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2021-08-04: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2021-08-04). U.S. habitually ignores adverse int'l rulings: media. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden's administration, which has lectured China about respecting a so-called arbitral tribunal ruling on the South China Sea, is in itself a breacher of the international rule of law.

Richard D. Wolff (2021-08-04). Global capitalism: The challenge of China. canadiandimension.com According to University of Massachusetts professor Richard Wolff, China's rise is unmistakable and one of the most important developments in recent economic history. Photo from iStock. | In this month's lecture for

Joshua Hanks (2021-08-04). China reforms take on Big Tech. workers.org Over the past several months, the Western media have grown increasingly alarmed over reforms in China that significantly rein in private capital and strengthen the public sector. These reforms primarily target the tech industry, which has grown tremendously in size and power over recent decades. Western capitalist countries also grapple . . . |

WSWS (2021-08-04). China fights to contain outbreak of COVID-19 delta variant. wsws.org The contrast between the response of Chinese authorities and the "herd immunity" policies of the imperialist governments of North America and Europe is staggering.

Dave DeCamp (2021-08-04). Kamala Harris to Work Against China in Southeast Asia Tour. news.antiwar.com Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Vietnam and Singapore this month, as the US is increasing focus on boosting partnerships in Southeast Asia as part of its strategy against China. "We do not want to see any country dominate that region or take advantage of the power situation to compromise the sovereignty of others," the White H…

Peter Koenig (2021-08-04). China's Post-Pandemic Growth: Reaching Out and Developing Internal Markets and Well-being. dissidentvoice.org "Post-Pandemic" for many countries, especially western countries, is a dream. The west will have to wake up fast, if it doesn't want to fall prey to a destructive plan of chaos, unemployment, bankruptcies, and, yes, famine — shifting of capital from the bottom and the middle to the top — and leaving misery at the …

Finian Cunningham (2021-08-03). U.S. Politicizing Covid Pandemic to Incriminate China Is Self-Defeating. dissidentvoice.org The United States is losing the ability for rational political debate and respect for science. Politicians, media and public discourse have been infected by lies, conspiracies, racial stereotyping of nations like China, and rampant hostility. The World Health Organization seems to have succumbed to U.S. pressure to falsely incriminate China over the Covid-19 global pandemic. …

Sara Flounders (2021-08-03). The COVID challenge ‚àí cooperation or competition. workers.org President Joe Biden's May 25 announcement, calling on U.S. intelligence agencies to launch an inquiry into the charge of a lab leak in Wuhan, China, is an aggressive act that disrupts cooperative work to contain the virus. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Md is being . . . |

_____ (2021-08-03). The Eradication Of Extreme Poverty In China. popularresistance.org On 25 February 2021, the Chinese government announced that extreme poverty had been abolished in China, a country of 1.4 billion people. This historic victory is a culmination of a seven-decade-long process that began with the Chinese Revolution of 1949. The early decades of socialist construction laid the foundation that was deepened during the reform and opening-up period. During this time, 850 million Chinese people were lifted and lifted themselves out of poverty; that is to say, 70 percent of the world's total poverty reduction took place in China. In the most recent 'targeted' phase that began in 2013, the…

_____ (2021-08-03). Money, Threats, And Military Power. strategic-culture.org Top military brass demand more and more funding without any real improvements in our armed forces' fighting power. | By Douglas MACGREGOR | If Americans pause to listen to the nation's four star generals and admirals testify on the Hill or speak in public, it sounds as though the senior military leaders are asking for a fight with China, Russia, Iran, and any number of countries in Africa, the Near East, or Latin America. But that's not actually the case. | America's senior military leaders are really just asking for more money. They know that big defense budgets channel defense dollars to campaign donors, con…

Emilio Godoy (2021-08-03). China se pelea con los estándares socioambientales en América Latina. globalizacion.ca En el sudeste de México, el Parque Fotovoltaico Yucatán Solar, de la empresa china Jinko Solar, está detenido desde 2020 por falta de una apropiada consulta indígena, después que pobladores afectados interpusieron un amparo contra el proyecto. En febrero de…

Mike Walter (2021-08-03). The Heat: U.S. bars investments in 59 Chinese companies. america.cgtn.com Washington bars U.S. investment in dozens of Chinese companies. Beijing says it opposes the U.S. politicizing economic and trade issues. We'll discuss what this means for China-U.S. relations.

Giuli Alvarenga (2021-08-03). Immigrant Detention in Louisiana Is Just Next Chapter of State's Prison Culture. latinorebels.com Louisiana has a long history of being the world's prison capital. This one U.S. southern state once surpassed entire countries with the number of prisons they host. Yes, Louisiana has more prisons than countries like Iran, China, and Germany, to just name a few. For example, one of Louisiana's notorious prisons —Angola State Prison— was …

_____ (2021-08-03). The U.S. Will Continue to Confront China and the Chances of Explosion Are Rising. strategic-culture.org U.S. provocations in the East are likely to continue and only Beijing knows how much more it will take before there is an explosion. | In July there were senior representatives of the Washington Administration bouncing about the globe like a bunch of ping-pong balls, lecturing in one place, suborning in another and announcing everywhere that the U.S. wants a "Rules-Based International Order", as Secretary of State Blinken Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was one of the bou…

_____ (2021-08-03). VIDEO: The US Will Continue to Confront China and the Chances of Explosion Are Rising. strategic-culture.org Why is there an ever growing tension between Beijing and Washington? As they say, presidents change but U.S. foreign policy remains the same. Watch the video and read more in

Anonymous103 (2021-08-03). US Hopes To Turn Philippines Into Military Outpost Aimed Against China. southfront.org Illustrative ImagePhilippines renews the VFA with the U.S. but wants balanced relations with China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. | On July 29, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte decided to cancel his plans to end the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) — an important defense treaty with the United States. He said that the legal conditions for the temporary U.S. military presence in the Philippines has existed since 1998, on which the two sides conducted joint exercises on l…

Slomski A. (2021-08-03). Simple Intervention Motivates Expectant Fathers to Quit Smoking. jamanetwork.com Fathers-to-be who used cigarettes were nearly twice as likely to quit after receiving brief advice on the dangers of secondhand smoking along with a sample of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and a referral to cessation services, according to trial results in JAMA Internal Medicine. The multisite study took place in Hong Kong, where nearly 30% of men with newborns smoke.

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2021-08-03: News Headlines

Staff (2021-08-02). Headlines for August 2, 2021. democracynow.org Millions Could Face Eviction as Congress Fails to Extend Moratorium, "Things Are Going to Get Worse": Fauci Warns Nation as COVID Cases Surge, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan Battle Delta Variant, Eight Die in Southwestern Turkey as 100 Wildfires Burn, Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Displaced By Mass Flooding in Bangladesh, U.S.: 91 Large Wildfires Burn in Western States, Trump to DOJ: "Just Say the Election was Corrupt + Leave the Rest to Me", Rep. McCarthy: "It Will Be Hard Not to Hit" Pelosi With Gavel, Taliban Launches Attacks on Three Afghan Provincial Capitals, Iran Denies Responsibility For Attack on Isra…

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-02). German warship to join NATO allies in the South China Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The German frigate will arrive in the South China Sea shortly after a visit by Britain's Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and its strike group, which includes an American guided-missile destroyer and a Dutch frigate — both recently in the Black Sea for anti-Russian war games there. Let's see if we can connect the dots. German …

Lipton Matthews (2021-08-02). Russia and China: Geopolitical Rivals and Competitors in Africa. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Building a peace-loving world-class military. ecns.cn When extremely heavy rainstorms devastated central China in July, it was hard not to notice the troops of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on dams, reservoirs and riverbanks — the most dangerous areas in the battle against floods.

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Cooperating to trace COVID-19 origins shared responsibilities for countries: Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn "Cooperating on tracing the origins of the virus is everyone's responsibility," and such research should be conducted worldwide, China's Ambassador to Italy Li Junhua has written.

WSWS (2021-08-02). Russia conducts military drills in Central Asia and China as US completes troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. wsws.org As talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government have stalled and amid preparations for military drills, both Moscow and Beijing welcomed Taliban delegations in July.

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). China's domestic vaccines still effective against Delta variant: newspaper. ecns.cn The vaccine doses currently being administered across China continue to demonstrate good preventive and protective effects against the COVID-19 Delta variant, China Daily reported Monday.

Dana Sanchez (2021-08-02). The Most Influential Trader In Crypto, Sam Trabucco, Works With FTX Exchange: Some See Manipulation. moguldom.com Crypto market participants suggest that Hong Kong-based trading brokerage Alameda Research and its trading partner, crypto exchange FTX, are using insider information to trade digital assets — something that is punishable by fines and incarceration in regulated financial markets. Alameda — considered one of the top firms of its kind in the world — and FTX, a …

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Swiss scientist says Chinese lab leak theory political in nature. ecns.cn The accusation that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is "more political in nature," Didier Pittet, a leading infectious diseases expert at Geneva University Hospitals, has said.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-08-02). Imperial, HKU and Peking University announce chemistry research collaboration. imperial.ac.uk Three leading institutions in London, Hong Kong and Beijing will drive research and innovation in synthetic chemistry and chemical biology.

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2021-08-02: News Headlines

Lipton Matthews (2021-08-02). Russia and China: Geopolitical Rivals and Competitors in Africa. globalresearch.ca

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-08-02). US Hopes to Turn Philippines into Military Outpost Aimed Against China. asia-pacificresearch.com

Editor2 (2021-08-01). Cuba, the Invincible Revolution. orinocotribune.com By Sam Marcy — Jul 28, 2021 | The following article by Sam Marcy, a leading Marxist thinker and fighter of the second half of the 20th century, was originally published on Sept. 30, 1993, during an earlier imperialist offensive against socialist Cuba. | Of the great revolutions of the 20th century, including those of the USSR and China, the Cuban Revolution has been subjected to the most onerous siege of all. | It is true that in the early days after the victory of the October Revolution, the Soviet Union was encircled and invaded in a siege unparalleled in all previous modern history. But soon it did have t…

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). Coca-Cola, Visa Reps refuse to condemn China's so-called 'genocide' of Uyghur people: media. ecns.cn Representatives from several major companies declined to denounce the so-called "genocide" of the Uyghur people in China when directly asked by U.S. Republican senators Tom Cotton, a report by FOX Business Network (FBN) has said.

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). 'Lab-leak' theory used to divert attention, says U.S. scholar. ecns.cn The U.S. lab-leak theory is a distraction from the country's history of far worse leaks, Mario Cavolo, a senior fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, one of China's top independent think tanks, said in his article titled "West still barking up the conspiracy tree."

Peter Koenig (2021-08-01). China's Post-Pandemic Economic Growth: Reaching Out and Developing Internal Markets and Well-being. globalresearch.ca "Post-Pandemic" for …

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). Domestic vaccines can offer Delta protection. ecns.cn Amid rising concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant's spread in China, virus experts and vaccine developers reaffirmed that domestic vaccines can provide protection against the highly transmissible strain.

