U.S. records biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases

CBC News: The National

Published on Jul 2, 2020

The U.S. has recorded its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, and there are fears the July 4 weekend will make things worse.

COVID-19 Frontline Ep. 69: When will COVID-19 disappear?

CGTN

Published on Jul 2, 2020

Associate professor Wu Dong from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Director Li Guanxi and Deputy Chief Physician Liu Zhiguo from Guang’anmen Hospital’s Pulmonary Division answered the question when will the COVID-19 disappear

Reducing food loss and waste

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Published on Jul 2, 2020

Recording of session at “A new era for food and climate: Driving transformative actions” full-day, around-the-world virtual relay event (25 Jun, 2020).

Session title: Reducing food loss and waste Speakers: Bruce Campbell, Gabriela Burian, Hans Hoogeveen, Heike Axmann, Jan Broeze

For more information about the event, please visit https://ccafs.cgiar.org/new-era-food-…

Discover 11 actions to transform food systems for a #NewEra4Food. Download the new report now https://bit.ly/Action4FoodReport

For more information about the Transforming global food systems under climate change initiative, go to https://www.transformingfoodsystems.com/

Food-matters,

Trump insists on using racist language. Will that approach win him support?

PBS NewsHour

Published on Jul 2, 2020

At a moment the U.S. is facing crises on multiple fronts, President Trump continues to use language that sparks controversy and highlights the nation’s racial divides. He recently retweeted a video of a man chanting “white power” at a Florida retirement community and still refers to the novel coronavirus as “Kung flu.” Yamiche Alcindor reports on Trump’s habit of stoking American culture wars.

Driving social change for more sustainable decisions

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Published on Jul 2, 2020

Recording of session at “A new era for food and climate: Driving transformative actions” full-day, around-the-world virtual relay event (25 Jun, 2020).

Session title: Driving social change for more sustainable decisions Speakers: Nam Nguyen, Amanda Namayi, Cedric Habiyaremye, Luke Spajic

For more information about the event, please visit https://ccafs.cgiar.org/new-era-food-…

Discover 11 actions to transform food systems for a #NewEra4Food. Download the new report now https://bit.ly/Action4FoodReport

For more information about the Transforming global food systems under climate change initiative, go to https://www.transformingfoodsystems.com/

Food-matters,

COVID-19 Vaccine Must Be Free

Senator Bernie Sanders

Published on Jun 5, 2020

This is just obscene. This Trump official would not commit to me—after American taxpayers spent more than $1 billion to develop a COVID-19 vaccine—that such a vaccine will be free for all people.

Cut the Pentagon

Senator Bernie Sanders

Published on Jul 2, 2020

Cut the Pentagon. Feed, shelter, educate, and employ all our people

How American voters view Trump’s handling of racial unrest and COVID-19

PBS NewsHour

Published on Jul 2, 2020

President Trump is campaigning for reelection as the U.S. faces a challenging moment. To analyze how his rhetoric on race and his response to coronavirus are resonating across the country, Yamiche Alcindor talks to Chris Buskirk of the website and journal American Greatness and Cynthia Tucker, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and journalist-in-residence at the University of South Alabama.

Mosquitoes: Tiny Creatures that Wreak Havoc

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Streamed live 52 minutes ago

When historian Timothy Winegard was looking for a new topic to delve into, his father, an emergency-room physician, suggested disease. Winegard’s research led him to malaria, which in turn led him to mosquitoes. His acclaimed book, “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator,” is a comprehensive look at how the tiny creature has altered humanity through the ages

US sets alarming new coronavirus record

CNN

Jul 2, 2020

The US set an alarming record with 50,655 coronavirus cases reported nationwide in a single day.