(2021-08-27). Will Ukraine Face the Same Abandonment after US Exit from Afghanistan? globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-27). Russian Warplanes Took Missile Fire While Carrying Out New Wave Of Airstrikes On Greater Idlib (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
On August 27, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region…
(2021-08-27). Denmark and the Case for Optimism on the Pandemic. zcomm.org Covid may be with us for a while, but it need not be a dreaded disease and pose a major threat to the economy…
(2021-08-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Danish government announces bill to break nurses' pay strike with support of Socialist People's Party; Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency staff in Swansea, Wales in fourth week of month-long strike, the only union sanctioned UK dispute over Covid safety; strike by more than 300,000 Nigerian doctors over pay arrears enters fourth week.
(2021-08-27). Ukraine's Threats To Turn To The East Will Not Force Concessions From The West. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageUkraine hopes China can alleviate major economic issues. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Since the 2014 Maidan coup, different administrations in Kiev have continued with a single-minded goal — absorbing Ukraine into Western organizations and blocs like NATO and the European Union at the expense of having cordial relations with Russia and China. With this foreign policy, one would expect that a priority would be deepening Ukraine's financial relations with the…
(2021-08-27). Workers in France protest for health democracy. peoplesdispatch.org In recent protests against the health pass and mandatory vaccination rules, trade union activists have been pointing out the failures of the Emmanuel Macron-led government in controlling the pandemic while highlighting the need for proper public health measures…
(2021-08-27). Amnesty underscores Qatar's failure to investigate workers' deaths in new report. peoplesdispatch.org Human rights group Amnesty International heavily criticized Qatar, the host of the 2022 FIFA football world cup, for the deaths of thousands of foreign migrant laborers in the country. A majority of these workers' deaths remain unexplained and the cause of death in the death certificates remains vague and unclear. Amnesty called upon the Qatari government to order a thorough and credible investigation into the causes of deaths of foreign workers in the country. | Various other human rights groups, the United Nations, and foreign governments including Germany have repeatedly urged Qatar to make sure that the right…
(2021-08-27). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Breaking down the booster terminology for COVID-19 vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccine boosters are being recommended eight months after a person's second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. "A vaccine booster dose is generally an additional dose above and beyond the primary series needed to achieve protective immunity," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "So the dose that was approved this past week would be better classified as an 'additional dose' for those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised." Dr….
(2021-08-27). China-Russia drill signals new era in joint exercises: spokesperson. ecns.cn A joint military exercise between China and Russia, code-named ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021, has charted the course for a new high-point in bilateral relations, opened new horizons for military drills between major countries.
(2021-08-27). Russia Shows Off Buk-M3 Air-Defense System With Brand New Optical Tracker (Photos). southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Sergei Bobylev/TASS | Russia's air-defense manufacturer Almaz-Antey has presented a 9–ê317–ú-E TELAR [Transporter Erector Launcher And Radar] of the Buk-M3 "Viking" medium-ran air-defense system equipped with a brand new optical tracker. | The upgraded TELAR was showcased at the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2021 that opened its doors on August 22. | The new optical tracker, which appears to be equipped with an infrared camera, a day camera, and a laser range-finder, is hou…
(2021-08-27). Russian Armed Forces Waiting For Their Upgrades Following Army-2021. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia's Army-2021 International Military and Technical Forum is drawing to an end, taking place between August 22 and 28th. | Many events took place therein, with a large number of exhibitions and presentations of new and existing equipment and hardware. | Many of the units that were shown will be adopted into the Russian Armed Forces in the next months or years. | Notably, some of the new additions include the 152mm self-propelled artillery mounts 2S35 of the Coalition-SV…
(2021-08-27). Serbian unions demand a minimum wage which supports a dignified life. peoplesdispatch.org Trade unions in Serbia are demanding a minimum wage of 39,000 Serbian dinars (390.61 USD) per month for 2022, which they consider much needed to have a dignified life…
(2021-08-26). Casualties reported after bombing and gunfire outside Kabul airport and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up, we take a look at the explosions outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan; the legislative intervention by Denmark's government to end a 2 month long strike by nurses; the condition of Rohingya refugees 4 years after their violent exodus from Myanmar; #StopLine3 protests against the Enbridge pipeline in the US; and the ongoing wildfires in different parts of the world and the urgent need for a climate change response.
