(2022-06-08). BRICS countries vow to deepen business cooperation. ecns.cn Business representatives from the BRICS countries pledged Wednesday to enhance multilateral cooperation to safeguard the common interests of emerging markets and developing countries.
(2022-06-08). Cuba-China cooperation leads to vaccine breakthrough. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders June 7, 2022 Cuba and China formally announced June 2 that they have filed for joint patent for a Pan-Corona vaccine. The new vaccine, a collaboration between the biotechnological sectors of the two countries, is the first patent for a single vaccine effective against the many variants of COVID-19. A collaboration between the biotechnology sectors of China and Cuba has resulted in the development of the first patent for a Pan-Corona vaccine, being presented here at the National Intellectual Property Office in China. News of the jointly developed vaccine is particularly exciting because of the tw…
(2022-06-08). Bulgaria Won't Send Weapons to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov "We'll do what we have promised to do and there's no need to reignite the debate every two weeks," Petkov said. "We've supported the incoming refugees, we have sent all kinds of humanitarian aid, we have also been involved with…
(2022-06-08). Comicomment: Americans bear the brunt of Covid policy failure of the government. ecns.cn Regardless of such a massive cost of human lives, the U.S. has never reflected on its botched Covid response.
(2022-06-08). Palestine's New Resistance Model: How the Past Year Redefined the Struggle for Freedom. mintpressnews.com What took place between May 2021 and May 2022 is nothing less than a paradigm shift in Palestinian resistance. Thanks to the popular and inclusive nature of Palestinian mobilization against the Israeli occupation, resistance in Palestine is no longer an ideological, political or regional preference. | In the period between the signing of the
(2022-06-08). What are the Summits of the Americas Remembered For? orinocotribune.com By Gustavo Maranges  ; Jun 2, 2022 | The 9th Summit of the Americas is about to start. The event is being held between June 6-10 in Los Angeles, California. This gathering been deemed a space to discuss matters of regional concern, but its historical results are very poor and forever tilted towards the developed northern part of the hemisphere. The most important events related to these summits have come from parallel forums called the People's Summit, where the real leaders go to discuss the harsh reality of the continent. Given its not-so-encouraging track record, it would be interesting to make a brief anal…
(2022-06-08). "Land Bridge" From Russia To Crimea Completed. "Putin To Go To Transnistria"  ; US Intelligence. southfront.org 
The Russian Ministry of Defence stated at a recent briefing that the "land bridge" between the Donbas and Crimea is…
(2022-06-08). Award-Winning Canadian Journalist Eva Bartlett on Ukraine Kill List As Canadian Government Does Nothing. marktaliano.net READ MORE: Canadan Journalist Added to List of Proclaimed 'Enemies of Ukraine' On Ukraine's war on Donbass, Russia's denazification operation, and being on Ukraine's Kill List "One less traitor": Zelensky oversees campaign of assassination, kidnapping and torture of political opposition/ By Max Blumenthal and Esha Krishnaswamy…
(2022-06-08). France has been killing civilians in the Donbass since yesterday. mronline.org 
It is now official: French Caesar guns opened fire yesterday on civilian areas in the Donbass and Donetsk. The information came from the CtsKK, the government service of the Donetsk Republic, which is responsible for recording all Ukrainian fire on civilian areas.
