14 October 2021 Archives

Millions of people with no access to healthy diet

Published on: October 14, 2021
19:36

United Nations, October 14 (Prensa Latina) Today, nearly 40% of humanity (three billion people) cannot afford to a healthy diet, the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday.

Europeans enjoyed blue cheese, beer 2,700 years ago, study suggests

Published on: October 14, 2021
19:17

Vienna, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) A new study revealed how deep blue cheese and beer roots run in Europe, where workers at a salt mine in the Austrian Alps were gortrging on both up to 2,700 years ago, the Current Biology published on Thursday.

Greek parliamentarians condem US blockade against Cuba

Published on: October 14, 2021
18:59

Athens, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) The Friendship Group with Cuba in the Greek Parliament on Thursday condemned the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for over 60 years.

Venezuela condemns new attack on its national electric system

Published on: October 14, 2021
18:51

Caracas, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela on Thursday condemned a new attack on its national electric system, affecting 30% of power service in caracas due to a series of fluctuations in the national interconnected system.

ILO calls for increased investments in global social protection

Published on: October 14, 2021
18:39

Geneva, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on Thursday warned of a two-track recovery and emphasized the need to increase investments in universal social protection, decent work and a just green transition.

Bumetanide shows potential as Alzheimer’s disease treatment

Published on: October 14, 2021
18:28

Washington, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) A team of experts said that Bumetanide -a commonly used and potent oral diuretic pill- may provide an expected yet efficacious treatment for those at genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease, as funded by the National Institute of Aging (NIA).

GHI ranks India at 101 out of 116 countries

Published on: October 14, 2021
18:16

New Delhi, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) The Global Hunger Index (GHI), a tool that measures and tracks hunger globally as well as by region and by country, launched on Thursday ranked India at 101 position out of a total 116 countries.

J&J Covid-19 shot gets better boost from Moderna, Pfizer in NIH study

Published on: October 14, 2021
18:04

Washington, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will analyze requests of pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccine boosters.

U.S. to keep hegemonic ambitions, says academic Michael Brenner

Published on: October 14, 2021
17:43

Washington, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) Professor of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, SAIS-Johns Hopkins (Washington D.C.) Michael Brenner on Thursday assured that the United States has no political leadership that allows it to give up its hegemonic ambitions and accept global multipolarity.

India resumes Covid-19 vaccine export

Published on: October 14, 2021
17:42

New Delhi, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) India´s Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that coronavirus vaccine doses have been sent to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Iran in order to fight the Covid-19 pandemic according to the government's decision to resume their supplies.

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