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Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers ends May 11: W.House

The White House on Monday announced a May 11 end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travelers to the United States and for government employees across the world's biggest economy.. "Today, we are announcing that the administration will end the Covid-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travelers at the end of the day on May 11, the same day that the Covid-19 public health emergency ends," a statement said.

Mon, May 1, 2023 1 mins read

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Why does your life flash before your eyes near death?

Survivors of close calls with death often recall extraordinary experiences: seeing light at the end of a tunnel, floating outside their own bodies, encountering deceased loved ones or recapping major life events in an instant.. One way to do so might be to create an experiment that simulates a near-death experience while the patient is being monitored under lab conditions. ia/nro/bfm

Mon, May 1, 2023 2 mins read

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Mexican rescue dogs prepare for next emergency mission

A rescue dog and its handler abseil down a ravine during a drill in Mexico aimed at preparing for international emergencies like the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey in February.. July found six bodies in the rubble after the February 6 earthquake in Turkey that claimed more than 50,000 lives -- her first international deployment.

Mon, May 1, 2023 1 mins read

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Tales of luck and loss aboard a warship fleeing Sudan

Hasan Faraj was brushing his teeth on the morning of April 15 when gunfire erupted outside his building near Khartoum's airport, early shots in a war that caught him totally unprepared.. In early April, the couple and their son had travelled to Sudan in hopes of spending a peaceful Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr holiday with Sayed's relatives, but they were soon caught up in intense urban battles.

Sun, Apr 30, 2023 3 mins read

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Germany's climate activists find sanctuary in churches

Copies of a climate change petition along with photos of the signatories lay at the foot of the altar.. In northeastern Berlin, Gethsemane Church -- a key site in the peaceful revolution that brought down the Berlin Wall -- is hosting an open discussion on climate change every evening this week, before handing the baton to another church next week.

Sun, Apr 30, 2023 3 mins read

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Heed the reed: thatcher scientist on mission to revive craft

Once upon a time many homes in the picturesque Burgenland wine-growing region of eastern Austria were thatched.. And to get it approved he had to do battle for two years with the local authorities, culminating in having to set fire to a model thatched house to prove that his home wouldn't be a fire hazard.

Sun, Apr 30, 2023 2 mins read

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Thousands endure long wait for safety at Sudan-Ethiopia border

An interminable row of minibuses lines the road that separates Sudan's southeastern city of Gedaref from the Ethiopian border, slowly bringing people fleeing Sudan's war closer to safety.. At the end of the road to the border, Sudanese and Ethiopian flags flutter in the sky, a mere 10 metres (yards) between them.

Sat, Apr 29, 2023 3 mins read

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Japan approves abortion pill for the first time

The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy.. The approval of the pill to end pregnancies up to nine weeks follows a ministry panel endorsement, which was postponed for a month as thousands of public opinions were submitted.

Sat, Apr 29, 2023 1 mins read

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'This is our reality': Ukraine artists depict the war

When Russia invaded Ukraine, artist Zhanna Kadyrova felt her work was useless.. He added the artists wanted to display their work "in different places in Europe and in the United States... to continue to shed light on the situation in Ukraine".

Sat, Apr 29, 2023 3 mins read

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Clouds carry drug-resistant bacteria across distances: study

For a team of Canadian and French researchers, dark clouds on the horizon are potentially ominous not because they signal an approaching storm -- but because they were found in a recent study to carry drug-resistant bacteria over long distances.. "We found that they are carried by the wind into the atmosphere and can travel long distances -- around the world -- at high altitudes in clouds," he told AFP. The discovery was published in last month's edition of the journal Science of The Total Environment.

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 2 mins read