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According to a study published by the journal Environmental Research Letters, heat waves on earth will become stronger and more frequent over the next 30 years, especially in regions such as South America, Africa and Europe. Dim Coumou, Potsdam Institute, which investigates the...

Birth records of Bolivia ensure that an elderly Aymara, who lives in an Andean village at 4000 meters high, has 123 years old, which could make him the world’s oldest person. Carmelo Flores Laura told Bolivian television that he was born in July 16, 1890. After this, a...

Mining national company (Enami) of Ecuador reported yesterday in a statement that several technicians of that entity will form part of a training plan to be carried out at the University of Queensland, Australia, in order to develop sustainable mining in the country. “The...

In commemoration of its twenty years of activity, the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo has been dedicated to preserving thirty kinds of animals mentioned in the Old Testament, which, in most cases, are in danger of extinction. Those responsible for this peculiar zoo ensure that this...

The Coordinating Ministry of Social development, reported yesterday that from Wednesday, several representatives of Ecuador and Peru will discuss issues related to social and cultural subjects in Guayaquil. Among the topics that will be discussed by representatives of each...

Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the Population Fund (UNFPA), said yesterday that gender inequality and the high number of teen pregnancies are two major problems faced by Latin America and the Caribbean in regards to population. “Teen pregnancy continues to be...

Yesterday, the Refinery of Puerto La Cruz in Venezuela suffered a fire that was the product of a lightning  during a storm, reported  the State Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), and pointed out that damages did not occurred in the rest of the plant. Asdrúbal Chávez, Vice President...

According to the seismological service of the United States, the strong earthquake which hit early this morning  the coasts of Peru, had a magnitude of 6.2 in the scale of Richter, and was registered at 16.7 kilometers deep. The earthquake was located 94 kilometers of the city of...

The jungle from the center of Vietnam has served as a refuge to Ho Van Thanh and his son Ho Van Lang, who since 1971 have remained isolated there as the shipwrecked “Swiss Robinson family”, after their home was bombed during the war in that country. The daily...

The meteorological authorities reported yesterday that it is expected that the current Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than normal, although there could be less cyclones than the anticipated by the entity in its May report. Gerry Bell, leader of the team that...