Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been off-limits to drilling for decades, but a recent plan has been finalized by President Trump to begin drilling for oil and gas.

Source(s): https://www.reuters.com/articl....e/us-usa-arctic-trum
https://www.chicagotribune.com..../nation-world/ct-nw-

Frederic Block ruled that the proposed regulation issued by the Department of Health and Human Services could not go into effect on Tuesday as planned.

Source(s): https://www.reuters.com/articl....e/us-usa-court-lgbt/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/....statephotos/49561359
https://www.newyorker.com/humo....r/borowitz-report/tr
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/....health-law-and-busin

Protests continue in Belarus as recently elected President Alexander Lukashenko refuses to step down after allegedly staying in power through rigged election results.

Source(s): https://www.reuters.com/articl....e/us-belarus-electio
https://www.reuters.com/articl....e/us-belarus-electio
https://www.marketwatch.com/st....ory/belarus-leader-r
https://charter97.org/en/news/2020/7/25/387047/
https://simple.wikipedia.org/w....iki/File:Sviatlana_C
https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Alexander_

More than 10,000 Thai protesters chanting “down with dictatorship” and “the country belongs to the people” rallied in Bangkok on Sunday in by far the biggest anti-government demonstration since a 2014 coup.

Source(s): https://www.reuters.com/articl....e/us-thailand-protes

Beta users for SpaceX's Starlink have revealed speeds for the global internet project initially releasing for the U.S. and Canada.

Source(s): https://arstechnica.com/inform....ation-technology/202
https://www.pcmag.com/news/how....-fast-is-spacexs-sat
https://www.canadasatellite.ca..../StarLink-Satellite-

USPS has issued warning to states saying that they cannot guarantee all mail-in ballots will arrive in time to be counted for the election. FedEx and UPS advise they cannot pick up the slack.

Source(s): https://www.marketwatch.com/st....ory/postal-service-w
https://www.reuters.com/articl....e/us-usa-election-up

Mexico calls for 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for its 120 million inhabitants. Shots could begin as early as April 2021.

Source(s): https://www.reuters.com/articl....e/us-health-coronavi

These algae flip flops aim to replace current non-biodegradable shoe wear in order to combat pollution.

Source(s): https://www.hindustantimes.com..../environment/fashion

The U.S. and Canada have come to an agreement to extend the border closure once again until September 21st, 2020.

Source(s): https://www.ctvnews.ca/politic....s/canada-u-s-border-
https://globalnews.ca/news/727....4999/canada-us-mexic

Raging fires continue in (3) Western Counties in California. Meanwhile, Canada Ontario experiences spreading fires.

Source(s): https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13..../us/wildfires-califo
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/l....ake-fire-california-
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada..../thunder-bay/forest-

Trump Blocks Postal Funds and U.S. Jobless Claims Below 1 Million - August 13th, 2020

Source(s): https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-53772526
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/....entry/trump-postal-s
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53770694
https://www.gettyimages.ca/

Tragic Train Derailment in Scotland - August 12, 2020

Source(s): https://www.cp24.com/world/thr....ee-dead-six-injured-

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Russian police break up Gay Pride protest in St Petersburg

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Martin Lewis tackles how coronavirus is affecting traveling around the world, as the United States and Israel have recently imposed a travel ban. Money Saving Expert highlights in which case travel insurance covers a trip. He also talks about the Budget and what it means for British people.

Virus to hit big numbers. Be cautious people.

Precautions to be made here.