Editor2 (2022-06-19). Russian MoD: Fever-Carrying Mosquitoes Studied in Ukrainian Labs May Have Been Used by US in Cuba. orinocotribune.com The Russian Defence Ministry earlier reported discovering files in seized bio laboratories in Ukraine which indicated that scientists were carrying out tests on dangerous pathogens with the presumed intent to use them as components in biological weapons. The ministry said these laboratories were funded by the US for over a decade. | The Ukrainian biological laboratories studied fever-carrying mosquitoes Aedes the same genus of insects that was presumably used by the US to spark a pandemic of type 2 dengue in Cuba in the 1970s and 1980s, head of the Russian Armed Forces' Radiation, Chemical and Biological Pr…

____ (2022-06-19). Beijing cuts off bar-linked COVID-19 transmission chain. ecns.cn Beijing has virtually cut off the transmission chain of a COVID-19 cluster related to a bar, and the epidemic situation in the city is improving, local authorities said Saturday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

TeleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-06-19). Asesor de Seguridad Nacional de EE.UU. da positivo a Covid-19. telesurtv.net La Casa Blanca confirmó el jueves que el presidente Biden, quien saldrá de gira pronto, dio negativo a la enfermedad.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-19). Mayo Clinic expert speaks of significance of Lyme disease uptick. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lyme disease has infected more than 14% of the world's population, according to a new study. "It's significant," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. "If you look at the numbers and how it breaks down in regions across the United States, in some areas, that exceeds 50% seropositivity. That means people are walking around with antibodies in their blood that are detectable. That shows they've been exposed to Lyme disease at some…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-19). Study finds few COVID-19 patients get rebound symptoms after Paxlovid treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers studied the outcomes of 483 high-risk patients treated for COVID-19 with a five-day oral regimen of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, together marketed as Paxlovid. Only a handful developed COVID-19 rebound symptoms, and the researchers say more studies are needed to determine why. Overall, the treatment benefited everyone in the study. All recovered, including the patients who developed rebound symptoms, which were generally mild. The findings appear in the journal Clinical…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-19). Ask the Mayo Mom: Ear tubes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An ear infection is an infection of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear. Children are more likely than adults to get ear infections. Because ear infections often clear up on their own, treatment may begin with managing pain and monitoring the problem. Sometimes, antibiotics are used to clear the infection. Some people are prone to having multiple ear infections. This can cause hearing…

____ (2022-06-19). China refutes U.S. ambassador's remarks over anti-epidemic policy. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday refuted remarks by U.S. ambassador to China Nicholas Burns concerning China's dynamic zero-COVID approach.

____ (2022-06-19). Chinese mainland reports 11 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 11 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including five in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, four in Liaoning, and one each in Beijing and Shanghai, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-19). Tips for severe weather planning. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hurricane season is underway, and above-normal activity is predicted this year. As COVID-19 is still a concern, there may be added stress when it comes to ensuring safety from severe weather and the spread of infection. Being properly prepared with medical supplies, and food and water, can help ensure personal safety and well-being. "Past experiences show it can take one storm to have an impact, so it is important to make a plan for you and…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-19). Consumer Health: Men's health and living a longer, healthier life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month, and Men's Health Week will be observed June 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about the biggest threats to men's health and what you can do to keep yourself healthy. Two of the leading causes of death for men in the U.S. are heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is that healthy lifestyle choices can reduce your risk for…

John Catalinotto (2022-06-18). Finnish protesters say/ No to NATO, yes to peace. workers.org In response to U.S. attempts to take advantage of the war propaganda to expand NATO to include Finland and Sweden, the anti-war and anti-imperialist movements in both Scandinavian countries have taken to the streets. The photo is of a demonstration June 4 in Helsinki, Finland. The sign in front reads, . . . |

Editor (2022-06-18). Notes on a mask-less world. mronline.org Mask-lessness is becoming contagious and normalised in a world that is far from "normal".

Staff (2022-06-18). The Mahpar brand is now online! en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) — E-commerce is vital to the fashion industry. Over the last few years, and mainly after the pandemic, the number of brands that have gone online dramatically increased.

WSWS (2022-06-18). Future funding for COVID-19 testing and treatment "probably dead" wsws.org A Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing demonstrated that there is no political will to continue to fund the COVID-19 response despite the ongoing threat posed by new, ever more contagious and immune evading variants.

Danielle Ofri (2022-06-18). [Perspectives] Memorialising COVID-19. thelancet.com The notifications are more than 2 years old by now, but I still cannot bring myself to delete them from my hospital's electronic medical record (EMR). There is the "expiration alert" that signalled my very first patient to die of COVID-19—a chipper Ecuadorian who had spent months struggling to recover from profound depression, only to fall victim to SARS-CoV-2 in the first weeks of the pandemic. There is the desperate note from a daughter whose father with liver disease was decompensating rapidly at home, but was too afraid of COVID-19 to seek medical attention.

Michela Antonelli, Joan Capdevila Pujol, Tim D Spector, Sebastien Ourselin, Claire J Steves (2022-06-18). [Correspondence] Risk of long COVID associated with delta versus omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2. thelancet.com The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 (PANGO B.1.1.529) spread rapidly across the world, out-competing former variants soon after it was first detected in November, 2021. According to the Our World in Data COVID-19 database, In Europe, the number of confirmed cases reported between December, 2021, and March, 2022 (omicron period) has exceeded all previously reported cases. Omicron appears to cause less severe acute illness than previous variants, at least in vaccinated populations. However, the potential for large numbers of people to experience long-term symptoms is a major concern, and health and workforce planners…

Alberto Mussetti, Anna Sureda (2022-06-18). [Comment] Second-line CAR T cells for lymphomas. thelancet.com Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have shown huge therapeutical potential in the treatment of aggressive B-cell lymphomas beyond second-line of therapy.1—3 But the use of such therapies as a second-line of therapy is a current matter of debate. At the 2021 American Society of Hematology meeting, results of the three randomised clinical trials addressing this question were presented. The ZUMA7,4 BELINDA,5 and the TRANSFORM6 trials included only patients with aggressive B-cell lymphomas with primary refractory disease or with relapse within 12 months of completion of first-line therapy.

Cécile Manceau, Séverine Lagarde, Sarah Pericart, Xavier Gamé (2022-06-18). [Clinical Picture] Bilateral renal lymphangiomatosis causes swelling and lower back pain. thelancet.com A 19-year-old woman was referred to the emergency unit with a 1-month history of increasing bilateral pain and swelling in her lower back; she reported that the symptoms had recently become worse. The patient did not have a fever and had no recent trauma.

____ (2022-06-18). China has world largest monitoring network for disease, health risk factors. ecns.cn China has established the world's largest monitoring network for disease and health risk factors, the National Health Commission said Friday.

PAI (2022-06-17). Anti-union Philadelphia Museum of Art bosses fire workers, eliminate pay—for years. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA (PAI)—Between the coronavirus pandemic and bosses' implacable opposition to recognizing and bargaining with the union their workers want, some of Adam Rizzo's colleagues at the Philadelphia Museum of Art haven't seen a regular weekly paycheck—or one above the level of fast-food workers—for three years. And that combination, in the workers' fight for a fair …

The Defender (2022-06-17). Estados Unidos: El grupo de expertos de la FDA recomienda la vacuna COVID de dos dosis para niños de 6 a 17 años a pesar de los graves problemas de seguridad. globalizacion.ca El panel asesor sobre vacunas de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de Estados Unidos votó el martes por 22 a 0 a favor de autorizar las vacunas COVID-19 de Moderna para niños de 6 a 11 y de…

The Defender (2022-06-17). 182 nuevos informes de muertes esta semana tras las vacunas COVID, según datos de los CDC. globalizacion.ca Los datos del VAERS publicados el viernes por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades muestran 1.295.329 informes de eventos adversos de todos los grupos de edad después de las vacunas COVID-19, incluyendo 28.714 muertes y 236.767…

Dra. Nicole Delépine (2022-06-17). øLos trágicos destinos de estrellas mundiales como Celine Dion y Justin Bieber abrirán los ojos de sus fans? globalizacion.ca Respaldada por la desinformación de los medios de comunicación y la ciencia falsa, la vacuna de ARNm se presentó como una solución para frenar la pandemia. Ampliamente documentada, la vacuna contra la COVID-19 ha desencadenado desde un inicio, en diciembre…

Editor (2022-06-18). Notes on a mask-less world. mronline.org Mask-lessness is becoming contagious and normalised in a world that is far from "normal".

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-18). Mayo Clinic expert speaks of significance of Lyme disease uptick. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lyme disease has infected more than 14% of the world's population, according to a new study. "It's significant," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. "If you look at the numbers and how it breaks down in regions across the United States, in some areas, that exceeds 50% seropositivity. That means people are walking around with antibodies in their blood that are detectable. That shows they've been exposed to Lyme disease at some…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-18). Consumer Health: Men's health and living a longer, healthier life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month, and Men's Health Week will be observed June 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about the biggest threats to men's health and what you can do to keep yourself healthy. Two of the leading causes of death for men in the U.S. are heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is that healthy lifestyle choices can reduce your risk for…

____ (2022-06-18). China refutes U.S. ambassador's remarks over anti-epidemic policy. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday refuted remarks by U.S. ambassador to China Nicholas Burns concerning China's dynamic zero-COVID approach.

____ (2022-06-18). Beijing cuts off bar-linked COVID-19 transmission chain. ecns.cn Beijing has virtually cut off the transmission chain of a COVID-19 cluster related to a bar, and the epidemic situation in the city is improving, local authorities said Saturday.

____ (2022-06-18). Chinese mainland reports 11 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 11 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including five in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, four in Liaoning, and one each in Beijing and Shanghai, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

Staff (2022-06-18). The Mahpar brand is now online! en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) — E-commerce is vital to the fashion industry. Over the last few years, and mainly after the pandemic, the number of brands that have gone online dramatically increased.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-18). Ask the Mayo Mom: Ear tubes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An ear infection is an infection of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear. Children are more likely than adults to get ear infections. Because ear infections often clear up on their own, treatment may begin with managing pain and monitoring the problem. Sometimes, antibiotics are used to clear the infection. Some people are prone to having multiple ear infections. This can cause hearing…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-18). Study finds few COVID-19 patients get rebound symptoms after Paxlovid treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers studied the outcomes of 483 high-risk patients treated for COVID-19 with a five-day oral regimen of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, together marketed as Paxlovid. Only a handful developed COVID-19 rebound symptoms, and the researchers say more studies are needed to determine why. Overall, the treatment benefited everyone in the study. All recovered, including the patients who developed rebound symptoms, which were generally mild. The findings appear in the journal Clinical…

____ (2022-06-18). China has world largest monitoring network for disease, health risk factors. ecns.cn China has established the world's largest monitoring network for disease and health risk factors, the National Health Commission said Friday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-18). Tips for severe weather planning. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hurricane season is underway, and above-normal activity is predicted this year. As COVID-19 is still a concern, there may be added stress when it comes to ensuring safety from severe weather and the spread of infection. Being properly prepared with medical supplies, and food and water, can help ensure personal safety and well-being. "Past experiences show it can take one storm to have an impact, so it is important to make a plan for you and…

_____ (2022-06-17). Governments Must Break Big Pharma-WTO Stranglehold On Medicine. popularresistance.org By acting on behalf of pharmaceutical interests and blocking WTO removal of intellectual property (IP) barriers to global vaccines, tests, and treatment access, the European Union, Switzerland and United Kingdom have betrayed the billions of people worldwide who still need access to lifesaving vaccines, medications, and diagnostics. In failing to deliver on a vaccine waiver for which it announced support and blocking the inclusion of treatments and tests, the United States has also turned its back on a planet desperate for the COVID pandemic to end. | The failure to temporarily waive the WTO's Agreement on Trade-…

Editor (2022-06-17). Report: US Secretly Reviews and Approves Many Israeli Airstrikes in Syria. scheerpost.com By Dave DeCamp / | According to a report Israel frequently bombs Syria and frames the operations as strikes against Iran or Hezbollah, although the air raids often kill Syrian government troops and members of Iraq's Shia mi…

_____ (2022-06-17). Land Grabs And The Propaganda Of Conservation. popularresistance.org Amid the unprecedented global ecological crisis, Africa still supports one quarter of the world's biodiversity and the largest assemblages of megafauna. Indigenous Africans of the rangelands, desert, and forests have always protected their fauna and flora. Land where they exercise traditional rights has proven to be central for global biodiversity conservation. But today they are facing the threat of a colossal land grab by Western conservation agencies, and their corporate and state allies, who advocate to double the coverage of protected areas around the world by setting aside 30 percent of terrestrial cover fo…

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan (2022-06-17). The Cure for the Next Pandemic: Medicare for All. commondreams.org Universal healthcare would lead to a healthier population, more capable of withstanding the impacts of the next pandemic.

PAI (2022-06-17). Anti-union Philadelphia Museum of Art bosses fire workers, eliminate pay—for years. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA (PAI)—Between the coronavirus pandemic and bosses' implacable opposition to recognizing and bargaining with the union their workers want, some of Adam Rizzo's colleagues at the Philadelphia Museum of Art haven't seen a regular weekly paycheck—or one above the level of fast-food workers—for three years. And that combination, in the workers' fight for a fair …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). US Biowarfare: Fever-Carrying Mosquitoes Studied in Ukrainian Labs May Have Been Used Against Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com The Russian Defence Ministry earlier reported discovering files in seized bio laboratories in Ukraine which indicated that scientists were carrying out tests on dangerous pathogens with the presumed intent to use them as components in biological weapons. The ministry said these laboratories were funded by the US for over a decade. The Ukrainian biological laboratories…

Jim Spellman (2022-06-16). FDA approves COVID vaccine for youngest children. america.cgtn.com COVID cases are leveling off in the U.S., following a spring surge. And there is hope for the latest group that children ages 6 months to 5 years may be able to get vaccine soon.

Alberto Mussetti, Anna Sureda (2022-06-18). [Comment] Second-line CAR T cells for lymphomas. thelancet.com Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have shown huge therapeutical potential in the treatment of aggressive B-cell lymphomas beyond second-line of therapy.1—3 But the use of such therapies as a second-line of therapy is a current matter of debate. At the 2021 American Society of Hematology meeting, results of the three randomised clinical trials addressing this question were presented. The ZUMA7,4 BELINDA,5 and the TRANSFORM6 trials included only patients with aggressive B-cell lymphomas with primary refractory disease or with relapse within 12 months of completion of first-line therapy.

Danielle Ofri (2022-06-18). [Perspectives] Memorialising COVID-19. thelancet.com The notifications are more than 2 years old by now, but I still cannot bring myself to delete them from my hospital's electronic medical record (EMR). There is the "expiration alert" that signalled my very first patient to die of COVID-19—a chipper Ecuadorian who had spent months struggling to recover from profound depression, only to fall victim to SARS-CoV-2 in the first weeks of the pandemic. There is the desperate note from a daughter whose father with liver disease was decompensating rapidly at home, but was too afraid of COVID-19 to seek medical attention.

Cécile Manceau, Séverine Lagarde, Sarah Pericart, Xavier Gamé (2022-06-18). [Clinical Picture] Bilateral renal lymphangiomatosis causes swelling and lower back pain. thelancet.com A 19-year-old woman was referred to the emergency unit with a 1-month history of increasing bilateral pain and swelling in her lower back; she reported that the symptoms had recently become worse. The patient did not have a fever and had no recent trauma.

Michela Antonelli, Joan Capdevila Pujol, Tim D Spector, Sebastien Ourselin, Claire J Steves (2022-06-18). [Correspondence] Risk of long COVID associated with delta versus omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2. thelancet.com The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 (PANGO B.1.1.529) spread rapidly across the world, out-competing former variants soon after it was first detected in November, 2021. According to the Our World in Data COVID-19 database, In Europe, the number of confirmed cases reported between December, 2021, and March, 2022 (omicron period) has exceeded all previously reported cases. Omicron appears to cause less severe acute illness than previous variants, at least in vaccinated populations. However, the potential for large numbers of people to experience long-term symptoms is a major concern, and health and workforce planners…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-17). Updated Mayo Clinic recommendations for infant formula shortage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores, largely caused by supply chain issues, as well as a recent recall of several contaminated baby formula products. While this unfortunate crisis continues to impact thousands of caregivers needing to feed their babies, Mayo Clinic continues to offer advice on safe alternatives in the short term to patients. Alternative formula options For most infants, it is OK to switch…

____ (2022-06-17). China's disease control makes big stride in 10 years. ecns.cn China has made significant improvements in containing infectious diseases and has ramped up its disease control capacity in the past decade, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-17). Ask the Mayo Mom: Ear tubes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An ear infection is an infection of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear. Children are more likely than adults to get ear infections. Because ear infections often clear up on their own, treatment may begin with managing pain and monitoring the problem. Sometimes, antibiotics are used to clear the infection. Some people are prone to having multiple ear infections. This can cause hearing…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-17). Study finds few COVID-19 patients get rebound symptoms after Paxlovid treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers studied the outcomes of 483 high-risk patients treated for COVID-19 with a five-day oral regimen of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, together marketed as Paxlovid. Only a handful developed COVID-19 rebound symptoms, and the researchers say more studies are needed to determine why. Overall, the treatment benefited everyone in the study. All recovered, including the patients who developed rebound symptoms, which were generally mild. The findings appear in the journal Clinical…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-17). Tips for severe weather planning. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hurricane season is underway, and above-normal activity is predicted this year. As COVID-19 is still a concern, there may be added stress when it comes to ensuring safety from severe weather and the spread of infection. Being properly prepared with medical supplies, and food and water, can help ensure personal safety and well-being. "Past experiences show it can take one storm to have an impact, so it is important to make a plan for you and…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-17). Consumer Health: Men's health and living a longer, healthier life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month, and Men's Health Week will be observed June 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about the biggest threats to men's health and what you can do to keep yourself healthy. Two of the leading causes of death for men in the U.S. are heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is that healthy lifestyle choices can reduce your risk for…

TeleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-06-17). OMS: aumentan muertes por Covid-19 tras cinco semanas de descenso. telesurtv.net La OMS aseguró que el número de nuevos casos semanales ha seguido disminuyendo desde el máximo alcanzado en enero de 2022.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-17). Mayo Clinic expert speaks of significance of Lyme disease uptick. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lyme disease has infected more than 14% of the world's population, according to a new study. "It's significant," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. "If you look at the numbers and how it breaks down in regions across the United States, in some areas, that exceeds 50% seropositivity. That means people are walking around with antibodies in their blood that are detectable. That shows they've been exposed to Lyme disease at some…

Peter Koenig (2022-06-16). Kissinger y la guerra en Ucrania: El mensajero y el amo. globalizacion.ca Cuando Henry Kissinger sorprendió al mundo con su discurso en el reciente Foro Económico Mundial (FEM) en Davos (22-26 de mayo de 2022), diciéndole al presidente de Ucrania, Zelenskyy, que tenía que hacer alguna concesión a cambio de la paz,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). US Biowarfare: Fever-Carrying Mosquitoes Studied in Ukrainian Labs May Have Been Used Against Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com The Russian Defence Ministry earlier reported discovering files in seized bio laboratories in Ukraine which indicated that scientists were carrying out tests on dangerous pathogens with the presumed intent to use them as components in biological weapons. The ministry said these laboratories were funded by the US for over a decade. The Ukrainian biological laboratories…

_____ (2022-06-16). 3 Anti-Inflation Alternatives to Raising Interest Rates. popularresistance.org A deafening silence defines "debates" among U.S. leaders about stopping or slowing today's inflation. Alternatives to the Federal Reserve's raising of interest rates and curtailing money supply growth are ignored. It's as if there were no other ways to rein in price increases except to add more interest costs to the already excess debts of workers and small and medium businesses. Were the last two and a half years of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, plus the economic crash of 2020, not sufficient enough burdens on Americans without piling on the additional burden of inflation that has been imposed by U.S. capitalism…

_____ (2022-06-16). 100 Million People In The US Are Saddled With Health Care Debt. popularresistance.org Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where his infected leg was amputated. | Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizona who sells health insurance, couldn't make an appointment with his doctor for a dangerous intestinal infection because the office said he had outstanding bills. | Allyson Ward and her husband loaded up credit cards, borrowed from relatives, and delayed repaying student loans after the premature birth of their twins left them with $80,000 in debt. Ward, a nurse practitioner, took on extr…

_____ (2022-06-16). Spiritual Leader Sadhguru Takes 100-Day Motorcycle Journey To Save Soil. popularresistance.org More than half of the world's agricultural soils are already degraded, and both scientists and UN agencies agree that the remaining soil will only take us another 40 to 50 years. | Yet despite the threat this poses to biodiversity, the climate and global food security, soil health receives less attention than other looming environmental crises. That's why yogi, mystic and visionary Sadhguru has set off on a 100-day, 30,000 kilometer (approximately 18,641 mile) motorcycle journey to save soil. | "Everybody knows the problem. Everybody generally knows what is the solution, but they've all been waiting for one idiot…

Newsclick (2022-06-16). Importance of TRIPS flexibilities under the Doha Declaration on Public Health. peoplesdispatch.org As the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO is underway, there is a big question mark hovering over the TRIPS waiver proposal. Why are developing countries pushing for a TRIPS waiver? Why are the developed countries and Big Pharma stalling it? In this episode, NewscClick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and Prof. Satyajit Rath, an immunologist and adjunct faculty at IISER, Pune, discuss the need for TRIPS flexibilities as underlined under the Doha Declaration on Public Health and the importance of the TRIPS waiver proposal in the context of COVID-19 mooted by India and South Africa.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-16). The Sorry Status Quo Persists Amidst the Escapism of 'Democracies'-From 'Wuhan's Virus' to 'Putin's Tax' and 'Zelenski brought it on himself'? southfront.org Written by Simon Ndiritu There is an ongoing tendency for 'democracies' to shift blame and deny responsibility for their failure….

Belén Fernández (2022-06-16). A Mask-Less World: How the Corporate-Capitalist War on Humanity Is Wreaking Havoc. commondreams.org Mask-lessness is becoming contagious and normalized in a world that is far from "normal."

____ (2022-06-16). Chinese brands build up strength amid headwinds from COVID-19. ecns.cn Chinese brands have built up strength despite the challenges brought about by COVID-19, according to a report released by the international market research firm Kantar on Wednesday.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-06-16). OPS revela crecimiento de 11 % en los casos de Covid-19 en América. telesurtv.net De los 34 países y territorios, subieron las hospitalizaciones por Covid-19 en 15 de ellos durante la semana anterior.

____ (2022-06-16). Beijing conducts checks of key venues for risks. ecns.cn The Beijing government has conducted a citywide check of all cultural and entertainment venues since the latest infection cluster linked to a bar was reported on June 9 and has revoked several business licenses, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Jim Spellman (2022-06-16). FDA approves COVID vaccine for youngest children. america.cgtn.com COVID cases are leveling off in the U.S., following a spring surge. And there is hope for the latest group that children ages 6 months to 5 years may be able to get vaccine soon.

Staff (2022-06-16). Cuba reporta 17 nuevos casos de covid-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 15 de junio, se encuentran ingresados un total de 902 pacientes, en vigilancia 43, sospechosos 771, y confirmados activos 88. Para COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 4 452 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 17 para 0,4 % de positividad. El país acumula 13 927 351 muestras realizadas y 1 105 681 positivas (7,9%).

____ (2022-06-16). China-developed COVID-19 mRNA vaccine as booster safe, immunogenic in clinical trial. ecns.cn A China-developed mRNA COVID-19 vaccine as a third booster dose has been shown in human trials to be safe and able to induce an immune response against the Omicron variant.

