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India hits a milestone, giving vaccine shots to more than half of the eligible population (María Fernanda Hernández)

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India hits a milestone, giving vaccine shots to more than half of the eligible population (María Fernanda Hernández)

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India has given at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot to more than half of the eligible population, a milestone in a country that initially struggled to roll out enough doses for its 1.4 billion people.

The country's health ministry said it was ramping up its vaccination drive and working with regional governments to accelerate the pace of inoculation as they race to stave off another wave of infections.

India is still recording about 33,000 cases a day. With more than 32 million total Covid-19 cases, the country is second only to United States in terms of number of cases and third to record more than 400,000 total deaths. Scientists widely believe the official figures vastly undercount the toll.

So far, the country has fully vaccinated around 15 percent of the eligible population since the beginning of the drive in January. Health officials said they have given more than 610 million doses of three approved vaccines.

India's vaccine supplies will get a major lift when the country begins using Zydus Cadila's DNA-based vaccine beginning in the first week of October. Health ministry officials say over 473 million people have received the first dose and another 138 million have received both shots. That covers just over 50 percent of India's adult population based on the country's projected midyear count for 2020.

The country's daily vaccination drive also ramped up in August with over 5.2 million administered, compared with 4.3 million shots administered in July.

Government officials have said they are aiming to vaccinate all Indians by the end of this year. But some Indian states are still struggling with the vaccination drive because of the resource disparities and the sheer size of the population.

Officials are cautioning against relaxing attitudes, one reason behind the devastating second wave of the coronavirus that struck earlier this year.

Balram Bhargava, the director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research, a top government science body, said on Thursday that although vaccines reduce the severity and reduce chances of hospitalization, people should continue with wearing masks. Relaxed attitudes, he said, could have disastrous consequences.

"Only fully vaccinated people should attend social gatherings," he said. "The second wave is still on in India. In some states, an upsurge is being observed in a few districts."

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India hits a milestone, giving vaccine shots to more than half of the eligible population.

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India has given at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot to more than half of the eligible population, a milestone in a country that initially struggled to roll out enough doses for its 1.4 billion people.

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NCT 127 is coming back with their new album STICKER

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NCT 127 is coming back with their new album STICKER

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Seúl, 24 de agosto (Yonhap) -- El grupo masculino de música K-pop NCT 127 ha registrado unas ventas anticipadas de 1,32 millones de copias de su nuevo álbum de larga duración, "Sticker", que será lanzado en septiembre, posicionándose como "vendedor de 1 millón", según ha dicho, este martes, su agencia de representación, SM Entertainment.

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El nuevo álbum de NCT 127 vende en la preventa 1,3 millones de copias en un solo día | AGENCIA DE NOTICIAS YONHAP

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Seúl, 24 de agosto (Yonhap) -- El grupo masculino de música K-pop NCT 127 ha registrado unas ventas anticipadas de 1,32 millones de copias de su nuevo álbum de larga duración, "Sticker", que será lanzado en septiembre, posicionándose como "vendedor de 1 millón", según ha dicho, este martes, su agencia de representación, SM Entertainment.

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Health will vaccinate in Andalusia those affected by Covid one month after contagion.

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Health will vaccinate in Andalusia those affected by Covid one month after contagion.

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Meet this man, he's inspiring and the greatest swimmer of all time

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Meet this man, he's inspiring and the greatest swimmer of all time

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Daniel Dias: History’s greatest para-swimmer

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Daniel Dias has won more than 25 medals for Brazil over the past four Paralympic Games but will be retiring after Tokyo.

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Científicos descubren extrañas propiedades biofluorescentes en los nidos de avispas

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Científicos descubren extrañas propiedades biofluorescentes en los nidos de avispas

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Naturaleza

Una investigación franco-vietnamieta ha revelado una inesperada luminiscencia en los panales de avispas asiáticas luego de exponerlas a luz ultravioleta. Se trata de un fenómeno nunca antes visto, según los científicos.

Un grupo de científicos se propuso buscar insectos y animales fluorescentes desconocidos en las selvas tropicales del norte de Vietnam y se encontró con nidos de avispas que tienen la capacidad de brillar en la oscuridad.

Ante este hallazgo, el físico Serge Berthier, el químico Bernd Schöllhorn y la Academia Vietnamita de Ciencia y Tecnología, decidieron analizar los nidos de varias especies de avispas de papel en la zona, todas ellas pertenecientes al género Polistes.

"Hay que tener experiencia y ser cauteloso, ya que muchos artrópodos y reptiles pueden ser potencialmente peligrosos, incluidos los propios avispones dependiendo de la especie y situación", narró Bernd Schöllhorn sobre su experiencia en Science Alert.

Comparación del panal expuesto a luz ultravioleta.

"Un fenómeno que no ha sido observado en el pasado"

La extraña y hasta ahora desconocida propiedad de estos panales de celdas hexagonales, documentada en un estudio que publica la revista científica Journal of the Royal Society Interface, fue descubierta luego de exponer luz ultravioleta (UV) sobre ellas, entre 360 y 400 nanómetros de longitud de onda.

"Nos sorprendió mucho encontrar una biomateria tan fuertemente fluorescente. No estábamos buscando nidos de avispas en particular", dijo Schöllhorn a Live Science.

