(2022-08-19). Patrick Lawrence: A Hall of Mirrors. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost I have long wondered whether our mainstream journalists, correspondents and commentators get dressed each morning in the same locker room, so similarly do they account for things. This has been especially so in the case of the Ukraine crisis, which is quite understandable: Keeping readers and viewers a …
(2022-08-19). Putin reportedly announces readiness to meet with Zelensky. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Media sources in Turkey have claimed that the Russian president has announced his readiness to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart.
(2022-08-19). Turkey Says First Swedish Extradition Doesn't Live Up to NATO Deal. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Turkey's justice minister said Sweden's decision to extradite a man who is wanted in Turkey for fraud Turkey wants Sweden and Finland to extradite suspected members of the Kurdish militant group PKK and people allegedly involved in a 2016 coup attempt. But the man Sweden announced it was extradited to Turkey last week isn't linked to these groups and was only convicted for credit card fraud.
(2022-08-19). China strongly opposes U.S. chips bill: commerce ministry. ecns.cn The Chips and Science Act passed by the U.S. Congress contains provisions that restrict relevant companies' normal economic, trade and investment activities in China, which is discriminatory and will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade.
(2022-08-19). Number of Chinese netizens exceeds 1 billion. ecns.cn China has seen a rapid growth of netizens over the past decade, along with a higher internet popularity rate, Niu Yibing, spokesman of the country's top cyberspace regulator, told a news conference on Fr…
(2022-08-19). Xinjiang's foreign trade up 38.1 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recorded nearly 115.5 billion yuan (about 17 billion U.S. dollars) in foreign trade in the first seven months of this year, up 38.1 percent year on year.
(2022-08-19). FDI rise confirms nation's economic pull. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment in China has grown 17 percent year-on-year to 798.33 billion yuan ($117.56 billion) in the first seven months of this year, indicating that the country's ability to attract capital is intact despite challenges threatening the recovery of the global economy.
(2022-08-19). Shanghai to release consumption coupons on Sat. ecns.cn Shanghai authorities are planning to release 1 billion yuan worth of coupons in the coming months, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce announced on Wednesday.
(2022-08-19). Report: Details of New Iran Nuclear Deal Approved by Iran. news.antiwar.com As the US is considering Iran's response to an EU proposal to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, The Cradle reported on Thursday the details of the agreement Tehran put forward. The Cradle report cited an unnamed Iranian source who said that the deal includes comprehensive sanctions relief for Iran and a series …
(2022-08-19). A bond beyond the brotherhood. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The bond between soldiers is something civilians can have a hard time grasping. You rely on each other, to have the other's back, especially when things are at their worst. The two men you're about to meet share that bond, and it's as strong now as it ever was. Two friends and former Green Berets, Tim Reynolds and Kevin Rasband, have always been there for each other. "Kevin and I know each other from way…
(2022-08-19). Sri Lankan government unleashes brutal police attack on student demonstration. wsws.org Half an hour after the march began students were confronted by a massive contingent of 0 police, including riot control officers, and accompanied by two water cannons.
(2022-08-19). Nancy Pelosi, White Supremacy, and China. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley  ; Aug 10, 2022 | White supremacist arrogance was the order of the day when Nancy Pelosi ignored a red line set by the Chinese government and visited Taiwan. The Speaker of the House showed stereotypical and racist attitudes towards that country and began a chain of events that won't go well for the U.S. | "When I was a little girl, I was told at the beach if I dug a hole deep enough, we would reach China, so we've always felt a connection there." | Nancy Pelosi, August 5, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan | Nancy Pelosi is a member of the United States Congress. She isn't just any member either, she…
(2022-08-19). Arson Suspected in Caracas Warehouse Fire that Destroyed Dialysis Machines. orinocotribune.com 
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(2022-08-19). 14 FBI Whistleblowers Have Not Come Forward Since Agents Searched Trump's Estate. thedissenter.org Fourteen individuals from or affiliated with FBI contacted Republicans before FBI searched Trump's estate, but not immediately after the search…
(2022-08-19). Presidential Emergency Board ruling on railroads: The Biden administration declares war on the working class. wsws.org The ruling is an object lesson the class character of the state, the Democratic Party and behind them, the pro-corporate trade unions.
(2022-08-19). Guideline gives fillip to cruise tourism. ecns.cn China will vigorously grow its cruise tourism market, push forward the building of Sanya in Hainan province as a home port of international cruises, and create a number of world-class cruise tourism destinations with distinguished features.
(2022-08-19). Challenging Colonialism s01e05: Nichelle Garcia on Run4Salmon. indybay.org Nichelle Garcia (Winnemem Wintu) talks about the Run 4 Salmon, the 2022 run, its goals and its history. She also discussed inter-tribal solidarity in water and salmon protection, as well as the curriculum and mini-lessons she's contributed to and taught in schools to raise awareness of what's at stake.
(2022-08-19). U.S. judge holds hearing on motions to unseal affidavit for Mar-a-Lago search warrant. ecns.cn A U.S. judge held a hearing Thursday on motions to unseal an affidavit used to apply for the search warrant on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
(2022-08-19). Xi sets out tasks to revitalize northeast. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has underlined protecting the ecology and environment, giving priority to independent innovation and bolstering community services as the nation carries forward a strategy to revitalize the northeastern region in the new era.
(2022-08-19). The W-Curve Model: Understanding a new college student's experience. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The W-Curve Model was first proposed in 1963 to explain adjustment to culture shock. Starting college is a culture shock for many young people. It is often the first time students are away from home for an extended period. Freshman year is known for new experiences, but it also presents various challenges. Each new college student's experience is unique. Parents should be aware of the predictable adjustment pattern to help students navigate difficult times. The…
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic facilities recognized for environmental sustainability. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic locations in Arizona, Florida and Rochester, and Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Eau Claire and La Crosse, Wisconsin, have been recognized for their sustainability initiatives by Practice Greenhealth. This national organization recognizes health care organizations committed to continuous improvement in sustainability practices and programs. All locations received the Greenhealth Emerald Award, which recognizes outstanding hospitals from within Partner for Change applicants. The Partner for Change application is designed for health care…
(2022-08-19). Raeisi government works towards removal of sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Abolfazl Amouei, the spokesman for parliament's foreign policy & nat'l security commission, says President Raeisi's administration seeks to get the sanctions removed, adding that talks with Riyadh are going on well.
(2022-08-19). Workers say: Stop Dejoy's privatization of Postal Service. workers.org 
American Postal Workers Union (APWU), National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and United Auto Workers (UAW) members, environmental groups and other union activists held a dinosaur-themed rally outside the U.S. Postal Service Headquarters at L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C. Aug. 9 to demand the use of union-made electric vehicles for . . . |
(2022-08-19). Historic 'Border Agreement' Meeting Held to Discuss Renewal of Venezuela—Colombia Diplomatic Relations. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 18, the second day of the "Border Agreement" meeting was held, an event attended by Venezuelan and Colombian authorities, and businesspeople who seek to reach agreements for the commercial reopening between Venezuela and Colombia. | The Border Agreement meeting was held at the Casino Internacional hotel in Cúcuta, Colombia, where recently appointed ambassadors Félix Plasencia of Venezuela and Armando Benedetti of Colombia were joined by more than 200 businesspeople from both countries. | The meeting was organized by the Colombian-Venezuelan Chamber, the Chamber of Venezuelan-Colombian Econom…
(2022-08-19). China-Europe freight trains eye infrastructure. ecns.cn China is willing to cooperate with countries along China-Europe Railway Express lines to jointly promote the construction of major infrastructure projects to better enhance the capability to ensure smooth operations of freight train services.
(2022-08-19). Foreign ambassadors express firm support for one-China principle. ecns.cn In response to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region, ambassadors to China from multiple countries have expressed their firm support for the one-China principle and urged the United States to cease interfering in China's internal affairs.
(2022-08-19). Parlamento colombiano elige a nuevo contralor general. telesurtv.net El abogado Carlos Hernán Rodríguez se juramentó con un respaldo de 94 votos a favor en el Senado y 166 en Cámara de Diputados.
(2022-08-19). China sets up working group to promote talks on joining DEPA. ecns.cn China on Thursday set up a working group to advance talks on joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) after approval from the DEPA Joint Committee, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday.
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Prescribing nature for mental, physical health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eating right and exercising are important ways to stay mentally and physically healthy. And instead of getting off the couch and hopping on a treadmill, you might want to consider going outdoors and reaping the health benefits of being in nature. And don't be surprised at your next doctor's visit when you get a prescription for parks instead of pills. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/L4z4-rhGrWY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 06) is in the downloads at…
(2022-08-19). 2nd China Arts and Crafts Expo held in Nanjing. ecns.cn More than 100,000 pieces of fine arts and crafts will be exhibited during the expo from Aug. 18 to 21.
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer walk-in sports injury clinics on Saturdays. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will provide a Saturday morning injury clinic for Rochester-area middle school, high school and college athletes injured during recent sports activities. This includes all athletes from schools in Southeast Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. The clinic will open each Saturday at 8 a.m. between Sept. 3 and Oct. 15. The clinic will be held on the third floor of the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center…
(2022-08-19). U.S. told to stop sending wrong signals. ecns.cn China voiced its opposition to the launch of negotiations over a trade agreement between the Taiwan region and the United States, urging the U.S. to avoid negotiating or concluding any official agreement with the region.
(2022-08-19). RISE for Youth program celebrates successful first year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org RISE for Youth, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Rochester branch of the NAACP, recently wrapped up its inaugural year of programming. The program, which received funding through Mayo Clinic's $100 million commitment against racism, drew rave reviews from scholars, community partners and Mayo Clinic staff. For as long as she can remember, Aisha Qassim has wanted to become a surgeon. But with no doctors in her family, she wasn't sure of the…
(2022-08-19). Gobierno de Nicaragua envía buque con alimentos a Cuba. telesurtv.net El Gobierno aseguró que "la embarcación lleva, con el amor del pueblo nicaragüense, alimentos solidarios para las familias cubanas".
(2022-08-19). ONU insta a respetar carácter civil de central atómica ucraniana. telesurtv.net El reclamo lo hizo durante la visita que realizan el secretario general de la ONU y el presidente turco a Ucrania.
(2022-08-19). 29 anti-China disruptors in Hong Kong plead guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power. ecns.cn Twenty-nine defendants, including anti-China disruptors Benny Tai, Joshua Wong, and Alvin Yeung, on Thursday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power in a national security law case heard at a Hong Kong court.
(2022-08-19). Diverted power to ease shortage brought by heat. ecns.cn The power shortage in Chongqing and neighboring Sichuan province is easing as electricity is being sent from other parts of the country to help meet extra demand caused by the continuing heat wave.
(2022-08-19). Resurgimiento de la izquierda en América Latina: El necesario cambio de época. cubadebate.cu Desde 2018, líderes ubicados a la izquierda del espectro político llegaron a la presidencia de México, Argentina, Bolivia, Perú, Honduras, Chile y Colombia. El fenómeno podría completarse en las elecciones de octubre en Brasil, donde Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tiene amplia ventaja en las encuestas. Analistas consideran que se trata de una nueva coyuntura en la que la izquierda en América Latina parece resurgir.
(2022-08-19). Minnesota man takes shot at getting his voice back. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A Minnesota man who has a long career in the communications business suddenly has difficulty speaking. And Mayo Clinic experts helped him get his voice back with a treatment that's often used to prevent wrinkles on the face. Watch: Minnesota man takes shot at getting his voice back. youtu.be/weN4SQ0_vJY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (2: 24) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. "Let's go through…
(2022-08-19). Reportan sismo de magnitud 5,3 en Fukushima, Japón. telesurtv.net La Agencia Meteorológica de Japón registró el sismo a las 14: 46 hora local y lo ubicó en el cuarto nivel de la escala.
(2022-08-19). International anti-doping symposium to be held in Beijing. ecns.cn The second edition of the International Anti-Doping Symposium hosted by China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) will be held next week in Beijing.
(2022-08-19). Ferroviarios británicos van a huelga por alto costo de la vida. telesurtv.net El sindicato de los trabajadores ferroviarios anunció una "respuesta masiva" al impacto de la inflación en los salarios.
(2022-08-19). Judge orders DoJ to produce redacted version of affidavit in state secrets investigation of Trump. wsws.org The events of the past two weeks have brought the crisis of the US political system to a new and unprecedented stage.
(2022-08-19). Argentina acoge seminario sobre el fortalecimiento de la Celac. telesurtv.net Se espera la intervención del presidente argentino, Alberto Fernández, aunque los trabajos comenzaron en la mañana.
(2022-08-19). Saturday 9/10: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Beyond Money – A Postcapitalist Strategy. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.
(2022-08-19). Cinco facetas desconocidas de Federico García Lorca. telesurtv.net Federico García Lorca pasó a la historia como uno de los artistas españoles más talentosos del mundo.
(2022-08-19). U.S. existing-home sales fall for sixth straight month amid cooling market. ecns.cn Existing-home sales in the United States declined for the sixth straight month in July, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported Thursday.
(2022-08-19). China issues sci-tech action plan to support carbon reduction. ecns.cn China has published an action plan from 2022 to 2030 on supporting the country's carbon reduction goal by science and technology measures.
(2022-08-19). Palestinian President Abbas' Holocaust remark and the hypocrisy of Germany's media and political establishment. wsws.org German media outlets and politicians have responded with a storm of indignation to a statement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas comparing Israeli massacres of Palestinians with the Holocaust that would be hard to beat for its mendacity.
(2022-08-19). Pandemic-driven teacher shortage in US reaches crisis levels as school year begins. wsws.org A teacher shortage more than a decade in the making has hit unprecendented levels, dramatically worsened by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Back-to-school COVID-19 vaccinations for kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Before kids head back to school this fall, make sure a COVID-19 vaccination is on their back-to-school list. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic Pediatric Infectious Diseases expert, says everyone 6 months of age and older is now eligible for an authorized COVID-19 vaccination. With vaccines becoming widely available for school-aged children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance for schools that shifts the focus from restrictive measures, like quarantine and social…
(2022-08-19). Suben a 31 los casos de viruela del mono en Bolivia. telesurtv.net En Santa Cruz prevén dar el alta a los dos primeros contagios de viruela símica que están en la fase final de recuperación.
(2022-08-19). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…
(2022-08-19). The Struggle to Survive: Energy, Genocide and the Targeting of Leonard Peltier. indybay.org The genocide of Native people by the United States government was carried out by murder, removal of children to boarding schools and foster homes, exploitation of energy resources, sterilization of women,and forced relocation. Cultural genocide was also carried out by missionaries and churches.
(2022-08-19). Venezuela denuncia sabotaje contra almacén de medicamentos. telesurtv.net Está abierta una investigación para identificar a los responsables de un incendio provocado y llevarlos ante la justicia.
