Baku / 29.11.18 / Turan: Azerbaijan is among the countries with relatively high rates of human immunodeficiency virus among European countries.
This conclusion was made the authors of the study prepared by EU European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Regional Bureau of the World Health Organization (WHO) and published on 28 November.
According to these data, in 2017 in Azerbaijan, 570 new cases of HIV were detected, or 5.8 cases per 100,000 people. In total, 6755 HIV carriers are officially listed in the country. In the South Caucasus, this indicator is on par with Georgia"s - 6762. In Armenia, HIV carriers are less than double compared with their neighbors.
In total, over the entire past year, 159 thousand new cases of HIV infection were recorded in European countries, 130 thousand of them in Eastern Europe, 104 thousand in Russia. In 59 percent of HIV cases, infection was transmitted through heterosexual sexual contact, in 37 percent - during injections of narcotic drugs, in 3 percent - through homosexual sexual contact. -0--
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On Thursday, overcast weather is expected in the capital will be overcast, with light rain possible in the morning. There will be a moderate southeast wind. The temperature at night will be between +8 and +10°C, and during the day, it will range from +12 to +15°C. Humidity will be 65-75% both at night and during the day. Precipitation will occur in the eastern part of the country. There may be fog in some areas, with a moderate east wind.
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On November 12, the summit of world leaders commenced at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku. According to "Euronews," citing sources from the UN, the event is attended by around 100 heads of state.
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On Wednesday, rain is expected in the capital during the night and morning hours. The northeast wind will change to the southeast in the afternoon. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will reach +10 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-75% at night, and 60-65% during the day.
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Amid the bustling scenes of this year’s COP29 climate conference, a protest against whaling and deep-sea mining, organized by a group calling itself the FINS Initiative, drew significant attention from delegates and observers. However, questions have arisen about the legitimacy of the group, as an internet search yields little evidence of its existence beyond scattered mentions.
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