2024 - DMNSA

Dec312024 by DmediaNo Comments

How to catch the Quadrantids, first meteor shower of 2025

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WASHINGTON — When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday, it will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky. A waning crescent moon means good visibility under clear and dark conditions. Most meteor showers are named for the constellations where they appear to…

Dec302024 by TechmanNo Comments

Losing your kids to doom scrolling? Greece is building government app for that

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ATHENS, GREECE — Greece announced plans on Monday to enhance parental oversight of mobile devices in 2025 through a government-operated app that will help get digital age verification and browsing controls. Dimitris Papastergiou, the minister of digital governance, said the Kids Wallet app, due to launch…

Dec302024 by TechmanNo Comments

US Treasury: Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents

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WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday. The department did not provide details on how many workstations had been accessed or what sort of documents the hackers may…

Dec302024 by TechmanNo Comments

Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths

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Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuela's highest court Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three adolescents dead from intoxication by chemical substances. Supreme Tribunal of Justice Judge Tania D'Amelio said that the popular video-sharing app had been negligent in failing…

Dec302024 by DmediaNo Comments

Five years on, WHO urges China to share COVID origins data

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Geneva — The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how COVID-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet. COVID-19 killed millions of people, shredded economies and crippled health systems. "We…

Dec302024 by DmediaNo Comments

India rocket launches space docking mission

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NEW DELHI — India launched a rocket Monday carrying two small spacecraft to test docking in space, a critical step for the country's dreams of a space station and a manned moon mission. The mission is "vital for India's future space ambitions," Jitendra Singh, the country's…

Dec302024 by DmediaNo Comments

Record-breaking heat likely to continue in 2025, accelerating climate change

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The World Meteorological Organization warns this year's record-breaking heat is likely to continue in 2025, further accelerating climate change and leading to catastrophic consequences if urgent action is not taken to stem the "human activities" behind this looming disaster. According to the United Nations weather…

Dec302024 by DmediaNo Comments

Netanyahu ‘in good condition’ after prostate surgery, says hospital

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JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully underwent prostate removal surgery on Sunday and is in good condition, according to the hospital treating him. The surgery took place while Israel remains at war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, more than 14 months…

Dec292024 by TechmanNo Comments

AI technology helps level playing field for students with disabilities

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For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as "rineanswsaurs" or sarcastic as "srkastik." The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension.…

Dec292024 by DmediaNo Comments

Abortions more common in US, as women turn to pills, travel

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Abortion has become more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. It's now been two and a half years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and…

Dec282024 by DmediaNo Comments

Drought, fire, deforestation ravaged Amazon rainforest in 2024

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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that's a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires since…

Dec282024 by DmediaNo Comments

Trump energy plans complicated by tariffs, global competition

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A different approach to energy is at the center of President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to bring down the cost of living for Americans. But as VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports, Trump’s plans could be complicated by a complex global interdependence on oil and gas…

Dec282024 by TechmanNo Comments

Trump sides with Musk in H-1B visa debate, saying he supports program

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H-1B visa, saying he fully backs the program for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his…

Dec282024 by DmediaNo Comments

Ukrainian soldiers find rest, restoration at Carpathian mountain retreat

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As Russia’s war against Ukraine enters its third year, centers focused on soldiers' rehabilitation and mental health are appearing across Ukraine. An active serviceman started one such place in his native village in the Carpathian Mountains. Omelyan Oshchudlyak has the story. Videographer and video editor: Yuriy Dankevych…

Dec282024 by DmediaNo Comments

US agency says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?

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WASHINGTON — Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, concluding that it doesn't actually relieve nasal congestion. Phenylephrine is used in popular versions of…

Dec282024 by TechmanNo Comments

Internet is rife with fake reviews – will AI make it worse?

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The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and researchers say. Phony reviews have long plagued many popular consumer…

Dec282024 by DmediaNo Comments

CDC says bird flu virus likely mutated within a US patient

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A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind…

Dec282024 by DmediaNo Comments

US proposes cybersecurity rules to limit impact of health data leaks

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Health care organizations may be required to bolster their cybersecurity to better prevent sensitive information from being leaked by cyberattacks like the ones that hit Ascension and UnitedHealth, a senior White House official said Friday. Anne Neuberger, the U.S. deputy national security adviser for cyber…

Dec272024 by TechmanNo Comments

Trump asks court to delay possible TikTok ban until he can weigh in as president

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the…

Dec272024 by TechmanNo Comments

NASA spacecraft ‘safe’ after closest-ever approach to sun

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NASA said on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe was "safe" and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the sun by any human-made object. The spacecraft passed 6.1 million kilometers from the solar surface on Tuesday, flying into the sun's outer atmosphere…

Dec272024 by TechmanNo Comments

Massive Chinese espionage scheme hit 9th telecom firm, US says

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WASHINGTON — A sprawling Chinese espionage campaign hacked a ninth U.S. telecom firm, a top White House official said Friday. The Chinese hacking blitz known as Salt Typhoon gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. The…

Dec272024 by TechmanNo Comments

Ukraine tech company presents latest military simulators

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Russia’s invasion has pushed Ukrainian tech companies working with defense simulation technology to seriously compete in global markets. One such company is SKIFTECH, which specializes in high-tech military simulators. Iryna Solomko visited the company’s production site in Kyiv. Anna Rice narrates the story. Camera: Pavlo…

Dec272024 by DmediaNo Comments

FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free

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washington — Cosmetics companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos under a federal rule proposed Thursday. The proposal from the Food and Drug Administration and mandated by Congress is intended to reassure consumers about the…

Dec272024 by DmediaNo Comments

Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, agency says

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed mutations not seen in samples from an infected backyard flock on the patient's property. The CDC…

Dec262024 by TechmanNo Comments

Japan Airlines suffers delays after carrier reports cyberattack

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TOKYO — Japan Airlines reported a cyberattack on Thursday that caused delays to domestic and international flights but later said it had found and addressed the cause. The airline, Japan's second biggest after All Nippon Airways (ANA), said 24 domestic flights had been delayed by more…

Dec252024 by DmediaNo Comments

King Charles thanks medics for his and Kate’s cancer care

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London — King Charles thanked the medics who have cared for him and his daughter-in-law Kate, after they both underwent treatment for cancer this year, in a Christmas Day message that touched on global conflicts and the summer's riots in Britain. In his third Christmas TV…

Dec252024 by DmediaNo Comments

NASA probe makes closest-ever pass by the sun

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WASHINGTON — NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures topping 930 degrees Celsius (1,700 degrees Fahrenheit). Launched in August 2018, the spaceship is on a seven-year mission to…

Dec242024 by TechmanNo Comments

Iran cyberspace council votes to lift ban on WhatsApp

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TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran's top council responsible for safeguarding the internet voted Tuesday to lift a ban on the popular messaging application WhatsApp, which has been subject to restrictions for over two years, state media reported. "The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was removed by…