"Que sepamos, este fenómeno no ha sido observado en el pasado, ni por investigadores científicos ni por ningún fotógrafo", agregó el químico.

¿Qué función tiene el brillo de los panales?

Los científicos compararon los nidos de las avispas vietnamitas con otras de las selvas tropicales de Guayana Francesa y de una región al sur de Francia. En este experimento se dieron cuenta de que los capullos mostraban propiedades fluorescentes similares, aunque con variaciones en intensidad.

Los investigadores también se preguntaron para qué sirve la bioluminiscencia de los nidos. Una de las hipótesis planteadas, propone que si las avispas son capaces de observar el brillo amarillo verdoso, este podría ser utilizado para que puedan reconocer sus hogares.

Imagen capturada de noche por los investigadores.

Protección para las larvas

Otra teoría que manejan los científicos es que la fluorescencia funciona como protección para las larvas en desarrollo ante la radiación ultravioleta. Dado que el desarrollo de las larvas depende del ciclo día-noche, la biofluorescencia podría desempeñar esta función al tiempo que permite que la luz no dañina penetre en la membrana del capullo.

De todas maneras, los científicos realizarán nuevos experimentos: "Lo más emocionante para mí es, sin duda, el hecho de que 'ahí fuera', en la selva, hay una plétora de fenómenos desconocidos que aún esperan ser descubiertos", concluyó Schöllhorn.
Editado por José Ignacio Urrejola

Abejas, abejorros, avispones o avispas: ¿por qué son tan importantes?

Defensores de las abejas

Pocos saben sobre la necesidad de las abejas salvajes y sus condiciones de vida. Según un estudio de Naciones Unidas sobre la diversidad biológica, hasta el 40 por ciento de las especies de insectos en todo el mundo están amenazadas de extinción. Si los pequeños polinizadores no existieran, los humanos tendrían que hacer su trabajo... a mano. Casi imposible y caro.

Autor: Karin Jaeger

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After 'scariest moment of career,' 17-time Paralympic medalist Tatyana McFadden happy to be back- Jhairlin Polo

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Katy Perry Celebrates Daughter Daisy Dove's 1st Birthday With Heart-Melting Message of Love -natalia gallardo

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Colombians declared the happiest in the world 

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Happy Colombia
Colombians are the happiest people according to survey

By Joy Italia
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I learned recently that Colombians are the happiest people in the world. Their joyful attitude on life is closely followed by the populations of Fiji and Saudi Arabia. The information was released earlier this month as a result of a survey carried out by Gallup International.

The survey polled 66,040 people from 68 countries across the globe between September 2015 and December 2015, and asked respondents: "In general, do you personally feel very happy, happy, neither happy nor unhappy, unhappy or very unhappy about your life?" According to the results, 87 percent of Colombians polled said they were happy, and only 2 percent said they were unhappy, giving them a "net happiness score" of 85 percent -- twenty points above the global average and nearly double the score of the United States.

Apparently, the data does not reflect a sudden jolt of happiness in this South American country of 48 million. According to Carlos Julio Lemoine, the President of Centro Nacional de Consultoría, who carried out the Colombian research,
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​Colombians scored happiest in 2012 and 2013 as well.

I have lived in Colombia long enough (even though not that long) to realize the hardships faced by many here. According to statistics, as compared to other nations, the country has the highest number of internally displaced people due to violent conflicts; grade school teachers work the longest hours; and faced with frequent assassinations of their union organizers, workers confront more danger when asserting their rights.

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Every since my arrival, what has struck me again and again is the steadfast friendliness of Colombians. The other day, trying to find his favorite childhood beach, my driving friend waved down a taxi heading in the opposite direction. The driver motioned to wait a moment, and having found a safe place to turn around, parked, got out, and took his time giving us detailed directions for the beach. Whether offering directions, greeting passersby, or chatting with neighbors, the friendly air prevails. My guess is that if you are outwardly friendly, you're likely to be happy on the inside as well.

Today is January 20, and the Christmas/New Year's holidays are only starting to wind down. Many take several weeks off in December or January, and those who don't, on weekends, seem to gather their entire families by the river behind my house. The image of three-generational laughter of kids gleefully splashing, feet-soaking abuelas (grandmas), and parents tending the grill or yakking with one of the many families, could define what happiness is.

​My first day in Colombia, as I learned walking through the old city of Cartagena and passing one closed shop after another, was a holiday. And the next Monday too! Apparently, Colombians enjoy the highest number of paid holidays in the world. With 18 public holidays, it's clear that this South American country values rest. In comparison, on average, those in the US enjoy only 8 paid public holidays per year.

Back to the survey. Thanks to Mr Lemoine, who sent me a copy of the survey's break-down, I learned that there were approximately 1,000 participants per country. All lived in cities, and the majority represented the middle class. Those unemployed, or of low income, reported being happy too, but less so. I wonder how the rural population, more directly affected by the armed conflict, would have tallied. I also wonder what Colombians could teach us about happiness.

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In Britain, Young Children Don’t Wear Masks in School - Jorge Herrera

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In Britain, Young Children Don’t Wear Masks in School - Jorge Herrera

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During the Delta surge, British schools emphasized other safety measures: quarantining and regular testing for the virus.

