(2022-08-23). Release students detained under Sri Lanka's anti-terror laws! wsws.org The detention of student activists under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act is part of President Wickremesinghe's broad class-war assault on the working class and the poor.
(2022-08-23). Australian Labor government supplies more fuel to Sri Lankan navy for anti-refugee operations. wsws.org The fuel arrangements seek to bolster the repressive military-backed government and stop refugees fleeing the poverty-stricken country.
(2022-08-23). South Korean workers take action against assault on working conditions. wsws.org Not only do workers face the companies and the government of President Yoon Suk-yeol, but the trade unions that are isolating workers' struggles and blocking a political fight against capitalism.
(2022-08-22). Xi sends sympathy message to Japanese PM. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy on Monday to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over his infection with COVID-19 and wished him a speedy recovery.
(2022-08-23). Turkish army launches new attack on areas in Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) — Local sources in the Kurdistan region of Iraq reported that the Turkish army has launched a drone attack on a mountainous area in Sulaymaniyah.
(2022-08-23). Asciende a 820 la cifra de muertos tras lluvias en Pakistán. telesurtv.net La autoridades prevén inundaciones muy elevadas desde los venideros días 23 al 26 de agosto en algunas zonas del país.
(2022-08-22). Corporates eye Singapore bourse. ecns.cn SGX is in touch with some Chinese companies that have already been listed offshore to find out how to help them extend their development strategies to Southeast Asia.
(2022-08-22). Six former staff of infamous Apple Daily to plead guilty. ecns.cn Six former employees of Hong Kong's secessionist media Apple Daily are going to plead guilty on the charge of violating the National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong, according to the court's hearing on Monday.
(2022-08-23). Mayo Clinic announces a strategic collaboration for a new era of biomanufacturing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions. The collaboration brings together science, engineering and manufacturing to advance Mayo Clinic's vision of bringing new cures to clinical care. The focus will be on therapies derived from human sources known as biologics — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells — for use in medicines. Therapeutics based on biologics have the…
(2022-08-22). Outrage as Leaked Iraq Video Hints at Corruption. news.antiwar.com A newly leaked video making rounds on social media MP Majid Shanqali commented that corruption is "the prevailing culture in which ministries and state departments and their positions are considered business projects for their owners." | Several factions have been warning of soaring corruption in Iraq for years, especially cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The use of ministrie…
(2022-08-22). US Military Still Stealing Oil in Syria. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). The Destabilization of Pakistan: The Media Regulator's Ban on Imran Khan's Live Broadcasts. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). US, South Korea to Resume Provocative Live-Action War Games After Four-Year Pause. news.antiwar.com Washington and Seoul will kick off live-action military drills in Korea on Monday. North Korea views the exercises as highly provocative rehearsals of removing the government in Pyongyang. The US canceled live war games with South Korea in 2018. The military drills, dubbed Ulchi Freedom Shield, will involve thousands of soldiers and last about two …
(2022-08-22). Sri Lankan president struggling to form all-party government. wsws.org The disparate responses of Sri Lanka's parliamentary parties to Wickremesinghe's call for an all-party government highlight deep concerns in the ruling elite over mass anti-government opposition.
(2022-08-22). Heavy Rains Left Dozens of Deaths in India. telesurenglish.net Since Friday, the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Odisha have been hit by heavy rains causing floods and landslides that resulted in at least people being killed. About one thousand people have been forced to leave their homes while rescue operations are being carried out to find the missing. | RELATED: | According to reports, some of the deaths reported have been caused by residential buildings collapsing with r…
(2022-08-22). Up to Seven Bodies Recovered From Collapsed Shrine in Iraq. telesurenglish.net The bodies of four women, two men, and a child have been recovered from the rubble of a landslide on a Shiite shrine near the holy Shiite city of Karbala, the Iraqi Civil Defense said on Monday. | RELATED: | During the past hours, rescue teams recovered the bodies of a man and woman from the rubble that fell on the shrine of Qattarat al-Imam Ali, some 110 km south of Baghdad. Rescue teams worked for hours to provide ox…
(2022-08-22). What Kind of Future Awaits the Organization of Turkic States? journal-neo.org 
According to the decision of the eighth Turkic Council summit in Istanbul, the first congress of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), which will be formed on the basis of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in November this year. The congress is expected to outline the future contours …
(2022-08-22). Pakistani police surround Imran Khan's home (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — Pakistani police surrounded the residence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday, and filed charges against him, accusing him of violating the country's anti-terrorism laws.
(2022-08-22). Severas inundaciones dejan más de muertos en India. telesurtv.net El Departamento Meteorológico de la India predijo que las lluvias fuertes a muy fuertes continuarían cayendo en la región durante los próximos dos días.
(2022-08-22). Unlawful Pentagon Order Mandating mRNA Vaccine for Troops. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). Six suspects arrested in HK for role in SE Asia job scam. ecns.cn Hong Kong police have arrested six people over job scam after 37 reportedly fell to the scheme after being lured to the Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos to engage in illegal work since January.
(2022-08-22). U.S. sends more stolen oil from NE Syria to Iraqi bases. ecns.cn The U.S. forces sent 137 oil-laden tankers from oil fields in northeastern Syria to its bases in Iraq on Sunday, the latest shipment of stolen Syrian oil to be delivered to U.S. bases in Iraq, state news agency SANA reported.
(2022-08-22). US continues to loot Syrian oil with 137 more truck tankers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — Syrian sources reported Monday that the American troops transferred 137 tankers full of stolen Syrian oil out of the country in the past few days.
