America’s weight problem isn’t getting any better, according to new government research. Overall, obesity figures stayed about the same: About 40 percent of adults are obese and 18.5 percent of
Read MoreIt covers almost three-fourths of the planet, but it’s probably not a good idea to fill your cup from a river. Drinkable water flows to most of our taps only
Read MoreЗ нагоди відзначення Дня захисника України громадяни відпочиватимуть 3 дні – з 14-го до 16 жовтня включно. Це передбачено відповідною постановою Кабінету міністрів України. Крім того, підприємствам та організаціям рекомендовано
Read MoreFollowing the U.S. decision Thursday to quit the United Nations organization for education, science and culture, Israel announced it too will withdraw. The United States stopped funding UNESCO after the
Read MoreA new study that even shocked the researchers shows that most people in poor- and middle-income countries suffer unimaginable pain without any help. The results of a study on pain
Read MoreBruno Mars topped the field of American Music Awards nominations announced Thursday, receiving eight nods, while The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd received five nominations apiece.
Read MoreВ Етнографічному музеї у Львові презентували виставку «Вигнанці», присвячену трьом вимушеним переселенням українців і кримських татар, які відбулись протягом останніх 75 років. Ідеться про так званий «обмін населенням» між УРСР
Read MoreThe 2018 World Cup will be a unique test of soccer’s appeal in the United States. Will Americans still watch if their national team isn’t there? Fox certainly is hoping
Read MoreThe former coach of banned marathon runner Rita Jeptoo has been acquitted in a Kenyan court of charges that he helped administer the banned blood-booster EPO to her. Italian
Read MoreThe massive brooding stone figures peering from Easter Island’s hillsides are emblematic of the enigmatic people who once thrived on the dot of land in the middle of the Pacific.
Read MoreAfter hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria blitzed the nation, most Americans think weather disasters are getting more severe and see global warming’s fingerprints. A new poll from the Associated
Read MoreThe Qatari president of one of Europe’s most glamorous soccer clubs, Paris Saint-Germain, is under investigation by Swiss prosecutors for suspected bribery of a top FIFA executive to get World
Read MoreУкраїнська співачка кримськотатарського походження Джамала стала послом доброї волі Міжнародної організації з міграції, яка входить в структуру Організації Об’єднаних Націй. «Співачка підключиться до глобальної боротьби з торгівлею людьми. Джамала візьме
Read MoreЙдеться, зокрема, про «наявність в книзі пропаганди імперських геополітичних доктрин держави-агресора» – комітет …
Read MoreAn enormous exhibition by the activist artist Ai Weiwei, designed to draw attention to the world’s refugee crisis, is going on view at some 300 sites around New York City.
Read MoreSpaceX has launched and landed its second rocket in three days, this time from the U.S. East Coast. The unmanned Falcon — recycled following a February flight — blasted off
Read MoreWest Africa is most at risk of fatal hemorrhagic fever epidemics, including Ebola, researchers said Wednesday, calling for greater preparedness to save lives. A study in The Lancet medical journal
Read MoreNASA is using an asteroid’s close flyby to test Earth’s warning network for incoming space rocks. The small asteroid was on track to pass within 27,200 miles (43,800 kilometers) of
Read MoreThe Somali musician Hassan-Nour Sayid — known by his stage name, Aar Maanta — and his band, the Urban Nomads, were supposed to be in Minnesota last week, where they
Read MoreWhen it opened in 1962, the sleek TWA terminal at New York’s Kennedy Airport was the embodiment of jet-age style. Now, construction is underway to transform the landmark into a
Read MoreArab states may want their turn at the helm of UNESCO, but the barbs hurled by Egypt at rival candidate Qatar during the vote highlights the fractious geopolitics paralyzing the
Read MoreA new study shows there has been a huge increase in the number of obese and overweight children around the world in just a couple of generations. In one of
Read MoreThe Biltmore Estate is the largest privately owned home in the United States. Built near Asheville, North Carolina, it is still owned by the descendants of one of America’s richest
Read MoreA study shows there has been a tenfold increase in the number of obese and overweight children and adolescents worldwide in just 40 years. In one of the biggest epidemiological
Read MoreAmerican director David Lynch will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming Rome Film Fest. The festival opens Oct. 26 with director Scott Cooper’s Hostiles, starring Christian
Read MoreSpacewalking astronauts hustled through a lube job and camera swaps outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, their second trip outside in less than a week. Astronaut Mark Vande Hei
Read MoreThe last privately owned Leonardo da Vinci painting and one of fewer than 20 by the Renaissance artist known to still exist is hitting the auction block, Christie’s announced Tuesday.