Moderator (2021-08-01). Is Our Failed Empire Heading for the Exit? scheerpost.com U.S. Army] By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch It was all so long ago, in a world seemingly without challengers. Do you even remember when we Americans lived on a planet with a recumbent Russia, a barely rising China, and no obvious foes except what later came to be known as an " axis of evil," three countries then incapable of endangering this one? Oh, and, as it turned out, a rich young Saudi former… |

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2021-08-01: News Headlines

Peter Koenig (2021-08-01). China's Post-Pandemic Economic Growth: Reaching Out and Developing Internal Markets and Well-being. globalresearch.ca "Post-Pandemic" for …

Staff (2021-07-31). A 'New Cold War' has already started, but Russia & China are winning against a 'weakening' West, says former Kremlin adviser. rt.com The Soviet Union might have lost the first Cold War, but Russia is ahead in the rematch with the US and, this time, has every chance of coming out on top. That's according to one well-known Moscow scholar, Sergey Karaganov. | Speaking to Russian newspaper Argumenty I Fakty, the academic argued that Moscow is now much stronger than it was during the late Soviet period, and the West has weakened in that time. | Karaganov has been one of Russia's top foreign-policy theorists for decades, and has also advised President Vladimir Putin in the past. He is currently the head of the World Economy and International Affa…

ecns.cn (2021-07-31). Biggest threat to Western democracy comes from within, not China: U.S. media. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2021-07-31). WHO tracing COVID-19 in China for 2nd time contradicts 1st report. ecns.cn There is a huge amount of data to support the natural origin of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, said David Hayman, professor of infectious disease ecology at Massey University in New Zealand.

_____ (2021-07-31). Slamming China Won't Save Fossil Capitalism From Itself. strategic-culture.org By Byeve OTTENBERG | Only the mentally impaired now doubt the reality of climate change. Only the ideologically blind question that human burning of fossil fuels has caused it. In just a few weeks, we had once-in-millennium floods in Germany and Belgium, a once-in-a-millennium heat wave in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. Fires. Melting Arctic ice and permafrost. Mudslides in India. Floods in the New York City subway. Record floods in China, with a year's worth of rain falling in a single day in Zhengzhou. | The planet is burning and the arsonists are in charge, as one environmentalist once observed. S…

_____ (2021-07-31). U.S. Fears of China Nuclear Expansion… Déjà Vu of Soviet Missile Gap Hype. strategic-culture.org China is providing the equivalent scaremongering of the Soviet "missile gap" in order to sustain America's militarist-dependent capitalist economy. | Media reports from the U.S. this week — regurgitated by the European press — highlighted concerns that China is embarking on a massive scale-up of underground silos for launching nuclear weapons. | Hundreds of silos are alleged to be under construction in the western regions of Xinjiang and Gansu, according to U.S. media reports citing commercial satellite data. American military officials and State Department diplomats are quoted as saying they are "de…

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2021-07-31: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2021-07-31). 'Lab-leak' theory used to divert attention, says U.S. scholar. ecns.cn The U.S. lab-leak theory is a distraction from the country's history of far worse leaks, Mario Cavolo, a senior fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, one of China's top independent think tanks, said in his article titled "West still barking up the conspiracy tree."

ecns.cn (2021-07-31). Biggest threat to Western democracy comes from within, not China: U.S. media. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2021-07-31). Domestic vaccines can offer Delta protection. ecns.cn Amid rising concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant's spread in China, virus experts and vaccine developers reaffirmed that domestic vaccines can provide protection against the highly transmissible strain.

Editor2 (2021-07-30). 'You're Counting it Wrong': Readers Blast New York Times for Putting US at top of Olympic Medal Rankings. orinocotribune.com The New York Times claims the US is leading in the Tokyo Olympics, deliberately using the total medals won as its methodology. Numerous readers quickly pointed out that gold medals matter more, both officially and traditionally. | On the fifth day of the 2020 Olympics, the US paper of record showed a chart captioned "here's where the medal count stands now," showing the US in first place with a total of 30, ahead of China with 27 and Japan with 22. | It's Day 5 of

Dongsheng News (2021-07-30). News on China | No. 61. dissidentvoice.org China is looking out for delivery workers, people hit by weather disasters, and students.

teleSUR (2021-07-30). China Upgrades Measures To Contain COVID-19 Resurgence. telesurenglish.net Nanjing, a mega-city with a population of more than 9.3 million in eastern China, has launched the third round of all-inclusive nucleic acid testing to contain the latest COVID-19 resurgence that first emerged at the Nanjing Lukou International Airport. | RELATED: | On July 20, nine airport cleaners tested positive for the virus. By Thursday, the Jiangsu Province's capital city had reported 184 locally transmitted cas…

oneworld.press (2021-07-30). Chinese President Xi Is The Pride Of The Communist Party Of China. oneworld.press Everything that President Xi has done so far has been with China's sovereign interests in mind, which in turn elevated its role in the international system and thereafter enabled it to advance its vision of creating a community of common destiny for mankind through BRI in order to restore peace, justice, and equality to International Relations.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-07-30). Blinken's Single-point Agenda in Delhi — China. asia-pacificresearch.com

Anonymous103 (2021-07-30). Mask Mandates Return For Federal Staff In U.S. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageWill lockdowns be far behind? | Written by William Stroock, observer, author of military fiction. | As this observer predicted last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) wants Americans to mask up again. The CDC recommends that people in areas with high Delta Variant infections wear masks, even if they're already vaccinated. Said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC: 'in rare occasions…

Tom Engelhardt (2021-07-30). Is the US Heading for the Exit? counterpunch.org It was all so long ago, in a world seemingly without challengers. Do you even remember when we Americans lived on a planet with a recumbent Russia, a barely rising China, and no obvious foes except what later came to be known as an "axis of evil," three countries then incapable of endangering this one?

