Monthly Archives: July 2021

2021-07-29: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Comicomment: Is mute Fort Detrick 'innocent'?>. ecns.cn It is not up to the U.S. itself to decide whether the Fort Detrick laboratory is "clean."

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-07-29). Mexico president blasts 'inhumane' US sanctions against Cuba. en.mehrnews.com Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has scoffed at the notion that Mexico should honor a US-imposed embargo on Cuba, as his country sends aid to the island in defiance of Washington's suffocating economic bans.

Gloria Rubac (2021-07-29). Federal Judge Rules DACA is illegal. workers.org Norma Gonzales, United We Dream Texas, lead organizer speaking at rally in Houston, July 19. In a slap in the face to hundreds of thousands of immigrants, a federal judge in Houston ruled July 16 that President Barack Obama had no authority to establish the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals . . . |

rebekah (2021-07-29). Paving a Pathway to Citizenship Also Means Paving a Pathway to Recovery. inequality.org

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). UN envoy: 'Political manipulation' won't defeat pandemic. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday rejected "false information" from the United States on the coronavirus' origin, saying that "political manipulation is unpopular, cannot defeat the pandemic and is doomed to failure".

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Politicizing COVID-19 fight is perilous, says S. African official. ecns.cn As the rest of the world tries to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with science, some in the United States have chosen to politicize COVID-19, Anwar Adams, a councillor in the City of Cape Town has said.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Geo-political rivalry blocks global coronavirus cooperation, says Bangladeshi official. ecns.cn A senior Bangladeshi official has said that labelling COVID-19 as a Chinese virus is "very unfortunate" and that geo-political rivalry is "engulfing" global efforts to fight the pandemic.

Staff (2021-07-29). EU issues travel warning after Greece's south Aegean islands report spike in Covid infections. rt.com The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned against travel to Greece's south Aegean islands, updating the area to dark red after a spike in coronavirus cases was reported by officials. | Greece has drawn visitors to the 13 islands, including Mykonos and Santorini, by promoting them as 'Covid-free' destinations but the updated The ECDC's travel map is a f…

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Columnist calls for depoliticizing COVID-19 origin-tracing. ecns.cn A Tanzanian columnist has called for depoliticizing COVID-19, saying politics should not in any way influence scientific inquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Science should prevail in origin-tracing of COVID-19, say Nepali experts. ecns.cn Efforts to probe the origin of COVID-19 could be hamstrung by the politicization of the issue, with a conspiracy theory about lab leaks taking precedence over a scientific conclusion.

Staff (2021-07-29). Russia rejects Dutch court ruling to hand $5 BILLION of taxpayers' cash to ex-oligarchs over collapse of Yukos oil & gas empire. rt.com Officials in Moscow have vowed to vigorously appeal a judicial ruling in an international arbitration court that would bind Russia to hand over billions of dollars to the former shareholders of the collapsed Yukos energy giant. | The office of the country's Prosecutor General said on Thursday that it does not acknowledge the validity of the decision, by the International Arbitration Court in The Hague. Authorities said that Russia would "appeal the decision without fail," questioning both the basis of the judges' jurisdiction and the claims themselves. | Earlier that day, representatives of the shareholders wh…

Staff (2021-07-29). 'Biggest destroyer of peace': China lashes out after US Navy warship sails through Taiwan Strait for SEVENTH time under Biden. rt.com A US Navy guided missile destroyer has crossed the Taiwan Strait in the South China Sea, making it the seventh such trip by an American warship this year, and prompting China to accuse the US of trying provoke its military. | The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed northwards through the strait on Wednesday, the US Navy said in a statement. The maneuver was confirmed by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday, with officials saying the military used joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tools to monitor movements at sea and in the air around Taiwan, accordin…

