Daily Archives: June 13, 2022

2022-06-13: News Headlines

____ (2022-06-13). Summit of the Americas receives a failing grade. ecns.cn The U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, roiled by division and a partial boycott at its start, was haunted by the specter throughout the weeklong sessions, which observers said were disappointing and lacked substance.

____ (2022-06-13). EU chief vows fast reply to Kyiv on membership. ecns.cn European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the commission will provide a clear response this week to Ukraine over its quest to join the European Union.

_____ (2022-06-13). UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet visits PRC. journal-neo.org In light of the current stage of the "Great Game," which has already brought humanity to the brink of a nearly global catastrophe, what significance does the week-long trip (outwardly a purely "humanitarian" one) to China at the end of May by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet hold? As it turns out, …

Fight Back (2022-06-13). Interview with Black Lives Matter organizer at Workers' Summit of the Americas. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviews Josh Higginbotham, Organizer and Director of Research and Development for Black Lives Matter-Oklahoma City, at the Workers' Summit of the Americas which took place June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: Why are you here? | Josh Higginbotham: I am here to stand in solidarity with the nations that were excluded from the summit of the Americas, that are specifically targeted by USA sanctions, bureaucratic terrorism. We are the BLM presence from Oklahoma. | Fight Back!: Why should BLM stand in solidarity with these countries? | Higginbotham: It is very easily recognizable that U.S. forei…

Dan Bacher (2022-06-13). Oil industry stops bill banning oil drilling in CA waters from moving forward. indybay.org California oil and gas regulators have approved 1 offshore drilling permits in state waters since January 1, 2019. Of those permits, five were for new wells and the rest were for reworking existing wells, according to an analysis of permits approved through October 1, 2021 and posted at www.NewsomWellWatch.org by Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance.

MLK San Jose Public Library (2022-06-13). Saturday 9/3: The East Side's Impact in San José: A Conversation With Scholars. indybay.org California Room at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 1 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA 95112…

Commonwealth Club (2022-06-13). Tuesday 6/21: World Refugee Day: Conversation on Helping Ukraine's Refugees Fleeing War (hybrid event). indybay.org In-person: Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105; | Fully vaccinated required | Or join the event via online tickets…

Santa Cruz City Council Meeting (2022-06-13). Tuesday 6/14: Downtown Plan Expansion at Santa Cruz City Council. indybay.org The Downtown Plan Expansion project is #30 on the city council meeting agenda, and will be heard sometime after 6 PM, following oral communications. | * Participate in-person at: Council Chambers, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center Street, Santa Cruz | * See meeting agenda for information on participating virtually/phoning in:…

The Green Arcade (2022-06-13). Wednesday 6/22: SF Poet and Co-Editor of Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, Beau Beausoleil Reads New Work. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | SF, CA 94102…

Green Party (2022-06-13). Sunday 6/12: The Future of People's Park. indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting | us02web.zoom.us/j/89559844652 | Meeting ID: 895 5984 4652…

United Nations Assoc. of San Francisco (2022-06-13). Sunday 6/26: United Nations Charter Day 2022: Keeping Faith in UN Charter w/ War in Ukraine. indybay.org Online event…

Organize Now! (2022-06-13). "Young and Loud" Marches in Mountain View. indybay.org The newly formed group Young and Loud is a coalition of students that organize events and mobilize youth across the state of California.

____ (2022-06-13). Pandemic far from over, WHO head warns. ecns.cn Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, urged caution in handling COVID-19 pandemic at a media briefing on Wednesday, saying that even though cases and deaths are declining globally, the pandemic is not over and a new, more dangerous variant can surface anytime.

Amarynth (2022-06-13). Sitrep Operation Z: The Great WalkBack. thesaker.is By Amarynth for the Saker Blog Recall: We have no idea what the Russian end-point is, except for this part of the SMO, demilitarization and denazification of the two Donbass…

WSWS (2022-06-13). Germany prepares for World War III with the passage of 100 billion euro "Bundeswehr Special Fund" wsws.org The "Bundeswehr Special Fund" of more than 100 billion euros has now been agreed to by both chambers of parliament. With this, the ruling class has set into motion the biggest rearmament spiral since the fall of the Nazi regime.

Laurent Brayard (2022-06-13). Evgueny Karas, SBU agent and leader of the neo-Nazi group S 14. mronline.org Among the colorful fauna of Ukrainian neo-Nazism, and as a continuation of my work on the firm establishment of this ideology in Ukraine, here is an investigation into the S 14 group.

____ (2022-06-13). (Italiano) Legami USA al Nazismo. transcend.org Volonterosa sospensione d'incredulità : il pericolo di trascurare i legami USA al nazismo…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-13). Next 100 Days of Ukraine War. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Ukrainian casualties in the conflict are running at a rate of somewhere between 600 and 1,000 a day, according to Guardian. The New York-based Council on Foreign Relations held a videoconference on May 31 titled Russia's War in Ukraine: How does it end? The president of the think tank Richard Haas chaired the panel…

Staff (2022-06-13). As Churchill said….Ukraine to raise weaponry to NATO standards in month &#1 ; DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineJune 13, 2022 Ukraine ready to transfer its weapons to NATO standards in month — Reznikov Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov says that Ukrainian servicemen have mastered the artillery supplied from Western countries in just two weeks, and Ukraine itself is ready to transfer its weapons to NATO standards within a month. "As Comrade Churchill …

Staff (2022-06-13). Ukraine war as backdrop: S. Korean vice chief of joint staff visits NATO military headquarters. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJune 13, 2022 Korean Vice Chief of the Joint Staff visits SHAPE Last month the Korean Vice Chief of the Joint Staffs (VCJS) Lieutenant General Jeong Hwan Park visited SHAPE and had an office call with the SHAPE Chief of Staff Admiral Ruehle and Deputy Chief of Staff Partnerships Rear Admiral …

WSWS (2022-06-13). Bangladeshi prime minister threatens protesting garment workers. wsws.org Recent demonstrations by garment workers are an indication of major struggles to come as the global crisis produced by the COVID pandemic and the US-led war in Ukraine against Russia impacts on Bangladesh.

WSWS (2022-06-13). UN warns war in Ukraine could amplify cost-of-living crisis. wsws.org The consequences of the war, amid the pandemic and current financial crisis, could further escalate the cost of living.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Children Killed And Wounded In Bloody Attacks By Ukrainian Forces On Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org All the central district of Donetsk were shelled by Ukrainian forces | On June 13, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) subjected the city of Donetsk to one of the most intense shelling in recent times. The shelling on residential areas began in the early morning and it continues. | One of the bloody attacks of the AFU hit the Maysky market in the city of Donetsk. Ukrainian units intentionally targeted the area of mass gathering of civilians. The Ukrainian strike hit the local market on a weekend. | Three people were kil…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine, Izyum-Severodonetsk Region, On June 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU in Severodonetsk were almost blockaded after Ukrainian forces blew up the last bridge between the city and Lisichansk; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Azot plant and nearby districts in Severodonetsk city; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces were reported in the forest area west of Izyum; | Russian forces claimed control of Bohorodychne; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Z…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian missiles destroyed a large warehouse of foreign weapons supplied to Ukraine near the Udachnoe railway station; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Fedorovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Progress with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Volcheyarovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Lisichansk with high-precision missi…

Staff (2022-06-13). Turkey ready to host four-way "peace talks" with itself, UN, Ukraine, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahJune 13, 2022 Turkey ready to host 4-way Ukraine peace talks: FM àáavu≈üoƒülu Turkey is ready to host a four-way meeting including representatives from the United Nations, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey itself, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said Saturday. The Turkish foreign minister and his Czech counterpart on Saturday discussed revitalizing peace talks between Russia …

Staff (2022-06-13). Ukraine's top commander discusses new artillery acquisition with U.S. counterpart. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineJune 13, 2022 Zaluzhny discusses supply of weapons with Milley, asks to supply more artillery systems ASAP Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny and Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley discussed the supply of arms to Ukraine and scenarios for further developments in the situation. "I once again …

Staff (2022-06-13). China Saves Millions by Buying Cheap Oil from Russia. orinocotribune.com With the war in Ukraine and the blockade against Russia, China is buying oil cheaper than any country in the West. | After the oil embargo was imposed on Russia, the Chinese government increased its oil purchases from Russia. "Between January and May, sales of Russian crude oil to Beijing increased by approximately 40%," reported

____ (2022-06-13). Why Are We Risking Nuclear War over Ukraine? Have We Gone Mad? (MUST WATCH). transcend.org Col. Richard Black (ret.), former head of the U.S. Army's Criminal Law Division at the Pentagon and former Virginia State Senator, addresses the May 26 Schiller Institute conference.

Bay Area Ukraine Anti-War Network (2022-06-13). Thursday 6/23: Protest US Escalation in Ukraine! No More Weapon Sales. indybay.org Barbara Lee's office | 1 Kaiser Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612…

____ (2022-06-13). Ukraine and the Risk of Geopolitical Conflict — A Reawakening to Nuclear Dangers? transcend.org 11 Jun 2022 – The risk of nuclear escalation has been subject of debate in the US. These debates reveal those who dismiss Russian references to nuclear capabilities as mere saber rattling to those who worry that if Putin finds his back to the wall in Ukraine, he may resort to tactical nuclear strikes.

____ (2022-06-13). African Union Leaders Meet with Russian Government amid Escalating Food Crisis. transcend.org 3 Jun 2022 – The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to the surface a number of persistent economic problems which have plagued the world since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that emerged during the early months of 2020.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-13). Ukraine to decide how much territory it gives to Russia: NATO. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said at the Kultaranta Talks in Finland that aims to strengthen Ukraine's position at the negotiating table, but added that any peace deal would involve compromises, including territory.

Eliza Egret (2022-06-13). JCB's racist hypocrisy allows it to continue tearing down homes in Palestine. thecanary.co In March 2022, British bulldozer company JCB announced that it was Now, you might think that JCB deserves congratulations for taking a stance against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. However, JCB's boycott of Russia only highlights the company's racist hypocrisy even whilst it shows this apparent empathy. | Ethnic cleansing: | You see, for many years,…

Staff (2022-06-13). U.S., Ukraine expand program to relocate Ukrainians to Japan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsJune 13, 2022 Ukraine, U.S. envoys announce fund to integrate evacuees to Japan The Ukraine and U.S. ambassadors to Tokyo called on the Japanese public Monday to give to a newly launched fund helping Ukrainian evacuees adjust to life in Japan, including with language-learning aid. The Ukraine Evacuees Assistance Fund, established in a partnership …

Staff (2022-06-13). IAEA highly politicized like many international bodies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Brian Berletic, an American geopolitical researcher says the IAEA is subject to a US-led voting bloc and the Israeli regime which is selected by US policymakers to lead regional aggression against Iran.

Staff (2022-06-13). Video: "Tàºrkiye" leads 37-nation NATO war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJune 13, 2022 Tàºrkiye Leads Exercise EFES 2022 Multinational, Large Scale Exercise #EFES2022, Tàºrkiye's visible contribution to NATO's deterrence and defence posture, has been conducted successfully with participation of more than 10 thousand personnel from 37 Allied, partner and other friendly countries.

Staff (2022-06-13). Georgia "under NATO umbrella," may follow Finland, Sweden into bloc. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJune 13, 2022 Parliament Speaker highlights role of NATO "umbrella" in Georgia's security Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday stressed that the Georgian authorities saw the guarantee of the country's security under the NATO "umbrella". Papuashvili, who is on an official visit to Norway, made the comment while speaking of expectations …

Staff (2022-06-13). Panamericano sub 23: Cuba "hirvió" a Puerto Rico en Aguascalientes. cubadebate.cu El equipo Cuba categoría sub 23 mantuvo su invicto en tres salidas al doblegar este domingo a la escuadra de Puerto Rico con pizarra final de 6-2, en el marco del torneo Panamericano de Aguascalientes, México, evento que concede cuatro cupos para el campeonato mundial previsto para realizarse en el último trimestre de este año.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-13). Colombia's first lady, slush funds and organized crime. colombiareports.com A Supreme Court investigation against a Liberal Party senator put the pet project of Colombia's first lady at the center of a corruption scandal. The Supreme Court investigation against jailed…

WSWS (2022-06-13). Emails confirm pro-NATO warmonger Paul Mason works with intelligence agencies. wsws.org Mason's programme is for total war against Russia, which requires the relentless suppression of any political or journalistic organisation inconvenient to British imperialism and of anti-imperialist sentiment in the population.

____ (2022-06-13). U.S. senators reach narrow deal on gun safety amid public disappointment about inaction. ecns.cn A group of bipartisan U.S. senators on Sunday announced a narrow gun safety deal amid public disappointment about political inaction.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Seven more children died after consuming baby formula produced at contaminated Abbott Labs factory in Michigan. wsws.org Since the onset of the baby formula shortage, the FDA and Abbott Labs have covered up the full extent of illness and death in children who consumed products manufactured at the company's factory in Sturgis, Michigan.

____ (2022-06-13). The Threat of a Large-Scale Famine. transcend.org Among the greatest dangers to human civilization are nuclear war and catastrophic climate change, dangers which also threaten the biosphere. In addition to these two existential threats, humans also face the threat of an extremely large-scale famine, involving billions of people, rather than millions.

William Briggs (2022-06-13). Inflation, economic crisis and more money for 'defence'. greenleft.org.au The federal government will spend $48.6 billion on the military in the coming year. This, we are told, is to keep us safe. But, as Bill Briggs argues, many are feeling decidedly unsafe and our fear is real: how do we keep warm, pay the bills and keep a roof over our heads?

Jason Ditz (2022-06-13). Lawmakers From Iraq's Biggest Bloc Resign. news.antiwar.com 73 MPs from Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's political bloc, the largest plurality in the October election, Eight months after election, the deadlines to form a government have long-since been missed. Sadr's bloc was never able to fully form a government, with opponents boycotting sessions for votes on the president. Sadr's bloc and allies had a very narrow majority. | The primary r…

Moderator (2022-06-13). Hedges: Society of Spectacle. scheerpost.com Original Illustration by Mr. Fish — "The Pupper Master" | By Chris Hedges / Special to ScheerPost | The

Editor (2022-06-13). New revelations of former U.S. Secretary of Defense confirm illegality of the extradition and arrest of diplomat Alex Saab. mronline.org In his new memoir, 'Sacred Oath,' former U.S. Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, who served under President Donald Trump at the time of the arrest of Alex Saab in Cape Verde, effectively admits that the White House was quite aware of the fact that Saab was a diplomat at the time of his capture.

Ann Brown (2022-06-13). Warnings Go Out About Mobile Barbers After Florida Barber Starts Bustin' In Customer's House. moguldom.com A mobile barber in Florida allegedly shot up a home after a customer witnessed him beating a woman, police reported. On-demand hair services have become more popular, especially during the pandemic. Mobile barbers travel to customers' locations to provide hair-cutting and styling services. While the trend is growing, just 1 percent to 2 percent of barbers are …

WSWS (2022-06-13). Facing an international outcry, India's Hindu supremacist government cynically distances itself from top BJP officials' anti-Muslim incitement. wsws.org Modi and his BJP have ratcheted up their communalist offensive as the social crisis has deepened and opposition among India's workers and rural toilers to mass joblessness and soaring prices, the government's ruinous response to the pandemic, and its "pro-investor" policies has swelled.

Rqorinoco (2022-06-13). Marcello Musto's Anthology of Karl Marx's Writings on Alienation (Book Review). orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido | Marcello Musto's anthology of Karl Marx's Writings on Alienation

Fight Back (2022-06-13). Red Theory: The contradiction between town and country. fightbacknews.org Much is made of what is often referred to as the urban/rural divide. There is a fundamental disconnect, we are told, between the people from the cities and the rural population. Marx and Engels called this contradiction the division between town and country. Marxism-Leninism can help us understand this contradiction, how it arose historically, and how it can be overcome. | When we think of this contradiction, a lot of things come to mind. We may think of the distinction between more conservative "red states" and more liberal "blue states." We think of disparities in terms of education and infrastructure. We may t…

_____ (2022-06-13). Trucker strike disrupts key industries, threatens automaking. popularresistance.org Striking truck drivers are disrupting the operations of a wide range of business, including ready-mix concrete producers, automakers and restaurants. | Hyundai Motor is struggling to move finished cars so it can make more cars, while more than half of the country's ready-mix concrete factories have suspended operations due to a halt in the shipment of cement. | Unionized truck drivers have been on a strike since Tuesday demanding higher wages and an extension of support measures, which expire at the end of this year. They blocked gates at distribution centers and refused to transport cargo. Cargo Truckers Solidar…

_____ (2022-06-13). Education reparation: UC tuition scholarships for Natives are just, overdue. popularresistance.org The University of California system is one of the largest and most prestigious post-secondary educational institutions in the country. Its beginnings 170 years ago were as fraught as they were humble. The Morrill Act enabled the creation of land-grant colleges, which were resourced by the sale of federal lands. These lands were, in many cases, stewarded by tribes, and they ended up in the hands of the federal government sometimes by treaty and often through seizure. Although a critical driving force behind California's continued economic and technological successes, UC has not been sufficiently accessible to the…

_____ (2022-06-13). Prices for workers rise by more than 9%. popularresistance.org On Friday, June 10, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that prices for workers' families, the so-called Consumer Price Index-Wage or CPI-W rose by 9.3% as compared to prices a year ago. This rate of inflation is near a 40-year high, only exceeded by the 9.4% increase in March. The last time that prices rose so quickly was in November of 1981. | The headline number that the corporate media reported was a smaller 8.6%. This was the number for the CPI-Urban or CPI-U that includes households with managers and professionals as well as wage workers. The CPI-W inflation is higher than the CPI-U because the CPI-W pu…

_____ (2022-06-13). Three Animal Rights Advocates Face Trial Over 2019 Hog Farm Occupation. popularresistance.org It's been three years since two hundred animal rights advocates descended on the Excelsior Hog Farm on April 28, 2019 "to expose the reality of what is happening to the victims of the 'meat' industry and to challenge the current mindset within our society," according to the activist group Meat The Victims. Over a year later, a total of four activists were facing multiple charges, however today, three of them stand trial at the end of June 2022. | During the farm action, approximately 50 of the activists got inside the building where they witnessed deceased pigs in a dumpster, pigs laying on the ground unable to g…

WSWS (2022-06-13). The St. Michael's strike in New Jersey and the criminal record of Prime Healthcare. wsws.org The company and its founder have a record of buying distressed hospitals, aggressively pursuing patients for payment and paying out large settlements over alleged Medicare fraud.

