Flu-stricken Texas Teacher’s Death Puts Focus on Antivirals
A Texas elementary school teacher who died almost a week after getting sick from the flu became a talking point online after her husband said she didn’t immediately fill her
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Арена світських новин і подій. Арена (лат. arena — пісок, від етруського fasēna — «покриття») – майданчик, на якому відбуваються події. В переносному значенні – поле діяльності, місце дії взагалі
Study: Partial Dose of Yellow Fever Vaccine Provides Protection
When stockpiles of yellow fever vaccine run low, partial doses are effective, according to a new study. The report on the vaccine, which currently is in short supply, comes as
Read MoreRights Group Sounds Alarm Over Chechnya’s Role in Soccer World Cup
Human Rights Watch has said world soccer’s governing body must tackle rights abuses in Russia’s Chechnya region now that one of the teams in this year’s World Cup in Russia
Read MoreHow Best to Treat Opioids’ Youngest Sufferers? No One Knows
Two babies, born 15 months apart to the same young woman overcoming opioid addiction. Two very different treatments. Sarah Sherbert’s first child was whisked away to a hospital special-care
Read MoreFries, Not Flowers: Fast-Food Chains Try to Lure Valentines
Is that love in the air or french fries? White Castle, KFC and other fast-food restaurants are trying to lure sweethearts for Valentine’s Day. It’s an attempt to capture a
Read More‘Black Panther’ Movie is Source of Pride for Kenya
One of 2018’s most hotly anticipated new films premiered for African audiences this week in the Kenyan hometown of one of the film’s stars, Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o. Based on
Read MoreAmerican Shaun White Wins Olympic Gold in Men’s Snowboarding
American snowboarder Shaun White has won his third career Olympic gold medal Wednesday with a masterful run in the men’s halfpipe at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea. The
Read MoreReviving Traditional Treatment, Polish Company Breeds Leeches for Export
The use of blood-sucking leeches in treating disease may seem like a relic of the Middle Ages, but one Polish company says there is growing demand by doctors for the
Read More‘Can You Dig It?’ Africa Reality Show Draws Youth to Farming
As a student, Leah Wangari imagined a glamorous life as a globe-trotting flight attendant, not toiling in dirt and manure. Born and raised in Kenya’s skyscraper-filled capital, Nairobi, the
Read MorePride for Asian-American Skaters as They Take to Olympic Ice
Keita Horiko glided across the rink at the Ice House, picking up speed as he attempted a jump – and sprawled in a fall as he came back down. Unfazed,
Read MoreSurgical Infections More Common in Low-Income Countries, Study Finds
Surgeries in low-income countries had higher rates of infections than those in higher-income countries, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The authors said their report provided a
Read MoreMuhammad Ali at Center of Any Talk of Activism by Black Athletes
Muhammad Ali knew he didn’t have much time left. His career was at stake — but more importantly, so was his freedom — as he awaited the day he would
Read MoreRobert Plant Dines During Midnight Sun Where Hot Food Flows
Babe, I’m gonna feed you, one top North Carolina eatery reassured Led Zeppelin’s famished frontman. The News & Observer reports that Robert Plant and his backing band, Sensational Space Shifters,
Read MoreMardi Gras Parade Honors New Orleans’ Tricentennial
Tens of thousands of revelers are expected on New Orleans streets for parades and rowdy fun as Mardi Gras caps the Carnival season in a city with a celebration of
Read MoreRussian Cargo Ship Launched to ISS After 2-Day Delay
An unmanned Russian cargo ship has blasted off for the International Space Station, two days after the original launch was scrubbed. The Progress capsule is carrying 2.7 metric tons (3
Read MoreНа реставрацію собору святого Юра у Львові виділено 20 мільйонів гривень – уряд
На реставраційні роботи у львівському соборі святого Юра уряд виділив 20 мільйонів гривень, повідомляє прем’єр-міністр України Володимир Гройсман. За його словами, реставрація починається цього року. «Собор святого Юра у Львові
Read MoreМирослава Поповича поховають 13 лютого на Байковому кладовищі в Києві
Похорон українського філософа Мирослава Поповича відбудеться 13 лютого о 13:00 на Байковому кладовищі в Києві, повідомляє Інститут філософії імені Григорія Сковороди. Громадянська панахида запланована в конференц-залі Національної академії наук з
Read MoreOpioid Makers Gave $10 Million to Advocacy Groups Amid Epidemic
Companies selling some of the most lucrative prescription painkillers funneled millions of dollars to advocacy groups that in turn promoted the medications’ use, according to a report released Monday by
Read MoreBurnished in History: How an AP Photo Showed Cost of War
Dallas Brown can still see the bullets coming for him 50 years later, smacking into the dirt at his feet as north Vietnamese soldiers fired on his platoon during an
Read MoreSatelites Show Warming Is Accelerating Sea Level Rise
Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are speeding up the already fast pace of sea level rise, new satellite research shows. At the current rate, the world’s oceans on
Read MoreLife’s Going Swimmingly for All-female Fish Species
An all-female freshwater fish species called the Amazon molly that inhabits rivers and creeks along the Texas-Mexico border is living proof that sexual reproduction may be vastly over-rated. Scientists said
Read MoreDaughter: Popular Crooner Vic Damone Dies at 89
Vic Damone, whose mellow baritone once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as “the best pipes in the business,” has died in Florida at the age of 89, his daughter said.
Read MoreTrump Wants NASA Out of Space Station by 2025, Businesses In
The Trump administration wants NASA out of the International Space Station by 2025, and private businesses running the place instead. Under President Donald Trump’s 2019 proposed budget released Monday, U.S.
