Flying electric taxis, personal aircraft prepare for takeoff

Flying cars, long the dream of futurists, may finally be here

Stranded NASA Starliner pilots may return to Earth on SpaceX

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — What should have been a quick trip to the International Space Station may turn into an eight-month stay for two NASA astronauts if they have to switch from Boeing to SpaceX for a ride home

Tropical Storm Debby expected to make landfall in South Carolina again

white house — Tropical Storm Debby is expected to make landfall for a second time in South Carolina late Wednesday or early Thursday, having taken the lives of six people earlier in the week

Rural South Africans flock to Chinese classes

China’s Confucius Institutes teach Chinese around the world, but there’s more to them than that

WHO calls emergency meeting on mpox spread

Geneva — World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday called an emergency meeting of international experts amidst growing worries over the mpox virus

Extreme heat in July debilitates hundreds of millions worldwide

GENEVA — Soaring temperatures in July have had detrimental effects on the well-being of hundreds of millions of people worldwide who have found the monthlong extreme heat too hot to handle, according to the World Meteorological Organization

UN agency raises 20% of needed African drought aid

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Historic space mission commander tours South African schools

Esteemed American astronaut, geoscience professor and artist Sian Proctor is touring South African schools to emphasize the importance of education in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics

US-Australia talks focus on China's 'coercive behavior,' climate change

WASHINGTON/SYDNEY — The United States and Australia kicked off high-level talks Tuesday that will focus on China's coercive behavior, as well as the AUKUS nuclear submarine project, mounting tensions in the Middle East and climate change, officials s[..]

WHO: Governments unprepared to combat global COVID-19 surge

Geneva — The World Health Organization is warning that governments throughout the world are unprepared to combat the global surge of COVID-19, which is putting millions of people at risk of severe disease and death

As mpox cases surge in Africa, few treatments and vaccines available

BANGUI, Central African Republic — African health officials said mpox cases have spiked by 160% so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of effective treatments or vaccines on the continent

Mexico City’s women water harvesters help make up for drought

MEXICO CITY — Gliding above her neighborhood in a cable car on a recent morning, Sonia Estefanía Palacios Díaz scanned a sea of blue and black water tanks, tubes and cables looking for rain harvesting systems

Heat deaths of people without air conditioning underscore inequity

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn't have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last month in Washington state as temperatures surged into the triple digits

Rafah water facility demolition raises health risks in Gaza, UN says

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Blood tests could help diagnose Alzheimer's, study finds

Washington — New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday – but some appear to work far better than others