Staff (2022-06-09). Romania: Belgian DM visits NATO battle group against backdrop of Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AgerpressJune 7, 2022 Belgian Defense Minister, DefMin visit military stationed in Joint Training Center in Cincu Minister of Defense Vasile Dincu and Belgian counterpart Ludivine Dedonder met on Tuesday with the Romanian and Belgian military trained in the Joint National Training Center in Cincu, the Belgian contingent being part of the NATO Battle Group stationed …

Staff (2022-06-09). Romania to transform Moldovan army for NATO interoperability, eventual absorption. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsJune 8, 2022 Moldovan DefMin Nosatii in Bucharest: Romanian colleagues' expertise could be useful in process of transforming national army Romania's expertise could be useful in the process of transforming the Moldovan army into a modern, mobile and well-equipped institution, Defence Minister Anatolie Nosatii said in a joint conference with his Romanian counterpart …

Staff (2022-06-09). NATO International Military Staff holds interoperability event with 30 partners. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJune 9, 2022 NATO Partners discuss interoperability, maritime and energy security On 8 June 2022, the Cooperative Security Division of the NATO International Military Staff (IMS) hosted its Bi-Annual Meeting with Partners. Representatives from over 30 Partner Nations attended informal workshops to discuss areas of common interest, such as interoperability, maritime security as well as …

WSWS (2022-06-09). French health care workers mount one-day nationwide strike. wsws.org The strike in France is part of a broader, international mobilization of health care workers against the murderous official handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subordination of health care to private profit.

____ (2022-06-09). Beijing says it will stand firm beside its neighbors. ecns.cn China will stand with Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries to overcome difficulties, be it a natural disaster, financial crisis, or the COVID-19 epidemic, as the country has always done, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.

Harvey Markowitz (2022-06-09). Pride in 'the CLE'. workers.org Cleveland In the first LGBTQ+ Pride parade since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and possibly the largest in Cleveland history, thousands marched through downtown June 4. Most of the marchers were young, with some carrying signs or wearing T-shirts in solidarity with trans youth. On June 1, at 11: 15 p.m., the . . . |

____ (2022-06-09). COVID-19 cases in Chinese mainland drop below 1,000. ecns.cn With the COVID-19 pandemic brought under control in the Chinese mainland, total confirmed cases have dropped to 906 as of Wednesday, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).

Poor People's Campaign (2022-06-09). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…

G. Dunkel (2022-06-09). African famine: the role of sanctions. workers.org When the crops fail after drought in Chad, as happened this year, people are driven to hunt for wild grain and fruit to survive famine, as here in 2016. Chad, in the middle of Africa, is a landlocked country with 16 million people. It is one of the three poorest . . . |

Huitzilopochtli Marron (2022-06-09). National City community fights back against racist lowriding ban. liberationnews.org The historic tradition of cruising that united the community and embraced Chicano culture has been banned in National City since 1992 due to racist discrimination.

Workers World Party (2022-06-09). PDF of June 9 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Profit-hungry company lures youth to guns editorial: LGBTQ+ for socialism: 'We want to live!' PRIDE: Class roots of anti‚Äëtrans laws Events challenge police, corporate control, transphobia Labor fights back: Lockout by war profiteers Seattle museum union Boston baristas strike Tear down the walls: Palestine Freedom Tunnel Stop . . . |

Sanket Jain (2022-06-09). Photo Essay: Diseases Spike for Indian Farm Workers As Climate Changes. towardfreedom.org India witnessed the hottest March in 122 years. With temperatures several times crossing 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in northern India, heat waves amplified the existing divisions between the poor and well-off, reports Sanket Jain.

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-06-09). Microplastic burden in Indian Ocean clearly measurable, says new study. peoplesdispatch.org The study revealed that, on average, microplastic particles and fibers in one cubic meter of water were found in the near-surface water of the Indian Ocean…

WSWS (2022-06-09). Indian Ford workers continue strike against planned plant closure. wsws.org The strike, whose aim is to prevent the closure of the plant and ensure job security, was initiated by younger rank-and-file workers who comprise the majority of the workforce.

WSWS (2022-06-09). Ohio attorney general prosecuted more than 100 nursing home workers, but no owners. wsws.org The state has been scapegoating of workers for bad conditions created by profit-seeking companies.

____ (2022-06-09). China paying close attention to Sri Lanka's current difficulties, challenges: spokesperson. ecns.cn China has been paying close attention to the current difficulties and challenges Sri Lanka faces and assisting the country within its capacity, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-09). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Tom Coburg (2022-06-09). Priti Patel's latest bill declares war on journalists, publishers and whistleblowers. thecanary.co The National Security Bill,

LEPAIO (2022-06-09). The AFL-CIO, US Foreign Policy and Worker to Worker Solidarity. indybay.org There will be a international education conference in Philadelphia on the collaboration between the AFL-CIO, the CIA, AID and the National Endowment For Democracy around the world. The AFL-CIO and it's "Solidarity Center" which receives $75 million a year from NED has been involved in supporting rightwing corporate unions around the world and helping to overthrow governments that are opposed to US imperialist policies of privatization, deregulation and union busting around the world.

____ (2022-06-09). China's FAST telescope detects first persistently active repeating fast radio burst. ecns.cn An international team led by Chinese scientists discovered and located the first persistently active repeating fast radio burst (FRB) with the help of the world's largest radio telescope.

Abe Asher (2022-06-09). San Francisco Elites Scapegoated Boudin for the City's Problems. zcomm.org It Worked…

____ (2022-06-09). China's radio telescope detects first persistently active repeating fast radio burst from 3b light years away. ecns.cn An international team led by Chinese scientists discovered and located the first persistently active repeating fast radio burst (FRB) with the help of the world's largest radio telescope.

WSWS (2022-06-09). Sri Lankan prime minister declares class war policies against workers and rural toilers. wsws.org Addressing parliament on Tuesday, Wickremesinghe called for all parties of the political establishment to set aside tactical differences and impose new austerity measures.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-09). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

____ (2022-06-09). President Raeisi visits Chaharmahal and Bakhtiaria prov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in Shahr-e-Kord International Airport, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, on Thursday to meet city and provincial officials as part of his regular visits to provinces acoss Iran.

____ (2022-06-09). Iran FM Amir-Abdollahian arrives in India's Mumbai for talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — During his visit to India, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Mumbai on Thursday evening.

____ (2022-06-09). Putting pressure on Iran not to help solve Iran nuke issue. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — A Chinese envoy said on Wednesday that putting pressure on Iran would not help solve Iran nuclear issue after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Board of Govern passed anti-Iranian resolution.

____ (2022-06-09). Iran, India determined to promote bilateral relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — In the course of his visit to Indian capital of New Delhi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the two countries of Iran and India are determined to improve their bilateral relations in all fields.

____ (2022-06-09). President Raeisi arrives in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari prov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province on Thursday morning as part of his administration's regular visits to provinces to listen to people's grievances.

Staff (2022-06-09). Iran to remove 27 surveillance cameras at its nuclear sites. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — Rafael Gross, the director of the International Energy Atomic Agency (IAEA) said Thursday that Iran will remove 27 surveillance cameras at different nuclear sites, while keeping in place as many as 40 cameras.

____ (2022-06-09). Iran reacts to anti-Iranian draft res. at IAEA's BoG. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran reacted to the approval of anti-Iranian resolution by the United States and European Troika including UK, France and Germany at the Board of Governors of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

____ (2022-06-09). IAEA has to get rid of Western countries influence: MP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — Referring to IAEA's BoG reolution, a member of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that IAEA is working politically and must not issue statement under the influence of hegemonic powers.

