(2021-04-04). Modern Analysis Of Rock Art. eurasiareview.com 
Rock art of human figures created over thousands of years in Australia's Arnhem Land has been put through a transformative machine learning study to analyse style changes over the years. | The study has tested different styles labelled 'Northern Running figures', 'Dynamic figures', 'Post Dynamic figures' and 'Simple figures with Boomerangs' to understand how these styles relate to one another. | Working with the Mimal and Marrku Traditional Owners of the Wilton River area in Australia's Top End, South Australian researchers led by Flinders University archaeologist Dr Daryl Wesley have taken a closer look at th…
(2021-04-04). India: 22 Police Officers Killed, Over 30 Wounded In Ambush By Maoist Guerrilla Fighters. eurasiareview.com 
More than 20 officers have been killed after their unit was ambushed by Maoist guerrilla fighters in India. The government has vowed to continue operations against the banned group. | The battle in India's central Chhattisgarh state has left 22 security personnel dead and 31 wounded, according to police. The Times of India (TOI) newspaper, meanwhile, reported that 32 were injured and one officer was missing following the firefight. | According to the TOI, more than 2,000 officers went on an anti-Maoist raid on Friday night. The government force included elite CoBRA jungle warfare unit, which is part of the pol…
(2021-04-04). Digital Currencies Are The Future In Asia — Analysis. eurasiareview.com 
By Gordon R Clarke and Emir Hrnjic* | When digital currencies and cryptocurrencies sprang to life, bitcoin was viewed as a direct challenge to central banks' control of currency. After an early reluctance and hostility toward cryptocurrencies, central banks are Blockchain covers a range of programmable technologies with adjustable parameters and algorithms, offering different ways to track and trace assets. The technology enables an unprecedent…
(2021-04-04). Jordanian FM Accuses Prince Hamzah Of Plotting To Destabilize Country. eurasiareview.com 
Jordan's foreign minister Sunday said an alleged plot by the former crown prince to undermine the government had been foiled. | Ayman Safadi told reporters that Prince Hamzah, the younger, half-brother of King Abdullah II, had liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilize the country. | Safadi, who also holds the title of the deputy prime minister, did not specify which countries were involved in the alleged plot. | Division in the ruling royal family erupted into the open late Saturday when Hamzah announced he could not leave his home and state media reported that senior officials had been detained…
(2021-04-04). Crimea: Longest Jail Term So Far. eurasiareview.com 
By Felix Corley | Of the four jail terms handed down in Crimea to punish the exercise of freedom of religion or belief, 54-year-old Jehovah's Witness Viktor Stashevsky received the longest so far. A Sevastopol court jailed him on 29 March for six and a half years, with a further seven years under restrictions, which are due to end in 2034. Seven more Crimean Jehovah's Witnesses are facing "extremism"-related prosecutions. Two were transferred in March from Investigation Prison to house arrest after nearly six months. | A Sevastopol court on March 29 handed down the longest jail term yet in Crimea on "extremism…
(2021-04-04). Colombia: Massacres Climbed To 25 Over the Weekend. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) confirmed a new massacre in the Circasia municipality in the Quindio department. | RELATED: | A group of armed men opened indiscriminate fire in the La Esmeralda neighborhood, killing four people and injuring three others. | Quindio's Interior Secretary Jaime Perez indicated that the violent attack might be related to drug trafficking scuffles in the locali…
(2021-04-04). "We Did Not Know… that There is an International Law" orinocotribune.com By Michel Raimbaud — Apr 2, 2021 | In March 1991, Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which had just imploded under a coalition led by Washington, began its descent into hell. It would remain for a long time under close surveillance and embargo. Meanwhile, between a mirage of "glasnost" and a wave of "perestroika," Gorbachev's USSR, floundering in dreams of the West, was soon to sink and fall apart. America already saw itself as "the most powerful Empire the earth has brought forth" and readied itself to make those who did not understand it pay dearly. After pretending to seek a peaceful outcome that would spare Iraq hum…
(2021-04-04). Video: The Truth About the Syrian Crisis. Former Senator Dick Black. globalresearch.ca I'm [former] Senator Dick Black [Virginia State Senate] and I'm a …
(2021-04-04). "The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World" tomdispatch.com Fifty-four years ago, standing at the pulpit of Riverside Church in New York City, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his now-famous "Beyond Vietnam" sermon. For the first time in public, he expressed in vehement terms his opposition to the American war in Vietnam. He saw clearly that a foreign policy defined by aggression hurt the poor and dispossessed across the planet. But it did more than that. It also drained this country of its moral vitality and the financial resources needed to fight poverty at home. On that early spring day, exactly one year before his assassination in 1968, Dr. King warned that "a natio…
(2021-04-04). Jordan's Prince Hamzah in new recording: 'I will not obey'. middleeasteye.net 
Jordan's Prince Hamzah in new recording: 'I will not obey' | Middle East Eye sent audio clip of detained ex-crown prince saying he was threatened by the army chief | Sun, 04/04/2021 – 19: 56 | Jordan's Prince Hamzah bin Hussein is under house arrest in Amman (AFP) | A new audio recording of Jordan's Prince Hamzah bin Hussein has been given to Middle East Eye, in which the detained royal…
(2021-04-04). Jordan: Who are the people arrested over the alleged coup plot? middleeasteye.net 
Jordan: Who are the people arrested over the alleged coup plot? | The Saudi connections of two detained male associates of Prince Hamzah have sparked speculation about Riyadh's relationship with Amman | Sun, 04/04/2021 – 16: 08 | Former head of the royal court Bassem Awadallah was arrested by Jordanian forces on 3 April for "security reasons". (Pictured June 2006, AFP) | On Saturday eve…
(2021-04-04). Two rockets strike close to Iraq air base hosting US soldiers. middleeasteye.net 
Two rockets strike close to Iraq air base hosting US soldiers | The attack, which left no casualties, comes as the US and Iraq gear up for strategic talks | Sun, 04/04/2021 – 15: 11 | Security officials said the Balad air base was the target of the 4 April attack (Pictured November 2011, Sgt. Quentin Johnson/DVIDS) | Two rockets hit near an Iraqi air base hosting US soldiers north of Baghd…
(2021-04-04). Jordan: Citizens in the dark after alleged coup attempt. middleeasteye.net 
Jordan: Citizens in the dark after alleged coup attempt | With rumours swirling on social media, many Jordanians are unsure what to make of a wave of arrests on Saturday | Sun, 04/04/2021 – 12: 50 | A Jordanian street vendor reads a local newspaper with the headline "Army: No-one is above the law" in the capital Amman on 4 April 2021 (AFP) | Jordanians have been left with many questions but few…
(2021-04-04). An Egyptian woman who dared: the Nawal El Saadawi I knew. zcomm.org Nawal was someone who unabashedly crossed all boundaries set by religious, political and societal authorities…
(2021-04-04). What Christians can Learn from the Qur'an's denial that Jews bore Responsibility for Christ's Crucifixion. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Through Christian history, and especially since Christians became numerous and powerful as the Roman Empire adopted the faith as its state religion, Jews have been senselessly victimized around Easter and falsely blamed for the killing of Christ. Interestingly, the Qur'an denies that the Jews were at fault in Jesus' execution. …
(2021-04-04). Prioritizing Who Gets Vaccinated For COVID-19 Saves Lives. eurasiareview.com 
Waiting for your turn can be frustrating, especially when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations. But prioritizing who receives the limited supply of vaccines available saves lives and reduces spread of infection, according to a study published in the journal PNAS from the University of California, Davis. | While there is mostly universal agreement that older people should be prioritized, debates are currently underway about prioritizing a variety of other groups. Still others argue against targeting at all. | "Prioritization has benefits because people differ in at least two key ways — their risk of infection and…
(2021-04-04). Al-Hol Camp: State Of Crime, Torture And Misery. southfront.org 
Source: UNICEF/UN0277723/Souleiman | Submitted by Khaled Iskef. | The al-Hol camp is a time-bomb for what the remnants of ISIS and their families under this Kurdish administration in northern Syria. | The camp was originally established to house Iraqi refugees in early 1991 during the
(2021-04-04). On High Alert: Jordanian Warplanes Spotted Along Syrian Border (Video). southfront.org 
Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft fighter pilots fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to connect for fuel over Jordan Oct. 19, 2009, (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook/Released) | On April 4, warplanes of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) were spotted flying on low altitude along the Kingdom's border with Syria. | A local shepherd from the southern Syrian governorate of al-Suwayda shared a video of the RJAF w…
(2021-04-04). Jordan Officially Accuses Former Crown Prince Of Plotting A Coup D'état. southfront.org 
Jordanian soldiers in the capital Amman on March 18, 2020. Image source: AFP | Jordan has official accused former Crown-Prince Hamzah bin Hussein of plotting a coup d'état with support from foreign powers. | Ayman Safadi, Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister, made the accusation in a press conference held on the noon of April 4. | Safadi accused Prince Hamzah of aiding actions aimed at targeting the "nation's security". According to him, recent investigations by authorities revealed contacts between the prince and his companions wi…
(2021-04-04). Military Situation In Syria On April 4, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 4, the SDF said that it had reportedly arrested 125 ISIS members as a result of its security campaign in al-Hol camp. | The leader of HTS "Abu Muhammad Al-Julani" demanded the international community to accept "Al-Nusra"(Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham) and remove it from the lists that it classifies it as a terrorist organization | On April 3, ISIS took responsibility for an IED attack on a SDF vehicle in Dhiban | On April 3, ISIS took responsibility for an attack targ…
(2021-04-04). Kirigami-Style Fabrication May Enable New 3D Nanostructures. eurasiareview.com 
A new technique that mimics the ancient Japanese art of kirigami may offer an easier way to fabricate complex 3D nanostructures for use in electronics, manufacturing and health care. | Kirigami enhances the Japanese artform of origami, which involves folding paper to create 3D structural designs, by strategically incorporating cuts to the paper prior to folding. The method enables artists to create sophisticated three-dimensional structures more easily. | "We used kirigami at the nanoscale to create complex 3D nanostructures," said Daniel Lopez, Penn State Liang Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer…
(2021-04-04). Turkey Supported Armed Groups in Syria: On Their Way to Bankruptcy Strategically and Financially. globalresearch.ca In the shadow of the decline of the value of the …
(2021-04-04). Saturday 4/24: IndigeFest: A Celebration of Indigenous Cultures from Across Turtle Island. indybay.org Free Online Event: | www.eventbrite.com/e/indigefest-a-celebration-of-indigenous-cultures-from-across-turtle-island-registration-145557110235…
(2021-04-04). Stop Asian Hate! N. Cal Filipinos & Asians Speak-out Against Racist Violence and Murders. indybay.org Hundreds of Northern California Filipinos and Asian Americans spoke out against the racist violence and murders taking place in the Bay Are and nationally. The march and rally took place on March 26, 2021…
(2021-04-04). Oakland Youths March in Support of Asians. indybay.org Loud march from City Hall to Lake Merritt…
(2021-04-04). Spirit of Love, Show of Strength at Rally Opposing Violence Against Asians. indybay.org Spirit of love, show of strength, and commitment to resistance in the air and on placards in the Silicon Valley community of Redwood City–the date was March 27, eleven days after hate crime mass shooting in Atlanta.
(2021-04-03). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
(2021-04-03). Deprivation Is 'Driving' Covid-19 Ethnic Disparities. eurasiareview.com 
Deprivation among society at large is 'driving' Covid-19 disparities among minority ethnic groups – predominantly South Asian and Black African or Caribbean populations – and could be considered the main cause of disproportionate infection rates, hospitalization and deaths experienced by these populations, according to new analysis from the University of Leicester. | The study, supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) comes a day after a government-commissioned review concluded race and racism have become less important factors in explaining soci…
(2021-04-03). Low Risk Of Researchers Passing Coronavirus To North American Bats. eurasiareview.com 
The risk is low that scientists could pass coronavirus to North American bats during winter research, according to a new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey. Scientists find the overall risk to be 1 in 1,000 if no protective measures are taken, and the risk falls lower, to 1 in 3,333 or less, with proper use of personal protective equipment or if scientists test negative for COVID-19 before beginning research. | The research specifically looked at the potential transmission of SARS-CoV-2, which is the type of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, from people to bats. Scientists did not examine potential transm…
(2021-04-03). EPA's Totalitarian Assault On America — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
Using phony "transparency" and "dialogue" to target auto racing, then all fossil fuel use.: | Biden-Harris Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is clearly on a mission. He has "
(2021-04-03). Qubits Comprised Of Holes Could Be The Trick To Build Faster, Larger Quantum Computers. eurasiareview.com 
A new study indicates holes the solution to operational speed/coherence trade-off, potential scaling up of qubits to a mini-quantum computer. | Quantum computers are predicted to be much more powerful and functional than today's 'classical' computers. | One way to make a quantum bit is to use the 'spin' of an electron, which can point either up or down. To make quantum computers as fast and power-efficient as possible we would like to operate them using only electric fields, which are applied using ordinary electrodes. | Although spin does not ordinarily 'talk' to electric fields, in some materials spins can i…
(2021-04-03). Jordan: Former Head Of Royal Court, Other Senior Officials Arrested. eurasiareview.com 
Jordanian citizens Hasan bin Zaid and Bassem Awadallah, who is a former head of the Jordanian Royal Court, have been arrested, Jordan News Agency reported. | The arrests were made after close security follow-ups and "for security reasons," the agency reported. | Jordan News Agency said Prince Hamza bin Al-Hussein was not one of the people detained, despite reports in some publications, including the Washington Post, which claimed he had been arrested. | Saudi Arabia expressed the Kingdom's support for Jordan and any measures that the country takes to protect it's security, Al-Ekhbariya reported.
(2021-04-03). US State Department Report Slams India On Media Curbs. eurasiareview.com 
In a wide ranging report on human rights violations in India in the year 2020, the US State Department has, among other things, detailed attacks on press and media freedom. | Released on March 30, the report quoted Indian journalists as saying that press freedom declined during the year. Reporters without Borders 2020 World Press Freedom Index said that physical attacks and "coordinated hate campaigns waged on social networks" against journalists were cited as major areas of concern. | "Harassment and violence against journalists were particularly acute for female journalists. Journalists working in Jammu and…
(2021-04-03). African Elephants Only Occupy A Fraction Of Their Potential Range. eurasiareview.com 
Many wildlife species are threatened by shrinking habitat. But according to new research, the potential range of African elephants could be more than five times larger than its current extent. | Due to 2,000 years of human pressure, African elephants have suffered dramatic population declines, and their range has shrunk to just 17% of what it could be, say researchers who led the new study, in Current Biology. | The dramatic reduction in range is due to the killing of elephants for their ivory and the encroachment of humans into elephant habitat. Evidence for elephants being drastically reduced in certain regi…
(2021-04-03). The Great Game 2.0 In Asia — Analysis. eurasiareview.com 
By Yuri M Yarmolinsky | Amid increasing recognition of the Asia-Pacific Region (APR) as the engine and centre of future global development and growth, it is important to highlight the historic event held on 12 March 2021—the high-level virtual summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India. The unofficial format of the Quad has been promoted by its participants since 2007, at the behest of Tokyo with varying degrees of activity, national involvement, and success. | The rapid analysis of the thematic publications of the leading Asian—mainly Ind…
(2021-04-03). Pakistan: Christians Practice Islamic Traditions During Lent. eurasiareview.com 
By Kamran Chaudhry | Part of a classic trend in the Lent season, interfaith groups are hosting breaking-of-the-fast Iftar dinners in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. | Ashiknaz Khokhar, the Catholic leader of Active Youth group of the Sacred Heart Church, attended two such gatherings in Sahiwal in Punjab province. | "Such initiatives were common in provincial capitals. Now interfaith Iftars are being organized in small districts. They have increased love and respect for the local Muslims," he told UCA News. | Khokhar was speaking on the sidelines of a buffet on Palm Sunday eve hosted by Muttahida Aalmi (Unite…
(2021-04-03). Luxembourg A Tax Haven For Finnish Companies And Super-Rich. eurasiareview.com 
By Pekka Vanttinen | ( The list of names, revealed by the Finnish Broadcasting Company's investigative journalism programme MOT on Monday, includes former Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila and Ilkka Herlin, member of the Herlin family, which owns Kone, a leading international engin…
(2021-04-03). Is The Long War Finally Ending? — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
By John Feffer* | In October 1944, with the end of World War II in sight, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin passed a note back and forth to each other at a conference in Moscow. On the piece of paper, Churchill had The percentages on the piece of paper referred to the amount of influence that the Sovi…
(2021-04-03). Adjusting Interactions Help Some California's Wild Bee Populations Survive. eurasiareview.com 
Across California's Central Valley, under stress from large-scale agriculture and climate change, native bee species that are flexible in their pollination behavior when around other wild bee populations appear best suited for survival in shrinking habitats. | That's the primary finding of a study published online in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. | A research team led by University of Oregon biologist Lauren C. Ponisio identified 1,150 network interactions involving 157 wild bee species and 152 plant species at 63 sites spread across three counties. The findings emerged from observations of adult bee…
(2021-04-03). Al-Shabab Attacks Military Bases In Southern Somalia. eurasiareview.com 
By Harun Maruf | The militant group al-Shabab has launched attacks on Somali military forces in Lower Shabelle region, Somali regional officials said. | The attacks in the early hours of Saturday, around 4 a.m. local time, targeted military bases in the towns of Barire and Awdhegle in southern Somalia. | Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attacks. | The forward operating bases are manned by the Somali military to protect several bridges along the Shabelle river that authorities say are key to keeping vehicles carrying explosives from entering Mogadishu. Attacks started off with suicide car bombs on both…
(2021-04-03). The World Of Salamanca — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
By Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.* | The subject of the medieval period highlights the vast gulf that separates scholarly opinion from popular opinion. This is a grave frustration for scholars who have been working to change popular opinion for a hundred years. For most people, the medieval period brings to mind populations living by myths and crazy superstitions such as we might see in a Monty Python skit. Scholarly opinion, however, knows otherwise. The age between the 8th and 16th centuries was a time of amazing advance in every area of knowledge, such as architecture, music, biology, mathematics, astronomy, ind…
(2021-04-03). Turkmenistan's Currency Slides Sharply To New Lows. eurasiareview.com 
( The manat has been under pressure for months now, a slide blamed in part on a decrease in remittances sent by Turkmen migrant workers from Turkey to their families. | In mid-January, the manat was trading on the black market for around 27 or 28 to the dollar. | In recent weeks, however, the currency has slid further, and on April 3, RFE/R…
(2021-04-03). Why Myanmar's Massacres Shame The World — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
By Yossi Mekelberg* | When representatives of all UN member states met in 2005 for the World Summit, billed at the time as the "largest gathering of world leaders in history," and passed a resolution that set out the parameters for the Responsibility to Protect populations (R2P) from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, there was an air of togetherness and optimism that the journey toward eradicating these horrific phenomena had begun. | In the intervening years, this hope has been dented time and time again when such atrocities have been committed by some of the very countries t…
(2021-04-03). Increasing Applied Pesticide Toxicity Threatens Plants And Insects. eurasiareview.com 
A group of scientists from the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany, has shown that for plants and insects the applied pesticide toxicity in agriculture has substantially increased between 2004 and 2016. In a paper published in the current issue of Science, the authors show that this pattern is even relevant in genetically modified (GM) crops that were originally designed to reduce pesticide impacts on the environment. | "We have taken a large body of pesticide use data from the US and have expressed changes of amounts applied in agriculture over time as changes in total applied pesticide toxicity," says lead…
(2021-04-03). Possible Trigger For Crohn's Disease Identified. eurasiareview.com 
People living with the often-debilitating effects of Crohn's disease may finally gain some relief, thanks to ground-breaking research led by McMaster University. | McMaster investigator Brian Coombes said his team identified a strain of adherent-invasive E-coli (AIEC) that is strongly implicated in the condition and is often found in the intestines of people with Crohn's disease. | "If you examine the gut lining of patients with Crohn's disease, you will find that around 70 to 80 per cent of them test positive for AIEC bacteria, but one of the things we don't understand is why," said Coombes, professor and cha…
(2021-04-03). An Egyptian woman writer who dared: the Nawal El Saadawi I knew. juancole.com 
By Omnia Amin | — Throughout the Middle East and beyond, the name Nawal El Saadawi is not one that can be received with indifference. During her lifetime and even after her passing on 21 March 2021, the Egyptian author, physician and activist evokes intense feelings that range from love and respect to hatred and …
(2021-04-03). Capitol police officer, driver killed in vehicle attack near US Capitol. wsws.org The driver of the vehicle, identified as 25-year-old Noah Green of Indiana, was shot and killed by police after he crashed his vehicle into a barricade outside the Capitol.
(2021-04-03). "Attempted Coup" in Jordan: Former Crown Prince Arrested. telesurenglish.net Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a member of the royal family, and Bassem Awadallah, who once ran the royal court are among the detainees. | RELATED: | In a communique, Jordanian intelligence described the plot as "very well organized and linked to foreign countries". | Numerous troops were deployed around government and royal compounds after the announcement. | The prince was confined under house arrest. Hamzah, who was removed from h…
(2021-04-03). US Sanctions Are Killing Innocent Syrians. popularresistance.org A friend of mine was found dead in his bed this past winter because he had no heating. Why? Because U.S. sanctions are hurting ordinary people rather than Bashar al-Assad's government; there is only an hour or so of electricity per day. | Last month, my phone rang. A relative in Damascus asked me to help a young Syrian child, Mohammed Daafis. Two-year-old Mohammed's family uses a Primus kerosene stove, a Victorian-era product, for cooking. There is no boiler for running hot water in the shower. Electricity rationing in Syria has reached its highest levels due to the government's inability to secure the fuel neede…
(2021-04-03). Christians condemn London police for shutting down 'unlawful' Good Friday church service citing Covid & threatening arrest (VIDEO). rt.com 
A video showing London police stopping a Good Friday service at a Catholic church and warning parishioners to go home or face arrest due to Covid restrictions has provoked outrage from worshippers both at home and abroad. | The footage, which was filmed at the Christ the King Polish Roman Catholic Church, in Balham, on Friday, showed Metropolitan Police officers disrupting the service before announcing, "Ladies and gentlemen, this gathering is unfortunately unlawful under the coronavirus regulations we have currently." | "You are not allowed to meet inside with this many people under the law. At this moment…