(2023-08-15). San Francesco City Painters Vote on ULP Strike. indybay.org
(2023-08-15). NJ Fishing Pros Warn Offshore Wind Killing Ocean Life: 'Never Seen Anything Remotely Like This' in Half a Century. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-15). Gauging the Value of Top-Selling Drugs in Medicare—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In our recent article, we found that a majority of Medicare's top-selling drugs received low added therapeutic benefit ratings by health technology assessment (HTA) organizations in France, Germany, and Canada. Dr Daifotis contends that these assessments are irrelevant to Medicare beneficiaries because they may be based on different "societal judgments and budgetary needs." This misconstrues an essential part of our analysis: we relied on therapeutic benefit ratings based only on clinical and comparative effectiveness data drawn from the medical literature among other sources, independent of price or bud…
(2023-08-15). Niger coup will have global ramifications for the U.S., France, and Canada. mronline.org 
This isn't what Western countries wanted to sow in West Africa, writes Owen Schalk.
(2023-08-15). Over 3,000 People Evacuated Due to Wildfire in France. telesurenglish.net Over 3,000 people have been evacuated as a violent wildfire broke out Monday evening near Saint-Andre, a commune in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales in southern France. | RELATED: | The fire broke out at about 5: 15 p.m. local time, French news channel BFMTV reporte. According to the local firemen, some 530 hectares of land have been burnt, resulting in the evacuation of more than 3,000 people nearby. | Speaking at a press briefing at about 9 p.m.
(2023-08-14). Niger: The Crimes of France and its Proxy Army, Al Qaeda. libya360.wordpress.com Juan Manuel Olarieta France Financed Al-Qaeda in the Sahel with Niger's Uranium France is a nuclearized country. It has the highest number of nuclear power plants and the highest proportion of nuclear energy. The country is dependent on uranium mines. Approximately 20 percent of its uranium is imported from Niger through a public company, Areva,…
(2023-08-14). Niger — The Liberation from "Independence" transcend.org 8 Aug 2023 – Thousands demonstrate in the streets of the capital of Niger. They do not want an ECOWAS-Economic Community of West African States intervention as it stands for western influence. ECOWAS, France, the EU, USA and other western governments may be thinking they are domineering over the sovereignty of other nations.
(2023-08-14). L'UE n'a pas de volonté politique propre. thealtworld.com Quoi que dise l'UE sur la nécessité d'une approche plus indépendante de la prise de décision sur les questions clés, toutes les déclarations et affirmations de ce type, comme les plans d'autonomie stratégique de l'Allemagne et de la France, peuvent être considérées comme des sons creux. | A la veille du sommet de l'OTAN, le New York Times a Les auteurs commencent l'article par les développem…
(2023-08-14). Portugal's Novo Banco Ordered To Return $1.5 Billion To Venezuela. popularresistance.org Venezuelan authorities have announced that Portuguese courts have ruled in favor of Venezuela and ordered Novo Banco to return $1.5 billion illegally seized from accounts belonging to the Venezuelan government, following the failed 2019 US-led regime change operation that attempted to oust President Nicolás Maduro. | "Breaking news: the Bolivarian [Venezuelan] government wins trial and recovers its assets in Portugal," wrote the Venezuelan minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, officially disclosing Portugal's judiciary decision via social media this Wednesday, August 9. "$1.5 billion wer…
(2023-08-15). Spain Beat Sweden 2-1 in Women's World Cup. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Spanish soccer team defeated Sweden 2-1 and advanced to the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup that takes place in Australia and New Zealand. | RELATED: | Nine minutes before the end of regulation time, the Spanish Salma Paralluelo opened the scoring. The lead, however, was short-lived as Rebecka Blomqvist scored an 88th-minute goal to equalize for the Swedes. | This result did not last long either. In the 89t…
(2023-08-14). Spain's capitalist parties all pledge austerity following July general election. wsws.org Whatever government is eventually formed in Spain, it will be committed to waging war on the working class.
