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0805紐約時報

*【Covid-19實時更新】
#根據約翰霍普金斯大學系統科學與工程中心的數據，週三已知的全球冠狀病毒感染總數超過了2億。官方統計顯示，美國有超過614,000 人死亡。超過550,000 在巴西。在印度超過425,000。
#世衛組織敦促富裕國家停止加強注射，並向較貧窮國家提供更多劑量。世界衛生組織週三呼籲，在9月底之前暫停冠狀病毒疫苗加強注射，以便疫苗供應可以集中用於幫助所有國家至少為其10%的人口接種疫苗。該機構呼籲世界上最富有的國家解決世界各地疫苗接種率的巨大差異。
#拜登政府計劃要求大多數外國遊客接種疫苗。由路透社報導，將成為在取消目前對該國旅行的限制後實施的新系統的一部分，但官員們尚未確定何時可以這樣做。幾個月來，拜登總統一直承受著放鬆對希望前往美國的人的限制的壓力，特別是在包括英格蘭、蘇格蘭和加拿大在內的其他國家放鬆了自己的措施的情況下。
#當密爾沃基雄鹿隊在上個月的NBA總決賽第6場比賽中擊敗費尼克斯太陽隊時，現場成千上萬親眼目睹勝利的球迷歡呼雀躍。但官員們表示，密爾沃基雄鹿隊的冠軍賽可能與病例急劇增加有關。威斯康辛州衛生服務部發言人Elizabeth Goodsitt說，在威斯康辛州檢測呈陽性的人中，有491人表示，他們兩週內曾在鹿區。
#紐澤西州州長斥責反疫苗示威者。紐澤西州過去兩週內有59%的人接種疫苗，因確診病例有所增加的情況下，在一次活動中，州長菲爾墨菲稱指責那些未打疫苗的團體說：“你瘋了”“你是終極的笨蛋。因為你所說的和所代表的，人們正在失去生命。
#根據週三發表在 JAMA Network 雜誌上的一項研究，每 100 萬美國人接種了冠狀病毒疫苗，就有大約 60 人出現暫時性心臟問題。研究人員發現，併發症都是短暫的。外部專家指出，這些心臟問題在患有 Covid-19 的患者中更為常見。
#療養院中新的冠狀病毒爆發促使人們要求員工接種疫苗。根據最新的政府數據，只有大約 60% 的療養院工作人員接種了疫苗，一些州報告的接種率更低，不到一半。
#以色列啟動新的限制以避免全面封鎖。隨著該國當局努力遏制具有高度傳染性的 Delta 變種的傳播，他們準備重新實施限制措施，政府宣佈的新措施，包括擴大對某些聚會的疫苗接種規定和戴口罩、在家工作以及全面的旅行限制。一些新的限制措施預計將於週日生效，而另一些則在 8月晚些時候生效。
#美國疾病控制與預防中心簽署的新驅逐禁令定於10月3日到期，其目標範圍比第一個更窄，僅限於面臨冠狀病毒Delta變體嚴重威脅的地區。但它仍將覆蓋全國約90%的租房者。其主要目標之一是爭取更多時間來支持陷入困境的緊急租賃援助,迄今，該計劃僅撥出了國會規定的 470 億美元中的 30 億美元，用於支付大流行期間產生的欠租。
#英格蘭的一項研究發現，接種疫將 Delta 症狀的風險降低 60%。
#與其德國合作夥伴 BioNTech 共同開發了冠狀病毒疫苗的美國製藥商輝瑞 (Pfizer) 週三表示，它要求其所有美國工人和承包商都接種疫苗或每週進行一次冠狀病毒檢測。
#紐約車展，因為Delta變種及部分州的疫情再起，計劃在8月20日至29日舉行的車展取消。
#美國最大的肉類加工商之一泰森食品 (Tyson Foods)，將為其工人接種疫苗，由於大約一半的工人仍未接種疫苗。該公司表示，接種疫苗將成為所有美國工人的就業條件，任何新員工在上班前都必須接種疫苗。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/04/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine

