(2022-07-30). Germany's war offensive: Berlin approves delivery of 100 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. wsws.org The war aims associated with the massive arms shipments are clear: NATO and Berlin are pursuing the goal of continuing the war until Russia's military defeat.
(2022-07-30). U.S. carrier strike group, anti-missile warships, NATO naval group integrate activities. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandJuly 29, 2022 NATO Ships train with U.S. Navy Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2 and the U.S. Navy's Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) augmented by Italian Navy frigate ITS Alpino (F 594) conducted joint maritime and air defence exercises on July 24 while operating …
(2022-07-30). U.S. fifth-generation warplanes in Britain en route to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandJuly 28, 2022 US F-22 Raptors arrive in England for NATO Air Shielding United States Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets arrived at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, on July 27 en route to the 32nd Tactical Air Base, ≈Åask, Poland, to support NATO's Air Shielding mission. The F-22 Raptor performs both …
(2022-07-30). Nuclear missions: State Department approves $8.4 billion F-35 sale to Germany. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsJuly 29, 2022 US State Department approves $8.4 billion F-35 sale to Germany The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of over $8 billion worth of F-35 aircraft to Germany, moving closer to providing Berlin with new fighter aircraft for nuclear deterrence missions. The State Department on Thursday announced the foreign military …
(2022-07-30). US carrier group heads toward Taiwan as Pelosi flies to Asia. wsws.org The carrier group deployment, clearly linked to the threatened visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, greatly heightens the danger of conflict with China.
(2022-07-30). Germany's military-academic complex publishes war manifesto. wsws.org It denounces any "desire for an early ceasefire and political solution" as "dangerous," and calls for "the standard and quantity of Western arms deliveries" to be increased.
(2022-07-30). For-profit utilities leave thousands in Massachusetts without power at peak of record-breaking heat wave. liberationnews.org 
As temperatures in Boston reached 99 degrees on July 24 — a record high for the day — nearly 20,000 people in the neighborhood of Dorchester suddenly lost power after two manholes caught fire near Savin Hill.
(2022-07-30). Time to Acknowledge Hateful Leader of "anti-hate" Group. dissidentvoice.org What do you call an "antiracist" group led by an open ethnic/religious supremacist? Last year Israeli human rights group B'tselem published "A regime of Jewish supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid." The landmark report provides mainstream Jewish Israeli endorsement of what's long been clear to Palestinians and the internationalist …
(2022-07-30). An interview with John Pilger: "Assange is the courageous embodiment of a struggle against the most oppressive forces in our world" mronline.org 
Last month, British Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Assange's extradition to the U.S., where he faces 175 years imprisonment under the Espionage Act for publishing true information exposing American war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
(2022-07-30). China's Nanochips Breakthrough. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. | ‚Ä¢ China's nanochips breakthrough | ‚Ä¢ Didi fined for data breaches | ‚Ä¢ Turning coal to ethanol | ‚Ä¢ Rising workplace accidents…
(2022-07-30). Russia-Ukraine conflict: the propaganda war. mronline.org 
What the mainstream media fail to see in the coverage of the current Ukraine crisis is that there is no text (narrative) without context. Long before the mainstream U.S. (and UK) media launched a worldwide propaganda war against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, the CIA had laid the foundations of the conflict in the early years following the Second World War—the Cold War.
(2022-07-30). Clinic Defense in the Era of Operation Rescue. itsgoingdown.org Long-time anarchist organizer Suzy Subways discusses the struggle against Operation Rescue and the lessons it leaves us with today in a post-Roe world. Originally posted to Hard Crackers. Listen to an interview with Suzy Subways on IGD here. by Suzy Subways In the early '90s, anarchists and other feminists defended clinics with our bodies and…
(2022-07-30). Roy Bourgeois and Male Supremacy. thiscantbehappening.net I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men. She is to keep silent. — Timothy 1, 2: 12-13 If the patriarchy that dominates the church is not dismantled and women are not treated as equals, the church will continue to diminish and, eventually, die. — Roy Bourgeois Discussed in this essay: Male … |
(2022-07-30). Breakdown of the Marine Food Web. dissidentvoice.org For the first time, a significant loss at the base of the marine food web has been detected. The Scottish research vessel Capepod reported the findings in equatorial waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It's a disturbing discovery, but first a look at the marine food web, starting with the lowest organisms: (1) phytoplankton  ; plant-like …
(2022-07-30). Child trafficking rampant in India's Madhya Pradesh. tribune.com.pk 
India's central state of Madhya Pradesh received the dubious distinction of topping all states concerning the number of children missing as the globe observes the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on Saturday. | Every day 30 children go missing in Madhya Pradesh, out of which nine never return, according to data provided by the National Crime Records Bureau. About 10,000 children go missing every year. Most are believed to be trafficked for domestic work, sex, and marriage. | Prashant Dubey, from the Awaaz Foundation, a non-governmental organisation on child rights, told Anadolu Agency that the governme…
(2022-07-30). Video shows Benin FM cleaning shoulder after being touched by Macron. tribune.com.pk 
Video of Benin's foreign minister using his hand to dust off his shoulder after being touched by French President Emmanuel Macron went viral on social media on Saturday. | In the video, Macron, paying an official visit to Benin on July 27 as part of an African tour, is seen calling Aurelien Agbenonci to his side as he speaks with Patrice Talon, Benin's president. | Footage shows Macron approaching Agbenonci, touching his shoulder, and then saying something to him. Agbenonci then dusts off the spot where Macron touched him. | üìπ | #Benin's Minister of Foreign Affairs Aurelien A. Agbenonci…
(2022-07-30). At least 16 die in 'epic' Kentucky floods, including 6 children. tribune.com.pk 
The death toll in eastern Kentucky rose to at least 16 on Friday as flooding unleashed by "epic" torrential rainfall swept through homes, washed out roads and pushed rivers over their banks, state authorities said, warning that more fatalities were expected. | Police and National Guard troops, including personnel from neighboring states, used helicopters and boats to rescue dozens of people from homes and vehicles in Kentucky's Appalachian coal-mining region. Video from local media showed floodwaters reaching the roofs of houses and turning roads into rivers. | "This isn't over. While we're doing search and re…
(2022-07-30). Spain reports first monkeypox-related death in Europe. tribune.com.pk 
Spain reported its first monkeypox-related death on Friday, in what is thought to be Europe's first death from the disease and only the second outside of Africa in the current outbreak. | Brazil reported earlier on Friday the first monkeypox-related death outside the African continent in the current wave of the disease. | According to a World Health Organization report from July 22, only five deaths had been reported worldwide, all in the African region. | The WHO last Saturday declared the rapidly spreading outbreak a global health emergency, its highest level of alert. | In its latest report, the Spanish Hea…
(2022-07-30). India to ground MiG-21 fighter jets by 2025 – report. tribune.com.pk 
India will ground all its Soviet-era Russian fighter jets, the MiG-21, by 2025, following the death of two officers in a crash, the latest in a series of casualties involving the single-engine jet's failure, a newspaper reported on Saturday. | The Times of India quoted unnamed Indian Air Force officials as saying the MiG-21s have long past their retirement but must be replaced before being grounded. | The report did not specify what portion of India's fighter-jet capability would be affected. The Wion news outlet said the air force has around 70 MiG-21s. The air force and defence ministry have been buying airc…
(2022-07-30). Unseasonable rains leave seven dead in UAE. tribune.com.pk 
At least seven people have been killed in the United Arab Emirates after unseasonable downpours triggered flash flooding in eastern districts of the normally parched Gulf state, authorities said. | "We regret to announce that six people of Asian nationalities have been found dead as a result of the floods," the interior ministry's chief of central operations, Ali al-Tunaiji, said. | The ministry later announced the death of a seventh Asian migrant. | July temperatures in the UAE regularly hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) but its east coast can also be affected by the Indian Ocean monsoon. | When…
(2022-07-30). Iran arrests Swedish citizen on espionage charges. tribune.com.pk 
Iran's intelligence ministry said on Saturday that it had arrested a Swedish citizen on espionage charges, the official IRNA news agency reported, without naming the detained person. | "The intelligence ministry announced that a citizen of the Kingdom of Sweden was arrested on espionage charges," IRNA quoted a ministry statement a saying. It did not say when the arrest was made. | Sweden's Foreign Ministry said it was aware of the case. | "This is a known and ongoing case which the Foreign Ministry has been working on for a while," a spokesperson said in an emailed comment. | Also read: Iran says it detains Is…
(2022-07-30). Austin, Texas, partially decriminalizes abortion: what comes next? liberationnews.org 
The GRACE Act partially decriminalized abortion in Austin and is based on Austin's successful decriminalization of marijuana.
(2022-07-30). Seattle/Workers fight back against Starbucks' attacks. workers.org 
Seattle Strike at Seattle Starbucks Roastery, July 17. Starbucks, headquartered in Seattle, is trying with a vengeance to halt the unionization of some of its prime stores. Workers are countering Starbucks' union-busting attacks with strikes and solidarity. Starbucks, with billionaire prime stockholder and CEO Howard Schultz at the helm, recently . . . |
(2022-07-30). One-day strike in Philadelphia. workers.org 
Philadelphia Starbucks workers strike Philadelphia Center City store, July 22. "Scabby the Rat" courtesy of Teamsters union supporters. Workers at a Philadelphia Center City Starbucks store held a one-day strike July 22 to protest union-busting tactics by management. The strike began before 6: 00 am and lasted into the evening rush . . . |
(2022-07-30). Abortion access under attack in West Virginia. workers.org 
Charleston, West Virginia As a result of the recent SCOTUS overthrow of Roe v. Wade, the bigoted coal baron governor of West Virginia, Jim Justice, used a special legislative session — originally called to establish income tax cuts — as an opportunity to carry out a vicious assault on abortion . . . |
(2022-07-30). Saudi Arabia Realizes its Dreams. journal-neo.org 
Developments in recent months clearly show that Saudi Arabia is steadily moving beyond being only a religious Mecca, becoming more and more also a center of political and innovative global gravity. This is not only evidenced by the attempt by Washington, which is losing more and more of its hegemonic position every day, to secure …
(2022-07-30). China is issuing the same "Red Line" warnings about Taiwan that Russia issued about Ukraine. mronline.org 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has continued to pour gasoline on the foreign policy dumpster fire that is her planned visit to Taiwan next month, now reportedly encouraging other members of congress to come along for the ride.
(2022-07-30). Pelosi's Potential Taiwan Provocation Raises South China Sea Tensions. news.antiwar.com As Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is preparing to lead a Congressional delegation on a tour of Asia, which may include a stop in Taiwan, tensions between Washington and Beijing in the South China Sea are increasing. After a port call in Singapore, the USS Ronald Reagan has returned to the South China Sea …
(2022-07-30). Cuba Announces Package of Economic Reactivation and Social Benefit Measures. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, July 28, the Cuban government announced 75 new economic measures aimed at reactivating the national economy. Cuba is currently going through one of the most severe economic crises in its history. The effect of the pandemic, along with greater tightening of the US economic blockade, has caused considerable economic damage to the country. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has fallen, as well as the standard of living of more than 11 million Cubans. | The 75 measures revolve around four fundamental axes: strengthening welfare and social policies for the most vulnerable sectors of society, hard currency e…
(2022-07-30). Shenzhou-14 Crew Enters Wentian Lab Module, as China's Space Station Is Near Completion. orinocotribune.com 
The Shenzhou-14 crew of three taikonauts, who watched live the epic launch of the Wentian [Quest to The Heavens] lab module from some 400 kilometers above the Earth and cheered it on with applause on Sunday, did not wait long to check into their office and home unit in space, as they opened the gate of the freshly docked new module and entered the Wentian at 10: 03 am on Monday, the Global Times learned from the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). | It was a historic first that the taikonauts entered the scientific lab module in orbit, the CMSA noted in a statement it provided to the Global Times on Monday morning,…
(2022-07-30). Argentina's Evita: an indispensable legacy. mronline.org 
It is seventy years since the death of Evita, an extraordinary character in Argentine and Latin American history. Owner of a penetrating and mobilizing oratory, she was a proudly plebeian popular leader whose class instinct defined the most advanced and contesting features of Peronism.
(2022-07-30). What would be different about a socialist economy? mronline.org 
The New York Stock Exchange is perhaps the premier institutional expression of the capitalist economy.
(2022-07-30). The Ongoing Infowar Against Cuba: From the Moncada Assault to the Embargo. orinocotribune.com By Nino Pagliccia — Jul 26, 2022 | Cuba has a harsh and long history from the days of the Spanish colonisation, the killings of indigenous people, slavery, etc. that finally took a major turn for socialist gains in the mid-20th century. | Cubans fought two wars to become independent from Spain in the 19th century. Those wars were the crucible where heroes were forged. José Martí was one such hero, killed in battle in 1895, that still symbolises today the courageous revolutionary spirit of Cubans. | When Cubans had practically achieved their goal to defeat Spanish domination with much human sacrifice at the…
(2022-07-30). Venezuela and Colombia Are Advancing in Restoring Relations, Says President Maduro (+Hugo Chávez Birth Anniversary). orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela and Colombia are advancing in a cooperative agenda to restore bilateral relations, announced Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during an event in La Casona Aquiles Nazoa, Caracas, celebrating the birth of Commander Hugo Chávez. He reported that the meeting between Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Faría and Colombian Foreign Minister-elect àÅlvaro Leyva revolved around 14 issues, the most important of which was the restoration of Venezuela-Colombia relations. | In this regard, the topics addressed were the new opportunities for the border region and the entire western region of Vnezu…
(2022-07-30). Gold's Rise Is Just A Recession Away. zerohedge.com 
Gold's Rise Is Just A Recession Away | Many are asking about Gold's rise, or better yet: When, how and why it will rise? | Toward this end, cold data in the face of historical facts and current recessionary realities will make…
(2022-07-30). What Happens If The Fed Doesn't Capitulate On Interest Rates? zerohedge.com 
What Happens If The Fed Doesn't Capitulate On Interest Rates? | In the past stock markets used to rely on the innovation and profit reports of individual companies, and while there were sometimes all encompassing events that would push equities in one direction or another, in the last decade there has been only one factor that ever really matters: The Federal Reserve. | The central bank has positioned itself as the ultimate arbiter of market rallies and corrections. In fact, most of the world is now placing all their investment bets on a single hope, that the Fed will capitulate on interest rate hikes, ignore th…
(2022-07-30). Rhine Levels In Germany Forecast To Drop Lower As Barges Reduce Cargo. zerohedge.com 
Rhine Levels In Germany Forecast To Drop Lower As Barges Reduce Cargo | As Germany bakes in a heatwave, water levels on the River Rhine — an 800-mile (1,288-kilometer) river that runs from Switzerland to the North Sea and is used to transport tens of millions of tons of commodities through inland Europe — have fallen to Water levels at the chokepoint of Kaub near Frankfurt declined to 25.6 inches (65 centimeters) on Thursday, its lowest reading since 2018, when…
(2022-07-30). The Genetic Panopticon: We're All Suspects In A DNA Lineup, Waiting To Be Matched With A Crime. zerohedge.com 
The Genetic Panopticon: We're All Suspects In A DNA Lineup, Waiting To Be Matched With A Crime | "Solving unsolved crimes is a noble objective, but it occupies a lower place in the American pantheon of noble objectives than the protection of our people from suspicionless law-enforcement searches… Make no mistake about it…your DNA can be taken and entered into a…
(2022-07-30). F-35 Stealth Fleet Grounded By USAF Over Faulty Ejection-Seat Worries. zerohedge.com 
F-35 Stealth Fleet Grounded By USAF Over Faulty Ejection-Seat Worries | The US Air Force grounded its fleet of fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets due to new concerns over ejection seat safety just days after the Navy grounded planes for the same reason. | Air Combat Command (ACC) spokeswoman Alexi Worley confirmed to
(2022-07-30). To Take Back Our Culture We Need To Build Our Own Media Army. zerohedge.com 
To Take Back Our Culture We Need To Build Our Own Media Army | I have been writing about the concept of decentralization since around 2006, well before the threat of the woke takeover and the culture war became obvious. The idea is a rather simple one (most ideas that work are simple): | If the corrupt system does not or will not provide what the public needs or wants then the public should provide those necessities for themselves. If they are successful then the system…
(2022-07-30). "Paving The Road To Hell": Digital ID Systems Could Lead To Severe, Irreversible Human Rights Violations. zerohedge.com 
"Paving The Road To Hell": Digital ID Systems Could Lead To Severe, Irreversible Human Rights Violations | The authors of a new
(2022-07-30). "Pure Lies": China Contradicts White House On Key Aspect Of Biden-Xi Call. zerohedge.com "Pure Lies": China Contradicts White House On Key Aspect Of Biden-Xi Call | China blasted the White House in a Friday foreign ministry press conference, charging the US administration with lying after a Biden spokesperson said the president raised the issue of Uyghur Muslim genocide and forced labor camps with Xi in their over two-hour Thursday phone call. | The controversy started when White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters soon after the call that Biden "raised genocide and forced labor practices by the [People's Republic of China]," explaining that is something the president "always does…
(2022-07-30). Capitol Police Use Of Force Reports Expose Unprovoked Brutality Against Jan. 6 Protesters. zerohedge.com Capitol Police Use Of Force Reports Expose Unprovoked Brutality Against Jan. 6 Protesters | A 104-page report issued three months after the events at the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, said the Capitol Police's Civil Disturbance Unit (CDU) was ordered by supervisors not to use "heavier, less-lethal weapons," like flash bangs. However, vid…
(2022-07-30). LA's New $588 Million Bridge Keeps Closing As People Treat It Like A GTA Amusement Park. zerohedge.com 
LA's New $588 Million Bridge Keeps Closing As People Treat It Like A GTA Amusement Park | A brand new, half-billion-dollar bridge in Los Angeles that opened July 9 has already been plagued by frequent police closures, as people treat it like some kind of Grand Theft Auto amusement park. | As The 6th Street Viaduct — which soars over the concrete-lined Los Angeles River to connect downtown to the historic Eastside — quickly became a hotspot for street racin…
(2022-07-30). One Abandoned NYC Block Is "Frozen" In Peak-Pandemic Time. zerohedge.com 
One Abandoned NYC Block Is "Frozen" In Peak-Pandemic Time | Life in most places is making an attempt to move forward from the pandemic lockdowns. But for one city block in New York, that isn't the case. | Outside of the 59th Street subway stop, across Lexington Avenue, The area, which used to be prime New York real estate, was formerly the home of Banana Republic, the Gap and Victoria's S…
(2022-07-30). Shouldn't Biden be talking directly to Putin? indianpunchline.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at latter's request, Jul 29, 2022 No sooner than Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov returned to Moscow after the SCO ministerial in Tashkent, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's pending request for a conversation was scheduled late Friday evening. This has … |
(2022-07-30). New theatrical play featuring the struggle of Dr. Issam Hijjawi Bassalat to premiere in Edinburgh. samidoun.net The story of Dr. Issam Hijjawi Bassalat, the Palestinian-Scottish doctor and Palestinian community organizer subjected to political imprisonment, surveillance, and repression by British authorities, is coming to the stage in Edinburgh, Scotland. "From the Heart of the Incident" will premiere at ZOO Southside at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on August 8 and 9, 2022. Tickets …
(2022-07-30). China leads in hydropower capacity for 17 years. ecns.cn hina's installed hydropower capacity has been on top of the world for 17 consecutive years, according to a press release by the China Society for Hydropower Engineering.
