Fair Observer (2022-07-21). Realpolitik: Implications of Ukraine on Asia (Episode 1). fairobserver.com

Fair Observer (2022-07-21). The Invasion of Ukraine: The Fall Out. fairobserver.com

SouthFront5 (2022-07-21). Which Side Is Aggressor In War In Ukraine? southfront.org Written by According to Ukraine's Government, Russia's 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine was entirely unprovoked, not at all responding to a threat that Ukraine was posing to Russia's national security. | According to Russia's Government, this invasion was a result of Ukraine's seeking NATO membership — membership in America's anti-Russian NATO military allian…

WSWS (2022-07-21). US plans to send NATO-made jets to Ukraine to fight against Russia. wsws.org In a massive expansion of US involvement in the war in Ukraine, the Pentagon is actively preparing to send new, modern military aircraft made in NATO countries to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-21). US Air Force mulls delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — US Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Brown is not ruling out the possibility western countries could soon provide Ukraine with "non-Russian" fighter jets.

____ (2022-07-21). Lavrov says Russia aims at more than Donbass. ecns.cn The "geographical objectives" of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine have changed as the West is providing Ukraine with more long-range weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-21). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-07-21). Denuncian asesinato de otra lideresa social en Nariño, Colombia. telesurtv.net Se trata del líder-lideresa social asesinado número 104 en lo que va de año 2022, y el 1.331 desde la firma de los Acuerdos de Paz en 2016.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-07-21). Denuncian asesinato de líder social en Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net Suman 103 los líderes asesinados en 2022 y 1.330 desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz. Atentan contra otro líder en el Cauca.

Staff (2022-07-21). EU lifts sanctions on Syria's airline. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — The European Union said Wednesday it has lifted sanctions against Syria's private airline Cham Wings after the company was blacklisted last year for its role in the migration to Europe.

____ (2022-07-21). Maerdang Hydropower Station under construction in Qinghai. ecns.cn The station has a total installed capacity of 2.2 million kilowatts. Once fully operational, It will generate an average of more than 7.304 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 8.16 million tons. It is expected to put into operation in March 2024.

____ (2022-07-21). China's Gansu sees foreign trade up 24.6% in H1. ecns.cn Northwest China's Gansu province saw its foreign trade exceed 32.58 billion yuan ($4.82 billion) in the first half of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 24.6 percent, according to local customs.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-21). ISIS Kills Six Iraqi Police North of Baghdad. news.antiwar.com At least six Iraqi police were ISIS is known to be active in the area, which is why the police are there. ISIS tends to favor hitting police sites as a way of looting weapons and equipment. After years of war almost all of the gear is shared across both sides. | Police were overrun in fighting in about an hour, and ISIS is still believed to be in the area. Such fights are not as common as they o…

Fight Back (2022-07-21). Thousands celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution. fightbacknews.org Managua, Nicaragua – Thousands of FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) youth and militants filled the Plaza de la Revolución in Managua, Nicaragua to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution, which triumphed on July 19, 1979. Thousands more filled the Managua city center, chanting, dancing and waving the flags of Nicaragua and the FSLN. | With revolutionary dance and songs, the crowd enthusiastically chanted militant slogans in Spanish like "Esta patria no se rinde, se defiende," meaning, "This nation does not surrender, it defends the nation." | The event included many beaut…

Zach Farber (2022-07-21). San Diego: 600 hotel workers go on strike and win tentative agreement within hours. liberationnews.org One day of militant picketing forced Hilton to concede to the workers and the company reached a tentative agreement with the union.

Fair Observer (2022-07-21). Introduction to The Dialectic. fairobserver.com

Fair Observer (2022-07-21). Media in the 2022 Kenyan Elections. fairobserver.com

Fair Observer (2022-07-21). Putin: Playing the Long Game. fairobserver.com

Anonymous103 (2022-07-21). Nasrallah: If Lebanon Is Denied Its Oil And Gas Resources, We Will Shut Down All Israeli Platforms. southfront.org Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on July 13, 2022, on Biden's visit to the Middle East and…

Editor2 (2022-07-21). Exclusive: Inside Labor's Assange Game Plan. orinocotribune.com By Kellie Tranter &#1 ; Jul 16, 2022 | New revelations on the Labor Government's secret planning to act on the Assange case without offending the Americans | "Quiet diplomacy", a "soft approach", a "loud approach" and "avoiding megaphone diplomacy" have all been

Editor2 (2022-07-21). 'We Regret We Failed to Protect You': UN Experts Urge Israel to Free Ahmad Manasra. orinocotribune.com UN human rights experts on Thursday urged the Israeli authorities to immediately release Ahmad Manasra, a 20-year-old Palestinian detained in Israeli prisons since he was 14 years old, while suffering serious mental health conditions. | The experts are Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism; Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia a…

Editor (2022-07-21). Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation. mronline.org July 19th is a day of celebration in Nicaragua: the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. But the international media will have it penciled in their diaries for another reason: it's yet another opportunity to pour scorn on Nicaragua's Sandinista government.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-07-21). Russia teaches Europe ABC of gas trade. mronline.org The unthinkable is happening for the second time in five months: Russian gas giant Gazprom writes to German gas companies announcing force majeure effective from June 14, exonerating it from any compensation for shortfalls since then.

Staff (2022-07-21). Venezuela Enacts Special Economic Zones Law. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, July 20, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, enacted the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones (LOZEE), a legal tool approved by the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) to promote productive development in defined areas providing special incentives for economic development. | "The Organic Law of the Special Economic Zones has undergone an intense debate within the National Assembly with proposals, modifications, additions for final approval, and which has been the subject of a large national consultation," he said from the International Center for Productive Investment (CIIP), located in Car…

Bob McCloskey (2022-07-21). Unhoused, Undercounted and Underserved. indybay.org This is one article in a series in the Fresno based Community Alliance newspaper. The theme is to Follow the Money. This article will appear in the August 2022 issue of the paper.

WSWS (2022-07-21). Fascist pro-Trump Republicans advance in primary contests. wsws.org More than half of Republican primary winners for Congress and statewide offices deny the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election and the Biden administration.

Staff (2022-07-21). El tiempo: Calor y algunas lluvias en la tarde. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado en el occidente y oriente del país, así como en la Isla de la Juventud, con poca nubosidad en la región central. En la tarde se nublará con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas desde La Habana hasta Santiago de Cuba, principalmente hacia zonas del interior. En el resto del país las lluvias serán aisladas.

____ (2022-07-21). Chinese well drilling firm helps turn Egypt's desert into green farmland. ecns.cn As a giant sugar beet harvester powered through the vast farmland in the desert west of Minya province in southern Egypt, dozens of trucks were busy loading the harvested beets and transporting them to a processing factory about 40 km down the road.

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-07-21). Promulgan Ley de Zonas Económicas Especiales en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Esta ley representa un "impulso nuevo y especial al proceso de desarrollo de la nueva economía venezolana", señaló el presidente de Venezuela.

CAGrimes (2022-07-21). Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights in Union Square. indybay.org Photos: Cornelia Grimes / Pro Bono Photo | Part of Ongoing protest for Abortion Rights in the Bay Area…

WSWS (2022-07-21). US Homeland Security purchased "staggering" volumes of location data to illegally track citizens and immigrants. wsws.org Documents from 2020 published by the ACLU on Monday show that the US Department of Homeland Security, during both the Trump and Biden administrations, has been purchasing large volumes of personal location data, in violation of the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures.

____ (2022-07-21). Fire reported on board India's aircraft carrier with no casualties. ecns.cn A small fire was reported on India's aircraft carrier "INS Vikramaditya" on Wednesday, though no casualties were reported, said the Indian Navy in a statement.

____ (2022-07-21). Indonesian President Joko Widodo to visit China. ecns.cn Indonesian President Joko Widodo will pay a visit to China from July 25 to 26 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Thursday.

WSWS (2022-07-21). Secret Service defies January 6 Committee subpoena for text messages. wsws.org On Tuesday, the United States Secret Service turned over a grand total of one text message from the January 6, 2021 coup to the House Select Committee investigating Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election and seize power as president-dictator.

WSWS (2022-07-21). Kremlin prepares for mass repression. wsws.org Russia's new law allows the government to label virtually any organization or individual a "foreign agent" on the grounds that they receive support from, or are even just influenced by, outside forces deemed hostile to Moscow.

Staff (2022-07-21). Iran envoy criticizes UNSC approach to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations Zahra Ershadi has criticized the UN Security Council for repeating baseless accusations against Syria regarding the chemical weapons.

Labor Video Projectt (2022-07-21). US Covid-19 Insanity, The Working Class. Covid & Capitalism & THE NEW NORMAL By Dr. Gordon. indybay.org Dr. Nayvin Gordon reports on abandonment of any public health protection as the Covid-19 pandemic expands over two years after the pandemic starts.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-21). Training tips during your sport's offseason. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to sports, sometimes too much of a great thing can be, well, too much — too much running, swinging, throwing, jumping. These repetitive motions can lead to overuse injuries, which may prevent you from participating for the rest of the season and limit rehabilitation. And they could even have long-term effects. If you or your child participate in organized sports or focus on a sport individually, you may be at risk for…

Staff (2022-07-21). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 680 MW en el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu Se estima una afectación máxima de 680 MW en el horario diurno. Para el horario pico, se pronostica la entrada de la unidad 4 de la CTE Cienfuegos con 110 MW, la utilización de 150 MW en motores diésel. Con este pronóstico, se estima para el horario pico una disponibilidad de 2 502 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 020 MW, para un déficit de 518 MW.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-07-21). Junta militar de Malí expulsa del país a portavoz de la ONU. telesurtv.net El Gobierno militar tildó como injerencia un documento del portavoz de la ONU sobre la detención de 49 soldados marfileños en Mali.

TeleSUR HIM (2022-07-21). Lula intensifica agenda de candidatura presidencial en Brasil. telesurtv.net El ex presidente soslayó que quiere un país soberano, donde las verdaderas necesidades del pueblo sean prioridad constante de su agenda.

____ (2022-07-21). New findings released on No 4 Terracotta Acrobat at Emperor Qingshihuang Mausoleum. ecns.cn Newly released research shows that the textiles discovered on No. 4 Terracotta Acrobat in Pit "K9901" of the mausoleum are silk.

____ (2022-07-21). Nord Stream 1 resumes gas deliveries to Germany after maintenance. ecns.cn Gas deliveries through the German-Russian pipeline Nord Stream 1 resumed on Thursday morning after 10 days of maintenance, the German news agency dpa reported.

____ (2022-07-21). Chinese mainland reports 148 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland reported 148 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 678 asymptomatic carriers on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.

Nayvin Gordon (2022-07-21). PANDEMICS ARE PROSPERITY, SICKNESS IS HEALTH, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. indybay.org The Pandemic and Social Collapse…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-07-21). Acting courageously: Professor Alice Gast delivers final President's Address. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's President, Professor Alice Gast, delivered her eighth and final President's Address, with a new portrait unveiled.

____ (2022-07-21). China's Feng wins women's discus throw gold at World Championships. ecns.cn China's Feng Bin claimed the women's discus throw title at the World Athletics Championships here on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-07-21). Tehran condemns Turkey's shelling of civilians in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — In a Thursday statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman condemned the Turkish shelling of a resort area in the Dohuk province of Iraq which left many civilian casualties.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-21). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Safety tips for summer activities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I love to be outdoors. I enjoy running, hiking and swimming. Often in the summer, I take my family camping, and we go kayaking, canoeing and do other activities. With the temperatures anticipated to be above average this summer, what advice do you have for making sure we avoid issues while being active outside? ANSWER: It is great that you are dedicated to staying healthy through exercise, and being outdoors certainly is a bonus….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-21). Mobile app for improving heart health among African Americans shows promise, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mobile apps are popular tools for people looking to improve their health, but are they effective? They can be if the app is culturally tailored to the needs of its users. In a study published on Monday, July 18, in Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally relevant mobile app designed to improve heart health among African Americans in faith communities. The researchers found that people who participated in…

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-20). Ukraine Defense Minister Offers Ukraine as a 'Testing Ground' for NATO Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Tuesday Reznikov said that Ukraine "is essentially a testing ground" for the advanced weaponry the US and its allies are pouring into the country. "Many weapons are now getting tested in the field in the real condit…

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-20). IMF Warns of Deep Recessions in Europe If Russia Cuts Gas Supply. news.antiwar.com The IMF warned Tuesday that if Russia cuts off its natural gas supplies to the European Union, IMF researchers

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-20). Latest prison riot in Ecuador leaves 13 prisoners dead and two injured. peoplesdispatch.org Ecuador's prison system has been going through a severe crisis since 2021. According to official data, since February 2021, over 400 prisoners have been killed in seven prison massacres…

WSWS (2022-07-20). Michigan teachers describe rampant illness, burnout and other dire conditions in 2021-22 school year. wsws.org Michigan teachers, para-professionals, other school staff describe harrowing conditions throughout schools across the state.

WSWS (2022-07-20). Seventh COVID-19 wave sweeps across Canada. wsws.org Every level of government from Trudeau's federal Liberals on down has made clear from their total indifference to the rampant spread of new variants that they will do nothing to stop mass infection and death, and the widespread devastation to the health of the population that will ensue from cases of Long COVID.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-20). Nancy Pelosi Will Visit Taiwan in August Despite Warnings from China. news.antiwar.com According to several media reports, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to lead a delegation to Taiwan next month despite repeated warnings from China that the visit will escalate tension between Washington and Beijing. Pelosi's visit would mark the first time in 25 years that a sitting House speaker visited the island since Newt Gingrich …

Staff (2022-07-20). Israel's crimes against children manifestation of war crimes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi calls on the world body to demand accountability on the part of the Israeli regime for its "heinous" crimes against children.

Staff (2022-07-20). Russia, Iran, Turkey agree US must leave Euphrates east bank. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Despite the differences in their positions of the Euphrates eastern bank, Russia, Iran and Turkey share the opinion that the United States must leave this region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

WSWS (2022-07-20). Police massacre of immigrants in Melilla exposes Spain's PSOE-Podemos government. wsws.org The June 24 massacre of at least 37 refugees attempting to cross the Moroccan border into Spain constitutes a political indictment of Spain's ruling, pseudo-left Podemos party.

Staff (2022-07-20). Presence of Americans in Syria wrong under any pretext. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Stating that any action that leads to the violation of Syrian sovereignty should be avoided, the Iranian President said that the presence of the Americans in Syria is wrong under any pretext and they should leave the region.

WSWS (2022-07-20). Denver, Colorado, police fire into crowd, injuring six people. wsws.org Denver police were following an allegedly armed person when they opened fire into a crowd on the sidewalk. The suspect and five other people were injured during the shooting.

____ (2022-07-20). Efforts with France pledged on key issues. ecns.cn China and France have vowed to strengthen strategic coordination and make joint efforts to achieve a cease-fire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and reduce the spillover effects of the crisis.

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-20). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-20). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…

Staff (2022-07-20). Día 5 en Oregón: El mundial de atletismo y sus notas para la historia. cubadebate.cu Concluye el quinto día del Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo con varios resultados que entran en la historia. Semifinales con una calidad increíble, discusiones de medallas espectaculares, sorpresas, derrotas, forman parte ya de la historia de estos eventos. En una fecha sin presencia cubana, se han dado finales excepcionales.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL, MER (2022-07-20). Presidente de Nicaragua: Quisiéramos tener una relación con EE.UU., pero es imposible. telesurtv.net El presidente Ortega enfatizó que su país le apuesta a la construcción de un mundo multipolar, sin hegemonías imperiales.