Staff (2021-07-29). Priest gagged for saying Canada residential-school victims lied about abuse for 'extra money' & joke about SHOOTING church vandals. rt.com A Catholic priest has been barred from speaking publicly by a Canadian archdiocese, after accusing residential-school survivors of lying about sexual abuse to get more money, and of speaking about wanting to shoot church vandals. | The inflammatory statements, made over a number of weeks by Father Rhéal Forest at St. Emile Roman Catholic Church in Winnipeg, were even shared on the church's Facebook page, but have since been taken down. | During a mass on July 10, Forest said the survivors lied about being sexually abused in a ploy to receive more money in the settlement process with the federal governme…

Daniela Jimenez (2021-07-29). Duque Expels German Journalist Covering Protests in Colombia—Target of Paramilitary Violence. orinocotribune.com Rebecca Linda Marlene Sprà∂sser, a German doing journalist work who reported from the frontlines in Cali, Colombia, during the national strike and demonstrations, will return to her native country in the next few hours after an expulsion order issued by Colombian migration officials. The decision of Ivan Duque's government has been harshly criticized on social media networks. Through her social media account on Instagram and Facebook, the journalist had reported on the details of widespread demonstrations by the anti-government movement, now entering their fourth month despite brutal police repression and do…

ecns.cn (2021-07-29). Any form of U.S. military contact with China's Taiwan opposed. ecns.cn A State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson on Thursday voiced firm opposition to any form of military contact between the United States and China's Taiwan region.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Tiktok vows to strengthen data security. ecns.cn As part of efforts to strengthen its global data security, the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has opened its first regional Fusion Centre in Dublin, Ireland, to detect and respond to critical incidents in real-time.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). China-U.S. relationship at 'new critical juncture': new Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn China's new Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang on Wednesday said the China-U.S. relationship "has once again come to a new critical juncture, facing not only many difficulties and challenges but also great opportunities and potentials."

Center For Biological Diversity (2021-07-29). UNESCO Urges End to Border Wall Threatening World Heritage Site, Wildlife in Mexico. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-07-29). 'We're proud Jews': Ben & Jerry's co-founders say there's nothing 'anti-Semitic' about ice cream embargo of Israeli settlements. rt.com Ben & Jerry's co-founders have pushed back against claims of anti-Semitism following the company's decision to stop offering its ice cream products in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, noting that they themselves are Jews. | Writing in the New York Times, Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield said they were "proud Jews" who view Israel's occupation of the West Bank as a barrier to peace. | "It's possible to support Israel and oppose some of its policies, just as we've opposed policies of the US government. As such, we unequivocally support the decision of the company to end business in the occupied territ…

Pablo Navarrete (2021-07-29). Taking action for Palestine. thecanary.co
| Video transcript | What kind of democracy do we live in when 1 million people go out to oppose a war, and they still go and kill innocent civilians? Enough…

Staff (2021-07-29). Cuba no está sola a pesar de la política genocida de los vecinos del norte, afirman cubanos residentes en el exterior. cubadebate.cu Los cubanos, pueblo noble, culto y valiente, llamamos a la Paz, siendo consecuentes con nuestros orígenes. Sólo corresponderá a sus ciudadanos dilucidar y resolver los problemas de la Nación, en un clima de armonía y libertad, de dignidad y justicia, de trabajo y creación, inclusivo y participativo, al que todos podemos contribuir con respeto y compromiso con el futuro.

_____ (2021-07-29). A Direct Pathway to Cementing DACA Rights Is Through Legislation. commondreams.org "For years now, the FTC has failed the public by abandoning their power and authority to address these dangerous surveillance and data practices."

sputniknews (2021-07-29). US Jobless Hits 400,000 Mark Second Week in Row Amid COVID-19 Challenges – Labor Dept. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – US jobless claims stood at 400,000 and above for a second week in a row, according to Labor Department data on Thursday that suggested a continued challenge for the labor market recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Staff (2021-07-29). Israel to offer Covid booster shot for over-60s, PM Bennett says amid vaccine efficacy worries. rt.com Israel is set to roll out a scheme to give a third Covid jab to people aged over 60, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced, in a bid to increase protection amid fears vaccine efficacy diminishes over time. | The Health Ministry