WSWS (2021-07-30). First-hand account of the devastating flooding in Zhengzhou, China. wsws.org The official death toll grew to 99 and many remain missing from the record-setting floods in the central China metropolis…

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2021-07-30: News Headlines

Dongsheng News (2021-07-30). News on China | No. 61. dissidentvoice.org China is looking out for delivery workers, people hit by weather disasters, and students.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-07-30). Blinken's Single-point Agenda in Delhi — China. asia-pacificresearch.com

Eve Ottenberg (2021-07-30). Slamming China Won't Save Fossil Capitalism From Itself. counterpunch.org Only the mentally impaired now doubt the reality of climate change. Only the ideologically blind question that human burning of fossil fuels has caused it. In just a few weeks, we had once-in-millennium floods in Germany and Belgium, a once-in-a-millennium heat wave in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. Fires. Melting Arctic ice and permafrost. Mudslides in India. Floods in the New York City subway. Record floods in China, with a year's worth of rain falling in a single day in Zhengzhou.

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.

Brian Berletic (2021-07-29). US Fingerprints on Terrorism Aimed at China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. asia-pacificresearch.com

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…

The Socialist Program (2021-07-29). China's Foreign Policy Part 7, 2011-2021: US "Pivots to Asia" and Xi Jinping Takes the Reins. liberationnews.org During the Obama administration, US imperialism adopts the "Pivot to Asia" strategy and makes China its top target. At the same time, Xi Jinping becomes China's president and navigates China's rise.

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). 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."

Pepe Escobar (2021-07-29). The Taliban go to Tianjin. thealtworld.com China and Russia will be key to solving an ancient geopolitical riddle: how to pacify the 'graveyard of empires' | So this is the way the Regardless, after two decades of death and destruction and untold trillions of dollars, we're faced not with a bang — and not with a whimper, either — but rather with a pic of the Taliban in Tianjin, a nine-man delegation led by top political commissioner Mullah Abdul Ghani…

teleSUR (2021-07-29). India & China at Odds over Taliban, Afghanistan Peace Process. telesurenglish.net India, a close defense and development partner of Afghanistan's government, has called for an "Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled" peace process. With the withdrawal of U.S and NATO troops approaching, and the Taliban´s increasingly wider foothold on large swaths of the insurgency-ravaged country, the stakes are high for both India and China.

Anthony Cartalucci (2021-07-29). How the US is Using Terrorism to Stop China's Belt & Road Initiative in Pakistan. thealtworld.com Following a deadly April 2021 bombing targeting but missing China's ambassador to Pakistan, an attack has been carried out on a bus carrying Chinese engineers working on infrastructure projects in Pakistan. | This unfolds as the US continues to escalate tensions with China and after decades of the US providing semi-clandestine support to Baluchistan-based separatists for the expressed purpose of driving out Chinese interests from Pakistan.

teleSUR (2021-07-29). Russia and China To Hold Joint Military Exercises in August. telesurenglish.net "A total of 10,000 troops will take part in the joint maneuvers," the Russian Defense Ministry said, according to the Interfax news agency. | It added that these are the Xibu (Interaction) 2021 maneuvers, which will be held on Chinese territory and in which uniformed personnel from the Eastern Military District will take part on the Russian side. | RELATED: | The exercises will be held at the Qingtongxia ground troops range of…

teleSUR (2021-07-29). Chinese Athletes Shatter World Record in 4×200 Freestyle Relay. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, China broke world record to win women's 4x200m freestyle relay at Tokyo 2020. The Chinese team clocked seven minutes and 40.33 seconds, 1.17 faster than the previous record of 7: 41.50 held by the Australians. | RELATED: | The United States finished second in 7: 40.73, thanks to a fast 200m from six-time Olympic gold medalist Kathleen Ledecky. The Aussies took the bronze in 7: 41.29. | Yang Junxuan set an early lead for China and…

teleSUR (2021-07-29). Globalink | A Visit to Flood-Hit Village in East China's Anhui. telesurenglish.net Typhoon In-Fa has left a large swath of land inundated in its path. Follow us to a village in central China's Anhui Province to find out how local people's lives have been impacted.

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). 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.

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). 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…

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). 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.

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.

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-07-29). Julio Mayora Rewards Venezuela a Silver Medal in Weightlifting at Tokyo Olympics — Dedicates to Hugo Chávez (Videos). orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 28, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—This Wednesday, July 28, Venezuelan sportsperson Julio Rubén Mayora Pernía won a silver medal in weightlifting in the 73 kg category. This is the first medal for Venezuela at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Julio Mayora is the second Venezuelan to win a medal in weightlifting; the first was Israel Rubio in Athens 2004. | Mayora Pernía, 26, who comes from the Santa Eduviges neighborhood of Catia La Mar in La Guaira state, lifted 346 kg in total (156 kg in snatch and 190 kg in clean and jerk). The gold medal went to Shi Zhiyong of the People's Republic of China, who lifted…

Gareth Porter (2021-07-29). How Washington's Top Taiwan Specialist Embraced Separatist Party Leader and Opened New Cross-Strait Crisis. anti-empire.com Why did the top think tank Taiwan specialist ignore a longstanding U.S. policy that blocked any move by the Taiwanese leader that might have disrupted the political basis for China-Taiwan cooperation? And why did he give a free pass to the leader of Taiwan's separatist party? | An investigation into that turnabout by Richard C. Bush of the Brooking Institution reveals a previously unknown story of an Obama administration policy shift away from one of the bedrock principles that guided US policy toward Taiwan. | The historic understanding between the United States and China over the status of Taiwan initiated by P…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-29). Azerbaijan, Turkey, Pakistan axis: last year Karabakh, this year…. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Afghanistan, Kashmir, the Russian North Caucasus (Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia) and Crimea, Cyprus, Greek islands in the Aegean, perhaps someday China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. President Ilham Aliyev receives delegation led by Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly Congratulating the President on the Victory in the 44-day Patriotic War, the Speaker of the National Assembly [of Pakistan] …

WSWS (2021-07-29). Biden promotes economic nationalism and union-management collaboration at Mack-Volvo plant in Pennsylvania. wsws.org In remarks, Biden touted economic nationalism and competition against China as well as the corporate solidarity between workers and the corporation.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-07-29). Guatemala Protests Call for Resignation of President Giammattei & Corrupt AG. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun NewsAncestral authorities of the Maya Poqoman de Santa Cruz people and municipality of Chinautla demand the resignation of Consuelo Porras and President Alejandro Giammettei. July 29, 2021. Photo: Comité de Unidad Campesina (CUC) Protests and road blockades are being held on roads and highways across Guatemala to demand the resignation of neoliberal President Alejandro…

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

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.

