(2022-07-16). [Correspondence] The prohibition of nuclear weapons: a public health priority. thelancet.com The ongoing conflict in Ukraine confirms how wars and armed conflicts are a serious threat to public health and environmental integrity. The crisis has made clear that nuclear war is closer than ever.
(2022-07-16). The Middle Eastern Chess Game between Biden and Putin: the US is Losing. journal-neo.org 
In the coming days, the world will witness the development of a very interesting chess game in the Middle East between the presidents of the US and Russia Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, who are going to make significant for both states trips to this region. According to the White House, the very demonstration …
(2022-07-16). Neo-Cons: Genesis to Ascendency. scheerpost.com 
By Michael Brenner | The latest formulation of a binary world pits the so-called democracies against the so-called autocrats. The United States is the self-designated champion of the former while China and Russia lead the array of autocrats. In effect, it's a reversion to long-running democracy/capitalism vs Communism all-embracing conflict of the Cold War. Today's version has even less authenticity than did its…
(2022-07-16). Climate Emergency Hits Europe with Massive Heat Wave, 1 year after Unprecedented Flooding. juancole.com ( Clean Energy Wire ) Germany must better prepare for the impacts of climate change, environment minister Steffi Lemke said, as a heat wave is sweeping across Europe exactly one year after deadly floods killed hundreds of people in Germany and neighbouring countries. The head of the Federal Office for Civil Protection (BBK), Ralph …
(2022-07-16). [Perspectives] Navigating recovery: the healing power of patients' narratives. thelancet.com The Miskito are Indigenous people of Nicaragua. They come from the Mosquito coast where remote villages nestle between the Caribbean Sea and lush jungle. Their communities are affected by a disorder called grisi siknis that manifests as highly contagious convulsions. It predominantly affects young women and sweeps through villages in sporadic outbreaks. The Miskito believe that grisi siknis is caused by a spirit called the duende. Traditional healers cure it with ritual and herbal potions. Krasnogorsk, a small town in Kazakhstan's vast northern steppe that is now nearly deserted, is another place said to have a u…
(2022-07-16). Russia bans entry for 384 Japanese lawmakers in tit-for-tat move. ecns.cn Russia has banned entry for 384 Japanese lawmakers in a retaliatory move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday.
(2022-07-16). [Articles] Comparative effects of pharmacological interventions for the acute and long-term management of insomnia disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. thelancet.com Overall, eszopiclone and lemborexant had a favorable profile, but eszopiclone might cause substantial adverse events and safety data on lemborexant were inconclusive. Doxepin, seltorexant, and zaleplon were well tolerated, but data on efficacy and other important outcomes were scarce and do not allow firm conclusions. Many licensed drugs (including benzodiazepines, daridorexant, suvorexant, and trazodone) can be effective in the acute treatment of insomnia but are associated with poor tolerability, or information about long-term effects is not available.
(2022-07-16). What you need to know about the BA.5 omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in the U.S., and the BA.5 omicron variant is fueling this latest wave, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of…
(2022-07-16). Ttra poco. In Italia le nuove bombe nucleari made in USA. globalresearch.ca "Inizia la produzione della bomba nucleare B61-12": lo annunciano dagli Stati Uniti i Sandia National Laboratories. La B61-12, che sostituisce la precedente B61 dislocata dagli USA ad Aviano e Ghedi e in altre basi europee, è un'arma di nuovo tipo. …
(2022-07-16). Iran opposes war everywhere: Amir-Abdollahian. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Iranian foreign minister said the United States is pursuing specific political goals by claiming that Tehran plans to supply hundreds of drones with combat weapon capabilities to Russia.
(2022-07-15). Lend-lease: A Declaration of Proxy War on Russia for all Practical Purposes? journal-neo.org 
The American policymakers, when wanting to isolate and antagonise Russia, must have asked, "What 'redline' would have to be crossed for Putin to act?" In retrospect, in light of Putin's Victory Day Speech which coincided with Russian successes in the Donbass region and the East of Ukraine as a whole, the answer is clear. Did …
(2022-07-15). Kiev's PR Campaign Resulted In Massive Shelling Of Mykolaiv. southfront.org 
On the morning of July 15th, Russian missiles hit several targets in the city of Mykolaiv and the Mykolaiv region. The mayor of Nikolaev Alexander Senkevich confirmed more than ten powerful explosions as a result of strikes of high-precision weapons of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. | Missile strikes hit the buildings of two educational institutions in the city which were turned into accommodation facilities for Ukrainian servicemen and foreign fighters. | The first target of the…
(2022-07-15). Weak Point Of Russian Defense. southfront.org 
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(2022-07-15). Ukraine: Is Russia's Advance Too Slow? libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic In 2014/2015, the then-nascent Kiev regime suffered a humiliating debacle after it was defeated by a much smaller, undermanned and under-equipped Donbass force. The political West stepped in and forced the Neo-Nazi junta to sign the Minsk agreements and prevent the complete collapse of the regime, which, according to their own admission, used the agreements to buy time…
(2022-07-15). Sisi says "let them eat leaves" as food crisis sharpens class lines in Egypt. mronline.org 
The war in Ukraine, rising oil prices and spiralling global inflation have fuelled food scarcity and surges in the price of basic goods in Egypt. Most worrying among the goods affected is bread, which makes up almost 40 percent of the average Egyptian's diet.
