The extreme temperatures Europe has experienced in recent weeks have resulted in an increase in the rate of snowpack melt in the Alpine glaciers. As in many other parts of the world, the consequences…
— Read on www.france24.com/en/earth/20220731-world-s-glaciers-are-melting-faster-than-expected-with-visible-consequences

The Biden administration is suing to block Penguin Random House from buying Simon & Schuster. A United States District Court will decide if the sale can proceed.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/books/penguin-random-house-simon-schuster-antitrust-trial.html

Disallow please!

The number of genetic substitutions is 6 times higher than expected for an orthopoxvirus.
— Read on www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/06/virus-causing-monkeypox-outbreak-has-mutated-spread-easier

A new review from Dr Chris Bryant focuses on the health and environmental benefits of plant-based products, as well as consumer attitudes.
— Read on www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/plant-based-meat-healthier-and-more-sustainable-than-animal-products-new-study/

Source: Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89 – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

A freight train carrying 20 containers and cargo worth almost 10 million euros has left Hefei in China for Budapest. It is the first ever train cargo delivery of its kind between the two cities.

The trip will take 16 to 18 days, much quicker than sending freight by ship, and covers over 10 thousand kilometres.

The containers are full of products like solar panel components, electric machines and inverters made in China’s Anhui province, where Hefei is the capital.

Source: First freight train from China’s Anhui province to Budapest launched | Euronews

Pennsylvania Avenue, completely choked with spectators during the Suffrage Parade, on March 3, 1913.

Source: Rare and Incredible Photos of the Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 ~ Vintage Everyday

Source: Nobility … by the Buddha – Magic Mixture を