A biotech company from Shenzhen, southern China, announced on Tuesday the creation of an equipment able to detect in only one hour the new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which was discovered in the United Kingdom and it is more infectious.
Read more Chinese company creates equipment to detect new SARS-CoV-2 strain
A report by Lancet medical journal’s COVID-19 commission has spelt out “massive failures” in the international response to the pandemic, laying out recommendations to better prepare for future health emergencies.
Read more Lancet panel reveals massive global failures in fighting COVID crisisThe melting of the Arctic, as a consequence of global warming, will cover large areas of the planet with water, among these populous cities, experts warned here today.
Read more Davos warns of consequences of Arctic melt
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally started the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization, making good on threats to deprive the UN body of its top funding source over its response to the coronavirus.
Read more U.S. formally begins withdrawal from World Health Organization
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data showed on Monday, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office and weakened environmental enforcement.
Read more Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surges to 12-year high
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