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Montevideo, June 4th 2025 - 17:10 UTC

Health & Science

  • Wednesday, January 8th 2025 - 21:37 UTC

    Uruguay to launch new Covid-19 vaccination campaign next week

    Only patients needing more than one dose will need a written prescription

    Uruguayan health authorities will launch a vaccination campaign against Covid-19 starting next Monday using Pfizer's Comirnaty JN.1 immunizer adapted to the Omicron JN.1 subvariant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it was announced in Montevideo.

  • Saturday, January 4th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Boric reaches South Pole

    “From here everything is north,” Boric said

    Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Friday became the first Latin American leader and the third worldwide to reach the South Pole, thus consolidating his country's commitment to Antarctica. His feat followed in the footsteps of those authorities from New Zealand in 2007 and Norway in 2011. Boric dubbed his trip “a diplomatic, scientific, environmental and aeronautical milestone.” It also Chile as “the gateway to Antarctica,” he said.

  • Friday, January 3rd 2025 - 10:16 UTC

    Boric South Pole bound after weather problems ruled out

    Boric's journey is supported by the British Antarctic Survey and the UK's Antarctic Program, among other international partners

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font's trip to the South Pole was confirmed Thursday by the La Moneda Palace in Santiago after its feasibility had been questioned due to poor weather. The journey between Jan. 2 and 4, will include other officials as well as a scientific team to tour the Union Glacier Joint Scientific Polar Station and the Amundsen-Scott Base.

  • Friday, January 3rd 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Covid-19 resurfaces abruptly in Bolivian Dept. of Santa Cruz

    Last week 14 Covid-related deaths were reported in Chile

    Health authorities in the Bolivian Department of Santa Cruz Thursday said that an “abrupt” increase in Covid-19 cases had been detected, due to which they encouraged residents to update their vaccination schemes and adopt all biosecurity protocols. A total of 290 infections were reported last week, 11 of which required hospitalization, including three under ventilation in intensive care units, and one death on Dec. 28. All 11 are unvaccinated patients, it was also explained.

  • Monday, December 30th 2024 - 10:19 UTC

    Another virus mosquito-transmitted disease, ‘oropouche,’ extending in Brazil

    The orthobunyavirus oropoucheense (OROV), is transmitted to humans mainly through the Culicoides paraensis mosqutoe, better known in Brazil as the “maruim” or “mosquito-pólvora”.

    A new virus, oropouche, is extending in Brazil and has become of concern to the country’s Public Health Ministry, since it was circumscribed to the Amazon Region but has now been reported in at least 22 states and 11.000 cases during the first half of December.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 10:52 UTC

    Lingering symptoms of Covid-19 detected among 20% of Brazilians

    Epicovid 2.0 was conducted across 133 Brazilian cities

    Brazil's Health Ministry detected lingering symptoms among 20% of South America's largest country's population having had Covid-19, Agencia Brasil reported. Among the symptoms are fatigue, memory loss, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, joint pain, and hair loss, which have also been found to be more frequent among women and indigenous people.

  • Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 10:20 UTC

    Falklands publishes survey results of a mental health anti-stigma campaign

    The survey was held earlier this year to assist with the development of an anti-stigma in mental health campaign for the Falkland Islands

    The results of the ‘Developing a mental health anti-stigma campaign for the Falkland Islands’ survey have been published.

  • Monday, December 16th 2024 - 20:57 UTC

    Brazil's STF launches AI writing tool

    “MARIA's objective is not to replace people, but to assist the work of the STF,” it was explained

    Starting Monday, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) software to write documents and produce images, videos, music, and audio. The Support Module for Writing with Artificial Intelligence has been named “MARIA” given its acronym in Portuguese.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 22:29 UTC

    Argentina now reportedly redlights RRS James Cook mission

    The Foreign Ministry's reported decision had negative repercussions within the Libertarian government of President Javier Milei

    Argentina's Foreign Ministry has been reported to have backtracked on the clearance previously given to the RRS James Cook to perform a scientific mission in the Argentine Sea. According to Buenos Aires' Clarín, Deputy Foreign Minister Eduardo Bustamante gave the order.

  • Friday, December 6th 2024 - 09:25 UTC

    Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust appoints first chief operating officer

    Lewendon holds academic credentials in archaeology and conservation from Warwick University and University College London and serves as vice-chair of The Emery Walker Trust

    The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT) has announced the appointment of Elena Lewendon as its first Chief Operating Officer, marking a pivotal moment in the charity’s history. Lewendon, currently CEO of The Apsley Paper Trail, will assume her new role on January 1, 2025.