No Retreat, No Surrender — beautifulpeopleinc.com

Life is sometimes harsh for some people. But there are those who carry and bear their burdens well, that in the end, they come out victorious from all the struggles they went through. Looking at the photo, against the backdrop of the majestic perfect cone, Mayon Volcano, and all the hardships life has brought forth, Tatay Samuel shy smile encourages us to move forward positively into the future.

No Retreat, No Surrender — beautifulpeopleinc.com

Dauphin d’eau douce sautant, rio Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela – NON à la destruction des terres indigènes par l’Arc minier de l’Orénoque de Maduro au Venezuela !!! — Barbara Crane Navarro

NON à la destruction des terres indigènes par l’Arc minier de l’Orénoque de Maduro au Venezuela !!! NON à la suppression par Bolsonaro des protections pour les territoires autochtones du Brésil !!! NON à l’OR DU SANG !!! https://barbara-navarro.com/2020/08/03/exposition-pas-de-cartier-les-yanomami-et-les-arbres-mines-dor-et-articles-de-luxe-en-or-covid-19-propage-par-des-mineurs-dor/

Dauphin d’eau douce sautant, rio Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela – NON à la destruction des terres indigènes par l’Arc minier de l’Orénoque de Maduro au Venezuela !!! — Barbara Crane Navarro

South Korea expands social distancing rules as coronavirus outbreak grows

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SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea said tougher social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of coronavirus will be rolled out nationwide from Sunday (Aug 23) as it battles a new outbreak of the disease spreading from the capital, Seoul.

The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 315 new domestic coronavirus infections as of midnight on Friday, the latest in a string of triple-digit increases in new local cases which take the country’s tally to 17,002 with 309 deaths.

South Korea used advanced contact tracing and widespread testing to contain its first outbreak of the novel coronavirus, but Asia’s fourth-largest economy has experienced persistent outbreaks in recent weeks, mostly in and around densely populated Seoul and the surrounding areas.

In Seoul and some surrounding cities, the government has reimposed social distancing rules, including restricting large gatherings, banning in-person church meetings while closing nightclubs, karaoke bars, buffets and cyber cafes.

The same guidelines will be imposed on other areas across the country effective from Sunday.

However, in some areas with fewer infections, the guidelines would be recommended rather than obligatory.

“If we don’t curb the spread (of the virus) in early stages, this will grow as a large-scale wave. To us, there is nothing more important than focusing on responding to Covid-19,” Health Minister Park Neung-hoo told a briefing on Saturday.

The Health Ministry also said it was postponing its decision to pursue policies boosting the number of medical students until the Covid-19 situation stabilises.

Thousands of South Korean doctors have staged strikes and protests over government plans to train new doctors, saying there are enough doctors but better conditions and systems are needed to properly allocate them.

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Just breathe: Israeli-made Nano COVID breath test spots every carrier in trial | The Times of Israel

An Israeli COVID-19 breath test has correctly identified all positive patients in a clinical trial in Wuhan, China, according to a newly peer-reviewed study.

The device uses nanotechnology to identify compounds from the lung that are present in the breath of coronavirus patients, Prof. Hossam Haick of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology told The Times of Israel on Friday.

 

Source: Just breathe: Israeli-made Nano COVID breath test spots every carrier in trial | The Times of Israel

Kris Kobach claimed he spoke with ‘enthusiastic’ Trump three times about border wall project at center of fraud investigation – CNNPolitics

“I’ve spoken to the President about this project on three occasions now,” Kobach said. “And he said — the first time I told him about it — he said, ‘well, you tell the guys at We Build The Wall, that they have my blessing.’ And he used those exact words.”

Source: Kris Kobach claimed he spoke with ‘enthusiastic’ Trump three times about border wall project at center of fraud investigation – CNNPolitics

No, Trump Can’t Send Troops or Law Enforcement to Your Polling Place – Rolling Stone

As usual, Donald Trump was not entirely clear what he was talking about here. But, based on what he said, it appears he might be talking about sending federal troops or law enforcement of some sort to election sites on November 3rd and/or doing the same with state law enforcement. Either way, he runs up against significant legal barriers.

For federal law enforcement, there’s a very clear federal law that bars the President (or any other person in the United States government) from sending “any troops or armed men” to any polling place in the country. Thus, this law prohibits, for instance, the troops that were sent to Portland (or any other military troops) from being deployed on election day at the polls. It also prohibits the President from sending non-military law enforcement, such as United States marshals, FBI agents, or U.S. attorneys to election sites if they are armed, which marshals and FBI agents usually are.

 

Source: No, Trump Can’t Send Troops or Law Enforcement to Your Polling Place – Rolling Stone