2021-07-21: News Headlines

teleSUR (2021-07-21). COVID-19 Health Pass Enters Into Force in France. telesurenglish.net President Emmanuel Macron's restrictive measures targeting unvaccinated people came into effect on Wednesday as France entered its fourth epidemic wave amid worrying acceleration of the Delta variant. | RELATED: | People who want to visit culture venues or go to amusement parks, swimming pools and gyms in France must now present a certificate which proves they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, test negative, or recently recovered form the respiratory ill…

Brian Shilhavy (2021-07-21). 18,928 DEAD, 1.8 Million Injured (50% SERIOUS) Reported in European Union's Database of Adverse Drug Reactions for COVID-19 Shots. globalresearch.ca As many countries around the world now begin another round of lockdowns, and take steps to cut off citizens from social life if they do not consent to receive one of the deadly COVID-19 shots and carry around some kind …

Staff (2021-07-21). Samidoun welcomes new affiliates: ACTA and Anti-Imperialist Alliance. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is honored to welcome its two newest affiliate organizations, ACTA and Anti-Imperialist Alliance Ottawa. Samidoun is an independent international, Arab and Palestinian network of organizers and activists working to build solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in their struggle for freedom and the Palestinian struggle for liberation, and welcomes chapters and organizational affiliates as part of the network. ACTA, based in Paris, France, is an autonomous and partisan media that produces videos, interviews and intervention articles — from inside the struggles. To…

Victor Grossman (2021-07-21). A happy warrior + Esther Bejarano + Presente: Berlin Bulletin No. 193 July 20, 2021. mronline.org Esther Bejarano's death hits hard, leaving a painful gap in Germany's anti-fascist scene. Most media and many politicians voiced their praise and mourning—after almost totally ignoring her in life and attacking and trying to squelch organizations she was active in, as an avowed Communist.

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-21). Atlantic values: Taliban says "Turkey is our brother" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Taliban 'wants to develop good ties with Turkey' The Taliban is seeking support from Muslim countries to find a political solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and wants to develop good ties with Turkey, the group's spokesman Zabinullah Muhajid has said. "Turkey is our brother, and we have so much in common based on faith," …

David Swanson (2021-07-21). Watch Russia TV Try to Convince Me of the Need for U.S. Military Spending. warisacrime.org This video clip starts out with the great Andy Worthington on GITMO, but due to a bad connection jumps quickly to me on the F-35. The RT host repeatedly tries to tell me that the U.S. military needs to spend money on weapons to defend the United States. I suggest scaling back U.S. militarism, and …

Jill Richardson (2021-07-21). Farm Workers Are Dying. Blame Our Exploitative Food System. otherwords.org Part of the reason is climate change — as temperatures soar, outdoor working conditions get deadlier. But another part of the problem is centuries old. | The fact is that Europeans brought an exploitative agricultural system to this continent. Although its form has cha…

European Secretariat of the International Peoples' Assembly (2021-07-21). Anti-G20 mobilizations in Italy: Strengthening environmental struggles and remembering Genoa 2001. peoplesdispatch.org Social movements are organizing street mobilizations and counter-summits during the meeting of G20 environment ministers from July 20-23. This G20 meeting takes place exactly 20 years after the killing of Carlo Giuliani during the G8 summit in Genova.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-21). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: On the verge of predicted surge with COVID-19 delta variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The delta variant is being blamed for hot spots in the U.S. where cases of COVID-19 are on the rise. These hot spots account for most cases in the U.S. They are also the geographical areas that tend to have the lowest vaccination rates. "It's no surprise that the two go together," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "This (delta variant) is the bad actor that…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-21). Respiratory illnesses on the rise with symptoms similar to COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A respiratory infection prevalent mostly in the winter has been increasing in parts of the U.S."Particularly in the South part of the U.S., we have seen an increase in what's called RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. It's a virus that causes a cold much like influenza causes a cold, though it can be severe in very young children and elderly adults," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases physician and researcher at Mayo Clinic. Watch: …

Staff (2021-07-21). Headlines for July 21, 2021. democracynow.org "Once in a 1,000 Years" Rains and Flooding Kill at Least 25 People in China, Record-Breaking Wildfires Continue to Rage in Siberia, Western U.S., Releasing Toxic Fumes, Tokyo Olympic Events Start Even as Head of Organizing Committee Puts Games in Doubt, Thailand, Iran Impose COVID Lockdowns as France Launches "Health Pass" Amid Major Spike, Delta Variant Accounts for 83% of New U.S. Cases; Millions of Surplus Vaccines Could Go to Waste, Senators Unveil Legislation to Curb Presidential War Powers, Giving Authority Back to Congress, Immigrant Justice Activists Block New Jersey ICE "Black Site", Judge Blocks Arkansa…