Ann Garrison (2022-07-20). Ilhan Omar's Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali American Concert. orinocotribune.com By Ann Garrison &#1 ; Jul 13, 2022 | Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar's "woke" politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman's role in US meddling in the Horn of Africa. | Ilhan Omar was

Editor2 (2022-07-20). Interview With a Representative of Ansar Allah. orinocotribune.com

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-19). Europe Facing Major Economic Crisis from Sanctions Campaign Against Russia. news.antiwar.com The US-led sanctions campaign against Russia has done nothing to stop the war in Ukraine or hurt Vladimir Putin, but the toll continues to mount on Western economies and there are The euro has reached a 20-year low against the dollar, inflation is at a record-high 8.6%, and economists are predicting a recession if the EU is cut off from Russian gas. Russia has already stopped supplying some EU members for their refusal to pay in rubles…

____ (2022-07-19). U.S. military biological activities warrant closest attention: Lavrov. ecns.cn In an article published on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for closest attention to the Pentagon's military biological activities around the world.

Staff (2022-07-19). Major events expected in Russian-Iranian relations soon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) — Russia and Iran are actively developing bilateral cooperation and major events are expected to take place in their relations, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said.

____ (2022-07-18). UN chief calls for bold, coordinated responses to global food crisis. ecns.cn United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for bold and coordinated responses to slove the ongoing global food crisis."ÄÄ"ÄÄ…

WSWS (2022-07-19). UN report confirms Ukrainians' use of civilians as "human shields" wsws.org The report from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights exposes the lies of the Ukrainian government.

WSWS (2022-07-19). Senator Sanders rediscovers his faux outrage. wsws.org In his appearances on the Dean Obeidallah Show Friday and on ABC News This Week Sunday, the Vermont senator sought to cover up the right-wing policies of the Biden administration with a demagogic attack on Senator Joe Manchin.

Murad Qureshi (2022-07-19). Two trillion dollars for war versus a hundred billion to save the planet. greenleft.org.au As the climate crisis deepens, rich states refuse to seriously fund climate adaptation and have reneged on agreements such as the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, while spending trillions on militarisation and war, writes Murad Qureshi.

| Reuters | (2022-07-19). Russia seeking oil payments from India in dirhams – sources, document. tribune.com.pk Russia is seeking payment in United Arab Emirates dirhams for oil exports to some Indian customers, three sources said and a document showed, as Moscow moves away from the U.S. dollar to insulate itself from the effects of Western sanctions. | Russia has been hit by a slew of sanctions from the United States and its allies over its invasion of Ukraine in late February, which it terms a "special military operation". | An invoice seen by Reuters shows the bill for supplying oil to one refiner is calculated in dollars while payment is requested in dirhams. | Russian oil major Rosneft is pushing crude through trad…

WSWS (2022-07-19). Zelensky dismisses head of secret service, state prosecutor general. wsws.org The purge of top officials from two agencies that are central to the war effort points to a severe crisis in the Zelensky government and intense conflicts within the ruling class and state.

WSWS (2022-07-19). Behind the purges in the Ukrainian state. wsws.org The sudden dismissal by Zelensky of the head of Ukraine's Security Services and the chief prosecutor amid the opening of treason investigations into 651 state officials clearly indicates a major crisis within the regime.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-07-19). For the CIA, It's Better to Assassinate 'Insurgent' Leaders Than Jail Them: Report. orinocotribune.com Today, on Nelson Mandela day, WikiLeaks Capturing a HVTs is not necessarily a desirable option, from the CIA's perspective. Based on the CIA-assisted capture of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress (ANC) leader's 27-year sentence, which he served in an apartheid prison, the report concludes that "Leader capture can have limited psychological impact on a g…

Deborah Veneziale (2022-07-19). Why the U.S. failed to control COVID-19: incompetence, class violence, deception, and lies. mronline.org The United States (together with its Western allies) always tries to tell China what to do in managing COVID-19 outbreaks, and since the whole city of Shanghai was under lockdown, the U.S. media seems to have even more reasons to criticize China's anti-virus policy.

The Socialist Program (2022-07-19). Biden's Colossal Failure in the Middle East: How the U.S. Position Is Weakening in Global Politics. liberationnews.org Biden just landed from a multi-day tour in the Middle East where he spectacularly failed at his goals, including bringing more Arab countries into an alliance with Israel and bringing the price of oil down.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-19). Your guide to the James Webb telescope and its wondrous images. peoplesdispatch.org The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were released last week. What is all the excitement about? Why should we care? Here's the answer to questions we all have…

Joao Pedro Stedile (2022-07-19). Breaking the map with the machete's edge: the internationalism of the landless. peoplesdispatch.org "Internationalism is not for us charity, nor is it propaganda. It is a principle, and all the practical actions of the MST are framed in it." Joà£o Pedro Stedile talks about the multiple streams of struggle and solidarity that inspire and shape the largest social movement in Latin America…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-19). Rights groups and trade unions protest UK government's Rwanda deportation policy. peoplesdispatch.org Despite…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-19). Daily Round-up | Tribal clashes in Sudan result in 65 deaths & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of tribal clashes in Sudan, protests in Panama, agitations in UK against deportations in Rwanda, and the heat wave in Europe…

____ (2022-07-18). U.S. is acting like mafia boss and the world knows it: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn wantonly attacks China's Xinjiang policy, tramples on international law and basic norms in international relations and lacks factual basis. It is nothing more than a repetition of US's lies on Xinjiang-related issues.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-07-19). Somaliland suspends BBC for lacking neutrality. plusnews.ug Somaliland announced on Tuesday that it had suspended BBC news broadcasts in the country after the media corporation's alleged failure to recognize the break-away region's 30-year long independence and to stay neutral between Somali speaking communities in the Horn of Africa. In a press conference held in the Capital Hargeisa, Somaliland Minister of Information, Saleban …

Staff (2022-07-19). At least 13 killed in Ecuador prison riot. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) — At least 13 inmates were killed and another two injured in a prison riot on Monday in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo following a fight among inmates in the prison.

WSWS (2022-07-19). Australian hospitals in meltdown as governments allow COVID to take off. wsws.org Masks, contact-tracing and testing have all been finished with, or severely undermined, meaning that the current surge will be worse than any previous wave.

Staff (2022-07-19). Washington threatens Tehran, Moscow with more sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) — Threatening Iran and Russia to face more sanctions in case of any transaction of drone technology, the US State Department spokesman said that Washington will continue to watch very closely.

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-07-19). Venezuela condemns US coup plots as Bolton doubles down. greenleft.org.au The Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously condemned recent comments by former US National Security Advisor John Bolton boasting about his involvement in coup plots against the government of Nicolás Maduro, reports José Luis Granados Ceja.

____ (2022-07-19). Overthrowing foreign governments is deep in bones of how U.S. conducts its foreign policy. ecns.cn Leading US politicians trumpet the so-called "rules-based international order" for one purpose: to ensure that the US can easily interfere in other countries' affairs and overthrow their governments at its own will. This is exactly the kind of "rules" and "order" that people like Bolton want absolutely to defend. The people of the world, however, will not let them.‚ÄÇ…

Bob McCloskey (2022-07-19). Unhoused, Undercounted and Underserved. indybay.org This is one article in a series in the Fresno based Community Alliance newspaper. The theme is to Follow the Money. This article will appear in the August 2022 issue of the paper.

____ (2022-07-19). UK declares national emergency in heat wave. ecns.cn A woman uses a fan to keep cool in London, UK, July 18, 2022. UK issued a red warning for extreme heat, the highest-level alert.

WSWS (2022-07-19). Surge of the BA.5 Omicron subvariant sweeps Europe, North and South America, Japan. wsws.org Every country but China is turning a blind eye to the catastrophe wreaked by repeated waves of COVID-19.

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (2022-07-19). Women Protest Iran's Hijab And Chastity Day By Removing Their Veils In Public. juancole.com By RFE/RL's Radio Farda | &#1 ; Iranian women's rights activists posted videos of themselves publicly removing their veils on July 12 to coincide with National Day of Hijab and Chastity. The videos appeared on social media networks as women — and in some cases men — expressed their opposition to Iran's law mandating that women …

____ (2022-07-19). U.S. urged to stop selling weapons to Taiwan. ecns.cn The United States should stop all of its arms sales to Taiwan, according to Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense.

South Front (2022-07-19). Video: Foreign Mercenaries in East Ukraine. Appeal of Alexander Drueke, US Fighter Captured in DPR. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2022-07-19). Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook's Content Policy. scheerpost.com By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between "harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It's a balance", Aaron says. In this official Facebook video, Aaron identifies himself as the manager of "the team that writes the rules for Facebook", determining "what is acceptable and …

Staff (2022-07-19). Reconocen a glorias cubanas del atletismo durante Oregón 2022. cubadebate.cu Cuba ha disfrutado más allá de lo competitivo gracias a la entrega de reconocimientos por parte de World Athletics (WA) a dos de sus figuras más emblemáticas: los campeones olímpicos Alberto Juantorena y María Caridad Colón, en Eugene durante el Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de Oregón 2022. Les entregaron la Placa al Mérito y el Sello del Veterano.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-19). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…

TeleSUR-mcs-JL (2022-07-19). Tribunal brasileño ordena retirar noticias falsas contra Lula. telesurtv.net La legislación decreta la prohibición de los discursos de odio y discriminatorios; así como, los ataques a la Democracia y al Estado de Ley.

____ (2022-07-19). Russia fines Google 369 mln USD for not removing banned info. ecns.cn A court in Moscow ruled on Monday to fine Google LLC 21.077 billion rubles (about 369 million U.S. dollars) for repeated failure to delete content prohibited in Russia.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-19). Iraq's Sadr: No Right for Maliki to Lead After Plot Claims. news.antiwar.com Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr accused Nouri al-Maliki of The plot accuses Britain of wanting to use Sadr to sideline Iraq's Shi'ites, and then These are broad claims, but within Iraq ant conspiracy that ends with the Sunni minority retaking power is treated at least as plausible. | The plot came in audio recordings,…

Editor2 (2022-07-19). A Tactic Not a Trademark: How the BDS National Committee Supports the Liberal Zionist Agenda. orinocotribune.com By Naji Handallah &#1 ; Jul 5, 2022 | When they mention "red lines" to me, I lose my mind. I know one "red line" | It is not the right of the biggest ego to sign a document of recognition or surrender to "Israel" | ―Naji AlAli | On June 24, 2022, under pressure from zionist demands for an FBI investigation, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions National Committee (BNC) announced that it does

Staff (2022-07-19). Egyptian alliance calls for Arab unity and action to confront imperialism and liberate Palestine. samidoun.net Egyptian organizations gathered together in a conference for Palestine on Saturday, 16 July, held at the headquarters of the Karama Party in Cairo, Egypt's capital. Jaldia Abubakra of Samidoun España spoke on behalf of the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil), where she called for an "Arab and international alliance to support the Palestinian …

Fight Back (2022-07-19). A Marxist view of the Asian American National Questions. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Over the last two years, hundreds of thousands of Asian Americans and their supporters have taken to the streets to protest the wave of violence against Asian Americans. From the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when a Burmese family was assaulted in Texas; to the Atlanta Spa killing in April 2021, where six of the eight people killed were Asian American women, this wave of violence against Asian Americans inspired protests across the country, even including middle-school students. | These protests were the largest ever to draw together Asian Americans of different nationalities. This was in pa…

Staff (2022-07-19). Diosdado Cabello: Washington Sends Mercenaries to Attack Venezuela's Pipelines. orinocotribune.com On Monday, July 18, the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, denounced the US government for sending mercenaries to Venezuela "to attack oil facilities." | During a press conference given by the ruling party, Cabello spoke about the attack perpetrated this Sunday on a pipeline in eastern Venezuela. | "The attacks against the electrical system and against the oil system come from the United States through mercenaries," said Cabello. "All attacks on the electrical system are transversal. In the end, they affect the water as well, but they look for places to do da…

Andy Kroll (2022-07-19). Controlling Bodies and Subverting Democracy. tomdispatch.com When I was the age that my daughter is now, my favorite sweatshirt had the words "Choice, Choice, Choice, Choice" in rainbow letters across its front. My mom got me that sweatshirt at a 1989 rally in response to Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. In that case, the Supreme Court upheld a Missouri law restricting the use of state funds and facilities for abortion, an early attempt to eat away at Roe v. Wade. And though many adults in the Wisconsin neighborhood where I grew up thought that message inappropriate for a 13 year old, I wore it proudly. Even then, I understood that it spoke not just to a person's r…

Kite Line (2022-07-19). Kite Line: Echoes of the 2018 Prison Strike. itsgoingdown.org Long-running abolitionist podcast and radio show Kite Line presents their 300th consecutive episode looking back on the 2018 prison strike. Listen and Download HERE We recently marked our 300th consecutive episode, and in honor of that we have been airing our favorite selections from previous shows. As we approach the upcoming 4 year anniversary of…

Yanis Iqbal (2022-07-19). Six Theses on Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal &#1 ; Jul 16, 2022 | 1.- During the Middle Ages and early modern period, the West occupied a marginal position in the world-system. In the Middle East, China, Japan and India, productive forces were equally or more developed. The emergence of capitalism in Europe was driven by intensifying class antagonisms between the feudal ruling classes and peasants and artisans, which resulted in the victory of the latter. Similar conflicts in China, Japan, India and the Middle East could not create a bourgeois rupture due to the entrenched power of landed elites and state bureaucracies, which discouraged merc…

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-07-19). Perú suma la mayoría de casos de viruela del mono de Suramérica. telesurtv.net El país andino reporta 95 casos confirmados de viruela del mono, a una razón de 1.46 por millón de habitantes.

____ (2022-07-18). Central SOEs seen coasting on fine H1. ecns.cn Having registered stable growth in both revenue and profit in the first half of the year, China's central State-owned enterprises are expected to do an encore in the second half, experts and business leaders said on Monday.

____ (2022-07-18). Yuan more popular in iron ore trade. ecns.cn A growing number of overseas mines are carrying out yuan settlement for spot trades at Chinese ports, which is not only helpful for the wider application of the yuan in commodity settlement but also illustrates the importance of the Chinese market to global miners.

____ (2022-07-18). Xi sends congratulatory letter to World Conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to the World Conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to use an asthma inhaler. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening.Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo Clinic allergist and immunologist, demonstrates proper technique for using inhalers to combat these asthma triggers. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/uje9beC6GlU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 06) is available in the downloads at the end of…

____ (2022-07-18). China to issue commemorative coins for world heritage site Quanzhou. ecns.cn China's central bank will issue a set of commemorative coins on July 25 featuring Quanzhou, an eastern coastal city, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Schools & Labor Against Privatization (2022-07-19). Connecting Dots: Privatization of Community Colleges & Public Services With Non-profits. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization SLAP had a day long educational conference on the privatization of education, the Port of Oakland and public services with non-profits. | This was part 2 of the meeting.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-18). US Implies Ukraine Can Use HIMARS Against Russian Targets in Crimea. news.antiwar.com The State Department on Sunday implied that Ukrainian forces are allowed to use US-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) against Russian targets in Crimea, which Russia has controlled since 2014. When the US first announced it was sending HIMARS to Ukraine, Biden administration officials said they received "assurances" from Ukrainian officials that the rockets won't …

Staff (2022-07-18). Zelensky fires Ukraine's top security officials. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has fired Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova and the head of the country's top security agency, Ivan Bakanov, citing allegedly rampant "treason" in both services.

____ (2022-07-18). 8 killed in Ukraine cargo plane crash. ecns.cn The An-12, a Soviet-built turboprop aircraft operated by the Ukrainian cargo carrier Meridian, crashed late Saturday. All eight bodies were found and are being recovered.

WSWS (2022-07-18). The relativisation of fascism in Germany and the recall of Ukrainian ambassador Andrij Melnyk. wsws.org The reactions to the dismissal of the Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin, Andrij Melnyk show how far the rehabilitation of the Nazis in Germany has progressed 77 years after the end of the Third Reich.

____ (2022-07-18). Shooting at shopping mall in U.S. state of Indiana leaves 4 dead, 2 injured. ecns.cn A shooting at a shopping mall in the U.S. Midwest state of Indiana Sunday evening left four dead, including the gunman, and two injured.

____ (2022-07-18). Sri Lanka declares state of emegency. ecns.cn Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a nationwide state of emergency with effect from Monday, according to a government gazette.

