Health & Science

Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:42 UTC
Massive vaccination, 23.8 million, against yellow fever in Sao Paulo and Rio do Janeiro

Brazil launched a mass immunization campaign that will deliver fractional doses of yellow fever vaccine to residents of 69 municipalities in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The strategic plan for the campaign was developed with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). It will be the world’s largest vaccination campaign, to date, using fractional doses of yellow fever vaccine.
Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:11 UTC
Soros blasts tech monopolies such as Facebook and Google: 'a threat to democracy'

Hungarian born billionaire investor George Soros has criticised tech “monopolies” such as Facebook and Google, calling them a threat to democracy. At his annual dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Soros warned that social media platforms were “obstacles to innovation”.
Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 06:39 UTC
Macri and Putin in Moscow reaffirm Argentina/Russia strategic relationship

Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, signed on Tuesday a declaration aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation during a press conference at the Kremlin. Macri told Putin that he hoped this marked the first of many visits to the Russian capital and highlighted their countries’ mutual interests.
Wednesday, January 24th 2018 - 08:56 UTC
WHO confirms Dr. Carissa Etienne second term as regional director for Americas

The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 142nd session in Geneva, has appointed Dr Carissa Etienne for a second term as WHO Regional Director for Americas.
Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 09:44 UTC
Falkland Islands geography a trap for pilot whales (*)

Sasha Arkhipkin, Senior Fisheries Scientist talks about mass strandings of pilot whales.
Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 09:30 UTC
Australian scientists attempting a krill “census” based on the “sound” of the species

A team of Antarctic scientists hopes that an experiment to capture the “sound” of a single krill will help determine how many individuals of this key Antarctic species are swimming in the Southern Ocean. Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) are using echo sounder technology to record the sound of krill specimens of different sizes over a range of frequencies.
Thursday, January 18th 2018 - 09:21 UTC
Advanced research shows how cancer cells interfere with DNA genetic instructions

“Incredible” images of DNA in action have been captured by scientists who will use them to design cancer drugs. Researcher Dr Alessandro Vannini said the pictures were “beautiful” and in artistic comparisons were “definitely a Van Gogh”, since they capture a fundamental part of all plant and animal life, called RNA polymerase III, reading the genetic instructions contained in DNA. It is a process that gets hijacked by cancer.
Monday, January 15th 2018 - 10:35 UTC
British scientists join Chile's Future Congress to discuss humankind challenges

Twelve prominent British figures representing different areas of science, including economics, marine conservation and regenerative medicine, will be present the Future Congress between Monday January 15 and in Santiago and several Chilean regions.
Monday, January 15th 2018 - 04:00 UTC
French dairy recalls 12 million boxes of baby milk from 83 countries: salmonella

More than twelve million boxes of French baby milk products are being recalled from 83 countries for suspected salmonella contamination. The recall includes Lactalis' Picot, Milumel and Taranis brands.
Friday, January 12th 2018 - 09:44 UTC
BAS team doing first scientific Southern right whale survey in South Georgia

An international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), travels to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia this month to carry out the first scientific whale survey since whaling stopped in the 1970s.