(2023-08-08). Shortened TB Regimen Not Effective. jamanetwork.com A clinical trial testing a 3-month tuberculosis (TB) treatment has stopped enrollment at 104 people after participants receiving the regimen experienced ongoing or recurring TB above the rates deemed acceptable in the study's protocol, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced. The study's researchers, who launched the trial in November 2021, had expected to enroll a total of 185 participants across Haiti, India, Malawi, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
(2023-08-08). Cuban and Indian entrepreneurs to exchange mutual interests (+Photo). plenglish.com 
New Delhi, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and Indian entrepreneurs exchanged mutual interests in another progressive step towards routing new partnerships in the economic and trade relations between the two countries.
(2023-08-08). India's Lower House Discusses No-Confidence Motion Against Modi. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, India's Lower House (Lok Sabha) is scheduled to discuss a no-confidence motion that opposition parties have brought against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. | RELATED: | "The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the discussion on the no-confidence motion today. It has been listed as a business of the house," All India Radio (AIR) said, adding that the debate is expected to last two days till…
(2023-08-08). The BRICS Economy: Understanding the Origins fnd Impact on the World Economy. infobrics.org Many saw this group as a symbol of economic hope and optimism for developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Global South. At the time of inception, the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China were experiencing significant growth which raised eyebrows and attracted attention regarding their impact on the global economy…
(2023-08-08). Aumenta violencia entre hindúes y musulmanes en Haryana, India. telesurtv.net Este último altercado tiene como base que algunos miembros de la minoría musulmana plantean ser tratados injustamente por el gobierno del partido nacionalista hindú Bharatiya Janata (BJP).
(2023-08-08). The BRICS Economy: Understanding the Origins and Impact on the World Economy. infobrics.org Many saw this group as a symbol of economic hope and optimism for developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Global South. At the time of inception, the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China were experiencing significant growth which raised eyebrows and attracted attention regarding their impact on the global economy…
(2023-08-08). Sanctions propel Russia to Europe's largest economy. infobrics.org The newly released information revealed that Russia is now the largest economy in Europe and also the world's fifth for the very first time since Soviet times. In doing so, it overtook Germany, and is now behind China, the US, India and Japan, standing at a staggering $5.51 trillion.
(2023-08-07). War on Food: Science and Public Interest Halt the Push for GM Crops in India. dissidentvoice.org Between 1991 and 2016, the population of Delhi and its suburbs increased from 9.4 million to 25 million. In 2023, the World Population Review website estimates Delhi's population to be 32.9 million. In the December 2016 paper Future urban land expansion and implications for global croplands, it was projected that by 2030, globally, urban areas …
(2023-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2023. democracynow.org Nigerien Coup Leaders and Supporters Remain Defiant as ECOWAS Deadline to Restore Bazoum Passes, Attacks by Ukrainian and Russian Forces Intensify as World Leaders Meet in Jeddah for Peace Talks, Ukrainian Authorities Charge Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, Raid His Home, Russian Court Sentences Alexei Navalny to Another 19 Years in Prison, Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan Calls for Supporters to Keep Up Protests as He Receives 3-Year Sentence, Rahul Gandhi, Lawmaker Critical of Narendra Modi, Reinstated to Indian Parliament, Another Bloody Weekend in the West Bank as Israelis Kill at Least 5 Palestinians, Incl. Teen…
(2023-08-08). World's Richest City Says 'No More Room' Left For Desperate Migrants. popularresistance.org For the first few days of August, migrants seeking asylum from around the world converged outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, waiting for shelter openings. Around 200 migrants coming from countries such as Mauritania, Ecuador, Chad, Venezuela, Burundi, Peru, and Colombia resorted to sleeping outside on the city streets as they were denied entry into the overcrowded hotel. The city cleared the migrants and moved them using MTA buses to different city shelters on August 3. | New York City has a unique "right to shelter" law, which means that the city is legally required to provide shelter to those who ask.
(2023-08-08). Socialist Party of Zambia condemns arrest of Dr. Fred M'membe. peoplesdispatch.org 
Dr. Fred M'membe was arrested on charges of libel on August 8, after he was summoned for questioning by the Zambian police. An outspoken critic of imperialist and neoliberal policies, M'membe had long warned of his arrest amid attacks on the Socialist Party…
(2023-08-08). Overseas teenagers' visit to Tsinghua University plants seeds of dreams. ecns.cn "Self-improvement, virtue, independent spirit, free-thinking……." | Sixteen-year-old Chinese-Swiss Sofia Liu recited Tsinghua University's motto in the picturesque campus in five languages after visiting the prestigious Chinese university on Tuesday. Liu expressed her admiration for the university, saying that she hopes to have the opportunity to be an exchange student here in the future.
(2023-08-08). Overseas teenagers visit Tsinghua University in Beijing. ecns.cn Over 100 teenagers of Chinese descent from more than 20 countries and regions visited Tsinghua University on Tuesday.
(2023-08-07). Mass rally in Niamey backs Niger's military leaders as ECOWAS-led intervention looms. peoplesdispatch.org 
30,000 people gathered in Niamey on August 6 in support of Niger's military leaders hours before a deadline of intervention imposed by ECOWAS was set to expire…
(2023-08-08). Sink The Floating Migrant Prisons, Let Them All In. popularresistance.org A large "barge" (read: prison) for asylum seekers has recently arrived in the port of Portland, on the south coast of England in Dorset. The floating facility is called "Bibby Stockholm" and, beginning this summer, will "accommodate" around 500 male migrants between the ages of 18 to 65 for approximately 18 months. The aim is to keep these migrants offshore (preventing them from setting foot on English soil) while they wait for their cases to be processed. | To counter immigration, the European Union and its Western allies — from Calais to the Greek islands, all the way to the Mexican border — have al…
(2023-08-07). Fifty Missing and Four Dead After Shipwreck off Tunisian Coasts. telesurenglish.net The Canary Islands route continues to be the most deadly, because people are exposed to open ocean crossings that can exceed a distance of 450 kilometers and can reach up to 1000 kilometers. | The Tunisian coast guard has recovered 901 bodies of migrants drowned off its coasts between January 1 and July 20 this year. Aug. 7, 2023.
(2023-08-07). International Forgiveness Day—7 July 2023. transcend.org The Theft of the Hawaiian Islands Kingdom by the United States of America…
(2023-08-08). Solidarity needed with the women of Manipur. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-08). Overseas teenagers visit Tsinghua University in Beijing. ecns.cn Over 100 teenagers of Chinese descent from more than 20 countries and regions visited Tsinghua University on Tuesday.
(2023-08-07). Mass rally in Niamey backs Niger's military leaders as ECOWAS-led intervention looms. peoplesdispatch.org 30,000 people gathered in Niamey on August 6 in support of Niger's military leaders hours before a deadline of intervention imposed by ECOWAS was set to expire…
(2023-08-08). Sink The Floating Migrant Prisons, Let Them All In. popularresistance.org A large "barge" (read: prison) for asylum seekers has recently arrived in the port of Portland, on the south coast of England in Dorset. The floating facility is called "Bibby Stockholm" and, beginning this summer, will "accommodate" around 500 male migrants between the ages of 18 to 65 for approximately 18 months. The aim is to keep these migrants offshore (preventing them from setting foot on English soil) while they wait for their cases to be processed. | To counter immigration, the European Union and its Western allies — from Calais to the Greek islands, all the way to the Mexican border — have al…
(2023-08-07). Fifty Missing and Four Dead After Shipwreck off Tunisian Coasts. telesurenglish.net The Canary Islands route continues to be the most deadly, because people are exposed to open ocean crossings that can exceed a distance of 450 kilometers and can reach up to 1000 kilometers. | The Tunisian coast guard has recovered 901 bodies of migrants drowned off its coasts between January 1 and July 20 this year. Aug. 7, 2023.
