(2022-08-11). Kiev and the West infuriated by Amnesty International's expose on Ukrainian military. infobrics.org Amnesty International's report on Ukraine supports claims made by other human rights groups.
(2022-08-11). Justice Department Unlikely To Charge Trump With Violating The Espionage Act. thedissenter.org 
Photo from the This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become an Mary McCord, who was the chief of the United States Justice Department's national security division under President Barack Obama, said that former President Donald Trump may have violated the Espionage Act. | On the "Skullduggery" podcast from Yahoo! Ne…
(2022-08-11). Venezuela to Resume Dialogue Only if Boeing 747 Is Returned From Argentina (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com 
The president of the Venezuelan Parliament says that as long as the Venezuelan jumbo jet unlawfully grounded in Argentina is not returned, there will be no dialogue with the opposition. | On Tuesday, August 9, Venezuela's national assembly president, Jorge Rodríguez, said that: "We are not going to move, neither in matters of dialogue nor negotiation, nor anything else for that matter. Very simply, just as we said with the kidnapped diplomat Alex Saab, we are going to tell them two things: you return the plane to us and we want our kidnapped brothers back." | Similarly, the also head of the official delegation fo…
(2022-08-11). Investment Cooperation Between Russia and BRICS. infobrics.org The rapid growth of emerging market economies, which have a significant impact on all aspects of the world, accompanies the multipolar development of contemporary international relations. Participating countries are actively interacting with each other to make the BRICS a sustainable and promising platform. One of the most important areas of strengthening ties is investment cooperation…
(2022-08-11). India-Russia Trade Settlement: A Way Forward. infobrics.org The new arrangement, if adopted, could potentially shield bilateral trade from the restrictions imposed against Russian companies…
(2022-08-11). Wednesday 8/31: International Overdose Awareness Day 2022. indybay.org In Person (4: 30-6pm): | Aptos Village Park | 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos | Virtual Event (12-1: 30pm). Registration: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcu6tqDosGtVRm5lfvbaD81y7sduRDm1u…
(2022-08-11). Award winning literary works to usher in NCPA Theatre Festival 2022. ecns.cn A Lifelong Journey, a drama adapted from Chinese writer Liang Xiaosheng's novel of the same title that won one of China's top literature awards, is set to be performed at China's National Center for the Performing Arts(NCPA) on Friday to usher in NCPA Theatre Festival 2022.
(2022-08-11). IUOE Local 150 wins big after seven week strike. liberationnews.org 
After walking the picket lines for seven weeks, 300 members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 voted unanimously to adopt their new contract.
(2022-08-11). Who Is Judge Federico Villena, Hijacker of Venezuela's EMTRASUR Plane in Argentina? orinocotribune.com The fate of the Venezuelan EMTRASUR Boeing 747 300-M now awaits the decision of Judge Federico Villena, who oversees jurisdiction at the Ezeiza international airport, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the aircraft remains hijacked by the airport authorities and the Argentine judiciary. | As Judge Villena has declared, as long as the investigations and judicial process take place, the four Iranian crew members and three crew members of Venezuelan origin cannot leave Argentine soil. | The remaining 12 members of the crew were authorized to leave Argentina, but the ruling was appealed by Prosecutor C…
(2022-08-11). Special exhibition opens at National Museum of China in Beijing. ecns.cn "Reconstructing Elegance", a special exhibition focusing on China's achievements in cultural heritage conservation, kicked off at the National Museum of China in Beijing on Wednesday.
(2022-08-11). La UNE pronostica una afectación de 1 071 MW durante el horario pico de este jueves. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 950 MW en el horario diurno de este jueves, mientras para el horario pico pronostica una afectación de 1 071 MW. La empresa informa que para el horario pico se pronostica la utilización de 141 MW en motores diésel, y una disponibilidad de 1 999 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 000 MW.
