Brazil to deploy army in fight against Zika virus

Brazil will deploy 220,000 soldiers in its fight against mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus, the government announced on Tuesday.

Health Minister Marcelo Castro said Brazil was "losing badly" in its fight against the virus which has no vaccine or treatment.

European Union helps fight forest fires in Greece (European Commission)

European Commission, Press release, Brussels, 26 August 2014:

Greece is receiving support through the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism to fight the forest fires raging in the central part of the country. France has responded to Greece's request for assistance in a matter of hours – its two fire-fighting planes are already operating in the affected areas.

"Forest fires are a risk we face every summer and this year is no exception; we will continue to support the efforts of Greece to prevent the fire from spreading towards populated areas.

La NASA a testé un système de transmission de données laser

 L'agence spatiale américaine a testé avec succès une nouvelle technologie de transmission de données laser. 

Les nouvelles technologies, selon les scientifiques, peuvent transmettre des informations à l'aide d'un faisceau laser focalisé de mille fois plus rapidement que les technologies classiques utilisant les ondes radio.