France and Germany announce donation of 60 million doses of Covid vaccine
France and Germany announced Friday (21) the donation, in total, of 60 million doses of vaccines to poor countries. Read more (05/21/2021 – 1:49 p.m.)
Day: May 21, 2021
‘It was a human tide,’ says diver who rescued baby in Mediterranean
The baby was so young that he couldn’t hold his head; he was livid, icy and inert when Juan Francisco Valle, 41, carried him on his mother’s back into the waters of the Mediterranean Sea off Ceuta – a Spanish setting in northeast Morocco. The image has traveled the world through social networks, newspapers and … Read more
Iran Uses Cryptocurrency Mining To Minimize Impact Of Sanctions, Study Finds – 05/21/2021 – Market
About 4.5% of all bitcoin mining takes place in Iran, allowing the country to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies that can be used in imports, thus minimizing the impact of the sanctions imposed. domestically by the United States, according to a study published on Friday (21). At the current mining level, Iran’s … Read more
Imagination, maturity, and how to grow or not with the characters of a story – Darwin and God
A quick visit here to share a golden nugget of wisdom from magician writer Ursula K. Guin (1929-2018), author of the Earthsea / Terramar series “The Left Hand of Darkness” and many other fantasy classics and science fiction: “The idea that imagination is only for immaturity arises from a persistent misunderstanding of maturity and imagination. … Read more
Prince Harry says he drank too much to forget the death of his mother, Princess Diana – 21/05/2021 – Worldwide
Prince Harry said he drank the equivalent of alcohol in one day a week to try to cope with the trauma of his mother’s death. In an interview with American TV presenter Oprah Winfrey, he also said he was ready to use drugs to deal with his feelings more than a decade after his death. … Read more
A few hours after the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, Jerusalem is the scene of new conflicts – 21/05/2021 – World
Hours after the ceasefire that ended the 11-day string of attacks between Israel and Gaza, Israeli police clashed with groups of Palestinians outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Friday (21 ).). The security forces fired superb grenades at the Palestinians, who retaliated by throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at the police. According to the … Read more
Itamaraty created a Covid vaccine research group more than a year after the start of the pandemic – 05/21/2021 – Power
It was not until April 12, 2021, more than a year after the start of the pandemic, that Itamaraty created a task force to “step up efforts to obtain vaccines, tests, drugs and supplies.” against Covid-19, according to a diplomatic telegram obtained. by Folha. During the administration of ex-chancellor Ernesto Araújo, there was no coordination, … Read more
Spain will receive vaccinated tourists from outside the European Union from June 7
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Friday (21) that Spain would authorize, from June 7, the entry of people from countries outside the European Union vaccinated against Covid-19. Find out more (05/21/2021 – 08:52 am)
More heat, more diseases – basic research
By Fabio Gomes Global warming is redistributing mosquito-borne diseases * * The effects of global warming are already being felt: studies suggest that we have seen the global average temperature rise by one degree Celsius since the beginning of the industrial revolution. This increase, which is obviously small for the layman, is already reflected in … Read more
Chinese census encourages change in business policies and strategies – 20/05/2021 – Tatiana Prazeres
The census of China offers a new image of the country. Around the world, headlines have highlighted the size of China’s population – 1.411 billion, which will soon start to shrink. And the country’s fertility rate – 1.3 children per woman, well below the 2.1 needed to keep the population stable. The news cycle has … Read more