JANET (2022-06-08). Cuba-China cooperation leads to vaccine breakthrough. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders June 7, 2022 Cuba and China formally announced June 2 that they have filed for joint patent for a Pan-Corona vaccine. The new vaccine, a collaboration between the biotechnological sectors of the two countries, is the first patent for a single vaccine effective against the many variants of COVID-19. A collaboration between the biotechnology sectors of China and Cuba has resulted in the development of the first patent for a Pan-Corona vaccine, being presented here at the National Intellectual Property Office in China. News of the jointly developed vaccine is particularly exciting because of the tw…

JANET (2022-06-08). Colombia elections: are peace and justice on the horizon? iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt June 6, 2022 Presidential elections held May 29 in Colombia showed Senator Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historical Pact progressive alliance and former mayor of Bogotá, coming in first with 40% of the vote. Two right-wing candidates, Rodolfo Hernández and Federico Gutíerrez, received 28% and 24% of the vote, respectively. Because no candidate received a majority vote, Petro and Hernández will be in a runoff election June 19. March during a national strike that began April 28, 2021, and continued for months, Bogotá, May 9, 2021. Gutíerrez represents the party of current Colombian President Ivá…

JANET (2022-06-08). Uvalde children will go down in abolitionist history. iacenter.org By Julia Wright June 6, 2022 As a member of our slavery-old abolitionist movement, I would suggest that a few elements about the Uvalde tragedy, still below the radar, would appear worth commenting on. Julia Wright. PHOTO: Roberto Mercado First, very few news reports have highlighted the importance of the fact that the Buffalo and Uvalde massacres were "sandwiched" in between the anniversary of George Floyd's murder. Celebratory backlash? This is not to be excluded. There will unfortunately be more. Second, we would have liked to have learned more about the dynamics of family dysfunction that were able to produce…

JANET (2022-06-08). Mumia Abu-Jamal: When the empire calls. iacenter.org By Mumia Abu-Jamal June 6, 2022 Mumia Abu-Jamal The following message from political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was prepared for the Workers' Summit in Tijuana, Mexico, June 10-12, which is being held in response to President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas. My brothers, sisters and comrades in Tijuana, I welcome you, delegates of the excluded. People from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and beyond. Many of you come from poor nations, countries with relatively low GDP, like Cuba, for example, which has a GDP roughly equal to Ghana. As I write from the richest nation on earth, I have to add that I also write from a na…

Sara Flounders (2022-06-08). Cuba-China cooperation leads to vaccine breakthrough. workers.org Cuba and China formally announced June 2 that they have filed for joint patent for a Pan-Corona vaccine. The new vaccine, a collaboration between the biotechnological sectors of the two countries, is the first patent for a single vaccine effective against the many variants of COVID-19. A collaboration between the . . . |

Mirinda Crissman, Ted Kelly (2022-06-08). Inhumane system separates families — a WW commentary. workers.org From behind bars at U.S. Penitentiary-McCreary in rural Kentucky, Eli Torres received the news from his family back home in Uvalde, Texas. His daughter, Eliahana Cruz Torres, was dead. The 10-year-old girl, nicknamed "Eli" after her father, had been murdered at Robb Elementary School in the latest grotesquery of gun . . . |

Editor (2022-06-08). Taibbi: Democrats and Republicans Have One Thing in Common — Both Suck on Free Speech. scheerpost.com By Matt Taibbi / The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE,

Dave Clennon (2022-06-08). It's Showtime in Ukraine! dissidentvoice.org Let our bleeding proxy negotiate a settlement, NOW. Since early January, the corporate media have been proving their loyalty and their usefulness to the US foreign policy establishment. With faultless show-business efficiency, they manufactured an international political superstar, at least in Europe and the English speaking world. Vladimir Zelensky appeared on media screens, seemingly everywhere, …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-06-08). Geneva: Amongi calls for speedy resolution of Russia-Ukraine war. plusnews.ug The Minister of Gender, labour and Social Development, Amongi Betty Ongom, has called for a speedy and peaceful resolution of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine which she says has worsened the global unemployment problem. Amongi was on Wednesday addressing the 110th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. The ILC, sometimes known as the …

Staff (2022-06-08). Headlines for June 8, 2022. democracynow.org SF Voters Recall DA Chesa Boudin; L.A. Mayor's Race Headed for Runoff, "My Mother's Life Mattered": Son of Buffalo Victim Pleads with Congress to Take Action, Matthew McConaughey: The Second Amendment Has Been Hijacked by "Deranged Individuals", Gabby Giffords Speaks at Memorial for Gun Violence Victims at the National Mall, Arizona Police Officers Placed on Leave After Refusing to Help Drowning Man, North Carolina County to Pay Andrew Brown Jr.'s Family $3 Million over Police Killing, Millions at Risk of Starvation If Ukrainian Ports Don't Reopen, Latin American Leader…

Staff (2022-06-08). Lithuania helps usher Georgia into NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseJune 8, 2022 Lela Chikovani met with her Lithuanian counterpart First Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia Lela Chikovani is in the Republic of Lithuania. Lela Chikovani was hosted by her Lithuanian counterpart — Deputy Minister of National Defense Margiris Abukevicius at the Ministry of National Defense. Colleagues discussed regional security challenges …

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2022-06-08). LGBTQ+ for socialism: 'We want to live!'. workers.org We are still grieving for the 10 people of Buffalo, New York's Black community killed there May 14. We are still grieving for the 21 people — children and teachers — killed in Uvalde, Texas, May 24. And for so many others killed by hatred and bigotry in the . . . |

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-06-08). An Appalling Slur on the Civilisation State That Is India. asia-pacificresearch.com

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-08). A Spanish Court Calls: Mike Pompeo, We Want You. dissidentvoice.org On June 3, Judge Santiago Pedraz of Spain's national court, the Audienca Nacional, issued a summons for former CIA director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify in an ongoing investigation into the conduct of private security firm UC Global and its founder, David Morales. The security firm is said to have been …

Jesse Edwards (2022-06-08). Oakland community fights back against school closures. workers.org Oakland, California The people of Oakland are continuing to rise up against school closures imposed by the Oakland Unified School District. Teachers, parents, students and other community members took a bold step by starting an occupation of Parker School on May 25, its official closure date and the final day . . . |

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-08). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

Kim Scipes (2022-06-08). Labor Activists Launch New Organization to Challenge AFL-CIO Foreign Policy. indybay.org The Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO International Operations held a founding conference in Washington, DC to expose the role of the AFL-CIO which receives $75 million a year for their "Solidarity Center" and the role of the CIA, NED and AID in colluding with the US government for coups and labor imperialism. They also called for the full opening of the books of the AFL-CIO on their international operations.

Staff (2022-06-08). Miembros del BRICS profundizan cooperación financiera y macroeconómica. cubadebate.cu Los ministros de Finanzas y los jefes de los bancos centrales de los países del grupo BRICS (Brasil, Rusia, India, China, Sudáfrica) acordaron profundizar la cooperación financiera al interno del bloque y el fortalecimiento de la coordinación en materia de política macroeconómica.

