Daily Archives: May 11, 2022

2022-05-11: News Headlines

____ (2022-05-11). In major escalation of the NATO proxy war against Russia, US rams through $40 billion aid package for Ukraine. wsws.org On Tuesday night, the US House of Representatives voted by 357 to 48 to approve a record $39.8 billion in military aid to Ukraine, just hours after the text of the bill was made known.

Anonymous103 (2022-05-11). In Video: John Kirby Confirms US Instigated War In Ukraine. southfront.org

____ (2022-05-11). Biden sets aside COVID-19 funding to secure tens of billions to escalate war against Russia. wsws.org The utter indifference of both capitalist parties to mass death and debilitating illness within the borders of the US exposes the fraudulent claims of a war for "democracy" and "human rights" in Ukraine.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-05-11). US House approves $40 billion of aid to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — US House of Representatives approved the bill on allocation of addition $40 billion of aid to Ukraine Tuesday, according to a livestream on the House website.

Anonymous103 (2022-05-11). Ukraine Disrupts Gas Transit From Russia. Europe Pays. southfront.org | On May 10, Ukraine notified Gazprom that it would stop receiving gas for transit through its Sohranovka gas-measuring station from 7 a.m. Moscow time on May 11. This event caused high-profile comments and also jeopardized the transportation of Russian gas. | Representatives of the UGTS (Ukrainian gas transport system operator) said that Ukraine will stop the transit of natural gas from Russia to Europe through the Sohranivka station in the Luhansk Region on the morning of 11 Ma…

____ (2022-05-11). Rules-based global order: Finland, Japan issue joint condemnation of Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 11, 2022 Japan, Finland condemn Russian aggression, agree on resolute action The leaders of Japan and Finland on Wednesday strongly condemned Russia's aggression in Ukraine and agreed on the need for a resolute, united response to the unfolding crisis that is threatening the rules-based global order. During the first in-person meeting, Finnish Prime …

____ (2022-05-11). Scholz, Macron meet in Berlin to call for EU military build-up against Russia. wsws.org They discussed plans to accelerate the re-militarization of Germany and the EU and escalate EU participation in the war NATO is waging against Russia in Ukraine.

____ (2022-05-11). Ukraine war facilitates Turkish trans-Caspian transport routes — Kazakh president. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyMay 11, 2022 Role of Trans-Caspian International Transport Route notably increases — Kazakh president Role of Trans-Caspian International Transport Route has notably increased due to the changing geopolitical situation, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the Kazakh-Turkish business forum in Ankara on May 11…. According to Tokayev, after connection of the Kuryk seaport …

Editor (2022-05-11). I led talks on Donbas and Crimea in the 90s. Here's How the War Should End. scheerpost.com A Soviet monument to friendship between Ukraine and Russia during its demolition amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine in central Kyiv, Ukraine. April 26, 2022 (Editorial credit: home for heroes / Shutterstock.com) | By John Quigley / As the war in Ukraine continues to take thousands of lives, distressingly little attention is being devoted to bringing it to an end. | Negotiations are stalled, and other governments are not pushing for a resumption. At s…

Fra Hughes (2022-05-11). Why We Need War Crime Tribunals in Donbass. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — empty The guilty must be punished, the innocent must have justice, the dead must be remembered, and the living must be held to account. |

| Where will the Russian 'special operation' in Eastern Ukraine go next after the complete liberation of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of the Donbass | Well if I was in charge, the next step after fully liberating Mariupol from the Azov fascists and right-wing nationalist Ukraine army units with their paid mercenary assets would be taking them straight to jail and making a televised appearance before organizing an official war crime pane…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-11). Briefing on the Results of the Analysis of Documents Related to the Military Biological Activities of the United States on the Territory of Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com May 11, 2022 The Russian Defence Ministry continues to study materials on the implementation of military biological programs of the United States and its NATO allies on the territory of Ukraine. We have already mentioned Robert Pope, director of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Programme and author of the idea of the Central Depository of Highly…

Contributing Writers (2022-05-11). "The once bright city became gloomy and sad:" Survivor of 2014 Odessa Massacre Reflects Back on Tragedy/By Jeremy Kuzmarov. marktaliano.net Massacre part of planned act of intimidation by U.S.-installed government and precipitated civil war in Ukraine By Jeremy Kuzmarov Global Research, May 11, 2022 CovertAction Magazine 10 May 2022 To receive …

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-11). House Passes Bill for $40 Billion in New Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday night, the House The measure passed in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has said the Senate will "move swiftly…

United Against War, Militarism (2022-05-11). Saturday 5/21: Protest Against the War in Ukraine. indybay.org Lake Merritt Amphitheater…

Global Research News (2022-05-11). Selected Articles: UK and US Governments Are Primary Obstacles to Peace Negotiations: Ukrainian News Outlet. globalresearch.ca By A recent report in Ukrainian news outlet

Global Research News (2022-05-11). Selected Articles: UK and US Governments Are Primary Obstacles to Peace Negotiations: Ukrainian News Outlet. globalresearch.ca By A recent report in Ukrainian news outlet

_____ (2022-05-11). Paris Gets Kicked Out of French Africa. journal-neo.org Mali's government spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye MaàØga, who was the country's prime minister in 2017, announced in a televised address that the African country was tearing up defense agreements with France. Although Paris has called the decision "unjustified", France is nevertheless continuing to withdraw its military from Mali, following the Malian government's earlier call for Paris to …

____ (2022-05-11). World's longest suspension footbridge to open to public in Czech. ecns.cn The bridge is 721 meters long and expected to open to the public on May 13. It will break the record of the currently longest 516 meters long bridge, 516 Arouca, in Portugal.

