A new study finds the new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is as effective in real-world use as it was during its late-stage clinical trials. In a large-scale study of 1.2 million people,…
Australia Approves Law to Make Facebook and Google Pay to Carry News Content
Australia has become the world’s first nation to make digital companies such as Facebook and Google pay domestic news outlets for their content.Parliament approved the law Thursday that would allow…
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Колишнього заступника голови правління «Приватбанку» Володимира Яценка підозрюють в «привласненні, розтраті майна або заволодінні ним шляхом зловживання службовим становищем» …
Facebook Pledges $1B in News Investments Over 3 Years
Facebook on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute with…
‘Hug Tents’ Pop Up to Ease Prolonged COVID Isolation
Residents at an assisted living facility in the US are getting a taste of life before the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to a “hug tent,” residents can – while wearing plastic…
COVAX Delivers First COVID-19 Vaccines
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout to date has been far from equitable. The vast majority of doses have gone to high-income countries, but a World Health Organization program aiming to change…
Sniffer Dogs Learn to Detect COVID-19
At a dog training center in Myakka City, Florida, Heather Junqueira, founder of BioScent, brings a four-year-old beagle, Noel, into a room with stainless-steel canisters, several containing samples of COVID-19.…
Mars Rover’s Giant Parachute Carried Secret Message
The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. Systems engineer Ian Clark…
One-Shot Vaccine Protects Against COVID, US Government Says
The U.S. government has determined that a one-shot COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson is safe and offers partial protection against the disease.In an analysis released Wednesday, the U.S.…
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Ghana Receives First Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccine Secured Through Global Sharing Initiative
Ghana has received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s global vaccine-sharing program. A flight carrying 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine arrived Wednesday in the…
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Загальна сума виплачених впродовж місяця пенсій становить 201 174 гривні …
China’s Tianwen-1 Spacecraft Enters Mars ‘Parking Orbit’
China’s state media reported Wednesday the country’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary “parking orbit’ around the planet Mars, where it will stay for about three months before attempting to…
World Leaders Lead Discussion on Global COVID-19 Recovery
The European Union and the World Health Organization teamed with the international advocacy organization Global Citizen on Tuesday to host a virtual panel discussion on global recovery of the COVID-19…
Hunger in Central America Skyrockets, UN Agency Says
The number of people going hungry in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua has nearly quadrupled in the last two years, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as Central America…
Facebook’s Oversight Board Has Received Appeal From ‘User’ in Trump Ban Case
Facebook Inc.’s oversight board has received a “user statement” for the case it is deciding about whether the social media company was right to indefinitely suspend former President Donald Trump’s…
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Сполучені Штати Америки привітали дії України проти колишніх посадовців «Приватбанку», повідомило посольство США у твітері. «Вітаємо НАБУ, ОГП та України за рішучі дії проти колишніх посадовців «ПриватБанку», яким повідомили підозри…
10 Indonesian Orangutans Set Free
Orangutans are a critically endangered species and the coronavirus pandemic halted efforts to protect and increase their population. But as VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports, rescue efforts in Indonesia are back…
Growing Digital Economy Offers New Opportunities – and Challenges
The latest International Labor Organization FILE – Travelers request an Uber ride at Los Angeles International Airport’s LAX-it pick up terminal, Aug. 20, 2020.However, there are a number of downsides…
US Envoy Urges Nations to Look at Security Implications of Climate Change
U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry urged the U.N. Security Council Tuesday to start treating the climate crisis like the “urgent security threat” that it is.“The climate threat is so massive, so…
Nigeria Rape Reporting App Helps Survivors Avoid Stigma
Nigeria’s reported rapes tripled during COVID-19 pandemic to a few thousand, but the U.N. Children’s fund says one in four girls have been victims of sexual violence – meaning countless…
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Pfizer and Moderna Promise Major Boosts in Vaccine Supply
After a disappointingly slow start, drug company executives told Congress Tuesday that they have ironed out startup problems and expect to deliver enough vaccines to immunize 300 million people in…
Guinea Receives Ebola Vaccine, Neighbors Prepare
West African countries are taking steps to prevent a regional outbreak of Ebola after the deadly virus killed at least five people in Guinea. As Guinea launched an Ebola vaccination drive Tuesday,…
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