China says G4 swine flu is not new and does not infect humans easily
Employees work at a pork processing plant in Huaian, Jiangsu Province, China. FILE PHOTO. China Daily via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS: THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY SHANGHAI / BEIJING, Jul 4 (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday that the so-called G4 strain of swine flu is not […]
Pangolin officially out of traditional Chinese medicine
July 3, 2020, 3: 7 Beijing, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) China made the exclusion of the pangolin from the list of animals used in traditional medicine (TCM) official, after determining to give it maximum protection due to the rapid decline facing its population, local press reported on Tuesday. According to the Global Times, the final […]
Tropical Wave will cause rains in 30 entities of the country
The SMN predicts rains in almost all the national territory. Stock Photo: Cuartoscuro MEXICO CITY The interaction between Tropical Wave number 11 with a low pressure channel over the Campeche Sound, will cause intense rains in Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca, as well as heavy point rains and intervals of showers in Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, […]
Mystery for the death of more than 350 elephants in B …
Botswana authorities are investigating the deaths of more than 350 elephants in recent months. The event was described as a “conservation disaster” and the presence of some type of poison or pathogen is considered among the different hypotheses about the causes. The first deaths were reported last May, when 169 elephants died in a short […]
Le Relais Association
Meet, dialogue, support young adults in a precarious situation in Angoulême…. This is the mission of the Relais association, an association for social, professional, cultural integration and assistance in accessing housing. 18-35 year olds who in particular need emergency housing regularly find themselves without a solution in Angoulême and its conurbation … However, this dimension […]
Le Relais Association
Meet, dialogue, support young adults in a precarious situation in Angoulême…. This is the mission of the Relais association, an association for social, professional, cultural integration and assistance in accessing housing. 18-35 year olds who in particular need emergency housing regularly find themselves without a solution in Angoulême and its conurbation … However, this dimension […]
Summer is getting hotter – and it gets worse – climate protection
One of the most significant effects of climate change is constant warming. In summer this leads to a significant increase in heat waves. What used to be an extremely hot summer is now an average summer. Even the coolest summers of the past 25 years have mostly remained well above the long-term average before 1990. […]
ICAO votes to modify its green mechanism
(Photo: 123RF) The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) voted on Tuesday a modification of its device for controlling global CO2 emissions, to adapt it to the coronavirus pandemic and the brutal slowdown in air traffic. The Organization has decided to take 2019 alone as the reference year for achieving “carbon neutrality”, that is to say […]
ICAO votes to modify its green mechanism
(Photo: 123RF) The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) voted on Tuesday a modification of its device for controlling global CO2 emissions, to adapt it to the coronavirus pandemic and the brutal slowdown in air traffic. The Organization has decided to take 2019 alone as the reference year for achieving “carbon neutrality”, that is to say […]
Health authorities reduce contamination of tap water with pesticides
It is a beautiful (chemical) bomb that dropped yesterday the association We want poppies. Tap water could be polluted by pesticides at much higher rates than imagined. In question ? Metabolites, i.e. molecules derived from pesticides, which are formed when they are found in the environment. Most water quality analyzes do not look for them, […]