(2021-05-09). Death toll rises to 58 in Kabul girls' school bombing. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — The death toll from an explosion outside a school in Afghanistan's capital Kabul has risen to 58, Afghan officials said on Sunday, with doctors struggling to provide medical care to at least 150 injured.
(2021-05-09). Bolsonaro's Administration Attempts to Silence Indigenous Leaders for Criticizing Its Handling of the Pandemic. counterpunch.org 
Under the rightwing presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilians are once again witnessing intimidation tactics against anyone who speaks out against his government. Bolsonaro and his administration have attacked the press, specific journalists, a Supreme Court justice, opposition leaders, the health and science institution FIOCRUZ, and many others. This disturbing trend has just targeted two indigenous
(2021-05-09). Sunday 5/9: CODEPINK Mother's Day Peace Rally. indybay.org Golden Gate Bridge, Welcome Center Plaza, S.F. Side…
(2021-05-09). Atlanta reinstates killer cop who murdered Rayshard Brooks. liberationnews.org 
The decision to reinstate the killer cop shows that so long as the government and the institutions of the state are controlled by the 1%, any victory won by the people can be taken away.
(2021-05-09). A Uniquely Mexican Quarantine. counterpunch.org 
Checkpoint Zipolite: Quarantine in a Small Place by Belen Fernandez is impossible to put down. Unlike some other travelogues or memoirs by women (pace Elizabeth Gilbert's, Eat Pray Love), Belen Fernandez's candor and self-deprecating humor combined with a deep love and compassion for people and places torn apart by political and social turmoil draws the
(2021-05-09). 15-Year-Old Allegedly Confesses to Shooting Pop Smoke. 20-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty, Could Face Death penalty if Convicted. theroot.com 
New details have emerged regarding the senseless killing of 20-year-old rapper Pop Smoke. Last July, The Root
(2021-05-09). Missed Clare's Law deadlines put women at risk. challenge-magazine.org 
Nearly 25% of applications for background checks accepted last year by the police took longer than a month to reveal information about the criminal histories of suspected abusers. Under Clare's Law, implemented in 2014, people have the "right to ask" police about any past domestic violence or offences that mean their partners could be a potential risk to them.
(2021-05-09). Samidoun condemns Berlin police repression, arrests at mass protest for Palestine. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network condemns the arrest of at least four Palestinian youth in Germany by the Berlin police at the #SaveSheikhJarrah demonstration on Sunday, 9 May. Hundreds of Palestinians in the community and supporters of justice in Palestine poured into the streets of Berlin marching from Rathaus Neukà∂lln to Hermannplatz for demonstrations in protest of the ongoing Nakba in Palestine and Israeli ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem, including the targeting of the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood and Israeli police violent invasions of Al-Aqsa Mosque. These demonstrations were organized b…
(2021-05-09). Mothers need more than flowers. liberationnews.org Mothers' Day is one of those Hallmark holidays that I mostly despise.
(2021-05-09). Big gains for workers in 2021 Washington state legislative session. liberationnews.org 
Bills passed include police, labor and housing reform initiatives, as well a new capital gains tax and increased funding for human needs.
(2021-05-09). 2 Oregon Police Officers Charged in Incident Involving Home With Black Lives Matter Flag Being Vandalized. theroot.com 
Cops be like: "Follow the law or pay the consequences! But also, if you hurt my feelings, I'm definitely going to break the law."
(2021-05-09). Lynch-like killing by police in Elizabeth City, NC provokes protest. liberationnews.org 
After arriving at Andrew Brown's house, a mob of police approached his car and opened fire.
(2021-05-09). Oklahoma Governor Signs Anti-Critical Race Theory Bill Into Law, Activists Call for His Removal From Tulsa Race Massacre Commission. theroot.com 
During Black History Month, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt tweeted, "We can never forget the tragedy that happened 100 years ago," in reference to the
(2021-05-09). You Are There at Stalin's State Funeral. counterpunch.org 
Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei (aka Sergey) Loznitsa's State Funeral is a remarkable chronicle told in "real time" of how the March 5, 1953 death of Joseph Stalin was observed across the USSR — which, as the title of a 1926 Soviet documentary by Dziga Vertov pointed out, straddled one sixth of the Earth's land surface. Editing
(2021-05-09). Chicago demands justice for Anthony Alvarez on May Day. liberationnews.org 
On March 31, Alvarez was shot and killed by Chicago police officer Evan Solano only minutes from his house.
(2021-05-09). Venezuela's Popular Democracy Under Siege: A Conversation with Elías Jaua. orinocotribune.com 
Chavez's former Vice President and long-time minister talks about the internal dynamics of the Bolivarian process. | Politician and intellectual Elías Jaua served under Chávez as agriculture minister and vice president. Under Nicolás Maduro's presidency, he has been minister of foreign affairs, of communes, and of education. Now Jaua belongs to the PSUV direction, and he frequently writes about Venezuela, defending the country from imperialist attacks and speaking up for popular power as the cornerstone of the Chavista project. | In a recent article, you argued for opening a debate among the revolutionary cadres…
(2021-05-09). Let's Celebrate Mothers Who Are Fighting to Set Their Loved Ones Free. truthout.org 
"Some problems we share as women, some we do not. You fear your children will grow up and join the patriarchy and testify against you; we fear our children will be dragged from a car and shot down in the street, and you will turn your backs upon the reasons they are dying." —Audre Lorde | Now is the time for healing the many divine forms of the feminine, led by Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color (BIPOC), mothers and the stewards of our next generations. As the world is coming fac…
(2021-05-09). Sturgeon says new vote is 'will of the country' after Scotland elects pro-independence majority. thecanary.co 
Another referendum is the "will of the country" first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said after Scotland elected a majority of pro-independence MSPs. | IndyRef2: | The SNP won a total of 64 seats in the Scottish Parliament — one more than in 2016, but one short of the total needed for a majority. With the Scottish Greens having their best ever Holyrood performance, returning eight MSPs, the parliament now has 72 MSPs who support a second independence vote. Former first minister Alex Salmond's Alba Party — which had been campaigning for an independence "supermajority" — failed to get any MS…
(2021-05-09). WTF's Keir Starmer doing? He's aiding a Blairite takeover. thecanary.co 
If you think the Labour Party has been in a mess since Thursday 6 May's local elections, you'd be right. Because another political civil war is starting. But ultimately, as with all Labour in-fighting, the real casualties will be the poorest people in society. | Starmer: blame anyone but himself?: | Late on Saturday 8 May, Twitter was awash with rumours that Starmer had sacked Angela Rayner. It was from her job as chairperson: | CONFIRMED: Angela Rayner has been sacked as Labour Party chair. She remains deputy leader. — Gabriel Pogrund…
(2021-05-09). Major Fire Broke Out At Syria's Oil Refinery: Israel & Militants Suspected (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On May 9, a fire broke out at Homs oil refinery in central Syria as a result of what was described as an "accident" by local officials. | According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, the fire broke out at the refinery's Distillation Unit 100. Refinery workers and local firefighters were able to contain and put down the fire within a short period of time."Firefighting teams, with great efforts, managed to control the fire," Suleiman al-Mohamad, Gen…
(2021-05-09). ISIS Terrorists Killed, Injured Over 30 Nigerien Soldiers In Two Separate Attacks (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | More than 30 Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate attacks by ISIS cells in western and southwestern Niger in the first week of May. | The first attack, which took place on May 1st, saw ISIS cells ambushing a unit of the FAN [Forces Armées Nigériennes — reads in English the Niger Armed Forces] near the town of Talia in the Tahoua region in western Niger. | Ibrahim Miko, Secretary General of Tahoua, said on national TV that the unit was on its way back f…
(2021-05-10). JDE strikers in UK: "It's a bit like the pandemic, I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel." wsws.org A reporting team from the World Socialist Web Site spoke with striking workers picketing JDE's Banbury plant.
(2021-05-10). Sana Clinics in Germany announce mass redundancies‚ÄÜdespite pandemic. wsws.org In the midst of the pandemic, Germany's third largest hospital group, Sana-Kliniken (Sana Clinics), has announced the layoff of over 1,000 employees by the end of the year.
(2021-05-10). Healthy Young Adults Who Had COVID-19 Might Have Long-Term Impact On Their Blood Vessels And Heart Health. eurasiareview.com New research published in Experimental Physiology highlight the possible long term health impacts of COVID-19 on young, relatively healthy adults who were not hospitalized and who only had minor symptoms due to the virus. | Increased stiffness of arteries in particular was found in young adults, which may impact heart health, and can also be important for other populations who may have had severe cases of the virus. This means that young, healthy adults with mild COVID-19 symptoms may increase their risk of cardiovascular complications which may continue for some time after COVID-19 infection. | While SARS-CoV…
(2021-05-10). German government opposes lifting of patents on coronavirus vaccines. wsws.org The opposition to the lifting of patents is about money, a huge amount of money. The business of coronavirus vaccines is extremely lucrative.
(2021-05-10). Netanyahu's provocations in East Jerusalem threaten war with Palestinians. wsws.org Netanyahu's provocations are tantamount to a declaration of war against the Palestinians and could spark a broader war in the Middle East._…
(2021-05-10). Iran Cannot Talk Peace While Arming The Houthis — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh* | The Iranian government has begun signaling that it wants to start a new chapter with Saudi Arabia, expressing hope that the holy month of Ramadan could be the beginning of the end of insecurity and instability in the region. Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh last month stated: "Iran and Saudi Arabia, as two important countries in the region and the Muslim world, can enter a new chapter of interaction and cooperation to achieve regional peace, stability and development by adopting constructive and dialogue-based approaches." | However, to accomplish this crucial goal, Tehran…
(2021-05-10). Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan Performs Umrah At Grand Mosque In Makkah. eurasiareview.com Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan performed the Umrah pilgrimage in Makkah on Sunday. | Upon his arrival at the Grand Mosque, Khan was received by a number of officials of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques and the special force for the security of the Grand Mosque in Makkah. | Khan arrived in the Kingdom on Friday on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. | In Makkah, Khan met with Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Al-Othaimeen to discuss the Islamic world and issues on the OIC's agenda, particularl…
(2021-05-10). 'Invisible' Balkan Freelancers Fight For Fair Taxation In A Digital Age — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Well-educated but relatively cheap, Balkan freelancers are in high demand among foreign firms. But they complain of heavy-handed efforts by governments to regulate the sector and levy taxes.: | By Sasa Dragojlo, Sinisa Jakov Marusic, Danijel Kovacevic and Samir Kajosevic | When the Serbian government and the Association of Internet Workers struck a taxation deal last month, association president Miran Pogacar said a battle had been won, but not yet the war. | The agreement followed months of performances, cyber-attacks and tent protests by Serbian freelancers appalled by an announcement in August last…
(2021-05-10). Talking Up War Over Taiwan Flouts Reason, Fact, Judgment And Australia's National Interest — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Gareth Evans* | It is never wise, in foreign affairs and defence policymaking, for emotion to trump reason, for politics to trump objectivity, or for sensitive judgment calls on major national interest issues to be made before they have to be. Talking up, as so many now are, the prospect of war with China — with Taiwan as the likely trigger point — runs the risk of offending all three prescriptions. | Before pounding more rhetorical drums, and producing ever more strident legislative, executive, diplomatic and military responses, Australia's Morrison government, and those in the commentariat who…
(2021-05-10). Palestinian Victims Of Israeli Violence Too Often Ignored — OpEd. eurasiareview.com When American police raided a Louisville, Kentucky, home last year, searching for evidence in a drug case, a 26-year-old woman was killed. The plain-clothes police officers were searching for the ex-boyfriend of the victim, Breonna Taylor, but instead found her with a new boyfriend and feared they were being attacked. The new boyfriend fired at the intruders, not knowing they were police officers, and the police fired back, killing Taylor. | Police initially fudged the report, but there was public outrage, with the raid denounced as a civil rights violation and another example of police brutality. | In America…
(2021-05-10). PCB Contamination In Icelandic Orcas: A Matter Of Diet. eurasiareview.com A new study from McGill University suggests that some Icelandic killer whales have very high concentrations of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in their blubber. But it seems that other orcas from the same population have levels of PCBs that are much lower. It mainly depends on what they eat. | PCBs were industrial chemicals banned decades ago, after they were found to affect the health of both humans and wildlife. But because they degrade very slowly after being released in the environment and they still accumulate in the bodies of marine mammals. | After collecting skin and blubber biopsies from 50 orcas in…
(2021-05-10). Uzbekistan: Shia Muslim Fined For Having Shia Material. eurasiareview.com By Mushfig Bayram | Police in Samarkand replaced Criminal Code charges against Shia Muslim Rashid Ibrahimov with Administrative Code charges. On 25 March, a Samarkand court fined him about two weeks' average wages for having Shia religious material on his mobile phone. The phone was ordered to be taken as state property. Ibrahimov — in line with the international human rights law the regime is obliged to respect — has told his friends that he does not think that having religious materials on his mobile phone is an offence. | Aziz Khakimov, Chief of the Court Chancellery, claimed to Forum 18 that Sh…
(2021-05-10). Supernovae Twins Open Up New Possibilities For Precision Cosmology. eurasiareview.com Cosmologists have found a way to double the accuracy of measuring distances to supernova explosions – one of their tried-and-true tools for studying the mysterious dark energy that is making the universe expand faster and faster. The results from the Nearby Supernova Factory (SNfactory) collaboration, led by Greg Aldering of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), will enable scientists to study dark energy with greatly improved precision and accuracy, and provide a powerful crosscheck of the technique across vast distances and time. The findings will also be central to…
(2021-05-10). Chemical Analysis Of Rare Earth Elements Used To Learn About Prehistoric Human Activity. eurasiareview.com The research group led by Gianni Gallello, from the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History of the University of Valencia, has used the analysis of rare earth elements for the first time to find human activity in a prehistoric cave. Through the analysis of the archaeological strata, with chemical methods, it has been possible to interpret the occupation and uses of the Cocina Cave (Dos Aguas). Previously, the ArchaeChemis group tested it in deposits in Ethiopia and Tanzania. | Rare earth elements are common chemical elements in the earth's crust whose importance as a strategic resource has be…
(2021-05-10). Sea Level Rise: Rapid And Unstoppable Unless Paris Agreement Targets Met. eurasiareview.com New research, published this week in Nature, models the impacts on the Antarctic Ice Sheet of several different global warming scenarios and the resulting effects on global sea levels. The study was led by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and included a researcher from McGill University. The scenarios that were considered range from meeting the Paris Agreement target of 2 ∞C warming and an aspirational 1.5 ∞C scenario to our current course which, if not altered, will yield three or more degrees of warming. | An accelerated pace of future sea level rise?: | If the more optimistic 1.5…
(2021-05-10). Migratory Songbirds Climb To Extreme Altitudes During Daytime. eurasiareview.com Great reed warblers normally migrate by night during its month-long migration from northern Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa. However, researchers have now discovered that during the few occasions when it continues to fly during daytime, it flies at extremely high altitudes (up to 6300 meters). One possible explanation for this unexpected and consistent behaviour could be that the birds want to avoid overheating. The study is published inScience. | Most of the many millions of songbirds that migrate every year between Europe and Africa fly by night and spend the daytime hours resting and eating. Some species, whic…
(2021-05-10). Election losses for Labour prompts further rightward shift by Starmer. wsws.org Labour's dire showing was the occasion for the media to conclude—with fervent backing from party leader Sir Keir Starmer and his supporters—that a sharper turn to the right was needed.
