South Africa’s president says looting and rioting could cause medicine, food shortages
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 9 July 2021
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Greetings from Tyler, It’s hard to fathom, but those pretending to be in charge are threatening to go “door to door” to ask whether we’ve been vaccinated. Good luck with that. Meanwhile the news is coming up with new variants, … Read More
Haitian authorities have asked US military forces to help stabilize the country
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Citizens take part in a protest near the police station of Petion Ville after Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was murdered on July 08, 2021 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Richard Pierrin/Getty Images Haitian officials fear terrorists will attack the country’s infrastructure in … Read More
Are Electric Cars Really Greener?
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Published at 2018, September 25th Are electric cars (EC) really greener and eco-friendly? They seem to be a great solution to fight climate change and they are even said to have zero emissions. But are they worth it? Is it … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 2 July 2021
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Greetings from Tyler, “Ain’t nobody ever going to lock us down again!” said the rodeo announcer at the Gladewater Roundup. But Sydney, Australia didn’t get the word. They’ve dived back into lockdown because of the Delta variant, or whatever. I’m … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 25 June 2021
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Greetings from Tyler, The nation is convulsing over the collapse of the condo building near Miami Beach, and we don’t know the half of it. All we know is that there are still a hundred or more people missing, presumably … Read More
Brazil’s upcoming fire season and drought are likely to complicate Covid cases.
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Patients were treated in the coronavirus wing of a hospital in Tefé, a remote municipality in Amazonas, Brazil, last year.Credit…Tyler Hicks/The New York Times RIO DE JANEIRO — Scientists are projecting another bad fire season in the Amazon, one that … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 18 June 2021
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Greetings from Tyler, The main news this week was what a great job “the big guy” did at the G-7 conference in Europe. We could barely stand to watch as the embarrassment played out. Maybe too much is being made … Read More
Wide disagreements, low expectations as Biden, Putin meet
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Flags of the U.S., Russia and Switzerland are pictured in the garden in front of villa La Grange, one day prior to the meeting of U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland June 15, 2021. … Read More