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Hace 9 horas · Today, more than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, and the United Nations (U.N.) projects that by 2050, 66% of people will live in cities. When plague visited Bombay (present day Mumbai) at the beginning of the 20th century, only 10% of the global population was urban, and yet, between 1896 and 1914, the plague claimed 8 ...
Hace 9 horas · Title: A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears Author: Jules Feiffer Major Themes: Quests, Fantasy Synopsis: Prince Roger makes people laugh too much, so he is sent on a quest in the hopes that he will come back more level-headed. I was intrigued, when A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears first arrived at our house, to read the back cover copy and see that one of the reviews said that it would ...
Hace 9 horas · Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates. Human malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. Symptoms usually begin 10 to 15 days after being bitten by an infected Anopheles mosquito. If not properly treated, people may have recurrences of the disease ...
Hace 1 día · US Ambassador to Indonesia Sung Kim accompanied by local officials at the Presidential Palace wearing face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks or coverings, including N95, FFP2, surgical, and cloth masks, have been employed as public and personal health control measures against the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Hace 9 horas · For thousands of years, essential oils have been used worldwide for their therapeutic and aromatic properties. Ancient medicine had its roots in essential oils, and they're still used to this day in alternative medicine. The main ways that essential oils are used are to: Help boost mood Reduce stress and anxiety, and increase a sense of calm Mix with carrier oils for relaxing aromatherapy ...
Hace 9 horas · Rent (stylized in all caps) is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. Loosely based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, and Giuseppe Giacosa, it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East Village, in the thriving days of the bohemian culture of Alphabet City ...
Hace 9 horas · The House of Medici (English: / ˈ m ɛ d ɪ tʃ i / MED-itch-ee, UK also / m ə ˈ d iː tʃ i / mə-DEE-chee, Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici during the first half of the 15th century. The family originated in the Mugello region of Tuscany, and prospered gradually ...
