(2022-08-14). Taiwan's New Party makes positive contributions to cross-Straits relations: mainland spokesperson. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Sunday said Taiwan's New Party has made positive contributions to promoting the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Straits and advancing peaceful reunification of the motherland.
(2022-08-14). Prey revives the art of action storytelling. greenleft.org.au Delmar Terblanch reviews Prey, an authentic, collaboratively-told story of warriors in the Comanche nation — and a prequel to the 1980's blockbuster, Predator.
(2022-08-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Fingernails are clues to your health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Psoriasis can affect fingernails and toenails, causing pitting, abnormal growth and discoloration. August is Psoriasis Awareness Month. And experts at Mayo Clinic say it's important to keep an eye on your nails, as they can provide clues to your overall health. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/4UE0YtSSeUg Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-08-14). 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,…
(2022-08-14). Venezuela anuncia recuperación paulatina de sistema eléctrico tras lluvias. telesurtv.net "Hemos recuperado la totalidad de la carga en la región capital", destacó el ministro Reverol.
(2022-08-13). The Seventh US-Made HIMARS Launcher Destroyed In Ukraine. southfront.org 
On August 13, the Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that another US-made HIMARS launcher and a warehouse with ammunition for it were destroyed in Eastern Ukraine. So far, the Russian military reported the destruction of 7 systems supplied by US to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. | The HIMARS launcher and a warehouse were destroyed by the Russian airstrikes in the area of the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic which is under control of the AFU. | In total, the P…
(2022-08-13). War Propaganda About Ukraine Starting to Wear Thin. covertactionmagazine.com More and More Are Seeing Through the Lies As Amnesty International confirms the inconvenient truths, which many independent journalists and political observers already knew, about the Ukrainian army's behavior in Donbass, it's worth examining how manipulating the truth has become—not only as an everyday occurrence but as a central element of the West's proxy war in Ukraine. …
(2022-08-13). Scott Ritter returns! We discuss the latest with Russia and the importance of nuclear disarmament. marktaliano.net READ MORE: Tax Dollars to nazis and mercenaries/ Commentary by Scott Ritter Scott Ritter Archives The Ultimate War Crime: America's "Global War on Terrorism"/ By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky Afghanistan: Before and After US Intervention Bradley Wasser SUBSCRIBE Scott Ritter joins Bradley Wasser to discuss Russia's on going operation in Ukraine, his new book, the importance …
(2022-08-13). How Britain Fueled Ukraine's War Machine and Invited Direct Conflict with Russia. libya360.wordpress.com TJ Coles UK Chief of the General Staff Gen. Patrick Sanders visited Ukrainian soldiers training in the UK, July 2022 Britain has played a key role in NATO forward troop deployments and training exercises on Russia's borders. With war underway, the UK sends billions in arms, special forces, and volunteers to ensure escalation. In an…
(2022-08-13). An Objective Look At US Foreign Policy: Joe Lombardo Interview. popularresistance.org Joe Lombardo is the co-coordinator of the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) and has been an organizer in the anti-war movement and a labor activist for decades. He is a cofounder and lead organizer for Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, a local anti-war group based near Albany, New York, a member of the Troy Area Labor Council, and former staff person of the Vietnam era National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC). He is the author of many articles and a frequent radio and TV commentator. | We focus here on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of…
(2022-08-13). Minneapolis stands with Gaza in emergency protest. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — On August 9, around 100 Palestine solidarity and anti-war activists packed the sidewalk outside Senator Amy Klobuchar's downtown office to demand immediate action to end U.S. aid to Israel. The action was called on an emergency basis after several days of Israeli military attacks on Gaza as well as ongoing raids on the Palestinian resistance in the West Bank. | This latest round of Zionist violence began on August 5 when Israel Occupation Forces (IOF) bombed a residential building in Gaza to assassinate a resistance leader. The unprovoked attack reportedly killed ten people, including a fi…
(2022-08-13). Venezuela and Colombia Appoint Ambassadors (Bilateral Relations). orinocotribune.com On Thursday, August 11, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, appointed Félix Plasencia as Venezuela's ambassador to Colombia, praising his "great diplomatic and political experience and capacity for relations." Within minutes, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced the appointment of Colombian Senator Armando Benedetti as the ambassador of his country to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | President Maduro, during a ceremony held at the Simón Bolívar Park in La Carlota, announced that the Foreign Ministry of Venezuela "has requested the approval [of Félix Plasencia] from the Colombian Fore…
(2022-08-13). Inauguran Campeonato Premundial de Béisbol Femenino en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Este evento reúne a equipos de Cuba, México, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana y Venezuela.
