(2022-01-21). US sanctions anti-NATO Ukrainian politicians. rt.com 
The Biden administration accused the two opposition politicians of working for Moscow to undermine Ukraine's Western-backed government | The US Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned two Ukrainian MPs — Taras Kozak and Oleg Voloshyn — and two former officials — Volodymyr Oliynyk and Vladimir Sivkovich, accusing them of participating in a Moscow-backed conspiracy to destabilize the pro-Western government of Volodymyr Zelensky. | "Russia has directed its intelligence services to recruit current and former Ukrainian government officials to prepare to take over the government of Ukraine and to c…
(2022-01-21). Food Not Bombs Faces New Eviction Threat. indybay.org Food Not Bombs volunteers and those eating with them could be arrested and our equipment stolen by the property speculators on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 5 PM.from their new location next to University Copy at Cathcart & Pacific. | Their storage area near India Joze is also under threat of seizure.
(2022-01-21). Indian PM Modi is the Most Popular Global Leader as BoJo Considered the Most Unpopular, Shows Survey. sputniknews.com Morning Consult has been tracking the weekly approval ratings of leaders in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States since March 2020. The latest approval ratings are based on responses collected between 13 and 19 January 2022.
(2022-01-21). West Bengal adopts mass infection policy amid India's COVID-19 surge. wsws.org The disaster unleashed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reckless policies in the current surge of the pandemic implicates the entire ruling establishment.
(2022-01-21). Iran, Russia, China drill in Indian Ocean kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — A trilateral Combined Naval Drill, dubbed as "Maritime Security Belt 2022," kicked off on Friday in North Indian Ocean with the participation of military units from Iran, China and Russia.
(2022-01-21). Human eyes hold key to predicting imminent death — study. rt.com 
Researchers have linked increased mortality risks to the condition of a person's retina | A new, "reliable indicator" of a person's health problems, ones that may cause early death, has been found by a team of international scientists. Using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, researchers studied the eyes of nearly 47,000 people and concluded that the state of our retina may signal a heightened risk of death. | The study,
(2022-01-21). UK state pension in 'shameful shambles' — report. rt.com 
A report from MPs has blamed the UK government for failing to be "transparent" about problems with the state pension payment system | The UK House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) released a scathing Problems with the state pension payment system have resulted in an estimated 134,000 pensioners being underpaid by over £1 billion ($1.36 billion). Of the pensioners imp…
(2022-01-21). Least popular world leader revealed. rt.com 
A survey shows the British PM's support is waning | A poll by Morning Consult, a US-based data intelligence firm, has The results of the survey, which were published on Thursday, ranked Johnson last in a list of 13. His net approval rating now stands at -43, with only 26% of people supporting the embattled PM. | Among other leaders at the bottom of the table were French President Emmanuel Macron, on -25, and Brazil's Ja…
(2022-01-21). Lavrov & Blinken meet for crunch Russia-US talks in Geneva. rt.com 
Washington's top diplomat has played down the chances of making a breakthrough | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his American counterpart, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, are sitting down to discuss Moscow's security proposals and determine whether a deal can be done to de-escalate tensions with NATO. | The two top diplomats are holding talks in the Swiss city of Geneva, with the pair expected to publicly announce the results of their discussions later on the same day. The head-to-head is the latest in a series of diplomatic meetings held after Russia unveiled two draft treaties, one addressed…
(2022-01-21). 'Death Star' moon could be another place hosting life. rt.com 
Saturn's moon of Mimas is likely hiding an ocean under its surface where alien life could be found, scientists said | The number of places to search for life in our solar system could be expanded as scientists said they've discovered "compelling evidence" of a "stealth ocean world" on Saturn's icy moon of Mimas. | So far, Saturn's Enceladus and Jupiter's Europa have been considered the prime candidates to host alien life. Both of those icy moons show signs of geologic activity, which suggest that they have an internal heat source that allows the existence of liquid water under the surface. And water is known a…
(2022-01-21). Schools defy Johnson's Covid relaxations. rt.com 
