2021-07-26: News Headlines

Staff (2021-07-26). President Maduro Announces that Dialogue in Mexico Could Include the US. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro disclosed some of the advances that have been achieved regarding the dialogue that the Venezuelan government will carry out with various sectors of the opposition, with the support of Norway and Mexico. During an interview on Telesur this Saturday, July 24, the president indicated that this negotiation mechanism to be held in Mexico is planned for the month of August. The government of Norway will participate in the dialogue. He did not rule out the participation of other countries, including the United States. | "I hope that in the month of August, with the support of the gove…

Staff (2021-07-26). AMLO Wants OAS Replaced with a Body 'Not a Lackey to Anyone' — President Maduro Agrees (CELAC). orinocotribune.com On Saturday, July 24, the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, proposed the creation of a body for regional integration for Latin America and the Caribbean to replace the US-dominated Organization of American States (OAS). He made this comment on the occasion of the commemoration ceremony of 238th anniversary of the birth of the Liberator Simón Bolívar. | "The proposal is neither more nor less than to build something similar to the European Union, but based on our history, our reality and our identities," said López Obrador at the summit of foreign affairs ministers of the Community of Latin American…

Staff (2021-07-26). Delta Strain Detected in Venezuela's Simón Bolívar Airport—7+7 Reopening Plan Continues. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, July 25, President Nicolás Maduro reported the detection of two cases of the Delta strain: "In Venezuela we already have two cases of the Delta strain: an athlete who came to Miranda from Turkey, and the second case of a doctor who lives in Caracas. He came from abroad. Both people are vaccinated." | He mentioned the study about lifting the 7+7 reopening scheme and highlighted that the country is facing a new threat with the Delta and Delta Plus variants. He explained that in Colombia they realized last Saturday that the Delta strain was detected a month and a half ago. | "In Venezuela, without a doubt…

teleSUR (2021-07-26). Venezuela Confirms Two Cases of Delta COVID-19 Strain. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro confirmed the highly contagious Delta COVID-19 strain in the Southern nation after two travelers that came from abroad tested positive for it. Both citizens are isolated and receiving treatment. | RELATED: | The first case was a sportsman who arrived in Miranda state from Turkey. The athlete had verified contact with 30 people that have so far tested negative to COVID…

Nouveaux Cahiers du socialisme (2021-07-26). Genocide and Colonialism: Challenging the Canadian State. socialistproject.ca Public opinion has been shaken by the 'discovery' of unmarked graves of children who died in residential schools. The word 'discovery' has to be placed in quotation marks because Indigenous communities have been saying for many years that terrible things happened at these places. The time has come to call this what it is — a genocide. | The Birth of European Colonialism: | Following the 'discovery' of the Americas in 1492, a brutal process of plunder was unleashed by European powers with the goal of taking control of plethoric mineral resources, vast hunting grounds and abundant arable lands. The…

WSWS (2021-07-26). Flood victims in Ahrweiler: "We are the Baghdad of Germany. Totally bombed, totally destroyed" wsws.org A team of reporters from the World Socialist Web Site visited the area hit by the catastrophe and spoke with those affected about their experiences and their anger at the complete failure of civil protection and any state aid.

Gilbert Mercier (2021-07-26). France's Emmanuel Macron: Vanguard of a "Covid Global Corporate Dictatorship"? globalresearch.ca

Jon Miltimore (2021-07-26). Daily COVID Deaths in Sweden Hit Zero, as Other Nations Brace for More Lockdowns. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-07-26). UN Food Systems Summit: Here Is Why We Are Boycotting It. popularresistance.org Yet, the organised peasant and indigenous movements from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas that collectively represent most of the world's small-scale food producers have called for a total boycott of this summit. In April this year, scores of scientists, researchers, faculty members, and educators who work in agriculture and food systems, also issued an open call to boycott the event. To understand why social movements and scientists are staying out of a UN-sponsored summit, it is important to know how the world's food system works today.

Moderator (2021-07-26). Our Exploitative Food System Is Killing Farm Workers. scheerpost.com Alex Proimos / CC BY-NC 2.0] By Jill Richardson | OtherWords Two farm workers died during a recent heatwave in Washington and Oregon. While this is outrageous, it's not unusual. Farm workers die in hot weather every year. 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…

oneworld.press (2021-07-26). The US-German Hybrid War Against Poland Is Intensifying. oneworld.press Poland has come under intensified Hybrid War attack by the US and Germany after its hoped-for Baltic Pipe's construction has been delayed by their Danish ally, the influential Washington Post published a scathing editorial imploring American decision makers to push back against Poland's plans to regain control of a US-owned anti-government broadcaster, and it became official that the US and Germany cut a deal with Russia over Nord Stream II.

