(2022-07-22). Turkey Says Russia, Ukraine to Sign Grain Deal on Friday. news.antiwar.com Officials from Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey will meet in Istanbul on Friday to sign a deal proposed by the UN to facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain, Turkey
(2022-07-22). EU imposes more sanctions on Russia. ecns.cn The European Union on Thursday imposed more sanctions on Russia over its conflict with Ukraine, including a ban on gold imports and the tightening of export controls on high-technology goods.
(2022-07-22). Families Face Violence and Displacement in Autonomous Zapatista Territory at the Hands of Paramilitaries. itsgoingdown.org Paramilitary groups continue to attack autonomous communities in Zapatista controlled territories. Check out Abolition Media for updates and more reports. The following two communiques were released by the ELZN in July: We denounce the death threats and forced displacement against the community of Nuevo San Gregorio, autonomous municipality Lucio Cabanas, Zapatista support base (BAEZLN), made by those…
(2022-07-22). Safety tips to prevent heat-related illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Parts of Europe are experiencing a heat wave that is causing emergency situations for millions of residents. And, in the United States, many parts of the country are grappling with temperatures that remain unseasonably high. Heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke can be life-threatening and often prevented. Heat exhaustion Heat exhaustion can happen when your body becomes dehydrated and loses too much water and salt, as a result of high temperatures and humidity. Those most at risk…
(2022-07-22). Zelensky turns captive AFU soldiers into criminals to save money. southfront.org 
Ukrainian prisoners are recognized as state traitors | Ordinary Ukrainians have recently been more and more persuaded of their leaders' complete incompetence and corruption. Both the previous and current Kiev government have successfully persuaded their populace of an alliance and friendly relations with the West by utilizing state apparatuses and the media. In actuality, the friends who were meant to be their allies are just lending a helping hand to those who are prepared to compromise their m…
(2022-07-22). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: BA.5 omicron variant fueling latest COVID-19 surge. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The BA.5 omicron variant is now the dominant strain in the U.S., and it is leading to a new wave of COVID-19 infections. BA.5 was responsible for nearly 54% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., and BA.4, a similar variant, accounted for another 17%, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts are concerned because this particular variant appears to be good at evading the immune system. "This BA.5…
(2022-07-22). Italy's Draghi government comes to an end. wsws.org Draghi's case is a consequence of the sharp class tensions and social contradictions in Italy.
(2022-07-22). Biden's infection exposes "living with COVID" propaganda. wsws.org The fact that Biden, who is surrounded by a level of security unknown to all but a handful of Americans, has contracted COVID-19 exposes the recklessness of his administration's pandemic policies.
(2022-07-22). Poverty in Germany: Food banks count 2 million people seeking help. wsws.org Social inequality in Germany continues to rise at an alarming rate, expressed in the record numbers of people lining up at the food banks for donations.
(2022-07-22). US unemployment claims and job cuts mount as interest rate hikes begin to hit economy. wsws.org US initial claims for unemployment insurance rose for the third week in a row, while Ford announced 8,000 salaried job cuts as the impact of recent interest rate increases starts to be felt.
(2022-07-22). Reject war drive on China: For a foreign policy based on justice, human rights and climate action. greenleft.org.au The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's new Strategic Concept, which Australia has signed up to, risks provoking another major war in the Asia-Pacific and should be opposed, says Socialist Alliance.
(2022-07-22). Are New Mexico's Megafires so extreme they Mark a New era? Welcome to the Pyrocene. juancole.com 
By William deBuys |  ; ( Tomdispatch.org)  ; Firefighters don't normally allude to early English epics, but in a briefing on the massive Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in northern New Mexico, a top field chief said, "It's like Beowulf: it's not the thing you fear, it is the mother of the thing you fear." He …
(2022-07-22). President Biden Must Commit to Ending the War in Yemen. juancole.com By Farrah Hassen |  ; ( Foreign Policy in Focus )  ; Biden once said the U.S. should never "check its principles at the door just to buy oil or sell weapons." He should take his own advice. By Farrah Hassen | July 13, 2022 The United Nations has called the Saudi Arabia-led war in …
(2022-07-22). Chinese scientists find gene boosting grain yield. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have found a gene in crops such as rice and wheat, which can improve the efficiency of photosynthesis and nitrogen utilization and significantly boost grain yield.
