(2021-08-12). Hunger Is the Story of Our Time. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad, Prasanth R., Zoe Alexandra Hunger continues to take lives across the world, every day. This global failure stems from the very nature of capitalism itself. In May 1998, Cuba's President Fidel Castro attended the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. This is an annual meeting held by the World Health Organization (WHO). Castro…
(2021-08-12). The Taliban Takes Over Herat City Despite Fierce Resistance From Government Forces, Locals (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | On August 12, the Taliban finally took over Herat, Afghanistan's largest city, according to the France-Press Agency (AFP). | An unnamed Afghan security official told the agency that government forces and administration officials had retreated from the northwestern city. | Afghan sources shared on social media several videos showing Taliban fighters at the center of Herat and near the city's main Police Headquarters. One of the videos shows dozens of prisoners who were released from Herat p…
(2021-08-12). Nicaragua: Encuesta confirma al FSLN como favorito a elecciones. cubadebate.cu Una encuesta publicada la víspera en Managua confirmó al gobernante Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) como favorito de cara a las elecciones generales del 7 de noviembre próximo.El estudio realizado solo en Managua reveló que el índice de predisposición política favorece al partido rojinegro, con el 62,7 por ciento.
(2021-08-12). Asesinato de Jovenel MoàØse: Premeditación, participación de los EEUU y complicidad del personal de seguridad. cubadebate.cu El informe preliminar elaborado por las autoridades haitianas deja asentadas sus presunciones sobre el magnicidio: la premeditación de los mercenarios colombianos en el plan de asesinato, la participación de dos empresas con sede en EE.UU. y la complicidad del personal de seguridad del mandatario en los hechos porque, cuando se ejecutó el asalto a la residencia de MoàØse, "la puerta principal estaba abierta".
(2021-08-12). Turkish combat drone maker to build research center, assembly plant in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drones — used with deadly effect in Nagorno-Karabakh, Iraq, Syria and Libya — are now being employed by Ukraine for the war in the Donbass. Turkey's Baykar intends to invest in creating scientific center, drone production in Ukraine The Turkish manufacturer of drones Baykar is developing an investment project to build a …
(2021-08-12). Military Situation In Syria On August 12, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 11, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 27 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 5 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On August 12, heavy clashes between SAA and former rebels were reported in Daraa city | On August 11, heavy clashes between SDF and Turkish-backed forces were reported near Tal Tamar | On August 11, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backe…
(2021-08-12). Turkish Army Kicks Off Operation In Syria's Greater Idlib To Uncover Smuggling Tunnels (Photos). southfront.org 
A Turkish army tank stationed near the Syrian border, in Suruc, Turkey, Sept. 3, 2016. (AP Photo) | On August 12, the Turkish military kicked off a combing operation in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, according to Syrian opposition sources. | A fairly large force of the Turkish Armed Forces was reportedly deployed in the outskirts of the town of Atimah which is located in the northern part of Greater Idlib right on the border line with Turkey. | Opposition sources said that the force will comb the border lin…
(2021-08-12). U.S.-Made GPS In Service With Russian Aerospace Forces In Syria. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are using American-made GPS systems during their combat missions in Syria. | The revelation was made by Russian politician Soviet Air Force veteran Colonel Viktor Alksnis, on his Facebook page. | He drew attention to recently-released photographs of the cockpit of a Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber in Syria. This is also the case of the Su-25SM3 fighter jets. | Experts later confirmed that the photo shows a U.S.-manufactured GPS receiv…
(2021-08-12). Daraa Rebels Attacked Syrian Army, Intelligence Posts Ahead Of Russian Delegation Visit (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Early on August 12, local fighters in the northern countryside of Daraa attacked positions of the Syrian military and intelligence. | The fighters attacked posts of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the center of the town of Nawa with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Some fighters also targeted an army checkpoint located on the road leading to the nearby town of Tasil. | At the same time, local fighters in Jasim attacked the town's cultural center, where a force of the General Intellige…
(2021-08-12). Nearly 1.4 billion covered by health insurance in China. ecns.cn China's healthcare plans had covered 1.36 billion residents by the end of last year after the country worked for decades to create a sturdier insurance safety net in the world's most populous nation, a white paper said on Thursday.
