(2022-04-17). Ukraine has asked G7 for $50 billion to cover budget deficit. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Ukraine has asked G7 nations for $50 billion in financial support and is also considering issuing 0% coupon bonds to help it cover a war-linked budget deficit over the next six months.
(2022-04-17). Pakistan calls on Taliban to increase security in border area. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesman called on the Afghan governing body to take strong actions against those involved in the terrorist activities for the sake of making peace and progress in the two brotherly countries.
(2022-04-17). Muslim countries condemn Israeli aggression in unison. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Israel's move not to respect the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque has united the international community in condemning the aggression against peaceful worshippers at the holy mosque.
(2022-04-17). Iranians mark birthday anniversary of Imam Hassan (PBUH). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Iran marks the birth anniversary of the 2nd Imam of Shia Muslims Imam Hassan (Peace Be Upon Him). Iranians observe this auspicious occasion throughout the country.
(2022-04-17). Tax Day Global Mobilization to Stop Lockheed Martin. indybay.org Peace activist rally in front of weapons maker…
(2022-04-17). Egypt Decides to Save Itself from Hunger on its Own. journal-neo.org 
Video reports on national TV channels and the Internet about half-empty supermarket shelves in the US and Western Europe are causing widespread nervousness about the world's food security prospects. Despite warnings from Moscow, no one in Europe took into account that with the introduction of provocative Russophobic sanctions, designed to cripple the Russian economy, essential …
(2022-04-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to get spring allergy relief. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With spring in full swing around most of the country, that means an increase in seasonal allergies. What's the best way to get spring allergy relief? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/9Wrx0alQEZw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Springtime brings warmer temperatures and blooming trees. But, for close to 1 in 3 Americans, it also brings annoying seasonal…
(2022-04-17). Notes from Wartorn Ethiopia. orinocotribune.com By Ann Garrison — Apr 13, 2022 | I'm writing from Ethiopia, where the war that began in November 2020 continues, with the US backing their former puppet, the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF), who ruled Ethiopia with an iron fist from 1991 to 2018, when they were finally overthrown by a popular uprising. | The TPLF started the war by attacking the national army's five Northern Command bases in Tigray on November 3rd and 4th, 2020, but the West's dominant state and corporate press narrative quickly became that Prime Minister Abiy had started the war by sending troops into Tigray, alleging the attack a…
(2022-04-17). Zelensky warns Russia over continuing siege of Mariupol. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that negotiations with Russia would come to a halt if the Ukrainians defending the port city of Mariupol are killed.
(2022-04-17). Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa hold job fair to pursue localized development. ecns.cn Thousands of job seekers on Thursday swarmed into the Gallagher Convention Center in Johannesburg, where Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa threw a job fair in hopes of hiring local talent for localized development.
(2022-04-17). University of California Campuses Rally in Support of UC-wide "UC Green New Deal" indybay.org Students, faculty, and staff who are part of the UC Green New Deal Coalition, along with members of environmental organizations, campus Sustainability Offices, and concerned individuals on all ten UC campuses, conceived of the idea of an "Intercampus Earth Day" to draw inspiration from each other and to share resources and events that promote more climate awareness and climate action. Nine UC campuses are rallying on Earth Day to promote climate action. Several campuses, in addition to their rallies, have more elaborate plans, like UC Merced's Shakespeare in Yosemite and UC Santa Cruz's full day of Climate Teach-…
(2022-04-17). S.Korean court ends longest-ever hearing on warrant to arrest ex-president Park. news.xinhuanet.com A South Korean court on Thursday ended the longest-ever hearing here on a warrant to arrest former President Park Geun-hye, who was impeached earlier this month.
(2022-04-17). Taliban warn Pakistan over repetition of airstrikes, bombings. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — In response to Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan's border areas, a Taliban spokesman condemned the move and threatened Islamabad, which would have to wait for the consequences if similar incidents were repeated.
(2022-04-17). Consumer Health: Addressing concerns and dispelling myths about organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed…
(2022-04-17). Wednesday 5/4: Brave The Shave. indybay.org Westside Research Park | 2300 Delaware Avenue | Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
(2022-04-17). Iran self-sufficient in producing ground combat equipment. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — The deputy commander of the Iranian Army said that Iran is in a very good position in the field of using drones, adding that the Army has made good achievements in the field of MAVs and electronic warfare.
