(2022-08-04). The U.S. side is confusing right with wrong on Taiwan question: spokesperson. ecns.cn A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Thursday criticized the remarks on Taiwan by an anonymous U.S. State Department official, saying they are a reflection of typical U.S. arrogance and hegemonism.
(2022-08-04). PLA Eastern Theater Command launches unprecedented live-fire joint exercises around Taiwan Island. ecns.cn The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Thursday conducted joint combat exercises and training around the Taiwan Island on an unprecedented scale.
(2022-08-05). Sri Lankans seek a World in which they can find laughter together: The Thirty-First Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
On 9 July 2022, remarkable images floated across social media from Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital. Thousands of people rushed into the presidential palace and chased out former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, forcing him to flee to Singapore.
(2022-08-05). Sri Lankan government widens its arrests and police-state measures. wsws.org The Wickremesinghe regime has over the past two days arrested trade union leaders, extended essential services orders banning strikes in the health, electricity and fuel distribution sectors, and threatened a new wave of arrests against Galle Face protestors.
(2022-08-04). Chinese FM puts forward 4 proposals on promoting East Asia cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi presented four proposals on promoting East Asia cooperation when attending the ASEAN Plus Three (10 3) foreign ministers' meeting here on Thursday.
(2022-08-04). Chinese FM firmly refutes G7 statement on Taiwan. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday firmly refuted a Taiwan-related statement made by the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers.
(2022-08-05). ASEAN foreign ministers vow to strengthen bloc's centrality, credibility: joint communique. ecns.cn Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have vowed to strengthen the bloc's centrality and credibility for the sake of peace, stability and prosperity in the region and in the world.
(2022-08-05). Nasrallah calls for punishing those behind Beirut explosion. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Secretary-General of Lebanon Hezbollah Resistance Movement called for punishment of those who were responsible for the Beirut port incident which killed 220 people and injured more than 6,000 others.
(2022-08-05). Suspenden a comandante de policía por muerte de jóvenes en Colombia. telesurtv.net La Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) ha situado en 6.402 la cifra de víctimas de los llamados falsos positivos.
(2022-08-04). Chinese, Turkish FMs meet for enhancing cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Tàºrkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu here Wednesday on the sidelines of meetings of foreign ministers on East Asia cooperation, vowing to promote cooperation between the two countries.
(2022-08-05). People in traditional Chinese costumes celebrate Qixi in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Young women wearing traditional Chinese costumes pose for photos during a celebration for Qixi festival, the Chinese Valentine's Day, at Wong Tai Sin Temple in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Aug. 4, 2022.
(2022-08-05). Asean llama a la distensión ante conflicto en Taiwán. telesurtv.net Según la ASEAN, las actuales tensiones, causadas por la visita de Nancy Pelosi, podrían desatar un enfrentamiento grave.
(2022-08-05). Chinese ballistic missiles fly over Taiwan island. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — For the first time in history, Chinese ballistic missiles flew directly above Taiwan, according to media reports.
(2022-08-05). Presidente de México propone a potencias una tregua global. telesurtv.net El mandatario afirmó que "la postura de nuestro país es que no haya guerras, que se eviten las confrontaciones bélicas".
(2022-08-05). FM spokesperson firmly refutes G7 statement on Taiwan. ecns.cn
(2022-08-05). Facility construction begins for Japan's Fukushima nuclear wastewater release amid opposition. ecns.cn The construction of facilities to release radioactive wastewater into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan began Thursday despite opposition from the local community and neighboring countries.
(2022-08-05). Folk artist turns dough to artworks in Hebei. ecns.cn The 37-year-old woman has been devoted to dough sculpture for more than 10 years, and created many unique dough sculptures.
(2022-08-05). Detailed road information of Taiwan available on map app. ecns.cn Netizens said on social media Friday that a map search for Taiwan on Amap or Baidu shows detailed street information "right down to the traffic lights."