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic hospitals earn star ratings for hospital quality, patient experience. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic hospitals across the organization received Overall Hospital Quality star ratings and received the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The ratings provide patients with information about several dimensions of quality. Eleven hospitals across Mayo Clinic received star ratings from CMS for Overall Hospital Quality. Six of the 11 hospitals earned five stars — the best score possible. The national average…
(2022-07-30). Declare Your Climate Emergency Today. commondreams.org We don't need to wait for so-called leaders. The climate emergency has been declared over and over by Nature and by human suffering and upheaval in response to its catastrophes.
(2022-07-30). WSWS readers defend Zero-COVID advocate Dr David Berger. wsws.org "It is Orwellian, the control these government groups have in terms of censorship and the amount of power they wield over the professionals they regulate."
(2022-07-30). Workers & Delegates Speak Out At 2022 CA Labor Federation Convention. indybay.org Workers and delegates spoke out at the 2022 biennial convention of the California AFL-CIO…
(2022-07-30). Profundizar la hermandad y la solidaridad desde el deporte. cubadebate.cu Hermandad, solidaridad, deporte y ciencia fueron algunas de las palabras más comunes en la conversación que sostuvo este viernes el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel, con Renzo Manyari Velazco, presidente del Comité Olímpico de Perú, y Carlos Zegarra Presser, presidente de la Confederación Panamericana de Judo, quienes realizan una visita de trabajo a Cuba.
(2022-07-30). Record second quarter profits for US oil corporations. wsws.org The two largest US oil monopolies, Exxon and Chevron, reported record quarterly profits on Friday as they cashed in on a strategy of cutting refining capacity while the price of oil shot up from the US-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-07-30). Marcia Walters, widow of deceased UAW member Danny Walters, endorses Will Lehman's campaign for UAW President. wsws.org "I write this to encourage you to support the campaign of Will Lehman for UAW International President. He wants to see the power back in the hands of those who do the work. I speak for my husband who has lost his voice. Vote for Will Lehman for UAW President!"
(2022-07-30). Thursday 7/28: CARB Scoping Plan Meeting and Climate Justice Rally! indybay.org 900 Fallon St, Oakland, CA 94607-4808, United States…
(2022-07-30). VIDEO: Preparing Imam Hussein shrine for Muharram. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Imam Hussein's holy shrine is being prepared to hold Muharram ceremonies.
(2022-07-30). Corporate Media Fails to Connect Gas Price Surge and Climate Crisis. commondreams.org This silence perpetuates inaction that poses climate solutions as lofty, unattainable pipe dreams, and suggests the only mitigation for fuel shortages is relentlessly drilling more of this harmful and nonrenewable resource.
(2022-07-30). Las redes sociales digitales y los retos a la unidad en el medio digital revolucionario cubano. cubadebate.cu La creciente presencia de las redes sociales digitales en las sociedades contemporáneas genera una gran variedad de fenómenos que merecen ser estudiados y atendidos con cuidado, por su impacto en las relaciones sociales y en las configuraciones sociopolíticas de cualquier nación.Un poco en broma y mucho en serio voy a intentar describir tres de esas actitudes que se han vuelto comunes en el entorno digital cubano.
(2022-07-30). The class dynamics of the Fed's recession program. wsws.org The central bank, the guardian of the interests of the corporations and finance capital, has set out to engineer a marked slowdown and, if necessary, a major economic contraction.
(2022-07-30). Floods in Afghanistan kill at least 18, destroy people homes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Taliban officials announced that several people have died and dozens of houses have been destroyed after flash floods hit different parts of Afghanistan.
(2022-07-30). Will The Diablo Canyon Nuke Plant Ever Shut Down? indybay.org The powers that be are trying to keep the troublesome Diablo Canyon nuclear plant on CA's central coast open longer than planned.
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic ranked No. 1 hospital in Florida by U.S. News & World Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayo Clinic is again ranked the No. 1 hospital in the Jacksonville metro area and Florida in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" rankings, which were published on Tuesday, July 26, on the U.S. News & World Report website. Mayo Clinic in Florida has ranked No. 1 in the state of Florida for six of the past seven years. "It is an honor to be recognized as the No. 1 hospital…
(2022-07-30). Presidente López Obrador destaca crecimiento económico en México. telesurtv.net El Inegi notificó que, en el segundo trimestre de 2022, la estimación oportuna del PIB ascendió 1.9 por ciento en términos reales.
(2022-07-30). Eight confirmed dead in helicopter crash in Georgia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — A helicopter crash in Georgia left 8 people killed, media said on Saturday.
(2022-07-30). The lure of unreason and The crisis profiteers. indybay.org The essence of transhumanism is pathological. This ideology is carried by psychopaths and narcissists. Such people love only themselves, their infallibility and uniqueness. And this is reflected in their visions and goals, which they approach without any scruples. The others are only mass. Mass is despised by "the unique".
(2022-07-30). China defends military ship's planned visit to India's neighbour Sri Lanka. tribune.com.pk China said on Friday it hoped "relevant parties" would refrain from interfering with its legitimate maritime activities, after New Delhi voiced concern over a Chinese military ship's planned visit to a port in India's southern neighbour Sri Lanka. | India worries that the Chinese-built and leased port of Hambantota will be used by China as a military base in India's backyard. The $1.5 billion port is near the main shipping route from Asia to Europe. | Shipping data from Refinitiv Eikon showed Chinese research and survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 was en route to Hambantota and due to arrive on Aug. 11, at a time when…
(2022-07-30). El juego final de la COVID-19: Gobernanza global, "tiranía digital" y la agenda de despoblación. globalizacion.ca 
"Ahora nos enfrentamos a una situación en la que una gran cantidad de organizaciones y élites muy poderosas a nivel internacional y nacional están pidiendo políticas que son básicamente un pacto suicida. Básicamente, un deseo de muerte de algún tipo". …
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic researchers pinpoint genetic variations that might sway course of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered key human genomic signatures that could help explain why COVID-19 is severe in some people and mild in others. After analyzing volumes of diverse worldwide DNA sequence data, the scientists identified mutations in two human proteins that might sway the course of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19. Their study reveals that variants in the genes for ACE2 and TMPRESS2 can…
(2022-07-30). Confirman primera muerte por viruela del mono en Brasil. telesurtv.net El paciente era un hombre, de 41 años de edad, que vivía en la ciudad de Uberlandia.
(2022-07-30). 9 common questions about genetic testing for cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Your genes play a role in nearly all areas of your health. A gene is like an instruction manual for your body that tells your body how to function, develop and stay healthy. People have about 20,000 genes in their bodies. Many health conditions have a genetic link. Genetic testing can help you and your health care team understand if you have an increased risk for developing certain conditions that are present in your family….
(2022-07-30). Wednesday 7/27: Bernal Litterati [sic]: SF's longest-running prize-giving poetry gig. indybay.org outdoor amphitheater outside Bernal Branch library | 0 Cortland Avenue…
(2022-07-30). Philippines detects 1st monkeypox case. ecns.cn The Philippines has detected its first case of the monkeypox virus, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday.
(2022-07-30). Bolsonaro calls for mass fascist demonstration against Electoral Court on Brazil's Independence Day. wsws.org A week before the official launching of Bolsonaro's reelection bid, Defense Minister Gen. Paulo Sergio de Oliveira announced the military would do a parallel counting of ballots, siding with the president against the Electoral Court.
(2022-07-30). Consumer Health: What is lung cancer screening, and who needs it? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Lung Cancer Day will be observed Monday, Aug. 1, which makes this a good time to learn more about lung cancer screening and who needs it. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Although the disease can occur in people who have never smoked, people who smoke or have smoked have…
(2022-07-30). Chinese-built highway inaugurated in southwestern Cameroon. ecns.cn A major Chinese-built highway in southwestern Cameroon was inaugurated on Friday.
(2022-07-30). CIA Whistleblower Reflects on the Persecution of Julian Assange. indybay.org UK legal system puppets as US pulls strings. Media complicit.
(2022-07-30). Iran criticizes US interference in Lebanese affairs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Director General of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) affairs at the foreign ministry has criticized the US' interference in Lebanese internal affairs.
(2022-07-30). Resurgence of Jidwaaq: Part One. indybay.org The Somali Clan of Jidwaaq…
(2022-07-30). (W.E. Talk) Why do We Say that the Traditional Chinese Culture Contains the Gene of Human Rights. ecns.cn lthough the term "human rights" appeared in the Western culture first, out of Chinese culture are the natural genes and roots of human rights: "Humanity is most valuable under the sky", "The benevolent love others"… Those traditional humanistic thoughts are the very precious Chinese genes of human rights in the long-standing Chinese culture.
(2022-07-30). Muharram ceremonies in Imam Reza shrine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — On the occasion of the arrival of the Muharram month, a ceremony was held in Imam Reza (as) shrine to mark the holy month.
(2022-07-30). Gustavo Petro anuncia diálogo social tras toma de posesión. telesurtv.net El presidente electo de Colombia pidió a la ciudadanía involucrarse en la confección de un plan de desarrollo nacional hasta 2026.
(2022-07-30). China, Russia pledge to enhance strategic communication, safeguard multilateralism. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on Thursday to further strengthen bilateral strategic communication and jointly promote the genuine multilateralism.
(2022-07-30). [World Report] Monkeypox PHEIC decision hoped to spur the world to act. thelancet.com WHO has declared the global outbreak of monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in a bid to intensify efforts to control the disease. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva.
(2022-07-30). 23rd Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong kicks off. ecns.cn Staff members prepare for the opening of 23rd Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, July 28, 2022.
(2022-07-30). 'An attack on solidarity'. mronline.org 
Trade unions furious with Sir Keir for sacking shadow transport secretary as McDonnell backs growing calls for a general strike.
(2022-07-30). Saturday 8/13: Hot Topic: The New Civil War. indybay.org Roosevelt Community Center | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San Jose, CA 95116…
(2022-07-30). Ukraine's GDP to drop 33.4 pct in 2022: central bank. ecns.cn Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) will drop by 33.4 percent this year amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the National Bank of Ukraine said on Friday.
(2022-07-30). Russian embassy Condoles with Iran over flood crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — In a statement on Saturday, the Russian envoy to Tehran offered his sincere condolence to the families of victims of recent floods in Iran.
(2022-07-30). Following nomination for UAW president, Will Lehman appeals for support: "We can't fight for what we need without organizing ourselves" wsws.org On Friday, Lehman issued a statement directed to all workers in the UAW, calling for support for his campaign.
(2022-07-30). Julian Assange defense files appeals, granted extension. workers.org 
By Tareq Haddad This excerpted article, which originally appeared July 16 in Popular Resistance, can be read in full at tinyurl.com/kfzvkh2c. London — Following a June 17 decision from British Secretary of State Priti Patel approving the order to extradite Julian Assange to the U.S., lawyers for the imprisoned WikiLeaks . . . |
(2022-07-30). New York Post's editorial should worry Trump. indybay.org After everything Donald Trump has done from his seemingly open embrace of bigotry to his failed handling of Covid-19 (which polls show most Americans were critical of) to his efforts to thwart democracy it's hard to believe that anything could siphon…….
(2022-07-30). After House Passes Assault Weapons Ban, Advocates Say Senate Opponents Must Be Forced to Vote. commondreams.org The bill stands virtually no chance of passing in the Senate, but campaigners said a vote would "show young people why we need to turn out to expand [Democrats'] majority in the Senate."
(2022-07-30). Azerbaijan Supplied Ukraine With Dozens Of Precision-Guided Bombs In Secret. southfront.org 
The QFAB-2 LG laser-guided bomb. Source: the Ministry of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan Republic. | Azerbaijan had secretly supplied Ukraine with dozens of precision-guided bombs, documents leaked by the Iraqi Sabereen News Telegram channel on July 27 revealed. | According to the shipping documents, the bombs were sent by the CIHAZ Industrial Association, which is owned by the Ministry of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan, to Ukrspecexport, a Ukrainian state-owned arms trading company. | Ukrainian airline Meridian, that h…
(2022-07-30). China to hold live-fire military drills in Taiwan Strait. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — China on Saturday will hold live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait, the government announced via state media, raising the stakes ahead of a possible trip to the self-governing island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
(2022-07-30). Top Trump Homeland Security officials deleted January 6 messages. wsws.org The deletion of text messages by the leadership of the Department of Homeland Security underscores the complicity of all the major police and intelligence agencies in Trump's efforts to overthrow the government.
(2022-07-30). 2022 CA Fed Meeting, Internationalism, Fascism & A Workers Party With LA Roofers Local 36. indybay.org Cliff Smith, the business manager of Roofers Local 36 in Los Angeles was a delegate to the 2022 California AFL-CIO convention and raised issues about fascism and internationalism at the convention. The leadership opposed a resolution calling for the prosecution of people who participated in the insurrection and attempted coup on January 6, 2020. He also discussed the issue of the formation of a workers party.
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic, Mercy collaborate to globally transform patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Innovative data science will enable patients to receive personalized, predictive and proactive medicine ROCHESTER, Minn., and ST. LOUIS — A 10-year collaboration agreement between Mayo Clinic and Mercy — a first-of-its-kind alliance between two large health care systems — will use the most current data science and years of deidentified patient outcomes to find diseases earlier and start patients on paths to better health more quickly. "This unique collaboration will eliminate the barriers to innovation…
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic Platform Conference 2022. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Government, academic and industry leaders from around the world will come to Rochester, Minnesota, July 26—27 for the Mayo Clinic Platform Conference. The invitation-only event will bring together 175 industry experts, policymakers, investors, startups, and CEOs from Mayo Clinic Care Network hospitals to discuss new technologies and solutions. During the event, these top leaders in health technology and medicine will discuss new opportunities, new ideas and breakthrough solutions that will shape the future of care….
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Heat and how it affects medication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Finding ways to keep your body cool during extremely high temperatures is important and so is ensuring your medications aren't exposed to extreme heat. Scott Hall, a Mayo Clinic pharmacist, says medications can become degraded during temperature changes. He says some medications also can cause heat intolerance. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7hM14G0Z__Y Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Temperature can impact…
(2022-07-30). WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee has declared the monkeypox outbreak to be a global health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been over 16,000 cases globally, including in 68 countries where the virus isn't typically seen. Of those cases, more than 2,800 were in the U.S. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The monkeypox outbreak has spread far beyond…
(2022-07-30). Cuba y Turquía refuerzan lazos de solidaridad. cubadebate.cu Roberto Morales Ojeda, miembro del Buró Político y secretario de Organización del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) al recibir hoy en esta capital a Kemal Okuyan, secretario general del Partido Comunista de Turquía (TKP), destacó las muestras sistemáticas de apoyo que esa organización política ofrece a la mayor de las Antillas.
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Combatting drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Drug shortages continue to be a major health care issue in the U.S., with more than 200 ongoing and active shortages per year since 2018. "Drug shortages are not new to health care," explains Dr. Mary Gilmer, director of pharmaceutical supply and procurement for Mayo locations across the Midwest. "But, really, over the last two years with the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortages have really exposed the vulnerability of our global drug supply chain. And these…
(2022-07-30). VIDEO: Holy Kaaba in Macca draped with new Kiswa. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — A specially selected team in Saudi Arabia on Saturday replaced the old Kiswa of the Holy Kaaba in Mecca with the new one. The new Kiswa consists of four distinct side panels and a door curtain.
(2022-07-30). La derecha peruana no logra derrocar ni destituir al presidente Pedro Castillo. globalizacion.ca Tras renunciar a Perú Libre, el partido con el que llegó a la presidencia, el presidente peruano Pedro Castillo se enfrenta ahora a una izquierda que lo acusa de traicionar las promesa de cambio y a una derecha que sigue…
(2022-07-30). China-Laos 'Peace Train-2022' joint medical drill concludes. ecns.cn The medical train of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, after concluding its mission in the "Peace Train-2022" joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise and medical service activities, headed for China on Friday morning.
(2022-07-30). [Articles] Baricitinib in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial and updated meta-analysis. thelancet.com In patients hospitalised with COVID-19, baricitinib significantly reduced the risk of death but the size of benefit was somewhat smaller than that suggested by previous trials. The total randomised evidence to date suggests that JAK inhibitors (chiefly baricitinib) reduce mortality in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 by about one-fifth.
(2022-07-30). Swedish national charged with spying detained. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Iran intelligence forces managed to identify and detain a Swedish national accused of spying.
(2022-07-30). México_Chiapas: LLamamiento Zapatista sin fronteras. indybay.org México_Chiapas: LLamamiento sin fronteras a las comunidades autà≤nomas zapatistas…
(2022-07-30). Pedro Santander: La marca de origen de teleSUR es Chávez y Fidel. telesurtv.net Es parte del legado de TeleSUR a la comunicación contrahegemónica en las actuales circunstancias del mundo contemporáneo.
(2022-07-30). [Comment] Baricitinib in COVID-19: a coming-of-age from artificial intelligence to reducing mortality. thelancet.com Immunomodulatory therapies targeting excessive host immune responses,1 vaccination, and immunity from natural infection have changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the rapid emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has stymied progress towards ending the pandemic. An unmet need remains for accessible therapies that reduce mortality. In The Lancet, the RECOVERY Collaborative Group assessed the use of baricitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, for the treatment of patients hospitalised with COVID-19, in the randomised, controlled, open-label platform trial (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy [RECOVE…
(2022-07-30). UK, US to hold joint drills in Finland. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Around 150 British Army and Royal Air force personnel have deployed to Finland alongside US and Finnish armed forces for Exercise Vigilant Fox, the British government said.
(2022-07-30). Funeral of Sri Lankan SEP chairman Wije Dias to be livestreamed today. wsws.org The funeral of the veteran Trotskyist leader Wije Dias will be held at Colombo's Borella Cemetry at 3 p.m. today (Sri Lankan time) and will be streamed live.
(2022-07-30). Construction of Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame underway. ecns.cn The first Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame has entered the nomination stage, and all related work is underway.
