WHO: Africa’s COVID-19 Infections Could Be Much Higher Than Reported
The COVID-19 infection rate for Africa may be as much as seven times higher than reported, while death counts could be two to three times higher, according to the World
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Наукові новини. Наука – сфера діяльності людини, спрямована на отримання (вироблення і систематизацію у вигляді теорій, гіпотез, законів природи або суспільства тощо) нових знань про навколишній світ. Основою науки є збирання, оновлення, систематизація, критичний аналіз фактів, синтез нових знань або узагальнень, що описують досліджувані природні або суспільні явища та (або) дозволяють будувати причинно-наслідкові зв’язки між явищами і прогнозувати їхній перебіг
Canada Truckers Extend Border Blockade
Trucker-led protests against coronavirus restrictions in Canada shut down another U.S. border crossing Thursday, as copycat movements gathered steam overseas and Washington called on its northern neighbor to use federal
Read MoreTo Mask or Not to Mask?
Facing growing pressure from impatient state governors, the Biden administration acknowledged for the first time that it is developing plans to guide the country away from the pandemic’s emergency phase
Read MoreUS CDC Proposes Revised Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Thursday issued a draft of revised guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers, urging doctors to be flexible and individualize their use of
Read MoreFrench Discoverer of HIV, Luc Montagnier, Dies at 89
French researcher Luc Montagnier, who won a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering HIV and more recently spread false claims about the coronavirus, has died at age 89, local government
Read MoreMacron Bets on Nuclear in Carbon-Neutrality Push, Announces New Reactors
France will build at least six new nuclear reactors in the decades to come, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, placing nuclear power at the heart of his country’s drive
Read MoreCameroon Struggling to Contain Deadly Cholera Outbreak
Cameroonian health authorities say at least 1,300 cholera cases have been detected, with nearly three dozen people dying as a result of the outbreak within the past two weeks. Cameroon’s
Read MoreNew COVID-19 Study Highlights Suicide Risk to Health Care Workers
A new study says 1 in 10 Australian health care workers has had thoughts of suicide or self-harm during the pandemic. The authors of the Australian Frontline Health Workers survey
Read MoreSenegal Facility Plans to Start COVID Vaccine Production
The COVID pandemic exposed stark vaccine inequities between high- and low-income nations and underscored Africa’s dependence on outside countries for jabs. However, a new initiative in Senegal hopes to reduce
Read MoreStudy Finds Anxiety, Depression Prevalent Among Somali Health Workers
Health care workers in Somalia suffer from high rates of anxiety, depression and stress because of their work with COVID-19 cases, a new study finds. The study was presented at
Read MoreCDC on Lifting COVID-19 Indoor Mask Rules: ‘We Aren’t There Yet’
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that even though she was encouraged by dropping COVID-19 hospitalizations and case rates, the pandemic was still
Read MoreSpaceX Satellites Brought Down in Geomagnetic Storm
SpaceX says a geomagnetic storm brought down 40 satellites launched last Thursday as part of its Starlink satellite internet service. In a release posted to the company’s website, the private
Read MoreWHO Says Crucial Supplies Not Reaching Embattled Northern Ethiopia
World Health Organization officials say insecurity and bureaucratic difficulties continue to prevent medical supplies and other crucial relief from reaching millions of beleaguered civilians in conflict-ridden northern Ethiopia. An estimated
Read MoreCOVID-19 Researchers See Hope in Existing Drugs
An international collaboration led by researchers in Canada and Brazil is applying innovative funding and testing methods to determine whether existing medications can provide cheaper and more effective treatments for
Read MoreMeasuring Climate Change: It’s Not Just Heat, It’s Humidity
When it comes to measuring global warming, humidity, not just heat, matters in generating dangerous climate extremes, a new study finds. Researchers say temperature by itself isn’t the best way
Read MorePharmacy Giants to Pay $590 Million to US Native Americans Over Opioids
A group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors agreed to pay $590 million to settle lawsuits connected to opioid addiction among Native American tribes, according to a U.S. court filing released
Read MoreUS Lightning Bolt Leaps Into Record Books at 768 Kilometers Long
A single lightning bolt that leapt across three U.S. states has been identified as the longest ever, the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday. Dubbed a megaflash, the rare low-rate horizontal
Read MoreWaste from COVID-19 Gear Poses Health Risk
The World Health Organization warns of health care risks posed by discarded COVID-19 equipment and is calling on nations to better manage their systems for disposing of the used gear.