(2022-07-15). Daily Round-up | Rights groups criticize Biden's visit to West Asia and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from Joe Biden's visit of West Asia, the rise in violence in Haiti, a deal to export grain from Ukraine, and a report on the impact of war on children…
(2022-07-15). Ukraine Has Received First M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System From Its Western Allies. southfront.org 
An M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System fires during an exercise in September 2017 at Rocket Valley, South Korea, conducted by the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division to train on field artillery operations. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | Ukraine has received the first M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) from its Western allies, the country's defense minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, announced on July 15."Long Hand Family of Ukrainian army has been enlarged: the first MLRS M270 have arrived … They will…
(2022-07-15). John Pilger on President Putin. marktaliano.net READ MORE: President Putin Speaks at St. Petersburg Forum Anatomy of a Coup: How CIA Front Laid Foundations for Ukraine War/ By Kit Klarenberg The US Government's Plan to Partition Russia Into Small States. The Danger of A Broader War/By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Former Ukraine PM: Putin saved Donbass population/ By Al Mayadeen English …
(2022-07-15). The West Inverts Reality and Projects its Own Criminality onto Russia. Russia opposes Western-supported Nazism. marktaliano.net 
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(2022-07-15). Disunity wrecks Mario Draghi's neoliberal government in Italy. peoplesdispatch.org Italy is in a political crisis as the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) opposed parts of the economic stimulus package proposed by their coalition partners in the Mario Draghi-led government. | On July 14, Prime Minister Mario Draghi survived a vote of confidence in the Italian Senate, but he tendered his resignation to the president of the county citing his unwillingness to lead the government without the support of the M5S. The Five Star Movement boycotted the vote of confidence in the Senate on the same day. | The Italian president Sergio Mattarella refused to accept the resignation. The Five Star Movement has…
(2022-07-15). Tehran has no limits on boosting inclusive coop. with Baku. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) — The Islamic Republic of Iran does not have any restrictions regarding the promotion of comprehensive relations and cooperation with the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said.
(2022-07-15). Mass anti-government protests hit Albania. wsws.org Thousands of people, enraged over skyrocketing prices for fuel and food, poured onto the streets of Tirana last week to demand the resignation of the government.
(2022-07-15). Assange Fights Extradition To United States With Two Appeals. thedissenter.org 
Photo: This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange separately appealed decisions by Home Office Secretary Priti Patel and a United Kingdom district court, which authorized his extradition to the United States. Assange faces 18 charges, 17 of which are charges under the US Espionage Act. All of the allegations…
(2022-07-15). Real Debt Trap: Sri Lanka Owes Vast Majority to West, Not China. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton 2, 2022 | Sri Lanka owes 81% of its external debt to US and European financial institutions and Western allies Japan and India. China owns just 10%. But Washington blames imaginary "Chinese debt traps" for the nation's crisis, as it considers a 17th IMF structural adjustment program. | Facing a deep economic crisis and bankruptcy, Sri Lanka was rocked by large protests this July, which led to the resignation of the government. | Numerous Western political leaders and media outlets blamed this uprising on a supposed Chinese "debt trap," echoing a deceptive narrative that has been thor…
(2022-07-15). Calling On Russia to Free Brittney Griner, Bishop Barber Seeks 'Humanitarian Visit'. commondreams.org "She's been kept from her family. From her wife. From her profession. From her friends," the activist pastor said of the U.S. Olympian jailed in Russia. "It's time for her to come home."
(2022-07-14). Russia legalizes special economic measures to support military operations abroad. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Thursday allowing the government to take special economic measures to support the armed forces during their counter-terrorism and other operations abroad.
(2022-07-15). Debt Traps & Terrorism: The Roots of Sri Lanka's Crisis. journal-neo.org 
The island nation of Sri Lanka, located south-southeast of India in the Indian Ocean has suffered economic and now political chaos that has grabbed international headlines. The Western media has floated narratives ranging from "debt trap diplomacy" perpetrated by China and its Belt and Road Initiative to food shortages spurred by Russia's "blockade" of the …
(2022-07-15). SDF Commander Says His Forces Will Fight With Syrian Army Against Turkey All Over Northern Syria. southfront.org 
The Commander-in-Chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Ferhat Abdi Sahin has threatened Turkey with a full blown battle…
(2022-07-15). Yale historian Timothy Snyder promotes anti-Russian racism. wsws.org The anti-Russia diatribes of Professor Timothy Snyder are acquiring a pathological character. He is moving ever more closely toward open advocacy of the physical obliteration of Russia and the extermination of its population. One detects in his writings the stench of genocidal racism.