Spreading rock dust on farms could absorb large amounts of CO2 out of the air, while improving the soil. We still need to eliminate most of our CO2 emissions, but using this technique as well could enough to go beyond that and start decarbonizing the atmosphere.

A hospital in London has closed because of an outbreak of Covid-19 among the staff.

The UK made good progress in curbing Covid-19 after Bogus Johnson stopped obstructing measures to achieve that. But since relaxing its measures, Covid-19 seems to be getting out of hand again.

*Mexico border towns try to stop Americans crossing amid Covid-19 fears.*

It seems rational to me. If the US has a higher infection rate than Mexico, Mexico should limit entry. However, ISTR that Covid-19 is ballooning in Mexico.

Protesters in Darfur report that armed gangs attack people and the governor does nothing to stop it. They want the governor replaced.

Conservationists say the UK must cut insecticide use by 50% as the EU is planning to do.

In the US, we used far less insecticide a few decades ago when farmers used a system called integrated pest management.