(2022-07-20). Ukraine Defense Minister Offers Ukraine as a 'Testing Ground' for NATO Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Tuesday Reznikov said that Ukraine "is essentially a testing ground" for the advanced weaponry the US and its allies are pouring into the country. "Many weapons are now getting tested in the field in the real condit…
(2022-07-20). IMF Warns of Deep Recessions in Europe If Russia Cuts Gas Supply. news.antiwar.com The IMF warned Tuesday that if Russia cuts off its natural gas supplies to the European Union, IMF researchers
(2022-07-20). Latest prison riot in Ecuador leaves 13 prisoners dead and two injured. peoplesdispatch.org 
Ecuador's prison system has been going through a severe crisis since 2021. According to official data, since February 2021, over 400 prisoners have been killed in seven prison massacres…
(2022-07-20). Michigan teachers describe rampant illness, burnout and other dire conditions in 2021-22 school year. wsws.org Michigan teachers, para-professionals, other school staff describe harrowing conditions throughout schools across the state.
(2022-07-20). Seventh COVID-19 wave sweeps across Canada. wsws.org Every level of government from Trudeau's federal Liberals on down has made clear from their total indifference to the rampant spread of new variants that they will do nothing to stop mass infection and death, and the widespread devastation to the health of the population that will ensue from cases of Long COVID.
(2022-07-20). Nancy Pelosi Will Visit Taiwan in August Despite Warnings from China. news.antiwar.com According to several media reports, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to lead a delegation to Taiwan next month despite repeated warnings from China that the visit will escalate tension between Washington and Beijing. Pelosi's visit would mark the first time in 25 years that a sitting House speaker visited the island since Newt Gingrich …
(2022-07-20). Israel's crimes against children manifestation of war crimes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi calls on the world body to demand accountability on the part of the Israeli regime for its "heinous" crimes against children.
(2022-07-20). Russia, Iran, Turkey agree US must leave Euphrates east bank. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Despite the differences in their positions of the Euphrates eastern bank, Russia, Iran and Turkey share the opinion that the United States must leave this region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
(2022-07-20). Police massacre of immigrants in Melilla exposes Spain's PSOE-Podemos government. wsws.org The June 24 massacre of at least 37 refugees attempting to cross the Moroccan border into Spain constitutes a political indictment of Spain's ruling, pseudo-left Podemos party.
(2022-07-20). Presence of Americans in Syria wrong under any pretext. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Stating that any action that leads to the violation of Syrian sovereignty should be avoided, the Iranian President said that the presence of the Americans in Syria is wrong under any pretext and they should leave the region.
(2022-07-20). Denver, Colorado, police fire into crowd, injuring six people. wsws.org Denver police were following an allegedly armed person when they opened fire into a crowd on the sidewalk. The suspect and five other people were injured during the shooting.
(2022-07-20). Efforts with France pledged on key issues. ecns.cn China and France have vowed to strengthen strategic coordination and make joint efforts to achieve a cease-fire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and reduce the spillover effects of the crisis.
(2022-07-20). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2022-07-20). 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…
(2022-07-20). Día 5 en Oregón: El mundial de atletismo y sus notas para la historia. cubadebate.cu Concluye el quinto día del Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo con varios resultados que entran en la historia. Semifinales con una calidad increíble, discusiones de medallas espectaculares, sorpresas, derrotas, forman parte ya de la historia de estos eventos. En una fecha sin presencia cubana, se han dado finales excepcionales.
(2022-07-20). Presidente de Nicaragua: Quisiéramos tener una relación con EE.UU., pero es imposible. telesurtv.net El presidente Ortega enfatizó que su país le apuesta a la construcción de un mundo multipolar, sin hegemonías imperiales.
(2022-07-20). Ilhan Omar's Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali American Concert. orinocotribune.com By Ann Garrison  ; Jul 13, 2022 | Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar's "woke" politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman's role in US meddling in the Horn of Africa. | Ilhan Omar was
(2022-07-20). Interview With a Representative of Ansar Allah. orinocotribune.com 
(2022-07-20). Houston anti-fascists shut down neo-Nazi attack on drag show. liberationnews.org 
On July 10, in 103-degree heat, 1 people showed up at a downtown Houston gay bar to protect a drag show from a group of neo-Nazis and self-described "Christian fascists."
