(2022-07-19). Europe Facing Major Economic Crisis from Sanctions Campaign Against Russia. news.antiwar.com The US-led sanctions campaign against Russia has done nothing to stop the war in Ukraine or hurt Vladimir Putin, but the toll continues to mount on Western economies and there are The euro has reached a 20-year low against the dollar, inflation is at a record-high 8.6%, and economists are predicting a recession if the EU is cut off from Russian gas. Russia has already stopped supplying some EU members for their refusal to pay in rubles…
(2022-07-19). U.S. military biological activities warrant closest attention: Lavrov. ecns.cn In an article published on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for closest attention to the Pentagon's military biological activities around the world.
(2022-07-19). Major events expected in Russian-Iranian relations soon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) — Russia and Iran are actively developing bilateral cooperation and major events are expected to take place in their relations, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said.
(2022-07-18). UN chief calls for bold, coordinated responses to global food crisis. ecns.cn United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for bold and coordinated responses to slove the ongoing global food crisis."ÄÄ"ÄÄ…
(2022-07-19). UN report confirms Ukrainians' use of civilians as "human shields" wsws.org The report from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights exposes the lies of the Ukrainian government.
(2022-07-19). Senator Sanders rediscovers his faux outrage. wsws.org In his appearances on the Dean Obeidallah Show Friday and on ABC News This Week Sunday, the Vermont senator sought to cover up the right-wing policies of the Biden administration with a demagogic attack on Senator Joe Manchin.
(2022-07-19). Two trillion dollars for war versus a hundred billion to save the planet. greenleft.org.au As the climate crisis deepens, rich states refuse to seriously fund climate adaptation and have reneged on agreements such as the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, while spending trillions on militarisation and war, writes Murad Qureshi.
(2022-07-19). Russia seeking oil payments from India in dirhams – sources, document. tribune.com.pk 
Russia is seeking payment in United Arab Emirates dirhams for oil exports to some Indian customers, three sources said and a document showed, as Moscow moves away from the U.S. dollar to insulate itself from the effects of Western sanctions. | Russia has been hit by a slew of sanctions from the United States and its allies over its invasion of Ukraine in late February, which it terms a "special military operation". | An invoice seen by Reuters shows the bill for supplying oil to one refiner is calculated in dollars while payment is requested in dirhams. | Russian oil major Rosneft is pushing crude through trad…
(2022-07-19). Zelensky dismisses head of secret service, state prosecutor general. wsws.org The purge of top officials from two agencies that are central to the war effort points to a severe crisis in the Zelensky government and intense conflicts within the ruling class and state.
(2022-07-19). Behind the purges in the Ukrainian state. wsws.org The sudden dismissal by Zelensky of the head of Ukraine's Security Services and the chief prosecutor amid the opening of treason investigations into 651 state officials clearly indicates a major crisis within the regime.
(2022-07-19). For the CIA, It's Better to Assassinate 'Insurgent' Leaders Than Jail Them: Report. orinocotribune.com Today, on Nelson Mandela day, WikiLeaks Capturing a HVTs is not necessarily a desirable option, from the CIA's perspective. Based on the CIA-assisted capture of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress (ANC) leader's 27-year sentence, which he served in an apartheid prison, the report concludes that "Leader capture can have limited psychological impact on a g…
(2022-07-19). Why the U.S. failed to control COVID-19: incompetence, class violence, deception, and lies. mronline.org 
The United States (together with its Western allies) always tries to tell China what to do in managing COVID-19 outbreaks, and since the whole city of Shanghai was under lockdown, the U.S. media seems to have even more reasons to criticize China's anti-virus policy.
(2022-07-19). Biden's Colossal Failure in the Middle East: How the U.S. Position Is Weakening in Global Politics. liberationnews.org Biden just landed from a multi-day tour in the Middle East where he spectacularly failed at his goals, including bringing more Arab countries into an alliance with Israel and bringing the price of oil down.
(2022-07-19). Your guide to the James Webb telescope and its wondrous images. peoplesdispatch.org The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were released last week. What is all the excitement about? Why should we care? Here's the answer to questions we all have…
(2022-07-19). Breaking the map with the machete's edge: the internationalism of the landless. peoplesdispatch.org "Internationalism is not for us charity, nor is it propaganda. It is a principle, and all the practical actions of the MST are framed in it." Joà£o Pedro Stedile talks about the multiple streams of struggle and solidarity that inspire and shape the largest social movement in Latin America…
(2022-07-19). Rights groups and trade unions protest UK government's Rwanda deportation policy. peoplesdispatch.org Despite…
(2022-07-19). Daily Round-up | Tribal clashes in Sudan result in 65 deaths & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of tribal clashes in Sudan, protests in Panama, agitations in UK against deportations in Rwanda, and the heat wave in Europe…
(2022-07-18). U.S. is acting like mafia boss and the world knows it: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn wantonly attacks China's Xinjiang policy, tramples on international law and basic norms in international relations and lacks factual basis. It is nothing more than a repetition of US's lies on Xinjiang-related issues.