(2021-05-09). Venezuela's Popular Democracy Under Siege: A Conversation with Elías Jaua. orinocotribune.com Chavez's former Vice President and long-time minister talks about the internal dynamics of the Bolivarian process. | Politician and intellectual Elías Jaua served under Chávez as agriculture minister and vice president. Under Nicolás Maduro's presidency, he has been minister of foreign affairs, of communes, and of education. Now Jaua belongs to the PSUV direction, and he frequently writes about Venezuela, defending the country from imperialist attacks and speaking up for popular power as the cornerstone of the Chavista project. | In a recent article, you argued for opening a debate among the revolutionary cadres…
(2021-05-09). ISIS Terrorists Killed, Injured Over 30 Nigerien Soldiers In Two Separate Attacks (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | More than 30 Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate attacks by ISIS cells in western and southwestern Niger in the first week of May. | The first attack, which took place on May 1st, saw ISIS cells ambushing a unit of the FAN [Forces Armées Nigériennes — reads in English the Niger Armed Forces] near the town of Talia in the Tahoua region in western Niger. | Ibrahim Miko, Secretary General of Tahoua, said on national TV that the unit was on its way back f…
(2021-05-09). For Victory Day: It's Time To Think About Finally Winning WWII. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: U.S. Air Force photo | Written by Matthew Ehret exclusively for SouthFront. | 76 years ago Germany surrendered to allied forces finally ending the ravages of the Second World War. | Today, as the world celebrates the anniversary of this victory, why not think very seriously about finally winning that war once and for all? | If you're confused by this statement, then you might want to sit down and take a deep breath before reading on. Within the next 12…
(2021-05-09). Karar Hashmi: Foreign Powers To Create Shia-Sunni Dispute In Afghanistan, Pakistan. southfront.org 
The sociopolitical activist and seminarian at Qom from central Kashmir Ganderbal Agha Syed Karar Hashmi"Wipeout all terrorist groups in Afghanistan & Pakistan or empower Shias with arms to make their own safety", Karar Hashmi. | The sociopolitical activist and seminarian at Qom from central Kashmir Ganderbal Agha Syed Karar Hashmi has lashed over terrorist groups ISIL, Taliban and others working in Afghanistan and Pakistan involving to target Shias as a part of international game plan of big guns to d…
(2021-05-09). In Video: PKK Drone Targeted Turkish Post In Northern Iraq With RPG-7 Warheads. southfront.org 
Screen grab from the PKK's attack video. | On May 9th, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) shared a video of a drone attack on a post of the Turkish military in the province of Dohuk in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. | The attack that took place on April 29th was carried out with a commercially-bought hexacopter drone. In the video, the drone can be seen dropping three projectiles, HEAT [High-Explosive Anti-Tank] warheads taken from RPG-7 rounds, on the Turkish post, which is located near the town of Kani Masi. | During the…
(2021-05-09). The Way Out Of The Impasse Between Iran & U.S. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Eric Zuesse, originally published at On June 18th, Iran will hold its Presidential election. The current Government is led by Iran's moderates, who are the people that aren't closed-minded to the possibility of America's being less than 100% determined to take back Iran as America had grabbed that country in the 1953 U.S. coup there, which ended Iran's democrac…
(2021-05-09). Turkish-Backed Militant Commander Killed By Syrian Army's Fire In Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On May 9, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) eliminated a commander of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | The commander, Mahmoud al-Qadu, was reportedly killed when a post he was manning near the town of Saraqib in the southern countryside of Idlib was struck by the SAA artillery. No other casualties were reported. | At around the same time, the SAA artillery also pounded the towns of Fatterah, Benin, Sufuhon, Fleifel and al-Bara, also located in…
(2021-05-09). Crashing Out In Hartlepool: Labour Ills And Teflon Boris. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | By-election results make poor predictors. The government of the day can often count on a swing against it by irritated voters keen to remind it they exist. It's an opportunity to mete out mild punishment. But the loss of the seat in Hartlepool by the British Labour party is ominous for party apparatchiks. For the first time in 62 years, the Conservatives won the traditional heartland Labour seat, netting 15,529 votes. Labour's tally: 8,589. The swing…
(2021-05-09). Kiev's Victory Day Celebration: Shelling Civilians (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Victory Day has come, and leading up to it, the Kiev forces commemorated it the right way: by shelling civilians in the Donetsk People's Republics. | The Ukrainian Armed Forces deployed a BMP-2 amidst the buildings in the village of Marinka, not too far from the city of Donetsk. | The BMP-2, of course, is banned under OSCE rules and shouldn't be there, and yet, it is. | And while the self-proclaimed republics in Eastern Ukraine prepare for celebrations of Victory Day on…
(2021-05-09). Military Situation In Syria On May 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 9, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 53 times: 29 — in Idlib province, 9 — in Latakia province, 9 — in Hama province, 6 — in Aleppo province | On May 9, SDF arrested 4 alleged ISIS individuals in Shaheel town | On May 8, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled Alqamiya and Shawaragha villages | On May 8, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Maarat al-Numan | MORE…
(2021-05-09). US Navy Seized Large Weapons Shipment In North Arabian Sea (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
021028-N-0780F-001.Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (Oct. 28, 2002) — The guided missile cruiser, USS Monterey (CG 61), departs Souda Bay after a brief port visit. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley. (RELEASED). | On May 8, the US Navy 5th Fleet announced that one of its warships had seized a weapons shipment in the North Arabian Sea. | In a statement, the 5th Fleet revealed that that the shipment was hidden aboard a stateless dhow. The guided-…
(2021-05-09). Military Situation In Yemen On May 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 38 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On May 8, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 11 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 8, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Madghal area | On May 8, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Nate area | On May 9, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued i…
(2021-05-09). The COVID-19 Crisis Has Already Left Too Many Children Hungry in America. globalresearch.ca Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity has increased in the United States. This is particularly true for households with young children. | I document new evidence from two nationally representative surveys that were initiated to provide up-to-date estimates …
(2021-05-09). This Mother's Day, Recognize Care Work Powers Our Economy. popularresistance.org Mother's Day is, at its core, about care. When we select Hallmark cards and order flower deliveries, we're honoring the care provided by moms and other maternal figures. This Mother's Day, though, marks more than a year into a pandemic that threw the disparities in our care system into stark relief. Women left the workforce in staggering numbers to attend to COVID-related caregiving responsibilities at home. This was disruptive for individual families and the economy at large. | So this year, while of course we should celebrate our mothers, there's much more to be done. Honoring our caregivers goes beyond individ…
(2021-05-09). Investigation Against Cuomo Widens as His Adviser Allegedly Linked Vaccination to Political Support. sputniknews.com Embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo received harsh criticism for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic after reports appeared that his office undercounted deaths at nursing homes in the state. Cuomo is also faces allegations of sexual misconduct from multiple women.
(2021-05-09). As Chinese Rocket Body Tumbles Through Atmosphere, Memes Deluge Social Media. sputniknews.com Be it the Ever Green blockade of the Suez Canal or the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, social media users can turn practically any kind of event, however dangerous its consequences may be, into a meme. Now that the giant Chinese rocket body is set to fall down on Earth, the internet of course jokes about it.
(2021-05-09). The Black Stone: Photos of Revered Islamic Relic Released for the First Time. sputniknews.com The photos arrive as the daily attendance at the Grand Mosque in Mecca during this year's Hajj was limited amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with only those vaccinated reportedly being allowed to perform prayers at the Kaaba.
(2021-05-09). Tuesday 5/11: STOP The Madness-Speakout At Japanese Consulate Against Olympics In Japan During Pandemic. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St/California St. | San Francisco…
(2021-05-09). Amazonians United: A new trap for workers. indybay.org Given the RWDSU's unsuccessful union drive in Bessemer, Alabama—resulting from its obviously top-down, officially-sponsored character—a subtler approach is now being pitched by sections of the union apparatus and their middle-class allies. Writers at the World Socialist Web Site expose some troubling facts which workers should be made aware of.
(2021-05-09). Platform Co-op Plans Revolution For Online Tutoring And Teaching. popularresistance.org With schools across the world shutting due to Covid-19, e-learning has become an increasingly popular option around the world — but while this has increased platform revenues, teachers' pay has stayed the same. | "Last year, during lockdown, I decided to start something different," says John Hayes, co-founder of MyCoolClass, an international teacher-owned platform co-op set for launch next month. He hails from California but has been living in Warsaw, Poland, for nearly six years while working as an ESL teacher, in language schools and online. | After speaking with other freelance teachers and professionals…
(2021-05-09). Iran coronavirus update: 14k news cases, 386 deaths. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — According to the Iranian Health Ministry, 14,141 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours.
(2021-05-09). Children also face long-term effects of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Long-term effects of COVID-19 infection are affecting the health of some children and teens, as well as adults. While most children with COVID-19 infection have mild symptoms or have no symptoms at all, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says anyone who has had COVID-19 ? even if the illness was mild or if …
(2021-05-09). HEPA filter reduces airborne respiratory particles generated during exercise that can transmit viruses. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A pair of Mayo Clinic studies shed light on something that is typically difficult to see with the eye: respiratory aerosols. Such aerosol particles of varying sizes are a common component of breath, and they are a typical mode of transmission for respiratory viruses like COVID-19 to spread to other people and …
(2021-05-09). Belgian Workers' Party condemns government's apathy over waiving vaccine patents. peoplesdispatch.org The various members of Belgium's coalition government have refused to back a proposal for a patent waiver on COVID-19 vaccines. Belgium and other European governments are under increasing pressure to accept the demand…
(2021-05-09). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Mammograms and COVID-19 vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend of mine shared that she went for her annual mammogram last week. At the appointment, she was asked whether she had been vaccinated for COVID-19 and had experienced any changes in her breasts. I recently received my first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Although I feel fine, I'm wondering if there …
(2021-05-09). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Ramping up COVID-19 vaccination rate in race against virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 cases are falling in the U.S. because 245 million doses of one of the available COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, according to Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "But at the same time, there are still people who need more information about the safety and the value …
(2021-05-09). Mayo Clinic adds state-by-state vaccination rates, national trends to COVID-19 Resource Center. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Mayo Clinic data scientists have added a vaccination tracker to Mayo's COVID-19 Resource Center, with state-by-state data and trends, so users can follow the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in all 50 states, compare progress on one- and two-shot vaccinations, and receive Mayo Clinic guidance on what the trends mean for summer travel and …
(2021-05-09). Bill Gates, The White Man's Burden And Modi Government's Vaccine Debacle. popularresistance.org The incompetence of the Indian government is starkly visible in its handling of the current COVID-19 crisis. It fares even worse on the vaccine front. Its belief in the ideology of free-market capitalism is that the market will magically produce whatever we need. This is why it starved the 7 public sector vaccine manufacturing units (Down to Earth, 17 April 2021) of any support. And also gave the public sector vaccine, Covaxin, developed by ICMR and National Institute of Virology to a private company, Bharat Biotech on an exclusive basis. It also believed that Serum Institute of India, another private sector comp…
(2021-05-09). Vaccine Waiver Pledge Tests Biden-World's Pharma Ties. popularresistance.org Several of President Joe Biden's most powerful appointees and advisers have had business relationships with pharmaceutical giants lobbying the administration on COVID-19 and intellectual property issues, according to documents reviewed by The Daily Poster. | Those ties — and Biden's longtime alliance with pharmaceutical industry interests — could prove particularly relevant as drug companies now try to defang any new waiver of patent rules that might reduce their profits and facilitate the wider distribution of vaccines to COVID-afflicted countries. | Last summer, Biden broke with his own legislative…
(2021-05-09). No Vaccine Passports in Texas! Medical Doctors Testify Before State Senate to Oppose Mandatory COVID Shots. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. This past week …
(2021-05-09). Celebrating Mother's Day amid the COVID-19 Lockdown. Your Government Doesn't Allow You to "Hug your Mom". globalresearch.ca First published on May 9, 2020. | One year later, the same oppressive lockdown directives prevail. | Mother's Day. Sunday 10th of May 2020. [last year] The day families gather together, the day people in many countries around the World celebrate motherhood …
(2021-05-09). Conflict, Climate Change, and Covid-19 Are Aggravating World Hunger. commondreams.org "We must take this opportunity to transform food systems, reduce the number of people in need of humanitarian food assistance, and contribute meaningfully to sustainable development and peaceful and prosperous societies." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/south_sudan_hunger.jpg …
(2021-05-09). When will COVID-19 vaccines be available for children? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Anyone 16 and older is now approved to be vaccinated for COVID-19, but researchers hope to open up vaccinations for those under 16 soon. Clinical trials for the Pfizer vaccine with children ages 12-15 have shown promising results. "In the last month or so we have seen Pfizer release some really exciting data in the …
(2021-05-09). Why Is COVID-19 So Hard To Treat? eurasiareview.com A comprehensive review into what we know about COVID-19 and the way it functions suggests the virus has a unique infectious profile, which explains why it can be so hard to treat and why some people experience so-called "long-COVID", struggling with significant health issues months after infection. | There is growing evidence that the virus infects both the upper and lower respiratory tracts – unlike "low pathogenic" human coronavirus sub-species, which typically settle in the upper respiratory tract and cause cold-like symptoms, or "high pathogenic" viruses such as those that cause SARS and ARDS, which typica…
(2021-05-09). High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements Significantly Reduce ICU Admissions, COVID-19 Deaths — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Sunil J. Wimalawansa* | There is considerable evidence that vitamin D reduces the risk and severity of COVID-19 ( Additionally, five randomised controlled clinical trials (RCTs) were published using high-dose vitamin D in COVID-19 patients, and over 20 other large…
(2021-05-09). West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM Modi, Urges Him To Waive Taxes on Medical Essentials. sputniknews.com As India battles the second wave of the deadly coronavirus, several countries including Russia, the UK, the US, Australia, Saudi Arabia and others have come forward to help and have been sending oxygen cylinders, concentrators, Covid-related medicines such as Remdesivir and other supplies.
(2021-05-09). Hollywood Star Drew Barrymore on India's Covid-19 Crisis: 'We Will Come Out Stronger Together'. sputniknews.com Hollywood stars including Jennifer Aniston, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Robert Pattinson, Shawn Mendes, Reese Witherspoon, Ellen DeGeneres, Will Smith, Katy Perry, Mindy Kaling, and others have come forward to donate and help raise funds through various initiatives to support India's fight against COVID.
(2021-05-09). Bolsonaro Is Destroying the Amazon While Pretending to Protect It. commondreams.org "By 2030, deforestation will end, due to the lack of forest," said the former superintendent of the Federal Police in Amazonas who was fired last month for challenging illegal logging. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/brazil_amazon_fire.jpg …
(2021-05-09). Al-Jubeir Calls On Kingdom's Accusers In Bezos Phone Hack To 'Acknowledge Their Mistake'. eurasiareview.com Saudi Arabia's Adel Al-Jubeir called on Saturday for people who "accused the Kingdom" with regard to claims it was involved with the hacking of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' phone last year to "acknowledge their mistake." | The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs posted to Twitter asking if now that the truth that "the Kingdom had nothing to do with the allegations" had been revealed, whether people would "simply delete their tweets" and "hope that their positions at the time disappear into the sunset?" | Reports in January 2020 suggested Bezos' phone was hacked after receiving a WhatsApp message sent from the per…
(2021-05-09). Taliban leader says US repeatedly breached Doha accord. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Hibatullah Akhundzada said Sunday that the US has repeatedly violated the peace agreement reached with the Taliban in Qatar's capital of Doha in 2020.
(2021-05-09). Afghanistan: Taliban Declare Three-day Ceasefire For Eid Holiday. eurasiareview.com By Ayaz Gul | The Taliban have announced a nationwide cease-fire in Afghanistan that will take effect when the three-day annual Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr begins Thursday, marking the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. | The announcement follows a spike in attacks by the Islamist insurgent group against government forces across many Afghan provinces. It also comes a day after multiple blasts outside a girls school in Kabul killed more than 60 people, mostly students. | The Taliban said Sunday its leadership has instructed all insurgent fighters "to halt all offensive operations against the enemy"
(2021-05-09). Taliban Leader Says US Repeatedly Breached Doha Peace Deal. sputniknews.com KABUL (Sputnik) Rahimullah Khogyany – The United States has repeatedly violated the peace agreement reached with the Taliban in Qatar's capital of Doha in 2020, the movement's leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, said on Sunday.
(2021-05-09). UN Warns Israel's Forced Evictions in East Jerusalem Could Amount to War Crimes Amid Violent Clashes in Annexed Area. orinocotribune.com The United Nations has warned that Israel's actions in East Jerusalem "may amount to war crimes" after the Jewish state sought to engage in forced evictions within the annexed section of the occupied Palestinian territory. | In comments to reporters in Geneva on Friday, the spokesman for the UN high commissioner for human rights, Rupert Colville, urged Israel to "call off all forced evictions" within East Jerusalem amid ongoing violent clashes as Israeli authorities push to evict Palestinian families from the area. | "We wish to emphasise that East Jerusalem remains part of the occupied Palestinian territory, in…
(2021-05-09). Let's Talk about Pacifica Radio's Survival – Cont. indybay.org Response to Ann Garrison's "Pacifica Radio: Let's Talk About the Debt" in CounterPunch…
(2021-05-09). A Climate Dystopia in Northern California. zcomm.org California's divided and fire-scarred cities, reeling from climate disasters, need a Green New Deal…
(2021-05-09). Joe Biden Administration Reportedly Awarded Huge 'No-Bid' Shelter Contracts Amid Child Migrant Surge. sputniknews.com The number of unaccompanied children encountered by US border authorities reached nearly 19,000 in March – the highest number on record in the third major surge of families and children arriving from Central America since 2014, with Republicans blaming the Biden Administration for reversing ex-President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
(2021-05-09). 'I am alive, but I feel like I am dead': a migrant grieves the drowning of 3 children. news.un.org Misrah, an undocumented migrant worker, and her family, left their home in Ethiopia hoping for a better life. Instead, her three children are now dead, drowned during a perilous sea crossing across the Gulf of Aden, when the overloaded boat smuggling them into the country capsized.