John Buell (2021-07-26). Living on a Newly Unrecognizable Planet. juancole.com Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) — Germany is a wealthy nation. Its business and political leaders accept the reality of climate change and have made at least modest progress to prepare for and mitigate its effects. How then to respond to such events as a family moving to the roof of their house …

WSWS (2021-07-26). Germany's grand coalition presses ahead with military rearmament. wsws.org In its last sitting of the legislative session, the parliamentary budgetary committee approved spending for 27 rearmament projects with a total value of close to €20 billion at the end of June.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-26). Students and educators in Greece protest new bill that seeks to corporatize school education. peoplesdispatch.org Educators and trade unions say the bill for "upgrading the school and empowering teachers" is a continuation of policies which have led to structural cutbacks in public education in the country…

Sandipan Talukdar (2021-07-26). Russia launches Nauka module to International Space Station. peoplesdispatch.org The 22-ton module was launched atop a Proton-M rocket. The Nauka will not only have research facilities in it but also provide a spare bed for one cosmonaut…

Max Blumenthal (2021-07-26). Cuba's cultural counter-revolution: US gov't-backed rappers, artists gain fame as 'catalyst for current unrest'. thegrayzone.com Painting itself as a grassroots collective of artists fighting for freedom of expression, the San Isidro Movement has become a key weapon in the US government's assault on the Cuban revolution. "My people need Europe, my people need Europe to point out the abuser," Yotuel, a Spain-based Cuban rapper, proclaimed in an EU parliament event convened by right-wing legislators before handing the mic over to Venezuelan coup leader Juan Guaidó. Days later, Yotuel held a Zoom call with State Department …

Anonymous007 (2021-07-26). Ukraine Needs To Develop Its Own Resources After Nord Stream 2 Launches: Saakashvili. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | After the launch of Nord Stream 2, Ukraine must begin to develop its own resources, said the head of the executive committee of the National Council of Reforms, former President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel. | It is his belief that it is unlikely that the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine will continue after the gas pipeline is put into operation."The fact that the geopolitical importance of Ukraine will decrease after the start of…

Newsclick (2021-07-26). Can the Nord Stream 2 pipeline bring Russia and Europe closer? peoplesdispatch.org Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the importance of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany. He explains the economic significance of the pipeline, why Ukraine is opposed to it, and the prospects for greater cooperation between Russia and European countries once it begins functioning.

Staff (2021-07-26). Headlines for July 26, 2021. democracynow.org France Approves COVID Health Pass; Germany Considers Restrictions for Unvaccinated People, COVID Cases Skyrocket in Southeast Asia, with Children Making Up 12.5% of Indonesian Death Toll, Fauci Says U.S. "Going in the Wrong Direction"; St. Louis Reintroduces Indoor Mask Mandate, 4,000 Homebound Detainees Could Be Sent Back to Prison After Pandemic Emergency Order Lifted, Tunisia's President Sacks Prime Minister, Suspends Parliament Following Protests, Afghanistan Sees Record Number of Casualties in 2021; U.S. Could Continue Airstrikes Beyond August, U.S. Launches Second Drone Strike in Somalia in Under a Week, Is…

Staff (2021-07-26). #BoycottPuma campaign in Toulouse fights corporate complicity in Israeli apartheid. samidoun.net On Friday, 23 July, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, a member organization of the Samidoun Network, organized a Palestine Stand in Toulouse, France, at the Bagatelle market. The stand took place as part of the international campaign to boycott athletic wear manufacturer Puma due to its sponsorship of the Israeli Football Federation. üáµüá∏ En direct du marché de Bagatelle à Toulouse, nouveau Stand Palestine afin de promouvoir la campagne #BoycottPuma tant que cette entreprise sera sponsor des équipes de football de l'apartheid israélien ! #BoycottIsrael pic.twitt…

Doctors for Covid Ethics (2021-07-26). °Yo acuso! Las "vacunas" están matando personas. Los Gobiernos de todo el mundo le están mintiendo a usted, a la gente a la que supuestamente sirven. globalizacion.ca Carta abierta urgente para la información de: | Todos los ciudadanos de la Unión Europea (UE), el Espacio Económico Europeo (EEE) y Suiza | Todos los ciudadanos del Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (Reino Unido) | Todos los ciudadanos…