A Guest Author (2021-07-21). Capitalism breeds climate catastrophe — Report from Belgium on the floods. workers.org By Michel Collon Hundreds die from heat exhaustion in the U.S. Northwest and British Columbia. Unprecedented heat waves hit northern Norway and Siberia. Now, unheard of flooding in Western Europe has killed hundreds of people in Germany and Belgium. This led even the New York Times to publish a lead . . . |

A Guest Author (2021-07-21). Climate catastrophe: Is it avoidable? — a report from Liege, Belgium. workers.org By Michel Collon Hundreds die from heat exhaustion in the U.S. Northwest and British Columbia. Unprecedented heat waves hit northern Norway and Siberia. Now, unheard of flooding in Western Europe has killed hundreds of people in Germany and Belgium. This led even the New York Times to publish a lead . . . |

Anonymous007 (2021-07-21). U.S. Allegedly Urges Ukraine To Keep Quiet On Nord Stream 2, As Deal With Germany Draws Nearer. southfront.org U.S. is allegedly asking Ukraine to "keep quiet" in regard to Nord Stream 2, while it attempts to strike some…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-21). Military Situation In Syria On July 21, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 34 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 13 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On July 20, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Salanfah area | On July 19, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Barah village | On July 19, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ba…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-21). Dozens Of Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Terrorists In Central Syria. southfront.org File image. | On July 20, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 50 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | "Six Russian jets took turns tageting caves and bunkers in the eastern countryside of Hama, Maadan desert in Raqqah, the eastern desert of Homs as well as the vicinity of Jabal al-Bishrƒ´ on the administrative border between Raqqah and Deir Ezzor," the London-based monitoring group said in a report.

Anonymous007 (2021-07-21). Sukhoi's "Checkmate" Single-Engine Multi-Role Fighter Jet Revealed (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 20th, Russian President Vladimir Putin received a "sneak peek" at Russia's new fifth generation single-engine fighter jet. | The warplane is quite teased, as Rostech published a hype video on July 19th to announce that it would be showed off on July 20th. | A video, however, was leaked on social media showing the mock place at the MAKS-2021 salon. |

WSWS (2021-07-21). French anti-vaccine protests expose right-wing politics of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. wsws.org Unsubmissive France has sought to promote resistance to vaccinations and undermine public consciousness of the necessity for a continued struggle against the pandemic.

Ramzy Baroud (2021-07-21). Islamophobia and Europe's demographic shifts. zcomm.org It is time for European countries to understand that their demographics are fundamentally changing and that such changes can, in fact, be beneficial to their national health…

Titlealden Global Capital Is Killing the Newsroom (2021-07-21). Alden Global Capital Is Killing the Newsroom. commondreams.org Islamophobia must be seen within the larger context of the toxic anti-refugee and anti-immigrant sentiments, now defining factors in shaping modern European politics.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-07-21). Advierten presión de EE.UU para que países declaren contra Cuba. telesurtv.net Las autoridades cubanas han denunciado que el Gobierno de EE.UU. recurre a maniobras injerencistas para recrudecer el bloqueo impuesto a la isla caribeña.

teleSUR, JL (2021-07-21). Denuncian represión a manifestantes en ciudades de Colombia. telesurtv.net En varias regiones se reportaron hechos represivos, donde el Esmad atacó con gases y bombas aturdidoras a los manifestantes.

sputniknews (2021-07-21). US Attacks Sovereignty from Haiti to Cuba to China. sputniknews.com 'Core Group' just kinda decided who the Haitian government is; Dems push for decriminalizing marijuana; NSO spyware exposed; US attacks on Cuba and China connected…

_____ (2021-07-21). Progress or War: On Islamophobia and Europe's Demographic Shifts. commondreams.org

Staff (2021-07-21). China Points to the US as Main Source of Cyberattacks. orinocotribune.com Beijing (Sputnik) — The United States is the main source of cyberattacks that are launched throughout the world, stated Zhao Lijian, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, while commenting on similar accusations that Washington has made against Beijing. | A senior US administration official told reporters on Monday, July 19, that a group of US allies and partners, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and NATO, have all joined the United States "in exposing and criticizing the malicious cyberattacks organized by the Chinese National Security Ministr…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-21). Kremlin: Russian Hypersonic Missiles Reaction to U.S. Missile Shield Near Its Borders. globalresearch.ca