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Where is the kidney stone belt? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Where you live, what you eat and how much you drink may tell health care professionals more about your risk of developing kidney stones than you think. Dr. Ivan Porter II, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, describes intense weather areas, such as the South and Southwest, as the kidney stone belt. This is where research shows kidney stones are more prevalent. Dehydration in these hot climates, combined with certain diets, are increasing risks that can result…
(2022-08-19). Armed guards assault Parker Community School, fired educators speak out. indybay.org On August 4, untrained, unlicensed, third-party security providers contracted by OUSD violently assaulted parents and community members at Parker School, injuring at least 11 people and sending four to the ER.
(2022-08-19). Wednesday 9/7: Biodiversity Trivia Night (Virtual). indybay.org Online Event. Register here: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcO6vqzkoEt1vSNuni_QNXrSJRDDtcMGP…
(2022-08-19). El principio de una sola China no puede ser distorsionado ni vaciado. cubadebate.cu En los últimos 40 años, EE.UU. no ha aplicado estrictamente el principio de una sola China ni las disposiciones de los tres comunicados conjuntos chino-estadounidenses, sino lo contrario, ha intensificado sus esfuerzos para confundir a la opinión pública e intentar oscurecer y vaciar el principio de una sola China.
(2022-08-19). CDC director announces reorganization of agency after COVID-19 debacle. wsws.org The internal review was mainly concerned with the agency's failures in communication to the public, not its capitulation to the demands of big business and the Biden and Trump administrations to reopen schools and workplaces when it was unsafe to do so.
(2022-08-19). No More Kaiser Suicides! NUHW Members Strike Kaiser Health System. indybay.org Two thousand Kaiser NUHW healthcare workers went on an indefinite strike on August 15, 2022 for proper staffing and compensation to keep healthcare professionals on the jobs. As a result of a lack of proper staffing, Members and patients at Kaisers have committed suicide. Clinicians…
(2022-08-19). Ciclistas cubanos competirán en Tour de Panamá. cubadebate.cu Ciclistas de las selecciones nacionales cubanas competirán en el Tour de Panamá, que comenzará el domingo 21 de agosto y será disputado por al menos 258 pedalistas en siete etapas.
(2022-08-19). 17 dead, 17 missing in NW China flash flood. ecns.cn Seventeen people were found dead and 17 others remained missing after sudden mud-rock flows triggered by torrential rain hit villages in northwest China's Qinghai Province early Thursday.
(2022-08-19). Saturday 8/20: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Going Home" indybay.org
(2022-08-19). Prosperity, stability of China's Xinjiang clear to all: Pakistani analysts. ecns.cn The prosperity and stability of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is clear to all, which is a proof of the wisdom in and foresightedness of China's Xinjiang policy, Pakistani analysts said here Wednesday.
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate announces second cohort of AI startups. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate has announced its second cohort of health tech startups, including national and international businesses. The program will help seven companies develop and validate their artificial intelligence-driven health care products or solutions and advance their business plans. The immersive, 20-week program offers participants access to Mayo Clinic experts in regulatory, clinical, technology and business domains with a focus on AI model validation and clinical readiness. Technology experts from Google and…
(2022-08-19). Nuevo sondeo: Lula mantiene ventaja sobre Bolsonaro en Brasil. telesurtv.net El nuevo sondeo fue realizado pocos días después del lanzamiento de la campaña política de cara a los comicios.
(2022-08-19). Helicopters dispatched to extinguish forest fire in Chongqing. ecns.cn A massive fire burns on a mountain in Fuling district of Chongqing, Aug. 19, 2022. Firefighters battle to contain the blaze.
(2022-08-19). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic research shows bebtelovimab to be a reliable option for treating COVID-19 in era of BA.2, other subvariants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers say the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab, already authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use on the omicron variant of COVID-19, is a reliable option to treat BA.2 and other COVID-19 subvariants. The findings of their multisite, retrospective study involving 3,607 high-risk patients appear in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. "This study gives us confidence that bebtelovimab is reliable for the treatment of high-risk patients during this omicron…
(2022-08-19). Chinese researchers build new weather station in Kunlun Mountains. ecns.cn Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and China's meteorological authorities have built a new meteorological station at an altitude of 5,200 meters in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
(2022-08-19). How Trump helped Sportswash Saudi Arabia. juancole.com 
By Robert Lipsyte |  ; ( Tomdispatch.com )  ; Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights …
(2022-08-19). Striking California Kaiser mental health workers call for expanding their strike, as Kaiser workers in Hawaii are set to join them on the picket lines. wsws.org The scheduled strike in Hawaii is a welcome development, but also throws into sharp relief the fact that the unions are keeping thousands of other Kaiser workers on the job.
(2022-08-19). Revelan que caso Ayotzinapa constituyó un crimen de Estado. telesurtv.net El subsecretario para Derechos Humanos, Alejandro Encinas, precisó que hasta el momento "no hay indicio alguno de que los estudiantes se encuentren con vida".
(2022-08-19). Xinjiang overcomes terrorism, prospers. ecns.cn After successfully curbing terrorist and extremist activities that once posed serious threats to society over the past decade, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is now in better shape than it has ever been to boost its development.
(2022-08-19). Presidente venezolano denuncia que incendio en almacén de medicamentos fue un ataque terrorista. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado recordó que no es la primera vez que se registra un ataque contra un centro de medicinas del Seguro Social venezolano.
(2022-08-19). Ex director financiero de la empresa familiar de Donald Trump se declara culpable de fraude y evasión fiscal. cubadebate.cu Un alto ejecutivo de la empresa familiar del ex presidente Donald Trump se declaró culpable este jueves de evadir impuestos, en un acuerdo que podría convertirlo en un testigo estrella contra la compañía en un juicio en otoño. El director financiero de la Organización Trump, Allen Weisselberg admitió haber recibido más de 1,7 millones de dólares en prebendas no gravadas.
(2022-08-19). Cerca de 0 médicos cubanos laborarán en Calabria, Italia. telesurtv.net Presidente de la región, Roberto Occhiuto, afirmó que los galenos cubanos arribarán a partir de septiembre y apoyarán ante la falta de personal sanitario.
(2022-08-19). Teach-in People's Assembly (focus climate crisis). indybay.org Are you concerned about the future of the planet and all life on it? are you concerned about the IRA? you are invited to a free Teach-in on People's Assembly Saturday September 10th, from 1 to 3pm PST on zoom. Local Celebrities, Alycee Lane, & Jeremy Lent (authors) will be presenting as well as Yusra Bitar & Derek Seidman of littlesis. This Teach-in is free and open to the public…
(2022-08-19). Inflación interanual alcanza el 9.3 % en Austria. telesurtv.net Los rubros que experimentaron mayores variaciones en los precios fueron los combustibles, el gasóleo para calefacción, el gas natural y los alimentos.
(2022-08-19). Varios muertos al chocar dos avionetas en un aeropuerto de California. cubadebate.cu Dos avionetas colisionaron este jueves poco antes de las 15: 00 de la tarde, cuando intentaban aterrizar en el aeropuerto municipal de Watsonville, al norte de California. Autoridades locales reportan que el accidente ha dejado varias víctimas mortales.
(2022-08-19). Gobierno uruguayo termina por la fuerza ocupación estudiantil. telesurtv.net En respuesta, los estudiantes han convocado para una jornada de 24 horas de protestas desde este jueves.
(2022-08-19). Nearly 30 train passengers test positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn At least 27 passengers aboard a train that started from Lhasa in Tibet autonomous region on Monday and arrived in Beijing on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 after they disembarked at different stations.
(2022-08-19). Police dogs wear cooling vests to beat summer heat in Chongqing. ecns.cn Police dogs wearing cooling vests patrol at Chongqing North Station in Chongqing, Aug. 18, 2022.
(2022-08-19). World's highest cafe at Dagu Glacier. ecns.cn Tourists enjoy spectacular view of the Dagu Glacier at the Dagu Glacier National Park, Heishui County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 16, 2022.
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Fueling the young athlete. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to sports and activities, what a child eats can affect performance. Sports nutrition focuses on not only on good eating habits, but also on what an athlete might need before exercising and after as a part of recovery. Of course, sports nutrition goes beyond simply what you eat. When you eat is important, too. Understanding the right balance and timing of taking in carbohydrates, proteins and hydration can help athletes play their…
(2022-08-19). Sunday 8/28: Protect Juristac Gilroy Info and Action Prep Day. indybay.org Gilroy Center for the Arts/Gilroy Arts Alliance | 7341 Monterey St., Gilroy…
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic experts provide overview of latest clinical information on monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — As the monkeypox outbreak continues and the U.S. has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, Mayo Clinic experts have published a special article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings to provide clinicians with a focused overview of the viral infection, establishing strategies for infection prevention and control and a summary of clinical management to consider. "The purpose of this article is to provide an overview to assist health care professionals in addressing the challenges of…
(2022-08-19). Presidente de Consejo de Ministros de Perú asistirá al Congreso. telesurtv.net Aníbal Torres Vásquez fue citado para que explique su llamado a que el pueblo se movilice en contra de sectores golpistas.
(2022-08-19). Rescatan con vida a los nueve mineros atrapados en Colombia. telesurtv.net Habían quedado atrapados este miércoles tras el colapso de una mina de carbón en la región de Cundinamarca.
(2022-08-19). AN de Venezuela aprueba a Félix Plasencia embajador en Colombia. telesurtv.net Varios diputados destacaron la trayectoria de Plasencia como diplomático, quien remarcó que asumirá la responsabilidad con total compromiso.
(2022-08-19). Legal Agreement to Permanently Close Oil Wells, Restore Habitat in California's Carrizo Plain National Monument. indybay.org SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif., August 15, 2022 ― Conservation groups today announced a legal agreement securing the permanent closure and restoration of 11 long-dormant oil wells inside the Carrizo Plain National Monument, a unique landscape in central California famous for its vibrant springtime wildflower displays and rare wildlife.
(2022-08-19). Saturday 8/27: Fighting for Our Lives: An Action Conference on Reproductive Justice. indybay.org via zoom…
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Back-to-school mental health tips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our daughter has attended school virtually for the past five years and enjoyed the experience. Now that she is heading into ninth grade, she wants a more traditional high school experience. However, she has become more nervous as school gets closer and complains about stomachaches. How can I ease the transition for her and help her be less anxious? ANSWER: School is one of the most important places where children learn and grow intellectually,…
(2022-08-19). Taiwan question seen as key to China-Japan ties. ecns.cn Beijing has underscored that the Taiwan question is the key to relations between China and Japan at the latest high-level dialogue of their policymakers, because it is the basis of fundamental trust and credibility in the bilateral relationship.
(2022-08-19). Sunday 9/25: Fall Harvest Festival. indybay.org The Farm, UC Santa Cruz | Directions: agroecology.ucsc.edu/visit/directions.html…
(2022-08-19). Commemorating Ayatollah Hakim demise anniversary in Qom. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — The ceremony of the first anniversary of the demise of Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Seyyed Hakim was held in the Grand Mosque of Qom on Thursday.
(2022-08-19). Yash Kilam: Teenage humanitarian advocates for those with disabilities. indybay.org While most 16-year-olds are focused on learning to drive and sleeping in on summer mornings, Yash Kilam of Fremont, California is keeping his full attention on helping others.
(2022-08-19). What the detection of poliovirus in sewer systems in London, New York City means. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is caused by the poliovirus. The contagious virus can infect a person's spinal cord and cause paralysis. The virus has been detected in the sewers of London, and in sewer systems in New York, including New York City. Health officials are urging unvaccinated residents in those communities to get immunized or get boosters if already vaccinated."The single case that we have in the U.S. appears to be vaccine strain polio…
(2022-08-19). Rusia denuncia provocación de Ucrania ante visita de Guterres. telesurtv.net Desde la cartera de defensa rusa detallaron que una brigada de artillería de las Fuerzas ucranianas prevé atacar la zona desde posiciones de tiro situadas en la ciudad de Níkopol.
(2022-08-19). Aprueban en Nicaragua calendario a elecciones municipales. telesurtv.net En los comicios se elegirán a los miembros de los consejos municipales en los 153 municipios del país centroamericano.
(2022-08-19). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…
(2022-08-19). Ghalibaf calls for prioritizing neutralizing sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — The Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagheri Ghalibaf has called on President Raeisi's government to prioritize reviving the economy and neutralizing the sanctions.
(2022-08-19). Aerosol physicist and health scientist Lidia Morawska speaks with WSWS about worsening COVID pandemic. wsws.org Professor Morawska criticises the failure of Australian governments to improve indoor air quality standards to minimise airborne transmission of COVID-19. She also raises concerns about the "disciplinary" action against Dr David Berger for his zero-COVID advocacy on social media.
(2022-08-19). Drs. Julie Louise Gerberding, Martine Rothblatt to join Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., chairperson and CEO of United Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: UTHR), were elected by the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees as public trustees at its quarterly meeting on Aug. 12. They will join the Board of Trustees effective Nov. 10. "Drs. Gerberding and Rothblatt are two of the most insightful, creative and innovative leaders in health…
(2022-08-19). China offers NE province financial support to restore flood-hit infrastructure. ecns.cn China's top economic planner has allocated a budgetary investment fund to help the flood-stricken northeastern Liaoning Province.
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…
(2022-08-19). Saturday 8/27: Yard Sale for Reparations Fundraiser. indybay.org Seminary Ave at Camden St, East Oakland, CA 94605…
(2022-08-19). U.S. universities facing sharp fall in Chinese students. ecns.cn A recent report by The Wall Street Journal said that during the first half of 2022, U.S. student visas issued to Chinese nationals dropped more than percent compared with pre-pandemic levels.
(2022-08-19). Comicomment: U.S. attempt to challenge one-China principle doomed to fail. ecns.cn The China-U.S. relationship is now at a critical juncture. Undermining the one-China principle is risky and irresponsible. The U.S. must not act recklessly or create bigger crises. Those who play with fire will not come to a good end.
(2022-08-19). Aumenta a 16 cifra de muertos por inundaciones en China. telesurtv.net Las autoridades locales movilizaron más de 2.000 funcionarios y especialistas para atender la situación.
(2022-08-19). Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to tax fraud. wsws.org Despite pleading guilty to multiple crimes, the nearly -year employee of the Trump family is expected to spend a mere 100 days in jail.
(2022-08-19). France rejects Mali's allegations it sent weapons and intelli. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — France has condemned what it describes as "obviously unfounded accusations" made by Malian foreign minister Abdelaye Diop, in a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council.
(2022-08-19). Asian elephants' forest habitat loses over 67,000 sq km in 18 years: study. ecns.cn The forest habitat of Asian elephants lost about 67,635 square kilometers from 2001 to 2018, accounting for about 13.4 percent of their habitat in 2000, says the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals.
(2022-08-19). Unicef: Más de 2 .000 niños sin acceso a escuelas adecuadas en Haití. telesurtv.net Unicef precisó que 1.2 aulas y espacios de aprendizaje fueron destruidos por el terremoto ocurrido en 2021, y la mayoría no han sido reconstruidos.
