(2022-08-17). Hunger in West Africa drives protests in Sierra Leone. workers.org 
According to the World Bank, the index price of agricultural products — which includes food — is up 19% from January 2021. Corn and wheat prices are, respectively, 16% and 22% higher. For a third of the world's countries — the 60 or so the World Bank calls lower income . . . |
(2022-08-17). Urgent call for no-fly zone as Turkey attacks Rojava. greenleft.org.au As Turkey escalates its military attacks on the Kurds, ahead of a possible full-scale invasion of North and East Syria — the region known as Rojava — the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) issued an urgent call for a no-fly zone, reports ANF English.
(2022-08-17). Railroaders furious after Biden's Presidential Emergency Board issues recommendations on national contract, siding with rail corporations on all major points. wsws.org The PEB ruling recommends wage increases below inflation and no change to the punishing attendance policies which have driven tens of thousands of workers out of the industry.
(2022-08-17). Chinese space-tracking ship docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port. ecns.cn China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 has docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota International Port (HIP) for replenishment purposes.
(2022-08-17). Sri Lankan government continues proscription of Tamil and Muslim groups and individuals. wsws.org Reeling under an enormous political crisis and mass opposition, the ruling class is once again seeking to inflame communalism.
(2022-08-17). Challenging Colonialism s01e05: Nichelle Garcia on Run4Salmon. indybay.org Nichelle Garcia (Winnemem Wintu) talks about the Run 4 Salmon, the 2022 run, its goals and its history. She also discussed inter-tribal solidarity in water and salmon protection, as well as the curriculum and mini-lessons she's contributed to and taught in schools to raise awareness of what's at stake.
(2022-08-17). Mayo Clinic facilities recognized for environmental sustainability. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic locations in Arizona, Florida and Rochester, and Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Eau Claire and La Crosse, Wisconsin, have been recognized for their sustainability initiatives by Practice Greenhealth. This national organization recognizes health care organizations committed to continuous improvement in sustainability practices and programs. All locations received the Greenhealth Emerald Award, which recognizes outstanding hospitals from within Partner for Change applicants. The Partner for Change application is designed for health care…
(2022-08-17). The first Beijing-Shijiazhuang-Europe freight train departs. ecns.cn The first Beijing-Shijiazhuang-Europe freight train was dispatched from Beijing on Tuesday and will arrive in Nizhnekamsk, Russia after a transit at the Shijiazhuang International Land Port, according to China News Service.
(2022-08-17). 'Operation Lone Star' ‚àí a white-supremacist ploy. workers.org 
Proto-fascist Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas is getting a lot of publicity these days for busing asylum-seeking migrants, who have entered the U.S. from the Mexican border, up north to Washington, D.C., and to New York City. He's now been joined in this political stunt by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey. . . . |
(2022-08-17). Philly stands with Palestine. workers.org 
A "Philly Stands with Palestine" march blocked rush hour traffic around Philadelphia's City Hall for an hour Aug. 10 to protest the most recent Israeli criminal bombing of the people of Gaza, which murdered at least 16 children. Philly March for Palestine (Photo Credit: Joe Piette) After an initial rally . . . |
(2022-08-17). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
(2022-08-17). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate announces second cohort of AI startups. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate has announced its second cohort of health tech startups, including national and international businesses. The program will help seven companies develop and validate their artificial intelligence-driven health care products or solutions and advance their business plans. The immersive, 20-week program offers participants access to Mayo Clinic experts in regulatory, clinical, technology and business domains with a focus on AI model validation and clinical readiness. Technology experts from Google and…
(2022-08-17). China strategic ally of Iran: Advisor to Leader. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Advisor to Iran's Leader for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati in a meeting with the Chinese envoy to Tehran said that China is a strategic ally of Iran.
(2022-08-17). Legal Agreement to Permanently Close Oil Wells, Restore Habitat in California's Carrizo Plain National Monument. indybay.org SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif., August 15, 2022 ― Conservation groups today announced a legal agreement securing the permanent closure and restoration of 11 long-dormant oil wells inside the Carrizo Plain National Monument, a unique landscape in central California famous for its vibrant springtime wildflower displays and rare wildlife.
(2022-08-17). Shawn Fain: A longtime cog in the UAW bureaucracy's machine. wsws.org Fain has no fundamental differences with Curry. He has spent 20 years climbing up the ladder of the UAW apparatus, including the last 10 years as a top staffer at the union's national headquarters in Detroit.
