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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

One Tasmanian’s 54-year obsession to catalogue all of the world’s edible plants to end malnutrition – ABC News

  • In 54 years Bruce French has catalogued 31,170 edible plants
  • Native plants’ nutritional qualities are often overlooked
  • Information from the vast database is available for free

Source: One Tasmanian’s 54-year obsession to catalogue all of the world’s edible plants to end malnutrition – ABC News

In grim first for Quebec, 19-year-old Montrealer dies of COVID-19 | CBC News – RIP

The father of Don Béni Kabangu Nsapu, the first Quebecer under 20 to die of COVID-19, struggles over the phone to make sense of his son’s death.

Alain Lukinda Nsapu says his son was a tall 19-year-old with no underlying health conditions. He was weeks away from entering Quebec’s CEGEP college program when he fell ill.

“It’s a bad shock for me,” said Lukinda Nsapu. “We’ve never heard of a young person dying from it here and for my son to be the first, it’s very painful. It hurts my heart.”

 

Source: In grim first for Quebec, 19-year-old Montrealer dies of COVID-19 | CBC News

Two religious Texas schools prepare to reopen despite health warnings | The Texas Tribune (politic over health)

Laguna Madre Christian Academy and Calvary Christian School of Excellence plan to open Aug. 31 and Sept. 8, respectively, following new safety protocols and with the backing of the religious freedom law firm First Liberty Institute, which has deep ties to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton issued nonbinding legal guidance last month advising that religious private schools have unique legal protections and “need not comply” with local health officials’ orders to close.

Source: Two religious Texas schools prepare to reopen despite health warnings | The Texas Tribune

White House threatens veto of Democrats’ Postal Service bill

The White House is formally opposing a bill introduced by House Democrats to halt changes to U.S. Postal Service operations until after the coronavirus pandemic and provide billions in funding to the beleaguered agency

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The White House is formally opposing a bill introduced by House Democrats to halt changes to U.S. Postal Service operations until after the coronavirus pandemic and provide billions in funding to the beleaguered agency, o…

Vermont GOP governor says he won’t vote for Trump | TheHill

Republican Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont said Friday he will not be voting for President Trump in the 2020 White House race and would consider backing former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s nominee.

Scott, a vocal critic of the White House who previously said he didn’t vote for Trump in 2016, said at a press conference he’s been “quite adamant in not supporting the president” and affirming “I won’t be voting for President Trump.”

 

Source: Vermont GOP governor says he won’t vote for Trump | TheHill

ECHR defends Navalny right to life — EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

The European Court of Human Rignt took a decision in Alexey Navalny favour, indicating to Russian government to allow access to family and medics to the patient to assess his condition regarding fit-for-flight. The interim measure should be enforced without delay, and in any event by noon 22 August 2020 by noon. The Court has […]

ECHR defends Navalny right to life — EUROPE DIPLOMATIC