(2022-07-22). Science Saturday: Investigating zombie cells and skin aging. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When she was just 8 years old, Saranya Wyles, M.D., Ph.D., would recite the stages of wound healing in Latin terms — rubor, tumor, calor, dolor and functio laesa — to her father at the dinner table. Decades later, that ingrained knowledge would be a cornerstone of her regenerative medicine research, education and practice at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Wyles is a Mayo Clinic dermatologist whose subspecialty is regenerative medicine. "Dermatology has a natural connection to regenerative…
(2022-07-22). Current measures effective for variants. ecns.cn China's COVID-19 disease control measures can effectively tackle the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, and existing vaccines can offer protection against the two highly contagious strains, a public health expert said on Thursday.
(2022-07-22). Moscow, Kiev and Ankara Reach Grain Agreement in Istanbul. libya360.wordpress.com Observateur Continental Negotiations on the export of Ukrainian grain from the part of the Black Sea controlled by the Ukrainian army took place in Istanbul. Military delegations from Russia, Turkey and Ukraine as well as representatives of the UN came to Istanbul to discuss the food crisis. So what is the substance of the planned…
(2022-07-22). Western Delusion of "Isolating" Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh For months, the West has been projecting a geopolitics of "isolating" Russia, both economically via sanctions and diplomatically via creating anti-Russia counter alliances around the world. But how is this geopolitics of "isolation" working? Five months into the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the fallout of this war — in particular the…
(2022-07-22). Staged Incidents as the Western Approach of Doing Politics (Sergey Lavrov). orinocotribune.com By Sergey Lavrov  ; Jul 18, 2022 | Today, the Russian Armed Forces, together with the self-defence units of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, are delivering on the objectives of the special military operation with great resolve to put an end to the outrageous discrimination and genocide of the Russian people and eliminate direct threats to the security of the Russian Federation that the United States and its satellites have been creating on Ukrainian territory for years. While losing on the battlefield, the Ukrainian regime and its Western patrons have descended to staging bloody incidents to demonis…
(2022-07-22). Up To 300 Ukrainian Nationalists Killed In Kramatorsk (Photos, Video). southfront.org 
On July 21st, Russian forces destroyed the temporary deployment point of Ukrainian forces in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic. The city is under Ukrainian control. | On July 22nd, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that Russian precision ground-based weapons hit the temporary deployment point of the nationalist battalion "Black Hundred", deployed in the building of school No. 23 in the city of Kramatorsk of the Donetsk People's Republic. As a result of th…
(2022-07-22). Russian Offensive Stopped: Ukraine Takes Time For Reinforcement. southfront.org 
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(2022-07-22). Syria cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine. marktaliano.net Syria was the first country apart from Russia to recognize the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk July 20 2022 The Syrian foreign ministry announced on 20 July that Damascus is formally breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kiev. "The Syrian Arab Republic has decided to break …
(2022-07-22). It is dark, but I sing because the morning will come: The Twenty-Ninth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
In the chilly Brazilian winter of 2019, Renata Porto Bugni (deputy director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research), André Cardoso (coordinator of our office in Brazil), and I went to the Lula Livre ('Free Lula') camp in Curitiba, set up just across the road from the penitentiary where former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sat in a 15-square metre cell.
(2022-07-22). Inside Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution: 43 years resisting imperialism. multipolarista.com Benjamin Norton reports from inside Nicaragua on the 43rd anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. This mini-documentary explores the Sandinista Front's emphasis on social programs, popular participation, anti-imperialism, and internationalism.
(2022-07-22). 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.
(2022-07-22). Jesuitas mexicanos demandan justicia a un mes de masacre. telesurtv.net Reclaman el esclarecimiento del asesinato de dos jesuitas y dos laicos en la Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua.
(2022-07-22). Without Congress, what can Biden do to combat the climate crisis? peoplesworld.org 
The White House is scrambling to reassure Democratic voters that President Joe Biden can still take action on climate change after another blow to proposed climate legislation from Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. On Sunday, White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein told CNN that Biden would pursue his climate agenda "with or without Congress," using executive …
(2022-07-22). Oregón 2022: Lázaro Martínez a la final de la esperanza (+ Videos). cubadebate.cu Lázaro Martínez necesitó dos intentos para asegurar su presencia en una final del triple salto varonil que recoge las esperanzas cubanas de subir al podio en este Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo. Es una cuestión de historia y casi de honor, porque nunca antes en la historia la Mayor de Las Antillas salió de una cita planetaria con el cuello vacío.