(2022-04-17). Biden Administration to Restart Oil, Gas Leasing on Public Lands. indybay.org WASHINGTON, April 15, 2022 — The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will resume oil and gas leasing on public lands, violating President Biden's campaign promise to end new oil and gas leasing and locking in new extraction that thwarts his pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(2022-04-16). Liberal Russophobia And War Propaganda. popularresistance.org The city of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts prohibit discrimination based upon race, color, gender, disability, religion, and national origin. Such discrimination is prohibited by most cities, states, and the federal government as well. But one wouldn't know that due to a plethora of discriminatory acts carried out against Russian nationals. The latest perpetrator is the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) , which announced that citizens of Russia and Belarus who reside in those countries will be barred from participating in the Boston marathon taking place on April 18, 2022. The war in Ukraine, years…
(2022-04-16). Siding With Ukraine's Far-Right, US Sabotaged Zelensky's Peace Mandate. popularresistance.org The House was gearing up to impeach Donald Trump for freezing weapons shipments to Ukraine while pressuring its government to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter. The Beltway media was consumed with frenzy of a presidency in peril. But Professor Cohen, one of the leading Russia scholars in the United States, was concerned with what the impeachment spectacle in Washington meant for the long-running war between the US-backed Ukrainian government and Russian-backed rebels in the Donbas. | The subsequent impeachment trial, and bipartisan US policy since, has made clear that Washington has had no interest in havi…
(2022-04-16). Patrick Lancaster and Maximilian Clarke Report from Mariupol. libya360.wordpress.com Battle Raging On The Azov Sea In Mariupol (Special Report Under Fire) Mariupol Residents Expose War Crimes & Show Dead Ukraine Soldiers Dozens of Murdered civilians Found in Mariupol after Ukraine retreats (Some hands bound) Mariupol Residents Accuse Ukraine Of Firing On Civilians Russian Soldiers Evacuate Children from Dangerous Areas of Mariupol The largest steel…
(2022-04-16). Moscow bars entry to Russia for UK's Johnson, Truss, Wallace. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) — Russia has banned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior ministers from entering Russia over the UK's "hostile" stance on the war in Ukraine.
(2022-04-16). NATO's military buildup on eastern flank to lengthen, broaden war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyApril 16, 2022 World Insights: NATO's expansion to worsen Ukraine crisis, decay European security Transferring massive weapons to Ukraine, massing a large number of troops in eastern Europe, and welcoming Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, NATO has been very much engaged itself so far in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. …
(2022-04-16). What's the truth behind the Bucha and Kramatorsk events? iacenter.org By Richie Merino April 15, 2022 April 10 — Last weekend, Ukraine's President Vlodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of committing war crimes in the city of Bucha, near Kiev. Moscow immediately denied the allegations, calling them "baseless" and implying that Ukrainian right-wing nationalists, with support from the Kiev regime, staged the event, placing deceased bodies in the streets of Bucha in order to derail peace talks and distract the media from covering mounting evidence of war crimes committed by Ukraine's own military. Anti-NATO protest, Bratislava, Slovakia, Feb. 2. It's important to understand th…
(2022-04-16). U.S., EU sacrificing Ukraine to 'weaken Russia': fmr. NATO adviser. mronline.org 
Former Swiss intelligence officer and NATO adviser Jacques Baud on the roots of the Ukraine-Russia war and its growing dangers.
(2022-04-16). White House says "nothing will dissuade" US from arming Ukraine. wsws.org Russia has submitted a formal note protesting the US transfer of billions of dollars in military hardware to Ukraine, and raising the prospect of Russian retaliation against US/NATO arms shipments.
(2022-04-16). After Ukraine, Turkey to provide Bayraktar combat drones to neighboring Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsApril 16, 2022 Slovakia eyes Bayraktar drones Slovakia is in talks for the procurement of unmanned armed aerial vehicle TB2 developed by Turkish company Baykar, the country's defense minister, Jaroslav Nad, has announced. Nad made the announcement on his Twitter account. "Works on acquiring drones for the Slovak military [are] moving forward. Good …
(2022-04-16). Bordering Ukraine: NATO deploys Ground Air Ground module to Romania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 16, 2022 NATO deploys Ground-Air-Ground module forward to strengthen Alliance defensive posture on eastern flank On April 15, 2022, NATO's Deployable Air Command and Control Centre (DACCC) in Poggio Renatico, Italy, deployed one of its Ground Air Ground (GAG) communications modules to Campia Turzii, Romania, to support Allied Air Operations in its …
(2022-04-16). Weapons Are Not Helping: How Do We End the War in Ukraine? covertactionmagazine.com Ukrainians are now suffering under an illegal and brutal invasion by Russia. Although Russia certainly did not start the eight-year-long …
(2022-04-16). [World Report] Doctors renew calls for nuclear disarmament. thelancet.com Amid escalating threats due to the war in Ukraine, doctors have been urged to support nuclear disarmament together. Paul Webster reports.
