Science

Argentine trade union demands Cuba’s removal from US SSOT list

Published on: July 16, 2024
12:30

Buenos Aires, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) The Argentine Workers' Central Union (CTA) on Tuesday demanded Cuba's immediate removal from Washington's State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list.

International Business Roundtable Expo opens in Paraguay

Published on: July 16, 2024
11:41

Asuncion, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) More than 800 entrepreneurs from 21 countries are participating in the International Business Roundtable Expo, the largest multi-sector event in Paraguay, to be held from Tuesday to Thursday, July 18.

Dominicans take further measures against dengue outbreak

Published on: July 16, 2024
07:44

Santo Domingo, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Public Health authorities are working to eradicate dengue fever in urban areas by combining guidance with fumigation operations, official sources revealed on Monday.

Global Childhood Immunization Levels Stagnate in 2023

Published on: July 16, 2024
00:15

Washington, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Global childhood immunization coverage stagnated in 2023, leaving 2.7 million more children unvaccinated or who did not received full doses compared to 2019, according to a recent report.

Unprecedented warming threatens Earth’s lakes

Published on: July 15, 2024
14:40

London, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Lakes worldwide will likely be the first ecosystems to experience unprecedented warming by 2100 when global temperatures reach about 2.4 degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial conditions, according to a recent study published in Nature Geoscience.

Caribbean Bank distributes funds for countries affected by Beryl

Published on: July 15, 2024
14:24

Basseterre, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank disbursed one million dollars to support the reconstruction of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada, after the destructive impact of Hurricane Beryl, the media reported today.

Russian radioactivity evaluation of Fukushima spill concludes

Published on: July 15, 2024
11:19

Moscow, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) The Russian research vessel Akademik Oparin today completed the mission to assess the Pacific waters after the Japanese spills of radioactive water from the earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Seine river is ready for Olympic swimming trials

Published on: July 15, 2024
10:14

Paris, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) The prefect of the Paris Region, Marc Guillaume, insisted on Monday that the quality of the Seine waters will allow holding the triathlon, paratriathlon and marathon events during the Paris-2024 Olympic Games.

UN warns about food, water and health crisis in Gaza

Published on: July 15, 2024
09:08

Ramallah, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) said in a statement that obtaining food is a serious problem in Gaza, adding the shortage of drinking water, the health crisis and the collapse of the sanitation system, among other problems.

UN to reveal most pressing health and human well-being challenges

Published on: July 15, 2024
08:47

United Nations, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations will publish its global forecast on human health and well-being, which describes critical changes and signals about the need to prepare as the world approaches a polycrisis.

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