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During the Delta surge, British schools emphasized other safety measures: quarantining and regular testing for the virus.

A primary school in London. Britain's two major political parties generally believe that face coverings hinder young children's ability to communicate, socialize and learn. Credit... Alastair Grant/Associated Press

From late spring into early summer, Britain's elementary and secondary schools were open during an alarming wave of Delta infections.

And they handled the Delta spike in ways that might surprise American parents, educators and lawmakers: Masking was a limited part of the strategy. In fact, for the most part, elementary school students and their teachers did not wear them in classrooms at all.

Instead, the British government focused on other safety measures, widespread quarantining and rapid testing.

"The U.K. has always, from the beginning, emphasized they do not see a place for face coverings for children if it's avoidable," said Dr. Shamez Ladhani, a pediatric infectious-disease specialist at St. George's Hospital in London and an author of several government studies on the virus and schools.

The potential harms exceed the potential benefits, he said, because seeing faces is "important for the social development and interaction between people."

The British school system is different than the American one. But with school systems all over the United States debating whether to require masking, Britain's experience during the Delta surge does show what happened in a country that relied on another safety measure - quarantining - rather than face coverings for young children.

Unlike the United States, all public and private schools in England are expected to follow the national government's virus mandates, and there is a single set of guidelines. (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for their own schools, but the rules have been similar.)

The Delta variant tested the guidelines. Starting in June, case numbers quickly increased before peaking in mid-July, which roughly mirrors the last few months of the school calendar. For the 13 million people in England under the age of 20, daily virus cases rose from about 600 in mid-May to 12,000 in mid-July, according to government data. Test positivity rates were highest among children and young adults - ages 5 to 24 - but they were also the least likely to be vaccinated.

It is difficult to pinpoint exactly how much spread occurred on campuses. But throughout the pandemic, government studies showed that infection rates in schools did not exceed those in the community at large, Dr. Ladhani said. In schools that experienced multiple virus cases, he added, there were often "multiple introductions" - meaning that infections were likely acquired outside the building.

There is debate about whether the end of the school year in mid-July contributed to the nation's drop in virus cases, but some researchers point out that the decline began before schools closed.

To counter the Delta variant during the last academic year, the government provided free rapid tests to families and asked them to test their children at home twice per week, though compliance was spotty. Students were kept in groups within the school building and sent home for 10-day quarantines if a virus case was confirmed within the bubble. More than 90 percent of school staff members had received at least one vaccine dose by the end of June, according to a government sample survey of English schools, a similar vaccination rate to American teachers in the Northeast and West, but higher than in the South.

Under the government guidelines, masks in classrooms were required only for discrete periods in secondary schools, the equivalent of middle and high school, and were never required for elementary-age children.

Students waiting for coronavirus vaccines in London. More than 90 percent of school staff members in Britain had received at least one vaccine dose by the end of June. Credit... Daniel Leal-Olivas/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images

And there was less partisan divide; both the Conservative and Labour Parties have generally believed that face coverings hinder young children's ability to communicate, socialize and learn.

In England, schools followed government recommendations last academic year and aggressively quarantined students and staff who came into contact with the virus.

But quarantines were disruptive for students and parents and led, in mid-July, to more than 1 million children being forced out of schools, or 14 percent of the public school population. During the same period, about 7 percent of teachers were sent home.

Rudo Manokore-Addy, the mother of a 7-year-old and 3-year-old in London, described herself as more cautious when it came to the virus than the typical British parent. In the spring of 2020, she encouraged her daughters to wear cloth masks outside the house. At times last summer and this past winter, she kept both girls home from school to observe the schools' virus policies before sending her children back.

Last spring, during the Delta surge, she and her husband gladly kept their children in school, unmasked.

"I was quite relaxed," she said. "At the end, we just resolved to kind of go with it. We were confident the school had practices in place."

In the United States, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently recommends universal masking inside school buildings, and the C.D.C. has advised that breaches in mask use were likely responsible for some spread of Covid-19 in American schools.

This recommendation has been divisive, with nine states attempting to ban school mask orders, according to the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a think tank. But with low vaccination rates in many communities and limited access to regular virus testing across the country, masking may be one of the easiest safety measures for American schools to put into place. In addition, the C.D.C. has said that students who come into contact with the virus in schools do not need to quarantine if both individuals wore well-fitting masks.

The American conversation on masks is "so polarized," said Alasdair Munro, a pediatric infectious-disease researcher at the University Hospital Southampton. "It seems to either be viewed as an essential, nonnegotiable imperative or a very harmful infringement upon individual liberty."

Others in Britain would welcome masking. Dr. Deepti Gurdasani, an epidemiologist and senior lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, has spoken widely for stricter safety precautions in schools. She called the British government's opposition to masking among children "ideological," and said she looked with envy at the New York City school system's policies around universal masking and the placement of two air purifiers in each classroom.

But there has also been quarantining in the United States, with some schools that have reopened for the new academic year temporarily closing classrooms over the past several weeks.

Research from Britain suggests that rapid testing might be an alternative. In a study conducted as the Delta variant spread, secondary schools and colleges in England were randomly assigned to quarantine or test.

