5 things October 24: dead child in Chile, OAS asks for second round in Bolivia, among others

Scientists taught rats to drive small cars of their size, something that could help advance the treatment of human mental health. In addition: Google says it has designed a machine that only needs 200 seconds to solve a problem that would take the fastest supercomputer currently in the world 10,000 years. This is what you should know to start the day. First the truth.

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Dead boy in protests in Chile

A four-year-old boy was one of three victims of protests in Chile when an unidentified vehicle rammed protesters in the city of San Pedro de la Paz. During a press conference on Wednesday, Under Secretary of the Interior Rodrigo Ubilla said it had been confirmed that three more people died in the last 24 hours, for a total of 18 dead so far from the protests. Protests continue despite announcements the government has given since Saturday. President Sebastián Piñera announced that he would suspend the increase in the subway ticket, and on Tuesday he apologized and announced an increase in pensions, the creation of a guaranteed minimum income and a mechanism to stabilize electricity prices.

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OAS recommends second round in Bolivia

Gerardo de Icaza, director of Electoral Cooperation and Observation of the Organization of American States, denounced that the Government of Bolivia has provided contradictory versions of the reasons why the electoral count was interrupted. “If the calculation is concluded, the margin of difference is greater than 10%, it is statistically reasonable to conclude that it will be for a very small percentage. Due to the context and problems evidenced in this electoral process, it would continue to be a better option to convene a second round, ”said Icaza. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Bolivia has not ruled on the complaint of the OAS official. However, its president, María Eugenia Choque, on Tuesday rejected the accusations of fraud and left the door open to possible audits aimed at verifying the supposed transparency of the process.

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Mexican dies in the custody of US authorities

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) said in a statement Tuesday night that a 49-year-old Mexican in his custody died Monday morning at a Tucson area hospital. The statement says the man was arrested Sunday at 1 pm by Border Patrol agents from the Tucson Sector, south of Casa Grande. CBP adds that during the trial it was determined that the man needed medical attention and that he was transported to the hospital, where doctors determined that he had a pre-existing heart condition. He was pronounced dead at 9 a.m. on Monday, less than 24 hours after being arrested.

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CNN Investigates: Asbestos in the Buenos Aires metro

Our reporter Emilia Delfino conducted an exclusive investigation in which she reveals that wagons acquired for the subway in the City of Buenos Aires in 2011 contain asbestos, although the substance is prohibited in Argentina and in the country of origin of the wagons, Spain , since 2001 for being carcinogenic. Eleven workers in the workshops of line B of the subway of the Argentine capital were diagnosed with lung conditions by aspirating this substance. Because of this, the subway in Buenos Aires demanded the one in Madrid for more than US $ 16 million for selling trains with asbestos.

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Melting glaciers in the Russian Arctic reveals five new islands

The Russian Navy discovered five new islands in the Arctic after they were revealed by the melting of glaciers. The Navy first saw the islands in 2016 using satellite images, but only confirmed them and recorded them on maps in August and September during an expedition to the site, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Now, they wait to be named. Researchers at the Russian Navy have been using satellite data for years to study changes on the coast, according to the Ministry of Defense. Between 2015 and 2018 they confirmed more than 30 new islands, layers and bays along the archipelagos of Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land.

At coffee time

Thermal camera in tourist attraction detects breast cancer in women

A trip to a tourist attraction in Scotland turned out to be a time that changed a woman's life, after a thermal camera detected she had breast cancer.

They find remains of a church dedicated to an unknown martyr

A Byzantine era church built in honor of an anonymous martyr has been unearthed near Jerusalem. Archaeological works have found floors decorated with mosaics, colorful frescoes and a mysterious inscription.

Scientists taught rats to drive cars of their size

Rats have learned to drive and receive the precious Froot Loops cereals in return. But the true discovery in this study, and its broader implications for the treatment of human mental health, was found in its feces.

The date of the day

“This testimony is a radical change. I think it could speed things up. ”

Democrat Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts on a statement by Bill Taylor, the main US diplomat in Ukraine, who told the House of Representatives investigators that he had been told that the delivery of military aid to Kiev would depend on a promise to investigate the 2016 elections and the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, who on the other hand and according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, takes Trump 10 points ahead in a hypothetical confrontation in next year's elections .

The day's figure

200 seconds

Google says it has designed a computer that only needs 200 seconds to solve a problem that would take the fastest supercomputer in the world currently 10,000 years. The results released on Wednesday announce the rise of quantum computers.

And to finish

A farmer turned a giant pumpkin into a boat

Instead of making a giant lantern or a cake that could feed the entire city, a Tennessee farmer pulled his pumpkin over 400 kilos to navigate his pond.