(2022-07-12). Following president's resignation, political turmoil in Sri Lanka intensifies. wsws.org The political and media establishment are warning of "anarchy" and as they engage in desperate manoeuvring to install an interim, all-party government to buy time, maintain bourgeois rule and impose new burdens of the masses.
(2022-07-12). Sri Lankan workers in Europe speak out on mass uprising against Rajapakse. wsws.org "It's not the parliament that should decide. Now the people must decide, that is what we must do in Sri Lanka. The people must take power in Sri Lanka."
(2022-07-11). UN chief calls for smooth transition of gov't in Sri Lanka. ecns.cn United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a smooth transition of government in Sri Lanka and to find sustainable solutions to the economic crisis, said his deputy spokesman.
(2022-07-12). Strength of Anti-Russian Propaganda Limits Public Calls to Block Weapons Shipments and End Doomed Ukraine War. covertactionmagazine.com Russian and Donbas militia forces now control most Donbas territory and a large part of the Black Sea coast as …
(2022-07-12). Putin Extends Fast-Track Russian Citizenship to All Ukrainians. news.antiwar.com On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin A decree The decree makes it so that Ukrainians no longer need to meet a series of preconditions to obtain Russian passports, such as taking a Russi…
(2022-07-12). Is Russia's War in Ukraine Creating a New European Security Architecture? fairobserver.com Since Russia attacked Ukraine on February 24, we have been witnessing some important changes in not only European but also national foreign, security and defense policies. In the past, Europeans often appeared reluctant to coordinate their national foreign, security and defense policies, rather preferring to "go it alone". The Ukraine crisis, however, has elicited a…
(2022-07-12). Victoria Nuland, Ukrainian DM participate in "Atlantic-Black Sea Security Forum" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseJuly 12, 2022 The Minister of Defense of Georgia delivered a speech at the "Atlantic-Black Sea Security Forum". The Minister of Defense of Georgia took part in a high-level international forum. Juansher Burchuladze presented himself as the main speaker at the "Atlantic-Black Sea Security Forum" held in Romania in a virtual format. …
(2022-07-12). How Biden's "forever war" in Ukraine was prepared: Billions of dollars for weapons and military training since 2014. wsws.org The 2014 coup marked the beginning of the systematic, multi-billion dollar transformation of Ukraine's military into what is essentially a proxy army of the NATO alliance, in order to prepare for all-out war with Russia.
(2022-07-12). Dozens injured, killed in Ukraine strike on Kherson (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Dozens of people were injured and some people killed as a result of a Ukrainian airstrike on the city Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region.
(2022-07-12). Iran FM spokesman reacts to Jake Sullivan's claims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman reacted to the US claims on handing over Iranian-made military achievements to Russia, saying that Iran-Russia cooperation in the new technologies field dates back prior to the Ukraine war.
(2022-07-12). Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook's Content Policy. mintpressnews.com 
In this new MintPress investigation, journalist Alan MacLeod finds that Facebook has recruited dozens of individuals from the CIA, as well as many more from the FBI and Department of Defense (DoD). These hires are primarily in highly politically sensitive sectors such as trust, security and content moderation, to the point where some might feel it becomes difficult to see where the U.S. national security state ends and Facebook begins.
(2022-07-12). Chris Hedges: NATO — The Most Dangerous Military Alliance on the Planet. mintpressnews.com The massive expansion of NATO, not only in Eastern and Central Europe but the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia, presages endless war and a potential nuclear holocaust.
(2022-07-12). As Biden Visits Israel, Netanyahu is Plotting a Return to Power. mintpressnews.com Netanyahu wants to make sure that any credit Trump might claim for the Abraham Accords — or Biden might claim if Saudi Arabia signs on — will be directed towards him…
(2022-07-12). El 11J y los retos de la juventud cubana. cubadebate.cu "Lo primero que hay que decir sobre el 11 de julio es que no puede explicarse a la ligera. Ni fue un conato de revolución ni una operación masiva de cambio de régimen", destaca, a un año de aquellos sucesos, el joven Michel Torres Corona, conductor del programa televisivo Con Filo y director de la editorial Nuevo Milenio, quien fue entrevistado por Cuba en Resumen.