Associated Press (2021-07-20). French president honors U.S. civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. peoplesworld.org French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday made American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson a commander of the Legion of Honor, France's highest award, for helping "change the destiny of the United States" and with it, the world. Jackson, 79, who had gallbladder surgery this year and is being treated for Parkinson's disease, had visible difficulty walking. The founder of the …

Staff (2021-07-20). US has declared 'economic war' on Moscow, top Russian senator claims, says missile tests not provocation but response to hostility. rt.com One of Russia's top lawmakers, Senator Alexey Pushkov, has defended his country's decision to demonstrate the capabilities of a new high-tech rocket system, saying that it is Washington, not Moscow, that is escalating tensions. | Pushkov spoke out on Tuesday after US Department of Defense Spokesman John Kirby said that the launch of the hypersonic Zircon missile from a Russian warship in the White Sea was a "destabilizing" move. "You'd have to ask [Russian President] Vladimir Putin why he's chosen to go down that route," the official was quoted as saying. Hypersonic weapons were banned under the Anti-Ballistic…

Staff (2021-07-20). As US troops are flown out of Afghanistan, the graveyard of great empires is now once again at the center of a battle for Eurasia. rt.com Two decades on, the US government's escapade in Afghanistan is now drawing to a close. However, history shows the troubled Central Asian nation is unlikely to disappear from the headlines anytime soon as a great global crossroads. | In early July, American and coalition forces left Bagram Airfield, once Washington's largest base of operations in Afghanistan. Already at 90% completion, the withdrawal is expected to be concluded by August 31, 2021, ahead of President Joe Biden's initial September 11 deadline. Meanwhile, Taliban forces are advancing, recapturing and, crucially, holding lost territories, claiming…

teleSUR (2021-07-20). Nicaragua Condemns US-Led Campaign to Destabilize Latin America. telesurenglish.net Through its Foreign Minister, the Government of Nicaragua blamed the United States and countries of the European Union for carrying out a campaign that seeks to destabilize the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. | The position was made by the Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denis Moncada, who said that in this destabilization campaign, communication and information technologies are being widely used. | RELATED: | In t…

teleSUR (2021-07-20). Spain Approves New Memory Law to Repair Dictatorship Victims. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a new Democratic Memory law, which will seek to repair the victims of the Civil War (1936-1939) and prevent the figure of the dictator Francisco Franco from being glorified. | RELATED: | The new law, which the Spanish Parliament must now process, takes a further step with respect to the 2007 Historical Memory Law because it penalizes acts that humiliate the victims…

WSWS (2021-07-20). Spain's Morenoite Izquierda Diario calls for "safe nightlife" as COVID-19 surges. wsws.org Despite the resurgence of coronavirus in Spain, the Workers' Revolutionary Current is urging young people to throw caution to wind and pour back into nightclubs and bars.

WSWS (2021-07-20). Five-year-old dies of COVID-19 in Georgia as Biden administration pushes to fully open schools. wsws.org Wyatt Gary Gibson is the fourth child under age 10 who has died of COVID-19 in Georgia alone.

Anonymous103 (2021-07-20). New Round Of Violence On Armenian-Azerbaijani Border. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Armenian Ministry of Defense claimed that the Azerbaijani forces had opened mortar fire on the border territory near the village of Yeraskh. | According to Armenian local sources, the head of the administration of the village of Yerash, Rudik Odikyan, was wounded during the shelling."On July 19, at 18.40, the Azerbaijani armed forces have shelled Armenian positions stationed on the border near the village of Yeraskh for several hours in a row with firearms of various calibers. Mor…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-20). Russia's S-500 Prometheus Successfully Strikes Fast-Moving Ballistic Target (VIDEO). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russia's S-500 next-generation missile system has struck a fast-moving ballistic target in a training exercise at the Kapustin Yar range. | The first S-500 system will be procured to the Moscow Region's air and missile defense unit after a full cycle of tests is completed, the Russian Defense Ministry | "The S-500 cutting-edge missile system has carried out a test combat shooting at the Kapustin Y…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-20). Russia To Showcase Orion-E Strike Variant Drone, New Single-Engine Warplane At MAKS-2021 Air Show. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | For the first time, Russia will present its export drone the "Orion-E" UAV in a strike configuration, at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021. | This was announced by Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia."For the first time at MAKS the export Orion-E will be presented in a strike configuration. Previously, the unmanned aerial vehicle was offered for sale only in a reconnaissance version," said Shugaev in an inte…