William Denselow (2022-06-16). NYC helps elderly residents adapt to digital technology amid pandemic. america.cgtn.com See how New York City helps old residents adapt to digital technology during the COVID pandemic.

Staff (2022-06-16). Demócratas piden a Biden eliminar más sanciones para facilitar distribución mundial de vacunas anticovid cubanas. cubadebate.cu Un grupo de 26 demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes instó a la Administración Biden a suavizar aún más las sanciones contra Cuba para ayudar a la distribución internacional de las vacunas anticovid cubanas. Los demócratas pidieron a Biden que se dirija a políticas específicas que dificultan la cooperación médica con la Isla.

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: Labor History: A key to unlocking workers' power today. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor…

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2022-06-16). The U.S. Constitution: Bad for public health. peoplesworld.org Public health is about curative, rehabilitative, and especially preventative healthcare for everybody, no exclusions. Failed public health was on display during the coronavirus pandemic. "The United States has the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths per capita" among 11 high-income countries, according to one infectious disease specialist. Similarly, local authorities allowed dangerous levels of lead to …

WSWS (2022-06-16). Governments across Canada massively undercount COVID-19 deaths. wsws.org Data compiled by infectious disease researcher Dr. Tara Moriarty at the University of Toronto shows that total excess deaths from February 2020 to April 2022 reached 48,463, which is 15 percent higher than the official figure.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-16). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.

United We Dream (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Tenth Anniversary: Then, Now and Beyond! Celebration & Action Rally. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

Brett Wilkins (2022-06-16). House Dems Urge Biden to Work With Cuba to Vaccinate the World. commondreams.org "Cuba's goal of vaccinating people in low-income countries offers an important opportunity… for our nations to work together once again on urgent healthcare issues facing the world."

David Giesen (2022-06-16). Sunday 7/3: Fulfilling the Promise of America, a symposium. indybay.org ZOOM video meet: | zoom.us/j/94131824284?pwd=RzI0ZEY1eEkrbkxFemNOMHFHbUZXZz09…

WSWS (2022-06-16). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org National public sector strike in Tunisia over pay and conditions; Second Belgium national strike this year called over cost-of-living crisis; Czech public sector unions declare strike alert over wages; EasyJet cabin crew strike at Berlin airport, Germany; Pilots at Scandinavian airline SAS strike threat over wages; Ryanair cabin crew in Spain to strike over pay and conditions; Ballot of 40,000 UK telecom workers begins over pay deal; Further Education lecturers in 33 colleges in England ballot over pay and working conditions; Stoppages by bus drivers in Palestinian West Bank over working conditions…

Staff (2022-06-16). Legisladores demócratas piden a Biden facilitar distribución mundial de vacunas anticovid cubanas. cubadebate.cu Un grupo de 26 demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes instó a la Administración Biden a suavizar aún más las sanciones contra Cuba para ayudar a la distribución internacional de las vacunas anticovid cubanas. Los demócratas pidieron a Biden que se dirija a políticas específicas que dificultan la cooperación médica con la Isla.

United We Dream (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Décimo Aniversario – °Antes, Ahora y Más Allá! Celebración y Reuinon para la Acción. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

La Peña (2022-06-16). Friday 6/17: Baila Community Dance Party. indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-15). Economic Fallout of COVID Vax Fraud/ Edward Dowd. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). US Biowarfare: Fever-Carrying Mosquitoes Studied in Ukrainian Labs May Have Been Used Against Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com The Russian Defence Ministry earlier reported discovering files in seized bio laboratories in Ukraine which indicated that scientists were carrying out tests on dangerous pathogens with the presumed intent to use them as components in biological weapons. The ministry said these laboratories were funded by the US for over a decade. The Ukrainian biological laboratories…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-16). Updated Mayo Clinic recommendations for infant formula shortage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores, largely caused by supply chain issues, as well as a recent recall of several contaminated baby formula products. While this unfortunate crisis continues to impact thousands of caregivers needing to feed their babies, Mayo Clinic continues to offer advice on safe alternatives in the short term to patients. Alternative formula options For most infants, it is OK to switch…

_____ (2022-06-16). 3 Anti-Inflation Alternatives to Raising Interest Rates. popularresistance.org A deafening silence defines "debates" among U.S. leaders about stopping or slowing today's inflation. Alternatives to the Federal Reserve's raising of interest rates and curtailing money supply growth are ignored. It's as if there were no other ways to rein in price increases except to add more interest costs to the already excess debts of workers and small and medium businesses. Were the last two and a half years of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, plus the economic crash of 2020, not sufficient enough burdens on Americans without piling on the additional burden of inflation that has been imposed by U.S. capitalism…

_____ (2022-06-16). Spiritual Leader Sadhguru Takes 100-Day Motorcycle Journey to Save Soil. popularresistance.org More than half of the world's agricultural soils are already degraded, and both scientists and UN agencies agree that the remaining soil will only take us another 40 to 50 years. | Yet despite the threat this poses to biodiversity, the climate and global food security, soil health receives less attention than other looming environmental crises. That's why yogi, mystic and visionary Sadhguru has set off on a 100-day, 30,000 kilometer (approximately 18,641 mile) motorcycle journey to save soil. | "Everybody knows the problem. Everybody generally knows what is the solution, but they've all been waiting for one idiot…

Staff (2022-06-16). Demócratas piden a Biden eliminar más sanciones para facilitar distribución mundial de vacunas anticovid cubanas. cubadebate.cu Un grupo de 26 demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes instó a la Administración Biden a suavizar aún más las sanciones contra Cuba para ayudar a la distribución internacional de las vacunas anticovid cubanas. Los demócratas pidieron a Biden que se dirija a políticas específicas que dificultan la cooperación médica con la Isla.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-16). Ask the Mayo Mom: Ear tubes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An ear infection is an infection of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear. Children are more likely than adults to get ear infections. Because ear infections often clear up on their own, treatment may begin with managing pain and monitoring the problem. Sometimes, antibiotics are used to clear the infection. Some people are prone to having multiple ear infections. This can cause hearing…

WSWS (2022-06-16). Governments across Canada massively undercount COVID-19 deaths. wsws.org Data compiled by infectious disease researcher Dr. Tara Moriarty at the University of Toronto shows that total excess deaths from February 2020 to April 2022 reached 48,463, which is 15 percent higher than the official figure.

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: Labor History: A key to unlocking workers' power today. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-16). Study finds few COVID-19 patients get rebound symptoms after Paxlovid treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers studied the outcomes of 483 high-risk patients treated for COVID-19 with a five-day oral regimen of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, together marketed as Paxlovid. Only a handful developed COVID-19 rebound symptoms, and the researchers say more studies are needed to determine why. Overall, the treatment benefited everyone in the study. All recovered, including the patients who developed rebound symptoms, which were generally mild. The findings appear in the journal Clinical…

La Peña (2022-06-16). Friday 6/17: Baila Community Dance Party. indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705…

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-06-16). OPS revela crecimiento de 11 % en los casos de Covid-19 en América. telesurtv.net De los 34 países y territorios, subieron las hospitalizaciones por Covid-19 en 15 de ellos durante la semana anterior.

____ (2022-06-16). Beijing conducts checks of key venues for risks. ecns.cn The Beijing government has conducted a citywide check of all cultural and entertainment venues since the latest infection cluster linked to a bar was reported on June 9 and has revoked several business licenses, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-06-16). Cuba reporta 17 nuevos casos de covid-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 15 de junio, se encuentran ingresados un total de 902 pacientes, en vigilancia 43, sospechosos 771, y confirmados activos 88. Para COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 4 452 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 17 para 0,4 % de positividad. El país acumula 13 927 351 muestras realizadas y 1 105 681 positivas (7,9%).

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-16). Tips for severe weather planning. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hurricane season is underway, and above-normal activity is predicted this year. As COVID-19 is still a concern, there may be added stress when it comes to ensuring safety from severe weather and the spread of infection. Being properly prepared with medical supplies, and food and water, can help ensure personal safety and well-being. "Past experiences show it can take one storm to have an impact, so it is important to make a plan for you and…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-16). Mayo Clinic expert speaks of significance of Lyme disease uptick. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lyme disease has infected more than 14% of the world's population, according to a new study. "It's significant," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. "If you look at the numbers and how it breaks down in regions across the United States, in some areas, that exceeds 50% seropositivity. That means people are walking around with antibodies in their blood that are detectable. That shows they've been exposed to Lyme disease at some…

Staff (2022-06-16). Legisladores demócratas piden a Biden facilitar distribución mundial de vacunas anticovid cubanas. cubadebate.cu Un grupo de 26 demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes instó a la Administración Biden a suavizar aún más las sanciones contra Cuba para ayudar a la distribución internacional de las vacunas anticovid cubanas. Los demócratas pidieron a Biden que se dirija a políticas específicas que dificultan la cooperación médica con la Isla.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-16). Consumer Health: Men's health and living a longer, healthier life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month, and Men's Health Week will be observed June 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about the biggest threats to men's health and what you can do to keep yourself healthy. Two of the leading causes of death for men in the U.S. are heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is that healthy lifestyle choices can reduce your risk for…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-16). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.

United We Dream (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Décimo Aniversario – °Antes, Ahora y Más Allá! Celebración y Reuinon para la Acción. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

United We Dream (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Tenth Anniversary: Then, Now and Beyond! Celebration & Action Rally. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

William Denselow (2022-06-16). NYC helps elderly residents adapt to digital technology amid pandemic. america.cgtn.com See how New York City helps old residents adapt to digital technology during the COVID pandemic.

David Giesen (2022-06-16). Sunday 7/3: Fulfilling the Promise of America, a symposium. indybay.org ZOOM video meet: | zoom.us/j/94131824284?pwd=RzI0ZEY1eEkrbkxFemNOMHFHbUZXZz09…

Jim Spellman (2022-06-16). FDA approves COVID vaccine for youngest children. america.cgtn.com COVID cases are leveling off in the U.S., following a spring surge. And there is hope for the latest group that children ages 6 months to 5 years may be able to get vaccine soon.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-15). Economic Fallout of COVID Vax Fraud/ Edward Dowd. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

Lauren DeLisa Coleman (2022-06-15). Tribeca Festival: The Standouts For Us. moguldom.com "Action-packed" doesn't begin to describe all the programming during the Tribeca Festival, now underway through June 19. Let's start with the fact that the festival is in its 21st year and back with a vengeance after the pandemic, seemingly nearly twice as robust as any other year. Indeed, the festival is now so broad that …

Labor Video Project (2022-06-15). WCCUSD Union Busting Attack On Adult School Teachers United Leadership. indybay.org The WCCUSD school district terminated the president and vice president of the Adult School Teachers United in a union busting attack. The president Ken Ryan and vice president Kristen Pursley discuss their termination, the reason behind it and the attack on adult education and ESL by not only the District by the Democrats in the legislature and governor.

WSWS (2022-06-15). The WHO to convene emergency meeting on the global monkeypox epidemic. wsws.org On Tuesday, Director-General Ghebreyesus affirmed that the rising case count of monkeypox infections across dozens of countries demands international attention. The WHO plans to convene an emergency meeting on June 23 with outside experts to review the growing epidemic and determine if a declaration for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern is warranted.

____ (2022-06-14). Experts see foreign capital rising in China. ecns.cn China's huge economy, its bright prospects and the government's unwavering efforts to open the domestic market wider to the rest of the world make the country increasingly attractive to foreign investors, despite the impact of COVID-19 resurgence and rising protectionism in some countries.

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-06-15). México comenzará a vacunar contra Covid a niños de 5 a 11 años. telesurtv.net De igual manera Hugo López-Gatell recordó que el programa de vacunación contra Covid-19 comenzó en la última semana de 2020.

____ (2022-06-15). Last downtown COVID-19 makeshift hospital in Shanghai closes. ecns.cn Medical staff members pose for a group photo at the makeshift hospital of Shanghai New International Expo Center in the Pudong New Area, east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2022.

____ (2022-06-15). Beijing ground public transport network starts automatic health code verification. ecns.cn Beijing ground public transport networks have started automatic verification of health code since Wednesday, except for the bus routes that were temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

TeleSUR-mcs, JL (2022-06-15). Justicia brasileña prorroga indagación contra Jair Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net Durante varios meses, la Comisión Parlamentaria investigó la gestión del Gobierno con la pandemia del coronavirus.

Kari Polanyi Levitt (2022-06-15). Prof. Kari Polyani Levitt: Regaining Canada's Sovereignty: June 14, 2022 We Celebrate Kari's 99th Birthday. globalresearch.ca On June 14, 2022. Friends and family met up in Montreal to celebrate Kari Polyani Levitt's 99th birthday. | While Kari's health is fragile, she remains firm in her incisive understanding and analysis of World events, committed to national sovereignty and …

WSWS (2022-06-15). Pandemic profiteers prey on the crisis in education, while US schools are increasingly riven by class divide. wsws.org A bullseye has been placed on the American public education system. Edubusinesses have seized on the pandemic and the crisis within schools to extract record profits and deepen the drive to privatize schooling.

WSWS (2022-06-15). 100,000 Turkish doctors strike amid growing global movement of health care workers. wsws.org Amid unprecedented inflation and falls in living standards due to the pandemic and war, Turkish doctors have organized one day national strike for better wages and benefits.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-15). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…

____ (2022-06-14). WTO's 12th ministerial meeting, an opportunity and test to multilateralism. ecns.cn The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is currently being held here after being postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors.

____ (2022-06-14). Fuxing bullet train impresses U.S. ambassador in China. ecns.cn The U.S. ambassador in China Nicholas Burns said he was impressed by China's Fuxing bullet train during his visit to Wuhan from Beijing on Sunday.

Annelise Whitley (2022-06-14). My Pandemic in Three Acts. tomdispatch.com On New Years' Eve 2019, Americans celebrated the advent of the roaring '20s with fireworks and champagne, amid ominous news alerts from China. Surely that virus would stay on the other side of the planet. I cringe at how entitled we felt then. Covid-19 has now wiped out more than a million of us (by far the worst record on Earth when it comes to wealthy countries). Up to a third of all survivors suffer the sometimes disabling effects of long Covid, with implications for society that will outlast the pandemic — if it ever ends. I'd like to believe we've learned a lesson about our species-wide vulnerability,…

Larkin HD. (2022-06-14). Urine Test Detects SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies. jamanetwork.com An experimental test detects SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in urine, researchers recently reported in a preliminary study in Science Advances. If further validated, the new test could be a safe, noninvasive tool to identify resolving or prior infections.

Johnson D, Liu D, Simel D. (2022-06-14). Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis. jamanetwork.com This systematic review assesses the relative prevalence of viral vs bacterial conjunctivitis in adults and children and evaluates which symptoms or signs are suggestive of a viral vs bacterial etiology.

Kuehn BM. (2022-06-14). Rising US Firearm Deaths During Pandemic Linked to Poverty. jamanetwork.com Firearm homicide rates rose by more than a third during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, according to a CDC Vital Signs report. The firearm homicide rate per 100‚ÄØ000 increased from 4.6 in 2019 to 6.1 in 2020—the highest rate since 1994. Communities disproportionately affected by poverty, systemic inequity, and structural racism incurred the heaviest loss of life due to rising gun violence.

Gandhi RT, Malani PN, del Rio C. (2022-06-14). COVID-19 Treatments for Nonhospitalized Patients—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In our Viewpoint on COVID-19 therapeutics for nonhospitalized patients, we highlighted the fact that some medications are contraindicated and preclude use of the anti—SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitor nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, whereas other medications require dose adjustment, close monitoring, or temporary discontinuation. We agree with Dr Farmakiotis that calcineurin inhibitors, such as tacrolimus or cyclosporine, should be stopped or markedly dose-reduced if a patient with COVID-19 is treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, and that close monitoring of drug levels is essential. In fact, the University of…

Larkin HD. (2022-06-14). Maternal RSV Vaccine Could Protect Infants, Interim Analysis Suggests. jamanetwork.com An investigational protein-based maternal vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) elicited neutralizing antibodies among pregnant women, and these antibodies were transferred to their infants before birth, according to a planned interim analysis of an ongoing phase 2b randomized trial reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Cayley WE, Jr. (2022-06-14). COVID-19 Treatments for Nonhospitalized Patients. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent Viewpoint reviewed treatments for nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19. However, in addition to antiviral medications, it is important to mention that 2 studies published last year demonstrated the clinical utility of inhaled budesonide for outpatient treatment of COVID-19. In the STOIC trial of 146 adults with early COVID-19 who were randomized to receive inhaled high-dose budesonide vs usual care, budesonide reduced the primary outcome (urgent care visits, emergency department visits, or hospitalization) with a number needed to treat of 8 and shortened the time to clinical recovery by 1…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-15). Updated Mayo Clinic recommendations for infant formula shortage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores, largely caused by supply chain issues, as well as a recent recall of several contaminated baby formula products. While this unfortunate crisis continues to impact thousands of caregivers needing to feed their babies, Mayo Clinic continues to offer advice on safe alternatives in the short term to patients. Alternative formula options For most infants, it is OK to switch…

This Week in Fascism (2022-06-15). This Week in Fascism #130: Neo-Nazis, Proud Boys and Groypers Heed Call from GOP to Attack LGBTQ Community. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! This week, public hearings have started to take place on the attempted pro-Trump coup on January 6th. While neoliberals are putting a lot into these hearings just like they did the Mueller investigation and Trump's (two) impeachments if history has shown us anything, its that these spectacles rarely result in…

Dissident Voice Communications (2022-06-15). Former US President Bush Condemns "brutal invasion of Iraq" in Public Gaffe. dissidentvoice.org WION — While speaking at an event, Former US President George W Bush condemned the full-scale invasion by Russia as "brutal" and "unjustified." However, he mistakenly said "invasion of Iraq." In no time, he corrected himself: "I mean, Ukraine."

Global Research News (2022-06-15). Selected Articles: US Department of Defense Finally Comes Clean — Admits in Public Document that There Are 46 US Military-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca By The Pentagon on Thursday finally admitted…

Lauren DeLisa Coleman (2022-06-15). Tribeca Festival: The Standouts For Us. moguldom.com "Action-packed" doesn't begin to describe all the programming during the Tribeca Festival, now underway through June 19. Let's start with the fact that the festival is in its 21st year and back with a vengeance after the pandemic, seemingly nearly twice as robust as any other year. Indeed, the festival is now so broad that …

CJ Baker (2022-06-15). Protest Song Of The Week: 'Spitting Off the Edge of the World' By Yeah Yeah Yeahs. shadowproof.com The influential indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their first tune in close to a decade, "Spitting Off the Edge of the World." It's on their upcoming album, "Cool It Down," out September 30.

BayAction2FreeAssange (2022-06-15). Sunday 7/3: Julian Assange Birthday Rally #FreeAssangeNOW. indybay.org Harry Bridges Plaza – The Embarcadero at Market- Across from the Ferry Building…

____ (2022-06-14). WTO's 12th ministerial meeting, an opportunity and test to multilateralism. ecns.cn The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is currently being held here after being postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-15). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…

La Peña (2022-06-15). Friday 6/17: Baila Community Dance Party. indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705…

____ (2022-06-15). Last downtown COVID-19 makeshift hospital in Shanghai closes. ecns.cn Medical staff members pose for a group photo at the makeshift hospital of Shanghai New International Expo Center in the Pudong New Area, east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2022.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-15). Slim your screen time with this summer challenge. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OWATONNA, Minn. — Many people spend too much time staring at a screen. While screens are a part of today's culture, reducing screen time can have health benefits, including improved physical health, decreased obesity and higher quality sleep. This summer, Mayo Clinic Health System encourages people to make the most of life by living life fully — present and in the moment. They can join Mayo Clinic Health System for a free virtual challenge to…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-15). Tips for severe weather planning. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hurricane season is underway, and above-normal activity is predicted this year. As COVID-19 is still a concern, there may be added stress when it comes to ensuring safety from severe weather and the spread of infection. Being properly prepared with medical supplies, and food and water, can help ensure personal safety and well-being. "Past experiences show it can take one storm to have an impact, so it is important to make a plan for you and…

WSWS (2022-06-15). Pandemic profiteers prey on the crisis in education, while US schools are increasingly riven by class divide. wsws.org A bullseye has been placed on the American public education system. Edubusinesses have seized on the pandemic and the crisis within schools to extract record profits and deepen the drive to privatize schooling.

WSWS (2022-06-15). 100,000 Turkish doctors strike amid growing global movement of health care workers. wsws.org Amid unprecedented inflation and falls in living standards due to the pandemic and war, Turkish doctors have organized one day national strike for better wages and benefits.

Juan Cole (2022-06-15). This Week's Climate Disasters in the US are Giving us a Glimpse of our Future if we don't Stop CO2. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) We're only midweek, but we have already seen serial disasters across the United States that have been exacerbated by the climate emergency, caused by human beings burning coal, methane gas and petroleum. So writes Mihai Andrei at ZME Science. I put it to you that this first paragraph at the …

United We Dream (2022-06-15). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Tenth Anniversary: Then, Now and Beyond! Celebration & Action Rally. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

____ (2022-06-14). Experts see foreign capital rising in China. ecns.cn China's huge economy, its bright prospects and the government's unwavering efforts to open the domestic market wider to the rest of the world make the country increasingly attractive to foreign investors, despite the impact of COVID-19 resurgence and rising protectionism in some countries.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

David Giesen (2022-06-15). Sunday 7/3: Fulfilling the Promise of America, a symposium. indybay.org ZOOM video meet: | zoom.us/j/94131824284?pwd=RzI0ZEY1eEkrbkxFemNOMHFHbUZXZz09…

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-06-15). Wednesday 6/15: Labor History: A key to unlocking workers' power today. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor…

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-06-15). México comenzará a vacunar contra Covid a niños de 5 a 11 años. telesurtv.net De igual manera Hugo López-Gatell recordó que el programa de vacunación contra Covid-19 comenzó en la última semana de 2020.

Labor Video Project (2022-06-15). WCCUSD Union Busting Attack On Adult School Teachers United Leadership. indybay.org The WCCUSD school district terminated the president and vice president of the Adult School Teachers United in a union busting attack. The president Ken Ryan and vice president Kristen Pursley discuss their termination, the reason behind it and the attack on adult education and ESL by not only the District by the Democrats in the legislature and governor.

TeleSUR-mcs, JL (2022-06-15). Justicia brasileña prorroga indagación contra Jair Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net Durante varios meses, la Comisión Parlamentaria investigó la gestión del Gobierno con la pandemia del coronavirus.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-15). Science Saturday: Link found between key gene and two neurodegenerative diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Gene expression can amplify the risk of neurodegenerative diseases for patients, but researchers are still figuring out which genes have an outsized effect on risk and why. In a new paper published in Nature, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have zeroed in on variants of one gene critical for nerve cell function that ups the ante for patients with Lou Gehrig's Disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). "This finding helps clarify a new direction…

Tomdispatch (2022-06-15). My Pandemic in Three Acts: Dealing with the Disease that Never Seems to Leave Town. juancole.com By Nina Burleigh | ( Tomdispatch.com) On New Years' Eve 2019, Americans celebrated the advent of the roaring '20s with fireworks and champagne, amid ominous news alerts from China. Surely that virus would stay on the other side of the planet. I cringe at how entitled we felt then. Covid-19 has now wiped …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-15). Consumer Health: Men's health and living a longer, healthier life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month, and Men's Health Week will be observed June 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about the biggest threats to men's health and what you can do to keep yourself healthy. Two of the leading causes of death for men in the U.S. are heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is that healthy lifestyle choices can reduce your risk for…

United We Dream (2022-06-15). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Décimo Aniversario – °Antes, Ahora y Más Allá! Celebración y Reuinon para la Acción. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

____ (2022-06-14). Fuxing bullet train impresses U.S. ambassador in China. ecns.cn The U.S. ambassador in China Nicholas Burns said he was impressed by China's Fuxing bullet train during his visit to Wuhan from Beijing on Sunday.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-15). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.

