Recently I shared with you a “Love Letter to Mother Earth” from the Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. I have been thinking about spiritual matters in general recently, and in particular those relating to the Earth and environment. It seems to me that – apart from the perspectives of the technocrats, the […]

Custodianship and Country: Some Australian Aboriginal Beliefs About the Environment — Petchary’s Blog

With 13,580 new cases logged on Sunday, Dec. 27, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported more than 40,000 new positive COVID-19 cases since Christmas Day. State officials, meanwhile, are expected to extend the strictest stay-home orders in Southern California on Monday as hospitals are quickly running out of intensive-care unit beds for coronavirus patients ahead of a presumed post-holiday surge. Source: 13,580 new coronavirus cases logged in LA County; hospitalizations keep climbing – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Source: Rika Kihira nails quad to seize second straight national title | The Japan Times

Stricter measures needed as cases of mutated virus, linked to UK travellers, are reported across globe

Source: Scientists call for UK lockdown after rapid spread of Covid-19 variant | Coronavirus | The Guardian

The state reported 4,370 new cases for Dec. 25, with the delay due to the state’s policy of not reporting on major holidays, according to state officials. On Christmas Eve, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 2,550 new cases and 14 deaths.

The department also reported a testing positivity rate of 23.5 percent on Sunday.

Source: South Carolina reports record coronavirus cases | TheHill

Kay White started working at Claverley Post Office in Shropshire at the age of 14.

Source: UK’s oldest postmistress Kay White retires after 80 years – BBC News