(2022-08-19). Patrick Lawrence: A Hall of Mirrors. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost I have long wondered whether our mainstream journalists, correspondents and commentators get dressed each morning in the same locker room, so similarly do they account for things. This has been especially so in the case of the Ukraine crisis, which is quite understandable: Keeping readers and viewers a …
(2022-08-19). China strongly opposes U.S. chips bill: commerce ministry. ecns.cn The Chips and Science Act passed by the U.S. Congress contains provisions that restrict relevant companies' normal economic, trade and investment activities in China, which is discriminatory and will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade.
(2022-08-19). Sri Lankan government unleashes brutal police attack on student demonstration. wsws.org Half an hour after the march began students were confronted by a massive contingent of 0 police, including riot control officers, and accompanied by two water cannons.
(2022-08-19). 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…
(2022-08-19). 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.
(2022-08-19). Guideline gives fillip to cruise tourism. ecns.cn China will vigorously grow its cruise tourism market, push forward the building of Sanya in Hainan province as a home port of international cruises, and create a number of world-class cruise tourism destinations with distinguished features.
(2022-08-19). Patients and staff at risk as UK National Health Service faces real-terms funding cuts. wsws.org A damning report by the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee recently warned the staffing crisis in the NHS in England was posing a "serious risk to staff and patient safety."
(2022-08-19). Workers say: Stop Dejoy's privatization of Postal Service. workers.org 
American Postal Workers Union (APWU), National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and United Auto Workers (UAW) members, environmental groups and other union activists held a dinosaur-themed rally outside the U.S. Postal Service Headquarters at L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C. Aug. 9 to demand the use of union-made electric vehicles for . . . |
(2022-08-19). Researchers discover 60 new autism genes. healtheuropa.com 
A new study has identified 60 autism genes that could provide vital insight into the full spectrum of the disorder. Autism affects individuals in different ways, from finding it hard to communicate and getting anxious in unfamiliar situations. It is currently unclear what causes this condition however, a new study by Columbia University researchers found …
(2022-08-19). WHO recommends new Ebola virus treatments. healtheuropa.com 
The World Health Organization advises two new Ebola virus treatments and calls for improved access to therapeutics. Ebola virus is a serious viral infection originating in sub-Saharan Africa. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads through the population through human-to-human contact. It is understood the fatality rate is around %. The …
(2022-08-19). Patients at risk of heart infection should receive antibiotics after dental treatment. healtheuropa.com 
High-risk patients should be given antibiotics after receiving invasive dental treatment to reduce the risk of life-threatening heart infection, according to a study from the University of Sheffield. The study, led by Professor Martin Thornhill from the University's School of Clinical Dentistry, suggested that current UK guidelines recommending against the use of antibiotics are placing …
(2022-08-19). 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.
(2022-08-19). 29 anti-China disruptors in Hong Kong plead guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power. ecns.cn Twenty-nine defendants, including anti-China disruptors Benny Tai, Joshua Wong, and Alvin Yeung, on Thursday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power in a national security law case heard at a Hong Kong court.
(2022-08-19). 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.
(2022-08-19). Are NHS vape kits the way to help people quit smoking? healtheuropa.com 
A new study from the University of East Anglia has proposed that NHS vape starter kits could help people quit smoking. Researchers worked with General Practitioners (GPs) and the NHS stop smoking service to create a pilot vape shop voucher scheme to help patients quit smoking. The scheme was aimed at 'hardened smokers' who had …
(2022-08-19). China issues sci-tech action plan to support carbon reduction. ecns.cn China has published an action plan from 2022 to 2030 on supporting the country's carbon reduction goal by science and technology measures.
(2022-08-19). UCL researchers' trial anti-sickness drug for dementia hallucinations. healtheuropa.com Ondansetron, an anti-sickness drug used in the NHS for cancer patients could treat hallucinations in dementia patients. University College London is trialling an anti-sickness drug called Ondansetron as a treatment for hallucinations in people with Lewy body Dementia or Parkinson's disease. They are currently recruiting volunteers from across England, Scotland and Wales. Hallucinations affect up …
(2022-08-19). World's highest cafe at Dagu Glacier. ecns.cn Tourists enjoy spectacular view of the Dagu Glacier at the Dagu Glacier National Park, Heishui County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 16, 2022.
(2022-08-19). Asian elephants' forest habitat loses over 67,000 sq km in 18 years: study. ecns.cn The forest habitat of Asian elephants lost about 67,635 square kilometers from 2001 to 2018, accounting for about 13.4 percent of their habitat in 2000, says the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals.
