(2021-10-30). The new AY.4.2 sub-lineage of Delta: The implications of the evolution of coronavirus. wsws.org New variants of Delta are arising, designated by AY. The AY.4.2 sub-lineage, first seen in Scotland, with an additional mutation in its spike protein, is significantly more transmissible.
(2021-10-30). Modi makes spectacle of India's 1 billionth COVID vaccine shot to cover up his government's culpability for mass death. wsws.org By rights, Modi should be charged—as his Brazilian counterpart, the fascist Jair Bolsonaro, has been—for promoting quackery and presiding over crimes against humanity.
(2021-10-30). US records lowest growth rate in pandemic "recovery" wsws.org The US slowdown follows lower growth in China and a cut this week by the German government in its growth forecast—meaning the world's first, second and fourth largest economies respectively all reported lower growth this month.
(2021-10-30). As infections skyrocket, German government declares pandemic over. wsws.org Health Minister Jens Spahn is calling for an end to the currently declared "epidemic situation of national scope" on November 25, which would eliminate most remaining protective measures.
(2021-10-30). Sri Lankan government abandons limited COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. wsws.org In order to justify its relaxation of COVID-19 health security measures, Colombo is seeking to artificially engineer lower official statistics of infections and deaths.
(2021-10-30). European audience members speak on the significance of October 24 webinar, "How to end the pandemic" wsws.org The October 24 webinar evoked an enthusiastic response among audience members across Europe and internationally.
(2021-10-30). Australian state government bars COVID-related school closures despite escalating infections. wsws.org The Committee for Public Education's daily tallies of school closures have been viewed online this month by tens of thousands of people.
(2021-10-30). Freedom of Information Requests: Health/ Science Institutions Worldwide "Have No Record" of SARS-COV-2 Isolation/Purification. globalresearch.ca First published by GR …
(2021-10-29). Video: The social crisis facing young people and the fight against Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org IYSSE members say, "Students and youth the world over are bearing the brunt of a social crisis brought on by the pro-business official response to the pandemic."
(2021-10-29). Headlines for October 29, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Unveils Stripped-Down Build Back Better Act After Sens. Manchin, Sinema Demand Cuts, Big Oil Executives Grilled by House Democrats over Deception on Climate Crisis, As Climate Crisis Worsens, 10 World Heritage Forests Become Net Carbon Emitters, China Won't Commit to New Emissions Targets Ahead of COP26 Climate Summit , Protesters at Site of COP26 Climate Summit Demand Real Action to Limit Warming to 1.5 ∞C, Ahead of G20, Protesters Demand Biden Make COVID-19 Vaccines Available to Poor Countries, Sudanese Protester Deaths Mount After Monday's Military Coup, Guantánamo Bay Prisoner Describes Surviving…
(2021-10-29). Panel report, Dr. Birx: Trump ignored coronavirus deaths in meatpacking plants. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The GOP Trump White House officials assigned to direct the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic concentrated instead on his re-election campaign, a new report, and insider testimony shows. The result was needless deaths, including in the meatpacking industry. Specifically, the House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus and its impact reviewed company data, medical records, and …
(2021-10-29). Scientist Peter Daszak refutes false media allegations about Wuhan research. wsws.org In a letter to the National Institutes of Health made public Thursday, zoologist Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance refuted claims that his organization failed to keep the US government appraised of coronavirus research conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
(2021-10-29). German public sector workers hold initial "warning" strike in contract negotiations. wsws.org The unions Verdi, GEW, IG BAU, GdP and civil servants organisations are doing all they can to offload the costs of the coronavirus pandemic onto workers.