(2022-06-08). Sitrep Operation Z: Denazification and Demilitarization by the hundreds. thesaker.is By Amarynth for the Saker Blog This will function as an open thread on the SMO in the Ukraine. To start it off, we look at the early morning Russian…
(2022-06-08). It's Showtime in Ukraine! dissidentvoice.org 
Let our bleeding proxy negotiate a settlement, NOW. Since early January, the corporate media have been proving their loyalty and their usefulness to the US foreign policy establishment. With faultless show-business efficiency, they manufactured an international political superstar, at least in Europe and the English speaking world. Vladimir Zelensky appeared on media screens, seemingly everywhere, …
(2022-06-08). I Am Getting Tired Writing Posts With "No Shit" Or "Duh" Titles))). smoothiex12.blogspot.com Or, if you wish with "We told you so" titles. I wrote so much about US "intel" and how it is not really an intel that I don't have time to list all those occasions. But numbers of VSU (Nazi) losses during SMO which begin to circulate now give an impression on the progress of Russian operation in 404. Of course, all this info has a massive geopolitical impact, especially on the United States which, as always, came up with absolute BS narrative which is collapsing really fast. Well, NYT decided to start steering clear of this whole Russia "lost in Ukraine" BS it promoted together with neocon crazies, and begins thi…
(2022-06-08). BREAKING: Russian Troops Took Control Of Pilipchatino, Approaching Bakhmut  ; Report. southfront.org 
On the evening of June 8th, the first reports from the battlefield claimed Russian control over the town of Pilipchatino located 15 kilometers east of Bakhmut (Artemovsk) in the Donetsk People's Republic. The reports are yet to be confirmed. | Battle in Piliphatino broke out in mid-May. According to preliminary data, Russian-led forces advancing from Popasnaya pushed the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Pokrovsky. The AFU are expected to put up stubborn resistance in the town on the outskirts of…
(2022-06-08). 800 Civilians Taken Hostage In Azot Plant In Severodonetsk  ; Report. southfront.org 
About 800 civilians are "sheltering" at the Azot chemical plant in the city of Severodonetsk. This was reported by the Agence France-Presse (AFP), citing the lawyer of the owner of the enterprise. "About 800 civilians took refuge in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant owned by Dmytro Firtash's Group DF," the lawyer of the Ukrainian tycoon Lanny J. Davis said in a statement. | According to the statement, the civilians include about 200 out of 3,000 factory workers and about 600 resident…
(2022-06-08). Ukrainian Forces Preparing To Start Another Front In Eastern Ukraine. southfront.org 
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(2022-06-08). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia attacked AFU armoured plant near Kharkiv with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Malinovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Spornoe with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Zvanovka with high-precision missiles; | During the battle for Svyatogorsk, 300 AFU members were killed and 21 armored vehicles were destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces, a…
(2022-06-08). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On June 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Azot plant and nearby districts in Severodonetsk city; | Russian forces claimed control of the villages of Voronovo and Borovskoe; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces were reported in Bohorodychne; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in Zolote; | According to preliminary date the village of Tatyanovka on the outskirts of Svyatogorsk came under Russian control;…
(2022-06-08). Russia, Turkey Signal Progress on Plans to Export Russian Grain. news.antiwar.com Russia and Turkey held talks Wednesday to restart the export of Ukrainian grain and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Istanbul and expressed support for a UN plan to open safe corridors for cargo ships to leave Ukraine's ports. | Cavusoglu said the UN plan was "reasonable" but said it requires cooperation between Moscow and Kyiv. To facilitate exports, Ukraine wou…
(2022-06-08). Ukraine Not Giving US Much Information About Its Operations Against Russia. news.antiwar.com The New York Times Current and former officials told the Times that US intelligence agencies have a far better picture of Russia's military operations than Ukraine's. Even in high-level talks with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, Ukrainian officials have only shared their strategic goals, not their operational plans. | Washington has such little information on…
(2022-06-08). Ukraine: Misunderstandings and Misunderstandings. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan The war in Ukraine is only taking place because of the ignorance of the Westerners of what was happening in Ukraine and because of a series of misunderstandings and misinterpretations. The Westerners, focused on themselves, unable to think like their interlocutors, kept making mistakes. Finally, when the military operations end and the Russians…