(2021-08-12). Headlines for August 12, 2021. democracynow.org WHO Warns World Could Log 100 Million More COVID-19 Cases by 2022 , 200+ Scientists Ask Biden to Adopt "Wartime Footing" to Scale Up Vaccine Production, CDC Urges Pregnant People to Get Vaccinated; FDA to Approve Third Dose for Immunocompromised, Florida Asks U.S. Government for Hundreds of Ventilators Amid Its Worst COVID-19 Surge, California to Require K-12 Teachers and Staff to Get Vaccinated or Face Weekly Tests, Sen. Joe Manchin Has "Serious Concerns" About Democrats' $3.5T Spending Bill, Sen. Ted Cruz Filibusters Senate Bills on Gerrymandering, Campaign Finance & Voting, Sicily Sets Europe-Wide Temperature…
(2021-08-12). Eleven COVID-19 patients die in Russian hospital after oxygen pipe bursts. wsws.org The horrific incident gives a sense of the large number of preventable deaths in the pandemic that are the direct result of the disastrously underfunded and run-down social infrastructure.
(2021-08-12). UNHCR objects to renewed U.S. expulsion flights of migrants under public health restrictions. ecns.cn The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) expressed concern on Wednesday over the resumption of the U.S. practice of flying non-Mexican asylum seekers and migrants to southern Mexico after expelling them under a U.S. health law regulation implemented last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-08-12). Facts reveal U.S. failing in COVID-19 response: report. ecns.cn Furthermore, the "virus origin-tracing terrorism" that emerged in the country should be investigated as this is an attempt to manipulate "global public opinion," the authors said.
(2021-08-12). Senator Rand Paul accused of 'insider trading' after he belatedly reveals wife invested in pharma firm in early days of Covid-19. rt.com 
Senator Rand Paul was accused of "insider trading" after he revealed that his wife bought stock in the firm that makes antiviral drug remdesivir in early 2020, disclosing the purchase more than a year after the reporting deadline. | The Kentucky Republican acknowledged the stock buy on Wednesday in a Senate filing, the Washington Post According to the filing, the senator's wife invested b…
(2021-08-12). [Research Paper] Antiphospholipid antibodies and neurological manifestations in acute COVID-19: A single-centre cross-sectional study. thelancet.com Our findings show that aPS/PT IgG is associated with COVID-19-associated ADEM. In contrast, aCL IgA and IgG are seen much more frequently in non-neurological hospitalised patients with COVID-19. Characterisation of antiphospholipid antibody persistence and potential longitudinal clinical impact are required to guide appropriate management.
(2021-08-12). US Civil Rights Groups Escalate Pressure on Biden to Keep Prisoners at Home Amid Pandemic. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik), Barrington M. Salmon – A coalition of criminal justice activists is upping its campaign to prevent the Biden administration from forcing thousands of inmates to return to prison as COVID-19 infections continue to surge, Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) President Kevin Ring said.
(2021-08-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The COVID-19 delta variant has changed everything. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A fourth COVID-19 surge is blanketing the U.S., and the delta variant is the culprit. "Where did this delta variant come from? It came from unvaccinated people getting infected in large numbers allowing the virus to continue mutating," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. In the past, a person with COVID-19 might infect two to four people. But with the delta variant, one person can infect…
(2021-08-12). Russia and Venezuela to implement energy security joint projects. mronline.org 
Russia's Rostec will provide "advanced technology" and train Venezuelan personnel to recover the country's sanctions-hit power facilities.
(2021-08-12). Texas governor says anyone who defies state ban on mask mandates will be taken to court. rt.com 
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has asked an appeals court to strike down a masking requirement imposed by a country judge and promised more lawsuits against officials who rebel against his ban on mask mandates. | Abbot and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that they had filed a petition asking the 5th Court of Appeals to strike down an order by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, who instructed businesses, public schools, child daycare centers and government offices to require indoor mask-wearing. | The governor banned Texas officials from imposing any form of a mask mandate in May, under the threat of a f…
(2021-08-12). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On August 12, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in Novgorodskoe shelled the Gagarin mine in Gorlovka with grenade launchers | 2. UAF in Pivdenne shelled Ozeryanovka with 82-mm artillery | 3. UAF in Avdeevka shelled Yasinovataya with 120-mm artillery | 4. UAF in Novoselovka shelled Yasinovataya with an ATGM | 5. UAF in Nevelskoe shelled Staromikhailovka with grenade launchers | 6. UAF in Novomikhailovka shelled Luganskoe with 122-mm artillery | 7. UAF in Vodyanoe shelled Leninskoe with 120-mm artillery…
(2021-08-12). Russia Begins Reconstruction Of Trans-Siberian Baikal-Amur Mainline. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The reconstruction of the eastern branch of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) is beginning and the railroad should be put into operation by the end of 2024, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on August 11th. | This road will increase the transport capabilities of Eastern Siberia, increase the throughput of the mainline and the volume of transit traffic, Shoigu said."Today we have laid the stone, symbolizing the beginning of the reconstruction of th…
(2021-08-12). BREAKING: Russian Top Hypersonic Scientist Detained On High-Treason Charges. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 12, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained Professor Alexander Kuranov in Moscow. He is one of Russian top hypersonic scientists and is suspected of passing state secrets to foreign countries in recent years. | The Moscow court confirmed that the FSB had sent a request for his arrest for two months. A preventive measure will be chosen by the court later on August 12. Cases of treason are classified as "secret": the court considers them in closed doors, only the senten…
(2021-08-12). "They could have warned us: Then we wouldn't have any dead people here!" wsws.org A WSWS reporting team spoke with residents of the Ahr Valley in Rhineland-Palatinate, where over 131 people lost their lives in last month's floods in Germany and other parts of Europe. Across Germany, nearly 200 died in the disaster.