Read MoreUS FDA Gives Full Approval to Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ((FDA)) Monday gave full approval to U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, which will be marketed under the name Spikevax. The vaccine has been
Read MoreMilitary to Aid Outback Town Cut Off by Australian Floods
The Australian air force is preparing to deliver 20 tons of emergency supplies to remote communities cut off by flood waters. Traffic has been disrupted on the main highway and
Read More2 NY Nurses Allegedly Forged COVID Vaccination Cards, Made $1.5 Million
New York authorities have arrested two Long Island nurses who officials say made more than $1.5 million by forging COVID-19 vaccination cards. Julie DeVuono, the owner of Wild Child Pediatric
Read MoreBeijing Seals Off More Residential Areas, Reports 12 Cases
Beijing officials said Sunday they sealed off several residential communities in the city’s northern district after two cases of COVID-19 were found. Residents in the Anzhenli neighborhood in Chaoyang district
Read MoreHong Kong Allows Pet Stores to Resume Hamster Sales After COVID Cull
Dozens of pet stores that sold hamsters in Hong Kong may resume business starting Sunday, Hong Kong’s government said, after being shuttered last week and culling thousands of hamsters over
Read MoreAustralia Promises Multimillion Dollar Plan to Tackle Great Barrier Reef Pollution
There has been a mixed response to Australia’s $700 million plan to combat water pollution on the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest reef system. The nine-year Australian plan promises
Read MoreScientists Call Rich Nations’ Failure to Provide Vaccines to World ‘Reckless’
A group of 300 scientists say wealthy nations’ failure to provide the rest of the world with access to COVID-19 vaccines is a “reckless approach to public health” that results
Read MoreOmicron Drives US Deaths Higher Than in Fall’s Delta Wave
Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than was the case during last fall’s delta wave, with deaths likely
Read MoreHomeless See Progress from COVID-19 Policies, But Can it Last?
Billions of dollars have poured in from federal and local governments to help America’s homeless survive the coronavirus pandemic. And this spending is helping – for now. VOA’s Veronica Balderas
Read MoreCDC: Immunocompromised Could Benefit From Extra Shot of Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday a third primary shot of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised people could significantly reduce their need for
Read MoreJourney Ends for Webb Space Telescope; Now Comes Work
The world’s biggest and most powerful space telescope found a parking space. Plus, a lottery winner can’t claim his prize, and a volcanic eruption may offer clues on the formation
Read More6 Cancer Patients Sue Utility Over Fukushima Radiation
Six people who were children living in Fukushima at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster and have since developed thyroid cancer filed a lawsuit Thursday demanding a utility pay
Read MoreFighting Taliban and Mistrust, Pakistan Marks One Year Polio-Free
Bathed in crisp morning light, Sidra Hussain grips a cooler stacked with glistening vials of polio vaccine in northwest Pakistan. Watching over Hussain and her partner, a policeman unslings his
Read MoreNigerian Authorities Raise Concerns Over Low Life Expectancy
Nigerian health authorities say the country’s life expectancy is among the worst in the world, with influenza and pneumonia leading causes of death. In southern Nigeria’s Cross River state, severe
Read MoreOnly 14 Cases of Guinea Worm Infection Reported Globally in 2021
The Atlanta-based Carter Center is making dramatic progress in the eradication of Guinea worm disease. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports that if the remaining endemic countries in Africa – Chad, South
Read MoreSolar-Powered Oxygen Saving the Lives of Somali Children
The installation of a solar-powered medical oxygen system at a hospital in central Somalia is proving effective in saving lives, Somali and World Health Organization doctors said. The innovative solar
Read MoreExplainer: What’s Known About ‘Stealth’ Version of Omicron?
Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has been found in at least 40 countries, including the United
Read MoreMekong Region Sees 224 New Species, Despite ‘Intense Threat,’ Report Says
A devil-horned newt, drought-resilient bamboo and a monkey named after a volcano were among 224 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region in 2020, a conservation group said on
Read MoreUganda Ends COVID Curfew, and Nightlife Reopens
Uganda on Monday lifted its two-year COVID-19 curfew, allowing bars and nightspots to re-open. Excited revelers celebrated the end of one of the world’s longest lockdowns. A reveler who only
Read MoreFDA Limits Use of Regeneron, Lilly COVID-19 Antibody Treatments
The U.S. health regulator on Monday revised the emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 antibody treatments from Regeneron and Eli Lilly to limit their use, as the drugs are unlikely to
Read MoreGhanaian Football Team Scores Against Sea Turtle Poachers
The coast of Ghana is home to five of the world’s endangered sea turtles, which are threatened by fishing nets and poachers who sell their meat and eggs. To help revive
Read MoreWHO Chief: World Will Live with COVID-19 for Foreseeable Future
The head of the World Health Organization warned Monday that COVID-19 will be around for the foreseeable future, and everyone will have to learn to live with it. The WHO
Read MoreCalifornia Nursing Homes Use Robotic Pets to Help the Elderly
In a California senior care community, very special pets are helping residents keep their spirits up, fight anxiety and feel loved. Officials say these animals are therapeutic, low-maintenance and never
Read MoreUS Anti-Vaccine Activists to Rally at Lincoln Memorial
Anti-vaccine activists are set to rally Sunday in Washington at the Lincoln Memorial.The anti-vaccine argument has taken hold among various American groups, including politicians, school officials, professional athletes and health
Read MoreComoros Loses Both Goalkeepers as COVID Sweeps Through Squad
Comoros, the surprise package of the Africa Cup of Nations, is struggling to put a team together for their last-16 game against host nation Cameroon after 12 players and management
Read MoreNew Zealand PM Ardern Cancels Her Wedding Amid New Omicron Limits
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has canceled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant, she told reporters. New
Read MoreUzbeks Perplexed as US Veterans Link Illnesses to Air Base
Residents living near Karshi-Khanabad harbor have fond memories of the American soldiers who served at the Uzbek air base widely known as K2 between 2001 and 2005, describing the period
Read MoreIndia Reports More Than 300,000 Daily COVID Cases
India’s health ministry reported 337,704 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. Public health officials have warned that India’s tallies are likely undercounted. Ireland lifts most of its COVID restrictions Saturday, as the
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