How to get more effective from the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine was discovered by mistake
A dosage error and a stroke of luck paved the way for the vaccine produced by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford to reach 90% effectiveness when administered in half a dose, followed by a dose a month later. “The reason we had a half dose was a fluke”, Mene Pangalos, head […]
WHO expert blames European governments and warns of third wave
A World Health Organization (WHO) expert on the covid-19 pandemic issue predicts a third wave in Europe in early 2021, if European governments repeat what he said was a “failure to do what was necessary” to prevent the second wave of infections. “They [governos europeus] did not try to build the necessary infrastructure [de combate […]
Tourists disappeared and in downtown Lisbon time stood still
Time stopped in downtown Lisbon. The lack of tourists due to the pandemic paints a void in the center of the Portuguese capital, with many shops closed and with merchants at the door waiting for the customers they once had. The streets are full of people, but few stop at shops and restaurants. The president […]
A rich master and his slave. The latest discovery in Pompeii
The remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii almost 2000 years ago were discovered by archaeologists, the BBC reported. One of the bodies would belong to a tall man status social and the other to one of his slaves, announced the authorities of the […]
Brazil. Supermarket in São Paulo is set on fire in protest against black death
Protesters invaded, pillaged and set fire to a unit at the Carrefour supermarket on Rua Pamplona, in the region of Avenida Paulista, in downtown São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, in the early evening of this Friday (20). In addition to throwing stones at the establishment, the demonstrators raised bars, stormed the store, dropped […]
Giuliani, the brown sweat and the corrupt election by Hugo Chávez
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani said the United States could become Venezuela and accused billionaire George Soros of conspiring with Democrats to give Joe Biden victory in the November 3 presidential election. “We are going to become Venezuela. We cannot allow that to happen. We cannot allow these criminals, because that is what […]
It takes four to six months to have ″ significant levels of vaccination ″, warns WHO
The executive director of the World Health Organization (WHO) health emergencies program warned, this Wednesday, that vaccines do not arrive in time to defeat the second wave of the covid-19 pandemic. Michael Ryan said that vaccines should not be seen as a magical solution and that countries fighting the resurgence of the virus must fight […]
Trump dismisses the director of the agency that ensured the elections were safe
The president of the United States dismissed this Tuesday night the president of the US cybersecurity department, who guaranteed that the presidential elections of November 3rd were totally safe, thus contradicting the thesis defended by Trump and his allies, that maintain – even without providing concrete evidence – that electoral fraud existed. In two consecutive […]
Moderna warns EU: ″ Delay in signing contracts will delay delivery of vaccine ″
The CEO of Moderna warned this Tuesday the European countries that the fact that they are dragging the negotiations for the acquisition of the new vaccine against covid-19 will delay the process of distribution and delivery of orders that they may do, since priority will be given to other countries that have already signed agreements […]
New York: the alleged attacker of actor Rick Moranis arrested
New York Police have announced the arrest of the alleged assailant of Canadian actor Rick Moranis, famous for his roles in the films “Ghostbusters” and “Honey, I Cut the Children”. Apprehended on Saturday, Marquis Ventura was charged with the attack which occurred around 7:25 a.m. on October 1 in Manhattan, near Central Park. According to […]