Iran Said to Inaugurate New Underground Missile Facility

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Monday inaugurated a new underground facility designated for missile storage, the country’s state TV reported. The report quotes Guard commander Gen. Hossein... Read more »

Psychedelic therapy could ‘reset’ depressed brain

BBC — A powerful hallucinogenic drug known for its part in shamanic rituals is being trialled as a potential cure for depression for the first time. Participants will be given the drug... Read more »

Fauci: US Normalcy Soon, but Cautions on Premature Easing of COVID Restrictions

VOA — WASHINGTON – Dr. Anthony Fauci, U.S. President Joe Biden’s top coronavirus adviser, said Sunday he is optimistic the country can return to some sense of normalcy by the annual July... Read more »

Spacewalkers Take Extra Safety Precautions for Toxic Ammonia

VOA — CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – Spacewalking astronauts had to take extra safety precautions Saturday after ridding their suits of any toxic ammonia from the International Space Station’s external cooling system. Victor... Read more »

US Communities Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis

VOA — WASHINGTON – A year into the coronavirus pandemic that is disproportionately ravaging African American lives both physically and economically, efforts are underway to target racism as a public health crisis... Read more »

UN: Pandemic Blocked Access to Birth Control in 115 Low- and Medium-Income Countries

VOA — The UNFPA reported that almost 12 million women in 115 low- and medium-income countries were unable to gain access to contraception services for an average of 3.6 months during the... Read more »

Wealthy Nations Accused of Blocking Access of Lower-income Nations to COVID-19 Vaccines

VOA — The United States and other wealthy countries are standing in the way of low- and middle-income countries seeking better access to COVID-19 vaccines, health-equity advocates say. South Africa and India... Read more »

Biden Commemorates US Coronavirus Death Toll, Charts Path Forward

VOA — WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden marked one year since the coronavirus swept into the United States with his first prime-time television address Thursday night, commemorating the loss of more than... Read more »

UN: 34 Million People ‘Knocking at Famine’s Door’ Worldwide

VOA — The U.N. secretary-general said Thursday that more than 88 million people were suffering from acute hunger in countries affected by conflict and instability at the end of 2020, and at... Read more »

Fauci: US Could Reach Pre-Pandemic ‘Normals’ by September

VOA — Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that current vaccination levels indicate the United States could reach pre-pandemic levels of “normal life” by late August or early... Read more »