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Information, journalists, sustainability, public health, science and development.
Información, periodistas, sustentabilidad, salud pública, ciencia y desarrollo.
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AP: Don't click on those road toll texts. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam

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Don't click on those road toll texts. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam
State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal fin...
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March 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Relevamt read. New infrastructure for the climate summit that is allegedly “sustainable,” in a very questionable manner.

#deforestation #Brazil #Brasil #deforestacion #COO30

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Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
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March 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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"The response to climate change requires a “whole-of-society” approach... For such a collaboration to be effective, everyone must have free access to a robust body of climate research that can inform sound decision-making."
-PLOS Climate Section Editor Desiree Rose

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Meet PLOS Climate Section Editor Desiree Rose - Latitude
In this blog post, we speak to Desiree Rose, PLOS Climate Section Editor for Adaptation. Could you tell us a bit about…
latitude.plos.org
March 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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After 150,000 articles and 17 million genome sequences, what has science taught us about SARS-CoV-2?

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Four ways COVID changed virology: lessons from the most sequenced virus of all time
After 150,000 articles and 17 million genome sequences, what has science taught us about SARS-Cov-2?
go.nature.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Interesting read ⬇️
March 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“…just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines […] Breathing in polluted air over a long period of time can cause respiratory illness, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer…”

#cleanair #pollution #cities #airpollution #publichealth

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Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says
Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found.
apnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Eternal gratitude to #healthworkers across the world for their tireless efforts to save lives.

Agradecimiento total a los trabajadores de la salud por sus esfuerzos incansables para salvar vidas.

#COVID19

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PHOTO GALLERY: The 5-year anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors
apnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
‼️ 👉 Girl Scouts sued over alleged heavy metals, pesticides in cookies - www.reuters.com/legal/girl-s...
Girl Scouts sued over alleged heavy metals, pesticides in cookies
The Girl Scouts have been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of "heavy metals" and pesticides in its popular Thin Mints and other cookies.
www.reuters.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Relevant read ⬇️

Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’

#vaccineswork #vaccinessavelives

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Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney
Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney
Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted, says author Laura Spinney
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Relevant read.

apnews.com/article/meas... Measles is popping up in the US. Here's how to avoid one of the world's most contagious viruses

#vaccines #vaccineswork
Measles is popping up in the US. Here's how to avoid one of the world's most contagious viruses
Last week, an unvaccinated child died in the outbreak, which involves more than 150 cases.
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Could be useful:
‘One Tech Tip: Getting a lot of unwanted phone calls? Here are ways to stop them’
March 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Relevant data and stories on the conditions of journalistic work today. Alarming (but not surprising) how journalists continue to be targets, attesting to how relevant they still are for communities across geograohies despite new media. ⬇️
March 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
On #worldwildlifeday, let’s remember 🇭🇳 activist #BertaCáceres, murdured 9 years ago. It’s vital to ensure the safety of those defending essential natural habitats and the communities that depend on them.

#justiceforberta #bertavive #humanrights #fornature

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Exigen que investigación del crimen de hondureña Berta Cáceres avance 'sin interferencias'
Tegucigalpa, 2 mar (EFE).- El Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH) exigió este domingo que las investigaciones sobre el asesinato de la ambientalista Berta Cácer...
www.swissinfo.ch
March 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
En el #DíaMundialdelaVidaSilvestre, recordemos a la activista 🇭🇳 #BertaCáceres a 9 años de su asesinato. Vital garantizar la seguridad de quienes luchan por defender biomas fundamentales y las comunidades que dependen de ellos.

#justiciaparaberta #bertavive

www.swissinfo.ch/spa/exigen-q...
Exigen que investigación del crimen de hondureña Berta Cáceres avance 'sin interferencias'
Tegucigalpa, 2 mar (EFE).- El Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH) exigió este domingo que las investigaciones sobre el asesinato de la ambientalista Berta Cácer...
www.swissinfo.ch
March 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Over one million species of wild flora and fauna are threatened with extinction, many within decades.

Today is #WorldWildlifeDay. Let's take action #ForNature and invest in our planet - every action counts: wildlifeday.org/en
March 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM