COVID ‘Long Haulers’ Suffer Symptoms Months After Recovery, Doctors Say
Nearly a year into the global coronavirus pandemic, doctors are monitoring patients they call COVID long haulers: people who ...
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Australian Telescope Finds 1 Million New Galaxies
A powerful new telescope in Australia has mapped vast areas of the universe in record time. The Australian Square Kilometre Array ...
Sweden Closes High Schools Until Early January to Stem COVID-19 Infections
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced Thursday that high schools would switch to distance learning beginning Monday ...
WHO Europe Director Applauds Vaccine News, Urges Vigilance
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) European director Thursday called Britain’s approval of the ...
Phishing Ploy Targets COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Effort
IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyberespionage effort using targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital ...
United Nations to Convene Special Session on Pandemic Response
More than 100 world leaders and high-ranking government officials will convene a two-day virtual special session of the United ...
NIH Director: ‘It Is Astounding What’s Been Done’ Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine
VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren interviewed the National Institute of Health Director Frances Collins. Among the issues ...
CDC Warns of ‘Most Difficult Time’ for US Public Health
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Wednesday of a bleak winter ahead as the country continues to ...
NASA: Mystery Object Is 54-Year-Old Rocket, Not Asteroid
A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed ...
China Joins Race to Mine Moon for Resources
China’s space program celebrated a major accomplishment this week when its Chang’e 5 lunar probe mission safely ...
WMO: Global Warming Triggering Extreme Weather Events
The World Meteorological Organization reports 2020 is shaping up to be one of the three warmest years on record and a year in ...
China Spacecraft Collects Moon Samples to Take Back to Earth
A Chinese spacecraft took samples of the moon’s surface Wednesday as part of a mission to bring lunar rocks back to Earth ...
Huge Puerto Rico Radio Telescope, Already Damaged, Collapses
A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half ...
US CDC Advisers Prioritize Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents for Vaccine
Healthcare workers and nursing home residents should be among the first Americans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, members of a ...
US: Mountain Pine Tree That Feeds Grizzlies Is Threatened
Climate change, voracious beetles and disease are imperiling the long-term survival of a high-elevation pine tree that’s a ...
China Space Agency: Lunar Probe Successfully Lands on Moon
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has announced its Chang’e-5 spacecraft, designed to collect lunar ...
Amid Dual Pandemics, HIV Innovation Continues in Africa
Thabani Raymond Kalala, or “coach,” as he prefers to be called, was diagnosed with HIV six years ago. He lives in a ...
Most European Governments to Ease Pandemic Rules Over Christmas Holiday, But Fearfully
All Europeans want is a merry and bright Christmas season, just like the ones they used to know. And under public pressure some ...
Pandemic Exacerbates Global Fight Against AIDS
Tuesday is World AIDS Day, with organizations around the world highlighting the need to support those living with and affected by ...
Photo of Texas Doctor Comforting Elderly COVID-19 Patient Goes Viral
Joseph Varon, a doctor treating coronavirus patients at a Texas hospital, was working his 252nd day in a row when he spotted a ...
China Gave COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate to N. Korea’s Kim, US Analyst Says
China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said ...
WHO Raises Alarm Over Virus Spread in Brazil, Mexico
The World Health Organization says it is very worried about the rapidly growing surge of coronavirus cases in in Brazil and ...
Moderna to Seek Quick Approval of Coronavirus Vaccine in US, Europe
Drugmaker Moderna said Monday it is seeking emergency authorization in the United States and Europe to distribute its coronavirus ...
How US Military Invented America’s Favorite Snacks
From instant coffee to Cheetos, packaged cookies and energy bars, the U.S. military helped invent many of the snacks Americans ...