(2022-08-05). Amnesty International Says Ukraine's Fighting Tactics Endanger Civilians. news.antiwar.com Amnesty International on Thursday "We have documented a pattern of Ukrainian forces putting civilians at risk and violating the laws of war when they operate in populated areas," said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty's secretary-general. "Being in a defensive position does not exempt the Ukrainian military from respecting internation…
(2022-08-05). Has the Ukraine Conflict Driven U.S. Government Officials Crazy? covertactionmagazine.com Latest outrage is the FBI's use of flash-bang grenades and drones to startle 80-year-old leader of Black Nationalist organization who …
(2022-08-05). Here's Why More Countries Are Knocking on BRICS' Door. infobrics.org The growing charm of strength between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) coupled with the loss of attraction in the West has led to more countries, including Iran and Argentina, applying for BRICS membership…
(2022-08-05). Sri Lankan government widens its arrests and police-state measures. wsws.org The Wickremesinghe regime has over the past two days arrested trade union leaders, extended essential services orders banning strikes in the health, electricity and fuel distribution sectors, and threatened a new wave of arrests against Galle Face protestors.
(2022-08-05). Why Russian Exporters Should Be Looking to the India Consumer Market for Diversifying Trade. infobrics.org Indian Imports of Russian Goods Grew 272% in April-May 2022…
(2022-08-05). UAW Convention/Militants open struggle against business unionism. workers.org 
Detroit February 11, 1937, marks the victory of the 44-day Flint Sit-down Strike that forced General Motors to recognize the United Auto Workers. After the victory, however, a factional fight divided the fledgling union. Within a few years' time, UAW-CIO — militants affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations — . . . |
(2022-08-04). Today, Ukraine Bombed a Donetsk Hotel Full of Journalists. libya360.wordpress.com Eva Karene Bartlett Another attack from Kiev has hit central Donetsk, targeting a funeral and a hotel where numerous reporters stay and work At 10: 13 am today (Thursday), Ukraine began shelling central Donetsk. There were five powerful blasts in the space of ten minutes. The last explosion blew out my hotel's ground-floor glass, including a sitting…
(2022-08-04). Lucien Cerise: "NATO Threatens France, Western Civilization, and all Forms of Civilization" libya360.wordpress.com Lucien Cerise, a social engineering researcher, answers questions from Continental Observer about NATO on the occasion of the new edition of his book, Ukraine, NATO's Hybrid War, a first edition of which was published in 2017 under the title Return to Maidan — NATO's Hybrid War. How do you assess the differences in NATO's hybrid…
(2022-08-04). Russian Operations in Ukraine (August 4, 2022): Featuring Mark Sleboda. libya360.wordpress.com Joining me for this update is Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security expert based in Russia, and US Navy veteran. We will discuss the latest developments in Ukraine including a recent Pentagon briefing and Western media claims made in recent days. References War on the Rocks — Ukraine's Window of Opportunity?: warontherocks.com/2022/07/ukr… US Department…
(2022-08-04). Presidente de Sri Lanka llama a la unidad en medio de crisis. telesurtv.net Wickremesinghe señaló que esta es "una situación que nuestro país nunca había enfrentado en la historia reciente".
(2022-08-04). AMLO Proposes a Five-Year Global Truce to Work for Development. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) proposed a five-year truce to the international community to avoid military and economic wars. | RELATED: | "Our country's stance is that wars and armed confrontations do not exist and agreements be sought through dialogue. Nations can agree on a truce of at least five years to be able to face the crisis affecting the peoples. A truce that ends war, confrontation, and provoca…
(2022-08-04). 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….