(2021-05-09). Sri Lanka: New Commission To Govern Colombo Port City Soon — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Sri Lanka Embarks on Ambitious Project to Create Another Asian Financial Hub: | By Sugeeswara Senadhira | The Sri Lankan Supreme Court's determination on the proposed Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill will be placed before the parliament on May 18, paving way for the legal act to establish the Commission, with an amendment in accordance with the judiciary's verdict. The Supreme Court conveyed its decision to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, who will discuss with party leaders on May 18 on fixing a date to debate the Bill. | The Bill provides for the establishment of a Commission empowered to…
(2021-05-09). Crashing Out in Hartlepool: Labour Ills and Teflon Boris. dissidentvoice.org By-election results make poor predictors. The government of the day can often count on a swing against it by irritated voters keen to remind it they exist. It's an opportunity to mete out mild punishment. But the loss of the seat in Hartlepool by the British Labour party is ominous for party apparatchiks. For the …
(2021-05-09). Why US Islamists Are The Enemy Within — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Dalia Al-Aqidi* | Several candidates in various US states have already begun their campaigns for the House of Representatives and the Senate in next year's midterm elections. | Islamist "progressive" politicians such as Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who adopted and spread the narrative of American "Islamophobia and racism," seem to inspire others to use the victim card to win votes. And why not? It worked for them. | Rana Abdelhamid, a young Egyptian American woman who is running to unseat Carolyn Maloney, a fellow Democrat, in New York's 12th congressional district, portrays herself in her campaign video a…
(2021-05-09). Petition from Rep. Rashida Tlaib to Stop US/Israeli War Crmes. indybay.org Sign now to call on the U.S. State Department and Department of Defense: Demand an end to Israel's forced displacement of Palestinians from East Jerusalem. See actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-now-to-call-on-the-us-state-department-and-department-of-defense-demand-an-end-to-israels-forced-displacement-of-palestinians-from-east-jerusalem…
(2021-05-09). On Contact: How Joe Biden Is Not FDR. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to history professor and author Paul Street about the Biden administration and its continuity with the Democratic and Republic administrations' policies and programs to benefit the elite and corporate interests, rather than working-class Americans.
(2021-05-09). BBC, Free Media, and Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org A video in which Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev is interviewed by Orla Guerin has resurfaced; the interview took place in November 2020. (The BBC version.) Revealing is what is not seen in the BBC version. When Aliyev held up the mirror to Guerin's "accusation" that there was no free media in Azerbaijan, the BBC responded …
(2021-05-09). President Maduro Criticizes Officials who end up Becoming 'Little Kings' — Lácteos Los Andes. orinocotribune.com All public servants, elected by vote or designated by the president of the Republic, must govern in response to the needs of the people and not become "little kings," said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. | This Friday, May 7, during the inauguration of the presidential council of the popular government of the working class, President Maduro reiterated that one of the priority tasks of the vice-presidency for Social and Territorial Socialism, headed by Eduardo Piñate, is precisely to govern with the forces of the Popular Power. | "It cannot be that a mayor, a governor, a president is elected, that one is name…
(2021-05-09). Rocket hits Zionist settlement of 'Eshkol'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Palestinian media quoted Zionist sources as saying that a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit the 'Eshkol' area.
(2021-05-09). Zionist regime launches airstrikes in southern Gaza Strip. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Zionist regime's military forces claimed that it has targeted a military base belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in southern Gaza Strip.
(2021-05-09). IDF Launches Massive Military Exercise to Simulate War on 'Multiple Fronts' Amid Flaring Tensions. sputniknews.com A number of Palestinian protesters sustained injuries during riots along the border of the Gaza Strip on Saturday as unrest flared around the Temple Mount and ahead of planned evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of east Jerusalem, with the IDF launching tear gas and firing rubber bullets in response, according to Palestinian reports.
(2021-05-09). Harvesting 'echium amoenum' in Mazandaran. en.mehrnews.com SARI, May 09 (MNA) — Also known as red feathers, Echium amoenum is a medicinal herb indigenous to the northern part of Iran and Caucasus.
(2021-05-09). Protests Unleashed by Murder of George Floyd Exceed All in US History. zcomm.org Please Help ZNet Source: Truthout There has been "nothing comparable in American history" to the huge outpouring of protest unleashed by the murder of George Floyd, says world-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky. Even at the very peak of Martin Luther King Jr.'s popularity, the mass protests that King led and inspired
(2021-05-09). Venezuela's Popular Democracy under Siege. zcomm.org An interview on the internal dynamics of the Bolivarian process…
(2021-05-09). Hundreds Of Palestinians Protesting Evictions In Jerusalem Are Injured. popularresistance.org More than 200 Palestinians were wounded and at least one partially blinded over night in East Jerusalem when Israeli police fired rubber-coated steel bullets and stun grenades at thousands of people who were protesting Israeli settlers and security forces' ongoing effort to dispossess Palestinians of their land in the occupied territory. | Israel's violent oppression of Palestinians, which has intensified in recent days, continued Saturday. | "What's happening in Jerusalem and Palestine more broadly is not a 'clash' or a 'scuffle,' but a state-sanctioned campaign of Israeli violence against Palestinians," the Ins…
(2021-05-09). Hezbollahon forces full alert at border with occupied lands. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Simultaneously with the Zionist regime's military exercises, Hezbollah forces are reportedly on full alert at the border with occupied Palestine.
(2021-05-09). Divest in Israel's Elbit on Tohono O'odham Nation and in Palestine. indybay.org The 'Divest in Elbit' panel today reveals the surveillance and weapons of the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems, targeting Tohono O'odham and Palestinians, by way of U.S. contracts and funding, violating human rights and international law.
(2021-05-09). Afghanistan after two decades of US presence. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Two decades after the US military presence in Afghanistan, the country is still witnessing several explosions in recent days, instead of moving away from insecurity and instability.
(2021-05-09). Cowardly attacks have no effect on will of Afghan people. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — In a message to his Afghan counterpart, the Iranian Parliament Speaker said that cowardly attacks have no effect on the will of the Afghan people.
(2021-05-09). VIDEO: Chinese rocket debris crashes back to Earth. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — The remnants of China's largest rocket have plummeted back to Earth, plunging into the Indian Ocean near the Maldives, according to Chinese state media, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit.
(2021-05-09). Haniyeh discusses current events in occupied lands. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — In a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei, Head of Hamas' Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh discussed the ongoing developments in the occupied lands, calling for a firm stand by the Islamic world to support Palestinians.
(2021-05-09). Foreign Ministry announces new Iranian ambassador to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Mehdi Sobhani started work as the new ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Syria on Sunday.
(2021-05-09). For 10 straight days Colombians hold protests. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Rejecting a tax reform bill passed by President Ivan Duque, demonstrators in Colombia hold protests for 10 straight days.
(2021-05-09). 100 Palestinians injured in Zionist forces attack on Quds. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Some 100 people were seriously injured in a brutal attack by Zionist military forces on Palestinian civilians in Quds last night.
(2021-05-09). Turkish President says Israel a terrorist, oppressive regime. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Naming Israel as a terrorist and oppressive regime that attacks Muslims who protect their sanctuaries and their homeland, the Turkish President called on Muslims to take action against Zionsists' brutality.
(2021-05-09). Over 1.1 tons of narcotics busted at Iran's eastern borders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Commander of the Border Guards of Iran Police said that during several separate operations in the east of the country, the border guards were able to confiscate over 1 ton of illicit drugs and dismantle some smuggling gangs.
(2021-05-09). Risk of Vienna talks to increase after May 21: Ulyanov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Head of Russian delegation chief in nuclear talks in Vienna said that risk of Vienna talks will increase after May 21.
(2021-05-09). Great achievements gained in fight against Zionist occupiers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution for International Affairs said great achievements have been gained in the fight against Zionist occupiers.
(2021-05-09). Judiciary chief condemns barbaric terror attack in Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) —The head of the Iranian Judiciary strongly condemned Yesterday's deadly terrorist attack in Kabul and offered his condolences to the people of Afghanistan.
(2021-05-09). Iran rejects transportation of goods by trucks to Karabakh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Iranian embassy in Baku announced that Iranian trucks do not transport goods to Karabakh.
(2021-05-09). Zarif calls on all Afghans to unify against ISIL terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Foreign Minister Zarif called on all lovers of Islam and Afghanistan to end any civil conflicts and unify against the terrorists who brutally attacked innocent school girls in Kabul.
(2021-05-09). Two PMU forces martyred in ISIL attack on Samarra. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Two members of Hashd al-Sha'abi martyred in Saladin following ISIL assault on Samarra.
(2021-05-09). VIDEO: Berlin rallies condemn Zionists' atrocities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Hundreds of people gathered in the German capital on Sunday to protest the recent forceful eviction of Palestinians in occupied Quds by the Israeli regime.
(2021-05-09). Turkmenistan extradites 3 prisoners to Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Turkmenistan handed over three Iranian prisoners to the Islamic Republic on Sunday.
(2021-05-09). Kolm-e Bala village in W Iran. en.mehrnews.com ILAM, May 10 (MNA) — Located in Ilam Province, west Iran, Kolm-e Bala village is considered a resort for most people in the province in the summer due to its lush nature and cool weather and historical monuments.
(2021-05-09). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.
(2021-05-09). Expert consultations continue in Vienna between Iran, P4+1. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Consultations on drafting solutions to the remaining disagreements revolving around the JCPOA revival between Iran and the P4 +1 have been underway in Vienna since Friday.
(2021-05-09). Quds Day rallies in Pakistan, Germany. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — On International Quds Day, Pakistanis held rallies to express their support for Quds and the Palestinian people and condemn the Israeli occupation. Drive-in rallies were also held in some German cities.
(2021-05-09). IRGC, Army made great strides in field of defense systems. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — "Over the past years, we have made great strides in the field of research and producing of defense systems, including missile, radar, and electronic warfare systems", IRGC Aerospace Force Commander said.
(2021-05-09). 2021 Eid al-Fitr prayers to be held across Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Deputy head of the Policy-Making Council of Iranian Friday Prayer Leaders announced on Sunday that 2021 Eid al-Fitr prayers will be held across Iran this week.
(2021-05-09). Hadi gov. admits 7,800 troops killed, injured in Marib battle. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — An official with the government of resigned President Mansour Hadi's government has admitted that as many as 7,800 of their fighters have been killed or wounded since the battle for control of Marib started four months ago.
(2021-05-09). Iraqi security forces thwart attack on oil well in Kirkuk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — An Iraqi security source announced on Sunday that the plot to blow up an oil well in northwestern Kirkuk was thwarted.
(2021-05-09). VIDEO: Fire breaks out near Israeli military site in Haifa. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — A huge fire is reported to have broken out in the occupied land in Haifa on Sunday.
(2021-05-09). Iran, Azerbaijan mull over coop. in food security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan mulled over bilateral cooperation in the field of food security.
(2021-05-09). More details emerge about fire near Haifa. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Earlier on Sunday a huge fire was reported to have broken out in the Israeli occupied land near Haifa port on Sunday.
(2021-05-09). Iran seeking practical, immediate lifting of all sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker said that the country seeks the complete, practical and immediate lifting of all sanctions in line with the policies set by the Islamic Revolution Leader.
(2021-05-09). CTG rejects having role in Soleimani' assassin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — The Iraqi Kurdistan's Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) has distanced itself from participating in the assassination of IRGC Commander Lt. Gen. Martyr Qasem Soleimani back in Jan. 2020.
(2021-05-09). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on May 9. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English-language dailies on Sunday, May 09.
(2021-05-09). Increasing death toll of explosion in Shia district in Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Above 55 people were killed in the attack in a Shia neighborhood in west Kabul and the number is still increasing.
(2021-05-09). Iran's footbal influenced by cruel sanctions: min. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Iranian Sports Minister Masoud Soltanifar said on Sun. that Iran's football is truly influenced by the cruel anti-Iranian sanctions.
(2021-05-09). 3 wounded by Aventura Mall shooting in Florida. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — According to US police, three people were injured in a shooting Saturday at Aventura Mall, with the gunfire stemming from an argument between two groups of people near the Hugo Boss store.
(2021-05-09). Media reports of explosion on oil tanker in Syria's Banyas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Media are reporting an explosion on an oil tanker near the Syrian port of Banyas in the Mediterranean Sea.
(2021-05-09). Riyadh condemns any Israeli moves violating Intl. laws. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — The Foreign Ministry of Saudi Arabia condemned the Zionist regime's brutal attacks in the Aqsa mosque, saying that the Zionists must not violate international legal decisions.
(2021-05-09). VIDEO: Thousands of Palestinians gather at al Aqsa Mosque. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Gathering at Al Aqsa mosque, thousands of Palestinian worshippers renew their allegiance to Al-Quds after saying their payers.
(2021-05-09). Saudi 'King Khalid' airbase targeted by Yemeni drone. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — A spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces announced a drone operation against military targets at King Khalid Air Base, saying the target had been hit accurately.
(2021-05-09). Iran seeking guaranteed lifting of banking sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Abdolnaser Hemmati, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says that "Iran has called for the guaranteed and absolute lifting of sanctions against its banking industry during the nuclear talks [underway in Vienna.]"
(2021-05-09). Russia holds World War II victory parade amid tensions with W. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Amid tensions with the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed Russia's traditional World War Two victory parade which was held in Moscow's Red Square on Sunday.
(2021-05-09). Pope Francis calls for an end to conflict in occupied lands. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Leader of World Catholic Church Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to the recent clashes erupted between Zionist military forces and Palestinians in Al-Quds.
(2021-05-09). Science Saturday: Researchers explore personalized approach to anti-obesity medications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Individualized medicine initiatives mainly focus on rare diseases or cancer. Little has been attempted to individualize treatment for noncommunicable chronic diseases such as obesity — a chronic, relapsing disease, and a primary cause of Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer. There are many obesity interventions, such as diets, devices, surgery and …
(2021-05-09). Consumer Health: Treating vaginal dryness after menopause. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is the time that marks the end of a woman's menstrual cycles. Menopause is a natural biological process, but in the months or years leading up to menopause, called perimenopause, the physical symptoms, such as hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disruption and mood changes, can be challenging. Vaginal dryness, a result of the natural …
(2021-05-09). Consumer Health: Relaxation for stress relief. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about managing the stress in your life. Stress is an automatic physical, mental and emotional response to a challenging event. It's a normal part of everyone's life. When used positively, stress can lead to growth, action and change. But negative, …
(2021-05-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: Scoliosis is not just for kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Some people might associate scoliosis as a spinal condition that only happens in children. But as reporter Jason Howland explains in this Mayo Clinic Minute, that's not always the case. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/OnMYrAKzr7c Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News …
(2021-05-09). Mother and son share rare muscle disorder, treated decades apart by same doctor. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Twenty-four years ago, Bobbi Heinold, 17, was diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, a genetic muscle condition characterized by weakness, especially in the face, shoulder blades and upper arms. Doctors told her it could affect her quality of life. Bobbi and her mom drove from their Indiana home to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to learn …
(2021-05-09). Consumer Health: Dealing with arthritis pain. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Arthritis Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about a condition that affects approximately 1 in 4 adults in the U.S., which is over 54.4 million men and women. The most common signs and symptoms of arthritis involve the joints. The two main types of arthritis — osteoarthritis and …
(2021-05-09). Trial demonstrates early AI-guided detection of heart disease in routine practice. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Heart disease can take a number of forms, but some types of heart disease, such as asymptomatic low ejection fraction, can be hard to recognize, especially in the early stages when treatment would be most effective. The ECG AI-Guided Screening for Low Ejection Fraction, or EAGLE, trial set out to determine whether …
(2021-05-09). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Aging and changing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 56 and have noticed a few things are changing as I get older. I know as I age there will be more changes in my body and mind, but can you provide insights on what are some common things that I can expect? ANSWER: Throughout life, your body is constantly changing, and …
(2021-05-09). Exploring health care disparities in minority populations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In recognition of National Minority Health Month, a number of Mayo Clinic experts participated in a virtual Mayo Clinic media briefing to discuss health care disparities that affect racial and ethnic minority populations in the U.S. The experts addressed health education, early detection and control of disease complications. These are some of the topics discussed: …
(2021-05-09). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Brain Tumor Awareness Month. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Primary brain tumors originate in the brain or tissues close to the brain, such as in brain-covering membranes, cranial nerves, or the pituitary or pineal glands. There are many types of primary brain tumors, and over 84,000 people will receive a primary brain tumor diagnosis in 2021, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. The median age …
(2021-05-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: Lifestyle changes to manage menopause symptoms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The average healthy woman begins menopause at 51, though some women will begin in their 40s or in their late 50s. It's a natural biological process that marks the time a woman ends her menstrual cycle. Mood swings, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping are common symptoms that can be effectively managed with hormone therapy. Lifestyle …
(2021-05-09). Consumer Health: Considering a vaginal birth after a cesarean. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you've delivered a baby by cesarean section, or C-section, and you're pregnant again, you might be able to choose between scheduling a repeat C-section or a vaginal birth after cesarean. Many women are candidates for a vaginal birth after cesarean. Still, the choice to pursue a vaginal birth after cesarean or schedule a repeat C-section can …
(2021-05-09). Consumer Health: What do you know about melanoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer. While melanoma accounts for only about 1% of skin cancers, it causes most skin cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. Melanomas develop in the cells that produce melanin — the …
(2021-05-09). Headlines of Iranian Persian dailies on May 9. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Mehr News takes a look at the headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Sunday, May 09.