(2021-08-12). Risks for Mexico in the Renegotiation of its FTA with the European Union. ips-dc.org To end neoliberalism and defend energy resources, Andres Manuel López Obrador must step up and avoid the inclusion of supranational arbitration mechanisms in a renegotiated FTA with the European Union.
(2021-08-12). Limits to Growth Now Undeniable and Inescapable. counterpunch.org When Europeans first landed on the North American continent it was "ripe for the picking," lush with forests, rivers, wildlife, fish and land as far as the eye could see. As for those already inhabiting those lands and waters, well, they were considered "savages" and their removal by whatever means necessary was a foregone conclusion.
(2021-08-12). Train drivers began nationwide strike in Germany. wsws.org Engine drivers, train conductors and workshop engineers at Deutsche Bahn (DB) have begun a nationwide strike to defend themselves against wage cuts and growing work-related stress.
(2021-08-12). Secretary of State Blinken dresses down Polish NATO "allies" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Excerpts from today's Radio Poland report. Before the advent of the public relations industry the sort of relationship the U.S. and NATO maintain with Poland would have been described as that of a master to a satrapy, vassal, fiefdom, conquered province. Now the hapless Poles are referred to as NATO allies and Transatlantic partners. Note …
(2021-08-12). Workers of Paroc plant in Poland clinch victory after one week of strike. peoplesdispatch.org Following a week-long strike action, the workers of the Paroc Polska plant in Trzemeszno have won higher internship bonuses, increase in salary, and extension of employment contracts…
(2021-08-12). NATO triples spy plane flights in Black Sea near Russia's southern border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO's spy planes intensify flights over Black Sea threefold — Russian commanderThe aircraft performed 270 reconnaissance flights in 2019, about 530 in 2020 and over 560 since the start of this year in the southern area of responsibility, Commander of the Russian Southern Military District's 4th Air Force and Air Defense Army Nikolai Gostev informed …
(2021-08-12). Record number of wildfires burn large swaths of Siberia. wsws.org The ongoing wildfires in Russia are a testament to capitalism's failure to address the crisis of global warming.
(2021-08-12). Caveman mentality: Russian FM says U.S., NATO pander to "outright racist and neo-Nazi" Ukraine regime. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com West well aware of Crimea being part of Russia, says Russia's top diplomat "They are trying to pander to the outright racist and neo-Nazi actions and plans of the current Kiev regime just to disturb us," Sergey Lavrov noted "If our Western partners have to hide their complete awareness of reality behind the desire to …
(2021-08-12). Ukraine deploys combat groups to Donetsk border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian battle groups advance to security area in southern Donbass — DPR militia Nine airborne assault vehicles (BMD-1) of the Ukrainian army's 72th Separate Mechanized Brigade have been spotted in the Petrovskoye-Bogdanovka disengagement area, the Donetsk People's Republic People's Militia reported on Thursday. The deployment of seven BTR-DG airborne multi-purpose tracked armored personnel carriers to …
(2021-08-12). Unilateral sanctions against Venezuela "crime against humanity": FM. ecns.cn Imposing unilateral sanctions against Venezuela and other countries is "a crime against humanity" that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court must investigate, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza said Wednesday.
(2021-08-12). Average life expectancy in China rises to 77.3 yrs: white paper. ecns.cn
(2021-08-12). China has over 1 mln medical, health institutions: white paper. ecns.cn The number of medical and health institutions in China skyrocketed from 170,000 in 1978 to over 1 million in 2020, according to a white paper.
(2021-08-12). China lifts nearly 99 mln rural poor out of poverty in 8 yrs: white paper. ecns.cn By the end of 2020, China had lifted all the 98.99 million rural residents living below the current poverty line out of poverty after eight years of efforts, according to a white paper.
