JOHANNESBURG – Scientists in South Africa have sounded the alarm after detecting a new Covid-19 variant, known as C.1.2, in all nine provinces across the country,...
COPENHAGEN – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe has called on health authorities to take urgent action to counter both an accelerated transmission...
WASHINGTON – The US announced Monday the completion of its efforts to withdraw all of its forces from Afghanistan, bringing to an end the longest war in...
Toilet paper. Hand sanitizer. Coffee. Over the past year, many people have probably spent more time thinking about their abilities to gather basic supplies than in...
Hurricane Ida hit the Louisiana coast with 150 mph winds on Aug. 29, 2021, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans on...
During hurricanes, flash flooding and other disasters, it can be extremely dangerous to send in first responders, even though people may badly need help. Rescuers already...
US President Joe Biden’s deadline of August 31 to complete US evacuation efforts from Afghanistan is fast approaching. And after last week’s bombing at the Kabul...
ANKARA –The coronavirus was not developed as a “biological weapon,” according to a report by the US intelligence community (IC) on Friday. “The IC assesses that SARS-CoV-2,...
WASHINGTON – A judge in the U.S. state of Florida ruled Friday that school districts in the state may issue mask mandates for students, dealing a blow...
The powerful earthquake that struck Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021, followed a long series of natural and human-caused disasters to rock the country. Unfortunately, if history...