In today’s news 今日新聞提要： Norway provides assistance to help girls transition to secondary schools in Pakistan 挪威提供援助幫助巴基斯坦女孩升入中學； Research vessel in Arctic finds fast ice disappearance, San Francisco 北極科研船發現冰層快速消失； United States, bans natural gas infrastructure in new building projects 美國舊金山市禁止在新的建築方案中使用天然氣基礎設施； Australian researchers Connect computer to human brain 澳大利亞研究人員將電腦連接到人腦； Architect builds schools in rural Senegal using upcycled materials 建築師使用再生建材在塞內加爾農村興建學校； Israeli and Czech companies explore partnership for hemp plant-based meat production 以色列和捷克企業探索合作生產漢麻植物肉， Russian director’s documentary on animal sentience touches hearts and wins awards. 俄羅斯導演拍攝動物情感紀錄片觸動人心並贏得獎項。 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCJ4g-eDTGU

In today’s news, 今日新聞提要， Brazilian government supports Lebanon with food assistance, 巴西政府提供糧食援助給黎巴嫩； strange kind of dwarf-star discovered, 奇怪的矮星被發現； California, USA teenage sisters remind people to save water through social media initiative, 美國加州青少年姊妹透過社交媒體倡議提醒人們節約用水； researchers from Australia discover the existence of life-supporting supermountains in the Earth’s past, 澳洲研究人員發現地球過去曾存在維持生命的超級山脈； father-daughter duo clean plastic from beaches and ocean in India, 父女倆清除印度海灘和海洋中的塑膠； first African American-owned vegan drive-thru in southeastern United States debuts, 第一家非裔美國人自營純素得來速餐廳在美國東南部首次亮相； Italy’s parliament modifies constitution to ensure protection for animal-people and environment. 義大利議會修改憲法確保對動物和環境的保護。 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb97X2rKpLw

Today, we are excited to present the inspiring, special and wonderful work of the Albeiro Vargas and the Guardian Angels Foundation. It is located in the city of Bucaramanga, that is part of Colombia’s department of Santander. Albeiro Vargas is a gerontologist well known for his life-long dedication to transforming the lives of seniors in Colombia. Albeiro was born in a large, humble family, the seventh of eight children where he was raised and educated with much love and respect. With the help of his mother, he slowly started to realize a dream that was born in his heart: to provide love and care to other elderly people in his neighborhood. Living in such a marginalized neighborhood and being such a young child, it was challenging to receive the help needed to assist the grandparents of his community. However, thanks to the journalist Euclides Ardila of the “Vanguardia Liberal” newspaper, who interviewed him in 1988 when Albeiro was only 10 years old, his work became well known in the city of Bucaramanga and in other countries. As a result of Euclides Ardila’s interview, a journalist traveled from France to Bucaramanga to make a documentary about the daily life of Albeiro Vargas. He titled it “Little Angel of Colombia.” Thanks to the exposure from the film, Albeiro obtained financial assistance from people in France for his project. With the support of his charitable and affectionate mother, he began working on this selfless, generous path. Discovering that he alone could not carry out all the tasks required, he approached his peers, motivating them, in turn, to help out with those so desperately in need of caring hands and hearts. Gradually, an affectionate and dedicated group was assembled. The Guardian Angels then began to enthusiastically support his objective of providing basic care infused with love, safety and respect to the elders of the area. Perseverance and great effort resulted in Mr. Vargas’s dream coming true: a suitable space affording the elderly with comforts where they can remain active, perform different cultural, artistic and recreational activities was established. 今天我們很高興介紹阿爾貝羅•凡加斯和守護天使基金會激勵人心、殊勝又美妙的工作成果。該組織位於哥倫比亞桑坦德省的布卡拉曼加市。阿爾貝羅•凡加斯是聞名的老年醫學專家，終生致力於改變哥倫比亞長者的生活。 阿爾貝羅生於普通大家庭，八位孩子中排行第七，在充滿愛與尊重的環境下成長和接受教育。透過母親協助，他慢慢地開始實現發自於內心的夢想：為鄰里其他長者提供愛與關懷。生活在如此邊緣化的社區且如此年少的孩子要獲取所需的幫助來援助社區的祖父母，這是極為挑戰 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwARHHBHc8Q

In today’s news, 今日新聞提要： France provides crucial financial assistance to Sudan, 法國向蘇丹提供至關重要的財務援助； fungal infections in India complicate recovery from COVID-19, 印度的真菌感染使新冠肺炎的康復複雜化； university engineers develop exoskeletons to improve walking speeds, 大學工程師開發外骨骼系統提高行走的速度； experts say that solving the climate emergency will require incentives, 專家表示解決氣候緊急情況需要激勵措施； brave police officers in United States respond to two emergencies in a single shift, 美國英勇的警官在一次輪值勤務中對兩起緊急事件做出反應； Italian luxury fashion line abandons using fur, 義大利時尚精品品牌放棄使用皮草； South African wildlife sanctuary treats injured nyala. 南非野生動物保護區治療受傷的羚羊。 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEfWXl6uIug