(2022-07-12). Lukashenko blasts NATO, West for pushing world closer to war. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that the West's policy is bringing the world closer to the brink of a major, unwinnable war.
(2022-07-12). Mayi Cumare confiesa participación en el asesinato de Carlos Lanz. telesurtv.net Maxiorisol (Mayi) Cumare, la esposa del líder revolucionario, reconoció ante la fiscalía haber pagado para el asesinato de Carlos Lanz.
(2022-07-12). Data Errors in Table 1 of Blood Pressure Self-monitoring Trial. jamanetwork.com The Original Investigation titled "Effect of Self-monitoring of Blood Pressure on Diagnosis of Hypertension During Higher-Risk Pregnancy: The BUMP 1 Randomized Clinical Trial," published May 3, 2022, was corrected to fix 2 data errors in Table 1: the denominator for race and ethnicity data in the usual care group and the percentage of patients with BMI ‚â•30 in the self-monitoring group. This article was corrected online.
(2022-07-12). India's takeaways from the G20 Ministerial. peoplesdispatch.org The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Bali, Indonesia, last week was threatened by the hot lava flowing from Eurasia. Western diplomats tried hard to "isolate" Russia but the indefatigable Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov refused to oblige. As the dust settles down, China emerges out of the Bali summitry as the adult in the room. | Foreign Minister Wang Yi took an astounding number of "bilaterals" in less than 48 hours — with G20 counterparts from Indonesia, India, Russia, Argentina, European Union, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, France, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, Singapore, United States, Germany and…
(2022-07-12). James Webb telescope: First images reveal ancient galaxies. peoplesdispatch.org The images reveal far-distant galaxies as they were some 4.6 billion years ago. Experts believe that compelling images are the first step toward reshaping our understanding of the time when the universe dawned…
(2022-07-12). UN Envoy Wants Another Expansion of Yemen Truce. news.antiwar.com With a couple of weeks left before the latest deadline, the Yemen ceasefire has been an almost unconditional success. UN officials are trying to piece together ways to Almost four months in, there have been claims of scores, if not hundreds, of violations. These largely don't appear to have happened, however, and the only credible report was a Saudi cross-border attack this weekend. | Years of war haven't benefited anybody in Yemen, a…
(2022-07-12). "Never Surrender": Statement from Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama. indybay.org My name is Fidencio Aldama Pérez. I am part of the Yaqui tribe. I was taught to respect other people, without forgetting something very important: THE STRUGGLE FOR OUR TERRITORY.
(2022-07-12). Militant trade unionism makes a comeback in the UK. peoplesdispatch.org 200,000 workers, trade unionists, progressive activists and more gathered at the Durham Miners' Gala on July 9 after a two year hiatus due to COVID-19 regulations. The festival organized by Durham Miners' Association featured speakers such as Mick Lynch from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), Sharon Graham of Unite, Jo Grady from University and Colleges Union (UCU), Patrick Roach from teachers' union NASUWT, and Yvette Williams from Justice4Grenfell. | This year's Gala was dedicated to all essential workers who risked their lives to keep society running during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-07-12). Fight to save the UC People's Townhomes! workers.org 
Philadelphia Darlene Foreman, a 60-year-old Black woman and one of the UC Townhomes tenant representatives, told the assembled press on July 11: "This is a fight for the Townhomes but not only the Townhomes." It's for people "all over the country who are facing displacement." Darlene Foreman speaking at July . . . |
(2022-07-12). Workers mobilize against Amazon — across borders. workers.org 
Despite ferocious union-busting attacks, Amazon workers continue to organize and move forward — with recent noteworthy progress from the U.S. South to the Mexican border. On July 7, More Perfect Union broke the news on Twitter that workers at Amazon warehouse SDF1 in Campbellsville, Kentucky, are affiliating with the Amazon . . . |
(2022-07-12). Special Economic Zones: Why Venezuela Relies on Them to Attract Foreign Investment. orinocotribune.com 
The legal instrument was approved with the vote of the deputies of the opposition and the government, but was rejected by the Communist party deputy. | Venezuela seeks to obtain financial assets in various ways. With this objective, the National Assembly recently approved the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones (ZEE), an instrument intends to increase the country's income and encourage "economic independence," according to its promoters. | Beyond the fact that the law was approved in consensus by the government and opposition benches (with the negative vote of the only communist deputy), the law establishes con…