(2022-08-13). Premundial de béisbol femenino: Cuba inauguró el casillero de las victorias. cubadebate.cu El equipo cubano de béisbol femenino remontó un marcador adverso y derrotó a su similar de República Dominicana 6-4, en la segunda jornada del Campeonato Premundial que se efectúa en La Guaira, Venezuela. Este domingo, a las 6: 00 p.m., las cubanas rivalizarán con las anfitrionas venezolanas.
(2022-08-13). Why Climate Activists Need to Celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, a major Turning Point despite its Warts. juancole.com By Daniel Hunter | ( Waging Nonviolence) Congress just passed a major $375 billion climate bill, and it will be signed by the president. Yet, when I texted long-standing colleagues in Sunrise Movement, climate justice groups, Sierra Club, local pipeline fights and elsewhere, I found the mood to be… ambivalent, cautious, and non-celebratory. …
(2022-08-13). Colombian foreign minister visits Cuba, announces resumption of peace talks with ELN. popularresistance.org A delegation of the Colombian government, headed by Foreign Minister àÅlvaro Leyva Durán, visited Cuba on Thursday, August 11, and was received by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez in the capital Havana. The purpose of the visit was to establish contact with the leadership of the National Liberation Army (ELN), the largest leftist guerrilla group active in Colombia, in order to advance towards peace negotiations. | Following a meeting between the Colombian government's delegation, the ELN leaders, and the Cuban government's representatives at the El Laguito Protocol Hall, Colombian Foreign Minister Ley…
(2022-08-13). Colombian Foreign Minister Visits Cuba. popularresistance.org A delegation of the Colombian government, headed by Foreign Minister àÅlvaro Leyva Durán, visited Cuba on Thursday, August 11, and was received by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez in the capital Havana. The purpose of the visit was to establish contact with the leadership of the National Liberation Army (ELN), the largest leftist guerrilla group active in Colombia, in order to advance towards peace negotiations. | Following a meeting between the Colombian government's delegation, the ELN leaders, and the Cuban government's representatives at the El Laguito Protocol Hall, Colombian Foreign Minister Ley…
(2022-08-13). Universal Basic Income (UBI) or the "Corona Virus Stimulus Check": Economic Liberation or the First Step Towards Slavery? globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-13). Inside Nicaragua's Free Socialized Health-Care System. popularresistance.org We're settling in to our daughter Orla's sixth night in the hospital. Visiting hours are over and only 10 of the beds in our 32-bed pediatric ward are occupied tonight, down from 20 a few nights ago. | The patients — mostly young teens in our room — are tucked in under mosquito nets. Their caretakers — mainly grandmas, aunts and moms — are slouched in chairs or curled around their patients on the beds. A few of us stretch out on unoccupied beds to get some rest before the nurse turns on the lights for the next regular blood pressure and temp check. | Our 14 year-old was admitted to the ped…
(2022-08-13). The Chris Hedges Report: John Kiriakou, We Don't Need The CIA. popularresistance.org The CIA, from its inception, carried out assassinations, coups, torture, and illegal spying and abuse, including of US citizens, many of which were exposed in 1975 by the Church Committee in the Senate and the Pike Committee in the House. Congress attempted to enact laws to curb the widespread criminal activity by the CIA. Senate and House intelligence oversight committees were created, and after the Iran-Contra scandal a statutory Inspector General at the CIA was appointed. But this oversight has largely collapsed following the attacks of 9/11 and the so-called war on terror. The activities of the CIA have once…
(2022-08-13). Is an 'Israel'-Lebanon War in the Next Month Inevitable? orinocotribune.com By Robert Inlakesh Aug 3, 2022 | Just over a month is left until "Israel" will begin extracting gas from the resource-rich Karish field in disputed waters, and yet no deal concerning the demarcation of maritime borders between Lebanon and "Israel" has been reached. If no deal is brokered by September, will we see a new "Israel"-Lebanon war? And why is there little to no media attention to this situation? | Last Monday [August 1], the Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, seemed to have suggested that a response to Israeli provocations, over Lebanese resources, could come at any t…
(2022-08-13). Search warrant in FBI raid on Trump compound cites Espionage Act. wsws.org While Trump and his allies have continued to incite fascistic violence in the days following Monday's FBI raid, President Joe Biden has remained silent.
