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Jul232024 by DmediaNo Comments

Polio at high risk of spreading within Gaza Strip

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Geneva — A senior World Health Organization official expressed alarm Tuesday at the high risk of polio spreading within the Gaza Strip because of dire sanitary conditions in the war-wracked enclave, and that the paralytic disease it causes could spill across borders without prompt action to…

Jul232024 by DmediaNo Comments

UN: Nearly 40 million had HIV in 2023, many died due to lack of treatment

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United Nations — Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. said in a new report launched Monday.…

Jul232024 by DmediaNo Comments

LogOn: Device may help disabled vocal cords speak again

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Some people who have lost the ability to speak can still move their vocal cords. California researchers are working to transform those muscle movements into audible speech. Genia Dulot reports from Los Angeles in this week’s edition of LogOn. ...

Jul222024 by TechmanNo Comments

CrowdStrike: More machines fixed as customers, regulators await details on what caused meltdown

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AUSTIN, Tex. — Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says a "significant number" of the millions of computers that crashed on Friday, causing global disruptions, are back in operation as its customers and regulators await a more detailed explanation of what went wrong. A defective software update sent by…

Jul222024 by TechmanNo Comments

India ed-tech firm Byju’s founder faces reckoning as startup implodes

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NEW DELHI — Byju Raveendran, an Indian mathematics whiz who soared from teacher to startup billionaire before his education-technology company imploded this year, now faces his biggest test. The future of Raveendran's eponymous Byju's online coaching firm rests with India's courts after the country's biggest startup,…

Jul212024 by TechmanNo Comments

What to know about Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing

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Jul212024 by DmediaNo Comments

India’s battery storage industry grows

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BENGALURU, India — At a Coca-Cola factory on the outskirts of Chennai in southern India, a giant battery powers machinery day and night, replacing a diesel-spewing generator. It's one of just a handful of sites in India powered by electricity stored in batteries, a key component…

Jul202024 by DmediaNo Comments

How to handle deli meats as CDC investigates listeria outbreak in the US

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new york — As U.S. health officials investigate a fatal outbreak of listeria food poisoning, they're advising people who are pregnant, elderly or have compromised immune systems to avoid eating sliced deli meat unless it's recooked at home to be steaming hot. The U.S. Centers for…

Jul202024 by TechmanNo Comments

Airlines resume services after global IT crash wreaks havoc

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Paris — Airlines were gradually coming back online Saturday after global carriers, banks and financial institutions were thrown into turmoil by one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus program. Passenger crowds had swelled at airports Friday to…

Jul192024 by DmediaNo Comments

Back to the Moon – Part 2

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After the Apollo program ended, the US took a long hiatus from lunar exploration. What happened during this time, and what has NASA been doing? This documentary by the Voice of America's Russian service focuses on the details of the NASA's Artemis program and plans…

Jul192024 by TechmanNo Comments

Microsoft users worldwide report widespread outages affecting banks, airlines, broadcasters

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Microsoft users worldwide, including banks and airlines, reported widespread outages on Friday, hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. The cause, exact nature and scale of the outage was…

Jul192024 by TechmanNo Comments

Google brings AI to US broadcast of Paris Olympics

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Jul182024 by TechmanNo Comments

Recent outages highlight need for stronger African internet

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Nairobi, Kenya — Experts say Africa needs to invest in robust infrastructure if the continent is to have reliable internet after recent outages due to underwater cable failures highlighted the continent’s reliance on single-path connectivity. Disruptions in March and May caused online banking problems and communication…

Jul172024 by DmediaNo Comments

Russia, China taking space into dangerous territory, US says

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Washington — Russia and China are edging ever closer to unleashing space-based weapons, a decision that could have far-reaching implications for America’s ability to defend itself, U.S. military and intelligence agencies warn. Adding to the concern, they say, is what appears to be a growing willingness…

Jul152024 by DmediaNo Comments

Malawi declares end of country’s deadliest cholera outbreak

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Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi has declared the end of the country's worst cholera outbreak, which began in March 2022 and killed nearly 2,000 people. In a statement Monday, the Ministry of Health said the country had registered no cases or deaths from cholera in…

Jul152024 by DmediaNo Comments

Second malaria vaccine launched in Ivory Coast marks new milestone

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LONDON — The world's second vaccine against malaria was launched on Monday as Ivory Coast began a routine vaccine program using shots developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India. The introduction of the World Health Organization (WHO)-approved R21 vaccine comes six…

Jul152024 by DmediaNo Comments

Scientists confirm cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts. An Italian-led team reported Monday that there's evidence for a…

Jul152024 by TechmanNo Comments

From basement to battlefield: Ukrainian startups create low-cost robots to fight Russia

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Northern Ukraine — Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in an abandoned warehouse or a factory basement. An ecosystem of laboratories in hundreds of secret workshops is leveraging innovation to create a robot…

Jul152024 by DmediaNo Comments

World’s rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach

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UN alarmed as childhood immunization levels stall

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Geneva — Global childhood vaccination levels have stalled, leaving millions more children un- or under-vaccinated than before the pandemic, the U.N. said Monday, warning of dangerous coverage gaps enabling outbreaks of diseases like measles. In 2023, 84% of children, or 108 million, received three doses of…

Jul152024 by DmediaNo Comments

Kenyan government app gives girls info on a taboo topic: menstruation

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The Kenyan government is using a new mobile application to educate girls about menstrual health. Through the Oky Kenya app, users can access information on hygiene and other topics. The goal is to dispel myths and misconceptions about menstruation and protect girls against teenage pregnancies.…

Jul142024 by DmediaNo Comments

Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex will be auctioned in New York

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NEW YORK — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York next week, auction house officials said. The dinosaur that Sotheby's calls Apex stands 3.3 meters tall and measures 8.2 meters nose…

Jul142024 by DmediaNo Comments

DR Congo detects at least 25 mpox cases in Goma

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PARIS — At least 25 cases of a dangerous new strain of mpox spreading through the Democratic Republic of Congo have been detected in the eastern city of Goma, mostly in camps housing people fleeing a surrounding conflict, health authorities said Wednesday. Congo has seen 20,000…

Jul142024 by DmediaNo Comments

Elusive mid-sized black hole spotted at center of swallowed galaxy

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WASHINGTON — Astronomers have scrutinized a cluster of stars that is the apparent remnant core of a relatively small galaxy that was swallowed by the sprawling Milky Way 8 to 10 billion years ago. What lurks at the center of this cluster has them excited. The…

Jul132024 by DmediaNo Comments

SpaceX rocket accident leaves Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company's internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on…

Jul132024 by DmediaNo Comments

America’s pioneering sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer dies at 96

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NEW YORK — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96. Westheimer died on Friday at her home in New York City, surrounded by…

Jul132024 by TechmanNo Comments

Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in US

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MOUNT STORM, West Virginia — Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where researchers are extracting essential elements from an old coal mine that they hope will strengthen the nation's energy future. They aren't mining the coal…

Jul122024 by TechmanNo Comments

EU: X’s blue checks are deceptive ‘dark patterns’ that breach social media laws

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EU says online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements ...