Daily Archives: May 18, 2021

2021-05-18: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-05-19). Spain deploys army against refugees fleeing across border with Morocco. wsws.org The ruling Spanish Socialist Party and Podemos are assaulting refugees and whipping up tensions with Morocco, a former colony of Spain and France.

WSWS (2021-05-18). Protests and strikes by hospital workers in Germany. wsws.org Last Wednesday, "International Nurses' Day," there were protests all over the country, where nurses, other hospital workers and those at care facilities gave vent to their justified anger over the government response to the pandemic.

WSWS (2021-05-18). Lively discussion among students, parents, and workers about an international counter-offensive against capitalism. wsws.org The discussion covered the key class issues in the pandemic—from the orgy of enrichment in the capital markets to the role of the trade unions in Germany.

Patrick Cockburn (2021-05-18). Israel is Making the Same Errors as Britain did Over Northern Ireland 50 Years Ago. counterpunch.org When I first visited Israel in 1976 after spending three years in Northern Ireland working on my second degree, I was struck by the similarities between the situations in the two countries. It is therefore entirely appropriate that on the same day that the Israeli-Palestinian crisis was exploding this week, an inquest in Belfast was

WSWS (2021-05-18). Protests across Europe against Israeli war on Gaza. zcomm.org Workers and young people joined protests across Europe to oppose Israel's bombardment of the Palestinian population in Gaza…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-18). U.S. Deployed Warships Toward Red Sea, B-52 Bombers In Spain In Thinly Veiled Support For Israel. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Alongside the hostilities in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, a concentration of NATO forces appears to be happening nearby. | On May 16th, a French carrier group was concentrated south of Cyprus. | On May 17th, four US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers arrived in Spain, and this is in addition to the six already based in Qatar. | On May 18th, three missile destroyers from the US Navy aircraft carrier group operating in the Arabian Sea are making a transition with th…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-18). U.S. Deployed Warships Toward Read Sea, B-52 Bombers In Spain In Thinly Veiled Support For Israel. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Alongside the hostilities in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, a concentration of NATO forces appears to be happening nearby. | On May 16th, a French carrier group was concentrated south of Cyprus. | On May 17th, four US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers arrived in Spain, and this is in addition to the six already based in Qatar. | On May 18th, three missile destroyers from the US Navy aircraft carrier group operating in the Arabian Sea are making a transition with th…

Staff (2021-05-18). WEBINAR TOMORROW — Alex Saab's Lawyer: 'How the US Starves Venezuelans' (#SanctionsKill). orinocotribune.com (ESPAàëOL ABAJO) | Alex Saab's lawyer, Femi Falana, has agreed to participate in a webinar about this important case related to US "sanctions". | Caracas, May 16 (OrinocoTribune.com)— Alex Saab has been illegally held by Cape Verdean authorities in prison, and most recently in a unique form of house arrest. Saab was apprehended because of his attempts to bypass illegal US and European "sanctions" against the Venezuelan people. | Saab, a special diplomatic envoy of Venezuela at the time of his irregular detention, and currently ambassador of Venezuela to the African Union, was instrumental in procuri…

Rosalind English (2021-05-18). Amsterdam Court orders reinstatement of Uber drivers dismissed by algorithm. ukhumanrightsblog.com In October 2020 the App Drivers & Couriers Union ('ADCU') filed a legal challenge against Uber Technologies Inc. for the dismissal of drivers by an algorithm in the UK and Portugal. The District Court of Amsterdam heard claims by the ADCU on behalf of three drivers from the UK, and a fourth driver from Lisbon, …

Anonymous007 (2021-05-18). Russia Delivered Third Batch Of Weapons To Central African Republic. southfront.org Illustrative image. Click to see full-size | Russia has supplied the Central African Republic (CAR) with a third batch of small arms, including 5,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles, Russian Ambassador to Bangui Vladimir Titorenko