(2022-07-12). Victims of Discrimination Have No Path to Justice Following Supreme Court Decision. aclu.org When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, our laws did not provide any recourse against the discrimination she faced. In the decades that followed, organizers and civil rights groups won key battles to expand our laws to protect against discrimination for Black people, women, and people with disabilities. Until recently, thanks to the groundwork laid by people like Parks, people who faced discrimination could seek damages for the emotional distress they endured. But the U.S. Supreme Court blocked that avenue for relief in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C, tur…
(2022-07-12). María Corina Machado Now Wants to Compete in Elections. orinocotribune.com The head of the Come Venezuela (Vente Venezuela in Spanish) political movement, María Corina Machado, apparently changed her mind again, and now wants to compete for the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, according to an announcement she made in a video posted on her Twitter account. | "We are willing to measure ourselves," said the far-right politician, "because Venezuela needs a political leadership, and a leadership that does not give in and does not give up, and that keeps its word and its commitment." | She said that this announcement resulted from the seventh federal meeting of her political organization…
(2022-07-12). China Opens the Caribbean Development Center. orinocotribune.com Beijing, (Prensa Latina) Officials from China and Caribbean countries opened today a joint development center in the city of Jinan (east) with the aim of consolidating and expanding cooperation on fields of mutual interest. | The ceremony brought together officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the government of Shandong province along with the ambassadors of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados, plus the chargé d'affaires of Suriname. Following the opening of the center, the parties reported on a Chinese donation of sanitary products to Caribbean countries, a cooperative project wit…
(2022-07-12). Is the US Now Trying to Destabilize Uzbekistan? orinocotribune.com By Vladimir Platov , 2022 | Unfortunately, the failure of the recent attempt to create an
(2022-07-12). Biden's Israel visit draws widespread criticism. peoplesdispatch.org Biden will be making his first visit to Israel as president between July 13 and July 15, and will also visit the occupied West Bank to meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas…
(2022-07-12). Daily Round-Up | Leaked documents expose Uber's inner workings & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of leaked documents that expose Uber's underbelly, Saudi attacks in Yemen, a strike by Lebanese government employees, and the assassination of a Workers' Party member in Brazil…
(2022-07-12). UN Security Council agrees to extend aid to rebel-held regions of Syria for six months. peoplesdispatch.org The decision was a compromise after an earlier resolution to continue support for the rebel-held areas for a full year was vetoed by Russia. The Syrian government and Russia have said the supply violates the country's sovereignty…
(2022-07-12). U.S. viceroy abetting Georgian coup plot. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerJuly 11, 2022 Kobakhidze Says Insulting Answer Given to "Colleague" Regarding US Ambassador's Response In an open letter to U.S. Ambassador Kelly Degnan, MP Mikheil Kavelashvili claimed that no Russian soft power could harm America's reputation in Georgia more than Degnan's words or silence, "which people may perceive as an attempt to restore the …
(2022-07-12). 2022 California Admission Day – Reclaiming the Past California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Reclaiming the Past: California Pioneers of African Descent along the American River Parkway (1840-1875) remains a very contentious "need for popular culture" to discredit, destroy and disparage the salient contributions by people of African Descent throughout one of America's most endangered historical preservation sites, the Gold Mining District of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar, Gold Rush California (1840-1875.)…
(2022-07-12). Colombia La política del amor de Martí en Petro. globalizacion.ca Un ex-guerrillero triunfa con la bandera del amor, como el primer Presidente progresista de Colombia, acompañado de una luchadora social afro-descendiente como Vice Presidenta, proveniente de los sectores más pobres del país. | Recuerdo aquel joven idealista, cuando depone las armas…
(2022-07-12). Violencia entre bandas agrava inseguridad alimentaria en Haití. telesurtv.net Grupos criminales bloquean el acceso a los mercados, los servicios básicos y la ayuda humanitaria a más de 3.8 millones de haitianos.
