2022-08-25: News Headlines

The Global Research Team (2022-08-25). New PDF Ebook: "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca My objective is to inform people worldwide and refute the official narrative which has been used as a justification to destabilize the economic and social fabric of entire countries, followed by the imposition of the "deadly" COVID-19 "vaccine". This crisis affects humanity in its entirety: almost 8 billion people.

Mayoclinic (2022-08-25). Video: Relationship between food, disease stronger than you may think. mayoclinic.org

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-25). Consumer Health: What are head lice? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many families, the start of school is a busy, exciting time of year. For some families, though, returning to school also means unpleasant, unwelcome guests: head lice. An estimated 6—12 million infestations of head lice occur each year in the U.S. among children ages 3—11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Head lice are tiny insects that feed on blood from the human scalp. Head lice don't carry bacterial or viral diseases,…

WSWS (2022-08-25). COVID-19 rages across Japan as government slashes mitigation measures. wsws.org The fraudulent claims that COVID-19 is no longer a serious threat are exposed by the fact that deaths have risen sharply in Japan.

____ (2022-08-25). Tibet aids COVID-hit population. ecns.cn A total of 7,270 people in difficulties including 2,452 stranded travelers and migrant workers have been provided with basic living materials valuing 1.818 million yuan (about $265 thousand) since the latest outbreak of COVID-19 in Tibet Autonomous Region, said an official at a press conference on Wednesday.

____ (2022-08-25). China eases visa rules for international students. ecns.cn China has eased border entry restrictions for international students and business travelers starting on Wednesday as part of broader steps to facilitate greater cross-border travel and exchanges more than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-25). What Mayo Clinic experts want you to know about over-the-counter hearing aids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the way for the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids, making it possible for consumers to instruments without medical exams or fittings as soon as this fall. It will likely mean cost savings, but what should those with hearing issues know before buying?Dr. Cindy Hogan, chair of the Division of Audiology and director of the Mayo Clinic Hearing Aid Program, says this move should help improve…

____ (2022-08-25). 107-year-old Covid patient discharged from hospital in Hainan. ecns.cn A 107-year-old patient infected with COVID-19 was discharged from hospital in Haikou, Hainan Province on Wednesday.

____ (2022-08-25). Japan to exempt vaccinated travelers from pre-entry COVID-19 test. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that travelers coming to Japan will be exempt from taking COVID-19 tests before departure if they have received three vaccine shots.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Hand, foot and mouth disease in kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hand, foot and mouth disease, most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus, is a highly contagious childhood illness. The virus can be spread through respiratory droplets, person-to-person contact and touching a contaminated object.Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic's Children's Center, says it is typically an illness of young children — usually children under 5. But you can get infected with hand, foot and mouth disease at any age. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. youtu.be/Tv1v-rMiK4A

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-25). Mayo Clinic experts provide overview of latest clinical information on monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — As the monkeypox outbreak continues and the U.S. has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, Mayo Clinic experts have published a special article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings to provide clinicians with a focused overview of the viral infection, establishing strategies for infection prevention and control and a summary of clinical management to consider. "The purpose of this article is to provide an overview to assist health care professionals in addressing the challenges of…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-25). Consumer Health: Choosing and caring for contact lenses. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Contact Lens Health Week will be observed Aug. 22—26, which makes this a good time to learn more about contact lenses and whether they might be right for you. More than 45 million people in the U.S. wear contact lenses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Contact lenses are an option for many people, including those tired of wearing glasses and not interested in laser refractive surgery, such as LASIK. Several types of…

Staff (2022-08-24). Special Drawing Rights One Year Later, By the Numbers. cepr.net It's been one year since the world, via the International Monetary Fund (IMF), took a historic step to address the global challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 23, 2021, $6 billion worth of resources known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were distributed among IMF member countries around the world. These resources, a type …

_____ (2022-08-24). Rapid Transition To Beat The Heat: Community Resilience. popularresistance.org Extreme weather events like the brutal heatwave engulfing much of Europe in July 2022, highlight the urgent need to foster community resilience. Much like the mutual aid groups that sprung up all over the world in the midst of the global pandemic, bringing communities together to build enduring support networks to help everyone through extreme weather events, in all their forms, must be a vital strand of rapid transition. | It's long been understood by people on the front line of dealing with natural disasters that community level work to strengthen preparedness, map vulnerabilities and have the most resilient li…