(2022-08-19). International anti-doping symposium to be held in Beijing. ecns.cn The second edition of the International Anti-Doping Symposium hosted by China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) will be held next week in Beijing.
(2022-08-19). 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…
(2022-08-19). U.S. existing-home sales fall for sixth straight month amid cooling market. ecns.cn Existing-home sales in the United States declined for the sixth straight month in July, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported Thursday.
(2022-08-19). U.S. universities facing sharp fall in Chinese students. ecns.cn A recent report by The Wall Street Journal said that during the first half of 2022, U.S. student visas issued to Chinese nationals dropped more than percent compared with pre-pandemic levels.
(2022-08-18). Being Anything But a Good Sport in Saudi Arabia. tomdispatch.com Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights abuses to obscure its own history of bigotry and greed? In fact, not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany's atrocities and promote Aryan superiority have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly to enhance their joint international standings. Will it work this time? The jury has been out since the new…
(2022-08-18). Ukraine War Veterans: How Kiev Plundered US Aid, Wasted Soldiers, Endangered Civilians, and Lost the War. libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp "The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to this country have gone," a Ukrainian complained to The Grayzone. In a video sent via Facebook messenger in July, Ivan* can be seen standing next to his car, an early 2010s model Mitsubishi…
(2022-08-18). Do NASA Maps Really Prove HIMARS Reduced Russian Artillery Strikes? (No). libya360.wordpress.com Newsweek and many others both in the mainstream Western media as well as across social media have claimed NASA maps indicating fires in Ukraine "prove" US-supplied HIMARS have reduced the number of Russian artillery strikes. However, a quick visit to NASA's publicly available map (the link is in the references below) indicates that the number…
(2022-08-18). "Everyone's a Little Problematic in Ukraine's International Legion" libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp "Benjamin Velcro" in Ukraine "Benjamin Velcro" is former US serviceman and volunteer with the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, the official unit of foreign volunteers under the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In early August, Russian media widely shared voice recordings in which Velcro recounted the torture and murder of a…
(2022-08-18). Is the Ukrainian War on its Own People Now Over? libya360.wordpress.com Henry KamensMy former neighbour in the US wrote to me, tongue in cheek, a few days ago. "I was told the Ukrainian civil war is over and Russia won because the Azov Battalion was wiped out. There is a total media blackout in the US, and worse than that — so much disinformation before and…
(2022-08-18). NATO Ready to Attack a Nuclear Plant to Ethnically Cleanse Russians from Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com I interview independent journalist George Eliason based in Donbass for shocking insight into the predatory nature of NATO member states. "Why is Zelensky shelling a Nuclear plant? The war will end and money stream will dry up. If Ukraine sets off a Nuclear explosion (3 times that of Chernobyl) funding opportunities increase and are guaranteed…
(2022-08-18). Russia Warns of False Flag Attacks and NATO's Plan to Create a Second Chernbobyl. libya360.wordpress.com It is no coincidence that the mass media widely quotes the conclusions of experts of the American Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Washington, D.C.) and some other similar agencies of Western countries, rather than the IAEA, which has the right to such conclusions, that a large-scale catastrophe at the ZNPP seems unlikely to occur. ‚óΩÔ∏è…
(2022-08-18). US Senator's Comparison Of Bukele To Hitler Confirms Escalation Of Hybrid War Against El Salvador. oneworld.press The Hybrid War of Terror fueled by terrorist criminal gangs complements the economic Hybrid War of sanctions and infowar through pro-US NGO networks and US-dominated international institutions like the UN and the OEA.
(2022-08-18). China calls US 'a bully' after WH official's comments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry hit back at comments from the US National Security Council Indo-Pacific coordinator, that the country "overreacted" to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) Taiwan trip earlier…
(2022-08-18). After Nuking Japan, US Government Lied About Radioactive Fallout. popularresistance.org After dropping two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945, killing between 100,000 and 200,000 civilians, top US government officials lied to the media and Congress, claiming there was "no radioactive residue" in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and that Japanese reports of deaths due to radiation were "propaganda." | The US general overseeing the nuclear program told Congress that Japanese civilians did not face "undue suffering," insisting that it was in fact "a very pleasant way to die." | This information was revealed by the National Security Archive at George Washington University. | On August 8, the archive published d…
(2022-08-18). Sri Lanka's JVP seeks to revive illusions in parliamentary democracy. wsws.org In calling for fresh elections, the JVP does not oppose the severe austerity measure being imposed by the current government, but fears that it does not have the credibility to ruthlessly implement the agenda.
