(2022-07-25). One day queuing for cooking gas in Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka. wsws.org This following report was written by a WSWS writer living in the UK, describing his experiences during a short holiday visit to Sri Lanka.
(2022-07-25). New Sri Lankan president appoints his predecessor's cabinet. wsws.org In response to the country's unprecedented economic and political crisis, the "new" government will impose the austerity measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and brutally suppress any opposition.
(2022-07-25). Towns outside of Yosemite National Park evacuated as wildfires rage across California and Pacific Northwest. wsws.org More than 5.5 million acres in the United States have been burned by wildfires this year so far, more than 1.4 times the ten-year average.
(2022-07-25). Droupadi Murmu asume oficialmente la presidencia de la India. telesurtv.net En su primer discurso como presidenta, Droupadi Murmu recordó a las comunidades y etnias del país que han sido incivilizadas durante siglos.
(2022-07-25). Pacific Islands Forum proclaims false "unity" on climate crisis. wsws.org Despite the existential threats posed by climate change, the region faces inadequate action by the major powers.
(2022-07-25). A socialist campaign in the UAW presidential elections. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site has endorsed William Lehman for UAW president, which marks a new point of departure for the development of a rank-and-file rebellion of workers and the fight for a socialist and internationalist program.
(2022-07-25). WHO Director-General declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. wsws.org In an unprecedented move, the WHO Director-General overruled his organization's emergency committee's decision on monkeypox. On Saturday, he declared it a public health emergency of international concern due to its unexpected spread in non-endemic regions and governments' lack of coordinated response to contain and eradicate the spreading infection.
(2022-07-24). VIDEO: Unprecedented flood hits Yemen's capital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — Following the flood caused by heavy rainfalls in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, the Interior Ministry of Yemen's National Salvation Government warned citizens to avoid driving vehicles across the city.
(2022-07-24). The Arctic is warming Four Times faster than the Global Average. juancole.com By Daniel T Cross | ( Sustainability Times ) Climate change is upon us, but not all regions of the world are experiencing it at the same rate. Polar regions have especially been affected by warming temperatures and a new analysis of temperature rises in the Arctic shows just how much. An international …
(2022-07-24). Kastous Kalinovski: The Alliance of Neo-Nazis and Christian Democrats. libya360.wordpress.com Laurent Brayard Kastous Kalinovski is a regiment composed of Belarusians that was formed recently. It is the result of an alliance of early neo-Nazis, who came to fight in Ukraine in 2014-2015, with political dissidents from the Young Front, led by ex-presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, now in exile. The veterans of the ATO operation and…
(2022-07-24). US & EU Hindering Russo-Turkey Efforts to Solve Food Crisis, Mediate Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova On July 22, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine signed documents aimed at resolving the problems of supplying food and fertilizers to world markets and ensuring safe maritime corridors for Ukrainian grain. The Joint Coordination Center will make sure that Kiev does use the grain shipments to import weaponry. "The signing of the grain agreement…
(2022-07-24). Sergey Lavrov: US/UK/EU "Using Food for Geopolitical Adventurism is Unacceptable & Inhumane" libya360.wordpress.com Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Statement Regarding Agreements on Transporting Ukrainian Grain from Black Sea Ports and on Promoting Russian Exports of Food and Fertilisers, Moscow, July 22, 2022 A ceremony for the simultaneous signing of two documents on maritime shipping of Ukrainian grain and the export of Russian agricultural products — Initiatives for the safe…
(2022-07-24). Congresswoman Karen Bass And The Will To Intervene. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, California – What will it mean if the Vice Chair of the board of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) becomes the Mayor of Los Angeles? Meaning, of course, Karen Bass, the current Vice Chair of that soft power tool, who is also Chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Africa. Come November, the Black Congresswoman representing parts of Los Angeles will most likely become its mayor, having pulled well ahead of Rick Caruso, the billionaire real estate developer who spent more than $41 million on his primary campaign. Bass spent a mere $3.28 million but still finished ahead…
(2022-07-24). Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as prime minister of Sri Lanka. ecns.cn Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday.
(2022-07-24). How the US is Killing its Principal Competitor — the EU. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov It will hardly be a revelation for anyone that the United States, being historically the "stepchild" of Europe from where the mass-scale population of the New World began, has always manifested a jealous attitude towards their Alma Mater. This process has especially aggravated in the recent decades when America entered the path of…
(2022-07-24). President Maduro Congratulates Nicaragua's Sandinista Front on 61st Anniversary of Foundation. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, July 23, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, congratulated the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), Nicaragua's main political party, for the 61st anniversary of its foundation. | "Long live brave and patriotic Nicaragua!" wrote Maduro on Twitter. "I congratulate the Nicaraguans, our brother and leader Daniel Ortega, his companion Rosario Murillo, on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the founding of the FSLN, a revolution that opened the path towards the future greatness of its people." | °Viva la Nicaragua valiente y patriota! Felicito a las y los nicaragàºenses, a nu…
(2022-07-24). Consumer Health: Treating glioblastoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 20, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 13,400 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. The five-year survival rate is 6.8%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme, is a type of glioma,…
(2022-07-24). Chinese entrepreneur honored at 2022 Automotive Hall of Fame induction. ecns.cn Lu Guanqiu, founder of Wanxiang Group, has become the first Chinese national inducted into the U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame (AHF). Lu was honored at the 2022 AHF Induction & Awards Ceremony at the ICON Convention Center in Detroit on Thursday.