(2022-07-20). Rally and march calls for Milwaukee to become an abortion sanctuary. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On the afternoon of July 17, about 65 people gathered in downtown Milwaukee to protest in the streets for reproductive justice. This event was led by a brand new grassroots organization named Reproductive Justice Action-Milwaukee (RJAM). This organization arose shortly after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. As a result of the Supreme Court decision, Wisconsin's State Statute 940.04 defaulted into law. This law is from 1849 and bans abortion unless the mother's life is at risk. Performing an abortion can result in a Class H felony and a $10,000 fine. | "We cannot and we will…
(2022-07-20). Portuguese people gather in solidarity with Cuban Revolution. fightbacknews.org Porto, Portugal – Around 100 people gathered in the northern Portuguese city of Porto to show solidarity with the Cuban revolution. They came together at the People's University of Porto (Universidade Popular de Porto, UPP) to demand an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba. | The United States government imposed a blockade to strangle the Cuban economy soon after the 1959 Cuban Revolution. | Hilda Figueiredo, representing the Portuguese Cuban Solidarity Association, gave a sharp message condemning the oppression that Cubans face on a daily basis due to the U.S. blockade. | Claudia Amador González, ambassador of…
(2022-07-20). Iran Helps Venezuela's PDVSA to Increase Production, Says Reuters. orinocotribune.com Iran will be increasing the supply of a key type of crude oil to Venezuela, with the aim of boosting the productivity of Venezuelan refineries, and thus freeing up its oil for exports. | According to a Iran w…
(2022-07-20). Extradited—Ernesto Quintero, Leopoldo López's Protégé, Back in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, July 19, in his regular press conference, the attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported that Leopoldo López's protégé, Ernesto Quintero, was extradited from Spain to Venezuela. Quintero is implicated in the financial scam carried out by ABA Mercado de Capitales. | The representative of the Public Ministry said that about 300 people, mostly elderly, were victimized by this fraud, carried out by Ernesto Quintero and others, for an amount of some $ million. | Saab specified that Quintero was charged on July 18, electronically, from the 51st Control Court of the Metropolitan Area of &…
(2022-07-20). Chinese, Finnish FMs hold phone talks. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto at the latter's request.
(2022-07-20). Turkey summons German envoy due to arson of consulate vehicle. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — German Ambassador to Ankara Jurgen Schulz was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday after the official vehicle of the Turkish Consulate General in Stuttgart was set on fire.
(2022-07-20). Endangered giant Corpse Flower blooms in Beijing's National Botanical Garden. ecns.cn The flower, also known as the Corpse Flower, only blooms for an average of 48 hours. A night event was held in the National Botanical Garden, where visitors can enjoy the rare blooming.
(2022-07-20). Christian Nationalists want to Control your Body: How Dobbs Is an Attack on Us All. juancole.com 
( 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 …
(2022-07-20). China, India agree to keep peace at border. ecns.cn China and India have agreed to maintain security and stability in the western sector of China-India border areas, according to a joint news release.
(2022-07-20). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman supports striking HarperCollins workers. wsws.org HarperCollins had record-breaking revenue in 2021, but its workers have had the same pay for two and a half years.
(2022-07-20). PLA guards against U.S. ship as it sails through Taiwan Straits again. ecns.cn The Chinese military has monitored and guarded against a United States guided-missile destroyer that sailed across the Taiwan Straits on Tuesday, a spokesman from the People's Liberation Army said Wednesday.
(2022-07-20). Alertan intento de proscripción contra vicepresidenta argentina. telesurtv.net "Cristina resumió lo que la gran mayoría de los argentinos pensamos de la Justicia", dijo el ministro Martín Soria.
(2022-07-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: How vertebroplasty can reduce back pain for some. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Complaints of back pain are on the rise. About 40% of people in the U.S. experience back pain, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study That's up 10% over the past 20 years. Dr. David A. Miller, a Mayo Clinic diagnostic radiologist, explains how vertebroplasty, an outpatient procedure to stabilize fractures in the vertebrae by using bone cement, can reduce back pain. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBZXkXfLt-w Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…
(2022-07-20). China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between U.S., Taiwan. ecns.cn The US Congress is part of the US government and supposed to strictly adhere to the US's one-China policy. If Speaker Pelosi visits Taiwan, it would seriously violate the one-China principle and the stipulations in the three China-US joint communiqués and harm China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. It will have a severe negative impact on the political foundation of China-US relations, and send a gravely wrong signal to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. China firmly opposes such a visit.