Editor (2022-06-13). Doctor's Orders: 'Do Not Extradite Assange'. scheerpost.com By Doctors for Assange / Ahead of the U.K. Home Secretary's decision on whether to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, a group of more than 300 doctors representing 35 countries have told Priti Patel that approving his extradition would be "medically and ethically unacceptable". | In an

WSWS (2022-06-13). Doctors' orders to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel: "Do not extradite Assange" wsws.org A media blackout of the doctors' letter has been in place today, with not a single major outlet reporting their plea for his freedom.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Australian Labor government stonewalls demands to free Assange. wsws.org Labor's position is identical to that of the previous conservative government—it refuses to defend Assange because it is fully committed to militarism and the suppression of anti-war opposition.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Fighting The First UK-Rwandan Refugee Flight. southfront.org | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | June 10 bore witness to a valiant effort on the part of refugee groups and a trade union to stop what promises to be the first journey of many as part of the UK-Rwanda plan. Their attempt to seek an injunction failed to convince the High Court. Next Tuesday, the first flight from the UK to Rwanda filled with asylum seekers will, unless the Court of Appeal rules otherwise, take off. Some 31 people of Iraqi and Syrian background have been told they will be on…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-13). Weapons of Faith: The Arming of American Schools. dissidentvoice.org The United States remains a country of tenacious faith. The nature of that faith stretches from the digital pulpits of Silicon Valley, where cool technology occupies the seat of majesty, to the hot Bible Belt of spiritual endurance and suffering, where the good Lord holds sway in stern disapproval. In between, market fundamentalists take time …

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). US's Engagement With Nepal Is Part Of Its Indo-Pacific Wider Vision To Counter China. southfront.org Prime Minister Sher Bahadur DeubaThe US expects "absolute allies", but the new polycentric world that is emerging makes room for diversified bilateral relations. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | An Oxford Analytica March 24 executive summary concluded that Washington's engagement in South Asia will broaden. This is visible in the recent Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu meetings with Bangladesh authorities and other high level engagements with S…

Survival International (2022-06-13). Tanzania: Thousands of Maasai Flee after Dozens Shot and Detained Following Evictions for Trophy Hunting. dissidentvoice.org Elderly Maasai man wounded in the military attack on protesters. © Survival Thousands of Maasai people have fled their homes and escaped into the bush following a brutal police crackdown on protests against government attempts to evict them to make way for trophy hunters and conservation. On June 8 dozens of police vehicles and an estimated …

| Anadolu Agency | (2022-06-13). Global nuke arsenals expected to grow for 1st time since Cold War: study. tribune.com.pk Global nuclear arsenals are expected to grow over the next decade for first time since the Cold War, according to an international study released on Monday. | The world's nine nuclear-armed states — the US, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea — continue to modernise and expand their nuclear arsenals at a rate that will likely increase over the next decade, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) found in its newly released Yearbook 2022. | "There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterized global nuclear arsenals since the end of…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Military Situation In Syria On June 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 13, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 7 times: 2 &#1 ; in Idlib province, 5 &#1 ; in Aleppo province; | On June 12, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa; | On June 12, the SDF security forces arrested an ISIS commander in the Ruwaishid area; | On June 12, the SDF security forces arrested three ISIS members near al-Hawl refugee camp; | On June 12, an SAA serviceman was killed in an…

Editor (2022-06-13). Mexico's President AMLO condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba as 'genocide' and 'tremendous violation of human rights'. mronline.org Mexico's left-wing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) denounced the illegal U.S. blockade of Cuba as a "type of genocide" and "tremendous violation of human rights."

Editor (2022-06-13). Robert Lipsyte: Please Take My Gun. scheerpost.com The logo of Beretta on the grip of a Beretta 92 9 mm pistol. [ By The gun I carried on the streets of New York City in the late 1960s was a Beretta, similar to the pistol James Bond packed in the early Ian Fleming novels. It was a small, dark beauty that filled me with bravado. I was never afraid when I had it in my pocket, which is why I'm so very afraid now. | I was pac…

Editor (2022-06-13). Why the Spirit of June 12, 1982, Matters. scheerpost.com Anti-Nuclear Rally in Central Park on June 12, 1982, in New York City. (PL Gould / Getty Images) | By Leslie Cagan / Forty years, and the memory is as vivid as ever. It was a beautiful spring day. The United Nations Second Special Session on Disarmament was about to get underway, and we were determined to be heard. The arms race had to stop, we said; nuclear weapons had to be abolished—and instead of endlessly pouring extravagant amounts of money into military budgets, it was time to put our national tr…

Joe Piette (2022-06-13). Philly celebrates Disability Pride. workers.org Disability advocates, the Philadelphia Freedom Band, and family, friends and allies joined together June 11 for the 10th annual Disability Pride PA parade to demand an inclusive society. MC Imani Barbarin, aka Crutches and Spice, with music by LACHI, 4 Wheel City, Gooch and the Motion and Danie Ocean, entertained . . . |

Larry Holmes (2022-06-13). La clase obrera y la crisis capitalista mundial. workers.org Los siguientes extractos son de los comentarios de Larry Holmes, Primer Secretario del Partido del Mundo Obrero, en una reunión de la sucursal de Nueva York el 19 de mayo. La mayoría de los economistas burgueses predicen ahora una recesión, que es una fuerte caída de la economía. Una recesión . . . |

Staff (2022-06-13). President Maduro Visits Iran & Washington Tightens Aggression—Venezuelan Boeing 747 Detained in Argentina. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 12, 2022 ( On Saturday, June 11, the government of Argentina reported having immobilized a Venezuela…

WSWS (2022-06-13). Germany's biggest real estate company announces new round of rent increases. wsws.org The SPD-Left Party-Green Senate in Berlin bears direct responsibility for Vonovia's latest rent increase proposal.

Kevin Mwanza (2022-06-13). Bank Records Show Haiti Is Broke Because Of Ransom Payments To France To Prevent Another War: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com Haitians paid a steep price to France for independence and were forced to make reparations for their own freedom that historians now refer to as "the greatest heist in history". The Caribbean nation has one of the most dismal economies in the world, with a per capita income of $2,916 in 2022 that ranks it …

Dana Sanchez (2022-06-13). Popular DeFi Crypto Celsius Network (CEL) Halts Withdrawals, Crashes %, BTC Falls Below $25K. moguldom.com Citing "extreme market conditions," cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network announced on June 12 that it was freezing withdrawals and transfers, a move that resulted in sending its price down almost 70 percent and triggering a slide among other crypto coins. Turbulence in the financial markets is causing distress in the cryptosphere as rising interest rates and …

WSWS (2022-06-13). This week in history: June 13-19. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week 25 years ago, years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.

Amarynth (2022-06-13). IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2022: China's vision for regional order. thesaker.is The video itself is about 35 minutes long and contains an outline of China's vision for the region. www.iiss.org/ Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe laid out a solid rebuttal (youtu.be/91mfXWBgKL4)…

Amarynth (2022-06-13). The Tale of the Evil King. thesaker.is By Batiushka for the Saker Blog With apologies to J.R.R. Tolkien Once upon a time there was an evil King whose forebears had sailed across a great ocean to a…

Fight Back (2022-06-13). Grand Rapids cop gets second-degree murder charge for the killing of Patrick Lyoya. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – Christopher Schurr, the Grand Rapids cop who executed Patrick Lyoya, has been charged with second-degree murder by Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker. Charges were announced at a June 9 press conference. The decision comes nine weeks after Lyoya was gunned down at a traffic stop on April 4. The family, along with local activist groups, have called for Schurr to be fired and charged with murder. Schurr turned himself in to officials in Calhoun County, and termination from Grand Rapids Police Department is now proceeding, according to Chief of Police Eric Winstrom. | The Michigan State Police in…

John Kiriakou (2022-06-13). CIA Whistleblower, David C. MacMichael, Who Helped Ignite Iran-Contra Affair Dies at 93. covertactionmagazine.com The Intelligence Community lost a bona fide hero last month with the death of David C. MacMichael, 93, a former …

Kevin Mwanza (2022-06-13). Report: More Than 1,000 Russians Are Practicing For Nuclear War Near Moscow. moguldom.com More than 1,000 Russian military service members are practicing for nuclear war near Moscow, holding maneuver drill exercises using 100-plus vehicles including Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, according to reports citing the Russian Defense Ministry. The exercises involve practicing "intensive manoeuvring actions on combat patrol routes" by Russia's so-called strategic missile forces, a branch of …

Staff (2022-06-13). Turkey to extend troop deployment in occupied Libya. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahJune 13, 2022 Turkish Parliament to extend Libya troop mandate for 18 months The mandate to extend the deployment of Turkish troops in Libya for an additional 18 months was submitted to Parliament on Monday. The mandate, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [noted] that the delayed elections that were initially scheduled to be …

WSWS (2022-06-13). 31 fascists arrested at Idaho Pride parade on conspiracy to riot. wsws.org Idaho police arrested 31 fascists from the group Patriot Front Saturday. They were found with riot gear and a written plan to riot and attack a Pride in the Park event.

WSWS (2022-06-13). The Grenfell fire and fight for justice five years on. wsws.org Five years later, the main issue to be addressed is why not a single person in political or corporate circles has been brought to justice for this heinous crime.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Educators speak against Australian Education Union agreement betrayal. wsws.org Important statements of opposition and hostility towards the Australian Education Union (AEU) have been registered teachers and school workers who have joined the almost 800-member Facebook group established by the Committee For Public Education.

WSWS (2022-06-13). The crocodile tears of Texas politicians for Uvalde's schoolchildren. wsws.org The insincerity of politicians' grief over the crime committed against Uvalde's schoolkids is exposed by a review of the deplorable state of public education in Texas.

WSWS (2022-06-13). A class strategy to defeat TfL's cuts to London bus routes! wsws.org TfL's cuts must be met by a combined industrial and political offensive uniting bus, London Underground and rail workers to defeat the plans of the Johnson government and Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Inflation to fuel long, hot summer of workers struggles in the US. wsws.org While inflation has become the focal point of workers' anger, it is among a whole series of social grievances building up in the working class.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Spain deports whistle-blower Mohamed Benhalima to Algeria to face execution. wsws.org Benhalima's deportation is a damning indictment of Spain's nominally "progressive" PSOE-Podemos government, and a blatant violation of international law…

WSWS (2022-06-13). London rail workers speak out ahead of national strike. wsws.org ,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will strike on June 21, 23 and 25, against wage, job and pension cuts.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Students, teachers and workers rally against gun violence in cities across the US. wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke to students and workers on the social and political roots of mass violence in the US.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Democrats continue appealing for Republican support in January 6 investigation. wsws.org The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack has released a list of five witnesses for Monday's hearing, with at least four expected to testify against the bogus claims of ex-President Donald Trump that the 2020 election was stolen or rigged.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Mélenchon vote rises in first round of French legislative elections. wsws.org The results of the first round reflect the deep and growing unpopularity of newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron and the rapid growth of the class struggle in Europe.

WSWS (2022-06-13). US escalates conflict with China at Shangri-la forum. wsws.org US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin delivered an hour-long speech in which he accused China of "intimidation," "provocations," "destabilisation," "aggression" and "coercion" around Taiwan and in the East and South China Seas.

Sven Rohleder, Dr. Diogo Costa, Prof Kayvan Bozorgmehr (2022-06-13). [Articles] Area-level socioeconomic deprivation, non-national residency, and Covid-19 incidence: A longitudinal spatiotemporal analysis in Germany. thelancet.com Socioeconomic deprivation, and proportion of non-nationals are independently associated with the incidence of Covid-19. Regional planning of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination strategies would benefit from consideration of area-level deprivation and non-national residency.

Omar Zahzah (2022-06-13). Masafer Yatta evictions enabled by British-born judge. electronicintifada.net The court ruling clearing the way for the forced displacement of the indigenous population puts on full display Israel's cynical, colonial character.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-13). Fighting the first Britain-Rwandan refugee flight. greenleft.org.au The first flight from Britain to Rwanda filled with asylum seekers will, unless the Court of Appeal rules otherwise, take off on June 14, writes Binoy Kampmark.

Staff (2022-06-13). North Korea fires multiple artillery shots, South Korea says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — North Korea on Sunday fired multiple artillery shots between 8: 07 a.m. and 11: 03 a.m. local time, South Korea's military said.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-13). Nuclear powers posses 12,705 warheads: research. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, the United States and Russia — had 12,705 nuclear warheads in early 2022, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Staff (2022-06-13). Saudis violate Al Hudaydah ceasefire 45 times in past 24 hrs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Yemeni sources reported that the Saudi-led coalition has violated the ceasefire in Yemen's Al Hudaydah province 45 times in the past 24 hours.

Staff (2022-06-13). 10 Al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalian army operation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Chief of Defence Force of Somalia Brigadier general Odowaa Yusuf Rageh on Monday announced that they have managed to kill 10 Al-Shabaab terrorists during an operation.

Leslie Feinberg (2022-06-13). PRIDE in Cuba: 'Bringing revolution's humanity to all aspects of life'. workers.org The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ+ and socialist history; this installment appeared Aug. 18, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded free at workers.org/books. Some of the language that . . . |

____ (2022-06-13). The Food Shortage Solution in Your Own Backyard. transcend.org 9 Jun 2022 – A confluence of crises—lockdowns and business closures, mandates and worker shortages, supply chain disruptions and inflation, sanctions and war—have compounded to trigger food shortages; and we have been warned that they may last longer than the food stored in our pantries. What to do?

Staff (2022-06-13). Extremos: Una mipyme de altura. cubadebate.cu Extremos es una mipyme con amplio objeto social. Se incluye la construcción y montaje de nuevas obras y edificaciones, desmontaje y demolición de estructuras, remodelación, reconstrucción y rehabilitación, restauración de esculturas, instalación de sistemas eléctricos, mantenimiento de equipos de climatización y pararrayos, y la comercialización de elementos de carpintería. Cubadebate dialogó brevemente con sus socios y les ofrece un acercamiento a su experiencia.

____ (2022-06-13). Drepung Monastery in Tibet unveils intangible cultural heritage museum. ecns.cn The Drepung Monastery branch of the Tibetan intangible cultural heritage protection center held a plaque-unveiling ceremony on Sunday.

____ (2022-06-13). China beat Brazil in men's Volleyball Nations League. ecns.cn China secured their first victory of the men's 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Sunday by overcoming hosts and defending champions Brazil 25-23, 31-29, 25-23.

____ (2022-06-13). WTO reform needs to advance globalization: commerce minister. ecns.cn

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-13). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.

Staff (2022-06-13). IAEA BoG resolution completely planned, political action. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the anti-Iranian resolution issued at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency was a completely political and planned action.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-13). Oposición paraguaya se presentará unida en elecciones presidenciales. telesurtv.net Doce partidos y diez movimientos políticos rubricaron el acuerdo de concertación para la chapa presidencial en un hecho histórico en Paraguay.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Orthopedic surgeons have another tool for knee replacement: augmented reality. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — For people with severe arthritis pain in the knee joints, knee replacement is a viable option to improve their quality of life. Orthopedic surgeons now have a new tool for knee replacement: augmented reality. With augmented reality technology, a surgeon views data with special smart glasses or a helmet-based visor while maintaining the view of the surgical site. Virtual reality headsets block out users' vision and give them the sense that they…

March for Our Lives (2022-06-13). Saturday 6/11: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence Washington D.C. (livestream). indybay.org Join online via the D.C. livestream; or use your zip code to find a local march near you.

Staff (2022-06-13). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on June 13. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Mehr News agency takes a look at headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Monday, June 13.

Staff (2022-06-13). IRCS ready to dispatch medicine to Sri Lanka. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Pir-Hossein Kolivand, Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has said that the society is ready to send medicine and physicians to Sri Lanka.

PFAW, Public Citizen, Not Above the Law (2022-06-13). Thursday 6/16: January 6th Hearings: Briefing w/ Expert Analysis on Capitol Attack Findings Thus Far. indybay.org Online event – FREE…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). México reporta al menos 37 migrantes fallecidos durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Según el INM al menos 33 migrantes murieron debido a la fuerza de la corriente y la profundidad del Río Bravo, en la frontera con EE.UU.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Avanza paro nacional indefinido en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Organizaciones exigen al pdte. Guillermo Lasso dar respuesta a demandas populares presentadas en mesas de diálogo desde hace un año.

WAPO (2022-06-13). Friday 6/17: th Anniversary of Watergate w/ Legendary Reporters Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein. indybay.org Online via livestream…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…

____ (2022-06-13). China's self-developed graph computer breaks world record. ecns.cn China's graph computer "DepGraph," developed by Huazhong University of Science and Technology, topped the 24th Graph 0 list and broke the world record for computing performance, the university announced on June 4.

Staff (2022-06-13). Visita Cuba fragata "Libertad", de la Armada Argentina. cubadebate.cu La fragata ARA Libertad, buque escuela de la Armada Argentina, arribó este domingo a Cuba en visita oficial para fortalecer los lazos históricos entre las dos naciones. La población podrá visitar el buque del 14 al 16 de junio, entre las 14: 00 y las 18: 00 horas.

____ (2022-06-13). Terracotta Warrior in lying position meets the public. ecns.cn A restored "lying terracotta warriors" is unveiled at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 11, 2022.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-06-13). Justicia británica falla a favor de la deportación de migrantes. telesurtv.net El juez Rabinder Singh, de la Corte de Apelaciones del Reino Unido, señaló que no podía cambiar la decisión anterior.

____ (2022-06-13). Water of Yujiang River in S China's Nanning exceeds warning level. ecns.cn The water level of Nanning section of Yujing river Guangxi reached 69.87 meters, 0.41 meters above the warning water level on Sunday.

____ (2022-06-13). Peace Education: An Alternative to War Education. transcend.org War is considered essential for peace and progress. This has also been the ancient concept of attaining peace, and we know that the ancient wars were for the most parts waged to achieve peace. "Even in our modern civilization", if we may believe Mary Stuart and E.C. Oakden, "war proves the most valuable stimulus to progress."

Staff (2022-06-13). Cuba reporta 19 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 15 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este domingo 12 de junio, Cuba reportó 19 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 15 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 109 casos activos, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) en su parte diario lunes.

CIIS Public Programs (2022-06-13). Thursday 7/21: On Sexualization and Society. indybay.org

____ (2022-06-13). African Cultural Footprint of Peace. transcend.org Review of Amani, Rais Boneza's Latest Poetry Collection…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-13). Imperial student success at Mayor's Entrepreneur Competition. imperial.ac.uk Three Imperial student teams have won prizes at this year's Mayor's Entrepreneur Competition.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic, NAACP to welcome inaugural RISE for Youth cohort on June 6. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and NAACP Rochester Branch will welcome 40 promising high school and college students to RISE for Youth, on Monday, June 6. This program, which is in its inaugural year, is designed to help Black and underrepresented students find pathways to success in education and employment. RISE stands for Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen and Empower, and is an approach developed by Anjali Bhagra, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic's Office of Equity,…

____ (2022-06-13). Rebranded McDonald's restaurants reopen in Russia. ecns.cn The successor to McDonald's in Russia, "Vkusno – i tochka," which translates to "Tasty and that's it, reopened the first batch of 15 restaurants in Moscow and its suburbs on Sunday, three months after the U.S. fast-food chain ended its business in Russia.

____ (2022-06-13). China launches national energy-saving week. ecns.cn China launched its annual National Energy Efficiency Promotion Week on Monday to raise awareness of energy efficiency and promote green lifestyles, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Organización indígena de Ecuador alerta sobre posible represión. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Conaie aseguró que la movilización indígena contra el Gobierno de Guillermo Lasso, será nacional e indefinida.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Resultado electoral en Francia desfavorece al presidente Macron. telesurtv.net La abstención fue la gran vencedora en la jornada electoral al marcar un nuevo récord al ubicarse en 52.49 por ciento.

____ (2022-06-13). Individual Efforts for Environmental Sustenance. transcend.org It may be mentioned that Mahatma Gandhi promoted reuse of items and not wasting anything — paper, clothing, shoes or food, etc. In fact the simple dress that he wore was demonstrably aimed at simplicity and non wastage.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-13). Irán acusa a la OIEA de tomar decisiones políticas y no técnicas. telesurtv.net Irán cuestiona al director general de la OIEA por su enfoque politizado respecto al país persa y lo critica por "entregar la estructura" a Israel.