(2021-10-29). Selected Articles: Scientist Whose Wife Was Injured by COVID Vaccine Tells FDA: 'Please Do Not Give this to Kids'. globalresearch.ca 
By The late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was South Africa's anti-apartheid revolutionary, who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, …
(2021-10-29). Activists Stage All-Night Vigil at COVID Response Coordinator Zients' House in DC, Demand Action From Biden to Vaccinate the World. peoplesaction.org Days Before G20 Summit, Protesters Demand Vaccine Equity as Biden and Pharma-Friendly Politicians Prolong the Pandemic Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Just days before the G20 Summit in Rome, a progressive coalition of public health, global justice, and faith advocates led by Justice is Global, a project of People's Action, staged an all-night vigil …
(2021-10-29). Virginia Governor's Race Tightens as Focus Grows on "Parents' Rights," Abortion & Trump. democracynow.org 
We look at the Virginia gubernatorial race, where former Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe is facing Republican Glenn Youngkin, the former CEO of a private equity firm. President Joe Biden, who has campaigned with McAuliffe, warns Youngkin is an extremist in the vein of former President Trump. A major point of contention is Youngkin's push for "parents' rights" — a catch-all phrase adopted by right-wing opponents of vaccine and mask mandates, transgender rights and critical race theory. Julia Manchester, national politics reporter for The Hill, says that Youngkin has essentially portrayed elected school b…
(2021-10-29). Nearly Two Million Americans Dead from COVID Vaccines, Infections, and Collateral Impacts: Dr. Joel Hirschhorn. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-29). 'Hundreds of Thousands' of COVID Vaccine Injury Reports Backlogged in VAERS, Analyst Says. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-29). Video: Dr. Peter McCullough Answered Questions on COVID Vaccines. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-29). Video: Watch Dr. Peter McCullough Talk About COVID Treatment and Vaccination. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-29). A Letter to UK's Chief Coroners Office on Disturbing COVID and COVID Vaccination Deaths. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-29). Prospects for Chile: New president, new constitution, continuing turmoil. peoplesworld.org 
The 1973 U.S.-supported military coup against Chile's socialist government and the murder of President Salvador Allende may be old history. The Pinochet dictatorship ended in 1988 and democratic forms—elections, political parties, debate—are in place. And Chile's economy, recovering from the pandemic, is booming. For the U.S. State Department, Chile is now "a leader in promoting …
(2021-10-29). Third Quarter GDP: More Good than Bad. cepr.net The 2.0 percent growth figure reported for the third quarter was widely viewed as disappointing. It was slower than most analysts had expected and certainly a large falloff from the 6.7 percent rate in the second quarter, but on the whole, it should be viewed as a positive report. | There are two key reasons for why I see the report as largely positive. First, there were extraordinary and temporary factors that prevented the growth from being considerably more rapid. Second, we need to get a fuller picture in assessing growth. In the pre-pandemic period, no one would have considered 2.0 percent growth particularl…
(2021-10-29). Corporate restructuring and job destruction deepen at Australian universities. wsws.org The pandemic restructuring has already destroyed more than 40,000 jobs, and possibly as many as 90,000, including casuals—all without any strike action called by the NTEU.
(2021-10-29). American workers speak on the significance of the WSWS webinar, "How to end the pandemic" wsws.org As the media and politicians downplay the severity of the pandemic amid declining cases, workers voiced appreciation for the factual and practical engagement featured at the WSWS event.
(2021-10-29). The Psychological Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic Measures: Lockdowns, Warnings, "Social Distancing", "New Variants". Drastic Increase in Depression and Anxiety. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-29). US congressional report documents criminal indifference to health and safety by meatpackers during pandemic. wsws.org A House of Representatives subcommittee investigating the impact of COVID-19 found that disregard for worker safety led to at least 59,000 infections and 269 deaths at plants operated by the five largest US meat processors during the pandemic.
(2021-10-29). Expert citing WHO says kids aged 5-14 coming down with COVID-19 three times more often. tass.com Leila Namazova-Baranova also pointed out that among them there were a lot of children with various comorbidities, with cardiovascular diseases, obesity, coagulation system disorders, and others…
(2021-10-29). Worldwide Walkouts! Protests against Illegal Covid Mandates. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-29). Impossible to predict when COVID-19 will become seasonal disease — expert. tass.com Alexander Gorelov also noted that there was no antiviral treatment in the world that could regulate the infection process…
(2021-10-29). Mass deaths hit Eastern Europe as COVID-19 surges across the continent. wsws.org COVID-19 cases and deaths are rising in almost every European country as thousands die each day, especially in hard-hit Eastern Europe.
(2021-10-29). COVID rips through UK schools as councils and headteachers reintroduce mitigations against government policy. wsws.org Hundreds of thousands of children have been infected with the Department of Education reporting that around 252 million school days have been missed nationally, in the spring and autumn terms because of COVID-19. This represents 29.4 percent of all school days.
(2021-10-29). British Columbia health authorities concealed COVID-19 hospital outbreaks that killed dozens. wsws.org Practically every hospital in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has been subject to at least one outbreak, and dozens of patients have died. In all, hundreds of hospital staff and patients alike have been infected.
(2021-10-29). COVID-19 cases detected in Christchurch as New Zealand outbreak grows. wsws.org The spread of COVID-19 to the South Island, which has remained free from the virus for nearly a year, highlights the dangers of the Labour Party-led government abandoning its previous elimination policy.
(2021-10-29). Summer raids on rights groups foreshadowed "terrorist" designation. electronicintifada.net Israel has been attacking Palestinian activists for decades.