Anonymous007 (2021-05-18). Military Situation In Syria On May 18, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 18, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 37 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 15 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On May 18, local protesters in the Shaddadi area blocked the Hasakah-Deir Ezzor road in opposition to the Autonomous Administration's decision to raise fuel prices. | On May 17, an ex-rebel member was killed by unknown gunmen in the town of Tasil | On…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-18). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On May 18, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in Novoluganskoe shelled DPR positions in Dolomitnoe with 120-mm artillery and grenade launchers | 2. UAF in Pesky shelled DPR positions in Veseloe with 120-mm artillery and grenade launchers | 3. UAF in Pesky shelled DPR positions in Donetsk city with 120-mm artillery, killing 1 DPR soldier | 4. DPR in Dolomitnoe shelled UAF positions in Novoluganskoe with 120-mm and 82-mm artillery | 5. DPR in Donetsk city shelled UAF positions in Pesky with 120-mm artill…

Rick Rozoff (2021-05-18). Azerbaijan holds new large-scale war games after armed incursion into Armenia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan holds new large-scale war games after armed incursion into ArmeniaRick Rozoff On May 16 Azerbaijan kicked off large-scale war games after its troops encroached on Armenian territory almost a week ago. This is the third series of Azerbaijani war games since last August, the first having preceded the Azerbaijani-Turkish attack on Nagorno-Karabakh by only …

Shane Quinn (2021-05-18). Operation Barbarossa: The Causes of its Failure. orinocotribune.com By Shane Quinn — May 13, 2021 | Operation Barbarossa, whose 80th anniversary falls next month, was the largest military operation ever undertaken. This German invasion of the Soviet Union proved to be the decisive confrontation of the Second World War, and the effects of its outcome lasts to the current day. | The Austrian-born autocrat, Adolf Hitler, embarked upon his wars of conquest without firstly placing the German nation on a Total War footing. Hitler's refusal from 1939, to direct the Third Reich's full resources towards military means, was a critical reason behind the Nazis' eventual defeat. Hitler's…

_____ (2021-05-18). Alliance Of Democracies Summit. popularresistance.org Copenhagen, Denmark — The United States is the nation that most threatens democracy worldwide, far more than Russia or even China. That is the headline finding from a new worldwide poll of 53 countries commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies (AoD). The poll also found that the global public considers rising inequality and the increased power of the super rich to be the greatest threat to liberty and democracy. | This was likely not the response the Alliance of Democracies wished to hear as it opened its third annual Democracy Summit in Copenhagen this week — precisely because the organization repr…

WSWS (2021-05-18). Indifferent to the spread of the virus, Macron proceeds with reopening in France. wsws.org The reopening is part of a fierce competition between European countries over creating the most business-friendly environment in the shortest time and ensuring that they will be able to profit from the summer tourist season.

Dean Baker (2021-05-18). Population Growth and the Which Way Is Up Problem in Economics. cepr.net Paul Krugman's column today commented on the recent data showing continuing low fertility rates, which is likely to mean a stagnant or declining working age population in future years. Krugman points out that this is no big deal; Japan and Europe have been living with declining working age populations and have managed just fine. But …

_____ (2021-05-18). Ilan Pappé Accuses Netanyahu Of 'Calculated And Cynical Provocation'. popularresistance.org 15 May was al-Nakba Day, an annual commemoration of the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in the late 1940s. On that symbolic day, The Canary spoke to historian Ilan Pappé in an exclusive interview. Professor Pappé is himself an Israeli Jew whose parents settled in Israel after fleeing persecution in Nazi-occupied Europe. However, he's a staunch critic of both the events that led to Israel's founding in 1948 and Israeli policy towards Palestinians since then.

Liane Kilinc (2021-05-18). The Perpetrator-Victim Reversal. indybay.org The West refuses to give the Red Army credit for Germany's liberation from fascism – instead, it diligently stokes the Cold War with Russia. | France and West Germany were liberated by the landing of the Western Allies in Normandy – but all of Eastern Europe must have apparently shaken off the yoke of Nazism all by itself. At any rate, one can get this impression.

