Science & Health

Bei Bei, the giant panda, is seen for the last time at the Smithsonian National Zoo, before his departure to China, in…
Science & Health
Bei Bei, Washington's Eligible Bachelor Panda, Heads to China
Scientists hope the 4-year-old giant panda will help increase the population of his species
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By Reuters
Tue, 11/19/2019 - 19:04
Baba Awolu is attends to a man who wants to use his local toilet and washroom facility "Gidan wanka" in Jahi Abuja, Nov. 18, 2019. (Timothy Obiezu/VOA)
Africa
Nigerian Authorities Launch Campaign Against Open Defecation
In October a survey by the UN Children's Fund named Nigeria as the country with the most people practicing open defecation, passing India, which outlawed the practice
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By Timothy Obiezu
Tue, 11/19/2019 - 19:13
A boy receives polio vaccination drops during an anti-polio campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 14, 2018.
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Donors Pledge $2.6 Billion to Eradicate Polio Worldwide
Pledges will be used to immunize 450 million children each year
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By VOA News
Tue, 11/19/2019 - 16:34
Climate Change Puts North Africa in Hot Spot
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Africa
Climate Change Puts North Africa in a Hot Spot
Sandwiched between the Sahara and a fragile Mediterranean Sea, North African countries face major climate challenges
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By Lisa Bryant
Tue, 11/19/2019 - 10:37
FILE - In this 1997 file photo a group of people walk down a hallway which winds through the Device Assembly Facility which…
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US Asks Federal Judge to Toss Out Nevada Plutonium Lawsuit
The federal government wants a judge to reject Nevada's request for a court order to remove weapons-grade plutonium from a site north of Las Vegas
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By Associated Press
Tue, 11/19/2019 - 09:11
This image from video provided by NASA shows the likely 2019 minimum extent of ice in the Arctic Sea on Sept. 18, 2019,…
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Arctic in Hot Water: Sea Ice Minimal in Chukchi, Bering Seas
Climate warming is taking a toll on sea ice off Alaska's northwest coast
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By Associated Press
Tue, 11/19/2019 - 08:09
Developing hypertension in middle age increases a person's risk of heart attack or stroke later in life, according to a new study.
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New and Old Drugs May Offer New Ways to Fight Heart Disease
Doctors are reporting that novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure
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By Associated Press
Tue, 11/19/2019 - 04:50