(2023-08-07). International Forgiveness Day—7 July 2023. transcend.org The Theft of the Hawaiian Islands Kingdom by the United States of America…
(2023-08-08). Solidarity needed with the women of Manipur. greenleft.org.au
(2023-08-08). We Go Where They Go: Resistance to Christian Nationalism in Boise. itsgoingdown.org On Sunday, July 30th, 2023, Sean Feucht's 'Kingdom to the Capitol' tour was met with heavy, organized resistance in Boise. As unaffiliated antifascist community members, we chose to stand in solidarity with the wider community against Feucht. We see this recent effort as an overwhelming success that follows in the footprints of groups like Anti—Racist…
(2023-08-08). 11,000 LA City Workers Strike After City Engaged in Bad Faith Bargaining. truthout.org More than 11,000 workers for the city of Los Angeles are joining hotel employees, Hollywood actors, and TV and movie writers who have been striking this summer for higher wages and better working conditions. "When bosses refuse to listen to demands, workers WILL shut things down," Mary Kay Henry, president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), said on Twitter. |
(2023-08-08). US Is Leading Push for Armed Multinational Intervention in Haiti. truthout.org Two years ago last month, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated. Since then, the nation has been overrun by gang violence and terrorized by a massive uptick in homicides, rapes, and kidnappings. On top of that, it's been pummeled by a series of natural disasters. In October 2022, Haiti's de facto prime minister, Ariel Henry, took the rare step of calling for foreign military… |
(2023-08-08). Ningbo airport to resume flights in order after cargo plane skidded off runway. ecns.cn Ningbo Lishe International Airport on Tuesday has removed the cargo plane that skidded off a runway and is resuming flights in order, local authorities said.
(2023-08-08). Chengdu wins worldwide acclaim as Universiade comes to end. ecns.cn Chengdu, the host city of this year's World University Games in southwest China's Sichuan Province, has garnered international acclaim as athletes from around the world gather to compete.
(2023-08-08). Landmark alley in Chengdu welcomes international delegations of Chengdu Universiade. ecns.cn Foreign members visited the Kuanzhai Alley, one of three major historic blocks in Chengdu on Monday to experience the traditional Bashu culture, the regional culture that formed in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River centered on southwest China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality.
(2023-08-08). Palo Alto Starbucks Sees Customers Rise Up! indybay.org On a national day of action called by Starbucks Workers United, elder activists the Raging Grannies led a singalong…customers joined in.
(2023-08-08). Danish ultranationalist group steps up attacks on Quran. plenglish.com Members of Danske Patrioter (Danish Patriots) burned copies of the Muslim holy book in front of the embassies of Türkiye, Algeria, Pakistan, Iran and Indonesia in the capital Copenhagen. | The group also carried out a similar attack on Quran in the northern city of Aalborg and chanted Islamophobic slogans. | A Muslim woman got into an argument with them and was eventually taken away by the police. | Recent months have seen repeated acts of Quran burning or desecration or attempts to do so by Islamophobic figures or groups, especially in northern European and Nordic countries, drawing outrage from Muslim coun…
(2023-08-08). Africa in Rebellion: Is a Second Anti-Colonial Liberation on the Horizon? libya360.wordpress.com Denis Rogatyuk Africa is the cradle of human civilization and the planet's richest continent in terms of natural resources. But according to Captain Ibrahim Traore, the president of Burkina Faso, younger generations cannot understand why, despite its riches, Africa continues to be the poorest. Across the continent we have seen uprisings and armed rebellions by anti-colonialist…
(2023-08-08). Is Russia a 'Sub-Imperialist' Power? libya360.wordpress.com Renfrey Clarke There has recently been a lot of debate on the topic of imperialism, particularly as applied to the current war in Ukraine. Members of several left and progressive tendencies suggest a number of ways in which present-day Russia might be categorised. Some describe Russia as an "imperialist" power; others refer to it as…
(2023-08-08). Japan's 'Leadership' Cannot Name US as War Criminal for Dropping Nuclear Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. libya360.wordpress.com Dr. Saheli Chowdhury We demand that the US be held accountable for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If the Nuremberg principles do not hold, then a new tribunal should be created, and the US State should be prosecuted there for all its war crimes and crimes against humanity, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan's "leadership" seemed to be…
(2023-08-08). JFK's World Peace Speech and National Security State Takedowns of US Presidents. libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith President Kennedy's World Peace speech on June 10, 1963, where he championed nuclear disarmament and lasting peace with the Soviet Union, is given renewed attention with a Kennedy now running for president and by the present war with Russia. JFK supposedly underwent a transformation after the near mutual nuclear annihilation with the Soviet…