Dean Baker (2021-05-18). Hot Tip for the NYT on Vaccines: There are These Two Countries Called Russia and China. counterpunch.org I realize that it's hard for reporters at the country's leading newspaper to stay on top of the news, but this major piece (four reporters) on vaccinating the world should get a Pulitzer for ignorance. The topic of the piece is vaccinating the world, which should be number one on any serious person's list of

Rick Rozoff (2021-05-18). U.S. to lead 27-nation NATO naval exercise near Crimea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. to lead 27-nation NATO naval exercise near CrimeaRick Rozoff The final planning conference for this year's Sea Breeze naval exercise occurred in Odessa, 188 miles from the Crimean port city of Sevastopol* where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is based. Sea Breeze 2021 will be the twenty-first iteration of the U.S. Sixth Fleet-organized event, …

WSWS (2021-05-18). Norwegian Air worldwide layoffs hit Spanish workforce. wsws.org Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced plans to lay off 1,191 workers and close three bases in Spain.

Anonymous007 (2021-05-17). Turkey Calls For OIC To Create "International Protection Mechanism" For Palestinians. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageOn May 16th, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu recommended an "international protection mechanism" for Palestine's civilians in an emergency meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)."These efforts should also include physical protection through forming an international protection force with military and financial contributions of willing countries," Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the virtual meeting of the 57-member Islamic bloc, adding such a me…

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-05-16). WEBINAR THIS WEDNESDAY 19th — Alex Saab's Lawyer: 'How the US Starves Venezuelans' (#SanctionsKill). orinocotribune.com (ESPAàëOL ABAJO) | Alex Saab's lawyer, Femi Falana, has agreed to participate in a webinar about this important case related to US "sanctions". | Caracas, May 16 (OrinocoTribune.com)— Alex Saab has been illegally held by Cape Verdean authorities in prison, and most recently in a unique form of house arrest. Saab was apprehended because of his attempts to bypass illegal US and European "sanctions" against the Venezuelan people. | Saab, a special diplomatic envoy of Venezuela at the time of his irregular detention, and currently ambassador of Venezuela to the African Union, was instrumental in procuri…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-17). UK And France Send Patrol Ships To Black Sea, As Kiev Expects Warships. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 16th, a British Navy patrol ship entered the Black Sea. | Russia's Black Sea Fleet has started tracking the British Royal Navy's HMS Trent patrol vessel, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Management Center reported. | "The forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet have started tracking the activities of the Trent patrol vessel of the British Navy, which entered the Black Sea waters on May 16," the statement said. | On May 11th, the report said the Black Sea Fleet started ke…

Anonymous103 (2021-05-17). Amazing Steps By Russian Diplomacy. southfront.org Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/GettyImages | On May 14, the Russian government finally approved the official list of 'unfriendly states', in response to the new sanctions, harsh rhetoric and diplomatic expulsions.According to official documents, the list includes foreign states that are committing unfriendly actions against the Russian Federation, citizens of the Russian Federation or Russian legal entities, and includes measures of influence (counteraction) established by the decree of the President of Russia that are appli…

David Swanson (2021-05-17). Talk World Radio: Katrina vanden Heuvel on U.S.-Russia Relations. 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. Katrina vanden Heuvel is Editorial Director and Publisher of The Nation magazine. See thenation.com She is also vice-president of the American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord, a group interested in an informed dialogue about …

Anonymous007 (2021-05-17). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On May 17, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in Novgorodske shelled DPR positions in Shirokaya Balka with 82-mm artillery | 2. UAF in Pesky targeted DPR positions in Zhabunki with grenade launchers | 3. UAF in Verhnetoretskoe shelled DPR positions in Mikhailovka with grenade launchers | 4. UAF in Starognatovka shelled DPR positions in Petrovskoe with 120-mm artillery and grenade launchers | 5. UAF in Starognatovka shelled DPR positions in Novolaspa with grenade launchers | 6. UAF in Bogdanovka shelled…

WSWS (2021-05-17). New Zealand and France host "Christchurch Call" summit to expand internet censorship. wsws.org The Christchurch Call initiative has nothing to do with combating the extreme right, but is aimed at strengthening censorship of left-wing and socialist content by governments and tech companies.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-05-17). Europe needs 'laser focus' on startup funding gaps – Alice Gast. imperial.ac.uk Universities need greater support from investors to build lasting startups, writes Imperial's President in the Financial Times.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-05-17). Europe needs 'laser focus' on start-up funding gaps – Alice Gast. imperial.ac.uk Universities need greater support from investors to build lasting start-ups, writes Imperial's President in the Financial Times.

