2021-07-12: News Headlines

Staff (2021-07-12). Headlines for July 12, 2021. democracynow.org Police Arrest Man Who Planned to Assume Haitian Presidency as More U.S. Ties Emerge, COVID Cases on the Rise in 42 U.S. States; CDC Urges Schools to Reopen in Fall, Thousands Take to Streets of Cuba to Protest Economic Crisis, Pandemic, Top U.S. Military General Leaves Post in Afghanistan as Withdrawal Nears End, Ethiopian Elections Deliver Win for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Racist Trolls Attack England Soccer Team's Black Players After Loss to Italy in Euro 2020, G20 Members Back 15% Global Minimum Tax; Critics Say Greater Change Is Needed, Biden Signs Order to Combat Monopolies, Low Wages, Biden Fires Trump-Era…

Staff (2021-07-12). President Maduro: More than 20 Colombian Paramilitaries Trained Cota 905 Gangs. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced this Sunday, July 11, that during the operation Gran Cacique Indio Guaicaipuro in Caracas, Colombian military weapons were seized. He also announced that at least 20 paramilitaries from Colombia were at Cota 905 alongside the criminal gangs, "linked to the criminal structures operating on Cota 905." | Similarly, Maduro denounced Leopoldo López for his involvement, from Madrid, Spain, in funding the gangs and their terrorist activities in Venezuela. "They are an incurable network of violence, hatred, and terrorism," said Maduro. "They receive all their support…

WSWS (2021-07-12). Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei admitted to Germany's federal elections. wsws.org The Federal Election Committee upheld the party status of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP), enabling it to participate in September's federal election. However, in an attack on democratic rights, it withheld party status to almost half the organisations that applied.

Thom Hartmann (2021-07-12). Why America Can't Have "Nice Things" counterpunch.org Some time back a woman living in Sweden, "Caroline" @SweResistance on Twitter, posted a thread that said: "I live in Sweden. We have social security, affordable health care, strict gun laws, 5 weeks paid annual leave, 1 year maternity leave, etc. And no, we're not a communist country, and not even strictly socialistic but socio-democratic.

Olivia Engling (2021-07-12). G20 Finance Ministers Meet in Venice on Global COVID Response. indybay.org G20 finance ministers begin two-day meetings in Italy on Friday on COVID response, economic recovery, vaccines, debt relief and global tax agreements. More than 265 groups signed a letter organized by Jubilee USA urging the G20 to act on debt relief, aid and COVID healthcare for developing countries.

Anonymous103 (2021-07-12). NATO Adventures In Black Sea Continue: Breeze-21 Exercises Launched In Bulgaria. southfront.org Russian soldiers guard a pier where two Ukrainian naval ships are moored, in Sevastopol, Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Ukraine's new prime minister said Wednesday that embattled Crimea must remain part of Ukraine, but may be granted more local powers. Since last weekend, Russian troops have taken control of much of the peninsula in the Black Sea, where Russian speakers are in the majority. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov) | The joint NATO exercises in the Ukrainian waters of the Black Sea ended on July 10, bu…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-12). Military Situation In Syria On July 12, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 12, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 36 times: 17 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 6 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On July 12, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Qastun area | On July 11, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Mar'ian area | On July 11, the US base at Conoco gas field was targeted by two separate rock…

Rick Sterling (2021-07-12). Weaponizing "Humanitarian Aid" to Syria: Deceitful Cover for U.S. Support of Al Qaeda and Excuse to Violate Syrian Sovereignty and UN Charter. covertactionmagazine.com On Friday July 9 the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to a conditional one-year extension of the Turkey/Syria border crossing at Bab al Hawa. As part of the agreement, the UN Secretary General needs to report regularly on what is happening with the aid going into the Al Qaeda dominated zone. Evidently Russia and China thought …

Thomas Klikauer (2021-07-12). Covid-19 and The Gender Gap in Germany. zcomm.org In most cases, women took over the largest share of additional childcare needs which came in the wake of widespread school closures…

Olivia Engling (2021-07-12). Jubilee USA Statement on G20 Finance Ministers Meeting and Communiqué. indybay.org G20 finance ministers and central bank governors met in Venice, Italy, on COVID response, economic recovery, vaccines, debt relief and global tax agreements on July 9-10, 2021.

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-12). U.S. deploys F-16s to Bulgaria for yet another Black Sea exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. deploys F-16s to Bulgaria for yet another Black Sea exercise Eight U.S. F-16 multirole combat aircraft arrived at the Graf Ignatievo Air Base in Bulgaria on July 9 for this year's iteration of the Thracian Star military exercise. The joint American-Bulgarian air force exercise is being conducted to, according to U.S. Air Forces in …

teleSUR (2021-07-12). Russia, Nicaragua, Bolivia Reject Destabilization in Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that her country rejects attempts to destabilize the government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Cuba. | RELATED: | She qualified as "unacceptable the external interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state… and any other destructive action that foments the destabilization of the situation on the island". | The diplomat also expressed…

Nikola Mikovic (2021-07-12). Waiting for US withdrawal, is Russia eyeing Iraq's oil? juancole.com Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) — When the George W. Bush administration launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003, many believed the campaign's main goal was to gain control of the country's oil. Almost two decades later, most U.S. oil corporations have exited Iraq and the last major, ExxonMobil, appears to be on the way …

Olivia Engling (2021-07-11). G20 Finance Ministers Meet in Venice on Global COVID Response. indybay.org G20 finance ministers begin two-day meetings in Italy on Friday on COVID response, economic recovery, vaccines, debt relief and global tax agreements. More than 265 groups signed a letter organized by Jubilee USA urging the G20 to act on debt relief, aid and COVID healthcare for developing countries.

