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Lima, Aug 13 (EFE).- (Camera: Fernando Gimeno)The cinchona tree helped to save millions of lives when its bark was used to produce the anti-malarial medication quinine. The tropical Andean forest plant has been used by native people for centuries for its medicinal properties and was harvested almost to exhaustion in colonial times to treat malaria.Now hydroxychloroquine, a synthetic modification of quinine, is being used as an unproven treatment for Covid-19, Peru’s national tree is under threat of extinction again.FOOTAGE OF THE CINCHONA.SOUNDBITES OF ALEJANDRO GÓMEZ, FOREST ENGINEER AND CINCHONA INVESTIGATOR.Translation:"Let's unite our efforts, unite our efforts and especially give children and the youth the basic knowledge. That's why I always use this saying: What we don't know, we don't love, and what we don't love we don't defend. If we know of it from a young age, we're going to love it and defend it even in adulthood."
Muhammad Ali, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, died at age 74 of septic shock due to unspecified natural causes, a family spokesman said on Saturday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Guatemalan authorities raid the offices of the international organization Save the Children in what the prosecutor's office says is part of an investigation into alleged abuses against minors. IMAGES
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that Russia's decision to exit the Ukraine grain deal will "strike a blow to people in need everywhere." SOUNDBITE
A huge traffic jam is seen on the outskirts of Indonesia's capital city in Karawang as millions travel back to their hometowns to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. IMAGES
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