_____ (2022-08-24). Minnesota Nurses' Strike Vote Puts Safety And Conditions In Spotlight. popularresistance.org Minnesota – Throughout the Covid pandemic, nurses around the US have faced deteriorating working conditions and challenges, from safety concerns to increasing workloads that have stemmed from understaffing as nurses have quit their jobs or retired early. | Those nurses who are still on the job at many hospitals say they have been expected to do more with fewer resources, an issue that nurses say is causing retention crises and jeopardizing patient safety and care. | Now nurses at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities area (Minneapolis-St Paul) and Duluth, Minnesota, that are negotiating new union contracts with their r…

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-24). Biden Expected To Announce Student Debt Relief Of $10,000 For Borrowers With Income Less Than $125K. moguldom.com Under pressure from congressional Democrats, the Biden administration is expected to announce today the cancellation of up to $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who earn less than $125,000 income. Student loan payments have been on pause during the pandemic until now. President Joe Biden has been under pressure to forgive at least $ ,000 …

JANET (2022-08-24). Palestinians resist U.S. imperialism and Israeli occupation. iacenter.org By Richie Merino August 23, 2022 On Aug. 18, Israeli occupation forces raided, physically blocked and imposed closure orders on the offices of seven prominent Palestinian human rights, feminist and social services organizations operating in the Ramallah area of the occupied West Bank. Background to the demonization In 2021, Israel falsely and preemptively designated six of the seven targeted organizations as "terrorist groups," alleging ties to the banned Marxist liberation organization, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), in order to justify any raids. The groups facing repression and intimidat…

Jackson Todd (2022-08-24). Compensation rolls in for Chipotle workers following NYC Fair Workweek settlement. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—Ed Dealecio needed more hours, but his boss decided to hire more employees instead of offering Dealecio and his co-workers more shifts. Dealecio has worked for almost three years at a busy Chipotle burrito restaurant in midtown Manhattan. During the pandemic, he found himself facing more financial pressure. He's still paying off his student …

WSWS (2022-08-24). Australia: Community transmission reported in two states as monkeypox infections climb. wsws.org Australian health authorities continue to downplay the severity of the global outbreak and claim "most people are not at risk."

____ (2022-08-24). Lawyers from SARs start practicing on mainland. ecns.cn Hong Kong and Macao lawyers have started to participate in mainland trials after receiving licenses to practice in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

WSWS (2022-08-24). Japan and the state of the COVID pandemic: Lessons from the BA.5 surge. wsws.org Despite a massive wave of infections last winter, Japan is facing the harshest wave of infections with the dominant BA.5 subvariant after abandoning all COVID mitigation measures. COVID cases and deaths have reached their highest levels despite high vaccination levels. These have significant implications as the northern hemisphere enters the winter months and schools return to in-class instruction.

____ (2022-08-24). Pandemic sets back poverty reduction efforts in Asia by 2 years: ADB report. ecns.cn The COVID-19 pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in Asia and the Pacific by at least two years, and many in the region will likely find it harder than before to escape poverty.

Brett Wilkins (2022-08-24). House Report Shows Trump 'Deliberately and Repeatedly' Undermined Covid-19 Response. commondreams.org "The Trump administration's nearly year-long crusade against FDA resulted in damaging consequences for the coronavirus response," the new publication states.

____ (2022-08-24). China's vaccine regulatory system passes WHO assessment. ecns.cn The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday ranked China's vaccine regulatory system at a functional level of maturity, according to WHO's global classification system for national medical products regulatory authorities.

Ella Kietlinska (2022-08-24). Active US Military Service Members: Significant Increase in Cancers, Myocarditis, and Pericarditis Resulting from Covid-19 Vaccine. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-08-24). China's help on Africa's supply chain called crucial. ecns.cn China has played an essential role in Africa's supply chain development by addressing related challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and regional conflicts, and has helped improve socioeconomic development on the continent.

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