2021-07-05: News Headlines

Editor2 (2021-07-05). Why are the 3 Latin American Countries with the Fewest COVID-19 Deaths not in the News? orinocotribune.com By José Manzaneda — Jul 1, 2021 | Do you know which three countries have the lowest number of COVID-19 deaths per capita in Latin America? The data is provided by the US Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, yet curiously it is not headline news. Do you know why? Because they are Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela—countries subject to US blockade and sanctions, and with public-oriented healthcare policies. | Let's talk about press freedom in Russia and the USA. Vladimir Putin attended an hour-long press conference with all the Western networks to report on his recent meeting with Joe Biden. At the la…

Gregory Shupak (2021-07-05). Media Applaud the New Cold Wars—but Could US be More Aggressive, Please? orinocotribune.com By Gregory Shupak — Jul 1, 2021 | US media are fixin' for a fight with China, Russia—or both. Commentary on the recent G7 and NATO summits, as well as President Joe Biden's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was replete with examples of news outlets alternately praising the Biden administration for ramping up new cold wars with China and Russia, and criticizing it for not being even more aggressive. As it propagandized about the US supposedly fighting for democracy, this coverage betrayed a total indifference to the potential costs of these hostilities. | The Wall Street Journal (6/22/21) a…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-05). Russia, China Preparing "Pearl Harbor-Style" Attack On U.S., Japanese Official Warns. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russia and China are allegedly preparing military exercise to threaten Taiwan, but also Pearl Harbor. | This claim came from none other than Japan. Tokyo's deputy Yasuhide Nakayama told the Hudson Institute that the US should be worried about Pearl Harbor."We have to show the deterrence towards China, and not just China but also the Russians, because, as I told you, that they are doing their exercises together," Nakayama said. | Nakayama, who was "unusually frank" about the need for democrat…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-07-05). Anglo-American Tripwire Traps Russian Bear. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-05). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Summer travel and people not in your bubble during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "The reason we have the COVID-19 delta variant, the reason we have the delta plus variant is because of unimmunized people who get infected," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. He adds that 99.2% of the recorded COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are in people not vaccinated against the virus. This is why he cautions folks who may be traveling this Fourth of July holiday and…

WSWS (2021-07-05). Euro 2020 football cup linked to thousands of COVID-19 cases as delta variant sweeps Europe. wsws.org The UK's Wembley stadium is due to hold the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final, with over 60,000 fans attending each match.

WSWS (2021-07-05). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government raises electricity prices. wsws.org This measure, coordinated with the European Union, is producing windfall profits for massive energy conglomerates while working class families struggle to pay their bills.

WSWS (2021-07-05). New laws legalize police state operations in Germany—Part 2. wsws.org Germany's grand coalition government used the last parliamentary sessions of the legislative period to massively expand the powers of the police and secret services.

WSWS (2021-07-05). Trial of far-right German soldier gets under way. wsws.org In May, the trial of Franco A., a key figure in the right-wing extremist network within Germany's military and state apparatus, got underway.

Leo Ensel, Roberto J DeLapuente (2021-07-05). The media's response to Putin's conciliatory essay. indybay.org On the exact 80th anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which cost that country nearly 27 million lives, the Russian president himself published an essay in the former flagship of détente whose title already signaled a willingness to reconcile: "Be open, despite the past."

WSWS (2021-07-05). Delta variant surges as Irish government prepares to cut workers' benefits. wsws.org Last week Ireland's Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and Green Party coalition postponed lifting the final phase of public health restrictions, scheduled for July 5. The token delay can in no way confront the growing threat posed by the Delta variant, which now accounts for over 50 percent of daily infections.

Anonymous669 (2021-07-04). Cargo Ship Attacked In Northern Indian Ocean Is Not Israeli One. southfront.org The previously Israeli-owned CSAV TYNDALL is seen sailing near the port of Pireas, Greece, on January 15, 2021. (Screenshot: YouTube) | The cargo ship that was attacked in the northern Indian ocean on Many sources, including the al-Mayadin TV that was the first to report the attack, claimed that the ship was owned by an Israeli firm. This claim turned ou…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-04). Syrian Drag Racing: U.S. Team Lost A Wheel Trying To Chase Russians (Video). southfront.org Screen grab, source: instagram.com/bullbsn | On July 3, the In the video, several US M-ATV and MaxxPro MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected) vehicles can be seen chasing after the Russian Tiger and trying to overrun it, but to no avail. One of the American vehicles allegedly lost a wheel during the ra…