____ (2022-07-18). Most of U.S. population in areas with high COVID-19 levels: WSJ. ecns.cn More than half of the U.S. population are now living in areas with high COVID-19 levels and people are recommended to wear masks in indoor public settings, said a report of The Wall Street Journal.

Juan Cole (2022-07-18). Climate: Scientists Stunned to Find Atlantic Plankton 90% Gone; Marine Life, our Oxygen Imperiled. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; Mark Howarth, writing in the stalwart weekly from Dundee, Scotland, The Sunday Post, has a blockbuster scoop. The Global Oceanic Environmental Survey, led by Edinburgh University marine biologist Howard Dryden at the university Roslin Innovation Centre had estimated that the plankton in the oceans had been halved in the past …

Anonymous103 (2022-07-18). Satellite Imagery Shows Global Crop Declines — Except For Russia And China. southfront.org | Originally published by ZeroHedge | Infrared satellite imagery designed to measure moisture levels and the health of farmlands suggests that staple crops such as wheat are in poor condition and in sharp decline among major exporters including the Ukraine, the US and India. Two countries do have bumper crops so far though; It is hard to say which governments and institutions monitor this data, but a few months ago a multi…

| Reuters | (2022-07-18). Ukraine president sacks security chief, cites hundreds of treason cases. tribune.com.pk Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sacked the head of the country's domestic security service and state prosecutor, citing hundreds of cases of alleged treason and collaboration with Russia, as Moscow appeared set to step up military operations. | Zelenskiy said more than 60 officials from the SBU security service and prosecutor's office were working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied territories, and 651 treason and collaboration cases had been opened against law enforcement officials. | The sackings on Sunday of Ivan Bakanov, head of the security service, and Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, who l…

Rqorinoco (2022-07-18). Open Letter to CBC on its Defamation of Eva Bartlett. orinocotribune.com By Karin Brothers &#1 ; Jul 13, 2022 | On the morning of July 6th, the CBC crossed the line from merely putting out its usual biased news on Ukraine to a defamatory attack on independent journalists who report live from the Donbas. While they named Americans John Mark Dougan and Patrick Lancaster, they reserved particular venom for the highly-respected Canadian Eva Bartlett. | The National News anchor Ian Hanomansing featured Justin Ling, a writer who has been known to attack reputable journalists whose accounts counter state propaganda. They suggested that tho…

____ (2022-07-18). The West Is Experiencing a Contraction of Its Power, Not Necessarily Its Decline. transcend.org 15 Jul 2022 – With the same ease with which they foresee being able to reduce Russia (one of the largest nuclear power in the world) to a vassal state or bring it to ruin, they foresee neutralizing China (which is on its way to becoming the first world economy) and soon provoking a war in Taiwan, (like the one in Ukraine) to achieve that purpose. On the other hand, the history of empires shows that contraction goes hand in hand with decline, and that decline is irreversible and entails much human suffering.

____ (2022-07-18). Three Illuminating Quotes about the War in Ukraine. transcend.org 12 Jul 2022 – John Pilger, Noam Chomsky and Chris Hedges have lent their expertise to the subject of the war in Ukraine with some recent comments that help bring some much-needed clarity to an often confusing and always contentious issue. Here they are:…

____ (2022-07-18). In Ukraine, a Proxy War on the Planet. transcend.org 15 Jul 2022 – As the Ukraine crisis causes global havoc, US officials won't negotiate with Russia to end the fighting — and are even willing to "countenance" mounting hunger as a result.

____ (2022-07-18). Ukraine: End War. Lift Sanctions. transcend.org 11 Jul 2022 – NATO's hardline position on expansion and membership is further reinforced by a motive which has become more obvious in the course of the war. Some members of NATO and the US leadership are keen to exploit the war to emasculate Russia as a military power. This is why they would like to prolong the war.

WSWS (2022-07-18). January 6 Committee subpoenas Secret Service to turn over deleted text messages. wsws.org In December 2019, Trump took the unprecedented step of naming Tony Ornato, still an officer in the Secret Service, to become deputy White House chief of staff in charge of operations. This was part of Trump's effort to turn the Secret Service into his private Praetorian Guard.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-18). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…

____ (2022-07-18). (Italiano) Perché la NATO è antiquata, pericolosa e merita di essere abolita. transcend.org 13 Luglio 2022 – Da un punto di vista analitico del conflitto è ragionevole dire che la Russia è responsabile della guerra ma che la NATO con la sua espansione noncurante, contro tutte le promesse fatte alla Russia e una serie di ammonimenti d'esperti è responsabile del conflitto soggiacente. Discutiamo del mondo post-NATO.

____ (2022-07-18). Hundreds of Millions of Human Workers Treated Worse than Robots. transcend.org 14 Jul 2022 – While big private business pours billions of dollars in producing automatic machines, barely no money has been invested in the human workers who are left unprotected, treated like cheap robots, or even worse.

____ (2022-07-18). US$2 Trillion for War versus US$100 Billion to Save the Planet. transcend.org 11 Jul 2022 – The West is more fixated on spending social wealth on the military than addressing the climate catastrophe.

Staff (2022-07-18). Anthony Blair: Estamos llegando al final del dominio político y económico de Occidente. cubadebate.cu El expremier de Gran Bretaña, el laborista Tony Blair, advirtió que el mundo está "llegando al final del dominio político y económico de Occidente", que se encuentra en camino hacia la multipolaridad y que que China "ya es la segunda superpotencia del mundo".

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-18). Biden Promises Not to 'Walk Away' From the Middle East at GCC Summit. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Saturday vowed that the US would not "walk away" from the Middle East during a summit attended by regional leaders in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The summit was attended by members of the Gulf Cooperation Council plus Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan, known as the GCC+3. Biden's message to the Gulf monarchs and other …

Staff (2022-07-18). Petro and Maduro Working to Bring Colombia and Venezuela Closer, Report Reveals. orinocotribune.com President-elect of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, is taking the first steps to fulfill his promise to build bridges with Venezuela. | On Saturday, July 1, a memo was published by the Colombian far-right magazine In addition, a source who requested a…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2022-07-18). Russia-Iran relations take a quantum leap. peoplesdispatch.org When the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan first spoke about a potential Iran-Russian drone deal, Moscow kept quiet and

Binoy Kampmark (2022-07-18). Customary Barbarity: Britain's SAS in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org The insistence that there is a noble way of fighting war, one less bloody and brutal, has always been the hallmark of forces self-described as civilised. Restraint characterises their behaviour; codes of laws follow in their wake, rather than genocidal impulses. Killing, in short, is a highly regulated, disciplined affair. The failed wars and efforts …

Fight Back (2022-07-18). Collective statement: Biden in occupied Palestine and the 'Jerusalem Declaration'. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement on Biden in Palestine and the Jerusalem Declaration, signed by 80 organizations, including Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | The joint declaration of U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid reveals not only the fundamental bankruptcy of the imperialist and Zionist systems they represent but also underlines the necessity to act and stand now in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their resistance, to liberate their land from the river to the sea. This strategic partnership of violence, warmongering, repression…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-07-18). Venezuela Condemns Washington Coup Plots As Bolton Doubles Down. venezuelanalysis.com Bolton stood by his comments about Venezuela, saying that Washington's support for coup plots were "necessary to protect [US] interests."

Matthew J.L. Ehret (2022-07-18). The Russia-China Polar Silk Road Speeds Ahead. dissidentvoice.org Since China's Arctic extension of the New Silk Road was first unveiled in a January 2018 white paper, a process of Arctic development has been unleashed which represents one of the most important and under-appreciated developments on Earth. Not only will 10 days be saved by goods moving between China and Europe via the Arctic …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-18). Nepalese student union launches hunger strike at Tribhuvan University to demand educational reform. peoplesdispatch.org The students, who began their hunger strike on July 12, have demanded reforms from the University administration regarding policy, infrastructure, management, courses and more…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-18). Turkish attack inside Iraqi Kurdistan kills five civilians, injures two. peoplesdispatch.org Scores of Iraqis have been killed since Turkish forces launched their so-called Operation Claw Lock in Iraqi Kurdistan in April, allegedly to fight the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK)…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-18). Daily Round-up | Coffee giant announces store closures and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at stories of Starbucks shutting down outlets, the issue of mining deaths in Pakistan, and the increasing use of fossil fuels in Brazil…

Staff (2022-07-18). Iván Duque's Desperate Farewell: Venezuela Denounces New Attack on Pipeline Network. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 17, 2022 ( Through his twitter account, El Aissami posted photographs of the attack where flames and smoke can be seen in sections of pipeline installed on the Venezuelan plains. In recent days, Venezuelan authorities have also reported discrete operations capturing illegal extract…

____ (2022-07-18). The Nitrogen Problem in Agriculture. transcend.org 7 Jul 2022 – Reduce the use of chemical fertilisers, make the chemical industry pay for pollution instead of criminalising farmers who were trapped by the chemical treadmill through industrial agriculture.

WSWS (2022-07-18). Documents show Australian Labor government does not oppose Assange's extradition to the US. wsws.org The Labor government documents accept Assange's extradition to the US and his prosecution in a kangaroo court, as a fait accompli.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-18). Consumer Health: How rheumatoid arthritis can affect your lungs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body's tissues. Unlike the wear-and-tear damage of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis affects the lining of your joints, causing a painful swelling that eventually can result in bone erosion and joint deformity. The inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis is what can damage other parts of the body as well, including the lungs. Occasionally, lung problems surface before the joint inflammation and…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-18). Presidente de Perú anuncia plan de gasificación masiva. telesurtv.net El programa de masificación del gas natural empezará en la región Ayacucho, luego de que el Congreso aprobó la iniciativa del poder Ejecutivo…

WSWS (2022-07-18). Australia: Union tells Queensland teachers to vote for government deal without seeing it. wsws.org The "offer" means keeping wages well below the soaring cost of living, and putting off any possible answer to the acute staffing, workloads and funding crisis until a promised review report in 2024.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-18). Consumer Health: Don't let jet lag drag you down. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you have travel plans this summer — whether for work or play — don't let jet lag get in your way. Jet lag, also called jet lag disorder, is a temporary sleep problem that can affect anyone who travels across multiple time zones. Sleep provides the foundation for all your daily habits and decisions. Getting enough quality rest each night is essential for optimal health. But a time shift ‚Äï even by one hour ‚Äï can…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-18). Consumer Health: Fun in the sun does not have to mean a sunburn. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org July is UV Safety Month, which makes this a good time to learn about avoiding the harmful effects of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation from sunlight. Exercising and enjoying time outdoors are important for good health. This time of year means fun in the sun for many people. Knowing how to protect your skin will allow you to do so safely. A sunburn usually appears within a few hours after too much exposure to UV light from…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: Avoid summer E. coli infection with proper burger cooking. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The summer cookout brings with it the risk of sickness from bacteria that can end up spoiling more than one meal. Cook hamburgers incorrectly, and you could end up with a case of E. coli. "E. coli stands for Escherichia coli, which is a type of bacteria," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist. "Most commonly, we hear about it in raw or undercooked hamburger meat." Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/_Yo336d7PrU…

Paul Haeder (2022-07-18). Imagination: Finding the End of the World as Capitalists Know It! dissidentvoice.org It's truly amazing that the capitalists see the end of the world — human species, I suppose — way before they can imagine the end of capitalism. You know, that perfect system of slavery then, slavery now, and even more draconian slavery for the future. That sort is not based on whips, 15 hours a …

____ (2022-07-18). Ignoring How Militarism Fuels Climate Change Will Be the Death of Us. transcend.org 14 Jul 2022 – It's time to acknowledge how the failure to connect the dots between U.S. imperialism and the growing climate crisis threatens all life on this planet in more ways than one.

Karl Kramer (2022-07-18). Saturday 7/30: El Salvador event. indybay.org Online Zoom event…

____ (2022-07-18). The Worst Is yet to Come: When the Center Cannot Hold. transcend.org 15 Jul 2022 – This is an attempt to connect my despair about developments in the USA with wider global systemic tendencies. It is not hopeful about the future, yet its central message is that we should continue to struggle for a future we can believe in given that we live at a time of radical uncertainty.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-18). Mayo Clinic Q and A: How to manage symptoms of liver disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband is 45 and has lived with irritable bowel syndrome for many years. He was recently diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Are these two conditions related? We were told a liver transplant was likely in the future. Do all people require a transplant? Are other treatments available to manage this liver disease? ANSWER: Primary sclerosing cholangitis is not associated with irritable bowel syndrome, but it can be related to another condition broadly termed…

SLAP (2022-07-18). Stop Privatization Of Education, Port & Public Services: SLAP Educational Conf Intros Pt 1. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization SLAP had an educational conference on July 9, 2022 and these were the first two presentations…

Oakland Privacy (2022-07-18). Wednesday 8/17: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.

____ (2022-07-18). Lotus flowers bloom in central China's Hunan Province. ecns.cn Lotus flowers in a 666,667-square-meter pond were in full bloom in Hengdong, Hunan Province, on Friday.

TeleSUR-mcs-JL (2022-07-18). Uruguay reinicia excavaciones por desaparecidos en dictadura. telesurtv.net La dictadura cívico-militar uruguaya se extendió entre el 27 de junio de 1973 y el 1 de marzo de 1985.

WSWS (2022-07-18). Following appeal by unions, Biden announces Emergency Board, blocking nationwide railroad strike. wsws.org While the unions are attempting to present the Presidential Emergency Board as a "neutral arbiter," There is no question that the intervention will lead to a settlement which is favorable to the railroads.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). What you need to know about the BA.5 omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in the U.S., and the BA.5 omicron variant is fueling this latest wave, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of…

Editor (2022-07-17). Europe dances on the Titanic. mronline.org 140 days after the start of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, the Western reaction, which according to Biden would have erased Russia from the international scene, turns out to be a political and economic failure, the most serious and profound in the history of American and European arrogance.

Staff (2022-07-17). Ukrainian plane carrying 'dangerous' cargo crashes in Greece. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — A cargo plane with eight people on board crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, the fire brigade and state TV said.

Vijay Prashad (2022-07-17). On Marxism and decolonisation. mronline.org IN 1959, one of the revolutionary leaders in Cuba, Haydée Santamaria, a hundred years old this year, arrived at a cultural centre in the heart of Havana, Cuba.

Maria Paez Victor (2022-07-17). What Does the UBER Scandal Have to Do With Venezuelan Special Economic Zones? orinocotribune.com By María Páez Victor &#1 ; 13 July 2022 | "The greatest challenge facing societies has always been how to conduct trade and credit without letting merchants and creditors make money by exploiting their customers and debtors." | (Michael Hudson)(1) | It is necessary to examine the mega-taxi industry of UBER. Its path is like one of Aesop's Fables that highlights a deep morale. | Except that it is not a fable. | A few days ago, the British newspaper The Guardian,(2) has revealed a huge scandal related to the UBER taxi industry. It is well known that this company is based on not giving employment to drivers but any…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…

Staff (2022-07-17). Cubanas en la final del Campeonato del Caribe de baloncesto (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Cuba dominó ampliamente un partido en el que las jamaicanas hicieron lo posible por dar batalla y en la primera mitad mostraron una mejor cara que en la fase previa. Sin embargo, no pudieron nunca hacer frente a un ordenado conjunto anfitrión. De esta forma Cuba venció en todos los cuartos con pizarras de 22-11, 20-13, 32-4, 23-8, y mantuvo el invicto en el torneo.

____ (2022-07-17). China sees over 1.45 bln domestic tourist trips in H1. ecns.cn China saw more than 1.45 billion domestic tourist trips in the first half of 2022, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday.

_____ (2022-07-17). The West's Duplicity in the Food Crisis Caused by the Shortage of Grain. journal-neo.org Governments of many countries have recently been talking more and more about a possible food crisis in the near future, actively involving representatives from the UN and other international organizations, and numerous media platforms in this information campaign. Yet, in addition to drawing everyone's attention to the issue of combating hunger, which is especially threatening …

Editor (2022-07-17). Leaked Docs: Facebook 'Bot' adviser secretly in pay of U.S. regime change agency. mronline.org Platforms such as Facebook on alleged state-backed online influence campaigns—has itself received $1.2 million from U.S. intelligence front USAID, for "counter disinformation and communications support."

