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Укрзалізниця призначила 15 додаткових поїздів до Дня захисників і захисниць України

10/09/2021 Svitna

День захисників і захисниць України відзначають 14 жовтня. У деяких українців будуть довгі вихідні: з 14 по 17 жовтня включно …

МОЗ: на Рівненщині додатково імунізують дітей від поліомієліту, невакцинованих не допустять до навчання

10/09/2021 Svitna

«Рівень імунізації дітей від поліо є недостатнім. Лише 53% малюків віком до року отримали планові щеплення в 2021 році», – кажуть у МОЗ …

COVID Said to Have Sparked Rise in Global Depression, Anxiety

10/09/2021 Lev

The COVID-19 outbreak has apparently sparked a global rise in depression and anxiety. According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet, there were millions more of such

France’s Macron Vows Return of African Art, Admitting ‘Colonial Pillage’

10/09/2021 Svitart

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that his country will return 26 African artworks — royal thrones, ceremonial altars, revered statues — to Benin later this month, part of France’s

Summer Storms Were a Climate-Change Wake-Up Call for Subways

10/09/2021 Lev

When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases into New York City’s subway tunnels turned into waterfalls and train tracks became canals.

Hong Kong’s Boy Band Mirror Reflects Expats’ Yearning for Home

10/09/2021 Svitart

Jenny Chan strode through central London on a late summer Saturday afternoon, heading for the South Bank Lion statue opposite Big Ben. There, by the River Thames, the 57-year-old mother

Biden Signs Law Helping ‘Havana Syndrome’ Victims

10/09/2021 Lev

President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation that will provide financial support to U.S. government employees believed to be suffering from the so-called Havana syndrome, mysterious health incidents that have

Russian Agency: More than 49,000 Died From COVID-19 in August

10/09/2021 Lev

Russia’s state statistics service reported nearly 50,000 coronavirus deaths in the country in August, taking the toll since the beginning of the pandemic to over 400,000, nearly double the official

Impact of Forest Thinning on Wildfires Creates Dissent

10/09/2021 Lev

Firefighters and numerous studies credit intensive forest thinning projects with helping save communities like those recently threatened near Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada, but dissent from some environmental advocacy

New Ebola Case Confirmed in Eastern DR Congo

10/09/2021 Lev

A case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to an internal report on Friday from the national biomedical laboratory, five months after the

Americans Agree Misinformation Is a Problem, Poll Shows

10/08/2021 Svitart

Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think social media companies, and the people that use them, bear a good deal of

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Two Journalists Fighting for Freedom of Expression

10/08/2021 Svitart

The Norwegian Nobel Committee Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression,

Russian Movie Crew Makes History in Space

10/08/2021 Lev

A Russian film crew blasts into space on a moviemaking history mission, an American actor known for playing a space explorer gets the chance to see the real deal, and

US Effort to Stop Malaria Lauds Vaccine, Rolls Out 5-Year Plan

10/08/2021 Lev

The announcement of the first-ever malaria vaccine not only inspires hope in the battle against one of the planet’s most pernicious diseases but also underscores the need to attack this

«Укрзалізниця» в графіку на наступний рік передбачила близько 20 нових поїздів

10/07/2021 Svitna

Загалом у новому графіку руху було оптимізовано 58% поїздів, які курсували до цього, вказали в УЗ …

German Health Minister Says Vaccinations Further Along Than Thought

10/07/2021 Lev

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said Thursday the nation has vaccinated millions more people than previously thought, thanks to some unreported vaccination numbers discovered by the Robert Koch Institute for

WHO Launches Strategy to Vaccinate 40% of World by End of 2021

10/07/2021 Lev

The U.N. secretary-general and the head of the World Health Organization launched an ambitious strategy Thursday to have 40% of the world’s population vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of

Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded to Tanzanian Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah

10/07/2021 Svitart

This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah for his body of work detailing the refugee experience and how colonialism shaped African culture. At

У КМДА заявляють, що не відстороняли ректорку Київської академії мистецтв від посади

10/07/2021 Svitna

Наразі Ольга Бенч не відсторонена від виконання своїх обов’язків, заявили в Департаменті культури …

Українська стала офіційною мовою муніципалітету в Бразилії – СКУ

10/07/2021 Svitna

«Муніципалітет Прудентополіс називають столицею «української Бразилії», адже 75% усього населення міста – етнічні українці, переважно вихідці з Тернопільщини» …

Americans Being Warned of Deadly Fake Medication

10/07/2021 Lev

Americans are being warned to beware of potentially deadly fake prescription pills that are laced with the powerful opioid fentanyl and the highly addictive stimulant methamphetamine. The counterfeit tablets are linked