Staff (2021-07-04). Palestinian resistance celebrated at Palestine Stand in Toulouse, France. samidoun.net On Saturday, 3 July, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, a member organization of the Samidoun Network, organized a Palestine Stand at the Capitole metro station in Toulouse, France. The initiative focused on celebrating the legitimacy and necessity of Palestinian resistance in confonting colonization, racism, and apartheid violence, especially following the deadly Israeli military aggression against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in May 2021. üáµüá∏ Hier à Toulouse, nouveau Stand Palestine à la sortie du métro Capitole en soutien à la résistance palestinienne. Celu…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-04). Azerbaijan Exchanges Armenian Prisoners For Minefields Maps. southfront.org Illustrative image | Last night, 15 service members of Armenian Armed Forces, who were captured by Azerbaijani forces during the recent military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, returned to Armenia. They were liberated in exchange for maps of 97,000 anti-personnel and anti-tank mines laid in the in the Fizuli and Zangilan regions in Nagorno-Karabakh that came under Azerbaijani control. | According to Azerbaijani Minis…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-04). Chain Of Accidents: Massive Explosion Seen Off Azerbaijani Caspian Coast. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | A number of accidents took place on oil facilities all over the world in recent days. | Late on July 4, a massive explosion took place in the Azerbaijani part of the Caspian Sea. | It was seen from the embankment in Baku, and was also filmed from the neighboring patrol platforms in the sea. | Reportedly, there were no accidents on Azerbaijani offshore platforms in the Caspian Sea. | According to preliminary data provided by State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, the explosion was caused by…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-04). Death Toll Rises In Eastern Ukraine Amid Joint NATO Sea Breeze Exercise. southfront.org Illustrative image | Amid the Kiev's glorious reports of major joint naval drills with NATO member-states in the Black Sea, there is still a military crisis in Eastern Ukraine that is claiming lives of soldiers from both sides. | On July 4, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (UAF) was killed as a result of shelling in the Donbas region. This is reported by the press service of the Joint Forces Operation on Facebook."Since the beginning of the day, 5 violations of the c…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-04). Syria: U.S. stealing grain and oil, building up military bases. Turkey guilty of war crimes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Syria: U.S. stealing grain and oil, building up military base. Turkey accused of war crimes. In the latest of what have become regular reports on the subject, the Syrian Arab News Agency provides a detailed account of the American military forces illegally occupying part of the country continuing to loot grain and oil from the …

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-04). Russian Foreign Ministry: Neither NATO nor EU says a word about Julian Assange. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com No EU or NATO summit raised question of fate of Assange — Russian ministryIn the United States, 18 criminal charges have been brought against Julian Assange, on which he faces up to 175 years in prison "And after all, not a single EU or NATO summit has even touched on the fate of Assange," she …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-04). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Summer travel and people not in your bubble during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "The reason we have the COVID-19 delta variant, the reason we have the delta plus variant is because of unimmunized people who get infected," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. He adds that 99.2% of the recorded COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are in people not vaccinated against the virus. This is why he cautions folks who may be traveling this Fourth of July holiday and…

ecns.cn (2021-07-04). China's approach right way towards building trust among nations, says BiH leader. ecns.cn China's approach is a right way towards building trust between states, nations and their representatives, said Milorad Dodik, chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in a recent interview with Xinhua.

ecns.cn (2021-07-04). European Left Party president praises CPC for respecting different cultures. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) respects different cultures and promotes multilateralism, which is very important, President of the European Left Party Heinz Bierbaum said in a recent joint interview with Xinhua and People's Daily.

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-04). Kremlin accuses U.S. of engineering June's Black Sea provocation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kremlin accuses U.S. of engineering June's Black Sea provocation Today's TASS reported that Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the U.S. of masterminding the near-catastrophic confrontation on June 23 between an English guided-missile destroyer and a Russian patrol vessel and military aircraft. The incident occurred off the coast of Crimea near the headquarters of the …

Leo Ensel, Roberto J DeLapuente (2021-07-04). The media's response to Putin's conciliatory essay. indybay.org On the exact 80th anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which cost that country nearly 27 million lives, the Russian president himself published an essay in the former flagship of détente whose title already signaled a willingness to reconcile: "Be open, despite the past."

Editor2 (2021-07-04). No one is Laughing at Biden's Joke About US Interference in Elections. orinocotribune.com By Scott Scheffer — Jun 26, 2021 | At a June 16 news conference after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden was asked about the phony accusations of Russian interference in U.S. elections. Incredibly, he responded by saying: "How would it be if the United States were viewed by the rest of the world as interfering with the elections directly of other countries, and everybody knew it?" | The fact is that hundreds of thousands of people around the world have been victims of violence, been imprisoned and/or lost family members because of U.S. interventions in their elections. | The United Stat…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-04). Black Sea: NATO drill practiced strafing Russian ships. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Black Sea: NATO drill practiced strafing Russian ships NATO reports that it conducted what is described as air defense exercises in the Black Sea on July 2. Evidently the maneuvers were independent of the 32-nation Sea Breeze naval and air exercises occurring simultaneously. And of the recent port visits and participation in exercises by the …

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-04). Pakistani navy participates in U.S.-NATO Black Sea war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pakistani navy participates in U.S.-NATO Black Sea war games Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported a few days ago that the Pakistani navy is participating in this year's iteration of the annual Sea Breeze military exercise in the Black Sea. Pakistan is one of 32 nations involved in the war games co-hosted by the U.S. and Ukraine. …

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