(2022-08-19). UNE informa que trabaja en el restablecimiento del servicio eléctrico de varios municipios en La Habana. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica (UNE), informa que trabaja en el restablecimiento del servicio eléctrico de varios municipios en La Habana, luego de una avería en una subestación. "Las afectaciones en La Habana están relacionadas con una avería de 110 kV en una subestación. Se trabaja en el restablecimiento del servicio eléctrico".
(2022-08-19). Opportunity instead of crises and End this madness! indybay.org Almost no one asks what an economic policy looks like that no longer subordinates everything to economic growth: How to reduce the debt mountain to a reasonable level without GDP growth? How can pensions be secured without GDP growth and how can sufficient gainful employment be guaranteed?>
(2022-08-19). Incendio afecta más de 13.000 hectáreas en Bejís, España. telesurtv.net El incendio de Bejís, en la Comunidad Valenciana, continúa su avance pese a la lluvia registrada en la noche del miércoles.
(2022-08-19). "He wants to abolish this horrible tiered labor system"—GM Flint temp worker supports Will Lehman for UAW president. wsws.org A newly hired temporary worker detailed abuse at the hands of the company and the UAW and explained why he was supporting a socialist for UAW president.
(2022-08-19). TSE ordena borrar de redes sociales noticias falsas contra Lula. telesurtv.net Los videos fueron difundidos el pasado 2 de agosto en Facebook, YouTube e Instagram por la exministra Damares Alves.
(2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic announces a strategic collaboration for a new era of biomanufacturing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions. The collaboration brings together science, engineering and manufacturing to advance Mayo Clinic's vision of bringing new cures to clinical care. The focus will be on therapies derived from human sources known as biologics — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells — for use in medicines. Therapeutics based on biologics have the…
(2022-08-19). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.
(2022-08-18). Sometimes Humanity Gets it Right. popularresistance.org When it comes to U.S.-Russian arms control, sometimes history should repeat itself | President Joe Biden recently called for Russia to resume arms control negotiations aimed at keeping the existing New START treaty, scheduled to expire in 2026, viable. | Russia responded by suspending all inspection activity related to New START, declaring that the United States was seeking unilateral advantage by denying Russia access to inspection sites in the US, while demanding that Russia permit American inspectors access to sites in Russia. | Arms control, once the cornerstone of U.S.-Russian relations, appears to be on lif…
(2022-08-18). Who is Obstructing the Syrian Settlement? journal-neo.org 
The Syrian issue has recently been increasingly highlighted in global media reports, indicating that the Middle Eastern Arab state is unfortunately becoming more and more a battleground for many countries, especially through the fault of the US, Israel and Turkey. Thus, against the backdrop of increasing energy shortages in the West, the Syrian news agency …
(2022-08-18). Miko Peled: Israel Blames its Victims for the Violence it Causes. mintpressnews.com 
Palestinians are at a point where they can find no support anywhere, regardless of the severity of their conditions. Be they simply people who want to live their lives, fighters, activists or organizations dedicated to human rights, they will be killed and harassed.
(2022-08-18). Israel's Latest War on the Palestinians Reveals How Alone and Vulnerable they Are. juancole.com Belfast (Special to Informed Comment)  ; Some have puzzled over why Israel launched its attacks on Palestinian in Gaza and the West Bank at the beginning of August.The military action had not been preceded by any notable Palestinian activity. There is, however, no great mystery. It has become customary for an Israeli Prime Minister to …
(2022-08-18). Being Anything But a Good Sport in Saudi Arabia. tomdispatch.com Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights abuses to obscure its own history of bigotry and greed? In fact, not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany's atrocities and promote Aryan superiority have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly to enhance their joint international standings. Will it work this time? The jury has been out since the new…
(2022-08-18). Trump purge of Republican Party claims Liz Cheney in Wyoming. wsws.org The top Republican on the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol lost a bid for renomination to a Trump-backed challenger by a landslide margin.
(2022-08-18). US To Curb China's Semiconductor Technology Development. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageStopping China's chip autonomy ambitions already seems impossible. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The US has imposed new export restrictions affecting China's semiconductor industry. The new ban includes export restrictions of Equipment Data Acquisition (EDA) and diamond  ; used for semiconductor substrates instead of silicon and is the latest generation chip. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the US Department of Commerce has an…
(2022-08-17). China urges U.S. to strictly observe one-China principle. ecns.cn China on Wednesday urged the United States to draw lessons from history, honor the three China-U.S. joint communiques and strictly observe the one-China principle.
(2022-08-18). Turkey Invades Syria After Killing 17 in Drone Strikes. news.antiwar.com A flurry of Turkish drone strikes in and around Kobane continued apace Tuesday, That's just the start of the Turkish action, as following the strikes, Turkish military forces Turkey has been threatening a new round of offens…
(2022-08-18). Dropping pretense of "non-involvement," US seeks to escalate war with Russia. wsws.org The series of major explosions at Russian military bases on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea over the past week mark the beginning of a new, even more dangerous phase in the imperialist war waged on Ukrainian territory against Russia.
(2022-08-18). For the American Empire, Hypocrisy and War Go Hand in Hand. orinocotribune.com By Danny Haiphong  ; Aug 14, 2022 | American Exceptionalist Hypocrisy Was On Full Display During Nancy Pelosi's Provocative Trip To Taiwan. | Much of the world held its breath as Nancy Pelosi circled around the Philippines to sneak into Taiwan late in the evening on August 2nd, 2022. The fear was that Pelosi's trip would initiate a broader war between China and the United States. Taiwan is China's "red line." This was no secret to Pelosi or the Biden administration. China had sent numerous warnings from a variety of channels in the days leading up the trip. | While Pelosi entered and left Taiwan unscathed, her…
(2022-08-18). New Zealand sends another 120 troops to train Ukrainian soldiers. wsws.org The Labour government's new deployment means there will be 224 New Zealand troops in Europe assisting the US-NATO proxy war against Russia—NZ's largest overseas military deployment in decades.
(2022-08-18). US Commander Says China's Missile Launches Over Taiwan Must Be 'Contested'. news.antiwar.com A top US military commander "It's very important that we contest this type of thing. I know that the gorilla in the room is launching missiles over Taiwan," Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, the commander of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet, told reporters in Singapore. | China's recent exercises marked the first time they fired missiles over the island of Taiwan. China's Peo…
(2022-08-18). Syria Denies It's Holding Missing American Journalist Austin Tice. news.antiwar.com The Syrian government Damascus was responding to a statement President Biden issued last week, where he said the US knows "with certainty" that the Syrian government has Tice. Syria has always maintained that it does not have Tice detained. | "The US issued last week misleading and illogical statements by the American president and secretary of state…
(2022-08-18). Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his fascistic attacks against education. wsws.org Florida schools are opening this month in the wake of several anti-democratic education bills that went effect this summer and massive teacher shortage.
(2022-08-18). 15,000 nurses in Minnesota authorize strike against major hospital systems: "Something has to change" wsws.org Late last week, MNA President Mary Turner signaled that the union may seek to confine a walkout to just one day.
(2022-08-18). Convicted co-conspirator says accused kidnapper Fox wanted to publicly hang the governor of Michigan. wsws.org Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty and is serving a six-year prison sentence, gave testimony during the second week of the retrial of two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer in 2020.
(2022-08-18). US government announces new water cuts in Southwest as states fail to reach agreement. wsws.org The Bureau of Reclamation announced that California, Arizona and Nevada will enter a Tier 2 water shortage next year. The proposed cuts will make only a small dent in the estimated 4 million acre-feet of water that needs to be conserved.
(2022-08-18). 29 defendants in Hong Kong plead guilty to subversion: HK court. ecns.cn A total of 29 defendants, including Joshua Wong Chi-fung, an instigator of the Hong Kong riots, on Thursday pleaded guilty to the charge of "conspiracy to subvert the state power" in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, according to a Hong Kong court.
(2022-08-18). Amidst Uproar Over Nancy Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan, Media Ignores Aggressive U.S. Maritime Action in South China Seas. covertactionmagazine.com In order to force high-tech companies to decouple from the People's Republic of China and reverse U.S. decline, U.S. imperialism needs a political/military crisis with China Why has there been almost no coverage of U.S.-led naval maritime exercises in the South China Sea at the same time multi-millionaire Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was …
(2022-08-18). Israeli army shuts down prominent Palestinian rights groups. electronicintifada.net Young man shot and killed by soldiers during Nablus raid.
(2022-08-18). øPodemos tener una conversación adulta sobre China, por favor? globalizacion.ca 
El viaje de Pelosi a Taipéi forma parte de la continua provocación de Estados Unidos a China. Cuando la líder legislativa estadounidense Nancy Pelosi llegó a Taipei, gente en todo el mundo contuvo la respiración. Su visita fue un acto…
(2022-08-18). Russia Says It Moved Hypersonic Missiles to Kaliningrad. news.antiwar.com The Russian military said on Thursday The Russian Defense Ministry said that three MiG-31 fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived at the Chkalovsk airfield in Kaliningrad as part of "additional strategic deterrence measures." | "MiG-31I aircraft with Kinzhal airborne hypersonic systems will be on round-the-clock combat aler…
(2022-08-18). Russians Welcomed as Liberators in Many Eastern Ukrainian Cities Contrary To Western Media Depictions. orinocotribune.com 
By Sonja Van den Ende  ; Aug 10, 2022 | People of liberated territories likely to vote in favor of joining Russia in forthcoming referenda—just like Crimeans did in 2014 | [Sonja van den Ende has been reporting on the war in eastern Ukraine and has received protection from the Russian military.—Editors] | On my way from Severodonetsk to Lysychansk on the right bank of the Donetsk River in eastern Ukraine, I saw many destroyed buildings as well as a lot of cars, ambulances and rescue vehicles. A few bodies could be seen when I passed the Bilohorivka Bridge, which was targeted by the Ukrainian army…
(2022-08-18). Ukraine War Veterans: How Kiev Plundered US Aid, Wasted Soldiers, Endangered Civilians, and Lost the War. libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp "The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to this country have gone," a Ukrainian complained to The Grayzone. In a video sent via Facebook messenger in July, Ivan* can be seen standing next to his car, an early 2010s model Mitsubishi…
(2022-08-18). Ukraine war veterans on how Kiev plundered US aid, wasted soldiers, endangered civilians, and lost the war. thegrayzone.com "The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to this country have gone," a Ukrainian complained to The Grayzone. In a video sent via Facebook messenger in July, Ivan* can be seen standing next to his car, an early 2010s model Mitsubishi SUV. Smoke is pouring out of the rear window. Ivan laughs and pans his phone's camera across the length of the vehicle, pointing out bullet holes. "The turbocharger died …
(2022-08-18). Another Ship Loaded With 33,000 Tons of Corn Leaves Ukraine. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Odesa Regional Military Administration spokesperson Serhiy Bratchuk announced that a ship loaded with 33,000 tons of corn left the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk. | RELATED: | Bratchuk added that four other ships will also sail through the Black Sea throughout the day today. Two of those ships will be loaded with wheat. | For its part, the Administration of Sea Ports of Ukraine reported that the ship that went to sea today is the fre…
(2022-08-18). Russia Says Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant May Shut Down if Shelling Continues. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) Ukraine claims that Russia has been behind the shelling on the ZNPP, but the plant and the areas around it have been controlled by Russian forces since March. The ZNPP is located in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Russian-installed officials in the region have accused Ukraine of frequent…
(2022-08-18). US Approves of Ukraine Striking Crimea. news.antiwar.com A senior Biden administration official The official said the US considers strikes on Ukrainian soil "self-defense," which applies to Crimea in Washington's eyes. "We don't select targets, of course, and everything we've provided is for self-defense purposes. Any target they choose to pu…
(2022-08-18). Do NASA Maps Really Prove HIMARS Reduced Russian Artillery Strikes? (No). libya360.wordpress.com Newsweek and many others both in the mainstream Western media as well as across social media have claimed NASA maps indicating fires in Ukraine "prove" US-supplied HIMARS have reduced the number of Russian artillery strikes. However, a quick visit to NASA's publicly available map (the link is in the references below) indicates that the number…
(2022-08-18). "Everyone's a Little Problematic in Ukraine's International Legion" libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp "Benjamin Velcro" in Ukraine "Benjamin Velcro" is former US serviceman and volunteer with the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, the official unit of foreign volunteers under the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In early August, Russian media widely shared voice recordings in which Velcro recounted the torture and murder of a…
(2022-08-18). Is the Ukrainian War on its Own People Now Over? libya360.wordpress.com Henry KamensMy former neighbour in the US wrote to me, tongue in cheek, a few days ago. "I was told the Ukrainian civil war is over and Russia won because the Azov Battalion was wiped out. There is a total media blackout in the US, and worse than that — so much disinformation before and…
(2022-08-18). NATO Ready to Attack a Nuclear Plant to Ethnically Cleanse Russians from Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com I interview independent journalist George Eliason based in Donbass for shocking insight into the predatory nature of NATO member states. "Why is Zelensky shelling a Nuclear plant? The war will end and money stream will dry up. If Ukraine sets off a Nuclear explosion (3 times that of Chernobyl) funding opportunities increase and are guaranteed…
(2022-08-18). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 18, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU 28th Mechanized Brigade near Posad-Pokrovske with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 35th Marines' Brigade near Belaya Krynytsya with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 95th Airborne Assault Brigade near Mazanovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Artemovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Belaya Krinitsya with high-pr…
(2022-08-18). Blood Spilling In Ukrainian Steppe. southfront.org 
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(2022-08-18). Turkish drillship sails to Mediterranean amid tensions with Greece. wsws.org As the US-NATO war on Russia in Ukraine inflames the Greek-Turkish conflict, Ankara has sent off a new drillship into the eastern Mediterranean.
(2022-08-18). Three more ships leave Ukraine under grain deal. ecns.cn A fleet of three vessels, together carrying 33,000 tons of corn, wheat and sunflower oil, departed from Ukraine on Wednesday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority said.
(2022-08-18). UN Decries Insecurity of Aid Workers in South Sudan. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) decried attacks on aid workers in South Sudan, noting that such incidents may negatively impact the delivery of life-saving food supplies to those in need. | RELATED: | The OCHA Coordinator in South Sudan Sara Beysolow Nyanti called for a joint action to address the humanitarian crisis and an immediate end to attacks against civilians and humanitarian workers. | "I would li…
(2022-08-18). Russia Warns of False Flag Attacks and NATO's Plan to Create a Second Chernbobyl. libya360.wordpress.com It is no coincidence that the mass media widely quotes the conclusions of experts of the American Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Washington, D.C.) and some other similar agencies of Western countries, rather than the IAEA, which has the right to such conclusions, that a large-scale catastrophe at the ZNPP seems unlikely to occur. ‚óΩÔ∏è…
(2022-08-18). Bates fríos en el sub 23: Seis lechadas y un "no-hitter" en la jornada. cubadebate.cu Seis lechadas se firmaron en esta larga jornada de miércoles, entre ellas un "no hitter", en la continuación del VII Campeonato Nacional de béisbol sub 23, donde tres de los cuatro equipos que jugaron doble cartelera, barrieron a sus oponentes. Villa Clara y Las Tunas tienen un pie y medio en semifinales, aunque salieron derrotados esta tarde.