WHO Backs Malaria Vaccinations for African Children

10/07/2021 Lev

The World Health Organization recommended Wednesday that children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions on the continent with moderate-to-high malaria transmission receive a malaria vaccine. The vaccine, known as Mosquirix,

Зеленський назвав Бабин Яр спільною трагедією єврейського та українського народів

10/06/2021 Svitna

Під час німецької окупації Києва урочище Бабин Яр стало місцем масових розстрілів. Наприкінці вересня 1941-го за два дні нацисти розстріляли понад 33 тисячі євреїв …

У четвер в Україні очікується суха прохолодна погода з морозним ранком та поривчастим вітром

10/06/2021 Svitna

У Києві в четвер без опадів, температура вночі 1-3° тепла, вдень 11-13° …

German, American Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

10/06/2021 Lev

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Wednesday awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to two scientists for their work – independently – in developing a new way of building

Голодомор в Україні очима іранських театралів (відео)

10/06/2021 Svitna

Історією України зацікавилися актори з Тегерану – поставили п’єсу про голод на території радянської України, штучно організований сталінським режимом у 1932–1933 роках. …

В Україні офіційно підтверджено випадок поліомієліту в маленької дитини – МОЗ

10/06/2021 Svitna

Поліомієліт – гостре інфекційне захворювання, поширюється від людини до людини через фекалії та слину, найчастіше – через брудні руки, інфіковану їжу та воду …

In America: Remembering Lives Lost to COVID

10/06/2021 Svitart

COVID-19 has killed more Americans than the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919. One artist is determined that the more than 700,000 lives lost will not be forgotten. VOA’s Amy Hybels

US Justice Department Renews Inquiry Into FBI’s Failures in Larry Nassar Probe

10/05/2021 Svitart

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a fresh inquiry into the FBI’s botched handling of its sex abuse investigation into disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, after previously declining

Russian Soyuz Spacecraft with Actor, Director Arrives at ISS

10/05/2021 Svitart

The crew of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft was welcomed aboard the International Space Station Tuesday, though a communications glitch during their final approach delayed their eventual boarding. The Soyuz spacecraft

Australian Researchers Tout Dengue Fever Mosquito Breakthrough

10/05/2021 Lev

Researchers in Australia have shown a bacteria can sterilize and eradicate a disease-carrying mosquito that is responsible for spreading dengue, yellow fever and Zika. Three million male Aedes aegypti, or

Study: Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine 90% Effective Against Hospitalization for Up to Six Months

10/05/2021 Lev

A new study reveals the two-dose COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is 90% effective at keeping someone from being hospitalized from the virus up to six months after

Криголам James Clark Ross прибув в Одесу

10/05/2021 Svitna

У МОН зазначили, що завдяки криголаму українські науковці зможуть не тільки повернутися до досліджень Світового океану, але й розв’язати логістичні проблеми на антарктичній станції «Академік Вернадський» …

Cleanup Continues of Massive California Oil Spill

10/05/2021 Lev

Workers continue to clean up a massive oil spill off the coast of California as divers try to learn why an underwater pipeline started leaking late last week. Mike O’Sullivan

UNICEF: Pandemic Worsens Mental Health Disorders in Children

10/05/2021 Lev

The U.N. Children’s Fund says children are likely to suffer most from the monthslong COVID-related restrictions, school closures, and separation from family and friends. The latest estimates show more than

Biden Lifts Abortion Referral Ban on Family Planning Clinics

10/05/2021 Lev

The Biden administration on Monday reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas

At 24, Palestinian Photographer Is Youngest Winner of Journalism Award

10/05/2021 Svitart

A woman walks alone past bombed-out windowless buildings in Gaza, black high heels on gray rubble. This image of life during conflict was one of several captured by a young

У Києві зросла захворюваність на грип та ГРВІ – КМДА

10/04/2021 Svitna

Як повідомили у Київміськадміністрації, зареєстровано майже 16 тисяч хворих …

‘Captain Kirk’ Heading to Space

10/04/2021 Svitart

Actor William Shatner, best known for his portrayal of space explorer Captain James T. Kirk in the “Star Trek” television series, announced he will travel to space later this month.

Shang-Chi Asian Marvel Film Delayed Indefinitely in China

10/04/2021 Svitart

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the latest Marvel film, is unique in that it features a largely Asian cast. The film has received a warm welcome by

У Любліні відкрили пам’ятник греко-католицькому священнику Омелянові Ковчу

10/04/2021 Svitna

Отець Омелян Ковч у роки Голокосту врятував життя сотням євреїв …

US Duo Win Nobel Medicine Prize for Heat and Touch Work

10/04/2021 Lev

US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch, the jury said. “The groundbreaking discoveries… by this