____ (2022-06-08). 5th CIIE to be held offline, on-schedule. ecns.cn The fifth China International Import Expo will be held offline as scheduled from Nov 5 to 10 in Shanghai, the Paper reported on Wednesday quoting the China International Import Expo Bureau.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-08). Imperial experts to develop low-cost digital crop virus sensors with $1m grant. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have received $1million to develop low-cost digital sensors that detect viruses in plants and crops with international partners.

____ (2022-06-08). China announces establishment of national park at Qinghai Lake. ecns.cn Aerial view of Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater lake with an area of 4,625.6 square km in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, northwest China's Qinghai Province.

____ (2022-06-08). 110,000 tons of wheat purchased for grain reserve. ecns.cn Chinese authorities have purchased 110,000 metric tons of wheat from farmers as of Tuesday, according to China Grain Reserves Corporation Group, which manages the national grain reserve.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-08). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

LEPAIO (2022-06-08). The AFL-CIO, US Foreign Policy and Worker to Worker Solidarity. indybay.org There will be a international education conference in Philadelphia on the collaboration between the AFL-CIO, the CIA, AID and the National Endowment For Democracy around the world. The AFL-CIO and it's "Solidarity Center" which receives $75 million a year from NED has been involved in supporting rightwing corporate unions around the world and helping to overthrow governments that are opposed to US imperialist policies of privatization, deregulation and union busting around the world.

National Organization of Women (2022-06-08). Tuesday 6/14: Conversation on Pride Month and Title IX w/ Bear Atwood, VP NOW & Monroe France NYU. indybay.org Online via Instagram…

Staff (2022-06-08). India continues to slam insulting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that India has repeatedly condemned offensive remarks on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Staff (2022-06-08). All Iran's remedial measures taken as per NPT. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Iran's permanent representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations said that all the steps Iran have taken away from the JCPOA were according to the NPT and in line with its rights and obligations.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-08). Iran informs IAEA of its plan to install IR-6 centrifuges. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — News sources claim that Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of its intention to install two more cascades of advanced centrifuges in Natanz nuclear facility.

____ (2022-06-08). Independent states coop. to neutralize West pressures. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi said that cooperation of independent countries in order to ensure collective interest at regional and international levels will neutralize Western countries illegal pressures and actions.

Staff (2022-06-08). Badab-e Surt; 'Color Springs' of Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Springs of Badab-e Surt, aka, "Color Springs" is located in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. The tourist attraction has been registered as the second national natural monument of Iran; The first one is Mount Damavand.

____ (2022-06-08). IAEA's BoG holds session on safeguards agreement with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Russia's Permanent Representative in Vienna-based International Organizations said that International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors started considering implementation of safeguards in Iran on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-06-08). Relations with Tehran have strategic importance for Yerevan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Stating that Armenia sees Iran as a reliable partner and a good neighbor, Armenia's National Assembly Vice-Speaker Hakob Arshakyan said that relations with Tehran have strategic importance for Yerevan.

____ (2022-06-08). Iran-India ties promoted regional security, prosperity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that amicable relations between Iran and India have enhanced prosperity and security in the region.

Staff (2022-06-08). Iran answered all IAEA questions accurately: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Iran's caretaker permanent representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations said at the IAEA BoG meeting on Wed. that Tehran has answered all IAEA question accurately and in detail.

____ (2022-06-08). Iran, India stress need for inclusive govt. in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Iranian and Indian foreign ministers emphasized the need for formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan with the participation of all ethnic and religious groups.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-07). Spin-controlling materials team win prestigious Horizon Prize. imperial.ac.uk An international team of scientists working on chiral materials have won the Royal Society of Chemistry's Materials Chemistry Division Horizon Prize.

____ (2022-06-07). China responds 'professionally and safely' to Australian surveillance craft: spokesman. ecns.cn China responds "professionally and safely" to Australian surveillance craft approaching territorial airspace of Xisha Islands: spokesman…

____ (2022-06-07). U.S. has played a hand in every global food crisis in history. ecns.cn In fact, the US has played a hand in every global food crisis in history. The US, along with a handful of other countries, by manipulating the global food trade system, have established their food hegemony and gained tight control over international food prices.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

____ (2022-06-07). Braille test paper prepared for 2022 national college entrance exam. ecns.cn Braille examination paper for blind students have been prepared in the 2022 national college entrance exam which began on Tuesday.

National Association of Social Workers (2022-06-07). Tuesday 6/14: From a Queer Lens: LGBTQIA+ Social Workers Experiences in the Profession. indybay.org Online event…

____ (2022-06-07). India tests fire 4,000km nuclear capable Agni-4 missile. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — India on Monday successfully test fired a nuclear-capable Agni-IV ballistic missile, which can strike targets 4,000 km away, from Odisha's APJ Abdul Kalam Island.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-06-06). Ukraine volunteer fighter and US citizen Craig Lang armed by Colombia to overthrow Venezuela's gov't, FBI source says. thegrayzone.com An FBI affidavit against an American fighting in Ukraine, Craig Lang, states he was previously armed by Colombian police to attack the Venezuelan government. Another American fighting in Ukraine, white nationalist Paul Gray, was also involved in a plot to topple Venezuela's government, according to a former associate of coup leader Juan Guaidó. Lang is wanted by the US for murdering a couple in Florida and robbing them to pay for his trip to the Venezuelan border. He is also …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-06). A Second Left-Wing Progressive Wave is Emerging in Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Manolo De Los Santos, Gisela Cernadas The 9th Summit of the Americas, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in June, remains uncertain. Since the Biden administration has not invited the leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela on the grounds of "democracy issues", the leaders of Cuba, Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, and other countries have expressed the possibility…

Laurent Brayard (2022-06-06). Ukrainian Army terror bombings. mronline.org Since Sunday, 29 May, Ukrainian artillery has opened fire on exclusively civilian residential areas in the city of Donetsk and other cities in Donbass. The Ukrainian army has always engaged in terror bombing, in order to terrorise the population and kill Russians, since the beginning of the Ukrainian aggression in Eastern Ukraine. In Donetsk, the …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-06). Russian Ops in Ukraine: Donbas Cauldron(s) Closing, US-NATO Options Running Out. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for June 6, 2022: Russian forces continue encirclement and elimination of Ukrainian forces in the Severodonetsk Lysychansk cauldron; During encirclements in Syria, similar "offensives" were attempted as acts of desperation; Claims of Ukrainian "counter-offensives" are a distraction from the overall, imminent strategic defeat these forces…

Editor (2022-06-06). "The goal is not to help Ukraine, but to fight Putin" mronline.org This interview comes to us through the kind courtesy of the Swiss journal, Zeitgeschehen im Fokus. In it, Jacques Baud brings us up-to-date on the Ukraine situation, while providing us with great insights, in his usual, inimitable way. He is in conversation with Thomas Kaiser.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-06). 'Beacon of Democracy': Kiev Regime's Practice of Kidnapping People Spirals Out of Control. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Ever since the Obama administration orchestrated the 2014 Euromaidan color revolution (US/NATO's weapon of choice when hijacking entire nations), the mainstream media have been feeding the political West's populace the narrative of Ukraine being the "freedom and democracy lighthouse in the dictatorial post-Soviet darkness". However, after the start of Russia's special military operation more than three months ago, this…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-06). Ukraine Volunteer Fighter, US Citizen Craig Lang, Was Armed by Colombia to Overthrow Venezuela's Government. libya360.wordpress.com Alex Rubinstein An FBI affidavit against an American fighting in Ukraine, Craig Lang, states he was previously armed by Colombian police to attack the Venezuelan government. Another American fighting in Ukraine, white nationalist Paul Gray, was also involved in a plot to topple Venezuela's government, according to a former associate of coup leader Juan Guaidó….