Edward Curtin (2022-06-15). Is There Life After Death? dissidentvoice.org Life is entwined with death from the start, for death is the price we must pay for being born, even though we don't choose it, which may be why some people who are very angry at the deal, decide to choose how and when they will die, as if they are getting revenge on someone …

Omar Ahmed (2022-06-15). In Demolishing Muslim protestors' homes, India is taking a Leaf from of Israel's Book. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) Over the weekend Indian authorities bulldozed several homes belonging to Muslims in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The homeowners were alleged to have taken part in organised protests on Friday in response to inflammatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) made by the now …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-15). Ask the Mayo Mom: Ear tubes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An ear infection is an infection of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear. Children are more likely than adults to get ear infections. Because ear infections often clear up on their own, treatment may begin with managing pain and monitoring the problem. Sometimes, antibiotics are used to clear the infection. Some people are prone to having multiple ear infections. This can cause hearing…

____ (2022-06-15). Beijing ground public transport network starts automatic health code verification. ecns.cn Beijing ground public transport networks have started automatic verification of health code since Wednesday, except for the bus routes that were temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-14). Nationalist Units Shot Ukrainian Servicemen Who Tried To Surrender In Novomikhailovka Russian MoD. southfront.org | On June 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Ukrainian army continues to suffer significant losses, especially since in recent weeks cases have become more frequent when units of Ukrainian nationalists shot surrendering Ukrainian servicemen in the back. | The report of the Russian Ministry of Defence reads: | "So, after conducting firepower preparation to the offensive of Russian troops in the area of the settlement of Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, more than 30 serv…

Anonymous811 (2022-06-14). Harvest In Ukraine In 2022 Will Be Two Times Less Than In 2021. southfront.org | Taras Vysotsky, representative of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, spoke about the prospects of the harvest in his country at a briefing of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. He provided an analysis, which indicates that in 2022 the harvest from the fields of Ukraine will be about 65 million tons. This is 40% less than last year's harvest. | According to Mr Vysotsky, the harvest may be even smaller, about 60 million tons of grain. He explained that the decline was…

Subodh Varma (2022-06-14). Record profits boost India's corporate sector. peoplesdispatch.org The trend was visible from last year but the scale of profits reported by India's listed companies after the financial year ended in March this year is nothing short of mind-boggling. According to latest data by CMIE or Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, companies listed at the BSE (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange) have reported a collective profit of Rs.9.3 lakh crore (1 lakh crore rupees is approximately USD 12.8 billion) in 2021-22. This is over 70% more than the previous year and nearly three times more than the average profit earned every year for a decade before the pandemic, that is, between 201…

_____ (2022-06-14). Universal Health Care Could Have Saved US Lives During COVID. popularresistance.org Americans spend more on health care than people in any other nation. Yet in any given year, the piecemeal nature of the American medical insurance system causes many preventable deaths and unnecessary costs. Not surprisingly, COVID-19 only exacerbated this already dire public health issue, as evidenced by the U.S.'s elevated mortality, compared with that of other high-income countries. | A new study quantifies the severity of the impact of the pandemic on Americans who did not have access to health insurance. According to findings published on Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, from th…

_____ (2022-06-14). People's Summit For Democracy Ends With A Bold Plan For The Future. popularresistance.org The organizers of the People's Summit for Democracy were determined to close out the summit with a lasting impression on the last day, June 10. | The People's Summit was organized in opposition to the Summit of the Americas that was organized by the US-influenced Organization of American States (OAS) and hosted by the US in Los Angeles. The Summit of the Americas has historically been a place for the US to dictate a political agenda to the Latin American countries. | The Summit of the Americas has been plagued by difficulties since May 10, when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced that h…

_____ (2022-06-14). People's Summit for Democracy in Los Angeles ends with a bold plan for the future. popularresistance.org The organizers of the People's Summit for Democracy were determined to close out the summit with a lasting impression on the last day, June 10. | The People's Summit was organized in opposition to the Summit of the Americas that was organized by the US-influenced Organization of American States (OAS) and hosted by the US in Los Angeles. The Summit of the Americas has historically been a place for the US to dictate a political agenda to the Latin American countries. | The Summit of the Americas has been plagued by difficulties since May 10, when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced that h…

Annelise Whitley (2022-06-14). My Pandemic in Three Acts. tomdispatch.com On New Years' Eve 2019, Americans celebrated the advent of the roaring '20s with fireworks and champagne, amid ominous news alerts from China. Surely that virus would stay on the other side of the planet. I cringe at how entitled we felt then. Covid-19 has now wiped out more than a million of us (by far the worst record on Earth when it comes to wealthy countries). Up to a third of all survivors suffer the sometimes disabling effects of long Covid, with implications for society that will outlast the pandemic — if it ever ends. I'd like to believe we've learned a lesson about our species-wide vulnerability,…

Editor (2022-06-14). Dealing With the Disease that Never Seems to Leave Town. scheerpost.com [ By On New Years' Eve 2019, Americans celebrated the advent of the roaring '20s with fireworks and champagne, amid ominous news alerts from China. Surely that virus would stay on the other side of the planet. I cringe at how entitled we felt then. Covid-19 has now wiped out

Bruce Lerro (2022-06-14). Aryan Right-Wing Mythology for the New Age: Carl Jung, Mircea Eliade and Joseph Campbell. dissidentvoice.org Orientation My three-year stint in the New Age In 1984 at the age of 36, I decided to return to school with the intention of becoming an art therapist. I attended Antioch University in San Francisco for my undergraduate degree and then went to a New Age spirituality school the following year for my master's …

Shawgi Tell (2022-06-14). "Booming" Economy Leaves Millions Behind: Part Eight. dissidentvoice.org Economic and social disasters continue to increase worldwide. There is no "healthy recovery" from the pandemic. The level of irreparable harm being caused by the inability and unwillingness of the ruling elite to solve any problems, even small problems, is glaring. With no sense of shame or irony, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, …

Anonymous Contributor (2022-06-14). Libre Las Tres: Mexican Feminists Held as Political Prisoners. itsgoingdown.org Call to support feminist political prisoners facing charges for engaging in a series of occupations in so-called Mexico. photo: @Usagii_ko On April 15th, around 200 police officers in Mexico City arrested three women that had occupied and turned the office of Mexico's National Human Rights Commission building (CNDH) into a housing sanctuary for women that…

Colin Todhunter (2022-06-14). Pouring Poison and Planting Seeds of Dependency. dissidentvoice.org Do you remember the iconic Union Carbide image from the 19 s or early 1960s? The one with the giant hand coming from the sky, pouring pesticides onto Indian soil. The blurb below the image includes the following: Science helps build a new India — India has developed bold new plans to build its economy and …

Final Straw (2022-06-14). Final Straw: Support Jessica Reznicek and Navigating Conflict in Movement. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio show and podcast, The Final Straw, presents an interview with a supporter of Water Protector Jessica Reznicek. Listen and Download HERE First up, Charlotte speaks about their friend, political prisoner and water defender Jessica Reznicek who just had an appeal denied of an 8 year sentence and terrorism enhancement for sabotaging the…

WSWS (2022-06-14). Herd immunity in education: "I fear for children's lives and what the future legacy will be." wsws.org Daniella Modus-Cutter is a full-time carer, mother and grassroots campaigner, maintaining a list of schools in the UK reporting COVID infections. She is Clinically Extremely Vulnerable and has been shielding since the start of the pandemic.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-14). Omicron infection is a poor booster of COVID-19 immunity. imperial.ac.uk People infected with the Omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Marjorie Cohn (2022-06-14). Torture Memo Lawyer John Yoo Devises Theory for Stealing Presidential Elections. zcomm.org Twisting the law to fit his nefarious agenda isn't new to Yoo…

Johnson D, Liu D, Simel D. (2022-06-14). Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis. jamanetwork.com This systematic review assesses the relative prevalence of viral vs bacterial conjunctivitis in adults and children and evaluates which symptoms or signs are suggestive of a viral vs bacterial etiology.

Larkin HD. (2022-06-14). Urine Test Detects SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies. jamanetwork.com An experimental test detects SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in urine, researchers recently reported in a preliminary study in Science Advances. If further validated, the new test could be a safe, noninvasive tool to identify resolving or prior infections.

Submedia.tv (2022-06-14). System Fail 13: The Spoils of Empire. itsgoingdown.org System Fail from sub.Media takes a look at global news from an anarchist perspective. In the wake of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, we take a look at some of the recent resistance waged by two nations rendered stateless by British cartographers. First we visit Palestine where tensions have flared into several violent confrontations between…

Cayley WE, Jr. (2022-06-14). COVID-19 Treatments for Nonhospitalized Patients. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent Viewpoint reviewed treatments for nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19. However, in addition to antiviral medications, it is important to mention that 2 studies published last year demonstrated the clinical utility of inhaled budesonide for outpatient treatment of COVID-19. In the STOIC trial of 146 adults with early COVID-19 who were randomized to receive inhaled high-dose budesonide vs usual care, budesonide reduced the primary outcome (urgent care visits, emergency department visits, or hospitalization) with a number needed to treat of 8 and shortened the time to clinical recovery by 1…

Gandhi RT, Malani PN, del Rio C. (2022-06-14). COVID-19 Treatments for Nonhospitalized Patients—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In our Viewpoint on COVID-19 therapeutics for nonhospitalized patients, we highlighted the fact that some medications are contraindicated and preclude use of the anti—SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitor nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, whereas other medications require dose adjustment, close monitoring, or temporary discontinuation. We agree with Dr Farmakiotis that calcineurin inhibitors, such as tacrolimus or cyclosporine, should be stopped or markedly dose-reduced if a patient with COVID-19 is treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, and that close monitoring of drug levels is essential. In fact, the University of…

Larkin HD. (2022-06-14). Maternal RSV Vaccine Could Protect Infants, Interim Analysis Suggests. jamanetwork.com An investigational protein-based maternal vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) elicited neutralizing antibodies among pregnant women, and these antibodies were transferred to their infants before birth, according to a planned interim analysis of an ongoing phase 2b randomized trial reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

WSWS (2022-06-14). Scottish nurses threaten pay strike in "broken" National Health Service. wsws.org Hailed as "heroes" during the coronavirus pandemic, nurses and health care workers throughout the UK have also confronted spiralling work pressures, with staff shortages putting patients at risk.

Staff (2022-06-14). Entregan Premio Anual de Inmunología a trabajo investigativo sobre la vacuna anticovid Soberana 02. cubadebate.cu Investigadores cubanos recibieron el Premio Anual de Inmunología Jorge Gavilondo Cowley in Memoriam por el trabajo investigativo "Diseño, desarrollo y evaluación preclínica de Soberana 02: una vacuna cubana contra la COVID-19", informó el Instituto Finlay de Vacunas. El premio fue entregado en el Congreso Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Inmunología.

Staff (2022-06-14). Más de 800 días contra la covid en Cuba: Avanzado control de la enfermedad, pero es clave mantener percepción de riesgo. cubadebate.cu El pasado 11 de junio, Cuba llegó a los 822 días de enfrentamiento al SARS-CoV-2, un virus que puso a prueba los sistemas sanitarios de todo el mundo y que nos ha hecho vivir una compleja pandemia.

Kuehn BM. (2022-06-14). Rising US Firearm Deaths During Pandemic Linked to Poverty. jamanetwork.com Firearm homicide rates rose by more than a third during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, according to a CDC Vital Signs report. The firearm homicide rate per 100‚ÄØ000 increased from 4.6 in 2019 to 6.1 in 2020—the highest rate since 1994. Communities disproportionately affected by poverty, systemic inequity, and structural racism incurred the heaviest loss of life due to rising gun violence.

Peoples' Dispatch (2022-06-14). Bolivia: Court sentences former coup president Jeanine àÅñez to 10 years' prison. greenleft.org.au A Bolivian court has found Jeanine àÅñez and former police and military chiefs guilty for their role in crimes committed during the coup against then-president Evo Morales in November 2019, reports Peoples Dispatch.

Ann Brown (2022-06-13). Warnings Go Out About Mobile Barbers After Florida Barber Starts Bustin' In Customer's House. moguldom.com A mobile barber in Florida allegedly shot up a home after a customer witnessed him beating a woman, police reported. On-demand hair services have become more popular, especially during the pandemic. Mobile barbers travel to customers' locations to provide hair-cutting and styling services. While the trend is growing, just 1 percent to 2 percent of barbers are …

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-13). Bacterial intimacy insights could help tackle antimicrobial resistance. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have uncovered new details about how bacteria hook up to exchange DNA that helps them resist antibiotics.

Florence CGTN (2022-06-13). U.S. drops COVID-19 testing requirement for international travelers. america.cgtn.com Traveling into the United States from abroad has just become a lot easier, as its requirement for a negative COVID-19 test prior to take-off was dropped on Sunday. The restriction, introduced to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, had been in place since …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-14). Updated Mayo Clinic recommendations for infant formula shortage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores, largely caused by supply chain issues, as well as a recent recall of several contaminated baby formula products. While this unfortunate crisis continues to impact thousands of caregivers needing to feed their babies, Mayo Clinic continues to offer advice on safe alternatives in the short term to patients. Alternative formula options For most infants, it is OK to switch…

_____ (2022-06-14). People's Summit for Democracy in Los Angeles ends with a bold plan for the future. popularresistance.org The organizers of the People's Summit for Democracy were determined to close out the summit with a lasting impression on the last day, June 10. | The People's Summit was organized in opposition to the Summit of the Americas that was organized by the US-influenced Organization of American States (OAS) and hosted by the US in Los Angeles. The Summit of the Americas has historically been a place for the US to dictate a political agenda to the Latin American countries. | The Summit of the Americas has been plagued by difficulties since May 10, when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced that h…

Annelise Whitley (2022-06-14). My Pandemic in Three Acts. tomdispatch.com On New Years' Eve 2019, Americans celebrated the advent of the roaring '20s with fireworks and champagne, amid ominous news alerts from China. Surely that virus would stay on the other side of the planet. I cringe at how entitled we felt then. Covid-19 has now wiped out more than a million of us (by far the worst record on Earth when it comes to wealthy countries). Up to a third of all survivors suffer the sometimes disabling effects of long Covid, with implications for society that will outlast the pandemic — if it ever ends. I'd like to believe we've learned a lesson about our species-wide vulnerability,…

____ (2022-06-14). Beijing investigates bar over COVID-19 cluster. ecns.cn An investigation team was formed by relevant departments in Beijing to look into a bar in the wake of a cluster outbreak of COVID-19, local authorities said Tuesday.

____ (2022-06-14). U.S. health secretary tests positive for COVID-19, 2nd time in a month. ecns.cn U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, the second time for him in less than a month.

Staff (2022-06-14). Más de 800 días contra la covid en Cuba: Avanzado control de la enfermedad, pero es clave mantener percepción de riesgo. cubadebate.cu El pasado 11 de junio, Cuba llegó a los 822 días de enfrentamiento al SARS-CoV-2, un virus que puso a prueba los sistemas sanitarios de todo el mundo y que nos ha hecho vivir una compleja pandemia.

Staff (2022-06-14). Cuba reporta 12 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este lunes 13 de junio, Cuba reportó 12 nuevos casos de COVID-19, 29 altas médicas y ningún fallecido. Hay actualmente 92 casos activos, informó este martes el Minsap en su parte diario.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-06-14). Alertan sobre aumento de casos de Covid-19 en Europa. telesurtv.net Según ECDC, no hay evidencia de que BA.4 y BA.5 estén asociados con una mayor gravedad de la infección en comparación con las variantes circulantes BA.1 y BA.2.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-14). Tips for severe weather planning. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hurricane season is underway, and above-normal activity is predicted this year. As COVID-19 is still a concern, there may be added stress when it comes to ensuring safety from severe weather and the spread of infection. Being properly prepared with medical supplies, and food and water, can help ensure personal safety and well-being. "Past experiences show it can take one storm to have an impact, so it is important to make a plan for you and…

Staff (2022-06-14). Entregan Premio Anual de Inmunología a trabajo investigativo sobre la vacuna anticovid Soberana 02. cubadebate.cu Investigadores cubanos recibieron el Premio Anual de Inmunología Jorge Gavilondo Cowley in Memoriam por el trabajo investigativo "Diseño, desarrollo y evaluación preclínica de Soberana 02: una vacuna cubana contra la COVID-19", informó el Instituto Finlay de Vacunas. El premio fue entregado en el Congreso Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Inmunología.

WSWS (2022-06-14). COVID denial vs. reality: The growing threat of Omicron subvariants. wsws.org Contrary to the relentless propaganda from the political establishment and corporate media of nearly every country, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and will worsen in the coming weeks and months.

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-06-14). Pdte. de Bolivia destaca vacunación contra Covid-19 en escuelas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Bolivia reportaron el pasado domingo 201 nuevos pacientes con la Covid-19.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-14). Consumer Health: Men's health and living a longer, healthier life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month, and Men's Health Week will be observed June 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about the biggest threats to men's health and what you can do to keep yourself healthy. Two of the leading causes of death for men in the U.S. are heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is that healthy lifestyle choices can reduce your risk for…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-14). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…

Staff (2022-06-14). Aprovechar la innovación en Salud para dar respuesta al nuevo escenario que ha dejado la COVID-19. cubadebate.cu De cuánto puede hacerse aún en el Sistema Nacional de Salud desde la gestión de la ciencia y la innovación para fortalecer la calidad de los servicios, se habló este lunes durante un nuevo encuentro del Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, con expertos y científicos que han trabajado directamente en el enfrentamiento a la epidemia en Cuba.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-14). Ask the Mayo Mom: Ear tubes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An ear infection is an infection of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear. Children are more likely than adults to get ear infections. Because ear infections often clear up on their own, treatment may begin with managing pain and monitoring the problem. Sometimes, antibiotics are used to clear the infection. Some people are prone to having multiple ear infections. This can cause hearing…

____ (2022-06-13). Pandemic far from over, WHO head warns. ecns.cn Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, urged caution in handling COVID-19 pandemic at a media briefing on Wednesday, saying that even though cases and deaths are declining globally, the pandemic is not over and a new, more dangerous variant can surface anytime.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). French CAESAR Howitzers In Service With Ukrainian Forces Kill Civilians In Eastern Ukraine. southfront.org The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) shared a new video showing the use of the French-made CAESAR self-propelled howitzer on the front lines in the Donbass region. | French self-propelled artillery units 155-mm CAESAR have already been in service with the AFU since April. The transfer of the CAESARs from France was claimed on April 22, 2022. Then the French president Emmanuel Macron said in an interview that he supplied Ukraine with a variety of weapons "from Milan to CAESAR," adding that Par…

WSWS (2022-06-13). Bangladeshi prime minister threatens protesting garment workers. wsws.org Recent demonstrations by garment workers are an indication of major struggles to come as the global crisis produced by the COVID pandemic and the US-led war in Ukraine against Russia impacts on Bangladesh.

____ (2022-06-13). African Union Leaders Meet with Russian Government amid Escalating Food Crisis. transcend.org 3 Jun 2022 – The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to the surface a number of persistent economic problems which have plagued the world since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that emerged during the early months of 2020.

WSWS (2022-06-13). UN warns war in Ukraine could amplify cost-of-living crisis. wsws.org The consequences of the war, amid the pandemic and current financial crisis, could further escalate the cost of living.

Ann Brown (2022-06-13). Warnings Go Out About Mobile Barbers After Florida Barber Starts Bustin' In Customer's House. moguldom.com A mobile barber in Florida allegedly shot up a home after a customer witnessed him beating a woman, police reported. On-demand hair services have become more popular, especially during the pandemic. Mobile barbers travel to customers' locations to provide hair-cutting and styling services. While the trend is growing, just 1 percent to 2 percent of barbers are …

____ (2022-06-13). Beijing's Chaoyang district launches three rounds of nucleic acid testing. ecns.cn People take nucleic acid testing in Chaoyang district, Beijing, June 13, 2022. Chaoyang will carry out three rounds of nucleic acid testing for three consecutive days starting from Monday to eliminate the potential risk of further virus spread.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Facing an international outcry, India's Hindu supremacist government cynically distances itself from top BJP officials' anti-Muslim incitement. wsws.org Modi and his BJP have ratcheted up their communalist offensive as the social crisis has deepened and opposition among India's workers and rural toilers to mass joblessness and soaring prices, the government's ruinous response to the pandemic, and its "pro-investor" policies has swelled.

WSWS (2022-06-13). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 3. wsws.org The SEP is based on the strategy of permanent revolution that animated the 1917 October Revolution. Only through the revolutionary mobilization of the working class, leading the rural and urban toilers, can the democratic and social aspirations of the oppressed masses be realized as part of the world socialist revolution.

Dra. Naomi Wolf (2022-06-13). Queridos amigos, Lamento anunciar un genocidio: Dra. Naomi Wolf sobre el "Informe confidencial" de Pfizer. globalizacion.ca He estado en silencio durante algunas semanas. Perdóname. | La verdad es que me he quedado casi sin palabras —o el equivalente literario de eso— porque recientemente he tenido la poco envidiable tarea de tratar de anunciar al mundo que en…

____ (2022-06-13). Green technology aids forest pest control on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. ecns.cn A new green pest prevention and control technology has been widely promoted on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and proved effective, according to the Science and Technology Department of Tibet.

Staff (2022-06-13). Cuba reporta 19 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 15 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este domingo 12 de junio, Cuba reportó 19 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 15 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 109 casos activos, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) en su parte diario lunes.

A Guest Author (2022-06-13). Two years after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak and not one lesson learned. workers.org By Steve Brooks This article previously ran as an op-ed piece in the Sacramento Bee. For six and a half hours, the Greyhound-size prison bus bounced precariously along a highway from Chino north toward San Quentin. Incarcerated men in orange jumpsuits were tightly packed inside, with metal restraints uncomfortably wrapped . . . |

Sven Rohleder, Dr. Diogo Costa, Prof Kayvan Bozorgmehr (2022-06-13). [Articles] Area-level socioeconomic deprivation, non-national residency, and Covid-19 incidence: A longitudinal spatiotemporal analysis in Germany. thelancet.com Socioeconomic deprivation, and proportion of non-nationals are independently associated with the incidence of Covid-19. Regional planning of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination strategies would benefit from consideration of area-level deprivation and non-national residency.

_____ (2022-06-13). Big Tobacco Is Funding Opposition To Global Covid Vaccine Access. popularresistance.org Major tobacco companies including British American Tobacco and Japan Tobacco International are funding an anti-regulatory, libertarian-leaning organization, Consumer Choice Center (CCC), that is working to restrict global Covid-19 vaccine access. CCC is mobilizing to defeat a proposal at the World Trade Organization to suspend intellectual property rules related to Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines. | The WTO proposal is aimed at expanding global access to life-saving Covid-19 products, and reversing staggering international inequities. By funding its opposition, critics say the tobacco industry is undermin…

Florence CGTN (2022-06-13). U.S. drops COVID-19 testing requirement for international travelers. america.cgtn.com Traveling into the United States from abroad has just become a lot easier, as its requirement for a negative COVID-19 test prior to take-off was dropped on Sunday. The restriction, introduced to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, had been in place since …

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-13). Bacterial intimacy insights could help tackle antimicrobial resistance. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have uncovered new details about how bacteria hook up to exchange DNA that helps them resist antibiotics.

____ (2022-06-13). EU chief vows fast reply to Kyiv on membership. ecns.cn European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the commission will provide a clear response this week to Ukraine over its quest to join the European Union.

_____ (2022-06-13). UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet visits PRC. journal-neo.org In light of the current stage of the "Great Game," which has already brought humanity to the brink of a nearly global catastrophe, what significance does the week-long trip (outwardly a purely "humanitarian" one) to China at the end of May by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet hold? As it turns out, …

Dan Bacher (2022-06-13). Oil industry stops bill banning oil drilling in CA waters from moving forward. indybay.org California oil and gas regulators have approved 1 offshore drilling permits in state waters since January 1, 2019. Of those permits, five were for new wells and the rest were for reworking existing wells, according to an analysis of permits approved through October 1, 2021 and posted at www.NewsomWellWatch.org by Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance.

The Green Arcade (2022-06-13). Wednesday 6/22: SF Poet and Co-Editor of Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, Beau Beausoleil Reads New Work. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | SF, CA 94102…

Commonwealth Club (2022-06-13). Tuesday 6/21: World Refugee Day: Conversation on Helping Ukraine's Refugees Fleeing War (hybrid event). indybay.org In-person: Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105; | Fully vaccinated required | Or join the event via online tickets…

United Nations Assoc. of San Francisco (2022-06-13). Sunday 6/26: United Nations Charter Day 2022: Keeping Faith in UN Charter w/ War in Ukraine. indybay.org Online event…

Green Party (2022-06-13). Sunday 6/12: The Future of People's Park. indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting | us02web.zoom.us/j/89559844652 | Meeting ID: 895 5984 4652…

Santa Cruz City Council Meeting (2022-06-13). Tuesday 6/14: Downtown Plan Expansion at Santa Cruz City Council. indybay.org The Downtown Plan Expansion project is #30 on the city council meeting agenda, and will be heard sometime after 6 PM, following oral communications. | * Participate in-person at: Council Chambers, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center Street, Santa Cruz | * See meeting agenda for information on participating virtually/phoning in:…

Organize Now! (2022-06-13). "Young and Loud" Marches in Mountain View. indybay.org The newly formed group Young and Loud is a coalition of students that organize events and mobilize youth across the state of California.

MLK San Jose Public Library (2022-06-13). Saturday 9/3: The East Side's Impact in San José: A Conversation With Scholars. indybay.org California Room at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 1 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA 95112…

____ (2022-06-13). Pandemic far from over, WHO head warns. ecns.cn Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, urged caution in handling COVID-19 pandemic at a media briefing on Wednesday, saying that even though cases and deaths are declining globally, the pandemic is not over and a new, more dangerous variant can surface anytime.

Laurent Brayard (2022-06-13). Evgueny Karas, SBU agent and leader of the neo-Nazi group S 14. mronline.org Among the colorful fauna of Ukrainian neo-Nazism, and as a continuation of my work on the firm establishment of this ideology in Ukraine, here is an investigation into the S 14 group.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Germany prepares for World War III with the passage of 100 billion euro "Bundeswehr Special Fund" wsws.org The "Bundeswehr Special Fund" of more than 100 billion euros has now been agreed to by both chambers of parliament. With this, the ruling class has set into motion the biggest rearmament spiral since the fall of the Nazi regime.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Children Killed And Wounded In Bloody Attacks By Ukrainian Forces On Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org All the central district of Donetsk were shelled by Ukrainian forces | On June 13, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) subjected the city of Donetsk to one of the most intense shelling in recent times. The shelling on residential areas began in the early morning and it continues. | One of the bloody attacks of the AFU hit the Maysky market in the city of Donetsk. Ukrainian units intentionally targeted the area of mass gathering of civilians. The Ukrainian strike hit the local market on a weekend. | Three people were kil…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine, Izyum-Severodonetsk Region, On June 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU in Severodonetsk were almost blockaded after Ukrainian forces blew up the last bridge between the city and Lisichansk; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Azot plant and nearby districts in Severodonetsk city; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces were reported in the forest area west of Izyum; | Russian forces claimed control of Bohorodychne; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Z…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian missiles destroyed a large warehouse of foreign weapons supplied to Ukraine near the Udachnoe railway station; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Fedorovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Progress with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Volcheyarovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Lisichansk with high-precision missi…

WSWS (2022-06-13). Bangladeshi prime minister threatens protesting garment workers. wsws.org Recent demonstrations by garment workers are an indication of major struggles to come as the global crisis produced by the COVID pandemic and the US-led war in Ukraine against Russia impacts on Bangladesh.

WSWS (2022-06-13). UN warns war in Ukraine could amplify cost-of-living crisis. wsws.org The consequences of the war, amid the pandemic and current financial crisis, could further escalate the cost of living.

____ (2022-06-13). African Union Leaders Meet with Russian Government amid Escalating Food Crisis. transcend.org 3 Jun 2022 – The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to the surface a number of persistent economic problems which have plagued the world since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that emerged during the early months of 2020.

Eliza Egret (2022-06-13). JCB's racist hypocrisy allows it to continue tearing down homes in Palestine. thecanary.co In March 2022, British bulldozer company JCB announced that it was Now, you might think that JCB deserves congratulations for taking a stance against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. However, JCB's boycott of Russia only highlights the company's racist hypocrisy even whilst it shows this apparent empathy. | Ethnic cleansing: | You see, for many years,…

Bay Area Ukraine Anti-War Network (2022-06-13). Thursday 6/23: Protest US Escalation in Ukraine! No More Weapon Sales. indybay.org Barbara Lee's office | 1 Kaiser Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612…

Staff (2022-06-13). Video: "Tàºrkiye" leads 37-nation NATO war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJune 13, 2022 Tàºrkiye Leads Exercise EFES 2022 Multinational, Large Scale Exercise #EFES2022, Tàºrkiye's visible contribution to NATO's deterrence and defence posture, has been conducted successfully with participation of more than 10 thousand personnel from 37 Allied, partner and other friendly countries.

Staff (2022-06-13). Panamericano sub 23: Cuba "hirvió" a Puerto Rico en Aguascalientes. cubadebate.cu El equipo Cuba categoría sub 23 mantuvo su invicto en tres salidas al doblegar este domingo a la escuadra de Puerto Rico con pizarra final de 6-2, en el marco del torneo Panamericano de Aguascalientes, México, evento que concede cuatro cupos para el campeonato mundial previsto para realizarse en el último trimestre de este año.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-13). Colombia's first lady, slush funds and organized crime. colombiareports.com A Supreme Court investigation against a Liberal Party senator put the pet project of Colombia's first lady at the center of a corruption scandal. The Supreme Court investigation against jailed…

William Briggs (2022-06-13). Inflation, economic crisis and more money for 'defence'. greenleft.org.au The federal government will spend $48.6 billion on the military in the coming year. This, we are told, is to keep us safe. But, as Bill Briggs argues, many are feeling decidedly unsafe and our fear is real: how do we keep warm, pay the bills and keep a roof over our heads?

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). US's Engagement With Nepal Is Part Of Its Indo-Pacific Wider Vision To Counter China. southfront.org Prime Minister Sher Bahadur DeubaThe US expects "absolute allies", but the new polycentric world that is emerging makes room for diversified bilateral relations. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | An Oxford Analytica March 24 executive summary concluded that Washington's engagement in South Asia will broaden. This is visible in the recent Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu meetings with Bangladesh authorities and other high level engagements with S…

Survival International (2022-06-13). Tanzania: Thousands of Maasai Flee after Dozens Shot and Detained Following Evictions for Trophy Hunting. dissidentvoice.org Elderly Maasai man wounded in the military attack on protesters. © Survival Thousands of Maasai people have fled their homes and escaped into the bush following a brutal police crackdown on protests against government attempts to evict them to make way for trophy hunters and conservation. On June 8 dozens of police vehicles and an estimated …

Editor (2022-06-13). Doctor's Orders: 'Do Not Extradite Assange'. scheerpost.com By Doctors for Assange / Ahead of the U.K. Home Secretary's decision on whether to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, a group of more than 300 doctors representing 35 countries have told Priti Patel that approving his extradition would be "medically and ethically unacceptable". | In an

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Fighting The First UK-Rwandan Refugee Flight. southfront.org | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | June 10 bore witness to a valiant effort on the part of refugee groups and a trade union to stop what promises to be the first journey of many as part of the UK-Rwanda plan. Their attempt to seek an injunction failed to convince the High Court. Next Tuesday, the first flight from the UK to Rwanda filled with asylum seekers will, unless the Court of Appeal rules otherwise, take off. Some 31 people of Iraqi and Syrian background have been told they will be on…

| Anadolu Agency | (2022-06-13). Global nuke arsenals expected to grow for 1st time since Cold War: study. tribune.com.pk Global nuclear arsenals are expected to grow over the next decade for first time since the Cold War, according to an international study released on Monday. | The world's nine nuclear-armed states — the US, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea — continue to modernise and expand their nuclear arsenals at a rate that will likely increase over the next decade, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) found in its newly released Yearbook 2022. | "There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterized global nuclear arsenals since the end of…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Military Situation In Syria On June 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 13, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 7 times: 2 in Idlib province, 5 in Aleppo province; | On June 12, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa; | On June 12, the SDF security forces arrested an ISIS commander in the Ruwaishid area; | On June 12, the SDF security forces arrested three ISIS members near al-Hawl refugee camp; | On June 12, an SAA serviceman was killed in an…

Editor (2022-06-13). Mexico's President AMLO condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba as 'genocide' and 'tremendous violation of human rights'. mronline.org Mexico's left-wing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) denounced the illegal U.S. blockade of Cuba as a "type of genocide" and "tremendous violation of human rights."

Editor (2022-06-13). New revelations of former U.S. Secretary of Defense confirm illegality of the extradition and arrest of diplomat Alex Saab. mronline.org In his new memoir, 'Sacred Oath,' former U.S. Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, who served under President Donald Trump at the time of the arrest of Alex Saab in Cape Verde, effectively admits that the White House was quite aware of the fact that Saab was a diplomat at the time of his capture.

Editor (2022-06-13). Robert Lipsyte: Please Take My Gun. scheerpost.com The logo of Beretta on the grip of a Beretta 92 9 mm pistol. [ By The gun I carried on the streets of New York City in the late 1960s was a Beretta, similar to the pistol James Bond packed in the early Ian Fleming novels. It was a small, dark beauty that filled me with bravado. I was never afraid when I had it in my pocket, which is why I'm so very afraid now. | I was pac…

Editor (2022-06-13). Why the Spirit of June 12, 1982, Matters. scheerpost.com Anti-Nuclear Rally in Central Park on June 12, 1982, in New York City. (PL Gould / Getty Images) | By Leslie Cagan / Forty years, and the memory is as vivid as ever. It was a beautiful spring day. The United Nations Second Special Session on Disarmament was about to get underway, and we were determined to be heard. The arms race had to stop, we said; nuclear weapons had to be abolished—and instead of endlessly pouring extravagant amounts of money into military budgets, it was time to put our national tr…

Joe Piette (2022-06-13). Philly celebrates Disability Pride. workers.org Disability advocates, the Philadelphia Freedom Band, and family, friends and allies joined together June 11 for the 10th annual Disability Pride PA parade to demand an inclusive society. MC Imani Barbarin, aka Crutches and Spice, with music by LACHI, 4 Wheel City, Gooch and the Motion and Danie Ocean, entertained . . . |

Larry Holmes (2022-06-13). La clase obrera y la crisis capitalista mundial. workers.org Los siguientes extractos son de los comentarios de Larry Holmes, Primer Secretario del Partido del Mundo Obrero, en una reunión de la sucursal de Nueva York el 19 de mayo. La mayoría de los economistas burgueses predicen ahora una recesión, que es una fuerte caída de la economía. Una recesión . . . |

Moderator (2022-06-13). Hedges: Society of Spectacle. scheerpost.com Original Illustration by Mr. Fish — "The Pupper Master" | By Chris Hedges / Special to ScheerPost | The

Rqorinoco (2022-06-13). Marcello Musto's Anthology of Karl Marx's Writings on Alienation (Book Review). orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido | Marcello Musto's anthology of Karl Marx's Writings on Alienation

_____ (2022-06-13). Trucker strike disrupts key industries, threatens automaking. popularresistance.org Striking truck drivers are disrupting the operations of a wide range of business, including ready-mix concrete producers, automakers and restaurants. | Hyundai Motor is struggling to move finished cars so it can make more cars, while more than half of the country's ready-mix concrete factories have suspended operations due to a halt in the shipment of cement. | Unionized truck drivers have been on a strike since Tuesday demanding higher wages and an extension of support measures, which expire at the end of this year. They blocked gates at distribution centers and refused to transport cargo. Cargo Truckers Solidar…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-13). Weapons of Faith: The Arming of American Schools. dissidentvoice.org The United States remains a country of tenacious faith. The nature of that faith stretches from the digital pulpits of Silicon Valley, where cool technology occupies the seat of majesty, to the hot Bible Belt of spiritual endurance and suffering, where the good Lord holds sway in stern disapproval. In between, market fundamentalists take time …

Ann Brown (2022-06-13). Warnings Go Out About Mobile Barbers After Florida Barber Starts Bustin' In Customer's House. moguldom.com A mobile barber in Florida allegedly shot up a home after a customer witnessed him beating a woman, police reported. On-demand hair services have become more popular, especially during the pandemic. Mobile barbers travel to customers' locations to provide hair-cutting and styling services. While the trend is growing, just 1 percent to 2 percent of barbers are …

WSWS (2022-06-13). Facing an international outcry, India's Hindu supremacist government cynically distances itself from top BJP officials' anti-Muslim incitement. wsws.org Modi and his BJP have ratcheted up their communalist offensive as the social crisis has deepened and opposition among India's workers and rural toilers to mass joblessness and soaring prices, the government's ruinous response to the pandemic, and its "pro-investor" policies has swelled.

WSWS (2022-06-13). The St. Michael's strike in New Jersey and the criminal record of Prime Healthcare. wsws.org The company and its founder have a record of buying distressed hospitals, aggressively pursuing patients for payment and paying out large settlements over alleged Medicare fraud.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Doctors' orders to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel: "Do not extradite Assange" wsws.org A media blackout of the doctors' letter has been in place today, with not a single major outlet reporting their plea for his freedom.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Germany's biggest real estate company announces new round of rent increases. wsws.org The SPD-Left Party-Green Senate in Berlin bears direct responsibility for Vonovia's latest rent increase proposal.

Kevin Mwanza (2022-06-13). Bank Records Show Haiti Is Broke Because Of Ransom Payments To France To Prevent Another War: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com Haitians paid a steep price to France for independence and were forced to make reparations for their own freedom that historians now refer to as "the greatest heist in history". The Caribbean nation has one of the most dismal economies in the world, with a per capita income of $2,916 in 2022 that ranks it …

Dana Sanchez (2022-06-13). Popular DeFi Crypto Celsius Network (CEL) Halts Withdrawals, Crashes %, BTC Falls Below $25K. moguldom.com Citing "extreme market conditions," cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network announced on June 12 that it was freezing withdrawals and transfers, a move that resulted in sending its price down almost 70 percent and triggering a slide among other crypto coins. Turbulence in the financial markets is causing distress in the cryptosphere as rising interest rates and …

WSWS (2022-06-13). This week in history: June 13-19. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week 25 years ago, years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.

The Conversation (2022-06-13). Lessons in Activism: How Australia's expanding environmental Movement is breaking the Climate Action Deadlock in Politics. juancole.com By Robyn Gulliver, The University of Queensland | The federal election saw voters' growing concern about Australia's laggardly response to climate change finally addressed, with teal independents garnering seats in Liberal heartland and record votes for Greens candidates. But what caused this seismic shift in Australia's political landscape? And why now? We believe the …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer sports participation physicals for local high school athletes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will offer sports physicals for area students who are entering seventh to 12th grades and want to participate in school sports programs. The exams, which follow the protocol set by the Minnesota State High School League, are open to all athletes from Southeast Minnesota. Exams will be available by appointment only on July 30 from 8 to 11 a.m. CDT. Exams will be performed at Mayo…

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-13). Oposición paraguaya se presentará unida en elecciones presidenciales. telesurtv.net Doce partidos y diez movimientos políticos rubricaron el acuerdo de concertación para la chapa presidencial en un hecho histórico en Paraguay.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Science Saturday: What's behind patient requests for stem cells? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In one of the first studies of its kind, Mayo Clinic analyzed a large group of patients to understand their motivations for seeking stem cell therapies and whether expectations are grounded in science. The findings could help health care professionals cut through misleading claims and better counsel patients. This research by Jennifer Arthurs; Zubin Master, Ph.D.; and Shane Shapiro, M.D. — all of Mayo Clinic — is published in NPJ Regenerative Medicine. "We learned that many patients interested in stem cells had…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 4 ways to reduce your risk of dementia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my mid-40s and have two young children. My mother developed memory issues in her early 60s, and it has progressively worsened. Her sisters also have related issues. How can I reduce my risk — and my children's risk — for dementia? Are there certain foods, supplements or activities that we should incorporate into our lives to lower the chances for memory loss? ANSWER: Dementia describes symptoms that affect a person's memory,…

____ (2022-06-13). Hindus, Dharmists, Devotees and Politics. transcend.org Many Krishna Devotees, Dharmists and Hindus in general will say they are not interested in politics or getting involved with it or even in voting. It is a distraction from their normal activities or spiritual pursuits. Or they feel all politicians are crooked or corrupt anyway, so what makes the difference between one or the other.

Staff (2022-06-13). Visita Cuba fragata "Libertad", de la Armada Argentina. cubadebate.cu La fragata ARA Libertad, buque escuela de la Armada Argentina, arribó este domingo a Cuba en visita oficial para fortalecer los lazos históricos entre las dos naciones. La población podrá visitar el buque del 14 al 16 de junio, entre las 14: 00 y las 18: 00 horas.

Staff (2022-06-13). Espirituano Alejandro Cruz, jugador más valioso en Premundial de Béisbol Sub-15. cubadebate.cu El antesalista espirituano Alejandro Cruz fue elegido el jugador más destacado del Torneo Premundial Sub-15 de Béisbol, celebrado en Valencia, Venezuela. En la ceremonia de clausura del torneo, celebrada en el hotel Cristal Park, se concedieron otros tres premios individuales a peloteros cubanos.

____ (2022-06-13). Rebranded McDonald's restaurants reopen in Russia. ecns.cn The successor to McDonald's in Russia, "Vkusno – i tochka," which translates to "Tasty and that's it, reopened the first batch of 15 restaurants in Moscow and its suburbs on Sunday, three months after the U.S. fast-food chain ended its business in Russia.

____ (2022-06-13). Chemtrails Are Not Contrails: The Face of Evil. transcend.org 22 May 2022 -This book is an indispensable addition to the growing swath of evidence implicating governments, health agencies, medical establishments, and media the world over in one of–if not the greatest and most deadly–cover-ups of all time.

March for Our Lives (2022-06-13). Saturday 6/11: San Francisco: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org In front of San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102…

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-13). Pdte. venezolano arriba a Kuwait para fortalecer cooperación en el marco de gira internacional. telesurtv.net "Estamos en esta gira necesaria para retomar lazos de trabajo, cooperación, complementariedad y solidaridad", acotó el presidente Maduro.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Movilización indígena en Ecuador protesta contra el pdte. Lasso. telesurtv.net La Conaie y otras organizaciones indígenas esperan que otros sectores se unan a la movilización nacional.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Pdte. Nicolás Maduro visita parque tecnológico iraní Pardis. telesurtv.net Observó la línea de producción de máquinas de hemodiálisis y otras novedades del desarrollo científico y farmacológico.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Resultado electoral en Francia desfavorece al presidente Macron. telesurtv.net La abstención fue la gran vencedora en la jornada electoral al marcar un nuevo récord al ubicarse en 52.49 por ciento.

Joel Wendland-Liu (2022-06-13). New study investigates plunder of Native American land. peoplesworld.org In its first six decades of existence, the U.S. created a trail of treaties that led to a massive transfer of Indigenous wealth. Michael John Witgen's second book, Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America, published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to have a productive visit with your health care professional. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether an appointment has been on the calendar for months or your visit to your health care professional's office is because of a sudden issue, getting the right treatment and answers to questions starts with a productive conversation. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/cs4SewSV2LU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-13). Irán acusa a la OIEA de tomar decisiones políticas y no técnicas. telesurtv.net Irán cuestiona al director general de la OIEA por su enfoque politizado respecto al país persa y lo critica por "entregar la estructura" a Israel.

Marjorie Cohn (2022-06-13). Torture Memo Lawyer John Yoo Devises Theory for Stealing Presidential Elections. truthout.org John Yoo has teamed up with Robert Delahunty, his coauthor of some of the In their article, the two radical right-wing law professors do not say that former Vice Pre…

____ (2022-06-13). China launches national energy-saving week. ecns.cn China launched its annual National Energy Efficiency Promotion Week on Monday to raise awareness of energy efficiency and promote green lifestyles, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Presidente Castillo asegura que cooperará con la Fiscalía. telesurtv.net El fiscal peruano reprogramo para el 17 de junio el interrogatorio al presidente Pedro Castillo.

Staff (2022-06-13). Cuba reporta 19 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 15 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este domingo 12 de junio, Cuba reportó 19 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 15 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 109 casos activos, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) en su parte diario lunes.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-13). Españoles saldrán a las calles contra la Cumbre de la OTAN. telesurtv.net La Plataforma Estatal por la Paz, OTAN No, encabeza la organización del evento dispuesto para el 24 y 25 de junio.

Eric A. Gordon (2022-06-13). 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' now a play in Los Angeles premiere. peoplesworld.org SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Many Americans have warm memories of the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, William Rose's screenplay directed by Stanley Kramer. Nominated for ten Academy Awards, it won two, for Katharine Hepburn as Best Actress in a Leading Role, and for Rose for Best Original Screenplay. It was Hepburn's last film …

Staff (2022-06-13). Hearing for Dr. Issam Hijjawi Bassalat continued: Solidarity against anti-Palestinian repression! samidoun.net On Friday, 10 June, Palestinian-Scottish doctor Issam Hijjawi Bassalat appeared before the Supreme Court of Scotland in a case seeking to reclaim his medical license after it was suspended by the medical board due to his political arrest in 2020. Dr. Bassalat was released on bail in December 2021 after spending 16 months — and …

____ (2022-06-13). African Cultural Footprint of Peace. transcend.org Review of Amani, Rais Boneza's Latest Poetry Collection…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: Using steam to treat an enlarged prostate. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Prostate gland enlargement can cause uncomfortable urinary symptoms for men. And, as they age, their risk increases. Approximately 30% of men experience symptoms by age 60 and 50% of men by the time they are 80. There are several effective treatments for an enlarged prostate, including using steam to reduce the size of the prostate and alleviate symptoms. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/VOFLmU-f2a0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end…

WSWS (2022-06-13). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 3. wsws.org The SEP is based on the strategy of permanent revolution that animated the 1917 October Revolution. Only through the revolutionary mobilization of the working class, leading the rural and urban toilers, can the democratic and social aspirations of the oppressed masses be realized as part of the world socialist revolution.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). Perú y Australia disputarán el repechaje al mundial Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net El ganador del juego se clasificara al mundial de fútbol y formará parte del grupo D de la magna cita, donde figuran Francia, Dinamarca y Túnez.