Rick Rozoff (2021-05-17). NATO Conducts Europe's Largest Air, Missile Exercise Off Scotland. globalresearch.ca What the North …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-05-17). Assimilate or Die: The Horrific Settler-Colonial Annexation Strategy Israel Shares with the U.S. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon observed that "Two centuries ago, a former European colony decided to catch up with Europe. It succeeded so well that the United States of America became a monster, in which the taints, the sickness and the inhumanity of Europe have grown to appalling dimensions." With the…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-05-17). Washington Post Moscow Bureau Chief Distorts History of World War II. covertactionmagazine.com Claims that glorification of Soviet Russia's role in victory over Nazis is part of "official propaganda." On May 9, 2021, Russians celebrated Victory in Europe (V-E) Day with a customary parade honoring the sacrifices of the Soviet people in World War II. Rather than reporting on the day's festivities, The Washington Post ran a story …

WSWS (2021-05-17). This week in history: May 17-23. wsws.org 25 years ago: Strike wave in western Europe On May 20-22, 1996, nearly two weeks of protest strikes against German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's plans for $32 billion in cuts in the welfare state culminated in three days of mass action.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-05-17). Caribbean Organizations Condemn Israeli Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing. libya360.wordpress.com CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON CARICOM, THE US, BRITAIN AND EUROPEAN UNION TO TAKE URGENT ACTION The Caribbean Pan-African Network (CPAN), the Network for Defense of Humanity, Caribbean Chapter, Organization for the Victory of the People (Guyana), The People's Empowerment Party (Barbados) and the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration condemn what can only be described…

Marianne Thoresen, Sally Jary, Lars Wallà∏e, Mathias Karlsson, Miriam Martinez-Biarge, Ela Chakkarapani, Frances M Cowan (2021-05-17). [Research Paper] MRI combined with early clinical variables are excellent outcome predictors for newborn infants undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after perinatal asphyxia. thelancet.com Binary logistic regression with WMxBGT or TIS and clinical variables gave excellent outcome prediction being 12% better than single variable cross-tabulation. Our MRI scoring and regression models are readily accessible and deserve investigation in other cohorts for group and individual prediction.

Great Game India (2021-05-17). 30,000 Cases of Side Effects Reported from AstraZeneca CoviShield Vaccines in Sweden. globalresearch.ca An official tally …

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2021-05-18: Social Media Postees

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Spain deploys army against refugees fleeing across border with Morocco
wsws.org | 2021-05-19
The ruling Spanish Socialist Party and Podemos are assaulting refugees and whipping up tensions with Morocco, a former colony of Spain and France.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/19/spai-m19.html

Israel is Making the Same Errors as Britain did Over Northern Ireland 50 Years Ago
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-18
When I first visited Israel in 1976 after spending three years in Northern Ireland working on my second degree, I was struck by the similarities between the situations in the two countries. It is therefore entirely appropriate that on the same day that the Israeli-Palestinian crisis was exploding this week, an inquest in Belfast was…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/18/israel-is-making-the-same-errors-as-britain-did-over-northern-ireland-50-years-ago/

Protests across Europe against Israeli war on Gaza
WSWS | zcomm.org | 2021-05-18
Workers and young people joined protests across Europe to oppose Israel's bombardment of the Palestinian population in Gaza…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/protests-across-europe-against-israeli-war-on-gaza/

