While Beached in Indonesia
Regional officials on the northeastern Indonesian island of Madura said Friday at least 45 pilot whales that stranded themselves ...