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Finland and Sweden Aim for NATO Membership, Prompting Russia’s Fury

By Henry Ridgewell | VOA on May 10, 2022   Featured, National/World, World  

Finland and Sweden Aim for NATO Membership, Prompting Russia’s Fury

HELSINKI — Finland and Sweden are expected to formally apply to join NATO later this month, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries say Moscow’s actions have changed the security dynamic in Europe and the Kremlin’s nuclear threats require the collective self-defense that NATO can provide. Finnish lawmakers are debating joining the alliance following […]

Common Cold Infection Can Protect Against Coronavirus, Study Finds

By Henry Ridgewell | VOA on Jan 12, 2022   Featured, Health  

Common Cold Infection Can Protect Against Coronavirus, Study Finds

LONDON — The common cold can provide some protection from COVID-19, according to new research led by Imperial College London, which says the findings provide a blueprint for future vaccines that could offer immunity to all variants of the coronavirus. Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have questioned why some people are able to […]

Pharmaceutical Firms Accused of Making ‘Obscene Profits’ Amid Global Vaccine Shortage

By Henry Ridgewell | VOA on May 22, 2021   Health, National/World, World  

Pharmaceutical Firms Accused of Making ‘Obscene Profits’ Amid Global Vaccine Shortage

 LONDON – A group of activist organizations says that at least nine executives and investors in companies making coronavirus vaccines have become billionaires in the last year thanks to the patents on their vaccines.  The People’s Vaccine Alliance, a grouping of several non-profit, non-governmental organizations including Global Justice Now, Oxfam and UNAIDS, is calling for the pharmaceutical firms to share their technology […]

97-Year-Old Veteran Parachutes Over Normandy as Part of D-Day Ceremonies

By Henry Ridgewell | VOA on Jun 5, 2019   Featured, National, National/World  

97-Year-Old Veteran Parachutes Over Normandy as Part of D-Day Ceremonies

CARENTAN, FRANCE — Ceremonies took place Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces landed approximately 156,000 troops in Normandy in Nazi-occupied France. Thousands of military personnel and civilians have taken part in reenactments of famous battles and landmark events across the Normandy region. D-Day veterans who took part in the invasion have […]

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