Health & Science

Monday, December 28th 2020 - 09:13 UTC
WHO chief warns Covid-19 will not be the last pandemic: climate change and animal welfare must be addressed

The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organization's chief said.
Monday, December 28th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Hot food and drinks shop found buried under the volcanic ashes or Pompeii

Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Indonesia asks Brazil for data on the Chinese vaccine

With the slow development of its own phase three clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Indonesia said it has asked for data from Brazil, where a similar trial is progressing smoothly.
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Pope Francis calls on political and business leaders to make the Covid-19 vaccines available to all

Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Friday said political and business leaders must not allow market forces and patent laws to take priority over making Covid-19 vaccines available to all, condemning nationalism and ”the virus of radical individualism.”
Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
A year that will go down in Falklands history

For many people, 2020 has been a year they would like to forget. But it’s a year that will go down in Falklands history for one very positive reason.
Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Argentina authorizes Sputnik V vaccine; first batch of 300.000 doses expected on Thursday

Argentina's health ministry said on Wednesday it has given the controversial Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine “emergency” authorization, making the country the first in Latin America to do so. The first shipment of the total 25 million doses of the vaccine bought by the Argentine government is due to arrive on Thursday.
Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:46 UTC
Argentina lockdown until 8 January

Argentina established new requirements for entering and leaving the country, starting on Friday through January 8, the Interior Ministry said in a statement issued on Wednesday, in a bid to rein in the coronavirus.
Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Chinese vaccine 50% effective, reports Sao Paulo lab, but half of Brazilians reject inoculation

Brazilian researchers said on Wednesday the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech is more than 50% effective based on trial data, but again withheld full results at the company's request, raising questions about transparency.
Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:33 UTC
Sao Paulo state doubles lockdown measures over Xmas and New Year

Brazil's southeast state of Sao Paulo, the epicenter of the country's COVID-19 outbreak, said this week it will double down on lockdown measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus over the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
Coronavirus sniffer dogs at Santiago de Chile international airport

The task of sniffing out passengers infected with COVID-19 at Chile's Santiago international airport is going to the dogs. A team of Golden Retrievers and Labradors sit when they smell the virus and get a treat. The canines sport green “biodetector” jackets with a red cross.