Aaron Sowers (2022-07-17). Hundreds counterprotest anti-abortion gathering in Chicago. liberationnews.org On July 9, hundreds of people took to the streets in Chicago to oppose the so-called "March for Life" during which anti-abortion marchers from across the region gathered to celebrate the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Editor (2022-07-17). Heat waves tied to Big Energy capitalism. mronline.org The population of the world is enduring crises from climate change that, until recently, climatologists thought may only happen decades from now.

Joy D.M.R. (2022-07-17). As New Hampshire energy costs double, Gov. Sununu goes to bat for corporate profits. liberationnews.org Governor Chris Sununu (R) and his administration blame the price hikes on "uncontrollable market forces" while making policy choices that prioritize profit for private companies like Eversource.

____ (2022-07-17). Flights from Hangzhou to Ho Chi Minh City resume after suspension. ecns.cn Flights from China's Hangzhou city to Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City resumed on Thursday as Flight VN9501 took off from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: How vertebroplasty can reduce back pain for some. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Complaints of back pain are on the rise. About 40% of people in the U.S. experience back pain, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study That's up 10% over the past 20 years. Dr. David A. Miller, a Mayo Clinic diagnostic radiologist, explains how vertebroplasty, an outpatient procedure to stabilize fractures in the vertebrae by using bone cement, can reduce back pain. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBZXkXfLt-w Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…

____ (2022-07-17). World 5G Convention to be held in China's Heilongjiang. ecns.cn The 2022 World 5G Convention will be held from August 10 to 12 in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the event organizers said.

____ (2022-07-17). Saudi leaders meet with Biden over bilateral ties. ecns.cn Saudi Arabian leaders on Friday met with visiting U.S. President Joe Biden in the city of Jeddah to discuss bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Bone marrow donor diversity is needed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Bone marrow transplants are procedures that infuse healthy blood stem cells into your body to replace damaged or diseased bone marrow. Just like people in need of solid organ transplants, such as hearts or kidneys, people in need of a bone marrow transplant have to find a matching donor. Dr. Ernesto Ayala, a Mayo Clinic hematologist and oncologist, says bone marrow donations from people of all races and ethnicities are essential in order to help…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). Mayo Clinic Laboratories launches monkeypox test to increase access, availability. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Laboratories can now test for monkeypox, a rare viral infection, using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) orthopoxvirus test kit. This announcement comes shortly after the Department of Health and Human Services' news release naming Mayo Clinic Laboratories as a crucial resource to address monkeypox testing access in communities throughout the country. "Our teams have worked collaboratively with the CDC to validate this test to provide patients with accurate…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). AI applied to prediagnostic CTs may help diagnose pancreatic cancer at earlier, more treatable stage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study published in Gastroenterology finds that radiomics-based machine learning models may detect pancreatic cancer on prediagnostic CT scans substantially earlier than current methods for clinical diagnosis. "Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease and a leading cause of cancer-related death," says Ajit Goenka, M.D., a Mayo Clinic diagnostic radiologist and the study's senior author. Dr. Goenka says that while early detection enhances the chances for successful treatment, standard imaging cannot detect early…

Reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-07-17). Ecuador: Revista àëawpa. indybay.org Ecuador: Revista àëawpa | Espacio de reflexión plurinacional, intercultural y socialista…

OtherWords (2022-07-17). How to Prevent an American Theocracy. juancole.com By Mitchell Zimmerman | &#1 ; ( Otherwords.org ) &#1 ; Barely a month ago we lived in a world where all Americans had the right to decide for themselves whether to continue a pregnancy. For much of the country, that's now history. Just weeks ago, states could implement at least some common-sense limits on carrying guns. …

KARA (2022-07-17). Thursday 7/28: Children and Grief. indybay.org kara-grief-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudumhrDsuG9blm2B3JHPA6ltLWWdL6NSb…

Oakland Privacy (2022-07-17). Wednesday 8/17: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.

Norman Solomon (2022-07-17). Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden. indybay.org Clear the Path for a Better Democratic Nominee in 2024…

____ (2022-07-17). Closing ceremony of Intl. Congress on Ghadir Turkish poems. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — On eve of auspicious occasion of Eid al-Ghadir, the closing ceremony of 2nd International Congress of Turkish poems was held in Tabriz's Kabud Historical Mosque on Sunday.

____ (2022-07-17). Xi stresses implementing Party's policies on Xinjiang, highlights stability, security. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to fully and faithfully implement the policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the governance of Xinjiang in the new era, highlighting social stability and lasting security as the overarching goal.

Staff (2022-07-17). Que la educación no se escape en el transporte urbano. cubadebate.cu La tensa situación económica que atraviesa Cuba, las trabas que limitan el arribo de combustibles al país, el precio del petróleo en el mercado internacional, el deterioro del parque automotor de ómnibus. Sí, todo eso lo conocemos, pero, øpor qué a esa precaria situación hay que agregarle el oportunismo de algunos conductores y la falta de conciencia de otros?.

Ernst Lohoff (2022-07-17). Putin's authoritarian regime poses as resistance fighter. indybay.org Autocrats of all stripes cast themselves in the pose of anti-imperialist fighters and loudly refuse any paternalism of the West, all the while angling to do business with it…Today's authoritarian rulers are playing fast and loose. They seek antagonism with the West in order to secure control over their own populations.

Hauser & Wirth (2022-07-17). Sunday 7/17: Family Garden Workshop: Birds and Berries. indybay.org Hauser & Wirth | 901 East 3rd Street | Los Angeles, CA 90013…

Staff (2022-07-17). US seeking to create tension, crisis in West Asia region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman dismissed the claims leveled against Tehran during Biden's visit to the region, adding that these false allegations affirm Washington's seditious and tension-inducing policy in West Asia.

____ (2022-07-17). Advection fog blankets Yantai. ecns.cn Advection fog hovers around buildings in Yantai, east China's Shangdong Province, July 15, 2022.

____ (2022-07-17). Culture fact: Sanfu, China's Dog Days of Summer. ecns.cn

____ (2022-07-17). China has been paying close attention to difficulties in Sri Lanka: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn As a friendly neighbor, China has been paying close attention to difficulties and challenges Sri Lanka faces and, whenever possible, has always provided support to Sri Lanka's socioeconomic development, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

SLAP (2022-07-17). Stop Privatization Of Education, Port & Public Services: SLAP Educational Conf Intros Pt 1. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization SLAP had an educational conference on July 9, 2022 and these were the first two presentations…

____ (2022-07-17). Tanzania receives 3 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by China. ecns.cn The government of Tanzania on Thursday received a donation of 3 million COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccine doses donated by China.

____ (2022-07-17). Construction of Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket completed. ecns.cn Haiji One, Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket designed and built independently by China National Offshore Oil Corp, finished construction on Friday, said the country's top offshore oil and gas producer, CNOOC.

____ (2022-07-17). Sri Lankan PM sworn in as interim president: PM's office. ecns.cn Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as interim president before the chief justice on Friday.

____ (2022-07-17). BA.5 Omicron subvariant 4 times more vaccine-resistant: study. ecns.cn The BA.5 Omicron subvariant, now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study published in Nature.

WorkWeek (2022-07-17). WorkWeek California Class Struggle & The Life of Elaine Black Yoneda & The SF Mime Troupe. indybay.org WorkWeek covers California Class Struggle & The Life of Elaine Black Yoneda and The SF Mime Troupe's "Back to the Way Things Were" With Michael Sullivan…

____ (2022-07-17). Ultimate Frisbee growing in popularity among China's Generation Z. ecns.cn At an indoor soccer pitch in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui Province, two ultimate Frisbee teams are engaging in a fierce competition, complete with noise, sweat and plenty of laughter.

Michael Goldstein (2022-07-17). Saturday 7/16: Author Event About a *Real* Political Revolution. indybay.org Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., | Corte Madera 94925…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). Consumer Health: Fun in the sun does not have to mean a sunburn. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org July is UV Safety Month, which makes this a good time to learn about avoiding the harmful effects of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation from sunlight. Exercising and enjoying time outdoors are important for good health. This time of year means fun in the sun for many people. Knowing how to protect your skin will allow you to do so safely. A sunburn usually appears within a few hours after too much exposure to UV light from…

Staff (2022-07-17). Cuba y Cabo Verde promueven la cooperación bilateral en salud y educación. cubadebate.cu Cuba y Cabo Verde suscribieron hoy en La Habana un comunicado conjunto sobre la cooperación bilateral en materia de educación y salud. La avenencia sienta las bases para el desarrollo de investigaciones conjuntas en los campos de la ciencia de la educación y de la salud pública y formación de personal sanitario.

____ (2022-07-17). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on July 17. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — Mehr News agency takes a look at headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Sunday, July 17.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Safety tips for summer activities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I love to be outdoors. I enjoy running, hiking and swimming. Often in the summer, I take my family camping, and we go kayaking, canoeing and do other activities. With the temperatures anticipated to be above average this summer, what advice do you have for making sure we avoid issues while being active outside? ANSWER: It is great that you are dedicated to staying healthy through exercise, and being outdoors certainly is a bonus….

____ (2022-07-17). China's economy secures positive Q2 growth, steam gathering for further recovery. ecns.cn In Q2, the economy grew 0.4 percent. Due to the complex international environment and the impact of the COVID-19 outbreaks at home and other factors that exceeded expectations, downward pressure on the economy increased in Q2, NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui told a press conference Friday.

____ (2022-07-17). Iran calls for urgent release of Iranian citizen from UK jail. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — While criticizing British government's opposition to return an Iranian citizen imprisoned in UK prison, the Deputy Chief of Iranian Judiciary for International Affairs called for his immediate release.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). Mayo Clinic Q and A: How to manage symptoms of liver disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband is 45 and has lived with irritable bowel syndrome for many years. He was recently diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Are these two conditions related? We were told a liver transplant was likely in the future. Do all people require a transplant? Are other treatments available to manage this liver disease? ANSWER: Primary sclerosing cholangitis is not associated with irritable bowel syndrome, but it can be related to another condition broadly termed…

LaborFest (2022-07-17). Monday 7/25: Dockers Rebellion and Betrayal, The Lessons For Today of the Liverpool Dockers Strike. indybay.org LaborFest On Line Event with link on laborfest.net…

Lucia Bisceglia, Pirous Fateh-Moghadam (2022-07-16). [Correspondence] The prohibition of nuclear weapons: a public health priority. thelancet.com The ongoing conflict in Ukraine confirms how wars and armed conflicts are a serious threat to public health and environmental integrity. The crisis has made clear that nuclear war is closer than ever.

Contributing Writers (2022-07-16). Senator Black on the West's Criminal Siege and War on Syria and Syrians. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

WSWS (2022-07-16). The ISL whitewashes the crimes of Ukrainian fascism to justify its alliance with the far right. wsws.org The ISL employs the Stalinist methods of historical lies and amalgams in order to sow historical confusion and cover up the crimes of the far right.

WSWS (2022-07-16). Biden hands blank check to Saudi Arabia in Middle East visit. wsws.org The aim of Biden's Middle East trip is to reassert Washington's standing with some of the most tyrannical rulers on the planet and line them up behind Washington's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

Alan MacLeod (2022-07-16). Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook's Content Policy. orinocotribune.com By Alan MacLeod &#1 ; 2, 2022 | It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between "harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It's a balance", Aaron says. In this Aaron is being interviewed in a bright warehouse-turned-studio. He…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-16). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-07-16). Denuncian exterminio de pueblos indígenas en Colombia. telesurtv.net Representantes del pueblo Awá denunciaron al Gobierno de Iván Duque por su inacción y lo calificaron como cómplice del exterminio.

TeleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-07-16). Denuncian asesinato de indígena en Amambai, Brasil. telesurtv.net La Gran Asamblea Guaraní Kaiowá indicó que fueron encontrados en el lugar alrededor de 20 hombres armados, pistoleros y policías.

The Lancet (2022-07-16). [Editorial] Measuring the future of humanity for health. thelancet.com Estimating the future is fraught with uncertainty. Time makes fools of all prophets. But the broad contours of humanity's destiny can be sketched, at least tentatively. The latest World Population Prospects 2022, published by the UN, provides provocative insights into what we might expect over the present century. The headline finding is that the world's population will reach a peak of 10 ∑4 billion people by the 2080s, before stabilising at that level until 2100. In the short term, 8 billion people will populate the planet by November, 2022.

____ (2022-07-16). China sees over 1.45 bln domestic tourist trips in H1. ecns.cn China saw more than 1.45 billion domestic tourist trips in the first half of 2022, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday.

Hedelberto López Blanch (2022-07-16). BRICS por fortalecer la economía y el mundo multipolar. globalizacion.ca Con las miras puestas en fortalecer y ampliar un mundo multipolar que facilite el avance de las economías emergentes, así como incrementar la participación de más países en el bloque y explorar la creación de una moneda única, sesionó durante…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-16). Iran Proxy Claims Iraqi PM Wants Normalization With Israel. news.antiwar.com This weekend's GCC+3 summit in Saudi Arabia is fueling some controversy in Iraq. Iraq PM Mustafa Kadhimi will attend the summit, and his rivals in pro-Iran proxy groups think he's up to something. | It's not clear how this got started, but Ketaib Hezbollah figures are claiming that some Israelis might attend the summit, expanding that to PM Yair Lapid possibly being there, and then suggesting Kadhimi There is no evidence of any of this, and Lapid almost certainly…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-16). Iraq's Sadr Calls for Disbanding Uncontrolled Militias. news.antiwar.com Top Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's mass resignations may have removed him from the direct political scene in Iraq, but tens of thousands of his supporters have massed around Baghdad, Iraqi media marveled at the show of strength, but Sadr didn't even deliver the Friday sermon, The sermon set…

_____ (2022-07-16). The Middle Eastern Chess Game between Biden and Putin: the US is Losing. journal-neo.org In the coming days, the world will witness the development of a very interesting chess game in the Middle East between the presidents of the US and Russia &#1 ; Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, who are going to make significant for both states trips to this region. According to the White House, the very demonstration …

Editor (2022-07-16). Neo-Cons: Genesis to Ascendency. scheerpost.com By Michael Brenner | The latest formulation of a binary world pits the so-called democracies against the so-called autocrats. The United States is the self-designated champion of the former while China and Russia lead the array of autocrats. In effect, it's a reversion to long-running democracy/capitalism vs Communism all-embracing conflict of the Cold War. Today's version has even less authenticity than did its…

Editor2 (2022-07-16). John Bolton Openly Admits Role in Planning Foreign Coups. orinocotribune.com Former White House national security adviser John Bolton has openly acknowledged that he has helped the United States plan attempted coups in foreign countries. | Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, made the surprising remark while appearing on CNN to discuss Tuesday's congressional hearing on the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. | Lawmakers on the House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol building accused former President Donald Trump of inciting the violence in a last-ditch attempt to remain in power after losing the 2020 election. | Bolton told CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday t…

Daniel Guinart, Victor Pérez-Sola, Benedikt Lorenz Amann (2022-07-16). [Correspondence] A fair day's wage for a fair day's work. thelancet.com We read with interest the discussion about compensation for scientific peer review.1 Voluntary peer review used to be the foundation of high-quality science. Peer review was based on an honour system, by which scientists would review the work of their peers for free, as part of their scientific duty, with the implicit assumption that someone else would do the same for them in the future. Although the system had flaws, including a limited number of scientific journals and insufficient access to science outside of academic circles, a certain balance was possible.

____ (2022-07-16). BA.5 Omicron subvariant 4 times more vaccine-resistant: study. ecns.cn The BA.5 Omicron subvariant, now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study published in Nature.

