Two major natural disasters shook Morocco and Libya this week. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the North African nation overnight on September 8, leaving nearly 3,000 people dead and a further 5,500 injured. In the early hours of September 11, a huge accumulation of rainwater caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel led to the destruction of two dams outside Derna, sending a deluge into the Libyan port city. (...) The eventual toll could rise to as many as 20,000 (..). In both cases, the tragedy has been marked by anger over the lack of a swift response on the part of the national authorities as international aid organizations struggled to reach the affected areas.
As the Ukrainian counteroffensive continues on the ground, Kyiv has been seeking new ways to strike back at the Russian offensive using innovative armaments designed and built in cooperation with private enterprise. (...) Zelenskiy recently announced that Kyiv had successfully tested its first internally produced cruise missile (...)
Elsewhere, a team of scientists has made a breakthrough in the study of Alzheimer’s disease. By introducing human neurons into the brains of mice genetically modified to display symptoms similar to Alzheimer’s, the researchers were able to identify the exact mechanism of neuronal destruction (...) “This study could help to find therapies that prevent the loss of neuronal cells,” said neuroscientist Amaia Arranz.
And finally, EL PAÍS paid a visit to the former home of celebrated French musician and poet Serge Gainsbourg in Paris, (...) “Everything was preserved thanks to the fact that no one entered and there wasn’t much light. For me it was very important to preserve the smell: the Van Cleef perfume, the smell of Gitanes cigarettes, of alcohol…” said his daughter, Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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