U.S. Deployed Warships Toward Red Sea, B-52 Bombers In Spain In Thinly Veiled Support For Israel
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-18
Click to see full-size image | Alongside the hostilities in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, a concentration of NATO forces appears to be happening nearby. | On May 16th, a French carrier group was concentrated south of Cyprus. | On May 17th, four US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers arrived in Spain, and this is in addition to the six already based in Qatar. | On May 18th, three missile destroyers from the US Navy aircraft carrier group operating in the Arabian Sea are making a transition with th…
southfront.org/u-s-deployed-warships-toward-read-sea-b-52-bombers-in-spain-in-thinly-veiled-support-for-israel/

U.S. Deployed Warships Toward Read Sea, B-52 Bombers In Spain In Thinly Veiled Support For Israel
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-18
Click to see full-size image | Alongside the hostilities in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, a concentration of NATO forces appears to be happening nearby. | On May 16th, a French carrier group was concentrated south of Cyprus. | On May 17th, four US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers arrived in Spain, and this is in addition to the six already based in Qatar. | On May 18th, three missile destroyers from the US Navy aircraft carrier group operating in the Arabian Sea are making a transition with th…
southfront.org/u-s-deployed-warships-toward-read-sea-b-52-bombers-in-spain-in-thinly-veiled-support-for-israel/

Lively discussion among students, parents, and workers about an international counter-offensive against capitalism
wsws.org | 2021-05-18
The discussion covered the key class issues in the pandemic–from the orgy of enrichment in the capital markets to the role of the trade unions in Germany.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/18/meet-m18.html

Protests and strikes by hospital workers in Germany
wsws.org | 2021-05-18
Last Wednesday, "International Nurses' Day," there were protests all over the country, where nurses, other hospital workers and those at care facilities gave vent to their justified anger over the government response to the pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/18/hosp-m18.html

Azerbaijan holds new large-scale war games after armed incursion into Armenia
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-05-18
Azerbaijan holds new large-scale war games after armed incursion into ArmeniaRick Rozoff On May 16 Azerbaijan kicked off large-scale war games after its troops encroached on Armenian territory almost a week ago. This is the third series of Azerbaijani war games since last August, the first having preceded the Azerbaijani-Turkish attack on Nagorno-Karabakh by only …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/05/18/azerbaijan-holds-new-large-scale-war-games-after-armed-incursion-into-armenia/

Operation Barbarossa: The Causes of its Failure
Shane Quinn | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-18
By Shane Quinn — May 13, 2021 | Operation Barbarossa, whose 80th anniversary falls next month, was the largest military operation ever undertaken. This German invasion of the Soviet Union proved to be the decisive confrontation of the Second World War, and the effects of its outcome lasts to the current day. | The Austrian-born autocrat, Adolf Hitler, embarked upon his wars of conquest without firstly placing the German nation on a Total War footing. Hitler's refusal from 1939, to direct the Third Reich's full resources towards military means, was a critical reason behind the Nazis' eventual defeat. Hitler's…
orinocotribune.com/operation-barbarossa-the-causes-of-its-failure/

Alliance Of Democracies Summit
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-18
Copenhagen, Denmark — The United States is the nation that most threatens democracy worldwide, far more than Russia or even China. That is the headline finding from a new worldwide poll of 53 countries commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies (AoD). The poll also found that the global public considers rising inequality and the increased power of the super rich to be the greatest threat to liberty and democracy. | This was likely not the response the Alliance of Democracies wished to hear as it opened its third annual Democracy Summit in Copenhagen this week — precisely because the organization repr…
popularresistance.org/alliance-of-democracies-summit/

WEBINAR TOMORROW — Alex Saab's Lawyer: 'How the US Starves Venezuelans' (#SanctionsKill)
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-18
(ESPAàëOL ABAJO) | Alex Saab's lawyer, Femi Falana, has agreed to participate in a webinar about this important case related to US "sanctions". | Caracas, May 16 (OrinocoTribune.com)– Alex Saab has been illegally held by Cape Verdean authorities in prison, and most recently in a unique form of house arrest. Saab was apprehended because of his attempts to bypass illegal US and European "sanctions" against the Venezuelan people. | Saab, a special diplomatic envoy of Venezuela at the time of his irregular detention, and currently ambassador of Venezuela to the African Union, was instrumental in procuri…
orinocotribune.com/webinar-tomorrow-alex-saabs-lawyer-how-the-us-starves-venezuelans-sanctionskill/