____ (2022-07-16). Saudi leaders meet with Biden over bilateral ties. ecns.cn Saudi Arabian leaders on Friday met with visiting U.S. President Joe Biden in the city of Jeddah to discuss bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Staff (2022-07-16). Lucas: 25 años entre la polémica y los aplausos. cubadebate.cu Polémica: esa ha sido la palabra que ha definido al proyecto Lucas desde su fundación hace 25 años. Si bien hay que destacar que se diseñó, se creó y que después de dos décadas y media sigue ahí, su gran fallo ha sido pasar de ser un espacio para mostrar lo mejor de la creación, a legitimar creaciones banales que se rigen por patrones impuestos por el mercado.

Staff (2022-07-16). Biden's approval rating below 39%: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — News sources announced that US President Joe Biden's approval rating is now below 39%; the statistics come days after Biden has kicked off his West Asia tour.

Michael Goldstein (2022-07-16). Saturday 7/16: Author Event About a *Real* Political Revolution. indybay.org Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., | Corte Madera 94925…

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2022-07-16). Saturday 7/30: "Lil Tokyo Reporter" 10th Anniversary Screening. indybay.org 388 9th St. #290 | Oakland, CA 94607 United States…

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-07-16). Argentina y Venezuela ganan en sexta fecha de Copa América Femenina. telesurtv.net La Albiceleste y la Vinotinto se colocan en el segundo y tercer puesto del grupo B con seis puntos, empatadas con Brasil.

Oakland Privacy (2022-07-16). Wednesday 8/17: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.

Manlio Dinucci (2022-07-16). Ttra poco. In Italia le nuove bombe nucleari made in USA. globalresearch.ca "Inizia la produzione della bomba nucleare B61-12": lo annunciano dagli Stati Uniti i Sandia National Laboratories. La B61-12, che sostituisce la precedente B61 dislocata dagli USA ad Aviano e Ghedi e in altre basi europee, è un'arma di nuovo tipo. …

Prof. Louis René Beres (2022-07-16). Endgame: Time, History and Alternative World Futures. moderndiplomacy.eu Hamm: "What time is it?" Clov: "The same as usual." Samuel Beckett, Endgame When studying history, it becomes difficult to distinguish endings from beginnings. Though it should be obvious to capable political scientists and historians that the time for Realpolitik[1] is already over, power politics[2] remains essentially unchecked. What still remains uncertain is (1) whether …

Pablo Stefanoni (2022-07-16). Defender el derecho a la protesta…también en Cuba. globalizacion.ca Los delitos de 'sedición' no pueden ser utilizados para juzgar una protesta callejera. El 'ultraje' de símbolos no puede justificar penas de cárcel. No deberíamos crear 'zonas de excepción'. | Mientras nos ocupamos de la avalancha de cuestiones que parecen atosigarnos…

Staff (2022-07-16). Presidente cubano intercambia con estudiantes estadounidenses (+Video). cubadebate.cu "Gracias a ustedes por el encuentro, por el tiempo, y por construir puentes", dijo en la tarde de este viernes el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, a un grupo de estudiantes de la Universidad neoyorkina The New School, que por estos días pasan un curso de verano, auspiciado por Casa de Las Américas.

WSWS (2022-07-16). COVID infections skyrocket again in New York City. wsws.org Over the last month, the reported positivity rate from tests for COVID-19 has increased dramatically in the five boroughs of New York City.

WSWS (2022-07-16). As Ford confirms closure of its Saarlouis plant: Lessons from years of car production. wsws.org Ford's decision to halt production at its Saarlouis plant in 2025 is part of the biggest international assault on the social gains and rights of the working class since the 1930s.

Staff (2022-07-16). US, Saudi Arabia issue joint anti-Iranian statement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Accusing Iran of interfering in other countries' internal affairs, the US and Saudi Arabia in a joint statement stressed their commitment to deter the country to do so.

WSWS (2022-07-16). Australian government forced to reinstate "pandemic leave" as COVID-19 infections and deaths soar. wsws.org The measures decided by the "National Cabinet" will do nothing to stop the escalating crisis of soaring COVID-19 infections, hospitalisations and deaths.

TeleSUR, jaa, JGN (2022-07-16). Sube a 99 cifra de muertos por violencia entre bandas en Haití. telesurtv.net La OCHA destacó que son más de 2. 0 nuevos desplazados en los últimos siete días por la violencia en la nación caribeña.

Staff (2022-07-16). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on July 16. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Mehr News agency takes a look at headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Saturday, July 16.

Staff (2022-07-16). Iran opposes war everywhere: Amir-Abdollahian. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Iranian foreign minister said the United States is pursuing specific political goals by claiming that Tehran plans to supply hundreds of drones with combat weapon capabilities to Russia.

Reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-07-16). Ecuador: Revista àëawpa. indybay.org Ecuador: Revista àëawpa | Espacio de reflexión plurinacional, intercultural y socialista…

____ (2022-07-16). 14 dead in military chopper crash in Mexico. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Fourteen people were killed when a military helicopter crashed on Friday in northwestern Mexico, the navy said.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-07-16). Jóvenes sandinistas inician congreso nacional en Nicaragua. telesurtv.net Rosario Murillo señaló que en esta jornada inicia la primera fase de un congreso evolutivo que tendrá varias etapas.

Izzy Davies (2022-07-16). Friday 7/15: Baila! Community. Dance. Party. indybay.org 3105 Shattuck Ave. | Berkeley, CA 94705…

TeleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-07-16). Muere dictador peruano Francisco Morales Bermúdez. telesurtv.net Morales encabezó en 1975 el denominado Tacnazo, el golpe militar cuando se desempeñaba como el presidente del Consejo de Ministros y General de División.

____ (2022-07-16). Sri Lankan PM sworn in as interim president: PM's office. ecns.cn Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as interim president before the chief justice on Friday.

Dr. Nicole Delépine (2022-07-16). The Incidence of Cancer, Triggered by the Covid 19 "Vaccine" globalresearch.ca Vaccinating cancer patients or former cancer patients may affect the mechanism of the gene injection on immunity. Several geneticists had expressed concerns about the possible interference between active or dormant cancer cells and the activity of gene therapy on lymphocytes in particular.

____ (2022-07-16). Ultimate Frisbee growing in popularity among China's Generation Z. ecns.cn At an indoor soccer pitch in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui Province, two ultimate Frisbee teams are engaging in a fierce competition, complete with noise, sweat and plenty of laughter.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-16). What you need to know about the BA.5 omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in the U.S., and the BA.5 omicron variant is fueling this latest wave, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of…

Emily Claire Rudd, Austin Kulasekararaj, Tanya N Basu (2022-07-16). [Clinical Picture] Facial lymphoedema, viral warts, and myelodysplastic syndrome: the protean condition of GATA2 deficiency. thelancet.com A 17-year-old man reporting a 3-year history of an acneiform eruption and a 4-month history of worsening swelling of his face, was referred to our specialist joint haematology-dermatology clinic. The patient had been found to have a monocytopenia of 0 ∑2‚Äâàó‚Äâ109 per L (normal 0 ∑2—1 ∑0); he had no other past medical problems.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-16). Mayo Clinic Laboratories launches monkeypox test to increase access, availability. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Laboratories can now test for monkeypox, a rare viral infection, using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) orthopoxvirus test kit. This announcement comes shortly after the Department of Health and Human Services' news release naming Mayo Clinic Laboratories as a crucial resource to address monkeypox testing access in communities throughout the country. "Our teams have worked collaboratively with the CDC to validate this test to provide patients with accurate…

TeleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-07-16). Investigan a presidente ecuatoriano por detención de líder indígena. telesurtv.net El presidente ecuatoriano y los ministros del Interior y de Defensa no se han pronunciado sobre esta investigación en su contra.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-16). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Advances in managing MS. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An estimated 2.8 million people worldwide are affected by multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord. In this disease, the immune system attacks the protective covering around the nerve fibers. "Multiple sclerosis — the term means multiple scars — is a disease that leads to damage of the central nervous system, which is the brain, the spinal cord and the optic nerve," explains Dr. Eoin Flanagan, a Mayo Clinic…

SLAP (2022-07-16). Stop Privatization Of Education, Port & Public Services: SLAP Educational Conf Intros Pt 1. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization SLAP had an educational conference on July 9, 2022 and these were the first two presentations…

Benjamin Norton (2022-07-15). How Trump and John Bolton attempted a coup in Venezuela. multipolarista.com Donald Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton wrote a book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," detailing the US coup attempt and hybrid war against Venezuela.

WSWS (2022-07-15). Fast-moving storm system in the Mid-Atlantic region results in missing persons, hundreds of thousands without power. wsws.org Tornado-force winds ripped through the heavily-populated Washington D.C. region, leaving hundreds of thousands without power as homes in southern Virginia were swept away by record flooding.

____ (2022-07-14). Climate change drives wild weather. ecns.cn Evidence that climate change is causing or contributing to extreme weather events and natural disasters around the world is growing every day, threatening the lives and jobs of hundreds of millions of people, scientists and analysts said.

WSWS (2022-07-15). US Secret Service deleted text messages sent between January 5-6, 2021. wsws.org The stunning revelation confirms the central role of the US Secret Service in Trump's coup plot.

WSWS (2022-07-15). American imperialism meets its blood-soaked clients in the Middle East. wsws.org The US president is visiting Saudi Arabia to advance the predatory interests of the American ruling class, seeking to maintain its global domination and suppress domestic unrest.

WSWS (2022-07-15). Mass anti-government protests hit Albania. wsws.org Thousands of people, enraged over skyrocketing prices for fuel and food, poured onto the streets of Tirana last week to demand the resignation of the government.

____ (2022-07-14). Put development at center of int'l agenda: Chinese minister. ecns.cn China's ecology and environment minister on Thursday called on countries to put development at the center of the international agenda.

____ (2022-07-14). Stabilize growth while reining in inflation, Li says. ecns.cn Premier Li Keqiang has called for parallel steps to stabilize economic growth and prevent inflation, saying that the foundation of the ongoing economic recovery is not yet solid and greater efforts must be made to enforce policy measures that have already been rolled out.

WSWS (2022-07-15). Joshua Schulte convicted on all counts in second trial over 2017 leak of Vault 7 cyberwarfare trove published by WikiLeaks. wsws.org Former CIA software developer Joshua Schulte was found guilty on nine charges related to a 2017 hack of a large library of spying software and computer viruses used by the intelligence agency to spy on individuals through their smartphones and smart TVs.

WSWS (2022-07-15). Yale historian Timothy Snyder promotes anti-Russian racism. wsws.org The anti-Russia diatribes of Professor Timothy Snyder are acquiring a pathological character. He is moving ever more closely toward open advocacy of the physical obliteration of Russia and the extermination of its population. One detects in his writings the stench of genocidal racism.

____ (2022-07-14). Russia legalizes special economic measures to support military operations abroad. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Thursday allowing the government to take special economic measures to support the armed forces during their counter-terrorism and other operations abroad.

____ (2022-07-14). Mile-long school buses head to U.S. lawmaker's office to honor children shot dead, demand gun control. ecns.cn A mile-long yellow school bus convoy on Thursday headed to pro-gun right U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's home and office in Houston, the largest city of gun-friendly state Texas, to honor thousands of young victims of gun violence across the country and demand gun control reform.

WSWS (2022-07-15). Major crypto lender files for bankruptcy. wsws.org In documents filed yesterday, Celsius Network revealed it had a $1.2 billion shortfall in its balance sheet resulting from what CEO Alex Mashinsky said were poor investment decisions and unanticipated losses.

Gloria Rubac (2022-07-15). Another Houston police murder. workers.org Houston "Say his name! Jalen Randle." This chant went on for over 45 minutes, on the way to and outside of the downtown Houston Police headquarters. The crowd had marched from City Hall, and their chants were echoing off the skyscrapers. Randle's parents and family members were joined by 50 . . . |

Workers World Philadelphia bureau (2022-07-15). WW photographer on panel 'How We Stay Free'. workers.org The Paul Robeson House Museum sponsored a panel discussion at the Philadelphia Museum of Art July 10, featuring Philadelphia activists who contributed to the Museum's recently released book, "How We Stay Free." The book is described as "an anthology-in-action for an uprising that remains unfinished." From left, co-editor Fajr Muhammad, . . . |

Natalia Marques (2022-07-15). The push-pull of the abortion rights struggle continues in the US. peoplesdispatch.org In the few weeks that have passed since the United States Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, stripping abortion rights from millions of women, the people of the United States have continued to fight back. Despite assurances, the response from the Biden administration to protect the fundamental right has been deemed resoundingly inadequate. | "The mass of the people will have to flood into the streets, and will have to remain in the streets," Monica Illyrich, a young organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, told Peoples Dispatch. "We will have to do everything they can to let the…

Arab Digest (2022-07-15). Saudi King Salman, His Sons and Airbus. fairobserver.com Last month, a London court heard how a senior executive and associate of an Airbus subsidiary paid over $11.5 million ( £9.7 million) in bribes to Saudi Arabian military officials to secure lucrative contracts for the UK government. The case, which was first exposed by Private Eye in 2016, relates to a UK government deal to…

SAM (2022-07-15). Does the Future Belong to People Who Profit Off Our 'Excessive Wealth Disorder'? inequality.org

____ (2022-07-14). Chinese premier stresses consolidating recovery, stabilizing economy. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed consolidating the foundation of economic recovery, calling for efforts to bring the economy back on a normal track as soon as possible and keep it running within a reasonable range.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-15). Confirman renuncia de Gotabaya Rajapaksa a la presidencia de Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Parlamento de Sri Lanka afirmó que el nuevo presidente será elegido en los próximos siete días desde la renuncia de Rajapaksa.

____ (2022-07-14). Xi inspects Shihezi City of Xinjiang. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited Shihezi City on Wednesday afternoon during an inspection tour in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-07-15). Tres niños fallecen tras deslizamiento en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Según las primeras evaluaciones, hubo un represamiento en la parte alta del centro educativo tras el sonido la mayoría de los niños lograron salir.

____ (2022-07-14). China to build international agricultural breeding center in Hainan. ecns.cn An international agricultural breeding center will be built in south China's tropical province of Hainan, with aims to meet the global challenge of climate change and ensure food security.

WSWS (2022-07-15). All IYSSE candidates elected to Berlin's Humboldt University student parliament. wsws.org The IYSSE's strong result is also an expression of the growing support for a socialist and internationalist perspective among students and young people.

____ (2022-07-14). Chinese FM spokesperson refutes 'debt trap' claim. ecns.cn A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday refuted the so-called "Chinese debt trap" claim, saying that it is pure disinformation and a narrative trap created by those who do not hope to see China-Africa cooperation pick up speed.

____ (2022-07-14). Xi stresses protecting cultural heritage after watching ethnic performance in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, watched a show of the Kirgiz ethnic minority epic Manas at the Museum of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday morning.

WSWS (2022-07-15). Rajapakse formally resigns as Sri Lankan president after fleeing to Singapore. wsws.org Rajapakse flew into Singapore yesterday afternoon, emailing his resignation letter last night to Parliamentary Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.

____ (2022-07-14). Grand jury indicts U.S. Buffalo shooter on federal hate crimes, firearms charges. ecns.cn A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted Payton Gendron on 27 counts of federal hate crimes and firearms charges in the mass shooting at the Tops grocery store on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, U.S. state of New York, two months ago.

WSWS (2022-07-15). Australia: COVID-19 leave payments scrapped amid cost-of-living crisis and rising infections. wsws.org The federal government's decision to axe the payments will leave many workers with no choice but to work while infectious, further accelerating the spread of the virus.

____ (2022-07-14). Admission letters catch eyes of freshmen. ecns.cn When newly admitted college students receive their letter of admission this summer, they may get more than just a mundane letter.

____ (2022-07-14). Chinese scientists sequence genome of 14,000-yr-old human. ecns.cn Scientists have unveiled a Late Pleistocene human genome from southwest China. Their findings were published online in the journal Current Biology on Thursday night.

____ (2022-07-14). China to further stabilize foreign trade in H2. ecns.cn China will take a raft of measures to stabilize and improve the quality of foreign trade in the second half of the year (H2) to consolidate its resilience, a commerce official said Thursday.

____ (2022-07-14). Chinese envoy calls on upcoming Colombian gov't to consolidate peace. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on the upcoming Colombian government to further consolidate peace in the country.

