(2022-08-02). Condolences sent by ICFI sections on the death of Wije Dias, Sri Lankan SEP chairman. wsws.org Sections of the ICFI have sent condolence messages on the death of Wije Dias, chairman of the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka. Comrade Wije died on July 27 of a heart attack just one month from his 81st birthday.
(2022-08-02). India, BRICS in Cold War Conditions. infobrics.org The West's "sanctions from hell" have given a big stimulus to India-Russia bilateral trade, giving it a dynamism that one never suspected would be recaptured in…
(2022-08-02). The Rise of BRICS: The Economic Giant that Is Taking on the West. infobrics.org Times have changed. Russia, China, India, along with many other countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America are navigating all available spaces to counter the suffocating western dominance…
(2022-08-02). Monkeypox continues its global assault as governments do nothing to bring the pandemic to an end. wsws.org Global monkeypox cases have risen to over 23,000 spanning almost 90 countries and territories. Despite the recent declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, little is being done to address the rapidly evolving crisis.
(2022-08-01). 1st grain-loaded ship leaves Ukraine for Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The first ship to leave Ukraine under a historic grain export deal departed on Monday from the port of Odesa for Lebanon, the Turkish National Defense Ministry announced.
(2022-08-01). Nancy Pelosi's Reckless Trip to Taiwan: A Decision That Could Get Us All Killed. scheerpost.com 
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answers questions during her weekly press conference on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) | By Norman Soloman / The arrogance of power is especially ominous and despicable when a government leader risks huge numbers of lives in order to make a provocative move on the world's geopolitical chessboard. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to visit Taiwan is in that category. Thanks to her, the chances of a military confrontati…
(2022-08-01). The World Does Not Want a Global NATO. scheerpost.com 
Fuyuko Matsui, Japan, "Becoming Friends with All the Children of the World," 2004. | By Vijay Prashad / The fragility of Europe's energy supply has once again been on display in recent months. Gas shipments through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs from Russia to Germany, were reduced to 40 percent of capacity in June, a cut that Moscow said was due to delays in the servicing of a turbine by the German firm Siemens. | Shortly thereafter, on July 11, the pipeline was taken offline for 10…
(2022-08-01). Ukraine: Will U.S. sabotage grain deal? iacenter.org By Sara Flounders July 26, 2022 July 24 — A deal brokered by Turkey for the export of grain from both Ukraine and Russia presents a political problem for U.S. imperialism and its war aims. Washington's response: ship more weapons. The landmark deal to move hundreds of tons of grain, if it moves forward, undermines U.S./NATO determination to continue the war in Ukraine despite the cost to that country and the dire threat of famine in countries around the world. Grain silo in the port of Odessa, Ukraine Washington is especially frustrated that the deal was arranged by NATO-member Turkey's President Recep Tayy…
(2022-08-01). West prepares to plunder post-war Ukraine with neoliberal shock therapy: privatization, deregulation, slashing worker protections. mronline.org 
Western governments and corporations met in Switzerland to plan harsh neoliberal economic policies to impose on post-war Ukraine, calling to cut labor laws, "open markets," drop tariffs, deregulate industries, and "sell state-owned enterprises to private investors."
(2022-08-01). What the U.S. government and The New York Times have quietly agreed not to tell you about Ukraine. mronline.org 
Today, men like Danyial al-Takbir, a neo-Nazi, former ISIS member and convicted mass murderer, rapist (several of his victims were raped until dead) and arsonist stand at the vanguard of a war planned for seven decades. This is the true legacy of the OUN, from its roots as Holocaust perpetrators and CIA assassins to its return as the butchers of Donbas.
(2022-08-01). Government Supervised Times, Wartime Reporting, and More. scheerpost.com We talk to Patrick Lawrence about Ukraine by diving deeper into his recent articles written for ScheerPost.
