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Did you even know the U.S. has a malaria czar? Who himself had malaria as a kid? We interview Dr. Raj Panjabi, newly appointed by President Joe Biden. (Image credit: Gabriel Diamond/Skoll Foundation)

The World Health Organization team’s decision comes as tensions mount between Beijing and Washington over the investigation and one international group of scientists appeals for a new probe.

A year into the pandemic, early data and surveys point to a baby bust in many advanced economies from the U.S. to Europe to East Asia, often on top of existing downward trends in births.

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A leading French daily has rattled the ruling party and sparked intense speculation about next year’s presidential election by suggesting that voters won’t come to Emmanuel Macron’s aid if he finds himself in a rematch with the far-right. Votes from

Australia’s scandal-hit government on Thursday apologized for calling an alleged rape victim a “lying cow,” sparking fresh claims of a “toxic” culture in the country’s corridors of power. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Defense Minister Linda Reynolds “deeply regretted” the

SpaceX has launched another batch of its Starlink satellites – the usual complement of 60 of the low Earth orbit spacecraft, which will join the more than 1,000 already making up the existing constellation. This is the fifth launch of Starlink

This morning Hopin, a virtual events platform and video-focused software service, announced that it has closed a $400 million Series C. The new capital values Hopin at $5.65 billion. Both numbers match prior TechCrunch reporting that the company was targeting

A Turkish court trying 26 Saudi suspects in absentia for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday refused to admit a US report blaming the kingdom’s crown prince for the killing. An Istanbul court is trying two close former