(2022-07-30). Grandes inundaciones en Kentucky dejan al menos 25 fallecidos. cubadebate.cu El número de muertos por las inundaciones en el centro y este de Kentucky, ha ascendido a 25 personas, según indicó este viernes la oficina del gobernador del estado, Andy Beshear. Entre los fallecidos hay seis niños, cuatro de ellos pertenecientes a una misma familia.
(2022-07-30). VIDEO: Moment when 16 years old Palestinian martyred. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — A 16 years old Palestinian has been shot dead by the Israeli army in the village of al-Mughayyer, near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday.
(2022-07-30). Denuncian asesinato de otro firmante de paz en Arauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net La víctima fue interceptada por hombres armados cuando se dirigía a la vereda Alto Purare, en el municipio Tame.
(2022-07-30). àìmnibus Nacionales incrementa rutas y frecuencias en algunos destinos a partir del 1ro de agosto. cubadebate.cu La Empresa Viajeros informó en sus redes sociales sobre el incremento a partir del próximo 1ro de agosto de otra salida diaria desde Pinar del Río con destino a La Habana a las 10: 00 a.m. y retorno a las 2: 20 p.m. Además, se adiciona la ruta Mantua con destino a La Habana los días martes y viernes, con salida de Mantua a las 10: 00 p.m.
(2022-07-30). Haitians Demand Reparations at French Consulate and Citibank. indybay.org France: Amount Due to Haiti $21,685,135,571.48…
(2022-07-30). Consumer Health: Understanding hepatitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Hepatitis Day will be observed Thursday, July 28, which makes this a good time to learn more about three types of hepatitis. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in geographic prevalence, modes of transmission, severity of illness and prevention methods. In the U.S., the most common types…
(2022-07-30). U.S. chips bill will disrupt global trade: commerce ministry. ecns.cn The Chips and Science Act passed by the U.S. Congress contains provisions that restrict the normal economic, trade and investment activities of relevant companies in China, which will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade, China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday.
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is a lectin-free diet beneficial? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend of mine continues to speak highly about the health benefits of a diet where people eliminate lectins. She says it helped her lose weight and reduced her arthritis pain. What are lectins, and can a lectin-free diet cure autoimmune diseases and prevent other health problems? ANSWER: Lectins are naturally occurring proteins that are found in all foods, but they are most concentrated in certain plants. Lectins serve a protective function for plants…
(2022-07-30). Declaran estado de emergencia tras crecidas en Kentucky, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Ascendió a 15 la cifra de fallecidos. Autoridad local informa que las víctimas podrían duplicarse.
(2022-07-30). [Comment] Upadacitinib for the treatment of active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. thelancet.com Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis has a prevalence similar to rheumatoid arthritis, but remains an under-recognised cause of chronic back pain. Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis is an earlier or milder form of axial spondyloarthritis than radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (also known as ankylosing spondylitis), yet it carries the same burden of disease and decreased quality of life.1 Despite this disease burden, the average time from symptom onset to axial spondyloarthritis diagnosis is 6—8 years, without evident trends of improvement over time.
(2022-07-30). Pope calls Canada Indigenous abuse 'genocide'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Pope Francis said Saturday the decades-long abuse of Indigenous schoolchildren across Canada amounted to "genocide".
(2022-07-30). Online events w) Kshama Sawant, Eric Blanc, Karen M. Woolf, Jamal Abdi, Andrea Vetter, etc. indybay.org Here are some 8 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 3: 00 pm today, July 27th), featuring people such as Kshama Sawant, Eric Blanc, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Jamal Abdi, Drew Pendergrass, Matthew Huber, Andrea Vetter, Olúf·∫πÃÅmi O. Táíwà≤, 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.
(2022-07-30). Incendio forestal destruye 162 estructuras en California, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, el siniestro es el mayor que ha ocurrido en California en 2022, destruyendo más de 77,7 kilómetros cuadrados.
(2022-07-30). U.S. House passes bill to ban assault weapons. ecns.cn House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to ban assault weapons with a narrow 217-213 vote.Gun violence has taken more than 25,500 lives across the United States so far this year, according to the latest data from Gun Violence Archive.
(2022-07-30). Saturday 7/30: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Aida Returns" indybay.org
(2022-07-30). Xi sends congratulatory message to Vanuatu's new president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory message to Nikenike Vurobaravu on his assuming office as the president of Vanuatu.
(2022-07-30). 2nd China Intl Consumer Products Expo concludes in Hainan. ecns.cn The second China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) concluded on Saturday in Haikou, the capital of south China's Hainan province.
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Black women and uterine fibroids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org July is National Fibroid Awareness Month. Black women in the U.S. are up to three times more likely than white women to develop uterine fibroids. While noncancerous, fibroids can cause painful and excessive uterine bleeding, interfere with everyday life and self-image, and affect fertility.Symptoms can vary and so can the size and location of the fibroids, says Dr. Michelle Louie, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic surgeon and fibroid specialist. She says treatment options are available and you don't need to suffer with symptoms….
(2022-07-30). [Perspectives] Lower taxes or greater health equity. thelancet.com "We have to lower taxes." A former UK Government minister and prominent member of the Conservative Party recently said this nine times in 3 minutes. He said it with passion, as if it were a fresh diagnosis of the problem. It was probably his solution to any problem, but this time we were on a radio news programme to discuss inflation and the cost-of-living crisis. It is not a uniquely British obsession. The sour joke in the USA is that Republicans were put on earth to lower taxes. Perhaps equally predictably, my concern was not a priori with the level of taxation, but with what action was necessary to prevent a s…
(2022-07-30). Papua New Guinea's Governor-General tries to avert failure of election. wsws.org Despite the Governor-General's unprecedented intervention, a political and constitutional crisis could yet erupt following the chaotic and still uncompleted election.
(2022-07-30). Diplomats Aim to Extend Yemen Ceasefire Once Again. news.antiwar.com Yemen's current ceasefire expires Tuesday, and after multiple extensions there is a Even with the expected extension, separatist STC warns nothing is being resolved and sooner or later, " That's a concern since months of ceasefire have not yielded serious peace talks. Pessimists see the ce…
(2022-07-30). Iran, Belarus to launch short-term combined flights: min. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade said that Tehran and Minsk will launch combined flights in short term.
(2022-07-30). Rusia propone medidas regionales contra sanciones de Occidente. telesurtv.net Se presentará a los líderes de la Organización de Cooperación de Shanghái una propuesta para utilizar monedas nacionales en acuerdos bilaterales.
(2022-07-30). Envía Raúl Castro felicitación al Sistema de la Defensa Civil en su aniversario 60. cubadebate.cu El líder de la Revolución Cubana, General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz envió una carta de felicitación a los integrantes del Estado Mayor Nacional de la Defensa Civil en ocasión del 60 aniversario de la fundación de este Sistema. Ponderó la labor del país en el enfrentamiento a la COVID-19, y en especial al pueblo, principal protagonista de esta fortaleza de la Revolución.
(2022-07-30). Germany: Là∂wenbrà§u, other Beer Brands to be Made with Wind and as Russian Gas Turns Unreliable. juancole.com By Hannah Naylor |  ; inFranken.de / Sàºddeutsche Zeitung ( Clean Energy Wire )  ; Bavarian breweries concerned about possible gas shortages are developing contingency plans to avoid a complete halt of beer production, reports regional news website inFranken.de. Munich breweries are considering switching to other energy sources, such as oil or renewables, but these …
(2022-07-30). The Death Penalty Returns to the Supreme Court. commondreams.org In the U.S. the person facing the prospect of execution has to take it upon himself to make sure it is done in a "humane" way.
(2022-07-30). San Francisco y New York declaran emergencia por viruela símica. telesurtv.net Funcionarios federales sopesan una declaración de emergencia de salud pública a nivel nacional en torno al brote.
(2022-07-30). Aseguran a 94 migrantes de un tráiler abandonado en México. telesurtv.net Reciben atención médica ante cuadros de deshidratación severa y otros perjuicios. Autoridades buscan a un grupo mayor, que pudo escapar del vehículo.
(2022-07-30). Top 3 Reasons Climate Change is creating Record-Breaking Deluges and Flash Floods. juancole.com 
By Frances Davenport, Colorado State University |  ; A powerful storm system triggered flooding in the Appalachians in late July, inundating and sweeping away homes in the night and killing at least 16 people, Kentucky's governor announced. The destruction followed flooding a few weeks earlier in the mountains of Virginia and Tennessee. In June, flooding …
(2022-07-30). Chinese premier stresses promoting effective investment, consumption. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for efforts to detail measures to expand demand, promoting effective investment and increasing consumption.
(2022-07-30). Controversia por la protesta del 11 de julio en Cuba: la 'traición' de Fidel, elecciones y constituciones. globalizacion.ca 
El Instituto Macdonald-Laurier (Macdonald-Laurier Institute, MLI) se describe a sí mismo como "el único grupo de expertos en políticas públicas de Canadá, verdaderamente nacional, con sede en Ottawa", "rigurosamente independiente y no partidista." En realidad, se trata de un think…
(2022-07-30). A decade of excellence: Mayo Clinic named No. 1 hospital in Arizona for a 10th year on U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Hospitals' rankings. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Arizona hospital ranked among the nation's top 20 hospitals for a sixth year PHOENIX — For a 10th year, Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona has been ranked No.1 in Arizona and the Phoenix metro area as part of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" rankings. In addition, for a sixth consecutive year, Mayo Clinic in Arizona was recognized on the "Best Hospitals Honor Roll" which recognizes the top 20 hospitals in the nation….
(2022-07-30). Saudi-led coalition violates ceasefire in Yemen 155 times. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — A Yemeni military source on Saturday announced that Saudi aggressor coalition has violated the humanitarian and military ceasefire in Yemen 155 times in the last 24 hours.
(2022-07-30). Ocupantes israelíes asesinan a otro adolescente palestino. telesurtv.net La víctima mortal tenía 16 años y protestaba contra la represión del Ejército y los colonos israelíes.
(2022-07-30). Palestina condena asesinato de joven por parte de Israel. telesurtv.net El Gobierno palestino hizo un llamado a la comunidad internacional "para que rompa su silencio ante estos crímenes israelíes".
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Ice cream brain freeze, it's a real thing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? Have you ever enjoyed a sip of an ice-cold milkshake or taken a bite of an ice cream cone only to get an instant blast of pain or headache that lasts a few seconds? You're not alone. Dr. Amaal Starling, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, says the condition is called a "cold-stimulus headache." Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/2NrtjewPTHc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 56) is in…
(2022-07-30). China's pork prices fall last week. ecns.cn Pork prices in China edged down compared to a week ago, official data showed.
(2022-07-30). Anti-Abortion Extremism Fueling American Dystopia. commondreams.org Contraceptives banned. Miscarriages prosecuted. Pregnant people under surveillance. Is this the future Americans want?
(2022-07-30). Gilding the Cage of Suburbia: Farewelling Neighbours. dissidentvoice.org The statistics of Australia's longest running drama series about sickeningly idyllic suburbia will interest soap show boffins. It lasted 5,955 episodes over 37 seasons, starting in 1985. Its anaemically thin plotlines, subpar acting, and emphasis on ideals bound to cause indigestion, did not prevent Neighbours from being mandatory viewing. Neighbours was, especially for British audiences, …
(2022-07-30). OPA CA appreciates Newsom's leadership directing CARB to ensure state meets climate goals. indybay.org Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) California Chapter, an organization with over 440 Californian elected officials, thanks Governor Gavin Newsom for his letter to California Air Resources Board (CARB) telling them to do more for the climate crisis. His bold direction in the letter instructing CARB to ensure their plan will meet the state's climate goals gives EOPA CA hope that the Governor is serious about solving the climate crisis.
(2022-07-30). Science Saturday: Lupus rates increasing, communities of color especially vulnerable. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org New research led by Mayo Clinic shows that more people are being diagnosed with lupus than in the past, while risks of severity and death remain the same. The study is published in BMJ Annals of the Rheumatologic Diseases. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation and pain throughout the body. Most common in women (9 of 10 diagnosed cases); it attacks both joints and organs — including the skin. "In our study, we confirmed that in…
(2022-07-30). 1st night of mourning month of Moharram marked in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — The first night of mourning month of Muharram was held in Tehran on Friday night with the participation of enthusiasts to infallible imams of Household of Holy Prophet and with eulogy of Meysamm Moti'ei.
(2022-07-30). El terrorismo del "Fake News": Chile y la Nueva Constitución. globalizacion.ca Quieren destruir los emblemas patrios, nos expropiaran los fondos de pensiones, ya no seremos propietarios de nuestras casas, los indígenas tendrán otro sistema de justicia o destruirán la institución de carabineros, son solo algunas de las informaciones que circulan en…
(2022-07-30). VIDEO: Flood hits industrial complexes in Rafsanjan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Flood in Rafsanjan County of Kerman has inflicted heavy damage to industrial and mining complexes in this area.
(2022-07-30). Cubanos barren en comienzo de Olimpiada de Ajedrez de Chennai 2022. cubadebate.cu Los elencos cubanos barrieron en el comienzo de la Olimpiada de Ajedrez de Chennai 2022, cita que por primera vez se celebra en India y se ha convertido en una fiesta de los trebejos. En el certamen abierto enfrentaron a la discreta selección de Myanmar, a la que vencieron 4-0, con triunfos de Yasser Quesada, Carlos Daniel Albornoz, Luis Ernesto Quesada e Isán Ortiz.
(2022-07-30). Boric propone que Chile acoja diálogo de Gobierno Colombia y ELN. telesurtv.net Vicepresidenta electa de Colombia, Francia Márquez, agradeció al presidente chileno Gabriel Boric la voluntad de apoyar el diálogo de paz.
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic ranked No. 1 hospital in nation by U.S. News & World Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the nation for the seventh consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report's 2022—2023 "Best Hospitals" rankings. U.S. News & World Report first published state rankings in 2012, with Mayo Clinic in Rochester ranked No. 1 in Minnesota since the beginning. This year marks a decade that Mayo Clinic in Arizona has ranked No. 1 in the state, while Mayo Clinic in…
(2022-07-30). Pro-Sadr demonstrators gather outside Green Zone again. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — While gathering the outside "Green Zone" gate of Baghdad, supporters of Sadr Movement demanded not to hold a meeting of Iraqi Parliament to elect the Prime Minister and President.
(2022-07-30). Ola de calor provoca más de 1.900 muertes en julio en España. telesurtv.net El Sistema de Monitorización de la Mortalidad Diaria reportó del 1 al 26 de julio 1.913 decesos debido a las altas temperaturas.
(2022-07-30). People Are Dying in the Global South Because of Anti-Abortion Limits on US Aid. truthout.org Even as the overturn of Roe v. Wade continues to send shock waves throughout the U.S., it's also having ripple effects overseas. | Nelly Munyasia, the executive director of the Reproductive Health Network in Kenya, told Truthout that after the Supreme Court ruling on Roe, Kenya and other countries with regressive abortion laws have seen renewed opposition against abortion being legalized or abortion services being expanded. | "We have seen overnight that there is stronger opposition to abortion," Munyasia says. "People are citing the recent events around Roe v. Wade and saying that the U.S. as has made a decision…
(2022-07-30). Media Mogul Murdoch Dumps Trump for DeSantis. How Will This Impact the Election? truthout.org Sometimes things end with a whimper rather than a bang. In the nearly two years since Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, the would-be-strongman has done everything in his power to keep himself in the spotlight and to fuel a sense of inevitability that he will be the GOP's standard-bearer in the 2024 presidential election. | Now, in the wake of Congress's ongoing January 6 hearings, Trump's lock on the right, and his ability to commandeer undying loyalty from conservative media organs, may finally be corroding. With this change in how he is portrayed, Trump's hold on the foot soldiers of the conservative and far…
(2022-07-30). Hundreds of SEIU1021 SF Tenderloin Housing Clinic Workers Strike For Living Wages. indybay.org Hundreds of SEIU 1021 San Francisco non-profit workers at he Tenderloin Housing Clinic went on strike for living wages. They do public work but are paid wages that keep them in poverty.
(2022-07-30). Thursday 8/4: Juristac EIR Comment Writing Workshop. indybay.org Online event. Free registration: | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7uuUIBwwQnqTaS6SNnryOg…
(2022-07-30). China's Red Cross celebrates 70th anniversary of international restoration. ecns.cn This year marks the 70th anniversary of the restoration of China's lawful seat in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the country's first official organization to regain recognition as an international group since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
(2022-07-30). Losses Reported After Attack By Turkey's Proxies On Syrian Army Positions In Northern Aleppo (Photos). southfront.org 
. | On July 30, militants from the Liberation and Building Movement, a coalition within the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, attacked several positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the village of Tadef in the northern Aleppo countryside. | Tadef is located around a kilometer to the south of the town of al-Bab, the main stronghold of Turkey's proxies in northern Syria. | Turkish-backed militants shelled SAA positions with mortars and other heavy weapons then clashed with arm…
(2022-07-30). GOP Officials in at Least 3 States Have Refused to Certify Primary Results. truthout.org Republican election officials in at least three states have refused to certify primary votes, in a sign of things to come amid the party's baseless election fraud crusade. | Numerous allies of former President Donald Trump have echoed his lies about voter fraud on the campaign trail. Trump-backed Arizona gubernatorial candidate
(2022-07-30). World's first multimodal service port opens in Guangdong. ecns.cn A fully automated terminal, the first of its kind built in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, began operations on Thursday at Nansha port in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.
(2022-07-30). Time to Investigate Corporate Insurrection. commondreams.org "The corporate insurrection of democracy is not limited to one day, but is year round and more than a century long."
(2022-07-30). [World Report] New Dutch regulations to alleviate drug shortages. thelancet.com The Netherlands has some of the worst medicine shortages in Europe. Ferry Biedermann reports from Amsterdam.
(2022-07-30). Devastating flash floods in eastern Kentucky leave 16 dead, including 6 children. wsws.org Another one to two inches of rain is expected from Sunday until Tuesday, threatening another round of flooding.
(2022-07-30). In their Hope for a 'Middle Eastern NATO' against Iran, Israel and the US may end up Heartbroken. juancole.com By Muhammad Hussein |  ; ( Middle East Monitor )  ; As Arab states the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco began establishing ties with Israel over the past few years and warmed towards their old adversary, many saw it as the beginning of a new era. And in some ways, it was: …
(2022-07-30). Quebec's CAQ government defends massive, deadly pollution by mining giant Glencore in Rouyn-Noranda. wsws.org Recent revelations have shown the harmful and deadly consequences of the pollution generated by the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda, with all levels of government in Canada looking the other way as one of the world's largest corporations poisons the population.
