New York OKs Human Composting Law; 6th State in US to Do So
Howard Fischer, a 63-year-old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down
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An Annual Battle: Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
A new year is around the corner. And many use this time to make New Year’s resolutions. Why do people do that, you might ask? “It’s a new calendar year,”
Read MoreNew Year Eve Spurs Hope in China Even as Censors Target Online COVID Content
New Year’s Eve in China prompted an outpouring of reflection online, some of it critical, about the strict zero-COVID policy the country adhered to for almost three years and the
Read MoreWHO Urges China to Share COVID Data
The World Health Organization met Chinese officials for talks on Friday about the surge in COVID-19 cases, urging them to share real-time data so other countries could respond effectively. The
Read MoreIn 2022, AP Photographers Captured Pain of a Changing Planet
In 2022, photographers with The Associated Press captured signs of a planet in distress as climate change reshaped many lives. That distress was seen in the scarred landscapes in places
Read MoreUS Considers Airline Wastewater Testing as COVID Surges in China
As COVID-19 infections surge in China, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering sampling wastewater taken from international aircraft to track any emerging new variants, the agency
Read MoreScientists Study Link Between Winter Storms and Global Warming
The world is getting warmer, winters included. The United States, however, has experienced severe winter storms in recent years, and experts are taking a closer look at the link between
Read MoreUS Lawsuit Claims Pharma Distributor Worsened Opioid Epidemic
The U.S. Justice Department is suing one of the largest U.S. drug distributors for failing to report suspicious orders of prescription opioids, saying the company’s “years of repeated violations” contributed
Read MoreCOVID Controls Offer Insight Into China’s Surveillance Network
For many outside China, this was the year that the term “surveillance state” became something they understood. Western media reported in April on what were thought to be government-operated drones
Read MoreUS Pays to Clean Up Agent Orange on Vietnam War Anniversary
The United States earlier this month announced a contract worth up to $29 million to clean up dioxin contamination at the Bien Hoa Air Base in southern Vietnam, near Ho
Read MoreNASA Mulls SpaceX Backup Plan for Crew of Russia’s Leaky Soyuz Ship
NASA is exploring whether SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft can potentially offer an alternative ride home for some crew members of the International Space Station after a Russian capsule sprang a
Read MoreItaly to Screen All China Arrivals for COVID
Italy is making coronavirus tests for visitors from China mandatory following an explosion in cases in China, the health minister said Wednesday. “I have ordered mandatory COVID-19 antigenic swabs, and
Read MoreEasing of Quarantine Sparks Surge of Interest in China Travel
Chinese and international airlines are reviewing schedules and coping with a flood of inquiries about travel to China following this week’s announcement that strict quarantine requirements for arriving travelers will
Read MoreIndia Inspects Drug Factories as Gambia Controversy Lingers
India’s pharmaceuticals regulator has begun inspecting some drug factories across the country, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as it tries to ensure high standards after an Indian company’s cough
Read MoreAI-Powered Technology Sees Big Improvements in UK Stroke Treatment: Analysis
Artificial intelligence technology has tripled the number of U.K. stroke patients recovering to a point where they can perform daily activities, according to new research released Tuesday. Early-stage analysis of
Read MoreLong COVID: Could Mono Virus or Fat Cells Be Playing Roles?
A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in person, but they share a prominent pandemic bond. Plagued by eerily similar symptoms, the three
Read MoreChina to End Quarantine on Arrival in Fresh COVID Rule Relaxation
China said Monday it would scrap mandatory quarantine on arrival, further unwinding years of strict virus controls as the country battles a surge in cases. Having mostly cut itself off
Read MoreChina’s Zhejiang Has 1 Million Daily COVID Cases, Expected to Double
China’s Zhejiang, a big industrial province near Shanghai, is battling around a million new daily COVID-19 infections, a number expected to double in the days ahead, the provincial government said
Read MoreCOVID Vaccine Supplies Improved in 2022, But Demand Plummeted
Three years ago, scientists in Wuhan, China first reported infections from a novel coronavirus. Since then, the world has developed and delivered 13 billion shots against COVID-19. It is an
Read MoreWHO Chief Sees Global Health Emergencies Winding Down in 2023
World Health Organization Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave a grim assessment of the many health challenges and threats people around the world have faced this year. Topping the list was
Read MoreArctic Blast Sweeps US, Causes Bomb Cyclone
An arctic blast has brought extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S. — just in time for the holidays. The weather system, dubbed a “bomb
Read MoreHong Kong Drops More COVID-19 Restrictions but Caution Remains
Hong Kong is forecast to grow economically next year after the city’s leader announced the removal of nearly all COVID-19 restrictions on international arrivals and said it would reopen its
Read MoreChinese City Seeing Half a Million COVID Cases A Day, Official Says
Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with COVID-19 every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgement that
