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Fernando Pessoa. O guardador de rebanhos. Porto: Civilizado 1997

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A New Political Reality in Myanmar: A People No Longer Willing to Accept Military Rule | Inter Press Service

…there is a new political reality in Myanmar: a people demanding change, no longer willing to accept military rule. I will continue to appeal to all governments and other key stakeholders to listen to the people and be guided by their will to prevent deeper catastrophe in the heart of Asia.

Noeleen Heyzer, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, in her address to the United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee 25 October 2022 

Source: A New Political Reality in Myanmar: A People No Longer Willing to Accept Military Rule | Inter Press Service

15% of US COVID-19 survivors still have symptoms after a year | CIDRAP

Fatigue, cognitive problems common

The most common symptoms were fatigue (52.2%), followed by loss of smell (43.7%), “brain fog” (40.4%), and shortness of breath (39.7%); 45.7% reported either memory loss or brain fog. Women were significantly more likely than men to report loss of smell (46.4% vs 35.3%), cognitive symptoms (48.7% vs 36.3%), anxiety (30.8% vs 22.3%), and sleep disruption (32.4% vs 22.5%).

Source: 15% of US COVID-19 survivors still have symptoms after a year | CIDRAP

Uganda green-lights Ebola vaccine trials | CIDRAP

Uganda’s health minister announced yesterday that officials will evaluate three Sudan Ebola vaccine candidates in the coming weeks, and she revealed that healthcare workers are already testing some new treatment options.

Currently, there are no approved treatments for the more rare Sudan Ebola strain that Uganda is battling in seven of its west central regions, including the capital city Kampala. Plans to test vaccines and treatments appear to be similar to strategies used to test countermeasures against Zaire Ebola in in West Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Source: Uganda green-lights Ebola vaccine trials | CIDRAP

‘If you croak, we’ll say you killed yourself.’ A 20-year-old Moscow conscript went on a hunger strike and refused to wear a uniform or follow orders. Two weeks later, he was discharged and came home. — Meduza

The 20-year-old Anton Gnedovets worked as a milling machine operator at the Bauman MGTU, a Moscow technology school. When drafted into the Russian army, he went on a hunger strike, refusing to wear a uniform or obey orders. Within two weeks, he succeeded in getting discharged from the army, and came home. Our story in a concise version of a longer article published in Russian by Mediazona. Source: ‘If you croak, we’ll say you killed yourself.’ A 20-year-old Moscow conscript went on a hunger strike and refused to wear a uniform or follow orders. Two weeks later, he was discharged and came home. — Meduza

Field Trip|گردش علمی — A Voice from Iran

“156th story” First published: Aug.27.2020 Karim was in 4th grade when his school announced a field trip. The school asked all the students to provide a small amount of money for the field trip and get their parents to sign the paper.   Karim’s family was so poor, and even that tiny amount was impossible […]

Field Trip|گردش علمی — A Voice from Iran

Bula’di — Weekend Stories by Trishikh

“Modern Indian women do not like to wear the saree Bula’di. It is 2011 and not 1971. We prefer jeans and a top. Further, the saree is neither sporty nor comfortable. It restricts one’s mobility,” smartly commented twelve-year-old Nehusta. “Stop calling your grandma Bula’di, child. Please call her granny. You address your elder sister as ‘Di’ and […]

Bula’di — Weekend Stories by Trishikh

Why fish are disappearing from Amazonian waters

  • From the coastline to freshwater streams, people living in Amazonia say industrial fishing, deforestation, hydroelectric dams and climate change have reduced fish populations.
  • Industrial fishing is one of the main explanations for the low numbers. Fishermen report that large boats are trawling with nets up to 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) in length that do not allow fish to reach the shore.
  • Other challenges local fishers are facing have to do with the effects of climate change on rivers and mangroves, including increased temperature and lower pH and oxygen levels in the water, which make it harder for species to survive.
  • Hydroelectric dams are a threat to inland Amazonian fish species because they interrupt migratory flow, leading to genetically compromised populations; this phenomenon has been seen in the Xingu River, which, dammed by the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant, is suffering from falling fish reproduction rates. 

Source: Why fish are disappearing from Amazonian waters