Guerrero. — El 31 de julio fue un día histórico para habitantes de la población de Huehuetán, en el estado de Guerrero, México. Después de casi 10 años de meter peticiones formales, la región se desprendió finalmente de Azoyú, el ayuntamiento al que pertenecía, para autoproclamarse, junto con otras regiones, como municipio afrodescendiente. Las peticiones marcaban la falta de recursos que se destinaban a la región, y la gente se quejaba de la segregación racial ejercida durante decenas de años. Con fundamento al artículo 39 de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, sobre la libre determinación de los pueblos, y…
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La población de mayor edad parece ser más vulnerable a COVID-19, y las vacunas son menos efectivas para protegerlos. Un nuevo estudio explica por qué. Para su tesis doctoral, bajo la dirección del profesor de inmunología Doron Melamed, la estudiante de posgrado del Instituto de Tecnología Technion-Israel, Reem Dowery, estudió el proceso de envejecimiento del sistema inmunológico y las formas de rejuvenecerlo. Los hallazgos del estudio se publicaron en la revista ‘Blood’. Dowery explicó que las células del sistema inmunológico llamadas linfocitos B de memoria son responsables de la producción de anticuerpos efectivos a largo plazo. Se forman en respuesta…
WASHINGTON — Social media giant Facebook has temporarily removed the ability to view the list of friends for accounts from Afghanistan in an attempt to protect Afghan users from possible reprisal from the Taliban, head of the Facebook security policy Nathaniel Gleicher said. Gleicher said that after a week of hard work, Facebook developed a one-click tool for people in Afghanistan that allows them to lock down their accounts. “We also temporarily removed the ability to view and search the ‘Friends’ list for Facebook accounts in Afghanistan to help protect people from being targeted,” Gleicher said in a tweet on Aug. 19. Gleicher…
NEW DELHI — Under India’s BRICS Chairship, the BRICS Space Agencies Heads have signed an agreement on Aug. 18 for cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing. This comes after a video conference meeting of the heads of BRICS space agencies was held recently. “Under India’s BRICS Chairship, the BRICS Space Agencies Heads have signed an agreement for cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing on Aug. 18 in the presence of Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary (CPV&OIA) and India’s BRICS Sherpa, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and other officials from respective external/foreign affairs Ministries,” Indian space agency, Indian Space Research Organization said…
GENEVA — The relief crisis in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly, with 12.2 million people acutely insecure on food, said the humanitarians of the United Nations on Aug. 19. “735,000 people returned to the country in 2021 from Iran, Pakistan, and other countries and urgently need humanitarian aid,” said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. “Humanitarian needs are expected to deteriorate further in the second half of the year due to drought. Some 12.2 million people are already acutely food insecure, and the majority of those will be further affected by drought,” it added. “In addition to conflict and displacement, the humanitarian…
WASHINGTON — India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and US Secretary of state Antony Blinken discussed the crisis in the war-torn country over the phone amid the fast unfolding situation in Afghanistan. The two officials engaged themselves in the second phone call since the Taliban takeover earlier on Aug. 15. As per the US State Department, the two agreed to continued coordination on Afghanistan. The call comes as several countries, including the US and India, evacuating their citizens. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar. Secretary Blinken and Minister Jaishankar discussed Afghanistan and agreed to continued…
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Who knew eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of a healthy life while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes of extra healthy life! Well, this study from the University of Michigan tells us so! The study, published in the journal Nature Food, evaluated more than 5,800 foods, ranking them by their nutritional disease burden to humans and their impact on the environment. It found that substituting 10 percent of daily caloric intake from beef and processed meats for a mix of fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes,…
DIZANGUÉ, Cameroon — Scientists are preparing to deploy an army of over 6,000 water-dwelling beetles to clear an invasive water weed choking Cameroon’s Lake Ossa. The black, subaquatic insects measuring 2-3.5-millimeter-long, called salvinia weevil, have been mass-reared for release into the lake. Scientists experimentally released some weevils in a semi-confined lake area on July 27. “The weevils were brought in from the Louisiana State University in the United States with the authorization of the Cameroon government,” Aristide Takoukam Kamla, founder of the African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization in Cameroon, told Zenger News. The invasive weed, called salvinia molesta, has invaded nearly 70 percent of the lake’s 4,000-hectare surface.…
WASHINGTON — A strong association between high levels of physical activity and the ability to maintain cognitive function among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy has been found by the researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis through a new study. The study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology lays the groundwork for future clinical trials aimed at investigating whether moderate to vigorous exercise can ward off what is commonly referred to as “chemo brain,” a decline in cognitive function many breast cancer patients experience. Collaborators of the study include researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, N.Y., and the National Cancer Institute…
As some states introduce digital “passports” to allow restaurants and other businesses to vet patrons based on their COVID-19 vaccination status, concerns have mounted over whether the personal data stored by the apps is secure. New York this month became the first major U.S. city to mandate proof of COVID-19 vaccination for indoor dining, gyms and theaters. The announcement came shortly after a federal judge in Florida blocked a law banning cruise ships from requiring proof of vaccination, after cruise liners argued their business was not viable without it. California on Wednesday became the first state to require proof of…