(2022-08-04). Nigeria Not Against Joining BRICS, It Is Possible in Future. infobrics.org Nigeria is not against becoming a member of the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Nigerian Ambassador to Russia Abdullahi Shehu said in an interview, adding that it is "quite realistic" in the future…
(2022-08-04). India Adds 10 Wetlands to List of Ramsar Sites. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Federal Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that India has added 10 wetlands to the Ramsar sites list. | RELATED: | Designation of these sites would help in conservation and management of wetlands and wise use of their resources. India is one of the contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971. | India signed it on 1st Feb 1982. So far 64 w…
(2022-08-04). Citizens' Pole of Panamá: An indisputable victory for the Panamanian people in a united struggle. workers.org 
Panamá City, Panamá. WW Photo: Deborah Rodriguez Statement of Polo Ciudadano (Citizens' Pole) Note from Workers World: Following huge price rises in Panamá for necessities during the first part of the year, including a 50% increase in energy prices, a mass movement erupted in July. The masses blocked the main . . . |
(2022-08-04). El desafío de Biden a la COVID-19: un editorial de WW. workers.org 
El gobierno de Joe Biden tiene el siguiente plan para hacer frente al COVID-19: Aceptar como normales 420 muertes extra cada día, es decir, 150.000 al año; Asumir que la mayoría de las muertes y gran parte de los síntomas graves seguirán concentrándose en los sectores de población más viejos, . . . |
(2022-08-04). In OtherWords: August 3, 2022. otherwords.org Voters in Kansas this week provided a stunning victory for the pro-choice movement in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. By a margin of nearly 20 percentage points, voters in the otherwise conservative state overwhelmingly rejected a GOP-led effort to strike the right to choose an abortion from the state's constitution. | This week in OtherWords, Mitchell Zimmerman argues that whatever their personal feelings about abortion,
(2022-08-04). Colombia Witnesses One of the Worst Killing-Sprees of 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa According to INDEPAZ, 59 massacres have been perpetrated and 110 social leaders and 31 ex-combatants of the FARC assassinated in 2022 so far. (Photo: Radio Nacional CO/Twitter) According to the Institute of Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ), 20 citizens were murdered in six massacres in the past 10 days. Five social leaders and…
(2022-08-04). How China is Countering US Sanctions. libya360.wordpress.com Petr KonovalovFor many years there has been a rivalry between two world superpowers, namely, the United States and China. In recent years, it has developed into an outright struggle, during which the parties use various political and economic instruments against each other. Usually, the sanctions imposed by Washington against its rivals attract the most attention…
(2022-08-04). China: Int'l Community Supports Measures Facing US Provocations. telesurenglish.net In light of the abrupt interference of the U.S. in China's sovereignty and territorial integrity with the recent visit of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, the international community has denounced this intrusion, at the time expressed its support for the one-China principle and to the measures to be taken by the Chinese government in response to such violation. | RELATED: | "Th…
(2022-08-04). Peru: Castillo Denied Leave to Attend Colombian Inauguration. telesurenglish.net The plenary of the Peruvian Congress denied on Thursday the permission requested by the president of that country, Pedro Castillo, to travel to Bogota to attend the inauguration of the head of state-elect Gustavo Petro. | Peruvian President Pedro Castillo attends the military parade on the occasion of the national holidays today, at the Army headquarters in Lima (Peru). The country celebrates the 201st anniversary of its Independence.
(2022-08-04). Leader of "Straight Pride" Rally in Modesto Embraces White Nationalism, Attacks Jews and LGBTQ+ Community. indybay.org A white nationalist from the bay area is again calling for a 'Straight Pride' parade in Modesto. Please sand in solidarity with us against these fascists!
(2022-08-04). 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…
(2022-08-04). 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.
(2022-08-04). Unite and fight abortion bans! workers.org 
Rally, Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, July 25. Protests continue countrywide against reactionary state abortion bans that have been implemented or will be realized any day in half the states. Right-wingers in state governments eagerly awaited the Supreme Court's overturn of the right to access abortions. The top court obliged them June . . . |
(2022-08-04). China launches terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite. ecns.cn The carbon monitoring satellite is mainly used for terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring, survey and monitoring of terrestrial ecology and resource, major national ecological projects monitoring and evaluation.
(2022-08-04). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Cancer rehabilitation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer rehabilitation is available before, during and after cancer treatment. It helps people with cancer maintain and restore physical and emotional well-being, cope with the side effects of cancer, and recover more quickly and more fully from cancer treatment. Cancer rehabilitation involves many types of specialists working together to develop a personal rehabilitation plan that considers a person's preferences, strengths and goals. "Cancer rehabilitation aims to help patients maintain function, restore function, and, more broadly,…
(2022-08-04). 5.7-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan region — USGS. ecns.cn An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 03: 39: 46 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
(2022-08-04). Winnecmucca Indian Colony Direct Action Report Back. indybay.org Direct Action report back, in defense of the Winnemucca Indian Colony.