(2022-07-30). Una visión de la izquierda canadiense sobre el Moncada del 26 de julio en Cuba. globalizacion.ca En 1953, cuando prácticamente todas las fuerzas progresistas y revolucionarias de Cuba no ofrecían ninguna solución viable para oponerse a la dictadura de Batista respaldada por Estados Unidos, Fidel Castro y sus camaradas sí elaboraron un camino. | Fue una ruta…
(2022-07-30). China Post hoping to brew up new customer connections with coffee. ecns.cn Launched by China Post, Beijing's first Post Coffee store opened on July 24 and it soon became a photogenic spot among local coffee enthusiasts and young consumers.
(2022-07-30). Ascienden a 53 los reos muertos tras ataque ucraniano en Donetsk. telesurtv.net Según autoridades de Donetsk, el ataque de Kiev contra una prisión en Yelénovka, donde había prisioneros de guerra ucranianos, dejó 75 heridos.
(2022-07-30). Two Iranian border guards martyred in northwest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Two Iranian border guards were martyred on Saturday when they were patrolling an area in the border Salmas County in West Azerbaijan Province.
(2022-07-30). Cradle of Civilization: Jiaohe Ruins. ecns.cn Jiaohe Ruins sit in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and cover 37.6 hectares. Dating back to around 2,300 years ago, Jiaohe Ruins is the best-preserved, longest-lasting and largest relics of a clay-built city across the globe. As a fortress atop a steep cliff, the city was built by digging the ground rather than being built up. In 2014, it became part of the Silk Road UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
(2022-07-30). Papercutting attracts foreign internet celebrities to Ordos. ecns.cn More than a dozen foreign internet celebrities from Britain, South Korea, Brazil, Thailand and other countries attended a traditional Chinese papercutting class at a museum in Dalad Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
(2022-07-30). Park renamed Salman Farsi to show Iran-Pakistan solidarity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — The Sindh government in Pakistan renamed a park in Karachi after Iranian companion of Holy Prophet Muhammed Salman Farsi to show the solidarity between the two neighboring countries.
(2022-07-30). Cuba se prepara para referendo del nuevo Código de las Familias. telesurtv.net El Código de Familias será aprobado si alcanza el voto afirmativo mayoritario durante el referendo a celebrarse en septiembre.
(2022-07-30). China e Irán reiteran disposición de fortalecer cooperación. telesurtv.net El mandatario iraní afirmó que su país está decidido a expandir las relaciones con China en todos los ámbitos.
(2022-07-30). El Mercosur no quiso oír a Zelensky. globalizacion.ca La negativa del Mercosur a recibir al presidente de Ucrania Volodimir Zelensky en su sexagésima cumbre presidencial realizada la semana pasada en Paraguay, es una confirmación de la posición ampliamente neutral de América Latina sobre el conflicto ucraniano. El excomediante…
(2022-07-30). AB 1655 – California Juneteenth Holiday Bill, "Official" vs. "Optional" indybay.org The State of California Legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1655, amended several times, yet still "official" vs. "optional" is the salient consideration. Governor Newsom can help align California Law with Federal Law or sign a separate and unequal "California Grown" construct without consideration for our unique "California Journey from Slavery to Freedom." Nearly 2,000 United States Colored Troops served from California in the bloody and costly US Civil War. USCT were reportedly part of the margin for victory that helped preserve the Union, while ending "legal" slavery throughout America. Slavery in Califo…
(2022-07-30). Friday 7/29: De-Fence Phest. indybay.org People's Park Berkeley…
(2022-07-30). Leader issues message on recent flash floods in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has ordered the Iranian officials to repair damages caused by the recent floods quickly and offered condolences to the families of victims.
(2022-07-30). [Articles] Upadacitinib for the treatment of active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (SELECT-AXIS 2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. thelancet.com Upadacitinib significantly improved the signs and symptoms of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis compared with placebo at week 14. These findings support the potential of upadacitinib as a new therapeutic option in patients with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis.
(2022-07-30). Cuba realiza preparativos para el Habana Mambo Festival. telesurtv.net Esta edición incluirá conciertos y espectáculos, así como la primera Convención Internacional "Música, bailes y tradiciones populares".
(2022-07-30). Voices From Uvalde, Mooney Cult Murder Connection To JPN Abe's Murder & Rev Poets Brigade. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Voices From Uvalde , The Mooney Cult Murder Connection To Japan PM Abe & Poetry From The Revolutionary Poets Brigade…
(2022-07-30). ONU: acceso a medio ambiente sano y limpio es un derecho humano. telesurtv.net La resolución advierte que los daños ambientales tienen implicaciones negativas para que se consolide el disfrute efectivo de todos los derechos humanos.
(2022-07-30). Mohawk Mothers Demand Pope Leave. indybay.org Kanien'kehà : ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) demand that the Pope must leave our land and take the cross and all of the symbols of their atrocities with him. Indigenous people see it as how the Jewish people see the swastika. McGill must stop bulldozing alleged unmarked graves before any investigation.
(2022-07-30). COVID-19 variant BA.5 is dominant strain; BA.2.75 is being monitored. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 infections in the U.S. continue to rise, with omicron BA.5 causing an estimated 82% of cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It may be the most dominant strain, but it's not the only one public health officials are monitoring. Omicron is a variant of COVID-19. BA.5 and BA.2.75 refer to as subvariants or strains of omicron. Variant basically means a mutation that occurs in the virus over time. "BA.5 is a strain…
(2022-07-29). Chinese FM advocates closer SCO community with shared future. ecns.cn The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries should uphold the Shanghai Spirit, work together and help each other to build a closer SCO community with a shared future, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday.
(2022-07-30). 59 years old Palestinian martyred by Zionist regime. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — A 59 years old Palestinian who was shot by the Zionist soldiers for no reason last week was martyred due to the severity of his injuries.
(2022-07-30). Red States Turning Green: Louisiana Republicans Plan 5 Gigs of Offshore wind in Gulf of Mexico, with Interior Dept. Blessing. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)  ; The Biden administration's attempt to get 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 initially focused on the Atlantic coast, where New York has jumped in with both feet to plan ambitious such wind farms. One of them will come online in as early as two years from now, in …
(2022-07-30). Confirman en Brasil fórmula de candidatura presidencial de Lula y Geraldo Alckmin. telesurtv.net La fórmula presidencial Lula-Alckmin fue aprobada por unanimidad, al tiempo que aumenta el respaldo mostrado por diversos sectores políticos y del Congreso brasileños.
(2022-07-30). UK Court Insists on Withholding Venezuelan Gold Reserves, Venezuela Denounces Ruling. orinocotribune.com This Friday, July 29, the British judiciary ruled in favor of the "ad hoc board of directors" of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), appointed by former deputy Juan Guaidó, who never had any power to appoint any directive body of the BCV. This ruling reiterates the British policy of withholding the Venezuelan gold reserves in Bank of England, valued at about $2 billion. | The ruling was issued by Judge Sara Cockerill of the High Court of London, who determined that the British judiciary does not recognize the resolutions of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela that had declared Guaidó's illegitimate d…
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic Q and A: When your teenager needs to see a gynecologist. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 13, and her pediatrician recently reminded us that she should get the HPV vaccine because it can prevent cervical cancer. That got me thinking about gynecologic health for my daughter. She began her menstrual cycle at age 12, but I'm unsure if there are conditions and issues that I should talk to my daughter about or when to have her visit a gynecologist. ANSWER: Taking time to discuss gynecologic issues with…
(2022-07-30). Occupation Forces Repress Palestinians Fighting Land Grabs in the Northwestern West Bank. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-07-30). Energy crisis: market intervention by policymakers is necessary. indybay.org We are in the middle of a multiple energy crisis. The supply of energy is in danger, and prices will continue to rise. This is not only a problem for private households and companies; rather, there is a danger that the persistently high inflation will become entrenched. Then we will be faced with a severe economic depression.
(2022-07-30). Integrating elderly and medical care services. ecns.cn China will further advance the integration of elderly and medical care services as part of efforts to actively cope with an aging society and increase satisfaction of its growing elderly population, a guideline introduced this month says.
(2022-07-30). Al-Kawthar hosts 1st Hello Commander international festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Al-Kawthar TV is hosting the international festival of the song "Hello Commander" for the first time.
(2022-07-30). àÅfrica, el tablero no tan marginal de las grandes potencias. globalizacion.ca Si en alguna región del mundo el frente antirruso es más débil o menos compacto es àÅfrica. El continente donde malvive más de la mitad de la población más pobre del planeta ofrece, sin embargo, un atractivo no menor para…
(2022-07-30). Chinese army 'preparing for war': PLA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — A Chinese army group's post about "preparing for war" attracted hundreds of thousands of approvals on Friday on the social network Weibo.
(2022-07-30). Wednesday 8/10: Protest the FBI: A Government Against the People. indybay.org 4 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2022-07-30). COVID-19 cases explode again in Japan, South Korea. wsws.org The claims that the COVID-19 pandemic is over are lies to keep the economy open and profits flowing into the pockets of big business.
(2022-07-30). Australian schools in crisis after governments reject basic COVID-19 safety measures. wsws.org The resumption of schooling in Australia after the mid-year break has seen a further escalation of COVID-19 infections.
(2022-07-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: ABCs of hepatitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28, bringing the world together to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. It comes in many forms, including hepatitis A, B and C. But what do those letter designations mean, and how do they differ from one another? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/3bfI2lLGOdM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 58) is in the downloads at…
(2022-07-30). China launches new group of remote sensing satellites. ecns.cn China successfully launched a new group of remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday.
(2022-07-30). [Editorial] Monkeypox: a global wake-up call. thelancet.com WHO's declaration on July 23 that the current monkeypox outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) was unprecedented. It is the seventh such declaration, but the first made against the advice of a majority of the emergency committee (nine were against, six were for). Dr Tedros' decision is a brave one. It needs to serve as a global wake-up call. The question is whether it will prompt the escalated efforts required to control the outbreak.
(2022-07-30). Presidente argentino recibe a vicepresidenta electa colombiana. telesurtv.net Ambos políticos coincidieron en la necesidad de continuar impulsando la agenda de trabajo bilateral.
(2022-07-30). English education meeting kicks off. ecns.cn The 2022 Global English Education China Assembly, a three-day high-level educational event focused on broadening international education cooperation, kicked off on Friday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
(2022-07-30). Venezuela denuncia fallo de tribunal británico sobre reservas en oro. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez instó al Gobierno de Reino Unido a rectificar y devolver a la nación suramericana los recursos que le pertenecen.
(2022-07-30). [Perspectives] Cathie Sudlow: devoted to data. thelancet.com Do doctors specialising in medical data science choose it because they dislike working with patients? Over the past decade or so Cathie Sudlow, Professor of Neurology and Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and Director of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Data Science Centre, has emerged as a leading force in medical informatics, so the question is clearly one for her. "Absolutely not", is her amused response. But, as she concedes, circumstances have changed over time. When Sudlow took on her BHF role in 2020, she had to stop her clinical work entirely.
(2022-07-30). OIM: han muerto 192 migrantes en Centroamérica y México este 2022. telesurtv.net Acnur y OIM instaron a proteger los derechos de las personas en condición de movilidad, a luchar contra el tráfico ilícito de migrantes y la trata de personas.
(2022-07-30). Papa Francisco culmina visita pastoral a Canadá. telesurtv.net La última actividad servirá para pedir perdón a los indígenas inuit de Canadá, víctimas de abusos de sacerdotes católicos.
(2022-07-30). Is the US Economy in a Recession? Not Yet. commondreams.org The Fed's overly aggressive interest rate hikes increase risk of recession.
(2022-07-30). Afirman que casi toda la población mundial respira aire contaminado. telesurtv.net El estudio, que examina el Índice de Vida de la Calidad de Aire, encontró que la contaminación del aire por Materia Particulada (PM2.5) es "la mayor amenaza para la salud mundial".
(2022-07-30). GOP Introduces Bill That Makes It Easier to Fire Workers at Federal Agencies. truthout.org U.S. Rep. Chip Roy's introduction Friday of a bill to make federal bureaucratic personnel at-will employees further stoked fears that marginalized workers will suffer discriminatory firings under a future Republican administration or even GOP-controlled Congress. | The
(2022-07-30). SA New Frame's demise shines a light on China-aligned unions, parties and disinformation. indybay.org The closure of South Africa journal New Frame has exposed a web of connections between US multi-millionaire Roy Singham, NUMSA and the Chinese government as well as other publications supporting China.
(2022-07-30). Sunday Protest for Reproductive Rights at Golden Gate Bridge. indybay.org Supreme Court seen as illegitimate as protesters demand "Abort the Court!"
(2022-07-30). EU halved purchases of Russian gas since Ukraine operation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said members of the European Union had halved purchases of Russian natural gas since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine.
(2022-07-30). VIDEO: Sadr supporters storm parliament building in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Hundreds of supporters of the Sadrist Movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr broke into the parliament building on Saturday in the Iraqi capital Baghdad after breaching the heavily fortified Green Zone.
(2022-07-29). All that I ask is that you fight for peace today: The Thirtieth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
Gas shipments through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs from Russia to Germany, were reduced to 40% of capacity in June, a cut that Moscow said was due to delays in the servicing of a turbine by the German firm Siemens.
(2022-07-29). An Interview With John Pilger On Julian Assange. popularresistance.org Last month, British Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Assange's extradition to the US, where he faces 175 years imprisonment under the Espionage Act for publishing true information exposing American war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. As Pilger explains, Patel's order will be the subject of a further appeal, but the British judiciary that will adjudicate has facilitated Assange's persecution every step of the way. This underscores the urgency of a political fight to free Assange, based on the powerful struggles of the working class that are emerging all around the world. | Pilger began his media career in the l…
(2022-07-29). Ben & Jerry's owner Unilever admits it melted under Israel's threats. electronicintifada.net Ice cream maker and its parent fail to reach deal in lawsuit over decision to stop sales in West Bank settlements.
(2022-07-29). Israel carries out killings, revenge demolitions in Nablus. electronicintifada.net Israel collectively punishes the family members only of accused Palestinians, never Jews.