*【中國式高壓還能遏制Delta變種病毒嗎？】
中國曾憑零容忍政策迅速消滅了病毒，但這種模式現在看起來越來越脆弱。官員們承認，由於變種病毒具有高傳染性，且很多感染者無症狀，遏制此輪疫情將更為困難。民眾對多輪核酸以及封鎖措施也感到疲憊不堪。北京面臨的挑戰還包括，其國產疫苗對變種毒株的有效性不如其他疫苗。一些專家表示，現在是中國重新考慮其新冠戰略的時候了。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/world/asia/china-delta-covid-testing-outbreak.html

*【Delta毒株感染激增，已接種疫苗的人該如何防護？】
傳染性極強的Delta毒株引發了新的疑問：已接種的人需要做好哪些防護，才能避免被感染？該如何選擇口罩？還能出門旅行嗎？這裡是來自專家的一些建議。
https://cn.nytimes.com/health/20210804/covid-delta-variant-vaccine-symptoms/

*【以色列和黎巴嫩邊境再掀緊張局勢】
黎巴嫩武裝分子向以色列發射火箭彈，以色列則用炮擊進行報復。雙方都沒有傷亡報告。目前還沒有人宣佈對這次火箭彈襲擊負責，但是最近類似的行動被認為是黎巴嫩南部的巴勒斯坦武裝分子所為。此外，以色列官員暗示，他們將對最近與伊朗有關的局勢升級做出有力回應。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/world/middleeast/israel-lebanon-tensions.html

*【塔利班宣稱對阿富汗首都發生的襲擊負責】
這場襲擊的目標是代理國防部長在喀布爾的家，槍手在引爆汽車炸彈後沖進大樓，與安全部隊展開長達數小時的槍戰，共造成八人死亡。這是近一年來塔利班在喀布爾實施的最大規模襲擊。塔利班發言人稱，這是“報復性襲擊的開始”。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/world/asia/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-attack.html

*【海地新任總理稱，總統謀殺案的幕後元兇很可能仍逍遙法外】
阿里爾•亨利接受時報採訪時表示，目前在押的40餘人沒有能力和網路組織並執行這一複雜陰謀，他對這起犯罪的動機仍感到困惑。亨利在前任總統遇刺前被任命，但時任總理事發後迅速控制了政府，他在國際施壓後才得以上臺。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/world/americas/haiti-assassination-prime-minister-ariel-henry.html

*【中國奧運選手戴毛澤東像章領獎引發爭議】
場地自行車選手鮑珊菊和鐘天使在頒獎儀式上佩戴毛澤東像章，可能違反了奧林匹克憲章：奧運場館內禁止任何形式的政治宣傳。國際奧會稱正在對這一行為展開調查。此外，韓國羽毛球協會表示，已就中國選手“爆粗口”事件向羽毛球世界聯合會提出投訴。
https://cn.nytimes.com/sports/20210804/olympics-china-cyclists-mao-pins/

*【紐約州長古莫面臨多項刑事調查】
隨著一名受害者計畫對其性騷擾行為提起訴訟，古莫將面臨三起新的地方檢察官調查。與此同時，幾家長期與古莫結盟的工會撤回了對他的支持，其政府的兩名前任成員也要求他辭職。當前州議會正在展開對科莫的彈劾調查，越來越多的法律糾紛和政治餘震加深了科莫面臨的危機。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/nyregion/andrew-cuomo.html

*【衣索比亞內戰激烈 不少屍體順流而下至蘇丹】
過去一周，至少40具屍體被沖上蘇丹河岸。這些屍體被水浸泡後開始發脹，身上帶有刀傷或槍傷痕跡，許多死者雙手被綁在背後，一些人身上的刺青似乎表明他們是提格 雷人。救援人員認為，他們很有可能是上游國家衣索比亞提格雷地區內戰的受害者。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/03/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-sudan-atrocities.html

