Daily Archives: May 1, 2021

2021-05-01: News Headlines

Victor Grossman (2021-05-01). Greens, Vaccines, Maneuvers. zcomm.org In recent months the air in Germany has been overfull. But the fog, thick as in old London, was not humid but political — and medical-political. The thickest was Covid fog…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-01). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On May 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in Novogorodske shelled DPR positions in Zheleznaya Balka with 82-mm artillery | 2. UAF in Pesky shelled DPR positions in Zhabunky with grenade launchers | 3. UAF in Pesky shelled DPR positions in Spartak with grenade launchers and Zu-23 | 4. UAF in Krasnogorovka shelled DPR positions in Staromikhailovka with 82-mm artillery | 5. UAF in Starognatovka shelled DPR positions in Petrovskoe with grenade launchers | 6. UAF in Granitnoe shelled DPR positions in Gri…

Anonymous669 (2021-05-01). Escalation In Greater Idlib: Militants Targeted Syrian Troops, Destroyed Tank Near Kafr Nabl. southfront.org Illustrative image | Militants in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib continue to violate the ceasefire in the region, which was brokered by Russia and Turkey last year. | On April 30, militants of the al-Fateh al-Mubeen Operations Room, that's led by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), attacked Syrian Arab Army (SAA) positons near the town of Kafr Nabl in the southern countryside of Idlib. | The militants targeted SAA troops with heavy machine guns. Moreover, a battle tank was struck by…

Anonymous669 (2021-05-01). Russian ¥Flash Bombs' Hit Militants Preparing To Attack Turkish Forces In Northern Syria (Video). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. IMAGE: AP PHOTO/VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have targeted militants preparing to attack Turkish forces in Syria's northern region, According to the outlet, the VKS quickly took action after receiving information indicating that the militants were about to launch two attacks on Turkish forces in the northern countryside of…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-01). Military Situation In Syria On May 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 1, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 36 times: 17 — in Idlib province, 11 — in Latakia province, 6 — in Hama province, 2 — in Hama province | On April 30, clashes between the YPG and Turkish-backed forces were reported west of al-Bab | On April 30, the US forces conducted a military patrol in the vicinity of the Malekiyah | On April 30, the artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled YPG position…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-01). Airspace Secured: Italian F-35 Fighter Jets Arrive In Estonia To Guard The Baltics. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 30th, Italian Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets arrived in Estonia to protect the airspace of the Baltic countries. | According to the press service of the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces, they will replace the German Eurofighter Typhoon fighters in rotation. | The rotation ceremony for NATO's Baltic Air Security Mission will take place on Monday at Amari Air Force Base. The ceremony will be attended by Estonian Defense Minister Kalle Laanet and Italian Deputy De…

WSWS (2021-05-01). Ukrainian President Zelensky deepens alliance with far right. wsws.org Zelensky is seeking to appoint the notorious neo-Nazi figure Serhiy Sternenko, who was directly involved in the 2014 Odessa massacre, as head of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) in Odessa.

sputniknews (2021-05-01). It's Time to Return Incirlik & Kurecik Bases to Turkey, Reconsider Relations With US, Observer Says. sputniknews.com Turks have taken to the streets in Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, and other cities to protest against Joe Biden recognising the events of 1915 as an Armenian genocide. The demonstrators called upon the Turkish authorities to end the US military's use of the Incirlik Air Base and Kurecik Radar Station in southern Turkey.

Staff (2021-05-01). US temporarily suspends arms embargo on Azerbaijan: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — The United States has approved a waiver extension for Section 907 to authorize direct US aid to the Azerbaijani government.

Thomas Kahan (2021-05-01). [Comment] Decisions about antihypertensive treatment should focus on reducing cardiovascular risk. thelancet.com Epidemiological studies1,2 provide strong evidence for an association between high blood pressure and fatal cardiovascular complications, and interventional studies have shown that antihypertensive treatments reduce cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.3,4 Although the target blood pressure for patients with hypertension receiving treatment in the current US guidelines5 is less than 130/80 mm Hg and European recommendations indicate achieving 120—129/70—79 mm Hg for people younger than 65 years (and 130—139/70—79 mm Hg for those ‚â•65 years),6 other guidelines suc…

WSWS (2021-05-01). Workers and youth in Germany support call for International Workers Alliance and mobilise for ICFI May Day online rally. wsws.org Workers and youth from across Germany tell the WSWS why they support the International Committee of the Fourth International's (ICFI) call for the formation of the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees and will be attending tomorrow's May Day rally of the ICFI.

Ashley Curtin (2021-05-01). Poland finalizes historic deal to phase out coal by 2049. nationofchange.org The "historic" agreement is the first of it's kind where a "leading coal mining sector has agreed to reduce its presence."