(2021-05-09). The Way Out of the Impasse Between Iran & U.S. strategic-culture.org Biden chose an astoundingly stupid and arrogant policy of the U.S.&UK imperium, instead of criticizing and renouncing his immediate predecessors' policies on these matters. | On June 18th, Iran will hold its Presidential election. The current Government is led by Iran's moderates, who are the people that aren't closed-minded to the possibility of America's being less than 100% determined to take back Iran as America had grabbed that country in the 1953 U.S. coup there, which ended Iran's democracy and installed the brutal and much-hated fascist Shah Reza Pahlevi. The non-moderates in Iran will not negotiate with…
(2021-05-09). Space Colonization Is a Capitalist Perception Management Op. strategic-culture.org Space colonization is largely a capitalist perception management op promoted by the likes of Musk and Bezos to strengthen the narrative that it's okay to continue the world-raping global capitalist principle of infinite growth on a finite world because we can escape the catastrophic ecological consequences of that paradigm by fleeing to space.
(2021-05-09). Colombia from the Frontline: Fuego en el Alma. dsausa.org RSVP Here Since April 28, Colombia has mobilized against the Duque administration in what started as a national strike and became a nationwide mass mobilization. The state has responded to the mobilizations with militarization of the major cities, with tanks lining up along the streets and avenues. The riot police, ESMAD are now responsible for…
(2021-05-09). VP signs Iran-Uganda customs coop. agreement directive. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri approved a directive and bylaw related to the signing of a cooperation agreement between the two governments of Islamic Republic of Iran and Uganda in the field of customs affairs.
(2021-05-09). US Encirclement of China: A Progress Report. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Tensions between Washington …
(2021-05-09). Afghans Grieve After 68 Killed, 165 Injured in School Bombing. commondreams.org "Schools should be safe havens for children, not zones of war." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/afghan_school_bombing.jpg …
(2021-05-09). Mother's Day Is a Good Time to Acknowledge That Care Work Powers Our Economy. commondreams.org Honoring our caregivers goes beyond individual gestures; it calls for a sweeping investment in care workers and services. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/child_care_workers.jpg …
(2021-05-09). Datos biométricos y capitalismo de vigilancia. globalizacion.ca La reciente creación de un Padrón Nacional de Usuariosde Telefonía Móvil, que obliga al registro de los datos biométricos de todos los usuarios, ha abierto un debate necesario sobre sus impactos potenciales. No obstante, faltan elementos de contexto fundamentales. | La…
(2021-05-09). Colombia y México; ley de por medio. globalizacion.ca En Colombia, jóvenes desafían cada noche al mortífero gobierno de Duque gritando, nos quitaron la salud, nos quitaron la universidad, y ahora nos quitan el salario y, a pesar del peligro, se organizan para salir a la calle, porque están…
(2021-05-09). Dos cumbres regionales para enfrentar al imperialismo. globalizacion.ca Ante la necesidad de dar pasos adelante en la recuperación de los proyectos emancipadores de los pueblos de América Latina y el Caribe y en un momento histórico de fuertes disputas geopolíticas y de control de territorios y riquezas en…
(2021-05-09). Cricket Bats Should Be Made From Bamboo Not Willow. eurasiareview.com Bamboo cricket bats are stronger, offer a better 'sweet spot' and deliver more energy to the ball than those made from traditional willow, tests conducted by the University of Cambridge show. Bamboo could, the study argues, help cricket to expand faster in poorer parts of the world and make the sport more environmentally friendly. | "The sound of leather on willow" may have delighted cricket lovers for generations but the sport should now consider making the blades of its bats with bamboo, say researchers from Cambridge's Centre for Natural Material Innovation. | Dr Darshil Shah and Ben Tinkler-Davies compared…
(2021-05-09). Dinosaurs That Hunted In The Dark. eurasiareview.com Today's 10,000 species of birds live in virtually every habitat on Earth, but only a handful have adaptations enabling them to hunt active prey in the dark of night. Scientists have long wondered whether theropod dinosaurs – the group that gave rise to modern birds – had similar sensory adaptations. | A new study led by University of the Witwatersrand scientist, Professor Jonah Choiniere, sought to investigate how vision and hearing abilities of dinosaurs and birds compared. The international team of researchers used CT scanning and detailed measurements to collect information on the relative size of the eyes…
(2021-05-09). Myanmar: Dozens Of Sittwe University Staff Dismissed For Joining Civil Disobedience Movement. eurasiareview.com Thirty-five instructors from Sittwe University in the Arakan State capital have been dismissed for joining the civil disobedience movement, according to a letter signed by Dr. Khin Maung Zaw, acting rector of the University. | The letter released on May 6 said those absent on May 3 without excuse were dismissed from that day onward. | A list of staff joining the CDM is being compiled and sent to the Ministry of Education daily, and the 35 teachers dismissed were included on the list, an official of Sittwe University told DMG. | "We have to send a list of teachers who are joining the CDM and not joining the CDM…
(2021-05-09). Russia Becomes Member Of International Organization For Migration — OpEd. eurasiareview.com After several negotiations, Russia finally becomes as a full-fledged member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). It means that Russia has adopted, as a mandatory condition for obtaining membership, the constitution of the organization. It simply implies that by joining this international organization, it has given the country an additional status. | After the collapse of the Soviet, Russia has been interacting with the IOM since 1992 only as an observer. In the past years, Russia has shown interest in expanding this cooperation. The decision to admit Russia to the organization was approved at…
(2021-05-09). Washington Is Playing A Losing Game With China — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Chas W Freeman Jr* | America's latest policies toward China will prove self-defeating. US—China relations now exemplify Freeman's third law of strategic dynamics: for every hostile act there is a more hostile reaction. | Washington would be easy to spot in a game of chess. It's the player with no plan beyond an aggressive opening. That is no strategy at all. The failure to think several moves ahead matters. | Washington developed some well-founded complaints about Chinese economic behaviour — and launched a trade war. Washington was alarmed about China's potential to outcompete America — a…
(2021-05-09). Mercosur Countries Sign Digital Trade Deal. eurasiareview.com By Wellton Máximo and Pedro Rafael Vilela | The countries making up Mercosur signed an electronic commerce agreement facilitating digital transactions and banning the creation of barriers on the segment. According to a note by Brazil's Economy and Foreign Ministries, the document deepens regional integration by regulating an ever more relevant topic in global trade. | The agreement represents a shared legal milestone in preventing the creation of possible obstacles to electronic trade among the four members of the bloc—Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Among the agreed topics are the prohibition…
(2021-05-09). US Navy Seizes Arms Shipment In North Arabian Sea. eurasiareview.com The US Navy said it seized an illicit arms shipment from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian Sea on May 6-7, 2021. | The cache of weapons included dozens of advanced Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles, thousands of Chinese Type 56 assault rifles, and hundreds of PKM machine guns, sniper rifles and rocket-propelled grenades launchers, the US Navy said, adding that other weapon components included advanced optical sights. | In a statement, the Navy said that the USS Monterey and its embarked U.S. Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction Team (AIT) discovered the illicit cargo during a rout…
(2021-05-09). H.E. President John Mahama Appointed As AU High Representative For Somalia — OpEd. eurasiareview.com The Chairperson of the Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has announced the appointment of H.E John Dramani Mahama, former President of the Republic of Ghana, as his High Representative to Somalia. | As the High Representative for Somalia's political track, President Mahama will work with the Somali stakeholders, to reach a mutually acceptable compromise towards an all-encompassing resolution for the holding of Somali elections in the shortest possible time. | In fulfilling his mandate, the High Representative will be supported by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), to ensure that the mediation e…
(2021-05-09). Philippines: Muslim Militants Pushed Out After Attacking Southern Town. eurasiareview.com By Jeoffrey Maitem and Mark Navales | Dozens of Filipino Muslim militants linked to the Islamic State attacked a southern Philippine town and engaged the military in a gunbattle Saturday until government troops drove them away, the military said. | The militants with the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) group entered the town of Datu Paglas in Maguindanao province at dawn and took over the main public market, said Lt. Col. John Paul Baldomar, the local military spokesman. | "Panicked civilians ran for safety and reported to the authorities and our military forces near the area were dispatched," Baldo…
(2021-05-09). Nepal: Christians Persecuted By Religious And Political Decree — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Rock Ronald Rozario | Christians in Nepal, the Himalayan Hindu-majority nation where believers of Christ have a long history of persecution, are facing fresh attempts to defame them and their faith. | In early April, Hindu nationalists circulated a forged document on social media that showed Christian groups have outlined a plan to cause ethnic rifts among Hindus to convert them. | The document, allegedly prepared by two leading ecumenical Christian groups — Nepal Christian Society (NCS) and National Churches Fellowship of Nepal (NCFN) — noted that Christian conversion campaigns cannot succeed u…
(2021-05-09). Work Starts On First Disposal Tunnel At Finnish Repository. eurasiareview.com Excavation of the first final disposal tunnel has started at the Onkalo underground used nuclear fuel repository near Olkiluoto, Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva Oy announced today. The repository – the first in the world for used fuel – is expected to begin operations in the mid-2020s. | Used nuclear fuel will be placed in the bedrock, at a depth of about 450 metres. The disposal system consists of a tightly sealed iron-copper canister, a bentonite buffer enclosing the canister, a tunnel backfilling material made of swellable clay, the seal structures of the tunnels and premises, and the en…
(2021-05-09). The US-Japan Summit: Uneventful And Indecisive — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By June Teufel Dreyer* | (
(2021-05-09). EU And India Relaunch Trade Quest At Portugal Summit. eurasiareview.com ( The devastating wave of infections sweeping India has already impacted the meeting by forcing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to scrap plans to fly to Portugal to see his European counterparts. | But the 27-nation bloc and the world's largest democracy remain…
(2021-05-09). Belarus: Lukashenka Signs Contingency Decree On Presidential Powers. eurasiareview.com ( Many governments already consider Lukashenka's claim to the presidency illegitimate since a disputed reelection in August 2020 and a brutal ongoing crackdown against opposition protests. | Previously, if the president's position became vacant, or he was unable to fulfil his duties…
(2021-05-09). Discover Personacracy, Not Demon-cracy: A Mother's Day Musing — OpEd. eurasiareview.com How do welearn to tolerate each other in the scheme of our daily existence, and in our journey towards realising the full potential of our emerging brand of multiculturalism, in any pluralistic nation? | How do we begin to think like a transculturalist in a nation that is increasingly becoming more and more diverse and in need of radical changes in the way we live, work, and play? | How do we teach ourselves the notion of meaningful democracy, one that is alive and closer to our heart's desire so that we may feel it and become its good participants? | How do we make democracy personal and not, as a friend of m…
(2021-05-09). Hologram Experts Can Now Create Real-Life Images That Move In The Air. eurasiareview.com They may be tiny weapons, but Brigham Young University's holography research group has figured out how to create lightsabers — green for Yoda and red for Darth Vader, naturally — with actual luminous beams rising from them. | Inspired by the displays of science fiction, the researchers have also engineered battles between equally small versions of the Starship Enterprise and a Klingon Battle Cruiser that incorporate photon torpedoes launching and striking the enemy vessel that you can see with the naked eye. | "What you're seeing in the scenes we create is real; there is nothing computer generated about them…
(2021-05-09). New Weather Warning Gauge. eurasiareview.com Australia, the driest inhabited continent, is prone to natural disasters and wild swings in weather conditions – from floods to droughts, heatwaves and bushfires. | Now two new Flinders University studies of long-term hydro-climatic patterns provide fresh insights into the causes of the island continent's strong climate variability which affect extreme wet or dry weather and other conditions vital to water supply, agriculture, the environment and the nation's future. | For the first time, researchers from the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) at Flinders have revealed a vegetation-m…
(2021-05-09). Soybean And Linseed Oils Added To Cows' Diet Improve Quality Of Milk. eurasiareview.com Inclusion of soybean and linseed oils in the diet of dairy cows made the fatty acid content of their milk even healthier for human nutrition. It also increased the proportions of omega-6 and omega-3, which in the right balance play a key role in preventing cardiovascular diseases, for example, as well as chronic inflammation and some kinds of cancer. | Cardiovascular diseases are one of the world's main public health problems. In Brazil, they are among the foremost causes of death. Each year some 300,000 Brazilians have heart attacks, dying in 30% of cases, according to the Health Ministry. | Research led by A…
(2021-05-09). Nord Stream 2: To Gain Or To Refrain? — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Why Germany Refuses to Bend under Sanctions Pressure: | The chances of the sanctions war around Nord Stream 2 to rage on after the construction of the pipeline is finally over seem to be high. That said, we have to admit, with regret or with joy, that it will be completed, and for the following reasons: | Germany, like any other European country, has set itself the task of abandoning coal and nuclear energy within the next few decades. In reality, however, there is no alternative to coal and nuclear energy. Simultaneously forsaking gasoline and diesel cars, which is something Europe dreams about, will…
(2021-05-09). With Bacteria Against Coral Bleaching. eurasiareview.com Corals are the backbone of marine ecosystems in the tropics. They are threatened by rising water temperatures caused by global warming and they are among the first ecosystems worldwide that are on the verge of ecological collapse. Coral bleaching, which is becoming stronger and more frequent due to heat stress, has already wiped out corals at many locations globally. With the help of a microbiome-targeting strategy developed by an international team led by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, it could become feasible to help protect corals from heat stress. The work has now been published in the in…
(2021-05-09). Roots Of Maldives' Violent Politics — Analysis. eurasiareview.com The May 6 attempt on the life of parliament Speaker and former President Nasheed is the latest in a political history of intense factionalism and Islamic radicalism : | The Maldives, which is an Indian Ocean archipelago, is a tiny country of only 530,000 people. Its politics is dominated by a few elite families, many of whom are related to each other. Yet, it is intensely faction-ridden and violence-prone, to boot. | Added to the combustible mixture is Islamic radicalism. According to the US State Department, an estimated 200 Maldivians, were fighting in Syria and Iraq in 2019, making their country the…
(2021-05-09). The BBC's shameful coverage of Israel's apartheid continues. thecanary.co The BBC's coverage of the situation in occupied State-sanctioned violence by Israel: | As The Canary previously
(2021-05-09). Prince Michael accused of using royal status to 'sell access' to Vladimir Putin. thecanary.co An undercover investigation has claimed prince Michael Franklin of Kent was willing to use his royal status for personal profit, and to seek favours from Russian president Vladimir Putin. | Royal corruption: | The queen's cousin told undercover reporters posing as investors from South Korea in a virtual meeting that he could be hired for £10,000 a day to make "confidential" representations to Putin's regime. | The revelation was made by Channel 4 Dispatches in collaboration with the Sunday Times, who set up a fake South Korean gold company called House of Haedong and approached five members of the r…
(2021-05-09). VE Day: Ukrainian Officials Imply Conflict With Russia Equivalent to Nazi Invasion. news.antiwar.com On the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War Two in Europe (Victory in Europe Day to much of the world), what since the 2014 coup in Ukraine has been celebrated as the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation, President Volodymyr Zelensky visited a common gravesite …
(2021-05-09). Syria Commemorates Russian Victory in World War II, Warns of Contemporary Parallels. news.antiwar.com The Syrian government news agency reports today on an event at the nation's Damascus Opera House (Dar al-Assad for Culture and Arts) in which Syrian cultural figures and government officials commemorated Russia's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Russian citizens residing in the nation were also in attendance. The ceremony was sponsored by …
(2021-05-09). Theoretical Russian Aggression: Pentagon Leads Large-Scale Airborne Exercises in Baltic, Black Seas. news.antiwar.com U.S. Army Europe is now conducting the annual Swift Response airborne exercise in that part of the world where war games have become nearly a daily occurrence: Eastern Europe from the Baltic to the Black Sea. The 30,000-troop, 27-nation DEFENDER-Europe 21 war games are underway currently, taking in the Baltic Sea, the Balkans and the …
(2021-05-09). US Reportedly Wants to Redeploy Forces From Afghanistan Closer to Russia's Borders. sputniknews.com The US and NATO began their withdrawal from Afghanistan on 1 May, with the security situation in the country little better now than it was after the 2001 invasion. US President Joe Biden, in his announcement of the withdrawal in April, called on Russia, China and India to step up and "support Afghanistan" after the US leaves.