One set of schools quarantined students and staff members who came into contact with positive Covid-19 cases. The other allowed those contacts to continue coming into the building, but with the requirement that they take a rapid virus test each day for one week; only those who tested positive would be sent home.

Though the daily testing regimen was challenging for some schools to carry out, the results were reassuring: In both the quarantine and test groups, less than 2 percent of the contacts tested positive for Covid-19.

Health workers at a virus testing site in London in May, before the Delta variant began surging throughout the country. Credit... Adrian Dennis/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images

Further reassuring evidence comes from testing antibodies of school staff members; positivity rates were the same or lower than adults in the community, suggesting that schools were not "hubs of infection," according to Public Health England, a government agency.

Today, after long periods of shuttered classrooms, there is now a broad consensus in Britain that policies that keep children out of school are "extremely harmful in the long term," Dr. Munro said.

The national Department for Education also announced last week that in the coming school year, no one under the age of 18 would be forced to quarantine after contact with a positive virus case, regardless of vaccination status. (In Britain, vaccines are approved for individuals 16 and over.)

Masks will not be required for any students or school staff, though they will be recommended in "enclosed and crowded spaces where you may come into contact with people you don't normally meet," such as public transit to and from school.

Some critics believe that the British government has been too quick to loosen safety measures inside schools.

Dr. Gurdasani said the lack of precautions this fall would increase the number of children infected and suffering the effects of long Covid.

"I am not advocating for school closures," she said. "But I don't want a generation of children disabled in the coming years."

Robin Bevan, president of the National Education Union and a secondary school principal in Southend, east of London, said he found it curious that Britons regularly masked in supermarkets, but not in schools.

"All we are left with is opening the windows and washing hands," he said. "That is the government position."

School leaders have the latitude to continue to keep children in defined bubbles or pods to reduce transmission - a practice Mr. Bevan said he would like to keep.

Many parents say they are keeping calm.

"It felt like in the U.K., there was such political commitment to reopening," said Bethan Roberts, 40, who felt confident returning her three children to in-person learning last spring and keeping them there during the Delta surge.

"It didn't feel very controversial here," she added. "And there were lots of exhausted parents who were just, like, 'We can't do this anymore.'"

Alicia Parlapiano contributed reporting.

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In Britain, Young Children Don't Wear Masks in School

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During the Delta surge, British schools emphasized other safety measures: quarantining and regular testing for the virus. From late spring into early summer, Britain's elementary and secondary schools were open during an alarming wave of Delta infections. And they handled the Delta spike in ways that might surprise American parents, educators and lawmakers: Masking was a limited part of the strategy.

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'Changing the world is tough but it's worth it' Interview with Pazamanos

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Lil Nas X Announces ‘Montero’ Release Date

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Lil Nas X Announces ‘Montero’ Release Date

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I think thats healing in the world

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lil-nas-x-montero-release-1217204/

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Lil Nas X will release his highly anticipated debut album, Montero, on September 17th via Columbia Records. The rapper announced the release date in a teaser video, which also includes a snippet of a new song.

"Creating this album has been therapy for me," he said in a statement. "I've learned to let go of trying to control people's perception of who I am, what I can do, and where I will be. I've realized the only opinion of me that really matters is my own."

The rapper's recent tracks, "Industry Baby," and his previous two singles, "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" and "Sun Goes Down," will appear on Montero. The album follows Lil Nas X's 2019 EP, 7.

Lil Nas X recently discussed making his album on the YouTube series Kerwin Frost Talks. During the hour-long conversation, the rapper explained that he isn't just about attention-grabbing videos and wants to create impactful music.

"It's all connecting to one little world," he explained of the album. "It's pretty cohesive. It's very much straightforward, like OK, this Montero: This is how I feel about the future, about this past event, about this current thing going, this part of my love life, this part of family, this part of my career, you know? I really wanna let people to get to know Montero. It's definitely deeper, but it still has its bops."

Montero is available to pre-save on streaming services here.

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Lil Nas X will release his highly anticipated debut album, Montero, on September 17th via Columbia Records. The rapper announced the release date in a teaser video, which also includes a snippet of a new song. "Creating this album has been therapy for me," he said in a statement.

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Brazil’s Supreme Court to rule soon on Indigenous land rights- Angie Saumet

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Brazil’s Supreme Court to rule soon on Indigenous land rights- Angie Saumet

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Thousands of Brazil Indigenous people adorned in colourful paint, beads and feathers have set up a protest camp outside of the Supreme Court in advance of an expected landmark ruling on whether they can reclaim lost ancestral lands.

Prior to 1988, Brazil’s Indigenous people were ‘hunted down’, their ‘ears cut off’ by paid killers for big landowners.

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Football Fans Can Now Eat Their Coffee Cups After They’re Done Sipping (Isabella Pemberthy)

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Football Fans Can Now Eat Their Coffee Cups After They’re Done Sipping (Isabella Pemberthy)

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Football Fans Can Now Eat Their Coffee Cups After They’re Done Sipping

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Etihad Stadium in Manchester is offering fans edible coffee and tea cups made of vegan wafer that hold together for 12 hours.