Population Growth and the Which Way Is Up Problem in Economics
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2021-05-18
Paul Krugman's column today commented on the recent data showing continuing low fertility rates, which is likely to mean a stagnant or declining working age population in future years. Krugman points out that this is no big deal; Japan and Europe have been living with declining working age populations and have managed just fine. But …
cepr.net/population-growth-and-the-which-way-is-up-problem-in-economics/

Indifferent to the spread of the virus, Macron proceeds with reopening in France
wsws.org | 2021-05-18
The reopening is part of a fierce competition between European countries over creating the most business-friendly environment in the shortest time and ensuring that they will be able to profit from the summer tourist season.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/18/fran-m18.html

Indifferent to the spread of the virus, Macron proceeds with reopening in France
wsws.org | 2021-05-18
The reopening is part of a fierce competition between European countries over creating the most business-friendly environment in the shortest time and ensuring summer tourist season profits.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/18/fran-m18.html

Ilan Pappé Accuses Netanyahu Of 'Calculated And Cynical Provocation'
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-18
15 May was al-Nakba Day, an annual commemoration of the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in the late 1940s. On that symbolic day, The Canary spoke to historian Ilan Pappé in an exclusive interview. Professor Pappé is himself an Israeli Jew whose parents settled in Israel after fleeing persecution in Nazi-occupied Europe. However, he's a staunch critic of both the events that led to Israel's founding in 1948 and Israeli policy towards Palestinians since then.
popularresistance.org/israeli-historian-ilan-pappe-accuses-netanyahu-of-calculated-and-cynical-provocation/

The Perpetrator-Victim Reversal
Liane Kilinc | indybay.org | 2021-05-18
The West refuses to give the Red Army credit for Germany's liberation from fascism – instead, it diligently stokes the Cold War with Russia. | France and West Germany were liberated by the landing of the Western Allies in Normandy – but all of Eastern Europe must have apparently shaken off the yoke of Nazism all by itself. At any rate, one can get this impression.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/16/18842535.php

Amsterdam Court orders reinstatement of Uber drivers dismissed by algorithm
Rosalind English | ukhumanrightsblog.com | 2021-05-18
In October 2020 the App Drivers & Couriers Union ('ADCU') filed a legal challenge against Uber Technologies Inc. for the dismissal of drivers by an algorithm in the UK and Portugal. The District Court of Amsterdam heard claims by the ADCU on behalf of three drivers from the UK, and a fourth driver from Lisbon, …
ukhumanrightsblog.com/2021/05/18/amsterdam-court-orders-reinstatement-of-uber-drivers-dismissed-by-algorithm/

Amsterdam Court orders reinstatement of Uber drivers dismissed by algorithm
Rosalind English | ukhumanrightsblog.com | 2021-05-18
In October 2020 the App Drivers & Couriers Union ('ADCU') filed a legal challenge against Uber Technologies Inc. for the dismissal of drivers by an algorithm in the UK and Portugal. The District Court of Amsterdam heard claims by the ADCU on behalf of three drivers from the UK, and a fourth driver from Lisbon, …
ukhumanrightsblog.com/2021/05/18/amsterdam-court-orders-reinstatement-of-uber-drivers-dismissed-by-algorithm/

Hot Tip for the NYT on Vaccines: There are These Two Countries Called Russia and China
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-18
I realize that it's hard for reporters at the country's leading newspaper to stay on top of the news, but this major piece (four reporters) on vaccinating the world should get a Pulitzer for ignorance. The topic of the piece is vaccinating the world, which should be number one on any serious person's list of…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/18/hot-tip-for-the-nyt-on-vaccines-there-are-these-two-countries-called-russia-and-china/