Editor (2022-06-06). U.S. wants to surround China with missiles—but can't find Asian country to host them. mronline.org The United States plans to spend billions of dollars to surround China with missiles. But a US military-sponsored study concluded its Pacific allies South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Australia are unlikely to host the offensive weapons.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-06). ALBA and Nicaragua: Defending Solidarity in a Divided World. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton Controversy has dogged this June's United States government organized Summit of the Americas. Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela had already given up on the OAS, seriously damaging the credibility of the Organization of American States as a trustworthy hemispheric forum for the countries North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. However many countries decide…

_____ (2022-06-06). Oil Companies Pull Out Of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. popularresistance.org Drilling in the refuge has long been a controversial issue, as the 19.5-million-acre wilderness area is home to 45 species of mammals including polar bears, bowhead whales and caribou and considered sacred by the Indigenous Gwich'in people, according to the Gwich'in Steering Committee. | "These exits clearly demonstrate that international companies recognize what we have known all along: drilling in the Arctic Refuge is not worth the economic risk and liability that results from development on sacred lands without the consent of Indigenous Peoples," the Gwich'in Steering Committee said in a statement. | The Ancho…

_____ (2022-06-06). Indigenous Peoples In South Africa Resist Oil And Gas Exploration. popularresistance.org On Monday, May 30, communities from South Africa's Wild Coast gathered in front of a court in the city of Gqeberha. The day marked the beginning of a landmark 3-day legal challenge brought by these communities against gas and oil multinational Shell, Impact Africa, and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE). The case is the culmination of a long struggle to protect the Wild Coast against oil and gas exploration. In 2014, the DMRE granted Impact Africa an exploration right off the East Coast. Impact Africa then sought to develop an Environment Management Programme (EMPr) required under the Mineral a…

_____ (2022-06-06). A New Generation Of US-Trained Extremists Is Fighting Russia. popularresistance.org From 1978 (not '79 as many believe), the administration of Jimmy Carter decided to "draw the Russians into the Afghan trap," in the words of the President's National Security Advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski. US intelligence called on its British counterparts to activate networks of Afghan fighters. New generations of extremists joined the fight. Aid, arms, and training poured into Afghanistan. Support increased following the Soviet invasion in December 1979. | Throughout the 1980s, tens of thousands of jihadis from dozens of Muslim-majority countries were flown into the US, Britain, and Pakistan to receive training…

Moderator (2022-06-06). Hedges: America's Gun Fetish. scheerpost.com Original Illustration by Mr. Fish — "White Light/White Heat" | By Chris Hedges / Special to ScheerPost | Guns were a ubiquitous part of my childhood. My grandfather, who had been a master sergeant in the army, had a small arsenal in his house in Mechanic Falls, Maine. He gave me a 2020 bolt action Springfield rifle when I was 7. By the time I was 10, I had graduated to a Winchester lever action 30-30. I moved my way up the National Rifle Association's (NRA) Marksmanship Qualification Program, helped along by a summer camp where riflery was mandatory. Like many boys in rural America, I was fascinated by g…

Eugene Puryear (2022-06-06). Nations and Soviets: The National Question in the USSR. liberationnews.org In recent months, Soviet nationality policy has been thrust into the forefront of public conversation.

Staff (2022-06-06). President Maduro: US Killed any Chance of Success at Summit of the Americas. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that Washington has forfeited any chance of a successful Summit of the Americas by excluding three countries from the region. "The US government itself was in charge of killing the possibility of success of this summit," said President Maduro in an interview with Atilio Borón, host of the Argentine radio program Dialogo Internacional, on National University of Avellaneda Radio and Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Association Radio. | Maduro thanked those countries of the Americas, numbering over 25, that expressed solidarity with Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, by condemning, in s…

Prasanth Radhakrishnan (2022-06-06). India has a key role to play in a possible new world order. canadiandimension.com In the first half of April 2022, India's External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, made some revealing remarks at a press conference in Washington, DC. He was standing beside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. When asked about India's purchase of Russian oil, Jaishankar said: "If you're looking at energy purchases from Russia, I'd suggest that your attention should be focused on Europe. We do buy some energy, which is necessary for our energy security. But I suspect, looking at figures, our total purchases for the month would be less than what Europe do…

Editor (2022-06-06). Robert F. Kennedy: A Golden Age Cut Short. scheerpost.com By Robert Kennedy's death came when America was on the cusp of transformation. It was changing from a racist, sexist, authoritarian, war-mongering society toward a society of more equal social and political justice — the kind that western Europe was adopting. | It has been all downhill since that fateful day in June 1968. Much of that progressive change was stalled for decades. Kennedy was uniquely positioned among politicians to bridge the widening divisions — a gaping hole, really — b…

Zach Farber (2022-06-06). U.S. women's national soccer team wins equal pay contract following lawsuit victory. liberationnews.org On May 18, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that it ratified a collective bargaining agreement which pays the U.S. men's and women's national teams equally.

WSWS (2022-06-06). Kroger workers in central Indiana vote down UFCW sellout agreement. wsws.org Workers at Kroger stores in central Indiana voted down a company-friendly tentative agreement negotiated by the UFCW which included poverty wage "increases" that fall far below the rate of inflation.

____ (2022-06-06). IOC lauds Beijing 2022 for its green, sustainable steps. ecns.cn On the occassion of World Environment Day, the International Olympic Committee has praised Beijing 2022 for its efforts in low carbon, environmental protection and sustainable development in an article published on its official website.

____ (2022-06-06). China vows to improve eye care services for children, seniors. ecns.cn Monday marks the 27th National Eye Care Day in China. Among the country's efforts to provide more extensive eye care services that cover people's whole life cycle, the eye health of children and elderly people has been a focus.

National Association of Social Workers (2022-06-06). Wednesday 6/22: Protest March on SCOTUS for Abortion Rights w/ NASW. indybay.org Livestream of protest at SCOTUS. Take action from anywhere in California!

____ (2022-06-06). Collapse of the Us Dollar. transcend.org 1 Jun 2022 – Two years ago I wrote that the dollar would lose its global role and be devalued. Reasons: the bloated military budget and national debt to pay for it, the blow-back effect of U.S. sanctions on other countries, and the reaction of countries such as Russia, China, Turkey and India to trade their dollars for gold. According to Zero Hedge, this trend has intensified.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-06). IAEA not want to reduce cooperation with Iran: Grossi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that the nuclear agency does not want a reduction in its cooperation with Tehran.

Staff (2022-06-06). IAEA may seek to make Iran step back in Vienna talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Mostafa Khoshcheshm, a political analyst has speculated that the possible resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) aims to make Iran step back in Vienna talks.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-06). "Iran has given accurate answers to IAEA questions" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami, said on Monday that "The answers we have given so far to the International Atomic Energy Agency's questions were accurate."