WSWS (2022-07-15). California port truckers stage protest against state law affecting independent contractors. wsws.org Hundreds of truck drivers protested and picketed on Wednesday at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in demonstrations that sprawled along the 110 Freeway, bringing traffic to a halt.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-07-15). Primeros días de ola de calor deja 43 muertos en España. telesurtv.net La mayoría de los fallecidos sobrepasaba los 85 años, con alguna enfermedad de base.

TeleSUR, lvm, SH (2022-07-15). ONU reconoce rol de Gustavo Petro para la paz en Colombia. telesurtv.net El representante de la Misión de Verificación del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU invitó a la comunidad internacional apoyar al próximo presidente colombiano.

____ (2022-07-14). Mainland denounces DPP's sinister aim of damaging cross-Strait relations. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday criticized Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority for its sinister intention of deliberately obstructing exchanges of compatriots across the Taiwan Strait and damaging cross-Strait relations.

WSWS (2022-07-15). Michigan's Hillsdale College set to expand far-right charter schools. wsws.org Despite its small size and remote location, Hillsdale College is playing a massively outsized and wholly reactionary role in government policy and attacks on democratic rights.

WSWS (2022-07-15). The theatrical quest: British director Peter Brook (1925-2022). wsws.org His artistic seriousness, which resulted in some hugely influential productions over seven decades, was informed by wide study and knowledge of international theatre history and technique.

____ (2022-07-14). South Pacific region a stage for cooperation, not an arena for vicious competition: FM. ecns.cn The South Pacific region should be a stage for cooperation, rather than‚ÄÇan arena for vicious competition, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday.

TeleSUR -ysm, JL (2022-07-15). Destituyen a segunda vicepresidenta de Asamblea ecuatoriana. telesurtv.net Aunque el órgano determinó que Yeseña Guamaní incumplió sus funciones, mantendrá su curul como asambleísta.

TeleSUR-mcs-JL (2022-07-15). Irán y Rusia acuerdan impulsar cooperaciones nucleares pacíficas. telesurtv.net Delegaciones de los dos países aseguran que la profundización de las relaciones diplomáticas dejarán sin efecto las sanciones estadounidenses.

____ (2022-07-14). Chinese premier pledges to ease burden of receiving medical treatment. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed the need to reduce the burden that people face in receiving medical treatment, and to advance medical reforms.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-07-15). Presidente de Chile convoca a mejor redistribución de la riqueza. telesurtv.net "Tenemos que apuntar al crecimiento, fomentar la productividad, trabajar de conjunto el Estado con el sector privado, y distribuir de manera más justa la riqueza", indicó el presidente.

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-07-15). Mujeres en EE.UU. presentan demanda contra Uber por casos de abuso. telesurtv.net Según el informe de Uber sobre seguridad de junio, la empresa confirmó haber recibido 3.824 denuncias de agresiones sexuales en los años 2019 y 2020.

WSWS (2022-07-15). Australian journalist Andrew Fowler says the persecution of Assange is a "symptom of a declining empire" wsws.org "If Assange is extradited to the US the future will be bleak indeed for anyone who wants to stand up against the military and industrial interests that have led us to climate catastrophe and, once again, talk of war."

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-07-15). Gobierno de Argentina resalta crecimiento paulatino de la economía. telesurtv.net Movimientos políticos, organizaciones sociales y militantes en Argentina han alertado que en medio de este contexto es imprescindible un salario básico universal.

____ (2022-07-14). Throat swab robots will ease burden on medics. ecns.cn Testing for COVID-19 normally has kept clinicians clad in medical protective gear working for hours. But sample collecting is stepping closer to full automation with the development of yet another robot.

____ (2022-07-14). Xi says Xinjiang is a hub in Belt and Road cooperation. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said as the Belt and Road cooperation advances, Xinjiang is no longer a remote corner but a core area and a hub.

WSWS (2022-07-15). "Hell on Earth!"—US railroad workers speak out against intolerable working conditions. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site has received a large volume of comments from railroad workers across the United States in recent days, which we are publishing to bring attention to our world audience the conditions in the industry.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-14). US Warship Sails Near Chinese-Controlled Islands in the South China Sea. news.antiwar.com The US sailed a warship The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold

WSWS (2022-07-14). Questions remain unanswered after New York City nuclear war alert. wsws.org Two days after the July 11 release of a public service announcement by New York City's office of emergency management for the case of a nuclear attack, there has been no serious explanation given for this extraordinary step taken by the administration of America's largest city, which is home to almost 8.5 million people and the country's financial center, Wall Street.

Staff (2022-07-14). Eight years ago: War in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Recently posted by Marina Dudanova, who was a presenter at the event, provided the visuals and is a native of Transnistria. Chicago presentation on wars in Transnistria and Ukraine as of 2014-05-23…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-14). Protests escalate in Sri Lanka as PM Ranil Wickremesinghe takes over as acting President. peoplesdispatch.org On the day he had promised to resign, Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, appointing the unpopular Wickremesinghe as acting President. Protests escalated rapidly…

WSWS (2022-07-14). Sri Lanka's acting president orders military, do "what is necessary to restore order" wsws.org As the despised Rajapakse-Wickremesinghe cabal takes a big step towards military dictatorship, the acting president employs the technique of the Big Lie pioneered by the Nazis to declare that he is defending "democracy" against "the fascists."

WSWS (2022-07-14). "The cost of living is tearing us apart"—Inflation rate in US hits 9.1 percent. wsws.org The rate of inflation in the United States hit 9.1 percent in June, with consumer prices rising at the fastest pace since November 1981.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-07-14). Biden can't ignore the apartheid elephant in the room. electronicintifada.net Shireen Abu Akleh cover-up and Visa Waiver Program highlight US role in Israeli repression.

Juan Cole (2022-07-14). B'Tselem Billboard Campaign as Biden arrives in Israel: "Mr. President, this is Apartheid" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; The Israeli human rights organization B'tselem greeted President Biden on his arrival in Jerusalem with a billboard campaign proclaiming, "Mr. President, this is Apartheid." B'Tselem concluded in a report last year that there is a single governing authority between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, which rules over 7 million …

The Conversation (2022-07-14). Former Oath Keeper reveals racist, antisemitic Beliefs of White Nationalist Group — and their Plans to start a Civil War. juancole.com By Sara Kamali, University of California Santa Barbara | &#1 ; During his testimony before congressional investigators, former Oath Keepers spokesman Jason Van Tatenhove left little doubt about the intentions of the white nationalist militia group when its members stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Tatenhove explained that Jan. 6 "could have been a …

____ (2022-07-13). People warned about severe heat wave. ecns.cn Health authorities in many Chinese cities warned residents not to work long hours outdoors to avoid heatstroke as several people have died in the furnace-like weather sweeping across the country, particularly in the Yangtze River Basin.

Editor (2022-07-14). Ignoring How Militarism Fuels Climate Change Will Be the Death of Us. scheerpost.com 'A Just Transition to a Regenerative Economy' must end wars, military culture, and the violence of militarized forces and police in our communities and across the world. [Sha Merirei Ongelungel / By Sue Ann Martinson | Editor's Note: Sections of this article originally appeared in the Summer 2022 issue of the The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has over 800 bases and over 4,775 defense sites in th…

Prabir Purkayastha (2022-07-14). Webb telescope opens new window in the sky. peoplesdispatch.org It's an exciting time for astrophysicists as the Webb telescope delivers astounding details from the farthest reaches of the cosmos. Will it also help find dark matter and answer other questions?

Staff (2022-07-14). Bolton Confesses Washington Organized Coups in Venezuela, Russia Demands Investigation. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, July 12, former White House Security Adviser John Bolton confessed in an interview with CNN to have "helped" plan coups in different countries. The US diplomat—who held a position in the Donald Trump administration—did not blush to recognize the interference of the United States in the internal affairs of other nations and added that "a lot of work is needed" to overthrow a government and take power from a country. | Bolton's confession follows the leak of Trump's contacts with far-right groups in the run-up to the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. The former national security adviser w…

____ (2022-07-14). U.S should release fact sheet on its own human rights: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-14). Turkey Says Ukraine and Russia Reach Agreement on Ukrainian Grain Exports. news.antiwar.com Turkey on Wednesday Istanbul hosted negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials, the first time the two nations have held face-to-face talks since March. While there was progress on the issue of grain exports, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said there was still a "long way to go" before there would be peace talks to end the fighting. | Guterres was also more…

Mark Cummings (2022-07-14). The Russia-Ukraine War Proves That We Must Define National Security Differently. fairobserver.com It is dangerous to deal with the 21st century using 19th century definitions. The Russia-Ukraine war is founded on a 19th century Clausewitzian definition of national security. In contrast, the operative 21st century national security considerations are based on economics, technology and trade. There is also another important overlooked fact about wars of the 19th…

Staff (2022-07-14). Ukraine cuts ties With N. Korea over recognizing Donbas Rep. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) — Ukraine has broken off relations with North Korea over Pyongyang's diplomatic recognition of the Donbas republics.

____ (2022-07-13). Ukraine, Russia make some progress at talks on grain exports: Zelensky. ecns.cn Ukraine and Russia have made some progress at the talks on grain exports in Istanbul that also involved representatives of Turkey and the United Nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-07-14). Serbian pres. comments on West Presence in Ukraine conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) — The conflict in Ukraine is a world war, where the West is fighting against Russia by means of Ukrainian soldiers, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday.

Jessica Buxbaum (2022-07-14). Unilever 'Succumbs to Bullying' Over Ben & Jerry's Settlement Boycott. mintpressnews.com "This isn't about BDS, but rather Israel's attempts to shape the public narrative into believing the settlements and Israel are indistinguishable." – Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace…

Kit Klarenberg (2022-07-14). Leaked Docs: Facebook 'Bot' Adviser Secretly in Pay of US Regime Change Agency. mintpressnews.com U.K. intelligence-linked communication firm Valent has been advising Facebook on which accounts to ban for inauthentic behavior and on suspicions for being foreign-backed disinformation operations. But documents show that Valent itself is secretly funded by U.S. regime change organization USAID. This connection might explain the recent mass purgings from Sudanese and Ethiopian social media.

Michael Hudson (2022-07-14). The end of Western civilization. mronline.org The greatest challenge facing societies has always been how to conduct trade and credit without letting merchants and creditors make money by exploiting their customers and debtors.

Daniel Kovalik (2022-07-14). The Decline of the US and the Rise of the East. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik &#1 ; , 2022 | We are now witnessing a great realignment and transformation. The so-called "American Century" has given way to a new century in which other countries are asserting themselves and taking the lead in the world. This new world order seemed quite unlikely several decades ago when the USSR collapsed and it appeared, and the US certainly declared, that the United States would be the one, dominant power for many decades to come. Ironically, it was the US' very attempt to maintain this status which has inexorably led to its losing it, and to its decline as a nation. | While ironic,…

Ali Abunimah (2022-07-14). Joe Biden aims to strengthen anti-Palestine, anti-Iran alliance. electronicintifada.net Watch: Ali Abunimah tells Al Jazeera that the president has a deep commitment to Israeli apartheid.

Staff (2022-07-14). U.S. F-35s arrive in Estonia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com EER NewsJuly 9, 2022 American F-35 fighter jets arrive at Estonia's àÑmari Air Base American F-35 fighter jets, sent to strengthen NATO's eastern flank, arrived at Estonia's àÑmari Air Base on Friday (July 8). The jets will strengthen the alliance's Air Shielding Mission which operates between the Baltic and the Black seas. The F-35 is …

____ (2022-07-14). China to make all-out efforts to ensure autumn harvest: official. ecns.cn China will make all-out efforts to secure a bumper autumn harvest and ensure that the grain output for 2022 stays above 650 billion kg, an agricultural official said Thursday.

____ (2022-07-14). China-funded hydropower station in Laos exceeds 10 bln kWh electricity supply. ecns.cn Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Station invested by China in Laos has generated over 10 billion kWh of electricity as of Tuesday, said Power China on Wednesday.

Mark Niu (2022-07-14). The science behind cell-based meat gene editing. america.cgtn.com With brands like Impossible Foods and Beyond Burger, the global plant-based food market is forecast to be worth 79 billion dollars by 2028, but there's another type of unconventional meat that could factor into the equation. It's called cultivated meat. Mark Niu takes us to …

____ (2022-07-13). Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation to increase annual payout to 9 billion USD. ecns.cn The Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday its intent to increase its annual payout to 9 billion U.S. dollars by 2026, a 50 percent rise over its pre-pandemic levels.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-14). WorkWeek Rally Against Billionaire John Fisher's Stadium & Prisoners Strike Over $1 Wage. indybay.org WorkWeek on 7-7-22 covers rally against billionaire John Fisher's stadium & Immigrant prisoners strike over $1 A Day, and rally to top the extradition of journalist Julian Assange on his birthday…

____ (2022-07-14). China's digital RMB notches $12.35 billion in transactions in first 5 months. ecns.cn China's digital RMB transactions in 15 provinces reached about 83 billion yuan ($12.35 billion) at the end of May this year, under the joint efforts of the central bank and local governments, said Zou Lan, head of the financial market department of the People's Bank of China, on Wednesday.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-14). Biden: US Committed to Keep IRGC on Terror List Even If It Kills Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com Biden: US Committed to Keep IRGC on Terror List Even If It Kills Nuclear Deal | Biden threatens war to stop Iran's nuclear arms…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-14). UN Extends Yemen Mission in Hodeidah by Another Year. news.antiwar.com Just days before its expiration, the UN Security Council voted to extend the mission to Hodeidah is the largest seaport in Yemen, and source of most food aid into the country. Pro-Saudi forces were trying to take the port and the UN made a deal to try to avoid the fight, worrying the port would be damaged, leading to a famine. | The Hodeidah deal hasn't been perfect, but has prevented any major offensives on the port. The UN was empha…

Fidencio Aldama Solidarity Group (2022-07-14). "Never Surrender": Statement from Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama. indybay.org My name is Fidencio Aldama Pérez. I am part of the Yaqui tribe. I was taught to respect other people, without forgetting something very important: THE STRUGGLE FOR OUR TERRITORY.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-14). Hungría decreta estado de emergencia energética. telesurtv.net El Gobierno húngaro decretó el estado de emergencia en el sector de energía.

Alan MacLeod (2022-07-14). Meet the ex-CIA agents deciding Facebook's content policy. mronline.org It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between "harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It's a balance", Aaron says. In this official Facebook video, Aaron identifies himself as the manager of "the team that writes the rules for Facebook", determining "what is acceptable and what is not."

Jessica Buxbaum (2022-07-14). As Anti-BDS Bills Become the Norm, ACLU Takes Free Speech Fight to the Supreme Court. towardfreedom.org If certain pro-Israel and pro-fossil fuel advocates get their way, U.S. residents will lose a fundamental right to free speech and protest, reports Jessica Buxbaum.

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2022-07-14). Putin's summits next week will strengthen ties with Iran, Turkey. peoplesdispatch.org The Russian president's visit comes at a highly transformative period in the US approach toward both Turkey and Iran and following Joe Biden's crucial visit to West Asia…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-14). Daily Round-up | Unions extend national strike against rising inflation in Panama & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode we bring you the latest from the strike in Panama, the extension of aid to reben-held areas in Syria, the impact of emissions from the US, and a WHO warning on COVID-19…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-14). The U.S. Government's Fake Opposition to Global Warming. southfront.org | Written by The U.S. Government is set to destroy America's stockpile of thorium, which element is the likeliest source of safe nuclear energy, and is also the likeliest replacement of the fossil fuels that are increasingly threatening the world's future if a uranium 235 and plutonium nuclear-bomb World War III won't end the world before global burnout does. | Some people th…

Arjae Red (2022-07-14). Striking Starbucks workers turn up the heat. workers.org Striking Starbucks workers and members of WWP Buffalo and Atlanta branches demonstrate against unfair labor practices outside Starbucks at 3611 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, New York, July 8. Buffalo, New York Buffalo Starbucks workers at the 3611 Delaware Ave. location went on strike July 8 against Unfair Labor Practices and union-repression . . . |

Caleb Granger (2022-07-14). Protesters take demand for justice for Jalen Randle to Houston PD headquarters. liberationnews.org This is not the first time this cop has been accused of heinous acts of violence.