(2021-05-09). Remnants of Chinese Rocket Have Reportedly Re-Entered Earth's Atmosphere. sputniknews.com The body of the CZ-5B rocket has been tumbling above the Earth for several days, leaving scientists and observers to guess where the debris will land.
(2021-05-09). Russia to Mark WWII Victory Anniversary With Nationwide Military Parades on Sunday. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia commemorates the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II as military parades and other celebrations begin across the country.
(2021-05-09). Climate Activists Gather for March in Paris. sputniknews.com In December, French President Emmanuel Macron announced his intention to hold a nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments related to the fight against climate change.
(2021-05-09). Claims That Sputnik V Negotiations With Germany 'Dead' Are False, RDIF Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) refuted claims that negotiations on the supply of the Sputnik V vaccine to Germany reached an impasse and slammed such fake reports as part of a disinformation campaign aimed at preventing the Russian drug from entering European markets.
(2021-05-09). Leaked Docs Reportedly Reveal How Washington's 'Arab NATO' Initiative to Isolate Iran Failed. sputniknews.com Despite continuing to expound much of his predecessor's foreign policy agenda, President Biden's administration has yet to bring up "Arab NATO", the Trump-era effort to build a coalition of Middle Eastern states to "confront Iranian aggression," terrorism and extremism, and to "promote economic growth" and energy security.
(2021-05-09). Scenarios of Chinese Rocket Debris Fall Emerge as Israel, Saudi Arabia, N Zealand Possibly at Risk. sputniknews.com A Chinese CZ-5B rocket is in the spotlight of global attention as it tumbles through the atmosphere approaching Earth, with its final destination yet unknown, keeping scientists and skywatchers around the world guessing.
(2021-05-09). Elon Musk Reveals He is First Person with Asperger's to Host 'Saturday Night Live'. sputniknews.com SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk became a much-anticipated guest on "Saturday Night Live" – the long-running NBC variety show, in an appearance that was touted as potentially a market-moving event for his favourite cryptocurrency, Dogecoin.
(2021-05-09). Robinhood Trading App Partially Down as Elon Musk Plugs Dogecoin on SNL. sputniknews.com Tesla CEO Elon Musk during the Saturday Night Live (SNL) show said that Cryptocurrency prices have been growing, particularly Dogecoin, which is "unstoppable" and will "take over the world,".
(2021-05-09). Ghani Condemns Terrorist Attack on Girls' School in Kabul. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday called a bombing of a girls' school in the country's capital Kabul an act of terrorism and a crime against humanity, the deputy interior minister said.
(2021-05-09). Ancient Biblical Holy Site's Authenticity Challenged by Scholar. sputniknews.com Using the "geographical knowledge of the original authors of Scripture" and applying it "via archaeology", biblical scholar Tom Meyer claims, may help discover the tombs of prominent figures featured in the Bible, such as Moses and Joseph.
(2021-05-09). Push-Ups Together: Golden Retriever Puppy Joins Owner For Workout. sputniknews.com What are the benefits of push-ups? For many fitness fans, this kind of physical activity is essential because it is a perfect way to build both upper-body and core strength.
(2021-05-09). Miaow! Kitty is Kross About Being Denied Its Snack. sputniknews.com It is always fascinating watching our pets trying to find their way out of a tricky situation. Some cats and dogs can solve a task quickly, but others need extra time to achieve their goal.
(2021-05-09). Three Police Officers Reportedly Injured in Southeast of France. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two members of the national police and one municipal police officer were injured as they were responding to a call in the town of Frejus in the southeast of France, media reported on Sunday.
(2021-05-09). Death Toll From Kabul School Blasts Reportedly Rises to 63. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The death toll from Saturday's blasts near a girls' school in the Afghan capital of Kabul has reached 63, with more than 150 others wounded, media reported.
(2021-05-09). 50 Dead Amid Fighting Between Yemeni Forces, Houthi Rebels in Marib – Military Source. sputniknews.com CAIRO (Sputnik) – At least 50 people have died and dozens injured amid fighting between Yemeni government forces and members of the Houthi faction in the Marib governorate, a Yemeni military source told Sputnik.
(2021-05-09). US Navy Says It Seized Illicit Shipment of Weapons in North Arabian Sea. sputniknews.com The cargo, found in the Indian Ocean, reportedly contained Russian and Chinese-made "illegal" weapons, and it remains unknown from where the weapons were taken and where they were supposed to be delivered.
(2021-05-09). Pope Francis Calls for Putting End to Violent Clashes in East Jerusalem. sputniknews.com ROME (Sputnik) – Pope Francis during his Sunday address expressed concerns about the ongoing clashes in East Jerusalem that led to the injuries of around 300 Palestinians, calling for the violence to stop.
(2021-05-09). Happy Together: Farmer and Cow Enjoy a Sunday Jaunt. sputniknews.com Joar Berge calls himself a "farm animal ambassador" and a "cow whisperer". He is the co-founder of an animal sanctuary in Germany and has more than 80,000 followers on his Instagram account, Moustache Farmer.
(2021-05-09). NYC Teacher Reportedly Caught in Foreplay With Topless Man During Zoom Class. sputniknews.com As classes, job assignments and a variety of other activities are being transferred from the real world to the virtual, a bunch of funny (or not so much) incidents have taken place, in some instances causing grave repercussions for those involved.
(2021-05-09). China's CZ-5B Heavy-Lift Vehicle Re-entry Expected Over Mediterranean on Sunday. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The spent stage of China's Long March 5B (Chang Zheng 5B, or CZ-5B) rocket that launched the first module for the country's orbital station last month is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere over the Mediterranean on Sunday, according to the latest estimates from the US Air Force.
(2021-05-09). 'It's a Hustle!': Dogecoin Takes a Tumble as Tech Tycoon Elon Musk Jokes About Crypto on 'SNL'. sputniknews.com Dogecoin, which was launched in 2013 as a joke in a nod to the "doge" meme circling the internet at the time, has since become the fifth-largest cryptocurrency in the world. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken a particular interest in the digital currency, referring to himself as the Dogefather.
(2021-05-09). Cuba Ready to Join WHO-Led COVAX Facility, Ambassador to China Says. sputniknews.com NINGDE, China (Sputnik) – Cuba is ready to join the COVAX vaccine-sharing mechanism led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Latin American country's ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernandez, told Sputnik.
(2021-05-09). How the Biden Administration Could Step Up Warrantless Spying on Americans by Using Private Firms. sputniknews.com The Biden administration is considering using private firms to surveil suspected domestic terrorists online, according to CNN. A new "war on domestic terror" is fraught with risks of curtailing constitutional rights for Americans and giving sweeping new powers to the federal government, warned former CIA officers.
(2021-05-09). Putin Says Followers of Nazi Death Squad Members Continue Attempts to Rewrite History. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his speech at the Victory Parade on Sunday that modern followers of Nazi killing squad members continue attempts to rewrite WWII history.
(2021-05-09). Leaked Docs Reportedly Reveal How Washington's 'Arab NATO' Initiative to Isolate Iran Failed. sputniknews.com Despite carrying on with much of his predecessor's foreign policy agenda, President Biden's administration has yet to bring up "Arab NATO", the Trump-era effort to build a coalition of Middle Eastern states to "confront Iranian aggression", terrorism and extremism, and to "promote economic growth" and energy security.
(2021-05-09). Belarus' Lukashenko Orders Power to Be Transfered to Security Council in Event of His Death. sputniknews.com In April, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko revealed that the country's security forces had detained a group of people plotting his assassination, and claimed that the US State Department had backed the conspirators.
(2021-05-09). Erdogan: Turkey Essential for EU to Retain Power. sputniknews.com ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a message on Europe Day that the European Union needed Turkey to be a strong global player.
(2021-05-09). Church of England Mulls Removing Monuments Thought to Contain References to Slavery. sputniknews.com Last month, an anti-racism task force was set up by the archbishops of Canterbury and York; it has already urged the Church of England to address the legacy of its involvement in the slave trade.
(2021-05-09). Big Brother In Space: Satellite Photos Could Help Combat Illegal Gold Mining in Peru. sputniknews.com The new methodology essentially allows the relatively subtle signs of mining activity to be detected on satellite photos of our planet's surface, thus allowing the authorities to track down possible illegal operations.
(2021-05-09). Maldivian Police Arrest Third Suspect in Attack on Ex-President Nasheed. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Maldives police said on Sunday that they had arrested a third person in connection with the attack on parliament speaker and former president Mohamed Nasheed.
(2021-05-09). Fire Erupts in Syrian City of Homs' Main Refinery, Reports Say. sputniknews.com The fire had erupted main Homs refinery's distillation unit due to a leak in a pumping station, according to Syrian state media.
(2021-05-09). 'Failing to Meet Responsible Standards': NASA Slams China Over Rocket Debris. sputniknews.com The main module carried by the rocket is poised to be the control hub for the Tiangong (or "Heavenly Palace") orbital station that China wants to finish assembling by 2022.
(2021-05-09). Doctor Who Treated Navalny in Siberia Lost in Forest, Search Ongoing. sputniknews.com OMSK, Russia (Sputnik) – Alexander Murakhovsky, the health minister of Russia's Omsk region and former chief of a hospital that treated opposition figure Alexey Navalny from his alleged poisoning, has disappeared in a local forest, the interior ministry's regional office said on Sunday.
(2021-05-09). Victory Day Fireworks Light Up Moscow Skies. sputniknews.com The Victory Day celebrations kicked off in Moscow with a military parade at the Red Square, culminating with a fireworks display.
(2021-05-09). Explosion Reported On Board Oil Tanker Off Syria. sputniknews.com The blast reportedly occurred during maintenance operations aboard the oil tanker.
(2021-05-09). Middle East Quartet Calls on Israel to Exercise Restraint Amid Unrest in East Jerusalem. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Middle East Quartet – Russia, the US, the EU and the UN – has expressed concerns over recent violence in East Jerusalem that led to the death of around 300 Palestinians.
(2021-05-09). 'Narco-Tunnel' Allegedly Linked to Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Found Near Mexican National Guard Base. sputniknews.com Although the tunnel did not lead across the border into US territory, it could have been intended to connected with another underground passage stretching from Tijuana to San Diego.
(2021-05-09). Chinese Media Warns US Would Face 'Absolute Nightmare' in Conflict With China, Russia. sputniknews.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently characterized Moscow's relations with Beijing as "the best in their entire history," with the Chinese Foreign Ministry announcing last month that the two countries enjoy a "comprehensive partnership" and would "support each other in matters of protecting state sovereignty."
(2021-05-09). Two People Dead in Light Plane Crash in Russia's Tatarstan. sputniknews.com UFA (Sputnik) – A maintenance worker, who was supposed to repair a light-engine plane in Russia's Tatarstan region, hijacked the aircraft and crashed while landing, which resulted in his and the other passenger's deaths, local investigative authorities said on Sunday.
(2021-05-09). Social Media Cheers Elon Musk for 'Bringing SNL Back to Life'. sputniknews.com Elon Musk took central stage on NBC's Saturday Night Live, as his fans and Dogecoin holders turned their heads to the screens, anticipating some bizarre comedy and potentially market-moving events. They have not been disappointed.
(2021-05-09). France Not Ruling Out Tit-For-Tat Response to UK's Refusal to Fulfil Fishery Deal. sputniknews.com PARIS (Sputnik) – France may retaliate against the United Kingdom if London fails to fulfil…
(2021-05-09). House Democrats Reportedly Make New Push to Get Trump's Tax Returns. sputniknews.com Congressional Democrats have been chomping at the bit to dig around the former president and real estate mogul's tax returns for years, hoping to find something incriminating. Lawmakers stepped up their efforts in the wake of the 2020 election after efforts to legally bar him from running again in 2024 fell through.
(2021-05-09). South Korea Reportedly Cracks Down on Online Cryptocurrency Phishing Scams. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The South Korean government intends to join hands with the national police to battle the rise of phishing websites linked to cryptocurrencies as prices of virtual money soar, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, citing the ministry of communication technologies.
(2021-05-09). Political Group Urges France to Quit EU, Warns of Future 'Poverty for French Fishermen'. sputniknews.com France previously stated that it would not make any concessions to the United Kingdom in…
(2021-05-09). WWII's Lessons, Combat Robots and Russia's Women Warriors: Highlights From the Moscow Victory Parade. sputniknews.com In Russia and across the former USSR, Sunday marks the 76th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and its allies in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Parades dedicated to the hallowed day were held across Russia, with Moscow boasting the largest, with thousands of troops, nearly 200 vehicles, and dozens of aircraft taking part.
(2021-05-09). Biden's Big Steps on TRIPS: Getting the World Vaccinated. zcomm.org In reversing the U.S. position, Biden went against a major lobbying campaign by the pharmaceutical industry…
(2021-05-09). Striking Alabama coal miners are prepared for a long fight. zcomm.org Over 1,000 union coal miners at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Alabama, have been on strike since April 1…
(2021-05-09). Inside America's Rural Housing Crisis. zcomm.org Across Wisconsin, low-income people are struggling to find quality, affordable housing…
(2021-05-09). On Being a Citizen Pilgrim. zcomm.org Interview on Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim…
(2021-05-09). New therapy shortens treatment for HPV-related cancers of the tonsils, tongue. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer who undergo surgery and are treated with chemotherapy, may be able to forgo significant radiation therapy without increasing the risk of their cancer spreading, according to the results of a clinical trial led by researchers at Mayo Clinic. "We found that decreasing the amount of radiation therapy after a minimally invasive robotic …
(2021-05-09). 'Ditch the Lot, End Soap Opera': Netizens Mock Idea Prince Michael of Kent 'Sold Access to Kremlin'. sputniknews.com Prince and Princess Michael of Kent are not working members of the British Royal Family. The official Royal Family website describes Queen's first cousin as being "connected to Russia through his maternal grandmother [Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, the granddaughter of Russia's Alexander II]", and as having "a strong interest in the country".
(2021-05-09). Middle East Envoys express deep concern over East Jerusalem violence. news.un.org The Envoys of the Middle East Quartet (from the European Union, Russia, the United States, and the United Nations), have expressed deep concern over confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem, particularly those which began on Friday evening, and continued on Saturday night. The UN Children's Fund noted that several Palestinian children were among those wounded in the clashes.
(2021-05-09). Japanese Woman Suspected of Poisoning Her Husband Who 'Became Rich to Sleep With Beauties'. sputniknews.com A wealthy real estate mogul from Japan, Kosuke Nozaki, proudly claimed in his 2016 memoire that he "became rich to sleep with attractive women", cashing out some 3 billion yen to thousands of them before tying the knot in 2018 with a young beauty to have sex three times a day. That's what he claimed, at least.