Staff (2022-06-06). Farshid Soltani becomes member of IPF Hall of Fame. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — President of the Asian Powerlifting Federation Farshid Soltani has been selected to become a member of the International Powerlifting Federation's Hall of Fame.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-06-05). DHS 'Concerned' over Nazis Returning to US after Fighting in Ukraine, Why Isn't the Media? orinocotribune.com By Alexander Rubinstein — | US corporate media has provided glowing coverage to Paul Gray, a notorious American white nationalist fighting in Ukraine. A DHS document warns he's not the only US fascist drawn to Kiev. | As the United States undergoes a national mourning process over a spate of mass shootings, American white nationalists with documented histories of violence are attaining combat experience with advanced US-made weapons in a foreign proxy war. | That's according to the Department of Homeland Security, which has been gathering intelligence on Americans who have joined the ranks of t…

JANET (2022-06-05). Where is the war in Ukraine going? How should the peace movement respond? iacenter.org For antiwar, anti-racist and working-class activists, a May 23 webinar on the role of the U.S., NATO and Ukrainian neo-Nazis in provoking and prolonging the war in Ukraine provides an antidote to the poisonous propaganda in the U.S. corporate media. Credit: UNAC Those who missed the webinar live can catch it by visiting the home page of the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) at unacpeace.org. Hundreds of people are viewing it daily, and millions could learn from it. The webinar's strength was that the speakers were not only knowledgeable, articulate and convincing, they covered the questions from diverse an…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-05). Ukrainian 'Kraken' Battalion Suffers Losses In Kharkov Region (Photos). southfront.org On May 5, a group of Ukrainian nationalists was destroyed by the Russian Special Forces in the Kharkov region. At least four members of the Kraken nationalist unit Kraken were killed, one was captured alive and is currently interrogated. | The detained member of the the Kraken national battalion revealed the details of the failed operation of Ukrainian forces. | A…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-05). Africa's Escalating Food Crisis: African Union (AU) Leaders Meet with Russian Government. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe In at least two regions of the African continent food deficits are a major concern for political officials and humanitarian organizations. Senegalese President Macky Sall and AU Commission Chair holds three hour talks in Moscow The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to the surface a number of persistent economic…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-05). Greece Says It Supplied "unbelievable" Amount Of Weapons & Ammunition To Ukraine. southfront.org BMP-1 of the Greek Army. Illustrative photo from open sources. | The Greek government has delivered or is about to deliver an "unbelievable" amount of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, Greek Minister of National Defence, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, announced on June 5. | Pro News quoted Panagiotopoulos as saying that Greece has been providing military support to Ukraine to fight the "authoritarian Russian regime". | According to the Greek outlet, the weapons and ammunition Greece delivered or about to deliver t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-05). Police in the US are Not Legally Required to Protect People. Uvalde Proves This. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques Memorials for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School (via: VOA) 19 children and two teachers were shot dead in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, while police idled outside for over an hour despite pleas from desperate parents On May 24, as many as 19 police officers idled outside…

_____ (2022-06-05). Iran Proposes New Currency For Trade With China, Russia, India, And Pakistan. popularresistance.org Iran has proposed creating a new currency to do trade with China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). | Tehran sent a letter to the SCO in early 2022 suggesting that a new currency could help the Eurasian nations strengthen their bilateral trade with each other, according to Iran's foreign minister for economic diplomacy, Mehdi Safari. | A Eurasian currency would also make it easier for these countries to circumvent unilateral Western sanctions, which are illegal under international law. | Such a development would directly challenge the US-dominated financial…

____ (2022-06-05). 1st batch of Chinese emergency humanitarian medicine aid arrives in Sri Lanka. ecns.cn The first batch of Chinese emergency humanitarian medicine aid arrived at Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport on Friday night.

Fight Back (2022-06-05). Workers and Communist Parties Greet the FRSO'S 9th Congress. fightbacknews.org ‚Ä¢ Liberation Party (Argentina) | ‚Ä¢ Workers Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) | ‚Ä¢ Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) | ‚Ä¢ New Communist Party of Britain | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party of Greece (KKE) | ‚Ä¢ Fronte Popolare (Italy) | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party of the Philippines | ‚Ä¢ International League of Peoples' Struggles – Jose Maria Sison | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party, Sweden | ‚Ä¢ The Labour Party of Turkey (EMEP) | ‚Ä¢ Socialist Unity Party (U…

JANET (2022-06-05). 1989: Tiananmen Square 'massacre' was a myth. iacenter.org By Deirdre Griswold June 3, 2022 The article below was first published June 29, 2011, following a release from WikiLeaks confirming that U.S. media claims of a "massacre" in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989 were false. How many times have we been told that the U.S. is an "open" society and the media are "free"? Usually such claims are made when criticizing other countries for not being "open," especially countries that don't follow Washington's agenda. If you live in the United States and depend on the supposedly "free" and "open" commercial media for information, you would without a doubt believe that the Chi…

Editor (2022-06-05). Biden Hikes Medicare Prices and Funnels Profits to Private Insurers. scheerpost.com By Matthew Cunningham-Cook / The Lever | (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Last week, the Biden administration quietly reaffirmed its decision to enact the In effect, the higher…

Editor (2022-06-05). John Kiriakou: The Steele Dossier and Lying to the FBI — Not Guilty as Charged. scheerpost.com By John Kiriakou / Original to ScheerPost | Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Salon was the recipient of a Clinton campaign leak about the Trump-Alpha Bank rumors in 2016. That story appeared in Slate. | Michael Sussmann, an A-list attorney who was a senior advisor to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, was acquitted by a jury in the federal District Court of the District of Columbia on Tuesday. Sussmann had been accused of lying to the FBI, a crime widely considered to be a "process felony" or a "throwaway felony," something the Justice Department charges you wi…

JANET (2022-06-05). NYPD hands off People's Forum. iacenter.org June 4, 2022 The following is a press statement from The People's Forum, which was attacked by the far-right, enabled by New York police, on June 3. Go to the Forum's website at tinyurl.com/yckzx5dh. Since our founding in 2018, our space, The People's Forum (TPF), has been the target of multiple attacks by the far-right on both social media and in our location. We have managed to defend our space, which operates on values and principles of social justice and people power. Most recently a coalition of anti-vaxxers, Cuban and Venezuelan anti-communists, and other far-right reactionaries have increased their attacks…

JANET (2022-06-05). In Chad: 'France, get out, no to colonization!'. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel June 3, 2022 N'Djamena, Chad Several hundred people demonstrated May 14 in N'Djamena, capital of Chad, against the presence of France in north-central Africa and in support of the anti-French struggle in Mali. Demonstrators burned at least two flags of the former colonial power and vandalized several Total service stations, a "symbol" according to them of France, tearing off gas pumps.

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-06-05). 44% of Earth's land requires conservation for protection of biodiversity and ecosystem, say scientists. peoplesdispatch.org The study is vitally important as governments around the world begin to set their goals and targets for biodiversity conservation, which experts think would form the agenda for the next decade…

Bojan Nenezic (2022-06-06). Should Serbia Strive to a Full Membership in the CSTO? moderndiplomacy.eu Serbia is currently an observer country in the CSTO, and such a position provides particular privileges. In today's turbulent world rife with various international conflicts, such a position in the organization adds to national security. Serbia is generally a small country in comparison with larger nations. With approximately 7.1 million citizens and 88.499 square kilometers, …

Newsroom (2022-06-06). Make mental health support part of climate action plans. moderndiplomacy.eu Mental health support must be included in national responses to climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new policy brief, launched on Friday at the Stockholm+ environmental summit. Climate change poses serious risks to people's mental health and well-being, the agency said, which concurs with a report published in February by the …

Antonia Dimou (2022-06-06). Greece Internationalizes Turkey's Revisionism. moderndiplomacy.eu "We do not open a dialogue with the illegal, the ahistorical and the irrational". This statement by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis came after the Turkish leadership's decision to climax its rhetoric of threats against Greece over the last few months. The Greek premier's recent speech before a joint session of the US Congress revealed, without naming Turkey, the neighboring country's revisionism …

Ryan Black (2022-06-06). Now Is The Time For Unions To Go On The Offensive. progressivehub.net CHRIS BOHNER | JACOBIN…

Staff (2022-06-06). 26 dead af ≠ter pil ≠grim bus falls into gorge in N India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — At least 26 people have died and four others were injured after a bus in a mountainous region of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand plunged into a gorge, police and media reports said.