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). UNICEF, Sinovac agree to supply more COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries. ecns.cn The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has recently signed an agreement with the Chinese firm Sinovac to supply developing countries with more COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX mechanism.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). COVAX begins offering Sinovac jabs from Aug. ecns.cn The COVAX vaccine equity scheme is on course to begin deliveries in the developing world of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinovac from August.

ecns.cn (2021-07-28). Inhaled vaccine shows signs of promise. ecns.cn A two-dose inhaled COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese researchers appears to be safe and capable of eliciting strong immune responses comparable to those of its one-dose injected counterpart.

teleSUR, lfl, SH (2021-07-29). Más de la mitad de los mexicanos confían en el presidente AMLO. telesurtv.net El secretario de la Función Pública de México informó que desde 2019, la confianza en el presidente se ha incrementado de un 25 a 51 por ciento.

teleSUR, him, JL (2021-07-29). Declaran emergencia ante intentos de desestabilización en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Huarachi declaró la emergencia ante el nulo reconocimiento de la oposición boliviana del dictamen pericial sobre el proceso electoral de 2019.

sputniknews (2021-07-29). Capitol Police to Arrest House Staffers, Visitors Not Wearing Masks After CDC Policy Reversal. sputniknews.com The new guidelines from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) come as the number of new coronavirus cases per day grows in the US, with the highly contagious Delta variant making up the majority of new infections.

sputniknews (2021-07-29). Pentagon's Use of Private Security Contractors Requires Better Oversight – GAO. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – The US Department of Defense using private security contractors requires better oversight to ensure they operate within international law, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report on Thursday.

sputniknews (2021-07-29). Worst Riots Since 90s: How Zuma's Arrest Divided South Africa. sputniknews.com Last week, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa claimed that the instigators of the violence which recently hit the country had been identified and that the government was "going after them".

sputniknews (2021-07-29). Biden Forgets to Name Third Reason Why He Ran for Presidency, Claims He 'Drove' 18-Wheeler Once. sputniknews.com The Democratic president is well known for his frequent gaffes, especially during off-the-cuff speeches, prompting his political rivals to raise questions about his mental capability to hold the nation's highest post.

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-29). Kremlin renews charges of NATO threat: from around border to direct contact. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO's activity near Russian borders forces Moscow to take security measures — Kremlin ==== NATO threatens Russia with war games, tanks, missiles — daily U.S. leads 15-nation military exercise in Georgia NATO's activities near border pose nuclear threat to Russia — official Georgian military bases to have NATO-standard infrastructure ==== NATO's activity near Russian borders …

lee_who_camps (2021-07-28). Abby Martin: Cuba Faces A New Surge of Attacks That Fit Perfectly with The history of US Regime Change Operations. soundcloud.com

Fight Back (2021-07-28). Chicago protests Philippines President Duterte. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – About 100 people rallied in front of the Philippines Consulate to say, "Enough is enough!" to demand an end to the war against the Filipino people by the government of the Philippines. President Duterte has especially targeted the indigenous Lumad people of the island of Mindanao. In a recent atrocity, the Armed Forces of the Philippines tortured and killed three Lumad youth, including a 12-year-old. | Speakers included Don Villar, a leader in the Communication Workers of American and today the secretary-treasurer of the Chicago Federation of Labor. Villar is the child of Filipino immigrants and rec…

_____ (2021-07-28). Farmer Co-Ops Are Giving Latinx Communities Room To Grow. popularresistance.org On Sundays, Edith Alas Ortega travels 20 minutes from her home to a farm field in Henderson County, North Carolina, and takes a deep breath. "There's a mental and physical healing that happens out here," she said in Spanish. Ortega is one of five members of Tierra Fértil Coop—"fertile ground" in English—an agricultural, worker-owned cooperative for and by Latinx immigrants. The group—three Salvadoran and three Mexican immigrants—meet every week on their one-acre parcel in Hendersonville that provides vegetables for the families involved as well as enough for resale, with a focus on cultura…

Staff (2021-07-28). Arreaza: UNHCR Using Athlete Eldric Sella Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On July 27, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza decried that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is politically using Venezuelan athlete Eldric Sella against Venezuela. | The diplomat made reference to an UNHCR publication that claims that the "UNHCR is looking for a country that could receive Venezuelan boxer Eldric Sella." According to the statement of the UN agency, "Venezuelan Olympic boxer Eldric Sella, who is part of the Olympic Refugee Team (EOR) in Tokyo 2020, will not be able to return to Trinidad and Tobago. The immigration authorities of that Caribbean island n…

Staff (2021-07-28). Ecuador revokes Julian Assange's citizenship. en.mehrnews.com Ecuador's justice system formally notified WikiLeaks founder his naturalisation had been nullified after Ecuadorian authorities said the supporting letter had multiple inconsistencies.

