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The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched, in Reykjavik, a new pan-European commission dedicated to combating the effects of climate change on health. The initiative comes in the context of the intensification of climate crises with a...

The world has recorded another extremely hot month, with oceans and land continuing to reach "unusually high” temperatures, extending an alarming series of climate anomalies that has lasted for more than two years, according to data...

Ploile musonice au dat peste cap viaţa într-o bună parte a Indiei. Cel puţin 30 de persoane şi-au pierdut viaţa în nord-estul Indiei din cauza inundaţiilor şi alunecărilor de teren cauzate de ploile musonice torenţiale care au afectat regiunea în...

Monsoon rains have turned life upside down in a large part of India. At least 30 people have lost their lives in northeastern India due to floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains that have hit the region in the past two days,...

Europe could experience an exceptionally hot summer this year, warns a recent study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) in Germany, in collaboration with the University of Hamburg, reports DPA.

The social conditions in which people live - such as housing, income, education and discrimination - have a greater impact on health than genetic factors or the quality of the health system, according to a new study published by the World Health...

After three years of intense negotiations, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) have reached a consensus on a historic text aimed at preparing for and responding to future pandemics, AFP reports. "This marks an important...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a severe heatwave warning for the northwest of the country, including the capital New Delhi, where temperatures are expected to exceed 42 degrees Celsius in the coming days, according to the...

A new report on bird populations in the United States reports an alarming decline, with 112 species at a "tipping point" due to habitat loss and climate change. Of those, 42 species are experiencing sharp declines, raising alarm bells in...

Argentina se confruntă cu inundaţii devastatoare. Cel puţin 16 persoane au murit şi zeci de oameni sunt daţi dispăruţi în oraşul portuar Bahia Blanca, Argentina, după ce o furtună violentă a provocat inundaţii masive, au anunţat autorităţile....

Storm Alfred has caused massive power outages in eastern Australia, leaving nearly 330,000 homes in the state of Queensland without power, according to announcements made by Australian electricity suppliers. About 310,000 households in southeast...

Argentina is facing devastating floods. At least 16 people have died and dozens are missing in the port city of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, after a violent storm caused massive flooding, authorities said. President Javier Milia declared three days...

The organization of World Cups has often been marred by scandals and controversies related to human rights, corruption in the awarding of the tournament, and systemic abuses. The recent cases of Qatar 2022 and the upcoming 2030 edition, which...

The presence of Asian workers on construction sites, in traffic on scooters and bicycles, in restaurant kitchens and in many other places has become a habit. Discreet, they go about their business and generally work seriously. We know very little...

A new study published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth and Environment warns that a 2°C increase in global temperatures will triple the area of land where heat becomes dangerous even for healthy people. The affected areas could be the size of...

Pope Francis has made a firm appeal for the release of all journalists "unjustly imprisoned" and for the protection of press freedom, considered essential for a free society. Although the speech was prepared in advance and distributed to...

The failed uprising of Donald Trump supporters, which took place on January 6, 2021, at the Capitol, haunts President-elect Trump, even though the US Supreme Court justices ruled in June 2024 that he enjoys immunity from any criminal prosecution...

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stressed, during a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), that the climate emergency is essentially an unprecedented health crisis. Climate...

The whole world is now aware of reports on the safety of journalists, which reveal a grim reality: the profession is more dangerous than ever. According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ),...

Damage caused by extreme weather events is increasing. The 2024 tropical cyclone season was exceptional, with violent storms causing record losses well above the average of the last ten years, according to estimates by the German reinsurance...

Water shortages or excesses are causing major problems for people. Record-breaking global droughts are becoming "the new norm" forcing world leaders to "radically rethink" how they manage them, the UN warned, publishing a global...

Air pollution caused by fires has become a major global problem, responsible for more than 1.5 million deaths per year, according to a study recently published in the prestigious journal The Lancet. This alarming statistic highlights the...

Drones can do good things too, they are not just weapons of war. Authorities in the Indian capital, New Delhi, have tested a prototype of a sprinkler drone to combat the most resistant points of air pollution. The metropolis of 30 million...

Canadian generic drug maker Apotex Inc. is making plans for a potential initial public offering (IPO) next year, according to sources close to the situation, cited by Bloomberg.

The medical world has a major new discovery, a revolutionary device designed to transform the treatment of brain tumors. The chip, made of graphene and the size of a postage stamp, represents a medical first and could redefine neurosurgical...

Climate change is affecting more and more regions around the world, and our country is no exception. The global climate crisis has reached a critical point, highlighted by data from 2023, which shows an increase in the average global temperature...

Humanity is adapting and trying to cope with nature's challenges. Almost two decades after the devastating tsunami of 2004, humanity now has a global early warning system designed to protect millions of lives from this type of natural...

Human activity often has a boomerang effect. A new study has found that large-scale deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is fueling the spread of malaria. Researchers from the United States and Brazil analyzed data from 2003 to 2022 and found...

Climate change plays a significant role in increasing the frequency and intensity of forest fires, which contributes to a growing number of deaths related to fine particle pollution generated by these fires, according to a recent study published...

The Middle East has been in a fever of war for a year after Hamas terrorists decided to illegally enter Israel, kill the young, old and children and take several hundred people hostage, mostly civilians, to achieve their political goals ....

The World Health Organization (WHO) is "an incompetent and corrupt organisation", claims Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, as quoted by news site brusselssignal.eu. Christopher...

Immediately after Tuesday night's attack, the White House said President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were "closely following the Iranian attack against Israel." Furthermore, the State Department stated: "President...

Climate change has doubled the risk of torrential rains like those that recently caused devastating floods in Central Europe, according to a report published Wednesday by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group. The report stresses the need for...

Medical researchers bring new good news for humans. In the UK, a new £42 million prostate cancer screening trial has been launched with the aim of revolutionizing the way the disease is diagnosed and treated. The study, called Transform,...

The appearance of new diseases simultaneously with the appearance of new vaccines and medicines is proof that the pharma industry is involved in turning citizens into simple patients, claims European deputy Gheorghe Piperea, lawyer and university...

The world is under the sign of floods. Trouble flows from Europe to Asia. Storm Boris brought chaos and suffering to Central and Eastern Europe, leaving behind huge casualties and property damage. This powerful storm affected several countries,...

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The modern pharmaceutical industry, a global market of billions of dollars, is no longer limited to treating and curing the sick. In recent years, new advertising techniques have been developed that aggressively target healthy audiences, turning...

Recent research published in The European Physical Journal B offers an interesting explanation for the sharp decline in deaths from Covid-19 in the United States between August 2022 and March 2023. Although vaccines have played a crucial role in...

Our country leads a detached top...tragic. Romania is by far in first place in the European Union when it comes to drowning deaths, given that, in 2021, approximately 21% of all victims of this type of incident in the EU bloc were reported in our...