Page 20 - Studio 7 News Today

Concerns about the safety of the COVID vaccine are common especially when it comes to inoculating very young children. A new study suggests that some moms may be passing along antibodies to their infants. VOA’s Dilge Timocin has more.

With thousands of men killed in combat, the war against the Islamic State terror group has expanded the work done by women. In the more conservative parts of Iraq, women usually do household work while men work outside.

G-7 leaders continue their meeting in Cornwall, England, with bold ambitions to lead the world out of the pandemic, toward a better and greener future. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has this report from the summit.

Authorities in Kenya are taking steps to eradicate trachoma, an infectious disease that is a leading cause of blindness in Africa. About seven million people in central Kenya are at risk for the disease, as Brenda Mulinya reports from Nairobi.

China is now among the nations that have landed a spacecraft and rover on Mars, and it’s planning to increase its footprint on the heavens. VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports on how a new "space race" could help advance exploration of the cosmos

With the coronavirus pandemic easing in the U.S., discussions are underway about what people want their communities to be like post-COVID. Urban planner James Rojas is leading a workshop to explore these ideas, as Deana Mitchell reports from Oakland, California.

COVID RESTRICTIONS EASING: Residents around Washington D.C. are increasingly out and about as COVID-19 cases fall in the capital region. But reluctance to get vaccinated persists in some quarters, despite extensive campaigns promoting inoculation. VOA’s Laurel Bowman has more.

A deadly second wave of the novel coronavirus has hit India’s remote areas, many of which had not been affected by the first wave last year. Anjana Pasricha looks at the impact of the pandemic in the mountain villages in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

As the U.S. pledged Thursday to donate another 500 million coronavirus vaccine doses to 92 countries in need through June of 2022, experts say Russia is working to discredit western vaccines and aggressively market its own Sputnik V jab. Anush Avetisyan has the story.

Facebook’s recent decision to ban former president Donald Trump for two years sends a message to world leaders that Facebook is stepping up its role as sheriff on its service. Tina Trinh reports.