Staff (2021-07-11). Samidoun to launch delegation to Lebanon and Palestinian refugee camps: Support grassroots organizing! samidoun.net In late July 2021, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network will be launching a delegation to Lebanon and the Palestinian refugee camps. The delegation, announced on the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian writer, leader and revolutionary Ghassan Kanafani, will include activists and organizers of the Samidoun Network based in Belgium, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and elsewhere. "The delegation's mission is primarily an expression of political and cultural solidarity and struggle, aiming to highlight the reality of Palestinians in the refugee camps today, as well as learning from…

Staff (2021-07-11). 90-year-old Belgian woman dies after contracting two coronavirus variants at same time, researchers say. rt.com An elderly patient in Belgium died shortly after testing positive for co-infection with two different strains of the coronavirus, it has been revealed. Researchers say she likely contracted the strains from two different people. | The case was reported by Belgian scientists at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, which was held online this year. | A 90-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital in Aalst, Belgium in early March following several falls. She tested positive for Covid-19 the same day. She lived alone, receiving nursing care at home, and had not been vaccinated.

Anonymous007 (2021-07-11). Military Situation In Syria On July 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 10, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 37 times: 21 — in Idlib province, 7 — in Latakia province, 7 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On July 10, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Josef area | On July 10, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Barah area | On July 10, an SDF member was killed by unidentified persons in Jazrat al-Buhamid…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-11). Sea Breeze-2021 Exercises Ended With Secret Documents Leaked. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The joint Sea Breeze-2021 exercises in the Black Sea have officially been completed, according to the commander of the Ukrainian Navy Alexey Neizhpapa. The exercises aimed at containing Russia begun on June 28 and ended on July 10 | The large drills were marked with several provocations in the Russian territorial waters that ended with NATO warships fleeing. The final point of the SeaBreeze 2021 was another failure. | More than four thousand servicemen from 32 countries, inc…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-11). Turkish Border Crossing Hit During Intra-Rebel Clashes In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Late on July 10, heavy clashes broke out between Turkish-backed militants in the northeastern Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the border with Turkey. | A personal disagreement was reportedly behind the conflict, which saw militants from two different units of the Hamzah Division clashing with each other. The Hamza Division is a key faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army. | During the clashes, a number of rocket-propelled grenades hit the border gate with Turkey to the north of Ras al-Ain. No dama…

Staff (2021-07-11). Sputnik V vaccine has very low rate of severe side effects in people over 60 — San Marino study. rt.com Most people aged over 60 who have received the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine have only experienced mild or moderate side effects, a study in San Marino has found. | A tiny independent enclave state of around 34,000, surrounded by Italian territory, San Marino began using the Russian-made vaccine in February. A

sputniknews (2021-07-11). Sputnik V Gives 90% Protection Against Delta Strain of COVID-19, Scientist Says. sputniknews.com NOVOSIBIRSK (Sputnik) – Viral vector and mRNA vaccines, including Russia's Sputnik V, provide enough protection against the new Delta strain of the coronavirus, Head of the Novosibirsk State University's Laboratory and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Sergey Netesov told Sputnik.

South Front (2021-07-11). Video: The Afghan Army and the Taliban Ramp Up the Fight, as Turkey Primes to Join in. globalresearch.ca

sputniknews (2021-07-11). Pompeo Says Russia Needs to 'See the Pain', Blasts Biden for Looking 'Weak' Before Putin. sputniknews.com The Trump-era CIA chief and secretary of state has spent months attacking the current administration on a range of domestic and foreign policy matters, and urged Washington to take a 'tougher' stance on Russia, China and Iran.

Anonymous669 (2021-07-11). 150 Syrian Militants To Be Deployed In Libya: Monitoring Group. southfront.org Illustrative image. | More than 150 Turkish-backed Syrian militants were preparing for deployment in Libya, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on July 10. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the militants will replace those who will return to Syria before July 15. The plane that will take the new batch from Turkey to Libya will carry other militants home on its return flight. | "The rotation of [Syrian] mercenaries is being done regularly, every 15 days … [Turkey] has been keeping the…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-11). 150 Syrian Militants To Be Deployed In Libya: Monitoring Group. southfront.org Illustrative image. | More than 150 Turkish-backed Syrian militants are preparing for deployment in Libya, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on July 10. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the militants will replace others who will return to Syria before July 15. The plane that will take the new batch from Turkey to Libya will carry other militants home on its return flight. | "The rotation of [Syrian] mercenaries is being done regularly, every 15 days … [Turkey] has been keeping the…

_____ (2021-07-11). US Blacklists More Foreign Firms. popularresistance.org The Biden administration has added 14 Chinese companies along with 20 other entities — including some from Iran and Russia — to its economic blacklist over claims of "human rights violations." | The US Commerce Department claimed on Friday that the companies had been "implicated in human rights violations and abuses in the implementation of China's campaign of repression, mass detention, and high technology surveillance against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region." | "The Department of Commerce remains firmly committed to taking strong…

Dave DeCamp (2021-07-11). Russia Ready to Activate Tajikistan Military Base Over Fighting in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-11). Germany provides NATO ally Turkey with first of six submarines. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Germany provides NATO ally Turkey with first of six submarines Earlier this year the first German-designed submarine purchased by Turkey left its dock and will join the Turkish navy next year. It is one of six Reis-class submarines to be constructed at the Golchuk Naval Shipyard in Izmir in a deal that will net German …

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-11). Report: U.S. to sell 250 Abrams battle tanks to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Report: U.S. to sell 250 Abrams battle tanks to Poland Reports have surfaced that the Polish Defense Ministry is planning to purchase 250 M1 Abrams tanks from the U.S. The Abrams is a third-generation American battle tank used in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Defense News, citing a Polish source, reported on the yet-to-be-confirmed …

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