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Sony and Disney reconcile: Spider-Man will return to Marvel with a movie in 2021 (María de los Ángeles Meza Zúñiga )

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Sony and Disney reconcile: Spider-Man will return to Marvel with a movie in 2021 (María de los Ángeles Meza Zúñiga )

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Sony Pictures and Disney announced that they will jointly develop a new film about Spider-Man starring Tom Holland, a decision that comes a month after both companies broke their collaboration around the superhero in August.

Sony Pictures and Disney announced on Friday that they will jointly develop a new film about Spider-Man with Tom Holland as the protagonist, a decision that comes a month after both companies broke their collaboration around the Marvel superhero spider in August.

Disney, owner of Marvel Studios, and Sony Pictures, which owns the rights to Spider-Man, plans to release this new feature film on July 16, 2021, which will follow "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017) and "Spider-Man. : Far from home "(2019). These two films, spearheaded by Holland, grossed more than $ 2 billion worldwide between them.

The agreement reached by Sony Pictures and Disney will allow Spider-Man to also continue to appear in the next Marvel Studios films, as he did, for example, in the recent "Avengers: Endgame" (2019).

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The vaccine against HIV is on the way (Andrés B)

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Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20,000 Afghan refugees

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Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20,000 Afghan refugees

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The policy exempts a drone operator from seeking security clearance before registering a drone or applying for a licence fee reduced from 72 to 4. (Photo: iStoc

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New rules make it easier and cheaper to operate drones (Jose Arrieta)

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New rules make it easier and cheaper to operate drones (Jose Arrieta)

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Derogan polémica resolución que permitiría la pesca de delfines en Colombia

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Derogan polémica resolución que permitiría la pesca de delfines en Colombia

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Lucía Arias

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En los últimos días se ha generado polémica por la resolución 2041, del 18 de agosto, que fue emitida por la Autoridad Nacional de Acuicultura y Pesca (Aunap), en la que se permitía la pesca en el Santuario de Fauna y Flora Malpelo del atún. Ante la noticia, varios expertos y expertas ambientales alertaron del peligro que podría representar esta medida para los delfines, ya que estas dos especies viajan juntas. (Lea: Campesinos del Caquetá piden no ser vistos como "victimarios" del ambiente)

"Se autorizan los lances sobre cardúmenes de túnidos asociados con mamíferos marinos a las embarcaciones nacionales de Clase 6 según la clasificación de buques de la Comisión Interamericana del Atún Tropical - CIAT y que cuentan con el Límite de Mortalidad de Delfines - LMD asignado por la AUNAP", señaló la sentencia.

La AUNAP explicó que esta medida no se realizará en el santuario de fauna y flora de Malpelo, sino en el Distrito Nacional de Manejo Integrado (DNMI) que es una zona aledaña al santuario, en donde la normatividad nos permite hacer la pesca industrial. Una actividad que ya estaba establecida en un acuerdo con Parques Nacionales.

El temor de los expertos y de las expertas radica en que con esta autorización, en la que se habilita la actividad pesquera, podría afectar el equilibrio marino del área protegida y podrían terminar afectados los delfines, una especie que está en peligro y sobre la cual rigen regulaciones internacionales para evitar su captura. En Colombia, se lleva trabajando en su conservación desde 2011. (Puede leer: Duque sancionó la ley de delitos ambientales en Colombia ¿Qué implica?)

Camilo Prieto, director del Movimiento Ambientalista Colombiano, en entrevista con Caracol Noticias señaló que "tenemos una intuición y es que esta decisión está motivada por la industria del atún. ¿Dónde encontramos esta conexión?, usualmente las capturas de delfines están asociadas a capturas del atún. Desde hace más de 20 años, Colombia hizo un compromiso con diferentes naciones del planeta para evitar las capturas de delfines asociadas a la pesca de atún. ¿Por qué se dan estas libertades?, porque debe haber una motivación económica".

Prieto, además aseguró "que esta resolución de la AUNAP, que autoriza la captura de delfines, es irregular. Esta entidad NO tiene competencia legal sobre el manejo de los delfines ni tampoco sobre un área como la que pretende sobreponer los intereses financieros de los atuneros".

1. #Denuncia La resolución de la @AUNAPColombia que autoriza la captura de delfines es IRREGULAR. Esta entidad NO tiene competencia legal sobre el manejo de los delfines ni tampoco sobre un área como la que pretende sobreponer los intereses financieros de los atuneros. Sigo...
- Camilo Prieto (@CamiloPrietoVal) August 26, 2021

Ante la polémica por la resolución, Rodolfo Enrique Zea Navarro, ministro de Agricultura ordenó derogarla. "He pedido a AUNAPColombia que derogue la Resolución 2041 del 18 de agosto de 2021 que reglamenta la actividad pesquera en Malpelo mientras que equipos técnicos de MinAgricultura y MinAmbienteCo la revisen para tener la certeza que estamos protegiendo a los delfines de la isla", aseguró Zea en su cuenta de Twitter.