(2022-07-20). Digital RMB application continues to expend in China. ecns.cn China has expanded its pilot areas for digital RMB or e-CNY from 10 1 to 23 in 15 provinces so far this year, the People's Daily reported on Wednesday.
(2022-07-20). 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.
(2022-07-20). Fire extinguished at US' historic Hoover Dam in Nevada. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Authorities in the US state of Nevada responded on Tuesday after an explosion and fire were reported at the historic Hoover Dam.
(2022-07-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Avoid summer E. coli infection with proper burger cooking. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The summer cookout brings with it the risk of sickness from bacteria that can end up spoiling more than one meal. Cook hamburgers incorrectly, and you could end up with a case of E. coli. "E. coli stands for Escherichia coli, which is a type of bacteria," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist. "Most commonly, we hear about it in raw or undercooked hamburger meat." Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/_Yo336d7PrU…
(2022-07-20). Ministro de Gobierno boliviano apela sentencia contra àÅñez. telesurtv.net El Ministro de Gobierno boliviano solicita una sentencia de 15 años para la expresidenta de facto Jeanine Áñez.
(2022-07-20). Intolerable conditions fuel class struggle in the United States. wsws.org The American working class is seething with discontent. There is a growing sentiment that things can no longer go on as they have been, and that things need to fundamentally change.
(2022-07-20). Sri Lanka's parliament to elect president Wednesday with vast authoritarian powers in fraudulent anti-democratic exercise. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) has denounced Wednesday's vote as "a fraud and a conspiracy against the working class, youth and rural poor."
(2022-07-20). El día a día en la CPA "Mártires de Barbados", en Cienfuegos (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Donde comienza el realengo sembrado de plátano y termina el maíz, dos bueyeros limpian el grano. Uno de ellos pasa la araña que se ubica detrás de los bueyes, y con la que mueven y sacan la tierra alrededor de la planta. El otro viene luego y pasa el aporcador, un arado que arrima la tierra al maíz en este caso. "Te la tira y la pone donde tú quieras, depende el cultivo", dice uno de los bueyeros, a quien todos llaman Cutiño, por el apellido.
(2022-07-20). Consumer Health: Fun in the sun does not have to mean a sunburn. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org July is UV Safety Month, which makes this a good time to learn about avoiding the harmful effects of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation from sunlight. Exercising and enjoying time outdoors are important for good health. This time of year means fun in the sun for many people. Knowing how to protect your skin will allow you to do so safely. A sunburn usually appears within a few hours after too much exposure to UV light from…
(2022-07-20). Australian Treasurer delivers "confronting" news on cutting real wages and social spending. wsws.org Jim Chalmers' remarks represent an intensification of the Labor government's offensive, backed by the trade unions, to force working-class households to bear the burden of an escalating cost of living and COVID-19 crisis.
(2022-07-20). Detectan subvariante BA5 de àìmicron en 77,8% de casos en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Aunque también se han diagnosticado casos con la subvariante BA4, los datos indican que BA5 será la de mayor prevalencia en el país.
(2022-07-20). Hoover Dam transformer in U.S. explodes. ecns.cn A transformer fire caused an explosion at the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River along the border of U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona Tuesday morning. No one was injured in the accident and there was no threat to power supply.
(2022-07-20). Building a New Tech Based Economy. indybay.org The Future is Technology Based…
(2022-07-20). Tablero por medio con Alain Otero y Yaniela Forgas (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Si Alain Otero resalta entre las nuevas figuras del ajedrez cubano, por ganar el título en el nacional juvenil y el segundo lugar en la categoría sub-17 del mundial de ajedrez por edades; Yaniela Forgas lo hace entre las establecidas, en un año en que consiguió ser la campeona nacional y obtuvo su última norma de Gran Maestra.
(2022-07-20). Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights in Union Square. indybay.org Photos: Cornelia Grimes / Pro Bono Photo | Part of Ongoing protest for Abortion Rights in the Bay Area…
(2022-07-20). Malaysia welcomes autonomous rail rapid transit vehicles from China. ecns.cn Malaysia's Sarawak state plans to purchase 38 Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) vehicles from China, the state announced on Monday.
(2022-07-20). Posponen para semana próxima mesas de diálogo en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El líder de la Conaie afirmó que se han logrado avances en las temas relativos al ámbito financiero y los subsidios a los combustibles.