Read MoreПомічниця генсекретаря ООН з гуманітарних питань Урсула Мюллер 10 жовтня прибуває в Україну для перевірки гуманітарної ситуації на Донбасі перед зимою. Про це йдеться на сайті представництва ООН в Україні.
Read MoreWashington state sued President Donald Trump on Monday over his decision to let more employers claiming religious or moral objections opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women. State
Read MoreThe Hollywood establishment, slow to react to the initial sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, began speaking out against him more forcefully Monday after the powerful studio boss was fired
Read MoreEnvironmental groups are outraged over the Trump administration wanting to overturn an Obama-era plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming. Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt announced
Read MoreA girl saw her mother’s face for the first time. A boy tore through the aisles of Target, marveling at toys he never knew existed. A teen walked onto a
Read MoreA satirical look at the European Union and its bureaucracy, which opens with a pig running amok in one of Brussels’ main squares, has won the prestigious German Book Prize.
Read MoreФедерація футболу України повідомила, що запросила на вирішальний для національної збірної матч проти команди Хорватії сотні військових, які брали участь у бойових діях на Донбасі. «Серед них, зокрема, будуть і
Read MoreIs it time to say arrivederci to Christopher Columbus? A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day has gained momentum in some parts of the
Read MoreSurgery plays a major role in diagnosing cancer and finding out how far it may have spread. But soon, instead of waiting for the lab results, surgeons could learn exactly
Read MoreHarvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co., effective immediately, three days after an expose detailed decades of allegations of sexual abuse against the movie mogul. In a
Read MoreA movie secretly shot inside an Australian-run detention center for asylum seekers highlights the plight of thousands of “forgotten” refugees who have been marooned for years on remote Pacific islands,
Read MoreWhen Israel’s envoy told UNESCO delegates last July that fixing the plumbing in his toilet was more important than their latest ruling, it highlighted how fractious geopolitics are paralyzing the
Read MoreУчасник гурту 5’Nizza, шоумен Сергій Бабкін звинуватив у зриві концерту свого гурту у Львові 7 жовтня людей, яким «не потрібен діалог», а гастролі в Росії «інвестуванням» у розвиток українського мистецтва.
Read MoreAccording to the American Medical Association, a big anti-smoking effort launched more than 50 years ago saved more than 8 million lives in the US. Before 1964, when the official
Read MoreThe decline of the world’s industrialized honeybees has been well documented. A combination of pesticides and parasites have led to whole bee colonies dying off, a phenomenon called Colony Collapse
Read MoreBatman, Superman and Spiderman aren’t the only superheroes of the comic book world. At New York Comic Con, plenty of women were on hand to remind the industry of their
Read MoreHawaii officials are working to raise awareness of the top cause of drowning for people visiting Hawaii: snorkeling. Out of 650 ocean drownings from 2007 to 2016, the state Department
Read MoreПеред входом до одного зі львівських концертних залів, де на 7 жовтня був запланований концерт співака Сергія Бабкіна, зібралися активісти з метою заблокувати подію. За словами мітингарів, цей український співак
Read MoreУкраїнська сторона Спільного центру контролю і координації заявляє, що російська сторона повідомляє про обстріли позицій сепаратистів з боку українських військових, яких насправді не було. Про це повідомляється на Facebook-сторінці української
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