Foreign Businesses Consider Leaving China Amid Lockdowns
Chris Mei has been stuck in his Shanghai flat for a month save for PCR testing and occasional volunteer work delivering food to neighbors. That will change in a couple
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First US Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in Human Confirmed in Colorado
A Colorado prison inmate who worked at a poultry farm culling infected birds has become the first person in the U.S. to test positive for the H5N1 strain of bird
Read MoreCalifornia Group Working to Help Ukraine With Low-Cost Incubators
A San Francisco area-based nonprofit is working to send easily operated, simply maintained and low-cost incubators to Ukraine. After learning that 260,000 women in Ukraine are pregnant, with many now
Read MoreChina, N.Korea Halt Border Rail Crossing Over COVID Fears
China has suspended cross-border freight train services with North Korea following consultations after COVID-19 infections in its border city of Dandong, the foreign ministry said Friday. The suspension came within
Read MoreNew NASA Spacecraft Nearly Ready for Asteroid Mission
After years of preparation and testing, a new NASA spacecraft is almost ready for its mission to an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. Scientists hope the journey will uncover
Read MoreSouth Korea to End Outdoor Mask Mandate
South Korea said Friday it will lift its outdoor mask mandate next week in response to a steady drop in COVID-19 cases after an omicron-fueled surge. The announcement comes after
Read MoreThis Week: SpaceX Station Swap and Midair Rescue You Have to See
Mission accomplished for the latest SpaceX and NASA trip to the International Space Station. Plus, the first-ever all-private charter to the ISS ends and … see what it looks like
Read MoreUS Plan to Ban Menthol Tobacco Products Moves Forward
Menthol cigarettes and other menthol tobacco products may soon be things of the past, according to an announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday saying authorities are
Read MoreVaccine-Preventable Diseases Surging in Africa Due to COVID-19 Disruptions
The World Health Organization warns that vaccine-preventable diseases are spreading across the African continent because routine immunizations against killer diseases have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tens of millions
Read More‘Pandemic Phase’ Over for US, but COVID-19 Still Here, Fauci Says
Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the current state of the coronavirus in the United States, saying the country is “out of the pandemic phase” with regard
Read MoreMajor Japan Railway Now Powered Only by Renewable Energy
Tokyo’s Shibuya is famed for its Scramble Crossing, where crowds of people crisscross the intersection in a scene symbolizing urban Japan’s congestion and anonymity. It may have added another boasting
Read MoreWHO: Congo Starts Ebola Vaccinations to Stem Outbreak in Northwest
The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Two people
Read MoreRetreating Coastline Forces Hard Choices on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast
Rising seas from climate change are forcing difficult choices for coastal communities around the world. The southern U.S. state of Louisiana plans to spend billions restoring land it has already
Read MoreUN: Climate Change and Poor Risk Management Increase the Risk of Natural Disasters
The United Nations is calling for better management to reduce the risks from rapidly increasing natural disasters largely triggered by climate change. The U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has
Read MoreAll-Private Astronaut Team Returns Safely From Landmark Space Station Visit
The first all-private astronaut team ever flown aboard the International Space Station (ISS) safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida’s coast on Monday, concluding a two-week science mission hailed
Read MoreDrop in Vaccines Exposes Latin American Children to Disease, Report Shows
One in four children in Latin America and the Caribbean does not have vaccine protection against three potentially deadly diseases, a U.N. report said Monday, warning of plummeting inoculation rates.
Read MoreVaccine Potential Game Changer in Fight Against Malaria
In advance of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization recommends the expanded use of the first malaria vaccine, calling it a potential game changer in the fight against malaria.
Read MoreClimate Change, Big Agriculture Combine to Threaten Insects
Climate change and habitat loss from big agriculture are combining to swat down global insect populations, with each problem making the other worse, a new study finds. While insects may
Read MoreWHO Says at Least 1 Has Died After Increase of Acute Hepatitis Cases in Children
The World Health Organization said on Saturday that at least one child death had been reported following an increase of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children, and that at
Read MoreWildfires Merge in New Mexico, Threatening Rural Villages
Maggie Mulligan said her dogs could sense the panic while she and her husband packed them up, agonized over having to leave horses behind and fled a fast-moving wildfire barreling
Read MoreUNICEF: Lebanon Maternal Deaths Triple, Children’s Health at Risk Amid Crisis
The number of women in Lebanon dying from pregnancy-related complications has nearly tripled amid a crushing three-year economic crisis that has seen doctors and midwives leave the country, the U.N.