Sven Rohleder, Dr. Diogo Costa, Prof Kayvan Bozorgmehr (2022-06-13). [Articles] Area-level socioeconomic deprivation, non-national residency, and Covid-19 incidence: A longitudinal spatiotemporal analysis in Germany. thelancet.com Socioeconomic deprivation, and proportion of non-nationals are independently associated with the incidence of Covid-19. Regional planning of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination strategies would benefit from consideration of area-level deprivation and non-national residency.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-06-13). AFL-CIO President Shuler's goal: "More than one million new" unionists. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, formally elected to her first full term in office, has set a goal to "grow our movement by more than one million working people" in a decade. If it succeeds—and she admits it won't be easy—that would mark a substantial increase in organized labor's density, especially in the private sector, where …

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-13). Bacterial intimacy insights could help tackle antimicrobial resistance. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have uncovered new details about how bacteria hook up to exchange DNA that helps them resist antibiotics.

Robert Norse (2022-06-13). Koffee Klatch Flyers Fighting Planned Benchlands July Sweep. indybay.org For three mornings, activists tabled at City Hall circulating petitions and flyers demanding City Manager Matt Huffaker reverse his plan to sweep the 300-400 people in the Benchlands in July. Some of the flyers distributed are reprinted below.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-13). Shocking — At Least 77,000 Deaths and 7.3 Million Injured Due to COVID Vaccination Across USA, Europe, UK and Australia. marktaliano.net By The Daily Expose Global Research, June 13, 2022 The Expose 11 June 2022 To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Feel free to repost …

March for Our Lives (2022-06-13). Saturday 6/11: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence Washington D.C. (livestream). indybay.org Join online via the D.C. livestream; or use your zip code to find a local march near you.

Noreply (2022-06-13). What Worries Me, Really… smoothiex12.blogspot.com No, it is not even the fact that Rep. Adam Kinzinger is a corrupt neocon and his main degree is in political "science", and that despite him earning his "wings" and flying safe tanker and, later, recon missions over Afghanistan (known for its world-class air force and air-defense, s/) as a member of Air National Guard, the guy has zero understanding of real war and operations. So, he pushes now a legislation on

____ (2022-06-13). Healthy, stable development of China-Australia ties beneficial to two peoples: Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said here on Saturday that a healthy and stable development of the bilateral relations is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples.

Rebekah Barber (2022-06-13). GOP Lawmakers Blaming 'Mental Illness' Are Same Ones Who Refuse to Expand Medicaid. commondreams.org Medicaid is the nation's top payer for mental health and substance use care, covering more than one in four adults with serious mental health issues…

Klaus Dorre (2022-06-13). The window of opportunity is closing. indybay.org Oscar Wilde wrote: "A map of the world in which Utopia is not marked is not worth looking at, for it undercuts the shore on which mankind will eternally land." He goes on to say, "Disobedience, for anyone versed in history, is man's true virtue. Through disobedience came progress, through disobedience and insubordination." (Wilde 2014)…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: The importance of cancer screenings for LGBTQ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The LGBTQ community includes people of all races and ethnicities, religions, and social classes. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender-nonconforming may face specific health concerns related to their gender incongruence, sexual orientation and practices. Many experience stigma around their identity and may fear discrimination when seeking health care. Dr. Natalie Erbs, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic, says one concern is the lack of potentially lifesaving cancer screenings. Watch: …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Patients, Executive Director Highlighted in American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Disparities Progress Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The American Association for Cancer Research today released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022. The publication aims to raise awareness of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minorities and other diverse and medically underserved populations in the United States while highlighting areas of recent progress in reducing cancer health disparities. The report also provides specific recommendations for achieving health equity, a fundamental human right for all people regardless…

Staff (2022-06-13). Extremos: Una mipyme de altura. cubadebate.cu Extremos es una mipyme con amplio objeto social. Se incluye la construcción y montaje de nuevas obras y edificaciones, desmontaje y demolición de estructuras, remodelación, reconstrucción y rehabilitación, restauración de esculturas, instalación de sistemas eléctricos, mantenimiento de equipos de climatización y pararrayos, y la comercialización de elementos de carpintería. Cubadebate dialogó brevemente con sus socios y les ofrece un acercamiento a su experiencia.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-13). Corea del Norte realiza ensayo con proyectiles de artillería. telesurtv.net Según el Estado Mayor Conjunto surcoreano, este último ensayo tuvo lugar la mañana de este domingo.

Staff (2022-06-13). Halle el número que falta y desmenuce el refrán propuesto. cubadebate.cu Tenemos el primero relativamente fácil de responder, y el segundo algo más complicado, para quienes se disgustan con los acertijos acaramelados. Y para los que prefieren ejercitar la creatividad sin números ni cálculos, les propongo desmenuzar un refrán bastante popular.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-13). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-13). Fighting the first Britain-Rwandan refugee flight. greenleft.org.au The first flight from Britain to Rwanda filled with asylum seekers will, unless the Court of Appeal rules otherwise, take off on June 14, writes Binoy Kampmark.

TeleSUR-mcs, JL (2022-06-13). Registran más de decesos tras ataque armado en Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net La masacre de civiles ocurrió después de varios días de hostigamiento reportados por fuentes en el terreno contra la población de Seytenga.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-13). Bachelet no asumirá otro mandato del Consejo de DD.HH de la ONU. telesurtv.net Al respecto dijo que: "Como mi mandato de Alta Comisionada llega a su fin, esta ª sesión del Consejo será la última".

Staff (2022-06-13). Conozca las nuevas medidas para reforzar la seguridad vial este verano. cubadebate.cu Ante la proximidad de los meses de verano, la dirección nacional de Tránsito y la Comisión de Vialidad implementan nuevas medidas, en función de reforzar la seguridad en los tráficos automotores de Cuba. Entre ellas, destaca la obligatoriedad de portar el "permiso de verano" para las transportaciones masivas a zonas recreativas y de playas.

____ (2022-06-13). China to fight at all costs for its sovereignty. ecns.cn China will have no choice but to go to war and fight to the end if anyone dares to separate Taiwan from the motherland, said State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Judy Albert, Claire M. Cohen, Sandra Fox, Ed Grystar, Ana Malinow, Kay Tillow (2022-06-13). 5 Reasons We Need a National Organization to Energize the Fight for Single Payer. commondreams.org Health care is a national crisis that requires a national solution.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Hallan objetos de desaparecidos en la Amazonía brasileña. telesurtv.net Según activistas indígenas, Bruno Pereira sufría amenazas frecuentes por su lucha contra las invasiones en tierras indígenas.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Slim your screen time with this summer challenge. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OWATONNA, Minn. — Many people spend too much time staring at a screen. While screens are a part of today's culture, reducing screen time can have health benefits, including improved physical health, decreased obesity and higher quality sleep. This summer, Mayo Clinic Health System encourages people to make the most of life by living life fully — present and in the moment. They can join Mayo Clinic Health System for a free virtual challenge to…

Ian Ellis-Jones (2022-06-13). The US-convened Summit of the Americas was a fraud. greenleft.org.au By any objective measure, the ninth Summit of the Americas, hosted by the United States in Los Angeles, June 6-10, was a failure, writes Ian Ellis-Jones.

Staff (2022-06-13). Cuadrando la Caja: øEmpresas con utilidades excesivas? cubadebate.cu La primera emisión del programa, dedicada a las utilidades excesivas en el sistema empresarial, contó con la presencia del Dr.C. Agustín Lage, el economista y Héroe de la República, Ramón Labañino, y la Ing. y empresaria Ariadne Placencia. El programa es una coproducción del Sistema Informativo de la TV cubana, la Pupila Insomne y Cubadebate, y es conducido por Marxlenin Pérez Valdés, Doctora en Ciencias Filosóficas y Profesora Titular de la Universidad de La Habana.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Pdte. de Venezuela sostiene encuentro con ministro de Petróleo de Irán. telesurtv.net En el marco de su visita a Irán, el presidente Nicolás Maduro dialogó sobre la colaboración energética con el ministro de Petróleo de esa nación, Javad Owji.

Igor Derysh (2022-06-13). Patriot Front Members Arrived in Riot Gear to Terrorize Idaho Pride Event. truthout.org Idaho authorities on Saturday arrested 31 alleged members of the white supremacist Patriot Front after they were found in the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear. | Video published online showed police opening the back of the truck to discover dozens of masked men in matching Patriot Front outfits and riot gear in Coeur d'Alene. The truck was stopped near an Idaho Pride event. Officials at a news conference alleged that the group planned to riot at the park where the event was held, as well as other locations. The men were equipped with shields, shin guards, and at least one smoke grenade, according to police.

A Guest Author (2022-06-13). Two years after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak and not one lesson learned. workers.org By Steve Brooks This article previously ran as an op-ed piece in the Sacramento Bee. For six and a half hours, the Greyhound-size prison bus bounced precariously along a highway from Chino north toward San Quentin. Incarcerated men in orange jumpsuits were tightly packed inside, with metal restraints uncomfortably wrapped . . . |

MoveOn (2022-06-13). Saturday 6/11: Call to Action: Sign Petition to Ban Assault, Military-grade Weapons. indybay.org Sign the petition online: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ban-assault-weapons-now-5 | Find a March for Our Lives protest near you: marchforourlives.com/march22/https:…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). Tropas rusas expulsan a nacionalistas ucranianos de Severodonetsk. telesurtv.net Severodonetsk, actual foco del conflicto está siendo dominado por Rusia a pesar de los ataques intermitentes de Ucrania.

Harvin Bhathal (2022-06-13). Canada's Predictive Policing Tech Is Poorly Regulated Under AI Policy. truthout.org In February 2019, In November 2019, the case against him was dismissed — there was no evidence of him committing a crime besides a faulty facial recognition match. | In the near year between being arr…

Staff (2022-06-13). Iran, Pakistan to launch joint border markets. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, the Government of Pakistan, and the Governorate of Sistan and Baluchestan province are pursuing the launching of border markets on Iran-Pakistan common borders, the TPOI head noted.

____ (2022-06-13). The Food Shortage Solution in Your Own Backyard. transcend.org 9 Jun 2022 – A confluence of crises—lockdowns and business closures, mandates and worker shortages, supply chain disruptions and inflation, sanctions and war—have compounded to trigger food shortages; and we have been warned that they may last longer than the food stored in our pantries. What to do?

Leslie Feinberg (2022-06-13). PRIDE in Cuba: 'Bringing revolution's humanity to all aspects of life'. workers.org The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ+ and socialist history; this installment appeared Aug. 18, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded free at workers.org/books. Some of the language that . . . |

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). México reporta al menos 37 migrantes fallecidos durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Según el INM al menos 33 migrantes murieron debido a la fuerza de la corriente y la profundidad del Río Bravo, en la frontera con EE.UU.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-13). Last polls before Colombia's election contradict each other. colombiareports.com The last opinion polls before Colombia's presidential election showed contradictory projections. Pollster CNC did not release the latest results of its weekly poll before the vote on Sunday. Remaining pollsters…

City Lights Booksellers & Mother Jones (2022-06-13). Tuesday 8/9: Defending Choice: Roe vs. Wade and the Battle to Preserve Women's Rights. indybay.org Online event – FREE…

____ (2022-06-13). Peace Education: An Alternative to War Education. transcend.org War is considered essential for peace and progress. This has also been the ancient concept of attaining peace, and we know that the ancient wars were for the most parts waged to achieve peace. "Even in our modern civilization", if we may believe Mary Stuart and E.C. Oakden, "war proves the most valuable stimulus to progress."

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Orthopedic surgeons have another tool for knee replacement: augmented reality. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — For people with severe arthritis pain in the knee joints, knee replacement is a viable option to improve their quality of life. Orthopedic surgeons now have a new tool for knee replacement: augmented reality. With augmented reality technology, a surgeon views data with special smart glasses or a helmet-based visor while maintaining the view of the surgical site. Virtual reality headsets block out users' vision and give them the sense that they…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-13). Nuclear powers posses 12,705 warheads: research. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, the United States and Russia — had 12,705 nuclear warheads in early 2022, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

____ (2022-06-13). Beijing's Chaoyang district launches three rounds of nucleic acid testing. ecns.cn People take nucleic acid testing in Chaoyang district, Beijing, June 13, 2022. Chaoyang will carry out three rounds of nucleic acid testing for three consecutive days starting from Monday to eliminate the potential risk of further virus spread.

Staff (2022-06-13). Harvest of Empire: Juan González on His Landmark Book, Immigration & Consequences of U.S. Imperialism. democracynow.org As the Summit of the Americas wrapped up in Los Angeles with President Biden announcing a plan to address migration in the Western Hemisphere that includes a series of so-called bold actions, we spend the hour with Democracy Now! co-host, professor, longtime journalist and author Juan González, who has just released the newly revised edition of his landmark 2000 book, "Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America." González's best-seller has been expanded to include more contemporary Lantix history, such as U.S. immigration policy under Presidents Trump and Biden, the overpolicing of non-U…

Tomdispatch (2022-06-13). A Country Armed to the Teeth: And Strutting Toward the Apocalypse. juancole.com By Robert Lipsyte | ( Tomdispatch.com ) The gun I carried on the streets of New York City in the late 1960s was a Beretta, similar to the pistol James Bond packed in the early Ian Fleming novels. It was a small, dark beauty that filled me with bravado. I was never afraid …

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). Bolivia apelará para aumentar la sentencia de àÅñez a 15 años. telesurtv.net "Quien quiera llegar a dirigir nuestro país lo tiene que hacer mediante el voto soberano del pueblo", dijo la ministra.

____ (2022-06-13). China's self-developed graph computer breaks world record. ecns.cn China's graph computer "DepGraph," developed by Huazhong University of Science and Technology, topped the 24th Graph 0 list and broke the world record for computing performance, the university announced on June 4.

Jake Johnson (2022-06-13). Doctors to Top UK Officials: 'Do Not Extradite Julian Assange; Free Him'. commondreams.org A group of more than 300 medical professionals warned that extraditing the WikiLeaks founder to the U.S. would make the British government complicit in his "slow-motion execution."

Staff (2022-06-13). Maduro visits Imam Khomeini mausoleum. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his accompanying delegation visited Imam Khomeini mausoleum in the south of Tehran on Monday to pay tribute to the Founder of the Islamic Revolution.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Getting kids involved in the kitchen. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If your child is a picky eater, the battle over healthy foods can be a challenge. Being fussy about food is common in toddlers and small children, but parents can try some tips and tricks to introduce new foods. One approach to improving eating habits is to get kids involved in the kitchen. Involving children in meal planning and teaching kids to cook can have multiple benefits. Not only is cooking a necessary life skill,…

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-06-13). Justicia británica falla a favor de la deportación de migrantes. telesurtv.net El juez Rabinder Singh, de la Corte de Apelaciones del Reino Unido, señaló que no podía cambiar la decisión anterior.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Niegan hallazgo de cuerpos de reportero e indigenista en Brasil. telesurtv.net Hallan dos cuerpos en estado de descomposición, que fueron enviados a una pericia forense para su identificación.

____ (2022-06-13). Secretive Bilderberg Meetings of 'Spies, War Hawks and World Leaders' Escape Media Scrutiny. transcend.org 7 Jun 2022 – A secretive meeting of more than 100 of the world's most powerful people just took place in a Washington, D.C. hotel behind closed doors and under tight security — while few reporters even took note.

WAPO (2022-06-13). Friday 6/17: th Anniversary of Watergate w/ Legendary Reporters Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein. indybay.org Online via livestream…

Even Reif (2022-06-13). How monsters who beat Jews to death in 1944 became America's favorite "Freedom Fighters" in 1945—with a little help from their friends at CIA (Part 2). mronline.org After the end of the Second World War, American intelligence immediately set about the work of rehabilitating the world's fascists to fight the new war on Communism.

PFAW, Public Citizen, Not Above the Law (2022-06-13). Thursday 6/16: January 6th Hearings: Briefing w/ Expert Analysis on Capitol Attack Findings Thus Far. indybay.org Online event – FREE…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Organización indígena de Ecuador alerta sobre posible represión. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Conaie aseguró que la movilización indígena contra el Gobierno de Guillermo Lasso, será nacional e indefinida.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Avanza paro nacional indefinido en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Organizaciones exigen al pdte. Guillermo Lasso dar respuesta a demandas populares presentadas en mesas de diálogo desde hace un año.

Staff (2022-06-13). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda, "Cumbre de las Américas: øcuál es el saldo?" mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Periodistas e investigadores analizarán este lunes en la Mesa Redonda los resultados finales de la Cumbre de las Américas, desarrollada en Los àÅngeles entre el 8 y el 10 de junio, y el impacto de la Cumbre de los Pueblos, celebrada en igual fecha.

____ (2022-06-13). Anthem (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org London 2008 – Click on Watch on YouTube and enjoy.

Kenny Stancil (2022-06-13). 'Worrying Trend': Global Nuclear Stockpile Set to Grow for First Time Since Cold War. commondreams.org "The risk of nuclear weapons being used seems higher now than at any time since the height of the Cold War," said the director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Staff (2022-06-13). Minsap: Permanecen hospitalizados dos lesionados por explosión en el hotel Saratoga. cubadebate.cu El Minsap informó que hasta las 10: 00 a.m. de este lunes 13 de junio, el conteo de lesionados por el accidente ocurrido el 6 de mayo en el hotel Saratoga es de 99, de los que 2 están hospitalizados en dos instituciones habaneras y 51 recibieron el alta médica. La cifra de fallecidos por la explosión es de 46.

____ (2022-06-13). Chinese, Panamanian FMs exchange congratulations on 5th anniversary of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes on Monday exchanged congratulations on the fifth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

____ (2022-06-13). Green technology aids forest pest control on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. ecns.cn A new green pest prevention and control technology has been widely promoted on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and proved effective, according to the Science and Technology Department of Tibet.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic expert offers tips to prevent, manage headaches, from migraine to 'rebound'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PHOENIX, Ariz. — Headache disorders are among the most common health problems worldwide and one of the most underdiagnosed and undertreated, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In this expert alert, neurologist Amaal Starling, M.D., a headache and migraine expert at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, offers tips to prevent and manage headache disorders, including migraine and medication-induced rebound headache. There are more than a dozen different types of headache disorders. The most common disabling…

Cameron Orr (2022-06-13). Today's Poor People's Campaign carries on MLK's fight for economic justice. peoplesworld.org Co-chaired by Rev. William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis, the Poor People's Campaign began in May 2018 with 40 days of coordinated action at statehouses across the U.S. to confront systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and the war economy. Now mobilizing for a massive June 18th "Mass Poor People's and Low Wage Workers' …

____ (2022-06-13). China beat Brazil in men's Volleyball Nations League. ecns.cn China secured their first victory of the men's 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Sunday by overcoming hosts and defending champions Brazil 25-23, 31-29, 25-23.

Staff (2022-06-13). El bitcóin registra una caída de casi 14% en el mercado. cubadebate.cu El bitcóin se desplomó este lunes un 13.61%, hasta los 23 623.23 dólares, su valor más bajo desde diciembre de 2020, de acuerdo con datos de Bloomberg. Desde el viernes 10 de junio, la criptomoneda ha experimentado un descenso de su valor en el mercado de alrededor del 21%. En lo que va del 2022, el bitcóin se ha reducido en un 49%.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

Greg Kearney (2022-06-13). Neither snow, nor rain, nor $5-a-gallon gas will stop Trump postmaster DeJoy. peoplesworld.org Related Story: |

Staff (2022-06-13). Inicia en Cuba el II Congreso Internacional: Ciencia y Educación. cubadebate.cu Este lunes inicia en Cuba el II Congreso Internacional: Ciencia y Educación, en el que participarán más de 1 600 profesionales de 13 países, informó la presidenta del comité organizador, Silvia Navarro. En el congreso, que sesionará hasta el viernes, se mostrarán los resultados cubanos de la unión entre investigación y buenas prácticas.

MoveOn (2022-06-13). Call to Action: Sign Petition to Ban Assault, Military-Grade Weapons. indybay.org Sign the petition online: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ban-assault-weapons-now-5 | Find a March for Our Lives protest near you: marchforourlives.com/march22/…

The Associated Press (2022-06-13). Mexico Issues 7,000 Temporary Documents to Migrants in South. latinorebels.com HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's migration agency has issued nearly 7,000 temporary documents and transit visas over the last few days to members of a migrant caravan which by Saturday had broken up in southern Mexico.

____ (2022-06-13). Chad Declares Food Emergency While International Agencies Sound the Alarm. transcend.org 9 Jun 2022 – There have been 20 hunger hotspots listed by UN humanitarian organizations while underlying problems remain unaddressed. Two of the major UN agencies are warning of the potential for widespread hunger and famine in several geopolitical regions of the world.

TeleSUR -ysm, JL (2022-06-13). Cuba denuncia impactos del bloqueo en conferencia de la OMC. telesurtv.net La representante cubana calificó al bloqueo como "un acto de guerra económica en tiempos de paz", "contrario a los propósitos y principios" de la OMC.

Staff (2022-06-13). 2 killed, 4 wounded in shooting in US' Indiana. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Two people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting at an Indiana nightclub early Sunday, police said.

TeleSUR, MER (2022-06-13). øQué datos debes conocer sobre el albinismo. telesurtv.net A través de varios exámenes físicos es posible determinar si la persona presenta este trastorno, evaluando los posibles antecedentes familiares de la misma.

____ (2022-06-13). World's tallest transmission towers linked across Yangtze River. ecns.cn Two power-transmission towers measuring 385 meters high each, the tallest of their kind in the world, were linked with electricity cables spanning the Yangtze River on Monday.

Respost (2022-06-13). The Wrecking of CCSF & A Frontal Union Busting Attack While AFT 2121 Tops Are Paralysed. indybay.org The CCSF administration and Board of Trustees are quickly liquidating and shutting down CCSF. The AFT 2121 tops are completely paralyzed and unable to fight this open union busting because of their decades of concession bargaining and corporate business union methods. They also refuse to call out the Democratic Party politicians in San Francisco who have gone along with the privatizstion and destruction of CCSF.

TeleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-06-12). Empiezan a salir civiles retenidos por militares ucranianos en planta química Azot en Donbass. telesurtv.net Las unidades del Ejército ruso y de Lugansk reciben a los evacuados para llevarlos a lugares seguros.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-12). Biden Throws Zelensky Under The Bus: Ukraine Leader 'Brushed Off' Invasion Warnings. southfront.org | Originally published on President Joe Biden on Friday told a donors conference in Los Angeles, California on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky brushed aside US warnings saying a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent. He described the situation ahead of the Feb.24 invasion and his communications with…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-12). Mayor Of Svyatogorsk Confirms Crimes Of Ukrainian Forces (Video). southfront.org | Despite the attempts of Ukrainian media to balme Russian forces for destruction of the Svyatohorsk Lavra during the battles, the mayor of the city of Svyatohorsk confirmed that the sacred place was set on fire by the retreating Ukrainian units. | Russian forces claimed control over the city of Svyatohorsk on June 6. The local monastery located on the right bank of the Seversky Donets River was used as a military base of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU). Ukrainian forces deployed their artillery there…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-12). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 12, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian missiles destroyed a large warehouse of foreign weapons supplied to Ukraine near Chortkov in the Ternopol region; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Slavyansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Krivoi Rog with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Zvanovka with high-precision missiles; | On June 11, 320 AFU members were killed and 5 armored vehicles were destroyed by Rus…

Yves Engler (2022-06-12). Intellectual Prostitutes Call Critics Foreign Agents, Useful Idiots. dissidentvoice.org A military funded academic, working at a school launched by Condoleezza Rice, claims leftist and anti-war journalists engage in Russian disinformation. His report doesn't provide any evidence or refute anyone's argument, but the legacy media laps it up. On Thursday the University of Calgary School of Public Policy released "Disinformation and Russia-Ukrainian war on Canadian …

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-06-12). NATO Membership May Spell the End of Finland and Sweden as Social Democracies. truthout.org Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a godsend for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which had been declared "brain dead" by French President Emmanuel Macron as recently as 2019. Now, NATO has not only gained a new lease on life but also is expected to grow, with Finland and Sweden inching closer to NATO membership. In fact, Putin's criminal attack on Ukraine has managed to keep Europe within the sphere of U.S. hegemony and thus to halt any aspirations that Europeans may have had of seeing the continent shift toward greater autonomy. | In the interview that follows, Finnish political scientist Heikki Pat…

The Conversation (2022-06-12). Food prices: how Countries are using the Global Crisis to gain Geopolitical Power. juancole.com By Sarah Schiffling, Liverpool John Moores University; and Nikolaos Valantasis Kanellos,Technological University Dublin | Twenty million tonnes of grain are currently stuck in Ukrainian silos, exacerbating the global food crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of the country. Aside from the need to get the grain onto world markets, freeing up storage space will be crucial …

TeleSUR, jb, JGN (2022-06-12). øQué son las Reglas Mandela para el encarcelamiento digno. telesurtv.net Nelson Mandela pasó 27 años siendo un preso político, lo que lo hizo convertirse en una figura de lucha contra el apartheid,…

Editor (2022-06-12). Glenn Greenwald: Joe Biden's Highly Revealing Embrace of Saudi Despots. scheerpost.com Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Mar. 22, 2018. ( By Glenn Greenwald | In 2018, President Trump issued

Editor (2022-06-12). Glenn Greenwald: Joe Biden's Revealing Embrace of Saudi Despots. scheerpost.com Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Mar. 22, 2018. ( By Glenn Greenwald | In 2018, President Trump issued

Kyle Anzalone (2022-06-12). Turkey's Concerns About Finland and Sweden Joining NATO Are Legitimate: Stoltenberg. news.antiwar.com Objections from Turkey have stalled membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for Finland and Sweden. On Sunday, Sectary-General Jen Stoltenberg said Ankara's concerns about terrorism were legitimate. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Finland and Sweden support members of the Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK). Ankara claims the PKK is a terror group and has …

_____ (2022-06-12). Does Turkey Intend to Replace the CSTO in Central Asia? journal-neo.org Today there are two large military blocs in the world NATO and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which, aside from Russia, Belarus, and Armenia, includes Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan as full members. In addition to the members of the CSTO, it includes observer status nations, and Serbia has been such since 2003. On …

Staff (2022-06-12). NATO concludes Baltic war games including five nations bordering Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyJune 12, 2022 NATO Baltic Sea military exercise concludes Touted as the largest-ever military drill in the Baltic Sea, NATO's Baltops 22 exercise wrapped up Sunday on the Swedish Island of Gotland with the participation of member and partner nations. Among the nations taking part were Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, …

Staff (2022-06-12). Mundial de Voleibol de Playa: Díaz y Alayo le dan a Cuba su primera victoria. cubadebate.cu Los cubanos Díaz y Alayo le dieron a Cuba su primer éxito en el Campeonato Mundial de Voleibol de Playa y lograron un importante paso en pos de avanzar a la siguiente ronda del torneo. En cambio, la dupla de Leila y Lidy cayó nuevamente y ahora deberá apostarlo todo a su tercera presentación.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Asesinan a un líder sindical colombiano en el Valle del Cauca. telesurtv.net El asesinato de Julio Cesar Ojeda se suma al de otros tres líderes sociales esta semana en el Valle y el Cauca.

Silke Otsch, Boris Ginner (2022-06-12). Tax evasion and avoidance and Democracy at a tipping point. indybay.org The biggest losses from tax evasion and avoidance are caused by multinational corporations, followed by wealthy individuals. Sums in the triple-digit billions of up to one trillion. Euros are evaded annually in the EU. Of the global private wealth of around 160 trillion. US dollars, between 21-32 trillion US dollars are undeclared via tax havens…

Editor (2022-06-12). The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home (Part 2). scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Editor's note: This video is the second in a two-part series by Chris Hedges. Click In the conclusion of The Long Road Home, Chris Hedges looks at the numerous hurdles faced by prisoners released into society, the toll of reentry on their families, the importance of educational programs in restoring self-esteem an…

Allen Forrest (2022-06-12). Orwell Speaks from the Grave. dissidentvoice.org

Ramzy Baroud (2022-06-12). The End of Laissez-Faire: Russia's Attempt at Reshaping the World Economy. dissidentvoice.org Starting on May 31, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov embarked on a tour to Gulf Cooperation Council countries, where he visited Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, among others. Lavrov's main objective of these visits is to strengthen ties between Russia and GCC nations amid a global race for geopolitical dominance. The Middle East, especially …

Anonymous587 (2022-06-12). Economic Trends After Outbreak Of War. Is Recovery Possible? southfront.org SPIEF will be organized in an era of great change | Despite the increasing influence of the military agenda on the information background in the world, business still plays the main role. It is the monetary component that determines the agenda, contrary to emotions and political gestures. | It should be noted that a situation similar to the one in which Russia is currently trapped has been occurring periodically lately. Economic sanctions have become the m…

Dean Baker (2022-06-12). How Do We Get a Wage-Price Spiral When Wage Growth Is Slowing? cepr.net That's the question millions are asking, or hopefully at least the folks at the Fed making decisions on interest rates. Ostensibly, the Fed is concerned that the economy is too strong and that we are either on the edge, or already stuck in, the sort of wage-price spiral that led to double digit inflation back …

Staff (2022-06-12). President Maduro Sends Message of Solidarity to the People's Summit in Los Angeles. orinocotribune.com "Our voice has been there, as we said, the voice of the rebellious peoples of Our America, of Cuba, of Nicaragua, of Venezuela, there in the streets of Los Angeles," said the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, via a video message sent to the People's Summit for Democracy, held in Los Angeles, California. The People's Summit was a counter-event to the 9th Summit of the Americas, from which Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela had been excluded by the United States government. | President Maduro's message was broadcast during the closing ceremony of the People's Summit, on Friday, June 10. | President Maduro criti…

Staff (2022-06-12). Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike: Severe health deterioration for Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan. samidoun.net Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan, Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention in Israeli occupation prisons, are continuing their hunger strikes for the 102nd and 67th days, respectively. They have been joined by four more Palestinian prisoners — Hani Bisharat, also jailed without charge or trial; Freedom Tunnel heroes Zakaria Zubaidi and Yaqoub …

Staff (2022-06-12). Solidarity against anti-Palestinian smear campaign targeting CUNY movement, Nerdeen Kiswani and Within Our Lifetime. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network stands in solidarity with Palestinian activist and law graduate Nerdeen Kiswani, Within Our Lifetime, and the movement for Palestinian liberation at the City University of New York (CUNY). Kiswani was elected by her graduating class as the student commencement speaker at her law school graduation, where she delivered a powerful …

Susana Barria Barria (2022-06-12). World Trade Organization and Pandemic response: Time is up. peoplesdispatch.org At the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO taking place from 12-16 June, trade delegates are likely to pass a meaningless Covid-19 decision in an attempt to safeguard the organization's face after months of botched negotiations for a suspension of harmful trade rules on intellectual property…

David Richards (2022-06-12). Towards a Leftist Psychotherapy. dissidentvoice.org Millions of Britons are suffering from stress-related mental disorders. The number of people with anxiety has been steadily rising for years. According to NHS statistics, more than six million people in the UK are taking antidepressants. There is an acceptance that wide-scale mental distress is an unavoidable part of modern life. The general response to …

_____ (2022-06-12). Colombia: World Power Of Life Or Neo-Fascist Pillar? popularresistance.org We live at a historical crossroads, an era of civilizational crisis where life and death are at stake worldwide, a situation in which Colombia faces a deep dilemma. On May 29, 2022, around 21 million citizens voted in Colombia's national elections to elect its executive branch. The victory of the Historical Pact "Colombia Can" comes to the fore, an alignment of the new left with Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice-presidential formula. It is the first time that a left-wing coalition has triumphed in a presidential election in Colombia, adding 8.5 million votes, the largest number obtained in th…

_____ (2022-06-12). Model-based net-zero scenarios, including those of the IPCC, aren't worth the paper they are written on. popularresistance.org World-leading economists have blown a hole right through the middle of the main tool used to produce the net-zero scenarios embraced by climate policymakers. | In a new paper, Sir Nicholas Stern, Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz and Charlotte Taylor conclude that climate-energy-economy Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), which are the key tool in producing emission-reduction scenarios, "have very limited value in answering the two critical questions" of the speed and nature of emissions reductions and "fail to provide much in the way of useful guidance, either for the intensity of action, or for the policies th…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-12). Democratizing the United Nations to Save the World. libya360.wordpress.com Sofía Clark "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including that of the human species itself, inexorably demands the existence of an independent and democratic world forum for a genuine and effective defense…

Staff (2022-06-12). Former Deputy Guaidó Followed by the Violence He Sowed. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 11, 2022 ( Last week, in Zulia, during an event that far-right forces organized in a recently renovated sports…

Amarynth (2022-06-12). Japan's Looking At 10 Million Hikikomori. thesaker.is By Thorsten J. Pattberg for the Saker Blog The Island Nation of Japan Is The Cradle Of Hentai-Porn, Micro-Bento And Crazy Toilets. It Is Also The Motherlode Of Unspeakable Social…

JANET (2022-06-12). AFL-CIO convention must unconditionally support Puerto Rico's unions. iacenter.org June 9, 2022 This article is by a member of the construction trades and a member of the AFL-CIO. The 2022 convention of the AFL-CIO will be held in Philadelphia June 12-15. Every four years the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations meets in a convention to talk about its achievements and what must be accomplished in the near future. You will hear many speakers from the building trades, teachers unions, service workers, etc., in consonance when it comes to who they support politically, trade deals that affect them, infrastructure projects that they think are warranted and so on. What yo…

____ (2022-06-12). China tops world in number of world natural heritage sites. ecns.cn China has the world's largest number of world natural heritage sites, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

Sarah Anderson (2022-06-12). Amazon's CEO Pay Is More Than 6,000 Times That of the Company's Typical Worker. truthout.org A tight labor market created a rare moment of leverage for low-wage workers last year. But Corporate America took no great leap forward on pay equity. | A new Institute for Policy Studies report, The report zeroes in on compensation trends at the 300 publicly held U.S. corporations that reported the lowest median worker wages in 2020. At over a third of these firms — 106 in all — me…

Staff (2022-06-12). Más de 450 protestas este sábado en Estados Unidos contra la violencia armada. cubadebate.cu Miles de personas salieron este sábado a las calles en cientos de protestas en Estados Unidos, con el objetivo de presionar a los legisladores para que tomen medidas contra la violencia armada a raíz de los recientes tiroteos masivos en Uvalde, Texas y Buffalo, Nueva York.

Staff (2022-06-12). Ingeniero de Google es suspendido por la compañía tras asegurar que un sistema de inteligencia artifical tiene conciencia. cubadebate.cu Tras varias conversaciones con LaMDA, Blake Lemoine llegó a la conclusión que la IA tenía sensaciones o impresiones propias. "Si no supiera exactamente lo que es, que es este programa informático que hemos construido recientemente, pensaría que es un niño de 7 u 8 años que resulta que sabe física", indicó el ingeniero.

Staff (2022-06-12). Casualidad y/o causalidad de un video viral. cubadebate.cu Poco después de concluir la Cumbre, el sistema de laboratotrios de guerra psicológica contra Cuba en las redes digitales, operado desde Estados Unidos, convierte en viral un video que culpa al gobierno cubano de los efectos del bloqueo en la vida de los habitantes de la Isla, acudiendo a algo tan sensible como el testimonio de una madre de tres hijos que, de manera muy emotiva, coloca en primer plano esas carencias sin aludir a la política estadounidense que busca provocarlas. y llama a "salir a la calle".

C-Span; Common Cause (2022-06-12). Monday 6/13: January 6th Hearings Day 2 (livestream). indybay.org Online via livestream…

Bhaskar Sunkara (2022-06-12). Socialism Is Supposed to Be a Working-Class Movement. Why Isn't It? zcomm.org Interview on the reasons for the progressive left's setbacks in winning power — and elections — in America…

Anthony Pahnke (2022-06-12). WTO Meeting Presents Opportunity to Challenge Corporate Control Over Food Supply. truthout.org The COVID-19 pandemic has made it painfully clear that our concentrated global food system is prone to breakdown and riddled with exploitation. | Look no further than to the fruit and vegetable farmers in

Labor Video Project (2022-06-12). War On Public Education, Oakland OEA Teachers Speak Out On School Closures, Privatization. indybay.org Two teachers spoke out about Oakland public school closures, privatization, the Parker Elementary School occupation and the role of the OEA/CTA leadership in their struggle.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). Maduro says Ayt. Khamenei's remarks gave him more strength. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Venezuelan president after yesterday meeting with the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that the Leader's comments gave him more power to continue the path towards peace and brotherhood.

The Guardian Live (2022-06-12). Wednesday 7/6: What Could the End of Abortion Rights Mean for America and Globally. indybay.org Online event w/ Closed Captions…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Ministros de Defensa de China y Australia se reúnen en Singapur. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre los ministros de defensa supone el primer acercamiento de alto nivel entre ambos países tras más de dos años de tensiones.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela firman acuerdos de cooperación en varias materias. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ratificó que a partir del 18 de julio se abre el vuelo directo entre Caracas y Teherán.

Samantha Michaels (2022-06-12). Denver Deployed Mental Health Workers Instead of Police—and Some Crimes Went Down. zcomm.org Plus, it saved money…

Kenny Stancil (2022-06-12). Biden Condemned Inside and Outside 'Summit of Exclusion'. zcomm.org "The United States has lost its moral authority," said one critic, "to convene a summit about the promotion of democracy and freedom."

Staff (2022-06-12). Un fallecido y ocho lesionados: Saldo preliminar de un accidente masivo en Cienfuegos. cubadebate.cu Un fallecido y ocho lesionados es el saldo preliminar de un accidente masivo ocurrido este sábado en las inmediaciones de la Loma de la Ventana, cerca del poblado de San Blas, en el macizo montañoso de Guamuhaya, en Cienfuegos. Los heridos fueron recibidos en la Unidad de Código Rojo del Hospital General Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima.

WNET PBS, PEN America, UNORTHODOX, more (2022-06-12). Thursday 6/16: Can I Laugh At That? Comedy Bridging Divides as We Laugh Through Our Tears. indybay.org Online event…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Israel's Chief Of Staff Makes Chilling Threats To Lebanon, Talks About 'Big Strikes'. southfront.org The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi speaking at Israel's first National Conference on the Home Front on June 12. Source: the IDF. | The Israeli military's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi made a series of chilling threats to Lebanon while talking at Israel's first National Conference on the Home Front on June 12. | In his speech, Kochavi detailed the Israeli military's strategy for responding to an attack that Hezbollah could launch from Lebanon."We will d…

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-12). Encuestadora da triunfo a Gustavo Petro de comicios en Colombia. telesurtv.net La encuesta que se efectuó entre el 5 y 10 de junio pone a Petro como ganador de los comicios, pese a los ataques que recibe constantemente.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Avanzan elecciones legislativas en Francia bajo una alta abstención. telesurtv.net En estos comicios se espera una batalla entre el bloque de Macron, y la coalición de izquierdas liderada por Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Common Dreams staff (2022-06-12). Bipartisan Senate Deal on Guns Deemed 'Pathetically Weak'. commondreams.org "This bill is a joke! This makes it sound like mental health is the cause for gun violence. It's the fucking guns!"

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-12). Venezuela and Iran Sign Cooperation Plan for Next 20 Years. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his Iranian counterpart, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, presented the Iran-Venezuela bilateral cooperation plan for the next 20 years, which covers four fundamental areas. Maduro is in an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of an international tour. Iran is his third stop in the tour, after having visited Turkey and Algeria. | The two presidents issued a joint statement at the Saab Abad Palace, the seat of the Iranian presidency, in Tehran, and signed the Iran-Venezuela cooperation agreement that covers the energy sector (oil, gas, refinery and petrochemic…

Jeremy Appel (2022-06-12). Starbucks Is Punishing Workers for Unionizing. zcomm.org The company has hit peak petulance just in time for more unionization bids…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Al menos nueve muertos en Siria tras explosión de mina terrestre. telesurtv.net Dicha mina fue dejada por organizaciones terroristas, que solían gobernar la ciudad de Deir Adas en la parte rural norte de Daraa.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Autoridades mexicanas disuelven nueva caravana migratoria. telesurtv.net El INM concedió visas humanitarias y formas migratorias que permiten a los migrantes el libre tránsito en el país por un período de entre 30 y 180 días.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). ONU solicita protección a activistas de DD.HH. en Costa Rica. telesurtv.net Los líderes indígenas son perseguidos por sus pronunciamientos en contra de la explotación de su territorio.

Common Dreams staff (2022-06-12). 'Bipartisan' Senate Deal on Guns Deemed "Pathetically Weak" commondreams.org "This bill is a joke! This makes it sound like mental health is the cause for gun violence. It's the fucking guns!"

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran to likely cancel visas for Russian merchants: dep. FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari said that the country will possibly cancel visas for the Russian businessmen in order to increase investment in the country.

Janaka Biyanwila (2022-06-12). Eyewitness from Sri Lanka: Popular protest, state repression and trade union solidarity. greenleft.org.au Despite ongoing protests, shortages, 40% inflation and a historic debt default, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he will finish his term. His statement comes amid a wave of mass arrests of peaceful protestors, reports Janaka Biyanwila.

Staff (2022-06-12). Cristiano Ronaldo gana batalla legal por presunta violación en 2009. cubadebate.cu La jueza federal Jennifer Dorsey desestimó la demanda como sanción al abogado de la mujer, Leslie Mark Stovall, por actuar "de mala fe" y usar documentos confidenciales "robados", hechos que según la jueza contaminaban irremediablemente el caso.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). Liberan a 38 personas secuestradas por una pandilla en Haití. telesurtv.net Se desconoce si se estableció algún acuerdo monetario o de otra índole para la liberación de los raptados.

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese scientists' major discovery on potato genome sequence: Nature. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have mapped out high-quality genome sequences for 44 wild and cultivated potatoes and found a pivotal gene that makes potatoes the world's most important non-cereal food crop.

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese ambassador: healthy, stable development of China-Australia ties beneficial to two peoples. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said here on Saturday that a healthy and stable development of the bilateral relations is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples.

The Canary (2022-06-12). Unions slam proposal to let agency workers cover for striking staff. thecanary.co Unions have reacted with anger to planned legal changes to allow agency workers to fill in for striking staff. They've branded the government as "desperate to distract from its numerous failings". | The government devised the plan in response to rail strikes later in June because of disputes over pay, jobs, pensions and conditions. | The move would involve reversing a restriction which prevents employers from hiring agency workers to cover for striking staff. And it would apply to all sectors, according to the Sunday Telegraph. | Using agency workers to attempt to break rail strikes will risk passenger safety.

_____ (2022-06-12). Fact Sheet: Incarcerated LGBTQ Adults And Youth. popularresistance.org This fact sheet examines the criminalization and over-incarceration of LGBTQ+ adults and youth. The LGBTQ+ population is comprised of people with non-heterosexual identities—those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and others—and people with non-cisgender identities—those who are trans and gender non-conforming. LGBTQ+ adults are incarcerated at three times the rate of the total adult population. LGBTQ+ youth's representation among the incarcerated population is double their share of the general population. | Approximately 124,000 adults self-identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual in U.S. prisons an…

Staff (2022-06-12). Cuba cierra jornada de sábado con 20 nuevos casos de Covid-19. cubadebate.cu En el día en Cuba para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 3 mil 897 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 20. El país acumula 13 millones 912 mil 468 muestras realizadas y 1 millón 105 mil 612 positivas. Del total de casos: 16 fueron contactos de casos confirmados; 4 con fuente de infección en el extranjero; 0 sin fuente de infección precisada.

____ (2022-06-12). BRI offers massive opportunities for China-Britain cooperation, says experts. ecns.cn China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) offers massive opportunities for China-Britain cooperation in areas like business, climate change, personnel exchanges, education and tourism, experts said here during a three-day conference concluded on Friday.

Staff (2022-06-12). Pinar del Río: Presentan estrategia para el proceso de transición parcial a la televisión digital terrestre. cubadebate.cu En Pinar del Rio se presentó este sábado la estrategia de implementación de la transición parcial a la TV digital, proceso que comienza en la provincia el 15 de junio por el Centro transmisor de TV-FM. Esto significa que cesan las transmisiones analógicas de los canales Educativo y Educativo 2 y se reorganizan los canales Cubavisión, Tele Rebelde y Multivisión.

Staff (2022-06-12). The American Conservative: El esfuerzo fallido de Washington por un consenso global anti-ruso. cubadebate.cu El enfoque abrasivo de EE. UU. pareció endurecer la determinación de esas naciones de permanecer neutrales con respecto a la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania. Sudáfrica y otros países del Sur Global también se quejaron en voz alta de la presión de mano dura de Estados Unidos y se negaron a cambiar sus posiciones.

San Francisco Intersection Shut Down (2022-06-12). America Believes in Right to Abortion, Demonstrators Take Graphic Message to the Streets. indybay.org Abortion rights activists said that it is high time to shut down streets to demand the preservation of Roe v. Wade. | Photos from a die-in in San Francisco on June 6 by Terry Scussel, ProBonoPhoto.org. Please credit the photographer.

Middle East Monitor (2022-06-12). Denying Palestine while Protecting Israel from Itself. juancole.com By Mohammad Makram Balawi | Many acts regarding Palestine are an enigma. Everything is convoluted, and you do not know who is killing who and for what reason; a "mad house" where nothing makes much sense. Others believe it is part of the nature of the Middle East, where everyone is used to killing …

BT (2022-06-12). Just how close is the US to breaking down into conflict? indybay.org With the first public hearing investigating the January 6 insurrection on Thursday, an important question has resurfaced: Just how close is the US to breaking down into conflict?>

Paul Haeder (2022-06-12). Nigeria, Oh, Nigeria, Cry for me, Nigeria! dissidentvoice.org So, good friend, Madu, who I met decades ago, at UT-El Paso. He was coming through buildings where part-time English faculty had offices. That big smile, that large voice, and an open hand. He was working the used/discount book gig: going to colleges to get books from faculty and bookstores that might have been extra …

Staff (2022-06-12). Grupo bipartidista de senadores logran un principio de acuerdo para mayor control de armas en Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Según un comunicado, el acuerdo de los 20 senadores -10 demócratas y 10 republicanos- incluye una revisión del proceso de compra de armas para los menores de 21 años y la extensión de las llamadas leyes de "alerta de peligro", ya vigentes en estados como California y Nueva York.

_____ (2022-06-12). Julian Assange Extradition Rulings Could Be Annulled, Say Legal Sources. popularresistance.org UK home office minister Priti Patel is expected to rule any day on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US to face espionage related charges. But legal sources now say that surveillance of Assange's lawyers may see the extradition case thrown out. | Meanwhile, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the UK government illegally spied on one of Assange's lawyers. | The Canary has previously listed a number of defence concerns that could be raised in court. These include Spain-based firm UC Global's surveillance of Assange's lawyers in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. | The…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-12). Is China a Communist or a Capitalist Country?/By Prof Michel Chossudovsky. marktaliano.net China: Towards Capitalist Restoration. Michel Chossudovsky By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, May 08, 2022 Scroll down to download Michel Chossudovsky's book on China in pdf (free of charge) *** In 1981-82, based at the University of Hong Kong, Centre for Asian Studies (CAS), I started my research on the process of capitalist restoration in China. I took …

TeleSUR- jaa, JCM (2022-06-12). Enfrentamientos armados causan confinamiento en Chocó, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y paz informó que aunque de momento ha cesado el fuego en la zona, helicópteros continuaban sobrevolando la región.