(2022-08-01). Fire Destroyed Warehouse Of Notorious Bulgarian Arms Dealer Who Supplied Weapons To Ukraine. southfront.org 
On July 31, explosion took place in the ammunition depot in Bulgaria, from which weapons were supplied to Ukraine. | According to the Bulgarian National Radio, an ammunition depot located in the city of Karnobat caught fire. The facility belonged to arms dealer Emilian Gebrev who declared that he had been supplying weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2014. | According to Gebrev, only obsolete ammunition was stored in the warehouse."Ammunition depots are located on the territory…
(2022-08-01). Britain rewards terrorist bombing of Syrian Christians by sanctioning National Defence leaders/ with Vanessa Beeley. marktaliano.net 
In my section of UK Column News I investigate a new UK FCDO criminal sanction package targeting Syrian Christians and the Syrian phosphates industry. Cover image — photo of Nabel AlAbdallah by Vanessa Beeley. July 30, 2022 in Syria, Ukraine. Tags: Russia, Syria, Ukraine Related posts Washington moves to annex north-east Syria by proxy SYRIA: Terrorist attack on Christian ceremony in …
(2022-08-01). The World Was Already Broken—Shall Ukrainian Cereals Fix It Up? transcend.org 28 Jul 2022 — The world cheered the 22-July Turkey-brooked agreement between Russia and Ukraine to resume cereals and fertilisers exports from both countries. The Istanbul Agreement allows them to release their exports under UN and international supervision.
(2022-08-01). Three Large American Multinationals Bought 17 Million Hectares of Ukrainian Agricultural Land. transcend.org These are Cargill, Dupont and Monsanto. For comparison, Italy has 16.7 million hectares of agricultural land. Among the main shareholders of these three companies are Vanguard, Blackrock and Blackstone. The usual suspects…
(2022-08-01). Lessons from Vietnam for Ukraine. transcend.org 28 Jul 2022 – Ukrainians have become cannon fodder for the US geopolitical goals, just as the South Vietnamese were. Will the US and allies continue to escalate the conflict in Ukraine with the goal of hurting Russia? Have we learned nothing from Vietnam and subsequent US/Western foreign policy disasters of the past 40 years?>
(2022-08-01). NATO exploits Picasso's anti-war 'Guernica'. iacenter.org By Renán Vega Cantor July 18, 2022 This article from El Colectivo, July 7, edited by María Piedad Ossaba of lapluma.net and translated by John Catalinotto, refers to events at the June 28-30 NATO Summit in Spain. The photo is outrageous, although at first glance it appears harmless: A group of women are posing, and in the background is "Guernica," Pablo Picasso's iconic anti-war painting. What is behind this seemingly innocent and banal photo? This group posing in front of Picasso's 'Guernica' painting included Queen Letizia of Spain, Jill Biden of the U.S. and 14 other 'First Ladies' of 'world leaders' attending…
(2022-08-01). The Greatest Science Fiction Movie Ever Made Starring Us. transcend.org 26 Jul 2022 – A new Dark Age is upon us. An unelected shadow government consisting of billionaires, multinational corporations, and international non-governmental organizations like the World Economic Forum and the Rockefeller Foundation has seized power without a shot being fired, without a drop of blood being shed.
(2022-08-01). Manchin bill could worsen climate crisis. workers.org 
Politicians and media pundits are lauding the yet to be passed $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act as "the most ambitious climate action" ever taken by Congress. However, considering that the U.S. Congress has never passed any significant climate legislation, the praise is a bit of a stretch. And the devil . . . |
(2022-08-01). Crisis in Sri Lanka: Is U.S. imperialism involved? mronline.org 
The scenes of massive people's protests that have forced Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee to Singapore have filled the news media. On July 20, Ranil Wickremesinghe, the former prime minister, was appointed interim president.
(2022-08-01). David North's tribute to Wije Dias. wsws.org North, the chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (US), delivered this tribute online at the funeral of veteran Sri Lankan Trotskyist Wije Dias held in Colombo on Saturday, July 30.