(2022-08-18). Fighting forward: how to keep antibiotics working with CRP point-of-care testing. healtheuropa.com 
Abbott explores how antibiotic use can be reduced in primary care settings and reviews the role of CRP point-of-care testing, its use in different countries and how it can be implemented in the workflow of a practice. The introduction of antibiotics into clinical practice was one of the most important interventions for the control of …
(2022-08-18). Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium awarded £1.6 million. healtheuropa.com The Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium has received important funding from the Medical Research Council, which will accelerate research into tuberculosis and malaria. The Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium (TIDC) has received £1.6 million in funding from the Medical Research Council via the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA). This funding will allow the consortium to support their projects …
(2022-08-18). The US War on Drugs Isn't What It Seems — And Colombia's New President Wants to End It. orinocotribune.com By Bradley Blankenship Aug 14, 2022 | Gustavo Petro promises a major blow to US hegemony over Latin America | Leftist Gustavo Petro was inaugurated as Colombia's new president on August 7, ushering in what will likely be an unprecedented political swing for what is a perennially right-wing government. "It's time for a new international convention that accept…
(2022-08-18). Commerce Ministry speaks out against U.S. export controls. ecns.cn The United States' new export controls on advanced chip design software deviates from the principle of fair competition and violates international economic and trade rules, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2022-08-18). Republicans join in with white nationalist attacks and civil war threats. peoplesworld.org 
The FBI's August 8 entrance into Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate, removing highly classified documents—including information about nuclear arms—which the former Republican Oval Office occupant illegally took from the White House, has spiked white nationalist rage and threats of violence, up to and including civil war. And Republicans are seemingly happy to either sit back and …
(2022-08-18). Another Amazon warehouse could go union, this time in upstate N.Y. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK (AP) — Backed by the grassroots labor group that secured the first-ever union victory of an Amazon warehouse in the U.S., workers of another warehouse filed a petition on Tuesday for an election in upstate New York in the hopes of a similar outcome. A spokesperson for the National Labor Relations Board said …
(2022-08-18). Iran Says It Arrested 'Notorious Terrorist' Who Fought In Syria. southfront.org 
The official logo of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence. | On August 17, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced that it had arrested a notorious international terrorist who fought in several Middle Eastern countries. | In a statement, the ministry said that the suspect took part in terrorist activities in four countries of the Middle East. He also joined terrorist groups in Syria at the height of the war, where he committed criminal acts in the governorates of Aleppo, Hama, and I…
(2022-08-18). The US Just Admitted To Meddling In Indian Foreign Policy But Still Won't Admit Defeat. oneworld.press This very strongly suggests that the US will double down on its failed policy with the same passion as India has doubled down on the Russian dimension of its dual-tripolarity grand strategy, which could result in those Great Powers moving further apart across the coming months.
(2022-08-18). South Africa: Decent Health Care Requires Dignified Attention to Each Patient. libya360.wordpress.com Richard Pithouse 17 April 2021: Permaculture activist Ntsika Mateta from Ngqwele village near Qonce in the Eastern Cape holds a carrot plant he is using for seed production to support rural residents in establishing communal and household vegetable gardens. (Photograph by Bonile Bam) Yogesh Jain, a communist doctor practicing in rural central India, recently visited…
(2022-08-18). Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme Court. aclu.org Since European settlers arrived on the shores of what is now known as the United States, federal and state governments, intent on seizing Indian lands, have sought to undermine and threaten the existence of tribes through the forced separation and assimilation of Native children. By severing Native children from their families, tribes, and culture, colonizers believed they could stamp out Indigeneity and erase tribal people altogether. As with any nation, the future ceases to exist if children are prevented from carrying on the languages, traditions, and knowledge passed down from each generation to the next.