Duncan Mullis, Zach Farber (2022-07-14). Tensions escalate as workers continue strike at Mercedes Benz of San Diego. liberationnews.org In the early morning of July 13, a scab drove through the picket line and ran over one of the Teamsters.

Editor (2022-07-14). Blinken leading the blind into the Mideast desert. mronline.org Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan embark on their next excellent adventure later this week with President Joe Biden—this time to the Middle East, with Israel the first stop.

Editor (2022-07-14). Faina Savenkova — "I wanted Americans to know the truth" mronline.org If you ask most teenagers in the United States or Europe what they like to do, they'll probably tell you they enjoy playing video games like "Call of Duty," where they pretend to be at war. For them, war is a game. An entertaining way to spend their time after school or on weekends.

Editor (2022-07-14). U.S. war hawk John Bolton boasts that he planned coups d'état abroad. mronline.org The former White House national security advisor under Donald Trump admits his direct involvement in efforts to overthrow legitimate governments around the globe.

Editor (2022-07-14). Understanding the "middle class" mronline.org Who, or what, is the "middle class"? Most people identify themselves as middle class, but what does that mean, and what difference does it make?>

Mumia Abu-Jamal (2022-07-14). Media nación, ciudadanas a medias. workers.org Mumia Abu-Jamal en 2019 La reciente decisión Roe v Wade por la Suprema Corte estadounidense para revocar medio siglo de precedentes jurídicos ha enviado ondas de choque por millones de mujeres del país. Hace una semana ellas todavía vivieron con la ilusión que eran ciudadanas plenas estadounidenses respaldadas en sus . . . |

Fight Back (2022-07-14). New Orleans places demand for protection from the Louisiana State Police on mayor's doors. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – Demonstrators marched to the mayor of New Orleans' house on July 8 and taped two copies of a letter to her porch columns. Police then enraged protesters by crumpling the demands up in a show of disrespect. The protest occurred on the evening after Orleans Civil District Court judge Ethel Simms Julien ended the temporary restraining order on the state's anti-abortion trigger ban. | Under the banner of "Defend the Right to Abortion" about 40 people rallied for their demand that Mayor Latoya Cantrell use her authority to remove Louisiana State Police from the city. The state police have made it cle…

Staff (2022-07-14). Former US Undersecretary of State for Venezuela: 'Our Talks Are No Longer With the Opposition'. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, July 12, The former official, who held office during Donald Trump's administration, stressed that the foregoing is a consequence of the failure of the "excessive confidence" that the US administration gave to Venezuelan far-right gr…

____ (2022-07-13). State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka. ecns.cn A state of emergency was declared in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office said.

Staff (2022-07-13). Maduro Would Win Early Presidential Election: Latest Hinterlaces Poll. orinocotribune.com The most recent survey of June 2022 carried out by Hinterlaces showed that if Venezuela's presidential elections were next Sunday, 49% of those interviewed would vote for the current president, Nicolás Maduro. | According to the poll, 33% of Venezuelans surveyed said they would vote for an opposition candidate, 7% said they would not vote for anyone belonging to the opposition, while 11% said they would not vote at all, or declined to answer. | Similarly, if Maduro and an "independent" candidate faced each other, the president would receive 47% of the votes, the independent candidate would receive 39% of the vote…

____ (2022-07-13). PLA warns off U.S. warship near Xisha Islands. ecns.cn Chinese military forces tracked and dispelled guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold after it illegally trespassed into Chinese territorial waters off Xisha Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-13). Euro falls to parity with USD, hitting 20-year low. ecns.cn For the first time in two decades, the euro on Tuesday falls to parity with the U.S. dollar, meaning one U.S. dollar is equal in value to one euro.

____ (2022-07-13). Longer vaccine interval may be more effective against Omicron subvariants: study. ecns.cn In the absence of the Omicron-specific vaccines, extending the vaccination period between doses may contribute to stopping the rapid emergence of this COVID-19 mutation, said a new study.

Juan Cole (2022-07-13). The Family of American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed by Israeli Sniper, Pleads for Meeting with Biden on Mideast Trip. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; The family of slain American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is asking for a meeting with President Joe Biden during his trip to the Middle East this week. So reports Yasmin al-Qassas at Sada al-Balad. In a letter to Mr. Biden, Shireen's brother Anton Abu Akleh wrote that the family "feels …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-13). Daily Round-up | Extrajudicial killings by British troops in Afghanistan & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of atrocities by British troops in Afghanistan, the location of the US embassy of Jerusalem, the bid by the Sri Lankan president to flee, and another mass massacre in Colombia…

WSWS (2022-07-13). President Rajapakse flees Sri Lanka after popular uprising. wsws.org The ignominious departure of the president points to the immense power of the movement that has emerged in the working class, but an interim government will resolve nothing.

____ (2022-07-13). Sri Lankan president Rajapaksa arrives in Maldives. ecns.cn Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived at the Velana International Airport in the Maldives early Wednesday, according to the Maldivian media.

____ (2022-07-13). Sri Lankan PM takes over powers of president. ecns.cn Sri Lanka's Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said on Wednesday that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to perform and discharge the powers and duties of the president.

Staff (2022-07-13). Sri Lanka PM office confirms President fled to Maldives. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's office said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled to the Maldives, hours before he was expected to resign.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-07-13). Designan presidente interino a primer ministro de Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net La designación Ranil Wickremesinghe se produjo luego de la huida del presidente a las Maldivas y el día en que este último debía oficializar su renuncia.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-13). Iran Responds to US Claim That It Is Preparing to Send Drones to Russia. news.antiwar.com Iran on Tuesday Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that Russia and Iran have a history of cooperation that dates back before the war in Ukraine and that there haven't been any new deals made recently. | "The history of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation in the field of some new technologies da…

Benjamin Norton (2022-07-13). Ex funcionario de EEUU John Bolton admite haber planeado golpes de estado en Venezuela y otros países. multipolarista.com John Bolton, quien fue el principal asesor de seguridad nacional de EEUU en el gobierno de Donald Trump, admitió que "ayudó a planear golpes de estado" en Venezuela y "otros lugares".

Vijay Prashad (2022-07-13). On Marxism and Decolonisation. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad &#1 ; 0, 2022 | In 1959, one of the revolutionary leaders in Cuba, Haydée Santamaria, a hundred years old this year, arrived at a cultural centre in the heart of Havana, Cuba. This building, the revolutionaries decided, would be committed to the promotion of Latin American art and culture and it would become — eventually — a beacon for the progressive transformation of the hemisphere's cultural world. Renamed the Casa de las Américas, the home of the Americas, it would become the heartbeat of cultural developments from Chile to Mexico. Art saturates the walls of the house and in…

Labor Video Project (2022-07-13). WorkWeek Rally Against Billionaire John Fisher's Stadium & Prisoners Strike Over $1 Wage. indybay.org WorkWeek on 7-7-22 covers rally against billionaire John Fisher's stadium & Immigrant prisoners strike over $1 A Day, and rally to top the extradition of journalist Julian Assange on his birthday…

Fidencio Aldama Solidarity Group (2022-07-13). "Never Surrender": Statement from Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama. indybay.org My name is Fidencio Aldama Pérez. I am part of the Yaqui tribe. I was taught to respect other people, without forgetting something very important: THE STRUGGLE FOR OUR TERRITORY.

Staff (2022-07-13). President Maduro Announces Erdogan's Upcoming Visit to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The president of Tàºrkiye (Turkey), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will visit Venezuela in the coming days, announced the Venezuelan head of state Nicolás Maduro this Tuesday, July 12. This was reported during a ceremony paying homage to the ambassador of the Republic of Tàºrkiye to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ≈ûevki Màºtevellioƒülu, who is wrapping up his tenure in the country. With the visit of the Turkish president, a greater economic growth of the South American nation is envisioned, Maduro indicated. | "In the days to come we will be receiving President Erdo&f…

Martha Grevatt (2022-07-13). Despite police attacks, protests continue over cop murder of Jayland Walker. workers.org Akron, Ohio, July 3. WW Photo: Martha Grevatt The racist police lynching of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, on June 27 sparked a wave of protests that shows no signs of letting up. Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who worked as a DoorDash driver, was shot around 60 times by . . . |

Editor (2022-07-13). Editorial: El Título IX se debilita con la sentencia Roe del TSE. workers.org Al Mundial de Fútbol, 19 de septiembre de 2016, la jugadora Megan Rapinoe se arrodilló durante el himno nacional estadounidense, en solidaridad con Colin Kaepernick. El 23 de junio se cumplió el 50 ∫ aniversario del Título IX, la legislación federal que ordena la igualdad de oportunidades para la participación de . . . |

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2022-07-13). CovertAction Bulletin: Judicial Coup? The Supreme Court Case that Could End the Facade of U.S. Democracy. covertactionmagazine.com On today's show we discuss the deep implications that the Supreme Court's decision to take up Harper v Moore could have on the fundamental institution of so-called U.S. democracy. The Supreme Court's ruling on this case could rip the mask off the sham of U.S. democracy and reveal the clear dictatorship of the rich. The recent overturn of Roe, the ongoing January 6th committee hearings, and now the turn towards overturning the fundamental democratic principle of one-person, one-vote marks a new period of political struggle in the United States.

Editor2 (2022-07-13). Somalia Seeks to Normalize Ties With Israel. orinocotribune.com Israeli media claimed that Somalia seeks to normalize ties with Israel during the second term of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, an ally of the UAE | Somalia is contemplating the normalization of ties with Israel as newly-elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud embarks on an effort to attract foreign support. | The spokesman of the current Somali administration, Abdikarin Ali Kaar, confirmed to Israeli Channel 12 that ongoing consultations at ministerial and parliamentary levels seek a possible peace deal between Somalia and Israel. | The remarks by Kaar were made a few weeks after Mohamud's two-day visit to the…

Peter Isackson (2022-07-13). Biden's Hyperbolic Fawning Before the CIA. fairobserver.com Thanks to more than half a century of public speaking and numerous presidential campaigns, US President Joe Biden has had time to hone his skills at essential tasks, such as pushing essential legislation through Congress and turning objective reality upside down. As president, he may be underperforming in his execution of the first task, but…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-13). Court verdict against Rappler is an ominous sign for press freedom in Philippines. peoplesdispatch.org The Philippines Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's conviction on "cyber libel" against journalist Maria Ressa and researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. Journalists' groups say the grounds on which they were charged and the nature of prosecution are dangerous for press freedom…

WSWS (2022-07-13). Report whitewashes 2021 Border Patrol attack on Haitian migrants at US-Mexico border. wsws.org The migrants were greeted by a savage crackdown by Border Patrol agents, as video footage, photographic images, and eye-witness testimony from several news agencies confirmed Border Patrol thugs mounted on horseback swung their reins like whips and charged at the defenseless refugees.

____ (2022-07-13). IP rights under increased protection. ecns.cn Chinese market entities have increased the protection of intellectual property rights mainly in the industries of digital technology and biotechnology, trying to ensure those rights can also be granted and protected overseas, an IPR official said.

____ (2022-07-13). National roadways to hit nearly half-million km. ecns.cn China unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to expand its national road network to around 461,000 kilometers by 2035, as part of its larger move to build a modern, high-quality and comprehensive national transportation network, said officials and experts.

____ (2022-07-13). China's Wentian lab module to be launched this month. ecns.cn The Wentian lab module, the first lab component of China's Tiangong space station, will be launched at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan this month, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-07-13). Mounting uncertainty over effects of central banks' tightening policies. wsws.org The move to tighten monetary policy through interest rate increases and the reduction of asset holdings is producing gyrations in financial markets because no one has any real idea of where it will lead.

TeleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-07-13). Registran sismo de magnitud 6.4 en la isla de Pascua, Chile. telesurtv.net Las autoridades chilenas indicaron que hasta el momento no se registran víctimas mortales ni daños estructurales por el temblor.

____ (2022-07-13). Steps ensure import supply chains unhindered. ecns.cn Local authorities have been prohibited from imposing additional COVID-19 control measures on non-cold chain imports in an effort to stabilize supply chains, the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism said in a notice released on Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-07-13). Central Indiana Kroger workers: Vote "No" on the UFCW-Kroger sellout contract! wsws.org "Everyone who has read the highlights that were handed out to workers in stores Wednesday can see this is not a 'new' contract but a re-hash of the old one we rejected only weeks ago."

CRC of Santa Cruz County (2022-07-13). Saturday 7/23: Let's Talk About It: Finding Common Threads Through Conversation. indybay.org Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History | 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA 9 60…

Homeless Garden Project (2022-07-13). Saturday 8/6: Day of Dirt and Digging. indybay.org Homeless Garden Project Farm | 100-198 Shaffer Rd Santa Cruz, CA 9 60…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-13). World Bronchiectasis Day targets chronic, progressive lung disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A chronic, progressive lung disease is attracting new global attention. Today marks the inaugural World Bronchiectasis Day, an awareness day set for July 1 each year. Goals include increasing recognition and treatment of the disease by health care providers and encouraging more research, says a Mayo Clinic expert helping to lead the effort internationally. In bronchiectasis, the walls of the bronchial tubes, which carry air into and out of the lungs, are injured, becoming enlarged….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-13). Plant power: Using diet to lower cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The choices you make at the grocery store have a bigger impact than just your dinner plans. Filling your plate with foods that are grown in the ground may be the best diet for cancer prevention. An estimated 1.9 million cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022, according to the American Cancer Society. While some people have a higher genetic risk to develop cancer, research shows that nearly 25% of overall…

____ (2022-07-13). Xiamen festival presents traditional Chinese costumes. ecns.cn Models show off traditional Chinese attires at the 2022 Cross-Straits Traditional Chinese Clothing Cultural Festival in Xiamen, Fujian Province, July 12, 2022.

TeleSUR-mcs-JL (2022-07-13). India supera los 13.600 nuevos casos de la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias instan a la población a mantener las medidas anticovid para evitar su avance en el país.

Staff (2022-07-13). Shamkhani to visit Azerbaijan for bilateral ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani is set to visit Baku on Friday.

Staff (2022-07-13). øQué opinas de Cubadebate? Participa en nuestra encuesta (III y Final). cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de conocer más a nuestros usuarios, y saber sus opiniones sobre nuestro sitio web, Cubadebate realiza una amplia encuesta, que ya tuvo amplia participación de nuestros lectores en su primera y segunda parte.

____ (2022-07-13). U.S. researchers perform pig-to-human heart transplants. ecns.cn Doctors at New York University (NYU) Langone Health have successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased people, the team announced Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-13). China's new round of bulk procurement sees drug prices drop 48 pct. ecns.cn Medicines selected in the seventh round of the Chinese government's centralized drug-procurement program will be 48 percent cheaper than usual, on average, for public health facilities that purchase them.

____ (2022-07-13). Charming mirror scene of Palace Museum after rain. ecns.cn A mirror image of the Palace Museum is reflected in the water after rainfall in Beijing, July 13, 2022.

Golnaz Esfandiari (2022-07-13). Iran Moves To Tighten Abortion Restrictions. juancole.com By Golnaz Esfandiari | &#1 ; ( RFE/RL ) &#1 ; Maryam ended her pregnancy two years ago using abortion pills. Her husband supported her. The couple already have a boy and a girl, and they decided they did not want a third child. Abortion pills are not easily accessible in Iran due to government restrictions. Maryam …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-13). Mayo Clinic joins Better Climate Challenge, committing to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic recently joined the Better Climate Challenge, an initiative launched by the Department of Energy that encourages organizations to set ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Mayo Clinic is committed to cutting certain greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and reducing energy use by 20% within 10 years. Participating in the Better Climate Challenge requires Mayo Clinic to develop and submit a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, share progress and solutions…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-13). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Memory loss. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom is in her 80s, and I've noticed that her memory seems to be slipping. Sometimes she forgets a person's name or can't recall what she did the day before. Is it normal to have these types of lapses at her age or should I be worried they are signs of something more serious? ANSWER: It is understandable that you are concerned about changes in your mother's memory. Memory lapses and modest decline…

WSWS (2022-07-13). Security footage released from inside Uvalde, Texas, school confirms police ran away from gunfire, loitered in hallway. wsws.org As children and teachers lay wounded and dying in the classrooms, dozens of heavily armed police were observed texting on their phones, leaning on the walls and generally disinterested in ending the massacre.