Read MoreShanghai Asks Residents to Stay in on Christmas as China COVID Surges
Shanghai authorities urged residents to stay at home this weekend, seeking a toned-down Christmas in the nation’s most populous city as COVID-19 rages nationwide after tough curbs were lifted. A
Read MoreCanada’s Hudson Bay Polar Bear Population Plummets
Canada’s Western Hudson Bay polar bear population has fallen 27% in just five years, according to a government report released this week, suggesting climate change is affecting the animals. Every
Read MoreUS Life Expectancy Drops to Lowest in a Generation
The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and high levels of opioid overdose deaths drove life expectancy in the United States down for the second consecutive year in 2021, with a
Read MoreCDC: Omicron Subvariant XBB Jumps to 18% of US COVID cases
The highly contagious omicron subvariant XBB has surged to more than 50% of COVID-19 cases in the northeastern United States and risks spreading fast as millions of Americans began holiday
Read MoreExtreme Cold Weather Stretches US Homeless Shelters’ Capacity
City officials and outreach workers across the United States were rushing to get people off the streets this week, turning sites such as libraries and arenas into shelters to mitigate
Read More349 Million People Suffering From Acute Food Insecurity
The United Nations says high food prices in 2022 led to a crisis of affordability that has pushed millions more people into hunger. VOA U.N. Correspondent Margaret Besheer talks to
Read MoreRussia Mulls Early Return of Space Station Crew After Soyuz Capsule Leak
Russia’s space agency said it is considering a plan to send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) to bring home three crew members ahead of schedule, after
Read MoreGreat Reef Census Reaches Milestone Surveying Australian Icon
One of the world’s largest marine citizen science projects has surveyed its 500th section of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef since the effort began in 2020. This year’s Great Reef Census,
Read MoreFormer Judge on China’s Top Court Suggests End to Prosecution of ‘Zero-COVID’ Violators
A former judge of the Supreme People’s Court, the highest court in China, is calling for the suspension or revocation of cases against some 80 people found guilty of violating
Read MoreFrance Planning AI-Assisted Crowd Control for Paris Olympics
French authorities plan to use an AI-assisted crowd control system to monitor people during the 2024 Paris Olympics, according to a draft law seen by AFP on Thursday. The system
Read MoreUganda’s Ebola Success Forces Revamp of Vaccines Trial
Uganda on Thursday received two more potential vaccines for a trial against the Sudan strain of the deadly Ebola virus. Uganda has recorded 142 confirmed cases and 55 deaths since
Read MoreAmid Rising Costs, Some US Farmers Turn to Environmentally Friendly ‘Carbon Farming’
As farmers in the United States are coping with rising input costs, some are turning to environmentally beneficial methods to curb expenses and make money while sequestering a driver of
Read MoreExperts: How China Reports COVID19 Deaths Keeps Total Low
As Chinese social media circulated photos and videos showing crowded fever clinics and people lining up outside of hospitals, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) reported no new COVID-related deaths on
Read MoreWHO Expresses Concern About COVID Situation in China
The World Health Organization is concerned about a spike in COVID-19 infections in China and is supporting the government to focus its efforts on vaccinating people at the highest risk
Read MoreNASA Mars Lander Insight Falls Silent After 4 Years
It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on Mars. The lander’s power levels have been dwindling
Read MoreHistoric Biodiversity Agreement Reached at UN Conference
Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world’s lands and oceans and provide critical financing
Read MoreMystery Nevada Fossil Site Could Be Ancient Maternity Ward
Scientists have uncovered new clues about a curious fossil site in Nevada, a graveyard for dozens of giant marine reptiles. Instead of the site of a massive die-off as suspected,
Read MoreBeloved ‘Hollywood Cat’ Mountain Lion Euthanized in Los Angeles
Hollywood Cat is no longer. The Los Angeles area’s most famous mountain lion, an aged wild male feline sighted around the city’s Griffith Park, was euthanized Saturday, wildlife officials said.
Read MoreUganda Lifts Lockdown in Ebola Epicenter
Uganda on Saturday lifted a two-month lockdown on two districts at the epicenter of the country’s Ebola epidemic, amid cautious hope that the outbreak could end soon. Since authorities declared
Read MoreBiodiversity Talks in Final Days With Many Issues Unresolved
Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference Saturday have still not resolved most of the key issues around protecting the world’s nature by 2030 and providing tens of billions of
Read MoreAction Urged to Ensure Safe Water, Sanitation Globally
he World Health Organization warns billions of people who lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are at risk of deadly infectious diseases. The finding appears in the
Read MoreClimate Change Fuels Unprecedented Cholera Increase
The World Health Organization says climate change is behind an unprecedented surge in the number of cholera outbreaks around the world this year. At least 30 countries have reported outbreaks
Read MoreUS Monitors New Variants from China as Beijing Relaxes Zero-COVID Approach
The United States is monitoring for new coronavirus variants as it braces for a potential outbreak of COVID-19 infections following Beijing’s easing of strict controls that kept the pandemic at
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