(2022-07-29). China Defies US Sanctions with Computer Chip Breakthrough. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic The Western media lamented China's most recent breakthrough in computer chip manufacturing, achieving standards in production that were thought impossible because of sanctions imposed by the United States specifically designed to stifle Chinese advances. A report from early July by CNBC would discuss these sanctions. In their article, "US mulls fresh bid to restrict…
(2022-07-29). The Shadow Bank That Owns The World. popularresistance.org For most people in America and much of the world, our life is — to some degree — owned, run, managed, or manipulated by a "shadow bank" that few people even know the name of. It holds between 9 and 10 Trillion dollars in assets. It is the largest or close-to largest stake holder in most enormous media companies like Disney and Comcast, most big tech companies like Google and Meta/Facebook, most big banks like Citibank, Bank of America, and Barclays. This secretive cabal is one of the biggest funders of deforestation, fossil fuel use, weapons contractors, and basically destroying the planet. And yet, d…
(2022-07-29). Lee Camp: The Shadow Bank That Owns The World. scheerpost.com By Lee Camp / Behind the Headlines…
(2022-07-29). The Covid-19 Endgame: Global Governance, "Digital Tyranny" and the Depopulation Agenda. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). The Nancy Pelosi Trip to Taiwan: "Not a Good Idea" according to the Pentagon. Is Joe Biden Intent upon Triggering a "Military Clash" in the Taiwan Strait? globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). US-NATO Intent upon Boycotting Russia-India Relations. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Dangerous Crossroads: US Carrier Strike Group Returns to South China Sea Amid Taiwan Tensions. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Expanding the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Third Parties Could Lead to War in South Asia. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). A Tribute to My Wife Seung Eun : Emanuel Pastreich. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). The Phoniest, Most PR-Intensive War of All Time. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Two Party Imperialism and War with Russia. A Historical Perspective. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Rand Paul Demands Answers After NIH Admits Redacting COVID-19 Origins Emails 'To Prevent Misinformation'. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Australia: Facial Recognition Technology Down Under. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Save Us from Inflation. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Reducing Nitrogen Output Destroys Farms: Ireland Joins Canada and the Netherlands in Contributing to World Famine. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Zelensky Poses for Magazine as His Country Collapses. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Russia's "Vostok 2022" War Games: Massive Military Exercise on "Invasion Scenarios" globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Shocking: UK Government Admits COVID Vaccinated Children Are 4423% More Likely to Die of Any Cause & 13,633% More Likely to Die of COVID-19 Than Unvaccinated Children. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). How Fauci and Grady Degraded the Standards of Ethical Requirements for Clinical Research in the US Compared to the Rest of the World. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Pelosi to Taiwan an Affront to China's Sovereignty. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). How Medicine Was Corrupted: Difficult Times Ahead — How to Break Free From the System. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Will Christina Quinn Impose US-style Democracy on Armenia? journal-neo.org 
The US has made no secret of its wish to push Armenia from Russia's sphere of influence, and in order to boost its efforts Washington plans to make some staffing changes at its embassy in Yerevan. Specifically, it intends to strengthen its core of "experienced personnel" who have already been trained in anti-Russian activities in …
(2022-07-29). All That I Ask Is That You Fight for Peace Today. popularresistance.org The fragility of Europe's energy supply has once again been on display in recent months. Gas shipments through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs from Russia to Germany, were reduced to 40% of capacity in June, a cut that Moscow said was due to delays in the servicing of a turbine by the German firm Siemens. Shortly thereafter, on 11 July, the pipeline was taken offline for ten days for annual routine maintenance. Despite receiving assurances from Moscow that the supply would resume as scheduled, European leaders expressed fears that the shutdown would continue indefinitely in retaliation for sanctions impose…
(2022-07-29). Chicago Mandated Contracts For Domestic Workers. popularresistance.org Chicago, Illinois – As of Jan. 1, 2022, a new ordinance took effect in Chicago aimed at bringing much-needed accountability to an industry that has been, by and large, treated as part of the informal economy: domestic work. Domestic work covers a range of jobs, from nannies and home-caregivers to home cleaners, but domestic workers themselves—the majority of whom are people of color and the vast majority of whom are women—are not protected by most labor laws and are frequently subjected to rampant wage theft and harassment. The Chicago ordinance requires employers to provide workers, regardless of the…
(2022-07-29). Every Boss Has A Weak Spot — Find And Use It. popularresistance.org Steel production in the late 1800s used to require one crucial step: a 20-minute process called the "blow" that removed impurities, strengthening the metal. It was not unheard of for union members to go to the supervisor at the start of the blow and demand that some important grievance be resolved. | According to old-timers, it was amazing what the company could accomplish in those 20 minutes. These workers had found their employer's vulnerability— and they used it to make the workplace safer and more humane. | Think about where your employer is vulnerable. For some companies it might be their logo or their…
(2022-07-29). Is Private Equity's Employee Ownership Plan The Real Deal? popularresistance.org In April, 19 private equity firms committed to providing equity shares to employees at some portfolio firms, as part of the new nonprofit Ownership Works initiative, which has a goal of creating $20 billion in wealth for low- and moderate-income workers over the next decade. Seems like good news. But we urge impact investors to be skeptical. | The industry that has done the most damage to job quality and worker security over the last two decades claims to be reversing course. And there will be workers who see a nice hit of cash. But ownership? Not really. What these PE firms are doing falls far short of what auth…
(2022-07-29). Statement By Honourable Murray Sinclair On The Pope's Apology. popularresistance.org I want to recognize the importance of the Pope's apology to Survivors, their families, and communities. For many Survivors, I know that hearing the words of contrition from the Pope was, and is, an essential factor in their personal recoveries and growth. My thoughts and prayers were with them as they listened. | Despite this historic apology, the Holy Father's statement has left a deep hole in the acknowledgment of the full role of the Church in the Residential School system by placing blame on individual members of the Church. It is essential to underscore that the Church was not just an agent of the state, nor…
(2022-07-29). °Viva La Solidaridad! Latin America's Left Leads The Way. popularresistance.org Hundreds joined international guests, solidarity campaigners and elected representatives for °Viva la solidaridad! Latin America's Left Leads the Way: a session organised by Labour Friends of Progressive Latin America as part of this year's Arise Festival. Chairing the event, Arise's Sam Browse went through examples of electoral successes and resilience in the face of aggression by the region's left, and emphasised the importance of international co-operation amongst progressive forces: "those winning gains in the fight for a better future are an inspiration to us all". | Secretary of the Presidency in Hondur…
(2022-07-29). West Prepares To Plunder Post-War Ukraine. popularresistance.org While the United States and Europe flood Ukraine with tens of billions of dollars of weapons, using it as an anti-Russian proxy and pouring fuel on the fire of a brutal war that is devastating the country, they are also making plans to essentially plunder its post-war economy. | Representatives of Western governments and corporations met in Switzerland this July to plan a series of harsh neoliberal policies to impose on post-war Ukraine, calling to cut labor laws, "open markets," drop tariffs, deregulate industries, and "sell state-owned enterprises to private investors." | Ukraine has been destabilized by violen…
(2022-07-29). Kiev Assassinated Dozens Of Its Own Azov Heroes (18+). southfront.org 
In the early morning of July 29, Kiev's forces shelled a detention center for Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in the village of Elenovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. The blow was struck precisely at the barracks in which the captured soldiers of the Ukrainian Nazi Azov regiment were held. | The Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed the attack. According to the Russia's Defense Ministry and local authorities, Ukrainian troops used US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to strike th…
(2022-07-29). The Skripals Are Either Imprisoned Or Murdered By UK. southfront.org 
Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia | Written by On 8 March 2018, the brilliant geostrategic analyst who anonymously writes the "Moon of Alabama" blog headlined
(2022-07-29). Ukrainian Gas Industry Failed. southfront.org 
Zelensky addresses members of the Norwegian parliament | Written by The Norwegian government refused to supply Kiev with about five billion cubic meters of gas for the heating season of 2022-2023. Despite Zelensky's held the ground before the Norwegian parliament and expressed confidence in long-term bilateral cooperation in this area, the Norwegian leadership, after consulting with its oil and gas industry representatives…
(2022-07-29). US Aircraft Carrier Group Heads Towards Taiwan As tension Over Nancy Pelosi's Possible Visit Continues To Grow. southfront.org 
The USS Ronald Reagan and its escorts left Singapore on Monday sailing northeast, according to ship tracking information. The ship's…
(2022-07-29). Iraqi Resistance Exact Revenge On Turkey. southfront.org 
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(2022-07-29). Blinken Holds First Call With Lavrov Since February, Ceasefires Not Discussed. news.antiwar.com During a news conference on Friday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced he held a call with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on a potential bilateral prisoner exchange. A State Department official said the call lasted approximately 25 minutes. Washington and Moscow's top diplomats discussed the Ukrainian grain export deal brokered by the UN and …
(2022-07-29). Idlib Terrorists attack Syrian Christian children in Al Sqeilbiyyeh — UK Column News. marktaliano.net READ MORE:
(2022-07-29). Kiev Eliminates POW Witnesses/ Commentary and Photos by Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net Reality Theories, Eva K Bartlett, [2022-07-29 11: AM][ Album ]*Warning, graphic photos in this post. Pretty horrific scenes today at the detention center near the village of Yelenovka which Ukraine bombed late last night with American HIMARS. Press Secretary of the DPR Military Command, Eduard Basurin, said there are a confirmed 53 Ukrainian POWs dead, …
(2022-07-29). Our Retirements Gone? Where Did the 21 Trillion Go?/By Justus R. Hope, MD. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: Our Retirements Gone? Where Did the 21 Trillion Go? | Columnists | thedesertreview.com As anyone making a tight family budget knows, there are only two ways to balance it. The first is to increase income. The second is to decrease spending. Unfortunately, Catherine Austin Fitts says our government chose the latter to …
(2022-07-29). Vivek Shandas on Climate Disruption & Heat Waves, Jamie Kalven on Laquan McDonald Coverup. fair.org 
NBC Nightly News ( This week on CounterSpin: In what is being reported as an "abrupt" or "surprise" development, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, whose shtick relies heavily on legislative roadblocking, has agreed to sign on to a package that includes some $369 billion for "climate and energy proposals." | The New York Times The package…
(2022-07-29). Filipinos Call Out Marcos-Duterte Government in War-Torn Philippines. towardfreedom.org Hours before Filipino President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., gave his first State of the Nation address on July 24, Filipino people throughout the world protested. They held their own "People's State of the Union Address," or PSONA. Claudia Jones Editorial Intern Cygaelle Bergado reports from New York City.
(2022-07-29). Rebuilding collective intelligence. mronline.org 
Human capital theory cannot solve our economic woes. David Ridley says we need a socialist alternative.
(2022-07-29). Police terrorize Chicago south suburbs; communities respond. liberationnews.org 
On July 27, police in Oak Lawn — a suburb southwest of Chicago — were filmed assaulting Hadi Abultelh, an Arab teenager.
(2022-07-29). Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Renewal of the UN Mission to Haiti (BINUH). orinocotribune.com By Black Alliance For Peace  ; Jul 20, 2022 | JULY 18, 2022—On Friday, July 15, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted the The Black Alliance for Peace welcomed th…
(2022-07-29). EU Member Resumes Sanctioned Goods Transit. orinocotribune.com The move follows EU clarifications on rail shipments to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad | Lithuanian Railways resumed the transit of sanctioned goods from Russia to its exclave of Kaliningrad, starting on July 22, Mantas Dubauskas, spokesman for LTG Cargo, the freight subsidiary of Lithuanian Railways, said on LRT TV on Friday. | "Customers are informed that it is already possible to transport, since we have received [EU] clarifications… If clients make it in time to transport [the cargo] today, then it is possible that some products will be shipped today," Dubauskas said, as cited by TASS. | On June 18, Lit…
(2022-07-29). How the US Is Killing Its Principal Competitor — The EU. orinocotribune.com By Vladimir Danilov  ; Jul 24, 2022 | It will hardly be a revelation for anyone that the United States, being historically the "stepchild" of Europe from where the mass-scale population of the New World began, has always manifested a jealous attitude towards their Alma Mater. This process has especially aggravated in the recent decades when America entered the path of severe competitive struggle with Europe in economics, trade and for global domination. | By pursuing the policy of weakening of the national elites and economy of the European countries, the United States managed to remove Europe from among its c…
(2022-07-29). Puerto Ricans Demand Cancellation of Contract With Canadian-American Energy Company LUMA. orinocotribune.com By Peoples Dispatch  ; Jul 23, 2022 | On Wednesday July 20, thousands of Puerto Ricans took to the streets of the capital San Juan, demanding that Governor Pedro Rafael Pierluisi cancel the contract with private electricity distribution company LUMA over chronic power outages and frequent rate hikes. | Workers from across diverse sectors, members of various social organizations, and legislators of left-wing opposition Puerto Rican Independence Party marched from the Capitol, the legislative assembly, to the La Fortaleza, the governor's office, demanding that the government terminate the contract signed between…
(2022-07-29). Despite domestic priorities, RBI will have to follow the U.S. Fed. mronline.org 
India will have to respond by increasing interest rates further sooner rather than later. Higher U.S. interest rates make global capital abandon other countries and rush to American bonds whose market yields have doubled at the shorter end.
(2022-07-29). Sanctions had no effect on Moscow yet Europe lost 4 governments: Orban. mronline.org 
The Western strategy to weaken Russia backfires on Europe.
(2022-07-29). The value of the federal minimum wage is at its lowest point in 66 years. mronline.org 
The value of the federal minimum wage has reached its lowest point in 66 years, according to an EPI analysis of recently released Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.
(2022-07-29). Callers Say  ; "Can't Get Through"  ; Callees Say "Don't Want to Let Them Through" scheerpost.com 
By Most of us play both roles of the Caller and Callee. Guess which role rules? The Callee. I've lost count of how many older adults tell me, week after week, how hard it is to get through to powerful Callees. Especially by telephone! The latter include your local electric, gas and telephone company, your bank and insurance compa…
(2022-07-29). Ralph Nader: Keep Calling Powerful Players—Even If They Won't Answer. scheerpost.com By Most of us play both roles of the Caller and Callee. Guess which role rules? The Callee. I've lost count of how many older adults tell me, week after week, how hard it is to get through to powerful Callees. Especially by telephone! The latter include your local electric, gas and telephone company, your bank and insurance compa…
(2022-07-29). Is America's Destiny Manifest? scheerpost.com 
By Michael Brenner One of the GODFATHER's most dramatic episodes is the 'Day of the Long Knives.' Michael executes a plan to liquidate all of the Corleone family's enemies. Everybody from Barzini and Tattaglia to Moe Green and Carlo is eliminated in orchestrated acts of ruthless violence. The Corleone family then bestrode the criminal world — in unchallenged …
(2022-07-29). Katie Halper: Trump 'Broke Liberals' Brains'. scheerpost.com Katie Halper. [Womens Media Center] | Click to subscribe on: Katie Halper needs no intro…
(2022-07-29). Massachusetts Trader Joe's Becomes First to Unionize in Huge Workers' Victory. scheerpost.com 
[ By Brett Wilkins | Workers at a Massachusetts Trader Joe's on Thursday voted to become the first of the supermarket chain's more than 0 locations to unionize, a historic development that comes amid a nationwide labor organizing wave. | "Our crew needs to be represented by an entity that is solely dedicated to our best interests." | Employees at the Trader Joe's in Hadley, a suburb of Sprin…
(2022-07-29). Machinists in Missouri and Illinois set to strike August 1. fightbacknews.org St. Louis, MO – Around 2500 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) who work for Boeing in Illinois and Missouri voted down a contract offer from management on July 24. They have set a date to begin a strike on August 1. | The workers build F-15 and F-18 aircraft as well as other military equipment like drones and missiles. A strike at the Boeing plants is expected to significantly effect Boeing and also supply chains to the U.S. military. | The union is demanding pay increases to keep up with rapidly rising costs, and to keep retirement plans in effect, as well as to g…
(2022-07-29). St. Paul protest marks Kalamazoo oil spill, opposes Line 3. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On Saturday, July 23, roughly 30 climate activists gathered outside the Saint Paul Farmers' Market to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Kalamazoo oil spill and demand a stop to Line 3, a new tar sands pipeline. The action was organized by the Climate Justice Committee (CJC). | The Kalamazoo oil spill occurred on July 26, 2010 and was one of the largest in U.S. history. Spills and accidents happen regularly from oil pipelines. Between 2010 and 2020 alone, the U.S. and Canada had a combined 3398 pipeline spills. | B Becker from the Climate Justice Committee opened the protest, stating, "Enbri…
(2022-07-29). Brothers mark 40th transplant anniversary. mayoclinic.org/rss/all-news Pete Suby thought he had the flu. He'd been exhausted for a while and had recently vomited at work. An appointment at Mayo Clinic would reveal a much more serious reason for his symptoms: Pete's kidneys were failing. He was just 25 years old. "They couldn't believe I was standing up," says Pete, who went straight to the ICU. It was February 1982. The news wasn't a complete surprise though. When Pete was in middle…
(2022-07-29). Berkeley REI workers fight for fair union election. liberationnews.org "Look at all the other stores trying to organize, at Starbucks and Amazon. We want to inspire other workers to organize and fight for real change."
(2022-07-29). 'The deadliest water New Hampshire has ever seen' — Shut down Saint Gobain! liberationnews.org 
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services' prolonged inaction towards Saint Gobain Performance Plastics in Merrimack is allowing dangerous chemicals to poison the people of New Hampshire.
(2022-07-29). Russia's Vostok 2022 Has Big Messages. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Italian government arrests militant unionists. workers.org 
Six union leaders were placed under house arrest in Piacenza, Italy, in the early morning hours of July 19, under orders from the local prosecutor's office. Two are members of USB (Unione Sindacale di Base), and four belong to SI Cobas, two militant unions that represent workers in the logistics . . . |
(2022-07-29). Oil companies announce record profits, workers pay the price. liberationnews.org 
These record breaking profits for oil companies come at a time when workers in the U.S. are getting squeezed harder each day by inflation, especially taking a hit at the gas pump and on heating and electric bills.
(2022-07-29). Choice means choice ‚àí a WW commentary. workers.org 
By Olujimi Alade The SCOTUS overturning of Roe v. Wade has inspired a wave of reaction. The fervor in support of reproductive autonomy is unlike any I've witnessed before, and it is a powerful sign that people in the U.S. are waking up to the fact that democracy in the . . . |
(2022-07-29). U.S. political prisoner Mutulu Shakur has six months to live. Will courts finally grant compassionate release? mronline.org 
Renowned revolutionary leader and health worker Mutulu Shakur has spent over three decades in prison. As his cancer worsens, activists are demanding his release.
(2022-07-29). Head of NATO Military Committee attends Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference for first time. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJuly 28, 2022 First Chair of the Military Committee to attend Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference From 25 to 27 July 2022, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee attended the 24th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Australia. On the sidelines of the conference, he met with NATO Partners' Chiefs of Defence …
(2022-07-29). U.S. pushes for India to join NATO Plus arrangement. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Republic WorldJuly 27, 2022 US Lawmaker Ro Khanna Proposes India Be 6th Nation In NATO Plus To Bolster Defence Ties US Congressman Ro Khanna stated that he has proposed India become the sixth nation in the NATO Plus arrangement to strengthen the bilateral defence relations. US Congressman Ro Khanna on Tuesday stated that he has …
(2022-07-29). 'Akin to Torture': For-profit immigrant prison singles out Black men after peaceful protest. splcenter.org
(2022-07-29). Hugo Chávez, Leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Was Born 68 Years Ago. orinocotribune.com 
It is said that on a rainy night, in Sabaneta de Barinas, the boy who would become one of the greatest political leaders of Venezuela, and of the Latin American and Caribbean region, was born. This was Commander Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, the great leader of the Bolivarian Revolution. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, peasant boy, baseball-playing teenager, young soldier, insurgent man, firm and loving leader, and leading light of peoples and revolutions. | The great revolutionary leader ventured into the military world in an attempt to reach the US major leagues of baseball, but the call of his homeland, and outrage at a…
(2022-07-29). Venezuela and Colombia to Resume Full Diplomatic Relations In Less Than 2 Weeks. orinocotribune.com In a joint declaration issued Thursday, July 28 by the designated foreign affairs minister of Colombia, àÅlvaro Leyva Durán, and Venezuelan foreign minister, Carlos Faría, both nations confirmed their willingness to resume full diplomatic and consular relations as of Monday, August 7, the date that Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro will be inaugurated. | After the end of the bilateral meeting, held in San Cristobal, Táchira state, Venezuela, and hosted by governor of Táchira, Freddy Bernal, with Colombia's incoming head of foreign affairs, the authorities offered a press conference to announce the ag…
(2022-07-29). Video: Texas Woman Starts Bustin' On Man And Toddler Over Road Rage Incident. moguldom.com On July 26, a road rage incident led to a woman in Texas trying to shoot up another car with a man and his toddler inside. It all took place just north of Houston on I-45, and it was caught on video. In the video, a man is seen slamming his hands on top of …
(2022-07-29). Dr. Wesley Muhammad Drops Science On How Drill Rap Impacts Black America: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com Dr. Wesley Muhammad, a student minister in the Nation of Islam, recently spoke out about the influence of rappers and the impact drill rap is having on the Black community. Here are 5 things to know about Muhammad's views on hip-hop and drill rap. 1. Muhammad said rappers are the gods of the Black community. …
(2022-07-29). Biden Fans Change Definition Of Recession In Wikipedia Before Page Is Locked. moguldom.com Wikipedia editors have been accused of taking a cue from the White House and redefining "recession" after the Biden administration denied that the economy is in trouble despite two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth this year so far. Most economists agree that the economy is technically in a recession when a country's real gross domestic product (GDP)—the …
(2022-07-29). Opinion: Representation Can Only Go So Far Without Exercise Of Power For Black People. moguldom.com Sadly, I can I remember the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. I also remember the news coverage in the immediate aftermath — the pundits declared 2020 the year of racial reckoning. Protests in the streets compelled mayors across the country — specifically Black mayors and other mayors of color — to …
(2022-07-29). World Health Organization Tells Gay Men To Have Fewer Sex Partners To Stop Monkeypox Spread. moguldom.com There have been 4,907 cases of monkeypox in the U.S. so far, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now the World Health Organization is telling gay men to have fewer sex partners to help curb the spread. The monkeypox virus causes fever, body aches, enlarged lymph nodes, and eventually "pox," or painful, fluid-filled blisters on the …
(2022-07-29). Xi Jinping and Biden Conversation and the Law of Chips and Science. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López This Thursday, July 28, Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, held a telephone conversation for more than two hours, in one of the most tense moments between China and the United States due to the security situation around the Taiwan Strait, the alleged plan of the Speaker of the U.S. House of…
(2022-07-29). Child Labor is Alive and Well in the United States. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques A Hyundai subsidiary used up to fifty underage migrant workers at an auto plant known for hazardous conditions, according to former and current employees On July 22, Reuters revealed that a subsidiary of auto giant Hyundai, SMART, had been employing migrant children in Luverne, Alabama. Reuters learned of the underage labor exploitation through local police, the family of…
(2022-07-29). If Telling the Truth Puts Me on Ukraine's 'Russian Propagandist' Blacklist, I'll Wear that Proudly. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter When it comes to fact-based analysis, I'll take so-called 'Russian propaganda' over 'Ukrainian truth' every day. In 1997 I flew into Kiev, on-mission with the United Nations Special Commission to seek the assistance of the Ukrainian government in investigating the activities of a Ukrainian citizen suspected of illegally selling ballistic missile components and…
(2022-07-29). Why is Europe Silent on Ukraine's Attempts to Create a New Chernobyl? libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov Ukraine, on the eve of a decision by residents liberated from Kiev's Nazi regime to hold a referendum on Zaporozhye Region becoming part of Russia, has turned to nuclear terrorism, trying to destroy nuclear power plants, intimidate civilians and force residents to leave the region. To this end, Kiev's regime attacked the Zaporozhskaya NPP with…
(2022-07-29). Lebanon and Israel Start New Fight Over Bottomless Depths. journal-neo.org 
In 1983 American radio personality Gary Byrd released The Crown. This is now regarded as a rap record, but the genre barely existed then, so at the time it was more an oddity than anything. The Crown tells the story of human socio-political development, and the specifically the African role in it, and the omission …
(2022-07-29). Transit of Goods to Kaliningrad Resumes. orinocotribune.com The move follows EU clarifications on rail shipments to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad | Lithuanian Railways resumed the transit of sanctioned goods from Russia to its exclave of Kaliningrad, starting on July 22, Mantas Dubauskas, spokesman for LTG Cargo, the freight subsidiary of Lithuanian Railways, said on LRT TV on Friday. | "Customers are informed that it is already possible to transport, since we have received [EU] clarifications… If clients make it in time to transport [the cargo] today, then it is possible that some products will be shipped today," Dubauskas said, as cited by TASS. | On June 18, Lit…
(2022-07-29). How to Exploit Venezuelan Migrants: The Darién Case. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad  ; July 27, 2022 | In recent weeks, the Venezuelan migrant issue has rebounded in the media and in the anti-Chavista discourse after several months of not making the headlines. The epicenter of this new wave is the Selva del Darién (the Darién Gap), a thick and dangerous jungle that separates Colombia from Panama; a place full of threats where Venezuelan migrants, on their northward journey, have faced vicissitudes of all kinds. | WHO CROSSES IT? | The Darién Jungle is a highly dangerous irregular migration passage that has been historically exploited by drug trafficking groups and gangs dedic…
(2022-07-29). Judgment Day? Chess Robot Crushes Child Player's Finger During Tournament. zerohedge.com 
Judgment Day? Chess Robot Crushes Child Player's Finger During Tournament | The real question that needs to be asked is "who was winning?" An AI driven chess playing robot Officials at the Moscow Open claim the boy "
(2022-07-29). Trump Warns Something Worse Than Recession Is Coming. zerohedge.com Trump Warns Something Worse Than Recession Is Coming | Former President Donald Trump has warned that America's economy is on track for a bigger disaster than a recession, with his remarks coming shortly before government statistics showed GDP printing negative for the second consecutive quarter, which is a rule-of-thumb definition for a recession. | "Where we're going now could be a very bad place," Tr…
(2022-07-29). Third Body Found At Lake Mead As Water Levels Drop. zerohedge.com 
Third Body Found At Lake Mead As Water Levels Drop | As the water level of the nation's largest artificial reservoir recedes due to a devastating drought, human bodies keep emerging. | Human remains have been discovered in Lake Mead for the third time in three months. The U.S. National Park Service We are out at Lake Mead where more human remains were fou…
(2022-07-29). Egypt's Russian-built nuclear plant places Cairo into global nuclear club. infobrics.org Cairo is to balance its relationship with both Russia and the US – whether Washington likes it or not.
