International

Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 09:09 UTC
Delta variant becoming the globally dominant variant; steep rise in the UK

The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist said on Friday that the Delta variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, is becoming the globally dominant variant.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 08:05 UTC
Chilean scientists sell marketing rights of alpaca-based antibody to German company

The German company NanoTag Biotechnologies has purchased from The Austral University of Chile (AUCh) the marketing license for the W25 antibody, it was announced Friday in Santiago.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 08:01 UTC
Little turnout leaves hardliner Raisi poised to become Iran's next president

Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi looks poised to become Iran's next president after Friday's elections amid surging coronavirus cases and voter apathy in a devastated economy.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
New study finds links between red meat diet and colorectal cancer incidence

AFP – A new paper in the journal Cancer Discovery has identified specific patterns of DNA damage triggered by diets rich in red meat - further implicating the food as a carcinogen while heralding the possibility of detecting cancer early and designing new treatments.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 06:35 UTC
Antonio Guterres sworn as UN Secretary General for his second term

Antonio Guterres was sworn on Friday as UN Secretary-General for his second term. In a speech to the General Assembly Guterres thanked the Member States and said it was a “great privilege“to be re-elected as Secretary-General.
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Brazilians flock into Portugal for the fourth straight year

The arrival of Brazilian migrants into Portugal has reached new levels for the fourth consecutive year even despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
WHO focuses on possible dangers of coronavirus lambda variant

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to focus on the possible threats by the coronavirus variant known as Lambda, which was first found in August 2020 in Peru, when it was called C.37 or “Andean.”
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:23 UTC
Major European firms sign agreement for sustainable exploitation of Chilean lithium

As the world transitions from fossil fuels to sustainable energy-powered vehicles, four European giants have signed an agreement for the sustainable exploitation of Chilean lithium, it was announced Thursday in Santiago.
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 06:42 UTC
Scotland calls for UK/Australia trade deal to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood

Scotland's First Minister has raised concerns about the impact of the UK/Australia trade deal announced this week on Scottish farmers and called for the agreement to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood, according to the Edinburgh media.
Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 12:34 UTC
Fears of Islamic State influence in East Congo, where thousands of UN Latam peace keeping forces are deployed

United Nations experts said on Wednesday they had been unable to find evidence of direct support by the Islamic State for an Islamist militia in eastern Congo. Several Latin American countries have deployed under command of UN, peace-keeping forces, among which Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala and Uruguay, with more than a thousand personnel.