John Lindsay-Poland (2021-05-01). Groundbreaking Police Demilitarization Ordinance. indybay.org Berkeley approves oversight and transparency measure for all militarized equipment used by police…

WSWS (2021-05-01). Serious films about serious things—This Is My Desire (Nigeria), Radiograph of a Family (Iran), Poppy Field (Romania). wsws.org There were some well-made and thoughtful films screened at the recent San Francisco film festival, which give one some hope.

Rick Rozoff (2021-05-01). U.S. military intelligence chief: Russia poses existential threat from North to South Pole. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. military intelligence chief: Russia poses existential threat from North to South PoleRick Rozoff Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, presented his agency's annual World Threat Assessment before the Senate Armed Forces Committee on April 29. The transcript of his testimony runs to fifty-seven pages and is broad in its scope …

sputniknews (2021-05-01). 'Road to Yalta': The Grand Finale of WWII Soviet Songs Festival. sputniknews.com The finalists perform songs from the World War II-era USSR, in the languages of their home countries.

sputniknews (2021-05-01). Advanced Weapons Able to 'Destroy US Satellites' Developed by Adversaries, Warns Space Chief. sputniknews.com Previously, the annual threat assessment report of the US Intelligence community released on 13 April cited a diverse array of threats, magnified by rapidly evolving technology, and warned of the broad national security challenges posed by China and Russia.

sputniknews (2021-05-01). Switzerland Slams Biden's 'Tax Haven' Comment as 'Inappropriate, Completely Out of Date'. sputniknews.com President Joe Biden, in his first US Joint Session of Congress speech on 28 April, called out companies benefitting from tax havens ranging from "Switzerland to Bermuda to the Cayman Islands," saying it "wasn't right" and promising to "reform corporate taxes so they pay their fair share."

Staff (2021-05-01). Karateka Rozita Alipour fighting for bronze medal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May. 01 (MNA) — The Iranian female karateka Rozita Alipour will fight a rival from Turkey on Sunday to win the bronze medal at the 2021 Karate 1-Premier League Lisbon.

Rick Rozoff (2021-05-01). As Ukraine Simmers, Victoria Nuland Is Now Highest-Ranking Member of US Foreign Service. news.antiwar.com On April 29 the U.S. Senate confirmed Victoria Nuland as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, which has been described as the fourth most important position in the State Department. Though as the first three are filled by political appointees and the other by a career foreign service officer, the Under Secretary of State …

Matthew Stevenson (2021-04-30). Letters From Minsk: The Pripet Marshes. counterpunch.org This is the eighth in a series about train and bicycle rides from Switzerland to Belarus, in those carefree days before pandemic lockdowns. Before leaving the Brest Fortress (on the Belarus-Polish border) I inspected various museums and monuments from the Second World War, when again the fortress was a bastion fought over by Russians and

Staff (2021-04-30). Headlines for April 30, 2021. democracynow.org India COVID Cases Continue to Soar as Arundhati Roy Decries "Crime Against Humanity", Deaths Soar in Latin America; Brazil COVID Death Toll Tops 400,000, 44 Ultra-Orthordox Jews Die in Stampede at Religious Site, Abbas Postpones Palestinian Elections, USAID Watchdog Criticizes Trump's Politicization of Aid to Venezuela, Thousands Flee into Thailand as Burmese Junta Launches Airstrikes Near Border, Florida Approves Sweeping Voter Suppression Bill, West Virginia, Florida & Texas Bills Target Trans Youth, Biden Vows to Close Private Detention Centers in Response to Georgia Protesters, Right-Wing Extremists Face New…

Dave DeCamp (2021-04-30). US Ends Visa Services for Most Russians, Reduces Moscow Embassy Staff by 75%. news.antiwar.com On Friday, the US embassy in Moscow As part of the cutbacks, the embassy will no longer process non-immigrant visas for Russians. So any Russian citizens that want to travel to the US that aren't seeking a green card would have to obtain a tourist visa through a third country. | The announcement came after Russia put limits on the amount of staff the US embassy could hire l…

Andrew Korybko (2021-04-30). The EU Parliament's Anti-Russian Resolution Is Dangerous. globalresearch.ca Russia is a major world power, and if the EU can …

news.un (2021-04-30). Europe: COVID must spark rethink to prioritize 'human lives' over economic policies. news.un.org The devastating impact of COVID-19 serves as a stark reminder that the European Union must "put human lives" above economic policy considerations, that privilege competition between EU Member States, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday.

sputniknews (2021-04-30). Albania Approves Use of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Sputnik V. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Albania has approved the use of Sputnik V, a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Friday, adding that the Balkan country has already received its first shipment.