(2022-08-04). US Risks Provoking North Korea's Kim By Holding Drills Simulating His Assassination. news.antiwar.com The US and South Korea are planning new war games where they will simulate taking out North Korea's military leadership, including the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, The drills will simulate targeting Pyongyang's missile and nuclear sites plus bases needed to supply them. Sources familiar told The Daily Beast that the war games will end with a "decapitation" exercise where they attack North Korea's command structure and take out Kim. | According to the report, the US will not publicly acknowledge that they are practicing killing Ki…
(2022-08-04). Presidente de Sri Lanka llama a la unidad en medio de crisis. telesurtv.net Wickremesinghe señaló que esta es "una situación que nuestro país nunca había enfrentado en la historia reciente".
(2022-08-04). Prominent Venture Capitalists a16z And Others Invested $311M In Alleged Ponzi Scheme Axie Infinity. moguldom.com Even before the popular "play-to-earn" blockchain game Axie Infinity was hacked in March to the tune of $625 million, market observers described the game, which rewards its players with crypto tokens, as a Ponzi scheme, and predicted it would hurt thousands of players, especially in the Philippines. A Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that …
(2022-08-04). 5.6-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima prefecture, no tsunami warning issued. ecns.cn An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture in northeast Japan on Thursday, the weather agency here said, although no tsunami warning has been issued.
(2022-08-04). Japan Builds Facility to Release Fukushima Nuclear Wastewater. telesurenglish.net The construction of facilities to release radioactive wastewater into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan began Thursday despite opposition from the local community and neighboring countries. | RELATED: | Plant workers started construction of a pipeline to transport the wastewater from hillside storage tanks to a coastal facility before its planned release next ye…
(2022-08-04). Lebanon's President Vows Justice for Beirut Port Victims. telesurenglish.net On Thuesday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun reiterated his commitment to achieving justice for the victims of the explosions that rocked the Beirut port in 2020. | RELATED: | "I assure the families of the victims that I am committed to achieving justice by revealing the complete truth through an impartial judicial process away from any fraud, discretion or injustice, to hold accountable all those who are involve…
(2022-08-04). Illinois: Arab community fights for Hadi Abuatelah. fightbacknews.org Oak Lawn, IL – Hadi Abuatelah is a 17-year-old Palestinian youth in Oak Lawn, Illinois. On Thursday, July 28, a cell phone video taken by a Black woman captured the savage beating of Hadi by three white police officers. The video went viral, and the Arab American Action Network (AAAN) immediately called for a protest. | 300 Arab community members and their supporters held a militant rally in front of the Village of Oak Lawn Police Department (OLPD) building that afternoon. OLPD responded by brandishing assault rifles and deploying rooftop snipers to intimidate the protestors. | Hadi suffered serious injuries fr…
(2022-08-04). ASEAN llama a la distensión en torno al conflicto en Taiwán. telesurtv.net Según la ASEAN, las actuales tensiones, causadas por la visita de Nancy Pelosi, podrían desatar un enfrentamiento grave.
(2022-08-04). Presentan libro "Fidel y la Revolución" en homenaje al Comandante en Jefe. cubadebate.cu El libro "Fidel y la Revolución", del investigador y Premio Nacional de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas (2019) y de Historia (2020), Alberto Prieto Rozos, fue presentado este jueves en el Centro Fidel Castro Ruz. La presentación del libro Fidel y la Revolución fue el inicio de las actividades conmemorativas por el aniversario 96 del natalicio del Comandante en Jefe.
(2022-08-04). Selected Articles: Breaking: Taiwan — Nancy Pelosi Has Landed. globalresearch.ca 
By Ms. Pelosi is the highest ranking US official visiting Taiwan in 25 years. Her visiting Taiwan happened despite the 2-hour phone conversation just a few days …
(2022-08-04). U.S. Lawmakers Demand Federal Scrutiny of How US Tech got into Turkey's Drones. juancole.com By Umar Farooq |  ; ( ProPublica )  ; As countries around the globe add armed drones to their arsenals, federal lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to investigate how U.S. parts and technology ended up in what has fast become one of the most popular models on the world market: Turkey's TB2. Manufactured by …
(2022-08-04). Unite and fight abortion bans! workers.org 
Rally, Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, July 25. Protests continue countrywide against reactionary state abortion bans that have been implemented or will be realized any day in half the states. Right-wingers in state governments eagerly awaited the Supreme Court's overturn of the right to access abortions. The top court obliged them June . . . |
(2022-08-04). Iraqi forces detain five ISIL elements in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) — The Spokesman of Commander-in-Chief of Iraqi Armed Forces announced the arrest of five ISIL Takfiri terrorists in Sulaymaniyah province on Thursday.