(2022-08-01). Thousands pay their respects at funeral of veteran Sri Lankan Trotskyist Wije Dias. wsws.org The funeral of Socialist Equality Party chairman Wije Dias received an international audience and brought revolutionary salutes to his unwavering commitment to Trotskyist principles of socialist internationalism.
(2022-08-01). David North tribute to Wije Dias. wsws.org North, the chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (US), delivered this tribute online at the funeral of veteran Sri Lankan Trotskyist Wije Dias held in Colombo on Saturday, July 30.
(2022-08-01). Fire and ice, yet politicians still sleep. iacenter.org By Paddy Colligan and G. Dunkel July 27, 2022 No imagining is needed to picture what global warming/climate change might look and feel like. Millions of people in the Northern Hemisphere are currently living it. This is an extraordinary summer. Wildfires and record temperatures in Europe, grass fires in London and widespread and deadly wildfires in Portugal, Spain, France, Turkey and in the drought-riven U.S. West. Temperatures over 100 F are affecting the U.S., as well as several European countries, where this phenomenon is so unusual that few people have air conditioning. (Bloomberg News, July 21) A section of…
(2022-08-01). Internationalists' role in Nicaragua's 1979 Revolution. iacenter.org By Hernán Cano July 25, 2022 odriguez Gelfenstein for the news agency Sputnik in preparation for the July anniversary of the 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution. Its introduction noted that Rodriguez Gelfenstein, whose guerrilla father was forced out of Chile by the 1973 coup led by Augusto Pinochet, was, at 22, an officer in Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces and participated in the last month of Nicaragua's war of liberation with an international contingent fighting the Somoza dictatorship and later in the training of the national army. Translation: John Catalinotto. Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein: Fidel told us that the b…
(2022-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Black women and uterine fibroids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org July is National Fibroid Awareness Month. Black women in the U.S. are up to three times more likely than white women to develop uterine fibroids. While noncancerous, fibroids can cause painful and excessive uterine bleeding, interfere with everyday life and self-image, and affect fertility.Symptoms can vary and so can the size and location of the fibroids, says Dr. Michelle Louie, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic surgeon and fibroid specialist. She says treatment options are available and you don't need to suffer with symptoms….
(2022-08-01). India's Bjp's Poor Record in Tribal Welfare. orinocotribune.com 
By Subodh Varma — Jul 27, 2022 | Droupadi Murmu was recently elected as India's first tribal president. However, behind the celebrations lies the reality of how the ruling party has failed to address the issues faced by tribals | From the day the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Parliamentary Board announced that Droupadi Murmu, a Santhal (a major tribal community in India) leader from Odisha, would be the party's nominee for India's presidency, the media has been overflowing with opinions on how this was another 'master stroke' from the party's high command, that it will win over tribal communities in…
(2022-08-01). Kentucky floods caused by capitalist greed. workers.org 
As of July 30, at least 25 people have been reported dead from the destructive flash flood in eastern Kentucky that started in the early evening of July 27. Aerial photo shows devastating impact of floods in Kentucky Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a "state of emergency" shortly after the . . . |
(2022-08-01). Workers launched first union at Trader Joe's. workers.org 
Continuing the breakthrough of union drives in the U.S., workers at Trader Joe's in Hadley, Massachusetts, won a 45-31 vote July 28 to become the first unionized store in the trendy grocery store chain. The corporation has more than 530 locations across the U.S., with 10,000 employees and an estimated . . . |
(2022-08-01). Visita a Oriente Medio, acceso al petróleo se impone a los derechos humanos. workers.org 
Ningún palestino que vive bajo la ocupación israelí se benefició un ápice de la breve visita del presidente Joe Biden a Oriente Medio. Biden tenía el poder ejecutivo para revertir el daño hecho cuando el ex presidente Donald Trump trasladó la embajada de Estados Unidos a Jerusalén, reconociendo el control . . . |
(2022-08-01). Child labor is alive and well in the United States. mronline.org 
A Hyundai subsidiary used up to fifty underage migrant workers at an auto plant known for hazardous conditions, according to former and current employees.