Mordechai Sones (2021-07-26). 'Unnecessary, Misleading, Catastrophic': Senior European Physicians Co-author Expert Statement on COVID Vaccine for Children. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-26). Hesitant about COVID-19 vaccine development? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Some people may be hesitant to be vaccinated for COVID-19 because they think COVID-19 vaccines were developed too quickly. But today's successes are the result of many years of coronavirus research. "To say that these messenger RNA vaccines were only developed in the past year would be erroneous," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "I know some people are hesitant and they might be fearful over some of the headlines they…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-26). 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: …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-26). Unvaccinated people at highest risk of being infected by delta variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A highly transmittable form of COVID-19 known as the delta variant is spreading globally. Now a subvariant known as delta-plus has been identified. "Delta-plus just means that there's been an additional mutation in the delta variant," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases physician and researcher at Mayo Clinic. "We have not really seen that take off yet. And that's probably because it's being outcompeted by the delta variant. If you look at the original virus and…

teleSUR (2021-07-26). Cuba Receives 88 Ton Shipment of Humanitarian Aid from Russia. telesurenglish.net The Russian freighters carried a cargo of 88.8 tons with superior quality wheat flour, one million disposable face masks, cans of canned food, and first-class refined sunflower oil, confirmed officials of the Russian embassy in Cuba. | RELATED: | During the reception ceremony, the Cuban Minister of Domestic Trade, Betsy Díaz, thanked the Russian government for the gesture on behalf of the people, the Party, and the island's…

Euan Lynch (2021-07-26). Be Careful What You Tweet For (part 3). ukhumanrightsblog.com Forstater v CGD Europe & Others [2019] UKEAT/0105/20/JOJ The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that the belief that biological sex is immutable is a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010. Maya Forstater (the "Claimant") holds gender-critical beliefs: that biological sex is real, important, immutable and not to be conflated with gender identity. She …

Andrew Chuter (2021-07-26). Great Britain Has a Total of 6 Destroyers. 5 Are Out of Action. anti-empire.com Five of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers are unavailable for deployment, leaving just one warship in the class capable of operations, defense procurement minister Jeremy Quin acknowledged this week. | Four of the Type 45s currently unavailable are in various stages of maintenance or upgrade. The remaining warship out of action, HMS Diamond, ran into technical problems earlier this month while escorting a Royal Navy—led carrier strike group on a deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. | The one operational destroyer in the fleet, HMS Defender, is helping provide air defense cover to the aircraft carrier HM…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-26). Military Situation In Syria On July 26, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 25, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 28 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 6 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On July 25, SDF/YPG artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Afrin city | On July 25, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kabani area | On July 25, Syrian air defense systems destroyed two missiles fired…

The Times of Israel (2021-07-26). Supposedly Russia Is Moving to Limit Israeli Strikes on Syria. anti-empire.com Russia has "run out of patience" with Israel in Syria and is planning a shift in its policies toward Israeli sorties over the country, according to an unconfirmed report on Saturday. | The London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat cited an unnamed "well-informed" Russian source as saying that following talks with Washington, Moscow had got the impression that "Washington does not welcome the continuous Israeli raids," and thus believes it has the freedom to act more aggressively to thwart them. | In light of this, the Russians were now supplying Syrian forces with more advanced anti-missile systems and know-h…

Editor (2021-07-25). Beyond the Socialist Impasse: Remembering Leo Panitch. socialistproject.ca Reimagining Socialist Parties and Practice: | Introduction: Rachel Scott with remarks by Frances Fox Piven and Greg Albo. Discussion moderated by Peter Bratsis. | Greg Albo teaches in the Department of Politics at York University, co-editor of the Peter Bratsis is a professor of Political Science at Borough of Manhattan Community College, a co-founder of the journal, Situations: Project of the Radical Imagination and author o…

oneworld.press (2021-07-25). Russia Is Right To Retain Its Ban On The Taliban. oneworld.press Removing the Taliban from Russia's blacklist would be counterproductive at this point in time since all practical contacts in the name of peace are already occurring in line with a relevant UNSC Resolution, there's no reason right now to allow the group to freely operate within the country's territory since it isn't an official part of the Afghan government, and the optics of such a decision would negatively impact on the growing perception of Russia as a neutral balancing force in Eurasia.

Clean Energy Wire (2021-07-25). Climate activists demand faster energy transition after flood disaster hits Germany. juancole.com By Charlotte Nijhuis | — ( Clean Energy Wire) — Activists are protesting for better climate protection measures after catastrophic floods hit several parts of Germany last week. On 23 July, environmental group Robin Wood kicks off a three-week raft tour from Berlin to Hamburg in order to push for a faster energy transition. "We …

_____ (2021-07-25). End the 'National Security' Excuse for Racial and Religious Profiling. commondreams.org We urgently need European governments to invest in a geographically robust and accessible railway system for everyone everywhere, not just those routes with the highest demand.

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-25). U.S. shoots down two ballistic missiles in Pacific test. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. USS Ralph Johnson is an Aegis Combat System Arleigh Burke-class destroyer equipped not only for the Standard Missile-6 Dual IIs used today but also for the Standard Missile-3 IIBs currently land-based in Romania and to be stationed in Poland. Four other Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (soon to be raised to …

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