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California Still Deep In Drought Despite Atmospheric River
The deluge California received from a powerful atmospheric river made streams and waterfalls come alive while coating mountains with snow, but as the storm headed east to the Plains on Tuesday it left the Golden State still deep in drought.
Rise in Human Bird Flu Cases in China Shows Risk of Fast-Changing Variants, Health Experts
The largest number of H5N6 infections have been in southwestern Sichuan province, though cases have also been reported in neighbouring Chongqing and Guangxi, as well as Guangdong, Anhui and Hunan provinces.
Thousands Of Nicaraguans Go To Honduras Border For Vaccines
Nearly 8,000 Nicaraguans received COVID19 vaccines at two customs border crossings with neighboring Honduras in recent days, Honduran health authorities said on Monday, as supplies of the inoculations in Nicaragua have run low.
Police: 3 Florida Teens Killed Student With Knife, Sword
A high school student was ambushed and stabbed to death with a knife and sword by another teen who was angry the victim had previously had sex with the suspect's exgirlfriend, authorities in South Florida said.
Group Asks NLRB To OK Union Vote At Amazon's NY Warehouse
Union organizers at an Amazon distribution center in New York formally asked federal labor officials on Monday to authorize a vote that could establish the first union at the nation's largest online retailer.
Lawyer: Initial Autopsy Inconclusive On Laundrie Death Cause
The initial autopsy on the remains of Brian Laundrie did not uncover a cause of his death and a more intensive examination will be done, a Laundrie family lawyer said Monday.
The Pandemic Will End When The World Chooses To End It, Says WHO Chief
Ghebreyesus also requested G20 countries which have vaccinated 40 per cent of their population to proactively engage in the Covax mechanism and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT).
Uganda Police Say 1 Killed, 7 Injured In Explosion At Eatery
One person was killed and seven others injured Saturday in an explosion at a restaurant in a suburb of Uganda's capital, Kampala, police said.
Climate Change Disrupting Natural Cycles At Drier Lake Tahoe
Drought fueled by climate change has dropped Lake Tahoe below its natural rim and halted flows into the Truckee River, an historically cyclical event thats occurring sooner and more often than it used to raising fears about what might be in store for the...
China Has Been an Aggressor Against India and Neighbours, Must Be Held Accountable, Says US Envoy
Beijing is engaged in hotly contested territorial disputes in both the South China Sea and the East China Sea.
NASA Launches Tool That Measures Western Water Loss
NASA on Thursday launched an online platform with information on how much water evaporates into the atmosphere from plants, soils and other surfaces in the U.S. West, data it says could help water managers, farmers and state officials better manage resour...
Queen Elizabeth Back Home After First Night In Hospital In Years
Britain's 95yearold Queen Elizabeth spent a night in hospital for the first time in years for what royal officials termed 'preliminary investigations' but was in good spirits and back at work at her Windsor Castle home on Thursday.
Jurors To Get Case Of Ex-deputies In Georgia Stun-gun Death
Jurors have seen the videos many times at the trial of three former Georgia sheriff's deputies accused of murdering a man during a 2017 arrest when they shocked him with stun guns.
Sakkari, Halep Advance In Moscow; Rublev Ousted
Maria Sakkari clinched a spot at the WTA Finals for the first time by reaching the quarterfinals at the Kremlin Cup on Thursday when Anna Kalinskaya retired with an illness in the second set.
Sakkari, Halep Advance In Moscow; Rublev Ousted
Maria Sakkari clinched a spot at the WTA Finals for the first time by reaching the quarterfinals at the Kremlin Cup on Thursday when Anna Kalinskaya retired with an illness in the second set.
WHO Issues Plan To Prevent Sexual Abuse After Congo Scandal
The World Health Organization issued its plan on Thursday to prevent any further misconduct by aid workers deployed in its field operations after WHO staff took part in a major sexual abuse scandal in the Democratic Republic of Congo.