(2022-06-08). West's Media U-Turn in Ukraine as Reality Sets In. libya360.wordpress.com The Western media is now preparing their audiences for the disappointing reality of Ukraine's loss on the battlefield. In order to do so, they are shifting the blame onto Ukraine and their apparent ability to conceal the truth from Western intelligence agencies, Western politicians, and the Western media itself. Reference: Washington Post — Ukraine's position…
(2022-06-08). Western Foreign Policy Created Ukraine Crisis, is Creating Crisis with China. journal-neo.org 
Two recent events, both overshadowed by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, help illustrate how the same problematic aspects of Western foreign policy driving the Ukrainian conflict are hard at work in provoking conflict with yet another global power, China. Western complaints about an alleged naval base China is accused of building in Cambodia and an …
(2022-06-08). "At this point we're winning the war": Brzezinski vows U.S. backing for father's/Pilsudski's Intermarium project. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandJune 7, 2022 US ambassador reaffirms Washington's support for 3 Seas Initiative: audio report Audio link on left side of page Addressing the participants on the opening day of the 3 Seas Local Government Congress, Mark Brzezinski reiterated his country's full support for Ukraine's aspirations, as well as for the 3 Seas Initiative. The …
(2022-06-08). NATO taps Norway to deliver "heavier artillery and weapons systems" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformJune 8, 2022 Norway donates 22 M109 howitzers to Ukraine The Norwegian government has donated 22 M109 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine… The donation also includes gear, spare parts and ammunition. Moreover, Norway has also trained Ukrainian soldiers on how to use the system. "The Ukrainian Armed Forces depend on Western support and are …
(2022-06-08). The Peace Question and Imperialism. dissidentvoice.org The war in Ukraine is a propaganda war, with all of the belligerents, sponsors, and their allies churning out — through an abjectly subservient media — masses of lies and disinformation. In this regard, they resemble other wars, but with an added dose of shamelessness. For that reason, it is difficult to discern how the …
(2022-06-08). Transcarpathian Region Refused To Supply Fuel To The Rest Of Ukraine Amid Acute Crisis. southfront.org 
| On June 8, the head of the Ukrainian Transcarpathian region claimed that the western Ukrainian region will no longer supply fuel received from the EU to other regions of Ukraine. | According to the local official, European fuel will not leave the borders of the Transcarpathian region until the needs of the region are met."Local fuel companies of Transcarpathia refused to supply fuel to other regions until the needs of our region are met. And this is even despite the super—profitable offer…
(2022-06-08). In Video: Russian Rocket Strike Destroys Norwegian M109 Heavy Howitzers In Ukraine. southfront.org 
On June 7, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage showing a strike on M109 155 mm self-propelled howitzers of Kiev forces, which were recently supplied by Norway. | A salvo of what appears to be Grad 122 mm rockets hit a battery of three M109s in an unspecified part of Ukraine, destroying howitzer and damaging the other two. A tactical drone was apparently used to detect the battery and coordinate the rocket strike. | The US-made M109A4BE has a maximum firing range of 21 kilometers…
(2022-06-08). Headlines for June 8, 2022. democracynow.org SF Voters Recall DA Chesa Boudin; L.A. Mayor's Race Headed for Runoff, "My Mother's Life Mattered": Son of Buffalo Victim Pleads with Congress to Take Action, Matthew McConaughey: The Second Amendment Has Been Hijacked by "Deranged Individuals", Gabby Giffords Speaks at Memorial for Gun Violence Victims at the National Mall, Arizona Police Officers Placed on Leave After Refusing to Help Drowning Man, North Carolina County to Pay Andrew Brown Jr.'s Family $3 Million over Police Killing, Millions at Risk of Starvation If Ukrainian Ports Don't Reopen, Latin American Leader…
(2022-06-08). Lithuania seeks to recruit Japan to break Odessa blockade. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Baltic TimesJune 6, 2022 Lithuanian formin asks for Japan's assistance in unblocking Odessa port Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has asked for Tokyo's assistance in building a coalition to have Ukrainian grain safely shipped out of the port of Odessa which is now under Russia's blockade. Currently in Japan, the Lithuanian minister "asked the Japanese …
(2022-06-08). Longer-Range Missiles Could Also Mean Longer-Range Suffering for Ukrainians. commondreams.org The White House may say it wants diplomacy but its actions—sending more advanced weapons— could have the opposite effect.