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.

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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."

Brian Berletic (2021-07-29). US Fingerprints on Terrorism Aimed at China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. asia-pacificresearch.com

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

Tom Engelhardt (2021-07-28). Imperial Overstretch: Is the American Empire going the way of the Soviet Union? juancole.com By Tom Engelhardt | — ( Tomdispatch.com ) — It was all so long ago, in a world seemingly without challengers. Do you even remember when we Americans lived on a planet with a recumbent Russia, a barely rising China, and no obvious foes except what later came to be known as an "axis of …

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.

teleSUR (2021-07-28). US: Bill Proposes Barring Federal Funds for China's Huawei, ZTE. telesurenglish.net "Senators Tom Cotton and Mark Warner introduced the American Telecommunications Security Act to prohibit federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act from being used to purchase Chinese telecommunications equipment, including from Huawei and ZTE," the senator's office said in a press release. | RELATED: | According to the press release, the senators allege the bill is vital to U.S. national security interests. | In June 2020…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-28). Pentagon Chief Calls for Southeast Asian, Asia-Pacific Military Alliance Against China. globalresearch.ca

Anthony Cartalucci (2021-07-28). Associated Press Spreads More Fake Xinjiang News, More than Just Propaganda. thealtworld.com AP visits a detention center in Xinjiang it claims can hold up to 10,000 (based on satellite images) but admits there were no signs of torture or abuse, and that not even half of the alleged 10,000 detainee capacity was used. | AP tries to downplay the terrorism that prompted security measures in Xinjiang — terrorism AP had admitted was widespread — even global as recently as 2017 when arrests — according to a graph in its most recent article — spiked. | I break down the ongoing propaganda campaign the West continues to wield against China regarding Xinjiang and explain just how utterly danger…

Anthony Cartalucci (2021-07-28). On the Thai King's Birthday: Western Lies vs. Reality. thealtworld.com Thailand's King has been attacked by the Western media and US government-funded protesters for years. Underneath the West's lies and the attacks from their proxies is an entirely different story. | The Thai monarchy provides the Thai people unity. The nation — never once colonized by a Western empire — is now an important ally of China. The West is attacking Thailand's monarchy to divide its people and finish what Western imperialists have tried and failed to do for centuries.

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 …

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 …

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

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.

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

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

Marko Marjanoviƒá (2021-07-28). China SURRENDERS as The BRITISH ARMADA With the Striking Power of 18 Fixed-Wing Aircraft Enters Its Kill Zone. anti-empire.com HMS Queen Elizabeth, a British aircraft carrier, and its Carrier Strike Group have entered the South China Sea, a territory predominantly claimed by China, reports the UK Defence Journal. | Great Britain has sailed a carrier group into the South China Sea! Whoah! A whole carrier group! | Well it's a "carrier group" of sorts. It has a carrier that has aircraft, sort of. And escorts, sort of. | HMS Queen Elizabeth comes sailing with 18 fixed-winged aircraft, 10 of which are operated

Anonymous007 (2021-07-28). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 27, the Afghan Army reportedly cleared areas of Sai Ganj, Khaja Hakim and Maghlan near the city of Ghazni | On July 28, the Afghan Army repelled Taliban attack to Enjil district in Herat province | On July 28, clashes between the Afghan Army and Taliban continued to the west and south of Kandahar city | On July 28, Nine-member Taliban delegation visits China to talks with the Chinese government on the peace process and security issues | 189 Taliban militant…

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Anonymous007 (2021-07-28). China Building A Second Nuclear Missile Base. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | China is building a second base for nuclear missiles, according to the Federation of American Scientists. | The United States-based researchers made the discovery after analysing commercial satellite images, and said that the field — located near the city of Hami in Xinjiang province — may eventually include about 110 silos. | t.co/X1ylyhlphR | — Federation of American Scientists (@FAScientists) _____ (2021-07-27). America Vs. China: 'A Clash Of Civilizations'. popularresistance.org Hillary Clinton famously said, "'I don't want my grandchildren to live in a world dominated by the Chinese." | During his tenure, President Obama launched his "Pivot to Asia," moving 60% of US naval power to bases surrounding China, developing the Trans Pacific Partnership treaty specifically to economically isolate China, making Air-Sea Battle the official US doctrine explicitly to contain China militarily, and announcing boldly that his aim was to contain China's economic rise. | Not surprisingly, China reacted with alarm. The Cold War was long over, China's economic rise was a peaceful one, it had no aggressiv…

The Conversation (2021-07-27). Extreme heat waves in a warming world don't just break records — they shatter them. juancole.com By Scott Denning | — ( The Conversation) — Summer isn't even half over, and we've seen heat waves in the Pacific Northwest and Canada with temperatures that would be hot for Death Valley, enormous fires that have sent smoke across North America, and lethal floods of biblical proportions in Germany and China. Scientists have …

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-07-27). US Attempting to Prevent China's Technological Rise. globalresearch.ca

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.

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…

Anand Naidoo (2021-07-27). The Heat: China-U.S. relations. america.cgtn.com High-level talks between China and the United States in Tianjin. Was any progress made in relations between the two countries?

