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Cuba present at COP28 with environmental experiences
Cuba present at COP28 with environmental experiences

Havana, Nov 30.- With the existence of a public policy and government plans to confront climate changes, Cuba attends the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Climate Change (COP28) that will be inaugurated today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Ibero-American community ratifies commitment against climate change
Ibero-American community ratifies commitment against climate change

Madrid, Nov 29.- The 22 countries that make up the Ibero-American community, including Cuba, approved today a special statement that continues what was agreed in the Environmental Charter, ahead of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, more commonly known as COP28.

World HIV/AIDS Response Day in Camagüey
World HIV/AIDS Response Day in Camagüey

Camagüey, Nov 28.- With multiple health promotion and training actions in key populations to avoid new infections with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the Provincial Day for the World Day of Expanded Response to HIV/AIDS will take place.

Sergio Rodríguez, prominent Cuban agricultural scientist, passed away
Sergio Rodríguez, prominent Cuban agricultural scientist, passed away

Santa Clara, Nov 27.- The doctor in Agricultural Sciences, Sergio Rodríguez, director of the Tropical Viand Research Institute (INIVIT), died the day before in this city at the age of 75 as a result of a sudden death.

Risk of cancer from ultra-processed foods
Risk of cancer from ultra-processed foods

London, Nov 23.- People who consume ultra-processed foods can suffer from cancer of the mouth, throat and esophagus, a specialized source revealed today.

International Chemistry Conference held in Cuba
International Chemistry Conference held in Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, Nov 23.- The 24th International Chemistry Conference is meeting at the Universidad de Oriente, with the participation of 246 delegates from eight countries, Dr. Roberto Machado, Executive Secretary of the event, told Prensa Latina.

Ensure food security through sustainable water management
Ensure food security through sustainable water management

Havana, Nov 22.- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) advocated strengthening Ibero-American capacities to monitor water use and water stress, the organization reported.

National Cybersecurity Day takes place in Camagüey (+ Photos)
National Cybersecurity Day takes place in Camagüey (+ Photos)

Camagüey, Nov 21.- Prevention and the conscious and responsible use of technologies are some of the knowledge socialized during these days by the Camagüey branch of the Union of Computer Scientists of Cuba (UIC) on the occasion of the II National Cybersecurity Day, developed throughout the country until November 30.

United Nations warns that countries cannot control global emissions
United Nations warns that countries cannot control global emissions

United Nations, Nov 21.- UN Secretary General António Guterres described the increase in global emissions as a betrayal of the vulnerable and a huge missed opportunity.

Mi Costa project promotes knowledge management in Santa Cruz del Sur
Mi Costa project promotes knowledge management in Santa Cruz del Sur

Santa Cruz del Sur, Nov 20.- With the purpose of promoting better knowledge management from the Capacity Creation Center and the Annex Classroom, both in the town, representatives of the National Management Unit of the Mi Costa project came to this municipality of Camagüey, where said initiative constitutes a site of direct intervention.

Call for strengthening measures against antimicrobial resistance
Call for strengthening measures against antimicrobial resistance

Geneva, Nov 18.- The World Health Organization (WHO) called on governments to strengthen measures to stop antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Air pollution affects reproductive health
Air pollution affects reproductive health

Washington, Nov 17.- Air pollution can interfere with normal hormonal activity during critical periods of prenatal and early childhood development, a specialized source revealed.