(2022-07-19). Somaliland suspends BBC for lacking neutrality. plusnews.ug 
Somaliland announced on Tuesday that it had suspended BBC news broadcasts in the country after the media corporation's alleged failure to recognize the break-away region's 30-year long independence and to stay neutral between Somali speaking communities in the Horn of Africa. In a press conference held in the Capital Hargeisa, Somaliland Minister of Information, Saleban …
(2022-07-19). At least 13 killed in Ecuador prison riot. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) — At least 13 inmates were killed and another two injured in a prison riot on Monday in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo following a fight among inmates in the prison.
(2022-07-19). Australian hospitals in meltdown as governments allow COVID to take off. wsws.org Masks, contact-tracing and testing have all been finished with, or severely undermined, meaning that the current surge will be worse than any previous wave.
(2022-07-19). Washington threatens Tehran, Moscow with more sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) — Threatening Iran and Russia to face more sanctions in case of any transaction of drone technology, the US State Department spokesman said that Washington will continue to watch very closely.
(2022-07-19). Venezuela condemns US coup plots as Bolton doubles down. greenleft.org.au The Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously condemned recent comments by former US National Security Advisor John Bolton boasting about his involvement in coup plots against the government of Nicolás Maduro, reports José Luis Granados Ceja.
(2022-07-19). Overthrowing foreign governments is deep in bones of how U.S. conducts its foreign policy. ecns.cn Leading US politicians trumpet the so-called "rules-based international order" for one purpose: to ensure that the US can easily interfere in other countries' affairs and overthrow their governments at its own will. This is exactly the kind of "rules" and "order" that people like Bolton want absolutely to defend. The people of the world, however, will not let them.‚ÄÇ…
(2022-07-19). Unhoused, Undercounted and Underserved. indybay.org This is one article in a series in the Fresno based Community Alliance newspaper. The theme is to Follow the Money. This article will appear in the August 2022 issue of the paper.
(2022-07-19). UK declares national emergency in heat wave. ecns.cn A woman uses a fan to keep cool in London, UK, July 18, 2022. UK issued a red warning for extreme heat, the highest-level alert.
(2022-07-19). Surge of the BA.5 Omicron subvariant sweeps Europe, North and South America, Japan. wsws.org Every country but China is turning a blind eye to the catastrophe wreaked by repeated waves of COVID-19.
(2022-07-19). Women Protest Iran's Hijab And Chastity Day By Removing Their Veils In Public. juancole.com By RFE/RL's Radio Farda |  ; Iranian women's rights activists posted videos of themselves publicly removing their veils on July 12 to coincide with National Day of Hijab and Chastity. The videos appeared on social media networks as women — and in some cases men — expressed their opposition to Iran's law mandating that women …
(2022-07-19). U.S. urged to stop selling weapons to Taiwan. ecns.cn The United States should stop all of its arms sales to Taiwan, according to Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense.
(2022-07-19). Video: Foreign Mercenaries in East Ukraine. Appeal of Alexander Drueke, US Fighter Captured in DPR. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-19). Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook's Content Policy. scheerpost.com By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between "harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It's a balance", Aaron says. In this official Facebook video, Aaron identifies himself as the manager of "the team that writes the rules for Facebook", determining "what is acceptable and …
(2022-07-19). Reconocen a glorias cubanas del atletismo durante Oregón 2022. cubadebate.cu Cuba ha disfrutado más allá de lo competitivo gracias a la entrega de reconocimientos por parte de World Athletics (WA) a dos de sus figuras más emblemáticas: los campeones olímpicos Alberto Juantorena y María Caridad Colón, en Eugene durante el Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de Oregón 2022. Les entregaron la Placa al Mérito y el Sello del Veterano.
(2022-07-19). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…
(2022-07-19). Tribunal brasileño ordena retirar noticias falsas contra Lula. telesurtv.net La legislación decreta la prohibición de los discursos de odio y discriminatorios; así como, los ataques a la Democracia y al Estado de Ley.
(2022-07-19). Russia fines Google 369 mln USD for not removing banned info. ecns.cn A court in Moscow ruled on Monday to fine Google LLC 21.077 billion rubles (about 369 million U.S. dollars) for repeated failure to delete content prohibited in Russia.