Editor (2021-07-27). China takes tough approach to tame tutoring schools. mronline.org The new set of rules aim to better monitor the education market, which has been blamed for increasingly unfair competition among students.

Gareth Porter (2021-07-27). How Washington's top Taiwan specialist embraced separatist party leader and opened new cross-Strait crisis. thegrayzone.com Known as "America's leading Taiwan hand," Richard C. Bush has helped preserve peace between Beijing and Taipei. But as Washington moved toward conflict, he suddenly shifted his position. Why did the top think tank Taiwan specialist ignore a longstanding U.S. policy that blocked any move by the Taiwanese leader that might have disrupted the political basis for China-Taiwan cooperation? And why did he give a free pass to the leader of Taiwan's separatist party? An investigation into that turnabout by …

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-27). Pentagon chief calls for Southeast Asian, Asia-Pacific military alliance against China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The following are excerpts from a speech Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's delivered in Singapore. The host country is one of ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which he mentions more than once in the address. The others are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. For over …

Staff (2021-07-27). Beijing Accuses US of Making an 'Imaginary Enemy' of China & Demands Lifting of Sanctions During High-Level Talks. orinocotribune.com Relations between Beijing and Washington are "at a standstill," said Chinese Vice Foreign Affairs Minister Xie Feng during a visit to China by the US undersecretary of state. | On Monday, July 26, Beijing accused Washington of wanting to turn China into an "imaginary enemy" to divert attention from their own domestic problems and to stifle the Asian country, reported Reuters. | "The US wants to rekindle a sense of national purpose by establishing China as an 'imaginary enemy,'" Chinese Vice Foreign Affairs Minister Xie Feng was quoted as saying on state television during the visit by US Undersecretary of State We…

WSWS (2021-07-27). Death toll rises following torrential rains and floods in China. wsws.org The record-breaking rains have highlighted the danger of climate change in China and around the world.

David Swanson (2021-07-27). From Afghanistan to Russia and China: David Swanson talks to RT International 2021 07 26. warisacrime.org

Rainer Shea (2021-07-27). US Dollar‚Ää—‚Ääand Washington's Military Primacy‚Ää—‚ÄäLurch Closer Towards Collapse. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Jul 24, 2021 | Mao, whose legacy of victorious class struggle continues to challenge U.S. imperialism as socialist China disrupts Washington's military hegemony and neo-colonialism,

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…

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.

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2021-07-27: News Headlines

David Swanson (2021-07-27). From Afghanistan to Russia and China: David Swanson talks to RT International 2021 07 26. warisacrime.org

Anonymous103 (2021-07-27). US Attempting To Prevent China's Technological Rise. southfront.org Illustrative ImageWashington's Innovation and Competition Act unlikely to halt China's engineering advancements. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. | The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill banning scientists from receiving government funding if they are also involved in any Chinese-funded project. Washington's move is part of the U.S.' overall strategy of technological confrontation with China. | In the late 2000's, China adopted the 1000 Talents Program to actively recrui…

Anthony Cartalucci (2021-07-26). Why the US is Picking a Fight with China in the South China Sea. thealtworld.com Why is the US trying to turn ordinary, long-standing maritime disputes in the South China Sea into a regional or even international crisis? | I take a look at the US-led effort to bring China's claims regarding the South China Sea to an international tribunal on the Philippines "behalf." | I also explain the long-standing US strategy of encircling and containing China, and how this outdated plan sought to turn Southeast Asian states against China. It's outdated because today, these nations all count China as their largest trade partner, major investor, and a partner in modernizing their military and building regi…

teleSUR (2021-07-26). Typhoon in-Fa Lands in East China, Second Landfall Expected. telesurenglish.net Typhoon In-Fa made landfall in east China's Zhejiang Province at noon on Sunday, packing winds of up to 38 meters per second at its center, according to the provincial flood control headquarters. | RELATED: | The typhoon — the sixth of this year — hit land in Putuo District, Zhoushan City, at approximately 12: 30 p.m. Weather authorities have forecast the typhoon will make a second landfall in coastal areas b…

Tom O'Connor (2021-07-26). China Backs Cuba in Saying US Should Apply Sanctions to Itself. anti-empire.com China has supported Cuba's argument that the United States should consider applying sanctions to itself for alleged human rights abuses before taking on other countries. | Speaking Friday at a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian asserted that his country "firmly supports the efforts of the Cuban government and people to maintain social stability" as President The latest measures, unveiled Thursd…

WSWS (2021-07-26). UK-led Carrier Strike Group heads for South China Sea. wsws.org The Carrier Strike Group, with its main warship the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, was launched in May, beginning a 28-week deployment spanning over 26,000 nautical miles.

Anonymous103 (2021-07-26). The 'Incomplete' Map That Has China Fuming At NBC's Olympic Coverage. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Originally published at A mere two days into the Tokyo Summer Olympic games and geopolitical controversy centering on China has already erupted. Beijing has angrily denounced major US network NBC for displaying an "incomplete" map of the country, slamming it as the news channels attempt to "play political tricks" which has resulted in 'hur…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-26). Independent New Caledonia Can Only Survive With Chinese Support. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe colony prepares for its third referendum on independence from France. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. | New Caledonia will hold its third referendum on December 12 on whether the Pacific Island country should become independent from France. Independence will have repercussions on New Caledonia's standard of living unless another major economy, like China, fills in the budgetary gaps that it will lose from Paris. France transferred ‚Ç¨1.4…

teleSUR (2021-07-26). China Urges The US To Change Misguided Mindset. telesurenglish.net The China-U.S. relationship is in a stalemate, fundamentally because some Americans portray China as an "imagined enemy," said Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, urging the United States to change its highly misguided mindset and dangerous policy. | RELATED: | Xie made the remarks on Monday during talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, who is on a visit to Tianjin City from July 25 to 26. | For…

WSWS (2021-07-26). New Zealand PM aligns with Washington over Indo-Pacific. wsws.org The NZ government has faced increasingly strident demands to fall into line with the US-led build-up to war, regardless of the impact on economic relations with China.