Brian Shilhavy (2021-04-30). 8,430 Dead 354,177 Injuries: European Database of Adverse Drug Reactions for COVID-19 "Vaccines" globalresearch.ca The European database of suspected drug reaction reports is

teleSUR (2021-04-30). Bolivia Will Produce COVID Vaccines, Including Sputnik V. telesurenglish.net Bolivian Health Minister Health Minister Jeyson Auza says that the Andean nation is interested in producing vaccines against COVID-19, including the Russian Sputnik V, on its territory. "We would be delighted to be able, like Argentina, to produce vaccines in the not too distant future," he said. | RELATED | Argentina will produce Sputnik V and AstraZeneca vaccines. | Auza stressed that negotiations with Russia on t…

teleSUR (2021-04-30). Russia Produces First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccine for Animals. telesurenglish.net Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) announced the production of the first batch of 17,000 doses of "Carnivac-Cov", which are the first COVID-19 vaccines specifically designed for application in animals. | RELATED: | So far, over 20 companies and institutions have expressed interest to negotiate its registration and supply in Germany, Greece, Poland, Austria, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan…

WSWS (2021-04-30). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Indefinite walkout by 3,000 Georgian manganese miners and supporters in Chiatura over pay and conditions; pay strikes across the Netherlands in metal and electronics industries over employers' 1.1 percent offer; teachers' disputes in France and England over lack of COVID safety, privatisation and victimisations.

_____ (2021-04-30). Syria Regime Change Still on Western Agenda — Ex-Ambassador Peter Ford. strategic-culture.org "The Western powers are like dogs with an old bone on the subject of alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. There is no meat on it but they continue to gnaw away," says former British ambassador to Syria in an interview with Finian Cunningham. | The United States, Britain, and other NATO powers failed in their covert military efforts for regime change in Syria, thanks in large part to the principled intervention by Russia to defend its historic Arab ally. However, Peter Ford, the former British ambassador to Syria, contends that regime change is still very much a top priority for Western powers and their crimi…

Vijay Prashad (2021-04-30). I'm Still Here, Though My Country's Gone West. dissidentvoice.org A mass rally with the Free German Youth that marked the founding of the German Democratic Republic in the Soviet Occupation Zone, October 1949. A full generation has elapsed since the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) collapsed in late 1991. Two years earlier, in 1989, the communist states of Eastern Europe dissolved, with the …

Vijay Prashad (2021-04-30). I'm still here, though my country's gone West. mronline.org A full generation has elapsed since the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) collapsed in late 1991. Two years earlier, in 1989, the communist states of Eastern Europe dissolved, with the first salvo fired when Hungary opened its border. | April 30, 2021 | Newswire…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-04-30). Gran conglomerado farmacéutico con antecedentes penales: Pfizer se hace cargo del mercado de vacunas de la Unión Europea de 1,800 millones de dosis. globalizacion.ca "Cientos de millones de personas han recibido una inyección que permite inyectar una molécula de" terapia genética "biorreactiva en sus cuerpos debido al miedo, la ignorancia y la negativa a considerar que las personas que promueven esto… tienen motivos ocultos" …

F. William Engdahl (2021-04-30). US-NATO Geopolitics: Has Washington Lured Erdogan into a Bear Trap? globalresearch.ca After failing to block Turkey's purchase of the advanced S-400 Russian …

Staff (2021-04-30). Beyond Putin and Navalny: Is there a left alternative for Russia? therealnews.com Alexei Navalny has been celebrated in the West as the democratic savior of Russia, but are things that simple? World-renowned sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky explains what Western media gets wrong about Putin, Navalny, and the political reality on the ground in Russia.

Staff (2021-04-30). Argentina Denounces UK Missile Launch Carried Out in the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands. orinocotribune.com The Argentine Foreign Ministry points out that the launching of missiles by the United Kingdom is an excuse to establish a disproportionate military presence. | On Thursday, April 29, the Argentine Foreign Ministry denounced the launch of missiles by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in the territory of Malvinas islands between April 26 and 28, 2021. | The Argentine Foreign Ministry explained that the military exercises include the launching of Rapier missiles from the Malvinas Islands [referred to as the Falkland Islands by the UK colonizers], and "constitute an unjustif…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-30). Chasing The PKK: Turkey Launched Two 'Anti-Terror' Operations In Sirnak, Hakkari. southfront.org Illustrative image: Anadolu Ajansƒ± | On April 29th, Turkish security forces launched two operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Turkey's southeastern region. | In a statement, the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the operations, codenamed "Eren Cudi-Besta" and "Eren Kazan-Ogul," would target PKK remnants in the provinces of Sirnak and Hakkari. 5,280 security personnel are participating in the two operations."The Eren operations continue successfully with the support of the public…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-30). Turkey To Export Armed Hàºrkàº≈ü Aircraft To Secret Customer. southfront.org TAI Hàºrku≈ü-C, photo by Anna Zvereva. Source: flickr.com/photos/130961247@N06/34839092714/ | Turkey will soon export its domestically developed "Hàºrku≈ü-C" armed close air support and training aircraft to a yet undisclosed customer, Temel Kotil, manager of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), told CNN Tàºrk on April 25. | According to Kotil, a total of twelve Hàºrku≈ü-C aircraft will be exported to the customer, which will be named whe…