(2022-08-18). NYC Chinatown makes pedestrian plaza permanent. america.cgtn.com One of the oldest roads in New York's Chinatown is to become permanently pedestrianized.
(2022-08-18). Reportan asesinato pese a estado de excepción en Guayaquil. telesurtv.net El ciudadano fue ultimado en plena calle, y hasta el momento los agentes policiales investigan para esclarecer el hecho.
(2022-08-18). China calls US 'a bully' after WH official's comments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry hit back at comments from the US National Security Council Indo-Pacific coordinator, that the country "overreacted" to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) Taiwan trip earlier…
(2022-08-18). Good Samaritan Nonprofit Has Purchased $6B In Medical Debt, Says It Cost $1 To Wipe Out Each $100. moguldom.com A debt collector-turned-philanthropist has bought $6.7 billion worth of medical debt on secondary markets — where hospitals sell debt for pennies on the dollar. But instead of profiting by collecting on that debt, the nonprofit has relieved 3.6 million people of the weight of their hospital bills. A 2020 University of Minneapolis study examined medical …
(2022-08-18). Russia sees 38% rise in energy export earnings this year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Higher oil export volumes, coupled with rising gas prices, will boost Russia's earnings from energy exports to $337.5 billion this year, a 38% rise on 2021, according to an economy ministry document.
(2022-08-18). China's non-financial ODI up 4.4 pct in Jan.-July. ecns.cn China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) reached 424.28 billion yuan in the first seven months of the year, up 4.4 percent year on year, official data showed Thursday.
(2022-08-18). More Swedes Seek Food Support Amid Soaring Inflation. telesurenglish.net As food prices continue to soar, more and more people in Sweden, a Nordic country known for its well-developed welfare system, are seeking help for daily food. Since this spring, an increasing number of Swedes have found themselves struggling with sky-high food prices and seen no other option but to join charity schemes that offer free or highly discounted groceries. | RELATED: | "Most of the new members are single parents…
(2022-08-18). Venezuela's Inflation in June Back Down to Single Digit After Reporting Delays. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 17, 2022 ( The figures for GDP and trade balance, among others, have still not been updated by Venezuela's monetary authority for the whole of 2022, despite the fact that high ranked government officials including President Maduro himself hav…
(2022-08-18). Port Workers' Strike Threatens To Bring UK Economy To A Standstill. popularresistance.org Nearly 2,000 Unite union members voted to strike at the end of July by a 92 percent majority on an 81 percent turnout, rejecting a below-inflation pay offer of just 5 percent. At the time of the ballot result the RPI measure of inflation was at 11.8 percent. It is now 12.1 percent and predicted to rise to over 17 percent this year. Pay has been held down for years with dockers receiving another below-inflation deal, 1.4 percent, in 2021. | Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company is owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holding Ltd, one of the largest foreign investors in Britain. It is one of the world's foremost con…
(2022-08-18). U.S. Fed sees further rate hikes ahead until inflation pressures significantly ease. ecns.cn U.S. Federal Reserve officials indicated that further rate hikes could follow as they saw "little evidence" that U.S. inflation pressures were subsiding, according to the minutes of the Fed's latest policy meeting released Wednesday.
(2022-08-18). Biden's Inflation Bill—(Mostly) Good News for People and the Planet—Is Only the First Step. commondreams.org Eventually, more and better legislation must pass. But the Inflation Reduction Act is a mostly laudable, necessary start.
(2022-08-18). Growing recessionary trends in major economies. wsws.org The marked downward shift in the major economies is not the result of a conjunctural shift in the business cycle, to be followed by an upturn, but is one aspect of a general breakdown of the global capitalist economy.
(2022-08-18). After Nuking Japan, US Government Lied About Radioactive Fallout. popularresistance.org After dropping two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945, killing between 100,000 and 200,000 civilians, top US government officials lied to the media and Congress, claiming there was "no radioactive residue" in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and that Japanese reports of deaths due to radiation were "propaganda." | The US general overseeing the nuclear program told Congress that Japanese civilians did not face "undue suffering," insisting that it was in fact "a very pleasant way to die." | This information was revealed by the National Security Archive at George Washington University. | On August 8, the archive published d…
(2022-08-18). Sri Lanka's JVP seeks to revive illusions in parliamentary democracy. wsws.org In calling for fresh elections, the JVP does not oppose the severe austerity measure being imposed by the current government, but fears that it does not have the credibility to ruthlessly implement the agenda.
(2022-08-18). Venezuela Condemns Sabotage Against Medicine Warehouse. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, denounced Thursday that the fire which took place days ago in a medicine warehouse of the Social Security Institute in Antímano was arson and accused the extremist sector of the right-wing in the country of this event. | RELATED: | She assured that several pieces of evidence confirmed that the incident was not accidental and an investigation is being carried out to identify those re…
(2022-08-18). Class Struggle Or Degrowth? popularresistance.org In his recent book, Climate Change as Class War, Matthew Huber argues that the ecological crisis is primarily caused by the capitalist mode of production, especially the preponderant deployment of fossil capital, 'the forms of capital that generate profit through emissions'. For many on the anti-capitalist left, this is a conclusion that hardly bears repeating. Nevertheless, Huber is right to centre the claim. Ecological collapse is accelerating and requires immediate action. While the global average of emissions must reach zero by 2050 to stay within 1.5—2 ∞C heating, in order to do this at pace, the…
(2022-08-18). South Korean Unionists Protest US-South Korea War Games. popularresistance.org The drills will be the largest in years, and follow the May election of President Yoon Suk-yeol, who has promised to take a hardline with North Korea. Union leaders worry about risks. | While many South Koreans, especially supporters of President Yoon on the right, favor close ties with the U.S., large numbers also argue the US military and the country's alliance with Washington, prevent the improvement of ties with North Korea — and generate tension. | The drills will reportedly involve a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group with extensive field training to include amphibious maneuvers. South Korea has also…
(2022-08-18). Fighting forward: how to keep antibiotics working with CRP point-of-care testing. healtheuropa.com 
Abbott explores how antibiotic use can be reduced in primary care settings and reviews the role of CRP point-of-care testing, its use in different countries and how it can be implemented in the workflow of a practice. The introduction of antibiotics into clinical practice was one of the most important interventions for the control of …
(2022-08-18). The US War on Drugs Isn't What It Seems — And Colombia's New President Wants to End It. orinocotribune.com By Bradley Blankenship  ; Aug 14, 2022 | Gustavo Petro promises a major blow to US hegemony over Latin America | Leftist Gustavo Petro was inaugurated as Colombia's new president on August 7, ushering in what will likely be an unprecedented political swing for what is a perennially right-wing government. "It's time for a new international convention that accept…
(2022-08-18). Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium awarded £1.6 million. healtheuropa.com 
The Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium has received important funding from the Medical Research Council, which will accelerate research into tuberculosis and malaria. The Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium (TIDC) has received £1.6 million in funding from the Medical Research Council via the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA). This funding will allow the consortium to support their projects …
(2022-08-18). While Claiming To Defend Freedom Around the World, the US Has Dozens of Political Prisoners—and the Majority Are People of Color. orinocotribune.com 
By James Patrick Jordan  ; Aug 15, 2022 | Racism is still the driving force behind U.S. political imprisonment | Political imprisonment in the United States exists primarily as a tool of racist repression. It is aimed disproportionately at people of color, as well as others engaged in anti-racist struggle. Whether in the fight against racism at home or against racist foreign policies, wars, occupation and colonialism, the overarching purpose of political imprisonment is to intimidate and try to crush militant forms of anti-racist struggle. | By treating U.S. political prisoners as "common criminals," the crimi…
(2022-08-18). Nicaragua: Tomabu Community Builds Agroecology And Food Sovereignty. popularresistance.org This past week, I visited the community of Tomabu in the department of Estelí. It is a small campo community with an incredibly curvy and uneven dirt road that leads to the top. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted by Dolores and Bernardino in their home, where they shared with us that Dolores was born in the community and they have been campesinos/campesinas their entire lives, currently working with 4 manzanas of land, and that the community's main crops are corn and beans | Dolores and Bernardino have one of the ATC's projects behind their home — cama profundas, as they are called in Spanish — a de…
(2022-08-18). Israel's Premature 'Victory' Celebration. popularresistance.org For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5 clearly manifested this reality. | Throughout its military operation, Israel has repeatedly underscored the point that the war was targeting the Islamic Jihad Movement only, not Hamas or anyone else. | A somewhat similar scenario had transpired in May 2019 and again in November of the same year. The May clashes began when two Israeli soldiers were wounded by a Palestinian sniper at the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel. | Mass weekly protests had taken place near…
(2022-08-18). Police Lied To Get The Warrant To Search Breonna Taylor's Home. popularresistance.org The March 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor, which caused widespread protest around the country, was the result of police lies to obtain a warrant and racist police violence after officers forced their way into her apartment. | On August 4, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the federal grand jury indictments of four Louisville Metro Police officers involved in the raid that resulted in Taylor's death. | Three of the officers were accused of violating Taylor's Fourth Amendment rights to be free from unreasonable search and seizure by lying to secure a no-knock warrant. The officers who sought the warrant "kne…
(2022-08-18). Sudanese Communist Party Forms a New Alliance Committed to Ending Military Rule. towardfreedom.org After withdrawing from the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the Sudanese Communist Party has continued to call for democratic civilian rule. Abayomi Azikiwe analyzes the situation.
(2022-08-18). Military Situation In Iraq On August 18, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 16, Hadi Al-Amiri, the head of the Fatah coalition, met and hold talks with Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert, the UN special representative for Iraqi affairs in Baghdad; | On August 16, an explosion was heard near the base of the Turkish Army in Bamerne; | On August 17, the PMU and the Iraqi Army launched a security operation in east of Biji city; | On August 17, the PMU Intelligence Units arrested a high-ranking ISIS terrorist west of Baghdad. | MORE ON THE TOPI…
(2022-08-18). Military Situation In Syria On August 18, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 17, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 2  ; in Aleppo province, 1  ; in Idlib province, 2  ; in Latakia province; | On August 18, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Deir Sonbol area; | On August 18, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the al-Barah area; | On August 18, an IED attack was reported on the SAA and Russian military patrol near Khi…
(2022-08-18). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Summer safety tips for ankles, feet and toes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently moved to the South to take advantage of warmer weather. I am excited that I can embrace sandals, flip-flops and more casual shoes this summer. Do you have advice on the best ways to protect ankles, feet and toes? ANSWER: Whether you live in a warmer climate or not, summer brings outdoor cookouts, family excursions and activities that beg for open-toed or casual footwear. Whether it's getting out for a leisurely morning…
(2022-08-18). Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert shares heart failure signs, risk factors people may not be aware of. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON — Heart failure may seem like a disease of advanced age, but it can develop at any time in life. And, in many cases, it can be prevented or treated. In this expert alert, Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains risk factors, symptoms that people may not be aware of and how heart failure is treated. Risk factors: Heart failure means that the heart is unable to pump blood as efficiently as…
(2022-08-18). With Wars to Wage, Who Can Afford Peace? commondreams.org Why do we spend trillions of dollars preparing for and waging war and, in comparison, pennies on the creation of peace—on the outreach and empathy that emerge from our knowledge that we are all one?
(2022-08-18). Commerce Ministry speaks out against U.S. export controls. ecns.cn The United States' new export controls on advanced chip design software deviates from the principle of fair competition and violates international economic and trade rules, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2022-08-18). U.S. made an unwarranted provocation first: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The U.S. made an unwarranted provocation first, and China has been compelled to act in defense of its own rights.
(2022-08-18). Pop artist Claes Oldenburg dies at 93. wsws.org The artist's disproportionately large steel sculptures of colorful but mundane objects reflected Pop Art's uncritical attitude toward the established social order.
(2022-08-18). US Strike Killed 13 Terrorists Of Al-Shabaab In Somalia. southfront.org 
A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson). | On August 17, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that it had carried out a strike against terrorists of al-Qaeda-affiliated Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen near the central Somali town of Teedaan. | In a statement, the command said that the strike was carried out in coordination with the Federal Governm…
(2022-08-18). Iran Says It Arrested 'Notorious Terrorist' Who Fought In Syria. southfront.org 
The official logo of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence. | On August 17, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced that it had arrested a notorious international terrorist who fought in several Middle Eastern countries. | In a statement, the ministry said that the suspect took part in terrorist activities in four countries of the Middle East. He also joined terrorist groups in Syria at the height of the war, where he committed criminal acts in the governorates of Aleppo, Hama, and I…
(2022-08-18). Is Afghanistan becoming a Base for the Forces Opposing Pakistan? journal-neo.org 
In recent months, the situation between Pakistan and Afghanistan has increasingly mirrored that of the past few years, when the Afghan Taliban (representatives of the banned group in Russia), fighting against the government in Kabul, used Pakistan as their rear. And this has been evidenced by recent intensified clashes between separate Afghan Taliban groups and …
(2022-08-18). EU: Coordination Needed to Halt Visas for Russians. telesurenglish.net A spokesperson to the European Commission said that the block is in favor of a "coordinated approach" regarding the ban of visas Schengen to Russia. At the time the spokesperson revealed that so far, non-member states of the EU have fully ceased issuing visas to Russian citizens. | RELATED: | On Thursday, Anitta Hipper, Commission spokesperson said during a press briefing in Brussels that so far "visa activities ha…
(2022-08-18). Finland's Visa Restriction Measure Is Russophobia – Russian FM. telesurenglish.net Finland's decision to restrict entry visas for Russians is part of widespread Russophobia in some EU countries, Russian Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Ivan Nechayev said. | RELATED: | The deputy spokesman said Russia will react to this move, which reflects "politically motivated discrimination against Russians on ethnic grounds." | According to Nechayev, the Russian Foreign Ministry "pays attention to the fact that such actions conf…
(2022-08-18). Russia Hit Its Record Daily COVID-19 Cases. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the anti-coronavirus crisis center in Russia registered a new record in daily COVID-19 cases, reporting 35 809 confirmed cases. The latest numbers have spiked the total amount of total of cases. | RELATED: | The records indicate that this has been the highest growth since March 16, when 36 519 daily confirmed cases were reported. During the past days, at least 3 273 people have been hospitalized in Russia due to the COVID-19 viru…
(2022-08-18). UPDATED: Air Defense Systems Went On Over Crimean Bridge And Sevastopol. southfront.org 
Russian air defense systems were activated in the city of Kerch in the east of the Crimea. The Crimean bridge links the city of Kersch with the Russian Krasnodar region. The incident was confirmed Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov, in an urgent statement. | The Crimean official claimed that there is no danger either to the city or the bridge. He added that these are preliminary reports. Any details on the incident are yet to be revealed. | The locals repo…
(2022-08-18). Turkish official casts doubt on report of 2nd Russian S-400 s. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Turkish defense official quickly cast doubt on reports that Russia and Turkey signed a contract to ship Ankara a second batch of S-400 air defense systems after TASS broke the news Tuesday.
