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Dengue fever is wreaking havoc in the Americas

A Staggering 3.35 Million Cases of Dengue fever Dengue fever is wreaking havoc in the Americas, causing a significant strain on the region. In 2023, the continent has witnessed the highest number of dengue infections in the past five decades, surpassing a staggering 3.35 million cases. Tragically, there have been 1,567 reported deaths attributed to…

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‘Gentleman’s agreement’: Despite mining ban, Russia scours Antarctica for massive fossil fuel deposits

by Tiara Walters, Daily MaverickMay 17, 2022 Supergiant oilfields are simmering below the Southern Ocean, the warming waters at the bottom of the Earth that wrap around the melting, icy Antarctic, a litany of Kremlin sources suggest. Despite the 1998 Antarctic mining ban — ratified by Russia and 28 other states — some of the…

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Disease-spreading Mosquitoes Sterilized by Australian Scientists

A scientific trial aiming to eradicate deadly disease-spreading mosquitoes has successfully reduced their numbers by 80 percent, according to a news release issued by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), an independent Australian federal government agency responsible for scientific research. Heralded as a landmark trial, it involved an international partnership between scientists at Verily…

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