Anonymous103 (2021-04-30). Cold War 2.0: U.S. Stops Issuing Visas To Russians. southfront.org Illustrative image | The US Embassy in Moscow announced Friday that it would cut consular services and staff in line with new restrictions imposed by Russia. The last week President Vladimir Putin signed

Anonymous669 (2021-04-30). Central Syria: Russian Airstrikes Killed More Than 50 Terrorists In Past Month. southfront.org File image. | More than 50 terrorists of ISIS had been killed in central Syria over the past month as a result of airstrikes carried out by the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on April 30. | According to the London-based monitoring group, Russian warplanes carried out at least 1,260 airstrikes on ISIS cells in central Syria."SOHR activists documented the death of 59 ISIS members and the injury of 38 others due to over 1,260 Russian airs…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-30). Russian Warplanes Foiled Drone Attack, Hit Targets In Greater Idlib & Northern Aleppo (Photos). southfront.org A ground crew member reports to pilots that their Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet is ready for a combat mission at Hmeymim air base near Latakia, Syria, in this handout photograph released by Russia's Defence Ministry, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation) | The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have foiled a drone attack and destroyed a number of high-value targets in Greater Idlib and northern Aleppo, the Sputnik news agency reported. | Late on April 29, VKS warplanes shot down si…

Anonymous007 (2021-04-30). Killer Of French Police Officer In Paris Suburbs To Become Al-Qaeda's Winner. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 23rd, in the French city of Rambouillet, an, initially unidentified individual, attacked a police officer with a knife. | The man shouted "Allahu Akbar" while doing so. | The attacker was killed. The victim died of her wounds. According to preliminary data, the attacker is a citizen of Tunisia. | Tabat, an al-Qaeda affiliated agency, praised the knife attack in Rambouillet, France. The propagandists say that the attack was carried out by "brother-fighter" Jamal Karshan. | It shoul…

Ron Jacobs (2021-04-30). From the Foggy Dew. counterpunch.org April 25th was the anniversary of the 1916 Easter rebellion in Ireland. A military failure, that moment in Irish history serves as one of the most important markers of the long struggle for Irish independence from England. After several of the participants were executed or jailed, others fled the country. The nation of Ireland was

Editor2 (2021-04-30). The Kurds will be Punished for Biden's Armenian Genocide Recognition. orinocotribune.com By Steven Sahiounie — Apr 28, 2021 | Turkey launched a cross-border attack against separatist Kurdish militants in northern Iraq within hours of US President Joe Biden's recognition of the Armenian Genocide carried out 106 years ago by the former Turkish government. | US troops, and their Kurdish allied militia, the Syrian Defense Forces (SDF), came under armed attack in northeast Syria after Biden recognized the Armenian Genocide. The attackers were Turkish-backed mercenaries. | US military spokesman Col.

Staff (2021-04-30). Araghchi meets with Austrian FM to discuss JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Heading Iranian delegation to JCPOA talks in Vienna, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg in Vienna on Thu.

_____ (2021-04-30). Hawaii Is The First US State To Declare A Climate Emergency. popularresistance.org The word "emergency" usually conjures images of ambulances with flashing lights, homes going up in flames, or tornadoes tearing through a town. But increasingly, governments are using the word to describe a slower-burning crisis: climate change. | On Thursday, Hawaii became the first state to declare a "climate emergency," joining 1,933 cities, town councils, and countries, including the European Union. According to The Climate Mobilization, a U.S.-based advocacy group, almost 13 percent of the global population now lives in a jurisdiction that has made a similar declaration. | Perhaps it shouldn't come as a surp…

_____ (2021-04-30). RENACER Act: US Congress To Expand Nicaragua Sanctions. popularresistance.org Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution is being targeted with a new sanctions bill as retaliation for triumphing over Washington's domination attempts and as President Daniel Ortega is anticipated to win this year's election. | The Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act (full text of the bill here), introduced in March, would require the U.S. government to increase sanctions coordination with Canada and the European Union and proposes new immediate measures against the Nicaraguan government and officials ahead of Nicaragua's November elections, all under the guise of promoti…

sputniknews (2021-04-30). Russia Bars Entry to Eight EU Citizens, Including Head of European Parliament. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow has announced that eight citizens of the European Union member states and representatives of official state bodies of the EU, including European Parliament President David Sassoli, are not allowed to enter Russia, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

sputniknews (2021-04-30). US Secretary of State Blinken to Visit Ukraine Next Week – Reports. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine next week amid concerns over military movements on the country's border with Russia, CBS correspondent Norah O'Donnell reported, citing the top US diplomat.

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