(2021-05-09). Prince Andrew's 'Private Banker' Accused of Sexual Assault Is Axed From Duke's Business. sputniknews.com Queen Elizabeth's son Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, won't stand more scrutiny. The prince stepped down from his royal duties in November 2019 after it was revealed that he had links with discredited financier Jeffrey Epstein who was accused of sex trafficking young girls around the world.
(2021-05-09). Taking Action Against 5G–Advice from a People's Lobbyist. indybay.org The rollout of hundreds of thousands of so-called "small" cell towers across the U.S. will have catastrophic impacts, due to the hazardous radiation they emit. In CA, the rollout is cause for even greater concern, because of the immense fire danger they represent. This article explains how people can fight back.
(2021-05-09). Que Viva! Al Rojas. indybay.org Al Rosa, a founder of the UFWA passed away on March 20, 2021 and a memorial was held on April 24 in Sacramento. Participants talked about Al Rojas and who he was.
(2021-05-09). Harvey Milk Students Protest at Castro Safeway After Racial Profiling Incident. indybay.org After a Black 11-year-old boy was falsely accused of stealing a sandwich at a Castro neighborhood Safeway, security guards detained him even though he showed his receipt. Fellow students at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academic Elementary, with help from parents and staff, marched on the Safeway and demonstrated in front of the store.
(2021-05-09). Sunday 5/16: Giant Book Sale to Benefit the Revolution Tour. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-05-09). May Day 2021 ILWU With Angela Davis In SF & AFL-CIO Gebre On Systemic Racism. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the San Francisco May Day march, the death of UFWA founder Al Rojas and the working class struggle in Argentina…
(2021-05-09). Tuesday 5/25: Choosing Peace with Shalita O'Neale and Pivotal. indybay.org Virtual Event…
(2021-05-09). Saturday 5/15: Queer Parent Pioneers. indybay.org San Francisco…
(2021-05-09). Sudan Debt Relief Moves Forward. indybay.org Under a debt relief plan won by advocates in the early 2000s, Sudan could see a drastic cut in its $50 billion debt this summer, according to the IMF and the World Bank.
(2021-05-09). Tuesday 5/11: Homes Not Tents – Scrap the TOLO. indybay.org 809 Center St, Santa Cruz…
(2021-05-09). Tuesday 5/25: Pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains: Chris Wilmers. indybay.org Free Online Event. Register Here: | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_39FhaEDrTlq07Y4xBH9Zlg…
(2021-05-09). Violence against Asians spikes in San Francisco, California. indybay.org Just in the last week, two elderly women were stabbed while waiting at a bus stop, and a father was brutally assaulted while walking his one-year-old child.
(2021-05-09). Tuesday 5/11: Where Do Latinx Policies Stand After 100 Days of Biden-Harris? indybay.org Virtual…
(2021-05-09). Black Lives Matter: An Important Movement. indybay.org The Black Lives Matter movement is a topic of discussion that needs to be brought to the light. Police brutality is at an all time high while targeting those who are black. They lives their lives in constant fear of someone whose job it is to protect them, and that will not be tolerated.
(2021-05-09). 2020 CZU Fire: Empire Grade Road 5-6-2021. indybay.org Mike and I took a short ride to survey some of what remains from the CZU Lightning Complex Fires. Today we just centered around the upper part of Empire Grade Rd.
(2021-05-09). BREAKING: Following Heart Surgery, Mumia Looks Great! indybay.org Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio reports back from her contact visit with Mumia today, his first since having open heart surgery in late April.
(2021-05-09). Protests at Pipeline Funding Banks. indybay.org Citibank, Chase and Wells Fargo called out for funding oil pipelines…
(2021-05-09). Wednesday 5/19: Stronger, Higher, Faster: Big Wave Surfing and Climate Change. indybay.org Virtual/Online Event…
(2021-05-09). CCSF Students Rally At Mission High & March To Save City College. indybay.org Students and supporters of San Francisco City College rallied at Mission High and then marched to CCSF Board of Trustees member Tom Temprano's home. Temprano has supported the shutdown of campuses and the layoffs of 160 faculty members which would close many departments and ethnic studies. He works for SF Supervisor Rafael Mandelman who supports the privatization of the college and pushed the sale of the Balboa reservoir to a for profit developer Avalon.
(2021-05-09). In San Rafael a Vigil–Justice for Mario Gonzalez and More. indybay.org On May 7, a small group in San Rafael protested the killing of Mario Gonzalez by police. Attendees listened to a speech given by George Galvis of curyj.org. Demonstrators chalked messages in remembrance of Gonzalez and other victims of police brutality.
(2021-05-09). From Fruitvale BART to Alameda Police Department: Justice 4 Mario Gonzalez. indybay.org March 3: A student-led rally, vigil, and march for Mario Gonzalez, who died on April 19 while in custody of the Alameda, CA, Police Department.
(2021-05-09). Night Attack on Oakland Police Property. indybay.org On May 7, antifascist guerillas broke into a police vehicle lockup at 10th St. & Union St. and damaged cruisers. Undetected, they splashed muriatic acid, flattened tires and smashed windows.
(2021-05-09). Trans Kids Are People With Rights, Not Problems to Be Solved. commondreams.org As states continue to pass laws that dehumanize and endanger transgender kids, the country's most influential newspapers have not met the challenge of covering the issue. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trans_youth_rights.jpg …
(2021-05-09). Bill, Melinda, and the Burdens of the World's Richest People. commondreams.org Greater individual wealth doesn't ensure more happiness, but greater equality could. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bill_melinda_gates.jpg …
(2021-05-09). Corporate America Has Been Shoving Fascism Down Our Throats for Decades. commondreams.org If America is to survive as a democratic republic, we not only must repudiate strongman authoritarianism; we also must change federal rules regarding corporate governance. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/tom_barrack.jpg …
(2021-05-09). Dear China Rocket. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/further/rocket_best_tease_new_big_ball_tease_e03k8fyxsaiblfk.jpg …
(2021-05-09). Josh Hawley and Ron Johnson Are Both a National Disgrace. commondreams.org Great minds can differ on which of the two men is the dumbest man in the Senate. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/hawley_johnson2.png …
(2021-05-08). Black student, 17, killed by cops in Knoxville, Tenn; community demands justice. liberationnews.org 
On April 12, police killed Anthony Thompson Jr., a 17-year-old Black student.
(2021-05-08). More Than 1,650 Charter Schools Closed in Seven Years. dissidentvoice.org 
According to the U.S. Department of Education, 1,654 charter schools closed between 2010-2011 and 2016-2017. That is an average of 236 charter school closures per year, which is a big bite out of the total number of charter schools in a short period of time. Today there exist roughly 7,300 charter schools, which is less …
(2021-05-08). An Urgent Call for Action by Nobel Laureates. dissidentvoice.org 
"Our Planet, Our Future, An Urgent Call for Action" is the title of the 2021 Nobel Prize Summit. As a follow up to that summit, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recently published Our Planet, Our Future: An Urgent Call for Action d/d April 29th 2021. The opening paragraph of the Noble Laureate …
(2021-05-08). Bobby Sands and the 1981 Hunger Strike — 40th Anniversary. orinocotribune.com 
By Fra Hughes, Belfast — May 6, 2021 | "They will not criminalise us, rob us of our true identity, steal our individualism, depoliticise us, churn us out as systemised, institutionalised, decent law-abiding robots. Never will they label our liberation struggle as criminal." | Bobby Sands | The 1980 Hunger strike led by Brendan Hughes comprised of seven Republican male prisoners at Her Majesty's Cellular Prison The Maze, also known as Long Kesh Prison Camp, and three female Republican prisoners at Armagh Women's Prison ended on December 1980 after 53 days. | An agreement was reached between the protesting pri…
(2021-05-08). Support the People's Ambulance for Beddawi Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon! samidoun.net 
Samidoun is partnering with the Palestinian Arab Cultural Club in Beddawi refugee camp in Lebanon to support their work to provide a "people's ambulance" for the people of the camp, who have limited access to health services, especially ambulance transportation. We need to raise $5000 to make this ambulance a reality for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon! Click here to donate now and share widely! Palestinian refugees in Lebanon face institutional discrimination, lack of access to necessary services, and significant levels of poverty. At the core of this, of course, is the fact that they have been and continued to…
(2021-05-08). Financialized Capitalism in India. dissidentvoice.org 
India — gripped by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic — has been endlessly witnessing desperate scrambles for hospital beds, the dire need for oxygen and mass cremation. Amid all this, the stock market is booming. In fact, Mumbai Sensex has signaled that bullish trends have been on the rise. Over the year ending …
(2021-05-08). Sunday 5/9: CODEPINK Mother's Day Peace Rally. indybay.org Golden Gate Bridge, Welcome Center Plaza, S.F. Side…
(2021-05-08). Colombia an Imperial Beachhead: The War of the Colombian Oligarchy and Duque against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
By Mison Verdad — May 4, 2021 | One year after it sought to invade Venezuela and capture President Nicolás Maduro with Operation Gideón, the Colombian government continues to participate in conspiracies planned in Washington to bring about regime change in Caracas. | Since 2018, when the attempted assassination of President Maduro and the Venezuelan military high command was thwarted with the use of explosive drones, Bogotá's willingness to serve as an operational base to plan attacks against Venezuela has been confirmed with every step it takes and laid bare before the international media and diplomatic sho…
(2021-05-08). Brazil: European Colonial History Exposed in Landmark Court Case. dissidentvoice.org 
Indigenous protest, Brazil April 2018. "By painting the streets red, we're showing how much blood has already been shed in the struggle to protect indigenous territories" — Sà¥nia Guajajara, a spokeswoman for APIB (Brazilian indigenous organization). © Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil The land rights of the Xokleng, a tribe that was violently expelled from its territory …
(2021-05-08). Gustavo Petro Represents a Progressive Alternative in Colombia. dissidentvoice.org 
Gustavo Petro is a force to be reckoned with in Colombian politics. The senator — once a member of the M-19 guerilla group, later elected to the House of Representations in the 1990s and then the mayorship of Bogotá (2012-2016) — has become the candidate to beat in next year's presidential election. He is such …
(2021-05-08). Take Action! #SaveSheikhJarrah and Defend Jerusalem: Boycott Israel, Support Palestinian Resistance. samidoun.net 
As we approach the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, the Zionist colonization of Palestine and the forced expulsion of Palestinians, the Nakba is continuing. This is apparent everywhere in Palestine, but perhaps is most clear in the heart of Jerusalem, Palestine's capital: in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan, where Palestinian families are being threatened with imminent expulsion from their homes and lands by the Israeli regime and its colonial settlers, as they refuse to concede their lives to racist Zionist colonialism. Palestinians in Jerusalem are under attack on multiple levels, defending their land, city and identity…
(2021-05-08). Ending Black Mothers' Cycles of Grief. theglowup.theroot.com 
I want Mother's Day to mean that Black mothers can have joy without the ever-present fear of violence and harm. |
(2021-05-08). 'New Central Park Karen' Swipes Black Woman's Charger, Tells Cops She's Being 'Threatened' and 'Beaten.' Video Shows She Lied. theroot.com 
First, let me just say that I refuse to call this one a "Karen." The internet has already dubbed her the "New Central Park Karen"—meaning she's the uninspired sequel to
(2021-05-08). Book review: "The Holly" shines light on Denver's "urban war industrial complex" liberationnews.org 
In the context of last fall's attack on Denver and Aurora protest leaders, the book serves to educate the movement in Denver on a matter as relevant as ever — the machinations of the police to infiltrate and destroy the Black community and movements for Black liberation.
