(2022-08-08). 9 August: 77th Anniversary of the Bombing of Nagasaki. transcend.org 8 Aug 2022 – Unwelcome Truths for Church and State – 77 years ago (9 Aug 1945) an all-Christian bomber crew dropped an experimental plutonium bomb on Nagasaki City, Japan, instantly incinerating, asphyxiating and/or vaporizing tens of thousands of innocent civilians, mostly women and children. Very few Japanese soldiers were killed by the bombs.
(2022-08-08). Reject all-party regime! No to IMF austerity! Fight to build Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural Masses! wsws.org The SEP in Sri Lanka calls on workers and rural toilers to build their own independent action committees to fight for their rights in opposition to President Wickremesinghe's effort to consolidate the entire Colombo political establishment behind the ruling class agenda of austerity and repression.
(2022-08-07). PLA continues joint exercises to test precision strike capabilities. ecns.cn Warplanes of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct operations during joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island, Aug. 7, 2022.
(2022-08-08). How We Remember Hiroshima and Nuremberg Reflects Power Not Justice. transcend.org This year the remembrance of the atomic bombings of Japanese cities is especially poignant. The world, as the UN Secretary General noted, is just one miscalculation away from nuclear war. I was also reminded that 8 Aug was the day in 1945 that the Allied Powers had the unfathomable insensitivity to sign the London Agreement setting up the Nuremberg Tribunal to prosecute German war criminals–two days after the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and one day before the second one incinerated Nagasaki. Sad to note, times have not changed.
(2022-08-08). Partnering with the BRICS. infobrics.org Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are planning to apply for membership of the BRICS group of major emerging economies, writes Aisha Ghoneimy…
(2022-08-08). From Balkh to Konya: Discovering Rumi's Spiritual Geopolitics. transcend.org 30 Jul 2022 – While the mystic poet, Sufi, theosophist and thinker Jalal al-Din Rumi is synonymous with Islamic mysticism, a deeper dig brings to light the West Asian political changes and upheavals that shaped his world and other-worldly view.
(2022-08-08). 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…
(2022-08-08). Indiana signs law effectively banning abortion. wsws.org Remaining abortion clinics in Indiana will lose their licenses, virtually eliminating access to legal abortions in the state.
(2022-08-08). U.S. Military Activity Near Taiwan. transcend.org 5 Aug 2022 – U.S. Navy ships and planes will transit the Taiwan Strait in the next two weeks. U.S.N.S.C spokesman John Kirby condemned Chinese military drills in the area and said the Pentagon ordered the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to remain near Taiwan to "monitor the situation."
(2022-08-08). HK to shorten arrivals' quarantine period. ecns.cn Starting from Friday, visitors from overseas and Taiwan will undergo a seven-day quarantine consisting of three days at hotel and four days at home, the city's top leader announced on Monday.
(2022-08-07). State Council appoints secretary-general of Committee for Safeguarding National Security of HKSAR. ecns.cn The State Council has decided to appoint Sonny Au Chi-kwong as secretary-general of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), replacing Chan Kwok-ki.
(2022-08-08). (Franàßais) Printemps Arabe, Printemps Russe, Printemps Latino-Américain ? transcend.org 1 août 2022 – La conscience devient un facteur déterminant dans l'histoire lorsque le régime dominant (c'est-à -dire la culture de la guerre) s'effondre de ses propres contradictions. Cela s'est passé dans les années 60 avec la guerre du Vietnam et à la fin des années 80 avec l'effondrement de l'empire soviétique. Nous approchons d'un autre moment de ce genre avec l'effondrement imminent de l'empire Nord Américain.
(2022-08-08). The Spiritual Import of the Cow in Vedic Culture. transcend.org The term "sacred cow" has come to mean any stubborn loyalty to a long-standing institution which impedes natural progress. The term originates in India, where the cow is said to be literally worshiped, while thousands of humans suffer from undernourishment. The common, popular view of India in the West has been of an underdeveloped nation steeped in superstition.
(2022-08-08). Winnecmucca Indian Colony Direct Action Report Back. indybay.org Direct Action report back, in defense of the Winnemucca Indian Colony.
(2022-08-07). The Strategies of Global Warfare: War with China and Russia? Washington's Military Design in the Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca Pivot to Asia: China is threatened by the US military in the South and East China Sea. War with China is currently on the drawing board of the Pentagon as outlined in a Rand Report commissioned by the US Army…
(2022-08-07). Casa Blanca en desacuerdo con prohibición del aborto en Indiana, EEUU. cubadebate.cu Una declaración divulgada por la Casa Blanca consideró que la legislatura de Indiana dio un paso devastador al convertirse en el primer territorio de Estados Unidos en aprobar la prohibición del aborto, pues se trata de otra medida radical de los legisladores republicanos para quitarles los derechos reproductivos y de libertad de las mujeres.
(2022-08-07). Casualties Reported After Powerful Attack On Turkish Base In Syria's Aleppo. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On August 7, a powerful attack with indirect fire targeted a large base of the Turkish military located near the town of Kaljibrin in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The base was targeted with at least ten projectiles, which were fired from a nearby area that is jointly held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government forces. Several Turkish service members were reportedly wounded or killed as the result of the attack. The base's mai…
(2022-08-07). Nuevos hallazgos en Pompeya muestran cómo vivía "la clase media" cubadebate.cu El parque arqueológico de Pompeya, considerado patrimonio de la humanidad, anunció este sábado recientes hallazgos que enriquecen el conocimiento sobre la vida de la clase media en la antigua ciudad romana antes de que fuera engullida por la lava y las cenizas del monte Vesubio en el año 79 d. C.
(2022-08-07). 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.
(2022-08-07). ISIS Remnants Assassinate Baath Party Official in Daraa Province/By Arabi Souri. marktaliano.net 
Original Link Here: ISIS Remnants Assassinate Baath Party Official in Daraa Province (syrianews.cc) ISIS remnants operating in the southern region of Syria assassinated a Baath Party official in the city of Al-Hirak in the northeastern countryside of Daraa province yesterday 4th of August. A group of ISIS (ISIL) remnants shot dead Salama Al-Qaddah (picture), the Baath Party local …
(2022-08-06). Former US Ambassador in Syria Worked Closely With ISIL and Jabhat al Nusra (al Qaeda). marktaliano.net Transcript by Rawan Mahmasa Interviewer: How is relationship with the "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" ISIL? Okaidi: It is good. My relationship with the brothers in ISIL is good. Interviewer: Do you communicate with them? Okaidi: Yes. Of course. I communicate almost daily with brothers in ISIL to settle these disputes and issues. The …