(2022-08-22). 17 Kyrgyz citizens killed, injured in accident in Ulyanovsk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — Fourteen citizens of Kyrgyzstan have been killed in a road accident in the Ulyanovsk Region and three more are in hospitals with injuries, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
(2022-08-22). Fumio Kishida "Reformatted" the Cabinet of Japan. journal-neo.org 
On August 10, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the new personal composition of the country's 19-minister government. Only five members of the previous cabinet, including Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, retain their previous posts. Of the 14 new ministers, nine had never been at this level of government, the other five had previously been part …
(2022-08-22). Turkey launches new airstrike on village in Iraq's Duhok. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — A Lebanese news source in Iraq on Monday morning announced the new airstrike launched by Turkish army against a village in Iraq's Duhok province.
(2022-08-22). Japanese PM starts working remotely after contracting COVID-19. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began working remotely Monday after testing positive for COVID-19 a day earlier, the government's top spokesperson said.
(2022-08-22). 2 dead after fiery collision on expressway in Japan. ecns.cn Two people have been confirmed dead after a car collided with a bus on an expressway in Nagoya, central Japan, on Monday, local media reported.
(2022-08-22). India hands over 6 mobile port cranes to install at Chabahar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — India's Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways announced on Monday that his country has delivered six mobile port cranes for the development of Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar.
(2022-08-22). TÃ?rkiye's Vatan Party is going to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. unitedworldint.com There is nothing as natural as the normalization of relations between TÃ?rkiye and Syria. This should have happened much earlier, but it is very important that such progress has taken place, albeit with a delay. UWI expert, political scientist and writer Mehmet Perinçek evaluated the relations between TÃ?rkiye and Syria and explained the details of …
(2022-08-22). US, S. Korea kick off biggest drills in years. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — Amid growing tensions with North Korea, the United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military training in years Monday.
(2022-08-21). The 6th Anniversary Of Lattakia Massacre/ By Basma Qaddour, Aug. 4, 2019. marktaliano.net ARAB AND FOREIGN PRESS On Aug 4, 2019 The Syrian Member of Parliament Fares Shehabi posted on his FB page: "Today marks the sixth anniversary of the massacre of northern #Lattakia towns where NATO the beloved of rebels killed 400 civilians & kidnapped some 136 most of them women & children!" This post was followed by …
(2022-08-21). 52nd commemorative event of the Chicano Moratorium to be held in Los Angeles. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — Plans are underway to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium, which demanded a stop to the Vietnam War and an end to discrimination and racism. Over 30,000 Chicanos and supporters gathered in East LA at then-Laguna Park. The same park is now named after Ruben Salazar, who was killed by authorities that day. Salazar was a well-known and proud Chicano news producer and journalist. Since 1970, many have honored and continued with the legacy started at the Chicano Moratorium. | Today, Centro Community Service Organization (CSO) is leading the effort in Los…
(2022-08-21). Venezuela Increases Petcoke Exports to India. venezuelanalysis.com The oil industry byproduct has emerged as a cheaper alternative to coal amid global energy struggles.
(2022-08-21). Lithium Power Politics Are Playing Out Differently In Chile And Bolivia. popularresistance.org In late July, a large sinkhole appeared near the town of Tierra Amarilla in Chile's Copiapó province in the Atacama salt flat. The crater, which has a diameter of more than 100 feet, emerged in one of Chile's most lucrative regions for copper and lithium extraction. The nearby Candelaria mining complex—80 percent of the property is owned by Canada's Lundin Mining Corporation and 20 percent is owned by Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation—had to halt its operations in the area. On August 1, Chile's National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin) tweeted that it had assembled…
(2022-08-21). India's Prabhat Patnaik: Fascism Is Rooted in the Crisis of Neoliberalism (Interview). orinocotribune.com Renowned Indian economist and political analyst Prabhat Patnaik spoke with Bengali newspaper Ganashakti about the present state of India's economy and politics, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of India's independence from British colonial rule. | After 75 years of independence, wealth inequality and unemployment are increasing rapidly, while employment and the guarantee of an income for the majority of the population are decreasing every day. Does this mean that India is no longer a welfare state? | If we consider the definition of "welfare state" properly, India was never a "welfare state." Even if a "we…
(2022-08-21). DPRK slams S. Korean new assistance plan. ecns.cn A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed South Korea's proposal of economic assistance in exchange for denuclearization, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday.
(2022-08-21). Chinese embassies, consulates stand ready to help overseas Taiwan compatriots: spokesperson. ecns.cn Overseas Taiwan compatriots can contact and seek help from Chinese embassies and consulates when they encounter difficulties, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Friday.
(2022-08-21). Japanese PM tests positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tested positive Sunday for COVID-19, the government announced.
(2022-08-21). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.
(2022-08-21). The Deadly Business Of Reporting Truth. popularresistance.org Violence is the most basic and blunt form of press censorship. To kill or imprison a journalist is to silence the public's source of news. To date, 33 journalists around the world have been killed this year and another 494 are currently imprisoned, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Put another way, thus far in 2022, on average, once per week somewhere in the world a journalist is killed for reporting the news. | Sometimes these cases make headlines, as was true in October 2018 when Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian journalist who reported for the Middle East Eye and the Washington Post, was murdered by…
(2022-08-21). Syria denounces that the United States intensifies the theft of its oil. en.cubadebate.cu US troops are "stealing" Syria's natural resources, taking dozens of tanker trucks loaded with national oil out of the Arab country, reports the SANA agency. The "thefts" have intensified in recent days, and only this Sunday morning a convoy of 137 trucks took the hydrocarbon from the oil fields of the Jazira region, in the northeast of the country, to the US military bases in Iraq. The news agency denounces that the looting of crude oil is being carried out in complicity with the opposition militias of the Syrian Democratic Forces, which have the support of Washington.