(2022-08-11). Irony Alert: Amateurish Iranian attempt to hit John Bolton may derail Nuclear Negotiations Bolton wanted Derailed. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) An attempt to hire a hit man to kill former National Security Adviser John Bolton by an alleged member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps was revealed by the Department of Justice at a delicate time in the negotiations to bring both the US and Iran back into compliance with …
(2022-08-11). Phone Zap: Tell PMZ to Stop Supporting Ron Mason's White Supremacy + Anti-LGBT Hate. indybay.org Call-in campaign to demand that PMZ fire Ron Mason of the white nationalist group the Constitution Party of California and key organizer of the yearly "Straight Pride" rally in Modesto, CA alongside violent, far-Right and white supremacist groups.
(2022-08-11). Espanyol confirms departure of Chinese striker Wu Lei. ecns.cn Spanish La Liga club Espanyol confirmed on Thursday morning that Chinese international striker Wu Lei is leaving the club to return to his homeland.
(2022-08-11). Preeclampsia linked to increased markers of brain cell damage, inflammation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and kidney damage. Mayo Clinic researchers found that women with a history of severe preeclampsia have more markers linked to brain cell damage and inflammation, compared to women who had uncomplicated pregnancies. The findings are being presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in San Diego. Preeclampsia affects up to 15% of women. Left untreated, preeclampsia can lead to serious,…
(2022-08-10). CBS Removes Documentary on Ukraine Military Aid After Pressure From Ukrainian Government. scheerpost.com 
President.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0 By Dave DeCamp / CBS News retracted a documentary it briefly released on Sunday after pressure from the Ukrainian government. The original documentary (watch it
(2022-08-10). Iran Censures 'World's Regrettable Silence' on Israeli Assault on Gaza. orinocotribune.com Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has sharply criticized the latest Israeli regime's deadly airstrikes in Gaza, saying the international community's inaction and silence about the illegal entity's crimes against the Palestinians is "regrettable". | Nasser Kan'ani made the remarks in a post on his Twitter account on Sunday as Israeli jets continue to shell the coastal enclave for the third day, leaving 34 dead and more than 200 wounded. | Attaching to his tweet several photos of the victims of the latest Israeli aggression against the Palestinians he wrote that "These are examples of the Zionist apartheid regi…
(2022-08-10). "Under a Virtual Siege" Activists Demand PayPal Offer its Services to Palestinians. mintpressnews.com "You've got this two-pronged effort to both isolate the Palestinians and to normalize and weave the settlers into the international communities, a community of nations. And the problem is that organizations or companies like PayPal, … unwittingly, are absolutely party to that." — Lara Friedman…
(2022-08-10). China Gives America a Taste of its Own Geopolitics. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic Under the US' own one China policy, Washington recognizes there is only one China, that Taiwan is a part of China, and that there is only one government of China, the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing. Despite this, the US undermines Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan by treating the island as a…
(2022-08-10). US Threatens Ethiopia and Eritrea with "Genocide Designation" libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Eugene Puryear, author Ann Garrison, Rania Khalek, Simon Tesfamariam at Eritrea Festival in Dallas (Photo: Twitter @SebleTsehaye) I had the honor of being invited to address the annual Eritrean Festival, which was held in Dallas this year during the first week of August. These are my remarks. Greetings. Thank you for inviting me…
(2022-08-10). Russia's Latest Military Aid to Mali Confirms its Regional Anti-Terrorist Commitment. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko Instead of fleeing in the face of foreign-backed Al Qaeda-connected terrorists recently declaring war on it in Mali, Russia proved that it's ready to double down by doing its utmost to ensure that its regional ally can wipe out these destabilizing forces once and for all after France failed to do so despite…
(2022-08-10). Ukraine and its Western Backers Should Be Held Accountable for the 'Suicidal' Attack on Europe's Largest Nuclear Powerplant. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The US secretary of state hoped to make Russia look like a 'nuclear terrorist'. Instead, he implicated himself Even as UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed survivors of the World War Two US atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, halfway around the world, the armed forces of Ukraine seemed hellbent on unleashing a modern-day nuclear holocaust on Europe…
(2022-08-10). In Video: Russian Loitering Munition Takes Out Norwegian M109 Howitzer In Ukraine. southfront.org 
MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military has destroyed one of the M109A3GN 155 mm self-propelled howitzers which were recently supplied by Norway to Kiev forces near the front in Mykolaiv with a Lancet loitering munition. | On August 9, Russian sources shared footage of the strike which took place somewhere on Mykolaiv front.