(2022-07-22). Fiscalía brasileña acusa a sospechosos de crímenes en Amazonía. telesurtv.net Los acusados permanecen arrestados y serán juzgados por doble homicidio calificado y ocultación de cadáver.
(2022-07-22). 'Lies Against Our Democracy': Lula Rips Bolsonaro's Speech To Diplomats. popularresistance.org Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday accused President Jair Bolsonaro of lying 20 times during a meeting with international diplomats in which the far-right incumbent repeated his baseless attacks on the integrity of the nation's election system. | While offering no credible evidence to support his claim, Bolsonaro told dozens of diplomats from countries including the United States and members of the European Union that the Brazilian electoral system is "completely vulnerable" to fraud in the run-up to this October's presidential election. | According to Folha de Sà£o Paul…
(2022-07-22). $2 Trillion for War Versus $100 Billion to Save the Planet. mronline.org 
The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
(2022-07-22). Israeli Airstrikes Kill Five Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus. news.antiwar.com Overnight Thursday into Friday, Syrian officials say, Israel carried out a flurry of airstrikes against Syria, hitting areas around the capital of Damascus, Details are still coming in on what happened. Syrian state media reported that the missiles were fired over the Golan Heights, and that most of them were intercepted by air defenses. | Syrian media also reported damage c…
(2022-07-22). Russian Airstrikes Kills Seven in North Syria's Idlib. news.antiwar.com Details are emerging on a new Russian airstrike against rebel-held Idlib in northern Syria. Seven were reported killed, with the All White Helmet claims are taken with a pinch of salt, as they tend to offer statements that designed to carry a very specific pro-war narrative . | In this case, not only did they attack a rebel-held neighborhood, the statement claims Russia attacked an olive farm and that children were among the slain. | The area attacked is one of the last rebel-held areas in Syria, so its not surprising Russia is…
(2022-07-22). Israeli Airstrikes Kill Three Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus. news.antiwar.com Overnight Thursday into Friday say Israel carry out a flurry of airstrikes against Syria, hitting areas around the capital of Damascus, Details are still coming in on what happened. Syrian state media reported that the missiles were fired over the Golan Heights, and that most of them were intercepted by air defenses. | Syrian media also reported damage caused, in and around the strike, but did not clarify what was hit. Israel, as usual, did not of…
(2022-07-22). Kraken Atrocities/ via UKRLEAKS eng. marktaliano.net Mark Taliano, [2022-07-22 11: 21 AM][Forwarded from UKR LEAKS eng] Revelations of fiends: a captured militant of the national battalion "Kraken" told why they were kicked out of Kharkov two weeks ago: "We were sent [from Kharkov] because [call sign] Konoplya started… they found seven corpses in his backyard." "Who?" "Civilians." "Why did he kill them?" …
(2022-07-22). In Middle East visit, oil access trumps human rights. iacenter.org July 20, 2022 No Palestinians living under Israeli occupation benefitted one iota from President Joe Biden's brief Middle East visit. Biden had the executive power to reverse the damage done when former President Donald Trump moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing Israel's control over the disputed capital. Biden chose to not do so. Biden has never addressed Israel's responsibility for the murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed by Israeli soldiers in May, as she covered an Israeli Defense Forces operation in the occupied West Bank. Biden spent his brief time in occupied Pale…
(2022-07-22). Russia and Africa: A Future-Bound Partnership. libya360.wordpress.com Sergey Lavrov On the eve of my visits to several African countries, I would like to share my reflections on the prospects for Russia-Africa relations in the current geopolitical context with esteemed readers. Today, African states play an increasingly important role in the global politics and economy, take an active part in solving key modern-day…
(2022-07-22). South Africa's Energy Crisis Escalates. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Kamanzi Photo via World Bank Photo Collection Behind rolling power cuts in South Africa loom deep-seated socioeconomic issues worsened by the rich countries of the world On the morning of June 27, 2022, National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) shop steward David Fankomo joined his fellow members at the picket line outside Eskom's Emalahleni office…
(2022-07-22). Is China headed for a crash? mronline.org 
So, is this the moment of collapse in the Chinese model of development and the end of all that talk about 'moving towards socialism' etc? Many Western experts think so.
(2022-07-22). Existing climate mitigation scenarios perpetuate colonial inequalities. mronline.org 
The core countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the rest of Europe (collectively referred to here as the Global North) use on average about 130 gigajoules of energy per capita each year, nearly ten times more than what low-income countries use (13 ∑4 GJ/capita).