Read MoreDrag Queen to Star in Rio Samba Parade at Brazil Carnival
A drag queen is headlining the parade of one of Rio de Janeiro’s most storied samba schools Monday night as Carnival celebrations across the country continue the tradition of ridiculing
Read MoreУ Києві через грип на карантин закрили 119 шкіл – влада
Влада Києва повідомляє, що через зростання захворюваності на грип і гострі респіраторні вірусні інфекції в столиці України на карантин закрили 119 шкіл. При цьому, як повідомила директор Департаменту охорони здоров’я
Read MoreFreezing Weather Impacts Olympic Schedule
The frigid weather at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang is causing some schedule changes. On Monday, the below freezing temperatures caused the postponement of the women’s giant slalom less than
Read MoreГромадян України на борту Ан-148 не було – представник МЗС України
«За попередньою інформацією консула, громадян України не було на борту літака Ан-148, що зазнав катастрофи в Підмосков’ї» – повідомив у Twitter офіційний представник Департаменту консульської служби МЗС України Василь Кирилич.
Read MoreRoyal Wedding Guess List: Who Gets a Nod from Harry, Meghan?
Forget the Winter Olympics, the Champion’s League or the Super Bowl. The real competition right now is who’s going to be invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. Everyone
Read MoreViolence Affects One in Two Children on Earth
The World Health Organization is calling for resolute action to end violence against children. WHO’s appeal comes in advance of a meeting in Stockholm, Sweden this week that will seek
Read MoreThe Insult – Controversial Drama Throws Light on Divided Lebanon and Gets Oscar Nomination
Ziad Doueiri’s film ‘The Insult’ is one of this year’s Oscar nominees in the Foreign Film category. The film, largely a courtroom drama, tackles the cultural, religious and political rifts
Read MoreDrama ‘The Insult’ Throws Light on Divided Lebanon, Gets Oscar Nomination
Ziad Doueiri’s film The Insult is one of this year’s Oscar nominees in the Foreign Film category. The film, largely a courtroom drama, tackles the cultural, religious and political rifts
Read MoreAntibiotic Rejuvenation Could Outsmart Superbugs
For years, doctors have been warning of a post-antibiotic age with resistant mutations leading to so-called superbugs — multidrug-resistant infections that can evade the medicines designed to kill them. Faith
Read MoreUS Teen Wins Slopestyle Gold: ‘It Was Awesome’
A teenager has won the first U.S. medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and it’s gold. Seventeen-year-old Red Gerard, from Silverthorne, Colorado, in his debut Olympics, won the men’s slopestyle snowboarding
Read MoreOxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma to Stop Promoting Opioids
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP said Saturday that it has cut its sales force in half and will stop promoting opioids to physicians, following widespread criticism of the ways that
Read MoreІзраїльські медики розгортають проект волонтерської швидкої допомоги в одній з областей – Супрун
Ізраїльська волонтерська група United Hatzalah планує розгорнути в одній із областей України службу, яка допомагатиме лікарям швидкої надавати екстрену допомогу, повідомила виконувач обов’язків міністра охорони здоров’я України Уляна Супрун. «Цього
Read MoreIn Photographs, Famous and Unknown, ‘The Beauty of Lines’ is Felt as Much as Seen
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” — an old saying that often elicits groans — is just what organizers of an exhibition of 20th and 21st century photographic
Read More‘The Beauty of Lines’ Exhibit at the Musée de l’Élysée
The exhibit features 160 photographs from the New York-based Sondra Gilman and Celso Gonzalez-Falla collection …
Read MoreStomach Virus Creates Headache for Olympic Officials
A norovirus that left officials at the Pyeongchang Olympics scrambling to contain it means athletes might have more to worry about than just going for the gold. More than 100
Read MoreA New Instrument to Look for Exoplanets
Astronomers say a new instrument, now being tested on one of the telescopes in Chile’s Atacama desert, will greatly enhance their ability to search for earthlike planets. VOA’s George Putic
Read MoreШевченківський комітет подає президентові список претендентів на здобуття премії
Комітет з призначення Шевченківської премії 9 лютого проголосував за внесення на розгляд президента України подання про присудження Шевченківської премії 2018 року. Комітет пропонує вважати лауреатом премії з літератури письменницю, поетесу
Read MoreUS Flu Outbreak Continues to Worsen
U.S. officials say this season’s flu outbreak worsened last week and it is not clear when the epidemic will peak. In its weekly report Friday, the Centers for Disease Control
Read MoreMosquito Nets Widely Misused for Fishing, Study Finds
Mosquito nets intended to prevent malaria are finding an unanticipated use as fishing nets all across the tropics, according to a new study. These fine-meshed nets scoop up fish of
Read MoreTop 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 10
We’re soaring with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending February 10, 2018. This is a rare week. Not only
Read MoreAfrican Nations Make History with Winter Olympic Competitors
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games have officially begun in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with a spectacular light show and the traditional parade of athletes entering the Olympic stadium. This year, Nigeria
Read MoreOlympic Gymnast Simone Biles Takes on New Role: College Student
It’s not every day that a professional athlete goes back to school. World champion and Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has 19 medals to her name, but one accolade was
Read More«Це має бути діалог, а не мова ультиматумів» – Гриневич у США про освітній закон
«62% школярів зі шкіл в угорських громадах не змогли скласти зовнішнє незалежне тестування. Це серйозна перешкода для подальшої освіти та кар’єри цих дітей в Україні» …
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