A first in Brazil, AIDS tests on sale in pharmacies

Brazil, a country considered exemplary for its policy of combating the spread of AIDS, has started to sell HIV tests for the first time in pharmacies. – The first tests arrived a week ago on the shelves of pharmacies in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Then it’s the turn this week of the States … Read more

UN calls for international aid to fight cholera in Yemen

Europeans are continuing difficult talks on Friday over a list of countries whose tourists will be allowed into the EU on July 1, which could include China but not the United States, diplomatic sources said. – If border control remains a competence of each State, the EU strives to coordinate as much as possible on … Read more

Yellow fever vaccine rush in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Europeans are continuing difficult talks on Friday over a list of countries whose tourists will be allowed into the EU on July 1, which could include China but not the United States, diplomatic sources said. – If border control remains a competence of each State, the EU strives to coordinate as much as possible on … Read more

The UN is betting on sterilizing mosquitoes to fight diseases

Europeans are continuing difficult talks on Friday over a list of countries whose tourists will be allowed into the EU on July 1, which could include China but not the United States, diplomatic sources said. – If border control remains a competence of each State, the EU strives to coordinate as much as possible on … Read more

The Face of the decline of the bees, bubbles of soap to pollinate fruit trees

Professor at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science Japan and author of the study, Eijiro Miyako has been working for several years on robots pollinators, but the latter tended to crush the flowers. “It was very sad,” he said to the AFP. The scientist has the idea of using soap bubbles while playing in a … Read more

Nganga Edo, last flame of the Capital Bantu, died

Congolese songwriter and artist-musician Nganga Edo died on Sunday June 7 in Brazzaville at the age of 87. He was co-founder of large orchestras on both banks of the Congo river, notably “OK Jazz” in Kinshasa and “Les Bantous de la Capitale” in Brazzaville. – His real name, Nganga Édouard, this talented musician was born … Read more

Astronaut Christina Koch recounts her eleven months in space

At NASA, “We used to say, it’s a marathon, not a sprint, but in my case we said: it’s an ultra-marathon, not a marathon,” she told about his eleven months spent aboard the International Space Station. The 41-year-old astronaut landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan in Central Asia on February 6 with his colleagues, Luca … Read more

More than 6,000 dead in the “worst measles epidemic in the world” (WHO)

A police officer was killed Tuesday in student demonstrations against the rise in the costs of studies at the University of Kinshasa (Unikin) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, announced the police and the authorities which suspended all the activities on the campus. – “A police officer was killed, lynched at the University of Kinshasa … Read more