Health & Science

• Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 20:49 UTC

  FLOTUS tests positive for COVID-19

  

  US First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, after showing cold-like symptoms Monday night which prompted PCR measurings, it was announced Tuesday by White House sources.

• Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 20:30 UTC

  Brazilian port of Santos handles growing volumes of trade

  

  The state-owned Santos Port Authority (SPA) reported over the weekend that volumes handled through the largest seaport in Brazil grew 2.3% between April and June of 2022, reaching 42 million tons of goods.

• Monday, August 15th 2022 - 21:27 UTC

  Uruguay adopts pioneering plan for treating patients with strokes

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou last week signed the decree whereby his country would join the Global Stroke Alliance, after an international conference held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

• Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Arctic flights to shed light on sea ice and storm links

  

  Scientists are flying research aircraft through the heart of Arctic storms this summer to better understand how weather systems are affecting polar sea ice. Arctic cyclones are the main type of hazardous weather that affect the polar environment during summer. They can impact sea ice movement and trigger rapid ice loss, effects that themselves influence the development of cyclones.

• Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Falklands first look at over 30 years of seabird monitoring results

  

  The Falkland Islands are frequently associated with globally significant seabird populations. Indeed, the inshore waters of the Islands have not long been designated as a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) for this very reason. Understandably stated as a reason for national pride, tourism, conservation and research benefits,

• Friday, August 12th 2022 - 21:07 UTC

  Newborns kept dying in mysterious circumstances in Argentine city

  

  The death of at least 5 newborn babies between May and June in a hospital in the Argentine city of Córdoba has made the news nationwide. There may be more cases, it was reported. Pending investigations, staff at the Maternal Neonatal Dr. Ramón Carrillo Hospital have been relieved from duty.

• Thursday, August 11th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Argentina announces the construction of labs in Antarctica to reaffirm science and sovereignty

  

  Argentina will create “Antarctic Multidisciplinary Laboratories” to further promote research in the country's bases in the white continent, in the framework of the program “Building Science”. The program is sponsored by the ministries of Foreign Affairs; Science, Technology and Innovation, and Defense, and has specific funds earmarked.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2022 - 20:49 UTC

  Former Paraguayan President Lugo in ICU

  

  Former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has been hospitalized Wednesday in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after a stroke for which he remains under an induced coma, according to fellow leftwing Senator Jorge Querey, who is also the family's head physician.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2022 - 20:44 UTC

  New disease caused by animal-borne virus reported in China

  

  Scientists have reported the detection in the Chinese provinces of Shandong and Henan of 35 cases of human infection caused by a new Henipavirus-type virus of animal origin causing fever, tiredness, and cough among other symptoms.

• Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 21:38 UTC

  Uruguayan judge who halted vaccination under scrutiny

  

  Uruguay's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) has launched an inquiry against Judge Alejandro Recarey for his July 7 decision to halt vaccination against COVID-19 of children aged 5 to 13 to determine which course of action to take regarding the magistrate's future.