(2022-08-17). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 550 MW en el horario diurno de este miércoles. cubadebate.cu Se estima una afectación máxima de 550 MW en el horario diurno. Se encuentran fuera de servicio por averías las unidades 5, 6, 7 y 8 de la CTE Mariel, la unidad de la CTE Otto Parellada, la unidad 4 de la CTE Nuevitas y las unidades 1 y 2 de la CTE Felton. Se mantienen las limitaciones en la generación térmica (455 MW).
(2022-08-16). China to take resolute measures to safeguard national sovereignty, territorial integrity: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Chinese spokesperson slams US Congress members' visit to Taiwan…
(2022-08-16). Russia is a Reliable Partner for Mali in All the Important Areas. journal-neo.org 
The recent successful tour of African countries by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visiting Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda and Congo, as well as the conclusion of important strategic agreements by Russia with several African countries, have had a strong resonance in the international community. Among Western leaders, these developments have caused great concern and jealousy for …
(2022-08-16). Israeli Navy Attacks Palestinian Fishing Boats In Southern Gaza. imemc.org 
On Monday evening, Israeli navy ships fired dozens of live rounds at Palestinian fishing boats near the Rafah shore, in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said the navy chased the boats and fired dozens of live rounds, forcing them to leave without being able to fish to provide for their …
(2022-08-16). Nicaragua's top health advisor on confronting Covid: "the way to face this was to keep working" thegrayzone.com Max Blumenthal interviews Sonia Castro, lead advisor to the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, on the Sandinista government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Castro explains why, despite heavy criticism, her government did not follow World Health Organization guidance to lock down the population and instead kept schools and businesses open. She also discusses her government's guidance to prescribe off-patent early treatments against Covid and its ongoing, Cuban and Russian-assisted national vaccination campaign. This interview was conducted in Managua in February …
(2022-08-16). Finland and Sweden: Loss of Autonomy in Exchange for Illusory Protection. libya360.wordpress.com Military Review The Russian special operation in Ukraine, provoked by the actions of the West, has frightened some countries so much that they are ready to sacrifice their sovereignty in exchange for a false sense of security. Sweden and Finland, longtime "pacifists" in the turbulent sea of world politics, under pressure from the United States,…
(2022-08-16). Russian Patience With the War in Ukraine Is Not Endless as the West May Soon Learn. libya360.wordpress.com James ONeill In March of this year Russian troops captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. It has been in Russian possession ever since, although the Ukrainian forces have made desperate attempts to recapture it. These attempts have included bombing and shelling of the site. To describe this and incredibly stupid is an understatement. The plant is…
(2022-08-16). China's Agenda: A Multipolar World Order with Shared Security and Prosperity. libya360.wordpress.com THE 'MAGNIFICENT' SEVEN RIDE AGAIN: (left to right) Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, Fumio Kishida, Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, Mario Draghi, Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz listen to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the G7 summit in Schloss Elmau on June 27 2022 This insightful article by CGTN reporter Zhou Jiaxin, first…
(2022-08-16). Government, union officials invoke nationalism in response to growing supply chain crisis. wsws.org Pointing to already massive cargo pile-ups on the West Coast docks and the mass exodus of rail workers in the last six years, labor bureaucrats warned that the inability of the rail companies to maintain acceptable service levels threatened the ability of the US government to wage war.
(2022-08-16). WWII battle commemoration boosts US anti-China offensive in the Pacific. wsws.org The events commemorating the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942 were used by Washington and its allies to escalate preparations for a major new war against China in the Pacific.
(2022-08-16). West purposefully destroys European security system. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — The collective West is purposefully destroying the European security system, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his address to participants and guests of the Moscow Conference on International Security.
(2022-08-16). International Military and Technical Forum ARMY 2022 opens in Russia. ecns.cn An opening ceremony for the International Military and Technical Forum 2022 and the International Army Games-2022 is held in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 15, 2022.