(2022-08-18). The Broken College Ranking System. scheerpost.com 
By David Kirp / A few years back, the "Varsity Blues" scandal made front-page news. Rich parents, desperate to ensure that their offspring were accepted by an elite university, paid huge sums of money to an entrepreneur who promised "side door" adm…
(2022-08-18). Finding a low toxicity treatment for childhood leukaemia. healtheuropa.com New research has discovered a new method that potentially paves the way for safer treatments for childhood leukaemia. Leukaemia is the most common cancer in children under 15, with over 6 children and young adults in the UK diagnosed yearly. Childhood leukaemia is almost always acute, meaning it develops quickly, and symptoms include anaemia, bruising …
(2022-08-18). How a herbal medicine protects against inflammatory bowel disease. healtheuropa.com Researchers in Japan have found a common herbal remedy that protects against colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease condition. A new study by Zhengzheng Shi and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) found that DKT — a herbal medicine containing ginger, pepper, ginseng, and maltose reduced the severity of inflammatory bowel disease …
(2022-08-18). New anti-cancer drug in development. healtheuropa.com 
Researchers in the US have been working on a new anti-cancer drug. The drug will be absorbed through the gut's lymphatic system, allowing new ways to treat cancer. A new anti-cancer drug is under development at the University of Michigan. Researchers believe a new method of absorption, through the lymphatic system rather than blood cells, will allow …
(2022-08-18). Research uncovers how a superbug is spreading infections in hospitals. healtheuropa.com Hospital superbugs are using thin, stretchy fibres to attach themselves to surfaces and cause infections, according to new research from the University of Turku. Researchers at the University of Turku have found that the superbug known as Acinetobacter baumannii, is using ultrathin fibres to cling onto surfaces and spread infection. Acinetobacter baumannii is antibiotic resistant …
(2022-08-18). Capitalism 101: How the rich stay on top. workers.org 
(2022-08-18). Clinicians Strike Against 'Separate And Unequal' Mental Health Care. popularresistance.org California – Thousands of Northern California Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians, members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), are on strike. | Their goal is to compel Kaiser to put an end to the gaping disparity in the care it provides for physical vs. mental health conditions. | Patients are forced to wait months before they can start therapy. The union reports that psychologists, therapists, and social workers are quitting in frustration. | Kaiser has been fined by state regulators and sued by local prosecutors for its lack of mental health care. It is now facing a new state investigatio…
(2022-08-18). Indigenous-Led Solutions Essential To Reversing Plastic Pollution. popularresistance.org Plastic pollution is an international problem, as trillions of pieces of plastic have made their way into the ocean from commercial and household waste, blown from landfills and trash cans into sewers and rivers and out to sea. Marine animals can ingest and become entangled in ocean plastic, leading to sickness, starvation and death. Plastic leaches toxic chemicals and doesn't biodegrade naturally in the environment. | An inordinate amount of plastic waste has been dumped in the Pacific Islands (Te Moananui) in what is referred to as waste colonization or waste colonialism — where a disproportionate amount…
(2022-08-18). Community Prepares To Fight Old Growth Logging Project. popularresistance.org This morning, community members organizing with Cascadia Forest Defenders hung a 30 foot-wide banner across Highway 126 in the Willamette National forest in opposition to the proposed Flat Country old growth timber sale. The organizers are calling on the Willamette National Forest and the Biden Administration to drop the proposed timber sale in light of the significant impacts that it would have on the climate, drinking water, and community safety. The action comes less than six months after President Biden signed Executive Order 14072 on Strengthening the Nation's Forests, Communities, and Local Economies, which…
(2022-08-18). Britain's Strike Wave Escalates As Millions Push For Action. popularresistance.org More than 40,000 rail workers represented by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) will continue national rail strikes on Thursday and Saturday. Around 10,000 RMT members on the London Underground and Overground will strike Friday, alongside 1,600 London United bus workers beginning two days of action. | In an action that will massively impact on the UK economy, 1,900 workers at the UK's Felixstowe port, responsible for half of all container freight, will begin eight days of strike action on Sunday. Over 500 workers have also voted to strike at the Port of L…
(2022-08-18). Israeli Forces Raid Offices Of Palestinian Civil Society Groups. popularresistance.org Israeli forces closed the offices of seven Palestinian civil society rights groups in the occupied West Bank in an overnight raid on Thursday. | Al-Haq said Israeli soldiers stormed its offices in Ramallah, confiscating items, shutting down the main entrance with an iron plate, and leaving behind a military order declaring the organization unlawful. | Other groups raided included Addameer, the Bisan Center for Research & Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP), the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and the Union of Agricultural Work Committee and the Union of Health Workers Com…
(2022-08-18). Top Biden Official: US Would Have Overthrown Colombia's New President. popularresistance.org The top Latin America advisor for US President Joe Biden, Juan Sebastián González, threateningly said of Colombia's new left-wing president: "40 years ago, the United States would have done everything possible to prevent the election of Gustavo Petro, and once in power it would have done almost everything possible to sabotage his government." | González is the Western hemisphere director for the US National Security Council (NSC). He previously worked in the State Department and NSC in the Barack Obama administration. | González made these incendiary comments in Spanish in an interview with the Colombian media.
