Researchers warn of a state of planetary emergency due to climate change. Find out what happens when the US designates an organization as a terrorist. Rudy Giuliani's business in Ukraine. The risks of asbestos for health. Madonna cancels concerts for pain. The intimacy of Messi, now in a documentary. This is what you should know to start the day . First the truth . Subscribe to the newsletter.
1. Almagro in Conclusions
"It is clear that once he has knowledge of these actions (fraud) he tries to cover them up, not to mention other options that tried to validate that result that favored him," OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro said during his speech. CNN Conclusions interview in Spanish, with Fernando del Rincón. In the interview, in addition to mentioning what happened when the Bolivian ex-president requested the OAS not to publish the result of the audit, he mentions reasons why Morales would have resigned from power.
2. The fall of Giuliani
Recent information that suggests that Rudy Giuliani, personal lawyer of President Donald Trump, would have pursued his own fortune by negotiating personal financial agreements in Ukraine, which would improve the influence of his firm Giuliani Partners, opens a new chapter in the lawyer's actions, noted also to do diplomacy in the shadow at the cost of his close relationship with the US president. In addition, lawmakers are investigating the motives behind Giuliani's efforts to expel the former US ambassador. in Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, whether at the behest of Trump or of Ukrainian officials who wanted her out. Giuliani's unfortunate hour has led to even the president seeking to depart from his lawyer.
3. Terrorists
Following the intention of the US government to include drug cartels in the list of terrorist organizations, we explain everything you need to know about this possible measure. How do you designate the US? to a group as a terrorist? What happens when an organization is designated as a terrorist? According to the State Department, efforts to curb terrorist financing are increased and encourage other countries to do the same, stigmatize and isolate international terrorist organizations. USA It has listings almost 70 groups in the world.
4. Point of no return
A group of researchers believes that there is sufficient evidence to suggest that irreversible changes are already taking place on Earth's environmental systems, and that we are now in a "planetary state of emergency." The comment, published in the journal Nature, indicates that the loss of the Amazon rainforest, the accelerated melting of ice sheets, the extinction of large-scale coral reefs and the melting of permafrost, among other problems, have reached a point of no return.
5. Overweight
A Gallup poll indicates that Americans weigh more in this decade than in the past, and that fewer adults want to lose weight. Specifically, what the survey says is that 28% of Americans said they weighed 90 kilos or more between 2010 and 2019, a four-point jump from 2001 to 2009. The data, which was self-reported by people, shows that the American average has increased 1.8 kilos, rising to 80.7 kilos. In the previous decade, more than half of the adults surveyed weighed within or below that range.
At coffee time
Why being grateful is so good for your health?
Research shows that grateful people tend to be happy, exhibit lower levels of stress and depression, deal better with adversity and sleep better. Discover how to practice gratitude.
Barcelona joins the fashion of documentaries
"Matchday" is an 8-episode look at the best and worst of the 2018-2019 season. It also shows the private life of Messi, Suárez, Piqué and others. As if that were not enough, it is narrated by John Malkovich.
Saved by a baby shark plush
Madison, Wisconsin Police said that during a shooting a bullet went through the room of a 3-year-old girl while she slept, and hit the stuffed animal sending it about 12.7 centimeters away.
Madonna cancels dates of her 'Madame X Tour'
The singer was going to perform in Boston, but on Instagram she said: "The pain I have now is overwhelming and I must rest and follow the doctors' orders to be able to return stronger."
The health risks of asbestos
A CNN investigation revealed that of the 121 subway trains that circulate in Buenos Aires, 40 have asbestos. What is asbestos? Is it related to lung cancer? This is what you should know.
Figure of the day
114 years
Alelia Murphy, a 114-year-old New York excosture and recognized as the longest-running American, died on Saturday, her granddaughter Nefer Nekhet confirmed. Exactly, Murphy was 114 years old and 140 days old when he died, as verified by the Gerontology Research Group.
Quote of the day
“The findings of necropsy allow to affirm that the death of the young person is secondary to the penetrating craniocerebral trauma; caused by impact ammunition, fired by a firearm. ”
The National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences revealed in a statement that the findings allow establishing the death of student Dilan Cruz as "violent and homicide." Cruz died on November 25 after being injured two days earlier in a demonstration in Bogotá.
And to finish…
The feat of a blind climber
Jesse Dufton became the first blind person to lead the climbing of the Old Man of Hoy, a 137-meter-high rock in Scotland. Dufton was born with 20% of his central vision, but due to a degeneration he now has less than 1%. Watch the video to find out how he did it.