(2021-05-08). Kansas Baseball Coach Suspended, Facing Termination Over Allegations That He Told a Black Student to Turn Off His 'N-Word Music'. theroot.com 
Another day, another mediocre white man joins the "
(2021-05-08). Why did the Biden administration reverse course on COVID vaccine patent waivers? liberationnews.org 
The Biden administration announced May 5 its support for waiving intellectual property (IP) rights for Coronavirus vaccines as the pandemic ravages countries around the world. This is a reversal of the administration's earlier position, as well as the stance that the U.S. government adopted under Trump. Western countries with high vaccination rates like the United …
(2021-05-08). Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez Provides More Details About Bot Campaign (ICC). orinocotribune.com 
A big data investigation carried out by independent experts determined that local and international right-wing elements used social media networks to carry out a campaign of media denigration and defamation against Venezuela on the issue of human rights, with the result that the South American nation is now the subject of an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC). "They want to classify [them as] international crimes without them having been committed," said the Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, in a press conference broadcast this Friday, May 7 by state-owned Venezolana de…
(2021-05-08). Mitch McConnell's Own Alma Mater Knows He Doesn't Know WTF He's Talking About When it Comes to The 1619 Project. theroot.com 
By now, you must be aware of what I call the Republican war on blackness in education. GOPropagandists with GOPoor critical thinking skills have been GO
(2021-05-08). Health Experts Say Expanding Vaccine Access Requires More Than Patent Waivers. truthout.org 
Biolyse Pharma Corp., which makes injectable cancer drugs, was gearing up to start making generic biologic drugs, made from living organisms. Then the pandemic hit. | Watching the covid death toll climb, the company decided its new production lines and equipment could be converted to making vaccines for poorer countries without the means to do so. | John Fulton, a consultant for the Canadian company, emailed Janssen, the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary that makes the vaccine, which employs a li…
(2021-05-08). Over 600 Public Water Systems in California Communities Face Risk of Failure. truthout.org 
A familiar scene has returned to California: drought. Two counties are currently under emergency declarations, and the It was only four years ago when a winter of torrential rain finally wrestled the state out of its last major drought, which had dragged on for five years and left thousands of domestic…
(2021-05-08). He Bought Insurance in Case of Emergency. Then Came a Bill for Over $30,000. truthout.org 
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for In the spring of 2019, Cory Dowd suddenly found himself without health insurance for the first time. A self-employed event planner, he had just finished a Peace Corps stint that provided health benefits, but he was still more than a year away from st…
(2021-05-08). The US Needs to Stop Treating Ramadan Like a National Security Issue. truthout.org 
Like many Muslims, I remember feeling excited as a child each year when Ramadan came around. Though I didn't entirely understand the purpose of fasting, I was proud of being Muslim and was eager to emulate my parents. Since I began fasting in second grade, Ramadan has been a core part of my practice of Islam. | While there is great diversity among Muslims around the globe, the holy month of Ramadan has the power of uniting the entire Ummah (the Arabic word for Muslim community) in a collective observ…
(2021-05-08). The Myth of Corbyn's Labour Failure and Neoliberalism's Western Electoral Success. dissidentvoice.org 
In 2020 Kier Starmer became UK Labour leader and promptly reneged on just about every campaign promise he'd made to adhere to the policies, traditional Party principals, and post-war consensus values, that had been restored under Jeremy Corbyn's previous tenureship. Starmer has withdrawn the Party Whip from Corbyn — effectively exiling him — and more …
(2021-05-08). Suicide Drone Hit Large Base Hosting US Troops In Western Iraq. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | Early on May 8th, a suicide drone struck Ain al-Assad Air Base, where US are known to be deployed, in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar. | In an official statement, Colonel Wayne Marotto, a spokesman for the US-led coalition, said that an aircraft hangar was damaged as a result of the drone strike. The spokesman noted that there were no human losses."The attack is under investigation," Col. Marotto said. "Each attack against the GoI [Government of Iraq],…
(2021-05-08). Greater Idlib: Clashes Reported Following Attack On Turkish Military Convoy. southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | Early on May 8, a convoy of the Turkish Armed Forces came under attack in the eastern countryside of Idlib in Syria's northwestern region. | The convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device while passing on a road linking the towns of Ma'arrat Mirin and Ram Hamadan. According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the attack resulted in a number of injuries. | Opposition sourc…
(2021-05-08). Leading Yasen-M Nuclear Submarine Entered Service With Russian Navy. southfront.org 
Yasen-M class nuclear attack submarine Kazan | On May 7th, the nuclear submarine "Kazan" has been taken into service with Russian Navy, according to the information department of the Russian Defense Ministry. "Today in Severodvinsk at the Sevmash enterprise under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, a solemn ceremony of admission to the Navy of the fourth generation Kazan nuclear submarine (APC) of the Yasen-M project was held," the department reported. | On May 5, the…
(2021-05-08). Military Situation In Yemen On May 8, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 7, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 10 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 7, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Madghal area | On May 7, people in the Ansar Allah controlled areas held massive demonstrations on the occasion of Quds day in support of Palestine | On May 7, clashes between Ansar Allah an Saudi-led forces were reported in Asdas area | On May 8, Ansar Allah reportedly attacked Khamis Mushait with a drone | On May 8, clashes…
(2021-05-08). Military Situation In Syria On May 8, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 8, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 52 times: 24 — in Idlib province, 17 — in Latakia province, 9 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On May 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Ariha area | On May 7, Turkish border guards reportedly killed a fisherman near Darkush town | On May 6, US forces carried out a military patrol near the town of Malekiyah | MORE O…
(2021-05-08). War In Ukraine Is Not Over: Losses Reported By Both Sides (Map Update). southfront.org 
ILLUSRATIVE IMAGE: Forces of the Donetsk People's Republic | On May 8th, the official sources of National Militia of Donetsk People's Republic reported deaths of three of its soldiers. They were reportedly killed as a result of a mortar fire near the village of Styla, south of Donetsk."Militants of the 1st battalion of the 93rd brigade fired 82-mm mortars at the area of the locality of Styla. To preserve the life and health of the residents of the Republic, the People's Militia units were forced to return fire from weapons not prohibited by…
(2021-05-08). Military Situation In The Lake Chad Area On May 8, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Boko Haram elements have spread warning letters of an impending attack in Maiduguri causing panic among the civilian | Boko Haram reportedly killed at least 10 more Nigerian Army personnel in Ajiri area | On May 7, ISWAP terrorists attacked Bulabulin area in Borno state | MORE ON THE TOPIC: |
(2021-05-08). Suicide Drone Hit Large Base Hosting US Troops In Western Iraq. southfront.org Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | Early on May 8th, a suicide drone struck Ain al-Assad Air Base, where US are known to be deployed, in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar. | In an official statement, Colonel Wayne Marotto, a spokesman for the US-led coalition, said that an aircraft hangar was damaged as a result of the drone strike. The spokesman noted that there were no human losses."The attack is under investigation," Col. Marotto said. "Each attack against the GoI [Government of Iraq], KRG [t…
(2021-05-08). Massacre In Kabul: At Least 40 Killed In Girl School Bombing (Video). southfront.org 
Screen grab from TOLO News video. | At least 40 people were killed on May 8 when three explosions rocked the Sayed ul Shuhada school to the west of the Afghan capital Kabul. | The first explosion was caused by a booby-trapped car. Later, two rockets landed near the school, which hosts mostly female students. | A spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Tariq Arian, said that 25 people were killed. However, Ghulam Dastagir Nazari, a spokesman for the Health Ministry, put the death toll at 46 people. Most of the victims…
(2021-05-08). Armed Militants Stormed Headquarters Of Libyan Interim Government. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 7th, armed militants stormed headquarters of the Libyan Interim Government. They attacked the Corinthia Hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli, where the Presidential Council met yesterday. | Presidential council spokeswoman Najwa Wahiba confirmed that armed men had stormed "one of the headquarters where the council meets." She also claimed that nobody from the council was in the building at the time as the body does not work on Fridays. | Later, a senior official at the pr…
(2021-05-08). ISIS Executed Tribal Fighters In Egypt, Intelligence Operatives In Iraq (18+ Video, Photo). southfront.org 
File image. | ISIS terrorists has executed four men in Egypt and Iraq after accusing them of fighting or spying for their respective countries. | On May 7, the terrorist group's news agency, Amaq, released a video showing the execution of two men in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. According to the group's claims, the men were fighters in a tribal force loyal to the government. | Both men were shot in the head. ISIS claimed that the execution took place near the town of al-Amal to the southeast of the city of Arish. |
(2021-05-08). War In Ukraine Is Not Over: Losses Reported By Both Sides (Map Update). southfront.org ILLUSRATIVE IMAGE: Forces of the Donetsk People's Republic | On May 8th, the official sources of National Militia of Donetsk People's Republic reported deaths of three of its soldiers. They were reportedly killed as a result of a mortar fire near the village of Styla, south of Donetsk."Militants of the 1st battalion of the 93rd brigade fired 82-mm mortars at the area of the locality of Styla. To preserve the life and health of the residents of the Republic, the People's Militia units were forced to return fire from weapons not prohib…
(2021-05-08). Military Situation In Syria On May 8, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 8, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 52 times: 24 — in Idlib province, 17 — in Latakia province, 9 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On May 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Ariha area | On May 7, Turkish border guards reportedly killed a fisherman near Darkush town | On May 6, US forces carried out a military patrol near the town of Malekiyah…
(2021-05-08). Nigerian Army Sustained Heavy Losses In Recent ISIS Attack In Borno (Photos). southfront.org 
A MT-LB APC. Click to see full-size image. | On May 6, ISIS terrorists carried out a large attack on a base of the Nigerian Armed Forces in the town of Bulabulin in the northeastern state of Borno. | ISIS news agency, Amaq, claimed that the group's fighters were able to overrun the base's defenses after heavy clashes with Nigerian soldiers, who eventually withdrew. According to Amaq, eight soldiers were killed and several others were injured in the clashes."The fighters of the Islamic State burned…
(2021-05-08). Massive Fire Broke Out Near Key Iranian Nuclear Reactor, Major Oil Export Port (Video). southfront.org 
Screen grab from one of the fire videos. | Late on May 7, a massive fire broke out in the Iranian city of Bushehr, where a nuclear plant, an oil port and a military naval base are located. | Residents of Bushehr were quick to upload footage of the fire, which spread near the entrance of the city's main port, to social media | According to the Fars News Agency, fifteen firefighters, six trucks and a tanker were mobilized to face the massive fire, which was put down within two hours. No human losses were reported. | T…
(2021-05-08). Leading Yasen-M Nuclear Submarine Entered Service With Russian Navy. southfront.org Yasen-M class nuclear attack submarine Kazan | On May 7th, the nuclear submarine "Kazan" has been taken into service with Russian Navy, according to the information department of the Russian Defense Ministry. "Today in Severodvinsk at the Sevmash enterprise under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, a solemn ceremony of admission to the Navy of the fourth generation Kazan nuclear submarine (APC) of the Yasen-M project was held," the department reported. | On May 5, the success…
(2021-05-08). Al-Qaeda-Linked Terrorists Targeted Syrian Army In Southern Idlib With Improvised Cannon (Photos). southfront.org 
A patch of Ansar al-Tawhid, illustrative image. | On May 8, al-Qaeda-affiliated Ansar al-Tawhid targeted an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launcher of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the town of Maarrat Mukhs in the southern Idlib countryside. | Ansar al-Tawhid terrorists targeted the ATGM launcher with an improvised cannon known as
(2021-05-08). Military Situation In Yemen On May 8, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 7, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 10 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 7, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Madghal area | On May 7, people in the Ansar Allah controlled areas held massive demonstrations on the occasion of Quds day in support of Palestine | On May 7, clashes between Ansar Allah an Saudi-led forces were reported in Asdas area | On May 8, Ansar Allah reportedly attacked Khamis Mushait with a drone | On May 8,…
(2021-05-08). On Paul Kingsnorth and unruly nature. mronline.org 
Myth, an early and enduring human technology, will always be with us, in both unconscious and conscious forms. As we now face the slow-motion collapse of the biosphere, the call for new myths is not so much an escapist alternative to concrete analysis and action as a starting point. | May 7, 2021…
(2021-05-08). Cuba Denounces Colombia's 'Hostile' Gesture in the Expulsion of Diplomat. orinocotribune.com 
Amidst the continued internal crisis in Colombia caused by the ongoing anti-government protests and the heavy police repression, the Colombian authorities decided to declare a Cuban diplomat as persona non grata on charges of exercising "activities not compatible" with his diplomatic post. | On Friday, May 7, the Cuban Foreign Ministry described the expulsion of its embassy's first secretary in Colombia, Omar Rafael García, as unjustified and hostile. García was declared as persona non grata by the Colombian government. | In a message published on its official website, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINRE…
(2021-05-08). Welsh Labour vows to be 'radical and ambitious' following surprising result. thecanary.co 
Mark Drakeford has vowed to be "radical" and "ambitious" in government as his party looks set to remain in power in Wales. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer has been accused of having no "vision". | Welsh Labour: | Labour has equalled its best ever Senedd election result by winning 30 seats — just one short of a majority — though it is not expected to take any of the remaining four regional seats left to be declared on 8 May. | If it does not pick up any of the remaining seats, Drakeford can choose to form a minority government. Or, he may also invite members of other parties into a Labour-led administr…
(2021-05-08). Star Trek: Progressivism and corporatism don't mix (part 2). mronline.org 
What is the point of Star Trek? Is it conceivable that all these treks among the stars are in fact subtle ways to spread and justify U.S. policies, ideology, militarism, and interventionism? | May 8, 2021…
(2021-05-08). BAR Book Forum: Kathryn Sophia Belle's "Hannah Arendt and the Negro Question" mronline.org 
Arendt saw the "Negro question" as a "Negro problem" rather than a white problem. | May 8, 2021 | Interview…
(2021-05-08). The Xinjiang genocide determination as agenda. mronline.org 
Because of the world's fundamental interconnectedness, the increasingly Cold War-like relations between The West and China have negative consequences for both systems and for the rest of the world. | May 8, 2021…
(2021-05-08). The Heat: China leads multilateralism talks at UN. america.cgtn.com 
The United Nations Security Council met in New York on Friday to discuss joint efforts to combat global challenges. The virtual gathering, chaired by Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, sought to reaffirm support for multilateralism — nation's working together — and to …
(2021-05-08). How the U.S. taught Judge Moro to "take down" Lula. mronline.org 
How a U.S. State Department official taught illegal tactics to Brazilian judges and prosecutors that went on to be used to remove Lula from the 2018 presidential race | May 8, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-05-08). Thousands of Refugee Deaths Linked to EU's Illegal Expulsion: Report. orinocotribune.com Several European states used illegal operations to push back at least 40,000 refugees and asylum seekers from Europe's borders during the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in the death of over 2,000 people, a report has revealed. | The Guardian's probe, which is based on reports released by UN agencies, combined with a database of incidents collected by non-governmental organizations, describes the push-backs as "one of the biggest mass expulsions in decades." | "European countries, supported by EU's border agency Frontex, systematically pushed back refugees, including children fleeing from wars, in their thousands…
(2021-05-08). Workers' Wages Rebound From Pandemics But Not For Blacks. popularresistance.org While wages for many Americans have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, earnings for Black workers declined in the first quarter of 2021, growing the wage gap to its highest level since before the pandemic, according to a new analysis. | In a report of earnings data by the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) real median earnings have increased by 1 percent for the first quarter of 2021, driven in large part by a 1.6 percent increase in real earnings by Hispanic workers, while real earnings for white workers remained virtually unchanged. | Wages for white earners have fully recovered to pre-pande…
(2021-05-08). COVID-19 daily death toll in Iran stands at 283. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — The coronavirus pandemic claimed 283 lives in Iran over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry announced.
(2021-05-08). Vaccine Production and Open Source Technology. cepr.net Since the Biden administration announced its decision to support a motion at the WTO to waive patent rights on vaccines for the duration of the pandemic, we have been deluged with statements by experts telling us that this cannot possibly increase vaccine production. The argument is that everyone who can produce vaccines is already producing …
(2021-05-08). Pfizer Prioritizes Profits over People, Refuses to Release COVID-19 Vaccine Patent. orinocotribune.com German pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer has flatly rejected to give consent to the proposal of a temporary lift in patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines. There is an increasing demand on the international level to remove patents temporarily for Covid-19 vaccines so as to respond more efficiently to the current pandemic. | Albert Bourla, 59-year-old Greek veterinarian and CEO of the European firm which also has base in the United States, gave a statement to international news agencies, in which he expressed that he was not "at all" in favor of such a measure. | Instead, Bourla suggested increasing the producti…
(2021-05-08). [Correspondence] Effective supply chain surveillance for PPE. thelancet.com Control of the COVID-19 pandemic has been hampered by reported shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other crucial supplies for health-care providers across the USA.1 A key impediment to increasing the supply to meet this demand is reliable data on nationwide needs.2 Reliable forecasting models could help provide information to more accurately scale PPE production, set expectations for health-care facilities on bidding and pricing, and enable appropriate deployment of resources, such as funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2021).
(2021-05-08). Tuesday 5/11: STOP The Madness-Speakout At Japanese Consulate Against Olympics In Japan During Pandemic. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St/California St. | San Francisco…
(2021-05-08). Colombia's mass protests continue amid reported "disappearance" of 379 demonstrators. wsws.org Colombia's ruling class, backed by imperialism, is determined to force the working class to bear the entire cost of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-05-08). Fiji government scrambles to contain COVID-19 outbreak. wsws.org The emergence and rapid spread of the Indian COVID-19 variant in the southwest Pacific further demonstrates how vulnerable the world remains to the pandemic.
(2021-05-08). 'Exhausted' doctors felt pressured to work extra shifts — survey. thecanary.co Thousands of NHS workers are experiencing "unacceptable levels of exhaustion", a health chief has warned, after a survey found some doctors worked extra unpaid shifts during the pandemic. | Over-worked: | The British Medical Association (BMA) said more than half of doctors (58%) surveyed in the UK had worked extra shifts as part of the coronavirus (Covid-19) response, of which 28% were unpaid. The BMA's Covid-19 tracker survey in April also revealed 44% of doctors felt pressured by their employer to work additional hours. | Of the 5,500 doctors who responded to the survey, more than a third (36%) said the…
(2021-05-08). Sri Lanka: Stop the criminal mishandling of the pandemic! Lockdown the country with full compensation to those affected! wsws.org The Rajapakse government's criminal policies have led to a new deadly surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-05-08). The Indian ruling elite's criminal response to the pandemic—a global catastrophe. wsws.org Whilst the mass of the population is condemned to want, hunger and death, a tiny minority gorge on wealth that would put the Mughals or even the more rapacious British colonial East India Company to shame.
(2021-05-08). Weak US jobs reports sparks calls for elimination of pandemic aid. wsws.org The Labor Department reported just 266,000 new jobs in April, far below predictions of 1 million or more, evoking loud calls from Republicans for an end to pandemic relief measures.
(2021-05-08). Indian medical staff indict Modi government, authorities for catastrophic mishandling of pandemic. wsws.org "A death due to oxygen shortages is not a coronavirus death but criminal social murder by the Modi government," an Indian doctor told the WSWS.
(2021-05-08). The Woke CIA PsyOp. popularresistance.org Abby Martin explains what's behind the cringe 'Humans of CIA' recruitment ad promoting themselves as a place of 'intersectional' social progress. | "Recently the CUA released a video that was pretty shocking, embracing a radical inclusivity in the agency. It's now known as the "woke CIA ad." Ad; "I am a woman of color. I am a mom. I am a cis-gender millennial who has been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I am intersectional. I refuse to internalize misguided patriarchal ideas of what a woman can or should be."
(2021-05-08). Amazonians United: A new trap for workers. indybay.org Given the RWDSU's unsuccessful union drive in Bessemer, Alabama—resulting from its obviously top-down, officially-sponsored character—a subtler approach is now being pitched by sections of the union apparatus and their middle-class allies. Writers at the World Socialist Web Site expose some troubling facts which workers should be made aware of.
(2021-05-08). Tory victory in Hartlepool by-election signals death throes of UK Labour Party. wsws.org The results confirm the Socialist Equality Party's analysis of the protracted death of the Labour Party, of Brexit, and the significance of the collapse of Corbynism.
(2021-05-08). Reporter's Alert: Part V. dissidentvoice.org Reporters at major newspapers and magazines are hard to reach by telephone. Today it is increasingly hard to converse with them about timely scoops, leads, gaps in coverage, and corrections to published articles. We started an online webpage: Reporter's Alert. From time to time, we will use Reporter's Alert to present suggestions for important reporting …
(2021-05-08). Video: The Al Qaeda Affiliated "Moderate Opposition" in Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. As soon as …
(2021-05-08). N. Korea claims balloons carry coronavirus from S. Korea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — North Korea has asked its citizens to not read propaganda leaflets sent through balloons from the South claiming that Covid-19 could enter into the country via the drops.
