1 in 10 Babies Received No Vaccinations in 2016
Nearly one in 10 infants worldwide, or 12.9 million, received no vaccinations in 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. Those infants missed the critical first dose of the
Read MoreЖебрівський сподівається на міжнародну підтримку щодо захисту довкілля на непідконтрольній Україні частині Донбасу
Голова військово-цивільної адміністрації Донеччини Павло Жебрівський висловив сподівання на участь міжнародної спільноти у захисті довкілля на непідконтрольній Україні частині Донбасу. Про це він написав у Facebook за результатами зустрічі із
Read MoreВступникам дозволили подавати паперову заяву до вишу, якщо вони не можуть зареєструвати електронний кабінет
Міністерство освіти і науки дозволило вступникам подавати заяви у паперовій формі, якщо представник приймальної комісії вишу засвідчить неможливість створення електронного кабінету. Про це йдеться у повідомленні на сайті МОН. За
Read MoreFamed Director Heads Effort to Preserve African Cinema
American filmmaker Martin Scorsese is backing an international effort to preserve African movies, hoping to protect the work of some of Africa’s most influential directors. Arzouma Kompaore reports. …
Read MorePark Wins US Women’s Open
After weeks of uncertainty, the U.S. Women’s Open stopped being about President Donald Trump, his course and his views toward women and it turned out to be what the USGA
Read MoreOscar-winning Actor Martin Landau Dead at 89
Martin Landau, the chameleon-like actor who gained fame as the crafty master of disguise in the 1960s TV show “Mission: Impossible,” then capped a long and versatile career with an
Read MoreBurns Sees Vietnam War as Virus, Documentary as Vaccination
Filmmaker Ken Burns views the Vietnam War as a virus that infected Americans with an array of chronic illnesses — alienation, a lack of civil discourse, mistrust of government and
Read MoreGeorge A. Romero, Father of the Zombie Film, Dead at 77
George Romero, whose classic “Night of the Living Dead” and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh-devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and
Read MoreРоджер Федерер спробує встановити рекорд на Вімблдоні
35-річний швейцарський тенісист Роджер Федерер 16 липня спробує встановити абсолютний рекорд за кількістю перемог в одиночному розряді на головному турнірі на траві – Вімблдоні. Нині екс-перша ракетка світу має сім
Read MoreBuzz Aldrin Sets Nation’s Sights on Mars by 2040
Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the
Read MoreВ Україні стартує футбольний чемпіонат
В Україні 16 липня стартує новий сезон у футбольній прем’єр-лізі. На старт виходять 12 команд. Замість «Дніпра» та луцької «Волині», які посіли останні місця в попередній першості, до елітарного дивізіону
Read MoreFarmers Find Healthy Soils Make for Healthy Profits
Take care of your soil, and your soil will take care of you. That’s the message agriculture experts have for farmers worldwide. They say farmers can halt the degradation of
Read MoreImproving Living Conditions Makes Cows and Farmers Happier
Researchers in Wisconsin have discovered the secrets to making cows happier. And, they tell farmers, happier cows are more productive cows … which should make farmers happier, too. Faiza Elmasry
Read MoreSouth African Musician Phiri Dies at 70
Ray Phiri, a South African jazz musician who founded the band Stimela and became internationally known while performing on Paul Simon’s Graceland tour, died of cancer on Wednesday at age
Read MoreDead Fish Prompt Pakistan Drinking Water Tests
Authorities in Pakistan’s capital are investigating the water in the city’s main reservoir after tons of dead fish were found in a lake on the city’s outskirts. Police officer
Read MoreCrowdsourcing App Helps Blind Find Their Bus Stop
Navigating public transit systems can be difficult, especially if you’re blind. But in Boston the BlindWays app is a virtual GPS for the visually impaired. The app’s contributors aren’t coders
Read MoreOne More Republican Defection Would Doom Senate Health Care Bill
President Donald Trump turned up the heat Friday on fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate to pass a bill dismantling the Obamacare law, but with their retooled health care plan
Read More‘Live Aid’ Concert for Ethiopia Marked Use of Celebrity in Responding to World Crisis
“Don’t go to the pub tonight,” Irish pop musician Bob Geldof pleaded in the months leading up to Live Aid, the world’s biggest concert that took place on two continents,
Read MoreНа Дніпропетровщині створили ландшафтний парк для захисту Дніпрових порогів
На Дніпропетровщині створили ландшафтний парк для захисту території Дніпрових порогів. Відповідне рішення 14 липня ухвалила на сесії Дніпропетровська обласна рада. Згідно з рішенням облради, створюється комунальний заклад «Спеціальна адміністрація регіонального
Read MoreTick-Tock: Christopher Nolan on the Rhythm of ‘Dunkirk’
A ticking sound runs throughout “Dunkirk” like an omnipresent reminder that time is running out for the 340,000 British and Allied soldiers marooned on the French beach and surrounded by
Read MoreWHO Warns of Cholera Risk at Haj, Praises Saudi Preparedness
A cholera epidemic in Yemen, which has infected more than 332,000 people, could spread during the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in September, although Saudi authorities are well prepared,
Read MoreSpanish Judge Orders Salvador Dali’s Body Exhumed
A Spanish court has given permission for the remains of famed surrealist painter Salvador Dali to be exhumed as part of a paternity test. The judge in Catalonia ruled the
Read MoreSpacecraft Reveals Beauty of Solar System’s Biggest Storm
A NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter is revealing the up-close beauty of our solar system’s biggest planetary storm. Juno flew directly over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot on Monday, passing an amazingly
Read MoreBASF Unveils New Mosquito Net in Battle Against Malaria