(2022-07-29). China's patience running out as US ramps up its provocative foreign policy. infobrics.org As a result of its belligerence, the US is now locked in a New Cold War with both Russia and China, concurrently.
(2022-07-29). Russian Coal Miners Turn to India as War Upends Commodity Flows. infobrics.org While coal previously had priority over other goods, now it's competing for scarce capacity with iron and steel…
(2022-07-29). Hainan Airlines Resumes Flights to Russia. infobrics.org The Chinese carrier will operate once weekly between Beijing and Moscow with its Airbus A330s…
(2022-07-29). New born giant panda cubs make debut in Sichuan. ecns.cn A new-born giant panda cub, less than 3-month-old, sleeps in an incubator at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in northwest China's Sichuan Province, July 28, 2022.
(2022-07-29). Advocates Slam $0 for Child Care in Manchin Anti-Inflation Package. commondreams.org "It is a complete shame that the Senate's Inflation Reduction Act does not include inflation-fighting funding for child care."
(2022-07-29). 7 Prisoners from Brazil and modern slave labor. wsws.org Tens of millions remain trapped by capitalism in this primitive and brutal condition, and some of them in major urban areas.
(2022-07-29). Analizan avería en bloque 1 de termoeléctrica Felton. cubadebate.cu El Comandante de la Revolución Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, vice primer ministro de Cuba, chequea la avería producida en la tarde de ayer en la unidad 1 de la central termoeléctrica (CTE) Lidio Ramón Pérez, de Felton, en el municipio holguinero de Mayarí.
(2022-07-29). Greek government moves to weekly COVID reporting as cases and deaths surge. wsws.org The surge in Greece is down to the premature lifting of virtually all public health measures in anticipation of the summer tourist season.
(2022-07-29). Turkish FM: Turkey Would Support Assad Against Kurdish SDF. news.antiwar.com In a TV interview once again emphasizing a Syria operation could happen at any time, Turkish FM Mevlut Cavosoglu reported Turkey That brings Turkey's involvement in Syria full circle. Early in the Syrian Civil Warm Turkey broke with Assad and backed the Sunni rebels, reasoning they'd be more anti-Kurd if they won. | They didn't win though, and as Turkey moved against the Kurds with rebel-backed offensives, they naturally aligned with the…
(2022-07-29). Mediterranean Sea Ecosystem Threatened by Heat-Induced 'Marine Wildfire,' Scientists Warn. commondreams.org Ocean researcher David Diaz said such ocean heatwaves were "the equivalent of underwater wildfires, with fauna and flora dying just as if they had been burned."
(2022-07-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Hydration in the summer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am prone to kidney stones, so I know it's important for me to stay hydrated while I exercise. But do I need to change what I drink in the summer? A friend mentioned that I might be better with a sports drink versus water. I'm also wondering how much I should drink. Can you provide any advice? ANSWER: Staying hydrated during exercise is important. You can become dehydrated if you take in too…
(2022-07-29). Nicaragua decides to bar new US envoy from entering country. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — The authorities of Nicaragua decided to bar newly-appointed US Ambassador Hugo Rodriguez from entering the country due to his previously made unfriendly statements in regard to Managua, the Foreign Ministry of Nicaragua said.
(2022-07-29). Armed Seattle man who threatend to kill Democratic Congresswoman Jayapal charged with one felony. wsws.org King County prosecutors requested that bail be set at $ 0,000, saying the defendant, Brett Forsell, "is likely to commit a violent offense if free in the community."
(2022-07-29). Fuerzas Armadas desmontan 129 laboratorios de droga en México. telesurtv.net Los laboratorios fueron desmontados entre el 21 de mayo y el 25 de julio a través de operativos de las Fuerzas Armadas.
(2022-07-29). Preparations for 14th COP meeting on wetland conservation on track. ecns.cn Preparation works for the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) are being carried out actively.
(2022-07-29). Presentan en Cuba la Semana Mundial de la Lactancia Materna 2022. cubadebate.cu Autoridades de Unicef y el Ministerio de Salud Pública presentaron este viernes la Semana Mundial de la Lactancia Materna 2022, que tiene como lema "Impulsemos la lactancia materna, apoyando y educando". Se celebra del 1 al 7 de agosto en más de 170 países y busca fomentar la lactancia materna o natural y mejorar la salud de los bebés en el mundo.
(2022-07-29). The Fed Will Be to Blame if the Economy Crashes Into a Recession. commondreams.org We don't need a recession—which would be devastating—to solve our inflation problem.
(2022-07-29). OPS insta a países a mantenerse alertas ante la Covid-19. telesurtv.net La OPS afirma que para enfrentar la Covid-19, la viruela símica o la poliomelitis, deben reforzarse la vigilancia, vacunación y acceso a medicamentos.
(2022-07-29). China-Switzerland Stock Connect officially launched. ecns.cn The China-Switzerland Stock Connect program was officially launched on Thursday, China's top securities regulator has said.
(2022-07-29). Registran 745 casos de viruela del mono en Canadá. telesurtv.net Más del 99 por ciento de los casos confirmados corresponden a hombres, mientras que la edad promedio es de 36 años.
(2022-07-29). China's Xi tells Biden he plays with fire with Taiwan policy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden that his Taiwan policy was dangerous and would ultimately backfire on Washington.
(2022-07-29). Flooding in Kentucky causes 8 deaths, widespread damage. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — At least eight people have died in widespread flooding in eastern Kentucky following heavy overnight rains, the governor said Thursday.
(2022-07-29). Agradece Raúl Castro a Galicia la creación del museo àÅngel Castro. cubadebate.cu En el 30 aniversario de la visita que hiciera Fidel Castro a la casa natal de su padre en Láncara y 17 años después que de que fuera Raúl en el 2005, quedó inaugurada el pasado 28 de julio la casa museo àÅngel Castro y Centro de Interpretación de la emigración gallega.
(2022-07-29). 'Trouble the Water' world premiere recounts life of Black hero Robert Smalls. peoplesworld.org 
TOPANGA, Calif. —— Robert Smalls (1839-1915). Ever heard of him? Me neither. If you have, you're better educated than I am, that's for sure. But thanks to Trouble the Water, the 2019 award-winning historical novel by Rebecca Dwight Bruff, and now to the rich, panoramic stage work freely adapted from it by Ellen Geer, the …
(2022-07-29). Video: COVID-19 Vaccine Induces a Profound Impairment in Type I Interferon Signaling, Which Has Diverse Adverse Consequences/By Dr. Stephanie Seneff and Reiner Fuellmich. marktaliano.net Corona Investigative Committee Session 114: The Inverse Principle Original Link Here: Video: COVID-19 Vaccine Induces a Profound Impairment in Type I Interferon Signaling, Which Has Diverse Adverse Consequences  ; Global ResearchGlobal Research  ; Centre for Research on Globalization By Dr. Stephanie Seneff and Reiner Fuellmich Global Research, July 28, 2022 Corona Investigative Committee 23 July 2022 ..]…
(2022-07-29). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Chhattisgarh state government workers strike for higher allowances; Haryana auto workers occupy to demand wage settlement; Australian nurses walkout over staffing and low pay; New Zealand timber workers strike over pay.
(2022-07-29). STOMP to Make Sutter Health Reopen Therapy Pool–Rally. indybay.org S.T.O.M.P. stands for Save The/Our Mickelson Pool. About 100 activists, many former pool users, gathered in front of the entrance to the Mickelson Therapy Pool in San Mateo on July 24. They demanded that Sutter Health reopen the facility that it shut down in March 2020.
(2022-07-29). Detectan caso de rubeola en Bolivia después de 16 años. telesurtv.net El ministro de Salud instó a la población a cumplir todos los esquemas de vacunación para evitar el resurgimiento de enfermedades erradicadas en el país.
(2022-07-29). Video featuring disabled-yet-determined-uncle strikes a chord with millions. ecns.cn
(2022-07-29). Puello augura magnífica Serie del Caribe de Béisbol en Venezuela. cubadebate.cu La Serie del Caribe Gran Caracas 2023 será histórica por la participación de ocho equipos. Juan Francisco Puello Herrera, comisionado de la Confederación de Beisbol Profesional del Caribe (CBPC), se mostró entusiasmado con los progresos que ha alcanzado el comité organizador (CO) para brindar un espectáculo a la altura de las circunstancias.
(2022-07-29). Kroger workers in Columbus, Ohio overwhelmingly reject pro-company contract. wsws.org While the contract went down in flames by a 71 percent margin, the UFCW is refusing to call a strike, instead extending the previous contract while it hashes out a second deal with Kroger management.
(2022-07-29). Invisible threat: Gas companies' massive methane leaks accelerating climate change. peoplesworld.org 
LENORAH, Texas (AP) — To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah appears unremarkable, similar to tens of thousands of oil and gas operations scattered throughout the oil-rich Permian Basin. What's not visible through the chain-link fence is the plume of invisible gas, primarily methane, billowing from …
(2022-07-29). Biden's infection and the horrific reality of "forever COVID" wsws.org The infection of US President Joe Biden has prompted the White House to openly state their criminal new policy towards the pandemic: everyone will get infected with COVID-19, repeatedly, year after year, forever.
(2022-07-29). China's FDI inflow up 17.4 pct in H1. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 17.4 percent year on year in the first half of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Friday.
(2022-07-29). Ataque ucraniano deja 40 prisioneros muertos en Donestk. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a las autoridades de Donetsk, el ataque contra una prisión en Yelénovka dejo más de 100 heridos.
(2022-07-29). Lula aventaja en sondeos a Bolsonaro a dos meses de elecciones. cubadebate.cu El expresidente brasileño Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mantiene una amplia ventaja (18 puntos) frente al actual mandatario Jair Bolsonaro faltando casi dos meses para la elección, según una encuesta divulgada este jueves 28 de julio.
(2022-07-29). Desde la Casa del Alba, música para Chávez (+Video). cubadebate.cu La Casa del Alba Cultural de La Habana abrió sus puertas este jueves para rendir homenaje al Comandante Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, uno de los grandes hijos de América y un hombre imprescindible para la humanidad. Este 28 de julio se conmemoraron 68 años del natalicio del líder bolivariano con la unión entre la música cubana y venezolana.
(2022-07-29). Privatization of The Port, Community Colleges & K-12 Education: SLAP Education Conference. indybay.org The privatization of the Port of Oakland, the attack on the OEA, union busting in West Contra Costa School District, privatization of the Community college system, FCMAT and the destruction of public education was the focus of this Schools and Labor Against Privatization educational conference.
(2022-07-29). Topic For Friday. Tony Blinken's Song;)). smoothiex12.blogspot.com Pick up the phone, What a great tune from F.R. David. See Russian Foreign Ministry transcript, LOL. Oh, the eighties…
(2022-07-29). The Paranoid Nature of American Foreign and Domestic Policy. commondreams.org Where fear is omnipresent and violence becomes routinized and normalized, what you end up with is dystopia, not democracy.
(2022-07-29). German union Verdi ends strike at university hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia. wsws.org The negotiated collective agreement does not provide any real improvements for the nursing staff in Germany's most populous state, but serves to cement the intolerable working conditions in the clinics.
(2022-07-29). Video: Survey on How 300,000 people from 175 countries have fared "without taking a COVID-19 vaccine" globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). China opposes UN Human Rights Committee concluding observations concerning Hong Kong, Macao. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China's State Council has expressed firm opposition to and strong dissatisfaction with the so-called concluding observations made by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee.
(2022-07-29). Republicans Who Testified Had No Business Acting Surprised by Trump's Incitements to Violence on Jan 6. commondreams.org Trump's entire political persona has centered on violent posturing and on incitements to violence.
(2022-07-29). Afraid of *Everything*  ; The Paranoid Nature of American Foreign and Domestic Policy. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com )  ; I have a brother with chronic schizophrenia. He had his first severe catatonic episode when he was 16 years old and I was 10. Later, he suffered from auditory hallucinations and heard voices saying nasty things to him. I remember my father reassuring him that the voices weren't real and asking …
(2022-07-29). Climate Crisis Linked to Deadly Kentucky Floods. commondreams.org "Climate collapse is here, now… For all of us it means increasing instability and devastation if we fail to act."
(2022-07-29). Ascienden a 357 los muertos por lluvias monzónicas en Pakistán. telesurtv.net El primer ministro pakistaní Shehbaz Sharif estableció un comité de ministros federales para evaluar los daños.
(2022-07-29). Participe en el concurso entuMovil por el aniversario de Cubadebate. cubadebate.cu °Estamos de cumpleaños! Cubadebate está cumpliendo otro aniversario más de creado en el mes de agosto. Por esta razón los invitamos a participar en un nuevo concurso. El certamen consiste en responder la siguiente pregunta: øDiga qué día en agosto festeja Cubadebate su aniversario fundacional?.
(2022-07-29). Fuertes lluvias dejan al menos ocho muertos en Kentucky, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Kentucky declaró el estado de emergencia debido a las fuertes lluvias e inundaciones que afectan el estado.
(2022-07-29). Australia's Labor treasurer declares working people must swallow "tough medicine" amid inflation crisis. wsws.org Chalmers reiterated Labor's commitment to an austerity agenda aimed at forcing the working class to pay for the deepening economic crisis, but the financial press has complained that he did not outline concrete measures to carry this out.
(2022-07-29). FDA Resignations Regarding Covid-19 Vax "Booster Shots": Top FDA Officials "Express Concern" Regarding Biden Administration's "Booster Shots" globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-29). Following Trump's Lead, GOP Pushes Bill to Make Federal Workers Fireable 'At Will'. commondreams.org "Efforts to try to change the civil service aren't just Trump," warned one public policy expert, "and if Republicans take control of Congress following the midterms, this may very well go from idea to specific action."
(2022-07-29). BT workers speak from the picket lines in first UK-wide strike in 35 years. wsws.org The day before the strike action BT reported quarterly after-tax profits to June of £422 million (up from £388 million) on top of the £1.3 billion from last year.
(2022-07-29). Maduro saluda próxima normalización de nexos Venezuela-Colombia. cubadebate.cu El presidente Nicolás Maduro saludó el compromiso contraído entre el Gobierno de Venezuela y la próxima administración de Colombia, para avanzar en la normalización de las relaciones bilaterales, interrumpidas desde 2019. Las partes expresaron su voluntad para una normalización gradual de las relaciones binacionales a partir del 7 de agosto.
(2022-07-29). China holds drills in South China Sea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — China launched military exercises in the South China Sea on Friday, according to a statement published on the website of China's Maritime Safety Administration.
(2022-07-29). Sri Lankan regime extends its arrests of leading anti-government protesters. wsws.org While the repression is targeting protest activists, government moves are in preparation for a far broader crackdown on the working class.
(2022-07-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Face pain caused by trigeminal neuralgia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's a condition that causes excruciatingly painful sensations to your face, similar to an electric shock. It's not rare, and it's often misdiagnosed as dental pain or a sinus issue. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ajIBJ2G50Jw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. The trigeminal nerve carries sensation from your face to your brain. "And when it misfires or it…
(2022-07-29). Extreme weather continues to ravage the U.S. america.cgtn.com 
Extreme weather continues to ravage the United States. Some parts in Texas are on the verge of running out of water while in Kentucky, some parts are facing excessive rain and destructive flooding. CGTN correspondent Toni Waterman has more.
