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Health

COVID-19 Infected More Americans in 2020 than Official Tallies Show

September 7, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on COVID-19 Infected More Americans in 2020 than Official Tallies Show

By Dr. Francis Collins, Director, National Institutes of Health, United States

BETHESDA, Maryland, September 7, 2021 (ENS) – At the end of last year, you may recall hearing news reports [...]

Health

WHO Pandemic, Epidemic Intelligence Hub Opens in Germany

September 2, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on WHO Pandemic, Epidemic Intelligence Hub Opens in Germany

BERLIN, Germany, September 2, 2021 (ENS) – The tools to forecast, detect and assess epidemic and pandemic risks are on offer from a new central intelligence collection and sharing hub [...]

Business

IMF Releases US$650 Billion ‘Shot in the Arm’ for the Global Economy

August 11, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on IMF Releases US$650 Billion ‘Shot in the Arm’ for the Global Economy

WASHINGTON, DC, August 11, 2021 (ENS) – To address the global need for financial reserves during the current two-pronged public health and resulting financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund’s Board [...]

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30 Innovative Project Winners Ease British Rail Shakeup

July 2, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on 30 Innovative Project Winners Ease British Rail Shakeup

LONDON, UK, July 2, 2021 (ENS) – A host of new technologies to encourage rail passengers to ride British trains again post-COVID-19 have received UK government financial backing as part [...]

Gov/Politics

G7 Leaders Agree Global Agenda to ‘Build Back Better’

June 15, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on G7 Leaders Agree Global Agenda to ‘Build Back Better’

FALMOUTH, Cornwall, UK, June 13, 2021 (ENS) – The leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies, the Group of Seven, G7, underlined their shared democratic values in today’s agreement to [...]

Gov/Politics

Historic G7 Billion Covid Vaccine Donation Falls Short of Need

June 11, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Historic G7 Billion Covid Vaccine Donation Falls Short of Need

FALMOUTH, Cornwall, UK, June 12, 2021 (ENS) – Hosted by the UK, the Group of Seven Leaders’ Summit this weekend in Cornwall aims to unite the wealthiest democracies to help [...]

Air/Climate

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Hits Four Million Year High

June 7, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Hits Four Million Year High

MAUNA LOA, Hawaii, June 7, 2021 (ENS) – Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2021 in May at a monthly average [...]

Latest News

Blackout Circles the World Tonight for Earth Hour

March 27, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Blackout Circles the World Tonight for Earth Hour

WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2021 (ENS) – Wherever you are at 8:30 o’clock tonight, it will be Earth Hour, so turn off your lights for one hour to recognize the [...]

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Gov/Politics

Biden Lifts Emergency on U.S.-Mexico Border, Stops Wall

February 11, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Lifts Emergency on U.S.-Mexico Border, Stops Wall

 

WASHINGTON, DC, February 11, 2021 (ENS) – A national emergency no longer exists at the U.S. southern border with Mexico; it has been terminated after nearly two years. On [...]

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Health

Dreams During Pandemic Reveal Fear, Mental Suffering

February 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Dreams During Pandemic Reveal Fear, Mental Suffering

 

SAO PAULO, Brazil, February 10, 2021 (ENS) – Amid the isolation imposed by COVID-19, the brain resorts to dreams in an effort to metabolize the intense emotions experienced during [...]

Sci/Tech

New Book Links Southeast Asia’s Wildlife Trade to COVID

December 8, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on New Book Links Southeast Asia’s Wildlife Trade to COVID

 

HANOI, Vietnam, December 8, 2020 (ENS) – “The price of the private dining room would be included in the price of the pangolin, along with the rest of the [...]

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Air/Climate

Climate Change Intensifies Despite Pandemic Lockdowns

September 10, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Climate Change Intensifies Despite Pandemic Lockdowns

 

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 10, 2020 (ENS) – Already at their highest levels in three million years, greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere continue to increase, lockdowns around the world [...]

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Energy

Pandemic Shock to Energy Industry Greatest in 70 Years

May 4, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Pandemic Shock to Energy Industry Greatest in 70 Years

 

PARIS, France, May 4, 2020 (ENS) – The global COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the global economy, forcing large parts of the world into confinement and “creating the [...]

Ameriscan

  • LOUISIANA: Shell Expands World’s Largest Refining Catalyst Plant
    May 17, 2023 Comments Off on LOUISIANA: Shell Expands World’s Largest Refining Catalyst Plant
  • COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
  • LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
  • MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow

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