(2023-08-15). From "hub" to "hub" or galloping through Turkey…? journal-neo.org Due to the West's disregard for Russian interests, Moscow withdrew from the Istanbul agreements; however, the issue of the grain deal is still up for discussion with Turkey and its NATO allies. Prior to President Erdoƒüan's travels to the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, he voiced hope for Russia's return to the Black Sea […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-08-14). Union thugs assault workers in effort to suppress Turkey's wildcat strike movement. wsws.org A strike by municipality workers in Istanbul and Ankara and 2,000 textile workers in Gaziantep has seen the DİSK union apparatus resort to physical violence in attempt to suppress the action on behalf of the employers and the state.
(2023-08-15). Belgian solidarity project donates medicines to Cuba. plenglish.com The coordinator of the initiative, Reinaldo Romero, stated in an interview with Prensa Latina that the donation was for healthcare and social centers in the provinces of Pinar del Río and Havana. | "We are grateful for the support (of solidary people) in Belgium who provided the medicines or offered to carry the suitcases, as well as those in Cuba who guarantee the reception and delivery, in particular the beautiful project "Cuba must be loved," said Romero, a resident in Belgium. | Since last year Sovereign Cuba has dispatched donations by air consisting of small loads of aid to Cuba, which complement the main…
(2023-08-15). "Divide and Rule": Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni Is Biden's "Political Asset". U.S. Behind Niger Coup d'Etat. America's Hegemonic Wars Against Europe and Africa. globalresearch.ca Let us be under no illusions, The architects of the coup "against the democratically elected government of Mr Bazoum" were acting on behalf and in coordination with Washington. Niger "Regime Change" on Behalf of Uncle Sam. "Paris Out of Africa"
(2023-08-15). Air conditioner exports heating up. ecns.cn Chinese makers of air conditioners have witnessed explosive growth of exports to Europe, Southeast Asia and North America so far this year as record-setting heat waves have scorched the northern hemisphere since June against the backdrop of climate change.
(2023-08-15). Cuba raffirms Zero-Tolerance policy on human trafficking. plenglish.com Cuba's National Report on Preventing and Confronting Trafficking in Persons and Protecting Victims for 2022, published by the Cuban Foreign Ministry, detailed that during this period a national action plan is being rolled out through 2024 to coordinate State and civil society actions. | Likewise, cooperation actions and the timely exchange of information with international organizations, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the United Nations system and counterpart agencies of countries in the region and Europe continued in order to guarantee effective confrontation. | As an example, it men…
(2023-08-15). Arkansas Will Not Recognize AP Black History for Credit, Only European History. truthout.org This past weekend, the Arkansas Department of Education alerted school districts across the state offering Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies that it would no longer recognize the course, and that students who complete it would not receive high school credit for doing so. The course is a pilot program, offered to a number of districts across the country at the moment with hopes of… |
(2023-08-15). War and Theft: The Takeover of Ukraine's Agricultural Land. wibailoutpeople.org A report on the takeover of Ukraine's agricultural land by the Oakland Institute published in 2023 says: | The war in Ukraine has been at the center stage of foreign policy and media reports since February 2022. Little attention, however, has been given to a major issue, which is at the core of the conflict — who controls the agricultural land in the country known as the "breadbasket of Europe?"
(2023-08-14). Yoon Suk-yeol's East European tour. Part Three. Visit to Kiev. journal-neo.org
(2023-08-14). Europe is FINISHED as NATO Bleeds Dry in Ukraine w/ Brian Berletic. thealtworld.com Brian Berletic of the New Atlas and I discuss my recent trip to Europe and what it taught me about the impact that the Ukraine conflict has had on its bleak future.
(2023-08-14). Quran Burnings Assertion of Broader Bias against Immigrants in Europe: Ex-UN Rapporteur. transcend.org 7 Aug 2023 – There is a 'strong case' for prohibition of such acts that 'serve no possible constructive purpose,' says Richard Falk.