Read MorePakistan Detects First Polio Case in 15 Months
Authorities in Pakistan have confirmed the first case of wild polio virus in more than a year, dealing a setback to the country’s progress against the highly infectious disease. A
Read MoreAfrican Wildlife, Coasts Suffer Effects of Flooding, Drought
Devastating floods in South Africa this week, as well as other extreme weather events across the continent linked to human-caused climate change, are putting marine and terrestrial wildlife species at
Read MoreGuterres: Mother Earth Is in Trouble and Action Is Needed
Environmentally, the planet was on a downward slide well before the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution designating April 22 in 2009 as International Mother Earth Day. The aim of
Read MorePoll: Americans Back Flexibility on Masks, Want to Move on From COVID-19
Most Americans support a flexible approach to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, with cities reimposing mask mandates when cases surge, even as a growing number are eager to get on with
Read MoreCOVID-19 Restrictions Ease For Millions of Australians
Australia’s most populous states will on Friday abolish a raft of coronavirus rules, including compulsory isolation for close contacts. Some vaccine mandates for key workers will also be scrapped. Health
Read MoreBiden to Sign Executive Order on Earth Day to Protect Country’s Oldest Trees
U.S. President Joe Biden has chosen Earth Day on Friday to sign an executive order to protect some of the country’s largest and oldest trees. The order the president is
Read MoreEarth Day Prompts Calls for Businesses to Go Green
Every year on Earth Day — April 22 — people come together to raise awareness about environmental problems. And this year they will focus on accelerating the transition to a
Read MoreScientists Breed Threatened Florida Coral Species in Step Toward Reef Restoration
Scientists have successfully bred a threatened species of coral as part of a project that hopes to restore damaged reefs off the coast of Florida that are under threat by
Read MoreUK Patient Had COVID-19 for 505 Days Straight, Study Shows
A U.K. patient with a severely weakened immune system had COVID-19 for almost a year and a half, scientists reported, underscoring the importance of protecting vulnerable people from the coronavirus.
Read MoreSecretive SpaceX Mission Begins; NASA Program Hits Another Snag
Also, Russian cosmonauts put in work at the International Space Station. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi wraps up The Week in Space. …
Read MoreAs Tensions Soar, Gaza Militants Fire Rocket Into Israel
Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months on Monday, in another escalation after clashes at a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, a series
Read MoreAutonomous Tractors May Signal Changes in Farming
Farmers across the country and around the world might one day leave the confines of their tractor cabs and operate autonomous tractors remotely through an app. But will farmers, big
Read MoreNASA Moon Rocket Faces More Flight Delays as Repairs Mount
The flight debut of NASA’s mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests. Officials said Monday it will be challenging to meet a launch window
Read MoreChinese Astronauts Land After 6 Months on Space Station
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after six months aboard their country’s newest orbital station in the longest crewed mission to date for China’s ambitious space program. The
Read MoreWHO: Myriad Crises Eroding Health of Millions in World’s Hotspots
The World Health Organization says a variety of crises are adversely impacting the health of millions and blocking needed humanitarian aid in war-torn hotspots around the world. War, climate disasters,
Read More$55M-per-Ticket Price Tag Marks Milestone in Space Travel
The first all-private charter to the International Space Station. Plus, a look back in history at a moon mission gone wrong, and an auction offering some of the most-expensive dust
Read MoreAbortion Restriction Bill Signed by Florida Gov. DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision
Read MoreElon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter
Businessman Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter, saying the social media giant “needs to be transformed as a private company.” He is already Twitter’s largest shareholder, owning more than
Read MoreEarth Day Angst: Young People Cope with Sense of Urgency, Hopelessness about Climate Change
Climate change will accelerate at an unprecedented pace if governments don’t act soon, according to a recent report by the United Nations. For many people, such news can spur conflicting
Read MoreCOVID-19, Overdoses Pushed US to Highest Death Total Ever
2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad. The main reason for the increase in
Read MoreUN: COVID Plunged 77 Million Into Poverty Before Ukraine War
The pandemic plunged 77 million more people into extreme poverty last year and many developing countries can’t recover because of the crippling cost of debt repayments — and that was
Read MoreUS, European Partners Announce Takedown of Hacker Website RaidForums
The U.S. said on Tuesday it had seized RaidForums, a popular website used by hackers to buy and sell stolen data, and at the same time unsealed charges against the
Read MoreWHO Says It Is Analyzing Two New Omicron COVID Sub-variants
The World Health Organization said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible omicron strain of the coronavirus to assess whether
Read MoreLiving With COVID: Experts Divided on UK Plan as Cases Soar
For many in the U.K., the pandemic may as well be over. Mask requirements have been dropped. Free mass testing is a thing of the past. And for the first
Read MoreMumbai Aims to be South Asia’s First Carbon-Neutral City by 2050
Facing an existential threat from climate change, Mumbai, India’s financial hub has embarked an ambitious climate action plan that aims to make the city carbon-neutral by 2050. It is the
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