*【熊熊大火轉向政治，土耳其民眾在社群媒體砲轟埃爾多安】
總統埃爾多安因處理災難的方式不當，對一個已經飽受經濟危機和大流行病重創的國家造成危害，社群媒體猛烈攻擊。這場十年來最大火災蔓延第八天，仍無法控制，加上長期乾旱熱浪加劇火勢。民眾透過電視看到南部沿海度假勝地和村莊，恐怖的大火畫面，成千上萬的人被迫撤離家園。這場災難主要影響了最大的反對黨共和人民黨 (CHP) 所在的南部沿海地區，當地市長和黨內官員迅速發出警報。但他們很快在採訪和視頻呼籲中抱怨說，他們沒有得到中央政府所需的幫助
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/world/europe/turkey-fires-erdogan-anger.html

*【颶風季節高峰臨近，專家們發布了“高於正常”的預測】
政府科學家表示，大西洋內外的情況繼續表明，今年的颶風季節將高於平均水準。美國國家海洋和大氣管理局專家Matthew Rosencrans表示，最新預測顯示，到11月30日季節結束時，將有15至21場命名風暴，包括7至10場颶風。其中3至5場可能是3級或更高級別的主要颶風，風速每小時110英里以上。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/04/us/climate-change

【資安合作找台灣 團結對抗網路安全威脅】

外交部吳部長與唐鳳政委 #首度聯名，以 #資安議題 投書國際權威媒體 #耶路撒冷郵報 (Jerusalem Post)，呼籲團結對抗全球網路安全威脅，強調以色列與台灣同為民主夥伴，提倡台灣與以色列加強資安合作！

全球民主國家共同面臨 #網路攻擊，而台灣更是平均每分鐘遭受700次網路攻擊，#其中有一半都來自中國；此外，在COVID-19疫情下，攻擊台灣約有4分之1的 #假訊息的複合式新型威脅 也來自中國。

#面對中國的網路攻擊民主國家不可忽視

台灣與理念相近國家已分享資安經驗，例如
👉2019年台美資安攻防演練
👉在GCTF架構下合辦網路安全、媒體識讀及對抗假訊息工作坊
👉2020年7月與美國合作舉行「台美資安高峰論壇」。

中國政府力行擴張極權主義，意圖破壞台灣民主、社會及政府機構的運作，全球民主國家均應引以為鑑及準備因應。

#民主國家團結共同對抗來自威權主義的攻擊
#這款聯名金好
#彰顯第一道民主防線

After #Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s recent comments on how he views cyberattacks as one of the greatest threats to world security, Minister Joseph Wu and Digital Minister Audrey Tang couldn’t help but weigh in in an opinion piece in The Jerusalem Post / JPost.com!

As a country which faces an average of 700 cyberattacks per month and which has been subject to wide-ranging disinformation campaigns aimed at destabilizing our democracy, society and government institutions, Minister Wu stated that Taiwan is eager to partner with Israel, not only to share our own experience, but also to benefit from Israel’s world-renowned expertise in innovation, technology and a range of other sectors.

Taiwan looks forward to increased cooperation in this regard in the #PostPandemicEra.

照片取自唐鳳臉書

Wait for the Right Time

“He restored the chief cup bearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand; but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. Yet the chief cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph, but forgot him.” (Genesis‬ ‭40:21-23‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

We all want our season of promotion and blessedness to come immediately. However, before that season, there is usually a quiet one of preparation.

In Joseph’s life, he was in prison for a crime he did not commit. After interpreting the dreams of two royal subjects, Joseph told them to remember him before Pharaoh, but the chief butler forgot about Joseph.

Just like that, two years went by. Can you imagine how disappointed Joseph must have felt? He might have thought, “Am I ever getting out of this prison, or will I spend my whole life in here?”

You may be feeling the same way. Your circumstances may be like a prison whereby you are existing, but not truly living the “life more abundantly” that Jesus died for you to have.

For a person who has a sickness, the abundant life would look like a healthy body that can do anything without feeling weakness or pain.

For a person who is lonely, the abundant life would look like having a spouse that he can share his life with.

For a person who is poor and in debt, the abundant life would look like having all debts paid and having more than enough savings to even be a blessing to others.

