Health & Science

• Monday, March 7th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Brexit keeps Gibraltar ambulances off Spain

  

  In a new direct Brexit spinoff, authorities at the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar have confirmed that routine patients may henceforth be ferried for treatment to Spanish hospitals only if their ambulances are staffed by Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) employees who live in Spain or by EU nationals, it was reported.

• Saturday, March 5th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Covid-19 measures and real estate debt are slowing economic growth, admits Beijing

  

  China finally admits that the economy has suffered because of Covid 19 measures and the crackdown on real estate debt, and is this new “volatile, grave and uncertain” environment, the growth target has been lowered to “around 5,5%”.

• Saturday, March 5th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  HMS Spey, first Royal Navy to visit Pitcairn Islands since New Year's eve 2018

  

  Royal Navy sailors delivered Covid vaccines to the descendants of the Bounty when patrol ship HMS Spey visited the tiny Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific. The islands – which are in the middle of the South Pacific and home to only around 50 people – are one of Britain’s most isolated Overseas Territories, famous as the last resting place of HMS Bounty and its mutineers.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  Mental health disorders, especially among youngsters increased 25% in first year of the pandemic, WHO report

  

  In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The brief also highlights who has been most affected and summarizes the effect of the pandemic on the availability of mental health services and how this has changed during the pandemic.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Rio city officials about to lift mandatory face masks indoors

  

  Rio de Janeiro local authorities are considering the possibility of scrapping the mandatory use of facemasks given the decreasing number of COVID-19 infections reported over the past few weeks.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 22:51 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth back at work after defeating COVID-19

  

  Queen Elizabeth II took part in two engagements Tuesday, proving she was back “on the mend” from COVID-19 and very much alive, despite fake news saying she had passed away.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  NASA and Russians continue to operate jointly the Space Station

  

  The US space agency, NASA, said on Monday that the agency continues to operate the International Space Station with all its partners, including Russia. However, there is close contact with the State Department.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Uruguayan children skip 2nd vaccination appointment

  

  One out every four Uruguayan children scheduled for the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine has missed their appointments over the past three days, leaving a sizable number of Pfizer units on the brink of expiration, it was reported Monday in Montevideo.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Private events to make up for missing Rio Carnival parades

  

  Tourists keep pouring into the Wonderful City (Cidade Maravilhosa) where not even Omicron is to kill the joy of its people, even if the streets will be less colorful for the second year in a row.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Oruro carnival parade goes on like before, albeit with face masks

  

  Rio de Janeiro’s street carnival parades may be off but other parts of South America are returning to their traditional celebrations following a ban during 2021 as a result of COVID-19 measures.