Spain Leads Western Europe with 500k Coronavirus Infections
Spain has become the first nation in Western Europe to exceed a half-million COVID-19 total infections, as the total ...
Health
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Fearing Virus, Parents in Spain Rise Against Back to School
Ángela López hardly fits the profile of a rule-breaker. But the mother of a 7-year-old girl with respiratory ...
Trees, Birds, Ponds: Mexico City’s Ancient Lake Reclaims Scrapped Airport
Bright green stalks of weeds are sprouting from the ground where planes were supposed to take off at a new Mexico City airport as ...
‘Mighty Mice’ Stay Musclebound in Space, Seen as Boon for Astronauts
Bulked-up, mutant “mighty mice” held onto their muscle during a monthlong stay at the International Space Station, ...
Quarantine-Weary Brazilians Head to Beaches Despite Warnings
Suellen de Souza could no longer endure the confinement. After six months of precautions, the Brazilian nursing technician ...
WHO: Mass COVID Vaccinations Unlikely Before Middle of 2021
The World Health Organization says it is unlikely a safe, effective vaccine against COVID-19 will be available for widespread use ...
Record-Breaking Fires Scorch Arctic
Wildfires in the Arctic have already released more planet-warming carbon dioxide this year than all of last year, with smoke ...
WHO: Noncommunicable Diseases Increase Risk of Death From COVID-19
New studies by the World Health Organization and the United Nations show people suffering from noncommunicable diseases are more ...
New Zealand Reports First COVID Death Since May
New Zealand has recorded its first COVID-19 death since the end of May, health officials say, bringing the country’s ...
Members Named to Panel Probing WHO’s Pandemic Response
An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review its coordination of the response to the COVID-19 ...
UNICEF to Lead Global Initiative to Buy, Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines
The U.N. children’s agency said Thursday it would lead the world’s largest and fastest procurement and distribution ...
COVID Vaccines Approaching Finish Line Use New Technology
Two COVID-19 vaccines that could arrive as soon as November use a promising new technique that experts say speeds up the ...
Rocket Test Boosts NASA Plans for Moon Trip
NASA this week moved closer to its next crewed mission to the moon. A successful rocket test means they know how ...
US States Told to Prepare to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine by Nov. 1
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that it has informed public health officials in all 50 states ...
NASA Tests Engine for Next Moon Shot
The U.S. space agency, NASA and aerospace firm Northrop Grumman Wednesday conducted a full-scale test of a rocket motor, known as ...
CDC Tells US States to be Ready for COVID-19 Vaccines by Nov. 1
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that it has informed public health officials in all 50 states ...
Reports: CDC Tells States to be Ready for COVID-19 Vaccines by Nov. 1
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent guidelines on August 27 to all 50 states, U.S. territories and several ...
Mexican Court to Hear Youths’ Climate Change Case Against Government
A Mexican court will later this week hear a case brought on by 15 young people demanding the government of President Andres ...
WHO Revises COVID-19 Guidelines After Study Shows Steroids Save Lives
The World Health Organization issued Teachers and auxiliary staff take COVID-19 tests in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 2, 2020.Dr. Todd ...
Researchers Discover First Intermediate-size Black Hole
Astronomers say they have discovered evidence of the first intermediate-size black hole, created by the merger of two smaller ...
How Louisiana Medical Team Protected COVID-19 Patients as Hurricane Laura Roared In
Louisianians woke up Wednesday, Aug. 26 to news that Laura would be arriving as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm was ...
COVID-19 Crisis Won’t Necessarily End With Vaccine, WHO Says
The World Health Organization’s Europe director says the COVID-19 crisis won’t necessarily end with a vaccine, but ...
How a Louisiana Medical Team Protected COVID-19 Patients as Hurricane Laura Ravaged Lake Charles
Louisianians woke up Wednesday, Aug. 26 to news that Laura would be arriving as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm was ...
US Declines to Take Part in Global Effort to Develop Global COVID-19 Vaccine
The United States says it will not participate in a global initiative to develop, manufacture and equally distribute a vaccine ...