(2022-08-18). Petition Against French Troops' Presence in Niger Launched After Protest Rally Banned in Capital. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Burunov On Monday, France withdrew its troops from Mali, bringing its anti-terror Operation Barkhane, which kicked off in 2017, to a close, and relocating its headquarters to Niger. Niger's M62 public movement, consisting of 15 NGOs, has launched a petition against the presence of France's Barkhane force in the country after the authorities banned…
(2022-08-18). The Venceremos Brigade & the Necessity of Solidarity with Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Onyesonwu Chatoyer Members of the Venceremos Brigade with Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel The Venceremos Brigade (VB) is the youngest and oldest Cuba solidarity delegation in the US. By that I mean the VB, whose name means the "We Shall Overcome" Brigade, is the longest running US-Cuba solidarity delegation in existence with a base of brigadistas who are…
(2022-08-18). Canada To Send Diplomats to Taiwan in Provocation to China. telesurenglish.net Following the recent visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and, subsequently, another delegation of U.S. congressmen, now members of the Canada-Taiwan Friendship Group and members of Parliament's standing committee on international trade, intend to follow in the footsteps of their U.S. congressional colleagues and are preparing a trip to the island in October this year. | RELATED: | While acknowledging…
(2022-08-18). CELAC Calls for Unity in the Face of Challenges in Argentina. telesurenglish.net From the San Martin Palace in Buenos Aires, with Argentina as the host country for the Unity in Diversity seminar, the 33 members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) demanded respect for diversity and the search for consensus to solve the problems affecting the region. | RELATED: | The Director General of Multilateral Affairs and International Law at the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Rodolfo Benitez, p…
(2022-08-18). Commission: No Evidence 43 Missing Students in Mexico Are Alive. telesurenglish.net The disappearance of 43 students from the teachers' normal school in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, southern Mexico, since the night of September 26, 2014, "was a State crime," and there are no indications to affirm that the students are alive; the Truth Commission on the case said Thursday at the National Palace, the seat of the Executive. | The Undersecretary of Human Rights, Population and Migration of the Ministry of the Interior (SG), Alejandro Encinas, speaks during a press conference today, at the National Palace in Mexico City…
(2022-08-18). Final Version of Cuba's Family Code Released in Official Gazette. telesurenglish.net The final version of the new Family Code, which will be submitted to a popular referendum on September 25, was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic No. 87, Ordinary. | RELATED: | On June 22, the National Assembly of People's Power unanimously approved this Law after a broad process of widespread consultation. The approved version (number 25) modified 49.15 percent of the articles in relation to the previous propos…
(2022-08-18). Miners Trapped in Colombia Rescued Alive. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Colombia's National Mining Agency reported that all nine workers trapped in the El Bosque mine, located in Lenguazaque, Cundinamarca department, were rescued alive. | RELATED: | The agency said in a brief statement through its social networks that the miners were in good health and receiving medical attention. | According to local media, one of the rescued miners had injuries to his body, although the n…
(2022-08-18). Nine Colombians Workers Are Trapped in a Mine Due to Collapse. telesurenglish.net On Wenesday, Cundinamarca Governor Nicolas Garcia informed that a landslide trapped nine workers in a coal mine in the municipality of Lenguazaque, in the Cundinamarca department. | RELATED: | "The nine miners trapped are in good condition, they receive air and have been given serum," Garcia said, adding that firefighters, the National Mining Agency and Civil Defense are working to get the workers out "as soon as possible.
(2022-08-18). Palestine Call for International Reaction After Closure of NGOs. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) condemned the closure of seven non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and demanded an "urgent" reaction from the international community. | RELATED: | "The raiding and closing of the facilities is a crime and a blatant attack not only against Palestinian civil society organizations and human rights organizations, but also against international human ri…
(2022-08-18). Uruguayan Government Evicts Students in Protest. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday night, the security forces controlled by the administration of President Luis Lacalle evicted students who had occupied 10 schools to demand an increase in the budget for education. | RELATED: | The evictions were coordinated by the Interior Minister, which accepted a request submitted by the Education Training Council (CFE) of the National Administration of Public Education (ANEP). | In various cities of the country,…
(2022-08-18). Democrats: Use Labor Day as an Action Day to Highlight Workers Rights. commondreams.org The Democrats have not been taking advantage of the one national holiday dedicated to working people.
(2022-08-18). Rolls-Royce locks out 530 Montreal airplane engine plant workers for 5 months. wsws.org The British-based multinational is slashing thousands of jobs at its facilities across five continents and attacking employees' wages and working conditions to further boost its profits.