Russia Delivered Third Batch Of Weapons To Central African Republic
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-18
Illustrative image. Click to see full-size | Russia has supplied the Central African Republic (CAR) with a third batch of small arms, including 5,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles, Russian Ambassador to Bangui Vladimir Titorenko told Russian state media."Russia supplied the CAR on a gratuitous basis with a third batch of weapons. These are small arms and light weapons (small arms) — machine guns, light machine guns, sniper rifles, pistols, RPGs, hand grenade…
southfront.org/russia-delivered-third-batch-of-weapons-to-central-african-republic/

Military Situation In Syria On May 18, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-18
Click to see full-size image | On May 18, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 37 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 15 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On May 18, local protesters in the Shaddadi area blocked the Hasakah-Deir Ezzor road in opposition to the Autonomous Administration's decision to raise fuel prices. | On May 17, an ex-rebel member was killed by unknown gunmen in the town of Tasil | On…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-may-18-2021-map-update/

Military Situation In Syria On May 18, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-18
Click to see full-size image | On May 18, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 37 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 15 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On May 18, local protesters in the Shaddadi area blocked the Hasakah-Deir Ezzor road in opposition to the Autonomous Administration's decision to raise fuel prices. | On May 17, an ex-rebel member was killed by unknown gunmen in the town of Tasil | On…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-may-18-2021-map-update/

U.S. to lead 27-nation NATO naval exercise near Crimea
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-05-18
U.S. to lead 27-nation NATO naval exercise near CrimeaRick Rozoff The final planning conference for this year's Sea Breeze naval exercise occurred in Odessa, 188 miles from the Crimean port city of Sevastopol* where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is based. Sea Breeze 2021 will be the twenty-first iteration of the U.S. Sixth Fleet-organized event, …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/05/17/u-s-to-lead-27-nation-nato-naval-exercise-near-crimea/

Norwegian Air worldwide layoffs hit Spanish workforce
wsws.org | 2021-05-18
Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced plans to lay off 1,191 workers and close three bases in Spain. The redundancy scheme was anticipated, but trade unions SEPLA and USO did nothing to defend jobs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/18/spai-m18.html

Norwegian Air worldwide layoffs hit Spanish workforce
wsws.org | 2021-05-18
Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced plans to lay off 1,191 workers and close three bases in Spain.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/18/spai-m18.html

Turkey Calls For OIC To Create "International Protection Mechanism" For Palestinians
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-17
Click to see full-size imageOn May 16th, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu recommended an "international protection mechanism" for Palestine's civilians in an emergency meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)."These efforts should also include physical protection through forming an international protection force with military and financial contributions of willing countries," Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the virtual meeting of the 57-member Islamic bloc, adding such a me…
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Turkey Calls For OIC To Create "International Protection Mechanism" For Palestinians
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-17
Click to see full-size imageOn May 16th, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu recommended an "international protection mechanism" for Palestine's civilians in an emergency meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)."These efforts should also include physical protection through forming an international protection force with military and financial contributions of willing countries," Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the virtual meeting of the 57-member Islamic bloc, adding such a me…
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Talk World Radio: Katrina vanden Heuvel on U.S.-Russia Relations
David Swanson | warisacrime.org | 2021-05-17
Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. Katrina vanden Heuvel is Editorial Director and Publisher of The Nation magazine. See thenation.com She is also vice-president of the American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord, a group interested in an informed dialogue about … Continue reading "Talk World Radio: Katrina vanden Heuvel on U.S.-Russia Relations"
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New Zealand and France host "Christchurch Call" summit to expand internet censorship
wsws.org | 2021-05-17
The Christchurch Call initiative has nothing to do with combating the extreme right, but is aimed at strengthening censorship of left-wing and socialist content by governments and tech companies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/17/chch-m17.html

Protests across Europe against Israeli war on Gaza
wsws.org | 2021-05-17
Demonstrations were held in capitals including London, Paris, Berlin and Madrid.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/17/euro-m17.html

NATO Conducts Europe's Largest Air, Missile Exercise Off Scotland
Rick Rozoff | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-17
What the North …
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Europe needs 'laser focus' on start-up funding gaps – Alice Gast
imperial.ac.uk | 2021-05-17
Universities need greater support from investors to build lasting start-ups, writes Imperial's President in the Financial Times.
imperial.ac.uk/news/221534/europe-needs-laser-focus-start-up-funding