(2022-07-29). Unidad 1 de Felton sale del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional por salidero en la caldera. cubadebate.cu La unidad 1 de la CTE Lidio Ramón Pérez de Felton quedó fuera del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional por salidero en caldera, informó el periodista Bernardo Espinosa en su perfil de Facebook. Especialistas del Despacho Nacional de Cargas explicaron que es necesario cumplir con el protocolo en período de enfriamiento de Unidad Térmica, para acceder y determinar el lugar de la falla.
(2022-07-29). CPC leadership analyzes economic work, reviews disciplinary inspection report. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Thursday to analyze the current economic situation, plan economic work for the second half of the year, and review a comprehensive report on the ninth round of disciplinary inspection missions of the 19th CPC Central Committee.
(2022-07-29). Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Fix Inflation. commondreams.org Rather than making money harder to get, the U.S. government needs to focus on the other side of the demand vs. supply equation.
(2022-07-29). Turkey Threatens North Syria Intervention, Drone Strike Kills Four. news.antiwar.com Four Kurdish force members in northern Syria were War is always on the horizon in any Kurdish territory near Turkey. With the Turkish forces already engaged in an operation in Iraq, Turkish officials say that a new military campaign in Syria could begin " The Syrian force…
(2022-07-29). Registran casi 13.000 afectados por terremoto en Filipinas. telesurtv.net El Consejo Nacional de Reducción y Gestión de Riesgos de Filipinas informó que 3.456 familias sufrieron los efectos del terremoto.
(2022-07-29). Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Shotgun Players partners with local artist Geralyn Montano…
(2022-07-29). On last day of convention, UAW delegates rescind strike pay increase. wsws.org The final day of the UAW Constitutional Convention saw a bureaucratic rampage, as the leadership under President Ray Curry moved to quash opposition motions, install hand picked candidates and rescind the previously voted increase in weekly strike pay from $400 to $ 0 after many delegates had left.
(2022-07-29). Casi 2 millones de afectados tras lluvias en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Los incidentes registrados han provocado daño leve en 1.070 viviendas, daño moderado en 3.294 y daño severo en 293.
(2022-07-29). Precios petroleros cierran semana al alza. cubadebate.cu Los precios del petróleo intermedio de Texas (WTI) y del Brent cerraron en Nueva York y Londres, respectivamente, con fuertes alzas impulsadas por insuficiente oferta global, comunicaron operadores. En el primero de esos mercados el WTI avanzó 2,20 dólares, o un 2,3 por ciento, cotizado en 98,62 dólares el barril.
(2022-07-29). On Their 57th Anniversary, Medicare and Medicaid Remain Under Threat. juancole.com By Max Richter |  ; ( Commondreams.org )  ; You may wonder why former President Harry Truman is sitting close by while President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare and Medicaid into law in the iconic 1965 photograph. Or why Harry Truman received the first-ever Medicare card. The reason is that Truman first proposed a Medicare-like …
(2022-07-29). Over objections of victim's family, Alabama prisoner executed after US Supreme Court denies stay. wsws.org The victim's family had fought for the state to commute Joe Nathan James Jr.'s sentence to life without the possibility of parole.
(2022-07-29). China records nearly 1.17 bln urban cinemagoers in 2021: report. ecns.cn China's urban cinemagoers numbered nearly 1.17 billion in 2021, up 113 percent from 2020 and ranking first globally, according to a report released on Thursday.
(2022-07-29). Liaison office of central gov't in HKSAR reiterates resolutely safeguarding national security. ecns.cn The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in HKSAR has expressed firm opposition to and strong dissatisfaction with so-called concluding observations by the UN Human Rights Committee concerning the compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Hong Kong.
(2022-07-29). 4 killed in Turkish attack on N Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Security forces of Kurdish-residence areas in Syria announced that they lost four of their elements, including three women, after being targeted by Turkish drones.
(2022-07-29). Anti-War Voices Warn Against 'Insanely Provocative' Pelosi Visit to Taiwan. commondreams.org "A trip to Taiwan by the most powerful member of Congress undermines that long-standing U.S. policy and increases the risk of another war."
(2022-07-29). Nicaragua retira beneplácito a postulante a embajador de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Nicaragua recordaron que "todo diplomático tiene el deber de contribuir al respeto y entendimiento entre los pueblos y los Gobiernos".
(2022-07-29). Iraqi fighterjets bombard ISIL positions in N country. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iraqi security information unit announced that the positions of the ISIL terrorists in the north of the country have been bombarded.
(2022-07-29). Justice Alito Laments Disrespect for Religion as Americans Abandon Faith  ; Will his Dobbs Push them Further Away? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)  ; CNN's Ariane de Vogue, reports that Justice Samuel Alito, a right wing Catholic, gave a speech in Rome for Notre Dame last week, which has finally become public. Alito posed as a defender of religious freedom, but what he seemed to mean by that was the religious people who are …
(2022-07-29). Consejo Electoral Nacional avanza en los preparativos para el Referendo del Código de las Familias. cubadebate.cu El Consejo Electoral Nacional que organiza, dirige y supervisa la realización del Referendo del Código de las Familias el próximo 25 de septiembre, ofreció detalles sobre los preparativos para este proceso. Tendrán derecho a ejercer el voto los ciudadanos cubanos, incluidos los miembros de las instituciones armadas, que hayan cumplido los 16 años de edad.
(2022-07-29). Instagram, TikTok y YouTube las principales redes en las que consumen noticias los adolescentes británicos. cubadebate.cu Los adolescentes se alejan de los canales de noticias tradicionales y, en su lugar, recurren a Instagram, TikTok y YouTube para informarse, según ha descubierto Ofcom, el regulador de los servicios de comunicación del Reino Unido.
(2022-07-29). Safety concerns persist at National Steel Car's Hamilton, Ontario, plant in aftermath of three tragic deaths. wsws.org Lax safety standards and the rapacious pursuit of profit at all costs have resulted in the plant becoming one of the most unsafe workplaces in Ontario.
(2022-07-29). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, September 2, 2009. marktaliano.net Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in Its History Pfizer to Pay $2.3 Billion for Fraudulent Marketing Original Link Here: Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in Its History | OPA | Department of Justice WASHINGTON — American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. (hereinafter …
(2022-07-29). Research institute successfully breeds 1.5 million rare fish. ecns.cn Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute of The Three Gorges Corp has successfully bred 1.5 millions of rare Yangtze River fish since the end of April, including more than 800,000 Yangtze sturgeon, more than 180,000 Largemouth bronze gudgeon and more than 100,000 Rhinogobio ventralis.
(2022-07-29). Brasil crea comité técnico para enfrentar a la viruela del mono. telesurtv.net Con más de mil casos confirmados de viruela símica, Brasil es el país más afectado y preocupante de América Latina.
(2022-07-29). Fútbol de Juegos Olímpicos de París cerrará con final femenina. telesurtv.net La sede de esta disputa por la medalla dorada será el Parque de los Príncipes de París, estadio del París Saint Germain.
(2022-07-29). Multinacionales españolas de energía reportan beneficios históricos en medio de la mayor crisis energética en España. cubadebate.cu En medio de la peor crisis energética en décadas, que ha provocado un drama social de imprevisibles consecuencias, las grandes multinacionales españolas de la energía, el gas y el petróleo exhiben con orgullo sus beneficios históricos, confirmando que este año de guerra y hambre ha sido para ellos el mejor de su historia.
(2022-07-29). Biden Should Wield the Power of the Public Purse Against Excessive CEO Pay. inequality.org
(2022-07-29). Presidente Maduro califica de exitosa reunión sobre normalización de relaciones con Colombia. telesurtv.net "Fue una reunión virtuosa y de unión en el espíritu de Bolívar", declaró el presidente venezolano.
(2022-07-29). Ministro de Salud: Si no le ganamos la pelea al mosquito, no vamos a contener la transmisión de dengue. cubadebate.cu Para la prevención y control del dengue, tenemos que seguir llamando a la participación comunitaria y de los centros de trabajo, porque esta es una batalla que es de todos y en la que es imprescindible la autorresponsabilidad individual, familiar y de las administraciones y los colectivos laborales para impedir la proliferación del mosquito Aedes aegypti.
(2022-07-29). Abandonados 400 migrantes dentro de un tráiler en México. cubadebate.cu Un tráiler que transportaba cerca de 400 migrantes, fue abandonado en una carretera del estado de Veracruz, México. 90 fueron rescatados, por el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM). Con gritos de auxilio, los residentes de la zona dijeron a medios locales que socorrieron a los migrantes, que en su mayoría eran de Guatemala.
(2022-07-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: 'Forever chemicals' found in thousands of household products may affect women's heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Thousands of household products that you may use every day contain human-made chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. They're also known as "forever chemicals" because they break down very slowly over time. Studies have found that even small exposures to these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances pose a health risk. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. DeLisa Fairweather, explains how these forever chemicals affect women's heart health. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. youtu.be/nR0lvK9LkTM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…
(2022-07-29). Healthcare costs could drop due to Schumer-Manchin compromise. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—A budget deal brokered between Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and key dissident Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia would let Medicare negotiate lower drug prices with Big Pharma, impose a minimum 15% corporate tax on billion-dollar firms, and allot $369 billion for energy security and to battle climate change. As a result, Democratic …
(2022-07-29). Protest wave continues to engulf Iran. peoplesworld.org 
Very often, Iran makes international headlines vis-à -vis the debate over the Iran nuclear deal, the agreement reneged on by Donald Trump in 2018, a form of which U.S. President Joe Biden is seeking to resurrect. The situation facing ordinary workers inside the country rarely breaks into the headlines of the international media. Yet the level …
(2022-07-29). Lluvia de meteoros Delta Acuáridas visible en su máximo esplendor. cubadebate.cu La lluvia de meteoros Delta Acuáridas, producida por la travesía de los restos cósmicos del cometa 96P Machholz, podrá apreciarse en su máximo esplendor . El fenómeno es visible todos los años entre el séptimo y el octavo mes, en esta ocasión podrá apreciarse mejor durante la noche del 29 de julio y la madrugada del día 30.
(2022-07-29). Russia To Improve Krasnopol Laser-Guided Artillery Round. southfront.org 
Work is undergoing to develop the 2K25 Krasnopol precision-guided artillery round, CEO of Russia's defense giant Kalashnikov Concern, Vladimir Lepin, said in an interview with Kalashnikov magazine published on July 28. | Lepin said that the artillery round will get an extended firing range, greater firepower and higher firing efficiency after its upgrade."Today we are at the final stage of the experimental design work on the modern modification of the Krasnopol precision-guided shell, under which the Kalas…
(2022-07-29). Bamboo a potential plastic substitute. ecns.cn To counter the widespread use and environmental damage caused by single-use plastics, a Chinese research institute has proposed developing new technologies by using a more eco-friendly substitute－bamboo.
(2022-07-29). China inicia ejercicios militares en el mar de la China Meridional. cubadebate.cu China inició este viernes ejercicios militares en las áreas del mar de la China Meridional, los cuales tendrán una duración de dos días, informó la Administración de Seguridad Marítima del gigante asiático. Los ensayos tendrán lugar al oeste de las aguas del estrecho de Qiongzhou frente a la isla de Hainan y la provincia de Cantón.
(2022-07-29). Growing evidence supports the link between air pollution and dementia. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers contribute to a report highlighting how air pollution contributes to dementia and a decline in mental ability.
(2022-07-29). Belarús y Cuba firman convenio para la investigación y desarrollo de nuevos productos farmacéuticos. cubadebate.cu En Belarús se firma de Memorando de Entendimiento para la investigación y desarrollo de nuevos productos farmacéuticos entre Biocubafarma, la empresa de administración del Parque Industrial Gran Piedra, la Academia de Superación Médica de Belarús, el holding Belpharmprom y el Centro Científico -Practico Lotios, en saludo a el Día de la Rebeldía de Nacional de Cuba.
(2022-07-29). Eight killed in fire at hostel in south of Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — At least eight people were killed in a fire at a hostel at the Alma-Atinskaya street in the south of Moscow.
(2022-07-29). Encuesta: Lula lidera intención de voto con 51,6 % en Brasil. telesurtv.net La nueva encuesta de Datafolha indicó que Lula puede ganar por amplio margen las elecciones de octubre, sin necesidad de segunda vuelta.
(2022-07-29). Turkish Soldier Dies Of Injures He Sustained In Clash With PKK In Northern Iraq. southfront.org 
On July 28, a Turkish service member died from injuries he sustained in a clash with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq's northern region, where the Turkish military has been conducting Operation Claw-Lock. | The Turkish Ministry identified the service member as Staff Sergeant Batuhan Simsek. In a statement, the ministry said that Simsek was seriously wounded when PKK fighters in the Operation Claw-Lock zone opened harassing fire on Turkish soldiers. The service member, who…
(2022-07-29). Martha's Vineyard: "Playground of the rich" wracked by poverty and social crisis. wsws.org Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of southern Massachusetts, is a popular playground for the rich and famous, but the island is home to extreme poverty and hardship for the workers who live there.
(2022-07-29). 2, 0 people killed by police in the US since 2015 were attempting to flee. wsws.org A review by the Guardian of data maintained by Mapping Police Violence shows that nearly one-third of the people killed by police in the US were running away, driving off or attempting to flee.
(2022-07-29). Sentencian a expolicías por violar derechos de George Floyd. telesurtv.net Exagentes J. Alexander Kueng y Tou Thao recibieron penas más leves que las recomendadas en las pautas de sentencia.
(2022-07-29). Labor Board uses Atlanta case vs. independent contractor dodge. peoplesworld.org 
ATLANTA—The National Labor Relations Board is using a court case in Atlanta, pitting Theatrical and Stage Employees Local 798 against the Atlanta Opera's bosses, to battle, and try to narrow, employers' "independent contractor" dodge—misclassification which robs millions of workers of pay, benefits, jobless aid, workers comp and the right to unionize. And though the Biden …
(2022-07-28). Chinese spokesperson slams NATO for strategic concept referring to China. ecns.cn A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday voiced firm opposition to certain content regarding China in a strategic concept document published by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
(2022-07-29). Arlenis Sierra asegura el puesto 28 en la quinta etapa del Tour de Francia. cubadebate.cu Arlenis Sierra aseguró el lugar 28 en la quinta etapa del Tour de Francia Femenino a pesar del agotador trabajo en defensa de la capitana de Movistar Annemiek Van Vleuten "Todas las carreras son complicadas, pero creo que en esta primera edición de un nuevo Tour de Francia todas quieren conseguir un buen lugar y esto está bien caliente", dijo la cubana.
(2022-07-29). Presidente peruano rinde cuentas de su gestión a un año de Gobierno. telesurtv.net El mandatario criticó a los medios de comunicación que desinforman sobre su gestión y lo acusan sin ninguna prueba.
(2022-07-29). Destacan contribución de teleSUR a empoderamiento de los pueblos. telesurtv.net Periodista brasileño Altamiro Borges se sumó a los debates del taller sobre el impacto de teleSUR en el escenario mediático alternativo y contrahegemónico.
(2022-07-29). What the U.S. Government and The New York Times Have Quietly Agreed Not to Tell You About Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com "I wonder how it came to pass that most of the billionaires in Ukraine are Jews?"—Dmytro Yarosh, former People's Deputy …
(2022-07-29). El ángel que de Galicia voló a Birán. cubadebate.cu àÅngel vino al mundo en una España de caciquismo y oligarquía en la que no había espacio para todos. Esa España pobre maltratada por los ricos, frustrada ante tantos problemas que había que resolver, y que los escritores de la Generación del 98 expusieron acertadamente en su obra. àÅngel Castro podría haber sido perfectamente un poeta, porque trajo luz al mundo.
(2022-07-29). Facts about endangered Siberian Tiger. ecns.cn
(2022-07-29). ONU advierte que peligra la respuesta mundial al VIH Sida. telesurtv.net En el 2021 se contabilizaron 1.5 millones de nuevos contagios. Mujeres y adolescentes configuran los grupos sociales más afectados.
(2022-07-29). Presidente venezolano califica de exitosa reunión sobre normalización de relaciones con Colombia. telesurtv.net "Fue una reunión virtuosa y de unión en el espíritu de Bolívar", declaró el presidente venezolano.
(2022-07-29). 17 Killed in Fighting in South Syria. news.antiwar.com Two days of fighting raged in Sweida, in southern Syria, where pro-government fighters clashed with locals in the Druze-majority province. Ten of the killed were government fighters and the other seven were local. A dozen combatants were wounded. Unconfirmed reports say as many as 40 civilians were also wounded. | Fighting in SW Syria has been off and on throughout the war, but this is the first clash in awhile, as pro-government forces largely control the area. Many rebel-leaning…
(2022-07-29). Ethiopia: Afar-Somali Dispute Can be Resolved Peacefully. indybay.org Efforts to resolve the dispute, including the 2014 agreement, have failed, and so new approaches need to be explored.
(2022-07-29). Iran FM discusses Helmand water share with Afghan side. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iranian FM told the Taliban acting foreign minister that if the issue of Iran's water rights is not resolved quickly and seriously, it will have negative effects on other areas of cooperation between the two countries.
(2022-07-29). México asegura que no cederá soberanía ante presiones del T-MEC. telesurtv.net AMLO ratificó que su país no va a entregar su "independencia a ningún Gobierno extranjero", aunque se trate del mercado más importante del mundo.
(2022-07-29). Canciller de Venezuela y homólogo designado de Colombia acuerdan establecer agenda para normalizar relaciones. telesurtv.net A partir del 7 de agosto ambas naciones procederán al nombramiento de embajadores en Caracas y Bogotá.
(2022-07-29). Facts about critically endangered South China Tiger. ecns.cn
(2022-07-29). Manuel Tiago's 'Eulalia's House' translator reflects on one of his best books. peoplesworld.org 
As Eulalia's House has just come off the press, I want to introduce it to English-language readers with some personal reflections as its translator. A parent, asked which of their children is the favorite, will spread out the fingers of one hand and say, "My children are like my fingers. Don't ask me to name …
(2022-07-29). The Cynics' Monkey Wrench. commondreams.org We're all in this together.
(2022-07-29). Confirman la primera muerte por viruela símica en Brasil. cubadebate.cu Según una información ofrecida por Rusia Today, el ministerio de Salud de Brasil confirmó este viernes la primera muerte por viruela del mono en el país suramericano. Se trata de un hombre de 41 años con problemas de inmunidad que había sido internado en un hospital de Minas Gerais.
(2022-07-29). Lula afirma que recuperará sistema científico de Brasil. telesurtv.net Lula destacó la importancia de promover el desarrollo de la ciencia y la educación para el progreso de la sociedad brasileña.