(2023-08-14). US, Finland Negotiating Defense Agreement That Would See Deployment of American Troops. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-15). Germany's Left Party parliamentary chair resigns. wsws.org The resignation of Amira Mohamed Ali as co-chair of the Left Party's parliamentary faction means a split seems only a matter of time.
(2023-08-15). Former Israeli General Compares Treatment of Palestinians to 'Nazi Germany' and 'Apartheid'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). Severe rift between Warsaw and Kiev over agriculture widening. infobrics.org Poland considers extending grain dispute with Ukraine to include fruit and poultry.
(2023-08-15). German Politicians Criticize Anti-Russian Sanctions. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-15). Russia is in favor of multipolar world order, says President Putin. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Russia maintains its vote in favor of a multipolar world order based on norms and principles of international law, President Vladimir Putin said in a speech during the 11th International Security Conference.
(2023-08-15). Headlines for August 15, 2023. democracynow.org Georgia Grand Jury Indicts Trump & 18 Others for Trying to Overturn 2020 Election, Maui Fires: Death Toll Rises to 99; 1,300 People Remain Unaccounted For, Montana Judge Rules in Favor of Youth Plaintiffs in Landmark Climate Case, NASA: Last Month Was Hottest July Ever Recorded "By a Long Shot", More Than 50 Die in Northern India Due to Heavy Rain & Landslides, Another Political Leader Assassinated in Ecuador Days Before National Elections, Ethiopian Airstrike Kills 26 in Amhara Days After State of Emergency Declared, Explosion at Gas Station in Russian Republic of Dagestan Kills at Least 35, Israel K…
(2023-08-15). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On August 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Zaporozhye; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Priyutnoye; | The Russian Army repelled three attacks of Ukrainian near Rabotino; | The AFU attacked Russian positions near Zavitne Bazhenya; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, 3 artillery systems in Kherson region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 200…
(2023-08-15). Pro-Russian Hackers Claimed They Attacked Kiev's Strategic Electronic Intelligence System, Stole Secret Documents. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On August 15, pro-Russian hackers from the group called Solntsepek reported that they had attacked strategic electronic intelligence system of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR), inflicting heavy damage to the department an all Armed Forces of Ukraine. | Hackers claimed that they had destroyed the entire system of strategic electronic intelligence of the GUR. All radio monitoring posts in short and ultra short waves and channels of satellite commu…
(2023-08-15). Russian FPV Drones Prove Their Effectiveness In Battle Near Antonovsky Bridge. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Cossacks of the Russian Ladoga squadron of the Don Volunteer Cossack brigade shared details of the recent battle which took place near the Antonovsky Bridge in the Kherson region. The use of small FPV drones allowed Russian fighters to rescue a group of scouts surrounded by Ukrainian troops. | A group of Russian scouts launched a raid in the Ukrainian foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River. Their operation failed and Ukrainian forces spotted them and opened mortar fire. As a result, th…
(2023-08-15). Smoke Rises Over Ukraine After Another Wave Of Russian Strikes. southfront.org 
Industrial and military facilities are on fire throughout Ukraine as a result of another wave of Russian precision missile strikes. At night, air alert sounded in all regions of the country. Local sources reported Russian strikes in Dnipro, Zaporizhia, as well as Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr regions. Local residents are publishing photos of fires across the country. | Russian missiles flew to Western Ukraine. Local authorities repor…
(2023-08-15). Russia Offers BRICS Partners a Module on Its Planned Space Station. infobrics.org The head of Russia's space agency suggested Moscow's partners in the BRICS group — Brazil, India, China and South Africa — could build a module for its planned orbital station…
(2023-08-15). Putin Points to Steady Development of Multipolar World Order. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday said the world is witnessing the steady rise of a new multipolar world order. | RELATED: | "Most countries are ready to assert their sovereignty and defend their national interests, traditions, culture," he said during the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security. | Putin pointed out that a multipolar world order will ultimately contribute to "steady and sus…
(2023-08-15). Russia: Primorsky is in Emergency Due to Severe Flood Damage. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Governor Oleg Kozhemyako declared a state of emergency in the Primorsky Territory located in the Russian Far East, due to the extensive damage caused by severe flooding. | RELATED: | "A regional emergency regime is being introduced in Primorye. The damage from the disaster is such that the resources of the municipalities cannot cope with it," he said. | "This regime will allow to increase the measures of support f…
(2023-08-15). Russian President values strategic partnership with India. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) President Vladimir Putin stated in a congratulatory message on India's Independence Day that Russia grants great importance to the strategic partnership with it and intends to continue to develop bilateral ties.