Over 100 UK headteachers have insisted masks must still be worn | Hundreds of British schools are set to defy Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he announced on Wednesday that masks will no longer be needed in schools, when Plan B rules elapse next week, according to reports in British media. | More than 100 headteachers have already written to parents to inform them that their children will still be required to wear facemasks in the classrooms. | Several schools said the policy would be in place "until further notice," citing high regional levels of Covid-19; coronavirus prevalence remains high in England's n…
(2022-01-21). Lee Camp: Pentagon Fails Audit AGAIN! scheerpost.com 
The Pentagon has a long history of budgetary waste and fraud. They've failed every financial audit they've ever had by mind-blowingly large margins. Fortunately for the war hawks the corporate media has helped the Pentagon cover up their actions. Lee Camp hates to repeat himself but this story requires it because the Pentagon keeps on pouring trillions into military violence so he shines his spotlight back onto the military industrial complex to open this episode. | Lee CampLee Camp is the host of the hit comedy news show "
(2022-01-21). January 6 riot at the Capitol to be turned into a movie. rt.com 
'J6' is set to depict the events in a "harrowing and terrifying" feature film | The January 6 Capitol Hill riot that shook the US in 2021 is to be adapted into a Hollywood film called 'J6', and will retell the story from a ground-level perspective. According to entertainment-news outlet Deadline, it will be scripted and directed by Billy Ray, who worked on 'The Hunger Games', 'Terminator: Dark Fate' and anti-Trump miniseries 'The Comey Rule', and produced by 'Don't Look Up' and 'The Big Short' director Adam McKay. | Ray said he'd been inspired to tell the story of the police officers who responded to the riot…
(2022-01-21). Stranded dog saved with sausage drone. rt.com 
English rescuers coaxed a three-year-old pooch away from the rising tide by dangling the food from a drone | Jack Russell-whippet cross Millie went missing on January 13 in Hampshire, southern England. After a few hours, she was spotted near some dangerous mudflats, but rescuers struggled to catch Millie as they followed her for 100 meters along the coastline. | After losing sight of the small dog and having to abandon the search overnight, a drone company came up with a food-based approach to lure the pooch back towards a rescue team. | Dangling two ounces of sausage from a drone and flying it above Millie, D…
(2022-01-21). US ready to respond to Russia's NATO proposals — Lavrov. rt.com 
Talks in Geneva saw diplomats discuss Moscow's demands to limit the expansion of NATO | Washington has pledged to respond in writing to Moscow's proposed security guarantees, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has announced following talks with his American counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken. | Speaking to journalists shortly after the meeting in the Swiss city of Geneva on Friday, Lavrov said the US side had set out its initial view on the two draft treaties developed by the Kremlin. "Blinken told me he was satisfied with the exchange we had and that it will help him, he assured us, to issue a…
(2022-01-21). 'Milestone' surgery sees pig kidneys transplanted into human. rt.com 
Doctors said the gene-edited organs functioned normally in the host body, potentially clearing the way for wider clinical trials with living patients | Surgeons in the US have announced the successful transplantation of kidneys from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead man's body. The organs created urine for three days and showed no signs of being rejected by the host's immune system before the study concluded. | The procedure, which was described in an American Journal of Transplantation
(2022-01-21). 17 dead as rural community flattened. rt.com 
A lorry carrying explosives collided with a motorcycle, triggering the blast | On Thursday, a motorcycle collided with a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine in the rural settlement of Apiate, in western Ghana, the government said on Friday. The collision set off a blast which flattened a rural town. | Police stated that the motorcycle had fallen under a truck which was on route to the Chirano gold mine, run by Toronto-based Kinross Gold Corporation (K.TO). Kinross said it was monitoring the rescue effort. | In footage shared online, piles of timber can be seen where buildings used to stand. There also app…
(2022-01-21). New 'Mission: Impossible' invokes decades-old CIA-Hollywood link. rt.com 
The upcoming 'Mission: Impossible 8' has the curious working title 'Scorpio' — the same as the first movie allowed access to film at the CIA headquarters | Recent editions of
(2022-01-21). Former Xinjiang shepherd races toward Olympic skiing dream. ecns.cn Shepherd, marathoner, cyclist and skier, Torsongan Bullik has many identities and his new goal is to become a Winter Olympic athlete.There, he ran into some young fans, who reminded him of when he himself had stood beside the racing track to cheer for athletes as a child.
(2022-01-21). Turkish doctors strike as government policies spread Omicron variant. wsws.org Determination to struggle is growing among health and other workers as the Omicron variant spreads uncontrollably in Turkey and internationally.