(2022-07-22). Why we need to (re)nationalize Air Canada. mronline.org 
It's because of decades of public investment that the company, and our national airports system, exist in the first place.
(2022-07-22). Cuartel de la Montaña Offers Special Programming for President Chávez's Birthday. orinocotribune.com 
On July 28, the birthday of the former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, will be commemorated in Venezuela. As a result, various activities will be carried out at the Cuartel de la Montaña (the Mountain Barrack) where the remains of the world leader rest. | A special recreational cultural program was put together for the Cuartel de la Montaña, in the 23 de Enero parish of Caracas, for July 24, 26, 27, and 28. | The events were organized by the Hugo Chávez Foundation, which will offer activities such as " °Maisanta que somos chamos!," a fun and practical hip hop workshop on the 24th, at 9 a.m., in the April…
(2022-07-22). Imran Khan Rewrites Pakistan's Political History. orinocotribune.com By MK Bhadrakumar  ; Jul 18, 2022 | Against the odds and powerful rivals pitted against him, former PM Khan's win in Punjab elections is a victory for democracy and Pakistan's sovereignty | It is an unsavoury proposition always, be it in India or Pakistan, when political power is usurped by fly-by-night operators who engineer defections from a ruling party, and an established government gets overthrown despite its mandate to govern. | In India — so far, at least — such shenanigans leading to regime change at the federal or state level have not been manipulated by foreign powers — except, perh…
(2022-07-22). Will President Maduro Attend Gustavo Petro's Inauguration? orinocotribune.com A special guardianship provision recently admitted by Colombia's Council of State could authorize the entry of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for the inauguration of President-elect Gustavo Petro on August 7. | Through this action, presented by Colombian citizen Juan Luis Castellanos, the statement by outgoing president, Iván Duque, in which he said that President Maduro would not be allowed to enter Colombia, will be subjected to legal analysis. | According to the outgoing president, because his government does not recognize the current Venezuelan head of state, he does not have the right to attend Petro's…
(2022-07-22). Annual Run To Raise Awareness About Sacred Site Mount Graham. popularresistance.org A group of Indigenous activists and their allies will run from the San Carlos Apache Reservation to the summit of Mount Graham starting Thursday to honor one of their most sacred sites and to commemorate the beginnings of a local Native grassroots movement to preserve Indigenous sacred places. | The 31st Annual Mount Graham Sacred Run begins at the Old San Carlos Monument, the site of the original Indian agency and military post, dating to when Apache people were first restricted to the San Carlos Reservation. It will continue along state and local highways to the summit of Mount Graham, one of the Southwest's Sk…
(2022-07-22). Abbas-Macron meeting: talk of "peace" to normalize colonialism. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 20 July 2022 in Paris, a meeting took place between French president Emmanuel Macron and Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority. This is Abbas' first visit to France since 2018 and takes place a few weeks following the visit of Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid with the French president, which produced multiple …
(2022-07-22). Centennial Campground: A humanitarian crisis in Anchorage. liberationnews.org 
The campground is housing hundreds of homeless people under horrific conditions of city neglect while community groups try to meet needs.
(2022-07-22). International Students in Ontario Are Fighting Wage Theft—And Winning. scheerpost.com 
By Caitlyn Clark / Labor Notes In Brampton, Ontario, a small team of young organizers has begun taking on the businesses that exploit them, one case at a time. The Naujawan Support Network, a collective of international students and migrant workers from Punjab, India, has won back more than $200,000 Canadian ($154,000 U.S.) in stolen …
(2022-07-22). Les Miserables, Living and Dying on American Streets. scheerpost.com 
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Statistics lie. Some lie more than others. The ones regarding unemployment lie brazenly and have done so for years, erasing the very existence of the long-term unemployed by simply deleting them from the regular tally. Statistics about homelessness lie. But they have an excuse: the homeless are hard to keep …
(2022-07-22). VIDEO: Mainstream Media Says Copwatchers Are a Menace—Here's Why They're Wrong. scheerpost.com 
Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 By Taya Graham and Stephen Janis / In this live conversation and Q&A, Police Accountability Report hosts Taya Graham and Stephen Janis discuss a recent win to protect the right to record police in the second highest court in the land. Guest Abade Irizarry (aka Liberty Freak) joins the stream to discuss the cop watching incident that started…