Health & Science

Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Uruguay begins Parliamentary debate to legalize euthanasia

Uruguayan lawmakers have begun this week the debate to legalize euthanasia, despite opposition from the National Party of President Luis Lacalle Pou and the Catholic Church. The Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide bill was first introduced in 2020, but no further action was taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:46 UTC
BAS Director Professor Jane Francis awarded Patron's Medal from the Royal Geographical Society

The director of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Professor Dame Jane Francis has been awarded the prestigious Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (IBG) Patron’s Medal for contributions to earth and environmental sciences.
Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
HMS Sheffield Memorial unveiled at National Memorial Arboretum

Survivors, the families of those lost and VIPs have gathered 40 years to the day since HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile during the Falklands War on 4th May 1982. They watched as a new memorial - dedicated to those killed in the attack - was unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
US health authorities insist on mask-wearing on public transport

Despite a court ruling last month declaring mask-wearing mandates unconstitutional, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuesday issued once again a recommendation to restate the measure on planes, trains, and buses.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
CanSino eyes Argentina for local production of covid-19 vax

A delegation from the Cansino laboratory has held meetings in Buenos Aires with Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and other officials to discuss local production of their COVID-19 vaccine, it was reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 08:00 UTC
Gates: “we ain't seen the worst of covid-19 yet”

Tycoon Bill Gates said Monday said that the worst part of the coronavirus crisis was yet to be seen, although most countries are returning to prepandemic dispositions.
Monday, May 2nd 2022 - 21:35 UTC
WHO concerned over resurgence of Ebola

The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced its concern over the reappearance and subsequent spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a territory formerly known as Zaire.
Monday, May 2nd 2022 - 09:18 UTC
No more home office for Argentine civil servants

The times of home office for Argentine civil servants come to an end effective Monday following a decision by Secretary of Public Management and Employment, Ana Castellani, after COVID-19's critical stage has been deemed to be over.
Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Partial solar eclipse on Saturday can be seen in southern South America, Falklands and Antarctica

The Earth is all set to witness its first solar eclipse of the year 2022, and according to NASA, this cosmic event will take place on Saturday, April 30, at around 6:45 PM UTC. Parts of South America, Antarctica and the Pacific and Southern Oceans will be able to witness this awe-inspiring phenomenon.
Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Chinese citizens, economy fear measures more than they fear COVID-19 itself

The COVID-19 pandemic has almost the whole world going in one direction and China doing quite the opposite and measures of the utmost severity have led to the strict confinement of some 343 million people to enforce a “zero-tolerance” policy as cases of the Omicron variant keep being detected through mass, compulsory testing.