____ (2022-06-13). China to fight at all costs for its sovereignty. ecns.cn China will have no choice but to go to war and fight to the end if anyone dares to separate Taiwan from the motherland, said State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Staff (2022-06-13). Maduro visits Imam Khomeini mausoleum. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his accompanying delegation visited Imam Khomeini mausoleum in the south of Tehran on Monday to pay tribute to the Founder of the Islamic Revolution.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-13). Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visits Imperial to see top research. imperial.ac.uk The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visited Imperial to meet the College's Portuguese students and staff to celebrate Day of Portugal.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Pdte. Nicolás Maduro visita parque tecnológico iraní Pardis. telesurtv.net Observó la línea de producción de máquinas de hemodiálisis y otras novedades del desarrollo científico y farmacológico.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Science Saturday: What's behind patient requests for stem cells? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In one of the first studies of its kind, Mayo Clinic analyzed a large group of patients to understand their motivations for seeking stem cell therapies and whether expectations are grounded in science. The findings could help health care professionals cut through misleading claims and better counsel patients. This research by Jennifer Arthurs; Zubin Master, Ph.D.; and Shane Shapiro, M.D. — all of Mayo Clinic — is published in NPJ Regenerative Medicine. "We learned that many patients interested in stem cells had…

Igor Derysh (2022-06-13). Patriot Front Members Arrived in Riot Gear to Terrorize Idaho Pride Event. truthout.org Idaho authorities on Saturday arrested 31 alleged members of the white supremacist Patriot Front after they were found in the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear. | Video published online showed police opening the back of the truck to discover dozens of masked men in matching Patriot Front outfits and riot gear in Coeur d'Alene. The truck was stopped near an Idaho Pride event. Officials at a news conference alleged that the group planned to riot at the park where the event was held, as well as other locations. The men were equipped with shields, shin guards, and at least one smoke grenade, according to police.

Robert Norse (2022-06-13). Koffee Klatch Flyers Fighting Planned Benchlands July Sweep. indybay.org For three mornings, activists tabled at City Hall circulating petitions and flyers demanding City Manager Matt Huffaker reverse his plan to sweep the 300-400 people in the Benchlands in July. Some of the flyers distributed are reprinted below.

Staff (2022-06-13). 2 killed, 4 wounded in shooting in US' Indiana. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Two people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting at an Indiana nightclub early Sunday, police said.

Julia Conley (2022-06-13). 'War Crimes': Amnesty Probe Details Hundreds Killed by Russia's Indiscriminate Bombing of Kharkiv. commondreams.org Amnesty International researchers found evidence of widespread use of cluster bombs, which can kill and injure people even after they are dropped.

Klaus Dorre (2022-06-13). The window of opportunity is closing. indybay.org Oscar Wilde wrote: "A map of the world in which Utopia is not marked is not worth looking at, for it undercuts the shore on which mankind will eternally land." He goes on to say, "Disobedience, for anyone versed in history, is man's true virtue. Through disobedience came progress, through disobedience and insubordination." (Wilde 2014)…

Staff (2022-06-13). Russian FM Lavrov to visit Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed Sergei Lavrov's visit to Tehran and announced that its date is being scheduled.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 4 ways to reduce your risk of dementia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my mid-40s and have two young children. My mother developed memory issues in her early 60s, and it has progressively worsened. Her sisters also have related issues. How can I reduce my risk — and my children's risk — for dementia? Are there certain foods, supplements or activities that we should incorporate into our lives to lower the chances for memory loss? ANSWER: Dementia describes symptoms that affect a person's memory,…

Staff (2022-06-13). Raeisi felicitates Philippines national day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi send a congratulatory message to the President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte and felicitated the country's national day.

Staff (2022-06-13). Iran men's team sabre win bronze at Asian championship. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iran claimed a bronze medal in the men's team sabre at the 2022 Seoul Asian Fencing Championships on Monday.

____ (2022-06-13). Rare black storks visit Juma river in Hebei. ecns.cn The black stork is listed as first-class wildlife species under special state protection in China, which makes it as precious as the giant panda.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). Tropas rusas expulsan a nacionalistas ucranianos de Severodonetsk. telesurtv.net Severodonetsk, actual foco del conflicto está siendo dominado por Rusia a pesar de los ataques intermitentes de Ucrania.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program hosts Battle of the Badges challenge among first responders for a good cause. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org WHAT: First responders choose their careers for many reasons: to work with the public, to create safe communities for everyone to enjoy, and for many of them, to save lives. Join and help promote the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program in its Battle of the Badges blood donation challenge that supports Olmsted County, Minnesota's first responders. There is no substitute for the lifesaving gift of blood, and patients rely upon the caring spirit of blood…

Staff (2022-06-13). Iran, Pakistan to launch joint border markets. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, the Government of Pakistan, and the Governorate of Sistan and Baluchestan province are pursuing the launching of border markets on Iran-Pakistan common borders, the TPOI head noted.

JUDJ & Community Advocates (2022-06-13). Wednesday 6/22: America at a Crosroads: Confronting Voter Supression, Disinformation & Impact on Midterms. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…

____ (2022-06-13). Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (14 Jun 1928 — 9 Oct 1967). transcend.org Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, theoretician and tactician of guerrilla warfare, prominent communist figure in the Cuban Revolution (1956—59), and guerrilla leader in South America, Guevara was a medical doctor specialized in leprosy. Traveling around South America, he observed conditions that spurred his revolt against poverty and capitalist exploitation, adopting Marxist ideology, theory and practices. He is revered by many as a martyred cultural hero, having become an iconic cult figure as a symbol of anti-imperialist struggles everywhere.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Slim your screen time with this summer challenge. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OWATONNA, Minn. — Many people spend too much time staring at a screen. While screens are a part of today's culture, reducing screen time can have health benefits, including improved physical health, decreased obesity and higher quality sleep. This summer, Mayo Clinic Health System encourages people to make the most of life by living life fully — present and in the moment. They can join Mayo Clinic Health System for a free virtual challenge to…

US Gov; C-Span; Common Cause (2022-06-13). Wednesday 6/15: January 6th Hearings Day 3 (livestream). indybay.org Online via livestream…

Staff (2022-06-13). Kazakh president due in Tehran for bilateral talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is set to pay a visit to Iran on Tuesday, the Kazakhstan president's office announced on Monday.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). Perú y Australia disputarán el repechaje al mundial Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net El ganador del juego se clasificara al mundial de fútbol y formará parte del grupo D de la magna cita, donde figuran Francia, Dinamarca y Túnez.

Rebekah Barber (2022-06-13). GOP Lawmakers Blaming 'Mental Illness' Are Same Ones Who Refuse to Expand Medicaid. commondreams.org Medicaid is the nation's top payer for mental health and substance use care, covering more than one in four adults with serious mental health issues…

____ (2022-06-13). Green technology aids forest pest control on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. ecns.cn A new green pest prevention and control technology has been widely promoted on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and proved effective, according to the Science and Technology Department of Tibet.

March for Our Lives (2022-06-13). Saturday 6/11: San Francisco: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org In front of San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102…

Tomdispatch (2022-06-13). A Country Armed to the Teeth: And Strutting Toward the Apocalypse. juancole.com By Robert Lipsyte | &#1 ; ( Tomdispatch.com ) &#1 ; The gun I carried on the streets of New York City in the late 1960s was a Beretta, similar to the pistol James Bond packed in the early Ian Fleming novels. It was a small, dark beauty that filled me with bravado. I was never afraid …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer sports participation physicals for local high school athletes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will offer sports physicals for area students who are entering seventh to 12th grades and want to participate in school sports programs. The exams, which follow the protocol set by the Minnesota State High School League, are open to all athletes from Southeast Minnesota. Exams will be available by appointment only on July 30 from 8 to 11 a.m. CDT. Exams will be performed at Mayo…

____ (2022-06-13). Machines used to harvest wheat reducing grain loss. ecns.cn Using a pair of combine harvesters, Li can get his 40 hectares of winter wheat in Qixian county, Henan province, harvested in less than two days.

____ (2022-06-13). Healthy, stable development of China-Australia ties beneficial to two peoples: Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said here on Saturday that a healthy and stable development of the bilateral relations is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples.

TeleSUR -ysm, JL (2022-06-13). Cuba denuncia impactos del bloqueo en conferencia de la OMC. telesurtv.net La representante cubana calificó al bloqueo como "un acto de guerra económica en tiempos de paz", "contrario a los propósitos y principios" de la OMC.

Staff (2022-06-13). Fire reported in big warehouse in northern Israel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — In continuation of suspicious fires and explosions in occupied Palestinian territories, an Israeli engineering equipment warehouse caught fire in an industrial zone on Monday.

____ (2022-06-13). Ta Kung Pao celebrates 120th founding anniversary in Hong Kong. ecns.cn A ceremony marking the 120th anniversary of the founding of Ta Kung Pao is held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, June 12, 2022.

____ (2022-06-13). Constrained, Unconstrained and Surprised in a Global Context. transcend.org Encountering Black Swans with Insights of the Frog-in-the-Well and Turtle of Chinese Fable…

____ (2022-06-13). Chinese scientists decompose ozone without energy consumption at extreme low temperature. ecns.cn Chinese scientists for the first time realized super-low-temperature ozone decomposition without energy consumption on a ternary oxide catalyst mullite YMn2O5, according to Nankai University on Sunday.

Labor Video Project (2022-06-13). WCCUSD Union Busting Attack On Adult School Teachers United Leadership. indybay.org The WCCUSD school district terminated the president and vice president of the Adult School Teachers United in a union busting attack. The president Ken Ryan and vice president Kristen Pursley discuss their termination, the reason behind it and the attack on adult education and ESL by not only the District by the Democrats in the legislature and governor.

The Associated Press (2022-06-13). Mexico Issues 7,000 Temporary Documents to Migrants in South. latinorebels.com HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's migration agency has issued nearly 7,000 temporary documents and transit visas over the last few days to members of a migrant caravan which by Saturday had broken up in southern Mexico.

____ (2022-06-13). World's tallest transmission towers linked across Yangtze River. ecns.cn Two power-transmission towers measuring 385 meters high each, the tallest of their kind in the world, were linked with electricity cables spanning the Yangtze River on Monday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-13). Crisis over IAEA cameras in Iran 'hand-made': Ulyanov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Russia's envoy to international organizations based in Vienna has once again criticized the Western countries for approving the recent anti-Iran resolution in the IAEA Board of Governors.

WSWS (2022-06-13). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 3. wsws.org The SEP is based on the strategy of permanent revolution that animated the 1917 October Revolution. Only through the revolutionary mobilization of the working class, leading the rural and urban toilers, can the democratic and social aspirations of the oppressed masses be realized as part of the world socialist revolution.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Patients, Executive Director Highlighted in American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Disparities Progress Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The American Association for Cancer Research today released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022. The publication aims to raise awareness of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minorities and other diverse and medically underserved populations in the United States while highlighting areas of recent progress in reducing cancer health disparities. The report also provides specific recommendations for achieving health equity, a fundamental human right for all people regardless…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to have a productive visit with your health care professional. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether an appointment has been on the calendar for months or your visit to your health care professional's office is because of a sudden issue, getting the right treatment and answers to questions starts with a productive conversation. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/cs4SewSV2LU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…

Staff (2022-06-13). IAEA urges Iran to resume nuclear talks now. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — The International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday urged Iran to resume talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord.

____ (2022-06-13). We Need a Culture of Nonviolence. transcend.org 8 Jun 2022 – The culture of violence is failing us. It's time to change everything. U.S. society is defined by a culture of violence. This year, Campaign Nonviolence's Action Days aim to build momentum toward a radical, nonviolent future.

Staff (2022-06-13). Iran Army observes all enemies moves in Persian Gulf: cmdr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Commander of Iran's Army Air Defense Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard says that army radars and air defense systems constantly monitor the enemies' movements in the region, esp. in the Persian Gulf.

TeleSUR, MER (2022-06-13). øQué datos debes conocer sobre el albinismo. telesurtv.net A través de varios exámenes físicos es posible determinar si la persona presenta este trastorno, evaluando los posibles antecedentes familiares de la misma.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Movilización indígena en Ecuador protesta contra el pdte. Lasso. telesurtv.net La Conaie y otras organizaciones indígenas esperan que otros sectores se unan a la movilización nacional.

Noreply (2022-06-13). What Worries Me, Really… smoothiex12.blogspot.com No, it is not even the fact that Rep. Adam Kinzinger is a corrupt neocon and his main degree is in political "science", and that despite him earning his "wings" and flying safe tanker and, later, recon missions over Afghanistan (known for its world-class air force and air-defense, s/) as a member of Air National Guard, the guy has zero understanding of real war and operations. So, he pushes now a legislation on

Staff (2022-06-13). Inicia en Cuba el II Congreso Internacional: Ciencia y Educación. cubadebate.cu Este lunes inicia en Cuba el II Congreso Internacional: Ciencia y Educación, en el que participarán más de 1 600 profesionales de 13 países, informó la presidenta del comité organizador, Silvia Navarro. En el congreso, que sesionará hasta el viernes, se mostrarán los resultados cubanos de la unión entre investigación y buenas prácticas.

____ (2022-06-13). Scenic Duku Highway reopens after seasonal hibernation. ecns.cn The 560-km highway, connecting Dushanzi in the northern area of northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Kuqa County in the south, runs through various landscapes including glaciers, forests, and grasslands.

Cameron Orr (2022-06-13). Today's Poor People's Campaign carries on MLK's fight for economic justice. peoplesworld.org Co-chaired by Rev. William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis, the Poor People's Campaign began in May 2018 with 40 days of coordinated action at statehouses across the U.S. to confront systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and the war economy. Now mobilizing for a massive June 18th "Mass Poor People's and Low Wage Workers' …

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Presidente Castillo asegura que cooperará con la Fiscalía. telesurtv.net El fiscal peruano reprogramo para el 17 de junio el interrogatorio al presidente Pedro Castillo.

Staff (2022-06-13). Venezuela's first lady meets Iranian women's social activists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — First Lady of Venezuela Cilia Flores along with Iran's Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Ensieh Khazali held a meeting with several women's social and political activists in Tehran, Iran.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-13). Españoles saldrán a las calles contra la Cumbre de la OTAN. telesurtv.net La Plataforma Estatal por la Paz, OTAN No, encabeza la organización del evento dispuesto para el 24 y 25 de junio.

____ (2022-06-13). New findings at China's Sanxingdui Ruins stun archaeologists. ecns.cn Archaeologists have recently made some stunning discoveries at the famed Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Staff (2022-06-13). Conozca las nuevas medidas para reforzar la seguridad vial este verano. cubadebate.cu Ante la proximidad de los meses de verano, la dirección nacional de Tránsito y la Comisión de Vialidad implementan nuevas medidas, en función de reforzar la seguridad en los tráficos automotores de Cuba. Entre ellas, destaca la obligatoriedad de portar el "permiso de verano" para las transportaciones masivas a zonas recreativas y de playas.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-13). Shocking — At Least 77,000 Deaths and 7.3 Million Injured Due to COVID Vaccination Across USA, Europe, UK and Australia. marktaliano.net By The Daily Expose Global Research, June 13, 2022 The Expose 11 June 2022 To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Feel free to repost …

Staff (2022-06-13). Cuadrando la Caja: øEmpresas con utilidades excesivas? cubadebate.cu La primera emisión del programa, dedicada a las utilidades excesivas en el sistema empresarial, contó con la presencia del Dr.C. Agustín Lage, el economista y Héroe de la República, Ramón Labañino, y la Ing. y empresaria Ariadne Placencia. El programa es una coproducción del Sistema Informativo de la TV cubana, la Pupila Insomne y Cubadebate, y es conducido por Marxlenin Pérez Valdés, Doctora en Ciencias Filosóficas y Profesora Titular de la Universidad de La Habana.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

____ (2022-06-13). On Looking Up by Chance at the Constellations. transcend.org You'll wait a long, long time for anything much | To happen in heaven beyond the floats of cloud | And the Northern Lights that run like tingling nerves.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q and A: How are rotator cuff tears treated? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I injured my rotator cuff recently and was told I was not a candidate for surgery. However, a friend shared that there's a new minimally invasive treatment option that uses a balloon implant. How does this procedure work, and how does it compare to traditional treatments? ANSWER: The rotator cuff is a group of muscles critical for the strength, stability and function of the shoulder. Tears of the rotator cuff tendons are a common…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-06-13). Oakland Joins National March For Our Lives. indybay.org Rally and march calls out GOP and NRA as killers of children…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-13). Bacterial intimacy insights could help tackle antimicrobial resistance. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have uncovered new details about how bacteria hook up to exchange DNA that helps them resist antibiotics.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Hallan objetos de desaparecidos en la Amazonía brasileña. telesurtv.net Según activistas indígenas, Bruno Pereira sufría amenazas frecuentes por su lucha contra las invasiones en tierras indígenas.

MoveOn (2022-06-13). Saturday 6/11: Call to Action: Sign Petition to Ban Assault, Military-grade Weapons. indybay.org Sign the petition online: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ban-assault-weapons-now-5 | Find a March for Our Lives protest near you: marchforourlives.com/march22/https:…

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-13). Bachelet no asumirá otro mandato del Consejo de DD.HH de la ONU. telesurtv.net Al respecto dijo que: "Como mi mandato de Alta Comisionada llega a su fin, esta ª sesión del Consejo será la última".

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-13). Pdte. venezolano arriba a Kuwait para fortalecer cooperación en el marco de gira internacional. telesurtv.net "Estamos en esta gira necesaria para retomar lazos de trabajo, cooperación, complementariedad y solidaridad", acotó el presidente Maduro.

Staff (2022-06-13). Hearing for Dr. Issam Hijjawi Bassalat continued: Solidarity against anti-Palestinian repression! samidoun.net On Friday, 10 June, Palestinian-Scottish doctor Issam Hijjawi Bassalat appeared before the Supreme Court of Scotland in a case seeking to reclaim his medical license after it was suspended by the medical board due to his political arrest in 2020. Dr. Bassalat was released on bail in December 2021 after spending 16 months — and …

MoveOn (2022-06-13). Call to Action: Sign Petition to Ban Assault, Military-Grade Weapons. indybay.org Sign the petition online: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ban-assault-weapons-now-5 | Find a March for Our Lives protest near you: marchforourlives.com/march22/

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

Respost (2022-06-13). The Wrecking of CCSF & A Frontal Union Busting Attack While AFT 2121 Tops Are Paralysed. indybay.org The CCSF administration and Board of Trustees are quickly liquidating and shutting down CCSF. The AFT 2121 tops are completely paralyzed and unable to fight this open union busting because of their decades of concession bargaining and corporate business union methods. They also refuse to call out the Democratic Party politicians in San Francisco who have gone along with the privatizstion and destruction of CCSF.

Staff (2022-06-13). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda, "Cumbre de las Américas: øcuál es el saldo?" mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Periodistas e investigadores analizarán este lunes en la Mesa Redonda los resultados finales de la Cumbre de las Américas, desarrollada en Los àÅngeles entre el 8 y el 10 de junio, y el impacto de la Cumbre de los Pueblos, celebrada en igual fecha.