(2022-08-18). Roadside Bomb Hit Syrian-Russian Patrol In Daraa. southfront.org 
Early on August 18, a joint patrol of the Syrian Arab Army and the Russian Military Police came under attack on Damascus-Daraa highway. | The patrol was reportedly targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) as it was passing next to the Khirbet Ghazaleh bridge on the strategic highway. The IED blast caused some material losses. However, there were no Syrian or Russian casualties. | The Syrian and Russian ministries of defense are yet to comment on the incident. Usually, the two sides re…
(2022-08-18). Russian Helicopters Flew Over US Bases In Northeastern Syria (Videos). southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: RIA Novosty | On August 17, videos showing Russian Mi-8AMTSh and Ka-52 helicopters flying over key bases of the US-led coalition in Syria's northeastern region surfaced online. | The helicopters flew over two bases of the coalition, the first located in the towns of Himo in the northern al-Hasakah countryside and the second near the town of al-Malikiyah in the northeastern countryside of the governorate. | The Mi-8AMTSh is a lightly-armed assault transport helicopter, while the Ka-52 is a fully-fledg…
(2022-08-18). Petition Against French Troops' Presence in Niger Launched After Protest Rally Banned in Capital. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Burunov On Monday, France withdrew its troops from Mali, bringing its anti-terror Operation Barkhane, which kicked off in 2017, to a close, and relocating its headquarters to Niger. Niger's M62 public movement, consisting of 15 NGOs, has launched a petition against the presence of France's Barkhane force in the country after the authorities banned…
(2022-08-18). CELAC Calls for Unity in the Face of Challenges in Argentina. telesurenglish.net From the San Martin Palace in Buenos Aires, with Argentina as the host country for the Unity in Diversity seminar, the 33 members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) demanded respect for diversity and the search for consensus to solve the problems affecting the region. | RELATED: | The Director General of Multilateral Affairs and International Law at the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Rodolfo Benitez, p…
(2022-08-18). Canada To Send Diplomats to Taiwan in Provocation to China. telesurenglish.net Following the recent visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and, subsequently, another delegation of U.S. congressmen, now members of the Canada-Taiwan Friendship Group and members of Parliament's standing committee on international trade, intend to follow in the footsteps of their U.S. congressional colleagues and are preparing a trip to the island in October this year. | RELATED: | While acknowledging…
(2022-08-18). Peru: Over Half of Monkeypox Patients Are HIV Positive. telesurenglish.net Minsa reported that 63.5 percent of patients, or 566 cases, are HIV-positive, 14.6 percent (130 cases) are HIV-negative and 21.9 percent (195 cases) are unknown. | RELATED: | The country's Ministry of Health report puts the number of people infected with the monkeypox virus at 891, of whom 885 are men, and 6…
(2022-08-18). Commission: No Evidence 43 Missing Students in Mexico Are Alive. telesurenglish.net The disappearance of 43 students from the teachers' normal school in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, southern Mexico, since the night of September 26, 2014, "was a State crime," and there are no indications to affirm that the students are alive; the Truth Commission on the case said Thursday at the National Palace, the seat of the Executive. | The Undersecretary of Human Rights, Population and Migration of the Ministry of the Interior (SG), Alejandro Encinas, speaks during a press conference today, at the National Palace in Mexico City…
(2022-08-18). Final Version of Cuba's Family Code Released in Official Gazette. telesurenglish.net The final version of the new Family Code, which will be submitted to a popular referendum on September 25, was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic No. 87, Ordinary. | RELATED: | On June 22, the National Assembly of People's Power unanimously approved this Law after a broad process of widespread consultation. The approved version (number 25) modified 49.15 percent of the articles in relation to the previous propos…
(2022-08-18). Miners Trapped in Colombia Rescued Alive. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Colombia's National Mining Agency reported that all nine workers trapped in the El Bosque mine, located in Lenguazaque, Cundinamarca department, were rescued alive. | RELATED: | The agency said in a brief statement through its social networks that the miners were in good health and receiving medical attention. | According to local media, one of the rescued miners had injuries to his body, although the n…
(2022-08-18). Uruguayan Government Evicts Students in Protest. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday night, the security forces controlled by the administration of President Luis Lacalle evicted students who had occupied 10 schools to demand an increase in the budget for education. | RELATED: | The evictions were coordinated by the Interior Minister, which accepted a request submitted by the Education Training Council (CFE) of the National Administration of Public Education (ANEP). | In various cities of the country,…
(2022-08-18). Peru: Ministers Council President to Attend Congress. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Anibal Torres Vasquez, the president of the Council of Ministers, must attend the Peruvian Congress to explain his call for social mobilization against a possible coup d'état. | RELATED: | Previously, through a decision adopted with 73 votes in favor and 38 votes against, the lawmakers summoned him to explain statements they interpreted as incitements to violence. | On Sunday, amid confrontations between President Pedro Castillo'
(2022-08-18). Calabria To Receive 497 Cuban Doctors. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Calabria Region president Roberto Occhiuto announced that the Cuban government will send 497 doctors to the region in the coming months to fill the lack of personnel in a health system that has been in a dramatic situation for years. | RELATED: | The agreement signed between Calabria and Cuba on Wednesday provides for the arrival of 497 health workers with different medical specialties. The first ten doctors will…
(2022-08-18). Palestine Call for International Reaction After Closure of NGOs. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) condemned the closure of seven non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and demanded an "urgent" reaction from the international community. | RELATED: | "The raiding and closing of the facilities is a crime and a blatant attack not only against Palestinian civil society organizations and human rights organizations, but also against international human ri…
(2022-08-18). Nine Colombians Workers Are Trapped in a Mine Due to Collapse. telesurenglish.net On Wenesday, Cundinamarca Governor Nicolas Garcia informed that a landslide trapped nine workers in a coal mine in the municipality of Lenguazaque, in the Cundinamarca department. | RELATED: | "The nine miners trapped are in good condition, they receive air and have been given serum," Garcia said, adding that firefighters, the National Mining Agency and Civil Defense are working to get the workers out "as soon as possible.
(2022-08-18). Community Prepares To Fight Old Growth Logging Project. popularresistance.org This morning, community members organizing with Cascadia Forest Defenders hung a 30 foot-wide banner across Highway 126 in the Willamette National forest in opposition to the proposed Flat Country old growth timber sale. The organizers are calling on the Willamette National Forest and the Biden Administration to drop the proposed timber sale in light of the significant impacts that it would have on the climate, drinking water, and community safety. The action comes less than six months after President Biden signed Executive Order 14072 on Strengthening the Nation's Forests, Communities, and Local Economies, which…
(2022-08-18). Brazil's Health Workers Vow To Save Public Healthcare In The Country. popularresistance.org Hundreds of health activists participated at the Free, Democratic and Popular Health Conference, organized by Frente pela Vida (Front for Life) on August 5 in Sà£o Paulo. Health workers, managers, social and political leaders, researchers and public health experts from various parts of the country discussed a health agenda for Brazil. The nation is currently facing challenges including the lack of funding for the Unified Health System (Sistema àönico de Saúde, SUS) and accumulated problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | The event was attended by former president and current presidential candidate Luiz…
(2022-08-18). Britain's Strike Wave Escalates As Millions Push For Action. popularresistance.org More than 40,000 rail workers represented by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) will continue national rail strikes on Thursday and Saturday. Around 10,000 RMT members on the London Underground and Overground will strike Friday, alongside 1,600 London United bus workers beginning two days of action. | In an action that will massively impact on the UK economy, 1,900 workers at the UK's Felixstowe port, responsible for half of all container freight, will begin eight days of strike action on Sunday. Over 500 workers have also voted to strike at the Port of L…
(2022-08-18). Colombia: Francia Márquez Announces Creation Of Ministry Of Equality. popularresistance.org Colombia – The Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, symbolically took office in her homeland, in the department of Cauca, where she announced that this week the creation of the Ministry of Equality, which she herself will lead, will be filed in Congress. | The formation of this new portfolio will be made to "take on the greatest challenge that Colombia has: inequality", in the words of the vice-president. | In this sense, "the agreement was to create a Ministry of Equality, and this project will be submitted to the Congress this week" and they hope it will be approved urgently". | In the municipality of S…
(2022-08-18). Clinicians Strike Against 'Separate And Unequal' Mental Health Care. popularresistance.org California – Thousands of Northern California Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians, members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), are on strike. | Their goal is to compel Kaiser to put an end to the gaping disparity in the care it provides for physical vs. mental health conditions. | Patients are forced to wait months before they can start therapy. The union reports that psychologists, therapists, and social workers are quitting in frustration. | Kaiser has been fined by state regulators and sued by local prosecutors for its lack of mental health care. It is now facing a new state investigatio…
(2022-08-18). Monkeypox Is A Workers' Rights Issue. popularresistance.org As of early this week, over 11,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus that causes the disease, which many cities and towns have now declared a public health emergency, spreads through close personal contact, but in certain cases it can reportedly also transmit through contact with surfaces infected people have touched. | As of early this week, over 11,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus that causes the disease…
(2022-08-18). South Africa: Decent Health Care Requires Dignified Attention to Each Patient. libya360.wordpress.com Richard Pithouse 17 April 2021: Permaculture activist Ntsika Mateta from Ngqwele village near Qonce in the Eastern Cape holds a carrot plant he is using for seed production to support rural residents in establishing communal and household vegetable gardens. (Photograph by Bonile Bam) Yogesh Jain, a communist doctor practicing in rural central India, recently visited…
(2022-08-18). The Venceremos Brigade & the Necessity of Solidarity with Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Onyesonwu Chatoyer Members of the Venceremos Brigade with Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel The Venceremos Brigade (VB) is the youngest and oldest Cuba solidarity delegation in the US. By that I mean the VB, whose name means the "We Shall Overcome" Brigade, is the longest running US-Cuba solidarity delegation in existence with a base of brigadistas who are…
(2022-08-18). PSL editorial — Taiwan trade talks the latest front in Washington's anti-China offensive. liberationnews.org 
The Biden administration's latest reckless anti-China escalation is playing out on the economic front with newly-unveiled negotiations for a trade deal with Taiwan…
(2022-08-18). Finding a low toxicity treatment for childhood leukaemia. healtheuropa.com New research has discovered a new method that potentially paves the way for safer treatments for childhood leukaemia. Leukaemia is the most common cancer in children under 15, with over 6 children and young adults in the UK diagnosed yearly. Childhood leukaemia is almost always acute, meaning it develops quickly, and symptoms include anaemia, bruising …
(2022-08-18). How a herbal medicine protects against inflammatory bowel disease. healtheuropa.com Researchers in Japan have found a common herbal remedy that protects against colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease condition. A new study by Zhengzheng Shi and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) found that DKT — a herbal medicine containing ginger, pepper, ginseng, and maltose reduced the severity of inflammatory bowel disease …
(2022-08-18). New anti-cancer drug in development. healtheuropa.com 
Researchers in the US have been working on a new anti-cancer drug. The drug will be absorbed through the gut's lymphatic system, allowing new ways to treat cancer. A new anti-cancer drug is under development at the University of Michigan. Researchers believe a new method of absorption, through the lymphatic system rather than blood cells, will allow …
(2022-08-18). Research uncovers how a superbug is spreading infections in hospitals. healtheuropa.com Hospital superbugs are using thin, stretchy fibres to attach themselves to surfaces and cause infections, according to new research from the University of Turku. Researchers at the University of Turku have found that the superbug known as Acinetobacter baumannii, is using ultrathin fibres to cling onto surfaces and spread infection. Acinetobacter baumannii is anti ;biotic resistant …
(2022-08-18). CDC's Half-Hearted/Dishonest Mea Cupla & What It Is Meant To Cover Up. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/16/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2022-08-18). Capitalism 101: How the rich stay on top. workers.org 
(2022-08-18). Cuba's Economic Reforms for Foreign Investment. orinocotribune.com New economic reforms were implemented in Cuba. According to Betsy Díaz Velázquez, minister of domestic trade, and Ana Teresita González Fraga, first deputy minister of foreign trade, the new measures are as follows: | ‚Ä¢ Direct import and export is authorized for certain non-state economic actors in the economy. | ‚Ä¢ Permission is granted to those that generate goods and services for export, beginning with those that export informational services. | ‚Ä¢ Private entities that offer products at better prices for the population are authorized to carry out foreign tra…
(2022-08-18). Black Girls Code Founder Launches Legal Attack On Organization She Founded, Was Ousted From. moguldom.com Kimberly Bryant, the founder and recently ousted CEO of Black Girls Code, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the organization wrongfully terminated her due to a power grab from members of the non-profit organization's board. According to a report by Business Insider, the lawsuit names BGC board chair Heather Hiles, board members Sherman Whites and Stacy Brown-Philpot, and interim executive …
(2022-08-18). Member Of 'Rob And Kill' Team Of Florida Rapper XXXTentacion Turns States Evidence, Will Testify Against Others. moguldom.com Robert Allen is expected to testify against his co-defendants at trial for the 2018 killing of Florida hip-hop artist XXXTentacion. Allen was part of what some have dubbed a "rob and kill" team that robbed and then killed the Florida MC. XXXTentacion, whose real name was Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, was on a fast track …
(2022-08-18). Student, 20, Makes $110M Trading Meme Stock Bed Bath & Beyond: How He Did It. moguldom.com Jake Freeman, an applied math and economics major at the University of Southern California, made about $110 million in a well-timed sale of shares in meme stock Bed Bath & Beyond after the 20-year-old bought low in July, and then sold high a month later. Freeman bought close to 5 million shares in Bed Bath …
(2022-08-18). Pastor Scolds Congregation For Not Buying Him A Luxury Movado Watch: 'You Can Now Get A Movado Watch At Sam's'. moguldom.com Carlton Funderburke, senior pastor at Church at the Well in Kansas City, Missouri, was expecting his congregation to buy him a luxury Movado watch. When they didn't he spent his sermon chastising them. During the Aug. 7 sermon, Funderburke blasted his congregation for not buying him the watch. He called them "poor, broke, busted and …
(2022-08-18). Still Beautiful: Black Women Locked Up In The Pen Find Admirers Online. moguldom.com For people who want to hook up with women in prison, there is an abundance of online websites such as womenbehindbars.com, convictpenpal.com and cagedladies.com. Believe it or not, it s not hard for imprisoned women to find "love" with folks on the outside. There have been more than a few Black women locked up in …
(2022-08-18). I Heard a Silly Rumor  ; This Is the End. journal-neo.org 
The end of civilization as we know it is at hand. Why more experts have not seized on the reality facing us perplexes me. It came to me like a bolt, the reason the current world order is pushing for nuclear confrontation. The answer is right in front of us. Nuclear Winter. I don't need …
(2022-08-18). Indigenous-Led Solutions Essential To Reversing Plastic Pollution. popularresistance.org Plastic pollution is an international problem, as trillions of pieces of plastic have made their way into the ocean from commercial and household waste, blown from landfills and trash cans into sewers and rivers and out to sea. Marine animals can ingest and become entangled in ocean plastic, leading to sickness, starvation and death. Plastic leaches toxic chemicals and doesn't biodegrade naturally in the environment. | An inordinate amount of plastic waste has been dumped in the Pacific Islands (Te Moananui) in what is referred to as waste colonization or waste colonialism — where a disproportionate amount…
(2022-08-18). Iran At Crossroads Of History. popularresistance.org From the look of it, the US-Iran rapprochement is getting on to a bumpy start. The usage 'rapprochement' is deliberate — and will be disputed — because in the near term at least, what can be expected if an agreement is indeed reached in Vienna, which is an open question, can only be a state of cordial relations between the two countries, no longer hostile but not yet friendly either. | In an insightful interview with the PBS recently, the US Special Representative for Iran Robert Malley, the chief negotiator at the talks in Vienna, eschewed any form of threats against Iran even while projecting that t…
(2022-08-18). Israeli Forces Raid Offices Of Palestinian Civil Society Groups. popularresistance.org Israeli forces closed the offices of seven Palestinian civil society rights groups in the occupied West Bank in an overnight raid on Thursday. | Al-Haq said Israeli soldiers stormed its offices in Ramallah, confiscating items, shutting down the main entrance with an iron plate, and leaving behind a military order declaring the organization unlawful. | Other groups raided included Addameer, the Bisan Center for Research & Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP), the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and the Union of Agricultural Work Committee and the Union of Health Workers Com…
(2022-08-18). The City Has Failed University City Townhome Residents. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Monday morning's abrupt dismantling of the protest encampment outside of West Philly's University City Townhomes served as another reminder that Black lives still don't matter. | For the past year, residents from the affordable housing complex near the University of Pennsylvania have been fighting back against IBID Associates, who are putting the property up for sale. They have made their demands known — halting the sale and demolition of the homes, granting residents a two-year extension, a $500,000 financial compensation for each displaced family, and more. But for the predomi…
(2022-08-18). Top Biden Official: US Would Have Overthrown Colombia's New President. popularresistance.org The top Latin America advisor for US President Joe Biden, Juan Sebastián González, threateningly said of Colombia's new left-wing president: "40 years ago, the United States would have done everything possible to prevent the election of Gustavo Petro, and once in power it would have done almost everything possible to sabotage his government." | González is the Western hemisphere director for the US National Security Council (NSC). He previously worked in the State Department and NSC in the Barack Obama administration. | González made these incendiary comments in Spanish in an interview with the Colombian media.
