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USA Gymnastics, the sport’s U.S. governing body, said Wednesday that all its remaining directors have resigned following revelations that the longtime team doctor had sexually abused numerous athletes under his
Read MoreУряд Чехії 31 січня ухвалив рішення, яке дозволить вже цього року прийняти на роботу до 20 тисяч українців, удвічі більше, ніж було досі. Як йдеться в ухваленому документі, у відповідності
Read MoreVaccines. Popular sports drinks. Computers. They share one quality: They were invented by researchers working at a college or university. Victoria McGovern says research leads to greater discovery and better
Read MoreThis year’s flu season in the U.S. is the worst in 15 years and health officials predict there are weeks of sickness ahead. One company’s “smart thermometer” is tracking how
Read MoreСоціальна мережа Facebook заборонила розміщувати на своїй платформі рекламу криптовалюти, первинного розміщення монет і бінарних опціонів. В офіційному блозі Facebook вказано, що цей крок спрямований проти оголошень про фінансові послуги,
Read MoreA rare Picasso painting will be auctioned off in London next month. The 1937 work titled “Femme au beret et a la robe quadrillee” (Woman in beret and checked dress),
Read MoreTour guide Ronnie Chatah, 36, is once again doing what he loves after a four-year hiatus – telling the stories that have shaped Beirut’s history from ancient to modern times.
Read MoreWhen U.S. President Ronald Reagan met Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva, Switzerland, in November 1985, it was the start of a thaw in Cold War tensions that had dramatically
Read MoreJordan Peele has been dreaming of his Oscar moment since he was 13, but now that it’s happened, he can hardly believe it. The 38-year-old received Academy Award nominations last
Read MoreMany refugees would like to buy low-carbon stoves and lights but poor access in camps and a lack of funding is forcing them to rely on “dirty and expensive” fuels,
Read MoreCancer patients’ survival prospects are improving, even for some of the deadliest types such as lung cancer, but there are huge disparities between countries, particularly for children, according to a
Read MoreVirtual reality, neural feedback and digital therapy were among five ideas to help solve the U.S. opioid crisis that won a global technology challenge on Tuesday. Winners were selected from
Read MoreОдеські області не вистачає 12 тисяч доз вакцини від кору, щоб забезпечити колективний імунітет на рівні 95%, повідомляє обласна державна адміністрація. За повідомленням, на даний час охоплення щепленнями від цієї
Read More30 січня набрав чинності закон України «Про державні фінансові гарантії медичного обслуговування населення», повідомили у Міністерстві охорони здоров’я України. «Тепер є законні підстави ухвалити низку рішень, щоб вчасно реалізувати заявлений
Read MoreSomalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has been rocked by explosions for years set off by Al-Shabab militants battling to overthrow the weak U.N.-backed government. The frequent bombings have killed or injured thousands
Read MoreA recent estimate by researchers at the University of Miami suggests that 100 million sharks are killed every year. That overfishing is putting many species at risk of extinction. But
Read MoreChina’s crackdown on imports of plastic trash should be a signal for rich nations to increase recycling and cut down on non-essential products such as plastic drinking straws, the head
Read MoreNative Americans took to social media Monday to celebrate the pending “death” of Chief Wahoo, the longtime logo of the Cleveland Indians baseball team which features a garish “Indian” caricature
Read MoreDavid Beckham finally has his Major League Soccer team in Miami. Beckham and MLS announced Monday that the long-awaited franchise is now born. It took Beckham nearly four years to
Read MoreThe U.S. television audience for Sunday’s Grammy Awards show on CBS Corp. fell by more than eight million viewers and could be one of the lowest audiences on record, early
Read MoreNew data from 22 high- and low-income countries show antibiotic resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections is growing at an alarming rate. The World Health Organization surveyed one-half
Read MoreNorth and South Korea are reporting outbreaks of different strains of influenza, less than two weeks before thousands of visitors from around the world arrive for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter
Read MorePolitics took the stage at the 60th annual Grammy awards this year, along with some great music. Hillary Clinton, who ran against Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential campaign, made
