2022-07-27: News Headlines

Sara Flounders (2022-07-27). Ukraine: Will U.S. sabotage grain deal? workers.org July 24 — A deal brokered by Turkey for the export of grain from both Ukraine and Russia presents a political problem for U.S. imperialism and its war aims. Washington's response: ship more weapons. The landmark deal to move hundreds of tons of grain, if it moves forward, undermines U.S./NATO . . . |

____ (2022-07-27). China's positive global role underscored. ecns.cn China has played a positive role in avoiding deepening global polarization and a new Cold War against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the "Indo-Pacific" strategy proposed by the United States, experts said on Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-07-27). European Union demands rationing of natural gas to wage war. wsws.org The aim is to enable Europe to continue the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine for months and years, until Russia's military defeat.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-27). Republicans Come Out in Support of Pelosi's Plans to Visit Taiwan. news.antiwar.com A growing number of Republican China hawks Republicans that have expressed support for Pelosi's plans include Senators Ben Sasse (NE), Tom Cotton (AR), and John Cornyn (TX). "Speaker Pelosi should go to Taiwan and President Biden should make it abundantly clear to Chairman Xi that there's not a damn thing the Chi…

TeleSUR- jaa- JL (2022-07-27). Rechazan asesinato de dos indígenas ecuatorianos en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los cadáveres de los indígenas del pueblo Kichwa fueron identificados como Franklin Armando Tocagon y Miguel Quilumbaqui Sanchela.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-27). Russia Fired on Israeli Jets Over Syria in May 'One-Off'. news.antiwar.com In late May, Russia fired S-300 missiles at Israeli jets attacking Syria. Israeli DM Benny Gantz confirmed this, calling it a " Russia has long complained about Israeli attacks on Syria, but this marks the first time they actually fired on…

Josef Thoman, David Goessmann (2022-07-27). Energy crisis: market intervention by policymakers is necessary. indybay.org We are in the middle of a multiple energy crisis. The supply of energy is in danger, and prices will continue to rise. This is not only a problem for private households and companies; rather, there is a danger that the persistently high inflation will become entrenched. Then we will be faced with a severe economic depression.

Michael T. Klare (2022-07-27). The Enduring Tyranny of Oil: War, Inflation, and Soaring World Temperatures. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) It may seem hard to believe, but only 15 years ago many of us were talking confidently about "peak oil" — the moment of maximum global oil output after which, with world reserves dwindling, its use would begin an irreversible decline. Then along came hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the very …

WSWS (2022-07-27). Sri Lanka: Fishing workers speak out against the destruction of their livelihoods. wsws.org Hundreds of thousands of people involved in the fishing industry in Sri Lanka, including fishermen using small boats and workers on larger trawlers, face financial disaster as they have no fuel to go to sea.

Editor2 (2022-07-27). Time for Palestine to Claim Its Stolen Gas. orinocotribune.com By Yousef Fares Jul 22, 2022 | Hezbollah has threatened Israel with war if Lebanon is not allowed to exploit its share in the Karish gas field. Now, the Palestinian resistance may do the same over their "stolen gas" off the Gaza Strip. | The maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel over the Karish gas field is reminiscent of the

WSWS (2022-07-27). Detroit Chrysler workers demand UAW delegates nominate Will Lehman. wsws.org During a shift change at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit workers spoke with the socialist candidate for president of the United Auto Workers and denounced efforts by the UAW bureaucracy to block his nomination at the constitutional convention today…

____ (2022-07-27). Top political advisor stresses upholding 1992 Consensus, working toward reunification of motherland. ecns.cn China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Tuesday stressed the importance of upholding the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, and called for jointly striving to achieve the reunification of the motherland.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-27). Consumer Health: Treating glioblastoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 20, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 13,400 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. The five-year survival rate is 6.8%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme, is a type of glioma,…

____ (2022-07-27). Online prescription retail set to bloom. ecns.cn China's retail prescription medicine sector has seen rapid growth in the past few years, thanks to enhanced ties among parties related to the industry and digital tools, which are further pushing the sector forward on a healthy track.

Thiemo Kirmse (2022-07-27). Guidance to the system change, parts 1 and 2. indybay.org World War II led to U.S. domination of the political West, which was able to make its mark on the part of the world it more or less controlled. Led and dominated by the military-industrial complex and engaged mentally in a war with the Soviet Union, the USA suppressed any efforts of autonomous state developments that contradicted its interests.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-27). AB 1655 – California Juneteenth Holiday Bill, "Official" vs. "Optional" indybay.org The State of California Legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1655, amended several times, yet still "official" vs. "optional" is the salient consideration. Governor Newsom can help align California Law with Federal Law or sign a separate and unequal "California Grown" construct without consideration for our unique "California Journey from Slavery to Freedom." Nearly 2,000 United States Colored Troops served from California in the bloody and costly US Civil War. USCT were reportedly part of the margin for victory that helped preserve the Union, while ending "legal" slavery throughout America. Slavery in Califo…

WSWS (2022-07-27). Pelosi's Taiwan trip threatens World War III. wsws.org Behind the backs of the American public, the US military is preparing a provocation against China aimed at instigating a conflict that could lead to a full-scale world war between the world's two largest economies.