(2022-08-01). Two hundred years of Mendel's genetic revolution and the fight against scientific racism. mronline.org 
In July this year, the world is celebrating 200 years of Gregor Mendel's birth, widely accepted as the father of genetics.
(2022-08-01). Chris Hedges: When the Just Go to Prison. scheerpost.com 
Pig and Whistle by Mr. Fish | By Chris Hedges | MARION, Illinois — Hale, a…
(2022-08-01). Biden in Occupied Palestine and the 'Jerusalem Declaration'. iacenter.org July 16, 2022 Samidoun Palestine Prisoner Solidarity Network issued this collective statement with co-signers "in struggle and solidarity" July 16. The full list of signers, including Workers World Party and the International Action Center, is at samidoun.net. Organizations can endorse at bit.ly/bidenpalestine. Protesters hounded U.S. President Joe Biden in Palestine, including July 15 in Bethlehem where boys carried the photograph of Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian-American journalist murdered by Israeli Defense Force troops while on assignment in the Palestinian refugee camp of Jenin. Credit: Abbas Momani The jo…
(2022-08-01). Extreme weather and mass incarceration deaths. iacenter.org By Mirinda Crissman July 20, 2022 Houston Across the hottest places in the U.S., people in prisons, jails and detention centers often face unbearable and sometimes lethal conditions behind the walls, where air conditioning is not provided. The Prison Policy Initiative has found that many famously hot states lack universal air conditioning in prisons and jails. These include Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. (Prisonpolicy.org, June 18, 2019) Data compiled and analyzed by The Intercept shows that Te…
(2022-08-01). Italian government arrests militant unionists. iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt July 28, 2022 Six union leaders were placed under house arrest in Piacenza, Italy, in the early morning hours of July 19, under orders from the local prosecutor's office. Two are members of USB (Unione Sindacale di Base), and four belong to SI Cobas, two militant unions that represent workers in the logistics sector and have waged strikes recently against Amazon, FedEx and others. The six are charged with conspiracy to commit private violence, resistance to a public official, sabotage and interruption of public service. March to protest attacks on militant unions, Piacenza, Italy, July 23. Credi…
(2022-08-01). Glen Ford's irreplaceable journalism. mronline.org 
In the best sense of the word a journalist is someone who brings to the public sphere accurate, well sourced information, and rigorous analysis.
(2022-08-01). Nicaragua… "Still, It Moves…" popularresistance.org At his Senate confirmation hearing, Rodriguez openly declared his intention to attack Nicaragua's economy and institutions. Among other things he declared that he would work to exclude the country from the Central American Free Trade Agreement. He also promised to seek to isolate Nicaragua internationally so as to obtain the release of criminals the US government paid via its non profit network to overthrow Nicaragua's government in 2018 and to try disrupting the country's national elections in 2021. He even declared that as ambassador he would contest the development of Nicaragua's sovereign relations with China…
(2022-08-01). Mckinney Fire Explodes to Largest in California This Year. telesurenglish.net A fast-moving wildfire, dubbed the McKinney Fire, exploded in Northern California, becoming the largest wildfire so far this year in California within only three days. | RELATED: | The wildfire began on Friday afternoon in the Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County near the California-Oregon border. It has scorched over 210.4 square km with zero containment as of Sunday evening, according to the California Dep…
(2022-08-01). Cuba marcha al frente de América Latina y el Caribe en la 44 Olimpiada de Ajedrez. cubadebate.cu Los conjuntos varonil y femenino de Cuba mantienen un buen paso desde el inicio de la 44 Olimpiada de Ajedrez por equipos y este domingo entablaron duelos ante dos fuertes rivales: Ucrania y Australia. La cita tendrá este lunes su cuarta ronda en la localidad india de Mahabalipuram, donde existen varios sitios Patrimonio de la Humanidad.
(2022-08-01). Raeisi congratulates Switzerland on National Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi congratulated his Swiss counterpart on the country's National Day and expressed hope for the expansion of relations between the two countries in different fields.
