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Jueves, 20 de Agosto de 2026

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🌍 Actualidad

The Guardian (World) 2026-08-20 00:14 en

More than 100 dead after goldmine collapses in Central African Republic

The collapse was caused by a landslide, while local officials say the death toll is likely to rise as recovery efforts continue More than 100 people have died after an artisanal goldmine at a small village in western Central African Republic (CAR) caved in due to a landslide, local officials and aid workers said on Wednesday. The landslide happened on Tuesday afternoon in the village of Zamboye, about 50km (31 miles) from the town of Baboua and close to the border of Cameroon. Footage on social media appeared to show an avalanche of sand descend on a group of people, likely the miners, and…

The Guardian (World) 2026-08-19 20:17 en

Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya

Officials say all seven people onboard killed, including Telemundo executive and Ecuador intelligence chief Seven people, including five Americans, were killed when a safari helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, according to local police and the state department. Among the dead were an executive with Telemundo, the US-based Spanish-language network owned by NBC Universal, and the director of Ecuador’s national intelligence service. Continue reading...

The Guardian (World) 2026-08-19 14:33 en

Spain to allow 500 children in Ceuta to go to mainland in immigration U-turn

Madrid government changes stance after previously saying anyone who entered territory illegally would be sent back Europe live – latest updates The Spanish government has U-turned and said it will allow 500 migrant children in Ceuta to relocate to the mainland. The majority of the estimated 70,000 people who crossed into Ceuta – a Spanish territory on the coast of north Africa – on 30 July have returned to Morocco. However, under Spanish law, the state has a duty of care to young, unaccompanied migrants until they reach the age of 18. Continue reading...

PBS NewsHour 2026-08-19 22:55 en

What the Florida and Alaska primary results mean for November

An upset win by a progressive candidate leads a host of headlines from Tuesday's primaries. In the Senate primary, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon trounced more moderate Democrat Alex Vindman, even though he spent far more money. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola was the top vote-getter in the non-partisan Senate primary. Lisa Desjardins reports.

PBS NewsHour 2026-08-19 22:50 en

News Wrap: Trump pauses his 50% tariffs on Canadian imports

In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump paused his 50% tariffs on Canadian imports and trade officials said they are working to make a final deal, the Israeli military is opening criminal investigations into two high-profile killings by its troops in Gaza and the United Arab Emirates says it is halting trade with Iran a day after it accused Tehran of launching missiles toward its territory.

South China Morning Post 2026-08-20 01:12 en

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi calls on US to change ‘hostile policy’ on North Korea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing welcomed South and North Korea moving towards peaceful coexistence and called on Washington to change its “hostile policy” on Pyongyang. In talks with his counterpart Cho Hyun in Seoul on Wednesday, Wang said China was “always committed to playing a constructive role in the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula”, according to a readout from the Chinese foreign ministry. But he sidestepped a reporter’s question after the meeting about whether...

South China Morning Post 2026-08-20 01:00 en

Be wary of defence contractors, Chinese study warns, pointing to US system

A new study from China has warned Beijing of the danger of defence contractors having too much influence over defence policy, pointing to the profit-driven expansion of the US military-industrial complex as a salutary example. In the study published on Monday, researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s National Institute of Strategic Studies said Washington’s “iron triangle” – linking the Department of Defence, private contractors and congressional committees – had hijacked US national...

Observador (Portugal) 2026-08-20 04:02 pt

Irão e Rússia ameaçam a Europa. A NATO está preparada?

Há um plano da NATO para responder a um ataque russo nos bálticos e prontidão para um eventual ataque iraniano. A NATO prepara-se para uma guerra na Europa? Uma conversa com o coronel José do Carmo.

Big Think 2026-08-19 06:00 en

Flying clocks in opposite directions around the world proved Einstein right

In 1905, our conception of the Universe changed forever when Einstein put forth his special theory of relativity. Prior to Einstein, scientists were able to describe every “point” in the Universe with the use of just four coordinates: three to designate position for each of the three spatial dimensions, plus a time to indicate at which moment any particular event occurred. All of this changed when Einstein had the fundamental realization that every single observer in the Universe, dependent on their motion and location, each had a unique perspective on where and when every event in the…

The Lancet 2026-08-19 22:30 en

[Correspondence] Redefining the end of Uganda's Ebola virus crisis

The declaration on July 28, 2026, that the Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Uganda had ended marks a crucial milestone in outbreak control.1 WHO considers an Ebola outbreak resolved 42 consecutive days after the second negative PCR test result of the last patient, or their safe burial.2 Although this threshold effectively captures the interruption of transmission, it remains strictly epidemiological. In reality, the true end of an epidemic is not a singular event but a complex clinical, health system, and social transition that extends far beyond the final detected case.

