Sailors Stuck at Sea, Supply Threatened During Pandemic
July 25, 2021
FILE - A cargo ship docks as its cargo is unloaded at Haifa s port, northern Israel, Oct. 12, 2020.
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Captain Tejinder Singh has not set foot on dry land in more than seven months. He is not sure when he will go home.
Singh is among tens of thousands of ship workers stuck at sea as the coronavirus spreads on land. He said sailors like him are not valued. He added, We are forgotten.”
Singh and most of his 20-person crew have traveled from India to the United States then on to China. He spoke to the Reuters news service from the Pacific Ocean as his ship now heads to Australia.
Cuba Has Highest Rate of COVID Cases in Americas
July 21, 2021
A Cuban flag flies over a street amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in downtown Havana, Cuba, July 18, 2021. (REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini)
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Cuba largely kept coronavirus infections low last year. But now, the Caribbean nation has the highest infection rate per person in Latin America. That is threatening the country’s health care system and has led to protests of the communist government.
The country of 11 million people reported nearly 4,000 cases per million people over the last week. That is nine times higher than the world average and more than any other country in the Americas for its size.
Belgian Religious Community Restarts Beer Making After 200 Years
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Father Karel Stautemas and Abbot Erik taste beer after blessing beer tanks at the Belgian Abbey of Grimbergen, which returns to brewing after a break of more than 200 years with a new microbrewery in Grimbergen, Belgium May 26, 2021. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)
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The Roman Catholic religious community in Belgium known as Grimbergen Abbey says it will start making beer again after more than 200 years.
The clergy in Grimbergen have started a small
brewery making the alcoholic drinks that carry the abbey’s name.
monarchy, a new survey shows. They now favor an elected head of state.
In the
survey by YouGov, 41 percent of those aged 18 to 24 thought there should be an elected head of state. Thirty-one percent said they wanted a king or queen.
That is a
reversal from just two years ago, when 46 percent favored the monarchy and 26 percent wanted it gone.
The current British monarchy dates back to William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. For centuries before that, however, royal families ruled many kingdoms across England, Scotland and Wales.
Among all British people, the survey had better news for Queen Elizabeth and the royal family. Overall, 61 percent supported the monarchy, while 24 percent thought there should be an elected head of state.