Report: Guinea Worm Disease Cases Drop Despite COVID-19 Restrictions
Human Guinea worm cases in six African countries dropped to 27 in 2020, about 50% less than what was recorded the year before, ...
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Abortion Restrictions Set to Take Effect in Poland
A Polish law limiting abortion to cases of rape, incest and when the mother’s health or life is at risk was expected to go ...
NASA Astronauts Conduct Space Walk Outside Space Station
Two NASA astronauts conducted a spacewalk Wednesday outside the International Space Station (ISS) to complete an antenna assembly ...
Zimbabwe Buries 2 Ministers, Former Prison Chief Amid COVID-19 Surge
Zimbabwe’s government held burials Wednesday for two Cabinet ministers and a former prison official who died from COVID-19. ...
Moscow Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions
Authorities in Moscow have lifted some coronavirus restrictions, including the overnight closure of bars, restaurants, and ...
South Africa’s President Accuses Rich Nations of Hoarding Vaccines
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is calling on wealthy countries to, in his words, stop hoarding coronavirus vaccines so ...
Biden to Target Climate Change
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to sign a series of actions Wednesday to combat climate change. White House press secretary Jen ...
On the Brink of Extinction, the Northern White Rhino Now Has a Chance at Survival
The northern white rhino is on the brink of extinction. Poachers decimated the population, but now science has a chance to ...
WHO Chief Presses Case Against COVID-19 ‘Vaccine Nationalism’
The World Health Organization director-general on Tuesday continued to press his case against what he calls “vaccine ...
Argentina Set to Receive More Russian COVID-19 Vaccine
Argentina is set to receive another batch of a Russian vaccine against COVID-19 on Tuesday, just days after Vice-President ...
South African President Urges Wealthy Nations Not to Hoard COVID-19 Vaccines
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday wealthy countries should not hold onto excess stockpiles of COVID-19 ...
NASA Astronauts Move to Repair, Upgrade Space Station Module
Two NASA astronauts are set to embark on two spacewalks in a week’s time outside the International Space ...
Kerry Says US ‘Proud to Be Back’ in Paris Climate Agreement
World leaders gathered virtually Monday for the Climate Adaption Summit, an online meeting hosted by the Netherlands with hopes ...
Malawi Recruits Healthcare Workers to Combat Surge in COVID-19
Malawi says it is recruiting hundreds of healthcare workers to address a shortage as the country deals with a surge in COVID-19 ...
Israel to Shut Down International Airport to Keep out Coronavirus Variants
Israel says it plans to shut down its international airport by the end of the week to keep out highly contagious coronavirus ...
US to Track COVID-19 Variants, Study Whether Vaccines Remain Effective
The U.S. is increasing efforts to track the several coronavirus variants emerging as the virus continues to spread throughout ...
Bolivian Couple Works to Save Honeybees’ Shrinking Habitats
Honeybees in Bolivia’s mountains are in trouble. Their natural habitat is disappearing, being replaced by an environment they ...
Virus Surge Hits Mental Health of Front-Line Workers
The unrelenting increase in COVID-19 infections in Spain following the holiday season is again straining hospitals, threatening ...
World Nears 100 Million COVID-19 Cases
The world is on the verge of reaching 100 million COVID-19 infections, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center ...
California’s Disneyland Resort Opens as ‘Super’ COVID-19 Vaccination Site
Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, will become the first mass vaccination site for the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in ...
Hong Kong Imposes COVID Lockdown in Densely Populated District
The local government in Hong Kong said Saturday that it had locked down one of the territory’s most heavily populated areas to ...
Zimbabweans Blame Government for COVID-19 Deaths of Officials
A surge in coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe has included the deaths of two Cabinet ministers in 48 hours. The government announced ...
World COVID-19 Infections Climb Towards 100 Million
The world is steadily inching up to 100 million COVID cases. Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Saturday ...
Dry January Not That Dry for Some at Rocky Start of 2021
A raging pandemic, tumultuous presidential election and deadly Capitol insurrection have combined to make the annual tradition of ...