(2022-08-18). UK rail workers speak from the picket line. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke with pickets on the first day of resumed national rail strikes.
(2022-08-18). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 950 MW para el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu En su informe habitual, la Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación máxima de 950 MW para el horario diurno de este jueves. Para el horario pico, mientras tanto, estima una disponibilidad de 2 210 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 080 MW, para un déficit de 870 MW. De mantenerse las condiciones previstas, debe existir una afectación de 940 MW al pico.
(2022-08-18). All innocent Iranians imprisoned in US must be freed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs and Secretary-General of Human Rights Office said Thu. America should put an end to the unjust detention of Iranian citizens and release them immediately.
(2022-08-18). UK Conservative government unveils dictatorial plan to "smash the rail strikers" wsws.org Point 10 proposes to end the ban in the draconian Civil Contingencies Act on using emergency regulations to stop strike action which the government deems will create a "national emergency".
(2022-08-18). China ramps up efforts to secure autumn grain harvest against heatwaves. ecns.cn China has experienced an unusually hot July and the hot weather continued into August, with the national observatory issuing the national red alert for high temperatures.
(2022-08-18). Ford Action Committee (Germany): For an international fight to defend our jobs and livelihoods. wsws.org We can only be successful here in Saarlouis if we regard our struggle to defend the plant as part of the growing resistance around the world.
(2022-08-18). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Airport and airline workers continue wave of pay strikes in Spain, France and Portugal; UK postal workers to begin stoppages over pay and conditions as rail strikes continue and dockers plan strikes; pensioners' protests at cost-of-living crisis continue across Iran, with protests in Shahrekord after nine days without piped water; Lebanese public sector strikes over collapse in living standards enters third month; electricity workers across Nigeria take indefinite national strike over pay and conditions causing outages…
(2022-08-18). IRGC navy tasked with having presence in high seas: Salami. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says that the IRGC naval forces have been ordered to have a presence in international waters other than the Persian Gulf.
(2022-08-18). Teamsters get papal blessing for their UPS contract campaign. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—With less than a year to go before their current contract with United Parcel Service (UPS), their largest, expires, the Teamsters are stepping up their contract campaign, their internal organizing, and reaching out for national and international allies. They even went to the Vatican to do so—and met the Pope—the union reports. All of …
(2022-08-18). Mexico faces extreme drought in Monterrey. america.cgtn.com Drought conditions in northern Mexico are so bad that the federal government declared the water shortage in the state of Nuevo Leon a matter of "national security" last month.
(2022-08-18). Sea Cup contest of International Army Games 2022 opens in Qingdao. ecns.cn CNS Linyi, a Type 054A-class guided-missile frigate from the North Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy participates in the Sea Cup contest, a competition among surface ships and part of the International Army Games 2022 in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 17, 2022.
(2022-08-18). Young steelworker seriously injured by steel coil at Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor Mill. wsws.org The recent serious injury of a Cleveland-Cliffs steelworker in Indiana exposes the extremely dangerous conditions for steelworkers in the US and the bankruptcy of the USW's claim that "the union's priority must always be making sure that workers come home safely at the end of their shifts."
(2022-08-18). NHS to roll out the next generation bivalent COVID vaccine ahead of winter. healtheuropa.com 
The NHS will be the first healthcare system to use the next generation bivalent COVID vaccine in the autumn booster rollout. In an exciting new development, the NHS has revealed new plans for the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, which will now include the bivalent COVID vaccine. The vaccination drive will kick start …
(2022-08-18). AMLO transfers National Guard to military in a threat against Mexican working class. wsws.org López Obrador is consolidating a garrison state and establishing an authoritarian precedent of ruling by decree as part of the preparations of Mexico's ruling elite for dictatorship.
(2022-08-17). Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act, bringing historic climate crisis investment. peoplesworld.org 
The most significant investment in addressing the climate crisis in U.S. history was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16 before a jubilant White House gathering. The investments in climate and green energy will help put the country within striking distance of reaching goals to reduce global warming carbon emissions by 2030. …
(2022-08-17). The Deadly Business of Reporting Truth. projectcensored.org By Andy Lee Roth Violence is the most basic and blunt form of press censorship. To kill or imprison a journalist is to silence the public's source of news. To…
(2022-08-17). The Heat: India -Pakistan 75th Anniversary. america.cgtn.com From signs of patriotism to great sacrifice, India and Pakistan mark 75 years of independence.