(2022-06-08). South African Communist Amos Mbedzi, Who Fought Apartheid, Dies a Martyr for Liberation of Swaziland. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Amos Mbulaheni Mbedzi The South African Communist Party and the Communist Party of Swaziland along with several pro-democracy groups have vowed to continue the struggle for Swaziland's liberation from the rule of King Mswati III, the last absolute monarch in Africa, for which Mbedzi paid the ultimate price Communists and pro-democracy activists across…
(2022-06-08). Colombia Needs Democracy: An Interview with María José Pizarro. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad, Taroa Zuniga Silva The candidates of the Historic Pact, Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez The run-off presidential election in Colombia in June 19 is a rare opportunity for a left-wing breakthrough, which will help set aside the violent agenda that has so far been supported by the country's elite On May 29, 2022, a…
(2022-06-08). Colombia: The promise of democracy. greenleft.org.au A political earthquake struck Colombia last month, when the left-leaning Historic Pact won the first round of the presidential elections after getting 40.3% of the vote, write Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva. Can the left break the cycle of violence to win the second round on June 19?
(2022-06-08). Gonzalo Lira: What Russia Has To Do After Russia Wins. thesaker.is
(2022-06-08). E. Mediterranean: 65 ships, subs, aircraft in NATO mine warfare drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandJune 7, 2022 NATO ships participate in Italian Mine Warfare Exercise 22, Mare Aperto Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) participated in Exercise Mare Aperto-Italian Mine Warfare Exercise 22 (ITA MINEX-22) in the Mediterranean Sea May 13-27. Exercise Mare Aperto-ITA MINEX 22 was an opportunity for NATO to enhance its mine countermeasures …
(2022-06-08). NATO chief talks with Baltic PMs, touts strike force, battle groups, 40,000 troops under his command. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJune 8, 2022 NATO Secretary General addresses deterrence and defence with Baltic Prime Ministers On Wednesday (8 June 2022), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a conference call with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Latvian Prime Minster Arturs Kri≈°jƒÅnis Kari≈Ü≈° and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida ≈ imonytƒó. The Secretary General and the Prime Ministers discussed …
(2022-06-08). U.S. anti-missile warship arrives in Polish port. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com USS Gravely Public AffairsJune 5, 2022 USS Gravely (DDG 107) arrives in Gdynia, Poland The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) arrived in Gdynia, Poland, June 5, 2022, for a scheduled port visit to enhance the United States-Polish partnership and facilitate a robust, united, and fruitful NATO alliance. The ship's presence in the …
(2022-06-08). NATO conducts Baltic Sea war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJune 8, 2022 BALTOPS 22 Kicks off in the Baltic Sea Fourteen NATO Allies, two NATO partner nations, over 45 ships, more than 75 aircraft and approximately 7,000 personnel kick off Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 22) from Stockholm on June 5, 2022. This premier maritime-focused annual exercise in the Baltic Region takes …
(2022-06-08). Lithuania helps usher Georgia into NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseJune 8, 2022 Lela Chikovani met with her Lithuanian counterpart First Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia Lela Chikovani is in the Republic of Lithuania. Lela Chikovani was hosted by her Lithuanian counterpart — Deputy Minister of National Defense Margiris Abukevicius at the Ministry of National Defense. Colleagues discussed regional security challenges …
(2022-06-08). Colombia elections: are peace and justice on the horizon? iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt June 6, 2022 Presidential elections held May 29 in Colombia showed Senator Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historical Pact progressive alliance and former mayor of Bogotá, coming in first with 40% of the vote. Two right-wing candidates, Rodolfo Hernández and Federico Gutíerrez, received 28% and 24% of the vote, respectively. Because no candidate received a majority vote, Petro and Hernández will be in a runoff election June 19. March during a national strike that began April 28, 2021, and continued for months, Bogotá, May 9, 2021. Gutíerrez represents the party of current Colombian President Ivá…
(2022-06-08). Indigenous Amazon Leader, Excluded from Summit of Americas, Urges Leaders to Protect Rainforest. democracynow.org 
The Biden administration has denied members of an Indigenous delegation from the Amazon rainforest entry at this week's U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas. Meanwhile, President Biden agreed to meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who told Biden he would only attend the conference if he was guaranteed immunity from criticism on his systematic destruction of the Amazon rainforest, among other policies. We speak with one of the delegation's members, Domingo Peas, an Achuar leader from Ecuador and territories coordinator for the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative for the Confederation of Indigen…
(2022-06-08). Report warns taxpayer money is fueling 'pandemic greed grab' by US CEOsÔøº. nationofchange.org Amazon, which has reported $10.3 billion in recent federal contracts, paid CEO Andy Jassy 6,474 times more than it paid its median worker last year.
