Cases of covid are declining in the United States and more and more states are lifting their mask mandates. However, in the first 10 days of March, more than a third of wastewater sampling sites in the country showed increasing levels of COVID-19. So the question arises: will COVID ever disappear? For experts, there are […]
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Inflation: seven reasons why the cost of living is rising around the world
PHOTO GALLERY. From buying groceries to heating our homes, the cost of living is rising sharply, not just in the UK but across the world. Global inflation, the rate at which prices rise, is at its highest point since 2008. Here are some of the reasons. 1. Rise in energy and gasoline prices Oil prices […]
Antarctica: a trip to the end of the world to understand the world of the future
Known in the collective imagination as “the end of the world”, the Antarctica is today the thermometer of the Earth: a vast frozen territory in which scientists investigate the effects produced by the climate change and that will have consequences throughout the planet. Despite its remoteness, which forces visitors to King George Island, the closest […]
China BYD and local firm obtain quotas in lithium tender in Chile for US $ 121 million
Chile awarded two lithium mining quotas to the Chinese firm BYD and a local company as part of its efforts to boost the production of the ultralight metal used in electric batteries, the Mining Ministry reported. Each company was awarded a quota of 80,000 tons of marketable metallic lithium, said the ministry, which specified that […]
WHO: tsunami of cases is saturating health systems around the world
Updated on 06/01/2022 01:48 pm The current wave of COVID-19 infections, with record numbers exceeding two million daily cases, is causing enormous pressure on health networks around the planet, warned the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The tsunami of cases is so large and fast that it has […]
Ómicron casts a shadow over New Years celebrations around the world
After battling the coronavirus for too long, the world fully understands Belgium’s word of the year: “knaldrang!” – the urge to celebrate, the need to let go. However, as the New Year celebrations approach, the omicron variant increasingly darkens the atmosphere. Monday was a good example, as several governments consider imposing additional restrictions on a […]
The world celebrates Christmas in the shadow of the pandemic
Billions of people in the world celebrate this Saturday the Christmas, tarnished for the second year in a row by the Covid-19 pandemic, especially by the explosion of infections due to the contagious variant omicron. Unmissable appointment every December 25, Pope Francis will offer his Urbi et Orbi blessing from St. Peter’s Square at noon. […]
World Travel Awards: Peru is considered the best cultural and culinary destination in the world 2021
Peru won the title of best culinary destination in the world in the World Travel Awards (WTA), which is considered the World Travel Award in Spanish. In addition, Machu Picchu won the distinction of the best tourist attraction in the world and Peru the distinction of best leading cultural destination in the world, reported the […]
Starbucks employees make history with the chain’s first union
The workers of two Starbucks coffee shops in Buffalo (New York) were merged today in an embrace sprinkled with shouts, jumps and tears when they learned of the favorable result of the vote to constitute the first labor union in the US of the corporation, and that represents a great boost for the labor movement […]
Income of informal workers is 36% lower than before the pandemic
Informal workers they receive 64% of the income they received before the pandemic of COVID-19, that is 36% less than before the health crisis, according to a global study carried out by the association Women in informal employment: globalizing and organizing (Wiego, for its acronym in English). The investigation called Informal Economy and COVID-19 reveals […]