За даними спецслужби, ці фірми займались незаконним видобутком піску та щебеню на Київщині та Житомирщині …
NASA’s Artemis Program Gases Up
NASA’s next moon mission scores a win despite another setback. Plus, South Korea launches one of its own rockets to space, and the UK readies what it hopes will be…
US Health Officials Ban Juul E-Cigarettes Tied to Teen Vaping Surge
Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge…
US Advisory Panel Recommends Stronger Flu Shots for Seniors
An advisory panel for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Wednesday that people ages 65 years and older choose higher-dose flu shots or ones that include an…
US Expanding Monkeypox Testing
The United States is expanding its capacity to test for monkeypox by shipping tests to five commercial labs. The Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday the effort will…
Nearly 1 in 5 Adults Who Had COVID Have Lingering Symptoms, US Study Finds
Nearly 1 in 5 American adults who reported having COVID-19 in the past are still having symptoms of long COVID, according to survey data collected in the first two weeks…
‘Black Death’ Likely Originated in Central Asia, Researchers Say
The Black Death, a plague that killed up to 60% of people in western Eurasia from roughly 1346 to 1353, likely originated in the Tian Shan mountains of central Asia,…
Polio Found in London Sewage, But Risk of Infection Considered Low
Risk of infection from the disease, which causes paralysis in children in under 1% of cases, was low because of high vaccination rates …
Microsoft: Russian Cyber Spying Targets 42 Ukraine Allies
Coinciding with unrelenting cyberattacks against Ukraine, state-backed Russian hackers have engaged in “strategic espionage” against governments, think tanks, businesses and aid groups in 42 countries supporting Kyiv, Microsoft said in…
Нафтопереробна галузь України зупинила роботу через ракетні обстріли РФ – Вітренко
«Тому складно забезпечувати логістику нафтопродуктів на український ринок, через що виникає їхній дефіцит» …
US Considering Limiting Nicotine in Cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a limit on the amount of nicotine allowed in cigarettes with an aim to make it easier for people to quit using…
Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Twitter Deal Gets Board Endorsement
Twitter’s board has recommended unanimously that shareholders approve the proposed $44 billion sale of the company to billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday. Musk…
Рада скасувала «нульове розмитнення» для ввезення авто з-за кордону
Зміни мають набути чинності з 1 липня цього року …
Investors Coping With Cryptocurrency Plunge
“I’m in a cryptocurrency chat group at work,” software engineer Adam Hickey of San Diego, California told VOA. Over the last few days, Hickey said, members of the group have…
Китай різко збільшив імпорт нафти з Росії – він перевищує закупівлі із Саудівської Аравії
За даними Митної адміністрації Китаю, країна в травні закупила понад 8,4 мільярда тонн російської нафти …
Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Shakes Central Taiwan Coast
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Taiwan on Monday morning. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake struck at 9:05 a.m. at a depth of 6.8 kilometers…
New York Pushes to Get Fired Workers Vaccinated, Rehired
New York City is making a push to give city workers fired earlier this year for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine a chance to get their old jobs back —…
US Opens COVID Vaccine to Little Kids; Shots Begin Next Week
The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available next week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 6…
Treatment Found Wanting for Growing Mental Health Disorders
The World Health Organization is calling for a radical change in the treatment of mental health disorders, saying existing care systems are largely ineffective and often abusive. Nearly a billion…
Російські війська завдали інфраструктурі України збитків на 104 мільярди доларів – Шмигаль
Про це прем’єр-міністр заявив на британсько-українському інфраструктурному саміті …
Climate Change Could Intensify Violence Against Women, Study Says
Weather disasters that happen more often because of climate change create conditions in which gender-based violence often spikes, according to new research. The study, published in the journal The…
WHO Meeting on Monkeypox Outbreak, Disease Name Change
More than 1,600 confirmed monkeypox cases and almost 1,500 suspected cases have been reported this year from seven countries where monkeypox has been detected for years and 32 newly affected…
Early Omicron Infection Unlikely to Protect Against Current Variants
People infected with the earliest version of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, first identified in South Africa in November, may be vulnerable to reinfection with later versions of omicron…
Funeral Alternative Turns Corpses to Garden Soil
Many people are trying to live more eco-friendly lives. But what about more eco-friendly deaths? For VOA, Svitlana Prystynska introduces us to the business of corpse composting. First, a caution:…