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Prehistoric Winged Lizard Unearthed in Chile

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Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known as a pterosaur.Fossils of the dinosaur which lived some 160 million years ago in what is today the Atacama desert, were unearthed in 2009.They have…

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A Tale of 2 COVID Vaccine Clinics: Lines in Kenya, Few Takers in Atlanta

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Several hundred people line up every morning, starting before dawn, on a grassy area outside Nairobi's largest hospital hoping to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Sometimes the line moves smoothly, while on other days, the staff tells them there's nothing available and they should come back…

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With More Doses, Uganda Takes Vaccination Drive to Markets

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At a taxi stand by a bustling market in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, traders simply cross a road or two, get a shot in the arm and rush back to their work.Until this week, vaccination centers were based mostly in hospitals in this East African country…

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WHO: Low-Income Countries Still Lack Enough COVID-19 Vaccines

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The World Health Organization says low-income countries still do not have enough COVID-19 vaccines and is urging wealthier nations to deliver more doses. VOA’s Mariama Diallo has this report. Producer: Kim Weeks ...

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New Studies Show Unvaccinated Are 11 Times More Likely to Die of COVID-19

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New U.S. studies released Friday show that COVID-19 vaccines provide strong protection against hospitalizations and death, even in cases involving the highly contagious delta variant.One study, which followed 600,000 people from April through mid-July, found that people who were not vaccinated were more than 10…

Sep112021 by TechmanNo Comments

Apple Must Loosen App Store Grip, Judge Says; What’s the Impact?

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Apple will be forced to loosen the grip it holds on its App Store payment system, a U.S. federal judge ruled Friday in a closely watched battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games.Though app makers will be able to take steps to skirt the up to…

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How Did It Come to This? Why Biden Is Mandating COVID Vaccines

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Just over two months ago, on Independence Day, President Joe Biden declared that the United States was "closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus." Vaccines had driven down the average daily death toll from COVID-19 from more than 3,400 at the start…

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Denmark Lifts All COVID Curbs After Successful Vaccination Drive

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Denmark Friday dropped proof-of-vaccination — or vaccine passports — requirements at nightclubs, the last of the European nation’s COVID-19 restrictions, after a successful vaccination program led to almost 87% of all adults being fully vaccinated. The European Center for Disease Control says as of Friday,…

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NASA to Discuss First Rock Sample Collected on Mars

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The U.S. space agency on Friday will brief the media on the initial analysis of the first sample of a Martian rock collected by its Perseverance rover earlier this week. NASA confirmed the rover had collected the rock, releasing a picture of the sample inside a…

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Denmark Lifts All COVID Curbs

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With no masks in sight, buzzing offices and concerts drawing tens of thousands, Denmark on Friday ditches vaccine passports in nightclubs, ending its last COVID-19 curb.The vaccine passports were introduced in March 2021 when Copenhagen slowly started easing restrictions.They were abolished at all venues on…

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Biden Announces Sweeping Vaccine Mandates, More Steps to Fight COVID

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As the United States continues to deal with the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant, President Joe Biden announced new sweeping vaccine mandates as part of a multipronged push to end the pandemic. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report. Producer: Mary…

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WHO: Africa to Receive 25% Fewer COVID Vaccines Than Expected

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Africa is slated to receive 25% fewer COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year than it was expecting, the director of the World Health Organization’s regional office for Africa said Thursday.The African continent, already struggling with a thin supply of vaccines while many wealthy…

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Fire Scare Occurs in Russian Section of Space Station

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A series of spacewalks is underway outside the International Space Station. Plus, a fire scare occurs in the Russian section of the ISS, and amateur stargazers have set up camp at an ancient Mesopotamian site in modern-day Iraq. VOA's Arash Arabasadi brings us the Week in Space. ...