Read MoreПрезидент України Петро Порошенко звернулися до українців з нагоди століття бою під Крутами. «Сторіччя минуло з того дня, коли відважні хлопці-герої дали бій переважаючим силам ворога та на декілька діб
Read MoreResearchers say that 20 percent of abdominal surgery patients will experience some kind of complication. And those complications can go unnoticed for hours between visits by an attending nurse. A
Read MoreStars, including Lady Gaga and Kelly Clarkson, turned out on the Grammys red carpet Sunday displaying white roses in solidarity with the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements against sexual misconduct
Read MoreIngvar Kamprad, who founded Sweden’s IKEA furniture brand and transformed it into a worldwide business empire, has died at the age of 91. Kamprad died Saturday of pneumonia in the
Read MoreTo mark World Leprosy Day, the World Health Organization is calling for the eradication of this ancient disfiguring disease by combating the stigma and discrimination that discourages people from seeking
Read MoreFor musicians from the West African nation of Burkina Faso, a nomination for a Grammy Award should have been the crowning achievement of a musical career. Instead, musicians based in
Read MoreA common ingredient of toothpaste could be developed to fight drug-resistant strains of malaria. Scientists at Britain’s Cambridge University found that triclosan has the potential to interrupt the infection at
Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s description of the climate on planet Earth doesn’t quite match what data show and scientists say. In an interview with Piers Morgan airing Sunday on Britain’s ITV
Read MoreComic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private Beetle Bailey, died Saturday.
Read MoreDanish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki won her first grand slam title Saturday at the Australian Open in Melbourne, besting Romanian Simona Halep, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4. “I have to take a
Read MoreThe world has another ally in the war against microplastics. Just before Christmas, the Italian government voted to ban the tiny beads that show up primarily in beauty products by
Read MoreПо всій Україні у неділю буде хмарно, вночі та вранці у північних, західних та центральних областях туман, повідомляє Український гідрометцентр. «Температура на Лівобережжі вночі 6-11 градусів морозу, вдень 2-7 градусів
Read MoreOne of the world’s most famous toys turns 60 on Jan. 28. The Lego building block, a tool of innovation and cause of severe pain to anyone who’s ever stepped
Read MoreAll coral reefs go through bleaching episodes, and these episodes of drought or extreme heat can hurt even the healthiest of reefs. But climate change means more heat, more often,
Read MoreBillionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn is denying allegations of sexual harassment after a report in the Wall Street Journal detailed allegations of misconduct and caused shares of his casino company
Read MoreU.S. health officials say the flu outbreak this winter is on track to be one of the most severe in the past 15 years. In their latest weekly report Friday,
Read MoreУ п’ятницю ввечері в центрі Києва кількадесят активістів, представників білоруських спільнот в Україні, а також учасників Революції гідності влаштували ходу пам’яті до дня народження загиблого у 2014 році громадянина Білорусі
Read MoreMichigan State University Athletic Director Mark Hollis resigned Friday, two days after the school’s president stepped down amid a storm of criticism about how it handled the sexual assault scandal
Read MoreУ Дніпрі через розгін місцевого Євромайдану і побиття «тітушками» учасників мирної акції під ОДА 26 січня 2014 року всі 8 кримінальних проваджень, розслідуваних прокуратурою, передано до суду, 7 людей наразі
Read MoreA Moscow cinema has been warned after defying a government ban on showing The Death Of Stalin. (Please see related stories link for VOA story on “The Death of Stalin”)
Read MoreOne in four children and teens who get their blood pressure screened at routine checkups may appear to have hypertension, but that result often doesn’t hold up in repeat tests,
Read MoreThis is the Top Five Countdown! We’re punching up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Jan. 27, 2018. Some
Read MoreThe mosquito-born Zika virus may be responsible for an increase in birth defects in U.S. states and territories even in women who had no lab evidence of Zika exposure during
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