(2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Screening policies for cytomegalovirus in pregnancy in the era of antivirals. thelancet.com Cytomegalovirus is one of the most common congenital infections, affecting 0 ∑67% of all livebirths globally.1 The rate of vertical transmission is 30—40% after maternal primary infection throughout pregnancy.2 40—60% of infants born with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus disease at birth will have long-term sequelae. Antenatal cytomegalovirus screening is offered in only a few countries and is not currently recommended in the UK, where, in addition, a decision against newborn screening was also recently upheld.
(2022-08-13). Beware of the QR Code, Remember Agenda ID2020? globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-13). Iran's deterrence power prevents enemies from attacking Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — Spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said that the enemies know very well that Iran's deterrence has grown too strong which makes them think twice before waging a war against Tehran.
(2022-08-13). Nasrallah hails martyr Soleimani's leading role in 33-day war. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — For the first time, Secretary-General of Lebanon Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah put forward leading role of former Iran IRGC Quds Force Commander Martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani during 33-day war in Lebanon.
(2022-08-13). Beware the Corporations and Lawmakers Trampling On Our Established Norms. commondreams.org The blasphemy of yesterday has become commonplace today.
(2022-08-13). Aliyev warns Armenians not to test Azerbaijan's patience. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — President of Azerbaijan stressed Baku's right to conduct military operations in Karabakh similar to the one its armed forces conducted in early August along the Lachin corridor.
(2022-08-13). [Articles] Mepolizumab for urban children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma in the USA (MUPPITS-2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. thelancet.com Phenotype-directed therapy with mepolizumab in urban children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma reduced the number of exacerbations.
(2022-08-13). Intense Debate in Venezuela About Wages and National Budget Office Decisions. orinocotribune.com 
A diversity of voices demand greater clarity about the "ONAPRE instructions." | The substantial, expected, necessary and celebrated salary increase of March was followed, as appropriate, by the adaptation process according to collective agreements, tables, tabulators, rankings and scales of the different institutions, entities and agencies of the national public administration. | Through the Special Official Gazette No. 6,691 of March 15, 2022, the two presidential decrees that increased the mandatory monthly minimum wage, as well as the amounts of retirement benefits, pensions and the socialist basket ticket, we…
(2022-08-13). Argentine Judge Orders The Theft of Venezuela's EMTRASUR Plane at US Request. orinocotribune.com The federal judge of Lomas de Zamora, Federico Villena, has made official the theft of the Venezuelan EMTRASUR aircraft at the request of the United States. | Villena's ruling implies an acceptance of the US blockade on Venezuela with regards to the Venezuelan aircraft, within the framework of an Argentina-US mutual legal assistance treaty signed more than 30 years ago, Villena also order the aircraft to be searched for the third time, but this time with…
(2022-08-13). Ministro venezolano anuncia recuperación paulatina de sistema eléctrico tras fuertes lluvias. telesurtv.net "Hemos recuperado la totalidad de la carga en la región capital", destacó el ministro Reverol.
(2022-08-13). Vaccine shortage puts Venezuela's children at risk. america.cgtn.com Many of Venezuela's children, especially in remote areas, lack the 10 recommended vaccines for their first year. See how a vaccine shortage is affecting children's health.
(2022-08-13). Venezuela repudia y califica de violatorio del derecho internacional secuestro de avión en Argentina. telesurtv.net La condena del titular de la cartera de Exteriores se suma al de otras instituciones y personalidades de la política venezolana y regional con relación al secuestro del avión.
(2022-08-13). Venezuela repudia secuestro del avión en Argentina, acto violatorio del derecho internacional. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Venezuela, Carlos Faría, calificó este viernes de violación a la Carta de las Naciones Unidas y al derecho internacional el secuestro del avión y la tripulación de la estatal Empresa de Transporte Aerocargo del Sur (Emtrasur) en Argentina. Dicha acción vulnera la soberanía de Venezuela y, en correspondencia, va contra los principios del orden internacional.
(2022-08-13). Venezuela señala violatorio del derecho internacional secuestro de avión en Argentina. telesurtv.net La condena del titular de la cartera de Exteriores se suma al de otras instituciones y personalidades de la política venezolana y regional con relación al secuestro del avión.
(2022-08-12). Venezuela: Oil Production Declines as Shipments to Europe Suspended. venezuelanalysis.com Iran began to ramp up lighter crude supplies to boost Venezuela's refineries and free domestic oil for blending and export.