(2022-01-21). Volcano Turrialba Eruption Forces Park Closure in Costa Rica. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Costa Rica's National System of Conservation Areas (SNAC) reinforced vigilance over the Turrialba volcano and closed the Turrialba National Park to avoid risky situations due to the increase in eruptions that began on Monday. | RELATED: | The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) catalogued the event as the most active of the last two years and observed several eruptive p…
(2022-01-21). Clover & The Class War In South Africa With GIWUSA President Mametlwe Sebei. indybay.org Five thousand workers at the Clover Dairy company in South Africa are fighting an Israeli billionaire family the Wertheim's who have taken over the company and have cut wages and threatened thousands of layoffs. South African unions are calling for an international day of solidarity at all Israeli consulates and embassies, South African embassies and consulates and all franchises of Coca-Cola…
(2022-01-21). Imperial researchers help inform the development of the National AI White Paper. imperial.ac.uk The Forum organised a roundtable with Imperial researchers and the government Office for AI to discuss the government's upcoming AI White Paper…
(2022-01-21). Lung cancer: It is about more than smoking. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Cancer Day is February 4 ROCHESTER, Minn.— World Cancer Day is February 4 and that makes this the ideal time to talk about lung cancer and smoking. Internationally, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths and the World Health Organization estimates that 90% of cases could be prevented by eliminating tobacco use. People who smoke are at the greatest risk. Smokeless tobacco is also associated with lung cancer. And lung cancer…
(2022-01-21). US blockade frustrates Cuba's vaccine internationalism. greenleft.org.au ING Group, the Dutch multinational banking institution, has bowed to pressure from the United States and is blocking donations to support Cuba's vaccine solidarity, reports Ian Ellis-Jones.
(2022-01-21). New Mexico governor calls in National Guard to substitute teach as educators and child care workers fall ill from COVID. wsws.org With outbreaks of the Omicron variant resulting in staff shortages at schools, the Democratic governor is mobilizing military forces to act as replacements to keep schools running and parents working to produce profits during the pandemic.
(2022-01-21). Virginia state officials ignored National Weather Service warnings about catastrophic snowstorm that left thousands stranded on interstate. wsws.org State authorities ignored weather forecasters' warnings about the dangers of a snowstorm which resulted in the shutdown of I-95, stranding thousands of motorists and killing five people.
(2022-01-20). As U.S.-Russia Tensions Escalate over Ukraine, U.S. May Stumble into War, Warns Katrina vanden Heuvel. democracynow.org 
President Biden said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a "serious and dear price" if he orders his reported 100,000 troops stationed along the Russian-Ukraine border to invade Ukraine, a scenario Biden says is increasingly likely. This comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukraine's president on Wednesday, similarly warning Russia could attack Ukraine on "very short notice." We speak with The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, who says the hawkish U.S. approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict is a waste of national resources, and says the U.S. should pursue diplomacy instead…
(2022-01-20). Flanked by Blinken, Ukrainian FM says conflict will only end when last Russian soldier leaves Crimea, Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As Blinken presumably signalled agreement, that position is also that of Washington. Of course no evidence has ever been provided there are Russian troops in the Donbass. ==== When last Russian soldier leaves: Kuleba lays out conditions for ending war in eastern Ukraine All efforts of the international community are currently aimed at making Russia …
(2022-01-20). Oxfam Report Details Obscene Wealth Inequality in India. orinocotribune.com 
January 18, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Oxfam, in its recently released report "
(2022-01-20). 'Love Birds': Netizens Swoon Over Candid Shot of Owlets Posing for 'Pre-Wedding Shoot'. sputniknews.com Usually, couples are quite enthused about pre-wedding photoshoots. They try their best to stand out from the rest and this practice has gained prominence in India. However, this time it is not humans who have amused others, but rather owlets who were captured oozing with love and affection.
(2022-01-20). Smuggler Arrested With Seven Endangered Egyptian Vulture Species in India's Madhya Pradesh. sputniknews.com Egyptian vultures, also known as white scavenger vultures or pharaoh's chickens, are the smallest of all vultures. They are a globally endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and often migrate from central Asia to India during the winter.
(2022-01-20). Modi pledges to defend financial oligarchy's profits as Omicron tsunami rips through India. wsws.org Modi has made clear that his policy, like that of capitalist governments across the world, is to allow the coronavirus to spread throughout the population.
(2022-01-20). Food Not Bombs Faces New Eviction Threat. indybay.org Food Not Bombs volunteers and those eating with them could be arrested and our equipment stolen by the property speculators on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 5 PM.from their new location next to University Copy at Cathcart & Pacific. | Their storage area near India Joze is also under threat of seizure.
(2022-01-20). Ecuador: Digital rights activist Ola Bini goes to trial. greenleft.org.au The trial of Swedish software developer and digital rights activist Ola Bini, began on January 19 in Ecuador, reports People's Dispatch.
(2022-01-20). Police charged for Fanta Bility murder. workers.org 
Delaware County Three Sharon Hill police in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia, were charged with manslaughter Jan. 18 for killing 8-year-old Fanta Bility in August 2021. Following a grand jury investigation, officers Devon G. Smith, Sean Patrick Dolan and Brian James Devaney were also charged with involuntary manslaughter and 10 . . . |
(2022-01-20). State archive glitch reaffirms Israel's genocidal intent. mronline.org 
Recently unearthed statements from Israel's founders endorsing ethnic cleansing and violence during the Nakba will only be shocking if you are not familiar with the long history of Zionist leaders and thinkers showing genocidal intent towards Palestinians.