(2022-08-18). Venezuela: Gov't Pays Vacation Bonuses, Workers Continue Mobilizing for Labor Rights. venezuelanalysis.com The Venezuelan government has opened a dialogue table with public sector trade unions to address demands.
(2022-08-18). The Broken College Ranking System. scheerpost.com 
By David Kirp / A few years back, the "Varsity Blues" scandal made front-page news. Rich parents, desperate to ensure that their offspring were accepted by an elite university, paid huge sums of money to an entrepreneur who promised "side door" adm…
(2022-08-18). And love will steer the stars (poem). thiscantbehappening.net We went to see Hair at Weston Playhouse and the opening performance of the epic song Aquarius was easily worth the price of the ticket. It opened the floodgates of my own Hoover Dam and the 60s came roaring back into my psychic space as if my heart had willingly become a vacuum in anticipation … |
(2022-08-18). Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme Court. aclu.org Since European settlers arrived on the shores of what is now known as the United States, federal and state governments, intent on seizing Indian lands, have sought to undermine and threaten the existence of tribes through the forced separation and assimilation of Native children. By severing Native children from their families, tribes, and culture, colonizers believed they could stamp out Indigeneity and erase tribal people altogether. As with any nation, the future ceases to exist if children are prevented from carrying on the languages, traditions, and knowledge passed down from each generation to the next.
(2022-08-18). China's northernmost high-speed railway transports over 80 mln passengers. ecns.cn China's northernmost high-speed railway in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has safely transported approximately 81 million passengers during the past seven years, marking the sound development of the country's high-speed rail built for the alpine-cold regions.
(2022-08-18). How the Fed Can Support the Clean Energy Transition. commondreams.org How we can learn from history to help us solve the climate crisis.
(2022-08-18). Minimum income requirements continue to exclude the poor from affordable housing projects. indybay.org Public Housing Is Being Privatized By So-Called Nonprofit Affordable Housing Developers, And Turned Into So-Called Affordable Housing Projects That Exclude The Poorest Of The Poor With Minimum Income Requirements!
(2022-08-18). OMS confirma más de 35.000 casos de viruela símica en el mundo. telesurtv.net El director general de la OMS instó a los países a asegurarse para enfrentar el padecimiento y detener su transmisión.
(2022-08-18). Expertos de EE.UU. se incorporan a rescate de mineros mexicanos. telesurtv.net Diez trabajadores permanecen atrapados en la mina de carbón El Pinabete, en el estado de Coahuila, desde el 3 de agosto pasado.
(2022-08-18). Iran offers condolences to Algeria on deadly wildfires. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nasser Kan'ani offered condolences to the people and government of Algeria over the losses of lives of dozens of Algerian citizens in Wednesday's wildfires.
(2022-08-18). IRGC navy tasked with having presence in high seas: Salami. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says that the IRGC naval forces have been ordered to have a presence in international waters other than the Persian Gulf.
(2022-08-18). Drought shrinks China's largest freshwater lake by 75 pct. ecns.cn Drought conditions triggered by sustained hot weather and low precipitation in east China's Jiangxi Province have reduced the country's largest freshwater lake, Poyang, by 75 percent, according to local authorities on Thursday.
(2022-08-18). China exprime su política monetaria y su diplomacia económica para acabar con la supremacía del dólar. globalizacion.ca El gigante asiático sigue estrategias que buscan acabar con el liderazgo del dólar y prepararse para un "desacople" de los mercados occidentales. Algo se mueve en el corazón financiero y político de Pekín. | Los jerarcas del Partido Comunista de China…
(2022-08-18). Israel y Turquía restablecerán relaciones diplomáticas. cubadebate.cu Israel y Turquía anunciaron este miércoles que reanudarán sus relaciones diplomáticas plenas, tras varios años de tensiones, pero Ankara advirtió que continuará "defendiendo los derechos de los palestinos" pese a este acercamiento. La medida es un paso de avance en la estabilidad regional, señaló el primer ministro israelí.
(2022-08-18). Decreta presidente de la República duelo oficial en Cuba. cubadebate.cu Como tributo a los caídos en el cumplimiento del deber durante el incendio en la base de supertanqueros de Matanzas, el presidente de la República de Cuba decretó Duelo Oficial, desde las 6 horas del 18 de agosto hasta las 12: 00 de la noche del día 19 de agosto.
(2022-08-18). China vive la ola de calor más larga e intensa desde 1961 (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El Centro Meteorológico Nacional de China ha prorrogado este miércoles la alerta roja para el sur del país, emitida el pasado viernes ante una ola de calor extremo, informa Xinhua. Se trata del nivel de alerta más alto, que advierte que las temperaturas podrían alcanzar los 40 ∫C o más durante 48 horas en al menos cuatro provincias.
(2022-08-18). Mexico faces extreme drought in Monterrey. america.cgtn.com Drought conditions in northern Mexico are so bad that the federal government declared the water shortage in the state of Nuevo Leon a matter of "national security" last month.
(2022-08-18). Gobierno ruso acusa a Ucrania por violar principio fundamental de la OIEA. telesurtv.net El director de la OIEA manifestó su preocupación por las acciones militares en las inmediaciones de la central y advirtió sobre el alto riesgo de una catástrofe nuclear.
(2022-08-18). All innocent Iranians imprisoned in US must be freed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs and Secretary-General of Human Rights Office said Thu. America should put an end to the unjust detention of Iranian citizens and release them immediately.
(2022-08-18). Flooding caused by heavy rain kills 16 in western China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Flooding caused by heavy rainfall in the western Chinese province of Qinghai has killed 16 people, with an additional 36 missing local media have reported.
(2022-08-18). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman: Mobilize the entire working class against the Biden administration's assault on rail workers! wsws.org This statement was issued by UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman in response to the Biden administration's recommendations for a settlement in the rail industry.
(2022-08-18). Real-world study details average duration of infectiousness for COVID-19. imperial.ac.uk First real-world study gives detailed new insights into when people with COVID-19 are infectious.
(2022-08-18). Spokesperson denounces proposed U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday voiced resolute opposition to the negotiation of any agreement of official nature or with implications of sovereignty between the United States and China's Taiwan region.
(2022-08-18). Water level of China's largest freshwater lake plummets as heatwave hits southern China. ecns.cn The water level of China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, continues to fall as heatwaves hit southern China.
(2022-08-18). Johnny Depp dirigirá a Al Pacino en un filme sobre el pintor italiano Amadeo Modigliani. cubadebate.cu El actor Johnny Depp se prepara para dirigir un film sobre el pintor italiano Amadeo Modigliani que producirá junto a Al Pacino y Barry Navidi. Depp se pondrá detrás de cámara para abordar la historia del artista basada en la obra de Dennis McIntyre.
(2022-08-18). Federal Judge Orders Starbucks to Rehire Fired Union Organizers in Memphis. commondreams.org "It was a ruling in favor of what's right," said one member of the Memphis Seven. "We knew from day one that we were going to win this, it just took time."
(2022-08-18). Workers at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art plan one-day strike. wsws.org Despite workers' demonstrated willingness to fight for a living wage in this expensive state, the United Auto Workers has kept them on the job without a contract for a year.
(2022-08-18). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 950 MW para el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu En su informe habitual, la Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación máxima de 950 MW para el horario diurno de este jueves. Para el horario pico, mientras tanto, estima una disponibilidad de 2 210 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 080 MW, para un déficit de 870 MW. De mantenerse las condiciones previstas, debe existir una afectación de 940 MW al pico.
(2022-08-18). Cuba declara duelo oficial por víctimas de incendio en Matanzas. telesurtv.net Declaran imposible identificar restos óseos hallados en el área del incendio de grandes proporciones en la zona industrial de Matanzas, Cuba.
(2022-08-18). Young steelworker seriously injured by steel coil at Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor Mill. wsws.org The recent serious injury of a Cleveland-Cliffs steelworker in Indiana exposes the extremely dangerous conditions for steelworkers in the US and the bankruptcy of the USW's claim that "the union's priority must always be making sure that workers come home safely at the end of their shifts."
(2022-08-18). Independent autopsy reveals Alabama's botched execution of Joe Nathan James. wsws.org Weeks after irregularities with his execution raised journalists' concern, an independent autopsy has revealed that Joe Nathan James was likely subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment for three or more hours before his death.
(2022-08-18). UK Conservative government unveils dictatorial plan to "smash the rail strikers" wsws.org Point 10 proposes to end the ban in the draconian Civil Contingencies Act on using emergency regulations to stop strike action which the government deems will create a "national emergency".
(2022-08-18). La opinión gráfica: Héroes. cubadebate.cu Compartimos una caricatura de Raimundo Llerena dedicada a los bomberos que estuvieron en la primera línea para sofocar el incendio en la base de supertanqueros en Matanzas. Un homenaje también a los que murieron en este trágico suceso.
(2022-08-18). Irán reitera disposición a intercambiar prisioneros con EE.UU. telesurtv.net Cancillería iraní subraya que ha comunicado este interés a Washington a través de diversos canales.
(2022-08-18). Three Gorges Dam releases water to relieve drought. ecns.cn The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, increases water discharge to help ease a severe drought in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Aug. 16, 2022.
(2022-08-18). Tax breaks for workers from SARs in Nansha. ecns.cn Hong Kong and Macao residents working in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, are eligible for partial exemption from personal income tax which exceeds that in the two special administrative regions.
(2022-08-18). At least 26 dead in Algeria forest fire. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — At least 26 people have been killed and dozens more injured in forest fires that have devastated northern Algeria.
(2022-08-18). Democrats: Use Labor Day as an Action Day to Highlight Workers Rights. commondreams.org The Democrats have not been taking advantage of the one national holiday dedicated to working people.
(2022-08-18). Trastornos derivados de la COVID-19 estarían vinculados con problemas de memoria. cubadebate.cu Un equipo científico descubrió que existe un vínculo entre los problemas de memoria y la pérdida del olfato o el gusto tras pasar la COVID-19. Los pacientes con los trastornos del olfato y del gusto más graves tras la COVID-19 obtuvieron los peores resultados en pruebas cognitivas.
(2022-08-18). Nueve trabajadores quedan atrapados tras colapso de mina en Colombia. telesurtv.net Voluntarios de la Defensa Civil, el Grupo de Seguridad y el Salvamento Minero apoyan en las labores desde minutos después de acontecido el incidente.
(2022-08-18). Respuesta a "Amigo, Enemigo y Cortés, llevado por los números; y un final diferente para una fábula" cubadebate.cu Este acertijo era el previsto para la semana pasada, pero por razones muy justificadas, se pasó para la presente. Me siento muy feliz por las respuestas y razonamientos de nuestro cuarteto de acertijandos destacados. En el inciso de poner un final creativo a la Fábula de la rana y el escorpión, hubo pocas respuestas.
(2022-08-18). Death toll rises to 16 in northwest China flood. ecns.cn The death toll from a mountain torrent disaster triggered by heavy rain in northwest China's Qinghai Province has risen to 16 as of Thursday noon, with another 36 still missing.
(2022-08-18). Brasil y Argentina relanzan Atlántico Sur como zona de paz. telesurtv.net La reunión diplomática apunta a retomar los diálogos para establecer una cooperación científica en las bases antárticas de ambos países.
(2022-08-18). Manuel Marrero Cruz: "Granada puede contar con Cuba para lo que necesite" cubadebate.cu Como parte de las actividades de la primera Reunión Regional de Jefes de Gobierno de la Comunidad del Caribe (Caricom) que se desarrolla en Las Bahamas, el primer ministro cubano Manuel Marrero Cruz se reunió este jueves con Dickon Mitchell, primer ministro de Granada. En la cita, Cuba ratificó su disposición de fortalecer los vínculos que unen a ambas naciones.
(2022-08-18). 'Nadam in Air' staged at Aviation Carnival in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn An aerobatic performance is staged at the 2022 Wuhai Aviation Carnival in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2022.
(2022-08-18). Gobierno colombiano crea comité para prevenir riesgos climáticos. telesurtv.net La ministra de Medio Ambiente, Susana Muhamad, alertó esta semana de las altas probabilidades de que el Fenómeno de La Niña continúe afectando a Colombia.
(2022-08-18). Ministro de Defensa de Perú presenta renuncia al cargo. telesurtv.net El ahora extitular de Defensa enumeró una parte de los avances en las políticas sectoriales desarrolladas en su gestión.
(2022-08-18). "Es el fin del Partido Republicano": Proclaman observadores tras investigaciones criminales contra Trump. cubadebate.cu Al comentar sobre las crecientes divisiones internas entre los aliados de Donald Trump y sus adversarios, algunos observadores, muchos de ellos antes súbditos leales del entonces presidente, proclamaron que "es el fin del Partido Republicano". Estos criterios surgen al acelerarse las investigaciones contra el ex mandatario.