____ (2022-06-13). Summit of the Americas Fails: Boycott by Presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala. transcend.org 7 Jun 2022 – As the US government's Summit of the Americas opens in Los Angeles, California, the presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, and Guatemala have refused to attend, protesting the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

Judy Albert, Claire M. Cohen, Sandra Fox, Ed Grystar, Ana Malinow, Kay Tillow (2022-06-13). 5 Reasons We Need a National Organization to Energize the Fight for Single Payer. commondreams.org Health care is a national crisis that requires a national solution.

Even Reif (2022-06-13). How monsters who beat Jews to death in 1944 became America's favorite "Freedom Fighters" in 1945—with a little help from their friends at CIA (Part 2). mronline.org After the end of the Second World War, American intelligence immediately set about the work of rehabilitating the world's fascists to fight the new war on Communism.

____ (2022-06-13). 3 killed in suspected murder suicide in U.S. San Jose. ecns.cn A shooting, which preliminary investigation indicates may have been a murder-suicide, left three people dead in San Jose, the third-largest city in California, police said Sunday.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Niegan hallazgo de cuerpos de reportero e indigenista en Brasil. telesurtv.net Hallan dos cuerpos en estado de descomposición, que fueron enviados a una pericia forense para su identificación.

Shea Leibow (2022-06-13). Setting the Precedent for a Peace Industrial Policy. commondreams.org There is a massive amount of resources, funding, and infrastructure that we can invest in peace, sustainability, and human needs—it is just a matter of shifting our priorities.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: The importance of cancer screenings for LGBTQ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The LGBTQ community includes people of all races and ethnicities, religions, and social classes. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender-nonconforming may face specific health concerns related to their gender incongruence, sexual orientation and practices. Many experience stigma around their identity and may fear discrimination when seeking health care. Dr. Natalie Erbs, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic, says one concern is the lack of potentially lifesaving cancer screenings. Watch: …

____ (2022-06-13). Secretive Bilderberg Meetings of 'Spies, War Hawks and World Leaders' Escape Media Scrutiny. transcend.org 7 Jun 2022 – A secretive meeting of more than 100 of the world's most powerful people just took place in a Washington, D.C. hotel behind closed doors and under tight security — while few reporters even took note.

Joel Wendland-Liu (2022-06-13). New study investigates plunder of Native American land. peoplesworld.org In its first six decades of existence, the U.S. created a trail of treaties that led to a massive transfer of Indigenous wealth. Michael John Witgen's second book, Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America, published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and …

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-13). Last polls before Colombia's election contradict each other. colombiareports.com The last opinion polls before Colombia's presidential election showed contradictory projections. Pollster CNC did not release the latest results of its weekly poll before the vote on Sunday. Remaining pollsters…

Staff (2022-06-13). VIDEO: Massive Iranian-made oil tanker "Aframax 2" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — "Aframax 2" Oceangoing Tanker was constructed at Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA) in Bushehr in south of the country for a period of two years and left the port of Bushehr last Wednesday for the Persian Gulf.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). Bolivia apelará para aumentar la sentencia de àÅñez a 15 años. telesurtv.net "Quien quiera llegar a dirigir nuestro país lo tiene que hacer mediante el voto soberano del pueblo", dijo la ministra.

City Lights Booksellers & Mother Jones (2022-06-13). Tuesday 8/9: Defending Choice: Roe vs. Wade and the Battle to Preserve Women's Rights. indybay.org Online event – FREE…

Haymarket Books (2022-06-13). Thursday 6/16: The New Abortion Strategies: Reproductive Rights, Lessons from the Movement & How We Win. indybay.org FREE online event w/ live captioning + free ebook copy…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-13). Corea del Norte realiza ensayo con proyectiles de artillería. telesurtv.net Según el Estado Mayor Conjunto surcoreano, este último ensayo tuvo lugar la mañana de este domingo.

Harvin Bhathal (2022-06-13). Canada's Predictive Policing Tech Is Poorly Regulated Under AI Policy. truthout.org In February 2019, In November 2019, the case against him was dismissed — there was no evidence of him committing a crime besides a faulty facial recognition match. | In the near year between being arr…

Staff (2022-06-13). High level of cooperation with Qatar in Iran's 13th govt. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Ever since the 13th government has taken office in Iran, the country has witnessed a high level of trade and economic cooperation with Qatar.

Kenny Stancil (2022-06-13). 'Worrying Trend': Global Nuclear Stockpile Set to Grow for First Time Since Cold War. commondreams.org "The risk of nuclear weapons being used seems higher now than at any time since the height of the Cold War," said the director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-13). Macron, Scholz, Draghi plan to visit Kyiv this month. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to Kyiv this month alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, media have reported.

Staff (2022-06-13). Iran, Iraq to expand cultural ties, cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Culture Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili said that Iran and Iraq have signed a joint statement on increasing the level of cultural interaction between the two countries.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic expert offers tips to prevent, manage headaches, from migraine to 'rebound'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PHOENIX, Ariz. — Headache disorders are among the most common health problems worldwide and one of the most underdiagnosed and undertreated, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In this expert alert, neurologist Amaal Starling, M.D., a headache and migraine expert at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, offers tips to prevent and manage headache disorders, including migraine and medication-induced rebound headache. There are more than a dozen different types of headache disorders. The most common disabling…

Ian Ellis-Jones (2022-06-13). The US-convened Summit of the Americas was a fraud. greenleft.org.au By any objective measure, the ninth Summit of the Americas, hosted by the United States in Los Angeles, June 6-10, was a failure, writes Ian Ellis-Jones.

____ (2022-06-13). Cabinet of Japanese PM Kishida's approval rating drops to 56.9 pct: media poll. ecns.cn The nationwide approval rating for the Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dropped to 56.9 percent from a 61.5 percent high a month earlier, a local media poll showed Monday.

Staff (2022-06-13). Iran holds firm as pressures expected to rise. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — With the pause in the Vienna talks entering the fourth month, the West seems more defiant in its quest to ramp up diplomatic pressure on Iran, something that is now expected to spur more resistance from Iran.

Staff (2022-06-13). Iran, Venezuela agree to expand ICT relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — The Iranian ICT minister and his Venezuelan counterpart agreed to form a joint working group to prepare an agreement in the near future on expanding relations in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

Staff (2022-06-13). Iraqi minister of culture visits visits Iran National Museum. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Hassan Nazem at the head of a delegation visited the National Museum of Iran on Sunday.

Staff (2022-06-13). Harvest of Empire: Juan González on His Landmark Book, Immigration & Consequences of U.S. Imperialism. democracynow.org As the Summit of the Americas wrapped up in Los Angeles with President Biden announcing a plan to address migration in the Western Hemisphere that includes a series of so-called bold actions, we spend the hour with Democracy Now! co-host, professor, longtime journalist and author Juan González, who has just released the newly revised edition of his landmark 2000 book, "Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America." González's best-seller has been expanded to include more contemporary Lantix history, such as U.S. immigration policy under Presidents Trump and Biden, the overpolicing of non-U…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-06-13). AFL-CIO President Shuler's goal: "More than one million new" unionists. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, formally elected to her first full term in office, has set a goal to "grow our movement by more than one million working people" in a decade. If it succeeds—and she admits it won't be easy—that would mark a substantial increase in organized labor's density, especially in the private sector, where …

____ (2022-06-13). Storms at the Summit of the Americas. transcend.org 7 Jun 2022 was a bad day for Luis Almagro, secretary-general of the Organization of American States at the Summit of the Americas. A young man declared to him what he is: an assassin and puppet of the White House, instigator of the coup in Bolivia.

____ (2022-06-13). 4 pits at Sanxingdui Ruins dated to 3,000 years ago: archaeologists. ecns.cn The No. 3, No. 4, No. 7, and No. 8 sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China's Sichuan Province can be traced back to the late Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC), provincial archaeological authorities said Monday.

Green Party (2022-06-13). Left Unity Strategy Pays Off for California's Green Party and Peace and Freedom Party. indybay.org California's Green Party and Peace and Freedom Party are pointing to major electoral advances after Tuesday's primary election that ensured both parties ballot status until 2026 — they credit historic cooperation between the two parties in creating the first-ever "Left Unity Slate" of statewide candidates that resulted in significantly higher-than-usual vote totals.

Jake Johnson (2022-06-13). Doctors to Top UK Officials: 'Do Not Extradite Julian Assange; Free Him'. commondreams.org A group of more than 300 medical professionals warned that extraditing the WikiLeaks founder to the U.S. would make the British government complicit in his "slow-motion execution."

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Getting kids involved in the kitchen. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If your child is a picky eater, the battle over healthy foods can be a challenge. Being fussy about food is common in toddlers and small children, but parents can try some tips and tricks to introduce new foods. One approach to improving eating habits is to get kids involved in the kitchen. Involving children in meal planning and teaching kids to cook can have multiple benefits. Not only is cooking a necessary life skill,…

Dra. Naomi Wolf (2022-06-13). Queridos amigos, Lamento anunciar un genocidio: Dra. Naomi Wolf sobre el "Informe confidencial" de Pfizer. globalizacion.ca He estado en silencio durante algunas semanas. Perdóname. | La verdad es que me he quedado casi sin palabras —o el equivalente literario de eso— porque recientemente he tenido la poco envidiable tarea de tratar de anunciar al mundo que en…

____ (2022-06-13). Multiple Articles on U.S. Militarism, Weapons, War Preparations in Space. transcend.org 8 Jun 2022 – Thought-provoking Commentary and News on War and Destruction – Military Space Report…

Staff (2022-06-13). Halle el número que falta y desmenuce el refrán propuesto. cubadebate.cu Tenemos el primero relativamente fácil de responder, y el segundo algo más complicado, para quienes se disgustan con los acertijos acaramelados. Y para los que prefieren ejercitar la creatividad sin números ni cálculos, les propongo desmenuzar un refrán bastante popular.

____ (2022-06-13). Young cook from Guangdong creates vivid lion-shape pastry. ecns.cn Xingshisu, a kind of traditional lion-shape pastry in Guangdong Province, enjoyed overnight fame due to the innovation of young teacher Chen Xiaodong from a technical secondary school in the province.

Staff (2022-06-13). Ruling bloc, left-wing coalition lead in 1st round. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — French President Emmanuel Macron is at risk of losing his outright majority after a strong challenge from a coalition of left-wing parties in National Assembly elections.

Staff (2022-06-13). El bitcóin registra una caída de casi 14% en el mercado. cubadebate.cu El bitcóin se desplomó este lunes un 13.61%, hasta los 23 623.23 dólares, su valor más bajo desde diciembre de 2020, de acuerdo con datos de Bloomberg. Desde el viernes 10 de junio, la criptomoneda ha experimentado un descenso de su valor en el mercado de alrededor del 21%. En lo que va del 2022, el bitcóin se ha reducido en un 49%.

Staff (2022-06-13). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on June 13. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Monday, June 13.

The Conversation (2022-06-13). Lessons in Activism: How Australia's expanding environmental Movement is breaking the Climate Action Deadlock in Politics. juancole.com By Robyn Gulliver, The University of Queensland | &#1 ; The federal election saw voters' growing concern about Australia's laggardly response to climate change finally addressed, with teal independents garnering seats in Liberal heartland and record votes for Greens candidates. But what caused this seismic shift in Australia's political landscape? And why now? We believe the …

A Guest Author (2022-06-13). Two years after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak and not one lesson learned. workers.org By Steve Brooks This article previously ran as an op-ed piece in the Sacramento Bee. For six and a half hours, the Greyhound-size prison bus bounced precariously along a highway from Chino north toward San Quentin. Incarcerated men in orange jumpsuits were tightly packed inside, with metal restraints uncomfortably wrapped . . . |

____ (2022-06-13). Hindus, Dharmists, Devotees and Politics. transcend.org Many Krishna Devotees, Dharmists and Hindus in general will say they are not interested in politics or getting involved with it or even in voting. It is a distraction from their normal activities or spiritual pursuits. Or they feel all politicians are crooked or corrupt anyway, so what makes the difference between one or the other.

____ (2022-06-13). Anthem (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org London 2008 – Click on Watch on YouTube and enjoy.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is ulnar wrist pain? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you have pain on the side of your wrist opposite your thumb, it's called ulnar wrist pain. There are many things that can cause it, and there are several ways to treat it. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/8XadkSpme-w Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. "Ulnar wrist pain is a small area from the pinky side of your…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Pdte. de Venezuela sostiene encuentro con ministro de Petróleo de Irán. telesurtv.net En el marco de su visita a Irán, el presidente Nicolás Maduro dialogó sobre la colaboración energética con el ministro de Petróleo de esa nación, Javad Owji.

Lauren Miller, Wendy Weiser (2022-06-13). January 6 Hearings: Examin ≠ing the Elec ≠tion Sabot ≠age and Ongoing Damage to Democracy. commondreams.org Legislation is necessary to protect our democratic system and stop future attacks.

Amarynth (2022-06-13). CGTN: The 7 Deadly Sins of Western Mainstream Media. thesaker.is

____ (2022-06-13). Street markets boom in east China's Nanjing. ecns.cn Recently in east China's Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, street stall clusters have sprouted, drawing curious young people.

TeleSUR-mcs, JL (2022-06-13). Registran más de decesos tras ataque armado en Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net La masacre de civiles ocurrió después de varios días de hostigamiento reportados por fuentes en el terreno contra la población de Seytenga.

Greg Kearney (2022-06-13). Neither snow, nor rain, nor $5-a-gallon gas will stop Trump postmaster DeJoy. peoplesworld.org Related Story: |

____ (2022-06-13). Chinese, Panamanian FMs exchange congratulations on 5th anniversary of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes on Monday exchanged congratulations on the fifth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Staff (2022-06-13). US calls on Lebanon to give important maritime area to Israel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — According to a leaked confidential document, the US has called on Lebanon to abandon an important border area in the Karish field, Lebanese sources reported.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Disparities in opioid treatment access remain for women, Black and Hispanic people. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Buprenorphine is a prescription approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that effectively treats opioid dependence or addiction. But women, as well as Black and Hispanic populations, do not have equal access to this potentially lifesaving medication, new Mayo Clinic research finds. The study published Friday, June 3, in JAMA Network Open. The research team used the OptumLabs Data Warehouse to examine 3,110 filled prescriptions of buprenorphine from 72,055 emergency department visits across the…

Staff (2022-06-13). Minsap: Permanecen hospitalizados dos lesionados por explosión en el hotel Saratoga. cubadebate.cu El Minsap informó que hasta las 10: 00 a.m. de este lunes 13 de junio, el conteo de lesionados por el accidente ocurrido el 6 de mayo en el hotel Saratoga es de 99, de los que 2 están hospitalizados en dos instituciones habaneras y 51 recibieron el alta médica. La cifra de fallecidos por la explosión es de 46.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: Using steam to treat an enlarged prostate. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Prostate gland enlargement can cause uncomfortable urinary symptoms for men. And, as they age, their risk increases. Approximately 30% of men experience symptoms by age 60 and 50% of men by the time they are 80. There are several effective treatments for an enlarged prostate, including using steam to reduce the size of the prostate and alleviate symptoms. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/VOFLmU-f2a0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end…

____ (2022-06-13). Chad Declares Food Emergency While International Agencies Sound the Alarm. transcend.org 9 Jun 2022 – There have been 20 hunger hotspots listed by UN humanitarian organizations while underlying problems remain unaddressed. Two of the major UN agencies are warning of the potential for widespread hunger and famine in several geopolitical regions of the world.

Eric A. Gordon (2022-06-13). 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' now a play in Los Angeles premiere. peoplesworld.org SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Many Americans have warm memories of the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, William Rose's screenplay directed by Stanley Kramer. Nominated for ten Academy Awards, it won two, for Katharine Hepburn as Best Actress in a Leading Role, and for Rose for Best Original Screenplay. It was Hepburn's last film …

____ (2022-06-13). China's pickup truck sales record month-on-month surge in May. ecns.cn China's pickup truck sales logged robust month-on-month growth in May with the epidemic situation improved and production rebounded, data from the China Passenger Car Association shows.

____ (2022-06-13). Beijing's Chaoyang district launches three rounds of nucleic acid testing. ecns.cn People take nucleic acid testing in Chaoyang district, Beijing, June 13, 2022. Chaoyang will carry out three rounds of nucleic acid testing for three consecutive days starting from Monday to eliminate the potential risk of further virus spread.

Staff (2022-06-13). Espirituano Alejandro Cruz, jugador más valioso en Premundial de Béisbol Sub-15. cubadebate.cu El antesalista espirituano Alejandro Cruz fue elegido el jugador más destacado del Torneo Premundial Sub-15 de Béisbol, celebrado en Valencia, Venezuela. En la ceremonia de clausura del torneo, celebrada en el hotel Cristal Park, se concedieron otros tres premios individuales a peloteros cubanos.

____ (2022-06-13). Artists build giant picnic blanket in Swiss. ecns.cn A giant picnic blanket covers streets and squares during the BIGNIK art installation in the old town of St. Gallen, Switzerland, June 12, 2022.

____ (2022-06-13). Chemtrails Are Not Contrails: The Face of Evil. transcend.org 22 May 2022 -This book is an indispensable addition to the growing swath of evidence implicating governments, health agencies, medical establishments, and media the world over in one of–if not the greatest and most deadly–cover-ups of all time.

Marjorie Cohn (2022-06-13). Torture Memo Lawyer John Yoo Devises Theory for Stealing Presidential Elections. truthout.org John Yoo has teamed up with Robert Delahunty, his coauthor of some of the In their article, the two radical right-wing law professors do not say that former Vice Pre…

Staff (2022-06-13). IAEA urges resumption of nuclear talks now. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — The International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday urged Iran to resume talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord.

Rainer Shea (2022-06-12). CIA-Backed Terrorism, 'Humanitarian' NGOs, and the Cycle of War Propaganda. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Jun 9, 2022 | Within Washington's current disinformation campaign targeting Russia, there are a series of traits which reflect a pattern. A pattern that becomes visible when one has studied the cycle of imperialist propaganda long enough. In the 21st century, where sanctions, online narratives, and a dynamic of reignited great-power competition define how imperialism operates, this cycle revolves around exercises in marketing which use "humanitarianism" as the selling point. A network of "human rights" organizations engage in theatrics, manufacturing dramatic stories of atrocities by the ta…

TeleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-06-12). Empiezan a salir civiles retenidos por militares ucranianos en planta química Azot en Donbass. telesurtv.net Las unidades del Ejército ruso y de Lugansk reciben a los evacuados para llevarlos a lugares seguros.

