A group of people are to receive €1,200 'universal basic income' per month for three years in a new German study.
Germany is launching a new trial to find out how universal basic income affects the attitude and lives of those who receive it.
As part of the Pilotprojekt Grundeinkommen (Basic Income Pilot Project) study, 120 people will receive €1,200 each month for three years. - https://www.thelocal.de/20200821/what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-new-universal-basic-income-trial

Three pop concerts are being staged on one day in Germany to enable scientists to investigate the risks of such mass indoor events during the pandemic.
Some 4,000 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 50 were urged to sign up for Saturday's study in Leipzig, carried out by Halle University.
Singer-songwriter Tim Bendzko agreed to perform at all three successive gigs.
The study came as Germany recorded its highest number of Covid-19 infections since the end of April. - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53875370

A South African who was thought to be the oldest man in the world has died at the age of 116.
Fredie Blom's identity documents showed he was born in Eastern Cape province in May 1904, although that was never verified by Guinness World Records.
When he was teenager, his entire family was wiped out by the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. He went on to survive two world wars and apartheid. - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53875675

Dry rooms and air-conditioned indoor spaces hike Covid-viral infection, conclude Indian and German researchers in their meta-study. They're urging optimum humidity standards for building interiors and public transport. - https://p.dw.com/p/3hGIX

A survey has found that 76% of Germans think Europe's relations with the US would improve under Democrat Joe Biden's leadership. A January study showed that Germany's confidence in President Trump is relatively low. - https://p.dw.com/p/3hL3e

Girls in the rural areas of Tanzania are often trapped in a cycle that includes female genital mutilation, forced marriage and teen pregnancy. Women in the country are now fighting to free the next generation from the suffering and oppression. https://baja-search.com/2CQen7w

Nobody gets let off the hook for this. Nobody. - https://twitter.com/actdottv/status/1296881001168158720

Almost 4 years later and ones can see: the guy had a vision and got it straight from the get-go.... https://twitter.com/CrappyCrapson/status/794567197041561600

And the update (also 2016) from same guy in prior post. https://twitter.com/CrappyCrapson/status/795255135903612928

World’s largest urban rooftop farm in progress. A company in Paris is transforming roofs and abandoned urban areas into spaces which are covered in plants. The project aims to be "a global model for sustainable production". https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-53853788

Private households and elderly care homes are responsible for most of Germany's coronavirus transmissions, a study by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases has shown.
The study, published on Friday, found that the majority of coronavirus outbreaks in Germany are found in the home, with an outbreak infecting an average of 3.2 people. In these instances, transmission probably only occurred among other family members, the study said.
Nursing homes for the elderly are the second most affected by the pandemic, but the risk of widespread infection is much higher, with an outbreak resulting in an average of almost 19 other infections. - https://p.dw.com/p/3hLTH

The Berlin hospital treating the seriously ill Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, says he appears to have been poisoned.
The Charité hospital released a statement saying "clinical evidence suggests an intoxication through a substance belonging to the group of cholinesterase inhibitors".
His condition was "serious but not life-threatening" the statement said. - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53892900

REPUBLICAN FMR SENATOR ENDORSES BIDEN: Republican former Sen. Jeff Flake is announcing that he's crossing party lines and will endorse Democrat Joe Biden for president. Flake is one of more than two dozen former Republican lawmakers who announced today, the first day of the Republican National Convention, that they're endorsing the Democratic presidential ticket. In a move unprecedented in the modern political era, the Republican Party has voted to put forward no platform this year other than their support of Pres. Trump. - https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1165382757167267

From a sister to advisers: The litany of people once close to Trump questioning his fitness for office. Trump niece describes him as an psychologically deeply damaged man. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/24/politics/trump-maryanne-conway-former-officials/index.html

Marseille, a popular tourist city on France's southern coast, has seen a spike in positive coronavirus cases. French authorities have dispatched police to enforce coronavirus regulations. - https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/08/24/marseille-france-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-restrictions-bell-pkg-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn

Indifference to the truth or to the careful stewardship of the institutions of American liberty is not conservative. Disregard for the separation of powers — the centerpiece of our constitutional system — is not conservative. Governing by tweet is not conservative. It’s not even governing. - https://medium.com/@JeffFlake/heres-who-i-ll-be-supporting-for-president-and-why-ce983293fae6

Last minute RNC speaker shakeup - https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1297741694125907973

The people who know Donald Trump best are sounding the alarm: our country cannot survive four more years of a Trump presidency.
In our latest ad, a former member of his inner circle & "fixer" — MichaelCohen - has a dire warning for us all. https://twitter.com/American_Bridge/status/1298030438225764352

The world's largest nudist resort is at the center of a Covid-19 outbreak with nearly 150 people testing positive after staying at or visiting the clothing-optional beach destination in southern France.
Local health authorities say 95 people staying at Cap d'Agde Naturist Village, on the Mediterranean coast of France's Occitanie region, were found to have Covid-19, while a further 50 who went through the resort also tested positive on their return home. - https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/nudist-village-france-coronavirus-intl/index.html

How one German state enforces mask-wearing. In one German state, passengers without masks on trains and buses were handed hefty spot fines in a major police operation. But can one-day clampdowns like this normalize masks — and prevent a second coronavirus wave? https://p.dw.com/p/3hQdQ