(2022-08-18). Chip price cuts won't reduce NEV price in short term: insiders. ecns.cn Since the beginning of this year, the market price of consumer electronics control chips has continued to decline from three to double digits. But insiders believe it will not trigger a wide-ranging price reduction for new energy vehicles (NEVs).
(2022-08-18). Qué trae la prensa cubana, jueves 18 de agosto de 2022. cubadebate.cu
(2022-08-18). AMLO transfers National Guard to military in a threat against Mexican working class. wsws.org López Obrador is consolidating a garrison state and establishing an authoritarian precedent of ruling by decree as part of the preparations of Mexico's ruling elite for dictatorship.
(2022-08-18). Parlamentarios de Venezuela y México estrechan lazos de cooperación. telesurtv.net El intercambio de experiencias sobre principios de diplomacia y paz, fue el eje del encuentro entre parlamentarios venezolanos y mexicanos.
(2022-08-18). Chinese businesses prefer Southeast Asia among BRI counties: white paper. ecns.cn Southeast Asia is the first choice for Chinese listed companies to operate overseas businesses among the Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI) countries, a white paper published by the China Association for Public Companies (CAPCO) said on Wednesday.
(2022-08-18). 197th anniv. of Bolivia independence celebrated in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — The ceremony of the 197th anniversary of Bolivia's Independence was held on Wednesday in Tehran with the participation of Bolivian Ambassador to Tehran Romina Guadalupe Perez Ramos.
(2022-08-18). Presidente palestino afirma que Israel ha ejecutado masacres. telesurtv.net El líder palestino señaló en Berlín que "Israel ha cometido masacres en localidades palestinas desde 1947".
(2022-08-18). Que los países desarrollados salden su deuda con el medio ambiente. cubadebate.cu Con más interrogantes que respuestas transcurrió la segunda jornada de la Primera Reunión Regional de Jefes de Gobierno del Caribe, en preparación de la 27 Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático (COP27). La cita puso la mira en la creación de capacidades, transferencias de tecnologías y acceso a financiación.
(2022-08-18). Will U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney run for president? america.cgtn.com Donald Trump has claimed victory for orchestrating the end of fellow Republican Liz Cheney's congressional career.
(2022-08-18). Record-breaking high temperature hits Chongqing. ecns.cn A woman walks in the street with a fan to beat the heat in Chongqing, Aug. 17, 2022. The highest temperature recorded was 44.6 ‚ÑÉ in Chongqing on Wednesday.
(2022-08-18). COVID-19 — how long am I infectious and when can I safely leave isolation. imperial.ac.uk Imperial experts share their advice on self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.
(2022-08-18). Vicepresidenta de Venezuela denuncia sabotaje contra almacén de medicamentos. telesurtv.net Está abierta una investigación para identificar a los responsables de un incendio provocado y llevarlos ante la justicia.
(2022-08-18). China's FDI inflow up 17.3 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 17.3 percent year on year in the first seven months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.
(2022-08-18). Who Are the 10 Most Dangerous People in America? commondreams.org Of course, there are many people in corporate America, the media, politics, philanthropy, the military, and other sectors who, on a daily basis, threaten our society, but the people listed here (in no particular order) are my top ten.
(2022-08-18). Rolls-Royce locks out 530 Montreal airplane engine plant workers for 5 months. wsws.org The British-based multinational is slashing thousands of jobs at its facilities across five continents and attacking employees' wages and working conditions to further boost its profits.
(2022-08-18). Siguen negociaciones en mesa de diálogo en Panamá. telesurtv.net El viceministro de Trabajo, Roger Tejada, indicó que revisarán los seguimientos ante el cumplimiento de los acuerdos ya establecidos.
(2022-08-18). Publica Gaceta Oficial versión del Código de las Familias que irá a referendo popular (+PDF). cubadebate.cu La versión final del nuevo Código de las Familias, que el próximo 25 de septiembre será sometida a referendo popular, está publicada desde este miércoles en la Gaceta Oficial de la República No. 87, Ordinaria. Esa versión fue aprobada de manera unánime por la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, el pasado 22 de junio…
(2022-08-18). Selección femenina de Venezuela clasifica a Mundial de Béisbol. telesurtv.net El ministro de la Juventud y Deporte, Mervin Maldonado, dijo que con la victoria, Venezuela pasó a la semifinal del Premundial "y con esto consiguió su cupo al Mundial en 2023".
(2022-08-18). More than half of American citizens do not support Biden's cu. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — More than half of Americans do not support Biden's foreign policy, polls have shown.
(2022-08-18). NHS to roll out the next generation bivalent COVID vaccine ahead of winter. healtheuropa.com 
The NHS will be the first healthcare system to use the next generation bivalent COVID vaccine in the autumn booster rollout. In an exciting new development, the NHS has revealed new plans for the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, which will now include the bivalent COVID vaccine. The vaccination drive will kick start …
(2022-08-18). New study reveals potentially "life-altering" neurologic complications in children hospitalized with COVID-19. wsws.org The shocking information revealed in this study emerges just days before school districts across the US reopen their doors to tens of millions of students, teachers, and other school staff for fully in-person learning.
(2022-08-18). Feria de productos ociosos y de lento movimiento del 17 al 28 de agosto en Expocuba. cubadebate.cu Como parte de la programación del verano, desde este 17 y hasta el 28 de agosto de 2022, Expocuba llevará a cabo una feria de productos ociosos y de lento movimiento. En principio participará en la feria Expocuba con sus propios inventarios . Los organismos, entidades y todas las formas de gestión estatal que deseen participar pueden hacerlo.
(2022-08-18). Railroaders demand strike action as pro-management Presidential Emergency Board declares workers have "no claim to share" in record profits. wsws.org Since the PEB issued its recommendations, the rail unions have maintained a guilty silence.
(2022-08-18). Aerolínea inaugurará ruta entre Argentina y Paraguay. telesurtv.net Los vuelos iniciarán el 15 de noviembre los días martes, jueves y sábado, con precios accesibles y demorarán un par de horas en llegar a su destino.
(2022-08-18). Museum collections indicate bees increasingly stressed by changes in climate. imperial.ac.uk An analysis of bumblebee wings from a network of UK museums shows signs of stress linked to increasingly hotter and wetter conditions.
(2022-08-18). Piden en Brasil acusar a Bolsonaro de difundir noticias falsas. telesurtv.net La Policía Federal solicitó al STF exigirle declarar a Bolsonaro por expresar que las vacunas contra la Covid-19 elevaban el riesgo de contraer el Sida.
(2022-08-18). Cuba honra: Dan a conocer la identidad de los 14 desaparecidos en el incendio de Matanzas. cubadebate.cu Han transcurrido días dolorosos en la historia patria. Tras una semana tratando de controlar el fuego más intenso del que se tenga registro en estas tierras, comenzó la tarea de encontrar rastros de los 14 desaparecidos en la base de supertanqueros de Matanzas. Hoy les rendimos el debido tributo, con nombre y apellido.
(2022-08-18). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Airport and airline workers continue wave of pay strikes in Spain, France and Portugal; UK postal workers to begin stoppages over pay and conditions as rail strikes continue and dockers plan strikes; pensioners' protests at cost-of-living crisis continue across Iran, with protests in Shahrekord after nine days without piped water; Lebanese public sector strikes over collapse in living standards enters third month; electricity workers across Nigeria take indefinite national strike over pay and conditions causing outages…
(2022-08-18). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on August 18. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Mehr news agency takes a look at headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Thursday, August 18.
(2022-08-18). Primera dama de Estados Unidos resultó positiva a la COVID-19. cubadebate.cu La primera dama de Estados Unidos, Jill Biden, dio positivo a la prueba de COVID-19 y padece síntomas leves, dijo la Casa Blanca el martes, dos semanas después de que el presidente Joe Biden contrajera el virus por segunda vez. Jill, de 71 años, dio negativo el lunes, pero desarrolló síntomas a última hora de la noche.
(2022-08-18). Chinese ambassador calls on U.S., UK to handle ties with China by showing respect. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang called on the United States and Britain to handle their ties with China by showing respect and avoiding confrontation, in an opinion article published Tuesday in The Guardian.
(2022-08-18). China ramps up efforts to secure autumn grain harvest against heatwaves. ecns.cn China has experienced an unusually hot July and the hot weather continued into August, with the national observatory issuing the national red alert for high temperatures.
(2022-08-18). 'Meet Ancient Egypt: the Golden Mummies' exhibition opens in Chengdu. ecns.cn The exhibit displays114 pieces (groups) rare Egyptian relics from Spain's Barcelona Museum, including one golden mummy and other cultural relics of Egypt.
(2022-08-18). What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, says while some people may just be hearing about parechovirus, they are a group of viruses that are fairly common in childhood. Watch: Dr….
(2022-08-18). Report: 44 Percent of Pregnant Women in Pfizer Trial Lost Their Babies; FDA and CDC Recommended Jabs For Expectant Mothers Anyway/By Debra Heine. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: Report: 44 Percent of Pregnant Women in Pfizer Trial Lost Their Babies; FDA and CDC Recommended Jabs For Expectant Mothers Anyway ‚Ä∫ American Greatness (amgreatness.com) ore than 40 percent of pregnant women who participated in Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine trial suffered miscarriages, according internal Pfizer documents, recently released under court order. Despite this, Pfizer, …
(2022-08-18). Sea Cup contest of International Army Games 2022 opens in Qingdao. ecns.cn CNS Linyi, a Type 054A-class guided-missile frigate from the North Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy participates in the Sea Cup contest, a competition among surface ships and part of the International Army Games 2022 in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 17, 2022.
(2022-08-18). El Museo de Bomberos de Matanzas y el incendio de la base de supertanqueros (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Trabajadores del Museo de Bomberos Cuartel Enrique Estrada, de Matanzas, ya piensan en contar con una sala dedicada al incendio en la base de supertanqueros, el siniestro más grande al que tuvo que enfrentarse el Cuerpo de Bomberos de Cuba. Así lo expresó la directora de la institución, Biolexi Ballester Quintana.
(2022-08-18). 5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture: JMA. ecns.cn An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Thursday, the weather agency here said.
(2022-08-18). UK rail workers speak from the picket line. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke with pickets on the first day of resumed national rail strikes.
(2022-08-18). Kaiser Permanente mental health workers speak out on third day of strike. wsws.org "When the pandemic began, our department was immediately inundated with patients, and we had a very hard time providing care with limited resources," one striker said. "We saw a lot of people get much worse."
(2022-08-18). Trump coup lawyer Rudy Giuliani testifies before Atlanta grand jury in criminal probe of effort to overturn 2020 election. wsws.org Giuliani played a key role in the plot to throw out Biden electors and replace them with fake slates of Trump electors in Georgia and other swing states won by Biden.
(2022-08-18). Argentina dona siete toneladas de insumos médicos a hospital Faustino Pérez, de Matanzas. cubadebate.cu El embajador de Argentina en Cuba Luis Alfredo Ilarregui hizo entrega de una donación al hospital provincial Faustino Pérez, de Matanzas, consistente en siete toneladas de insumos médicos, que equivalen a 55 000 dólares. "Lazos de hermandad nos unen a esta tierra tan querida, y ahora junto al dolor, tras la tragedia del incendio, estamos con ustedes", afirmó Ilarregui.
(2022-08-18). Cuba reporta 103 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Hasta ayer se encontraban ingresados 582 pacientes: 214 sospechosos y 368 confirmados activos. De estos últimos, 364 (99.0%) presentan evolución clínica estable, dos se reportan graves y dos críticos. Además, este miércoles hubo 85 altas médicas, con las que se acumulan 1 100 796 (99.0%) en el país desde el inicio de la pandemia.
(2022-08-18). Fort Wayne Kroger workers begin voting on phantom contract. wsws.org Workers were not given any details of the contract in advance, which was reached after less than 24 hours of alleged negotiations between management and the UFCW.
(2022-08-18). Presidente venezolano aprueba Comisión Nacional de Tierras. telesurtv.net El Gobierno Bolivariano ha entregado 12 millones 591.300 hectáreas de terreno a través de su política de Ley de Tierra.
(2022-08-18). Google Workers Push Tech Giant to Stop Funding Lawmakers Destroying Abortion Rights. commondreams.org According to a recent analysis, Google has given more than half a million dollars to right-wing anti-abortion political groups since 2016.
(2022-08-18). 4 dead, 27 missing in northwest China flood. ecns.cn Four people were confirmed dead and 27 others missing after a mountain flood hit Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, said the provincial emergency management department on Thursday.
(2022-08-18). China develops bio-based degradable footwear. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have developed and produced bio-based degradable shoes under composting conditions, according to China Chemical Industry News.
(2022-08-18). U.S. sees slump in retail sales. america.cgtn.com U.S. retail sales were flat in July, according to new figures out this Wednesday.
(2022-08-18). Chapeando: La mentira de Duque que Trump usó para meter a Cuba en la lista espuria (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Una mentira colosal acaba de ser revelada. Sirvió de pretexto a Donald Trump para devolver a Cuba a la lista espuria de países que, según ellos, patrocinan el terrorismo. Escuche detalles sobre el dossier que elaboró la Inteligencia del gobierno de Duque en Colombia, mintiendo y plantando falsas evidencias, para entregar a la CIA, como pruebas de supuestas acciones de diplomáticos cubanos.
(2022-08-18). China, ASEAN to hold forum on health cooperation. ecns.cn The 4th China-ASEAN Forum on Health Cooperation will be held from Sept. 14 to 16 in Nanning, the capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
(2022-08-18). Gobierno de región italiana de Calabria anuncia llegada de cerca de 0 médicos cubanos. telesurtv.net Presidente de la región, Roberto Occhiuto, afirmó que los galenos cubanos arribarán a partir de septiembre y apoyarán ante la falta de personal sanitario.
(2022-08-18). Decomisan 620 toneladas de alimentos transgénicos en Bolivia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a las autoridades, el allanamiento a los almacenes fue realizado luego de que las instancias correspondientes recibieran un aviso anónimo.
(2022-08-18). Estudiantes en Costa Rica protestan contra recorte en educación. telesurtv.net "Vamos bien en la conversación. En este proceso de negociación hemos llegado a un acuerdo de que la base del presupuesto de 2022 se mantendrá para 2023, sin rebajo", afirmó la titular de educación.
(2022-08-18). Bad Day for DeSantis as 'Stop WOKE Act' Hit With Injunction, Lawsuit. commondreams.org "If Florida truly believes we live in a post-racial society, then let it make its case," a federal judge wrote in blocking part of the controversial law. "But it cannot win the argument by muzzling its opponents."
(2022-08-18). Otorgan Premio Nacional de Radio 2022 a Abel Falcón y Ramón Espigul. cubadebate.cu El máximo galardón que entrega la radio cubana, el Premio Nacional de Radio en su edición de 2022, fue conferido este martes a los realizadores Abel Falcón y Ramón Espigul, como parte del programa de celebraciones por el centenario del sistema de radios públicas de Cuba. Ambos destacan por su trayectoria impecable en el medio.