(2022-08-10). 'A Vehement Backlash': North Carolina Senators Blasted by Constituents for Opposing $35 Insulin Cap. scheerpost.com 
By Alex Henderson / AlterNet On Sunday, August 7, the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a $7 billion package addressing energy, climate change, health care and taxes. The bill passed 51- via the process known as budget reconciliation, allowing the Senate's narrow Democratic majority to bypass the 60-vote rule of the filibuster. …
(2022-08-10). Israeli Army Demolishes Residential Sheds In Jericho. imemc.org 
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a residential shed and handed orders targeting a barn and four sheds near Jericho in the northeastern West Bank. Hasan Mleihat, the coordinator of the Al-Baidar Organization for Defending Bedouin Rights, said several army vehicles invaded Arab az-Zawahra Bedouin village near al-'Auja village, north of Jericho after surrounding it. He …
(2022-08-10). China Emphasizes Desire for 'Peaceful Reunification' With Taiwan in New White Paper. news.antiwar.com For the first time in over two decades, The document emphasizes that China's goal is for "peaceful reunification" but also makes clear that it won't rule out military force if foreign intervention and "separatist forces" go too far. | "We will work with the greatest sincerity and exert our utmost efforts to achieve peaceful reunification,"
(2022-08-10). The Multilateral Trading System and Partnerships with India: A View from Brazil. infobrics.org Brazil and India were among the 23 founding members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which entered into force in January 1948. The two countries adopted similar policies to develop their economies based on an import substitution model…
(2022-08-10). Manufacturing Consent: How the United States Has Penetrated South African Media. libya360.wordpress.com Ajit Singh, Roscoe Palm In recent weeks, South African public discourse has been focused on concerns about alleged Chinese influence in the country's media landscape. However, these conversations have tended to overlook the already existing spheres of influence within South African media. Politically motivated sponsorship of prominent South African media outlets by the United States dates…
(2022-08-10). Free Khalil Awawdeh: 161 days of hunger strike, Palestinian prisoner's life at risk #FreeKhalil. samidoun.net 
Khalil Awawdeh, the 40-year-old Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for 161 days, is in an extremely desperate health condition in the Ramle prison clinic. The Israeli occupation has repeatedly attempted to evade its commitments to the resistance, as promised by Egyptian mediators, to release Awawdeh to a hospital and free Bassam al-Saadi. He has not …
(2022-08-10). Black Angelenos Face 'Whiplash After Whiplash' Of Losing Safe Housing. popularresistance.org This morning, the Los Angeles City Council got an earful from protestors opposing an expansion of LA Municipal Code ordinance 41.18, the city's controversial "anti-camping" law that has been maligned by activists for unfairly targeting unhoused people. The law will now include a ban on sitting, laying, or sleeping within 500 feet of schools or daycares. | The council voted 11-3 to approve the expansion after a raucous meeting, which was temporarily put into recess when a member of the public climbed over the podium and was handcuffed. | Reporter Adam Mahoney spoke to unhoused residents about what they thought of…
(2022-08-10). China's New Green Energy Plan Could Supercharge the Global Fight Against Climate Change. scheerpost.com 
[Brian Jeffery Beggerly / Wikimedia Commons] | By Mitchell Beer | China's fourteenth five-year plan (14FYP) shows the country could build enough wind and capacity to reach its emissions peak ahead of schedule, but continuing coal investments raise doubts. | "To the extent that the new 14FYP for renewables can meet or overperform on its goals, it would also contribute to China's effort to peak carbon emissions early and help bridge the global emission reduction gap…
(2022-08-10). NPR Distorts History of US Invasion of Afghanistan. scheerpost.com 
By Bryce Greene / FAIR In the first part of a series of reports on Afghanistan, NPR host Steve Inskeep (Morning Edition, 8/5/22) interviewed current Afghan Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid. In introducing Yaqoob on air, Inskeep referenced Yaqoob's father, the former head of the Taliban, Mullah Muhammad Omar: "He was the leader who refused to turn over …
(2022-08-10). Army Demolishes A Store Near Bethlehem. imemc.org 
On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a store for selling wood in Husan village, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Rami Hamamra, the head of Husan Village Council, said the soldiers, accompanied by a bulldozer, invaded the western area of the village and demolished the shop owned by Mahmoud Ahmad Sabateen. Hamamra added that …
(2022-08-10). Army Demolishes Foundations of Under Construction Home In Shu'fat. imemc.org 
On Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Shu'fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished an under-construction home's foundation. Media sources said several army jeeps, police vehicles, and bulldozers invaded the refugee camp after surrounding and isolating it. The sources added that the soldiers demolished the foundation of the under-construction home owned by members of …
(2022-08-10). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Ramallah. imemc.org 
On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians from several parts of the Ramallah governorate in the central West Bank. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the al-Maghayir village, northeast of Ramallah, searched and ransacked many homes before abducting Karam Sami Na'san, 25, Ahmad No'man Abu Na'im, 18, and Fadel Hamed Abu Alia, 55. …
(2022-08-10). Israeli Soldiers Injure A Palestinian Child In The Eye In Hebron. imemc.org 
On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers shot three Palestinians, including a child who was injured in the eye and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation during a procession against the escalating Israeli violations, including the killing of a child, in Hebron in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources …
(2022-08-10). Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child In Hebron. imemc.org 
Medical sources have reported that Israeli soldiers killed, Tuesday, a Palestinian child and seriously injured another Palestinian, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. The sources said the soldiers shot the child, Mo'men Yassin Jaber, 16, with an expanding bullet in the heart, instantly killing him and causing serious damage …
(2022-08-10). Israeli Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian, Abduct Three, In Jerusalem. imemc.org On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers shot a young Palestinian man and abducted three in the at-Tour town, east of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the town leading to protests, and fired many rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades. The sources added that the soldiers shot a …
(2022-08-10). Palestinian Dies From Serious Wounds Suffered In Gaza. imemc.org On Tuesday, The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said a man died from serious wounds he suffered last Saturday, during the Israeli bombardment of Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The sources said Ibrahim Shehda Abu Salah, 41, was seriously injured when the army fired missiles and shells at homes and …
(2022-08-10). "Targeted Killing" Ordered by the President of the United States: What Ever Happened to the 'Rules-based International Order?'. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-10). The United States Has Many Political Prisoners — Here's A List. popularresistance.org The United States constantly accuses its adversaries of holding political prisoners, while insisting it has none of its own. But for its entire history, the US government has used incarceration of its political opponents as a tool to crush dissent and advance the interests of economic elites. | Well-known cases are those entrapped or framed in US national security state sting operations, or imprisoned with extreme sentences for a minor offense because of their political activism, such as Black revolutionary George Jackson. | Each period of struggle by the working class and oppressed peoples against ruling-class c…
(2022-08-10). Sudanese Communist Party Forms a New Alliance Committed to Ending Military Rule. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Sudanese Communist Party Leader Mohamed Mokhtar Al Khatib Forms New Alliance After withdrawing from the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the SCP has continued to call for democratic civilian rule Since December of 2018, the Republic of Sudan has undergone general strikes, mass demonstrations, the forced removal of longtime former President Omar…
(2022-08-10). Xenophobia Escalates in South Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Richard Pithouse Members and supporters of a coalition of organizations under the banner of Kopanang Africa march against xenophobia in Johannesburg in March 2022. Photo: Gopolang Ledwaba With no national force with the vision and power to offer an emancipatory alternative to politics that turns neighbors against each other, the country is on a knife…
(2022-08-10). Political Prisoners in the United States, 2022. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith Aug 6, 2022 | There are many ways to define what is a political prisoner. The most well-known cases are those the national security state framed-up, or imprisoned with extreme sentences for an offense because of their political activism, such as Each period of struggle by the working class and oppressed peoples against ruling class control results some activists locked up for their effective revolutionary work. "Political prisoner" has often means those jailed for fighting their national oppression, as the…
(2022-08-10). Climate vows stressed after U.S.' false line. ecns.cn China remains committed to international cooperation on climate change and honors the promises it has made, a top Chinese envoy in Washington said on Tuesday, as he refuted a U.S. claim that the suspension of climate talks with it is "punishing the whole world".