(2023-08-08). Niger Rejects Rules-Based Order. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, July 30, 2023. Poster reads: "Down with France, long live Putin." The coup in the West African state of Niger on July 26 and the Russia-Africa Summit the next day in St. Petersburg are playing…
(2023-08-08). The Little-Known Radical History of Gambia. libya360.wordpress.com Momodou Taal The fire was once aflame and blazing in this small country. May its memory serve as a spark to rekindle its embers. Every Thursday, my father and his brothers typically convene at the house of one of my uncles, Mr. Dodou Taal, in Banjul, The Gambia's capital. On this occasion, I would be…
(2023-08-08). Venezuela: The Decolonial Alternative. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Ramón Grosfoguel Ramón Grosfoguel is a Puertorican intellectual recognized for his work on the decolonization of knowledge and power. In this exclusive interview, Grosfoguel talks about the living links between the colonial and the neocolonial systems, the problematic legacy of the colonial past in Venezuela's present, and US imperialism's neocolonialism in…
(2023-08-08). Venezuela's Red Cross Initiates Comprehensive Restructuring and Forms New Board. orinocotribune.com 
After initiating a comprehensive restructuring process, the Venezuelan Society of the Red Cross now has a 12-month period to elect new members for the institution. This decision comes in response to a ruling (No. 1057) issued by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on August 4, which ordered the dismissal of its current directors. | The broad restructuring order comes after the Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, reported the opening of an investigation into the "alleged harassment and mistreatment" committed against volunteers and workers of the national Red Cross by the organization's president,…
(2023-08-08). Building Grassroots Power For National Universal Health Care. popularresistance.org Profiteers are taking over health care in the United States and running it into the ground – firing health professionals and closing hospitals. Dr. Ana Malinow, a lead organizer of the group, National Single Payer, fears we are witnessing the demise of a model national insurance, Medicare, as the 58th anniversary of its passage was celebrated on July 31. Dr. Malinow joins Clearing the FOG to discuss the state of health care in the US. She provides a strong critique of state legislative efforts and the two Medicare for All bills in the House and Senate, HR 3421 and S 1655. Dr. Malinow outlines what people are doin…
(2023-08-08). World Bank Establishes Russia as Leading Economy in Europe. orinocotribune.com 
According to the latest data from the World Bank Group, Russia has become one of the five largest economies in the world, securing its position as the leading economy in Europe. | The World Development Indicators represent the primary compilation of development indicators by the World Bank. The compiled data, which include national, regional, and global estimates, provide a clear visual representation of the overall progress of global development. | GDP data is based on official country data published by the World Bank and IMF, which is then converted to purchasing power parity. | At the end of 2022, the World B…
(2023-08-08). First Regional AI Index to be launched at ECLAC. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of government, international organizations, academia and the private sector will participate on Friday, August 11, 2023 in an event entitled AI for Sustainable Development in Latin America: Launch of the first Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index, which will take place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
(2023-08-08). 21 October, all out to Lannemezan! International demonstration to free Georges Abdallah and Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net 
Join the annual demonstration to free Georges Abdallah, marching to the gate of the prison where he is detained, with the calls and participation of many support committees, associations, unions and political parties. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all to participate in this demonstration to free the Lebanese struggler for Palestine and all Palestinian prisoners …
(2023-08-08). International actions demand freedom for Palestine Action prisoners. samidoun.net 
The international campaign to free Palestine Action prisoners is growing, even as the British state continues to ramp up its campaign of repression against direct actionists who have confronted Israeli arms manufacturers and related corporations in the weapons trade. On Wednesday, 9 August, three Actionists who dismantled a factory of the French arms firm, Thales, …
(2023-08-08). Media Freedom Matters: Exposing International News Neglect, Censorship, and Agenda Cutting Across the Globe. projectcensored.org Earlier this year, members of the News Enlightenment Initiative (NEI-Germany) and Project Censored partnered to recruit an international jury of news professionals and media scholars to identify and highlight "News… | An investigation by Alan MacLeod, senior staff writer at MintPress News, shows how the US military is using young women to lure Gen Z recruits into service through sexually suggestive…