He pedido a @AUNAPColombia que derogue la Resolución 2041 del 18 de agosto de 2021 que reglamenta la actividad pesquera en Malpelo mientras que equipos técnicos de @MinAgricultura y @MinAmbienteCo la revisen para tener la certeza que estamos protegiendo a los delfines de la isla
- Rodolfo Zea Navarro (@ZeaNavarro) August 26, 2021

Por su parte, Carlos Eduardo Correa, ministro de Ambiente, celebró la decisión y reiteró el compromiso de la cartera, "Nuestro principal interés como Gobierno es proteger nuestro patrimonio ambiental", añadió en su cuenta de Twitter. (Le puede interesar: Colombia, segundo país que mejor unió la salud a compromisos climáticos)

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En los últimos días se ha generado polémica por la resolución 2041, del 18 de agosto, que fue emitida por la Autoridad Nacional de Acuicultura y Pesca (Aunap), en la que se permitía la pesca en el Santuario de Fauna y Flora Malpelo del atún.

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Flower power: how one company is beautifying the wind turbine

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Tulips and flowers could help harness the power of the wind, after a green energy company came up with its own spin on wind power in an "eco-art" design.

Flower Turbines, based in the US and the Netherlands, has installations across Rotterdam, Amsterdam, parts of Germany, Israel and Colombia. The company aims to democratise green energy for everyone and make small windfarms a leading player in the green energy industry.

The turbines pose no danger to birds and other wildlife, particularly in urban settings, the company claims, and they create noise at a low frequency undetectable to humans.

Opponents of windfarms often cite noise concerns along with aesthetic complaints. Dr Daniel Farb, the CEO of Flower Turbines, hopes to have solved this problem with an "eco-art" design.

"Big turbines are very efficient, but for some people they're an eyesore," he said. "They definitely produce noise, flicker and some degree of environmental degradation. I was looking for a way to solve these problems, to make wind energy available for everybody.

The turbines create noise at a low sound level that is undetectable to humans. Photograph: c/o flowerturbines.com

"I felt that there had to be a missing solution that would work for the combination of houses, large buildings, the environment - close to people. In other words, how could you make something that could be quiet but also efficient?"

The company has also looked into expanding into e-mobility, creating wind- and solar-powered electric bicycle charging stations.

Roy Osinga, the European director of Flower Turbines, said: "Our product - compared to big windmills - is silent, and good-looking, which makes it very successful for building in cities, because nobody wants to live next to a turbine which is up to 200 metres high making a lot of noise.

"Solar power doesn't perform that well at night, or during the winter. The turbines that we are delivering are a good match with solar energy, because wind and solar have natural opposite panel patterns when they produce energy.

"We are not a competitor or an alternative for the big energy companies. We are a solution provider for companies and corporates that really want to pivot their business towards sustainability."

Quirky wind turbines have been at the forefront of wind power. Vortex Bladeless, a turbine that can harness energy from winds without the sweeping white blades synonymous with wind power, went viral on Reddit in March where the turbine was likened to a giant vibrating sex toy, or "skybrator".

Another company, Alpha 311, which began in a garden shed in Whitstable, Kent, has begun manufacturing a small vertical wind turbine that it claims can generate electricity without wind.

Europe is working towards becoming climate-neutral by 2050, after member states and the UK parliament agreed on the necessary targets ahead of a virtual climate summit hosted by Joe Biden.

In the UK, most of the offshore workforce, including in wind power, could be involved in delivering low-carbon energy by 2030.

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Tulips and flowers could help harness the power of the wind, after a green energy company came up with its own spin on wind power in an "eco-art" design. Flower Turbines, based in the US and the Netherlands, has installations across Rotterdam, Amsterdam, parts of Germany, Israel and Colombia.

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President Joe Biden tells reporters why he still stands by his decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan.
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President Joe Biden tells reporters why he still stands by his decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan.

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Officials from around the Middle East began arriving in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday ahead of a summit aiming to promote peace and reconciliation in the region, including improving ties between arch rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Saturday meeting seeks to give Iraq a “unifying role” to tackle the crises shaking the region, according to sources close to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi has been invited to the Baghdad meeting, but it is not clear if he will attend.

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Taiwan announced a modest pace in defense spending for next year on Thursday, but will spend $1.4 billion on new fighter jets, as the island bolsters its forces in the face of increased pressure from Beijing.

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Taliban confident of peace deal in Panjshir, but Afghan resistance force vows 'no surrender' - Jorge Herrera

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The Taliban will likely strike a peace deal with resistance forces in the Panjshir province as top leaders of both the groups are in talks, spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said to Shamshad News Outlet.

The Taliban leader said he is "80 percent confident of a solution without war in the Panjshir Valley", the free land in Afghanistan.

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The probable peace deal between the Taliban and the Panjshir Resistance is not yet clear. Neither is it known whether the Resistance is negotiating only for the Panjshir province or for Afghanistan

The Taliban will likely strike a peace deal with resistance forces in the Panjshir province as top leaders of both the groups are in talks, spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said to Shamshad News Outlet.

The Taliban leader said he is "80 percent confident of a solution without war in the Panjshir Valley", the free land in Afghanistan.
Taliban to reach peace deal with Panjshir resistance soon: Spokesperson
"We are in contact with people of Panjshir. We are in talks with the elders, influencers, and Jihadist commanders. The talks will soon solve the problem without war. I am 80 percent confident that there will not be a need to go to war. According to our information, a peace agreement will be reached soon," said Mujahid.

The Taliban and the National Resistance Front (the Panjshir Resistance army) are at loggerheads over the Panjshir province as NRF leaders Massoud, son of legendary Ahmad Shah Massaoud, and acting president Amrullah Saleh have refused to surrender before the Taliban.

