The world’s biggest iceberg is on course to collide with the island of South Georgia – a key haven for wildlife in the south Atlantic Ocean. Scientists say it could have a grave impact on the ecology and economy of the island, as Henry Ridgwell reports. Camera: Henry Ridgwell …
your ad hereDocumentary Explores Work of Frontline Nurses
A new documentary titled “In Case of Emergency” is the product of seven years of interviewing, photographing and filming nurses across America. As Karina Bafradzhian reports, the film explores the challenges of America’s frontline health care workers. Camera: David Gogokhia …
your ad hereIgnoring COVID-19 Surge, London Revelers Swarm Bars Before Lockdown
People in London packed pubs and bars late Wednesday for one last drink before all of England shutdown for one month in an attempt to halt a surge in COVID-19 infections. Streets in London’s Soho neighborhood were blocked so pubs could put out tables for outdoor seating, but that …
your ad hereSocial Media Firms Limit Speech About US Election
With the result of the U.S. presidential race still uncertain Wednesday, Twitter and Facebook took new steps to flag potentially misleading election-related comments by prominent Republicans and Democrats alike.By Wednesday midday, Twitter had limited the ability of President Donald Trump to share four tweets by attaching labels directing readers to …
your ad hereSouth Korea OKs Single Test for COVID-19, Flu
Health officials in South Korea have approved a new test that’s designed to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples, which would help prevent disruption at hospitals as the pandemic stretches into the flu season.The country has struggled to stem the coronavirus, which some experts say could …
your ad hereUS Judge Unsure If He Has Grounds to Issue New TikTok Injunction
A U.S. judge said Wednesday he was uncertain if he had a legal basis to bar the U.S. Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on video-sharing app TikTok after a Pennsylvania judge already had blocked the government’s plan Friday.Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd, the owner of TikTok, argues that the previous ruling could …
your ad hereWith Performers Infected, La Scala Season Premiere Canceled
The Dec. 7 season premiere at Milan’s La Scala opera house, a gala event that is one of Italy’s cultural highlights, is being canceled after a rash of COVID-19 infections among musicians and chorus members.The theater’s board of directors concluded Wednesday that the status of the pandemic and Italy’s virus-control …
your ad hereSouth Africa Leads Global Research on COVID’s Effect on Athletes
Organizers of next year’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will have measures in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. However, little is known about how the virus affects the long-term health of those who were already infected, including athletes. South African researchers are leading an international effort to try to …
your ad hereKenya Reimposes COVID-19 Measures Amid Surging Cases
Kenyan health officials say the public has failed to follow health protocols to limit the spread of COVID-19, leading to a jump in daily infections. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta now is reintroducing new measures to curb the virus’s spread, just weeks after lifting some restrictions. Speaking to the country Wednesday …
your ad hereUS Records Over 90,000 New COVID-19 Cases on Election Day
As voters across the United States lined up to cast their ballots in a hotly contested presidential race Tuesday, the nation posted one of its biggest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 infections in a single day. Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Research Center shows a total of 91,530 total …
your ad herePowerful Hurricane Eta Continues on Slow Path Over Central America
Hurricane Eta continues on a destructive path over the Central American nations of Nicaragua and Honduras hours after making landfall along the Nicaraguan coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Eta is moving inland over northeastern Nicaragua carrying maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers an hour. Forecasters are warning of life-threatening storm surges, …
your ad hereUS Formally Exits Global Climate Pact Amid Election Uncertainty
The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling a years-long promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change. But the outcome of the tight U.S. election contest will determine for how long. Trump’s Democratic rival, …
your ad hereUS Among Top Contributors to Ocean Plastic Pollution
The United States contributes much more to ocean plastic pollution than previously estimated, according to a In this April 23, 2019, aerial photo, plastic bottles and other garbage float in river Drina near Visegrad, eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina.In 2016, the U.S. recycled just 9% of its total plastic waste. About half of …