____ (2022-05-11). Enhanced strategic partnership: Turkey pulls Kazakhstan into its military orbit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMay 11, 2022 Turkey to co-produce its Anka drones with Kazakhstan Turkey and Kazakhstan are set to start co-producing drones that were sold to the Central Asian just last year, a statement said Wednesday. Anka, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), will be jointly produced by Turkish and Kazakh experts, according to a statement by …

____ (2022-05-11). China, Europe seek human rights protection amid rise of technology. ecns.cn 2022 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights, themed on Science and Technology and Human Rights, was held in central China's Wuhan and Vienna, Austria on Tuesday.

____ (2022-05-11). Japan allies with West in expanding global conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 9, 2022 EU and Japan to forge united front against China and Russia at summit The European Union and Japan are working together to cut their dependence on China and check Beijing's influence in the Indo-Pacific, amid anger over China's "no limits" partnership with Russia. At a summit in Tokyo on …

____ (2022-05-11). Timothy Snyder falsifies the history of the Holocaust. wsws.org Portraying the Holocaust as just one element of a territorially determined phenomenon of mass killing in Eastern Europe, Snyder plays down the extent of Western and Central European victims.

Tom Luongo (2022-05-11). The Real Reason Behind the EU's Drive to Embargo Russian Oil. covertactionmagazine.com This week the European Union is expected to announce a complete import ban on Russian oil. Hungary, in its first …

Staff (2022-05-11). La Unión Europea levantará desde el próximo lunes la obligación de usar mascarillas en aviones y aeropuertos. cubadebate.cu Agencias europeas anunciaron hoy que retirarán la recomendación de que las mascarillas sean obligatorias en vuelos y aeropuertos. La actualización del protocolo tiene en cuenta la situación actual en relación a la pandemia, en particular los niveles de vacunación y de inmunidad adquirida de forma natural.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-05-11). Lavrov afirma que Rusia no aspira a una guerra en Europa. telesurtv.net El canciller ruso aseveró que el Kremlin no desea en absoluto un escenario de guerra en la región europea.

Staff (2022-05-11). Iran intelligence service detains 2 European rioters. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iran's Ministry of Intelligence announced in a statement on Wednesday that two European individuals who were provoking riots in the country were arrested.

____ (2022-05-11). Ukrainian troops arrive in Germany for artillery training. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleMay 11, 2022 Ukrainian troops arrive in Germany for howitzer training Around 60 Ukrainian soldiers have arrived in western Germany to begin training on the howitzer 2000 artillery system. The German government has pledged to send seven of the self-propelled weapons. Over the next 40 days, the troops will train with the Panzerhaubitze 2000 …

____ (2022-05-11). Germany's conservative CDU wins state election in Schleswig-Holstein. wsws.org In order to suppress growing popular resistance to war and social cuts, Germany's political parties are closing ranks and working ever more closely together.

____ (2022-05-11). The Greek government's responsibility for violent attacks on Russians in Athens. wsws.org During the Orthodox Easter festival in Greece, Ukrainian nationalists beat up Oksana Maryakhina, who has lived in Greece for 20 years. Right-wing radicals feel emboldened by the nationalist warmongering.

noreply (2022-05-11). Small Things Which Speak Volumes. smoothiex12.blogspot.com You remember these girls, right? Then, of course, Natalia Kachura singing it (without Margarita Lisovina, who was pregnant and ready to give birth, AFAIK) with Victoria Daineko who "substituted" for Margarita.
In a front of 80,000+ spectators in Luzhniki. On Victory Day Natalia received this: … from the President of Russian Federation. This is the insight into what Kremlin thinks (as does overwhelming majority of Russian citizens) about SMO. More import…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-05-11). Russia reportedly asks KRG not to stand by EU regarding gas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Ambassador of Russia to Baghdad Elbrus Kutrashev met and held talks with the head of Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party Massoud Barzani and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday separately.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-05-11). What is behind Russian envoy meeting with Iraq KRG officials? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Ambassador of Russia to Baghdad Elbrus Kutrashev met and held talks with the head of Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party Massoud Barzani and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday separately.

