Health & Science

Thursday, July 1st 2021 - 00:20 UTC
Melt lakes: Scientists detect sudden large Antarctic water mass drains empty

$Hydro-fracture occurs when liquid water, denser than ice, exerts sufficient extra pressure on cracks in ice shelves to open them right through to the ocean below.$

Scientists in Australia and the United States are reporting the sudden loss of a large ice-covered Antarctic lake covering an area of eleven square kilometres. The rare event occurred during the winter of 2019 on Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica and was noticed in satellite images the following summer by Dr Roland Warner from the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership at the University of Tasmania.
Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Rio de Janeiro allows pregnant women to mix one dose of Pfizer with one of AstraZeneca vaccines

Health authorities in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro announced Tuesday that they had approved combination doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca anticoronavirus vaccines on pregnant women.
Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 09:18 UTC
Brazil: Allegedly corrupt official leaves post at Health Ministry as accusations make headlines

A Brazilian government official who reportedly asked for a US $ 1 “surcharge” per vaccine dose has left his post, the Ministry of Health announced through a statement Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 08:49 UTC
Coronavirus Delta variant claims first two fatalities in Brazil

The Government of Brazil Monday announced the occurrence of the first two deaths due to the coronavirus Delta variant.
Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Euthanasia law in force in Spain pending Constitutional Court ruling

Spain has become the fourth European country where terminally ill patient can seek an assisted suicide treatment – or euthanasia- to put an end to their suffering.
Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 08:15 UTC
Vaccinated people wear masks, avoid crowds and keep social distance, WHO officials insist

World Health Organization (WHO) officials have urged even fully vaccinated people to continue wearing masks and to keep taking other measures to prevent infection.
Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:43 UTC
Argentine top migrations official says those who left the country knew borders could be closed

Argentine Migrations Director Florencia Carignano said this weekend in a radio interview that those who left the country before the entry of airborne passengers was reduced from 2,000 to 600 a day -or two flights- should have known this could happen.
Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Argentine President Fernández pays tribute to the almost 100,000 people who died of covid-19 in the country

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Sunday paid tribute to the almost 100,000 people who died of covid-19 in the country, during a ceremony at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK), formerly the National Mail's headquarters in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Bolsonaro critical of Chinese-developed Sinovac vaccine

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has once again raised doubts about the efficacy of covid-19 vaccines and defended early treatment against the disease with controversial medicines such as chloroquine.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Argentina ups restrictions on travellers from abroad

The Government of Argentina has decided to up its restriction on inbound travelers as of Saturday, in a move to prevent further cases of the SARS-Cov-2 Delta variant from entering the country.