Deaf Football Players Succeed On And Off The Field

Athletes from 20 countries took the field in Malaysia for the fourth World Deaf Football Championships

Gates Gives $40 mln to Boost Access to mRNA Vaccines in Africa 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $40 million, including to a Belgian biotech company and two leading African vaccine manufacturers, in a bid to boost access to mRNA vaccines for protection against various diseases in Africa

Vodafone to Create Open RAN Chip Sets With Intel

Vodafone underlined its commitment to Open RAN networks on Monday by confirming it would create purpose-built chipset architecture for the nascent technology with Intel INTC

Older Kenyans Encounter Challenges in Obtaining Health Care

In many African societies, elders are highly regarded as powerful figures who keep the culture alive and guide the young

Pharmacist Shortages, Heavy Workloads Challenge US Drugstores

A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall

US Sex Education Classes Often Don't Include LGBTQ+ Students

In fifth grade, Stella Gage's class watched a video about puberty

Spain's PLD Space Launches Private Reusable Rocket

Spanish company PLD Space launched its reusable Miura-1 rocket early on Saturday from a site in southwestern Spain, carrying out Europe's first fully private rocket launch and offering hope for the continent's stalled space ambitions

UN Study: 1 in 10 Babies Born Prematurely

A study published Friday indicates 1 in 10 babies around the world are born prematurely — before 37 weeks — leading to deaths, disability and chronic illnesses

Malawi Nurses Demand Government Help Them Get Jobs

At a rally Friday in the southern city of Blantyre, unemployed nurses called for more jobs and gave Malawi's president 14 days to help them find new opportunities for work

Glacial Lake Floods: A Growing, Unpredictable Climate Risk

Indian rescuers are searching for over 100 people missing in a flash flood caused by a glacial lake bursting its banks, a risk scientists warn is increasing with climate change

Fukushima Nuclear Plant Starts 2nd Release of Treated Radioactive Wastewater

Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it began releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea on Thursday after the first round of discharges ended smoothly

America's Happiest (and Unhappiest) States Might Surprise You

All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest

Football Helmet for Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing Quarterbacks Unveiled

AT&T and Gallaudet University have developed a football helmet for players who are deaf or hard of hearing and communicate using American Sign Language

Nobel Chemistry Prize Awarded for Discovery of Quantum Dots Used in LED Lights

Scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots, which illuminate computer monitors and television screens and are used by doctors to map tumors

France Denies Reports of Bedbugs on Trains

France has urged the public not to worry about reports of bedbug outbreaks on public transportation in Paris and throughout the country