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Researchers in Uganda Start Trials for HIV Injectable Drug

New Zealand Scientists Investigate Microplastics’ Impact on Climate Change

Police: Prop Gun Fired by Alec Baldwin Kills Woman on Film Set

In Colombia, Blinken Announces Deal to Curb Amazon Deforestation

Texas Asks Supreme Court to Leave Restrictive Abortion Law in Place

Warming Temperatures Could Spark Conflicts in Global Hot Spots, Reports Say

South Korea Takes Another Step Toward Reaching the Moon

Largest Triceratops Skeleton Ever Found Sells for $7.7M

Facebook Kept Oversight Board in Dark about Special Treatment of VIP Accounts

Lone Democratic Senator Blocks Biden’s Climate Agenda as COP26 Nears

New Name for Facebook? Critics Cry Smoke and Mirrors

Pig-to-Human Transplants Come a Step Closer With New Test

French African Mom Works to Boost Numbers of African Bone Marrow Donors

French African Woman Works to Boost Numbers of African Bone Marrow Donors

New York City Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for City Workers

New York Statue Honors Resilient Human Spirit in COVID Era

Facebook to Pay Up to 14 Million Over Discrimination Against US Workers

Africa Warming More, Faster Than Other World Regions

Israeli Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword in Mediterranean

Catching a Ride: A ‘Robotaxi’ Drives Itself to You

US VP Harris Says Nation Must Address Climate Change with ‘A Sense of Urgency’

Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Abortion Law

Afghan Door-to-Door Anti-Polio Drive to Resume After 3 years

Some Zimbabweans Affected by Cyclone Turn to Beekeeping for Survival

Protesters Attempt to Disrupt Torch Lighting Ceremony for Beijing Winter Olympics

VP Heads West to Promote Administration’s Climate Crisis Strategy

Facebook Plans to Hire 10,000 in EU to Build ‘Metaverse’

In Quiet Debut, Alzheimer’s Drug Finds Questions, Skepticism

Russian Actor and Director Making 1st Movie in Space Back on Earth

Actors of Indian Descent Proud to Lead Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’

Enslaved Black Man Created World’s Most Popular Whiskey

Bitcoin-Mining Power Plant Raises Ire of Environmentalists

Chinese Astronauts Arrive at Space Station for Longest Mission

#Metoo, 4 Years In: ‘I’d Like to Think Now, We Are Believed’

NASA to Launch Craft to Explore Jupiter’s Asteroids

US Health Panel Recommends Booster Shot for Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Canada Sees Benefits from Delaying Second COVID Vaccine Dose

US Puts Cryptocurrency Industry on Notice Over Ransomware Attacks

US National Blood Inventory Hits Six-Year Low

US Donates 9.6 Million Additional COVID Vaccine Doses to Pakistan

Biden’s Popularity Tied to Pandemic Numbers

Pan African Film Festival Begins in Burkina Faso

Facebook Objects to Releasing Private Posts About Myanmar’s Rohingya Campaign

Shredded Banksy Artwork Sells for $25.4 Million at Auction

US Authorities Disclose Ransomware Attacks Against Water Facilities

NASA Launching Series of Crafts to Visit, Bash Asteroids

New Malaria Vaccine to Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of African Children

Actor Who Played Legendary Starship Captain Visits Space

Microsoft to Shut Down LinkedIn in China Over Censorship Concerns

Record COVID-19 Cases Reported in Australia’s Second Most Populous State

US Military COVID Cases Lowest Since June as 1st Vaccine Deadlines Approach

G-20 Pledges to Avoid ‘Premature Withdrawal’ of Economic Support

J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Better Boost From Moderna, Pfizer in Study

Forum Urges Social Networks to Act Against Antisemitism

UN Report: Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction Saves Lives, Money

US Staging Global Conference to Combat Ransomware Attacks

Israel Harvests Dates From 2,000 Year-Old Seeds

Animals in American Zoos to Get Covid Jab Amid Delta Variant Risk

Storm Leaves 11 Dead in Landslides, Floods in Philippines

Shatner, 90, Inspires with Real-life Space Trip