(2022-07-12). Qatar, France FMs discuss Iran nuclear deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who has traveled to Paris, held talks with the French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Tuesday to discuss Iran nuclear deal or the JCPOA.
(2022-07-12). Irán aumenta ventas de petróleo y disminuye déficit fiscal. telesurtv.net El ente de Irán ha resaltado que por la experiencia y potenciales logísticos únicos, el país "está presente en los mercados tradicionales"
(2022-07-12). 18 killed, 14 kidnapped in armed attacks in Nigeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Following armed attacks in Zamfara state in Nigeria, 18 people were killed and 14 were kidnapped.
(2022-07-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to ease the itch of mosquito bites. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org They are a common summer nuisance. Mosquitoes are pesky parasites leaving bite marks that can be unbearable to itch. So what's the best way to stop yourself from scratching? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/m4iapNcv8-Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. There are millions of mosquitoes swarming this summer, sucking blood and leaving itchy, red bumps on the…
(2022-07-12). Wednesday 7/13: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Session 5: Beyond "Bread & Butter" indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…
(2022-07-12). Juneteenth is an official paid holiday in California's largest City. indybay.org With the concurrence of the Los Angeles City Council by resolution, Juneteenth shall be treated as a legal holiday for City employees, and I hereby request that the City Administrative Officer take immediate steps to implement Juneteenth as a permanent legal holiday for City employees, to be observed annually on June 19th.
(2022-07-12). Miao fashion stuns visitors in ancient town Fenghuang. ecns.cn Recently, the 2022 China Fenghuang Culture Festival of Miao Silver Costume has been held at the Fenghuang Ancient Town, Hunan Provin…
(2022-07-12). Scenery of Donggi Cona Lake in northwest China's Qinghai. ecns.cn Located in Madoi County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, Donggi Cona Lake is a freshwater lake at an altitude of more than 4,100 meters.
(2022-07-12). 1 dead, 5 hurt in shooting outside Kansas City. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — A shooting at a Kansas City bar where off-duty police officers were working security has left one person dead and five others wounded, authorities said.
(2022-07-12). 1st train from Russia en route to India crosses Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Managing Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI), said that the first train that used the Iranian North-South transit railway linking Russia to India crossed Iranian territory en route to India.
(2022-07-12). Mayo Clinic receives first-of-its-kind accreditation for diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, the academic testing arm for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, has been accredited as a diagnostic site by the PCD Foundation. Mayo Clinic is the first and only center of excellence to receive PCD Foundation accreditation for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare and debilitating lung disease. "This recognition of our laboratory services by the PCD Foundation is a clear reflection of our shared commitment to…
(2022-07-12). Patients with severe brachial plexus injuries who undergo amputation report benefits, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Reconstruction surgery may not work for some people with severe brachial plexus injuries, so they choose to undergo amputation. In a retrospective review by Mayo Clinic researchers, these patients reported less mechanical shoulder pain, higher employment rates and more satisfaction after amputation. The paper appears online in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that sends signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder,…
(2022-07-12). Strong response to SEP online meeting on the fight to free Julian Assange. wsws.org "The crucial question is political perspective, and that requires an assessment of governments, political parties and an analysis of why Assange is being persecuted with such ferocity and effort."
(2022-07-12). China leads in renewable energy growth. ecns.cn China's total installed capacity of renewable energy generation has increased by around 90 times over the past 10 years, cementing its role as a global leader in renewable energy capacity growth.