Inspired by the pandemic-induced need for durable, clean face masks and other personal protection equipment to prevent the spread of COVID-19, researchers may have developed a biosynthetic polymer material that repairs itself by synthesizing a protein found in squids.A study published Monday in the science journal Nature Materials reports on …
your ad hereDystopian Series ‘Watchmen’ Leads All Emmy Nominees With 26
“Watchmen,” cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, received a leading 26 nominations Tuesday for the prime-time Emmy Awards. The series, which captured America’s unease as it faces racial clashes amid a pandemic, was nominated as best limited series and received bids for cast members including Regina …
your ad hereTwitter Deletes Tweet by Donald Trump Jr, Limits His Account
Twitter has limited Donald Trump Jr.’s account and deleted one of his tweets for violating Twitter’s COVID-19 misinformation policies. The tweet, posted on Monday, had what Twitter termed a misleading video on the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine. An adviser to Trump Jr., Andrew Surabian, tweeted an angry response, in which he …
your ad herePotential US COVID-19 Vaccines Enter Final Phase of Human Testing
Widescale testing began Monday in the United States on two potential COVID-19 vaccines to determine their safety and effectiveness. A volunteer in Savannah, Georgia early Monday morning received the first dose of an experimental vaccine manufactured by U.S.-based biotech firm Moderna and developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The …
your ad hereNew York Concert Investigated for COVID-19 Rules Violations
New York state authorities are opening an investigation into a drive-in concert by the musical group the Chainsmokers on Long Island this weekend that did not appear to be adhering to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.The Saturday concert, which might have had an audience of thousands of people, was intended as …
your ad hereStakes High as Depp’s Libel Case Against UK Tabloid Closes
Johnny Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of abusing ex-wife Amber Heard was wrapping up Tuesday after three weeks of court hearings that dissected a toxic celebrity love affair. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the …
your ad hereSmall Business Uses Technology to Stay Afloat During Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has forced small businesses around the world to come up with new ways to cope with the new reality – including using technology to stay afloat. VOA Correspondent Mariama Diallo reports. …
your ad hereTwo Possible COVID-19 Vaccines Enter Final Phase of Human Testing
Widescale testing began Monday in the United States on two potential COVID-19 vaccines to determine their safety and effectiveness. A volunteer in Savannah, Georgia early Monday morning received the first dose of an experimental vaccine manufactured by U.S.-based biotech firm Moderna and developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The …
your ad hereHawaii Dodges Hurricane Douglas
Much of Hawaii was spared when Hurricane Douglas passed just north of Oahu, Maui and the island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island, early Monday. The Category 1 storm was on what forecasters had called a “dangerously close” path, but the islands managed to “dodge the bullet” as one police …
your ad hereTrump: US ‘Doing Well’ in Developing COVID-19 Vaccine
President Donald Trump says the United States is “doing well” in developing a coronavirus vaccine as a North Carolina lab began manufacturing a possible vaccine Monday.Trump visited the facility outside Raleigh, which will start producing a batch to be used in a clinical trial of as many as 30,000 test …
your ad hereGoogle Employees to Work from Home Until 2021
Google employees will work from home until summer 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns, the company announced Monday.The decision affects almost 200,000 employees worldwide, including full-time and contract workers, making Google the first large U.S. company to keep its employees working remotely for over a year.The company stated earlier that most …
your ad hereBollywood Star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Returns Home After Testing Negative for COVID-19
Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her 8-year-old daughter have been discharged from a hospital after testing negative for COVID-19, Aishwarya’s husband Abhishek wrote on Twitter. Abhishek also wrote that he and his father, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, remained in the hospital over two …
your ad hereCoronavirus Sidelines US Baseball’s Miami Marlins
Major League Baseball last week opened its sharply curtailed season nearly four months late because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now one team, the Miami Marlins, has been hit with an outbreak of infections. The Marlins played a three-game weekend series in the eastern city of Philadelphia but canceled its Monday night home opener in Miami against the Baltimore Orioles when …
your ad hereTechnology Works Behind the Scenes to Keep US Mail-in Voting Secure
It’s going to be a record year for voting by mail in the U.S. election and that has raised security concerns about each step of the process. But election officials say they have systems in place to make voting by mail a success even as health concerns about …
your ad hereLawyer Claims Depp Was Misogynistic Abuser of Ex-Wife Heard
A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun said Monday that Johnny Depp abused Amber Heard during their relationship, committing acts of violence fueled by misogyny and unleashed by addiction to alcohol and drugs. Attorney Sasha Wass was summing up at Depp’s libel case against the newspaper over an article alleging …
your ad hereKenyans Urged to Treat Pandemic Stress
Kenya’s Ministry of Health says the number of mental health cases have jumped dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the country’s mental health taskforce, 25% of coronavirus outpatients and 40% of in-hospital patients suffer from mental health issues such as depression. But more Kenyans are seeking help and speaking …
your ad herePublic Health Measures Can Suppress COVID-19, WHO Says
The World Health Organization warns COVID-19 is continuing to accelerate globally at breathtaking speed but says basic public health measures – if followed — can control its spread and turn the pandemic around.The number of coronavirus cases globally has roughly doubled in the past six weeks. More than 16 million …
your ad hereVirus Vaccine Put to Final Test in Thousands of Volunteers
The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government — one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. There’s still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the …
your ad hereFlood Risk for 1 Million in Phnom Penh as Wetlands Destroyed
More than one million people in Phnom Penh face the risk of increased flooding and loss of livelihoods as wetlands in the Cambodian capital are destroyed to build apartments and industries, human rights groups warned on Monday. Developments – including the ING City township – will reduce the Tompoun wetlands to less than …
your ad hereAustralian Regulator Sues Google Over Expanded Personal Data Use
Australia’s competition regulator has launched court proceedings against Alphabet’s Google for allegedly misleading consumers about the expanded use of personal data for targeted advertising.The case by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in Federal Court said Google did not explicitly get consent nor properly inform consumers about a 2016 …
your ad hereTrump Postpones Plans for Yankee Stadium First Pitch
President Donald Trump won’t be throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium next month after all.Trump tweeted Sunday that he won’t be able to make the trip because of his “strong focus” on the coronavirus, vaccines and the economy. Trump said in the tweet: “We will make it later …
your ad hereOlivia de Havilland, Oscar-Winning Actress, Dies at 104
Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of “Gone With the Wind,” but also a two-time Oscar winner and an off-screen fighter who challenged and unchained Hollywood’s contract system, died Sunday at her home in Paris. She was 104. Havilland, the sister of …
your ad herePrince Harry Took Offence at Brother’s Advice, Says Book
Britain’s Prince Harry took offence at what he thought was Prince William’s “snobbishness” when he advised his brother to “take as much time as you need to get to know this girl” when he was dating Meghan Markle, a new book says.Harry and his wife, Meghan, have distanced themselves from …
your ad hereTelevision Personality Regis Philbin Dies at 88
Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” has died at 88, People magazine reported.Philbin died Friday, just more than a month …
your ad hereFleetwood Mac Blues Guitarist Peter Green Dies at 73
Peter Green, the dexterous blues guitarist who led the first incarnation of Fleetwood Mac in a career shortened by psychedelic drugs and mental illness, has died at 73.A law firm representing his family, Swan Turton, announced the death in a statement Saturday. It said he died peacefully in his sleep? …
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