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The World Health Organization said Monday that constructive action against climate change could save “millions” of lives.Ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, scheduled for October 31, the WHO is urging governments to re…

Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break using its photo sharing app Instagram, and “nudging” teens if they are repeatedly looking a…

The COVID-19 outbreak has apparently sparked a global rise in depression and anxiety.According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet, there were millions more of such cases last year than had been projected. Women and young people were…

President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation that will provide financial support to U.S. government employees believed to be suffering from the so-called Havana syndrome, mysterious health incidents that have affected American intelligence officers…

The U.N. secretary-general and the head of the World Health Organization launched an ambitious strategy Thursday to have 40% of the world’s population vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this year, and 70% by mid-2022.“With vaccine production now…

The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by USD 2.37 to USD 80.76 per barrel Tuesday as oppose to USD 78.39 pb the day before, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Wednesday.As for the Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate, the global prices of both …

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Tuesday announced the Nobel prize in physics goes to three scientists for their work in helping to understand complex physical systems, work that has proved valuable in quantifying and predicting climate.At a Stock…

Actor William Shatner, best known for his portrayal of space explorer Captain James T. Kirk in the “Star Trek” television series, announced he will travel to space later this month.Shatner, 90, will blast off October 12 aboard a Blue Origin rocket. Blu…

A British company says it has developed an easy-to-administer, saliva-based test that can detect whether a person is infectious enough to pass along the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.The company, Vatic, said in a statement that its test is “extremel…

In a normal year, the smokehouses and drying racks that Alaska Natives use to prepare salmon to tide them through the winter would be heavy with fish meat, the fruits of a summer spent fishing on the Yukon River like generations before them.This year, …