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Routine jobs increase the risk of cognitive, dementia decline – Study

Published on: April 17, 2024
18:30

Washington, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina)The harder your brain works at your job, the less likely you may be to have memory and thinking problems later in life, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology.

Nigeria at risk of losing all its forest elephants

Published on: March 12, 2024
09:50

Abuja, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria is at risk of losing all its forest elephants due to habitat fragmentation, forest degradation, illegal hunting, genetic isolation and conflict with humans.

Threats to UNRWA put two million Palestinians in Gaza at risk

Published on: February 2, 2024
23:19

United Nations, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) The colossal humanitarian needs for over two million people in Gaza are at risk given the lack of funds, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Friday.

Severe drought affects Europe and Africa

Published on: January 30, 2024
00:45

Brussels, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Territories of Spain, Italy, Greece and North Africa are affected by the drought that has hit southern Europe.

France vigilant due to risk of terrorism, five arrests reported

Published on: December 23, 2023
10:46

Paris, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Five people were arrested in northern France on Friday as part of an investigation into a criminal terrorist conspiracy, the national anti-terrorist prosecutor's office said.

One fourth of freshwater fish species at risk

Published on: December 14, 2023
11:42

Bern, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) A quarter of the world's freshwater fish species are at risk of extinction as a result of climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) revealed.

Solid waste puts tortoises at risk in Ecuador’s islands

Published on: November 14, 2023
13:33

Quito, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian researchers document today the presence of plastic waste in the daily diet of giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands, a problem with environmental and even economic consequences, they warned.

Mexico vaccinates 1.7 million people against Covid-19 and influenza

Published on: October 24, 2023
12:52

Mexico, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) Mexico last week kicked off the new combined winter vaccination campaign against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, and influenza, and has already vaccinated 1.7 million people.

Economist lashes out at hostility of risk rating agencies in Bolivia

Published on: October 20, 2023
17:02

La Paz, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Economic analyst Martin Moreira criticized that international risk rating agencies "do not forgive" that nowadays the Plurinational State of Bolivia is independent of its financial conditions.

UN and Red Cross join voices against danger of autonomous weapons

Published on: October 5, 2023
10:50

United Nations, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday called for actions to preserve human control over the use of force and to establish new prohibitions on autonomous weapon systems.

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