(2022-08-10). La Unión Europea deja de importar carbón ruso como parte de sanciones. cubadebate.cu Como parte del quinto paquete de sanciones a Moscú, la Unión Europea no importará más carbón ruso a partir de este miércoles. Según la Comisión Europea, las sanciones afectarán el 25% de las exportaciones en este renglón, que tendrían un valor de 8 000 millones de euros al año. La India y Turquía han aumentado los pedidos de carbón ruso luego del anuncio de la UE.
(2022-08-10). Iran Parl. speaker congratulates natl. days of 14 countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in separate messages sent to his counterparts, congratulated the national days of 14 countries.
(2022-08-10). The Chris Hedges Report Podcast: John Kiriakou on Why the CIA Needs to be Abolished. scheerpost.com 
Click | Chris HedgesChris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize—winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He…
(2022-08-10). 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,…
(2022-08-10). Empresas indias están dejando de usar el dólar en transacciones con Rusia. cubadebate.cu Las empresas indias están dejando de usar el dólar en la compra de recursos rusos, sobre todo carbón, según Reuters. Empresas indias pagaron el 44% del carbón ruso adquirido en junio en otras monedas. En esos pagos, el yuan representó el 31%, el dólar de Hong Kong, el 28 %, el euro, menos del 25%, y el dírham emiratí, alrededor del 15%.
(2022-08-10). Taiwan is part of China: British musician. ecns.cn The fact that Taiwan is part of China has been absolutely accepted by the whole of international community, British musician Roger Waters said in his recent interview with CNN.
(2022-08-10). 5G to play important role in media future. ecns.cn As 5G becomes an important force in reshaping the media, the sector should make greater efforts to leverage digital technologies to create content that is more interactive, mobile and visual in terms of its international impact.
(2022-08-09). The White House Will Approve New $1 Billion Weapons Transfer to Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
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(2022-08-09). America, Land of the Dying? Alarming Study Shows US Killing Its Own Population. scheerpost.com 
David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 By Lynn Parramore / With its economic and military might, America is hard to beat on technological wonders, space exploration, and top-notch universities. But when it comes to health, a fundamental prerequisite to a fulfilling life, the US isn't delivering and hasn't been…
(2022-08-09). Justice Department: NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Must Wait to Apply for Pardon. scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The United States Justice Department will not grant a waiver to NSA whistleblower Reality Winner so she can apply for a pardon. All individuals formerly incarcerated in federal prisons are typically required to wait five years after their last day of confinement before their pardon application may be considered, …
(2022-08-09). The Most Recent Development in Fossil-Fuelized Fascism. scheerpost.com 
[ By In the United States during 16 months in 2020 and 2021, vehicles rammed into groups of protesters at least
(2022-08-09). Why Is There More Media Talk About Using Nuclear Weapons Than About Banning Them? scheerpost.com 
By Karl Grossman / FAIR It's of critical importance—indeed, existential importance—to the world: the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. And a coalition of peace organizations in the United States is charging that media are acting like the treaty "does not exist." The Nuclear Ban Treaty Collaborative is waging a campaign to encourage press coverage …
(2022-08-09). Ethiopia: the Hard Road to Peace. journal-neo.org 
There has been a lot of talk about peace in Ethiopia lately, and, according to many international observers, this is a truly new trend in domestic politics. But at the same time, there is a long and winding road ahead before the country can see the end of hostilities, famine and delayed state collapse. For …