The novel corona virus is not the only invisible threat. Humans have been living with other, even self-produced dangers for decades. He hardly notices them anymore, but breathes them in daily. Experts estimate that an average of 8.8 million people die each year from the effects of air pollution. Nitrogen dioxide also leads to around … Read more
The 275 spectacular waterfalls of the Iguaçu Falls, on the border between Argentina and Brazil, are reduced to thin little streams. The main tourist site in South America, Unesco World Heritage, is affected by a record drought, and which promises to be increasing. Towards a lack of drinking water? The north of Argentina depends largely … Read more
It took less than a year for a new industrial gold mine project to gain attention in Guyana. In May 2019, the government rejected the controversial Golden Mountain project ; in April 2020, a project of comparable scale already worried those who mobilized against the industrial extraction of gold. It is called Hope, from the … Read more
The authorization to issue in Covid-19, which is already derogatory, is likely to be revised. Disappointment for those who expected to benefit from chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine (a less toxic derivative) protocol, at the early stage of Covid sufficiently disturbing to require hospitalization. A study published on May 22 in the international scientific journal The Lancet … Read more
Now that so much is written about the depth of the decline expected for the Spanish economy this year, I remember issues such as “It is necessary to reduce the gap between economic reality (improvement) and citizen perception (appreciates setbacks).” GDP does not it is sufficiently expressive of the well-being of the people. The quality … Read more
Dufry announces a sharp drop in sales in the first quarter, a clear sign that its business environment has been hampered by travel restrictions in place due to the coronavirus. The Swiss tour operator said that its sales in the first three months of 2020 reached 1.4 billion Swiss francs, down -23.6% compared to 1.9 … Read more
The Italian sports sedan Alfa Romeo Giulia comes in version GTA. From a technical and conceptual point of view, the Giulia GTA of 2020 is inspired by the Giulia GTA “Gran Turismo Alleggerita” of 1965 developed by Autodelta on the basis of the Giulia Sprint GT. The Giulia GTA is derived from the Quadrifoglio. She … Read more
It only took a few moments, on March 16, for the Head of State and his government, in the name of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, to place the French under house arrest and deprive them of most of their freedoms civil, political and social that we thought inalienable: freedom to come and go, … Read more
The central and second captain of Elche CF, Gonzalo Verdú, He pointed out this Wednesday that the meeting of the second round of the Copa del Rey who will face the illegal team with the Yeclano on Saturday (5.30 pm), in the field of The Constitution de Yecla, it will be a football match like … Read more
Mainz (dpa / lrs) – According to experts, the low water risk on the Rhine has not yet been averted for 2019 – but can hardly be expected. “The occurrence of particular extremes in the rest of the year is not very likely,” said Jörg Uwe Belz from the Federal Institute of Hydrology. Overall, there … Read more