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_____ (2021-07-26). More Protests In Brazil Over COVID Crisis. popularresistance.org Protesters have taken to the streets across Brazil once more to demand far-right President Jair Bolsonaro step down over his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as recent corruption allegations. Demonstrators marched in Rio de Janeiro and several other cities nationwide on Saturday in the latest display of public anger and frustration to hit the South American nation in recent weeks.

_____ (2021-07-26). UN Food Systems Summit: Here Is Why We Are Boycotting It. popularresistance.org Yet, the organised peasant and indigenous movements from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas that collectively represent most of the world's small-scale food producers have called for a total boycott of this summit. In April this year, scores of scientists, researchers, faculty members, and educators who work in agriculture and food systems, also issued an open call to boycott the event. To understand why social movements and scientists are staying out of a UN-sponsored summit, it is important to know how the world's food system works today.

_____ (2021-07-26). Palestine Welcomes Decision To Investigate Israeli Violations. popularresistance.org On Thursday, Palestine welcomed a decision by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNCHR) to form an independent international commission to investigate Israeli violations of Palestinian rights. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the council's decision "reflects the international community's persistence to implement international law and protect Palestinian human rights," said the Palestinian Foreign Affairs Ministry.

_____ (2021-07-26). Bob Moses: Organizer And Civil Rights Pioneer. popularresistance.org At a time when voting rights are under assault, it is important to remember the legacy of Bob Moses, a brilliant community organizer who died on Saturday at age 86. Moses was a key architect of the movement to enlist Southern Black workers and sharecroppers to register to vote, a campaign that eventually pressured Congress to pass the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a momentous victory which the Republican Party has steadily sought to erode.

_____ (2021-07-26). Global Call On Banks To Stop Financing Fossil Fuels. popularresistance.org To stop the world descending into full climate chaos, the continued burning of fossil fuels must be brought to an end as soon as possible. Even burning all coal, oil, and gas reserves already in production will push global temperature rise far beyond 1.5 ∞C and likely beyond 2 ∞C, the stated goal of the Paris Climate Agreement. This leaves no space for further exploration or extraction, yet many fossil fuel companies plan to vastly expand their operations, posing a true existential threat to people and planet.

_____ (2021-07-26). Families Wait Years For Housing Vouchers Due To Inadequate Funding. popularresistance.org Due to limited program funding, families struggling to afford housing that manage to get off the waiting list for a Housing Choice Voucher must typically wait for years before receiving a voucher, CBPP analysis of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) data shows. Among the 50 largest housing agencies, only two have average wait times of under a year for families that have made it off of the waiting list; the longest have average wait times of up to eight years.

_____ (2021-07-26). Cleveland MLB Team Renamed The "Guardians" popularresistance.org "I have seen first-hand the harm that mascot names and imagery cause to the self-esteem and self-confidence of our young people. I know only too well what the research proves about the harm the imagery does to them. By selecting a team name and image that reflects a city's shared values and celebrates all its citizens, the Cleveland Guardians have set a welcome and higher standard for how change can be managed by listening to all community members, including all voices in a shared vision, and helping a city, an enterprise, and citizens grow as they move forward."

_____ (2021-07-26). Top US General Won't Commit To Ending Afghanistan Airstrikes. popularresistance.org The war in Afghanistan is meant to be effectively over, with the last US troops leaving by the end of August. McKenzie, however, suggests that the US intention to continue to support its partners means that they'll continue to "offer" airstrikes to Afghanistan. McKenzie didn't want to admit to intentions to carry out more airstrikes, but did concede that the US has been stepping up airstrikes, and believes they've had a "good effect" in the fighting.

_____ (2021-07-26). In Pre-Sentencing Letter, Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Says Crisis of Conscience Motivated Leak. strategic-culture.org By Brett WILKINS | "I came to believe that the policy of drone assassination was being used to mislead the public that it keeps us safe… I began to speak out, believing my participation in the drone program to have been deeply wrong." | Attorneys for drone whistleblower Daniel Hale—who faces sentencing next week after

_____ (2021-07-26). Drone War Whistleblower Daniel Hale Remains Steadfast As Federal Prosecutors Demand Nine-Year Sentence. popularresistance.org In a 20-page sentencing memorandum in the case of the United States v. Daniel Everette Hale published on July 19, federal prosecutors argue vindictively that the former Air Force analyst stole classified information in order to "ingratiate himself" with journalists and that a "significant sentence is necessary to demonstrate that the unauthorized disclosure of classified information is a serious crime with significant consequences."

_____ (2021-07-26). Advocates Condemn Biden Plan to Send 4,000 Inmates Back to Prison After Pandemic. commondreams.org "May his light continue to guide us as we face another wave of Jim Crow laws."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-26). Keeping translational science on the fast track to curb COVID-19 pneumonia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At the beginning of the pandemic, experimental therapies were the only options available to help patients. Turning them into standard care required clinical and translational research. Experts in the Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science helped make that happen. ____________________________________ "I think we've accomplished in this year what normally would take seven years," says Saad Kenderian, M.B., Ch.B., a Mayo Clinic cancer researcher. Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Clinical and Translational Science,…

_____ (2021-07-26). DeSantis Under Fire as Florida Now Accounts for 1 in 5 New US Covid Cases. commondreams.org Many see COP26 as our last, best chance to prevent global temperatures from spiraling out of control.

_____ (2021-07-26). VIDEO: Whither Afghanistan? Getting Out Is Harder Than Getting In. strategic-culture.org Getting out of Afghanistan will be a lot trickier than going in. Watch the video and read more in the article by Philip Giraldi.