Staff (2022-06-06). IAEA may seek to make Iran step back in Vienna talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Mostafa Khoshcheshm, a political analyst has speculated that the possible resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) aims to make Iran step back in Vienna talks.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

National Association of Social Workers (2022-06-05). Wednesday 6/22: Protest March on SCOTUS for Abortion Rights w/ NASW. indybay.org Livestream of protest at SCOTUS. Take action from anywhere in California!

National Association of Social Workers (2022-06-05). Tuesday 6/14: From a Queer Lens: LGBTQIA+ Social Workers Experiences in the Profession. indybay.org Online event…

Florence CGTN (2022-06-05). U.S. holds national Wear Orange Rally against gun violence. america.cgtn.com Crowds gathered around the U.S. as part of Wear Orange weekend to honor the victims of gun violence, especially significant in the wake of recent mass shootings. The movement began almost a decade ago after a teenager was shot and killed in a park near a …

____ (2022-06-05). Monkeypox-like symptoms detected in 5-year girl in India, sample sent for testing. ecns.cn Doctors at a private hospital in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have detected monkeypox-like symptoms in a five-year-old girl, officials said Saturday.

____ (2022-06-05). PNG FM hails cooperation with China. ecns.cn Soroi Eoe, minister of foreign affairs and international trade of Papua New Guinea (PNG), has hailed the win-win cooperation between PNG and China.

Chloe DS (2022-06-05). Protesters say 'no' to Hindutva hate. greenleft.org.au Hundreds joined a demonstration outside the Thornbury Theatre to say "no" to Hindutva hatred and to oppose fascist Tejasvi Surya from speaking at a conference. Chloe DS reports.

Newsroom (2022-06-05). New Roadmap to Help Unlock 7GW of Offshore Wind Potential in Azerbaijan by 2040. moderndiplomacy.eu A new roadmap released today by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) shows that Azerbaijan has the potential to install 7GW of offshore wind power by 2040, with the right long-term vision, infrastructure development, investment, and policies which could play an important …

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-05). Al menos 12 decesos deja explosión en complejo químico en la India. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a las autoridades, en el sitio se encontraban más de trabajadores.

JANET (2022-06-05). In Chad: 'France, get out, no to colonization!'. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel June 3, 2022 N'Djamena, Chad Several hundred people demonstrated May 14 in N'Djamena, capital of Chad, against the presence of France in north-central Africa and in support of the anti-French struggle in Mali. Demonstrators burned at least two flags of the former colonial power and vandalized several Total service stations, a "symbol" according to them of France, tearing off gas pumps.

JANET (2022-06-05). NYPD hands off People's Forum. iacenter.org June 4, 2022 The following is a press statement from The People's Forum, which was attacked by the far-right, enabled by New York police, on June 3. Go to the Forum's website at tinyurl.com/yckzx5dh. Since our founding in 2018, our space, The People's Forum (TPF), has been the target of multiple attacks by the far-right on both social media and in our location. We have managed to defend our space, which operates on values and principles of social justice and people power. Most recently a coalition of anti-vaxxers, Cuban and Venezuelan anti-communists, and other far-right reactionaries have increased their attacks…

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-06-05). 44% of Earth's land requires conservation for protection of biodiversity and ecosystem, say scientists. peoplesdispatch.org The study is vitally important as governments around the world begin to set their goals and targets for biodiversity conservation, which experts think would form the agenda for the next decade…

Staff (2022-06-05). Iran summons India envoy over insult against Prophet Muhammad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Indian ambassador to Tehran over insult against Prophet Muhammad in an Indian TV show.

Staff (2022-06-05). Russia says Western draft resolution on Iran senseless. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Russia's Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations said that the Western draft resolution on Iran is senseless and will have no positive effect on IAEA-Tehran relations.

Staff (2022-06-05). Iran freestyle wrestlers grab two medals at Turlykhanov Cup. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Iranian freestyle wrestlers have won gold and silver medals at the International Wrestling Championships of the Turlykhanov Cup in Kazakhstan.

Staff (2022-06-05). Iran freestyle wrestlers win 4 medals at Turlykhanov Cup. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Iranian four-member freestyle wrestling team won three gold and one silver medals at the International Wrestling Championships of the Turlykhanov Cup in Kazakhstan.

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan (2022-06-04). Pakistan brought the Indian atrocities into the limelight. moderndiplomacy.eu As part of Pakistan's ongoing efforts to draw the attention of the international community to the alarming situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK), Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has addressed a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on 31 May 2022. The letter apprises the Secretary-General …

Prof. Louis René Beres (2022-06-04). Israel, Counter-Terrorism and International Law: Challenges of Systemic Analysis. moderndiplomacy.eu "The existence of 'system' in the world is obvious to every observer of nature, no matter whom."-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man (1959) Whether conspicuous or obscure, terrorism presents itself as a systemic challenge. This means, inter alia, that seemingly singular strategic and legal[1] matters may actually be many-sided and interrelated. Regarding legal …

Ryan Black (2022-06-04). A Strong Minimum Wage Delivers A Strong Economy. progressivehub.net ZACH SILK | CIVIC SKUNK…

International Union of Left Publishers (2022-06-04). International Union of Left Publishers condemns attack on The People's Forum. peoplesdispatch.org A far-right coalition, abetted by the police, attempted to occupy The People's Forum in New York and physically attacked and harassed the staff and guests…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-04). Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to visit India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) — Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will be on India visit next week, with key focus expected to be on connectivity especially via Chabahar port, and on the situation on Afghanistan, Indian media have said.

____ (2022-06-04). Imam Khomeini's movement changes global equations: Nakhalah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) — The Secretary-General of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement said that the movement taken by the late Imam Khomeini (RA) changed the international equations.

____ (2022-06-04). World to regret silence towards Israel aggression in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister's Senior Aide said that silence of international community towards Zionists' aggression is regrettable.

____ (2022-06-05). 1st batch of Chinese emergency humanitarian medicine aid arrives in Sri Lanka. ecns.cn The first batch of Chinese emergency humanitarian medicine aid arrived at Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport on Friday night.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-06-05). Bobi Wine in Somaliland for African Security Dialogue. plusnews.ug The leader of Uganda's leading opposition political party, National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine, is participating in an international conference on peace and state-building taking place in Hargeisa, Somaliland's Capital. The two-day conference which aims at addressing issues and exchange views on contributory factors that affect security and state-building in Africa, …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

____ (2022-06-05). Monkeypox-like symptoms detected in 5-year girl in India, sample sent for testing. ecns.cn Doctors at a private hospital in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have detected monkeypox-like symptoms in a five-year-old girl, officials said Saturday.