(2022-07-24). What Does the Future Between the US and China Look Like? scheerpost.com 
As China ascends economically and politically, its struggle with the US has grown fiercer. Huang Renwei points out the inherent weakness of the US power structure and argues that, starting in 2020 and potentially lasting for the next 30 years, China and the US have entered a strategic stalemate phase that will ebb and flow.
(2022-07-24). The Chris Hedges Report: Breaking The Cycle Of American Violence. popularresistance.org American society is the most violent of any nation in the industrialized world. Nothing we do, from administrating the world's largest prison system to militarizing our police, seems to help. Dr. James Gilligan argues that childhood abuse, and the shame it engenders, is the engine that fuels America's deadliest epidemic. This abuse and shame, he argues, fosters a dangerous numbness that breeds a deep self-loathing and inchoate rage. It is only by understanding the causes of our national epidemic, and addressing those causes, that we will have any hope of stemming the nihilistic violence that grips American societ…
(2022-07-24). The Controversy Around Tunisian President's Draft Constitution. popularresistance.org On July 25, a national referendum will be held in Tunisia to vote on the draft of a new constitution being presented by President Kais Saied. The move has faced criticism from political players representing workers' voices in Tunisia, with numerous parties calling for a boycott of the upcoming referendum. Why is the constitution facing such criticism? Fadil Aliriza, founder and editor-in-chief of Meshkal, answers this and more.
(2022-07-24). Planned Parenthood workers in 5 states unionize. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On July 21, 435 Planned Parenthood workers from Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska joined the Service Employees International Union, Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa (SEIU HCMN&IA) in a resounding 90.1% yes vote. 238 workers voted to join the union, and only 26 voted not to. | The Planned Parenthood workers began working with organizers at SEIU HCMN&IA in early summer of 2021. Over the next year they built an organizing committee among their coworkers with workers from all five states represented on the committee and wide representation from the 28 locations involved. | In May…
(2022-07-24). A Fighting Program Needed to Save United Auto Workers Jobs in Shift to Electric Vehicles Production. orinocotribune.com The International Constitutional Convention of the United Auto Workers union taking place in downtown Detroit July 25—28 will be a historic gathering for the UAW in two important ways. The convention will be the first in the union's history where delegates do not choose the International Executive Board members and the president. Instead, it will be written into the union's constitution that the membership will vote on these positions, per the outcome of a union-wide referendum on this issue in autumn 2021. And the UAW will face tremendous challenges to save jobs in the coming period with the shift to elect…
(2022-07-24). Hysterical Populism and the Appetite of the Leviathan. indybay.org The relationship between economy and social order has been turned upside down: economy is no longer a function of an overarching culture, but conversely, "human society has sunk to being an accessory of the economic system" (Karl Polanyi). Robert Kurz, the founder of Exit and Krisis journals, on scapegoating, moral panics and conspiracy theory culture.
(2022-07-24). Medical reform in China eases financial burdens for patients. ecns.cn China's medical reform in the past ten years has significantly eased the financial burdens for patients, according to the National Health Commission.
(2022-07-24). Greece hit by wildfires as authorities work to evacuate areas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — Two strong forest fires are raging in Greece – on the island of Lesbos and in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park in the country's north-east.
(2022-07-24). Iran's envoys to 8 states appointed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — Iran's ambassadors to six countries and two international organizations have been appointed.
(2022-07-24). Thousands of Unhoused to be Swept with No Adequate Shelter in Sacramento. indybay.org My name is Crystal Sanchez, and I am the Western Regional Director for the National Union of the Homeless and the President of the Sacramento Homeless Union. Today, I write to you in total dismay and frustration. As many of you know, the 2022 point in time count was recently released with an astonishing 9,300 unhoused people counted and a whopping 20,000 people on any given night living on the streets of Sacramento. We know the pit count number is inadequate and low due to low volunteers and not everybody being counted. We have had an astonishing 67% increase in homelessness, with now more people on our streets t…
(2022-07-24). Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway enters operation. ecns.cn A railway linking Dali and Baoshan, two cities in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, started operations on Friday, a major breakthrough in the construction of the China-Myanmar international railway corridor.
(2022-07-24). 6th International Conference 'Rain of Ghadir' held in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — The 6th International Conference 'Rain of Ghadir' was held at Sooreh Hall of Artistic Bureau in Tehran on Sunday with a focus on manifestation of Imam Ali compassion in works of artists of different religions.
(2022-07-24). World's largest luxurious ro-ro passenger ship finishes trial trip in China's Lingding Bay. ecns.cn The world's largest luxurious ro-ro passenger ship has been back to Guangzhou City, Guang Dong Province after its successful trial trip in the Lingding Bay at the mouth of the Pearl River in South China, according to its maker, the Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited, on July 21.
(2022-07-24). California Juneteenth Holiday "Official" or "Optional" indybay.org Adding a California Juneteenth Freedom Day as an official Holiday for the Great State of California is the desired goal to align with our Federal Juneteenth Holiday, building upon our unique journey documented 20 years ago in AB 1749 (Longville)…
(2022-07-24). Rescuing Lew Hill's Pacifica. indybay.org The real threats to the Pacifica network are the stations that are not self-sustaining, and a National Board that is unable to address the problem. | Each station has to be self-sustaining, and a functional National Board has to be able to take appropriate remedial action when they're not.
(2022-07-24). China holds int'l travel fair after one-year pause. ecns.cn The 2022 China International Travel Mart (CITM) kicked off Friday in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, after a hiatus of one year due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
(2022-07-24). California's fast-moving Oak Fire burns nearly 12,000 acres. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — A wildfire raging for a second day Saturday in central California's Mariposa County outside Yosemite National Park has burned nearly 12,000 acres and forced evacuations of rural communities, fire officials said.