Staff (2021-07-28). As Millions Face a Wave of Evictions, A Look At Marx's Theory of Rent. soundcloud.com Today we continue a series of discussions about the basics of Marxism — a method for understanding and changing the world used by many of the great revolutionaries of modern history. Brian and Prof. Wolff discuss rent, evictions and social programs under capitalism. With the CDC's eviction moratorium set to expire, millions are now facing …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-07-28). China concerned on foreign terrorist presence in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com China has expressed its deep concern about the presence of terrorist groups alongside Taliban in Afghanistan.

Staff (2021-07-28). 2 Colorado officers arrested after bodycam footage shows unarmed trespassing suspect CHOKED & PISTOL WHIPPED. rt.com Two police officers in Colorado have been arrested and charged after beating a suspect bloody during a trespassing call, one seen pistol whipping him over a dozen times, with the local police chief calling their acts "criminal." | The officers, John Haubert and Francine Martinez of the Aurora Police Department, were arrested on Tuesday for a litany of offenses over a July 23 encounter with suspected trespassers, the city government

lee_who_camps (2021-07-28). UNMANNED: America's Drone Wars [Full Movie]. youtube.com

krish-rad_ind (2021-07-28). Amazon Caught in Brazen Lie Over Exploitative Practices. currentaffairs.org

krish-rad_ind (2021-07-28). Who Actually Gets To Create Black Pop Culture? currentaffairs.org

lee_who_camps (2021-07-28). Studies Say The World's Soil Will Be Tapped Out in 60 Years — But Here's The Answer. portable.tv

Staff (2021-07-28). Exclusive: Haitians Reject Calls For US Military Intervention. mintpressnews.com Two weeks after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse, the specter of U.S. military intervention looms large over the island nation. While the Biden administration has rebuffed a request for intervention made by Claude Joseph — a longtime NED asset whom Washington briefly backed as prime minister in the immediate aftermath of the killing …

lee_who_camps (2021-07-28). Common Censored Podcast: Daniel Hale & Jessica Reznicek Both Find Themselves in The Crosshairs of Empire for Doing What's Right. commoncensored.libsyn.com

Staff (2021-07-28). Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon Day 6: Borders of occupied Palestine, Khiam prison and Mleeta resistance landmark. samidoun.net The sixth day of the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun delegation to Lebanon, began with a trip to Maroun al-Ras, on the border with occupied Palestine. The delegation traveled with members of the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, an international campaign founded in 2013 headquartered in Lebanon to defend and promote Palestinian refugees' inalienable right to return to their homeland. Samidoun, member organizations and allied groups, including Collectif Palestine Vaincra and Alkarama Palestinian Women's Mobilization, have participated widely in many campaigns and actions of the Global Campaign over th…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-28). 12 Killed In Large ISIS Attack On Syrian Army Posts In Deir Ezzor. southfront.org Illustrative image | Early on July 28, ISIS cells launched a large-scale attack on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies in the western Deir Ezzor countryside. | The attack targeted posts located near al-Kuratah oil station, in Jabal al Bishri and along Deir Ezzor's administrative border with Raqqa. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, heavy clashes broke out between ISIS terrorists and Syrian troops. Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces targeted the terrorists with a number of airstrikes. | "The…

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2021-07-28: News Headlines

Latino Rebels (2021-07-28). #ICYMI: The Powerful January 6 Testimony by a Dominican Immigrant Who Served in Iraq and Is Now a U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant. latinorebels.com "As a child in the Dominican Republic, I looked up to the United States as a land of opportunity and a place to better myself."

