Health & Science

• Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Cambridge appeals for the recovery of missing Charles Darwin's notebooks with “Tree of Life” sketches

  

  Two of Charles Darwin-s notebooks containing his pioneering ideas on evolution and his famous “Tree of Life” sketch are missing, believed stolen, the Cambridge University Library said on Tuesday. The British scientist filled the leather notebooks in 1837 after returning from his voyage on the HMS Beagle. The library said they were worth millions of pounds.

• Tuesday, November 24th 2020 - 09:32 UTC

  World Tourism chief visits Montevideo and praises Uruguay's focus on the industry with and without the pandemic

  

  The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has concluded his official visit to the Americas with a series of high-level meetings in Uruguay.

• Tuesday, November 24th 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  Spanish King on a 10-day quarantine after close contact with a positive case

  

  Spain's King Felipe VI started 10 days of quarantine on Monday after coming into close contact with someone who later tested positive for the new coronavirus, a Royal House source said.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 18:25 UTC

  Chinese submersible exploring the Mariana Trench, the deepest valley on the planet

  

  China live-streamed footage of its new manned submersible parked at the bottom of the Mariana Trench on Friday, part of a historic mission into the deepest underwater valley on the planet.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  Brazil will sign non-binding letters of intent for Covid-19 vaccines with four companies and Russia's sovereign fund

  

  Brazil's health ministry said on Sunday it will sign non-binding letters of intent to purchase coronavirus vaccines from four companies and Russia's sovereign wealth fund, adding that any purchase will depend on the approval of the nation's regulators.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Spain to begin a Covid-19 vaccination program in January, president Pedro Sánchez announced

  

  Spain will begin a comprehensive coronavirus vaccination program in January and expects to have covered a substantial part of the population within six months, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:12 UTC

  Highly contagious strain of bird flu forces Netherlands to cull tens of thousands of chickens

  

  Dutch authorities have culled some 190,000 chickens after a highly contagious strain of bird flu broke out in at least two poultry farms, the agriculture ministry said on Sunday.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Moderna vaccine will cost some US$ 25 per doses, depending of the amount, CEO Stephane Bancel

  

  Moderna will charge governments between US$ 25 and US$ 37 per dose of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate depending on the amount ordered, CEO Stephane Bancel told German weekly Welt am Sonntag (WamS).

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:01 UTC

  WHO official anticipates third wave of Covid-19 in Europe, early 2021; “countries failed to prepare in summer”

  

  A World Health Organization (WHO) special Covid-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021 if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what was needed to prevent the second wave of infections.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Germany ready to begin Covid-19 vaccination in mid-December

  

  Germany could start administering shots of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next month, Health Minister Jens Spahn was quoted as saying.