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125 COVID-19 cases linked to Texas church summer camp | TheHill

More than 125 people who attended a summer camp run by a church in Texas have tested positive for COVID-19, according to its pastor.

Bruce Wesley, the lead pastor of Clear Creek Community Church, said the outbreak stemmed from a camp for students from sixth through 12th grade, which more than 400 people attended in June, CNN reports.

“Unfortunately, upon return from camp, 125+ campers and adults reported to us that they tested positive for COVID-19. Additionally, hundreds more were exposed to COVID-19 at camp,” Wesley reportedly said in a letter to the church community.

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“And hundreds of others were likely exposed when infected people returned home from camp,” he added.

Wesley also stated that services at all five of Clear Creek Community Church’s campuses south of Houston have been canceled.

“From the beginning of the pandemic, we have sought to love our neighbors by practicing strict safety protocols. We are surprised and saddened by this turn of events. Our hearts break for those infected with the virus,” Wesley said.

CNN reports that the Galveston County Health District was notified of the first COVID-19 case on June 27. The camp itself was held outside of the county.

Source: 125 COVID-19 cases linked to Texas church summer camp | TheHill

Britain’s daily coronavirus cases could reach 100,000 this summer, health secretary says – The Washington Post (Me: UK political leaders seem senselessly bound to risk health of British people again and again and again.)

Britain’s daily coronavirus cases could reach 100,000 this summer as the government moves to end nearly all covid-related restrictions later this month, the country’s health secretary said Tuesday.

Sajid Javid told BBC Radio that coronavirus case numbers, currently hovering around 25,000 each day, were expected to double ahead of the July 19 deadline to lift restrictions, as the more transmissible delta variant drives a new surge in infections.

“As we ease and go into the summer, we expect them to rise significantly, and they could go as high as 100,000 case numbers,” Javid said. Even at its worst peak in January, Britain’s daily cases never surpassed 60,000 a day. 

Source: Britain’s daily coronavirus cases could reach 100,000 this summer, health secretary says – The Washington Post

Finland’s Arctic Lapland area swelters in record heatwave – The Washington Post

Finland’s northernmost Arctic Lapland region has recorded its hottest temperature for more than a century at 33.6 degrees Celsius (92.5 Fahrenheit), during a heatwave that’s been afflicting the entire Nordic country for weeks.

The temperature was measured Monday at Finland’s northernmost Utsjoki-Kevo weather station near the border with Norway by the Finnish Meteorological Institute.

The institute said there was only one higher historical measurement reported in Lapland — 34.7 C in the Inari Thule area, in July 1914.

Source: Finland’s Arctic Lapland area swelters in record heatwave – The Washington Post

Canada names 1st Indigenous governor general – The Washington Post

Mary Simon speaks during an announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada’s next governor general — the first Indigenous person to serve in the role.  (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Mary Simon speaks during an announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada’s next governor general — the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) Source: Canada names 1st Indigenous governor general – The Washington Post

Myanmar’s Orwellian New Order

The mindset of the Tatmadaw leadership is also the main reason why “dialogue” or “engagement” with them is bound to fail. The generals are, plainly speaking, delusional and live in their own Orwellian fantasy world, devoid of any understanding of what the people think and want. And, to use another quote from 1984: “We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.” The Myanmar military seized power in 1962 and has since then remained in charge under different guises, as a junta or behind a political façade. And not even the 2016-21 NLD government was able to change the country’s fundamental power structure, with the military always at its apex. Unless the Tatmadaw cracks, and some in high positions are willing to face up to reality, there is little chance of Myanmar becoming truly democratic. The alternative is another few decades of military-dominated rule, with all the repression and misery that entails. Source: Myanmar’s Orwellian New Order

Japan grants visas to 300 Myanmar nationals amid political unrest

Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa said Tuesday Japan has granted an extension of visas for about 300 Myanmar nationals in Japan as an emergency measure amid political unrest following a military coup.

They include Pyae Lyan Aung, a goalkeeper in the Myanmar national soccer team who refused to return home with his teammates last month.

Source: Japan grants visas to 300 Myanmar nationals amid political unrest

Japan eyes 5,000-spectator cap for Tokyo Olympics

Japan plans to lower the spectator cap at the Tokyo Olympics to 5,000 per venue and may hold a fresh lottery for ticket holders if the ongoing COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency in the capital is extended due to a recent rebound in infections, officials familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

Organizers are also expected to stage all sessions after 9 p.m. without general spectators, including the opening and closing ceremonies at the National Stadium, according to the officials.

Amid emerging signs of a new wave of infections in Tokyo, driven by highly contagious variants of the coronavirus, the Japanese government and other organizers have found it more difficult to stage the Olympics under the current spectator policy, which allows venues to be filled to 50 percent of capacity with a maximum of 10,000 people.

Source: Japan eyes 5,000-spectator cap for Tokyo Olympics

« L’argent ne nous protège pas… il ne crée pas notre joie. Pour les *Blancs, c’est différent. »

Barbara Crane Navarro

Maison Communale Yanomami, Alto Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela

«Les chamans Yanomami ne travaillent pas pour de l’argent comme le font les médecins des Blancs. Ils agissent simplement pour que le ciel et la forêt restent en place, afin que nous puissions chasser, planter nos jardins et vivre en bonne santé. Nos anciens ne connaissaient pas l’argent. … L’argent ne nous protège pas… il ne crée pas notre joie. Pour les Blancs, c’est différent. Ils ne savent pas rêver avec les esprits comme nous le faisons. Ils préfèrent ignorer que le travail des chamans consiste à protéger la terre, autant pour nous et nos enfants que pour eux et les leurs. »

  • Porte-parole et chaman Yanomami Davi Kopenawa

* Le chaman Yanomami cité fait référence à la destruction de la forêt tropicale et des vies indigènes depuis la “conquête des Amériques” par les Européens blancs (non indigènes) qui a commencé la dépossession…

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Are Brazil’s Amazon Policies ‘Crimes Against Humanity’? – The Wire Science —

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