Living Another Year Dangerously
By Anis ChowdhurySYDNEY, Jan 2 2023 (IPS) 2022 has been a year of great uncertainty when it seemed the world perilously reached the brink of self-destruction – be it human-induced climate change or military conflict. Welcoming 2022, we had enough reasons to be optimistic; but it was another ‘year of living dangerously’ – Tahun vivere pericoloso in the words of Soekarno, or an annus horribilis in the words of the late Queen Elizabeth.
Anis ChowdhuryNo end to Covid-19
The joy of the COVID vaccine discovery quickly vanished as the ‘vaccine apartheid‘ blatantly prioritised lives in rich nations, especially...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anis Chowdhury Tags: Armed Conflicts Climate Change COVID-19 Economy & Trade Environment Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Greg Abbott slammed over Christmas message after migrants bused to D.C.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been criticized after he posted a Christmas Day social media message amid reports of migrants being left in Washington D.C. in freezing temperatures. The Republican tweeted on December 25 wishing people a Merry Christmas and adding: "May the joy of our Savior's birth…#ecuador #democrat #venezuela #kamalaharris #ny #christian #michalasbell #herod #jonbwolfsthal #cuba (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Relationship between child abuse and delinquent behavior in male adolescents deprived of liberty - Vallejo Valdivieso PA, Zambrano Pincay GH, Beltran-Aroca CM, Girela-L ópez E.
The objective is to identify the prevalence of child abuse and criminal behavior among young male prisoners in Ecuador. METHOD: A total of 425 young people between 12 and 18 years of age, deprived of liberty from different centers for adolescent of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The inevitable mental health revolution
Survey after survey, country after country, the data points to the same reality: Mental health has become one of the biggest challenges for journalists. More than 60% of the media workers in countries as diverse as Canada, Spain and Ecuador reported high levels of anxiety in 2022. At least one in…#spain #kimbrice #twitter #genzjoining #selfinvestigation #knightcenter #ecuador #marcabra (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More People Are Relying on Abortion Funds 6 Months After the Fall of Roe v. Wade
As a former immigration attorney who represented survivors of gang violence, domestic abuse, and family separation, Anna Rupani knew tough work. But she says her current job is even harder: since late 2020, she has run Fund Texas Choice, an abortion fund meant to provide Texans with the resources and logistical support they need to get abortion care.
Rupani’s work ground to a halt when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, ending constitutional protections for abortion and paving the way for more than a dozen states to enforce near-total abortion bans. Prior to that decision, Texas already had a law ...
Source: TIME: Health - December 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized abortion healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Title 42 may be ending soon. The US immigration system isn ’t ready
Immigrants from Ecuador gather outside a migrant shelter during the FIFA World Cup final on December 18, 2022 in El Paso, Texas. | John Moore/Getty Images Trump enacted the controversial policy during Covid-19. It’s set to end Wednesday unless the Supreme Court intervenes. Title 42, the…#cdc #mexico #post42 #washingtonpost #fifaworldcup #donaldtrump #borderpatrol #venezuela #democrat #departmentofhomelandsecurity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Costa Rica seeks entry to North America trade pact By Reuters
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica has told the United States it is interested in joining the North American trade pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada, President Rodrigo Chaves said on Wednesday. Chaves said he had sent the message to the White House expressing his desire to join the…#pacificalliance #unitedstatescentralamerica #ecuador #nafta #costaricas #unitedstatesmexicocanada #chrisdodd #manueltovar #costarican #usmca (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Costa Rica seeks entry to North America trade pact
SAN JOSE, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Costa Rica has told the United States it is interested in joining the North American trade pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada, President Rodrigo Chaves said on Wednesday. Chaves said he had sent the message to the White House expressing his desire to…#rodrigochaves #manueltovar #ecuador #costarica #usstatedepartment #chrisdodd #chaves #centralamerican #nafta #pacificalliance (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First insights into the venom composition of two Ecuadorian coral snakes - Hern ández-Altamirano JA, Salazar-Valenzuela D, Medina-Villamizar EJ, Quirola DR, Patel K, Vaiyapuri S, Lomonte B, Almeida JR.
Micrurus is a medically relevant genus of venomous snakes composed of 85 species. Bites caused by coral snakes are rare, but they are usually associated with very severe and life-threatening clinical manifestations. Ecuador is a highly biodiverse country w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
A systematic review of structural health monitoring systems to strengthen post-earthquake assessment procedures - L ópez-Castro B, Haro-Baez AG, Arcos-Aviles D, Barreno-Riera M, Landázuri-Avilés B.
Structural health monitoring (SHM) is vital to ensuring the integrity of people and structures during earthquakes, especially considering the catastrophic consequences that could be registered in countries within the Pacific ring of fire, such as Ecuador. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Venezuelans Propelled To U.S. By Crisis, Not Immigration Policy
Venezuelans have left their country, and a small percentage have come to America due to a historic economic and political crisis, not U.S. border policies, according to a leading expert on Venezuela. Ricardo Hausmann, founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and a professor at the Harvard…#billfrelick #ricardohausmann #harvardsgrowthlab #towardvenezuelans #nicolásmaduro #argentina #ecuador #latinamericans #boardofcentralbankofvenezuela #interamericandevelopmentbank (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TIME ’ s Best Photojournalism of 2022
We’ve entered a strange moment in history where every year feels somehow both a burning furnace of upheaval and recreation and a frozen monolith we are made to unwillingly re-encounter over and over. The images captured by TIME’s global roster of photojournalists over the course of 2022 reveal how deeply these two opposing trends penetrated society and public discourse this past year.
Photos showing the grief of the Uvalde, Texas community over the horror that occurred at a local elementary school on May 24, in which an 18-year-old man fatally shot 19 students and two teachers, highlight how gun violence and ma...
Source: TIME: Health - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TIME Photo Department Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything COVID-19 Evergreen feature Health Care LGBTQ Photo Technology Source Type: news
Texas border crossings could go into overdrive as Abbott faces pressure
Migrant crossings at the Texas border may be set to skyrocket exponentially within days amid the end of Title 42, a COVID-era policy which has limited asylum claims there. Pressure has been heaped on the state's embattled governor, Greg Abbott, to tackle the increasing influx of people seeking…#peru #centerforunitedstates #abcnews #bakerinstituteatriceuniversity #tonypayan #democrats #dhs #jenpsaki #ecuador #donaldtrump (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Very, very worrisome’: EU officials alarmed over allegations of potential bribes, possibly from World Cup host Qatar
“‘Certainly, the news is very worrisome, very, very worrisome. We are facing some events, some facts, that certainly worry me.’” That’s the EU’s top foreign-affairs and security official, the Spaniard Josep Borrell, commenting on a weekend raid that saw thousands of dollars seized and several…#qatar #euronews #qatari #ecuador #nielsfuglang #gulf #doha #agencefrancepresse #worldcup #evakaili (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How To Watch The World Cup: TV Schedule, Fixtures As Semifinals Set
UPDATED with latest results: The 2022 FIFA World Cup completed its quarterfinal games Saturday in Qatar, where the last of four teams secured berths in the semifinals of the world’s biggest sports tournament. France beat England and Morocco upset Portugal today to earn spots in the final four.…#argentina #singtel #foxsports1 #fifaworldcuplive #foxsports #globocanada #et7am #ecuador #fifaworldcup #stuholden (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