(2022-06-08). The Path To Japan's Childlessness As Conceived By Its Satanic US Occupiers. thesaker.is by Thorsten J. Pattberg for the Saker Blog In May 2022, Elon Musk, American billionaire and founder of SpaceX and Tesla, tweeted that unless birth rates go up, "Japan will…
(2022-06-08). Billionaire Democracy? San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Ousted in Recall & L.A. Mayor Race Heads to Runoff. democracynow.org 
Progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was ousted by voters Tuesday in a special recall election, after facing well-funded tough-on-crime attacks by the real estate industry. "He made enemies with very, very deep pockets," says Lara Bazelon, professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law and chair of Boudin's Innocence Commission, who describes the primary challenge as a "perfect storm" to take down Boudin. Bazelon also discusses the mayoral race in Los Angeles, where billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso and Congressmember Karen Bass will head t…
(2022-06-08). The Peterson Billionaire Clique Is Back for Your Social Security. commondreams.org If the Budget Committee listens to them, it could mean disaster for millions of Social Security recipients.
(2022-06-08). AIIB issues 1.5 bln yuan of panda bonds in China. ecns.cn The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has issued 1.5 billion yuan (about 225.11 million U.S.The issuance has a maturity of three years with a coupon rate of 2.4 percent, which aims to raise funds to support the construction of sustainable development infrastructure.
(2022-06-08). BYD becomes third most valuable automaker globally. ecns.cn Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has a market capitalization of more than $128 billion as of June 8, 2022, making it the world's third most valuable automaker by market cap, according to CompaniesMarketCap statistics.
(2022-06-08). WATCH: AOC Rips Lax Gun Laws, NRA 'Blood Money' During House Hearing. commondreams.org "For all the billions and trillions that this body authorizes in the name of national security, we can't even keep our kids safe from their schools being turned into a war zone."
(2022-06-08). Uvalde children will go down in abolitionist history. iacenter.org By Julia Wright June 6, 2022 As a member of our slavery-old abolitionist movement, I would suggest that a few elements about the Uvalde tragedy, still below the radar, would appear worth commenting on. Julia Wright. PHOTO: Roberto Mercado First, very few news reports have highlighted the importance of the fact that the Buffalo and Uvalde massacres were "sandwiched" in between the anniversary of George Floyd's murder. Celebratory backlash? This is not to be excluded. There will unfortunately be more. Second, we would have liked to have learned more about the dynamics of family dysfunction that were able to produce…
(2022-06-08). WATCH: 4th Grader Who Survived Uvalde Massacre Testifies How Shooter Told Teacher 'Good Night' Before Killing Her. commondreams.org Asked if she thought such a shooting was going to happen again at her school, Miah Cerrillo quietly nodded her head.