your ad hereAfter Several Quiet Weeks, 3 NFL Teams Have COVID-19 Issues
The U.S. National Football League, after at least three weeks with no new COVID-19 cases, saw three teams with positive cases, this time including two senior management officials. A statement from the Denver Broncos said General Manager John Elway and team Chief Executive Officer Joe Ellis each tested positive for the …
your ad hereWhite House COVID-19 Coordinator Warns US Entering ‘Deadly Phase’ of Pandemic
A key member of U.S. President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force says the nation is entering a “deadly phase” of the nearly year-long COVID-19 pandemic. News outlets say Dr. Deborah Birx, the task force’s coordinator, issued a memo Monday urging administration officials to undertake “an aggressive balanced approach” between lockdowns …
your ad hereNicaragua Braces for Arrival of Hurricane Eta
Nicaragua is bracing for the imminent arrival of Hurricane Eta. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the potentially catastrophic hurricane could make landfall early Tuesday, with winds in excess of 248 kilometers per hour. Thousands of people on Monday began evacuating Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast, where a hurricane warning is posted from the Honduras-Nicaragua border to Sandy Bay Sirpi. The hurricane is located 75 kilometers east of Puerto …
your ad hereTwitter, Facebook, Google Ready to Combat Election Day Misinformation
As U.S. voters wait to hear who the next president will be, Twitter, Facebook, Google and other internet firms will be busy doing something else: Monitoring their sites and deciding if and when to stop the spread of misinformation. After the 2016 U.S. election, in which internet firms were criticized for …
your ad hereWhite House COVID-19 Task Force Member Warns US Entering ‘Deadly Phase’ of Pandemic
A key member of U.S. President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force says the nation is entering a “deadly phase” of the nearly year-long COVID-19 pandemic. News outlets say Dr. Deborah Birx, the task force’s coordinator, issued a memo Monday urging administration officials to undertake “an aggressive balanced approach” between lockdowns …
your ad hereTwitter, Facebook, Google Brace For US Election Day
Social media companies have made a lot of changes ahead of the U.S. election to stop the spread of misinformation. Will it be enough? VOA’s Michelle Quinn reports.Camera: Deana Mitchell, Matt Dibble Produced by: Matt Dibble …
your ad herePeople in Nicaragua Brace for the Arrival of Hurricane Eta Tuesday
Nicaragua is bracing for the imminent arrival of Hurricane Eta. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the potentially catastrophic hurricane could make landfall early Tuesday, with winds in excess of 248 kilometers per hour. Thousands of people on Monday began evacuating Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast, where a hurricane warning is posted from the Honduras-Nicaragua border to Sandy Bay Sirpi. The hurricane is located 75 kilometers east of Puerto …
your ad hereGlobal Death Toll From COVID-19 Tops 1.2 Million
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 1.2 million people as many countries around the world contend with rising infection rates from the virus. The fatalities are among the 46.8 million total cases compiled in the ongoing pandemic collected by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center …
your ad hereBritain Locks Down as Europe Becomes Pandemic Epicenter
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is defending plans to impose a nationwide lockdown beginning Thursday, warning that a failure to act could cause up to twice as many deaths this winter as during the first wave in the spring. The country is recording several hundred COVID-19 deaths and at least 20,000 …
your ad hereTwitter to Label Tweets with Premature Election Claims
Social media giant Twitter said Monday it will put warning labels on tweets from U.S. election candidates that claim victory ahead of official results. In a blog post Monday, the company said an election win must be “authoritatively called” before tweets without warning labels will be allowed by candidates or …
your ad hereScotland’s First Minister Considers Widespread Lockdown as COVID-19 Surges
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Monday she would not rule out shutting down all or part of the country to address a recent surge in new COVID-19 cases. At a news conference in Edinburgh, Sturgeon reminded reporters that when she laid out the nation’s five-tiered (0-4) alert system last week, she …
your ad herePM: Almost 2/3 of Slovaks Joined Nationwide COVID Test
More than 3.6 million Slovaks — around two thirds of the population — took part in a widely-watched nationwide coronavirus testing scheme over the weekend, Prime Minister Igor Matovic said on Monday. The scheme to test the bulk of the country in a matter of days is being studied by other …
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