Brazilian study reinforces that SARS-CoV-2 reinfection is possible and can be serious
Istoé - Brazil - 24/12/2020
Asymptomatic and even mild cases of Covid-19 do not offer immunization against the disease, according to a new study by Fiocruz released on Wednesday.
Published in the Social Science Research Network, the work reinforces the idea that reinfection by SARS-Cov-2 is possible…
EU debates new rules for big tech companies
Istoé - Brazil - 16/12/2020
The European Commission proposed on Tuesday (15) a series of new regulations for the digital market that directly affect the big technology companies in the world, the so-called “big techs”. The measures still need to be voted on to take effect and have been dubbed the…
Submarine fiber optic cable will connect Fortaleza to Sines
Agência Brasil - 10/12/2020
Brazilian government announces launch of submarine cable between Brazil and Europe.
The Minister of Communications, Fábio Faria, announced today (10) the launch of a submarine fiber-optic cable that will connect Fortaleza (CE) to Sines, in Portugal, with expansion…
USA sues Facebook "for years of monopoly practices"
Folha de S.Paulo - Brazil - 10/12/2020
Antitrust lawsuits seek solutions that may include forced sale of WhatsApp and Instagram
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 46 American states have filed lawsuits in which they accuse Facebook of violating antitrust rules and ask for penalties that could include the…
The first time in 45 years. Chinese probe about to return to Earth with moon rocks
TSF - Portugal - 06/12/2020
If the mission is successful, it will make China the third country after the United States and the former Soviet Union to bring moon rocks to Earth.
A Chinese probe is preparing to return to Earth with samples of the Moon’s surface, the first time in almost 45…
China prepares to deliver on carbon neutrality promise by 2060
Plataforma - Macau - 05/12/2020
To meet the target, China must reduce its dependence on fossil fuels to 25 percent by 2050 from the current 85 percent, removing much of the rest with carbon capture and storage technology
China’s renewable energy industry is poised to lead an unprecedented…
Homosexuality in football is still taboo
Plataforma - Macau - 04/12/2020
Since 2012, no player has openly come out as a homosexual
Homosexuality continues to be a “non-issue” in sports king. So far, few players have gone public, and when they did, it was after they had the last kick in the ball. However, the most popular example was that…
Pfizer vaccine authorized in UK, first doses arrive within days
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 02/12/2020
The Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine for covid-19 is already authorized for use in the United Kingdom, which thus becomes the first western country to license a vaccine against the new coronavirus.
The vaccine was authorized for emergency use by the Medicines and Health Products…
University of Macau launched spatial analysis laboratories
Hoje Macau - 02/12/2020
The experimental platforms opened yesterday at the University of Science and Technology of Macau (MUST) are unique across China and give Macau arguments to receive and analyze space samples.
For André Antunes, a Portuguese researcher who leads the MUST astrobiology…
Singapore is the first country in the world to approve the sale of laboratory meat
Plataforma - Macau - 02/12/2020
Regulators at the Singapore Food Agency have approved the sale of lab-grown meats by Eat Just.
The decision took about two years. During the approval process, several requirements had to be met by Eat Just, such as food security or consistent production of chicken from…