(2023-08-15). First group of Cuban university athletes departs for Russia. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The first group of the Cuban delegation that will take part in the International University Sports Festival, scheduled for August 19 to 31 in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, departed on Monday.
(2023-08-15). Ministry defends joint naval patrol. ecns.cn The joint patrol conducted by Chinese and Russian naval forces in the West and North Pacific was not targeted at any third party and had nothing to do with the current international and regional situation.
(2023-08-14). The Niger Crisis and the Global Threat of War. strategic-culture.org By Thomas SCRIPPS | Join us on , , and . | The impoverished West African state of Niger is the latest flashpoint in the struggle by the imperialist powers for a redivision of the world. The issues involved in the NATO-Russia…
(2023-08-14). The Russia-Africa summit is a confident step towards a multipolar world. journal-neo.org
(2023-08-14). Ukraine and the Danger of Nuclear War. transcend.org The war in Ukraine has always been a proxy war between NATO and Russia, although it involves great suffering for the Ukrainian people. It is increasingly becoming a direct confrontation between Russia and the United States, both nuclear armed powers.
(2023-08-15). Russian President values strategic partnership with India. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) President Vladimir Putin stated in a congratulatory message on India's Independence Day that Russia grants great importance to the strategic partnership with it and intends to continue to develop bilateral ties.
(2023-08-15). First group of Cuban university athletes departs for Russia. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The first group of the Cuban delegation that will take part in the International University Sports Festival, scheduled for August 19 to 31 in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, departed on Monday.
(2023-08-15). Ministry defends joint naval patrol. ecns.cn The joint patrol conducted by Chinese and Russian naval forces in the West and North Pacific was not targeted at any third party and had nothing to do with the current international and regional situation.
(2023-08-14). The Niger Crisis and the Global Threat of War. strategic-culture.org By Thomas SCRIPPS | Join us on , , and . | The impoverished West African state of Niger is the latest flashpoint in the struggle by the imperialist powers for a redivision of the world. The issues involved in the NATO-Russia…
(2023-08-14). The Russia-Africa summit is a confident step towards a multipolar world. journal-neo.org
(2023-08-14). Ukraine and the Danger of Nuclear War. transcend.org The war in Ukraine has always been a proxy war between NATO and Russia, although it involves great suffering for the Ukrainian people. It is increasingly becoming a direct confrontation between Russia and the United States, both nuclear armed powers.
(2023-08-14). In Video: Russian FPV Drones Hunting For Ukrainian Servicemen. southfront.org
(2023-08-14). Russian AEROSCAN Company Officially Presented Izdelie-53 UAV. southfront.org
(2023-08-14). Sergei Shoigu's Tactics are Beginning to Give Excellent Results. orinocotribune.com By Slavisha Milacic — Aug 11, 2023 | Having failed negotiations with Moscow in the spring of 2022, and launching a counteroffensive that allowed their forces to claw back several districts of the Kharkiv region, in September of that same year, the Kyiv authorities started telling their allies that a Ukrainian victory was now a done deal. At the same time, Ukrainian propaganda and the pro-Western opposition inside Russia, were busy convincing the people of the Russian Federation of the Russian army's inability to resist the "modernized Ukrainian forces," and making them believe that there were disagreements…
(2023-08-14). Russia and Brazil: Developing Culture and Education. infobrics.org Russia and Brazil are two nations whose economic power cannot be underestimated. Brazil is Russia's main trading partner in Latin America and the Caribbean, accounting for a third of trade between Moscow and the region…
(2023-08-14). Factbox: Key Facts About the BRICS 2023 Summit. infobrics.org The BRICS group of major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg this month…
(2023-08-14). UK intelligence insists greenery's 'collusion' with Russia is hampering Kiev regime's counteroffensive. infobrics.org In yet another futile attempt of belittling Moscow's power, the United Kingdom keeps claiming that trees, shrubs, grass and other greenery are effectively "helping" the Russian military by "slowing down" the Neo-Nazi junta forces.
