Twenty-one runners died of extreme cold during an ultramarathon held in northwest China’s Gansu province on Sunday (23). The 100-kilometer race started on Saturday (22) on one of the curves of the Yellow River, an area known for its cliffs and columns of rocks. The route would follow corridors through canyons, hills and an arid … Read more
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), fetal death is defined as “the death of a product of conception before the expulsion or complete extraction of the mother’s body, regardless of the duration of the pregnancy. “. That said, in Latin America, as in the rest of the world, most fetal deaths are preventable, as … Read more
In a cinematic maneuver, the Belarusian dictatorship hijacked a Ryanair plane to Greece from Lithuania on Sunday (23). The operation involved a false suspicion of explosives on board and the escort of the Boeing 737-800 by a fighter jet. According to opponents, the operation was led by dictator Alexandr Lukachenko, to arrest Roman Protassevich, 26, … Read more
On Wednesday (26), after the end of the general audience at the Vatican, Father João Paulo Souto Victor, of the Diocese of Campina Grande (PB), met Pope Francis and asked the Brazilians for a blessing. In a relaxed manner, the pontiff smiled and pulled: “You have no salvation. You drink a lot of cachaça and … Read more
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced on Sunday (23) the creation of a mobility pass for those who have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Find out more (05/23/2021 – 10:08 p.m.)
The U.S. foreign minister arrived at the Palestinian government headquarters on Tuesday (25) with promises to provide additional assistance, reopen a U.S. consulate in Jerusalem and rebuild ties broken by the previous administration to favor Israel. With the painful memory of the death and destruction engendered by 11 days of war between Israel and Hamas … Read more
Opening the weekend, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Handelsblatt and other Germans pointed out that the UK is now a “virus variant zone”, with British entry into Germany “strictly limited”. He also appeared at the head of the New York Times, “Germany vetoing most who travel from the UK”. The problem is “the variant first discovered in … Read more
No dimension of diplomacy against the pandemic seems as structuring as the advance of China in Latin America. After reaching 1 million deaths and with only 3% of the population vaccinated, the region depends almost entirely on the economic lever and health cooperation promoted by Beijing to have a chance to emerge from the crisis. … Read more
Used to presenting superlative figures to the world, regardless of the field, China has again stunned in recent days with the number of Covid vaccines applied, which already exceeds half a billion. Even more than the volume, what impressed is the frantic acceleration of vaccination at the Asian giant. Last week, from Sunday (16) to … Read more
Myanmar’s ousted leader has come in person for the first time since her government was overthrown in a coup on February 1. Held by the military junta that took power, Aung San Suu Kyi testified Monday (24) at a hearing, his lawyer told Reuters news agency. Suu Kyi, 75, had an in-person meeting with her … Read more