2022-09-01: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-09-01). Sri Lankan president deepens social attacks in interim cost-cutting budget. wsws.org Acutely aware that masses will resist his austerity plans, Wickremesinghe continues his appeal for an all-party government, to unite the political establishment, to suppress the mass opposition.

____ (2022-09-01). Buffett trims stake in HK-listed EV giant BYD. ecns.cn Shares of leading Chinese mainland electric vehicle maker BYD closed 7.91 percent lower in Hong Kong on Wednesday after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway trimmed its stake in the company for the first time since it bought the shares in 2008.

Fight Back (2022-09-01). East LA commemorates the 52nd Chicano Moratorium. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Over 100 Chicanos and other participants gathered for a rally at Salazar Park in East Los Angeles to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium. In 1970, 30,000 people once demanded a stop to the Vietnam War and an end to discrimination and racism. The LAPD and LA Sheriff's Department teargassed and beat protesters. Their actions led to the deaths of three Chicanos, including LA Times reporter Ruben Salazar. | August 29th is now recognized by our movement as Chicano Liberation Day, and is celebrated by many with rallies and marches yearly. | "We're here supporting becau…

United Native Americans (2022-09-01). Friday 9/23: #ProtectICWA. indybay.org üì£ IMPORTANT UPDATE üì£ | **November 9th 2022** | #ProtectICWA. | üì£ According to the National Indian Child Welfare Association, Indigenous children are four times more likely to be removed by state child welfare systems than non-Native children, even when their families have similar presenting problems. Native children are also overrepresented in the foster care system, according to the same report. | üì£We are mobilizing All Tribal Chairman & Tribes to Unite & Stand together for our Sacred Children. | &#637…

Staff (2022-09-01). Armed clash in Southern Iraq leaves 3 killed, injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) — An Iraqi security official reported on Thursday morning that one person was killed and two others were injured in a clash between Iraqi security forces and some armed men.

____ (2022-09-01). Hong Kong hailed as BRI's pivotal gateway. ecns.cn Hong Kong has served as a critical gateway to boosting progress in trade and investment under the Belt and Road Initiative since the BRI was launched nine years ago.

____ (2022-09-01). Sixth military music festival by SCO member countries held in Tashkent. ecns.cn The sixth military music festival of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states named "Peace Horn" has been held in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan.

WSWS (2022-09-01). The Theory of Permanent Revolution in Turkey and throughout the world. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi, a leading member of the Sosyalist E≈üitlik Grubu (Socialist Equality Group, SEG) in Turkey, to the Seventh National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US).

WSWS (2022-09-01). After shutting down Indian Ford plant, union and management keep workers in the dark. wsws.org Ford Motor Company workers in Maraimalai Nagar, in the southern Tamilnadu state near the state capital Chennai, remain in the dark with no communication from the management and the union even after six weeks after plant closure. The union has not informed workers about whatever severance package it is negotiating in great secret behind the backs of the workers.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-09-01). Anuncian cierres de campaña con vistas al plebiscito en Chile. telesurtv.net El comando del Apruebo realizará un acto multitudinario. El Rechazo optó por una convocatoria descentralizada.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-09-01). ONG WaterAid: Pakistán enfrenta riesgos sanitarios tras lluvias. telesurtv.net Las fuertes lluvias monzónicas en Pakistán desde mediados de julio han afectado a 116 de los 154 distritos del país.

____ (2022-08-31). U.S. should stop sending wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' forces: spokesperson. ecns.cn

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-31). Faced With US 'Decapitation Drill'/DPRK Korea Missile Launch Is Self-Defense. orinocotribune.com By Sara Flounders &#1 ; Aug 26, 2022 | The western corporate media described the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's launch of two missiles Aug. 17 as threatening, aggressive and paranoid. What most media failed to report was the prior U.S. military exercises with Japan and South Korea off Hawai'i, in preparation for extensive war exercises off Korea, that provoked the DPRK's two warning shots. | An Aug. 19 article in the Daily Beast, an online news website, headlined a longer and upcoming military land, sea and air exercise this way: "U.S. to Enrage Kim Jong Un With Assassination Dry Run." The article then r…

Robert Inlakesh (2022-08-31). 30 Dead In Iraq After Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia Opens Fire On Security Forces. thelastamericanvagabond.com The Iraqi Capital, Baghdad, was once again turned into a war zone this Monday night, after militia groups aligned with popular Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, opened fire on Iraqi security forces and attacked rival group offices. This Monday, supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr, took over the Baghdad 'green zone' area, occupying government buildings and chanting in

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Pakistan at Risk of Large-Scale Disease Outbreaks – WaterAid. telesurenglish.net Pakistan faces a severe risk of diarrhea and dysentery outbreaks as people have no choice but to drink flood water due to heavy rains in recent weeks, WaterAid warned. | Of Pakistan's 154 districts, 116 have been affected, with more than 1 100 people killed by the floods and more than 33 million affected. Aug. 31, 2022.

