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☆ Heat waves in Europe are getting more dangerous. Here’s what that means for travelers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Growing up in Texas, Mary Beth Walsh thought she was accustomed to high temperatures. Her hometown of Dallas, which is currently being blasted by unrelenting heat, frequently experiences heat waves. “I always joke around that I have such a high heat tolerance; I bring my sweatshirt with me to class in August (in the US),” she said. Hiking in high temperatures has been a common thread linking recent deaths in the country. Amer Ghazzal/ShutterstockExtreme heat is one consequence of climate change impacting tourist hot spots across Europe.

Persons: Mary Beth Walsh, “, ”, Michael Mosley, we’ve, ” Roo Clark, Stefanos Sidiropoulos, Sidiropoulos, acclimatize, Guglielmo Mangiapane, ” Eduardo Santander, ‘, Amer Ghazzal, Clark, ” Clark, Andrea Ammon, ECDC, Hilary Swift, ” Rebecca Carter, Carter Organizations: CNN, Dallas, “, ” Authorities, Tourism Council, Reuters, European Travel Commission, ETC, Santander, European Centre for Disease Prevention, Authorities, Bloomberg, Getty, World Resources Institute Locations: Texas, Athens, Europe, Greece, British, Suffolk, England, Skyros, Canada, Hellas, Italy, Rome, Perugia, Palermo, Rhodes, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Spain’s Seville

There were 71 cases of the disease - which generally causes fever and muscle pain but can be more severe and even sometimes fatal - last year, mainly in France. The health agency warned at a press conference on Thursday there is an increasing risk of a number of mosquito-borne diseases in the European region, including dengue, zika, chikungunya and West Nile virus, linked to the changing climate and the spread of mosquitoes carrying the viruses. “If this continues, we can expect to see more cases and possibly deaths from diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and West Nile fever," said Andrea Ammon, ECDC director. Aedes aegypti, which spreads diseases including dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya, became established in Cyprus last year and could make further inroads, it said. While the rates of some mosquito-borne diseases in Europe have not risen dramatically in recent years or even fallen slightly, such as malaria and zika, others have seen a "striking" rise, particularly dengue, the ECDC said.

Persons: Andrea Ammon, Aedes, Jennifer Rigby, Jane Merriman Organizations: European Centre for Disease Prevention, World Health Organization, El, Thomson Locations: Europe, France, chikungunya, West, Cyprus, Peru, El Nino

☆ I made $55,000 editing YouTube videos as a high-school student. Here's how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He also works as a video editor for other YouTubers, which has made him $55,000 since May 2021. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ammon Runger, an 18-year-old Roblox YouTube creator and video editor from California. A common misconception about creating YouTube videos is that it's incredibly easy. I realized in 2021 this could evolve into a career, when I began editing videos for other creators. When I started searching for clients, I went on Twitter every day and typed phrases like "looking for a YouTube editor" or "hiring a YouTube editor" in the search bar.

☆ 7 YouTubers share their takeaways and payouts from the first month of the Shorts ad revenue sharing program
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On February 1, YouTube began sharing advertising revenue from short-form videos with creators. With this program, revenue from ads is pooled and then shared with creators based on their views. In February, he made about $1,455 for 32.4 million views — about $0.04 for every 1,000 views. Here's how much seven creators made in February:To determine payments on Shorts, YouTube pools revenue from the ads shown on the Shorts feed. Creating short-form content isn't something I'm passionate enough about to dedicate the time it takes."

☆ Michael Haight is accused of killing his wife and 5 kids in a brutal Utah familicide. Police reports suggest he had a troubling pattern of aggression toward children.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Police say Michael Haight, 42, shot and killed his wife, Tausha Haight, 40, her mother, Gail Earl, 78, and the couple's five children, three girls, and two boys ages 4 to 17, before committing suicide. The couple had five children: Macie Haight, 17, Briley Haight, 12, Ammon Haight, 7, Sienna Haight, 7, and Gavin Haight, 4. The officer told her there was no indication Michael Haight would respond with violence, according to the report. At some point prior to the massacre, Tausha Haight told family members that her husband removed all the firearms from the home, her sister-in-law, told the AP. Park said he last met with Tausha Haight on Tuesday, January 3 — the day before the family's bodies were discovered.

☆ Republican Gov. Brad Little faces off against Democrat Stephen Heidt in Idaho's gubernatorial election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Explore more race results below. Brad Little is running against Democrat Stephen Heidt in Idaho's gubernatorial race. It symobilizes the 2022 Election. Idaho's gubernatorial candidatesLittle, first elected in 2018, is seeking another term against a crowded slate of challengers. Idaho's voting historyIn 2020, Idaho backed former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden by just over 30 percentage points.

☆ Europe likely entering another COVID wave, says WHO and ECDC
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Another wave of COVID-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin to tick up across the region, the World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday. "We are unfortunately seeing indicators rising again in Europe, suggesting that another wave of infections has begun." Public health experts have warned that vaccine fatigue and confusion over available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake in the region. read moreMillions of people across Europe remain unvaccinated against COVID-19, the WHO and ECDC noted. They urged European countries to administer both flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of an expected surge in cases of seasonal influenza.

☆ Numărul cazurilor de HIV creşte îngrijorător în Europa de Est, Rusia şi Asia Centrală
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

În total 136.000 de persoane au fost diagnosticate cu HIV, în 2019, în regiunea acoperită de Biroul pentru Europa al OMS - dintre care 80% din cazuri în partea de est a acestei regiuni. Din această regiune fac parte 53 de ţări - inclusiv Rusia şi mai multe state din Asia Centrală. ”În pofida accentului pus în acest moment asupra covid-19, nu trebuie să pierdem din vedere alte probleme de sănătate publică, precum HIV. Un diagnostic mai precoce al HIV este o prioritate urgentă”, subliniază într-un comunicat Andrea Ammon, care conduce Centrul european. Numărul noilor diagnostice de HIV în această regiune ”a crescut cu 19% în ultimul deceniu”, subliniază autorii raportului, potrivit cărora numărul ”persoanelor care trăiesc în regiune cu HIV fără să fie dagnosticate creşte”, la rândul său.

Persons: Andrea Ammon Organizations: OMS, ONU Locations: Europa, Rusia, Asia Centrală, Islanda, Lichtenstein, Norvegia, Andorra, Belgia, Monaco, Macedonia de Nord, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

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