Editor2 (2022-06-12). Solomon Islands: Build Up to the US War against China. orinocotribune.com We are pleased to republish this insightful article from

Anonymous103 (2022-06-12). Biden Throws Zelensky Under The Bus: Ukraine Leader 'Brushed Off' Invasion Warnings. southfront.org | Originally published on President Joe Biden on Friday told a donors conference in Los Angeles, California on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky brushed aside US warnings saying a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent. He described the situation ahead of the Feb.24 invasion and his communications with…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-12). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 12, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian missiles destroyed a large warehouse of foreign weapons supplied to Ukraine near Chortkov in the Ternopol region; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Slavyansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Krivoi Rog with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Zvanovka with high-precision missiles; | On June 11, 320 AFU members were killed and 5 armored vehicles were destroyed by Rus…

_____ (2022-06-12). Iran V UAE — 'Russia And Ukraine Gulf Edition' Coming Soon? popularresistance.org Although receiving miniscule media coverage, Thursday's announcement that Israel had deployed military infrastructure to the UAE and Bahrain in the shape of radar systems, ostensibly to counter an alleged missile threat from nearby Iran, should be a cause for concern amongst onlookers. | Coming in the same 24 hour period in which Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett paid a surprise visit to the Emirates, and in which Israeli Forces bombed Damascus International Airport, the announcement that both Abu Dhabi and Manama had agreed to host Israeli military infrastructure should be seen as the first step towards cur…

_____ (2022-06-12). Washington Starts Blame Game Over Defeat In Ukraine. popularresistance.org I do not believe for one moment that U.S. intelligence services do not know what is going on in Ukraine and in Kiev. They know that the Ukraine has lost the war and will have to sue for peace as soon as possible. | They also have told the White House that this is a case and that the whole idea of setting up the Ukraine to tickle the Russian bear was idiotic from the get go. The question now is who will take the blame for the outcome. Who can the buck be passed to? | There is always the option for politicians, as Andrei assumes is the case, to blame the intelligence and the various agencies which provide it. This…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-12). Mayor Of Svyatogorsk Confirms Crimes Of Ukrainian Forces (Video). southfront.org | Despite the attempts of Ukrainian media to balme Russian forces for destruction of the Svyatohorsk Lavra during the battles, the mayor of the city of Svyatohorsk confirmed that the sacred place was set on fire by the retreating Ukrainian units. | Russian forces claimed control over the city of Svyatohorsk on June 6. The local monastery located on the right bank of the Seversky Donets River was used as a military base of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU). Ukrainian forces deployed their artillery there…

Yves Engler (2022-06-12). Intellectual Prostitutes Call Critics Foreign Agents, Useful Idiots. dissidentvoice.org A military funded academic, working at a school launched by Condoleezza Rice, claims leftist and anti-war journalists engage in Russian disinformation. His report doesn't provide any evidence or refute anyone's argument, but the legacy media laps it up. On Thursday the University of Calgary School of Public Policy released "Disinformation and Russia-Ukrainian war on Canadian …

Staff (2022-06-12). Withdrawing troops from Syria out of agenda: Russia envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Russia's ambassador to Damascus told local Syrian media that the news on the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria and transferring them to Ukraine was false, condemning the Israeli regime's attack on Damascus airport.

Staff (2022-06-12). Russia destroys largest depot of West weapons in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Russia's high-precision missiles have destroyed a base of foreign mercenaries in the Kharkiv region, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-06-12). NATO Membership May Spell the End of Finland and Sweden as Social Democracies. truthout.org Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a godsend for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which had been declared "brain dead" by French President Emmanuel Macron as recently as 2019. Now, NATO has not only gained a new lease on life but also is expected to grow, with Finland and Sweden inching closer to NATO membership. In fact, Putin's criminal attack on Ukraine has managed to keep Europe within the sphere of U.S. hegemony and thus to halt any aspirations that Europeans may have had of seeing the continent shift toward greater autonomy. | In the interview that follows, Finnish political scientist Heikki Pat…

The Conversation (2022-06-12). Food prices: how Countries are using the Global Crisis to gain Geopolitical Power. juancole.com By Sarah Schiffling, Liverpool John Moores University; and Nikolaos Valantasis Kanellos,Technological University Dublin | Twenty million tonnes of grain are currently stuck in Ukrainian silos, exacerbating the global food crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of the country. Aside from the need to get the grain onto world markets, freeing up storage space will be crucial …

TeleSUR, jb, JGN (2022-06-12). øQué son las Reglas Mandela para el encarcelamiento digno. telesurtv.net Nelson Mandela pasó 27 años siendo un preso político, lo que lo hizo convertirse en una figura de lucha contra el apartheid,…

Editor (2022-06-12). Glenn Greenwald: Joe Biden's Highly Revealing Embrace of Saudi Despots. scheerpost.com Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Mar. 22, 2018. ( By Glenn Greenwald | In 2018, President Trump issued

Editor (2022-06-12). Glenn Greenwald: Joe Biden's Revealing Embrace of Saudi Despots. scheerpost.com Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Mar. 22, 2018. ( By Glenn Greenwald | In 2018, President Trump issued

_____ (2022-06-12). Does Turkey Intend to Replace the CSTO in Central Asia? journal-neo.org Today there are two large military blocs in the world &#1 ; NATO and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which, aside from Russia, Belarus, and Armenia, includes Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan as full members. In addition to the members of the CSTO, it includes observer status nations, and Serbia has been such since 2003. On …

Staff (2022-06-12). NATO concludes Baltic war games including five nations bordering Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyJune 12, 2022 NATO Baltic Sea military exercise concludes Touted as the largest-ever military drill in the Baltic Sea, NATO's Baltops 22 exercise wrapped up Sunday on the Swedish Island of Gotland with the participation of member and partner nations. Among the nations taking part were Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, …

Kyle Anzalone (2022-06-12). Turkey's Concerns About Finland and Sweden Joining NATO Are Legitimate: Stoltenberg. news.antiwar.com Objections from Turkey have stalled membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for Finland and Sweden. On Sunday, Sectary-General Jen Stoltenberg said Ankara's concerns about terrorism were legitimate. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Finland and Sweden support members of the Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK). Ankara claims the PKK is a terror group and has …

Fight Back (2022-06-12). Interview with William Camacaro on the Workers' Summit of the Americas. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed William Camacaro, one of the coordinators of the important Workers' Summit of the Americas which takes place on June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: How was this Workers' Summit of Las Americas started? | William Camacaro: I was in Venezuela last year with comrades and we said, "We have a possibility to organize a conference in Mexico." We used to organize an event in Tijuana in solidarity with Cuba against the blockade. That has not happened for six or seven years. Now is more important than ever because Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are under U.S. sanctions. So, we need to make…

Staff (2022-06-12). NATO trains Georgian special operations forces for combat readiness. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseJune 12, 2022 Representatives of the Special Operations Forces have completed the JCET exchange program Representatives of the Special Operations Forces of the Defense Forces conducted the final exercise within the framework of the Joint Joint Exchange Exercise (JCET) in Vashlijvari, at the base of the Special Operations Forces, where representatives of …

Staff (2022-06-12). NATO chief: Turkey has "legitimate concerns" in feud with Finland, Sweden, war against Kurds. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahJune 12, 2022 Turkey has legitimate security concerns: NATO chief Stoltenberg Security concerns raised by Turkey in its opposition to Finnish and Swedish NATO membership applications are legitimate, the Western military alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in Finland on Sunday. Stoltenberg, visiting Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, said it was important to note that no …

Staff (2022-06-12). Mundial de Voleibol de Playa: Díaz y Alayo le dan a Cuba su primera victoria. cubadebate.cu Los cubanos Díaz y Alayo le dieron a Cuba su primer éxito en el Campeonato Mundial de Voleibol de Playa y lograron un importante paso en pos de avanzar a la siguiente ronda del torneo. En cambio, la dupla de Leila y Lidy cayó nuevamente y ahora deberá apostarlo todo a su tercera presentación.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Asesinan a un líder sindical colombiano en el Valle del Cauca. telesurtv.net El asesinato de Julio Cesar Ojeda se suma al de otros tres líderes sociales esta semana en el Valle y el Cauca.

Silke Otsch, Boris Ginner (2022-06-12). Tax evasion and avoidance and Democracy at a tipping point. indybay.org The biggest losses from tax evasion and avoidance are caused by multinational corporations, followed by wealthy individuals. Sums in the triple-digit billions of up to one trillion. Euros are evaded annually in the EU. Of the global private wealth of around 160 trillion. US dollars, between 21-32 trillion US dollars are undeclared via tax havens…

____ (2022-06-12). China's Jilin Province to rev up ginseng industry. ecns.cn Northeast China's Jilin Province has released a guideline to bolster the ginseng industry, aiming to increase its total output value to 80 billion yuan (about 11.9 billion U.S.

Jason Ditz (2022-06-12). Syria Begins Work to Repair 'Sizeable Damage' to Airport After Israel Attack. news.antiwar.com Damascus International Airport remains closed after a major Israeli missile attack on Friday morning, and early repair work has begun with the nation assessing the extent of the damage. | It might take awhile, though specific estimates have not been made public, as officials Damage was also reported to the airport lobby and na…

Editor (2022-06-12). The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home (Part 2). scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Editor's note: This video is the second in a two-part series by Chris Hedges. Click In the conclusion of The Long Road Home, Chris Hedges looks at the numerous hurdles faced by prisoners released into society, the toll of reentry on their families, the importance of educational programs in restoring self-esteem an…

_____ (2022-06-12). Colombia: World Power Of Life Or Neo-Fascist Pillar? popularresistance.org We live at a historical crossroads, an era of civilizational crisis where life and death are at stake worldwide, a situation in which Colombia faces a deep dilemma. On May 29, 2022, around 21 million citizens voted in Colombia's national elections to elect its executive branch. The victory of the Historical Pact "Colombia Can" comes to the fore, an alignment of the new left with Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice-presidential formula. It is the first time that a left-wing coalition has triumphed in a presidential election in Colombia, adding 8.5 million votes, the largest number obtained in th…

Staff (2022-06-12). Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike: Severe health deterioration for Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan. samidoun.net Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan, Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention in Israeli occupation prisons, are continuing their hunger strikes for the 102nd and 67th days, respectively. They have been joined by four more Palestinian prisoners — Hani Bisharat, also jailed without charge or trial; Freedom Tunnel heroes Zakaria Zubaidi and Yaqoub …

Staff (2022-06-12). Solidarity against anti-Palestinian smear campaign targeting CUNY movement, Nerdeen Kiswani and Within Our Lifetime. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network stands in solidarity with Palestinian activist and law graduate Nerdeen Kiswani, Within Our Lifetime, and the movement for Palestinian liberation at the City University of New York (CUNY). Kiswani was elected by her graduating class as the student commencement speaker at her law school graduation, where she delivered a powerful …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-12). Democratizing the United Nations to Save the World. libya360.wordpress.com Sofía Clark "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including that of the human species itself, inexorably demands the existence of an independent and democratic world forum for a genuine and effective defense…

Susana Barria Barria (2022-06-12). World Trade Organization and Pandemic response: Time is up. peoplesdispatch.org At the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO taking place from 12-16 June, trade delegates are likely to pass a meaningless Covid-19 decision in an attempt to safeguard the organization's face after months of botched negotiations for a suspension of harmful trade rules on intellectual property…

_____ (2022-06-12). Model-based net-zero scenarios, including those of the IPCC, aren't worth the paper they are written on. popularresistance.org World-leading economists have blown a hole right through the middle of the main tool used to produce the net-zero scenarios embraced by climate policymakers. | In a new paper, Sir Nicholas Stern, Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz and Charlotte Taylor conclude that climate-energy-economy Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), which are the key tool in producing emission-reduction scenarios, "have very limited value in answering the two critical questions" of the speed and nature of emissions reductions and "fail to provide much in the way of useful guidance, either for the intensity of action, or for the policies th…

_____ (2022-06-12). France's New Ecologic And Social People's Union. popularresistance.org France is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday, June 12. The election for the 577-member National Assembly will be held in two stages. The first round on Sunday will be followed by a run-off round on June 19 in constituencies where it is necessary. The voting follows the presidential election in April when incumbent Emmanuel Macron won a lackluster victory. | One highlight of the presidential election was the strong showing by left-wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon who won close to 22% of the votes and ended up narrowly losing to the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen who contested against Macron in the s…

_____ (2022-06-12). Model-Based Net-Zero Scenarios Aren't Worth The Paper They're Written On. popularresistance.org In a new paper, Sir Nicholas Stern, Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz and Charlotte Taylor conclude that climate-energy-economy Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), which are the key tool in producing emission-reduction scenarios, "have very limited value in answering the two critical questions" of the speed and nature of emissions reductions and "fail to provide much in the way of useful guidance, either for the intensity of action, or for the policies that deliver the desired outcomes". The research paper is The economics of immense risk, urgent action and radical change: towards new approaches to the economics…

_____ (2022-06-12). New Documents: US-Trained Special Forces Involved In Drug Trafficking. popularresistance.org Tegucigalpa, Honduras – Members of the former Honduran elite police unit, the COBRAS, worked with the 'Los Grillos' criminal gang to steal drug money and shipments, according to newly released U.S. court documents. Los Grillos, together with the special forces police unit are involved in selling and stealing drugs "through police operations" and according to Honduran press reports, act as contract hitman. | The U.S. DEA document (see below) dated July 13, 2016, was recently filed in the case against Ludwig Criss Zelaya Romero, a convicted drug trafficker and former Honduran police officer. Zelaya Romero is appeal…

Allen Forrest (2022-06-12). Orwell Speaks from the Grave. dissidentvoice.org

Ramzy Baroud (2022-06-12). The End of Laissez-Faire: Russia's Attempt at Reshaping the World Economy. dissidentvoice.org Starting on May 31, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov embarked on a tour to Gulf Cooperation Council countries, where he visited Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, among others. Lavrov's main objective of these visits is to strengthen ties between Russia and GCC nations amid a global race for geopolitical dominance. The Middle East, especially …

Anonymous587 (2022-06-12). Economic Trends After Outbreak Of War. Is Recovery Possible? southfront.org SPIEF will be organized in an era of great change | Despite the increasing influence of the military agenda on the information background in the world, business still plays the main role. It is the monetary component that determines the agenda, contrary to emotions and political gestures. | It should be noted that a situation similar to the one in which Russia is currently trapped has been occurring periodically lately. Economic sanctions have become the m…

Dean Baker (2022-06-12). How Do We Get a Wage-Price Spiral When Wage Growth Is Slowing? cepr.net That's the question millions are asking, or hopefully at least the folks at the Fed making decisions on interest rates. Ostensibly, the Fed is concerned that the economy is too strong and that we are either on the edge, or already stuck in, the sort of wage-price spiral that led to double digit inflation back …

Staff (2022-06-12). President Maduro Sends Message of Solidarity to the People's Summit in Los Angeles. orinocotribune.com "Our voice has been there, as we said, the voice of the rebellious peoples of Our America, of Cuba, of Nicaragua, of Venezuela, there in the streets of Los Angeles," said the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, via a video message sent to the People's Summit for Democracy, held in Los Angeles, California. The People's Summit was a counter-event to the 9th Summit of the Americas, from which Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela had been excluded by the United States government. | President Maduro's message was broadcast during the closing ceremony of the People's Summit, on Friday, June 10. | President Maduro criti…

David Richards (2022-06-12). Towards a Leftist Psychotherapy. dissidentvoice.org Millions of Britons are suffering from stress-related mental disorders. The number of people with anxiety has been steadily rising for years. According to NHS statistics, more than six million people in the UK are taking antidepressants. There is an acceptance that wide-scale mental distress is an unavoidable part of modern life. The general response to …

Staff (2022-06-12). Former Deputy Guaidó Followed by the Violence He Sowed. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 11, 2022 ( Last week, in Zulia, during an event that far-right forces organized in a recently renovated sports…

Amarynth (2022-06-12). Japan's Looking At 10 Million Hikikomori. thesaker.is By Thorsten J. Pattberg for the Saker Blog The Island Nation of Japan Is The Cradle Of Hentai-Porn, Micro-Bento And Crazy Toilets. It Is Also The Motherlode Of Unspeakable Social…

JANET (2022-06-12). AFL-CIO convention must unconditionally support Puerto Rico's unions. iacenter.org June 9, 2022 This article is by a member of the construction trades and a member of the AFL-CIO. The 2022 convention of the AFL-CIO will be held in Philadelphia June 12-15. Every four years the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations meets in a convention to talk about its achievements and what must be accomplished in the near future. You will hear many speakers from the building trades, teachers unions, service workers, etc., in consonance when it comes to who they support politically, trade deals that affect them, infrastructure projects that they think are warranted and so on. What yo…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-12). The Lockdowns All Failed/ By Mike Yeadon and Paul Alexander. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

Staff (2022-06-12). Russia caves into Azerbaijan over Karabakh &#1 ; again. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PanArmenian.netJune 10, 2022 RIA Novosti removes Karabakh story after Azerbaijan blocks website RIA Novosti has removed an interview with Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) State Minister Artak Beglaryan after authorities in Azerbaijan blocked the news website. After the interview was published, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry declared that the interview with "separatist" motifs "overshadows Russia's efforts to establish peace, …

Staff (2022-06-12). Turkish army stands behind "friendly and fraternal" Azerbaijan and Libya &#1 ; DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azer Press AgencyJune 9, 2022 Turkish Army stands by Azerbaijan, Defence Minister says "Taking into account historical and cultural responsibility, Turkish army stands by fair issues of friendly and fraternal countries, especially Azerbaijan's and Libya's, said Turkish National Defence Minister Hulusi Akar…. According to him, the Turkish Armed Forces, ensures the security of the country's …

Scott Ritter (2022-06-12). US, China on Collision Course over Taiwan. orinocotribune.com By Scott Ritter &#1 ; Jun 6, 2022 | Chinese officials have made it clear that their "One China" policy regarding Taiwan is founded on a constitutionally mandated principle of so-called "peaceful reunification." War, Chinese officials say, is a measure of last resort, only to be employed to prevent the fact of Taiwan's secession from China, or when possibilities for peaceful reunification have been completely exhausted. But current US policies on Taiwan appear designed to push China to the brink, raising the prospect of armed conflict. | In 2005, China adopted legislation known as the "Anti-Secession Law," which…

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese defense minister reiterates China's resolute position on Taiwan question. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe has reiterated China's resolute position on the Taiwan question.

____ (2022-06-12). Xi congratulates Ta Kung Pao on its 120th anniversary. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a congratulatory letter to Ta Kung Pao, one of the oldest Chinese language newspapers based in Hong Kong, on the 120th anniversary of its founding.

Staff (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela refuerzan sus relaciones con un acuerdo de cooperación por 20 años. cubadebate.cu Los gobiernos de Irán y Venezuela firmaron este sábado un acuerdo de cooperación por 20 años en diversos ámbitos, durante una visita del presidente Nicolás Maduro a Teherán, en la que el mandatario venezolano se refirió a la "amistad indestructible" que crece entre los dos países.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-06-12). Canciller cubano cuestiona resultados de Cumbre de Las Américas. telesurtv.net "El Plan de Acción sobre Gobernabilidad Democrática adoptado en la Cumbre de Las Américas es desequilibrado y sesgado", aseveró Rodríguez Parrilla.

____ (2022-06-12). Two in three Americans expect inflation to get worse: poll. ecns.cn Despite the U.S. Federal Reserve hiking interest rates in hopes of taming the country's rampant inflation, 66 percent of Americans expect inflation to get worse in the coming year, a recent poll showed.

Cira Pascual Marquina (2022-06-12). Worker Control in a Capitalist Environment: Voices from Indorca (Part II). zcomm.org Despite many challenges, Indorca workers are showing that democratic self-management is a real possibility…

Jake Johnson (2022-06-12). 'It's War,' Says Amazon Labor Union After Company Fires Top Organizer. zcomm.org "Amazon fired our beloved Uncle Pat today!" said Christian Smalls, the union's president. "They retaliated against him for organizing."