(2022-08-01). China sets up Guangzhou branch of the National Archives of Publications and Culture. ecns.cn China on Saturday inaugurated the Guangzhou branch of the National Archives of Publications and Culture in Southeast China's Guangdong Province to preserve bibliology resources.
(2022-08-01). Leading Causes of Death in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic. jamanetwork.com Using national death certificate data for 2020 and provisional data for 2021 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this cross-sectional study examines the leading causes of death in the US, overall and in various age groups.
(2022-08-01). Amazon denies sick leave to pregnant worker hospitalized with COVID-19. wsws.org The International Amazon Workers Voice was recently contacted by a pregnant Amazon worker from Baltimore, Maryland, who described the corporation's drive to maintain profits at the expense of the health of workers.
(2022-08-01). Julian Assange defense files appeals, granted extension. iacenter.org July 29, 2022 By Tareq Haddad This excerpted article, which originally appeared July 16 in Popular Resistance, can be read in full at tinyurl.com/kfzvkh2c. London — Following a June 17 decision from British Secretary of State Priti Patel approving the order to extradite Julian Assange to the U.S., lawyers for the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher have since submitted filings indicating they intend to fight the decision on 16 legal grounds. As first revealed by The Wall Street Journal, lawyers for Assange submitted two separate appeal applications: one against Patel's decision; the second against a January 2021…
(2022-08-01). Guangzhou branch of the National Archives of Publications and Culture opens to public. ecns.cn Covering a total construction area of 94,300 square meters, the Guangzhou branch is located by the Liuxi River, with a total designed storage of 25 million books (pieces).
(2022-08-01). Iran's deposits with foreign banks grow by 2%. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says Iran's deposits in foreign banks increased during the first three months of 2022.
(2022-08-01). More global companies eye CIIE opportunities. ecns.cn The annual China International Import Expo, the fifth edition of which will be held in Shanghai in early November, continues to receive interest from companies around the world, with newcomers applauding the robust growth and huge potential of the Chinese market.
(2022-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Ice cream brain freeze, it's a real thing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? Have you ever enjoyed a sip of an ice-cold milkshake or taken a bite of an ice cream cone only to get an instant blast of pain or headache that lasts a few seconds? You're not alone. Dr. Amaal Starling, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, says the condition is called a "cold-stimulus headache." Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/2NrtjewPTHc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 56) is in…
(2022-08-01). Black homeownership in the U.S. america.cgtn.com A troubling trend in the red-hot housing market. According to the National Association of Realtors, the gap between white and black homeownership is widening — with fewer African Americans owning their own home now than a decade ago and there are concerns that rising mortgage rates …
(2022-08-01). Beautiful scenery of Yuanbao mountain National Nature Reserve in Guangxi. ecns.cn Covering a total area of 4220.7 hectares, The Yuanbao mountain National Nature Reserve is characterized by Abies trees, which is a critically endangered species in the world and endemic to the Yuanbao mountain in Guangxi.
(2022-08-01). Xi stresses solidarity of Chinese at home and abroad for national rejuvenation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended and delivered an important speech.
(2022-08-01). The lure of unreason and The crisis profiteers. indybay.org The essence of transhumanism is pathological. This ideology is carried by psychopaths and narcissists. Such people love only themselves, their infallibility and uniqueness. And this is reflected in their visions and goals, which they approach without any scruples. The others are only mass. Mass is despised by "the unique".
(2022-08-01). OPA CA appreciates Newsom's leadership directing CARB to ensure state meets climate goals. indybay.org Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) California Chapter, an organization with over 440 Californian elected officials, thanks Governor Gavin Newsom for his letter to California Air Resources Board (CARB) telling them to do more for the climate crisis. His bold direction in the letter instructing CARB to ensure their plan will meet the state's climate goals gives EOPA CA hope that the Governor is serious about solving the climate crisis.