(2022-08-18). COVID-19 2nd Booster for At-risk Individuals Only – SAGE. telesurenglish.net The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) recommendation states that only populations at "the highest risk" should be offered a second jab after their initial vaccination and one booster dose. | RELATED: | SAGE experts said that these recommendations only apply to the vaccines currently available, designed for the initial Covid-19 strain, since it is not known what characteristics future variants of the coronavirus might have.
(2022-08-18). Aplican operativos en Ciudad de México contra fraudes financieros. telesurtv.net Las autoridades recibieron denuncias contra prestamistas que cobraban intereses por encima del valor del mercado, y extorsionaban a los deudores.
(2022-08-18). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on August 18. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Thursday, August 18.
(2022-08-18). Encuesta: Lula lidera intención de voto con 45 % en Brasil. telesurtv.net El líder del Partido de los Trabajadores ganaría la Presidencia de Brasil en la primera vuelta de los comicios de octubre próximo.
(2022-08-18). Chinese researchers develop bio-based degradable footwear. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have recently developed and produced bio-based degradable shoes which are stable for everyday use and can degrade quickly under composting conditions, according to China Science Daily.
(2022-08-18). China's air travel continues recovery trend in July. ecns.cn China's air travel continued to recover in July, rising for three months in a row, the country's civil aviation authority said Thursday.
(2022-08-18). Australia: Union suppresses discussion of a socialist perspective as rail workers continue strikes in NSW. wsws.org The Rail, Tram and Bus Union's attacks on the democratic rights of their own membership are an indication of the bureaucracy's determination to suppress any independent discussion or action among workers.
(2022-08-18). Caribbean Nations meet for climate change conference. america.cgtn.com On the heels of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt scheduled for November, Caribbean nations came together for a two-day climate change conference hosted by the Bahamas.
(2022-08-18). Ex-PM and governor-general both defend creating secret ministerial posts in Australia. wsws.org Yesterday's statements by Morrison and Hurley raised many more questions than they supposedly answered. Clearly what has be made known to the public so far is just the tip of the iceberg.
(2022-08-18). El dólar mediático: Un arma para la guerra económica contra Cuba. cubadebate.cu En la tarde del pasado miércoles 3 de agosto gran parte de los cubanos estaban sentados frente a sus televisores. Ese día se emitió una de las Mesas Redondas que más expectativas ha generado en el presente año. En esa emisión se anunció la apertura de las operaciones de un mercado oficial de divisas que iniciaría solo con la compra de dólares y otras monedas. La tasa central de cambio sería algo mayor que la establecida en la calle: 120 pesos por un dólar.
(2022-08-18). Líderes caribeños debaten sobre apoyo contra cambio climático. telesurtv.net El evento con sede en Nassau, forma parte de las acciones con vista a la 27 Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP-27).
(2022-08-18). Ford Action Committee (Germany): For an international fight to defend our jobs and livelihoods. wsws.org We can only be successful here in Saarlouis if we regard our struggle to defend the plant as part of the growing resistance around the world.
(2022-08-18). Gremios argentinos protestan contra la inflación especulativa. telesurtv.net Las centrales obreras y movimientos sociales marchan por el centro de Buenos Aires hasta el Congreso nacional.
(2022-08-18). Xi: CPC is always with the people. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said more efforts should be made so that the people feel the CPC serves the people wholeheartedly and is always with the people.
(2022-08-18). Salt lake turns bright pink in Shanxi. ecns.cn Pink lake is a natural phenomenon due to the presence of alga that produces carotenoids, a type of halophile green micro-alga especially found in sea salt fields.
(2022-08-18). Xi stresses revitalization of northeast China. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has stressed greater sense of responsibility and endeavors in the revitalization of China's northeast region in the new e…
(2022-08-18). "No good, durable agreement until everything is agreed" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Iran foreign minister stressed his country's good intentions and seriousness in reaching a good and durable agreement in Vienna talks, adding that there will be no good and lasting agreement until everything is agreed upon.
(2022-08-18). Survey of Brazilian workers gathers critical information for Global Workers' Inquest into COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org The survey exposed the consequences of the criminal pandemic policies promoted by all the ruling political parties and capitalist companies.
(2022-08-18). Biden administration agrees arms sales to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to counter China's growing influence. wsws.org The sales were announced as China's President Xi Jinping prepares to visit Saudi Arabia as early as this week—his first overseas visit since the COVID pandemic—where he is expected to be given an extravagant welcome, in contrast to its low-key reception of Biden in July.
(2022-08-18). At least 16 dead in mountain flood in Qinghai. ecns.cn Photo shows damaged roads and houses after a mountain torrent disaster triggered by heavy rain in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 18, 2022. At least 16 people were dead, with another 36 still missing on Thursday.
(2022-08-18). A Trump-Nominated Judge Blocked a Wage Hike From the CA Ballot, But the Fight Isn't Over. commondreams.org We're taking a new approach: working with our elected partners in the California state legislature to get the job done.
(2022-08-18). The Heat: Prominent Trump critic loses while investigations heat up. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney goes down swinging after losing her bid for reelection. Plus — we'll have the latest on the Trump investigations.
(2022-08-18). Lula afirma que a Bolsonaro no le gusta la democracia. telesurtv.net Valoró que la juramentación de Alexandre de Moraes devino acto en defensa de la democracia y ello no fue del agrado de Bolsonaro.
(2022-08-18). US says will take steps to counter China's activity in Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — The United States says it plans to adopt measures to counter China's military and economic activity around Chinese Taipei, amid heightened tensions between Taipei and Beijing.
(2022-08-18). Why Liz Cheney Matters and Her Defeat Matters Too. commondreams.org By opposing Trump, she is opposing Trumpism, an authoritarian, xenophobic, and racist movement that has taken over the Republican party.
(2022-08-18). Recent Israeli Attack On Syria Targeted Two Air Defense Bases. southfront.org 
An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN  ; REUTERS) | The The first air defense base is located a few kilometers to the southwest of the town of al…
(2022-08-18). Bridgestone, Michelin tire workers speak out against USW sellout agreements. wsws.org Despite the efforts of the USW to keep workers at each company isolated from each other, workers have responded with outrage as they began to learn the terms of the tentative agreements.
(2022-08-18). Iran condemns terrorist attack in Kabul mosque. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Wednesday deadly terrorist attack on a mosque in Kabul.
(2022-08-18). German Interior Minister Faeser wants to fight climate change activists "with all her might" wsws.org While right-wing extremist terrorist networks operate unhindered in Germany's state apparatus and are covered up by the highest authorities, federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (Social Democrats) has called for a fight against alleged "left-wing extremists" and young climate change activists.
(2022-08-18). Fiscalía imputa a exministro paraguayo por corrupción. telesurtv.net El caso guarda relación con el alquiler de una camioneta de la empresa de un presunto narcotraficante brasileño.
(2022-08-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: Benefits of blueberries. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Often labeled a superfood, blueberries are bursting with vitamins and minerals ‚îÄ many of which are classified as antioxidants. Much of the power of this little berry lies in its color. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/bouLJ1JTHyE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-08-18). China y EE.UU.: Peligrosos juegos de poder. globalizacion.ca 
Arrebatos de Nancy Pelosi en Taiwán: una gruesa provocación de Estados Unidos a China. El miércoles 3 de agosto Nancy Pelosi, la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, llegó a Taiwán. Partió de regreso al día siguiente….
(2022-08-18). [Articles] A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre clinical trial of AZD1656 in diabetic patients hospitalised with COVID-19: The ARCADIA Trial – implications for therapeutic immune modulation. thelancet.com Although the trial did not achieve its primary endpoint, AZD1656 was associated with a decrease in deaths and a reduction in the duration of hospitalisation, as compared to Placebo. Immunophenotyping and immunochemistry indicated an immunomodulatory effect of AZD1656. The trial suggests a beneficial therapeutic effect of AZD1656 and identifies a new therapeutic concept: small molecule activation of endogenous homeostatic immune cells which themselves become the therapeutic agent within the body.
(2022-08-18). Siria niega secuestro o desaparición de ciudadanos de EE.UU. telesurtv.net La cancillería señaló que Washington "emitió declaraciones engañosas e ilógicas" contra el gobierno sirio.
(2022-08-17). NATO's 2030 Strategic Concept Threatens to Destabilise the World. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-17). Hunger in West Africa drives protests in Sierra Leone. workers.org 
According to the World Bank, the index price of agricultural products — which includes food — is up 19% from January 2021. Corn and wheat prices are, respectively, 16% and 22% higher. For a third of the world's countries — the 60 or so the World Bank calls lower income . . . |
(2022-08-17). Palestinians have had enough of Europe's Holocaust hypocrisy. electronicintifada.net Why hasn't Germany condemned Zelensky's minimization of the Holocaust in Ukraine?
(2022-08-17). Top Biden official: US would overthrow Colombia's new left-wing president 40 years ago. multipolarista.com Biden's top Latin America advisor Juan González threateningly said of Colombia's new left-wing president, "40 years ago, the United States would have done everything possible to prevent the election of Gustavo Petro" and "sabotage his government."
(2022-08-17). What the US-Instigated Crisis in Taiwan Means for Europe. journal-neo.org 
In response to Nancy Pelosi's stubborn — and provocative — visit to Taiwan, China has initiated military drills in the Taiwan Strait. This military drill amounts to a naval blockade of not only Taiwan but prolonged drills, with live shooting in the sea, could ultimately create a crisis that will, very much like the Ukraine …
(2022-08-17). The Authority of the British Monarchy in Australia Continues to Fall. journal-neo.org 
On August 2, 2022, a scandal occurred in the Senate of Australia — the upper house of parliament. One of its members, a representative of the Green Party Lidia Thorpe during her taking the oath of office as a senator called the British Queen Elizabeth II, who is the formal head of Australia, a colonizer. …
(2022-08-17). In OtherWords: August 17, 2022. otherwords.org After a long, hard battle, Joe Biden and congressional Democrats finally won a big legislative victory — the Inflation Reduction Act, a smartly branded package that makes big investments in jobs, climate, and health care. It's funded entirely by taxes on corporations and the wealthy and will actually reduce the deficit. | But as a product of compromise, there's lots of room for improvement. This week in OtherWords,
(2022-08-17). Biden's Inflation Bill Is (Mostly) Good News for People and the Planet. otherwords.org President Biden and the Democrats are celebrating the passage of the The new bill will help reduce inflation, address climate change, and ease economic hardship — a little, over time, and with conditions. But that's still a big deal. | This smaller yet still sweeping new law makes landmark investments in climate, jobs, and health care, which it funds entirely by…
(2022-08-17). In Addition to Gas, Drinking Water is Becoming a Strategic Resource. journal-neo.org 
The sanctions war on Russia, inspired by the Russophobic policies of the United States and its allies, has plunged the world into not only economic and energy crises, but also ecological collapse. To comply with instructions from Washington to reduce Russian gas deliveries, the authorities of the Western states have considered reviving coal power as …
(2022-08-17). Nancy Pelosi and Wendy Sherman's Tour of the Indo-Pacific Region. journal-neo.org 
The latest trip abroad by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the lower house of the US Parliament, was commented on by the world media mainly for its most scandalous part which (expectedly) was a visit to Taiwan by a third person in the US government hierarchy. The author's view regarding the significance of this part is …
(2022-08-17). Chicago activists demand justice as killer cop returns to work after 20-day suspension. liberationnews.org 
Despite Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability recommending Solano be fired for the fatal shooting of Alvarez on March 31, 2021, Police Superintendent David Brown disagreed with the punishment.
(2022-08-17). Mumia Abu-Jamal Remains the Voice of the Voiceless. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-17). 'Operation Lone Star' ‚àí a white-supremacist ploy. workers.org 
Proto-fascist Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas is getting a lot of publicity these days for busing asylum-seeking migrants, who have entered the U.S. from the Mexican border, up north to Washington, D.C., and to New York City. He's now been joined in this political stunt by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey. . . . |
(2022-08-17). Filipino Vice-Presidential Candidate Arrested Just Days After Secretary of State Antony Blinken Traveled to the Philippines To Pledge Greater U.S. Military Support. covertactionmagazine.com Filipinos find themselves living in a back-to-the-future nightmare made in part by the U.S. with dictator Ferdinand Marcos's son as their new president. On Saturday, August 6, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., in Manila and pledged greater U.S. military support for the Philippines because of "rising tensions in …
(2022-08-17). Philadelphia solidarity with Gaza. workers.org 
A "Philly Stands with Palestine" march blocked rush hour traffic around Philadelphia's City Hall for an hour Aug. 10 to protest the most recent Israeli criminal bombing of the people of Gaza, which murdered at least 16 children. Philly March for Palestine (Photo Credit: Joe Piette) After an initial rally . . . |
(2022-08-17). US Threatens Iran Again As Nuclear Deal Almost Reached. thelastamericanvagabond.com After a final proposal draft text for the revival of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal was presented to both the United States and Iran, the US has threatened Iran with further enforcement of sanctions. Iran has responded to the proposal by urging US flexibility. Despite US President, Joe Biden, pledging to revive the Iran nuclear
(2022-08-17). California Disaggregation Means Big Change In VC, Not All Black Founders The Same In Silicon Valley. moguldom.com HOUSTON, TX (Press Release) — For the first time in California's history, the state will use a specific data category to identify descendants of enslaved people. What does this mean for venture capital and underrepresented tech founders in Silicon Valley? "Not all Black tech founders are the same," said Brooke Sinclair, CEO of Velourit, a supply …
(2022-08-17). Aug. 15 Declared Nipsey Hussle Day In LA, Actress Lauren London Speaks At Hollywood Walk of Fame Event. moguldom.com Hip-hop artist and activist Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed on March 31, 2019, in front of a store he owned, Marathon Clothing store in South Central Los Angeles. Many looked up to him for his Black youth and community empowerment efforts. The late "Grinding All My Life" artist was honored with a star on …
(2022-08-17). The Case That Rudolph Giuliani Is Likely The Primary U.S. Government Informant Against Trump. moguldom.com "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon recently joked that former New York City Mayor and former President Donald Trump bestie Rudolph Giuliani was actually the informant who tipped off the Federal Bureau of Investigation about classified government documents being held at Trump's Florida estate. "Right now, Rudy Giuliani's thinking, 'Oh crap, did I butt dial the FBI again? …
(2022-08-17). Former 'Beverly Hills, 90210' And 'Insecure' Actress Denise Dowse Passes Away After Battle With Viral Meningitis. moguldom.com Actress and director Denise Dowse, well known for her role as Vice Principal Yvonne Teasley on "Beverly Hills, 90210," has died after falling into a coma due to a battle with viral meningitis. She was 64. Dowse's sister, Tracey Dowse, first announced her sister was in the hospital fighting for her life in an Instagram …
(2022-08-17). The Heat: India -Pakistan 75th Anniversary. america.cgtn.com From signs of patriotism to great sacrifice, India and Pakistan mark 75 years of independence.