Norcalintcom (2022-06-12). Saturday 6/11: Northern California Communist Bulletin Group Public Meeting. indybay.org The Long Haul Bookshop, 3124 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…

Staff (2022-06-12). OIC needs to pay attention to Islamophobia in India: Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on the OIC Secretary General to discuss Islamophobic actions in India.

_____ (2022-06-12). Venezuela And Iran Sign 20-year Cooperation Plan. popularresistance.org Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro took a historic trip to Iran and announced a 20-year cooperation agreement, pledging to more closely integrate the countries' economies and work together in a joint "anti-imperialist struggle for a better world, of international respect and peace, without hegemonies." | Maduro signed the pact with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 11. It was described by the Venezuelan and Iranian governments as a "partnership agreement" and "cooperation agreement." | The deal involves collaboration in science, technology, agriculture, oil and gas, petrochemicals, tourism, and…

Juan Cole (2022-06-12). What did the President Know and When did He Know it? Trump's 7-Part Plan and the Insurrection. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) When the news of the burglary at the Democratic campaign headquarters in the Watergate building broke, it wasn't initially clear that President Tricky Dick Nixon had ordered it. (He did, twice. Yes.) So for those too young to remember that dreary scandal, the question of "What did the president know …

Staff (2022-06-12). Playoffs 2022: Campeón y subcampeón vigentes mantienen su invicto. cubadebate.cu Los Alazanes de Granma, campeones nacionales de la última campaña, y los Cocodrilos matanceros, subtitulares, salieron airosos en esta jornada de sábado para conservar sus invictos en las semifinales de esta Serie Nacional en su edición 61, ambos en peleados encuentros que se extendieron más allá de las nueve entradas.

Common Dreams Staff (2022-06-12). At March for Our Lives, A Call for a Nationwide Strike of Schools. zcomm.org "Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job"

Janos Marton (2022-06-12). Here's What the Criminal Justice Reform Movement Can Learn From Boudin's Loss. zcomm.org Chesa Boudin's loss was a setback, but the movement must keep growing stronger…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Ayatolá Ali Jamenei se reúne con el presidente Nicolás Maduro. telesurtv.net En el encuentro, Jamenei señaló que Irán y Venezuela han logrado resistir fuertes presiones de la guerra híbrida de Estados Unidos.

Gene Grabiner (2022-06-12). The First Amendment Could Provide a Fresh Legal Approach to Defending Abortion. truthout.org Roe v. Wade was decided per a right to privacy based on the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, but there is another, perhaps at least equally compelling, way to look at the abortion issue — and that is through the lens of the establishment clause of the First Amendment. | The establishment clause first asserts freedom from state religion or theocracy. This is a consequence of our Enlightenment heritage opposition to feudal state-imposed religion. The establishment clause only secondarily asserts freedom of religion, setting it within the demarcations of constitutional rejection or denial of state rel…

Alfin Febrian Basundoro (2022-06-12). Fostering Indonesia-Australia's Naval Industry Partnership. moderndiplomacy.eu During the "two plus two" meeting between Indonesian and Australian officials on September 10, 2021, the representative of both countries signed a joint statement regarding the deepening of bilateral relations. Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and Australian counterparts, then Defence Minister Peter Dutton, are committed to enhancing strategic cooperation on cybersecurity, anti-terrorism, and defence. Prabowo …

TeleSUR -vp, NA, MER (2022-06-12). øQuién era la talentosa pianista venezolana Teresa Carreño. telesurtv.net Durante su carrera musical, llegó a conocer a grandes gigantes cultores de ese entonces como Ravel, Debussy, Gounod, Rossini, Brahms o Liszt.

____ (2022-06-12). China's Xiamen to build 5G-powered telemedicine platform for eye diseases. ecns.cn Xiamen, a coastal city in east China's Fujian Province, will build a 5G-based telemedicine platform for eye diseases, as part of its efforts to promote smart medicine and health.

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran warns PG countries about security ties with Zionists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander has issued a stark warning to some neighboring Arab states about giving Israel a foothold in the Persian Gulf.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Rusia entrega pasaportes en ciudades ucranianas bajo su control. telesurtv.net Moscú entregó los primeros pasaportes a los habitantes de Jersón y Melitópol, en vísperas de la celebración del Día de Rusia.

Staff (2022-06-12). En la termoeléctrica de Felton no hay descanso. cubadebate.cu Hace tres meses las rutinas se han vuelto más complejas, desde que entró en reparación la Unidad 2 de la planta y ahora se organizan los preparativos para acometer un mantenimiento ligero en la Unidad 1, la de mayor potencia (260 Megawatts) con lo cual se alcanzaría una generación eléctrica más cercana a la capacidad instalada.

____ (2022-06-12). U.S. official says conspiracy behind Capitol riot not over. ecns.cn The conspiracy behind the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021 still poses a threat to the U.S. democracy, a New Delhi-based Television news channel NDTV reported on Friday, citing a high-profile U.S.

Staff (2022-06-12). El tiempo: Algunas lluvias en la mitad oriental. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá con poca nubosidad en occidente y centro, estará parcialmente nublado en oriente. En la tarde se nublará gran parte del país, con algunos chubascos, lluvias y tormentas eléctricas en localidades del interior y costa sur desde Camagàºey hasta Guantánamo. En el resto del archipiélago cubano las lluvias serán aisladas.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Another British Mercenary Was Killed While Fighting With Kiev Forces. southfront.org Another British mercenary had been killed while fighting in the ranks of Kiev forces against the Russian military and its allies, the British media reported on June 12. | The mercenary, identified as former British soldier Jordan Gatley, was reportedly killed while fighting in the city of Severodonetsk, where Kiev forces have been attempting to push back the Russian military and its allies for a few weeks now. | In the recent days, the Russian military managed to capture most of Severodonetsk.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). China afirma que defenderá a toda costa su soberanía sobre Taiwán. telesurtv.net El ministro de Defensa chino se reunió con su colega estadounidense, Lloyd Austin, en el marco del XIX Diálogo Shangri-La, en Singapur.

Jake Johnson (2022-06-12). 'It's War,' Says Amazon Labor Union After Company Fires Top Organizer. zcomm.org "Amazon fired our beloved Uncle Pat today!" said Christian Smalls, the union's president. "They retaliated against him for organizing."

César Chelala (2022-06-12). The Haitian People Deserve Better. commondreams.org Human Rights Watch has denounced the deportation of Haitians back to Haiti by the U.S. and other countries.

TeleSUR, jcvm, JGN, JCM (2022-06-12). Conoce las peores formas de trabajo infantil. telesurtv.net Según la OIT, alrededor 160 millones de niños que trabajan en el mundo, es decir, uno de cada diez del total de la población infantil global.

William rivers Pitt (2022-06-12). Jan. 6 Hearings Offer Evidence of "Culmination of an Attempted Coup" zcomm.org "January 6th was the culmination of an attempted coup."

Dr.Vo Xuan Vinh (2022-06-12). Vietnam Promotes ASEAN's Role in Resolving the South China Sea Dispute. moderndiplomacy.eu The year 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Vietnam was one of 117 countries signed the Convention on the first day. As a coastal state, Vietnam considers UNCLOS as an important legal document because it provides a comprehensive legal framework for …

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). Pdte. palestino considera insostenible situación de su pueblo. telesurtv.net El mandatario palestino criticó la ineficiencia de organismos internacionales de la ONU para detener las agresiones a su pueblo.

Staff (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela refuerzan sus relaciones con un acuerdo de cooperación por 20 años. cubadebate.cu Los gobiernos de Irán y Venezuela firmaron este sábado un acuerdo de cooperación por 20 años en diversos ámbitos, durante una visita del presidente Nicolás Maduro a Teherán, en la que el mandatario venezolano se refirió a la "amistad indestructible" que crece entre los dos países.

WHO Watch Team (2022-06-12). Private monopolies hinder progress on public health: intellectual property at the 75th World Health Assembly. peoplesdispatch.org Obstruction by pharmaceutical companies from the Global North and misuse of monopoly privileges continue to slow down research into new vaccines and medicines, with disastrous effects for people's health in the Global South. Discussions at the 75th World Health Assembly did little to address this…

PBS NewsHour; Common Cause (2022-06-12). Thursday 6/9: January 6th Hearings Day 1 (recording). indybay.org Online recording…

Cira Pascual Marquina (2022-06-12). Worker Control in a Capitalist Environment: Voices from Indorca (Part II). zcomm.org Despite many challenges, Indorca workers are showing that democratic self-management is a real possibility…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-12). The Australian Labor Party and Julian Assange. zcomm.org Please Help ZNet Source: Green Left After having had a few lunches with then opposition leader Anthony Albanese, John Shipton felt reason to be confident. Albanese had promised Assange's father that he would do whatever he could, should he win office, to bring the matter to a close. Albanese

____ (2022-06-12). Russian PM authorizes Russia's withdrawal from UNWTO. ecns.cn Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on Friday authorizing the country's withdrawal from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Cronkite News Arizona PBS (2022-06-12). 'Open-air Prison' in southern Mexico traps thousands of Migrants. juancole.com By Taylor Stevens | Cronkite Borderlands Project ( Cronkite News ) TAPACHULA, MEXICO — The desperation here is palpable. It fills the stifling air as migrants line up in the hot sun outside the National Migration Institute in hopes of receiving an interview, their children close at hand and their visa applications tucked …

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-12). Nicaragua saluda a pdte. Putin por aniversario del día de Rusia. telesurtv.net Ante el escenario de ataques por parte de EE.UU. contra la soberanía de los pueblos, Nicaragua ratificó su compromiso de solidificar los acuerdos de cooperación con Rusia.

Staff (2022-06-12). øPirámide egipcia en Cuba? cubadebate.cu La única capilla réplica de una pirámide egipcia en Cuba se encuentra en la Necrópolis de Colón. En ella reposan los restos de José Francisco de Mata, director del Colegio de Arquitectos de 1902 a 1919.

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese mRNA-based COVID vaccines effective in preclinical trials. ecns.cn Two mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidates produced by Chinese manufacturer CanSino Biologics have proven effective in preclinical trials, suggesting the potential for human tests, according to a new study published in the journal Emerging Microbes &Infections.

Philip Hyland (2022-06-12). Video: Effort to Stop the Vaccine and Prosecute the Perpetrators. The Case of Lawyer Philip Hyland and the London Metropolitan Police Inquiry. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | Visit and follow us on Instagram at a | *** | "…

Hamdan Khan (2022-06-12). Crumbling CBM Frameworks and the Risk of Inadvertent Escalation. moderndiplomacy.eu In 1962, the world witnessed the most precarious event in ages. The USA and USSR were engaged in a perilous standoff over the deployment of Soviet missiles in Cuba and a small error or miscalculation could have reverted humanity into the Stone Age. Auspiciously for humanity, the crisis de-escalated and begot the first Confidence Building …

Staff (2022-06-12). Sin control las carencias agobian más. cubadebate.cu Es tan sustancioso el negocio de vender, que cada día proliferan nuevos puntos de ventas como muestra fehaciente del incremento de las cosechas, pero los precios se mantienen por las nubes. El hecho de que en una cuadra coincidan dos carretilleros, por ejemplo, no implica la disminución del valor de cada vianda o fruta, porque todos pujan por agenciarse de grandes sumas de dinero sin miramiento alguno.

Staff (2022-06-12). "The Sea" wins award at Madrid Intl. Independent Film Fest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian short film "The Sea" directed by Sahra Ramezanian has been awarded at Madrid International Independent Film Festival.

Staff (2022-06-12). Arriba a Cuba nuevo donativo médico para realizar trasplante de ocho niños cubanos. cubadebate.cu El donativo llegó a la capital cubana en manos de representantes del proyecto Puentes de Amor, que encabeza el cubanoamericano Carlos Lazo, y que reúne a emigrados de la isla residentes en la nación norteña, y la estadounidense Medea Benjamín, líder de la organización Code Pink, acompañados de otros representantes de ambas agrupaciones.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Pdte. Ortega pide ratificar ingreso de tropas rusas a Nicaragua. telesurtv.net El pedido del presidente Ortega será debatida en la sesión parlamentaria de la próxima semana.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Turkey's Proxies Set Up Operations Room For Upcoming Offensive On Syrian Democratic Forces — Report. southfront.org . | Turkey's proxies in Syria had established a joint operations room to coordinate an upcoming offensive on the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the

JANET (2022-06-12). Western colonizers imposed anti-gay laws throughout world — Lavender & Red, Part 112. iacenter.org By Leslie Feinberg June 10, 2022 The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ2S+ and socialist history, which appeared Sept. 27, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded for free at workers.org/books. Sodomy laws, imposed on India in 1861 by British colonizers, were still in force at the time of this 2013 protest. Wherever class-divided societies overturned matrilineal-communal groupings, laws began to punish sexualities, gender expressions and bodies that did not fit the new patriarchal f…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Turkish Army Intervenes To End Clashes Among Its Proxies In Syria's Aleppo. southfront.org . | On June 12, clashes broke out between two Turkish-backed factions, the Mu'tasim Division and Ahrar al-Sharqiya, in the village of Ka'ibah in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the clashes started when a force from the Mu'tasim Division attempted to arrest a militant of Ahrar al-Sharqiya, who was accused of spying for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) as well as for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). However, some Syrian opposition activists sai…

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-06-12). Precio del galón de gasolina en EE.UU. alcanza cifra récord. telesurtv.net La Asociación Estadounidense del Automóvil develó que el promedio exacto para este viernes fue de 4,986 dólares por galón.

Eric Zuesse (2022-06-12). U.S. Government Now Goads India to Invade China. moderndiplomacy.eu The United States Government is now actively backing the Indian Government's demand that China not build a bridge in China that would cross from one side to the other of a lake that is half in China and half in India. This bridge would be crossing a portion of that lake that's around 20 miles …

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). Indígenas anuncian protestas por crisis económica en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Conaie, Leonidas Iza, expresó que las protestas serán por tiempo indefinido.

____ (2022-06-12). China prepares 360 mln yuan, expert teams to guide flood control work. ecns.cn The Chinese National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has dispatched four expert teams to the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and other places hit hard by continuous heavy rain to guide the flood prevention work and minimize possible losses.

Staff (2022-06-12). La Tira de los Lectores: Mi foto con la bandera cubana. cubadebate.cu Vuelve La Tira de los Lectores, esta vez dedicada a la bandera cubana. Hace unos días lanzamos esta convocatoria y publicamos tus imágenes en nuestra página y redes sociales.

Tridivesh Singh Maini (2022-06-12). India-Pakistan economic relationship will help the region in unlocking its economic potential. moderndiplomacy.eu One of Pakistan's top business tycoons Mian Muhammad Mansha, during the course of a television interview, said that Pakistan needs to take decisive and tough steps to resolve its current economic crisis. Said Mansha: "The government must play on the front foot; business as usual cannot work any longer. These measures are imperative to change …

____ (2022-06-12). (W.E. Talk) Democracy, diversity sources of division and polarization in U.S.: Yale professor. ecns.cn "Democracy and diversity that used to be true of America's great strengths, right now are in many ways sources of division and polarization," Amy Chua, Professor from Yale Law School, as well as the author of "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," said at the dialogue program "Cultural Relativity."

Staff (2022-06-12). Ortega pide al Parlamento ratificar decreto que permite ejercicios militares conjuntos con Rusia. cubadebate.cu Daniel Ortega pidió al Parlamento que conceda el "trámite de urgencia" a su decreto presidencial para que sea ratificado cuanto antes. La iniciativa fue incluida para ser discutida y aprobada en la sesión del próximo martes, gracias a la mayoría parlamentaria. El pedido del mandatario centroamericano, además del personal militar, incluye naves y aeronaves extranjeras.

Divyanshu Singh (2022-06-12). The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order — Book review. moderndiplomacy.eu This book is quite helpful for comprehending China's foreign policy throughout the past four decades. China's strategy and progress as a global force, according to the author, may be divided into three periods: The period from 1989-2008 as "Blunting" The period from 2009-2016 as "Building" The period from 2017- till date as "Expansion" This is …

____ (2022-06-12). China's logistics sector on the mend under gov't support. ecns.cn China's logistics sector, reeling from the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, is eyeing a stepped-up rebound as the government's supportive policies gradually take effect and more favorable policies follow.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-06-12). Canciller cubano cuestiona resultados de Cumbre de Las Américas. telesurtv.net "El Plan de Acción sobre Gobernabilidad Democrática adoptado en la Cumbre de Las Américas es desequilibrado y sesgado", aseveró Rodríguez Parrilla.

The Canary (2022-06-12). Ambulance workers stage demo over increasing pressures as call-outs surge. thecanary.co Ambulance calls in England have increased by around six million in the past decade, according to new research. | NEW : GMB analysis shows ambulance callouts have almost doubled to 14 million a year since 2010 — GMB Union (@GMB_union) Pressure rising: | The GMB union said there were 7.9 million call-outs in the 2009/10 financial year, rising to 14 million in 2021/22. Ambulance workers are staging a demonstratio…

The Canary (2022-06-12). Union challenging government's 'appalling' Rwanda policy hopeful it can stop first flight. thecanary.co A union challenging the government's controversial policy of deporting people to Rwanda said it hopes it can win an appeal to stop the first flight taking off this week. | "Appalling": | A High Court ruling on 10 June paved the way for a flight to the east African country to go ahead on 14 June. But an appeal against that decision is due to be heard on 13 June. The immigration policy has come in for criticism from various groups. And there are reports that the Prince of Wales privately described the move to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as "appalling". | The boss of the Public and Commercial Services unio…

Staff (2022-06-12). Zionist PM repeats claims on Iran's nuclear activities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett repeated his baseless remarks about Iran's peaceful nuclear activities and called the West to ramp up pressure against Iran's nuclear program.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela celebran entrega del tanquero Yoraco. telesurtv.net Venezuela ya había recibido un primer buque petrolero gigante tipo Aframax, con capacidad para transportar hasta 113 mil toneladas de petróleo.

Staff (2022-06-12). Putin felicita a sus compatriotas por el Día de Rusia y pide mayor unidad nacional. cubadebate.cu "Quiero felicitar a todo los ciudadanos del país por el Día de Rusia, por un día festivo dedicado a nuestro país natal. Me siento orgulloso por su historia, tengo fe en su futuro", ha declarado el mandatario. Putin ha hecho referencia a la situación actual para "entender hoy lo importante que es para la patria, para nuestra sociedad, para la gente mantenerse unidos", ha añadido.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). 3 blasts across Afghanistan leave 11 killed or injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Simultaneous explosions on Sunday in Badakhshan, Kunduz and Kunar provinces in northern and eastern Afghanistan at least one Taliban militant and wounded 10 others, including six civilians.

Staff (2022-06-12). Al Mayadeen ratifica su compromiso con la realidad cubana en su décimo aniversario. cubadebate.cu El presidente del Consejo de Dirección de la red informativa Al Mayadeen, Ghassan Ben Jeddou, ratificó este domingo en Beirut el compromiso con la verdad del pueblo de Cuba frente a la injusticia, la subversión y el bloqueo de Estados Unidos.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Pandilleros en Haití toman por asalto Palacio de Justicia. telesurtv.net El comisario de Gobierno, Jacques Lafontant, reportó que supuestos miembros de la pandilla Cinco segundos, irrumpió en la sede judicial.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Iran's Mahan Air Denies Links To Plane Seized In Argentina. southfront.org A Boeing 747 plane of Mahan Air. . Source: Wikimedia user (Amin Nouabahr). | On January 12, Iran's Mahan Air has denied its ownership of a Venezuelan-flagged cargo plane that was seized by Argentinian authorities a day earlier. | The plane, a Boeing 747, was seized by Argentinian civil aviation authorities immediately after arrival at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires. The plane's five-member crew was detained at the airport. | Argentina's Security Minister Fernandez Anibal to…

Staff (2022-06-12). Unión Eléctrica no descarta afectaciones al servicio por bajos niveles de reserva. cubadebate.cu Con este pronóstico, se estima para el horario pico una disponibilidad de 2537 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 450 MW, para una reserva de 87 MW, por lo que debido a los bajos niveles de reserva pudieran ocurrir afectaciones al servicio en este horario.

Denis Rogatyuk (2022-06-12). Latin America: Between neoliberal extractivism and resource nationalism. greenleft.org.au Denis Rogatyuk reviews Latin American Extractivism, a compilation of articles analysing the political economy of resource nationalism and policies of natural resource extraction by left-wing and right-wing governments in the region.

_____ (2022-06-11). Turkey is Changing its Opinion on the Events in Ukraine. journal-neo.org The "collective West" and many NATO countries have finally begun to receive objective information on the goals and results of Russia's special military operation to denazify Ukraine. Instead of openly Russophobic coverage of these events by representatives of the current military-political elite of the EU and NATO and, above all, the United States, the true …

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-06-11). Ukraine Volunteer Fighter and US Citizen Craig Lang Armed by Colombia to Overthrow Venezuela's Gov't, FBI Source Says. orinocotribune.com Craig Lang, a US Army veteran accused by US authorities of carrying out murders on American soil as well as torture and other war crimes in Ukraine, allegedly joined a band of insurgents armed by the Colombian police to overthrow the Venezuelan government. | An FBI affidavit against Lang states that he was in Colombia with an Army pal when the country's national police provided him with weapons to attack Venezuela. | Lang's history tracks closely with that of Paul Gray, a fellow US military veteran and white nationalist also fighting in Ukraine. According to new revelations by a former compatriot of US-backed Ven…

Amarynth (2022-06-11). Open Thread for today (plus comments). thesaker.is For Ukraine issues, we can still use the latest sitrep here. Please use this as open thread for all other issues pertinent to the Saker Blog. A few latest happenings…

Richard Horton (2022-06-11). [Comment] Offline: Why science is not enough. thelancet.com "Listen to the science." The distinguished climate scientist, Thomas Stocker, was speaking at the Science7 Dialogue Forum in Berlin, Germany, on . The occasion was the publication of statements from the science academies of G7 nations on antiviral drugs for pandemic preparedness, decarbonisation, oceans and the cryosphere, and One Health. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022, the G7 has assumed greater political importance as a forum for influencing global affairs. The G20 has been paralysed by Russia's promise to attend its meeting in Bali, Indonesia, later this year.

Susan Jaffe (2022-06-11). [World Report] US infant formula crisis increases scrutiny of the FDA. thelancet.com Both Republican and Democrat legislators have called for changes following a shortage of breastmilk substitute. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.

Guest author (2022-06-11). Capitalism and baby formula. workers.org The following article was posted on Black Agenda Report on May 25. The baby formula shortage is not a glitch in the system. It actually exemplifies everything that goes wrong when the profit motive rules. Capitalism can't ensure a food supply or anything else that humans need. "Socialism doesn't work" . . . |

Jim McMahan (2022-06-11). Museum workers hop on the union train. workers.org Seattle About 65 internal security guards in the wealthy Seattle Art Museum (SAM) just became the SAM VSO Union! VSO stands for Visitor Service Officers. The year-long organizing drive was victorious with 34-to-4 votes in the National Labor Relations Board election. The election covered workers at both the downtown Seattle . . . |

Lyn Neeley (2022-06-11). Mass opposition to Biden's Summit gains momentum. workers.org President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas is being boycotted by most countries in the Western hemisphere, and it is opposed by two large coalitions protesting Biden's refusal to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to this year's event. ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America), a coalition of . . . |

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2022-06-11). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Colorado Bans Fracking "Forever Chemicals" levernews.com Good things are happening! The Colorado legislature banned dangerous so-called "forever chemicals" used in fossil fuel mining, Starbucks workers in thirteen states voted to unionize, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is cracking down on employers that put their workers in debt, New York's legislature finally reined in crypto mining, and socialists in France are on the cusp of a big comeback.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, exclusively for supporting subscribers below.

