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More than 25,000 tons of COVID-19 Protection Waste Floats in the Oceans

Since the start of the 2020 pandemic, many have become accustomed to using personal protective equipment, which is often disposable and not used for a long time. The problem of mass pollution of the environment with used masks, gloves and bottles of antiseptics poses a significant threat to the biosphere worldwide.

Sofia to Hold the 2nd International Conference 'Days of Mathematics'

Sofia hosts the second International Conference Days of Mathematics. From today to July 14, 250 scientists from over 40 countries will meet in the capital. Among them is the world most famous mathematician Professor Efim Selmanov from the University of California, San Diego, USA, a winner of the Feld Medal in 1994 (equivalent to the Nobel Prize in Mathematics), reported BGNES. 

A new drug may be able to completely reverse diabetes

In the global community, the number of people with diabetes has been on the rise since 1980, with 422 million people diagnosed by 2014. The U.S. alone has experienced a substantial rise in the incidence of diabetes, with the number of Americans diagnosed increasing from 5.5 million in 1980, to 22 million in 2014—a more than 300 percent increase in less than 40 years.

Outside the agenda: Fighting cancer and Professor Esener

I know the country has a wide and active agenda ranging from child molestation, corruption, lack of effective policies to foreign policy and football; as a newspaper columnist, it is my duty to move within this agenda.  

However, as many people are writing and commenting on this agenda anyway, I want to focus on a different subject, with your permission.