(2023-08-08). Labor Exploitation of Kenyan Internet Cleaners. telesurenglish.net Content moderators from several African countries demanded compensation of 1.46 billion euros for violation of labor rights and outsourcing. So far, most of the demands made by the sector to the technology transnationals have been ignored. | Internet content moderators from several African countries have demanded compensation of 1.46 billion euros for violation of labor rights and outsourcing. Aug. 8, 2023.
(2023-08-08). Environmental Activists Condemn Fiji's Stance on Fukushima. telesurenglish.net Civil society organizations in Fiji are urging Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to reevaluate his position regarding Japan's planned discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. | RELATED: | Rabuka recently expressed contentment with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s report on Japan's radioactive wastewater discharge plan.
(2023-08-08). Honduras: Earthquake of Magnitude 3.8 Reported in Colon. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Secretariat of State in the Offices of Risk Management and National Contingencies of Honduras reported an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale, the second recorded in less than 24 hours. | Related: | According to official statements, the tremor had its epicenter in the municipality of Santa Fe, Colon, about eight kilometers from Trujillo, one of the tourist spots of the nation. | Accord…
(2023-08-08). FRSO announces Central Committee member Carlos Montes elected co-chair of Chicano, Latino, and Other Oppressed Nationalities Commission. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) is proud to announce that longtime Chicano revolutionary Carlos Montes was elected to co-chair the Chicano Latino and Other Oppressed Nationalities Commission, newly formed this July 2023. This followed his re-election to the Central Committee at our Congress held in May 2022. The Chicano, Latino, and Other Oppressed Nationalities Commission will help build Chicano power and develop theory. It will also work to forge alliances with Native American people in the Southwest. Carlos self-recruited to FRSO in the mid-1990s, when he saw the importance of building revolutionary…
(2023-08-08). OPEIU LOCAL 39: 'MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC USING RATE INCREASE TO LOWBALL EMPLOYEES AS PROFITS SOAR'. wibailoutpeople.org 
08/08/2023 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Madison, WI — The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 39, the Union representing workers at Madison Gas & Electric (MGE), say that the Company is using its application for a utility rate increase as an excuse not to pay its workers fair wages. The Union and Company have been bargaining since April. | MGE filed an application with state regulators in May requesting an increase in utility rates, after raising prices in January. MGE is one of the most expensive energy utilities in Wisconsin, reporting approximately $111 million in profit l…
(2023-08-08). Freelance Worker Protection Act is Now the Law in Illinois! wibailoutpeople.org 
Springfield, IL — On Friday, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzer signed the Freelance Worker Protection Act (HB1122) into law. The National Writers Union (NWU) celebrates Illinois setting a nationwide standard as it becomes the first state to enact legislation protecting freelance workers. | Under FWPA, sponsored by Representative Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) and Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D-Chicago), freelancers who live in Illinois or perform work for an Illinois-based employer are guaranteed the right to a written contract and timely payment within 30 da…
(2023-08-08). Dan Ellsberg Honored at Whistleblowers Summit. covertactionmagazine.com Daniel Ellsberg, the former RAND Corporation and Pentagon employee who, in June 1971, leaked the Pentagon Papers exposing U.S. government duplicity in the Vietnam War, was honored at a whistleblowers summit on July 30 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Ellsberg died in June at the age of 92. After leaking the Pentagon …
(2023-08-08). Whistleblowers Honored at Summit in Washington D.C. covertactionmagazine.com Whistleblowers past and present, who fought against injustices and exposed the truth about government malpractice, were honored at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on July 30 featuring a tribute to Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. The event was part of the 11th Annual Whistleblowers Summit and Film Festival, which aims …
(2023-08-08). Democracy Needs Healthy Debates About War and Peace. fpif.org If there's one thing that should be subject to rigorous debate and the will of the people, it's decisions about war and peace. Unfortunately, that's not what we got with the huge military policy bill recently passed by the House and Senate. | Somehow, the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA — which can bring war or peace, and which now costs nearly $1 trillion — never sees much serious debate in Congress about those issues. | Before this year, the NDAA passed easily for