____ (2022-05-11). Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory sends out first shipment since mid-April. ecns.cn A ship carrying 4,767 electric cars produced by U.S. automaker Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory left a Shanghai port for Slovenia early Wednesday, according to Shanghai customs.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-11). Protest to Save Abortion and Investigate SCOTUS Justices at Nancy Pelosi's House. indybay.org Speaker of the House Pelosi blasted for supporting anti abortion politician…

Berkeley Style (2022-05-11). Protesters Provide the Punch at Bay Area Book Fest. indybay.org The Bay Area Book Festival was back after a hiatus caused by covid concerns. Many people masked up for that extra layer of protection at the event held all outdoors under decorated open air tents. Demonstrators for abortion rights and reproductive justice say they knew just what the festival needed to enliven things.

Variant (2022-05-11). SafeGraph: Data Mining and Surveillance of Reproductive Health. indybay.org The high-tech tools of America's Fascist movement are developed in the Bay Area. Data brokerage company SafeGraph has been tracking the geo-location data of cellphones belonging to persons who work in reproductive health, as well as their patients. The CEO of SafeGraph is a UC Berkeley graduate, and their company was headquartered in SF, before moving to Denver in 2020.

Direct Action Everywhere (2022-05-11). Saturday 5/28: Race to End Animal Gambling in Berkeley and Albany. indybay.org 100 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA…

Angela (2022-05-11). Sunday 5/15: Q&A Discussion of Art as Resistance Short Films. indybay.org

PPWTBABF (2022-05-11). Berkeley Rages as Reproductive Rights Under Attack. indybay.org "Back alley abortions" was a term used to describe illegal abortion before the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Demonstrators on May 8 carried a variety of placards including some that said "Books not Back Alleys". | Stills and 1 min video by Lis Cox.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-11). Mad as Hell Raging Grannies Bring Resistance Message to Berkeley. indybay.org March through book fair and downtown for abortion rights…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-05-11). 2022 World Trade Month – Expanding California African Global Trade. indybay.org Since 1938, the United States has recognized May as World Trade Month and used it as an opportunity to celebrate the importance of international trade to the U.S. economy. 2022 Africa Unity Week is helping organize and promote The World Conference of Mayors and Black Towns and Historic Settlements Alliance in California as we build global unity. Together, we must build greater awareness and highlight the role of international business and trade in our communities.

Brenda Norrell (2022-05-11). Attorneys Organization Files in Support of Standing Rock Water Protectors in Federal Court. indybay.org The National Police Accountability Project, composed of attorneys nationwide, has filed in federal appeals court in support of Standing Rock Water Protectors. The attorneys told the court that the force used against Water Protectors was "unreasonably excessive," and violated their Fourth Amendment right, which protects people from unreasonable search and seizure by the government.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-11). Angry Women and Supporters Take to the Streets. indybay.org Opposition to Supreme Court attack on reproductive health builds…

Charlie Jane Anders (2022-05-11). Saturday 5/14: Writers With Drinks featuring Jaime Cortez. indybay.org The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). 5-05-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Hepatitis in children: What parents need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A sudden increase in the number of children experiencing severe hepatitis has caught the attention of national health experts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued an alert to healthcare providers about pediatric patients suffering from significant liver injury who also tested positive for adenovirus. What are the symptoms? What can cause hepatitis? And when should parents be concerned? Two Mayo Clinic experts, Dr. Sara Hassan, a pediatric transplant hepatologist with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center and Dr….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Ask the Mayo Mom: How and why endoscopy is used in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Endoscopy is a nonsurgical procedure used to visually examine the digestive system with a tiny camera on the end of a long, flexible tube. An upper endoscopy examines the stomach, esophagus and small intestines. A colonoscopy, which is another type of endoscopy, is used to examine the rectum, large intestine and colon. In children, endoscopy can be used to look for causes of unexplained abdominal pain, to diagnose swallowing disorders or to identify conditions including…

Children by Choice (2022-05-11). Children by Choice says access to legal, safe and timely abortion care is essential. greenleft.org.au Children by Choice released the following sign-on statement for reproductive rights and access to legal, safe, timely and compassionate abortion.

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-11). China Slams US for Changing Taiwan Wording on State Department Website. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, China The State Department

Peter Koenig (2022-05-11). China: Seeking Peace and Promoting Development. dissidentvoice.org This was my presentation at a Chongyang Institute's organized international webinar on 6 May 2022 on the topic of "Seeking Peace and Promoting Development". The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies is a think tank attached to the Renmin University of Beijing. ***** In today's world of regional conflicts, technological upgrading, epidemic stalemate and system reform, …

Peter Koenig (2022-05-11). China: Seeking Peace and Promoting Development. dissidentvoice.org This was my presentation at a Chongyang Institute's organized international webinar on 6 May 2022 on the topic of "Seeking Peace and Promoting Development". The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies is a think tank attached to the Renmin University of Beijing. ***** In today's world of regional conflicts, technological upgrading, epidemic stalemate and system reform, …

2022-05-12 03:11 | 23:11 EST | jz | 53 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0