Staff (2022-07-27). China military gives warning to US on Pelosi visit to Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — The Chinese military will not sit back if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, a Chinese defense spokesperson warned on Tuesday.

LEWIS (2022-07-27). New York Post's editorial should worry Trump. indybay.org After everything Donald Trump has done from his seemingly open embrace of bigotry to his failed handling of Covid-19 (which polls show most Americans were critical of) to his efforts to thwart democracy it's hard to believe that anything could siphon…….

____ (2022-07-27). '92 Consensus called only way forward on Taiwan. ecns.cn China's top political adviser, Wang Yang, called on Chinese at home and abroad on Tuesday to adhere to the 1992 Consensus, which embodies the one-China principle, and to jointly push forward the cause of national reunification and share in the glory of national rejuvenation.

____ (2022-07-27). Russia to quit ISS after 2024: space chief. ecns.cn Russia has decided to leave the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and will start building a Russian one by that time, said Yury Borisov, director general of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos, on Tuesday.

Lowkey (2022-07-27). Intelligence Services Interference in British Democracy, with Kit Klarenberg. mintpressnews.com The MintPress podcast "The Watchdog," hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist The well propagated myth is that Britain functions democratically. This, of course, flies in the face of a syst…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-07-27). Sudáfrica pide declarar a Israel un Estado de apartheid. telesurtv.net Millones de palestinos sufren la desigualdad racial, la discriminación y la negación por parte de Tel Aviv y sus fuerzas de ocupación.

Staff (2022-07-27). Iran to Grow Food on a Million Hectares in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has agreed to provide Iran with one million hectares of agricultural land for food growing projects, Iranian officials confirm. | On July 26, Iran's deputy interior minister for economic affairs, Mohsen Kushki Tabar, praised on the agricultural agreement signed between the two countries, which is part of the 20-year cooperation plan signed during the visit of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to Tehran, Iran's capital city, in June. | The Iranian official has stated that this agreement, which was inked amid the crisis of food reserves in the world, "shows that the strong and great Iran has reached a l…

Staff (2022-07-27). Venezuela's Electoral Authority to Provide Technical Support for Primaries Only Upon Political Parties' Request. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 26, 2022 ( Regarding opposition primary elections, Marquez—with clear connections with Venezuela's far-right opposition—pointed out that the CNE is not directly involved in these elections, and he clarified that Venezuelan political parties are not obliged to use the electoral authority's expertise for these internal elections. | During an interview with journalis…

Ann Brown (2022-07-27). Why Former FBI Informant And Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall Hated Malcolm X. moguldom.com Thurgood Marshall and Malcolm X were two major figures in Black America. Yet it seems they often took jabs at each other. Marshall, the first Black American named to the Supreme Court, especially did not appear to be impressed by Malcolm X and his activist works. Marshall, a lawyer and civil rights activist, served as …

Https: (2022-07-27). Brothers mark 40th transplant anniversary. mayoclinic.org/rss/all-news Pete Suby thought he had the flu. He'd been exhausted for a while and had recently vomited at work. An appointment at Mayo Clinic would reveal a much more serious reason for his symptoms: Pete's kidneys were failing. He was just 25 years old. "They couldn't believe I was standing up," says Pete, who went straight to the ICU. It was February 1982. The news wasn't a complete surprise though. When Pete was in middle…

Arjae Red (2022-07-27). Spanish Labor Minister meets with young union organizers mobilizing at Starbucks and Apple. workers.org New York City Union organizers from Starbucks Workers United and the Communications Workers, along with representatives of DSA, met with Spain's Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz Pérez, who also serves as the country's Second Deputy Prime Minister, in New York City on July 21. Starbucks organizers Angel . . . |

Editor (2022-07-27). Biden's COVID-19 challenge — a WW editorial. workers.org The Joe Biden administration has the following plan for dealing with COVID-19: Accept as normal 420 extra deaths each day, that is, 150,000 a year; Assume that most of the deaths and much of the severe symptoms will stay concentrated in the older, poorer and more oppressed sectors of the . . . |

TeleSUR- lvm- JL (2022-07-27). Colombia emite alerta sobre aumento de viruela símica. telesurtv.net Fernando Ruiz recalcó que el autocuidado y la percepción de riesgo son fundamentales para prevenir la viruela del mono.

TeleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-07-27). Lula da Silva recibe a la vicepresidenta electa colombiana. telesurtv.net Durante su visita, la vicemandataria electa colombiana conoció los programas de inclusión social implementados por los gobiernos de los expresidentes Lula da Silva y Dilma Rousseff.

WSWS (2022-07-27). Trump returns to Washington D.C. to lay out his police state agenda before cheering Republican officials. wsws.org That Trump was even free to return to the nation's capital and address an organization set up by his accomplices is an indictment of the Biden administration and the Democratic Party.