(2022-08-04). Spokesman:'Medal' for U.S. official 'political farce'. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesman said on Wednesday that it's a "political farce" that the Democratic Progressive Party administration in Taiwan gave United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi one of the island's most important "medals "during her trip to Taiwan.
(2022-08-04). 5.7-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan region — USGS. ecns.cn An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 03: 39: 46 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
(2022-08-04). FM Says: It is high time that US officials caught up on the history of the Taiwan question. ecns.cn
(2022-08-04). Voices From Uvalde, Mooney Cult Murder Connection To JPN Abe's Murder & Rev Poets Brigade. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Voices From Uvalde , The Mooney Cult Murder Connection To Japan PM Abe & Poetry From The Revolutionary Poets Brigade…
(2022-08-04). Lluvias monzónicas dejan 2 fallecidos en Pakistán. telesurtv.net La Autoridad Nacional de Gestión de Desastres informó un total de 2 fallecidos, de los cuales se contabilizan 191 niños.
(2022-08-04). PLA conducts live-fire exercise in eastern Taiwan Straits. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army conducted a long-range strike exercise on Thursday afternoon that bombarded a designated area in eastern parts of the Taiwan Straits.
(2022-08-04). Joy: Humanizing the lower depths. wsws.org The film follows a Nigerian woman sexually trafficked to Austria, where she works as a prostitute to support her family back home in Africa and her young daughter in Vienna.
(2022-08-04). HK approves Sinovac vaccine for children. ecns.cn Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called CoronaVac has been approved for children aged six months to three years in Hong Kong from Thursday, the Beijing-based biopharmaceutical product provider said on Wednesday.
(2022-08-04). Winnecmucca Indian Colony Direct Action Report Back. indybay.org Direct Action report back, in defense of the Winnemucca Indian Colony.
(2022-08-04). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 10 nutrition myths debunked. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a woman in my 40s, I've experienced a wide variety of diet fads come and go. One week I read it's bad to eat carbs. The next week, it's full-fat dairy products. I've seen articles that say I should only eat between certain hours of the day. There is a lot of contradictory information. How do I distinguish between nutrition myth and fact? ANSWER: Among the sea of information about nutrition is a…
(2022-08-04). Artillery strikes, missile launches planned around Taiwan. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army will perform long-range artillery strikes and ballistic missile launches to target areas around Taiwan in the coming days, according to the military.
(2022-08-04). PLA missile drills east of Taiwan successful. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army fired several ballistic missiles into waters to the east of Taiwan on Thursday afternoon, with all of them hitting targets accurately, according to a military spokesman.
(2022-08-03). Pelosi Meets With Taiwan's Top Chip Industry Leaders. news.antiwar.com While in Taiwan House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Pelosi's trip came after Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act, Pelosi met with the chairman of Taiwa…
(2022-08-03). Sri Lanka Democracy Movement at the Crossroads. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-03). Sadrists Occupy Iraqi Parliament. popularresistance.org The political crisis escalated in Iraq as supporters of Muqtada Al-Sadr stormed the parliament and began an indefinite sit-in on Sunday, July 31. The protesters who are opposing the government formation efforts of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani claimed that consensus-based government formation and the sectarian quota of power sharing are the core reasons for inefficiency and widespread corruption in the country.
(2022-08-03). Beijing Reminds Taiwan of Its Power Through Blockade Disguised as Military Exercise. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-03). Nancy has Landed in Taiwan: Here Are All The Latest Taiwan Headlines. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-03). Legacy of Shinzo Abe: Corruption and Hopeless Japanese Economy. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-03). Japan Publishes Yet Another Defense Whitepaper. journal-neo.org 
On July 22 this year, the Japanese Ministry of Defense published a concise (English-language) version of the annual Defense White Paper update. The 0-plus page original usually appears later. However, the concise version already mentioned provides an indication of the innovations in the assessment of Japan's political and military environment over the past year, as …
(2022-08-03). Breaking: Taiwan — Nancy Pelosi Has Landed. globalresearch.ca