(2021-08-12). Moscow to boost relations with Tehran based on mutual respect. en.mehrnews.com Iran is Russia's friend and neighbor, and the country will continue to strengthen relations based on mutual respect, the RussianEmbassy said.
(2021-08-12). Online events with Amory Lovins, Lisa Wells, Mickey Huff, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, etc. indybay.org Here are some 18 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 12 Noon today, August 11th), featuring people such as Jeremy Lent, Carol Anderson, Amory Lovins, Eyal Press, Lisa Wells, Mickey Huff, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada, the UK, New Zealand, and Ireland (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2021-08-12). Denuncian asesinato de líder social en el Meta, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz señala que en lo corrido del 2021 se han asesinado 107 líderes sociales y 1.223 desde la firma de los Acuerdos de Paz en 2016.
(2021-08-12). Reportan el asesinato de firmante de la paz en Nariño, Colombia. telesurtv.net Con José Harleyo Popayán serían 34 los firmantes de acuerdo de paz asesinados en 2021.
(2021-08-12). Awkward Moment: Biden –°onfuses Gov. Gretchen Whitmer With Energy Sec Jennifer Granholm – Video. sputniknews.com US President Joe Biden is no stranger to blunders and awkward behaviour: just earlier this week he seemingly took a cue from a Secret Service agent to follow the sidewalk path into the White House and followed the security officer across the lawn, prompting social media users to mock him for "getting lost in the bushes".
(2021-08-12). U.S. Army missile defense system "to fight highly capable adversaries such as Russia and China" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US Army's critical missile defense system will play role at Project Convergence The U.S. Army's critical missile defense system will play a small role at the service's major campaign of learning this fall — Project Convergence — in order to focus on the system's progress through a challenging initial operational test, the head of Army …
(2021-08-12). We Need a Nationwide Vaccine Mandate. zcomm.org Measures like those France and New York City recently instituted are an appropriate tool for preventing impending and devastating mass death…
(2021-08-11). IPCC Alarm Bell: burning gas, coal is Intensifying Water Cycle: Expect more and worse Storms, Floods such as hit Germany, China this Summer. juancole.com 
By Mathew Barlow | — ( The Conversation) — The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes in Europe, triggered landslides in Asia and inundated subways in China. More than 900 people died in the destruction. In North America, the West was battling fires amid an intense …
(2021-08-11). Taliban Fighters Seized Mi-35 Attack Helicopter At Kunduz Airport (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On August 11, the Taliban seized a Mi-35 attack helicopter that was left behind by Afghan government forces at Kunduz Airport in northeastern Afghanistan. | The helicopter was one of several which India bought and repaired in Belarus then gifted to Afghanistan in 2019. The Mi-35 is the export version of the Mi-24V, which can be armed with 9M114 Shturm anti-tank guided missiles. | Afghan government forces removed the helicopter's rotor blades and stored them right under it before withdrawing from…
(2021-08-11). Turkey, Pakistan: after Afghanistan, Kashmir. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense Minister Akar, Pakistani premier discuss bilateral issues Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar called on Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan in the capital Islamabad on Aug. 11 to discuss a range of issues, including Ankara's ongoing efforts for a political solution in Afghanistan. **** Khan expressed satisfaction at the existing level of bilateral defense cooperation, …
(2021-08-11). Arrests of Palestinian rights defenders part of 'wider crackdown'. news.un.org Israel must safeguard human rights activists in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and within its borders, a UN-appointed expert said on Wednesday.
(2021-08-11). US has No Mandate to Keep Troops in Syria & America's Interpretation of International Law is 'Ridiculous,' Says Russian Ambassador. orinocotribune.com Washington has no legal mandate to keep its armed forces in Syria, and the presence of American soldiers in the country contradicts the 2015 UN Security Council resolution that called for a ceasefire and a political settlement. | That's according to the Russian embassy in Washington, which responded to a tweet by Wayne Marotto, the official military spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, the American campaign in the Middle East to defeat ISIS. | Writing on social media, Marotto said that the US has a "clear mandate under international law" to keep boots on the ground in Syria. | On Monday night, the Russian Em…
(2021-08-11). Russian Orlan-10 Drone Crashed In Northeastern Syria, Fourth This Year. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the internet. | On August 11, a Russian Orlan-10 drone crash landed in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. | The drone crashed in the vicinity of the town of al-Matmurah. At the time, fighters the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were clashing with Turkish forces in nearby areas. At least two Turkish-backed militants were killed in the clashes. The drone may have been shot down by mistake. | The Orlan-10 has a f…