Save the Mickelson Pool Advocate (2022-07-27). STOMP to Make Sutter Health Reopen Therapy Pool–Rally. indybay.org S.T.O.M.P. stands for Save The/Our Mickelson Pool. About 100 activists, many former pool users, gathered in front of the entrance to the Mickelson Therapy Pool in San Mateo on July 24. They demanded that Sutter Health reopen the facility that it shut down in March 2020.

____ (2022-07-27). Land-sea corridor key to boosting trade ties. ecns.cn The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a major trade channel between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is expected to further strengthen connectivity between central and western Chinese regions and ASEAN member states.

____ (2022-07-27). EU continues efforts aimed at success of nuclear negotiations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the EU is continuing its efforts aimed at the success of the talks, and Iran, too, is seriously pursuing efforts aimed at reaching a good and sustainable result.

____ (2022-07-27). Ming Dynasty imperial edict found in North China. ecns.cn Cultural relics authorities have discovered an imperial edict dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in the city of Wuan, North China's Hebei province.

A Guest Author (2022-07-27). How prison labor works in Arizona. workers.org The following article was excerpted from an Arizona Republic and KJZZ News July 22 investigative exposé revealing "what happens when a state exploits some of its poorest people for their labor." Full story at tinyurl.com/2p8ffmnn. Incarcerated women prisoners doing telemarketing. (Photo Credit: Merry Eccles/USA Today Network) After 15 months of . . . |

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-27). Mobile app for improving heart health among African Americans shows promise, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mobile apps are popular tools for people looking to improve their health, but are they effective? They can be if the app is culturally tailored to the needs of its users. In a study published on Monday, July 18, in Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally relevant mobile app designed to improve heart health among African Americans in faith communities. The researchers found that people who participated in…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-27). Science Saturday: Lupus rates increasing, communities of color especially vulnerable. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org New research led by Mayo Clinic shows that more people are being diagnosed with lupus than in the past, while risks of severity and death remain the same. The study is published in BMJ Annals of the Rheumatologic Diseases. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation and pain throughout the body. Most common in women (9 of 10 diagnosed cases); it attacks both joints and organs — including the skin. "In our study, we confirmed that in…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-27). WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee has declared the monkeypox outbreak to be a global health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been over 16,000 cases globally, including in 68 countries where the virus isn't typically seen. Of those cases, more than 2,800 were in the U.S. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The monkeypox outbreak has spread far beyond…

TeleSUR- lvm- JL (2022-07-27). Uruguay reanudará vacunación a menores de 13 años contra la Covid. telesurtv.net "Se comunicará a la brevedad la reanudación de la campaña en niños de cinco a 13 años", dijo el ministro Daniel Salinas.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-27). Rusia dejará de operar Estación Espacial a partir de 2024. telesurtv.net Rusia abandonará el proyecto de la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI) después de 2024, cuando comenzará la formación de una estación orbital nacional.

Juan Cole (2022-07-27). Trump joins Aaron Burr and Jefferson Davis as Former High Office-Holder Investigated for Sedition. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Carol D. Leonnig, Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, and Spencer S. Hsu at the Washington Post got the scoop that the Department of Justice has for some time been investigating Donald John Trump for possible charges in connection with his campaign to overturn the 2020 election results. (I call him Donald …

____ (2022-07-27). New SOE rises to seek global edge in minerals. ecns.cn The establishment of centrally administered State-owned China Mineral Resources Group Ltd will help the nation better guarantee the supply of important mineral resources, experts said.

TeleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-07-27). Eliminan aranceles de importación en Panamá tras diálogo. telesurtv.net Este decreto tendrá una vigencia prorrogable de seis meses y se toman en cuenta algunos productos de la canasta básica.

____ (2022-07-27). 'Groundless accusations' rebuked. ecns.cn The Ministry of National Defense made stern representations to Japan after the latter released a new defense white paper that made groundless accusations against China.

Staff (2022-07-27). Incendios forestales en Francia arrasan con más de 500 hectáreas. cubadebate.cu En la jornada de este martes, alrededor de 500 bomberos luchan por controlar un nuevo incendio en el sur de Francia, que arrasó con alrededor de 500 hectáreas de bosque y viñas, y obligó a evacuar un pueblo. Los vecinos de Aumelas, a 20 kilómetros al oeste de Montpellier tuvieron que dejar sus casas por la proximidad de las llamas, azuzadas por el viento.

____ (2022-07-27). Manufacturing still attracting foreign interest. ecns.cn China's sprawling manufacturing sector remains a magnet for foreign investment as more foreign capital finds its way into key fields such as advanced manufacturing, high-tech and energy conservation.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-07-27). Protestas dejan 15 decesos y cerca de heridos en el Congo. telesurtv.net Entre los fallecidos se encuentran tres uniformados de las fuerzas de Naciones Unidas, conocidos como cascos azules.

TeleSUR- jaa- JL (2022-07-27). Senado de Colombia ratifica el Acuerdo de Escazú. telesurtv.net La ratificación del Acuerdo recibió 74 votos a favor y 22 en contra, ahora se debatirá y votará en la Cámara de Representantes.

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