The NRF has also captured Pol-e-Hesar, Deh Salah and Banu districts after Kabul caved in.

The probable peace deal between the Taliban and the Panjshir Resistance is not yet clear. Neither is it known whether the Resistance is negotiating only for the Panjshir province or for Afghanistan.
Anti-Taliban resistance spreading in Afghanistan: Massoud brother
Earlier on Wednesday, the brother of famed commander Ahmad Shah Massoud had said that resistance to the Taliban has spread extensively across Afghanistan and the hardline Islamists will be unable to crush it in the wake of their takeover.

"If the Taliban want to attack, people have the right to resist, to stand against the Taliban. The geography of the resistance has expanded so much across Afghanistan," said Massoud, who has been based in Pakistan where he headed an NGO protecting the legacy of his brother.

He argued that "the beliefs of the people of Afghanistan have changed in the past 20 years. There has been a big jump."

"The women of Afghanistan are the resistance, because their values are very different from the ones of the Taliban. The young generations of Afghanistan, which make up 70 percent of the population, they are part of the resistance.

"No matter what happens, resistance will continue. It is freedom fight for a universal belief, for universal rights. It will never die."
'Moral obligation'
Ahmad Massoud, son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, vowed to never surrender but said he was open to negotiations with the new rulers of Afghanistan, in an interview published by Paris Match on Wednesday.

Ahmad Massoud claimed "thousands" of men were joining his National Resistance Front in the Panjshir valley, which was never captured by invading Soviet forces in 1979 or the Taliban during their first period in power from 1996-2001.

He also renewed his appeal for support from foreign leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, and expressed bitterness at being refused weapons shortly before the fall of Kabul earlier this month.

Ahmad Wali Massoud added: "The international community has got a moral obligation to help us."

But he said the resistance forces were prepared for a grinding guerrilla struggle with the Taliban, just as the hardliners had waged an armed struggle against NATO forces for two decades.

"Our guys have a lot of experience. If it comes to a resistance, we are pretty sure that across Afghanistan, there will be warfare everywhere to exhaust the Taliban. That will be guerrilla resistance, military resistance, but at the same time there will be political resistance."

Ahmad Shah Massoud, a francophile with close links to Paris and the West, was nicknamed the "Lion of Panjshir" for his role in fighting the Soviet occupation in the 1980s and the Taliban regime in the 1990s.

He was assassinated by Al-Qaeda two days before the 11 September, 2001 attacks.
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The probable peace deal between the Taliban and the Panjshir Resistance is not yet clear. Neither is it known whether the Resistance is negotiating only for the Panjshir province or for Afghanistan The Taliban will likely strike a peace deal with resistance forces in the Panjshir province as top leaders of both the groups are in talks, spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said to Shamshad News Outlet.

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Over 100 Afghan journalists and their families arrived in Mexico on Wednesday after requesting humanitarian protection, according to a statement from Mexico's Foreign Ministry.

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Hallan el fósil del pterosaurio mejor conservado gracias a la policía brasileña

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Paleontología

Unos investigadores lograron estudiar el fósil del lagarto alado en excelentes condiciones gracias a la intervención de la policía brasileña, que decomisó el ejemplar tras una redada por comercio ilegal de fósiles.

Ilustración del Tupandactylus navigans hallado en Brasil.

En una redada policial contra el comercio ilegal de fósiles registrada en Brasil durante el 2013, los oficiales de ese país suramericano lograron incautar más de 3.000 especímenes, entre ellos, el ejemplar prácticamente intacto de un pterosaurio, un antiguo reptil alado.

Luego de recuperación de esta especie identificada como Tupandactylus navingas, unos investigadores se dieron cuenta de que la piedra caliza de dos metros que contenía los restos del animal prehistórico había sido cortada en seis piezas por los criminales, para así poder transportarla y ocultarla con mayor facilidad.

Los investigadores reunificaron los pedazos y se sorprendieron por lo que habían encontrado: "Es un pterosaurio que tenía una envergadura de 2,5 metros y una altura de 1 metro (el 40% corresponde a la cresta de la cabeza), explicó a CNN Victor Becarri, principal autor del estudio.

"Con una cresta de la cabeza tan alta y un cuello relativamente largo, este animal puede haber estado restringido a vuelos de corta distancia", agregó.

El pterosaurio mejor conservado de Brasil

Para los investigadores de la Universidad de Sao Paulo, que publicaron su análisis del ejemplar en la revista científica PLOS ONE, se trata de un hallazgo muy raro, pero muy significativo, especialmente por lo bien preservado que está.

De acuerdo al registro fósil de otros ejemplares, los pterosaurios tienen huesos huecos que son muy frágiles y delgados, por lo que resulta difícil encontrar alguno de estos completos o en buen estado. De hecho, anteriormente solo se habían encontrado fragmentos de su cabeza.

Piedra que contenía el fósil del animal. En la imagen se puede apreciar que fue cortada.

Dimorfismo sexual

En comparación con otros hallazgos, los paleontólogos sugieren que esta especie que habitó Brasil hace unos 115 millones de años podría haber tenido dimorfismo sexual, es decir, que los miembros de la misma especie podrían tener características diferentes según su sexo.