(2021-05-08). Children also face long-term effects of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Long-term effects of COVID-19 infection are affecting the health of some children and teens, as well as adults. While most children with COVID-19 infection have mild symptoms or have no symptoms at all, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says anyone who has had COVID-19 ? even if the illness was mild or if …
(2021-05-08). HEPA filter reduces airborne respiratory particles generated during exercise that can transmit viruses. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A pair of Mayo Clinic studies shed light on something that is typically difficult to see with the eye: respiratory aerosols. Such aerosol particles of varying sizes are a common component of breath, and they are a typical mode of transmission for respiratory viruses like COVID-19 to spread to other people and …
(2021-05-08). Iran to import large number of Chinese Covid-19 vaccines. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Following the held talks between Iranian FM Zarif and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Iran is to import a large number of Covid-19 vaccines from China.
(2021-05-08). "Covo-Pasteur", "Barakat" vaccine to hit market soon: Rouhani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that two domestically-produced COVID-19 vaccines, 'Covo-Pasteur' and 'Covo-Barakat', will hit the domestic market in very near future.
(2021-05-08). Beware of Covid PCR Testing and the Relentless "Vaccinate Vaccinate Vaccinate" Campaign. globalresearch.ca This therapy is untested. No substantial animal trials. In the few animal trials carried out, all animals died. Claiming an emergency, the FDA recognizes the gravity of the current public health emergency and has granted a so-called Emergency Use Application (EUA) for what effectively is a gene-therapy, not a vaccine.
(2021-05-08). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Ramping up COVID-19 vaccination rate in race against virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 cases are falling in the U.S. because 245 million doses of one of the available COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, according to Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "But at the same time, there are still people who need more information about the safety and the value …
(2021-05-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Mammograms and COVID-19 vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend of mine shared that she went for her annual mammogram last week. At the appointment, she was asked whether she had been vaccinated for COVID-19 and had experienced any changes in her breasts. I recently received my first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Although I feel fine, I'm wondering if there …
(2021-05-08). Mayo Clinic adds state-by-state vaccination rates, national trends to COVID-19 Resource Center. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Mayo Clinic data scientists have added a vaccination tracker to Mayo's COVID-19 Resource Center, with state-by-state data and trends, so users can follow the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in all 50 states, compare progress on one- and two-shot vaccinations, and receive Mayo Clinic guidance on what the trends mean for summer travel and …
(2021-05-08). When will COVID-19 vaccines be available for children? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Anyone 16 and older is now approved to be vaccinated for COVID-19, but researchers hope to open up vaccinations for those under 16 soon. Clinical trials for the Pfizer vaccine with children ages 12-15 have shown promising results. "In the last month or so we have seen Pfizer release some really exciting data in the …
(2021-05-08). Vaccination Drive Smooth Sailing Affair in Delhi Despite Fight for Slots to Register – Video. sputniknews.com After holding a series of meetings over India's response to record daily surges in Covid cases, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month announced the opening up of vaccination for everyone above age 18 from 1 May.
(2021-05-08). When bosses lie, workers die. zcomm.org More and more data shows that COVID transmission is happening not just at gatherings but at worksites…
(2021-05-08). [World Report] COVID-19 surge threatens health in the Gaza strip. thelancet.com A spike in cases is raising concerns over hospital beds, oxygen supplies, and mental health. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2021-05-08). [Correspondence] UK guidelines for managing long-term effects of COVID-19. thelancet.com Robin Gorna and colleagues1 state that people with lived experience should have been involved in developing the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) guideline on managing the long-term effects of COVID-19. The expert advisory panel for developing the NICE—SIGN—RCGP guideline had 23 members who contributed substantial clinician and patient experience to discussions.2 Two stakeholder consultations were held and the guideline was adapted in response to feedback from patient-l…
(2021-05-08). [Editorial] India's COVID-19 emergency. thelancet.com The scenes of suffering in India are hard to comprehend. As of May 4, more than 20 ∑2 million cases of COVID-19 had been reported, with a rolling average of 378‚Äà000 cases a day, together with more than 222‚Äà000 deaths, which experts believe are likely to be substantial underestimates. Hospitals are overwhelmed, and health workers are exhausted and becoming infected. Social media is full of desperate people (doctors and the public) seeking medical oxygen, hospital beds, and other necessities. Yet before the second wave of cases of COVID-19 began to mount in early March, I…
(2021-05-08). [Correspondence] No-fault compensation schemes for COVID-19 medical products. thelancet.com No-fault compensation schemes for severe adverse events can help build confidence in vaccine safety after marketing.1 25 of the 194 WHO member states have implemented such no-fault vaccine injury compensation programmes.2 Although the USA is covering COVID-19 vaccine-associated adverse events with the US Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) for the duration of the public health emergency declaration, the country is having challenging issues as CICP does not have the ease of access to, and levels of compensation provided by the US National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program available at normal times…
(2021-05-08). [World Report] Media restrictions have "cost lives" thelancet.com New figures show deteriorating press freedom in 2020, which health experts say will have hampered the COVID-19 response. Ed Holt reports.
(2021-05-08). What can the UN do to support India through its deadly COVID-19 surge? news.un.org The UN is at the forefront of efforts to help India extricate itself from the almost unimaginable scale of suffering its citizens are undergoing, as a result of a devastating wave of COVID-19 infections. Earlier this week, UN News spoke to the country chiefs based in India, for the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund, to get their take on the crisis. Here are some key excerpts from the interviews.
(2021-05-08). New study doubles global COVID-19 death toll. wsws.org Nearly one million people have died from COVID-19 in the United States—and 6.93 million dead globally—according to a new study by Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
(2021-05-08). Bill Gates, the White Man's Burden and Modi Government's Vaccine Debacle. libya360.wordpress.com Prabir Purkayastha An incompetent, vainglorious leadership, combined with the right-wing belief in magical capitalism, has led to the disaster that India is now facing The incompetence of the Indian government is starkly visible in its handling of the current COVID-19 crisis. It fares even worse on the vaccine front. Its belief in the ideology of…
(2021-05-08). Los Angeles teacher describes unsafe and intolerable working conditions. wsws.org LAUSD educators face not only unsafe conditions, but longer hours, increased workloads, requirements to get COVID-19 tests on their own time and added duties that they did not previously have to perform.
(2021-05-08). New York tri-state area to lift most COVID-19 restrictions May 19. wsws.org There is little distinguishing the Democratic governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from their Republican counterparts like Florida's Ron DeSantis.
(2021-05-08). The Spoils of War: Afghanistan's Multibillion Dollar Heroin Trade. globalresearch.ca Since the US led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, the Golden Crescent opium trade has soared. According to the US media, this lucrative contraband is protected by Osama, the Taliban, not to mention, of course, the regional warlords, in defiance of the "international community".
(2021-05-08). Taliban strongly condemns deadly explosions in W Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned today's deadly bomb blasts hit western Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sat. and blamed ISIL Takfiri terrorists as the main cause behind the explosions in the capital.
(2021-05-08). Let's Talk about Pacifica Radio's Survival – Cont. indybay.org Response to Ann Garrison's "Pacifica Radio: Let's Talk About the Debt" in CounterPunch…
(2021-05-08). White Helmets corruption scandal deepens: Dutch gov't investigated parent org for fraud, but covered it up. thegrayzone.com The Netherlands investigated fraud by the Mayday Rescue Foundation, which funded the Syrian White Helmets with over $120 million in Western government contracts. But top Dutch officials covered up the corruption. The decade-long dirty war on Syria proved to be a cash cow for some of the most prominent US and UK regime-change operatives. Western government contractors got hundreds of millions of dollars to run schemes to destabilize Damascus —— and some of them took a cut for themselves, profiting …
(2021-05-08). White Helmets corruption scandal deepens: Dutch gov't investigated parent org for fraud, but covered it up. thegrayzone.com The Netherlands investigated fraud by the Mayday Rescue Foundation, which funded the Syrian White Helmets with over $120 million in Western government contracts. But top Dutch officials covered up the corruption. The decade-long dirty war on Syria proved to be a cash cow for some of the most prominent US and UK regime-change operatives. Western government contractors got hundreds of millions of dollars to run schemes to destabilize Damascus — and some of them took a cut for themselves, profiting …
(2021-05-08). The Other Americans: U.S. Policies Put Migrants at Risk. progressive.org Biden's militarized response to migrants seeking refuge in the United States is putting their lives in danger.
(2021-05-08). Colombia: Will the Government Yield? orinocotribune.com By àÅngel Guerra Cabrera — May 5, 2021 | They are killing us! The cry comes from the people, millions who are rebelling against Uribismo, which is the cruelest form of neoliberalism in our America. The protest against the tax reform is entering its seventh day even though the government has said it is withdrawing it. Meanwhile it pushes further, the abuses being committed in its war against the people at the insistence of the oligarchy with the approval of the empire, which has turned Colombia into the second most unequal country in the region, where, in spite of the peace agreements, massacres and mur…
(2021-05-08). Hundreds of Palestinians Protesting Evictions in Jerusalem Injured in 'State-Sanctioned Campaign of Israeli Violence'. commondreams.org "This is apartheid, plain and simple," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/palestinians_injured.jpg …
(2021-05-08). Scheer Intelligence: The Ruling Class' Revenge Against Julian Assange. popularresistance.org The mistreatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over the past decade has been defined as "psychological torture" by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer. Yet, there is still no real end in sight to Assange's promethean plight. Several months after a British judge blocked his extradition to the U.S.—citing that conditions in America's inhumane prison system would be detrimental to his health—the WikiLeaks founder continues to be held in a maximum security prison in the U.K. The U.S. government, first under Donald Trump's rule and now under Joe Biden's, is appealing the extradition rul…
(2021-05-08). WHO Says Up to 194 Members to Decide on Taiwanese Observership at World Health Assembly. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, May 8 (Sputnik) – It is up to the 194 member states of the World Health Organization to decide on whether to extend an invitation to Taiwan to participate in the World Health Assembly, according to WHO.
(2021-05-08). Global Protests Target Banks Funding Line 3 Pipeline. popularresistance.org San Francisco – Today across 8 countries, 4 continents, and 50 U.S. cities, hundreds of climate and Indigenous rights activists are protesting 20 banks that have backed loans for Enbridge, the company constructing the Line 3 tar sands pipeline through Anishinaabe territory in Minnesota. The protests feature elaborate and artful displays such as a body mural in Seattle spelling "Defund Line 3," a fake oil spill in New York, a large floating banner display in Chicago, a fake oil spill and giant dance party in D.C., and a street mural in San Francisco. Activists also effectively shut down branches of the 20 target b…
(2021-05-08). United States Withdraws From Afghanistan? Not Really. zcomm.org The U.S. will "withdraw," but will also leave behind its assets to checkmate China and Russia. These geopolitical considerations eclipse any concern for the Afghan people…
(2021-05-08). Naxalism: The Red Terror In India — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Introduction: | The word Naxal comes from the village of Naxalbari in West Bengal, which was the site of the Naxalite peasant revolt in 1967. Naxalists believe in uprooting the discriminative system of haves and have not and create a society of equality based on the ideology of Karl Marx. Its epicenter was in West Bengal but rapidly it spread into other states of India such as Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana through the activities of underground groups like the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Also Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district is highly affected by the Naxalists. | Types o…
(2021-05-08). Is Pelosi Ready to Raise the White Flag? Why Dems are Likely to Surrender the House to GOP in 2023. sputniknews.com The Republican Party is set to get up to eight seats in the House of Representatives due to decennial redistricting. This would potentially be enough to tip the balance in the GOP's favour, given that it currently needs to pick up just five seats to win back the lower chamber.
(2021-05-08). Islamic Ummah urged to stand by inhabitants of al-Quds. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — A senior member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement called on the Islamic Ummah to stand by the residents of al-Quds and Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Palestine.
(2021-05-08). VIDEO: Zionists attack Palestine worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — The Zionists attacked the worshipers last night with sound bombs, tear gas and plastic bullets while the Palestinians were praying in Al-Aqsa Mosque.
(2021-05-08). Divest in Israel's Elbit on Tohono O'odham Nation and in Palestine. indybay.org The 'Divest in Elbit' panel today reveals the surveillance and weapons of the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems, targeting Tohono O'odham and Palestinians, by way of U.S. contracts and funding, violating human rights and international law.
(2021-05-08). A new hope emerges in Palestinian resistance to Sheikh Jarrah evictions. peoplesdispatch.org In spite of violent repression, popular support continues to grow for Palestinians facing eviction from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and has sparked a new wave of resistance in Palestine…
(2021-05-08). A New Hope Emerges in Palestinian Resistance to Sheikh Jarrah Evictions. libya360.wordpress.com Abdul Rahman Tens of thousands gathered at al-Aqsa mosque on May 8 despite repression from Israeli forces. Photo: IMEU In spite of violent repression, popular support continues to grow for Palestinians facing eviction from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and has sparked a new wave of resistance in Palestine Palestinians have once again shown that they…
(2021-05-08). Iran 2021 Presidential Election's candidate holds presser. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Saeed Mohammad, a presidential hopeful in Iran 2021 Presidential Election held a press conference at the venue of Young Journalists' Club (YJC) on Saturday to respond a series of relevant questions to correspondents.
(2021-05-08). 'Haboob' to vie at Animafest Zagreb. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Iranian short film 'Haboob' has made its path to the competition section of 49th Animafest Zagreb.
(2021-05-08). VIDEO: Lightning strikes Milad Tower in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Amazing footage shows lightning striking the 435-metres Milad Tower in Tehran. Milad is the tallest tower in Iran and the sixth-tallest telecommunication tower in the world.
(2021-05-08). Presidential election candidates registration to begin May 11. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Deputy Secretary of Iran's Guardian Council Siamak Rah Peik said that the registration of volunteers to contest Iran's 13th presidential election will begin on May 11, 2021.
(2021-05-08). UN expresses concern over escalating tensions in Quds. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — As the Zionists' raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian neighborhoods in the occupied Quds intensifies, the United Nations has expressed concern over escalating tensions.
(2021-05-08). 'Seven Years Minus 10 Days' wins at Hollywood Silver Screen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Iranian short film 'Seven Years Minus 10 Days' by Hamid Nouri won second place for the Best Film at the Hollywood Silver Screen Festival in the US.
(2021-05-08). "US return to JCPOA 100% dependent on US itself" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — The US return to the JCPOA is 100% dependent on the US itself, Iranian senior diplomat said, adding that JCPOA be revived, but only if the United States makes the necessary political decision.
(2021-05-08). EU envoy calls for an immediate revival of JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Deputy of European Union Foreign Policy Chief says he feels a definite urgency to conclude the nuclear talks, and he is happy to see that Iran and the United States feel the same way.
(2021-05-08). Three explosions hit Afghan capital on Saturday afternoon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Three explosions were heard in Kabul's 13th security zone, local media have reported on Saturday afternoon…
(2021-05-08). Iran's Solhipour wins gold at World Para Powerlifting C'ship. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Iranian para powerlifter Seyed Hamed Solhipour won the gold medal of the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships underway in Thailand on Saturday.
(2021-05-08). Iran condemns Zionist attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman condemned the Zionist attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Palestinian worshipers.
(2021-05-08). Iran reacts to baseless claims of Moroccan FM at AIPAC. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman condemned the recent remarks and baseless claims of the Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita addressing AIPAC.
(2021-05-08). Doha backs positive talks between Tehran, Persian Gulf states. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed Doha's support for any dialogue, efforts, and positive spirit in the relations between Iran and Persian Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia.
(2021-05-08). Governor announces human travel ban at Tamarchin border gate. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — The governor of the Iranian Piranshahr Country in West Azarbaijan Province has announced a ban on human travel into Iraq from Tamarchin (Haj Omran) border crossing until further notice.
(2021-05-08). Zarif to brief Parliament Commission tomorrow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Spokesman Abolfazl Amouei said that Foreign Minister Zarif will brief the commission on Sunday.
(2021-05-08). UK club corrects mistake made to Iranian footballer's profile. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — The nationality and the flag of Iran have now appeared on the profile of Alireza Jahanbakhsh who plays for Premier League Brighton FC.
(2021-05-08). 800 American paratroopers land near Russian borders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — About 800 American paratroopers have landed near the Russian border in Estonia as part of the Swift Response exercise.
(2021-05-08). 'Onus is on US, not Iran': FM Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has tweeted on the anniversary of the US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, reminding the new US administration how the crisis over JCPOA started.