Betsey Piette (2022-06-11). Philly Pride 2022: Smash racism, transphobia and police brutality! workers.org Philadelphia Center City Philadelphia was awash with rainbow flags, as a sea of people turned out to celebrate the city's 50th Pride march on June 5. This year's event, with new organizers PHL Pride Collective and the Philly Dyke March, will go down as one of the most diverse events . . . |

Hui-Lee Wong, Mao Hu, Cindy Ke Zhou, Patricia C Lloyd, Kandace L Amend, Daniel C Beachler, Alex Secora, Cheryl N McMahill-Walraven, Yun Lu, Yue Wu, Rachel P Ogilvie, Christian Reich, Djeneba Audrey Djibo, Zhiruo Wan, John D Seeger, Sandia Akhtar, Yixin Jiao, Yoganand Chillarige, Rose Do, John Hornberger, Joyce Obidi, Richard Forshee, Azadeh Shoaibi, Steven A Anderson (2022-06-11). [Articles] Risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after the COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in the USA: a cohort study in claims databases. thelancet.com An increased risk of myocarditis or pericarditis was observed after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and was highest in men aged 18—25 years after a second dose of the vaccine. However, the incidence was rare. These results do not indicate a statistically significant risk difference between mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2, but it should not be ruled out that a difference might exist. Our study results, along with the benefit—risk profile, continue to support vaccination using either of the two mRNA vaccines.

Anders Husby, Lars Kà∏ber (2022-06-11). [Comment] COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and myocarditis or pericarditis. thelancet.com In April, 2021, international news media first reported rare cases of young men in Israel who had developed myocarditis shortly after vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.1 Since then, many observational studies from Asia,2 Europe,3—5 the Middle East,6,7 and North America8,9 have found COVID-19 mRNA vaccination to be associated with a short-term increased risk of myocarditis. Furthermore, this association has been established using multiple types of analysis, including comparisons of observed-to-expected rates,6,8,9 case-control studies,2 self-controlled cases series,3,4 and…

The Lancet (2022-06-11). [Editorial] Mental health after China's prolonged lockdowns. thelancet.com On June 1, Shanghai reopened after a 2-month lockdown to curb COVID-19. On June 6, Beijing also eased COVID-19 restrictions by allowing restaurant dining and the gradual reopening of schools from June 13 in most districts. Although many countries instituted various forms of lockdown over the past 2 years, China's have often been the most stringent and frequent. Control policies, including school closures and stay-at-home orders, combined with the stress of the pandemic itself, will have exacerbated the already fragile mental health of many Chinese people.

Hélio Angotti Neto (2022-06-11). [Correspondence] The hijacking of science and truth by political conflict. thelancet.com Luis L C Correia and colleagues 1 filled their Correspondence with malicious and false information. Although they claimed to have no competing interests, at least two of them were directly involved in the approval of the recommendations proposed in the Brazilian guideline for COVID-19 outpatient treatment (which would only become guidelines if approved by the Brazilian National Secretary of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Strategic Products in Healthcare). These recommendations were disapproved because of too many inconsistencies, including meta-analyses with low statistical power.

Udani Samarasekera (2022-06-11). [Perspectives] Lola Kola: developing mHealth for mental health in west Africa. thelancet.com Lola Kola's passion is global mental health research that harnesses the potential "of psychological interventions for improving outcomes for patients when delivered by trained lay health-care workers" and "the use of technology to support the delivery of such interventions", she says. Based in Ibadan, Nigeria, Kola is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Ibadan's WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health, Neurosciences and Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and Psychology at th…

Manish Patel, Minal Patel (2022-06-11). [Comment] Increasing children's global access to COVID-19 vaccines. thelancet.com Expanding COVID-19 vaccination to children is an issue for parents and decision makers worldwide. Among nine vaccines with WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL), only two are authorised for children: Pfizer-BioNTech's BNT162b2 and Moderna's mRNA-1273.1 The WHO EUL is required for vaccines purchased through the COVAX mechanism, but other vaccines without EUL for paediatric use, such as BBIBP-CorV (SinoPharm), CoronaVac (SinoVac), and Covaxin (Bharat Biotech), are used in children with local approvals.2 Because of lower rates of severe COVID-19 in children than in older adults, and inequities in vaccine supply, the WHO S…

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese mRNA-based COVID vaccines effective in preclinical trials. ecns.cn Two mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidates produced by Chinese manufacturer CanSino Biologics have proven effective in preclinical trials, suggesting the potential for human tests, according to a new study published in the journal Emerging Microbes &Infections.

Anonymous587 (2022-06-12). Economic Trends After Outbreak Of War. Is Recovery Possible? southfront.org SPIEF will be organized in an era of great change | Despite the increasing influence of the military agenda on the information background in the world, business still plays the main role. It is the monetary component that determines the agenda, contrary to emotions and political gestures. | It should be noted that a situation similar to the one in which Russia is currently trapped has been occurring periodically lately. Economic sanctions have become the m…

Richard Horton (2022-06-11). [Comment] Offline: Why science is not enough. thelancet.com "Listen to the science." The distinguished climate scientist, Thomas Stocker, was speaking at the Science7 Dialogue Forum in Berlin, Germany, on . The occasion was the publication of statements from the science academies of G7 nations on antiviral drugs for pandemic preparedness, decarbonisation, oceans and the cryosphere, and One Health. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022, the G7 has assumed greater political importance as a forum for influencing global affairs. The G20 has been paralysed by Russia's promise to attend its meeting in Bali, Indonesia, later this year.

WSWS (2022-06-11). Australia's Aspen Medical: A case study of healthcare privatisation. wsws.org Aspen's more than $1 billion in pandemic contracts followed decades of promotion of the company by Liberal-National Coalition and Labor Party governments alike.

Susana Barria Barria (2022-06-12). World Trade Organization and Pandemic response: Time is up. peoplesdispatch.org At the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO taking place from 12-16 June, trade delegates are likely to pass a meaningless Covid-19 decision in an attempt to safeguard the organization's face after months of botched negotiations for a suspension of harmful trade rules on intellectual property…

Staff (2022-06-12). Cuba cierra jornada de sábado con 20 nuevos casos de Covid-19. cubadebate.cu En el día en Cuba para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 3 mil 897 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 20. El país acumula 13 millones 912 mil 468 muestras realizadas y 1 millón 105 mil 612 positivas. Del total de casos: 16 fueron contactos de casos confirmados; 4 con fuente de infección en el extranjero; 0 sin fuente de infección precisada.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

WHO Watch Team (2022-06-12). Private monopolies hinder progress on public health: intellectual property at the 75th World Health Assembly. peoplesdispatch.org Obstruction by pharmaceutical companies from the Global North and misuse of monopoly privileges continue to slow down research into new vaccines and medicines, with disastrous effects for people's health in the Global South. Discussions at the 75th World Health Assembly did little to address this…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…

WHO Watch Team (2022-06-11). World Health Assembly falls short of insulating food and alcohol plans from commercial interests. peoplesdispatch.org The health impact of alcohol and nutrition figured among the topics that delegates from various countries discussed at the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva recently. While the two are recognized as a "slow-motion disaster" in the field of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the action plans that have been adopted at the Assembly will do little to tackle the root causes of the problem. | While most countries recognized alcohol use as a public health priority and supported the proposed action plan, only a couple called for effective steps against the alcohol industry. The delegate from Estonia, for example,…

WSWS (2022-06-11). Washington Post promotes Trump's other "big lie": The Wuhan Lab theory. wsws.org The same day that the House Select January 6 Committee documented how Trump used his "big lie" about the 2020 election to justify an attempted fascist coup, the Washington Post published an editorial promoting Trump's other big lie: The claim that COVID-19 is a man-made virus created by China.

WSWS (2022-06-11). Biden administration lifts COVID testing requirements for international travelers. wsws.org The Biden administration is rescinding its mandate on testing requirements for international travelers before boarding flights to the US.

Anonymous811 (2022-06-11). The First Highway Bridge Between Russia and China. southfront.org The first bridge connecting Russia and China was opened in the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk and Chinese city of Heihe. The opening ceremony was held on June 10, 2022. The bridge was planned to open back in 2016, but the coronavirus pandemic was to blame. | The ceremony was remotely attended by Yuri Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Russian Far East; Hu Chunhua, Deputy Premier of the State Council of China; Vitaly Saveliev, Minister of Transportati…

WSWS (2022-06-11). 2.6 million US educators and staff quit public K-12 and higher education jobs during pandemic. wsws.org As the mass shortage of teachers continues to deepen across the US, districts are scrambling for last-minute solutions which have further intensified attacks of public education.

WSWS (2022-06-11). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 2. wsws.org As in every corner of the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has sharply intensified the crisis of the Sri Lankan capitalist class and President Gotabhaya Rajapakse's government.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-06-11). Canadá eliminará pruebas aleatorias de Covid-19 en aeropuertos. telesurtv.net La medida se implementará entre los días 11 y el 30 de junio en todos las terminales aéreas canadienses.

Bruce E Sands, Peter M Irving, Timothy Hoops, James L Izanec, Long-Long Gao, Christopher Gasink, Andrew Greenspan, Matthieu Allez, Silvio Danese, Stephen B Hanauer, Vipul Jairath, Tanja Kuehbacher, James D Lewis, Edward V Loftus, Emese Mihaly, Remo Panaccione, Ellen Scherl, Oksana B Shchukina, William J Sandborn, SEAVUE Study Group (2022-06-11). [Articles] Ustekinumab versus adalimumab for induction and maintenance therapy in biologic-naive patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, phase 3b trial. thelancet.com Both ustekinumab and adalimumab monotherapies were highly effective in this population of biologic-naive patients, with no difference in the primary outcome between the drugs.

Poor People's Campaign (2022-06-11). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…

Staff (2022-06-11). Reconocen los CDR, en Ciego de àÅvila, a los donantes de sangre de Cuba (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Más de 11000 donaciones de sangre, un número importante de convalecientes de la COVID-19 devenidos en donantes de plasma híperinmune y otros resultados, convirtieron recientemente a la provincia Ciego de àÅvila en la Vanguardia de este programa en el país y en sede, hoy 11 de junio, de la celebración nacional por el Día Internacional del Donante Voluntario de Sangre.

Grace Li, Federica Cappuccini, Natalie G Marchevsky, Parvinder K Aley, Robert Aley, Rachel Anslow, Sagida Bibi, Katrina Cathie, Elizabeth Clutterbuck, Saul N Faust, Shuo Feng, Paul T Heath, Simon Kerridge, Alice Lelliott, Yama Mujadidi, Khuen Foong Ng, Sarah Rhead, Hannah Roberts, Hannah Robinson, Marion R Roderick, Nisha Singh, David Smith, Matthew D Snape, Rinn Song, Karly Tang, Andy Yao, Xinxue Liu, Teresa Lambe, Andrew J Pollard, the COV006 study team (2022-06-11). [Articles] Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in children aged 6—17 years: a preliminary report of COV006, a phase 2 single-blind, randomised, controlled trial. thelancet.com ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 is well tolerated and immunogenic in children aged 6—17 years, inducing concentrations of antibody that are similar to those associated with high efficacy in phase 3 studies in adults. No safety concerns were raised in this trial.

Anders Husby, Lars Kà∏ber (2022-06-11). [Comment] COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and myocarditis or pericarditis. thelancet.com In April, 2021, international news media first reported rare cases of young men in Israel who had developed myocarditis shortly after vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.1 Since then, many observational studies from Asia,2 Europe,3—5 the Middle East,6,7 and North America8,9 have found COVID-19 mRNA vaccination to be associated with a short-term increased risk of myocarditis. Furthermore, this association has been established using multiple types of analysis, including comparisons of observed-to-expected rates,6,8,9 case-control studies,2 self-controlled cases series,3,4 and…

Hélio Angotti Neto (2022-06-11). [Correspondence] The hijacking of science and truth by political conflict. thelancet.com Luis L C Correia and colleagues 1 filled their Correspondence with malicious and false information. Although they claimed to have no competing interests, at least two of them were directly involved in the approval of the recommendations proposed in the Brazilian guideline for COVID-19 outpatient treatment (which would only become guidelines if approved by the Brazilian National Secretary of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Strategic Products in Healthcare). These recommendations were disapproved because of too many inconsistencies, including meta-analyses with low statistical power.

Dr. Russell Blaylock (2022-06-11). The COVID Pandemic and the mRNA Vaccine: What Is the Truth? Dr. Russell L. Blaylock. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most manipulated infectious disease events in history. Official lies in an unending stream led by government bureaucracies, medical associations, medical boards, the media, and UN agencies.

The Lancet (2022-06-11). [Editorial] Mental health after China's prolonged lockdowns. thelancet.com On June 1, Shanghai reopened after a 2-month lockdown to curb COVID-19. On June 6, Beijing also eased COVID-19 restrictions by allowing restaurant dining and the gradual reopening of schools from June 13 in most districts. Although many countries instituted various forms of lockdown over the past 2 years, China's have often been the most stringent and frequent. Control policies, including school closures and stay-at-home orders, combined with the stress of the pandemic itself, will have exacerbated the already fragile mental health of many Chinese people.

Thomas P Chapman, Jack Satsangi (2022-06-11). [Comment] Head-to-head biologic therapy in Crohn's disease. thelancet.com The therapeutic armamentarium for the chronic inflammatory bowel diseases—Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis—is rapidly expanding, yet treatment failure remains common, with substantial impact upon patients' quality of life and health-care costs, including hospitalisation and surgery.1 There is increasing emphasis on the attainment of deep remission with mucosal healing in the hope of improving outcomes,2 leading to a shift in treatment paradigm towards top-down therapy, with early use of biologic therapy increasingly favoured over conventional therapy (corticosteroids and immunomodulators).

Frank Lobbezoo, Ghizlane Aarab, Merel C Verhoeff, Catherine M C Volgenant (2022-06-11). [Correspondence] The value of oral care in dying and death. thelancet.com The focus on dying and death has been revived. The Lancet Commission on the value of death states that dying and death should be recognised as normal and, especially, meaningful: there is no life without death.1 To this end, end-of-life care ought to be available to all, with a shift in health-care focus from disease to person, from longevity to wellbeing, and from institutions to communities.1 The Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief Study Group recommended that all medical professionals ought to have general competencies in palliative care.

Manish Patel, Minal Patel (2022-06-11). [Comment] Increasing children's global access to COVID-19 vaccines. thelancet.com Expanding COVID-19 vaccination to children is an issue for parents and decision makers worldwide. Among nine vaccines with WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL), only two are authorised for children: Pfizer-BioNTech's BNT162b2 and Moderna's mRNA-1273.1 The WHO EUL is required for vaccines purchased through the COVAX mechanism, but other vaccines without EUL for paediatric use, such as BBIBP-CorV (SinoPharm), CoronaVac (SinoVac), and Covaxin (Bharat Biotech), are used in children with local approvals.2 Because of lower rates of severe COVID-19 in children than in older adults, and inequities in vaccine supply, the WHO S…

Hui-Lee Wong, Mao Hu, Cindy Ke Zhou, Patricia C Lloyd, Kandace L Amend, Daniel C Beachler, Alex Secora, Cheryl N McMahill-Walraven, Yun Lu, Yue Wu, Rachel P Ogilvie, Christian Reich, Djeneba Audrey Djibo, Zhiruo Wan, John D Seeger, Sandia Akhtar, Yixin Jiao, Yoganand Chillarige, Rose Do, John Hornberger, Joyce Obidi, Richard Forshee, Azadeh Shoaibi, Steven A Anderson (2022-06-11). [Articles] Risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after the COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in the USA: a cohort study in claims databases. thelancet.com An increased risk of myocarditis or pericarditis was observed after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and was highest in men aged 18—25 years after a second dose of the vaccine. However, the incidence was rare. These results do not indicate a statistically significant risk difference between mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2, but it should not be ruled out that a difference might exist. Our study results, along with the benefit—risk profile, continue to support vaccination using either of the two mRNA vaccines.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-11). Video: Reiner Fàºellmich and Lawyers: "Different Batches" and "Lethal Doses", "The Vaccines Are Designed to Kill"/ By Reiner Fuellmich and Perspektiv. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: Video: Reiner Fàºellmich and Lawyers: "Different Batches" and "Lethal Doses", "The Vaccines Are Designed to Kill" Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization By Reiner Fuellmich and Perspektiv Global Research, June 11, 2022 Perspektiv 10 January 2022 ..]…

WSWS (2022-06-11). New Zealand hospitals inundated, healthcare system "imploding" wsws.org Hospitals are delaying thousands of operations due to being inundated with COVID cases and other winter illnesses, thanks to the Labour Party-led government's homicidal "let it rip" policy.

Siquan Shen, Qingyu Shi, Fupin Hu (2022-06-11). [Clinical Picture] The changing face of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase: in-vivo mutation in patient with chest infection. thelancet.com A 52-year-old woman with a 10-day history of a fever and who had, for the past 4 days, an impaired level of consciousness attended our hospital.

Ferry Biedermann (2022-06-11). [World Report] Waiting for France's turn towards preventive health care. thelancet.com Health has been designated a priority by the French government, with an emphasis on disease prevention. Ferry Biedermann reports.

WSWS (2022-06-11). Australia's Aspen Medical: A case study of healthcare privatisation. wsws.org Aspen's more than $1 billion in pandemic contracts followed decades of promotion of the company by Liberal-National Coalition and Labor Party governments alike.

WSWS (2022-06-11). Washington Post promotes Trump's other "big lie": The Wuhan Lab theory. wsws.org The same day that the House Select January 6 Committee documented how Trump used his "big lie" about the 2020 election to justify an attempted fascist coup, the Washington Post published an editorial promoting Trump's other big lie: The claim that COVID-19 is a man-made virus created by China.

WSWS (2022-06-11). Biden administration lifts COVID testing requirements for international travelers. wsws.org The Biden administration is rescinding its mandate on testing requirements for international travelers before boarding flights to the US.

WSWS (2022-06-11). New Zealand hospitals inundated, healthcare system "imploding" wsws.org Hospitals are delaying thousands of operations due to being inundated with COVID cases and other winter illnesses, thanks to the Labour Party-led government's homicidal "let it rip" policy.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

WSWS (2022-06-11). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 2. wsws.org As in every corner of the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has sharply intensified the crisis of the Sri Lankan capitalist class and President Gotabhaya Rajapakse's government.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-06-11). Canadá eliminará pruebas aleatorias de Covid-19 en aeropuertos. telesurtv.net La medida se implementará entre los días 11 y el 30 de junio en todos las terminales aéreas canadienses.

WSWS (2022-06-11). 2.6 million US educators and staff quit public K-12 and higher education jobs during pandemic. wsws.org As the mass shortage of teachers continues to deepen across the US, districts are scrambling for last-minute solutions which have further intensified attacks of public education.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-11). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

Poor People's Campaign (2022-06-11). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…

Editor2 (2022-06-10). How China Strengthened Food Security and Fought Poverty with State-Funded Cooperatives. orinocotribune.com By Joe Scholten | The world faces a food crisis due to war, sanctions, and inflation. China has shown how to strengthen food sovereignty, while fighting poverty, with state-funded agricultural cooperatives, government crackdown on waste, and investment in technology. | The Covid-19 pandemic, the ensuing supply-chain crisis, and high rates of inflation around the world have led to rising food prices and fears of famine. | These cascading and interlocking problems have pushed governments to prioritize economic self-sufficiency and food security. | China is leading the way in this struggle. Beijin…

Tian Johnson, Melinda St. Louis (2022-06-10). WTO Negotiations Prioritize Institution's Reputation Over COVID Medicines Access. commondreams.org It's embarrassing that the WTO as an institution is so broken that it cannot deliver an emergency waiver of its own rules in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic that shuttered the entire global economy.

Clement Nocos (2022-06-10). Ontario election post-mortem: Strategy shift needed for the progressive left? canadiandimension.com On paper, one could argue there were winning odds stacked for the progressive electoral left in Ontario ahead of the 2022 provincial election. Doug Ford as premier of Ontario mishandled each wave of the pandemic,

Jake Johnson (2022-06-10). Amazon Labor Union Organizer Fired From Warehouse Amid Union-Busting Campaign. truthout.org "They fucked with the wrong uncle." | That was how Amazon Labor Union (ALU) president Christian Smalls "Amazon fired our beloved Uncle Pat today!" Smalls, a former Amazon employee who was fired after organizing against the company's lax coronavirus safety measures, wrote…

Editor2 (2022-06-10). How China Strengthened Food Security and Fought Poverty with State-Funded Cooperatives. orinocotribune.com By Joe Scholten | The world faces a food crisis due to war, sanctions, and inflation. China has shown how to strengthen food sovereignty, while fighting poverty, with state-funded agricultural cooperatives, government crackdown on waste, and investment in technology. | The Covid-19 pandemic, the ensuing supply-chain crisis, and high rates of inflation around the world have led to rising food prices and fears of famine. | These cascading and interlocking problems have pushed governments to prioritize economic self-sufficiency and food security. | China is leading the way in this struggle. Beijin…

____ (2022-06-10). President emphasizes stable socioeconomic development. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to effectively coordinate the COVID-19 pandemic response and socioeconomic development and overcome difficulties in economic growth in order to ensure social stability.

____ (2022-06-10). Shanghai sees quick rebound in foreign trade. ecns.cn Shanghai's foreign trade volume dropped by 36.5 percent in April, when the city was largely under COVID-19 control measures, from the same month last year, data from the Shanghai Statistics Bureau shows.

____ (2022-06-10). China to stress reform of WTO. ecns.cn China will uphold reform and inclusive growth of the World Trade Organization, and champion the cause of legitimate rights of developing countries so that the multilateral trading system can play a bigger role in addressing global challenges and facilitating post-COVID economic recovery, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Poor People's Campaign (2022-06-10). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-10). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…

Clement Nocos (2022-06-10). Ontario election post-mortem: Strategy shift needed for the progressive left? canadiandimension.com On paper, one could argue there were winning odds stacked for the progressive electoral left in Ontario ahead of the 2022 provincial election. Doug Ford as premier of Ontario mishandled each wave of the pandemic,

WSWS (2022-06-10). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 1. wsws.org

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-10). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-10). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…

_____ (2022-06-09). Students Nationwide Urge Biden to Support Global COVID Vaccine. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. — As governments worldwide prepare to meet at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva for its first ministerial summit since the start of the pandemic, more than 750 students across the U.S. are calling on President Joe Biden to support a comprehensive waiver of WTO rules standing in the way of COVID vaccine, test and treatment access. | "While COVID vaccines are readily available throughout the United States, that's still not the case for billions of people worldwide," said Noà´l Hutton, student outreach coordinator for the Trade Justice Education Fund. "The U.S. has a major rol…

WSWS (2022-06-09). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Thousands of metalworkers in Spain continue strikes for new collective agreements, joined by teacher walkouts over work conditions; thousands of German steelworkers and dockers at six ports join warning strikes over pay; construction workers building new Metro and transport workers in Thessaloniki, Greece demand protection from Covid-19 after outbreak; protests by workers in Palestinian West Bank as prices rise 30 percent since March; after isolating three-month strike at South African Sibanye-Stillwater gold, strike ends with unions pushing through sellout deal…

Harvey Markowitz (2022-06-09). Pride in 'the CLE'. workers.org Cleveland In the first LGBTQ+ Pride parade since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and possibly the largest in Cleveland history, thousands marched through downtown June 4. Most of the marchers were young, with some carrying signs or wearing T-shirts in solidarity with trans youth. On June 1, at 11: 15 p.m., the . . . |