TeleSUR, jcvm, JGN, JCM (2022-06-12). Conoce las peores formas de trabajo infantil. telesurtv.net Según la OIT, alrededor 160 millones de niños que trabajan en el mundo, es decir, uno de cada diez del total de la población infantil global.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Turkish Army Intervenes To End Clashes Among Its Proxies In Syria's Aleppo. southfront.org . | On June 12, clashes broke out between two Turkish-backed factions, the Mu'tasim Division and Ahrar al-Sharqiya, in the village of Ka'ibah in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the clashes started when a force from the Mu'tasim Division attempted to arrest a militant of Ahrar al-Sharqiya, who was accused of spying for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) as well as for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). However, some Syrian opposition activists sai…

Anthony Pahnke (2022-06-12). WTO Meeting Presents Opportunity to Challenge Corporate Control Over Food Supply. truthout.org The COVID-19 pandemic has made it painfully clear that our concentrated global food system is prone to breakdown and riddled with exploitation. | Look no further than to the fruit and vegetable farmers in

Sarah Anderson (2022-06-12). Amazon's CEO Pay Is More Than 6,000 Times That of the Company's Typical Worker. truthout.org A tight labor market created a rare moment of leverage for low-wage workers last year. But Corporate America took no great leap forward on pay equity. | A new Institute for Policy Studies report, The report zeroes in on compensation trends at the 300 publicly held U.S. corporations that reported the lowest median worker wages in 2020. At over a third of these firms — 106 in all — me…

BT (2022-06-12). Just how close is the US to breaking down into conflict? indybay.org With the first public hearing investigating the January 6 insurrection on Thursday, an important question has resurfaced: Just how close is the US to breaking down into conflict?>

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). Iran's exports to Oman rise by 126% in 1st two months. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — An Iranian diplomat in Muscat says that Iran's exports of goods to Oman in the first two months of 1401 reached $203 million, indicating a 126% increase compared to the same period last year.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Ayatolá Ali Jamenei se reúne con el presidente Nicolás Maduro. telesurtv.net En el encuentro, Jamenei señaló que Irán y Venezuela han logrado resistir fuertes presiones de la guerra híbrida de Estados Unidos.

____ (2022-06-12). Parl. to review Iran's NPT membership suspension. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The spokesman for Iran Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that lawmakers at Parliament will review suspension of membership in the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in the shortest time possible.

Staff (2022-06-12). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on June 12. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Mehr News agency takes a look at headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Sunday, June 12.

Staff (2022-06-12). Syrian army dispatches 2,000 troops to N country. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Local Syrian sources reported that the country's army has deployed about 2,000 troops to the Manbij region in Aleppo province.

Staff (2022-06-12). Grupo bipartidista de senadores logran un principio de acuerdo para mayor control de armas en Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Según un comunicado, el acuerdo de los 20 senadores -10 demócratas y 10 republicanos- incluye una revisión del proceso de compra de armas para los menores de 21 años y la extensión de las llamadas leyes de "alerta de peligro", ya vigentes en estados como California y Nueva York.

Paul Haeder (2022-06-12). Nigeria, Oh, Nigeria, Cry for me, Nigeria! dissidentvoice.org So, good friend, Madu, who I met decades ago, at UT-El Paso. He was coming through buildings where part-time English faculty had offices. That big smile, that large voice, and an open hand. He was working the used/discount book gig: going to colleges to get books from faculty and bookstores that might have been extra …

Staff (2022-06-12). OIC needs to pay attention to Islamophobia in India: Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on the OIC Secretary General to discuss Islamophobic actions in India.

_____ (2022-06-12). Venezuela And Iran Sign 20-year Cooperation Plan. popularresistance.org Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro took a historic trip to Iran and announced a 20-year cooperation agreement, pledging to more closely integrate the countries' economies and work together in a joint "anti-imperialist struggle for a better world, of international respect and peace, without hegemonies." | Maduro signed the pact with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 11. It was described by the Venezuelan and Iranian governments as a "partnership agreement" and "cooperation agreement." | The deal involves collaboration in science, technology, agriculture, oil and gas, petrochemicals, tourism, and…

Staff (2022-06-12). Un fallecido y ocho lesionados: Saldo preliminar de un accidente masivo en Cienfuegos. cubadebate.cu Un fallecido y ocho lesionados es el saldo preliminar de un accidente masivo ocurrido este sábado en las inmediaciones de la Loma de la Ventana, cerca del poblado de San Blas, en el macizo montañoso de Guamuhaya, en Cienfuegos. Los heridos fueron recibidos en la Unidad de Código Rojo del Hospital General Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima.

Staff (2022-06-12). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on June 12. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Sunday, June 12.

Staff (2022-06-12). US military convoy comes under attack in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Sunday reported that a military logistics convoy belonging to the army of the United States was targeted in Iraq.

Philip Hyland (2022-06-12). Video: Effort to Stop the Vaccine and Prosecute the Perpetrators. The Case of Lawyer Philip Hyland and the London Metropolitan Police Inquiry. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | Visit and follow us on Instagram at a | *** | "…

Staff (2022-06-12). Submitting resolution to IAEA BoG hasty, political behavior. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister told Secretary-General of the United Nations that the move taken by the United States and three European countries in submitting an anti-Iran resolution to IAEA BoG was a hasty and political behavior.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Pdte. Ortega pide ratificar ingreso de tropas rusas a Nicaragua. telesurtv.net El pedido del presidente Ortega será debatida en la sesión parlamentaria de la próxima semana.

Staff (2022-06-12). Sin control las carencias agobian más. cubadebate.cu Es tan sustancioso el negocio de vender, que cada día proliferan nuevos puntos de ventas como muestra fehaciente del incremento de las cosechas, pero los precios se mantienen por las nubes. El hecho de que en una cuadra coincidan dos carretilleros, por ejemplo, no implica la disminución del valor de cada vianda o fruta, porque todos pujan por agenciarse de grandes sumas de dinero sin miramiento alguno.

____ (2022-06-12). China sees growth in cloud infrastructure services expenditure. ecns.cn China continued to be the leading growth market for cloud infrastructure services expenditure in the first quarter of 2022, according to a report by the technology market research firm.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). Armed attack in Afghanistan MazƒÅr-i-Sharƒ´f leaves casualties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Media have reported on Sunday that several people were killed or wounded in an armed attack atMazƒÅr-i-Sharƒ´f airport in Afghanistan.

Staff (2022-06-12). Imam Reza Festival 'opportunity for promoting Razavi culture'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — International Imam Reza (AS) Festival is considered an opportunity for promoting Razavi culture, Iranian Minister of Culture Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili.

Staff (2022-06-12). Unión Eléctrica no descarta afectaciones al servicio por bajos niveles de reserva. cubadebate.cu Con este pronóstico, se estima para el horario pico una disponibilidad de 2537 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 450 MW, para una reserva de 87 MW, por lo que debido a los bajos niveles de reserva pudieran ocurrir afectaciones al servicio en este horario.

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran-Venezuela direct flights to start as of 18 June: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The direct flights between Tehran and Caracas will start on 18 June, the Iranian envoy to Caracas said, adding that no visa will be needed for traveling to the Latin American country.

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran to likely cancel visas for Russian merchants: dep. FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari said that the country will possibly cancel visas for the Russian businessmen in order to increase investment in the country.

PBS NewsHour; Common Cause (2022-06-12). Thursday 6/9: January 6th Hearings Day 1 (recording). indybay.org Online recording…

Staff (2022-06-12). Pinar del Río: Presentan estrategia para el proceso de transición parcial a la televisión digital terrestre. cubadebate.cu En Pinar del Rio se presentó este sábado la estrategia de implementación de la transición parcial a la TV digital, proceso que comienza en la provincia el 15 de junio por el Centro transmisor de TV-FM. Esto significa que cesan las transmisiones analógicas de los canales Educativo y Educativo 2 y se reorganizan los canales Cubavisión, Tele Rebelde y Multivisión.

Staff (2022-06-12). Martyr Khodaei successfully defended Islamic system. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi on Sunday said that Hassan Sayyad Khodaei – the IRGC member who was martyred – had successfully defended the Islamic system.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). 3 blasts across Afghanistan leave 11 killed or injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Simultaneous explosions on Sunday in Badakhshan, Kunduz and Kunar provinces in northern and eastern Afghanistan at least one Taliban militant and wounded 10 others, including six civilians.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). Knowledge-based firms achievements fair in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — An exhibition kicked off at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds which showcases the Iranian knowledge-based companies' products in the fields of veterinary and poultry as well as ground aquaculture farming.

The Canary (2022-06-12). Union challenging government's 'appalling' Rwanda policy hopeful it can stop first flight. thecanary.co A union challenging the government's controversial policy of deporting people to Rwanda said it hopes it can win an appeal to stop the first flight taking off this week. | "Appalling": | A High Court ruling on 10 June paved the way for a flight to the east African country to go ahead on 14 June. But an appeal against that decision is due to be heard on 13 June. The immigration policy has come in for criticism from various groups. And there are reports that the Prince of Wales privately described the move to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as "appalling". | The boss of the Public and Commercial Services unio…

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-12). Encuestadora da triunfo a Gustavo Petro de comicios en Colombia. telesurtv.net La encuesta que se efectuó entre el 5 y 10 de junio pone a Petro como ganador de los comicios, pese a los ataques que recibe constantemente.

TeleSUR- jaa, JCM (2022-06-12). Enfrentamientos armados causan confinamiento en Chocó, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y paz informó que aunque de momento ha cesado el fuego en la zona, helicópteros continuaban sobrevolando la región.

Staff (2022-06-12). Amir-Abdollahian calls for holding unifying Hajj congregation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has called for holding the successful holding of the annual Hajj congregation.

____ (2022-06-12). BRI offers massive opportunities for China-Britain cooperation, says experts. ecns.cn China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) offers massive opportunities for China-Britain cooperation in areas like business, climate change, personnel exchanges, education and tourism, experts said here during a three-day conference concluded on Friday.

____ (2022-06-12). China to build "gene bank" of ancient ceramics. ecns.cn China will establish a "gene bank" of ancient ceramics in east China's Jiangxi Province, based on data from nearly 20 million pieces of ceramics specimens accumulated in some 40 years, authorities announced Saturday.

____ (2022-06-12). Defense minister speaks about China's vision of regional order at 19th Shangri-La Dialogue. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Sunday delivered a speech on China's vision of regional order at the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela celebran entrega del tanquero Yoraco. telesurtv.net Venezuela ya había recibido un primer buque petrolero gigante tipo Aframax, con capacidad para transportar hasta 113 mil toneladas de petróleo.

Staff (2022-06-12). En la termoeléctrica de Felton no hay descanso. cubadebate.cu Hace tres meses las rutinas se han vuelto más complejas, desde que entró en reparación la Unidad 2 de la planta y ahora se organizan los preparativos para acometer un mantenimiento ligero en la Unidad 1, la de mayor potencia (260 Megawatts) con lo cual se alcanzaría una generación eléctrica más cercana a la capacidad instalada.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Israeli Security Agencies Foiled Iranian Plot To Attack Israelis In Turkey — Report. southfront.org Israeli security agencies had foiled an Iranian plot to carry out attacks on Israeli targets in Turkey, KAN News reported on June 12. | Security officials from Israel informed their Turkish counterparts of the plot and asked for their assistance to foil the attacks, which were reportedly planned by an Iranian network operating in Turkey. | KAN News did not reveal the nationality of the alleged Iranian agents were, their number, or if any of them were arrested by Turkish security f…

Staff (2022-06-12). La Tira de los Lectores: Mi foto con la bandera cubana. cubadebate.cu Vuelve La Tira de los Lectores, esta vez dedicada a la bandera cubana. Hace unos días lanzamos esta convocatoria y publicamos tus imágenes en nuestra página y redes sociales.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-06-12). Precio del galón de gasolina en EE.UU. alcanza cifra récord. telesurtv.net La Asociación Estadounidense del Automóvil develó que el promedio exacto para este viernes fue de 4,986 dólares por galón.

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran to employ leverage in face of West excessive demands: FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has pointed to the recent nuclear measures Iran took after the IAEA BoG resolution, stressing that Tehran will employ its capabilities in face of West's excessive demands.

The Canary (2022-06-12). Ambulance workers stage demo over increasing pressures as call-outs surge. thecanary.co Ambulance calls in England have increased by around six million in the past decade, according to new research. | NEW : GMB analysis shows ambulance callouts have almost doubled to 14 million a year since 2010 — GMB Union (@GMB_union) Pressure rising: | The GMB union said there were 7.9 million call-outs in the 2009/10 financial year, rising to 14 million in 2021/22. Ambulance workers are staging a demonstratio…

_____ (2022-06-12). Julian Assange Extradition Rulings Could Be Annulled, Say Legal Sources. popularresistance.org UK home office minister Priti Patel is expected to rule any day on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US to face espionage related charges. But legal sources now say that surveillance of Assange's lawyers may see the extradition case thrown out. | Meanwhile, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the UK government illegally spied on one of Assange's lawyers. | The Canary has previously listed a number of defence concerns that could be raised in court. These include Spain-based firm UC Global's surveillance of Assange's lawyers in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. | The…

Staff (2022-06-12). Ortega pide al Parlamento ratificar decreto que permite ejercicios militares conjuntos con Rusia. cubadebate.cu Daniel Ortega pidió al Parlamento que conceda el "trámite de urgencia" a su decreto presidencial para que sea ratificado cuanto antes. La iniciativa fue incluida para ser discutida y aprobada en la sesión del próximo martes, gracias a la mayoría parlamentaria. El pedido del mandatario centroamericano, además del personal militar, incluye naves y aeronaves extranjeras.

WNET PBS, PEN America, UNORTHODOX, more (2022-06-12). Thursday 6/16: Can I Laugh At That? Comedy Bridging Divides as We Laugh Through Our Tears. indybay.org Online event…

Staff (2022-06-12). Putin felicita a sus compatriotas por el Día de Rusia y pide mayor unidad nacional. cubadebate.cu "Quiero felicitar a todo los ciudadanos del país por el Día de Rusia, por un día festivo dedicado a nuestro país natal. Me siento orgulloso por su historia, tengo fe en su futuro", ha declarado el mandatario. Putin ha hecho referencia a la situación actual para "entender hoy lo importante que es para la patria, para nuestra sociedad, para la gente mantenerse unidos", ha añadido.

Divyanshu Singh (2022-06-12). The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order — Book review. moderndiplomacy.eu This book is quite helpful for comprehending China's foreign policy throughout the past four decades. China's strategy and progress as a global force, according to the author, may be divided into three periods: The period from 1989-2008 as "Blunting" The period from 2009-2016 as "Building" The period from 2017- till date as "Expansion" This is …

Contributing Writers (2022-06-12). Is China a Communist or a Capitalist Country?/By Prof Michel Chossudovsky. marktaliano.net China: Towards Capitalist Restoration. Michel Chossudovsky By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, May 08, 2022 Scroll down to download Michel Chossudovsky's book on China in pdf (free of charge) *** In 1981-82, based at the University of Hong Kong, Centre for Asian Studies (CAS), I started my research on the process of capitalist restoration in China. I took …

The Canary (2022-06-12). Unions slam proposal to let agency workers cover for striking staff. thecanary.co Unions have reacted with anger to planned legal changes to allow agency workers to fill in for striking staff. They've branded the government as "desperate to distract from its numerous failings". | The government devised the plan in response to rail strikes later in June because of disputes over pay, jobs, pensions and conditions. | The move would involve reversing a restriction which prevents employers from hiring agency workers to cover for striking staff. And it would apply to all sectors, according to the Sunday Telegraph. | Using agency workers to attempt to break rail strikes will risk passenger safety.

Samantha Michaels (2022-06-12). Denver Deployed Mental Health Workers Instead of Police—and Some Crimes Went Down. zcomm.org Plus, it saved money…

____ (2022-06-12). China's NEV sales soar in May as production resumes. ecns.cn Sales of China's new energy vehicles (NEVs) logged a sharp increase in May amid the country's efforts to resume car production and stabilize supply chains, data from an industry association showed.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Ministros de Defensa de China y Australia se reúnen en Singapur. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre los ministros de defensa supone el primer acercamiento de alto nivel entre ambos países tras más de dos años de tensiones.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Pandilleros en Haití toman por asalto Palacio de Justicia. telesurtv.net El comisario de Gobierno, Jacques Lafontant, reportó que supuestos miembros de la pandilla Cinco segundos, irrumpió en la sede judicial.

Staff (2022-06-12). 11 ISIL terrorists killed, detained in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Taliban Police Command in Takhar announced that 8 ISIL terrorists, including an ISIL key element, were killed in the city of Taleqan.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). ONU solicita protección a activistas de DD.HH. en Costa Rica. telesurtv.net Los líderes indígenas son perseguidos por sus pronunciamientos en contra de la explotación de su territorio.

____ (2022-06-12). Venezuela seeks Iranian know-how, technology: minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Venezuela's Agriculture and Land Minister said that his country seeks Iran's advanced know-how and technology in fields of producing fertilizers, biological pesticides, livestock probiotics, poultry and aquatic animals.

Kenny Stancil (2022-06-12). Biden Condemned Inside and Outside 'Summit of Exclusion'. zcomm.org "The United States has lost its moral authority," said one critic, "to convene a summit about the promotion of democracy and freedom."

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese ambassador: healthy, stable development of China-Australia ties beneficial to two peoples. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said here on Saturday that a healthy and stable development of the bilateral relations is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples.

Staff (2022-06-12). Iranian wrestlers rank 1st in Italian Cup. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers have ranked first in the Italian tournament held in Sassari City Matteo Pellicone Memorial, Italy.

Eric Zuesse (2022-06-12). U.S. Government Now Goads India to Invade China. moderndiplomacy.eu The United States Government is now actively backing the Indian Government's demand that China not build a bridge in China that would cross from one side to the other of a lake that is half in China and half in India. This bridge would be crossing a portion of that lake that's around 20 miles …

____ (2022-06-12). Five killed in ISIL terrorist attack in Sinai. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Local Egyptian sources on Saturday night reported that 5 members of the Egyptian army and tribes supporting it were killed in an attack by elements affiliated with ISIL terrorist group in the Sinai Peninsula.

____ (2022-06-12). China rebuts U.S. defense secretary's remarks on South China Sea, Taiwan. ecns.cn China strongly objected to remarks made by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday at the ongoing 19th Shangri-La Dialogue regarding the South China Sea and Taiwan, calling them unfounded declarations and false accusations against China.

____ (2022-06-12). Yemeni parl. condemns Saudi's repeated ceasefire violations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Yemeni parliament on Sunday condemned the extensive and repeated violation of UN-brokered ceasefire in the country by Saudi aggressor coalition.

____ (2022-06-12). Southeastern European countries call for acceleration of European integration. ecns.cn Leaders from southeastern European countries have called for the acceleration of the European integration process and voiced commitment to jointly enhance energy security, and address security issues and climate change.

_____ (2022-06-12). Fact Sheet: Incarcerated LGBTQ Adults And Youth. popularresistance.org This fact sheet examines the criminalization and over-incarceration of LGBTQ+ adults and youth. The LGBTQ+ population is comprised of people with non-heterosexual identities—those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and others—and people with non-cisgender identities—those who are trans and gender non-conforming. LGBTQ+ adults are incarcerated at three times the rate of the total adult population. LGBTQ+ youth's representation among the incarcerated population is double their share of the general population. | Approximately 124,000 adults self-identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual in U.S. prisons an…

____ (2022-06-12). Ancient water conservancy facilities discovered in central China. ecns.cn Archaeologists have found three large watercourses dating back to the Wei and Jin dynasties (220-420) in central China's Henan Province.