(2022-04-16). We do not want a divided planet; we want a World without walls. mronline.org 
While the United States began its illegal war against Iraq in 2003, Cuba's President Fidel Castro spoke in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 'Our country does not drop bombs on other peoples', he said, 'nor does it send thousands of planes to bomb cities … Our country's tens of thousands of scientists and doctors have been educated on the idea of saving lives'.
(2022-04-16). Activists condemn Colombian leader in New York City. liberationnews.org 
Protesters criticized the U.N.'s normalization of Duque's violence and expressed the urgent necessity of peace for the Colombian people.
(2022-04-16). Venezuelan Interior Minister: 80% of Illegal Weapons Seized in Venezuela Come from Colombia. orinocotribune.com Minister Ceballos has warned about a rise in insecurity at the Venezuela-Colombia border. | On Friday, April 15, the Venezuelan Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Admiral-in-Chief Remigio Ceballos Ichaso stated that 80% of the weapons that enter Venezuela illegally come from Colombia. | "What this Colombian narco-paramilitary government does is to constantly attack the people and the government of Venezuela," the minister said during a television interview. | Ceballos explained that Venezuela and Colombia share a border of more than 2,219 kilometers, through which paramilitary groups move freely from…
(2022-04-16). Israel clamps down on Palestinian worshippers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) — Israeli security forces were in full swing on Friday, firing on peaceful worshipers and arresting some of them at the second-holiest site in Islam.
(2022-04-16). We're Failing To Prepare Our Children For The Climate Fight. popularresistance.org Climate change is hurtling forward at frightening speed. And the American K-12 system still isn't remotely prepared to teach children about what they'll soon face. Today, the majority of students in U.S. schools get between zero and two hours of instruction per year about climate change—hardly enough time to discuss the political, cultural, and environmental ramifications of greenhouse gas emissions, let alone make space for the emotions elicited by such an existential threat. In some districts, climate education is actually disinformation, as teachers rely on materials created by the fossil fuel industry t…
(2022-04-16). Military Situation In Syria On April 16, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 16, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 2 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province, 1 — in Latakia province; | On April 16, an explosive device exploded in the Al-Sil neighborhood in Daraa city. No casualties were reported; | On April 15, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in the Tal Tamar area; | On April 15, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed force…
(2022-04-16). Turkey warplanes once again bombard northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) — Turkish fighter jets conducted air raids on areas in Iraqi Dohuk province in the north on Saturday, local Iraqi media said.
(2022-04-16). Falk talks of West hypocrisy regarding refugees, occupation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) — Describing the reasons behind the West's double standards towards the issue of refugees and occupation, Richard Falk says the most immediate relevant answer is race, location, and control of the global humanitarian discourse.
(2022-04-16). US-Led Coalition Held Live-Fire Exercise In Syria's Al-Tanf (Video). southfront.org 
Green Berets and their partner force, the Maghaweir al-Thowra (MaT), during a joint patrol mission near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, April 29, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | The US-led coalition and its proxies have held a joint live-fire exercise in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf, where it maintains a large garrison. | On April 17, the coalition's main proxy in al-Tanf garrison, the Revolutionary Comma…
(2022-04-16). Army deploys heavily along Teso, Karamoja border. plusnews.ug 
Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) has deployed heavily along the Teso-Karamoja border to stop suspected Karimojong warriors from raiding livestock from Teso region. The deployment follows increased incursions by the rustlers into Katakwi, Amuria, Kapelebyong and Abim districts over the past three weeks forcing hundreds of families to flee their homes. Major Isac Oware, the …
(2022-04-16). Activists Celebrate After Biden Grants TPS Status to Cameroonian Immigrants. truthout.org 
Human rights activists on Friday applauded the Biden administration's decision to allow tens of thousands of immigrants from war-torn Cameroon to temporarily live and work in the United States as a victory won by years of Black-led organizing. | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday "The United…
(2022-04-16). Court Martial convicts 27 rustlers For illegal possession of firearms. plusnews.ug 
The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF)3rd Division court martial sitting in Moroto district has convicted 27 Karamojong cattle rustlers including three siblings. The convicts appeared before the court-martial chaired by Col. Francis Kateraho for illegal possession of firearms.Maj Isaac Oware, the UPDF 3rd Division spokesperson, says that the convicts are part of 1933 cattle rustlers …
(2022-04-16). Military Situation In Iraq On April 16, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 14, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by an IED attack in the Baghdad province; | On April 14, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by an IED attack in the Babil province; | On April 15, seven Iraqi soldiers were wounded and one was killed by an IED blast near Tuz Khurmatu; | On April 15, one Iraqi police officer was wounded by a sniper attack near Miqdadiyah; | On April 15, an unidentified drone attacked the PMU headquarters near Sinjar. | MORE ON TH…
(2022-04-16). New York Times' ridiculous attack on me exposes its deceitful propaganda tactics. mronline.org 
The New York Times printed absurd claims about Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton in a smear piece, using an image of his face crossed out by a red line, without giving him an opportunity to comment. This hatchet job reflects the newspaper's long history of spreading false war propaganda for the U.S. government.
