2021-06-06: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-06). Russia's fun-loving Foreign Ministry spokeswoman laughs off NATO threat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO meddles in Russia-Belarus affairs to prevent their integration — diplomatRussian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on a statement of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg NATO summit: West to move China to back burner, Russia and Belarus to the front [Which developments over the past thirty years could possibly cause Zakharova to believe that NATO has …

Staff (2021-06-06). June 8: BLOCK THE BOAT Vancouver: End Israeli Apartheid — Defend Palestine! samidoun.net Tuesday, June 8 — gather at 3 pm at Woodland Park (Woodland and Frances, Vancouver) — please stay alert through joining the text system for date and time changes! Vancouver, BC, Occupied Coast Salish Territories TEXT YOUR NAME to: +1-833-590-1987 for updates and action alerts Join the Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/1169263640162975 BLOCK THE BOAT FOR PALESTINE! — UPDATE to Tuesday, June 8 ** Get updates and news. Text your name to +1-833-590-1987 ** TUESDAY, JUNE 8 — BRING YOUR MASK AND KEFFIYEH AND GATHER AT 3 PM AT WOODLAND PARK: Zim-Operated Ship scheduled to dock at Van…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-06). Syrian Army To Reactivate Air-Defense Base In Northern Aleppo. southfront.org A Syrian S-75 launcher. Source: Russian MoD | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is working to reactivate an air-defense base in northern Aleppo that was overrun by rebels in the early years of the war, Syrian sources revealed on June 5. | The air-defense base is located in the town of Taanah near the frontline with Turkish forces who occupy the town of al-Bab to the east. The base, which used to host a Soviet-made S-75 Dvina air-defense system, was captured by the rebels in 2012. The SAA recaptured the base and its surrou…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-06). Central Syrian Insurgency: 23 Pro-Government Killed In ISIS Attacks, Russian Warplanes Struck Back. southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti-25 | At least 23 soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed in Syria's central region on June 3 and 4 as a result of attacks by ISIS cells, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on June 5. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the fighters were killed in ambushes set by ISIS cells. | One of the victims of improvised exp…

Staff (2021-06-06). 'Smeared, shut out & shadow-banned': the inside story of how RT was branded a 'foreign agent' by free press-loving US officials. rt.com When RT was forced to register as a 'foreign agent' by American authorities four years ago, it sparked a chain of events that saw the network banned from press events, cut off from potential partners and delisted on social media. | Speaking at a roundtable on press freedom at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday, Anna Belkina, RT's deputy editor in chief, set out how American legislation was limiting the multinational news agency's work in the country, which bills itself as the leader of the free world, and elsewhere. | Her comments came as foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova de…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-06). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Dissecting COVID-19 research and putting data in perspective. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. continues to decline. However, cases of COVID-19 are increasing in younger populations. "It's becoming a childhood disease," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Children have composed over 16,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 and about 300 have died." …

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-06). Europe without neutrals: U.S. F-16s, Marines engage in Arctic war games with Finnish, Swedish allies. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Europe without neutrals: U.S. F-16s, Marines engage in Arctic war games with Finnish, Swedish alliesRick Rozoff ==== Europe without neutrals: NATO and Austria Europe without neutrals: NATO lures Ireland into global military network Europe without neutrals: Switzerland provides combat aircraft for NATO exercise ==== This year's iteration of the biennial Arctic Challenge military exercise is occurring from …

Dean Baker (2021-06-06). Does the New York Times Prohibit Its Reporters from Mentioning China's Vaccines? cepr.net That seems to be the case. A few weeks ago it ran a major piece on vaccinating the world. The article never once mentioned China's vaccines (or Russia or India's). It had another piece today on the topic, which again did not mention China's vaccines. Ignoring China's vaccines in the context of vaccinating the world …

_____ (2021-06-05). Roman Protasevich, Casualty Of The Ryanair Incident In Belarus, Is Spilling The Beans. popularresistance.org 'Western' media, as well as other regime change activist claim that Protasevich must have been tortured to say what he says. However, aside from light handcuff marks at his wrists there is no evidence of that. Protasevich had previously been wounded when he fought in the fascist Ukrainian Azov battalion against the Donbas secessionists. He is a tough guy who will not be impressed by handcuffs which, by the way, police everywhere use for good reasons.