_____ (2021-07-28). Farmer Co-Ops Are Giving Latinx Communities Room To Grow. popularresistance.org On Sundays, Edith Alas Ortega travels 20 minutes from her home to a farm field in Henderson County, North Carolina, and takes a deep breath. "There's a mental and physical healing that happens out here," she said in Spanish. Ortega is one of five members of Tierra Fértil Coop—"fertile ground" in English—an agricultural, worker-owned cooperative for and by Latinx immigrants. The group—three Salvadoran and three Mexican immigrants—meet every week on their one-acre parcel in Hendersonville that provides vegetables for the families involved as well as enough for resale, with a focus on cultura…

Staff (2021-07-28). Arreaza: UNHCR Using Athlete Eldric Sella Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On July 27, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza decried that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is politically using Venezuelan athlete Eldric Sella against Venezuela. | The diplomat made reference to an UNHCR publication that claims that the "UNHCR is looking for a country that could receive Venezuelan boxer Eldric Sella." According to the statement of the UN agency, "Venezuelan Olympic boxer Eldric Sella, who is part of the Olympic Refugee Team (EOR) in Tokyo 2020, will not be able to return to Trinidad and Tobago. The immigration authorities of that Caribbean island n…

Staff (2021-07-28). Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon Day 6: Borders of occupied Palestine, Khiam prison and Mleeta resistance landmark. samidoun.net The sixth day of the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun delegation to Lebanon, began with a trip to Maroun al-Ras, on the border with occupied Palestine. The delegation traveled with members of the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, an international campaign founded in 2013 headquartered in Lebanon to defend and promote Palestinian refugees' inalienable right to return to their homeland. Samidoun, member organizations and allied groups, including Collectif Palestine Vaincra and Alkarama Palestinian Women's Mobilization, have participated widely in many campaigns and actions of the Global Campaign over th…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-28). 12 Killed In Large ISIS Attack On Syrian Army Posts In Deir Ezzor. southfront.org Illustrative image | Early on July 28, ISIS cells launched a large-scale attack on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies in the western Deir Ezzor countryside. | The attack targeted posts located near al-Kuratah oil station, in Jabal al Bishri and along Deir Ezzor's administrative border with Raqqa. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, heavy clashes broke out between ISIS terrorists and Syrian troops. Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces targeted the terrorists with a number of airstrikes. | "The…

_____ (2021-07-28). As Delta Wreaks Havoc, Biden Faces Growing Pressure to Force Big Pharma to Share Vaccine Recipes. commondreams.org "With each passing day, the Biden administration is trampling on its professed commitment to science-based policymaking and a humane immigration system."

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-07-28). After Devastating DACA Ruling, Dreamers Vow to Push for Legalization. zcomm.org "We're done waiting," she said. "We're done having to take a back seat. We're done playing nice."

Anonymous103 (2021-07-28). U.S. Violates Venezuelan Airspace As Part Of Pressure Campaign Against Maduro. southfront.org Illustrative imageWashington has not fully given up attempts to remove Maduro from power. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | According to the Venezuelan Defense Ministry, an American military plane entered Venezuelan airspace on July 22. A statement released on July 23 denounced the violation of Venezuela's airspace, an act described as a "flagrant provocation." According to the Minister of Defense, the aerial intrusion took place in Venezuela's northwest near the Colombian border for three mi…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-28). Russia Delivers Free Military Equipment To Tajikistan For Border Control. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The surge in terrorist activity in Afghanistan against the background of the hasty withdrawal of foreign troops from the country and the rapid degradation of the situation require the adoption of appropriate measures. | These measures are already underway, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu."Today, joint work to neutralize threats from the territory of neighboring Afghanistan comes to the fore. The hasty withdrawal of foreign troops from there provoked a rapid degradation of th…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-28). Armenia Loses Two Soldiers, More Injured In Renewed Localized Clashes With Azerbaijan. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 28, at about 3: 40 am local time, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attacked Armenian positions located in the north-eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. | Localized clashes broke out, continued for a few hours. | According to preliminary information, there are losses on both sides as a result of the fighting. | The Armenian Ministry of Defense claimed that as a result of the hostilities that began after the aggression of the Azerbaijani armed for…