A new mosquito net made by German chemicals company BASF has been given an interim recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO), containing a new class of insecticide that the
Read MoreOld Cinemas Become Cultural Centers in Lebanon
With peeling paint and crumbling plasterwork, an abandoned picture house and its renovation in the northern Lebanese town of Tripoli is more than a dream for Qassem Istanbouli. The 31-year-old
Read MoreMalaria Genome Study Reveals Savvy Parasite
The malaria parasite owes its devastating success to a finely tuned genome that can survive attacks and evade human immune defenses because it retains only the bare essential genes it
Read MorePanel to FDA: Review Safety of Opioid Painkillers
An expert panel of scientists says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should review the safety and effectiveness of all opioids and consider the real-world impacts the powerful painkillers have,
Read More‘Walking on the Moon’ in Idaho
Before America put the first men on the moon in 1969, NASA astronauts prepared for their lunar missions on the volcanic terrain at a national park. Lunar landscape National parks
Read MoreFIFA’s Chuck Blazer Dies After Exposing Corruption He Profited From
The charade only ended in the final years of Chuck Blazer’s life. Stripped of his extravagances, soccer’s gregarious and greedy dealmaker was forced to admit to his years of
Read MoreBusiness is Booming for Sleep Technology
New research published this week in the journal Brain suggests that the lack of quality sleep could raise your chances of contracting Alzheimer’s disease. And the Centers for Disease Control
Read MoreNew Non-Invasive Treatment Provides Depression Relief
The World Health Organization says that there are over 350 million people worldwide who suffer or have suffered from depression. They classify it as the leading cause of disability around
Read MoreArt Exhibit in Poland Shows Auschwitz Through Inmates’ Eyes
A new exhibition in southern Poland shows the brutality of the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz through the artistic work of its inmates. Some of the artworks are being
Read MoreStakes High for Besson’s Intergalactic Leap Into ‘Valerian’
Introducing a brand-new, multimillion-dollar intergalactic adventure film based on a French comic book strip during a summer box office dominated by superheroes and sequels may be considered a big risk
Read MoreKid Rock Hints Online He Will Run for US Senate
Recording star Kid Rock, an outspoken supporter of Republican President Donald Trump, hinted in website and social media messages on Wednesday that he intends to run for the U.S. Senate
Read MoreNew Test May Detect Pancreatic Cancer Early
Researchers have developed a blood test that could help with the early detection of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease. Doctors usually are unable to diagnose
Read MoreСто українських шкіл працюватимуть за новим стандартом початкової освіти – Гриневич
Із початку нового навчального року 100 українських шкіл працюватимуть за новим стандартом початкової освіти, заявила в ефірі Радіо Свобода міністр освіти і науки Лілія Гриневич. За її словами, вчителі пройдуть
Read MoreДержкіно: український фільм увійшов у конкурсну програму кінофестивалю в Локарно
До конкурсної програми міжнародного кінофестивалю в Локарно був відібраний короткометражний фільм «Випуск-97» режисера Павла Острікова, повідомляє прес-служба Державного агентства України з питань кіно. Фільм, спродюсований Юрієм Мінзяновим, розповідає про несподівану
Read MoreScientists Say Massive Iceberg Broke Off Antarctica
Scientists say a vast iceberg has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica. Scientists at the University of Swansea in Britain said Wednesday the iceberg broke off
Read MoreРанковий ефір Радіо Свобода: Чому дешеві авіаперевізники пролітають повз Україну?
Чому дешеві авіаперевізники пролітають повз Україну? Зняття недоторканності з депутатів – самозбереження чи самознищення парламенту? Біометричний контроль на кордонах України: політика чи безпека? На ці теми ведучий Ранкової Свободи на
Read MoreFamily Planning Summit Overshadowed by US Funding Cut
Donor countries at a London summit pledged Tuesday to increase funding for family planning, but proposed cuts to family planning programs by the U.S. government overshadowed the conference. The largest
Read MoreFolk Art Market Endures Amid Shifting US Immigration Policy
Organizers of the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe say shifting U.S. policies on security and immigration have not hampered participation by artists from 53 countries, from Cuba to
Read MoreMichigan Imposes Prison Term for Female Genital Mutilation
Doctors and parents involved in female genital mutilation will face up to 15 years in prison under new Michigan laws. Female circumcision or cutting is already a federal crime punishable
Read MoreWounded Afghan Soldiers Set for Invictus Games Debut
In a sprawling military base on the outskirts of the Afghan capital Kabul, Mohammad Esa, who lost both legs to a roadside bomb, is getting ready to compete in the
Read MoreRocks Are Common Theme at Idaho’s National Park Sites
Idaho is known for potatoes, but at City of Rocks and Craters of the Moon national park sites, it’s rocks that take center stage – for rock climbers, astronauts and
Read MoreIOC to Choose Los Angeles & Paris for Either 2024 or 2028 Summer Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee Tuesday struck a deal to award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympic Games in the same session, in a move that would effectively guarantee that Paris
Read MoreWHO: Measles Has Killed 35 Children in Europe
The World Health Organization says measles has killed 35 children in Europe in the last 12 months, calling it an “unacceptable tragedy” that deaths are being caused by a vaccine-preventable
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