CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. – The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA. The orbiting observatory went dark in mid-June, with all astronomical viewing halted. NASA initially suspected a 1980s-era…
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UN Human Rights Chief Calls on Cuba to Release Protesters, Journalists
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday urged Cuba to release protesters and journalists who were arrested in anti-government protests sparked by shortages of basic goods such as food and medicine.”All those detained for exercising their …
Read moreCOVID-19 Surging in Africa, WHO Warns
NAIROBI – The World Health Organization has warned that COVID-19 is gaining ground in Africa, with the death toll jumping 43% in the past week. WHO says the continent recorded 1 million new cases in just one month, with several countries facing shortag…
Read moreHaiti Gets First Half Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
Haiti, reeling from the assassination of its president and the coronavirus pandemic, has received its first half-million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund said Thursday. UNICEF said in a statement the doses were d…
Read moreBusiness, Not Pleasure, the Focus for Tokyo-bound Athletes
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – In less than two weeks, Courtney Frerichs will face off in Tokyo against some of the world’s fastest runners. But like every elite athlete preparing for the Summer Olympics, her focus is not only on preparing to compete. Frerichs, …
Read moreUS Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record 93,000 Last Year
More than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in the U.S. last year, a record experts say was partly triggered by the isolation that many experienced during coronavirus-related lockdowns. The government reported Wednesday that the 2020 total easily …
Read moreJapan to Send Millions More Vaccine Doses to Taiwan, Asian Neighbors
TOKYO – Japan will make additional donations of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan and other Asian neighbors this week, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday. Japan will ship 1 million doses each to Indonesia, Taiwan and Vietnam on Th…
Read moreGlobal Support for Cuba Demonstrations
World leaders are expressing their support for the Cuban people after Sunday’s demonstrations across the island. The foreign minister for the European Union, Josep Borrell, urged the Cuban government “to listen to these protests of discontent” during…
Read moreTech Giants to Donate COVID Vaccines to Taiwan in China Workaround
Taiwanese tech giants Foxconn and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced Monday they will each donate five million coronavirus vaccine doses to the government in a deal with a China-based distributor. Taipei has been struggling to secure …
Read moreIndia’s Daily COVID Infections Fall Below 40,000
India’s daily tally of new COVID cases fell below 40,000 on Sunday. The health ministry reported Monday that there were 37,154 new cases in the previous 24-hour period. In South Korea, the country reported 1,100 new cases Sunday. The rising caseload c…
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