____ (2022-06-05). PNG FM hails cooperation with China. ecns.cn Soroi Eoe, minister of foreign affairs and international trade of Papua New Guinea (PNG), has hailed the win-win cooperation between PNG and China.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-04). NATO Chief Says Ukraine Shouldn't Drop Goal of Driving Russia Out of Crimea. news.antiwar.com In an interview with The Washington Post, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine shouldn't avoid declaring ambitious war aims of driving Russia out of the eastern Donbas region and the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia has controlled since 2014. "They have the right to say that they are fighting for the whole of Ukraine," Stoltenberg said. …

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-06-04). Neo-liberalism and anti-inflationary policy. mronline.org Central banks all over the capitalist world are raising, or are about to raise, interest rates as a means of countering the currently rampant inflation, which is certain to push a world economy that is barely recovering from the effect of the pandemic, back towards stagnation and greater unemployment.

Gordon Duff (2022-06-04). International Red Cross as a sponsor of the Nazi regime in Ukraine Smuggling Arms. thealtworld.com Once upon a time, in ancient times, no one remembers any more, when in the north of Africa freedom and democracy decided to overthrow the old bloody dictator, one of the very famous international humanitarian organizations decided to help the oppressed people. | This organization was called the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, this organization was located in Geneva and declared with all its appearance that the employees of this organization are not just fighters for peace, but personify the Conventions on international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians. | This organization could…

Oneworld.press (2022-06-04). India's Top Diplomat Reminded The West That The World Doesn't Revolve Around It. oneworld.press By calling a spade a spade and publicly discussing the open secret that all countries are primarily driven by the pursuit of what their leaderships sincerely regard as their objective national interests, MEA Jaishankar is doing a global service by removing the taboo that's informally surrounded any talk about this fact.

Oneworld.press (2022-06-04). Nationalist Delusions Are Driving Instability In Armenia. oneworld.press It's nothing but a nationalist delusion to imagine that Karabakh won't inevitably be comprehensively reincorporated back into the same country that the entire international community — including Armenia — agrees that it's an integral part of.

Staff (2022-06-04). President Maduro Presents Report of Venezuela's Fight Against Colombian TANCOL Paramilitaries. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, June 2, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, presented an assessment of Operation Bolivarian Shield 2022 and the fight against TANCOL paramilitary and drug trafficking gangs that enter Venezuela from Colombia and have tried to take over different areas of the country. | President Maduro urged the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) to dismantle all these Tancol groups physically, territorially, logistically, militarily, politically, and socially. | The president reported that 257 structures and camps belonging to TANCOL groups in Apure state have been destroyed, of which 23 were laboratorie…

Editor (2022-06-04). The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home (Part 1). scheerpost.com The United States has 25 percent of the world's prison population, some 2.3 million people, most of whom are poor, although it represents less than 5 percent of the global population. Its prisons are notorious for their violence, overcrowding and human rights abuses, including the widespread use of solitary confinement. But what is often not examined is what happens to those released from prisons into a society where they face legalized discrimination imposed by numerous laws, rules and policies that result in permanent marginalization, thrust into a criminal caste system. These former prisoners are often d…

Pratik Chakrabarti (2022-06-04). [Perspectives] Health as activism: rethinking social medicine in India. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep problems and inequities in India's health infrastructure, which has suffered from decades of underinvestment. But the pandemic also galvanised a wide range of community participation. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), volunteers, and health-care workers arranged for the supply of oxygen, helped register people for vaccination, ran vaccination camps, and visited communities and schools to speak about the virus and precautions. Notably, many local women, who trained as accredited social health activists (ASHAs), took part in these efforts.

IMEMC News (2022-06-04). Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Central Gaza. imemc.org On Friday night, Israeli soldiers abducted two Palestinians on their lands near the perimeter fence in the central district of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers, stationed on military towers across the fence, fired several rounds at the two Palestinians before abducting them. The sources added that the army fired many live …

Editor (2022-06-04). Marcos Jr. Presidency: A long view. mronline.org For three decades, contemporary public discourse on the Philippines has been marked by reference to a period called the "post-Marcos era." Weeks after a high-stakes national election, that widely-accepted historical marker is suddenly obsolete.

Editor (2022-06-04). Supreme Court deals blow to prisoners seeking to overturn wrongful convictions. mronline.org The decision will leave thousands of people barred from challenging their sentences in federal court in situations where they have exonerating evidence that their lawyers failed to submit at trial.

IMEMC News (2022-06-04). Army Confiscates A Palestinian Car In Tubas. imemc.org On Saturday, Israeli soldiers confiscated a Palestinian car in Khirbet Ibziq village, north of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. Abdul-Majid Khdeirat, the head of Khirbat Ibziq Village Council, said the soldiers invaded and searched several residential tents owned by Mohannad al-Ghibya and confiscated his car. Khdeirat added that dozens of …

IMEMC News (2022-06-04). Army Injures Many Palestinians In Beit Dajan. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli soldiers injured many Palestinians in Beit Dajan, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Dozens of Palestinians held the weekly procession against the illegal Israeli colonialist activities on their lands while chanting for national unity and ongoing struggle until liberation and independence. The soldiers attacked the nonviolent protesters with live …

IMEMC News (2022-06-04). Army Injures Several Palestinians, Causes Fire In Lands, South Of Nablus. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli soldiers injured many Palestinians and caused fires in farmlands in Qaryout village, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Local sources said a large group of illegal colonizers, accompanied by many soldiers, invaded the water spring area in the village and prevented the Palestinians from reaching it. …

IMEMC News (2022-06-04). Awawda And Rayyan Continue Hunger Strike Despite Deteriorating Conditions. imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Khalil Awawda, 40, and Raed Rayyan, 27, are continuing the hunger strikes they started 94 and 59 days ago, protesting their continued arbitrary Administrative Detention without charges or trial. The PPS said Awawda, from Ethna town northwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, started the …

IMEMC News (2022-06-04). Israeli Army Injures Three Palestinians In Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, three Palestinians and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation during the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. The Palestinians marched from the center of the town while chanting against the illegal Israeli colonialist activities, ongoing occupation, and escalating violations. …

Staff (2022-06-04). International Union of Left Publishers condemns attack on The People's Forum. peoplesdispatch.org [On Friday, June 3, a far-right coalition attempted to occupy The People's Forum, a socialist and anti-racist space in New York. They were reportedly abetted by the police who were present at the space but allowed the physical attacks and verbal harassment of the staff and guests of The People's Forum. The International Union of …

Ryan Black (2022-06-04). A Strong Minimum Wage Delivers A Strong Economy. progressivehub.net ZACH SILK | CIVIC SKUNK…

____ (2022-06-04). Iran warns against attempts to undermine IAEA credibility. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman warned against undermining and weakening the credibility of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-04). Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to visit India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) — Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will be on India visit next week, with key focus expected to be on connectivity especially via Chabahar port, and on the situation on Afghanistan, Indian media have said.

____ (2022-06-04). Imam Khomeini's movement changes global equations: Nakhalah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) — The Secretary-General of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement said that the movement taken by the late Imam Khomeini (RA) changed the international equations.

Staff (2022-06-04). Niki Karimi named as jury member at Tribeca Film Fest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) — Iranian actress, producer, director, and screenwriter Niki Karimi has been named as the jury member of the International Narrative Feature Competition section at the 2022 Tribeca Festival.