(2023-08-15). Siria y Serbia repasan relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El representante sirio resaltó la asistencia humanitaria recibida de parte de Serbia, tras el terremoto que impactó la nación el pasado 6 de febrero.
(2023-08-15). KPFA Brian Edwards-Tiekert Supports US Supported 2014 Coup In Ukraine By His Silence. indybay.org KPFA news host and backer of KPFA "Protectors" Brian Edwards-Tiekert who wants to corporatize KPFA and make it more like NPR is continuing to do damage control for US imperialism. | In his latest interview with IPS Foreign Policy in Focus director John Feffer BET he pretends that the 2014 US supported coup in Ukraine had nothing to with with the US government and US imperialist interests in Ukraine. BET seems to forget that the US was pouring over $5 billion into Ukraine to support it becoming part of the EU and for privatization of the Ukrainian mines and agricultural lands.
(2023-08-15). New Evidence Indicates the US Pushed for Removing Pakistan Prime Minister to End Pakistan's Neutrality Regarding Ukraine War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-15). U.S. Capitalism and Why the Glut of 'Wonder Weapons' to Ukraine Won't Make a Difference. strategic-culture.org This war in Ukraine is the ghoulish epitome of Western capitalism, writes Finian Cunningham. | Join us on , , and . | It is slowly and reluctantly dawning on Western officials and their servile media that the Ukraine counter…
(2023-08-15). How Will the War in Ukraine End? sonar21.com 
I will try to make this simple. It is a complex question, but it is something we should be contemplating if the world is going to avoid a nuclear holocaust….
(2023-08-15). John Bolton Blasts Biden for Ukraine's Failing Counteroffensive. news.antiwar.com Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has blasted President Biden over Ukraine's stalling counteroffensive in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal that was published on Sunday. While Ukraine has received tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons from the US, a scale of aid not seen since…
(2023-08-15). West plans to prepare Ukraine for another doomed counteroffensive in 2024. infobrics.org Former US security adviser accuses West of failed Kiev counteroffensive.
(2023-08-15). Seymour Hersh: The TRUE Update About Ukraine. leecamp.com
(2023-08-15). U.S. funds war, takes over Ukraine assets. wibailoutpeople.org
(2023-08-14). Colombian Drug Cartels got Interested in Ukraine's Sea Drones. strategic-culture.org Join us on , , and . | As
(2023-08-14). Jimmy Dore Questions 2024 Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson on Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-14). Ukrainian Attacks On Civilians In Donetsk On August 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Ukrainian artillery shelling on Donetsk city killed a 6-years old boy; | Ukrainian artillery shelling damaged three residential buildings in the Petrovsky district; | Ukrainian artillery shelling damaged a residential building in the Kuibyshevsky district; | 7200 residents of Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk were left without electricity supply as a result of the Ukrainian artillery shelling; | Five civilians were wounded by the AFU artillery shelling i…
(2023-08-14). New US Arms Package for Ukraine Uses Money Made Available by Pentagon 'Accounting Error'. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration on Monday announced a $200 million arms package for Ukraine using funds made available by a Pentagon "accounting error" that includes munitions for Patriot air defense systems, HIMARS rocket systems, and other equipment. In June, the Pentagon claimed it overvalued weapons sent to Ukraine through the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which allows …
(2023-08-14). YouTube Deplatforms Shows of Scott Ritter, Prominent Critic of US Activities in Ukraine War. globalresearch.ca