(2022-08-01). Hangzhou branch of China's national archives available for reservation. ecns.cn The Hangzhou branch of the China National Archives of Publications and Culture in Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, is available for reservation from Monday.
(2022-08-01). Nelson Mandela at the United Nations. transcend.org 18 July 2022 — UN Nelson Mandela International Day…
(2022-08-01). Mayo Clinic hospitals earn star ratings for hospital quality, patient experience. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic hospitals across the organization received Overall Hospital Quality star ratings and received the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The ratings provide patients with information about several dimensions of quality. Eleven hospitals across Mayo Clinic received star ratings from CMS for Overall Hospital Quality. Six of the 11 hospitals earned five stars — the best score possible. The national average…
(2022-08-01). SA New Frame's demise shines a light on China-aligned unions, parties and disinformation. indybay.org The closure of South Africa journal New Frame has exposed a web of connections between US multi-millionaire Roy Singham, NUMSA and the Chinese government as well as other publications supporting China.
(2022-08-01). UK: BT Group workers hold second day of national strikes. wsws.org Rather than mobilise all out action, co-ordinated with the hundreds of thousands of its other members in dispute at Royal Mail and…
(2022-08-01). Droupadi Murmu Is the New President of India. transcend.org Mrs. Droupadi Murmu, a 64-year-old tribal politician and former teacher from the Orissa state, was sworn in as the 10th successive president of the Republic of India on 22 July 2022 in New Delhi becoming the constitutional head of India.
(2022-08-01). Xi stresses united front's importance. ecns.cn As an important way to unite Chinese people at home and overseas in order to achieve national rejuvenation, the united front must be maintained on a long-term basis, said Xi, who is also China's president and chairman of the Central Military Commission.
(2022-08-01). 2022 CA Fed Meeting, Internationalism, Fascism & A Workers Party With LA Roofers Local 36. indybay.org Cliff Smith, the business manager of Roofers Local 36 in Los Angeles was a delegate to the 2022 California AFL-CIO convention and raised issues about fascism and internationalism at the convention. The leadership opposed a resolution calling for the prosecution of people who participated in the insurrection and attempted coup on January 6, 2020. He also discussed the issue of the formation of a workers party.
(2022-08-01). PLA aims to become modernized, world-class military. ecns.cn The Chinese People's Liberation Army will strive to become a modernized, world-class military that can meet China's security needs and developmental interests, State Councilor and Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe said on Sunday.
(2022-08-01). CPUSA to host international anti-imperialist conference in September. peoplesworld.org 
HOUSTON—For the past several months, the International Department and the Peace and Solidarity Commission of the Communist Party USA have been working to organize the first ever international conference hosted by the CPUSA, occurring on the weekend of September 10th and 11th. The conference comes at a very important and dynamic time. U.S. imperialism is …
(2022-08-01). Dates set for 2022 CIFTIS in Beijing. ecns.cn The 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services will be held in Beijing from Aug 31 to Sept 5, Beijing Daily reported on Monday.
(2022-08-01). BT Group workers speak out during second UK-wide strike day. wsws.org WSWS reporters spoke to BT Group workers on picket lines around the UK during Monday's national strike.
(2022-08-01). La Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 462 MW para el horario pico de este lunes. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica (UNE) estima para el horario pico de este lunes una disponibilidad de 2 608 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 000 MW, por lo que, de mantenerse las condiciones previstas, pronostica una afectación de 462 MW al pico. Para el horario diurno, mientras tanto, el organismo prevé una afectación máxima de 850 MW, según su comunicado habitual.
(2022-08-01). 2nd consumer expo in Hainan concludes with huge attendance. ecns.cn The second China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), billed as the largest high-end consumer exhibition in Asia-Pacific, concluded in Haikou, capital of South Chi-na's Hainan Province.
(2022-08-01). 1st European woman walks in space. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — For the first time, a European female astronaut made a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS).
(2022-08-01). Arbaeen forms core of resistance in region, world: Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi said Monday that Arbaeen is the center of the international resistance front in the region and the world.