(2022-08-16). Chris Hedges: We Are Not the First Civilization to Collapse, but We Will Probably Be the Last. scheerpost.com 
"Doomsday Selfie." [Illustration by Mr. Fish] | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | CAHOKIA MOUNDS, Illinois: I am standing atop a 100-foot-high temple mound, the largest known earthwork in the Americas built by prehistoric peoples. The temperatures, in the high 80s, along with the oppressive humidity, have emptied the park of all but a handful of visitors. My shirt is matted with sweat. | I look out from the structure—known as
(2022-08-16). Living in a World Built on All-American Lies. scheerpost.com 
George W. Bush appears via satellite at the 2008 Republican National Convention. [Tom LeGro / By Recent episodes of purposeful and accidental truth-telling brought to my mind the latest
(2022-08-16). Israeli Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians Near Nablus. imemc.org 
On Monday evening, Israeli soldiers injured many Palestinians in Sebastia town and Burqa village, northwest of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Mohammad Azem, the mayor of Sebastia, said several army jeeps invaded the town leading to protests. He added that the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, gas bombs, concussion …
(2022-08-16). Members United slate forms to revive UAW's fighting tradition. workers.org 
"Change is coming to the UAW." This is the promise made to the rank and file of the United Auto Workers by the Members United candidates running for the union's International Executive Board. This multinational grouping is challenging the entrenched Administration Caucus (AC) bureaucracy for leadership of the UAW. Led . . . |
(2022-08-16). Sierra Leone: President Threatens Further Crackdown on Protesters after Security Forces Kill 21. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni Even as his own government's data shows record rise in consumer prices, President Julius Maad Bio described the protests against the soaring cost of living crisis as an insurrection and vowed to "crack down hard" An uneasy calm looms over Sierra Leone's capital Freetown and several other parts of the country after the curfew…
(2022-08-16). Firefighters Who Helped With Cuba's Matanzas Fire Return to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
This Monday, the 43 firefighters and technicians from Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA, sent to help put out the fire in Matanzas, Cuba caused by a lightning strike on August 5, returned safely to the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maequetía, in the state of La Guaira. | àöLTIMO MINUTO | | Acaba de aterrizar el vuelo de Conviasa que trae de regreso a los bomberos y profesionales de 43 hombres y m…
(2022-08-16). Colombia's President Petro: Guaidó's Presidency is Non-Existent. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, August 14, during a conversation with a journalist from the Colombian news outlet Semana, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, said that it is time for the normalization of relations with Venezuela to be reflected in binational trade and production. | "There is already a normal flow, now we have to expand that to the issue of trade, to the issue of production," said the Colombian president in relation to progress in resuming diplomatic relations with Venezuela. | On Thursday, August 11, Caracas and Bogotá appointed ambassadors to consolidate the reestablishment of diplomatic ties, fractured during…
(2022-08-16). President Maduro Removes National Budget Office (ONAPRE) Director Due to Workers' Discontent. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro removed Marco Polo Cosenza as director of the National Budget Office (ONAPRE) and appointed Jennifer Quintero de Barrios in his place, according to the The Gazette also named Christiam Moisés Hernández Verdecanna as acting national treasurer | The National Budget Office is the governing body of the National Public Budget System, providing technical assistance in the different stages of the budget process to the bodies and…
(2022-08-16). Webinar Next Thursday 25th: Lessons From the 2022 National Strike in Ecuador. orinocotribune.com Lessons From The 2022 National Strike In Ecuador will be a public webinar in English and Spanish on the Indigenous-led protests in Ecuador this past June. | The webinar will be Thursday, August 25 at 8: 00 PM (EST) | For 18 days in June, the people of Ecuador, led by the Indigenous and poorest, fought austerity to a halt. Tens of thousands barricaded highways, paralyzed the capital and much of the nation. Eight people were killed and hundreds injured by police. Led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), poor and working people won major economic and political concessions, and other d…
(2022-08-16). Celebrate International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Discover California Pioneers of African Descent (1849-1875) as part of United Nations International Day for People of African Descent.
(2022-08-16). Bus-oil tanker crash leaves 20 dead in Pakistan's Punjab. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — At least 20 people were burnt alive in a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker in Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday, rescue officials said.
(2022-08-16). Political crisis mounts over Trump secret papers. wsws.org With the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, the focus of the political crisis within the state has shifted from Trump's January 6 attempt to overthrow the election and establish a presidential dictatorship to his disruption of the global interests of the US national security state.
(2022-08-16). Iran sends technical team to help in Cuba oil tank fire. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — In line with the goals of activating energy diplomacy by the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, after a massive fire occurred in oil facilities in Cuba by lightning, a group of Iranian experts was sent to help the country.
(2022-08-16). Syria stresses enhancing scientific relations with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Bassam Bashir Ibrahim the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Syria has called for boosting bilateral scientific relations of his country with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(2022-08-16). Urumqi to Moscow cargo airline opens. ecns.cn An air cargo route from Urumqi of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Moscow was officially opened on Sunday, as a cargo plane loaded with 104.13 tons of goods departed Urumqi Diwopu International Airport and landed in Moscow after 4 hours and minutes.
(2022-08-16). Wuhan Supercomputing Center connected to national network. ecns.cn Wuhan Supercomputing Center, located in East Lake High-tech Development Zone of central China's Hubei Province, has been connected to China's national computing network.