teleSUR (2021-07-27). Haiti: President Moise's Head of Security Arrested. telesurenglish.net Haiti's National Police on Monday confirmed that Jean Laguel Civil, the head of security for late President Jovenel Moise, was arrested. | RELATED: | He is charged with murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery. Once a warrant was issued for his arrest, Laguel Civil was detained and transferred to a penitentiary in Delmas near Port-au-Prince. | A few days ago, prosecutor Me Bed-Ford Claude asked the immigration…

Michelle Chen (2021-07-27). You Can Work but Not Stay. progressive.org Immigrant rights activists are trying to convince elected officials that workers are essential enough to be given a path to citizenship.

Staff (2021-07-27). UNVACCINATED diners only: California restaurant says it's having fun watching 'heads explode' over mandatory no-vax policy. rt.com A California restaurant has refused to back down after being bombarded with negative press and customer reviews for posting a sign demanding that all diners provide proof that they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. | With vaccination status increasingly becoming a prerequisite to participate in many ordinary activities, one Huntington Beach eatery has decided to take a slightly different approach to granting privileges based on personal medical decisions. | On its storefront window, Basilico's Pasta e Vino taped a sign reading: "PROOF OF BEING UNVACCINATED REQUIRED. We have zero tolerance for treasono…

Staff (2021-07-27). Biden says US 'combat mission' in Iraq will be over by year's end, but won't say how many troops to remain deployed. rt.com President Joe Biden said the US combat mission in Iraq will end this December, when Washington's role will shift to training local forces, but declined to say what will come of the 2,500 American troops still in the country | Speaking during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday, Biden

Staff (2021-07-27). Snowden skewers Big Tech, 'amoral' capital firms for enabling 'Insecurity Industry' & calls for urgent action before it's too late. rt.com Warning that companies that claim to protect national security are the "greatest danger" to it, Edward Snowden has urged the dismantling of this 'Insecurity Industry' by banning trade in intrusive software and penalizing enablers. | In a searing

Staff (2021-07-27). Intelligence forces arrest Mossad terrorist network in W Iran. en.mehrnews.com Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced on Tuesday that a network of the members of the Zionist regime's Spy Organization (Mossad) was arrested on the western border of the country.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). Delta variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases known, U.S. CDC director says. ecns.cn "The delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). U.S. rocked by more than 900 shooting incidents last week: media. ecns.cn More than 900 shooting incidents took place across the United States last week, according to ABC News.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). Americans' optimism about country's direction drops nearly 20 points: poll. ecns.cn Americans' optimism about the direction of the country has dropped nearly 20 points, according to the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). Comicomment: U.S. 'cannot fool all the people all the time' over Fort Detrick. ecns.cn You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

teleSUR (2021-07-27). South and North Korea Restore Their Emergency Hotline. telesurenglish.net South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) restored their cross-border communication lines that had been severed for over a year, the South Korean presidential Blue House said Tuesday. | RELATED: | The Blue House said in a statement that the two Koreas decided to resume their direct communication hotlines as of 10: 00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) Tuesday. All of the inter-Korean communication…

Staff (2021-07-27). US drone whistleblower Daniel Hale sentenced to 45 months in prison. rt.com Daniel Hale, a former US Air Force intelligence analyst who leaked information about civilian deaths caused by drone strikes overseas, has been sentenced to almost four years in prison under the Espionage Act. | US District Judge Liam O'Grady passed the sentence on Tuesday in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, saying that the 45-month sentence was needed as a deterrent to others from disclosing government secrets. O'Grady told Hale he had other options than to share classified documents with a reporter. | Whistleblower Daniel Hale faces sentencing today for revealing the widespread murder of civilians by…

Maureen Skehan (2021-07-27). 'Justice for Haiti! Let revolutionary Cuba live!'. workers.org Boston A multinational, multigenerational, pro-socialist crowd, including Indigenous, Black, Latinx, immigrant rights, peace and justice, union, faith-based, youth, veterans, LGBTQ2S+ and disability rights organizers, converged at Park Street Station, Boston, July 24, for a militant and unified "People's Speak Out and Rally" to demand "No U$ Intervention in Haiti, Reparations . . . |

_____ (2021-07-27). 'Vile': Biden DHS to Turn Away Migrant Families Under 'Expedited Removal' Policy. commondreams.org Three decades after the Soviet empire headed for the exit, is it possible that the far more powerful American one is ever so chaotically heading in the same direction?

