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Lima, Aug 13 (EFE).- (Camera: Fernando Gimeno)The cinchona tree helped to save millions of lives when its bark was used to produce the anti-malarial medication quinine. The tropical Andean forest plant has been used by native people for centuries for its medicinal properties and was harvested almost to exhaustion in colonial times to treat malaria.Now hydroxychloroquine, a synthetic modification of quinine, is being used as an unproven treatment for Covid-19, Peru’s national tree is under threat of extinction again.FOOTAGE OF THE CINCHONA.SOUNDBITES OF ALEJANDRO GÓMEZ, FOREST ENGINEER AND CINCHONA INVESTIGATOR.Translation:"Let's unite our efforts, unite our efforts and especially give children and the youth the basic knowledge. That's why I always use this saying: What we don't know, we don't love, and what we don't love we don't defend. If we know of it from a young age, we're going to love it and defend it even in adulthood."
During a briefing in Kyiv, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization Europe regional director, warns of a "life-threatening" winter to come for millions of Ukrainians after a series of devastating Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructures. This winter will be "a formidable test for the Ukraine health system and the Ukraine people," he adds. SOUNDBITE
With fuel prices skyrocketing all over the world, efficient driving is now more important than ever, the key to economising fuel. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), this measure can help reduce fuel consumption by between 6% and 12%. That’s why an expert from SEAT S.A. has come up with 7 efficient driving tips to save on fuel and spare your wallet.1. Drive smoothly. Sudden speed changes, like quick acceleration or hard braking, increase fuel consumption. 2. Switch off the engine when stopping for long periods. If you keep the engine running when your car isn’t moving, the engine overheats and fuel consumption increases. 3. Maintain a constant speed. Changes in speed affect fuel consumption, so it’s preferable to maintain the same speed as long as the flow of traffic and the road allow. 4. Use the engine brake. “Whenever possible, try to stop gently by taking your foot off the accelerator, to take advantage of the opposite pressure that the transmission on the engine, before pressing the brake pedal” Ángel advises. 5. Air conditioning or lower the windows? Air conditioning is one of the non-driving factors that consumes the most fuel, between 4% and 10% according to the IEA, while lowering the windows at medium and high speeds creates a drag effect: air enters the car and generates aerodynamic drag that slows it down and makes the engine work harder to keep up.6. Keep an eye on your tyre pressure. This is a key safety aspect, but it also affects efficient driving. 7. Plan your route. A planned itinerary is vital for saving money. Unforeseen events, having to stop for traffic jams or getting lost on unfamiliar roads can make your trip unnecessarily long, and consequently, increase fuel consumption.
Madrid, Oct 16 (EFE).- Thousands of people marched Saturday in the Spanish capital to protest against the current situation of the renewable energies in the country, considering it to be "absolutely unsustainable".A group of around 2,000 people called by the Alianza Energía y Territorio (Aliente) demanded that the replacement of fossil fuels by renewable generation sources be unlimited and that the energy transition benefit people. (Camera: RAFAEL MATURANA).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE MARCH TO DEMAND THAT RENEWABLE ENERGIES BENEFIT PEOPLE, IN MADRID, SPAIN.
Thingsai, Oct 15 (EFE/EPA).- Tian Chin is a Myanmar refugee in India who, like many others, is forced to secretly cross the border to save rice crops in his homeland, risking being caught by the army that has unleashed a reign of terror after ousting a civilian government.“If we do not harvest our rice, we have nothing for the future. We will have to scavenge for wild vegetables or beg," Chin's wife Dawt Hnem, 40, told EFE.Her husband and many of the menfolk, who have taken refuge in Thingsai village of the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram, had gone to Fungkah village in Myanmar. (Camera: SANGZUALA HMAR). SHOT LIST: AN EFE INTERVIEW WITH DAWT HNEM, A 40-YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM CHIN STATE, MYANMAR, IN THINGSAI, INDIA.SOUND BITES: DAWT HNEM, A 40-YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM CHIN STATE, MYANMAR.- After the army dropped bombs on Sep. 9, we were very scared. We left our village in a hurry, we did not have time to grab our valuables, we hid in the forest and arrived at Thingsai village on Sep. 13.If we don't harvest our rice, we have nothing for the future. We will have to look for wild vegetables or beg elsewhere.Before my husband left, he told me that he would collect the rice and hide it in makeshift warehouses in the forest since there is no one in our village to stand guard. If you store our grains in our house, the army could come back. They will burn them or destroy them.
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated for a few minutes with electricity produced from certified renewable hydrogen in Paris. IMAGES
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