De esta forma, los expertos lo comparan con un pavo real moderno: llamativo por sus colores y su cresta, pero presa fácil y torpe para volar.

"Los pterosaurios ya eran alucinantes antes, pero este nuevo espécimen, con su enorme y extravagante cresta y su largo cuello, es alucinante porque -algo así como las [llamativas] colas de pavo real- lo habrían convertido en una pareja atractiva, pero en un blanco fácil para los depredadores y en un mal volador", dijo Beccari a New Scientist.

"Como el pavo real, probablemente pasaba su tiempo comiendo fruta del suelo o usando su largo cuello para agarrar comida de los arbustos más altos", concluyó el especialista.
Editado por José Ignacio Urrejola

Tristan: el rey de los dinosaurios regresará a Berlín en 2022

Un imán para el público

En 1889 abrió sus puertas el Museo de Historia Natural de Berlín, el museo de estas características más grande de Alemania. Está especializado en el tema de la "evolución en acción". Más de un millón de visitantes disfrutan, anualmente, del esqueleto más grande del mundo y del resto de ejemplares que tiene expuestos el museo.

Autor: Andreas Kirchhoff

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Fecha 26.08.2021

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Kabul airport attack: UK in ‘final hours’ of evacuation; Biden vows revenge for deadly Afghanistan explosion

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Afganistán: Turquía inicia retirada de sus tropas

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Turquía había manifestado su voluntad de permanecer en Afganistán luego que Estados Unidos y la OTAN se retiraran, incluso habían dicho que controlarían el aeropuerto de Kabul una vez estuvieran fuera sus socios. Pero ante el nuevo escenario optaron por salir de ese país, al igual que sus aliados. Es así como este miércoles (25.08.2021) se inició la retirada de las tropas turcas de Afganistán, donde llevaba 19 años participando en la misión de la OTAN liderada por Estados Unidos, anunció en un comunicado el Ministerio de Defensa turco.

"Tras varios contactos y tras evaluar la situación y las condiciones actuales, las Fuerzas Armadas Turcas han iniciado la evacuación", señala la nota publicada en la web del Ministerio. El texto recuerda que el Ejército turco ha desempeñado "desde 2002 hasta hoy, en el marco de acuerdos con Naciones Unidas, la OTAN y bilaterales, una misión para mejorar la estabilidad, la tranquilidad y la paz del pueblo afgano". Recuerda además que durante los últimos seis años las tropas turcas han asumido la protección del aeropuerto internacional de Kabul.

En este marco también "han conseguido mantener la seguridad, en una intervención conjunta con militares de otros países, en el caos que se ha vivido en el aeropuerto" tras la reciente toma de poder de la milicia ultraislamista talibán en la capital afgana. "En este proceso, nuestros aviones militares han evacuado a 1.129 ciudadanos civiles", precisa el comunicado.

Según datos de la OTAN, la misión "Apoyo Resuelto", lanzada en enero de 2015 para asistir a las fuerzas del Gobierno afgano respaldado por Estados Unidos, contaba con unos 10.000 militares de 36 países. Turquía aportaba el séptimo mayor contingente, con 600 soldados pero era, junto con Estados Unidos, Alemania e Italia, uno de los cuatro países con responsabilidades operativas, concretamente en Kabul.

El presidente turco, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, señaló que Turquía considera el futuro próximo de Afganistán "con cauteloso optimismo". "Cómo será Afganistán en este proceso es algo que se sabrá por los actos y actitudes de los talibanes, no por sus palabras", agregó el mandatario en declaraciones a la agencia turca Anadolu.

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Afganistán, entre la rabia y la desesperación

Luchando para evacuar

El Ejército de EE.UU. trata de mantener la situación bajo control en el aeropuerto de Kabul. Washington, con otras potencias occidentales, ha sido criticado por no iniciar a tiempo la evacuación de su personal diplomático y de sus ayudantes locales, que colaboraron en la lucha. Ahora es poco claro que todas las personas vulnerables, incluidos periodistas, puedan ser llevadas a un lugar seguro.

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Turquía había manifestado su voluntad de permanecer en Afganistán luego que Estados Unidos y la OTAN se retiraran, incluso habían dicho que controlarían el aeropuerto de Kabul una vez estuvieran fuera sus socios. Pero ante el nuevo escenario optaron por salir de ese país, al igual que sus aliados.

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So far in 2021, 64,000 migrants have crossed the Darien Gap, a 575,000-hectare (1,430,000-acre) jungle which the UN’s children agency, UNICEF says is one of the world’s most dangerous routes, including 18,000 in August alone, according to Panama’s Security Minister Jean Pino.

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The Mexican state of Yucatán approves same-sex marriage  (María de los Ángeles Meza Zúñiga)

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The Congress of the Mexican state of Yucatán has approved homosexual marriage and has banned conversion therapies, amid mobilizations for and against these reforms.

As reported by the chamber itself through its account on the social network Twitter, 20 of the 25 local legislators have approved the proposal, backed by LGTBI groups and rejected by supporters of the National Front for the Family.

The debate took place after the Supreme Court of Mexico ordered the Yucatan Congress to repeat the vote on the matter held in July 2019, thanks to an injunction promoted by the LGTBI community.

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