Finland and Estonia call for a ban on EU tourist visas for Russians
The leaders of Estonia and Finland want other EU countries to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens, saying they should not be able to travel to Europe on holiday as the Kremlin wages a devastating war in Ukraine.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas wrote on Tuesday that "visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right" and that "it's time to end tourism from Russia now." Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev compared Kallas to a "Nazi".
A day earlier, her Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin said in a TV interview that "it is not right that while Russia is waging an aggressive, brutal war in Europe, Russians can live a normal life, travel to Europe, be tourists".
Climate change is worsening over 200 diseases and our immune system, study finds
More than 58% of human diseases have worsened due to climate change, according to a new study. The groundbreaking research, published in Nature Climate Change on Monday, was conducted by researchers at Mamoa University in Hawaii, who conducted a systematic search for real-life examples of the impact of ten climate risks exacerbated by greenhouse gas emissions on human disease.
Këto përfshinin ngrohjen, thatësirën, valët e të nxehtit, zjarret, reshjet ekstreme, përmbytjet, stuhitë, ngritjen e nivelit të detit, ndryshimin biogjeokimik dhe ndryshimin e tokës.
Nga 375 sëmundje të analizuara, 218 rezultuan të jenë të prekura nga ndryshimet klimatike.
Virusi në Kinë: Studiuesit nisin hulumtimin
Studiuesit kanë filluar të gjurmojnë një virus të sapoidentifikuar në Kinë, ku dhjetëra raste janë regjistruar deri më tani. Langya henipavirus (LayV) u zbulua për herë të parë në provincat verilindore të Shandong dhe Henan në fund të vitit 2018, por u identifikua zyrtarisht nga shkencëtarët vetëm javën e kaluar.
Virusi ka të ngjarë të jetë transmetuar nga kafshët te njerëzit, thanë shkencëtarët, dhe autoriteti shëndetësor i Tajvanit tani po monitoron përhapjen. Virusi u zbulua gjithashtu në 2% të dhive shtëpiake dhe 5% të qenve.
In humans, the virus caused symptoms including fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and muscle aches. All the infected people had a fever, the scientists said. There have been no deaths from LayV to date.
A cease-fire is in place between Israel and Gaza militants after the deadliest clashes in a year
A ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza was held on Monday after a violent weekend that left dozens of Palestinians dead. The ceasefire came 50 hours after the escalation began, when Israel launched what it called pre-emptive strikes against Islamic Jihad militant group targets in Gaza.
At least 44 Palestinians, including 15 children and several militants, were killed, according to Palestinian officials.