Was Joseph destined to stay in prison for the rest of his life? Let’s read the story:

“At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river...In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh. Then the chief cup bearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my faults today. Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker. We dreamed a dream in one night, I and he. We dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. There was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard, and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams. To each man according to his dream he interpreted. As he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.” Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”” ;‭‭Genesis‬ ‭41:1, 8-16‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

So two years after interpreting the chief butler’s dream, Joseph was freed from prison and brought before Pharaoh.

The moment of Pharaoh having the two prophetic dreams signaled God’s appointed time for Joseph’s deliverance. Those two dreams were Joseph’s door of hope in the midst of his trouble. The gift of interpreting dreams was the key in Joseph’s hand.

But why did God take so long before freeing Joseph? Technically, He could have given the dream to Pharaoh earlier than that.

“But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible for it. The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh was with him; and that which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.” (Genesis‬ ‭39:21-23‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

In the prison, Joseph was put in charge of the other prisoners—it was a leadership role. During this time of quiet, mundane, routine living, God was sculpting Joseph into a man fit to be the prime minister of Egypt, to lead the whole nation of Egypt.

Perhaps you are also in a season of quiet preparation. Your talents are unknown to the world, but God is training you for the larger role He has prepared for you—your eventual destiny.

Many heroes in the Bible went through a quiet season like that: Moses tended sheep in the land of Midian before he was sent to deliver the children of Israel from Egypt. David shepherded his father’s sheep and killed a lion and a bear before he had the opportunity to fight Goliath. Gideon was a coward before God called him and turned him into a valiant hero who routed the Midianites with just three hundred men. Jesus spent thirty years in obscurity, being in close communion with the Father until it was time to begin His public ministry.

If the chief butler had told Pharaoh about Joseph any earlier, Pharaoh would have just brushed it aside. The dreams had to come first.

While you are waiting, God has already prepared the equivalent of Pharaoh’s dream to take you to a higher level at the right time. Waiting time with God is not wasted time. He is training you every day, little by little—with each Scripture, each prayer, each interaction with others, and each challenge that you overcome through faith.

If you are feeling delayed, just like Joseph was for two years in the prison, remember that delay is not denial! God is still sculpting you, and when you are ready, He will display His masterpiece for all to see.

“God’s Appointed Time: How to Be Fruitful in Every Season of Life” is the revelation that every Christian needs. It will cause you to be full of peace and joy, even as you wait for the appointed time of your breakthrough. Put an end to every frustration and learn to flow with God’s system of times and seasons for restful increase by His grace: https://bit.ly/god-appointed-time

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朗讀內容來自Al Jazeera
👉 選讀片段文字: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ssyingwen/posts/276878307531749/
👉 完整文章：https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2021/8/2/one-year-on-beirut-blast-victims-still-struggling-to-return-home

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本集 timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:44 第一遍英文朗讀
3:12 新聞 & 相關單字解說
12:48 額外單字片語
21:26 第二遍英文朗讀

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本集提到的單字片語：
Lebanon 黎巴嫩
Middle east 中東
Israel 以色列
Syria 敘利亞
President 總統
Maronite Christian 馬龍派基督徒
Prime minister 總理
Sunni Muslim 遜尼派穆斯林
Speaker of the parliament 議會議長
Shia Muslim 什葉派穆斯林
Switzerland of the East 東方瑞士
Beirut 貝魯特
Paris of the Middle East 中東的巴黎
Beirut blast / explosion 貝魯特爆炸事故
Ammonium nitrate 硝酸銨
Asbestos 石綿
Miracle mineral 神奇的礦物
Quebec 魁北克
Asbestos fibres 石棉纖維
Cancer 癌症
Homeless 無家可歸
Economic crisis 經濟危機
Food aid 糧食援助
Mercedes 賓士
Hyperinflation 惡性通貨膨脹
Cash-strapped 資金短缺
A stone’s throw
Just around the corner
Within striking distance
Within spitting distance
Within sniffing distance

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