The third dose is not enough to end the pandemic, experts say.
The Olympic Games are over and also Messi's time with FC Barcelona.
Countries in Europe begin to require green passes from covid-19.
In addition, Coca-Cola will renew the flavor of a popular drink.
This is what you need to know to start the day.
Truth first.
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Earth is warming faster than before
As the world battles historic droughts, landscape-altering wildfires and deadly floods, a landmark report from world scientists says the window is rapidly closing on reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and avoiding catastrophic life-transforming changes such as we know it.
This says the report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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Booster doses in rich countries will not end the pandemic
Faced with the danger posed by variants of the coronavirus, such as the highly contagious delta variant, several countries have begun plans to implement a third booster dose against covid-19.
However, experts affirm that this domestic and not international approach, in addition to increasing inequality in access to vaccines, will not solve the problem of the pandemic.
Covid-19 in Latin America: This is how vaccination is going in the countries of the region
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Health certificates in Europe
From this Monday, Italy obliges restaurant customers and gym users to present a certificate that proves that they have the complete vaccination scheme or that they have a negative test for covid-19.
Javier Romero explains how this "green pass" works.
In France, a similar measure will also take effect from this Monday.
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Is the possible dialogue between Maduro and the opposition approaching?
"In the next few days the date and place of the meeting will be announced," said the questioned president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro on Sunday.
He also affirmed that "he already has a written document" and that the "Guaidocist" opposition would be in said dialogue.
For weeks Maduro had mentioned the possibility of a dialogue with the opposition, in early August, in Mexico.
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What these atypical Olympics left behind
The closing ceremony at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium was the last act of these Olympic Games without comparison, as they were held during a pandemic.
They did, however, leave debates about mental health, sexism and various records.
These are the 10 things that marked the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
This is how the medal table remained in Tokyo 2020 and in previous Olympic Games, was it better or worse for your country?
PHOTOS |
Latin Americans who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo 2020: this is how the Olympic Games ended 1:32
At coffee time
Coca-Cola will change the recipe for a popular drink. What could go wrong?
The company will renew the flavor of Coke Zero Sugar in order to make it more similar to the original Coca-Cola.
But could the story of the New Coke repeat itself in 1985?
Pigtails and smiles: pervasive language keeps sexism in Olympic sport
Actually, in any sport.
Commentators calling elite athletes "girls", regardless of age, is just one of many examples, say academics.
# NuevaMúsica: Sia presents “1 + 1” together with Sofía Reyes and Yandel
In addition, the group Aventura and Bad Bunny come together to launch the song “Volví”.
Meet these and more musical premieres of the first week of August, on Zona Pop CNN.
After another suicide, the Vessel of Hudson Yards in New York faces its future
The huge piece of architecture located in Manhattan must implement measures so that tragedies like this are never repeated.
How to do it?
There is the discussion.
The number of the day
1,000
It is the number of hectares of natural area in Cusco, Peru, that have been affected by a fire until this Sunday.
Quote of the day
"I had dropped 50% in my file and we had closed the contract ... we did everything possible and it was not possible."
It was said by Lionel Messi, the undisputed idol of FC Barcelona, during the press conference on Sunday in which he spoke about his final departure from the club where he earned a legendary record.
Selection of the day
The little retro gadget that is a horn, alarm clock, has games and to which you can make designs with pixels
The Divoom Ditoo Pixel Art integrates Tetris and other games in which you can move using the lever and the mechanical keyboard.
And to finish…
Agent collapses after short-term exposure to fentanyl
Exposure to fentanyl knocks out an agent in 1:51 seconds
A San Diego Sheriff's Office official collapses after being exposed to fentanyl while conducting a car search.