(2022-04-16). 'They're playing really dirty': Amazon lashes back in Staten Island warehouses. mronline.org 
The company has billed itself as the everything store. Now Amazon is the throw-everything-at-them union-buster—trying every trick in the playbook to throttle worker organizing at its Staten Island warehouses in New York City.
(2022-04-16). [Editorial] Cancer care: beyond survival. thelancet.com Ringing the bell at the end of cancer treatment. Being given the "all clear" at the final clinic visit. This idea—of a clear endpoint to cancer treatment, after which normality resumes—is prevalent in our assumptions about what successful cancer treatment is, and can be a powerful motivation for people undergoing treatment, as well as those delivering and researching it. But for most people who survive cancer, the reality is not as straightforward. At least two-thirds of cancer survivors—either cured or in remission—have physical, psychological, and supportive care needs that are not well…
(2022-04-16). [Perspectives] Cracks in the foundation: how COVID-19 showed our failures. thelancet.com In 1963, James Baldwin, one of the USA's greatest essayists, published The Fire Next Time. The book's title comes from a slave song—"God gave Noah the rainbow sign/No more water but the fire next time". Baldwin's words sounded a warning that the USA needed to confront its racial hierarchy by embracing racial equality or doom its future. Sandro Galea's book, The Contagion Next Time, is titled in a homage to Baldwin and it also sounds a warning. Galea's central argument is that vulnerability to COVID-19 lies with a societal failure to recognise that the foundation of health rests on a healthy everyday life an…
(2022-04-16). Blow to Colombian Drug Traffickers — Venezuela's Army Seizes Cannabis in Apure. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan army has seized 750 packets of marijuana in Apure state on the Venezuela-Colombia border, in an operation that was part of the 2022 Bolivarian Shield Operation Vuelvan Caras. This was reported by the head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Major General Domingo Hernández Lárez. He commented that this drug seizure has dealt another heavy blow to Colombian drug traffickers who transport illicit substances through Venezuelan territory. | The seizure was made possible by a reconnaissance operation deployed throughout the surroundings areas of the Riecito…
(2022-04-16). Letter to Biden Exposes Deep Crisis of Venezuelan Opposition. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan opposition is going through a moment of great division, as some sectors of the right-wing opposition have started a public fight against some other sectors that sent a letter to US President Joe Biden requesting relief from the sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the White House. | This division was exposed by statements made by some leaders of the extreme right, through interviews in media and through posts on social media. They have criticized those who signed the letter addressed to the White House and members of the US Congress. | Former leader of opposition party Acción Democrático and fugitive…
(2022-04-16). Venezuela: April 11, the First Time a US Imposed Coup Was Defeated in 48 Hours (Interview). orinocotribune.com 
April 11, 2022 is the 20th anniversary of the coup d'état that in 2002 removed President Hugo Chávez Frías for 48 hours from the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. In a heroic deed, and in record time, the people and the Bolivarian Armed Force rescued the Venezuelan president and restored democracy in the country. An event that many compare to October 17, 1945 in Argentina, when the people took to the streets to force the de facto government to free Juan Domingo Perón. Both were founding processes of two of the largest popular movements in the region, Peronismo and Chavismo. | To reflect on how t…
(2022-04-16). Venezuela commemorates 20th anniversary of the failed coup against Hugo Chávez. peoplesdispatch.org The failed coup was the first victory of the Venezuelan people against US imperialism in the 21st century. It marked the beginning of the resistance of Venezuelans against the US attacks, which continue to this day…