(2022-08-04). Iran completed installing 3rd IR-6 centrifuge cascades: IAEA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) — Iran has completed installing three advanced IR-6 centrifuge cascades at its Natanz fuel enrichment plant (FEP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report to member states on Wednesday.
(2022-08-04). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 650 MW durante el horario diurno de este jueves. cubadebate.cu Se pronostica para el horario pico una disponibilidad de 2 352 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 900 MW, con un déficit de 548 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se prevé una afectación de 618 MW. Se registra una limitación en la generación térmica de 419 MW.
(2022-08-04). US acted as self-appointed Judge & Executioner in murder of al Qaeda chief. indybay.org In the latest drone killing of alleged al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, the US government acted as a self-appointed Judge and Executioner, without ever presenting any evidence to any international judicial body.
(2022-08-04). China releases first national standard guiding equine acupuncture. ecns.cn China has approved and released a standard to guide the use of acupuncture on equine animals such as horses, which will be implemented from Feb. 1, 2023, according to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).
(2022-08-04). China to have over 1,000 national water parks by 2025. ecns.cn China will have over 1,000 national-level water conservancy scenic spots by the end of 2025, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
(2022-08-04). Precious literary collection of Qing dynasty on show at National Library of China. ecns.cn A total of 72 kinds of 85 volumes (pieces) of rare books, ancient books, Chinese and foreign modern books, newspapers, archives and other different types of exhibits are on display.
(2022-08-04). Freight trains to Europe post increase. ecns.cn Nearly 9,000 freight trains between China and Europe were operated from January to July, a slight increase amid sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks in China in the first half of the year, national railway operator China State Railway Group said on Tuesday.
(2022-08-03). Outcomes in Ukraine and Russian Resilience Can be Served Up as the Perfect Scapegoat. journal-neo.org 
There is always a conflict between high principle and pragmatism. Embracing both is probably a wise strategy. But whether you can actually have anything both ways, or whether the outcome would mean anything if you did, remains to be seen. American policymakers, during their many attempts to isolate and antagonise Russia, should have been asking, …
(2022-08-03). Most 'Fact-Checking' Organizations Facebook Uses In Ukraine Are Funded By Washington. popularresistance.org Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the U.S. government, either through the U.S. Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED). | In light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an information war as bitter as the ground fighting has erupted, and Meta (Facebook's official name) announced it had partnered with nine organizations to help it sort fact from fiction for Ukrainian, Russian and other Eastern European users. These nine organizations are: StopFake, VoxCheck, Fact Check Georgia, Demagog,…
(2022-08-03). Sri Lanka Democracy Movement at the Crossroads. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-03). 'Playing With Fire,' Says China After Pelosi Lands In Taiwan. popularresistance.org Chinese warplanes took to the skies and U.S. warships were on the move Tuesday as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ignored warnings from Beijing, the Biden administration, and peace activists by becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit Taiwan. | "Are you here to support Taiwan or to provoke a war? What the hell are you doing here, Pelosi?" | Pelosi (D-Calif.) issued a statement insisting the congressional delegation's trip to the island that most of the international community including the United States considers part of China "in no way contradicts" U.S. adherence to the "One China" po…
(2022-08-03). Neo-colonial currency enables French exploitation. mronline.org 
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR. Colonial-style currency board arrangements have enabled continuing imperialist exploitation decades after the end of formal colonial rule. Such neo-colonial monetary systems persist despite modest reforms.
(2022-08-03). Chinese Investors Acknowledge Venezuela's Special Economic Zones Law. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan National Assembly Deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra, president of the Venezuela-China Parliamentary Friendship Group, has reported that the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones will be presented to Chinese private investors. | The presentation of the Special Economic Zones Law arises from China's interest in exchanging experience and knowledge and strengthening projects in Venezuela. | Deputy Maduro Guerra made these comments af…