Comparatively speaking, Americans are heavier than the rest of the world. The World Factbook of the Central Intelligence Agency reports the obesity rate in the United States to be 36 percent. But 25-year-old Zobaida Falah is hoping that her homemade …
A southern Indian state has begun a three-day bird culling process to contain an outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu.Kerala state began the precautionary measure Sunday.The World Health Organization says, “Avian influenza viruses normally spread between birds. …
Weeks after Beijing was criticized by people inside China and around the world for a sluggish response to the outbreak of a new coronavirus, China’s government is trying to recast itself as a global health leader.China’s early response to the …
Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus. What makes the 22-year-old in Washington even more frightened: The thought of medical bills she just can’t afford, as one of almost 27.5 million …
Passengers aboard a cruise ship off the California coast were instructed to stay in their cabins as they awaited test results Friday that could show whether the coronavirus is circulating among the more than 3,500 people aboard. A …
Conservation International says an estimated eight million metric tons of plastics go into the ocean every year. And that’s not even counting the amount that ends up in landfills or by the side of the road. But slowly, environmentally conscious …
India is bracing for a potential explosion of coronavirus cases as authorities rush to trace, test and quarantine contacts of 31 people confirmed to have the disease. It is screening international travelers at 30 airports and has already …
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign legislation Friday releasing $8.3 billion in emergency spending to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, including money for developing a vaccine. The legislation passed through the Senate and the House almost unanimously.Senate Appropriations Committee …
Portugal’s flag carrier TAP cancelled around 1,000 flights scheduled in March and April on Thursday after concerns about the coronavirus epidemic led to a fall in demand and said it envisaged an unspecified impact on revenues.Separately, organizers of the Lisbon …
The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most visited cities, with hordes of tourists piling onto vaporettos to cruise the Grand Canal, strolling through cobblestone streets and lingering in picturesque …
Anna Alexander, a property manager in Virginia Beach, Virginia, started the day Monday thinking that she might avoid shaking hands because of the coronavirus outbreak. Then somebody stuck out a hand to shake. She took it. “I’m a business person,” …
After nearly three decades of war, many Somalis carry invisible scars from exposure to violence.According to the World Health Organization, FILE – A man walks past a body and destroyed buildings at the scene of a blast in the capital …
Its doomed maiden voyage happened more than a century ago, but the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 remains the stuff of popular culture and the object of deep-sea salvage. A firm has recovered more than 5,000 of its artifacts, but …
A young mother painstakingly applies disinfectant cloths to clean meticulously the baby rattles for her gurgling blue-eyed infant bouncing happily on her lap.This is normally a wet and cold season in Lazio, but this year there have been many days …
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone’s body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.A patient recently had it done at …
Triathlete Julie Moss is a portrait of the power of human spirit and true dedication, even in the face of pain and exhaustion. Angelina Bagdasaryan met with the sportswoman and learned about the many stories behind the Ironman World Championship …
Senegalese officials are asking the public to remain calm after confirming the country’s first case of coronavirus, or COVID 19.The patient is a Frenchman living in Senegal who returned from a vacation to France on February 26. He had visited …
Pandemics are a worst-case scenario for infectious diseases. The World Health Organization describes a process through which a disease can reach the pandemic level …
The World Health Organization is urging countries affected by the coronavirus to enact containment measures as the best way to slow down the spread of this deadly disease.While most of the nearly 89,000 cases of coronavirus are reported from China, …
Covering the coronavirus story requires careful navigation and constant attention. News organizations trying to responsibly report on the growing health crisis are confronted with the task of conveying its seriousness without provoking panic, keeping up with a torrent …
The White House is expected to meet Wednesday with top executives from U.S. airlines and the cruise industry amid the growing coronavirus outbreak, two people briefed on the matter said. Vice President Mike Pence, who is overseeing the administration’s efforts, …
The U.S. surgeon general has a message for Americans inclined to wear a mask to ward off the deadly coronavirus — don’t.”Their risk as American citizens remains low,” Surgeon General Jerome Adams told the “Fox & Friends” show on Monday. …
A member of a council that advises Iran’s supreme leader died Monday after falling sick from the new coronavirus, state radio reported, becoming the first top official to succumb to the illness that is affecting members of the Islamic Republic’s …
The coronavirus claimed its first victim in the U.S. Saturday as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy and South Korea and the spreading outbreak continued to shake the global economy. The virus altered daily life around the …