(2022-08-07). (W.E. Talk) How is China Playing an Active Role in Global Human Rights Governance. ecns.cn On February 28, 2022, Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, attended the High-level Segment of the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Beijing via video link. In the Segment, he put forward China's four proposals for promoting and protecting human rights, stressing that China will hold fast to encouraging democratization and legalization of international relations, practicing true multilateralism, and moving global human rights governance toward a fairer, more reasonable and inclusive direction. China will uphold the current Chinese concept of huma…
(2022-08-07). (W.E. Talk) Wolfram Elsner: Why has China found a way to peaceful rise, without repeating the previous hegemonic conflicts. ecns.cn
(2022-08-07). ASEAN foreign ministers vow to strengthen bloc's centrality, credibility: joint communique. ecns.cn Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have vowed to strengthen the bloc's centrality and credibility for the sake of peace, stability and prosperity in the region and in the world.
(2022-08-07). Venezuela envía misión a Cuba para superar incendio en Matanzas. telesurtv.net Tareck El Aissami detalló que la misión está integrada por 35 bomberos especializados, así como de 20 toneladas de insumos y polvos químicos.
(2022-08-07). Iran chief negotiator attends mourning ceremony in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) — Members of Iranian negotiating team participated in the mourning ceremony of Third Imam of Shia Muslims Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him) held at Islamic Center in Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday night.
(2022-08-07). Llega a Matanzas ayuda desde Venezuela: 35 especialistas de PDVSA y 20 toneladas de insumos. cubadebate.cu En la madrugada de este domingo 7 de agosto arribó al aeropuerto internacional Juan Gualberto Gómez de Varadero la aeronave de Conviasa, procedente de Venezuela, con la ayuda solidaria para contribuir a sofocar el incendio de grandes proporciones desatado en la Base de Supertanqueros, ubicada en la zona industrial de la ciudad de Matanzas.
(2022-08-07). Refuerzan labores de lucha contra incendio industrial en Cuba. telesurtv.net En el terreno hay especialistas de México y Venezuela, primeros países en llegar en apoyo a Cuba con 5 vuelos nocturnos.
(2022-08-07). Arriba a Cuba ayuda venezolana para combatir incendio en Matanza. telesurtv.net La ayuda por parte del Gobierno venezolano comprende un grupo de bomberos especialistas y técnicos de la estatal petrolera.
(2022-08-06). Shedding Light on Who, Exactly, is Responsible for the War in Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com On July 7, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR.org) published an article by Gregory Shupak analyzing the hypocrisy of U.S. …
(2022-08-06). Amnesty International report exposes Ukraine's violations of international law, deliberate use of civilians as human shields. wsws.org The report has dealt a significant blow to the relentless war propaganda in the media and has provoked a hysterical response by the Ukrainian government.
(2022-08-06). Evo Morales Calls for a Global Campaign To Eliminate NATO. orinocotribune.com In Interview With British Journalist, Morales Says The U.S. Uses Nato To Provoke Wars And Sell Weapons. | U.S./Uk-Backed Coup Against Him In 2019 Was Undertaken For Lithium And Because His Government Advanced An Alternative Economic Model To The Neoliberal "Washington Consensus". | In an
(2022-08-06). Report: White House At Odds With Lawmakers Over Taiwan Policy Act. news.antiwar.com As tensions with China continue to rise to dangerous levels, President Joe Biden's administration is lobbying Senate Democrats to "put the brakes" on the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The bill was recently introduced by the hawkish Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lindsey Graham …
(2022-08-06). EU: 'One Last Effort' Needed to Finalize Iran Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com The EU has brought the US and Iran to the table once again for nuclear talks in Vienna, and there is reason to be hopeful. EU officials say they believe one last serious effort is all This should come as no surprise. Since March, the last time negotiations moved measurably, indications have been that the talks were effectively over, the draft mostly finished and just waiting to be finalized. | Between then and now, nothing ba…
(2022-08-06). World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities. globalresearch.ca The number of Japanese cities destroyed was the exact figure that the Pentagon compiled when finalizing plans, in mid-September 1945, to eviscerate the Soviet Union. Indeed, 66 Soviet cities were earmarked to be wiped out — with 204 atomic bombs — less than 2 weeks after Japan's surrender.
(2022-08-06). Today the Threat of Nuclear War is Real: "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.
(2022-08-06). "The Doomsday Forum": Senior Military, Nuclear Weapons Officials Convene… America's "$1 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Plan". Take out Russia, Iran and North Korea? globalresearch.ca "Blowing up the Planet" through the use of "peace-making nuclear bombs" is a money making undertaking, a corporate bonanza for the "defense" contractors.
(2022-08-06). Tara Reade and the War Against the Truth. marktaliano.net
(2022-08-06). Secret Meeting on the Privatization of Nuclear War Held on Hiroshima Day 2003. globalresearch.ca At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era have been scrapped. "Offensive" military actions using nuclear warheads are now described as acts of "self-defense"
(2022-08-06). LA Supervisors vote to place sheriff accountability measure on November 8 ballot. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted (4-1), August 2, to finalize the placement of a measure on the November 8, 2022 ballot, which, if approved, would amend the county charter to give the board the power to remove a sheriff for serious violations of the law. | After years of organizing, Black and Chicano groups like BLM-LA and Centro CSO, and civil rights groups like the ACLU, NLG, HERE Local 11, along with Black and Latino families of victims of sheriff's deputy violence successfully pushed the Board of Supervisors to support the amendment, paving the way towards communi…
(2022-08-06). Turkish fighters airstrike Amadiya district in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — The Turkish warplanes targeted an area in Duhok Governorate in northern Iraq on Friday in the continuation of its operations under the pretext of fighting the PKK.
(2022-08-06). Shadi Paridar awarded as best female chess trainer in world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Iranian chess trainer Shadi Paridar was awarded as the best female chess trainer at the FIDE 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.
(2022-08-06). Protesters Face Off with Cops at People's Park. indybay.org Photos by @calvinstewartphoto on IG. Do not reprint without permission.
(2022-08-06). New Zealand government nervous about US-China confrontation. wsws.org Notwithstanding the evident concern in ruling circles about the US-China confrontation, New Zealand is integrated into the US alliance, its war against Russia, and war plans against China.
(2022-08-06). Republicans at CPAC give Viktor Orban a standing ovation after fascist speech. wsws.org Less than two weeks after denouncing "race-mixing," the Hungarian prime minister was one of dozens of far-right politicians warmly received by Trump supporters at the conference in Dallas.
(2022-08-06). Florida Governor DeSantis sacks elected state prosecutor for speaking out against anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ legislation. wsws.org DeSantis' "Executive Order of Suspension" cites "neglect of duty," "willful defiance," and "incompetence" among the reasons for Warren's suspension…
(2022-08-06). Inaugural 2022 Golden Harvest Parade and Festival includes People of African Descent. indybay.org August 2022, we mark the anniversary of the long road to establishing the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. Here in the Capitol Region of the State of California we are reimagining how to share the authentic story of free and enslaved people of African Descent in California History.
(2022-08-06). [World Report] Rights groups warn over new Tunisian constitution. thelancet.com The judiciary's independence is being undermined as the country faces a cost-of-living crisis and health-care challenges. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2022-08-06). Expert Alert: What a formula change may mean for Black patients in need of a kidney transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Experts are hoping a new requirement that all U.S. transplant centers use a race-neutral formula to determine eligibility for a kidney transplant will improve African American access to lifesaving transplants. "This is an essential step toward reducing racial inequity in access to kidney transplantation," says Naim Issa, M.D., a Mayo Clinic nephrologist. "The inclusion of race in the calculation of kidney function has been linked to disparities in care for African Americans,…
(2022-08-06). Australian Prime Minister Albanese refuses to meet with Assange's family. wsws.org The Labor government is more and more open in its hostility to the courageous Australian journalist, who is being persecuted for exposing US-led war crimes.
(2022-08-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Black women and uterine fibroids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org July is National Fibroid Awareness Month. Black women in the U.S. are up to three times more likely than white women to develop uterine fibroids. While noncancerous, fibroids can cause painful and excessive uterine bleeding, interfere with everyday life and self-image, and affect fertility.Symptoms can vary and so can the size and location of the fibroids, says Dr. Michelle Louie, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic surgeon and fibroid specialist. She says treatment options are available and you don't need to suffer with symptoms….
(2022-08-06). People's Park: Berkeley City Council to Vote on "Tear Gas" Authorization Tonight. indybay.org A special meeting of the Berkeley City Council is scheduled for TONIGHT, Thursday August 4 @ 8: 15PM. The topic is to suspend the city's policy banning the use of chemical weapons. This proposed change of policy is in response to the People's Park protest. | Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/89083608532…
(2022-08-06). SF Protest Against Nancy Pelosi For Pushing War Drive Against China. indybay.org There is growing anger against Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi for pushing for war in Asia and massive expansion of the military encirclement.Her trip to Taiwan has been strongly supported by the Republicans and she is supporting the Asian Pivot.
(2022-08-06). Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago to Strengthen Cooperation. telesurenglish.net The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held on Friday a meeting with the Minister of Energy and Energy Industries of Trinidad and Tobago, Stuart Richard Young, which was propitious to address the strengthening of bilateral cooperation relations. | RELATED: | According to a press release from the Venezuelan Ministry of Communication and Information, with the working meeting held, the representatives of both partie…
(2022-08-06). Venezuela y Trinidad y Tobago fortalecen cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net La agenda del ministro de Trinidad y Tobago en Venezuela incluye revisar los acuerdos de cooperación y alianza estratégica.
(2022-08-06). Venezuela Gold Case: Queen Elizabeth Recognizes Maduro, Reveals Central Bank President (+Letters). orinocotribune.com 
This Friday, August 5, the Venezuelan government presented diplomatic letters signed by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addressed to President Nicolás Maduro, in which the Queen recognizes Maduro as the head of state and government of Venezuela. These letters will be used as evidence by the Venezuelan government to demand access to the 31 tons of gold that remain seized in the Bank of England, reported financial news agency The president of the Cent…
(2022-08-05). Guatemala Lives Under Political Terror, Indigenous Leader Warns. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Guatemalan Indigenous leader Rosalina Tuyuc assured that her country is under "political terror" and denounced the arrest of journalist Jose Ruben Zamora as a very serious attack on freedom of expression. | RELATED: | "In any democracy, free expression of thought is the greatest banner of truth," she stressed, referring to Zamora's arrest a week ago. | The leader of the National Coordinator of Guatemalan Widows…
(2022-08-05). Colombia and Venezuela reignite commercial relations. america.cgtn.com Colombia and Venezuela are set to restart diplomatic and commercial relations as Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro prepares to take office on August 7. This comes after years of hostility between the two countries. Mary Triny Mena reports from Caracas on how Colombians and Venezuelans …