Titleliving on a Newly Unrecognizable Planet (2021-07-27). Living on a Newly Unrecognizable Planet. commondreams.org "This administration continues to seek efficiency over safety and due process for migrant families."

Staff (2021-07-27). Headlines for July 27, 2021. democracynow.org California & New York City to Require Workers to Get Vaccine or Weekly Tests, CDC: Florida Accounts for One in Five of All U.S. COVID Cases, Study: Lifting of Eviction Moratoriums Resulted in Over 10,000 COVID Deaths, Tokyo Reports Record Number of COVID Cases as It Hosts Olympics, Protesters Denounce "Coup" as Tunisian President Expands Power Grab, U.S. Troops to Remain in Iraq, But Biden Says "Combat Mission" Is Ending, 57 Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Libya, Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza Assault, Lebanese Billionaire Tapped to Be Next Prime Minister, U.S. Sends Over 2 Doze…

Pablo Manríquez (2021-07-27). Kaine Cites 2005 Precedent for Including Immigration Pathway to Citizenship in Budget Reconciliation. latinorebels.com "There's a 2005 reconciliation bill that had a significant immigration component to it that included changing status," Kaine (D-VA) told Latino Rebels on Monday afternoon in the Senate tunnels.

Staff (2021-07-27). By acknowledging America can't stop the pipeline, Biden's Nord Stream 2 deal seals the end of the Washington-centric world order. rt.com The new agreement between the US and Germany was supposed to show the West was united behind American leadership across the globe. Instead, the deal lays bare the emerging fault lines in a rapidly changing multi-polar world. | Clothed in the usual unifying language of upholding common values and confronting Russia, the pact was published last week to great fanfare and harsh criticism at the same time. The US agreed to give its "permission" for the gas pipeline, in exchange for concessions from Germany. Berlin has committed to a one-off payment of $175 million to fund Ukraine's transition to greener energy, and…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-27). South And North Korea Restore Hotline As Pyongyang Fails Five-Year Economic Plan. southfront.org The Truce village in the DMZ between the South and North | South and North Korea have restored cross-border communications, just shy over a year after they severed them. | The two countries said that the move was an attempt to rebuild trust. | The decision was announced in statements by South Korea's presidential Blue House and KCNA, the North's state media agency. | KCNA said all inter-Korean communication channels were reopened, in line with an agreement between Seoul and Pyongyang's leadership. | The Blue House said…

sputniknews (2021-07-27). Iran's Intelligence Ministry Says It Has Shattered Mossad Sleeper Cell Plotting Mass Unrest. sputniknews.com Iran and Israel have no relations to speak of, and have waged a decades-long covert war involving cyberattacks, sabotage strikes against one another's commercial shipping, the assassination of nearly a dozen Iranian nuclear scientists by Israeli agents, and more.

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-27). Tajik president, Chinese defense minister discuss Afghan situation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tajik president discusses Afghanistan with Chinese defense minister DUSHANBE — Tajik President Emomali Rahmon discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Dushanbe on Tuesday, the Tajik presidential press service said. "The Tajik leader spoke with alarm about the critical development of the situation in this neighboring country, including districts bordering …

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-27). Following Karabakh model, Ankara-Baku-Islamabad axis eyes Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey holds discussion with Azerbaijan to assume security of Kabul airport, Mustafa Shentop says "The wave of migration is growing against the background of the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan," said the speaker of Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Shentop at the first trilateral meeting of Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Pakistani speakers held in Milli Majlis, APA …

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