The crash of a huge asteroid caused an ice age on Earth, but it also gave life a boost. We tell you how the cyclones that hover over the Americas progress and, in addition, which are the countries of the region that have legalized cannabis and those that have not. This is what you should know to start the day. First the truth.
1. Downhill
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental economic group, has just reduced its global growth forecast to the lowest in a decade, only 2.9% in 2019. In 2020, growth is forecast to increase up to 3%. Only 18 months ago, the organization still expected a 4% growth. The trade war between the United States and China and its impact on world production and trade are to blame for this bleak forecast, according to the OECD.
2. Threat of "total war"
In an exclusive interview with Nick Paton Walsh of CNN, the Iranian Foreign Minister raised the possibility of a “total war” in which “until the last American soldier” would have to be fought, in the case of attacks by the United States or Saudi Arabia. Javad Zarif said Iran hoped to avoid the conflict, adding that the country was willing to talk to its regional rivals, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. However, a return to negotiations with the United States will not happen unless Washington provides total relief from the sanctions, as the 2015 nuclear agreement promised, said the head of Tehran diplomacy. Zarif again denied his country's participation in the weekend's attacks against Saudi oil facilities.
3. Continental cannabis
In Latin America at least seven countries have approved the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, and only one, Uruguay, legalized its use for recreational purposes, becoming the first country in the world to do so. On September 17 of this year, Ecuador joined the list of countries that have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes; In Colombia - which in 2016 legalized medical marijuana - a debate opened that will be taken to Congress to legalize its recreational use. Countries like Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Paraguay have also approved medical cannabis. What happens in Puerto Rico and Mexico? We tell you, besides that in countries like Bolivia, Cuba, Guatemala and others, consumption in any case is illegal.
4. Cyclones
There are currently five cyclones named in the Atlantic and Pacific: a hurricane, a post-tropical cyclone and three tropical storms. In addition, the remnants of what was Cyclone Imelda cause heavy flooding in areas of Texas. This is what we know.
5. Contaminated medications
The drug manufacturer Novartis said it is stopping the distribution of all ranitidine drugs manufactured by Sandoz, a measure he called "precautionary", after it was discovered that acid-reducing drugs contained an impurity. The measure comes after the US Food and Drug Administration. (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency announced earlier this month that the tests showed that some ranitidine products contained NDMA, which is classified as a probable human carcinogen, according to laboratory tests.
At coffee time
A university studied water quality in airlines (you may want to avoid coffee in some)
The study was not a review of bottled water that is often served on airplanes, but a look at the water used to make infusions such as tea and coffee, as well as the water used in the bathrooms.
The crash of a huge asteroid caused an ice age on Earth, but ...
466 million years ago, the Earth experienced an ice age, but it also gave life a boost, when a giant asteroid fragmented and sent dust waves to our planet for the next 2 million years, according to a new study.
Impossible Burgers will start selling in supermarkets
The soy-based meat substitute will be sold at 27 Gelson's Markets stores in southern California. At the end of this month, the product will be available in supermarkets on the east coast of the United States.
Burger King will stop including plastic toys in children's meals in the UK
The fast food chain Burger King will stop including plastic toys after two girls launched a petition in an attempt to reduce their environmental impact. The children's order was signed by more than half a million people.
Airbnb announces that it will go public in 2020
Airbnb, one of the most valued technology startups in the world, announces its intention to be made public. The housing rental service said it plans to be publicly traded in 2020, although it did not specify whether its release to the market would take place in the first or second half of the year.
The day's figure
150
At least 150 cases of lung problems in users of electronic cigarettes have raised the concern of the health community in the United States. New advances in research are revealed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The date of the day
"It was something I didn't think was racist at the time, but it was [...] It was silly."
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to apologize on Wednesday after CNN's affiliate Time published a photo of him with a brown make-up face when he was a teacher in 2001. Two more images with his face makeup have been published since then.
And to finish
Russian skater without legs becomes a trend thanks to Tony Hawk
The young Russian skater Maxim Abramov became a trend in social networks after Tony Hawk, legend of this sport, published it on his Instagram account.