_____ (2021-07-26). The 'Harm Reduction' President Keeps Killing People. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | * * * | The "harm reduction" president just * * * | As total mass media blackouts on important news stories…

_____ (2021-07-26). Nicaragua's Sandinistas Battle 'Diabolical' US Empire And Poverty. popularresistance.org The Grayzone Reports From Nicaragua On The 42nd Anniversary Of The Sandinista Revolution. Nicaraguans Discuss Their Improved Quality Of Life, President Ortega Condemns The Dictatorial US "Empire That Wants To Dominate All Countries," And Vice President Murillo Declares Poverty An Imperialist "Crime Against Humanity."

_____ (2021-07-26). House Dems Ask ExxonMobil Lobbyist to Testify About Climate Misinformation. commondreams.org "COP26 negotiators: take note."

_____ (2021-07-26). The Olympic Event We Need: A Race To See Where People Live the Longest. commondreams.org "As a candidate, Mr. Biden said he recognized the problems and injustices of mass incarceration, and he promised to reduce the federal prison population," wrote the Washington Post editorial board. "Here is a chance for him to keep that promise."

_____ (2021-07-26). As Climate Emergency Batters World, Scientists Meet to Finalize Key Report Ahead of COP26. commondreams.org What better way to help Americans understand that inequality is killing us.

_____ (2021-07-26). It's Time for an Urgent Intervention in the Food System Ruining Our Climate. commondreams.org "The United States has now become one of those countries where environmental advocates are attacked, put in jail, or even murdered for doing their jobs successfully."

_____ (2021-07-26). The Privacy Debate Reveals How Big Tech's "Transparency and User Control" Arguments Fall Flat. commondreams.org "Where things go from there is uncertain, but so far there is no credible pathway to compromise and peace."

_____ (2021-07-26). Climate Crisis Will Bring More Record-Smashing Heat Waves in Coming Decades, Study Says. commondreams.org

_____ (2021-07-26). 'A Race Against Time': Doctors Without Borders Implores Rich Nations to Stop Stalling Patent Waiver. commondreams.org "The decisions nations make in the next few months will likely determine whether we will or will not ultimately limit global temperature rise at 1.5 ∞C," said the U.N.'s climate chief.

_____ (2021-07-26). Tributes Pour in for Civil Rights Activist Bob Moses, Dead at 86. commondreams.org "No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come," Victor Hugo once said. The time for the Farm System Reform Act is now. We can't afford to continue the downward spiral from an unsustainable food system. Here's how we must change it.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-26). Beyond stem cells, regenerative medicine finds exosomes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Exosomes, a new tool in regenerative research, have implications for cardiac and tendon regeneration, wound healing, and incontinence, as well as many other applications. _______________________________ In the 60 or so years since stem cells were first defined, they've become heralds of a new type of medicine, one that promises to harness the body's healing properties. Stem cells are a sort of cellular blank slate and can be engineered to form any cell in the body….

_____ (2021-07-26). Donziger Slams Criminal Contempt Ruling as 'Message of Intimidation' to Human Rights Lawyers. commondreams.org The Korean Armistice Agreement and the war it holds in abeyance are a "still-present-past"—and the Biden administration must support efforts for a binding peace agreement.

_____ (2021-07-26). 100 Days Before COP26: The Transformative Solutions We Need in November. commondreams.org "As the virus continues to claim millions of lives around the world, we cannot afford to lose more precious time."

_____ (2021-07-25). 'Hello Somebody!' Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Campaigns for Nina Turner in Cleveland. commondreams.org

_____ (2021-07-25). Vaccine Xenophobia Against Immigrants and Refugees Must End. commondreams.org From the very start, the giant retailer's business strategy has relied on dodging taxes and pocketing public subsidies. | None of us can be completely safe if any group or nation is left behind.

_____ (2021-07-25). Meet Toka, the Most Dangerous Israeli Spyware Firm You've Never Heard of. strategic-culture.org The mainstream media's myopic focus on Israel's Pegasus spyware and the threats it poses means that other companies, like Toka, go uninvestigated, even when their products present an even greater potential for abuse and illegal surveillance. | By Whitney WEBB | This past Sunday,

_____ (2021-07-25). Nicaragua's Sandinistas Battle 'Diabolical' U.S. Empire and Poverty on 42 Anniversary of Revolution. strategic-culture.org The Grayzone reports from Nicaragua on the 42nd anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. Nicaraguans discuss their improved quality of life, President Ortega condemns the dictatorial US "empire that wants to dominate all countries," and Vice President Murillo declares poverty an imperialist "crime against humanity." | By Ben NORTON | 42 years after the victory of the Sandinista revolution, Nicaraguans are still celebrating the gains of the leftist movement, and hoping to take the transformative process to another stage. | This July 19, tens of thousands of Nicaraguans flooded downtown Managua, the capital, to sh…

_____ (2021-07-25). UN Chief Reminds Leaders of Need for 'Clear and Unambiguous Commitment' to 1.5 ∞C. commondreams.org "While hospitals in our state were filling up, DeSantis was shouting about 'Freedom over Faucism,'" said one Florida physician.

_____ (2021-07-25). 'Climate Change Is Here,' Says Oregon Governor, 'And We Have to Take Action'. commondreams.org

_____ (2021-07-25). Jeff Bezos Should Have Thanked American Taxpayers for Paying for His Space Ride. commondreams.org As wildfires devour her state, the Democrat declares that the climate emergency is "like a hammer hitting us in the head."

_____ (2021-07-25). End the 'National Security' Excuse for Racial and Religious Profiling. commondreams.org We urgently need European governments to invest in a geographically robust and accessible railway system for everyone everywhere, not just those routes with the highest demand.

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