🔬 Ciencia y Tecnología

Xataka 2026-08-19 19:01 es

Una mansión récord de Silicon Valley tiene nuevo dueño: 70 millones, 4,9 hectáreas y todo apunta a un científico de IA de origen chino

En los alrededores de Silicon Valley, el mercado inmobiliario de lujo lleva tiempo jugando en una liga donde una vivienda puede ocupar varias hectáreas y ofrecer un nivel de privacidad difícil de encontrar incluso entre las grandes fortunas tecnológicas. Hillsborough forma parte de ese mapa, pero la última operación conocida allí ha conseguido destacar dentro de un mercado ya acostumbrado a cifras extraordinarias. No solo por el dinero que ha cambiado de manos, sino por la escala de la finca y por la identidad que empieza a dibujarse detrás de la compra. El rastro comienza con una operación…

Hipertextual 2026-08-19 20:47 es

Google regala un año completo de Google AI Plus si cumples este requisito

Google ha lanzado una promoción que entusiasmará a todos los que usan Gemini. El gigante tecnológico anunció que regalará un año completo de Google AI Plus a los usuarios elegibles de todo el mundo. La oferta llega a unos días de la vuelta al cole e intenta contrarrestar el avance de ChatGPT y Claude. En […] Seguir leyendo: Google regala un año completo de Google AI Plus si cumples este requisito

Hipertextual 2026-08-19 19:19 es

Meta AI lanza su app para Mac con una función que preocupa a ChatGPT y Claude

Meta ha lanzado una aplicación de Meta AI para Mac. Mark Zuckerberg no quiere cederle más terreno a ChatGPT y Claude, por lo que decidió ofrecer una app que permite acceder a todas las funciones del chatbot, como compartir pantalla o recibir sugerencias. Aunque esta versión está disponible para todos los usuarios, la compañía ha […] Seguir leyendo: Meta AI lanza su app para Mac con una función que preocupa a ChatGPT y Claude

The Next Web 2026-08-19 23:06 en

Avec’s latest AI feature reads your email so you don’t miss the due date

Avec has added a feature that scans an email for a deadline when you swipe left, then resurfaces the message on the relevant day. The $8.4mn startup has published no detail on where that scanning happens. An email app called Avec now reads your messages to find out when things are due. Swipe left on […] This story continues at The Next Web

The Next Web 2026-08-19 22:26 en

Five days after buying Cursor for $60bn, SpaceX tried to buy Cognition

SpaceX approached AI coding startup Cognition about an acquisition, Bloomberg reports, and Cognition did not engage. Chief executive Scott Wu replied publicly that his company is “not for sale and we haven’t been talking.” SpaceX approached the AI coding company Cognition about buying it, according to Bloomberg, and Cognition did not engage. It would have […] This story continues at The Next Web

The Verge 2026-08-19 22:35 en

Does giving a camera wings dodge the FCC’s drone ban?

HoverAir drones always have intriguing gimmicks. This one folds flat to fit in your pocket. This one can land on water. Another can charge inside its carrying case. But the brand's latest trick might be its riskiest: it's attempting to sneak a drone past the FCC. In December 2025, the US government banned future foreign […]

MIT Technology Review 2026-08-19 12:10 en

The Download: AI’s self-improvement problem, and what’s driving the heat

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI’s recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all The AI industry’s boldest promise right now is that AI will soon improve itself, with almost no need for human oversight.…

🧬 Investigación Médica

Xataka 2026-08-19 21:10 es

Moderna se ha disparado un 177% en bolsa. Detrás hay una vacuna contra el cáncer que ha cumplido objetivos de fase 3

Moderna volvió a colocar el ARNm en el centro de todas las miradas , pero esta vez el motivo no tiene nada que ver con una pandemia. Sus acciones se dispararon alrededor de un 177% después de que la compañía y Merck anunciaran nuevos resultados de una terapia experimental contra el cáncer. Lo especialmente llamativo está en cómo funciona: no se fabrica una vacuna común para todos los pacientes, sino una específica para cada uno, diseñada a partir de las mutaciones de su tumor. Esa idea lleva años avanzando por los ensayos clínicos y acaba de alcanzar su prueba más importante hasta ahora. Qué…

Medical Xpress 2026-08-20 01:20 en

Mapping the diversity of chronic lymphocytic leukemia at single-cell resolution

Two patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) can face very different futures. One may live for decades without needing treatment, while another may develop rapidly progressing disease. In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal Blood Neoplasia, researchers map what distinguishes the two patient groups.

ScienceDaily (Health & Medicine) 2026-08-19 12:30 en

Coffee drinkers have less fat, more muscle, and surprising hormone differences

Coffee drinkers may be getting more than an energy boost. A Finnish study found that people who drank more coffee tended to have less total and abdominal fat, more muscle, and healthier metabolic markers despite having similar BMIs. Higher coffee intake was also linked to lower levels of certain amino acids associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes risk.

ScienceDaily (Health & Medicine) 2026-08-19 23:44 en

A mother’s age can shape her offspring without changing their DNA

Scientists have found evidence that the effects of a mother’s age on her offspring may be driven by reversible changes in gene activity rather than permanent DNA damage. The discovery raises the fascinating possibility that biological information from mothers, grandmothers, and even great-grandmothers can shape the health of future generations.

Nature Medicine 2026-08-19 00:00 en

Waking from the nightmare of PTSD

Nature Medicine, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04586-1 Dronabinol, the pharmaceutical form of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, shows promise in the treatment of nightmares related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but additional studies are needed to confirm safety and efficacy.

Nature Medicine 2026-08-19 00:00 en

The px1 locus is linked to declining susceptibility to malaria drugs in Uganda

Nature Medicine, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04624-y The emergence and spread of drug resistance threatens progress toward malaria control and elimination. We identified a rapidly spreading haplotype on chromosome 7 of Plasmodium falciparum that contains mutations and deletions in the px1 gene. This genomic locus is strongly associated with reduced susceptibility of P. falciparum to the primary first-line antimalarial drugs lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin.