(2020-08-26). New survey highlights effectiveness of anti-China COVID rhetoric. mronline.org 
A new YouGov survey reveals the real effects that Anti-China rhetoric is having on shaping public perception and the reality of COVID-19's impact on the world.
(2020-08-26). Israel bombs Gaza every day since UAE normalization announced. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the Electronic Intifada, about the recent announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates plan to normalize relations. They discuss the conditions which led to the deal as well as what the agreement will mean for Palestinians, particularly those in the besieged Gaza Strip.
(2020-08-26). The China-US Trade Deal, Uncertainty and Instability of the Global Economy. globalresearch.ca Everything is so uncertain around the world that the international community craves some semblance of structural stability around which they can rebuild their economies. China and the US' reaffirmation of their trade deal fulfills this much-needed role, which in turn …
(2020-08-26). Can the US Stop Russia from 'Pulling a Crimea' in Belarus? globalresearch.ca US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun is rushing to Moscow from 25-26 August in a desperate attempt to stop Russia from "pulling a Crimea" in Belarus after the ongoing Color Revolution there has thus far failed to depose Lukashenko …
(2020-08-26). China's Growing Agriculture Crisis. Devastating Shocks: Swine Fever, Floods, Droughts. globalresearch.ca For the past months the Peoples' Republic of China has been subject to one after the other devastating shocks to its agriculture sector. A deadly outbreak of African Swine Fever that halved China's huge pig herds in 2019, was followed …
(2020-08-26). After Beirut blast, Israel revives tales of Hezbollah ammonium nitrate terror plots. thealtworld.com Israeli intelligence is polishing off a dubious propaganda campaign to suggest Hezbollah was to blame for the recent catastrophe in Beirut. But the factual record either contradicts Israeli claims or reveals a complete dearth of evidence. | Israeli officials have exploited the massive explosion at the Port of Beirut this August to revive a dormant propaganda campaign that had accused the Lebanese militia and political party Hezbollah of storing ammonium nitrate in several countries to wage terror attacks on Israelis. | The Israeli intelligence apparatus had planted a series of stories from 2012 to 2019 claiming H…
(2020-08-26). After Beirut blast, Israel revives tales of Hezbollah ammonium nitrate terror plots. thegrayzone.com Israeli intelligence is polishing off a dubious propaganda campaign to suggest Hezbollah was to blame for the recent catastrophe in Beirut. But the factual record either contradicts Israeli claims or reveals a complete dearth of evidence. By Gareth Porter Israeli officials have exploited the massive explosion at the Port of Beirut this August to revive …
(2020-08-26). US Elections 2020 and the Corporate Media. globalresearch.ca Irony is dead, or at least one might think so by observing several articles about Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar's recent re-nomination. Article after article references her statement that U.S. officials' support for Israel is "all about the Benjamins", and …
(2020-08-26). Kerala rejects handing over of airport to Adani Group. peoplesdispatch.org A massive protest was organized by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the Indian State of Kerala in which 3 million people took part against the anti-people policies of the Central government. The protest also marked the beginning of a campaign against the privatization of Thiruvananthapuram airport.
(2020-08-26). COVID can be defeated / Cuba, China, Venezuela and Vietnam lead the way. workers.org 
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage uncontrollably in the U.S., it must be understood that it doesn't have to be this way. Many countries around the world, especially those building socialism, have been able to effectively combat the pandemic, using the tools of a planned economy and robust national . . . |
(2020-08-26). China and the Decline of US Power. counterpunch.org 
Constant attacks by some US elites on China will, according to some observers, diminish and disappear once the US presidential election is over in November 2020. This is unlikely to happen for at least two reasons. One, the issues that underscore the targeting of China are fundamental in nature and go beyond elections and personalities.
(2020-08-26). Manufacturing Misconceptions About Iran and the Persistent Misguided Decisions of the US Government. globalresearch.ca The narrative of "regime change in Iran" has turned into a profitable industry run by those who indoctrinate White House officials with misperceptions about the course of events in Iran, and by doing so, mislead US policies vis-à -vis Tehran. Indeed, …
(2020-08-26). Cambodian civil society calls for release of trade union leader. peoplesdispatch.org Rong Chhun was arrested earlier this month for allegedly inciting international tensions by taking up the matter of loss of land of farmers in the border regions after 2012 demarcation…
(2020-08-26). Beijing's Decades-long Policies in Xinjiang, CIA Interference, Funding of Separatist and Terrorist Groups. globalresearch.ca Central to China's rise as a global power are the attempts to increase its influence over Xinjiang, the country's biggest and most mineral rich region. Xinjiang has been part of Chinese territory since the mid-18th century, longer than the existence …
(2020-08-26). Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific Region: Strategic Cooperation between Indonesia and India. globalresearch.ca The Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) is a geopolitical area that comprises parts of the Indian and Pacific oceans. But there is more to it than that. The maritime domain is indeed an important theater for geopolitical competition. The rise of Chinese …
(2020-08-26). Indian construction workers in Serbia protest demanding salary, food and repatriation. peoplesdispatch.org The New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) has expressed solidarity with the Indian workers and demanded proper action from authorities against Nikoliƒá LLC, the company which brought the workers to Serbia…
(2020-08-26). The world is going to multipolarity. thealtworld.com Leonid Savin, a Russian political analyst, is of the opinion that the world is moving in the direction of "multipolarity" as the world is fed up with unipolar moves by Washington. | "The world is going to multipolarity, and humanity is tired of Washington's dominance and unipolar operations," Savin tells the Tehran Times. | Savin also says Moscow is looking to the East as Russians have bitter memories of the West. | "Russian decision-makers started looking to the East more and more. Because historically, we faced serious threats from the West." | Following is the full text of the interview: | Q: Iran and Russia a…
(2020-08-26). UNSC rejects US demand for snapback sanctions against Iran. peoplesdispatch.org The admissibility of the notice submitted by Pompeo last week was questioned by 13 out of 15 members of the UNSC. Even US allies have pointed out that having left the deal in 2018, it cannot ask for sanctions…
(2020-08-26). Iran Shops for Weapons in Moscow, while the US Is Sidelined. globalresearch.ca The
(2020-08-26). Three coal miners killed in Orakzai mine blast. peoplesdispatch.org At least three coal miners, including two brothers, were killed while 11 others were injured in an explosion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Orakzai mine on Sunday, August 23. The miners, hailing from Shangla district, were identified as Umar Zaman, Haji Mohammad and his brother Ibrar. | Coal miners losing lives in explosions inside mines has become a common occurrence in Pakistan. The mine lease owners, along with authorities, continue to pressurize thousands of vulnerable miners to work without proper safety measures. Workers also accuse the mine owners of forcing them to work for over 10 hours a day without adequate s…
(2020-08-26). Cyber Command Gets New Surveillance Powers Under Guise of Battling Election Meddling. mintpressnews.com US Cyber Command and the Pentagon are availing themselves of the Russian meddling narratives and added a few others to justify the creation of a cyberwar army with international and domestic capabilities via the National Guard.
(2020-08-26). Socialist Cuba: a global leader in the fight against COVID-19. workers.org 
By Rosemari Mealy This is a slightly edited talk given at a Workers World Party webinar on Aug. 20 on "COVID can be defeated: Cuba, China, Venezuela and Vietnam lead the way." Cuban doctors battle COVID-19. I would like to thank Workers World for the opportunity to participate in this . . . |
(2020-08-26). How China won the COVID-19 fight and what this means for the world. workers.org 
By Lee Siu Hin This Aug. 15, the city of Wuhan in China — the first city to report a COVID-19 outbreak early this year — after 76 days of lockdown to fully contain the virus that had started in early April, kicked off something unimaginable for the rest of . . . |
(2020-08-26). Flash floods kill at least 25, wound 40 in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — At least 25 people were killed and 40 others wounded in torrential floods in Afghanistan's eastern Parwan province during Tuesday night.
(2020-08-26). Anti-Trump Twitter UNWOKES itself to go after Melania for being an immigrant and a woman following RNC speech. rt.com 
Anti-Republican partisans online appeared to abandon any pro-women and pro-immigrant rhetoric to mock Melania Trump's accent, appearance and even to doubt her visa following the first lady's RNC speech. | In her address at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, Melania The speech's substance was largely ignored by some Twitter users, who went on to ridicule the first lady for b…
(2020-08-26). California ski resort changes name over offensive term for Native American women. thecanary.co 
California's popular Squaw Valley Ski Resort will change its name because the word "squaw" is a derogatory term for Native American women, officials have said.The resort hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics.The decision was reached after consulting with local Native American groups and extensive research into the etymology and history of the term "squaw", said Ron Cohen, president and COO of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows.The word "squaw", derived from the Algonquin language, may have once simply meant "woman". But over generations, the word morphed into a misogynist and racist term to disparage Indigenous women. | Today…
(2020-08-26). California ski resort changes name over offensive term for Native American women. thecanary.co California's popular Squaw Valley Ski Resort will change its name because the word "squaw" is a derogatory term for Native American women, officials have said.The resort hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics.The decision was reached after consulting with local Native American groups and extensive research into the etymology and history of the term "squaw", said Ron Cohen, president and COO of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows.The word "squaw", derived from the Algonquin language, may have once simply meant "woman". But over generations, the word morphed into a misogynist and racist term to disparage Indigenous women. | https…
(2020-08-26). Devastating flooding in Afghanistan kills at least 100 people. thecanary.co 
Heavy flooding has killed at least 100 people as heavy rain drenched northern and eastern Afghanistan.Annual heavy rain, compounded by mudslides, often threatens remote areas of Afghanistan. Summer often brings heavy rainfall in northern and eastern parts of the country, leading to floods that leave hundreds dead every year.State minister for disaster management Ghulam Bahawudin Jilani said that in northern Parwan province, water inundated the central city of Charikar, where the health ministry said the local hospital was partially destroyed and many of the injured were being transferred to the capital, Kabul.An…
(2020-08-26). Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics. yenisafak.com "Enough is enough now, we can't go on," said administrative worker Mansour, who financially supports his and his deceased brother's family. His salary, while he was still paid, was around $180 a month.Across Yemen health, sanitation and nutrition services that keep millions from starvation and disease are gradually closing amid an acute funding shortage for the world's largest humanitarian crisis.The United Nations said last week 12 of its 38 major programmes have shut or scaled down, and between August and September 20 programmes face further reductions or closure.In the Mahraba displacement camp in Hajjah provi…
(2020-08-26). Video: Massive Explosion Rocks Syria's Arab Gas Pipeline. Terrorist Attack. globalresearch.ca A large explosion rocked the Arab Gas Pipeline in Syria on August 24 causing a blackout in the country's capital Damascus and multiple other cities and towns. | The explosion occurred between the towns of Ad Dumayr and Adra the a …
(2020-08-26). India's sugar consignment to Afghanistan arrives in Chabahar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — A cargo ship carrying the first sugar consignment of the Indian private sector to Afghanistan has docked at the southern Iranian port of Chabahar.
(2020-08-26). Iranian defense sector independent from foreign countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force said on Wednesday that having access to modern equipment, the Iranian defense sector is now standing on its feet independent from any other countries.
(2020-08-26). Relations with Zionist Regime criteria for US terror list. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that relation with the Zionist Regime is a criterion for US State Department's terror list.
(2020-08-26). Khaji calls for active role of UN in helping Yemeni people. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister's Senior Assistant in Special Political Affairs Ali-Asghar Khaji called on the United Nations to play a more active role in helping the Yemeni people.
(2020-08-26). Sidelines of Cabinet Session. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — In the sideline of Iran's Cabinet session, some Iranian Ministers answered some questions proposed by reporters.
(2020-08-26). Iran coronavirus update: 2,243 cases, 119 deaths in 24 hours. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — As of Wednesday, the total number of coronavirus cases in Iran has passed 365,000, of whom 21,020 have lost their lives to the deadly virus.
