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Belarus: Strongman Lukashenko orders army to defend borders ahead of protests

Pretend elves on border? Weak and lame attempt to appear strong and relevant…

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Belarus: Strongman Lukashenko orders army to defend borders

Chatting the Pictures: A Virus Trial Call to Arms – Reading The Pictures

This photo was taken by Hans Pennink for AP on July 27, 2020. The picture shows a nurse giving an injection to a volunteer in Binghamton NY at the beginning of phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trials in the U.S. As the virus continues to rage, more attention is shifting to the race for a vaccine. Given all the media attention to people flaunting the need to wear masks and to social distance, this one suggests that the risk-taking by young people during the crisis hasn’t all been for fun.

Source: Chatting the Pictures: A Virus Trial Call to Arms – Reading The Pictures

Preguiça em um galho ao longo do Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela – NÃO à destruição de terras indígenas na Venezuela pelo Arco Minero del Orinoco de Maduro !!! | Barbara Crane Navarro

Sloth on a branch along the Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela – NO to the destruction of indigenous lands in Venezuela by the Arco Minero del Orinoco de Maduro !!!

Source: Preguiça em um galho ao longo do Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela – NÃO à destruição de terras indígenas na Venezuela pelo Arco Minero del Orinoco de Maduro !!! | Barbara Crane Navarro

fda: US FDA-approved ointment found to treat, kill viral infections including Covid-19 – The Economic Times

Scientists associated with the project said the FDA-registered non-prescription over the counter (OTC) ointment has been proven to prevent, treat and kill viral infections including coronavirus.

Source: fda: US FDA-approved ointment found to treat, kill viral infections including Covid-19 – The Economic Times

What Sonia Sotomayor Told a 10-Year-Old Girl — Repeating Islands

A report by Jorge Ramos for The New York Times. Reflecting on the words of a Supreme Court justice and women’s path to political equality. Last February, before social distancing became a reality for us all, I was able to interview Justice Sonia Sotomayor for my “Contrapoder” podcast. Among our small audience was Sophie McLoud, 10. […]

What Sonia Sotomayor Told a 10-Year-Old Girl — Repeating Islands

Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice in less than 30 years

A total of 28 trillion tonnes of ice have disappeared from the surface of the Earth since 1994. That is stunning conclusion of UK scientists who have analysed satellite surveys of the planet’s poles, mountains and glaciers to measure how much ice coverage lost because of global heating triggered by rising greenhouse gas emissions.

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‘Stunned’ scientists say there is little doubt global heating is to blame for the loss

A total of 28 trillion tonnes of ice have disappeared from the surface of the Earth since 1994. That is stunning conclusion of UK scientists who have analysed satellite surveys of the planet’s poles, mountains and glaciers to measure how much ice coverage lost because of global heating triggered by rising greenhouse gas emissions.

The scientists – based at Leeds and Edinburgh universities and University College London – describe the level of ice loss as “staggering” and warn that their analysis indicates that sea level rises, triggered by melting glaciers and ice sheets, could reach a metre by the end of the century.

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The Waiting Game

Banter Republic

We’re all waiting for something. All things will come to the person who waits, provided they know what they’re are waiting for. My advice, never keep anyone long and don’t wait too long. Waiters and quitters have just a slight difference but a common end. Waiting for the movie to start before eating your popcorn is the hardest thing ever. Especially when it’s coated in caramel. The hardest part about making dinner is waiting for the delivery man.

Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible. Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is realized it is destroyed. Waiting is a sin against both the time that is still to come. Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Waiting is not mere empty hoping. It has…

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