(2022-08-01). California's longest serving death-row prisoner on pain and Native identity. peoplesworld.org 
Douglas Ray Stankewitz is California's longest-serving death-row prisoner. The 63-year-old Monache and Cherokee Indian from the Big Sandy Rancheria has spent 43 years in San Quentin State Prison for a crime he says he didn't commit: the Feb. 8, 1978 carjacking and murder of 21-year-old Theresa Graybeal in Fresno, California. (Stankewitz says that while he …
(2022-08-01). Airshow China 2022 to open in November. ecns.cn The 14th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) will open from November 8 to 13 this year at Zhuhai Air Show Center in Southeast China's Guangdong Province.
(2022-07-31). Evo Morales Calls For A Global Campaign To Eliminate NATO. popularresistance.org In an interview with British journalist Matt Kennard at his home in El Trópico, a small town four hours from Cochabamba in the heart of the Amazon rain forest, former Bolivian president Evo Morales (2006-2019) called for an international campaign to eliminate NATO [the North Atlantic Treaty Organization]. | According to Morales, this campaign should explain to people worldwide that "NATO is—ultimately—the United States. It is not a guarantee for humanity or for life. I do not accept—in fact, I condemn—how they can exclude Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. When the U.S. has intervene…
(2022-07-31). UN Nuclear Review: A Prime Time To Stop The New Arms Race. popularresistance.org In the run-up to August's United Nation's 10th Annual Review of the landmark Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a review undertaken every five years, Secretary of State Antony Blinken's State Department issued a surprising reaffirmation of the U.S. commitment to this treaty and the "ultimate goal of a world without nuclear weapons." | The NPT, designed to "further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament," entered into force in 1970 and was extended indefinitely in 1995. It has now been signed by 191 nations, including the U.S. and Russia. | If only Blinken's verbal support for the NPT was U.S. policy, as o…
(2022-07-31). Condemn The FBI Raids In St Louis, MO And St Petersburg, FL! popularresistance.org On the morning of Friday, July 29th, the FBI conducted raids at multiple locations, including the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida, the private residence of Omali Yeshitela in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as the Uhuru Solidarity Center, also in St. Louis. The FBI employed flashbang grenades and handcuffed Yeshitela and his wife while the house was raided. The FBI says that the raids are connected to the federal indictment of a Russian man, Aleksandr Ionov, alleging that he has been working to spread "Russian propaganda" in the United States. | The Committee to Stop FBI Repression and the National Alliance A…
(2022-07-31). New Migrant Caravan Heads to the U.S. popularresistance.org On Monday, about 3,700 Central American migrants left the border state of Chiapas for the United States. According to reports from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the caravan is made up of people from countries including Venezuela, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Ecuador, Cuba, Panama, and also from Asia. | Members of this new caravan reported that this mobilization is taking place after two weeks of unsuccessful waiting for a response from authorities of the National Migration Institute (NMI) for the issuance of temporary permits to travel through the territory and thus alleviate some of th…
(2022-07-31). New Migrant Caravan Heads To The US. popularresistance.org On Monday, about 3,700 Central American migrants left the border state of Chiapas for the United States. According to reports from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the caravan is made up of people from countries including Venezuela, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Ecuador, Cuba, Panama, and also from Asia. | Members of this new caravan reported that this mobilization is taking place after two weeks of unsuccessful waiting for a response from authorities of the National Migration Institute (NMI) for the issuance of temporary permits to travel through the territory and thus alleviate some of th…
(2022-07-31). This Victory Is Historic': Massachusetts Trader Joe's Becomes First to Unionize. popularresistance.org Workers at a Massachusetts Trader Joe's on Thursday voted to become the first of the supermarket chain's more than 500 locations to unionize, a historic development that comes amid a nationwide labor organizing wave. | Employees at the Trader Joe's in Hadley, a suburb of Springfield, voted 45-31 to form a union, according to the National Labor Relations Board.