(2020-08-26). Iranian Animation "H2 Hope" vie at two intl. Film Festivals. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — The short animation "H2 Hope", co-directed by Ashkan Rahgozar and Negin Khajehaei, is accepted at the Bucheon International Fantasy Film Festival and the Comics and Animation Festival in Greece.
(2020-08-26). Trump's latest move regarding Iran isolates US: Cyr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) —American Professor believes the US move in the UNSC regarding Iran has isolated the US, adding that the issue of the UN has been a controversial issue in the US domestic policy.
(2020-08-26). Iraq continuing anti-ISIL fight with Iran, Syria & Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — The spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji informed that the 'quadruple security center' comprised of Iraq, Iran, Russia and Syria, is continuing its fight against the ISIL.
(2020-08-26). Iranian envoy to UK reacts to UNSC's rejection of US bid. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — The Iranian ambassador to London has reacted to the isolation of the United States at the UN Security Council for the second time and said there is no consensus on US bid to return Iran's sanction.
(2020-08-26). US premier violator of JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — Iran's Presidential Aide for Legal Affairs Laya Joneidi named the US as the 'premier violator of the JCPOA'.
(2020-08-26). The world is going to multipolarity: Russian analyst says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — Leonid Savin, a Russian political analyst, is of the opinion that the world is moving in the direction of "multipolarity" as the world is fed up with unipolar moves by Washington.
(2020-08-26). Syrian conflict the focus of redesigned global health degree. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's Global Health BSc focuses on one of the world's worst health crises of recent times, through collaborations with on the ground expertise…
(2020-08-26). Syrian conflict the focus of redesigned global health degree. imperial.ac.uk Collaborations with on-the-ground expertise helped refocus Imperial's Global Health BSc on one of the world's worst health crises of recent times…
(2020-08-26). Teachers Organize As COVID-19 Outbreaks At Schools Concealed. popularresistance.org Using the fraudulent pretext of "protecting medical privacy," a growing number of states and school districts across the United States are deliberately concealing information from the public on COVID-19 outbreaks in schools that have reopened. These include the states of Maine, Virginia and Oklahoma, as well as Camden County, Georgia, and Orange County, Florida. In Tennessee, Louisiana, and many other states, the decision is left to each individual county, and an unknown number of county officials are concealing outbreaks in schools from the public.
(2020-08-26). Explosives from Pakistan, Training in Afghanistan: Indian Sleuths Recreate Kashmir Suicide Bombing. sputniknews.com In one of the deadliest terror attacks in the Indian region of Kashmir, a suicide bomber in an explosive-laden car rammed a convoy of troops in February 2019, killing 44 soldiers and injuring several more, raising tension with arch-rival Pakistan. India accused Pakistan of supporting terrorists, a charge denied by Islamabad.
(2020-08-26). Kim Jong-un Appears in Public, Deflating Media Claims of His 'Comatose' State. sputniknews.com Tabloids, US government-funded media, and a throng of unnamed sources and ex-officials have been speculating about Kim Jong-un's health for months, with the North Korean leader reported missing and presumed dead or gravely ill at least four times in 2020. The rumours vanish each time Kim makes a public appearance, only to surface again soon after.
(2020-08-26). India's Anti Narcotics Body to Probe Drug Angle in Bollywood Actor Sushant's Death. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging from the ceiling fan inside his apartment in Mumbai on 14 June. Since his death, people across the country, including actors and politicians, have been demanding a thorough investigation into the case.
(2020-08-26). Troops Clash 'Unfortunate', Bilateral Ties Endured Test of Time, says Chinese Envoy to India. sputniknews.com Indian and Chinese troops clashed in a deadly skirmish in Ladakh on 15 June, leaving 20 Indian soldiers dead. There were Chinese casualties too, but no official figures have been released so far. New Delhi and Beijing have held rounds of talks at the level of military commanders and through diplomatic channels on the disengagement of troops.
(2020-08-26). Debate on Entrance Exam Rages in India Amid Complaints Over Unfair Competition, Virus Restrictions. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): More than a million medical and engineering students in India are spending days in high anxiety and stress after the government decided to go ahead with entrance exams on 13 September. #PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID has been trending on Twitter and students are calling for the prime minister to intervene.