(2022-07-14). De alta los alumnos hospitalizados por escape de amoníaco en fábrica de Cervezas Tínima de Camagàºey. cubadebate.cu Todos los estudiantes que fueron atendidos en el Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Eduardo Agramonte Piña, de Camagàºey, debido a un ligero escape de amoníaco en la fábrica de Cervezas Tínima de esa ciudad, ya fueron dados de alta médica. La cifra de hospitalizados ascendió a 12 estudiantes del centro mixto Máximo Gómez Báez, especificó el periodista Juan Mendoza en su cuenta de Facebook, citado por Cubadebate.
(2022-07-13). PM Resigns, President Flees: It's All Happening in Sri Lanka. scheerpost.com Protesters in front of the Sri Lankan presidential secretariat on Saturday, July 9. Photo: Twitter | By Massive protests rocked Sri Lanka on Saturday, July 9, leading to a collapse of government. In the morning, tens of thousands of protesters marched to the residence of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who reportedly fled shortly before. By Saturday evening, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned to make way for the formation of an all-party government. Reports also said the…
(2022-07-13). Meet The Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook's Content Policy. popularresistance.org It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between "harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It's a balance", Aaron says. In this official Facebook video, Aaron identifies himself as the manager of "the team that writes the rules for Facebook", determining "what is acceptable and what is not." Thus, he and his team effectively decide what content the platform's 2.9 billion active users see and what they don't see. | Aaron is being interviewed in a bright warehouse-turned-studio. He is wearing a purple sweater and blue jeans. He comes across as a very likable, smiley person. It is not a…
(2022-07-12). María Corina Machado Now Wants to Compete in Elections. orinocotribune.com The head of the Come Venezuela (Vente Venezuela in Spanish) political movement, María Corina Machado, apparently changed her mind again, and now wants to compete for the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, according to an announcement she made in a video posted on her Twitter account. | "We are willing to measure ourselves," said the far-right politician, "because Venezuela needs a political leadership, and a leadership that does not give in and does not give up, and that keeps its word and its commitment." | She said that this announcement resulted from the seventh federal meeting of her political organization…
(2022-07-12). In Chile, We Have The Opportunity To Build An Economy To Overcome Fear. popularresistance.org Following the election of a progressive government in Chile earlier this year, the country has been debating a new constitution written under revolutionary conditions: by a convention with gender equality, representation of Indigenous peoples, and with many members from environmental justice movements. As the draft is finalized ahead of a referendum in September, social media across the country has been awash with 'explainer' posts and videos in favor of the new texts — and debunking misinformation telling people that their pensions will be expropriated, for example. Most of the pro-constitution posts boil…
(2022-07-12). Dual Anti-HIV Antibodies Provide Long-term Viral Suppression. jamanetwork.com Treatment with 2 monoclonal antibodies completely suppressed HIV for about 40 weeks in patients who participated in a small phase 1 trial. The findings, reported in Nature, suggest that future antibody therapies may offer effective HIV treatment for extended periods without antiretroviral therapy (ART).