(2022-07-29). New Turkish Drone Strike On Northeastern Syria Leaves Four SDF Security Personnel Dead. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | On July 28, four personnel of the Asayish, the internal security service of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), were killed when a Turkish combat drone targeted their vehicle in the northern countryside of Syria's Raqqa. | The vehicle was targeted as it was passing near Tell al-Samn refugee camp to the south of the town of Ain Issa, the capital of the SDF's Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. | Three of the Asayish personne…
(2022-07-29). Kroger workers in Columbus, Ohio, overwhelmingly reject pro-company contract. wsws.org While the contract went down in flames by a 71 percent margin, the UFCW is refusing to call a strike, instead extending the previous contract while it hashes out a second deal with Kroger management.
(2022-07-29). Líder norcoreano afirma que amistad con China seguirá creciendo. telesurtv.net El presidente norcoreano señaló que las relaciones con China está cimentada en toda clase de pruebas históricas.
(2022-07-29). Children as young as 12 working in Hyundai-owned plant in Alabama. peoplesworld.org 
LUVERNE, Alabama—Children as young as 12 have been discovered working at a Hyundai-owned metal stamping plant in Alabama, and other workers at the factory estimate that as many as underage people may have been employed at the facility. That according to a horrific exposé detailing the exploitation of child labor at a Hyundai subsidiary …
(2022-07-29). Venezuela denuncia fallo de tribunal británico para despojarla de sus reservas en oro. telesurtv.net Vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez insta al Gobierno de Reino Unido a rectificar y devolver a la nación suramericana los recursos que le pertenecen.
(2022-07-29). Japanese Lawmakers Make Rare Taiwan Visit to Discuss Potential Conflict. news.antiwar.com A group of Japanese lawmakers Members of the Japanese delegation, which included former defense ministers, said the purpose of the visit was to discuss a potential conflict breaking out in the region. | "We need to think ahead about what kind of situations could happen, what kind of laws and agreements we should prepare,…
(2022-07-29). Ministry: PLA will not tolerate separatist acts. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army will never tolerate "Taiwan independence" acts or any interference from outside forces and will firmly smash such actions, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense.
(2022-07-29). Blinken y Lavrov conversan por primera vez desde el inicio de la guerra en Ucrania. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Exteriores de Rusia, Serguei Lavrov, y el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, mantuvieron una primera conversación desde que se inició la guerra en Ucrania, el pasado 24 de febrero. En el diálogo abordaron temas como la situación en Ucrania, la crisis alimentaria y el posible canje de prisioneros entre ambos países.
(2022-07-29). Ashura a continuous historical event. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — This week's Tehran Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami stressed the importance of Muharram mourning gatherings and said that Ashura is a continuous historical event.
(2022-07-29). Iran's new representative to IAEA appointed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Mohsen Naziri Asl was appointed as Iran's new representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
(2022-07-29). Policies to speed up recovery. ecns.cn China will continue to adopt a series of incremental policies to further consolidate and accelerate its economic recovery from COVID-19 in the latter part of this year, economists said.
(2022-07-29). As monkeypox spreads through universities, US government refuses to act. wsws.org American universities have been caught wholly unprepared for outbreaks. Contrary to official messaging, monkeypox is highly contagious and there is evidence that it may be airborne as well.
(2022-07-29). Dolphins spotted in Xisha waters. ecns.cn A group of dolphins are spotted frolicking in waters of the Xisha Islands, the South China Sea, July 29, 2022.
(2022-07-29). Afghanistan: Its People, Its Problems. america.cgtn.com CGTN's Sean Callebs reports from Afghanistan, with a special series on how the lives of local people have changed over the past year.
(2022-07-29). Junior Doctors In The UK Protest Government Disregard. popularresistance.org On Monday, July 25, junior doctors in London organized a protest march in the city demanding a pay rise. Under the banner of the Doctors Vote campaign, they took out a march from the Department of Health and Social Care Office to Downing Street. The doctors warned of more actions, including strikes, unless their long pending demand for pay restoration is met. Doctors from the British Medical Association (BMA), Doctors' Association UK, and trade unionists and activists from Unite the union, Unison, Socialist Party, and others also took part in the protest march in solidarity with the junior doctors. | Working clas…
(2022-07-29). US-led Coalition Fired Projectiles From Northeastern Syria Base After Alleged Attack. southfront.org 
Late on July 28, the US-led coalition fired several projectiles from the Green Village base which is located in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor. | The unidentified projectiles, possibly artillery shells or anti-aircraft missiles, were allegedly fired following a rocket attack on the Green Village base. According to a number of news sources, at least two rockets landed in the outskirts of the base. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that four of the pr…
(2022-07-28). China, Uzbekistan reach consensuses on strengthening ties. ecns.cn China and Uzbekistan reached a series of consensuses on raising bilateral relations to a higher level during Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Tashkent on Thursday.
(2022-07-29). Iranian, Azerbaijani warships to attend Russian naval parade. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iranian and Azerbaijani combat ships will participate in Russia's naval parade on the Caspian Sea for the 1st time.
(2022-07-29). Este 28 de julio el planeta agota sus recursos del año. telesurtv.net En dicha fecha es el Día del Sobregiro de la Tierra, según las estimaciones de la Red Global de la Huella Ecológica.
(2022-07-29). Iran FM discuss Helmand water share with Afghan side. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iranian FM told the Taliban acting foreign minister that if the issue of Iran's water rights is not resolved quickly and seriously, it will have negative effects on other areas of cooperation between the two countries.
(2022-07-29). Argentina modifica su gabinete ministerial. telesurtv.net El político Sergio Massa fue presentado como el nuevo ministro de Economía en sustitución de Silvia Batakis.
(2022-07-29). Bolivia reinicia clases semipresenciales y presenciales en agosto. telesurtv.net El ministro de Educación dijo que los gobiernos municipales deben garantizar las condiciones adecuadas de la infraestructura en las unidades educativas.
(2022-07-29). Argentina y Bolivia acuerdan producir celdas y baterías de litio. telesurtv.net El ministro argentino de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, indicó que la firma consolida la cooperación científico-tecnológica entre Argentina y Bolivia.
(2022-07-29). Selected Articles: DARPA, Insects, Mad Science, and Us: Nowhere to Hide. globalresearch.ca 
By You may think that you have seen it all but here is a great idea. Take some insects, infect them with a genetically modified …
(2022-07-29). Reportan 2.101 casos de viruela símica y 75 decesos en àÅfrica. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias llamaron a redoblar esfuerzos para garantizar la vigilancia y el rastreo de contactos.
(2022-07-29). US economy starting to move into recession. wsws.org According to Commerce Department data released yesterday, US gross domestic product contracted at an annualised rate of 0.9 percent in the three months to June, following a 1.6 percent contraction in the first quarter.
(2022-07-29). In Video: Iraqi Airstrikes Kill Eight ISIS Terrorists Who Were Hiding In Nineveh Cave. southfront.org 
On July 28, F-16 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Forces (IQAF) carried out two airstrikes on a cave in the Adaiyah Mountains in the northern province of Nineveh where a cell of ISIS had been hiding. | The Security Media Cell said in a statement that the hideout was targeted based on information provided by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service and the Directorate of Military Intelligence. | Following the airstrikes, a force from the Iraqi military's 15th Division backed by a number of security units…
(2022-07-28). Xi speaks with Biden over phone. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on the phone at the request of the latter on Thursday evening. The two presidents had a candid communication and exchange on China-U.S. relations and issues of mutual interest.
(2022-07-29). Crews are making progress against the Oak Fire. america.cgtn.com Fire crews have made progress against California's largest wildfire. The Oak Fire is now more than a third contained but officials say it could take another couple of weeks to fully contain it. Take a look at the frontlines with the firefighters. CGTN correspondent Ediz …
(2022-07-28). West prepares to plunder post-war Ukraine with neoliberal shock therapy: privatization, deregulation, slashing worker protections. multipolarista.com 
Western governments and corporations met in Switzerland to plan harsh neoliberal economic policies to impose on post-war Ukraine, calling to cut labor laws, "open markets," drop tariffs, deregulate industries, and "sell state-owned enterprises to private investors."
(2022-07-28). Russia's new satellite-blinding lasers to disrupt NATO surveillance. infobrics.org Although the risk of escalation is high, what other choice does Russia have, given the political West's continuous belligerence?>
(2022-07-28). ROK and the US — Words and Facts. journal-neo.org 
After the text about the President of the ROK at the NATO summit was published, part of the audience questioned whether the ROK, despite its loyalist statements, was in fact in no particular hurry to do Washington's bidding. This question is best answered by a combination of words and facts. The joint statement of the …
(2022-07-28). A Reckless And Provocative Visit By Pelosi To Taiwan. popularresistance.org US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, the third-ranked figure in the American hierarchy — is reported to be planning a visit to Taiwan, despite the urging of Administration officials from her own party. It is hard to imagine a more reckless and provocative act. | Across the political spectrum, no observer of the cross-straits relationship between China and Taiwan doubts that such a visit by the Speaker of the American Congress may degenerate into military hostilities. | If the situation is misjudged or mishandled, the outcome for the security, prosperity and order of the region and the world (and above all for Ta…
(2022-07-28). Africa Remains At The Center Of A 21st Century Cold War. popularresistance.org United States President Joe Biden announced during July that he would host a summit with African leaders at the White House in December. | This announcement by Biden comes in the aftermath of several important political developments which have exposed the ineffective foreign policy orientation of the world's leading capitalist country. Within the United Nations, many African states abstained from two resolutions which condemned the Russian Federation during the early phase of Moscow's special military operation in neighboring Ukraine. | In addition, most African governments have not made pronouncements in favor o…
(2022-07-28). Lessons From Vietnam For Ukraine. popularresistance.org Learning no lessons from the failure and mass slaughter of the Korean War in the previous decade, the US military commenced widespread bombing of Vietnam and sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers. | At the time, spring 1965, about 400 US soldiers had died in the conflict. The war was not yet widely unpopular. Americans who protested against the Vietnam War were a small minority. It would be two years before Martin Luther King's famous denunciation of the war. | Years later, after hundreds of thousands had been drafted into the military with the deaths of tens of thousands, the war became widely unpopular. Ultima…
(2022-07-28). Lufthansa Workers Strike Over Wages. popularresistance.org The ver.di union, one of the unions representing workers at the German airline Lufthansa, has called for a new strike on Wednesday, July 27, to demand a 9.5-percent wage increase to address inflation. The strike affects ground workers in maintenance and towing. | "The situation at airports is degenerating and employees are increasingly under pressure and overworked due to severe understaffing, high inflation, and no raise for three years," Christine Behl, a ver.di leader, told AFP. This flows from a shortfall of 7,000 employees in Germany's aviation sector, the result of precarious jobs marked by low wages, along…
(2022-07-28). Pacific Peace Network Challenges RIMPAC. popularresistance.org Last month, two Canadian warships, HMCS Vancouver and Winnipeg departed Esquimalt naval base heading for San Diego and then Hawai'i to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) war maneuvers scheduled from June 29 to August 4. | Just as the Canadian warships were departing Esquimalt, activists in Hawai'i gathered at Kailua near the Marine Corps Air Station on Kaneohe Bay to protest the impending visit of the RIMPAC warships, including Canada's. | According to the US Pacific Fleet, this year's RIMPAC war rehearsals began on June 30 and will continue until August 4. It will be the largest maritime war exercise…
(2022-07-28). South Africa's Energy Crisis Escalates. popularresistance.org 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 in the heart of South Africa's coal belt. Workers at Eskom, the nation's state-owned electricity utility, have been embattled in four rounds of wage negotiations with the executives since April 2022. South Africa is rich in energy but is in the midst of cascading energy shortages. Fankomo's union is at the heart of this crisis: the workers bring the coal out of the ground but live with barely enough of its energy. | On June 28, Eskom announc…
(2022-07-28). Trade Unionists Take A Stand For Jobs, Pay, Pensions And Conditions. popularresistance.org The rail network was brought to a standstill today as thousands of RMT and TSSA members walked out over jobs, pay, pensions and other conditions. | RMT is in dispute with Network Rail and 14 train operators while TSSA is striking at Avanti West Coast. | Speaking from the Euston picket line, RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said the union had received an "inadequate" pay offer from Network Rail last week. | He said: "It's a pay offer over three years which is nowhere near the rate of inflation. | "And the conditions that they wish to impose on that are not acceptable to the members." | TSSA general secretary Manue…
(2022-07-28). The Nasty Voices in Our Heads. tomdispatch.com I have a brother with chronic schizophrenia. He had his first severe catatonic episode when he was 16 years old and I was 10. Later, he suffered from auditory hallucinations and heard voices saying nasty things to him. I remember my father reassuring him that the voices weren't real and asking him whether he could ignore them. Sadly, it's not that simple. That conversation between my father and brother has been on my mind, as I've been experiencing America's increasingly divided, almost schizoid, version of social discourse. It's as if this country were suffering from some set of collective auditory hallucination…
(2022-07-28). Senate Passes Resolution Calling for Russia to Be Labeled as Sponsor of Terror. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Wednesday passed a non-binding resolution that calls for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism." The resolution passed by unanimous voice vote as there is a strong bipartisan consensus to add Russia to the list. A similar resolution has been introduced in the House, and …
(2022-07-28). US Official Says Integrated Arab-Israeli Missile Defense Systems Still Just an Idea. news.antiwar.com A senior Biden administration official said Thursday that there is still no framework for creating integrated missile defense systems between Israel and the US's Arab allies, Reuters reported. Before President Biden's recent trip to the Middle East, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Israel was looking to build a US-backed anti-Iran alliance in the region …
(2022-07-28). Voting rights under attack in Utah as Supreme Court sets its sights on another democratic right. liberationnews.org 
Millions of people across the state will be adversely impacted by reactionary rulings both by state politicians and the Supreme Court. They most not be ignored. In the period after the overturn of Roe, it is vital to bring together a wide variety of people to defend basic rights.
(2022-07-28). Cuban culture is a militant of life, not at the side of the people but within them. mronline.org 
We come to this National Council three years after the Congress and two of them in pandemic, without pause in the follow-up to the agreements of that long, deep and critical meeting that opened the way to some solutions and a thousand more challenges.
(2022-07-28). Trump returns to Washington D.C. to lay out his police state agenda before cheering Republican officials. mronline.org 
On Tuesday, Donald Trump spoke to an audience of Republican lawmakers and former Trump administration officials in his first public appearance in Washington D.C. since leaving office on January 20, 2021.
(2022-07-28). What's behind the escalating attacks on trans people? mronline.org 
Thirty-one members of the white supremacist Patriot Front from across the U.S. were detained after preparing an assault on a Pride festival in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, June 12.
(2022-07-28). People's Action on Climate Provisions in Inflation Reduction Act: Thank an Organizer. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action released the following statement by Gary Zuckett, director of People's Action member organization West Virginia Citizen Action Group, after Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer announced the Inflation Reduction Act: "West Virginia organizers and our allies around the country helped win this victory. For years we fought against …
(2022-07-28). Whistleblower Testimony Shows BOP Director Ignored Rampant Abuse And Corruption At Atlanta Prison. thedissenter.org 
Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal (Screen shot from | Two whistleblowers who worked at United States Penitentiary Atlanta testified at a US Senate hearing and described rampant abuse and corruption that has plagued the medium-security prison in Georgia for several years. | The
(2022-07-28). Round Table "Future of the Settlement of the Situation in Syria in the Context of the Ukrainian Conflict" russiancouncil.ru In the framework of the event, there was a presentation of the RIAC working paper "Political Economic Model for Settling the Situation in Syria in the Context of the Ukrainian Conflict"
(2022-07-28). From Commodity Fetishism to Teleological Positing: Lukács's Concept of Labor and Its Relevance. mronline.org 
The concept of labor constituted a pivotal problematic in Georg Lukács's theoretical development throughout his Marxist years.
(2022-07-28). Patrick Lawrence: The Causes of Things. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Casus belli Over a summer sup on the back lawn the other night, a Times-reading, MSNBC—watching, NPR—listening neighbor asked what I thought she should read to acquire what she is not getting from these media, an accurate understanding of what goes on in our world. I loved the …
(2022-07-28). Lavrov is on Blinken's list of people to call. indianpunchline.com Russian FM Sergey Lavrov rounded off a tour of African states in a blaze of media publicity despite US hopes to "isolate" him The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a press availability at the State Department on Wednesday made the dramatic announcement that he intends to speak to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov … |
(2022-07-28). As China and Russia Champion an Expanded BRICS, India May Have to Pick a Side. infobrics.org Expanding the BRICS grouping would help build an alternative to the Western alliance and enable countries in the Global South to avoid economic shocks from sanctions…
(2022-07-28). BRICS Countries Can Make Greater Contribution to World: India's Ambassador to China. infobrics.org India's Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat said that BRICS countries as a whole, can make a greater contribution to the world, but not necessarily in conflict with international groups, adding that India participates in all the different international events as India can make a greater contribution by actively cooperating with more countries…
(2022-07-28). Making the Most of South Africa at BRICS. infobrics.org Hot on the heels of the recent BRICS summit, we gather top experts to unpack South Africa's membership of BRICS with a keen focus on economic opportunities for our own development as well as the rest of the African continent…
(2022-07-28). Expanding CPEC to third parties could lead to war in South Asia. infobrics.org Turkey could use Pakistan as a spearhead against India.
(2022-07-28). NATO interested in boycotting Russia-India relations. infobrics.org US lawmakers want India as a NATO ally.
(2022-07-28). Why Mahmoud Abbas is Seeking New 'Powerful' Sponsors. popularresistance.org To judge US President Joe Biden's recent visit to Israel and Palestine as a 'failure' in terms of activating the dormant 'peace process' is simply a misnomer. For this statement to be accurate, Washington would have had to indicate even a nominal desire to push for negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian leadership. | Political and diplomatic platitudes aside, the current American administration has done the exact opposite as indicated in Biden's words and actions. Alleging that the US commitment to a two-state solution "has not changed", Biden dismissed his Administration's interest in tr…
(2022-07-28). Marxist IQ: A people's culture. cpusa.org 
Capitalism sees cultural production (literature, theater, painting, films) as both commodities to be produced for profit and expressions of ruling-class ideology. But artists influenced by both Marxism and the struggles of the working class have produced work to advance working-class consciousness. This Marxist IQ is dedicated to those artists and their work. 1. World-famous …
(2022-07-28). Russia Running Out Of SMART Munitions;). smoothiex12.blogspot.com The work of
(2022-07-28). British Official Says Nuclear War Threat Higher Than During the Cold War. news.antiwar.com British National Security Advisor Stephen Lovegrove "The Cold War's two monolithic blocks of the USSR (Soviet Union) and NATO — though not without alarming bumps — were able to reach a shared understanding of doctrine that is today absent," Lovegrove said. | He said
(2022-07-28). Students get hands-on in Horizons Module. imperial.ac.uk 19 second-year undergraduate students have completed their public engagement module as part of Imperial Horizons and I-Explore.