(2023-08-08). Anxiety, depression are not cancer risk factors. plenglish.com Washington, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The association between depression, anxiety and cancer risk has been a point of contention in scientific circles. In a new study a multi-national team refutes the idea that these mental health conditions are linked to most types of cancer.
(2023-08-08). Thirteen countries to attend Children's Culture Forum in Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Delegations from 13 countries have confirmed their attendance to the 2nd International Children's Culture Forum, to be held from August 10 to 12, in Moscow, the Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova said on Tuesday.
(2023-08-08). Meeting sends positive signal amid conflict. ecns.cn The meeting of several national security advisers hosted by Saudi Arabia in Jeddah over the weekend to explore pathways to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict sends a signal that the world is witnessing a multipolar order characterized by more flexibility.
(2023-08-08). Housing, environment, anti-war and Palestine campaigners to protest at Labor's national conference. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-08). Tribute messages from SEP leaders internationally to Sri Lankan memorial meeting for Wije Dias. wsws.org Here we are publishing messages sent by leaders of sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI), for the memorial meeting paying tribute to Wije.
(2023-08-08). I Am Part Of Russian World: Interview With Commander Of Legendary Pyatnashka International Brigade Of The DPR. southfront.org The following interview is part of a special report by Patrick Lancaster, who went to the Avdeevka with the…
(2023-08-08). Russia's avant-garde at Cuba's Museum of Fine Arts. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Pages of Russia's Avant-garde is an exhibition that is on display in the Audiovisual Hall of the National Museum of Fine Arts, in this capital, the institution announced on social networks on Tuesday.
(2023-08-08). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate graduation provides glimpse into future of medicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate celebrated the graduation of its third cohort of health tech startups, including 12 national and international innovative businesses. During the event, held in Rochester, Minnesota, on July 28, each company presented progress and outcomes from the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate program, providing a glimpse into the future of medicine. Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate is an immersive 20-week accelerator program giving participants an opportunity to validate the clinical readiness of their artificial intelligence-driven solutions…
(2023-08-08). Study explores impact of childhood trauma on sexual function in midlife women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One out of three children will have at least one stressful or traumatic childhood experience, including things such as their parents divorcing or a family member with a drug or alcohol problem, according to the latest National Survey of Children's Health. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that such adverse childhood experiences may be linked to sexual inactivity and sexual dysfunction in women later in life. Their findings are published in The Journal…
(2023-08-08). New protest laws won't deter us from resisting one of the world's largest arms fairs. thecanary.co Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), one of the world's largest arms fairs, returns to the ExCeL Centre in East London this September. Since it started in 1999 DSEI has always seen repressive policing, with the Met Police showing clearly that their duty is to protect arms dealers, not facilitate protest. DSEI is personal to …
(2023-08-07). Japanese Officials Decry So-Called Defensive Use of Nuclear Weapons. truthout.org Local, national, and global leaders warned of the dangers of nuclear weapons as they commemorated the 78th anniversary of the dropping of an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima Sunday. This year's anniversary comes as the release of the film Oppenheimer has offered a high-profile reminder of the history of the atomic bomb and as nuclear tensions in the current day have heightened, in part due to… |
(2023-08-07). Latin America and West Africa: Patterns of Neocolonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton The patterns of neocolonial intervention in the majority world by the United States and its allies since their victories over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945 are very clear. Almost immediately the Western countries started a cycle of bloody aggression against peoples resisting colonialism, followed later by the dependence of most African…
(2023-08-07). NATO Imposes the Yoke. The SCO Brings Freedom and Equality. libya360.wordpress.com Adnan Akfirat Türkiye should immediately leave NATO and join the SCO and BRICS to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity and ensure the development of its national economy! The motto "America must not leave us, otherwise Russia will come" was used by far-right organizations in Türkiye in the 1970s that were governed by the US Gladio….