Phoebe Thomas Sorgen (2022-07-13). Berkeley irradiating us all via e-kiosks & cell antennas. indybay.org Open letter re electronic kiosks and cell antennas that emit harmful EMF/RF radiation. Please use it for talking points and lobby the mayor and city council If you live or work in Berkeley: Council@CityOfBerkeley.info. Otherwise, fight it wherever you are. This huge hazard is "under the radar."

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-07-13). Argentina formaliza acuerdo con Cuba sobre cooperación agrícola. telesurtv.net Algunos de los elementos subrayados reconocen la cooperación para el mejoramiento y producción de cultivos tales como granos, maíz, arroz, frijol y soja.

____ (2022-07-13). Xinjiang official slams U.S. suppression. ecns.cn The United States' malicious attempts to suppress China have caused a huge blow to the global photovoltaic industry and there is no so-called forced labor in any enterprise in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a spokesman for the regional government said.

____ (2022-07-11). UN chief calls for smooth transition of gov't in Sri Lanka. ecns.cn United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a smooth transition of government in Sri Lanka and to find sustainable solutions to the economic crisis, said his deputy spokesman.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-12). Putin Extends Fast-Track Russian Citizenship to All Ukrainians. news.antiwar.com On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin A decree The decree makes it so that Ukrainians no longer need to meet a series of preconditions to obtain Russian passports, such as taking a Russi…

Staff (2022-07-12). Dozens injured, killed in Ukraine strike on Kherson (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Dozens of people were injured and some people killed as a result of a Ukrainian airstrike on the city Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-12). UN Envoy Wants Another Expansion of Yemen Truce. news.antiwar.com With a couple of weeks left before the latest deadline, the Yemen ceasefire has been an almost unconditional success. UN officials are trying to piece together ways to Almost four months in, there have been claims of scores, if not hundreds, of violations. These largely don't appear to have happened, however, and the only credible report was a Saudi cross-border attack this weekend. | Years of war haven't benefited anybody in Yemen, a…

Fidencio Aldama Solidarity Group (2022-07-12). "Never Surrender": Statement from Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama. indybay.org My name is Fidencio Aldama Pérez. I am part of the Yaqui tribe. I was taught to respect other people, without forgetting something very important: THE STRUGGLE FOR OUR TERRITORY.

Editor (2022-07-12). The campaign to bring Brittney Griner home. workers.org Brittney Griner is a 31-year-old, 6-foot, 9-inch center for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association. As a college player for the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas, she is a former Associated Press Player of the Year and a two-time Olympic gold medal winner. Griner, who is Black . . . |

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2022-07-12). Workers mobilize against Amazon — across borders. workers.org Despite ferocious union-busting attacks, Amazon workers continue to organize and move forward — with recent noteworthy progress from the U.S. South to the Mexican border. On July 7, More Perfect Union broke the news on Twitter that workers at Amazon warehouse SDF1 in Campbellsville, Kentucky, are affiliating with the Amazon . . . |

Staff (2022-07-12). Special Economic Zones: Why Venezuela Relies on Them to Attract Foreign Investment. orinocotribune.com The legal instrument was approved with the vote of the deputies of the opposition and the government, but was rejected by the Communist party deputy. | Venezuela seeks to obtain financial assets in various ways. With this objective, the National Assembly recently approved the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones (ZEE), an instrument intends to increase the country's income and encourage "economic independence," according to its promoters. | Beyond the fact that the law was approved in consensus by the government and opposition benches (with the negative vote of the only communist deputy), the law establishes con…

Ana Perdigón (2022-07-12). María Corina Machado Now Wants to Compete in Elections. orinocotribune.com The head of the Come Venezuela (Vente Venezuela in Spanish) political movement, María Corina Machado, apparently changed her mind again, and now wants to compete for the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, according to an announcement she made in a video posted on her Twitter account. | "We are willing to measure ourselves," said the far-right politician, "because Venezuela needs a political leadership, and a leadership that does not give in and does not give up, and that keeps its word and its commitment." | She said that this announcement resulted from the seventh federal meeting of her political organization…

Editor2 (2022-07-12). China Opens the Caribbean Development Center. orinocotribune.com Beijing, (Prensa Latina) Officials from China and Caribbean countries opened today a joint development center in the city of Jinan (east) with the aim of consolidating and expanding cooperation on fields of mutual interest. | The ceremony brought together officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the government of Shandong province along with the ambassadors of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados, plus the chargé d'affaires of Suriname. Following the opening of the center, the parties reported on a Chinese donation of sanitary products to Caribbean countries, a cooperative project wit…

Editor2 (2022-07-12). Is the US Now Trying to Destabilize Uzbekistan? orinocotribune.com By Vladimir Platov &#1 ; , 2022 | Unfortunately, the failure of the recent attempt to create an

____ (2022-07-12). Exhibition on the history of Italy opens in Beijing. ecns.cn Titled "Tota Italia — Origins of a Nation," it features 503 pieces of precious antiques from 26 museums across Italy. The exhibition will last until Oct. 9.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Mayo Clinic receives first-of-its-kind accreditation for diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, the academic testing arm for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, has been accredited as a diagnostic site by the PCD Foundation. Mayo Clinic is the first and only center of excellence to receive PCD Foundation accreditation for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare and debilitating lung disease. "This recognition of our laboratory services by the PCD Foundation is a clear reflection of our shared commitment to…

Repost (2022-07-12). The Abe Cult Murder & The Japanese Cults Behind The Curtain. indybay.org The murderer of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe said to police his mother was a member of a cult the she gave large amounts of money to. He said he agreed with the politics of Abe but not what his cult did. This is some of the background of Abe's relationship with these cults. Also the corruption scandal of his wife who was part of this right wing nationalist religious cult.

Staff (2022-07-12). Archivo CD: Testimonios del 11 de julio, cuando se desató la violencia. cubadebate.cu Cuando Janett se levantó ese domingo, no sabía que más tarde tendría un sentimiento enorme: desconsuelo. Mientras organizaba uno de los proyectos de la Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana para mejorar la gestión hospitalaria, no imaginó que luego andaría recorriendo las calles en otro intento por defender lo suyo. Lo nuestro. La Habana, 11 de julio de 2021.

Staff (2022-07-12). 18 killed, 14 kidnapped in armed attacks in Nigeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Following armed attacks in Zamfara state in Nigeria, 18 people were killed and 14 were kidnapped.

____ (2022-07-12). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on July 12. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Tuesday, July 12.

Rhythmix Cultural Works (2022-07-12). Saturday 8/20: PAL in the Parks: The Chinyakare Ensemble. indybay.org Jean Sweeney Open Space Park | 1925 Sherman St | Alameda, CA 94 1…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-12). 2022 California Admission Day – Reclaiming the Past California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Reclaiming the Past: California Pioneers of African Descent along the American River Parkway (1840-1875) remains a very contentious "need for popular culture" to discredit, destroy and disparage the salient contributions by people of African Descent throughout one of America's most endangered historical preservation sites, the Gold Mining District of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar, Gold Rush California (1840-1875.)…

Staff (2022-07-12). Captan la imagen más nítida y profunda del universo antiguo hasta ahora conseguida. cubadebate.cu Durante un evento celebrado este lunes en la Casa Blanca, el presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, dio a conocer una de las primeras imágenes captadas por el telescopio espacial James Webb del universo profundo, en la que se observan galaxias extremadamente distantes, ofreciendo la vista más detallada hasta la fecha del universo temprano, informó la NASA.

____ (2022-07-12). Cloud Trip to Museum: National Museum of China. ecns.cn The National Museum of China was formed in 2003 as a result of the merger of the National Museum of Chinese History and the National Museum of Chinese Revolution, both on the east side of Tian'anmen Square in Beijing.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Mayo Clinic Q and A: What causes a high platelet count? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 33 years old and recently had an annual physical and routine blood work. I'm active with two children and feel fantastic, but my platelet count came back as 651. My health care professional said it could indicate a blood cancer and referred me to a hematologist. What can cause my platelets to be so high? I'm nervous, as my only prior medical problem was iron deficiency anemia. ANSWER: Being told you might…

____ (2022-07-12). Hong Kong Palace Museum receives nearly 35,000 visits in first week. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) has received nearly 35,000 visits in the first week since its opening on , according to the museum on Monday.

Phoebe Thomas Sorgen (2022-07-12). Berkeley irradiating us all via e-kiosks & cell antennas. indybay.org Open letter re electronic kiosks and cell antennas that emit harmful EMF/RF radiation. Please use it for talking points and lobby the mayor and city council If you live or work in Berkeley: Council@CityOfBerkeley.info. Otherwise, fight it wherever you are. This huge hazard is "under the radar."

____ (2022-07-12). 2 killed, 3 injured in shootings at 4 U.S. California 7-Eleven stores. ecns.cn Two people were killed and three injured in shootings at four 7-Eleven stores in Southern California on early Monday morning, authorities said.

____ (2022-07-12). China's Wang Yi meets ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi vowing to strengthen ties. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Monday with ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi, with both sides promising to strengthen ties.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Patients with severe brachial plexus injuries who undergo amputation report benefits, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Reconstruction surgery may not work for some people with severe brachial plexus injuries, so they choose to undergo amputation. In a retrospective review by Mayo Clinic researchers, these patients reported less mechanical shoulder pain, higher employment rates and more satisfaction after amputation. The paper appears online in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that sends signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder,…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The importance of COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the U.S. have been expanded to include children ages 6 months to 5 years. The new vaccine recommendations mean children in the under-5 age group can receive a three-dose primary series of the Pfizer vaccine or a two-dose primary series of the Moderna vaccine. "This age group is one that can't wear a mask or anything else reliably," explains Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases specialist. "And so this is…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: How vertebroplasty can reduce back pain for some. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Complaints of back pain are on the rise. About 40% of people in the U.S. experience back pain, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study That's up 10% over the past 20 years. Dr. David A. Miller, a Mayo Clinic diagnostic radiologist, explains how vertebroplasty, an outpatient procedure to stabilize fractures in the vertebrae by using bone cement, can reduce back pain. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBZXkXfLt-w Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…

Micheal Berosch (2022-07-12). Dealing with Police and Government Agents. indybay.org "Any lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances." (U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson writing in Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949))…

____ (2022-07-12). Rainbow colored clouds appear in Yunnan. ecns.cn Rainbow colored clouds are seen in the sky in Pu'er city, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 11, 2022.

____ (2022-07-12). China's second national botanical garden unveiled in Guangzhou. ecns.cn China's second national botanical garden, South China National Botanical Garden, was inaugurateed in Guangzhou on Monday.

____ (2022-07-12). South China National Botanical Garden inaugurated in Guangzhou. ecns.cn The South China National Botanical Garden was inaugurated in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, on Monday.

Staff (2022-07-12). Las 3 del día: A un año de los sucesos del 11 de julio (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Los primeros minutos de nuestro podcast los dedicamos a analizar el contexto cubano, a un año del 11 de julio y, además, compartimos el criterio de analistas. Luego, pasamos al habitual resumen informativo. °Conéctese!

Staff (2022-07-12). Cuba y Zimbabue: Una hermandad hecha de respeto y cooperación. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, recibió este lunes en La Habana a Simbarashe S. Mumbengegwi, miembro del Buró Político de la Unión Nacional Africana de Zimbabwe-Frente Patriótico.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to ease the itch of mosquito bites. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org They are a common summer nuisance. Mosquitoes are pesky parasites leaving bite marks that can be unbearable to itch. So what's the best way to stop yourself from scratching? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/m4iapNcv8-Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. There are millions of mosquitoes swarming this summer, sucking blood and leaving itchy, red bumps on the…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). World Bronchiectasis Day targets chronic, progressive lung disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A chronic, progressive lung disease is attracting new global attention. Today marks the inaugural World Bronchiectasis Day, an awareness day set for July 1 each year. Goals include increasing recognition and treatment of the disease by health care providers and encouraging more research, says a Mayo Clinic expert helping to lead the effort internationally. In bronchiectasis, the walls of the bronchial tubes, which carry air into and out of the lungs, are injured, becoming enlarged….

Staff (2022-07-12). Russian president Putin due in Iran next week. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Economic Commission announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin would pay a visit to Tehran next week.

____ (2022-07-12). Scenery of Donggi Cona Lake in northwest China's Qinghai. ecns.cn Located in Madoi County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, Donggi Cona Lake is a freshwater lake at an altitude of more than 4,100 meters.

Angela (2022-07-12). Saturday 7/9: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Lama Brothers – Pioneers of Arabic Cinema" indybay.org

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Science Saturday: What happens in medical research before clinical trials begin? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When scientific advances burst into the news, such as a new medication to treat COVID-19 or a new concept like CRISPR for gene editing, people get a glimpse of how a scientific idea becomes a treatment or a tool. But what's the full story? Where did that idea come from? What happens in the research lab before clinical trials begin? How is scientific discovery transformed into a potential therapy that is ready to be tested…

Staff (2022-07-12). Successor to UK's Boris Johnson to be announced on Sep. 5. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — The United Kingdom's new prime minister will be announced on September 5, with the first votes to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded field to replace Boris Johnson expected this week.

____ (2022-07-12). OK, Let Me Explain Some Things. smoothiex12.blogspot.com It is getting to it, but, as I already stated, all of US military and government (Political class) do not understand–the US has zero historical experience with it–is the fact that you bring war to people, they bring it back to you. Unlike Iraq or Afghanistan Russia can fly a cruise missile into a specific window at the specific address in the US. It is really funny that many in the US "elite" don't get it. And that is what I wanted to point out. A wonderful comedy called RED (Retired Extremely Dangerous) which gets us into the Hollywood make-believe world which gets one thing very accurately. It is one thing wh…

Staff (2022-07-12). La Habana: Habilitan ventanillas en los ómnibus belgas. cubadebate.cu La transformación de las ventanillas de los ómnibus donados por Bélgica se realiza a buen ritmo y con la calidad requerida en la Empresa Productora de àìmnibus Evelio Prieto, con el objetivo de lograr una ventilación adecuada en esos equipos que refuerzan las rutas P12 y P16.

David Giesen (2022-07-12). Friday 7/15: Reviewing KPFA's Economic Update w/Richard Wolff. indybay.org ZOOM: | zoom.us/j/98494427833?pwd=NERHSWZnR2cybFlWQWswRnRQNG1LQT09…

Staff (2022-07-12). 1 dead, 5 hurt in shooting outside Kansas City. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — A shooting at a Kansas City bar where off-duty police officers were working security has left one person dead and five others wounded, authorities said.

____ (2022-07-12). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on July 12. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Mehr News agency takes a look at headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Tuesday, July 12.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Nasal implants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My nose always feels stuffed up, and I have a hard time breathing through my nose. It is especially bad at night when I lie down. I thought it was because of allergies, but medications do not help. The condition seems to be getting worse every year. My doctor thinks I may have a nasal valve collapse, and an implant can help. What is that, and will it change the shape of my…

D.Curioso (2022-07-12). CIP Decision Could End Rent Control. indybay.org The City of Alameda already has a Capital improvement Plan (CIP) program but landlord lobbyists worked with Council Member John Knox White (so-called moderate) to get more from renters. The Alameda Renters Coalition opposed this plan last year, but renters responded with letters and speakers in protest. The CIP plan was tabled for a year but now it's back on the agenda for a City Council vote on Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-12). UN General Assembly adopts resolution on strengthening connectivity between Central, South Asia. ecns.cn The United Nations General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution on strengthening connectivity between Central and South Asia.