Health & Science

• Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Uruguayan judge demands explanations regarding Pfizer's COVID-19 vax

  

  An Uruguayan court has ruled that the national government and the laboratory Pfizer must disclose during a hearing this coming Wednesday the exact components of the COVID-19 vaccine of that brand which is widely used throughout the country.

• Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Number of monkeypox cases in Brazil reportedly reaches 78

  

  The Brazilian state-run news service Agencia Brasil Sunday confirmed 76 cases of monkeypox nationwide, while CNN spoke of 78 detections as the malady begins to spread throughout the country.

• Monday, July 4th 2022 - 08:36 UTC

  LATAM air link to Falklands from Chile normalized after 30 months

  

  The commercial air link between Punta Arenas, southern Chile, and the Falkland Islands resumed last Saturday after an absence of more than two years because of the Covid 19 pandemic.

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 21:48 UTC

  Uruguay, the worst in the Americas for suicides, reached a new record for self-murders in 2021

  

  Despite the fact that Uruguay has been positioned by many indicators as one of the most advanced countries in terms of socioeconomic equality in the least egalitarian region of the world, where access to health and solid institutions with low corruption rates is relatively guaranteed in relation to its neighbors in the region, the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reported that last year there were 758 suicides, which is equivalent to a rate of 21.39 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants.

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Penguins at most risk off South Africa after predator whales seize the area

  

  A study released this week in the peer-reviewed African Journal of Marine Science, would show that killer orcas are behind the finding of eight white sharks dead off the coast of Gansbaai, in western South Africa in 2017.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 20:12 UTC

  Fifth case of monkeypox reported in Rio de Janeiro

  

  Rio de Janeiro state officials Wednesday confirmed the fifth local case of monkeypox, while four others are still under investigation, it was reported.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Fifth case of monkeypox detected in Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities have confirmed a fifth case nationwide of monkeypox, it was reported Wednesday.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  South Georgia: Yacht Charter to support wandering albatross surveys

  

  In 2024, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) will be undertaking a census of wandering albatross on South Georgia alongside various complementary terrestrial monitoring activities. To support this, GSGSSI requires to charter a yacht. We invite operators to tender for the provision of this service.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Drug consumption on the rise worldwide, UN report shows

  

  According to a United Nations report released in Vienna, the number of people who have tried a narcotic substance in their lives has increased by 26% in the last decade. In 2020, 13.6% of users suffered from drug-related disorders to the point of being dependent or requiring treatment.

• Monday, June 27th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  US Navy WWII sunken warship found off The Philippines

  

  The remains of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, a warship sunk during World War II, have been found at record depths in the Pacific Ocean, it was reported during the weekend.