Editor (2022-06-03). U.S. State-Affiliated NewsGuard Targets Consortium News. scheerpost.com By Joe Lauria / Consortium News is being "reviewed" by NewsGuard, a U.S. government-linked organization that is trying to enforce a narrative on Ukraine while seeking to discredit dissenting views. | The organization has accused Consortium News, begun in 1995 by former Associated Press investigative reporter Robert Parry, of publishing "false content" on Ukraine. | It calls "false" essential facts about Ukraine that have been suppressed in mainstream media: 1) that there was a U.S.-back…

Ryan Black (2022-06-03). What Are Uvalde Police Hiding? progressivehub.net JOHN STOEHR | THE EDITORIAL BOARD…

Editor (2022-06-03). Craig Murray: The Power of Lies. scheerpost.com By Craig Murray / The comments on Peter Oborne's The Guardian chose a comment full of these entirely untrue assertions as its "Guardian pick" to head the section: | If you look thro…

Moderator (2022-06-03). Patrick Lawrence: Will Biden Provoke War with China? scheerpost.com Click to subscribe on: Patrick Lawrence. | "We are the provocateurs" — offered as a condemnation of current US foreign policy — might seem the sort of untutored comment attributed by establishment pundits to the "fake news" environment of t…

Maxyyjones (2022-06-03). Kiriakou: Guarding Democracy From News. scheerpost.com By John Kiriakou / Original to ScheerPost | The past month has seen blows against freedom of speech for independent news outlets and, indeed, for all Americans. I'm not being hyperbolic here. There are real threats to our freedom of speech against which we ought to mobilize. | First, the Biden administration named something called a "Disinformation Governance Board," housed in the Department of Homeland Security, whose job will supposedly be to "standardize the treatment of disinformation by the agencies it oversees." That means that the government will be the final arbiter of what disinformation is. It will d…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-03). In Photos: Turkish-Backed Syria Militants Are Preparing For New Operation Against SDF. southfront.org Turkey's proxies in Syria have been preparing to take part in any new Turkish operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | On June 2 and 3, the Revolutionaries Committee for Liberation and the Liberation and Construction Movement, two semi-independent coalitions made up of several factions from the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, shared photos showing their ongoing preparations for a possible operation against the Kurdish-led group. | The photos show hundreds of Turkish-backed militants arme…

SAM (2022-06-03). Biden's Student Debt Cancelation Starts With Disappointing Salvo. progressivehub.net MORGAN SMITH | CNBC…

SAM (2022-06-03). Assault Weapons Ban Must Be Reinstated, Biden Says. progressivehub.net DAVID SMITH | THE GUARDIAN…

Editor (2022-06-02). The Chris Hedges Report: How to Defeat the Billionaire Class. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Since being elected to office in 2013, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and her socialist party have been locked in a bitter battle against the city's moneyed elites, who have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into a corporate PAC called "A Better Seattle" and saturated television and digital platforms with negative advertising. Sawant is hated because she is effective. Following a three-year struggle against the richest man in the world—Jeff Bezos[m…

Ryan Black (2022-06-02). Uvalde Shooting: A Case For Defunding The Police And Disarming Teens. progressivehub.net OLAYEMI OLURIN | TEEN VOGUE…

Ryan Black (2022-06-02). Biden Hikes Medicare Prices And Funnels Profits To Private Insurers. progressivehub.net MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM-COOK | THE LEVER…

Nursesunions (2022-06-02). Nurses stepped up to support Canada through the pandemic. nursesunions.ca Now governments must step up to support nurses.

SAM (2022-06-02). War In Yemen Comes Under Increasing Scrutiny From Progressives. progressivehub.net SARA SIROTA | THE INTERCEPT…

SAM (2022-06-02). Chesa Boudin Recall Divides A So-Called Progressive City. progressivehub.net CHRISTOPHER D. COOK | THE NATION…

____ (2022-06-03). UN corporate sustainability initiative launches new strategy to increase engagement in China. ecns.cn UN Global Compact, a corporate sustainability initiative, launched a new strategy to scale the impact of businesses in China to drive progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Ecns.cn (2022-06-02). UN corporate sustainability initiative launches new strategy to increase engagement in China. ecns.cn UN Global Compact, a corporate sustainability initiative, launched a new strategy to scale the impact of businesses in China to drive progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-02). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-01). Tunisia's largest trade union calls for national strike against President Saied's economic policies. peoplesdispatch.org The government led by President Kais Saied has proposed massive cuts in basic subsidies and a freeze on wages of public sector employees to fulfill the main conditions for a fresh USD 4 billion loan from the IMF…

Alison Holmes (2022-06-01). We'll All Need Home Care Someday. otherwords.org My son JJ has cerebral palsy. He's unable to speak or use his arms and legs. | But he's remarkable. He communicates by using his nose to type on a keyboard attached to his wheelchair. His mind is sharp, and he's passionate about advocating for people with disabilities and their families. | He's learned so much about policies that can help disabled people like him live independently at home. But heartbreakingly, he's also had to learn about the political forces that seem dead set against helping anyone. | We live in Florida. We've been on the waiting list for in-home health care assistance since JJ was 3 years old…

Brian Wakamo (2022-06-01). An Equal Pay Victory for America's Most Dominant National Team. otherwords.org Three years ago, the U.S. women's soccer team filed a $24 million gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. This May, after a prolonged and public battle, the players association for the U.S. women's and men's national teams negotiated a groundbreaking The agreement enshrines a number of new protections for both teams. But most importantly, the agreement creates equal pay structures and requires the U.S. Socc…

Khalil Bendib (2022-06-01). Suffer the Little Weapons. otherwords.org

Mitchell Zimmerman (2022-06-01). America Needs to See the Reality of Assault Rifle Murders. otherwords.org In the days since the Uvalde shooting, media outlets have shared heartbreaking images of the small victims as they were cherished in life. As Americans, we're forced to look into their young, innocent eyes and accept our shame that we failed to protect them. | What we haven't seen is what they looked like after their lives were ripped away by AR-15 bullets. Many of the children were reportedly so mutilated they could only be identified by DNA. | It is understandable that a newspaper would be loath to publish such photographs. Most human beings would be loath to look at them. | But in the past, such disturbing ima…

Peter Certo (2022-06-01). In OtherWords: June 1, 2022. otherwords.org Decades ago, photos of 14-year old Emmett Till's murdered body lit a fire under the nascent civil rights movement. | This week in OtherWords, Mitchell Zimmerman — a veteran of that movement — wonders if photos of assault rifle victims could

WSWS (2022-06-01). Manassas Civil War battlefield threatened by real estate development. wsws.org Home to two major American Civil War battles, Manassas National Battlefield Park is threatened by the proposed construction of a massive data center…

WSWS (2022-06-01). National Health Service dentistry faces "death" as hundreds of thousands in UK lack access to treatment. wsws.org Thousands of people are forced to suffer or must seek private dental care, paying exorbitantly high fees for their oral health needs. Press reports include people compelled to pull their own teeth in desperation, as in Victorian times.

Aaron Scott (2022-06-01). Overcoming the Distorted Narrative of Christian Nationalism. otherwords.org I grew up in rural upstate New York, where life was difficult and often isolating. Folks in our community were very poor, but we took care of one another. Neighbors lavished affection and support on my family. | Still, there was a deep undercurrent of abandonment and anger. | Far from the South, Confederate flags pierced the landscape. And at church, there was often little help for people struggling to overcome isolation, daily struggles, or poverty. Instead, the focus of church life for many people around me was the sin of sex — especially homosexuality. | Now, my dad was a minister, and my mom and grandma…

Badri Raina (2022-06-01). Not all Things in Hindi are Kosher to the Sangh: Hindi as Language and as Ideology. zcomm.org It is clear why India's top advocates of Hindi are so conspicuously running shy of acknowledging a novel in Hindi winning the International Booker…