_____ (2022-08-31). Integration Processes Developing within the EAEU. journal-neo.org On August 25-26, a meeting of the heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries was held in Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyz Republic), that served as a testament to the successful development of the integration processes of the member countries. A total of nine truly crucial issues was discussed at the meeting of the Eurasian …

Oneworld.press (2022-08-31). America's "Concern" Over India's Participation In The Vostok 2022 Drills Is Condescending. oneworld.press The entire Global South is taking note of this, even if they all remain silent for diplomatic reasons connected to advancing their own objective national interests, since everyone now sees how terribly the US treats its own "partners". The lesson is that America only sees its "partners" as vassals and always throws a fit whenever they behave as equals.

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Iraqi Resistance Leader Calls To Organize a New Government. telesurenglish.net The leader of the Iraqi Asaib Ahl al-Haq group calls for the rapid formation of a new government to end the current political crisis in the country that has existed since October. | Iraqi leader of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement called for the formation of a new government. Aug. 31, 2022.

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). UN Calls for Collective Action to Help Flood-Hit Pakistan. telesurenglish.net The Pakistani people are facing "a monsoon on steroids," United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday, calling on the international community to take urgent action to help the Pakistani government and people. | RELATED: | "Pakistan is awash in suffering. The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids — the relentless impact of epochal levels of rain and flooding," he said in a video message on the launch of flash…

Brenda Norrell (2022-08-31). Legacies in Film 'Trespassing' Exposed U.S. Nuclear Industry Targeting Native Americans. indybay.org "Trespassing," censored in more film festivals worldwide than it has been shown, reveals how the Colorado River Indian Tribes, Mojave, Western Shoshone, Navajo and Pueblo were targeted by the nuclear industry. Censored News Legacies in Film series.

Staff (2022-08-31). Missile hits Turkish army base accurately in Iraq (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — News sources on Wednesday reported that a Turkish army base in Iraq was targeted with a missile.

Staff (2022-08-31). Syrian Army pounds terrorists positions in Hama, Idlib. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — The Syrian Army's artillery and missile units pounded the positions of the Al-Nusra Front terrorist group and its other allied terrorists in the Hama province and the Idlib province.

Staff (2022-08-31). Taiwan shoots at Chinese drone for first time. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Taiwan has begun targeting Chinese drones flying over its outlying islands for the first time.

Staff (2022-08-31). Iraq: Violence is not solution. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — After 24 hours of intense infighting, law and order were restored in Iraq amid a highly charged atmosphere, but the situation remains fragile and prone to another round of violence.

Staff (2022-08-31). Baghdad bomb blast leaves 5 PMU forces martyred, injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, on Wednesday announced that 5 of its forces were martyred and injured during a bomb blast in the north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

WSWS (2022-08-31). Climate-change driven floods ravage Pakistan, killing more than 1,100 and threatening millions with hunger and disease. wsws.org 33 million people, about 15 percent of Pakistan's population of 225 million, are said to have been directly impacted by the floods.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-31). Another Turkish Military Base In Northern Syria Came Under Attack. southfront.org Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | On August 31, an indirect fire attack targeted a base of the Turkish military located in the northern outskirts of Hazwan town in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | According to the London-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights, the attack was launched from an area in the northern Aleppo countryside jointly controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian military. The attack infli…

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-08-31). Solicitan ayuda internacional por inundaciones en Pakistán. telesurtv.net El Gobierno paquistaní estima ya en 10.000 millones de dólares los daños causados por las inundaciones desde junio.

Alessandra Bajec (2022-08-30). Water Crisis in Iraq's Kurdish Region Strains Food Security. towardfreedom.org Climate change, dam projects, and poor water and pollution management in Iraq's Kurdistan region threatens food production and livelihoods in rural communities, reports Alessandra Bajec.

_____ (2022-08-30). Iraq: Political Chaos in Full Swing. journal-neo.org For the past month, there have been bitter political disputes in Iraq that have divided and polarized different communities, making it impossible to elect representatives to the country's highest bodies. These divisions have deeply engrained themselves into the different strata of the society through social media, creating disputes and barriers not only between communities but …

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