The Guardian Live (2022-06-12). Wednesday 7/6: What Could the End of Abortion Rights Mean for America and Globally. indybay.org Online event w/ Closed Captions…

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese mRNA-based COVID vaccines effective in preclinical trials. ecns.cn Two mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidates produced by Chinese manufacturer CanSino Biologics have proven effective in preclinical trials, suggesting the potential for human tests, according to a new study published in the journal Emerging Microbes &Infections.

____ (2022-06-12). (W.E. Talk) Democracy, diversity sources of division and polarization in U.S.: Yale professor. ecns.cn "Democracy and diversity that used to be true of America's great strengths, right now are in many ways sources of division and polarization," Amy Chua, Professor from Yale Law School, as well as the author of "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," said at the dialogue program "Cultural Relativity."

Staff (2022-06-12). øPirámide egipcia en Cuba? cubadebate.cu La única capilla réplica de una pirámide egipcia en Cuba se encuentra en la Necrópolis de Colón. En ella reposan los restos de José Francisco de Mata, director del Colegio de Arquitectos de 1902 a 1919.

Hamdan Khan (2022-06-12). Crumbling CBM Frameworks and the Risk of Inadvertent Escalation. moderndiplomacy.eu In 1962, the world witnessed the most precarious event in ages. The USA and USSR were engaged in a perilous standoff over the deployment of Soviet missiles in Cuba and a small error or miscalculation could have reverted humanity into the Stone Age. Auspiciously for humanity, the crisis de-escalated and begot the first Confidence Building …

Cronkite News Arizona PBS (2022-06-12). 'Open-air Prison' in southern Mexico traps thousands of Migrants. juancole.com By Taylor Stevens | Cronkite Borderlands Project &#1 ; ( Cronkite News ) &#1 ; TAPACHULA, MEXICO — The desperation here is palpable. It fills the stifling air as migrants line up in the hot sun outside the National Migration Institute in hopes of receiving an interview, their children close at hand and their visa applications tucked …

____ (2022-06-12). China's Xiamen to build 5G-powered telemedicine platform for eye diseases. ecns.cn Xiamen, a coastal city in east China's Fujian Province, will build a 5G-based telemedicine platform for eye diseases, as part of its efforts to promote smart medicine and health.

JANET (2022-06-12). Western colonizers imposed anti-gay laws throughout world — Lavender & Red, Part 112. iacenter.org By Leslie Feinberg June 10, 2022 The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ2S+ and socialist history, which appeared Sept. 27, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded for free at workers.org/books. Sodomy laws, imposed on India in 1861 by British colonizers, were still in force at the time of this 2013 protest. Wherever class-divided societies overturned matrilineal-communal groupings, laws began to punish sexualities, gender expressions and bodies that did not fit the new patriarchal f…

Staff (2022-06-12). Más de 450 protestas este sábado en Estados Unidos contra la violencia armada. cubadebate.cu Miles de personas salieron este sábado a las calles en cientos de protestas en Estados Unidos, con el objetivo de presionar a los legisladores para que tomen medidas contra la violencia armada a raíz de los recientes tiroteos masivos en Uvalde, Texas y Buffalo, Nueva York.

Jeremy Appel (2022-06-12). Starbucks Is Punishing Workers for Unionizing. zcomm.org The company has hit peak petulance just in time for more unionization bids…

San Francisco Intersection Shut Down (2022-06-12). America Believes in Right to Abortion, Demonstrators Take Graphic Message to the Streets. indybay.org Abortion rights activists said that it is high time to shut down streets to demand the preservation of Roe v. Wade. | Photos from a die-in in San Francisco on June 6 by Terry Scussel, ProBonoPhoto.org. Please credit the photographer.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). Maduro says Ayt. Khamenei's remarks gave him more strength. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Venezuelan president after yesterday meeting with the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that the Leader's comments gave him more power to continue the path towards peace and brotherhood.

Staff (2022-06-12). Biden says he has not yet decided on SA trip. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — US President Joe Biden said he had "not yet" decided if he will travel to Saudi Arabia, a week after he opened the door to a possible trip.

Staff (2022-06-12). See-off ceremony of Iranian Hajj pilgrims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — A see-off ceremony was held for the first group of Iranian Hajj pilgrims, who departed the country for Medina on Sunday morning.

Staff (2022-06-12). "The Sea" wins award at Madrid Intl. Independent Film Fest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian short film "The Sea" directed by Sahra Ramezanian has been awarded at Madrid International Independent Film Festival.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Turkey's Proxies Set Up Operations Room For Upcoming Offensive On Syrian Democratic Forces — Report. southfront.org . | Turkey's proxies in Syria had established a joint operations room to coordinate an upcoming offensive on the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the

TeleSUR -vp, NA, MER (2022-06-12). øQuién era la talentosa pianista venezolana Teresa Carreño. telesurtv.net Durante su carrera musical, llegó a conocer a grandes gigantes cultores de ese entonces como Ravel, Debussy, Gounod, Rossini, Brahms o Liszt.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Iran's Mahan Air Denies Links To Plane Seized In Argentina. southfront.org A Boeing 747 plane of Mahan Air. . Source: Wikimedia user (Amin Nouabahr). | On January 12, Iran's Mahan Air has denied its ownership of a Venezuelan-flagged cargo plane that was seized by Argentinian authorities a day earlier. | The plane, a Boeing 747, was seized by Argentinian civil aviation authorities immediately after arrival at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires. The plane's five-member crew was detained at the airport. | Argentina's Security Minister Fernandez Anibal to…

Paulo Cabral (2022-06-12). New report gives Brazil low scores on sustainability. america.cgtn.com Yale University's Environmental Performance Index's new report gives Brazil low marks on how well it cares for its environment. The country fared especially badly on recycling and greenhouse gas emissions.

Gene Grabiner (2022-06-12). The First Amendment Could Provide a Fresh Legal Approach to Defending Abortion. truthout.org Roe v. Wade was decided per a right to privacy based on the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, but there is another, perhaps at least equally compelling, way to look at the abortion issue — and that is through the lens of the establishment clause of the First Amendment. | The establishment clause first asserts freedom from state religion or theocracy. This is a consequence of our Enlightenment heritage opposition to feudal state-imposed religion. The establishment clause only secondarily asserts freedom of religion, setting it within the demarcations of constitutional rejection or denial of state rel…

Staff (2022-06-12). The American Conservative: El esfuerzo fallido de Washington por un consenso global anti-ruso. cubadebate.cu El enfoque abrasivo de EE. UU. pareció endurecer la determinación de esas naciones de permanecer neutrales con respecto a la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania. Sudáfrica y otros países del Sur Global también se quejaron en voz alta de la presión de mano dura de Estados Unidos y se negaron a cambiar sus posiciones.

____ (2022-06-12). One year on, Hainan FTP law secures wider opening-up. ecns.cn Since the implementation of the Hainan free trade port (FTP) law on June 10, 2021, Hainan has issued 17 related regulations, with the new law speeding up local legislation to guarantee better development and wider opening-up of the Hainan FTP.

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-12). Venezuela and Iran Sign Cooperation Plan for Next 20 Years. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his Iranian counterpart, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, presented the Iran-Venezuela bilateral cooperation plan for the next 20 years, which covers four fundamental areas. Maduro is in an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of an international tour. Iran is his third stop in the tour, after having visited Turkey and Algeria. | The two presidents issued a joint statement at the Saab Abad Palace, the seat of the Iranian presidency, in Tehran, and signed the Iran-Venezuela cooperation agreement that covers the energy sector (oil, gas, refinery and petrochemic…

____ (2022-06-12). Somalian army forces detain al-Shabaab terrorist chieftain. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Somalia's commando forces nabbed a cheiftain of al-Shabaab terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda on Sunday.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). Liberan a 38 personas secuestradas por una pandilla en Haití. telesurtv.net Se desconoce si se estableció algún acuerdo monetario o de otra índole para la liberación de los raptados.

Middle East Monitor (2022-06-12). Denying Palestine while Protecting Israel from Itself. juancole.com By Mohammad Makram Balawi | &#1 ; Many acts regarding Palestine are an enigma. Everything is convoluted, and you do not know who is killing who and for what reason; a "mad house" where nothing makes much sense. Others believe it is part of the nature of the Middle East, where everyone is used to killing …

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-12). Nicaragua saluda a pdte. Putin por aniversario del día de Rusia. telesurtv.net Ante el escenario de ataques por parte de EE.UU. contra la soberanía de los pueblos, Nicaragua ratificó su compromiso de solidificar los acuerdos de cooperación con Rusia.

Dr.Vo Xuan Vinh (2022-06-12). Vietnam Promotes ASEAN's Role in Resolving the South China Sea Dispute. moderndiplomacy.eu The year 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Vietnam was one of 117 countries signed the Convention on the first day. As a coastal state, Vietnam considers UNCLOS as an important legal document because it provides a comprehensive legal framework for …

WHO Watch Team (2022-06-12). Private monopolies hinder progress on public health: intellectual property at the 75th World Health Assembly. peoplesdispatch.org Obstruction by pharmaceutical companies from the Global North and misuse of monopoly privileges continue to slow down research into new vaccines and medicines, with disastrous effects for people's health in the Global South. Discussions at the 75th World Health Assembly did little to address this…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). Iran seeks to strengthen economy through interaction. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Economy Minister Ehsan Khanduzi attended the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) meeting in Egypt Sunday during which he said that the most important priority for the Iranian government is to strengthen the economy.

____ (2022-06-12). (W.E.Talk) Exclusive interview with the UAE ambassador to China. ecns.cn China and the UAE share similar development paths, concepts, and goals, which together provide some reference for developing countries to explore modernization independently.

____ (2022-06-12). China's logistics sector on the mend under gov't support. ecns.cn China's logistics sector, reeling from the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, is eyeing a stepped-up rebound as the government's supportive policies gradually take effect and more favorable policies follow.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-12). The Australian Labor Party and Julian Assange. zcomm.org Please Help ZNet Source: Green Left After having had a few lunches with then opposition leader Anthony Albanese, John Shipton felt reason to be confident. Albanese had promised Assange's father that he would do whatever he could, should he win office, to bring the matter to a close. Albanese

____ (2022-06-12). Hashd al-Sha'bi forces thwart ISIL attack in Iraq's Saladin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, forces managed to foil ISIL Takfiri terrorist groups' plan to carry out terrorist operations against civilians in Iraq's Saladin province.

Janos Marton (2022-06-12). Here's What the Criminal Justice Reform Movement Can Learn From Boudin's Loss. zcomm.org Chesa Boudin's loss was a setback, but the movement must keep growing stronger…

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese scientists' major discovery on potato genome sequence: Nature. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have mapped out high-quality genome sequences for 44 wild and cultivated potatoes and found a pivotal gene that makes potatoes the world's most important non-cereal food crop.

____ (2022-06-12). Cradle of Civilization: Shuanghuaishu Site. ecns.cn With an area of 1.17 million square meters, the Shuanghuaishu site is located on the south bank of the Yellow River in the township of Heluo, Gongyi city, Henan Province.

____ (2022-06-12). 15th Chinese Bridge-Chinese Proficiency Competition held in Fiji. ecns.cn The Fiji preliminary round of the 15th Chinese Bridge-Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign secondary school students was held successfully on Friday, with the participation of 10 student players from the Suva-based Yat Sen School.

____ (2022-06-12). Highlights of China's transportation development in past decade. ecns.cn During the past decade, China has made historic progress in transportation development, with an improved transport network, strengthened transport service capacity and deepened international cooperation.

Staff (2022-06-12). Saudi, China defense officials hold military talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Defense officials of Saudi Arabia defense officials on Sunday discussed the military relations between the two countries on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Juan Cole (2022-06-12). What did the President Know and When did He Know it? Trump's 7-Part Plan and the Insurrection. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; When the news of the burglary at the Democratic campaign headquarters in the Watergate building broke, it wasn't initially clear that President Tricky Dick Nixon had ordered it. (He did, twice. Yes.) So for those too young to remember that dreary scandal, the question of "What did the president know …

____ (2022-06-12). China prepares 360 mln yuan, expert teams to guide flood control work. ecns.cn The Chinese National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has dispatched four expert teams to the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and other places hit hard by continuous heavy rain to guide the flood prevention work and minimize possible losses.

____ (2022-06-12). China tops world in number of world natural heritage sites. ecns.cn China has the world's largest number of world natural heritage sites, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

____ (2022-06-12). U.S. official says conspiracy behind Capitol riot not over. ecns.cn The conspiracy behind the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021 still poses a threat to the U.S. democracy, a New Delhi-based Television news channel NDTV reported on Friday, citing a high-profile U.S.

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran's presence in international waters 'authoritative'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Referring to Iran's authoritative presence in international waters, the Commander of the Iranian Army Navy said that the Iranian Army Navy will definitely respond to anyone who disrupts security in these waters.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Rusia entrega pasaportes en ciudades ucranianas bajo su control. telesurtv.net Moscú entregó los primeros pasaportes a los habitantes de Jersón y Melitópol, en vísperas de la celebración del Día de Rusia.

____ (2022-06-12). Connectivity speeds up Macao's integration into Greater Bay Area. ecns.cn With simplified customs clearance procedures, the port, which was opened in September 2021 and operates round the clock, boasts automated channels inbound for passenger clearance services and automated channels outbound, with two staffed counters operating in each direction.

Staff (2022-06-12). Playoffs 2022: Campeón y subcampeón vigentes mantienen su invicto. cubadebate.cu Los Alazanes de Granma, campeones nacionales de la última campaña, y los Cocodrilos matanceros, subtitulares, salieron airosos en esta jornada de sábado para conservar sus invictos en las semifinales de esta Serie Nacional en su edición 61, ambos en peleados encuentros que se extendieron más allá de las nueve entradas.

____ (2022-06-12). Russian PM authorizes Russia's withdrawal from UNWTO. ecns.cn Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on Friday authorizing the country's withdrawal from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Staff (2022-06-12). El tiempo: Algunas lluvias en la mitad oriental. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá con poca nubosidad en occidente y centro, estará parcialmente nublado en oriente. En la tarde se nublará gran parte del país, con algunos chubascos, lluvias y tormentas eléctricas en localidades del interior y costa sur desde Camagàºey hasta Guantánamo. En el resto del archipiélago cubano las lluvias serán aisladas.

Melinda Tuhus (2022-06-12). "Almost Heaven" Appalachia IS Heaven Without a Fracked Gas Pipeline. commondreams.org Images from my 12-day Walk for Appalachia's Future…

Staff (2022-06-12). Casualidad y/o causalidad de un video viral. cubadebate.cu Poco después de concluir la Cumbre, el sistema de laboratotrios de guerra psicológica contra Cuba en las redes digitales, operado desde Estados Unidos, convierte en viral un video que culpa al gobierno cubano de los efectos del bloqueo en la vida de los habitantes de la Isla, acudiendo a algo tan sensible como el testimonio de una madre de tres hijos que, de manera muy emotiva, coloca en primer plano esas carencias sin aludir a la política estadounidense que busca provocarlas. y llama a "salir a la calle".

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Another British Mercenary Was Killed While Fighting With Kiev Forces. southfront.org Another British mercenary had been killed while fighting in the ranks of Kiev forces against the Russian military and its allies, the British media reported on June 12. | The mercenary, identified as former British soldier Jordan Gatley, was reportedly killed while fighting in the city of Severodonetsk, where Kiev forces have been attempting to push back the Russian military and its allies for a few weeks now. | In the recent days, the Russian military managed to capture most of Severodonetsk.

C-Span; Common Cause (2022-06-12). Monday 6/13: January 6th Hearings Day 2 (livestream). indybay.org Online via livestream…

Denis Rogatyuk (2022-06-12). Latin America: Between neoliberal extractivism and resource nationalism. greenleft.org.au Denis Rogatyuk reviews Latin American Extractivism, a compilation of articles analysing the political economy of resource nationalism and policies of natural resource extraction by left-wing and right-wing governments in the region.

Staff (2022-06-12). Cuba cierra jornada de sábado con 20 nuevos casos de Covid-19. cubadebate.cu En el día en Cuba para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 3 mil 897 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 20. El país acumula 13 millones 912 mil 468 muestras realizadas y 1 millón 105 mil 612 positivas. Del total de casos: 16 fueron contactos de casos confirmados; 4 con fuente de infección en el extranjero; 0 sin fuente de infección precisada.

Bhaskar Sunkara (2022-06-12). Socialism Is Supposed to Be a Working-Class Movement. Why Isn't It? zcomm.org Interview on the reasons for the progressive left's setbacks in winning power — and elections — in America…

Staff (2022-06-12). Zionist PM repeats claims on Iran's nuclear activities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett repeated his baseless remarks about Iran's peaceful nuclear activities and called the West to ramp up pressure against Iran's nuclear program.

Labor Video Project (2022-06-12). War On Public Education, Oakland OEA Teachers Speak Out On School Closures, Privatization. indybay.org Two teachers spoke out about Oakland public school closures, privatization, the Parker Elementary School occupation and the role of the OEA/CTA leadership in their struggle.

Alfin Febrian Basundoro (2022-06-12). Fostering Indonesia-Australia's Naval Industry Partnership. moderndiplomacy.eu During the "two plus two" meeting between Indonesian and Australian officials on September 10, 2021, the representative of both countries signed a joint statement regarding the deepening of bilateral relations. Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and Australian counterparts, then Defence Minister Peter Dutton, are committed to enhancing strategic cooperation on cybersecurity, anti-terrorism, and defence. Prabowo …

Lucrecia Franco (2022-06-12). British journalist and Brazilian expert missing in Amazon. america.cgtn.com British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian researcher Bruno Pereira disappeared in Brazil's Amazon. Supporters gathered in Copacabana beact to demand authorities intensify their search mission.

____ (2022-06-12). Transportation Network of Xiongan New Area. ecns.cn Xiongan New Area,as a national model of high-quality development, adheres to establish a diversified, convenient, green and smart public traffic system.

Staff (2022-06-12). Two explosions hit Afghanistan's Badakhshan, Kunduz. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Local Afghan sources reported two blasts in the country's provinces of Badakhshan and Kunduz.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela firman acuerdos de cooperación en varias materias. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ratificó que a partir del 18 de julio se abre el vuelo directo entre Caracas y Teherán.

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran warns PG countries about security ties with Zionists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander has issued a stark warning to some neighboring Arab states about giving Israel a foothold in the Persian Gulf.

Common Dreams staff (2022-06-12). Bipartisan Senate Deal on Guns Deemed 'Pathetically Weak'. commondreams.org "This bill is a joke! This makes it sound like mental health is the cause for gun violence. It's the fucking guns!"

Staff (2022-06-12). Arriba a Cuba nuevo donativo médico para realizar trasplante de ocho niños cubanos. cubadebate.cu El donativo llegó a la capital cubana en manos de representantes del proyecto Puentes de Amor, que encabeza el cubanoamericano Carlos Lazo, y que reúne a emigrados de la isla residentes en la nación norteña, y la estadounidense Medea Benjamín, líder de la organización Code Pink, acompañados de otros representantes de ambas agrupaciones.

Norcalintcom (2022-06-12). Saturday 6/11: Northern California Communist Bulletin Group Public Meeting. indybay.org The Long Haul Bookshop, 3124 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran defeats Australia at men's VNL 2022. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Iran defeated Australia in the 2022 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Brasilia, Brazil early Sunday.