Europe needs 'laser focus' on startup funding gaps – Alice Gast
imperial.ac.uk | 2021-05-17
Universities need greater support from investors to build lasting startups, writes Imperial's President in the Financial Times.
imperial.ac.uk/news/221534/europe-needs-laser-focus-startup-funding

The Perpetrator-Victim Reversal
Liane Kilinc | indybay.org | 2021-05-17
The West refuses to give the Red Army credit for Germany's liberation from fascism – instead, it diligently stokes the Cold War with Russia. | France and West Germany were liberated by the landing of the Western Allies in Normandy – but all of Eastern Europe must have apparently shaken off the yoke of Nazism all by itself. At any rate, one can get this impression.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/16/18842535.php

Caribbean Organizations Condemn Israeli Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-17
CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON CARICOM, THE US, BRITAIN AND EUROPEAN UNION TO TAKE URGENT ACTION The Caribbean Pan-African Network (CPAN), the Network for Defense of Humanity, Caribbean Chapter, Organization for the Victory of the People (Guyana), The People's Empowerment Party (Barbados) and the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration condemn what can only be described… Read…
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Washington Post Moscow Bureau Chief Distorts History of World War II
Jeremy Kuzmarov | covertactionmagazine.com | 2021-05-17
Claims that glorification of Soviet Russia's role in victory over Nazis is part of "official propaganda." On May 9, 2021, Russians celebrated Victory in Europe (V-E) Day with a customary parade honoring the sacrifices of the Soviet people in World War II. Rather than reporting on the day's festivities, The Washington Post ran a story …
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Assimilate or Die: The Horrific Settler-Colonial Annexation Strategy Israel Shares with the U.S
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-17
Rainer Shea The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon observed that "Two centuries ago, a former European colony decided to catch up with Europe. It succeeded so well that the United States of America became a monster, in which the taints, the sickness and the inhumanity of Europe have grown to appalling dimensions." With the… Read…
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This week in history: May 17-23
wsws.org | 2021-05-17
25 years ago: Strike wave in western Europe On May 20-22, 1996, nearly two weeks of protest strikes against German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's plans for $32 billion in cuts in the welfare state culminated in three days of mass action.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/17/twih-m17.html

[Research Paper] MRI combined with early clinical variables are excellent outcome predictors for newborn infants undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after perinatal asphyxia
Marianne Thoresen, Sally Jary, Lars Wallà∏e, Mathias Karlsson, Miriam Martinez-Biarge, Ela Chakkarapani, Frances M Cowan | thelancet.com | 2021-05-17
Binary logistic regression with WMxBGT or TIS and clinical variables gave excellent outcome prediction being 12% better than single variable cross-tabulation. Our MRI scoring and regression models are readily accessible and deserve investigation in other cohorts for group and individual prediction.
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UK And France Send Patrol Ships To Black Sea, As Kiev Expects Warships
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-17
Click to see full-size image | On May 16th, a British Navy patrol ship entered the Black Sea. | Russia's Black Sea Fleet has started tracking the British Royal Navy's HMS Trent patrol vessel, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Management Center reported. | "The forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet have started tracking the activities of the Trent patrol vessel of the British Navy, which entered the Black Sea waters on May 16," the statement said. | On May 11th, the report said the Black Sea Fleet started ke…
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Amazing Steps By Russian Diplomacy
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-17
Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/GettyImages | On May 14, the Russian government finally approved the official list of 'unfriendly states', in response to the new sanctions, harsh rhetoric and diplomatic expulsions.According to official documents, the list includes foreign states that are committing unfriendly actions against the Russian Federation, citizens of the Russian Federation or Russian legal entities, and includes measures of influence (counteraction) established by the decree of the President of Russia that are appli…
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30,000 Cases of Side Effects Reported from AstraZeneca CoviShield Vaccines in Sweden
Great Game India | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-17
An official tally …
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