David Swanson (2021-07-20). Talk World Radio: Ray McGovern: Put Russiagate Out of its Misery. warisacrime.org Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. This week on Talk World Radio: Why won't disproven Russiagate ever go away? Our guest Ray McGovern was an infantry/intelligence officer in the early Sixties, and became a CIA analyst. His duties eventually …

Anonymous007 (2021-07-20). Military Situation In Syria On July 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 34 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 13 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On July 19, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kabani area | On July 19, Israeli warplanes attacked Syrian Army positions in the Al-Safirah area. No casualties were reported | On July 19, Russian military police and…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-07-20). When Football Did Not Come Home. counterpunch.org They were in with a shot. The English team, deliriously floating on chants of Football's Coming Home, had made it to their first major tournament final since 1966. The UEFA European Football Championship would be decided at Wembley against an Italian side unblemished by defeat since September 2018. But the English, coached by the much

Ramzy Baroud (2021-07-20). European Islamophobia on both Left and Right is a Major Human Rights Concern. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor) — Europe's identity crisis is not confined to the ceaseless squabbles by Europeans over the EU, Brexit, or football. It goes much deeper, reaching sensitive and dangerous territory, including that of culture and religion. Moreover, once again, Muslims stand at the heart of the continent's identity debate. Anti-Muslim sentiments are rarely …

_____ (2021-07-20). The Greatest Threat to Britain Isn't China or Russia, It's Boris Johnson. strategic-culture.org By Patrick COCKBURN | The lifeblood of He spoke of threats from stat…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-20). Bulgaria: Pentagon launches another military exercise in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bulgaria: Pentagon launches another military exercise in Black Sea region U.S. Air Forces in Europe — Air Forces Africa announced on July 20 that air force personnel from the U.S. and Bulgaria are participating in the Falcon Defender 21 exercise at the Graf Ignatievo Air Base in the latter country. The base is one of …

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-20). Ukrainian conscripts kill kin to preserve monarchy in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian conscripts kill kin to preserve monarchy in Europe Interfax-Ukraine reported that the Danish ambassador to Ukraine paid a two-day visit to the front line of his host country's war in the Donbass region. The press report phrased its account of the event like this: "On July 19-20, a delegation of the Kingdom of Denmark, …

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-20). Ukraine calls for further NATO buildup in Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukraine calls for further NATO buildup in Black Sea Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Olha Stefanishyna, reaffirmed the commitment that the very title of her position mandates: to prepare her nation — that is, to transform it beyond recognition — to qualify for a Membership Action Plan, the final step before …

sputniknews (2021-07-20). Climate Change Hits Around the World. sputniknews.com On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan discussed the effects of severe weather in Germany and other European countries, the divisiveness of the left, and the reality of the vaccine statistics in the United States.

Editor2 (2021-07-20). Bomb Cuba, and a Story to Compare Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Farooque Chowdhury — Jul 15, 2021 | There's now call to bomb Cuba — a suggestion from the land of inequality, the Empire. | Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami, has called for US military intervention in Cuba. | The mayor has cited many examples — from Panama to Kosovo. Mr. Suarez claims — all US attacks went smoothly. An act to feel proud by imperialists! | The logic behind this interventionist proposal was explained by the mayor. Suarez told Fox News during a Tuesday interview: Cuba is a threat to the US because Cuba is "exporting communism throughout the hemisphere and throughout the world…

Editor (2021-07-20). Amílcar Cabral: Liberator, theorist, and educator. mronline.org Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was born September 12, 1924 in Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau, one of Portugal's African colonies. On January 20, 1973—48 years ago today—Cabral was murdered by fascist Portuguese assassins just months before the national liberation movement in which he played a central role won the independence of Guinea-Bissau. | July 20, 2021…

Editor2 (2021-07-20). An Expendable Navalny's Downfall was Inevitable, and Just a Matter of Time. orinocotribune.com By Serge Rousskikh — Jul 18, 2021 | Navalny became expendable because everyone got what they wanted from him. | The sky is silent. A slight breeze from the northeast keeps the city comfortable. Workers from all walks of life retreat to the subway for another commute home, while those already home step out for an evening walk. | After days of whipping winds, torrential downpours and bolts emanating throughout an angry sky, a calm sets over Moscow. | Just hours before Russia's capital would take its tranquil state, the Moscow City Court designated Alexey Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) an extremist…

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