(2021-08-26). Afghanistan: No clean end to a dirty war. peoplesworld.org 
The Russian Foreign Ministry was the first to announce Thursday that a suicide attack outside Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport killed at least two people and wounded 15 more. Other explosions in Kabul, including one at a major hotel, were also reported. Later reports had at least 15 U.S. citizens and Afghans killed. The Russian …
(2021-08-26). Central Syria Insurgency: Dozens Of Russian Airstrikes, Syrian Artillery Strikes Hit ISIS Cells. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 25, dozens of Russian airstrikes and Syrian artillery strikes targeted ISIS' remaining cells in Syria's central region. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 30 Russian airstrikes hit hideouts of the terrorist group in the following areas: | The outskirts of the town of al-Sukhnah in the eastern Homs countryside; | The outskirts of the town of al-Sholah in the western Deir Ezzor countryside; | The outskirts of the town of al-Resafa…
(2021-08-26). More Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib, Monitoring Group Says 60 Targeted The Region In August (Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On August 26, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out five airstrikes on the hills surrounding the town of Kabani in the northern countryside of Lattakia and three airstrikes on the outskirts of the town of al-Fatterah in the southern Idlib countryside. | Bo…
(2021-08-26). De-Escalation: Dozens Of Gunmen Depart Daraa Al-Balad After Pressure From Syrian Army (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | Gunmen in the southern part of the Syrian city of Daraa, known as Daraa al-Balad, have finally succumbed to the demands of Syrian authorities and begun to leave the area. | On August 26 afternoon, 50 wanted gunmen departed Daraa al-Balad along with their families in several buses provided by Syrian authorities. The gunmen will most likely settle in Turkish-occupied areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo. Russian forces are reportedly facilitating…
(2021-08-26). Venezuela is the Fifth Country with Most 'Sanctions' in the World — New Report Sent to International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela has submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a new report containing evidence on the damage caused by the illegal sanctions—the unilateral coercive measures imposed by authorities of the United States and the European Union. The report also provides evidence on how the United States government and the European Union have intentionally issued them in order to make the Venezuelan people suffer painful situations, to create conditions for overthrowing the constitutionally elected government of President Maduro. This was announced by the Executive Vice President o…
(2021-08-26). Venezuela is Fifth-Most 'Sanctioned' Country in the World — New Report Sent to International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a new report containing evidence on the damage caused by the illegal sanctions—the unilateral coercive measures imposed by authorities of the United States and the European Union. The report also provides evidence on how the United States government and the European Union have intentionally issued them in order to make the Venezuelan people suffer painful situations, to create conditions for overthrowing the constitutionally elected government of President Maduro. This was announced by the Executive Vice President o…
(2021-08-26). Venezuela Is The Fifth Country With Most 'Sanctions' In The World. popularresistance.org Venezuela has submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a new report containing evidence on the damage caused by the illegal sanctions—the unilateral coercive measures imposed by authorities of the United States and the European Union. The report also provides evidence on how the United States government and the European Union have intentionally issued them in order to make the Venezuelan people suffer painful situations, to create conditions for overthrowing the constitutionally elected government of President Maduro. This was announced by the Executive Vice President o…
(2021-08-26). Europe sheds crocodile tears over PA brutality. electronicintifada.net Diplomats dodge how their own governments are enabling police violence.
(2021-08-26). øLos codiciosos de la guerra eterna salen corriendo de Afganistán? globalizacion.ca Julián Assange expresaba hace 10 años en Wikileaks: ´El objetivo es utilizar Afganistán para lavar dinero de las bases impositivas de EEUU y de países europeos a través de Afganistán y traerlo de vuelta a las manos de las élites…
(2021-08-26). Ukraine Needs Russian Gas Transit Until At Least 2034. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Kiev needs the transit of Russian gas until at least 2034, when the agreement with Gazprom expires, said Sergei Makogon, General Director of GTS Operator of Ukraine LLC."We have no guarantees that the contract will be renewed. Therefore, we are negotiating with the governments of the United States and Germany. <...> And we believe that the most significant guarantee is the renewal or continuation of the existing contract now, without waiting for 2025, for the next 15 years," he said on the…
(2021-08-26). Germany and Australia to work together on China. indybay.org As part of the Indo-Pacific strategy, Germany is deepening political and military engagement with Australia as its main partner in the region. In recent months, Berlin's more active vector in the Indo-Pacific region has been presented as fully meeting the current and promising challenges from the PRC.
(2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: It's like a Code Red hospital alert. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases is underway in the U.S. The delta variant continues to spread, the lambda variant is showing up, and some people are refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or wear face masks. "My message today is a hospital term and that's Code Red," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "It is Code Red in the U.S. and for the globe regarding…
(2021-08-26). Ukraine holds "Crimean Platform" summit. wsws.org Moscow denounced the provocative summit, which was attended by representatives from all 30 NATO members, as an "anti-Russian event."
(2021-08-26). Spain proceeds with school reopenings despite high infection rates. wsws.org The decision to fully reopen schools poses immense dangers to children, educators and parents and will lead to a predictable surge in infections and deaths.
(2021-08-26). Hunter Biden Case Can Be Used By Kiev To Urge Concessions From Washington. southfront.org 
NEW YORK USA — Sep 29 2015: US Vice President Joe Biden during a meeting with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in New York | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Last year, the Hunter Biden case generated enormous controversy in American society and around the world, becoming then-President Donald Trump's main argument against his opponent, Joe Biden. The corrupt activities of the American businessman on Ukrainian soil caused indignation,…