César Chelala (2022-06-12). The Haitian People Deserve Better. commondreams.org Human Rights Watch has denounced the deportation of Haitians back to Haiti by the U.S. and other countries.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Israel's Chief Of Staff Makes Chilling Threats To Lebanon, Talks About 'Big Strikes'. southfront.org The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi speaking at Israel's first National Conference on the Home Front on June 12. Source: the IDF. | The Israeli military's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi made a series of chilling threats to Lebanon while talking at Israel's first National Conference on the Home Front on June 12. | In his speech, Kochavi detailed the Israeli military's strategy for responding to an attack that Hezbollah could launch from Lebanon."We will d…

Janaka Biyanwila (2022-06-12). Eyewitness from Sri Lanka: Popular protest, state repression and trade union solidarity. greenleft.org.au Despite ongoing protests, shortages, 40% inflation and a historic debt default, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he will finish his term. His statement comes amid a wave of mass arrests of peaceful protestors, reports Janaka Biyanwila.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). China afirma que defenderá a toda costa su soberanía sobre Taiwán. telesurtv.net El ministro de Defensa chino se reunió con su colega estadounidense, Lloyd Austin, en el marco del XIX Diálogo Shangri-La, en Singapur.

Common Dreams Staff (2022-06-12). At March for Our Lives, A Call for a Nationwide Strike of Schools. zcomm.org "Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job"

____ (2022-06-12). 20 Chinese cultural sites you cannot miss. ecns.cn China's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day falls on June 11 this year.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). Indígenas anuncian protestas por crisis económica en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Conaie, Leonidas Iza, expresó que las protestas serán por tiempo indefinido.

Staff (2022-06-12). Al Mayadeen ratifica su compromiso con la realidad cubana en su décimo aniversario. cubadebate.cu El presidente del Consejo de Dirección de la red informativa Al Mayadeen, Ghassan Ben Jeddou, ratificó este domingo en Beirut el compromiso con la verdad del pueblo de Cuba frente a la injusticia, la subversión y el bloqueo de Estados Unidos.

____ (2022-06-12). Raeisi stresses need for supporting knowledge-based firms. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi emphasized the need for serious planning in line with developing export of knowledge-based products.

Staff (2022-06-12). Cristiano Ronaldo gana batalla legal por presunta violación en 2009. cubadebate.cu La jueza federal Jennifer Dorsey desestimó la demanda como sanción al abogado de la mujer, Leslie Mark Stovall, por actuar "de mala fe" y usar documentos confidenciales "robados", hechos que según la jueza contaminaban irremediablemente el caso.

John Nichols (2022-06-12). Call Jan. 6 What It Was: An Explicit Attempt to Stage a Coup. commondreams.org 'Kudos to Chairman Thompson for calling it a coup'

William rivers Pitt (2022-06-12). Jan. 6 Hearings Offer Evidence of "Culmination of an Attempted Coup" zcomm.org "January 6th was the culmination of an attempted coup."

Staff (2022-06-12). VIDEO: Fire breaks out in Restaurant in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Local Iraqi sources on Sunday afternoon reported that a huge fire broke out in a restaurant located in the country's capital.

Common Dreams staff (2022-06-12). 'Bipartisan' Senate Deal on Guns Deemed "Pathetically Weak" commondreams.org "This bill is a joke! This makes it sound like mental health is the cause for gun violence. It's the fucking guns!"

Tridivesh Singh Maini (2022-06-12). India-Pakistan economic relationship will help the region in unlocking its economic potential. moderndiplomacy.eu One of Pakistan's top business tycoons Mian Muhammad Mansha, during the course of a television interview, said that Pakistan needs to take decisive and tough steps to resolve its current economic crisis. Said Mansha: "The government must play on the front foot; business as usual cannot work any longer. These measures are imperative to change …

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Autoridades mexicanas disuelven nueva caravana migratoria. telesurtv.net El INM concedió visas humanitarias y formas migratorias que permiten a los migrantes el libre tránsito en el país por un período de entre 30 y 180 días.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). Pdte. palestino considera insostenible situación de su pueblo. telesurtv.net El mandatario palestino criticó la ineficiencia de organismos internacionales de la ONU para detener las agresiones a su pueblo.

Staff (2022-06-12). Ingeniero de Google es suspendido por la compañía tras asegurar que un sistema de inteligencia artifical tiene conciencia. cubadebate.cu Tras varias conversaciones con LaMDA, Blake Lemoine llegó a la conclusión que la IA tenía sensaciones o impresiones propias. "Si no supiera exactamente lo que es, que es este programa informático que hemos construido recientemente, pensaría que es un niño de 7 u 8 años que resulta que sabe física", indicó el ingeniero.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Al menos nueve muertos en Siria tras explosión de mina terrestre. telesurtv.net Dicha mina fue dejada por organizaciones terroristas, que solían gobernar la ciudad de Deir Adas en la parte rural norte de Daraa.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Avanzan elecciones legislativas en Francia bajo una alta abstención. telesurtv.net En estos comicios se espera una batalla entre el bloque de Macron, y la coalición de izquierdas liderada por Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-11). Ukrainian Army Shelling of Donbass: A Day in Hell Without End/ By Christelle Néant. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: Ukrainian Army Shelling of Donbass: A Day in Hell Without End — INTERNATIONALIST 360 ∞ (wordpress.com) For several days, the Ukrainian army has been intensively shelling several towns in Donbass (Donetsk, Gorlovka, Makeyevka, Stakhanov) in the middle of the day, causing numerous victims among civilians. On 4 June 2022, Donetsk was heavily shelled. …

_____ (2022-06-11). Turkey is Changing its Opinion on the Events in Ukraine. journal-neo.org The "collective West" and many NATO countries have finally begun to receive objective information on the goals and results of Russia's special military operation to denazify Ukraine. Instead of openly Russophobic coverage of these events by representatives of the current military-political elite of the EU and NATO and, above all, the United States, the true …

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-06-11). Ukraine Volunteer Fighter and US Citizen Craig Lang Armed by Colombia to Overthrow Venezuela's Gov't, FBI Source Says. orinocotribune.com Craig Lang, a US Army veteran accused by US authorities of carrying out murders on American soil as well as torture and other war crimes in Ukraine, allegedly joined a band of insurgents armed by the Colombian police to overthrow the Venezuelan government. | An FBI affidavit against Lang states that he was in Colombia with an Army pal when the country's national police provided him with weapons to attack Venezuela. | Lang's history tracks closely with that of Paul Gray, a fellow US military veteran and white nationalist also fighting in Ukraine. According to new revelations by a former compatriot of US-backed Ven…

Amarynth (2022-06-11). Open Thread for today (plus comments). thesaker.is For Ukraine issues, we can still use the latest sitrep here. Please use this as open thread for all other issues pertinent to the Saker Blog. A few latest happenings…

Richard Horton (2022-06-11). [Comment] Offline: Why science is not enough. thelancet.com "Listen to the science." The distinguished climate scientist, Thomas Stocker, was speaking at the Science7 Dialogue Forum in Berlin, Germany, on . The occasion was the publication of statements from the science academies of G7 nations on antiviral drugs for pandemic preparedness, decarbonisation, oceans and the cryosphere, and One Health. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022, the G7 has assumed greater political importance as a forum for influencing global affairs. The G20 has been paralysed by Russia's promise to attend its meeting in Bali, Indonesia, later this year.

Susan Jaffe (2022-06-11). [World Report] US infant formula crisis increases scrutiny of the FDA. thelancet.com Both Republican and Democrat legislators have called for changes following a shortage of breastmilk substitute. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.

Guest author (2022-06-11). Capitalism and baby formula. workers.org The following article was posted on Black Agenda Report on May 25. The baby formula shortage is not a glitch in the system. It actually exemplifies everything that goes wrong when the profit motive rules. Capitalism can't ensure a food supply or anything else that humans need. "Socialism doesn't work" . . . |

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2022-06-11). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Colorado Bans Fracking "Forever Chemicals" levernews.com Good things are happening! The Colorado legislature banned dangerous so-called "forever chemicals" used in fossil fuel mining, Starbucks workers in thirteen states voted to unionize, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is cracking down on employers that put their workers in debt, New York's legislature finally reined in crypto mining, and socialists in France are on the cusp of a big comeback.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, exclusively for supporting subscribers below.

Lyn Neeley (2022-06-11). Mass opposition to Biden's Summit gains momentum. workers.org President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas is being boycotted by most countries in the Western hemisphere, and it is opposed by two large coalitions protesting Biden's refusal to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to this year's event. ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America), a coalition of . . . |

Jim McMahan (2022-06-11). Museum workers hop on the union train. workers.org Seattle About 65 internal security guards in the wealthy Seattle Art Museum (SAM) just became the SAM VSO Union! VSO stands for Visitor Service Officers. The year-long organizing drive was victorious with 34-to-4 votes in the National Labor Relations Board election. The election covered workers at both the downtown Seattle . . . |

Amarynth (2022-06-11). Pitchforks soon in Europe? thesaker.is by Jorge Vilches for the Saker Blog Dear Europeans For your own children ¥s sake — on my knees and with my saddened eyes humbly looking downwards — I beg of…

Betsey Piette (2022-06-11). Philly Pride 2022: Smash racism, transphobia and police brutality! workers.org Philadelphia Center City Philadelphia was awash with rainbow flags, as a sea of people turned out to celebrate the city's 50th Pride march on June 5. This year's event, with new organizers PHL Pride Collective and the Philly Dyke March, will go down as one of the most diverse events . . . |

Siquan Shen, Qingyu Shi, Fupin Hu (2022-06-11). [Clinical Picture] The changing face of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase: in-vivo mutation in patient with chest infection. thelancet.com A 52-year-old woman with a 10-day history of a fever and who had, for the past 4 days, an impaired level of consciousness attended our hospital.

Elizabeth O'Brien, Miriam Rich (2022-06-11). [Perspectives] Obstetric violence in historical perspective. thelancet.com Although improvements in perinatal care have helped save many lives worldwide, reproductive health inequities remain rife. Racial, geographical, and class-based disparities shape divergent maternal and infant health outcomes, as well as unequal access to vital forms of health care such as abortion. Present-day reproductive injustices are contextualised by many factors, including the under-recognised history of obstetric violence. Obstetric violence refers to harm inflicted during or in relation to pregnancy, childbearing, and…

Mónica Peralta Ramos (2022-06-11). Hacia un nuevo orden global. globalizacion.ca Desde la caída de Mariupol bajo control ruso, el avance militar de Rusia complica los objetivos de la política norteamericana y contradice al relato central de la guerra informativa. En un hecho poco frecuente y de gran importancia, el Presidente…

Manish Patel, Minal Patel (2022-06-11). [Comment] Increasing children's global access to COVID-19 vaccines. thelancet.com Expanding COVID-19 vaccination to children is an issue for parents and decision makers worldwide. Among nine vaccines with WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL), only two are authorised for children: Pfizer-BioNTech's BNT162b2 and Moderna's mRNA-1273.1 The WHO EUL is required for vaccines purchased through the COVAX mechanism, but other vaccines without EUL for paediatric use, such as BBIBP-CorV (SinoPharm), CoronaVac (SinoVac), and Covaxin (Bharat Biotech), are used in children with local approvals.2 Because of lower rates of severe COVID-19 in children than in older adults, and inequities in vaccine supply, the WHO S…

Ferry Biedermann (2022-06-11). [World Report] Waiting for France's turn towards preventive health care. thelancet.com Health has been designated a priority by the French government, with an emphasis on disease prevention. Ferry Biedermann reports.

Hui-Lee Wong, Mao Hu, Cindy Ke Zhou, Patricia C Lloyd, Kandace L Amend, Daniel C Beachler, Alex Secora, Cheryl N McMahill-Walraven, Yun Lu, Yue Wu, Rachel P Ogilvie, Christian Reich, Djeneba Audrey Djibo, Zhiruo Wan, John D Seeger, Sandia Akhtar, Yixin Jiao, Yoganand Chillarige, Rose Do, John Hornberger, Joyce Obidi, Richard Forshee, Azadeh Shoaibi, Steven A Anderson (2022-06-11). [Articles] Risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after the COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in the USA: a cohort study in claims databases. thelancet.com An increased risk of myocarditis or pericarditis was observed after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and was highest in men aged 18—25 years after a second dose of the vaccine. However, the incidence was rare. These results do not indicate a statistically significant risk difference between mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2, but it should not be ruled out that a difference might exist. Our study results, along with the benefit—risk profile, continue to support vaccination using either of the two mRNA vaccines.

Benjamin Barber (2022-06-11). The Movement to Restore Ex-Felons' Voting Rights is Now Focusing on the States. commondreams.org Felony disenfranchisement laws are rooted in the Jim Crow era and were implemented to suppress Black electoral power…

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan (2022-06-11). The Nation Is Bleeding From Gunshot Wounds. commondreams.org The Senate—with so many of its members in thrall to and funded by the gun lobby—will only posture, pray, hold a moment or two of silence—and then do virtually nothing.

Anand Naidoo (2022-06-11). The Heat: Shangri-La Dialogue opens in Singapore. america.cgtn.com Calls for greater cooperation in Singapore, as Chinese and U.S. defense officials meet on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue.

Anders Husby, Lars Kà∏ber (2022-06-11). [Comment] COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and myocarditis or pericarditis. thelancet.com In April, 2021, international news media first reported rare cases of young men in Israel who had developed myocarditis shortly after vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.1 Since then, many observational studies from Asia,2 Europe,3—5 the Middle East,6,7 and North America8,9 have found COVID-19 mRNA vaccination to be associated with a short-term increased risk of myocarditis. Furthermore, this association has been established using multiple types of analysis, including comparisons of observed-to-expected rates,6,8,9 case-control studies,2 self-controlled cases series,3,4 and…

Frank Lobbezoo, Ghizlane Aarab, Merel C Verhoeff, Catherine M C Volgenant (2022-06-11). [Correspondence] The value of oral care in dying and death. thelancet.com The focus on dying and death has been revived. The Lancet Commission on the value of death states that dying and death should be recognised as normal and, especially, meaningful: there is no life without death.1 To this end, end-of-life care ought to be available to all, with a shift in health-care focus from disease to person, from longevity to wellbeing, and from institutions to communities.1 The Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief Study Group recommended that all medical professionals ought to have general competencies in palliative care.

Grace Li, Federica Cappuccini, Natalie G Marchevsky, Parvinder K Aley, Robert Aley, Rachel Anslow, Sagida Bibi, Katrina Cathie, Elizabeth Clutterbuck, Saul N Faust, Shuo Feng, Paul T Heath, Simon Kerridge, Alice Lelliott, Yama Mujadidi, Khuen Foong Ng, Sarah Rhead, Hannah Roberts, Hannah Robinson, Marion R Roderick, Nisha Singh, David Smith, Matthew D Snape, Rinn Song, Karly Tang, Andy Yao, Xinxue Liu, Teresa Lambe, Andrew J Pollard, the COV006 study team (2022-06-11). [Articles] Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in children aged 6—17 years: a preliminary report of COV006, a phase 2 single-blind, randomised, controlled trial. thelancet.com ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 is well tolerated and immunogenic in children aged 6—17 years, inducing concentrations of antibody that are similar to those associated with high efficacy in phase 3 studies in adults. No safety concerns were raised in this trial.

Andrew Robinson (2022-06-11). [Perspectives] Excavating and deciphering Tutankhamun. thelancet.com A tantalising monochrome photograph of Tutankhamun's burial chamber in Egypt's Valley of the Kings compels attention in Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive. This exhibition and accompanying book revitalise the legendary 1920s archaeological discovery, using original excavation documents archived at the UK's University of Oxford. The image shows ancient doors engraved with hieroglyphs still shuttered by a coiled rope linking two metal hoops with the seal of the royal necropolis: a jackal perched over nine bound enemies.

Juan J. Paz y Miño Cepeda (2022-06-11). China y Rusia ø'Amenazas' para América Latina? globalizacion.ca En contrapartida a la visión estadounidense, en América Latina cada vez se vuelve más difícil considerar que Rusia y China sean "amenazas". La Universidad George Washington, fundada en 1821, es una de las más prestigiosas del mundo y reconocida por…

Common Dreams staff (2022-06-11). Sanders and Gillibrand Call on Amazon to Recognize Historic Union Victory. commondreams.org "It is time for Amazon to end its blatant disregard of labor law and treat workers with the respect and dignity they deserve."

Hélio Angotti Neto (2022-06-11). [Correspondence] The hijacking of science and truth by political conflict. thelancet.com Luis L C Correia and colleagues 1 filled their Correspondence with malicious and false information. Although they claimed to have no competing interests, at least two of them were directly involved in the approval of the recommendations proposed in the Brazilian guideline for COVID-19 outpatient treatment (which would only become guidelines if approved by the Brazilian National Secretary of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Strategic Products in Healthcare). These recommendations were disapproved because of too many inconsistencies, including meta-analyses with low statistical power.

Jane E Hirst, Nicole Votruba, Ian M Bennett, J Jaime Miranda, Pallab K Maulik (2022-06-11). [Correspondence] Opportunities for women's health in the first postnatal year. thelancet.com The Lancet Commission on depression by Helen Herrman and colleagues1 highlights the importance of life stages for depression, the first of which is the perinatal period, defined as pregnancy and the first 6 weeks after birth. However, the Commission's recommendations miss the crucial importance of the first postnatal year and the need for specific research and policy actions.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-11). She's EXPOSING the truth in China, and they're furious/ Redacted Conversation with Vanessa Beeley. marktaliano.net READ MORE: "Admission Against Interest": The West Supports Uighurs To Destabilize/Destroy China. Is China a Communist or a Capitalist Country? &#1 ; Global ResearchGlobal Research &#1 ; Centre for Research on Globalization…

Bruce E Sands, Peter M Irving, Timothy Hoops, James L Izanec, Long-Long Gao, Christopher Gasink, Andrew Greenspan, Matthieu Allez, Silvio Danese, Stephen B Hanauer, Vipul Jairath, Tanja Kuehbacher, James D Lewis, Edward V Loftus, Emese Mihaly, Remo Panaccione, Ellen Scherl, Oksana B Shchukina, William J Sandborn, SEAVUE Study Group (2022-06-11). [Articles] Ustekinumab versus adalimumab for induction and maintenance therapy in biologic-naive patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, phase 3b trial. thelancet.com Both ustekinumab and adalimumab monotherapies were highly effective in this population of biologic-naive patients, with no difference in the primary outcome between the drugs.

Fernando De la Cuadra (2022-06-11). Hambre y miseria azotan a Brasil en un año electoral. globalizacion.ca En este artículo el autor muestra las diferencias existentes entre los gobiernos del PT y de Bolsonaro en materia de lucha contra el hambre y sostiene que, el futuro gobierno de Lula tendra que realizara un enorme esfuerzo para sacar…

Henrique Lopes, John Middleton, Oliver Razum (2022-06-11). [Correspondence] Preparing for what we abhor: an obligation of public health professionals. thelancet.com The current war in Europe has increased the threats to population health, including the possible use of atomic and chemical weapons. We are entering the reality of nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare.

Geoff Watts (2022-06-11). [Obituary] Arthur Dale Riggs. thelancet.com Biochemist who developed synthetic human insulin. He was born in Modesto, CA, USA, on Aug 8, 1939 and died of lymphoma in Duarte, CA, USA, on March 23, 2022 aged 82 years.

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