Health & Science

Monday, December 7th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
Uruguay's twice president Tabare Vazquez dies: kilometers of vehicles followed the funeral procession

Two times former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez died early morning Sunday in Montevideo at the age of 80 after suffering from lung cancer and pancreatic metastasis. By early afternoon and following on the family's wishes Vazquez was buried in a private ceremony at the La Teja cemetery, the working neighborhood where he grew up.
Monday, December 7th 2020 - 08:56 UTC
UK begins massive inoculation on Tuesday; no preference for senior royals

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within weeks, after UK regulators granted emergency approval and the world’s first roll-out begins next week, reports late Saturday said.
Monday, December 7th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
The Havana syndrome: US diplomatic staff in Cuba and China “bombarded” with microwaves radiation

The most probable cause of a series of mysterious afflictions that have sickened American spies and diplomats abroad in the past several years was radio-frequency energy, a type of radiation that includes microwaves, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has concluded in a report.
Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Brucellosis in China: poor sanitation helps bacteria escape from lab and infects more than 10,000 people

More than 10,000 people in China are reportedly infected with a highly contagious disease that can lead to chronic health issues, after a vaccine factory used expired sanitizer, and bacteria spread through the plant.
Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 09:16 UTC
Obama, Bush and Clinton willing to be vaccinated against Covid 19 on television

Former US presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said they were willing to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus on television in order to ease any public skepticism over the safety of new vaccines.
Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 08:59 UTC
US companies rushing to organize an ultra-freeze storage chain for the Covid 19 Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

With the imminent arrival of coronavirus vaccines that will need to be stored at ultra-low temperatures, US companies are gearing up for a massive logistical effort to aid their distribution.
Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 08:35 UTC
WHO warns that vaccines do not mean the pandemic has come to an end

Recent progress on Covid 19 vaccines is positive but the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned this has led to a growing perception that the pandemic has come to an end, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.
Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
Britain receives the Pfizer vaccine from Belgium and Monday begins inoculation

Pfizer plans to ship 800,000 doses to Britain in the coming days from its production plant in Puurs in Belgium. Britain on Wednesday gave emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine, becoming the first Western country to pave the way for mass inoculations against a disease that has killed more than 1.4 million people worldwide.
Saturday, December 5th 2020 - 10:34 UTC
Record Covid-19 infections in Uruguay: 1825 active cases

Uruguay detected 284 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, reaching the record number of 1825 active cases, a few days after the barrier of a thousand cases was overcome and the government of Luis Lacalle Pou announced restrictive mobility measures last Monday.
Friday, December 4th 2020 - 09:23 UTC
Uruguay/Google Tannat cable system links with Brazil and Argentina

The Tannat cable system connecting Uruguay and Brazil by sea has now been officially extended to Argentina. The cable is co-owned by Uruguay’s state-run telco Antel and by Google. Active since 2018, the 2,000km system links Maldonado, near Montevideo in Uruguay, to Praia Grande/Santos in Brazil’s São Paulo state.