(2023-08-07). South Africa Confirms 23 Countries Want to Join BRICS Group. telesurenglish.net South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor reported on Monday that leaders of 23 countries from around the world officially expressed their desire to join BRICS. | RELATED: | "We have received official expressions of interest from the leaders of 23 countries to join BRICS, and further informal consultations on membership possibilities," Pandor said during a press conference broadcast via Y…
(2023-08-07). ENI Will Restart Oil Drilling in Libya. telesurenglish.net The political chaos left in the country by the 2011 multinational military intervention has deeply affected Libya's oil industry. In recent months, popular protests have forced the closure of two of Libya's largest oil fields, critically affecting fuel production. | Oil drilling in El Feel field operated by Mellitah oil company. Aug. 7, 2023.
(2023-08-07). Spinning Illusions: The Anti-American Left and the Ukraine War. fpif.org 
In recent decades, a segment of the global Left has looked upon the U.S. government as the Great Satan in international affairs, responsible for the world's major ills. Thus, on those occasions when countries at odds with the United States behaved like brutal imperialist powers, these " This warped vis…
(2023-08-07). Countries That Rely on Tourism the Most: Europe, Middle East, and Northern Africa. strategic-culture.org 
This infographic shows the countries where international tourism revenue constitutes more than 3% of the GDP. All data is for 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
(2023-08-07). Russia: If Ukraine Counteroffensive Succeeds, We Will Have to Use Nukes. moguldom.com Russia's former president and current National Security Council deputy chairman, Dmitry Medvedev, recently warned that Russia might have no choice but to use nuclear weapons if Ukraine's counteroffensive against Moscow's invasion is successful. In a post on social media, Medvedev stressed that if Ukraine's forces, which are supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), captured …
(2023-08-07). Military Situation In Iraq On August 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Iraq called on the US and the UK to extradite government officials accused of theft of tax funds in what it dubs the "heist of the century"; | An alleged Turkish airstrike targeted a civilian vehcile in Duhok area killing one civilian; | Iraq's Ministry of Communications announced that the country is blocking Telegram citing concerns over national security; | Turkish airstrikes reportedly targeted the PKK positions in Sulaimani province. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
(2023-08-07). Experts: BRICS May Introduce a Common Currency, Reducing US Dollar Dominance. infobrics.org Chinese experts predict that efforts by countries to replace the US dollar in international trade will intensify as BRICS nations discuss the feasibility of introducing a common currency at a summit in South Africa later this year…
(2023-08-07). Will Christina Aguilera, Imagine Dragons cross international picket line? electronicintifada.net US pop stars plan to perform on ruins of ethnically cleansed Palestinian villages.
(2023-08-07). Ecuadorians must cast their vote otherwise be fined. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Monday to fine of up to $ 9 ,000 on nationals not casting their vote on August 20.
(2023-08-07). Sri Lankan union agrees to government censorship of health employees. wsws.org This censorship is an outright betrayal of the democratic right to freedom of expression, underscoring the role of the trade union as the industrial police for government and corporations.
