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‘The first wave didn’t end’ Tourism season leaves behind a flood of coronavirus patients in Crimea — Meduza

At the same time, all of the healthcare workers Meduza interviewed noted that since August, the official statistics have come to more or less reflect the actual state of affairs on the peninsula — this was precisely when the numbers began to rise, and the increase is continuing to this day. According to official data, since the beginning of August the number of coronavirus patients in Crimea has more than tripled, reaching a total of 4,350 cases by September 28 (since the start of the epidemic). The number of confirmed cases increased more than two and a half times in Sevastopol, reaching 969.

Source: ‘The first wave didn’t end’ Tourism season leaves behind a flood of coronavirus patients in Crimea — Meduza

Boris Johnson helped sow the discord that’s making it hard for him to govern | Rafael Behr

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A tide of disinformation flows through the cracks in British democracy and the prime minister is hopelessly unqualified to fight back

To find the fault lines in society, follow the bots. Fake social media accounts crawl all over the issues that divide us, spreading lies and confusion. For every human being with a genuine grievance on Twitter and Facebook, there is an army of automated outrage amplifiers. For or against, left or right, it doesn’t matter when the goal is maximum polarisation. The bots identify the material that triggers the most passionate reactions and spread it to the widest audience.

Before scientists had pinned down vital facts about Covid-19, the internet was crawling with lurid conspiracy theories. One US study looked at 200m tweets discussing the coronavirus, and found that about 45% of comments came from mechanised accounts. Of the top 50 tweeters found to have the most network influence in the study, 41 were fake. Other social media platforms are similarly infested.

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Am I loyal, brave, and true?

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Glad to be back for the song of the week,

Loyal Brave True (From Mulan)’ by Christina Aguilera

I have been waiting for this movie and it came out with such a wonderful soundtrack. After the film was out and after watching the movie, I’ve been listening to this song from time to time. Of all the their songs, my favorite was this one. Not only it inspires me, it made me reflect into honoring those who have stayed on these virtues. “Loyal, brave, and true.”

It’s amazing to come back to such an incredible movie that’s full of power and meaning, and that meaning holds the test of time: staying true to yourself, being who you are, and teaching how to be fearless. My new song, ‘Loyal Brave True,’ represents the fine balance between vulnerability and strength.

– Christina Aguilera

This song is incredibly deep if you think…

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EXTENSIÓN – EXPOSICIÓN “Pas de Cartier !” – Los Yanomami y los árboles – Oro minero y oro de lujo / COVID-19 difundido por Mineros de oro… prorrogado hasta el 12 de noviembre… | Barbara Crane Navarro

EXTENSION – EXHIBITION “Pas de Cartier!” – The Yanomami and the trees – Mining gold and luxury gold / COVID-19 disseminated by Gold miners … extended until November 12 …

Source: EXTENSIÓN – EXPOSICIÓN “Pas de Cartier !” – Los Yanomami y los árboles – Oro minero y oro de lujo / COVID-19 difundido por Mineros de oro… prorrogado hasta el 12 de noviembre… | Barbara Crane Navarro

Hundreds of thousands of sharks may be killed for coronavirus vaccines – The Jerusalem Post – (Human messing with balances in nature fosters conditions for pandemic outbreaks…so what will shark killings do?)

“Harvesting something from a wild animal is never going to be sustainable, especially if it’s a top predator that doesn’t reproduce in huge numbers,” Stefanie Brendl, founder and executive director of Shark Allies, told Sky News. “There are so many unknowns of how big and how long this pandemic might go on, and then how many versions of it we have to go through, that if we continue using sharks, the numbers of sharks taken for this product could be really high, year after year after year.” About three million sharks are killed every year to produce squalene. A sudden rise in demand could threaten shark species.

Source: Hundreds of thousands of sharks may be killed for coronavirus vaccines – The Jerusalem Post