(2022-07-19). Iraq's Sadr: No Right for Maliki to Lead After Plot Claims. news.antiwar.com Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr accused Nouri al-Maliki of The plot accuses Britain of wanting to use Sadr to sideline Iraq's Shi'ites, and then These are broad claims, but within Iraq ant conspiracy that ends with the Sunni minority retaking power is treated at least as plausible. | The plot came in audio recordings,…
(2022-07-19). A Tactic Not a Trademark: How the BDS National Committee Supports the Liberal Zionist Agenda. orinocotribune.com 
By Naji Handallah  ; Jul 5, 2022 | When they mention "red lines" to me, I lose my mind. I know one "red line" | It is not the right of the biggest ego to sign a document of recognition or surrender to "Israel" | ―Naji AlAli | On June 24, 2022, under pressure from zionist demands for an FBI investigation, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions National Committee (BNC) announced that it does
(2022-07-19). Egyptian alliance calls for Arab unity and action to confront imperialism and liberate Palestine. samidoun.net 
Egyptian organizations gathered together in a conference for Palestine on Saturday, 16 July, held at the headquarters of the Karama Party in Cairo, Egypt's capital. Jaldia Abubakra of Samidoun España spoke on behalf of the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil), where she called for an "Arab and international alliance to support the Palestinian …
(2022-07-19). A Marxist view of the Asian American National Questions. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Over the last two years, hundreds of thousands of Asian Americans and their supporters have taken to the streets to protest the wave of violence against Asian Americans. From the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when a Burmese family was assaulted in Texas; to the Atlanta Spa killing in April 2021, where six of the eight people killed were Asian American women, this wave of violence against Asian Americans inspired protests across the country, even including middle-school students. | These protests were the largest ever to draw together Asian Americans of different nationalities. This was in pa…
(2022-07-19). Diosdado Cabello: Washington Sends Mercenaries to Attack Venezuela's Pipelines. orinocotribune.com On Monday, July 18, the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, denounced the US government for sending mercenaries to Venezuela "to attack oil facilities." | During a press conference given by the ruling party, Cabello spoke about the attack perpetrated this Sunday on a pipeline in eastern Venezuela. | "The attacks against the electrical system and against the oil system come from the United States through mercenaries," said Cabello. "All attacks on the electrical system are transversal. In the end, they affect the water as well, but they look for places to do da…
(2022-07-19). Controlling Bodies and Subverting Democracy. tomdispatch.com When I was the age that my daughter is now, my favorite sweatshirt had the words "Choice, Choice, Choice, Choice" in rainbow letters across its front. My mom got me that sweatshirt at a 1989 rally in response to Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. In that case, the Supreme Court upheld a Missouri law restricting the use of state funds and facilities for abortion, an early attempt to eat away at Roe v. Wade. And though many adults in the Wisconsin neighborhood where I grew up thought that message inappropriate for a 13 year old, I wore it proudly. Even then, I understood that it spoke not just to a person's r…
(2022-07-19). Kite Line: Echoes of the 2018 Prison Strike. itsgoingdown.org Long-running abolitionist podcast and radio show Kite Line presents their 300th consecutive episode looking back on the 2018 prison strike. Listen and Download HERE We recently marked our 300th consecutive episode, and in honor of that we have been airing our favorite selections from previous shows. As we approach the upcoming 4 year anniversary of…
(2022-07-19). Six Theses on Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal  ; Jul 16, 2022 | 1.- During the Middle Ages and early modern period, the West occupied a marginal position in the world-system. In the Middle East, China, Japan and India, productive forces were equally or more developed. The emergence of capitalism in Europe was driven by intensifying class antagonisms between the feudal ruling classes and peasants and artisans, which resulted in the victory of the latter. Similar conflicts in China, Japan, India and the Middle East could not create a bourgeois rupture due to the entrenched power of landed elites and state bureaucracies, which discouraged merc…
(2022-07-19). Perú suma la mayoría de casos de viruela del mono de Suramérica. telesurtv.net El país andino reporta 95 casos confirmados de viruela del mono, a una razón de 1.46 por millón de habitantes.
(2022-07-18). Central SOEs seen coasting on fine H1. ecns.cn Having registered stable growth in both revenue and profit in the first half of the year, China's central State-owned enterprises are expected to do an encore in the second half, experts and business leaders said on Monday.
(2022-07-18). Yuan more popular in iron ore trade. ecns.cn A growing number of overseas mines are carrying out yuan settlement for spot trades at Chinese ports, which is not only helpful for the wider application of the yuan in commodity settlement but also illustrates the importance of the Chinese market to global miners.
(2022-07-18). Xi sends congratulatory letter to World Conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to the World Conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.
(2022-07-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to use an asthma inhaler. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening.Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo Clinic allergist and immunologist, demonstrates proper technique for using inhalers to combat these asthma triggers. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/uje9beC6GlU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 06) is available in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-07-18). China to issue commemorative coins for world heritage site Quanzhou. ecns.cn China's central bank will issue a set of commemorative coins on July 25 featuring Quanzhou, an eastern coastal city, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
(2022-07-19). Connecting Dots: Privatization of Community Colleges & Public Services With Non-profits. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization SLAP had a day long educational conference on the privatization of education, the Port of Oakland and public services with non-profits. | This was part 2 of the meeting.