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US Sues to Block Texas Law Banning Most Abortions in State

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The U.S. government sued the southwestern state of Texas on Thursday to try to block its new law that bans abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy, the most restrictive anti-abortion statute in the country. Attorney General Merrick Garland, at a Washington news…

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Advances in Magnets Move Distant Nuclear Fusion Dream Closer

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Teams working on two continents have marked similar milestones in their respective efforts to tap an energy source key to the fight against climate change: They've each produced very impressive magnets. On Thursday, scientists at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in southern France took…

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Smoke Alarms Go Off on International Space Station

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The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday reported that smoke alarms went off in the Russian segment of orbiting laboratory, and the crew reported seeing smoke and smelling burned plastic. Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, said the incident took place in the Russian-built Zvezda module and…

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Biden to Call for Summit on Global COVID Vaccine Supplies, Reports Say

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U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to call for a summit on boosting the global supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, according to U.S. news outlets. The summit will be held during the United Nations General Assembly later this month. The Washington Post reports the topics will include…

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Biden to Issue New US COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy Thursday

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U.S. President Joe Biden will unveil a new strategy to combat the dramatic surge of COVID-19 cases across the nation during a major White House speech Thursday afternoon.White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday that Biden will spell out six methods designed to…

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Better Tourniquets Mean More Lives Saved

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It's been 20 years since terrorists rammed passenger planes into New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington. The wars that followed in Afghanistan and Iraq were wars in which medical advances saved more lives than in any other war. VOA's Carol Pearson…

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Unique Texas Abortion Law Creates Legal Confusion

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The Texas anti-abortion law, which was allowed to go into effect last week despite being in clear conflict with decades-old precedents set by the United States Supreme Court in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, is a complex piece of legal engineering. It was intentionally built…

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Malawi Fears Its COVID Vaccines Will Expire Due to Hesitancy

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Malawi health authorities fear vaccine hesitancy could lead to tens of thousands of COVID-19 jabs expiring early next month. With just 2% of Malawi’s population vaccinated, authorities hope to increase uptake by deploying mobile vaccination clinics to bring the vaccine closer to people.Malawi has so…

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Report: COVID-19 Pandemic Had ‘Devastating’ Impact in Treatment, Prevention of HIV, Tuberculosis

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A new report released Wednesday says the COVID-19 pandemic had a “devastating” impact in the fight against HIV and tuberculosis last year.The Global Fund, an alliance of governments, civil society groups and private sector entities, says the number of people reached with HIV prevention programs…

Sep82021 by TechmanNo Comments

Qatar Awards Scholarship to Afghan Girls’ Robotics Team

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Qatar has granted academic scholarships to members of a girls' robotics team from Afghanistan dubbed the "Afghan Dreamers," the Persian Gulf nation's education and science foundation said on Tuesday. Qatar has been instrumental in efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghans and foreigners from Kabul airport, including members…

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Mexico’s Top Court Decriminalizes Abortion in ‘Watershed Moment’

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Mexico's Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women's health and human rights, just as parts of the United States enact tougher laws against the practice.The decision in the world's second-biggest Roman Catholic country means…

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Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Shift

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Mexico's Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women's health and human rights, just as parts of the United States enact tougher laws against the practice.The court ruling in the majority Roman Catholic nation follows…

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Vaccines Offer Protection Against ‘Long COVID,’ Scientists Say

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Coronavirus vaccines offer protection not only against infection and serious illness but may also help prevent so-called “Long COVID,” where symptoms can last for several weeks or months, according to new research from scientists at Kings College London. There are no official figures, but it’s…

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Critical Medical, Trauma Care Advances Made in Past 20 Years

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A greater share of U.S. soldiers survived the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq than those who fought in previous conflicts. Advances in medicine and new concepts in trauma care over the past two decades have made the difference. VOA's Carol Pearson reports on the most…

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Traumatic Brain Injury — A Legacy of War

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The U.S. ended its conflict in Afghanistan, but the Veterans Health Administration continues researching ways to reduce the impact of the most serious injuries U.S. troops suffered in conflicts in both Afghanistan and Iraq. VOA's Carol Pearson reports on one area of research, traumatic brain…