(2022-01-20). Broadening the scope of respiratory infection control. healtheuropa.eu 
Marinomed's CSO, Dr Eva Prieschl-Grassauer explains how Carragelose can offer an extra line of defence against respiratory infection, including coronaviruses and support infection control. From social distancing to wearing masks, there is now a range of infection control measures that many of us are adhering to in our daily lives to mitigate the risk of …
(2022-01-20). Population data: Powering healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. healtheuropa.eu Professor Aziz Sheikh OBE, Director of the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute, explores how data can be utilised to improve healthcare processes and how patient data shaped the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for rapid, real-time health information has never been more important. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, countries across the globe require the latest insights …
(2022-01-20). GRAM report: Antimicrobial resistance involved in five million deaths. healtheuropa.eu 
In a truly harrowing development, the highly-anticipated GRAM report has shockingly revealed that 1.2 million deaths were directly caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in 2019, with antimicrobial-resistant infections playing a significant role in an additional 4.95 million deaths. The astounding statistics position antimicrobial resistance as a leading cause of death globally, surpassing the deaths caused …
(2022-01-20). Critical Race Theory Is Dangerous. That's Why It Should Be Mandatory in American Schools. scheerpost.com 
The 1963 March on Washington. [Screen shot / By Dan Siegel / Original to ScheerPost | Glenn Youngkin, the new governor of Virginia, announced during his first day in office this month that he is
(2022-01-20). Analysing the growth of eHealth and digital solutions during the pandemic. healtheuropa.eu 
Micha van Lin, the managing director of Task Force Health Care (TFHC), explores the uptake of eHealth and digital solutions during the pandemic and how the TFHC supports the international scope for sustainable healthcare solutions. The implementation of eHealth and digital solutions within healthcare grew dramatically during the pandemic, many of which are here to …
(2022-01-20). Latin America will continue to distance itself from the United States. mronline.org 
At a time when Washington and its Western allies are attempting to maintain a resolutely unilateralist approach, the Latin American countries that the United States has too long regarded as its backyard continue to deepen their strategic ties with the main pro-multipolar forces.
(2022-01-20). President Ortega's reelection shows, Nicaraguan people see a bright future. workers.org 
Members of the Popular Vanguard Party of Costa Rica at the inauguration of Daniel Ortega. By Carlos Marcos Managua, Nicaragua Thousands gathered in Managua's Revolution Square to witness the inauguration of Daniel Ortega and Rosario María Murillo as Nicaragua's president and vice president, respectively, on Jan. 10. In attendance were . . . |
(2022-01-20). Solidarity wins in Columbia strike victory. mronline.org 
Columbia's student workers delivered an invaluable lesson—one day longer, one day stronger—that you don't have to have to go to graduate school to understand.
(2022-01-20). Kroger: Fighting hunger or fighting the hungry? peoplesworld.org 
The Kroger Company, the nearly $84 billion grocery corporation based in Cincinnati, has set its sights on the lofty goal of eradicating hunger. In 2018, it launched its Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation, a vehicle through which, as the name implies, it apparently aims to "end hunger and waste." On the foundation's website, it highlights …
(2022-01-20). Haitians Demand Release Of Cuban Doctor Kidnapped by Gangs. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Haitian citizens took to the streets to demand the release of Cuban doctor Daymara Perez, who was kidnapped by gangs in Petit Goave province on Jan. 13. | RELATED: | The demonstration led to a transport disruption on National Route 2 and businesses closure. "Crime cannot reign in our country. If Perez is not freed, we will intensify our demonstration," protesters warned. | A resident in Haiti since 2020, Perez was he…
(2022-01-20). Peace In Our Time, Or War? journal-neo.org 
"When whole communities go to war-whole peoples, and especially civilised peoples-the reason always lies in some political situation, and the occasion is always due to some political object. War, therefore is an act of policy…The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and means can never be considered in isolation …
(2022-01-20). Which US States Are Considered Among The Top Tax Havens? moguldom.com The U.S. now ranks as the world's No. 2 tax haven, giving shelter to more money than any other country except the Cayman Islands, according to the Tax Justice Network, which researches tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions and promotes new international rules to curtail tax evasion. A handful of U.S. states have become increasingly competitive with offshore …
(2022-01-20). China repels U.S. maritime intrusion in South China Sea. ecns.cn China repelled a U.S. destroyer on Thursday after it trespassed in territorial waters surrounding the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea without Chinese government approval.