(2022-08-16). National park in Zhejiang to release 40 rare crested ibis to nature. ecns.cn Forty rare, crested ibises will be released to nature as scheduled in late August or early September this year in Qianjiangyuan National Forest Park of Zhejiang Province, aiming to boostthe crested ibis population in southern China.
(2022-08-16). Cubans to vote on law recognizing families, regardless of sex or gender identity. peoplesworld.org 
If approved by Cuban voters next month, the country's new Family Code will stand as a social revolution, enshrining the right of all people to form a family regardless of sex or gender identity and recognizing a variety of family forms. On July 22, the National Assembly of Cuba passed the bill, a legal document …
(2022-08-16). Fossil fuel companies' projections won't meet Paris Agreement climate goals. imperial.ac.uk Decarbonisation scenarios produced by BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Equinor are incompatible with Paris Agreement goals for a safe and habitable planet.
(2022-08-16). Trump, state secrets and the crisis of the American state. wsws.org With the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, the focus of the political crisis within the state has shifted from Trump's January 6 attempt to overthrow the election and establish a presidential dictatorship to his disruption of the global interests of the US national security state.
(2022-08-16). Periviable Birth, Race, and Neonatal Resuscitation. jamanetwork.com This cross-sectional descriptive study uses National Center for Health Statistics natality data to assess whether the frequency of active treatment among live-born US neonates in the periviable period (22 weeks 0 days to 25 weeks 6 days' gestation) changed from 2014 to 2020 and whether active treatment differed by gestational age at birth and race and ethnicity.
(2022-08-16). NIOC announces Iran crude oil prices for Sep. delivery. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has increased the official selling price of all types of crude oil for export to Asian markets in September.
(2022-08-16). Las 3 del día: Cuba en la Olimpiada de Ajedrez y las noticias de este 15 de agosto (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Este lunes en Las 3 del día hablaremos de ajedrez, a propósito de la participación cubana en la última Olimpiada que aconteció en la India. En el certamen, los equipos cubanos ocuparon el puesto 19. Los hombres totalizaron 27 puntos y 24 las chicas. Para conocer más detalles escucharemos en declaraciones exclusivas al presidente de la Federación Cubana de Ajedrez Carlos Rivero.
(2022-08-15). Kiev Tacitly Admitted to Waging Nuclear Terrorism Against Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The only possible explanation for this shocking stance is that the West has become so desperate to stop Russia's slow but steady advance throughout the latest phase of the Ukrainian Conflict that its ideologically driven elite are literally willing to sacrifice their own people's lives and that of future generations in a last-ditch…
(2022-08-15). China's Growing Military Might. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic What many in the West at first dismissed as a tantrum thrown by Beijing over the unauthorized visit of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan appears instead to be a carefully thought-out strategy designed to incrementally reassert Chinese sovereignty over the island territory. Beijing's ability to do this is underwritten…
(2022-08-15). Ukraine: Why Inspectors Can't Reach the Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant. libya360.wordpress.com The UN doesn't want IAEA monitors to confirm Kiev was shelling the power plant, says local administration Members of the UN are blocking a visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) so they can avoid confirming Kiev shelled the Russian-controlled facility, local official Vladimir Rogov told RT…
(2022-08-15). The U.S. Pivot to Asia: Cold War Lessons from Vietnam for Today. libya360.wordpress.com Cynthia Chung In part one of this series, I discussed how a massive U.S. arms stockpile in Okinawa, Japan that was originally intended to be used for the planned American invasion of Japan was cancelled once the two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. L. Fletcher Prouty, who served as Chief of Special Operations…
(2022-08-15). Urgent appeal for unity and mass action: Demand Amazon and Starbucks recognize unions now! workers.org 
Support Amazon Workers Network The Support Amazon Workers Network issued the following call for mass solidarity actions Aug. 10. By Aug. 14 close to 200 organizations and individuals from many states and other countries have signed in support. Pro-union Starbucks workers, Lansing, Michigan. Credit: Workers United Warning: The worker organizing . . . |
(2022-08-15). Fighting the Sleep of Reason: Reporting, Class, Independence. libya360.wordpress.com *Tortilla Con Sal An increasingly large number of people now agree that information of all kinds in the countries of North America, Europe and their Pacific allies is deployed overwhelmingly to serve the interests of Western corporate oligarchs and the politicians who front for them. Outlets including news media and NGOs, academic and scientific journals…
(2022-08-15). Guatemala: Consensus of Unity for Plurinationality. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Reading of the Declaration of the Consensus of Unity for Plurinationality There is no doubt that the political left (political parties) and the socio-cultural left (most of the NGOs created by the revolutionary vanguards) are in a historic dilemma: either they commit themselves to the articulation of the Consensus for Plurinational Unity, or…