The UK is rejoining the European Union's science research program as post-Brexit relations thaw
Britain is rejoining the European Union’s $100-billion science-sharing program
2023-09-07 17:16
Kenya's hard won gains against malaria threatened by surging temperatures
There are fears that the deadly disease is spreading to new communities in the country -- and just at a time when the development of the world's first mosquito vaccine is raising hopes malaria could one day be eradicated.
2023-09-07 16:52
A unified strategy and more funding are urgently needed to end the crisis in Myanmar, UN chief says
The United Nations chief has renewed an urgent call on the international community to seek a unified strategy to end the worsening crisis in Myanmar
2023-09-07 16:28
Dense terrain and brutal heat have proven challenging in search for convicted murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison
As authorities search for a convicted murderer who broke out of an eastern Pennsylvania prison last week, they're encountering geographical challenges in a heavily wooded area they say make it easy for someone to hide.
2023-09-07 16:21
Australia and China open their first high-level dialogue in 3 years in a sign of a slight thaw
Australia and China have started their first high-level dialogue in three years in a sign of a slight thaw to relations between countries that have clashed on human rights, COVID-19 and trade
2023-09-07 15:57
Tokyo's threatened Jingu Gaien park placed on 'Heritage Alert' list by conservancy body
Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park area has been placed on a “Heritage Alert” list by a conservancy body that assesses international monuments and historic sites
2023-09-07 15:53
3 sailors reach land safely after sharks nearly sink their catamaran in the Coral Sea
Three round-the-world sailors have reached land safely after sharks nearly sank their catamaran in the Coral Sea
2023-09-07 15:28
California judge temporarily blocks school district policy requiring parents to be notified if their child asks to go by a new gender identity
A judge in San Bernardino, California, has temporarily blocked a school district policy that requires parents to be notified when their child asks to be recognized by a different gender identity or pronoun than they were assigned at birth.
2023-09-07 13:56
In Southeast Asia, Harris says 'we have to see the future'
Vice President Kamala Harris traveled for more than a day to reach this year's summit of Southeast Asian nations, where she was tasked with strengthening ties in a region that's crucial to U.S. interests
2023-09-07 13:26
Mexico ends federal ban on abortion, but patchwork of state restrictions remains
A Mexican Supreme Court ruling that invalidated all federal criminal penalties for abortion continued a regional trend of widening access to the procedure, but left in place a patchwork of varying state restrictions
2023-09-07 13:16
Mexico is likely to have its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates
With the selection of former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as the candidate of the country’s ruling party in next June’s election, Mexico will have for the first time two women from its main political powers competing for the presidency
2023-09-07 12:57
‘That '70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson could get decades in prison at sentencing for 2 rapes
“That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson could get 30 years to life in prison at his sentencing for the rapes of two women two decades ago
2023-09-07 12:50