_____ (2021-06-05). Roman Protasevich, Casualty Of The Ryanair Incident, Is Spilling The Beans. popularresistance.org 'Western' media, as well as other regime change activist claim that Protasevich must have been tortured to say what he says. However, aside from light handcuff marks at his wrists there is no evidence of that. Protasevich had previously been wounded when he fought in the fascist Ukrainian Azov battalion against the Donbas secessionists. He is a tough guy who will not be impressed by handcuffs which, by the way, police everywhere use for good reasons. | During the Korea war U.S. pilots, captured by China, admitted to dropping biological weapons on China. The U.S. long denied the use of biological weapons and claim…

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-05). NATO summit: West to move China to back burner, Russia and Belarus to the front. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO summit: West to move China to back burner, Russia and Belarus to the frontAnd Turkey is celebrated as key cornerstone of NATORick Rozoff The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, gave an online address entitled "NATO 2030: a transatlantic agenda for the future" at an event co-sponsored by the Brookings …

Staff (2021-06-05). Venezuela to Import Russian COVID-19 Vaccine EpiVacCorona. orinocotribune.com Venezuela signed an agreement with Russian pharmaceutical company Geropharm to acquire a shipment of 10 million doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine EpiVacCorona for the Bolivarian nation. | The agreement was signed within the framework of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) by the Venezuelan Health Minister, Carlos Humberto Alvarado González; the Venezuelan Minister for Science and Technology, Gabriela Jiménez; and the Russian Minister of Trade and Industry, Denis Manturov. | "On June 4, within the framework of the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum, the Geropharm company and the Government o…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-05). Greek workers intensify protests against labor bill. peoplesdispatch.org On Thursday, June 3, Greek trade unions organized massive mobilizations in Athens and other cities demanding the withdrawal of an anti-worker labor law proposed by the conservative New Democracy (ND)-led government. The call for the mobilization was given by trade unions, including All Workers Militant Front (PAME), and was supported by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and other organizations. Protests have been taking place in Greece since May when labor minister Kostis Hatzidakis outlined the bill which allows for employees to work up to 10 hours and an increase in overtime work, permits work on Sunday and a…

Anonymous349 (2021-06-05). 'Totally By Accident': New Monument Of Alexander III Of Russia Appears To Be Marked By Star Of David. southfront.org On June 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the unveiling of a monument to Emperor Alexander III in…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-05). Military Situation In Syria On June 5, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On June 4, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 39 times: 20 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On June 4, three Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Aleppo | On June 4, a US logistical convoy entered Syria via Semalka border crossing | On June 5, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces near Banin village | MORE ON THE TOPIC:…

Anonymous349 (2021-06-05). SouthFront's UFOs Over White House And New Arms Race. southfront.org A declassified image of SouthFront's UFO strike team over Washington | After years of speculations over the alleged encounters between US aircraft and UFOs, the US government seems to be found a useful employment of this phenomena. Now, MSM claims that the upcoming US government report on the issue will include a version that Russians or Chinese may have been behind these 'UFO incidents'. | In light of the anti-Russian hysteria, which has become a permanent factor of the US internal politics and media landscape regardless vagu…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-05). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Dissecting COVID-19 research and putting data in perspective. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. continues to decline. However, cases of COVID-19 are increasing in younger populations. "It's becoming a childhood disease," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Children have composed over 16,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 and about 300 have died." …

Jane Speight, Norbert Hermanns, Dominic Ehrmann, PsychoSocial Aspects of Diabetes Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (2021-06-05). [Correspondence] Data on diabetes-specific distress are needed to improve the quality of diabetes care. thelancet.com We commend the Lancet Commission on diabetes1 but the section on comorbidities and mental health is limited to psychiatric comorbidities. Mental wellbeing is not simply the absence of mental disorders.2 Diabetes-specific distress is the negative emotional impact of living with and managing diabetes, a sign of coping difficulties. Diabetes-specific distress is very common, affecting around a third of people with diabetes.3 We suggest that ignoring diabetes-specific distress contributes to the suboptimal outcomes highlighted by the Commission.

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-05). Europe without neutrals: NATO lures Ireland into global military network. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Europe without neutrals: NATO lures Ireland into global military networkRick Rozoff See also: Europe without neutrals: NATO and Austria Europe without neutrals: Switzerland provides combat aircraft for NATO exercise On June 1 the Irish Times disclosed that Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs recently recommended to the nation's Commission on Defence that Ireland expand military integration with NATO …

WSWS (2021-06-05). Rally at Germany's Opel/Stellantis shows need for workers to break with IG Metall union. wsws.org Instead of conducting a struggle against the merger and its consequences, IG Metall and its network of works councils and shop stewards are ensuring that the company attacks are carried out smoothly.

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