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Aug272024 by DmediaNo Comments

WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission, says virus can be stopped

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GENEVA — The U.N. health agency on Monday launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission, including ramping up staffing in affected countries and boosting surveillance, prevention and response strategies. The World Health Organization said it expected the plan, running from September through…

Aug262024 by TechmanNo Comments

What is Telegram, why was its CEO arrested in Paris?

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Aug262024 by TechmanNo Comments

France’s Macron: Arrest of head of Telegram messaging app wasn’t political

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Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn't a political move but part of an independent investigation. French media reported that Durov was detained at a Paris airport on…

Aug262024 by DmediaNo Comments

Disposable vape products creating worldwide pollution

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The rapid rise in disposable electronic cigarette, or vape, usage is creating a tidal wave of pollution, and it’s raising serious environmental concerns. Aron Ranen reports from New York City about one woman who is trying to make a difference. ...

Aug262024 by TechmanNo Comments

China robot conference spotlights the changing face of humanoids

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Beijing — As China seeks to race ahead in humanoid robot development, its supply chains showcased cheaper and innovative parts at the world robot conference in Beijing, but some executives warn the industry has yet to improve product reliability. Wisson Technology (Shenzhen), known for its flexible…

Aug252024 by DmediaNo Comments

Congo-Brazzaville reports 21 mpox cases

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Brazzaville, Congo — Twenty-one cases of mpox have been recorded in Congo-Brazzaville, the country's health minister told state television Sunday. Gilbert Mokoki said that the central African country had "registered 158 suspect cases" since the beginning of the year, "21 of which we have confirmed." The…

Aug252024 by DmediaNo Comments

Gynecologists, patients focus on making procedures less painful

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Aug252024 by TechmanNo Comments

CEO of Telegram messaging app arrested in France, say French media

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paris — Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unnamed sources. Telegram, particularly influential in Russia, Ukraine and the republics of the former Soviet…

Aug242024 by DmediaNo Comments

Fauci recovering at home after being hospitalized for West Nile virus

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Aug242024 by DmediaNo Comments

Cholera poses new risks for millions of Sudan’s displaced

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GENEVA — U.N. agencies are scaling up cholera prevention and treatment programs to get on top of a new, deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan that threatens to further destabilize communities suffering from hunger and the ill effects of more than 16 months of conflict. The recent…

Aug242024 by DmediaNo Comments

NASA decides to keep 2 stranded astronauts in space until February

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the…

Aug232024 by TechmanNo Comments

Chinese entities turn to Amazon cloud, rivals to access US chips, AI

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BEIJING/SINGAPORE/NEW YORK — State-linked Chinese entities are using cloud services provided by Amazon or its rivals to access advanced U.S. chips and artificial intelligence capabilities that they cannot acquire otherwise, recent public tender documents showed. The U.S. government has restricted the export of high-end AI chips…

Aug232024 by TechmanNo Comments

Iranian groups suspected in Trump campaign hack have dangerous history, deep expertise

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Aug232024 by DmediaNo Comments

US scientists hunt for answers as bird flu outbreak spreads among cows

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Aug232024 by DmediaNo Comments

Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement

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Port Sudan — For the second consecutive year Sudan is in the grip of a cholera outbreak that has left at least 28 people dead in the last month as rains fall in areas crammed with those fleeing the country's 16-month-old war, officials said. Since July…

Aug232024 by DmediaNo Comments

Second set of giant panda cubs born in Berlin

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BERLIN — The Berlin Zoo announced Friday that longtime resident giant panda Meng Meng has given birth to twins — for a second time. The cubs were born on Thursday, the zoo said in a statement. They were born only 11 days after ultrasound scans showed…

Aug232024 by DmediaNo Comments

UN agencies help in attempts to contain mpox in south, east Africa

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Harare, Zimbabwe — The United Nations said Thursday it is working with governments and health officials in Eastern and Southern Africa to contain the outbreak of mpox there. UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with local partners,…

Aug232024 by DmediaNo Comments

FDA approves new COVID-19 vaccines

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Aug232024 by DmediaNo Comments

Volcano in Iceland erupts for sixth time since December

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COPENHAGEN, denmark — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. "An eruption has begun. Work is under way to find out the location of the recordings," the Icelandic Met Office,…

Aug222024 by DmediaNo Comments

Growth of rooftop solar power generation threatens grid in Pakistan

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A green revolution is sweeping Pakistan as consumers switch to generating their own solar electricity. But as VOA Pakistan bureau chief Sarah Zaman reports, the move to the increasingly affordable, green option may also cause a crisis for the national grid. Videographer: Wajid Asad ...

Aug222024 by DmediaNo Comments

Thailand reports suspected first case of new, menacing mpox variant

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Aug212024 by TechmanNo Comments

US official holds talks in Africa on responsible use of military AI

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Abuja, Nigeria — A U.S. State Department official was in Nigeria this week to meet with local and regional authorities about the responsible use of artificial intelligence in military applications. Mallory Stewart, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability, said…

Aug212024 by DmediaNo Comments

Thailand says mpox case recorded in traveler from Africa

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BANGKOK — Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on Wednesday. Thai authorities were treating the case as if it were the…

Aug212024 by TechmanNo Comments

US appeals court revives Google privacy class action lawsuit

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Palestinians appeal to Israeli court about water shortage

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Palestinian residents of a Jerusalem neighborhood have appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court demanding they be supplied with more water. The 120,000 residents of the area say they receive water only three hours a week. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Kufr Aqab. Camera: Ricki…

Aug212024 by DmediaNo Comments

Botswana begins mpox screening at entry points

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Gaborone, Botswana — Health officials in Botswana have started screening travelers for mpox at the country's entry points. Neighboring South Africa has recorded three deaths as a result of the dangerous strain of mpox, and Botswana is anxious to keep out the rapidly spreading disease. "Although…

Aug202024 by DmediaNo Comments

WHO official: Mpox is not the new COVID

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Berlin — A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread. "We can and must tackle mpox together," said Hans Kluge, WHO…

Aug202024 by DmediaNo Comments

Supermoon viewed from around the globe

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