(2021-05-07). As India Gasps to Breathe, Modi Government Abdicates Responsibility. counterpunch.org The COVID-19 pandemic continues its brutal march across India. Figures of new infections reached 355,828 on May 3—which accounted for more than 62 percent of the world's new infections on that day. As hospitals run out of beds, ICU capacity, and even oxygen, these factors have been contributing to the already skyrocketing death toll in
(2021-05-07). America's Inglorious Afghanistan Foray — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Since Washington never ceases waxing eloquent on how its actions are guided by lofty principles and high moral values, recent news reports of an alleged secret deal with its arch enemy Taliban must have come as a big shock to the uninitiated. Those unaware of Uncle Sam's crafty ways would have been further scandalised to learn that under this deal struck in February last year, Taliban would provide protection to American troops deployed in Afghanistan against attacks by other terrorist groups. Even more galling is that Washington made this clandestine deal the cost of its main ally, the Afghan security forces.
(2021-05-07). Progressives Capitulate To Biden — OpEd. eurasiareview.com There can be no more excuses made for Democratic "progressives," who steadfastly refuse to fight for what they know to be right. | No one is holding Joe Biden's "feet to the fire" or pushing him left or taking any of the other make believe actions which were meant to silence the Democratic Party's left wing. There is no longer any need to say that The Justice Democrats, Progressive Caucus and Congressional Black Caucus all sing Biden's praises despite the…
(2021-05-07). Palestine's Moment of Reckoning: On Abbas' Dangerous Decision to 'Postpone' Elections. counterpunch.org 
The decision on April 30 by Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to 'postpone' Palestinian elections, which would have been the first in 15 years, will deepen Palestinian division and could, potentially, signal the collapse of the Fatah Movement, at least in its current form. Unlike the last Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006, the big story,
(2021-05-07). The struggle for Permanent Revolution in South Asia. wsws.org India has become the epicenter of the global pandemic, reporting the highest number of daily new cases anywhere in the world.
(2021-05-07). Stranded Australian citizens petition the United Nations. wsws.org Even before the current total ban on returning from India, Australians have been marooned throughout the pandemic in many parts of the world.
(2021-05-07). COVID-19 Accelerates Digitilization of Economies And Societies — OpEd. eurasiareview.com We are living through a decisive moment. The COVID-19 pandemic's devasting impact is reaching every corner of the world. As we look back at this period, we will see history divided into a pre-COVID and a post-COVID world. | And a defining feature of…
(2021-05-07). Russia Can Recover Only If Moscow Addresses Problems Of Middle Class And The Poor — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Vladimir Putin and the Russian government have acted as if they can address the impact of the pandemic on the population adequately if they come up with new programs for the poorest strata of Russians. But in fact, the economic crisis is hitting the middle class hard, and the regime must develop programs to help it as well, Yaroslav Kuzminov says. | Up to now, the rector of Moscow's Higher School of Economics says, the government has supported production and given some aid to the very poorest groups, but it has not supported members of the middle class with new programs who in many cases have lost their source…
(2021-05-07). USTR Tai Will Meet With Chinese Counterpart 'In the Near Term' for Talks on Trade Deal Phase 1. sputniknews.com Just weeks after the US and China penned the first part of a trade deal intended to settle years of tariff wars, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and shut down the global economy, sending trade into a tailspin. The deal was heavily premised on pledges to buy a minimum volume of goods from the other country.
(2021-05-07). VIDEO: Drive-in Quds Day rallies in Robat Karim. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — People in Robat Karim located in the suburb of the Iranian capital Tehran along with people across the world held drive-in rallies on Friday to mark the International Quds Day amid Coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
(2021-05-07). Tuesday 5/11: STOP The Madness-Speakout At Japanese Consulate Against Olympics In Japan During Pandemic. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St/California St. | San Francisco…
(2021-05-07). Cyprus: Toward A Non-Territorial Con-Federation? — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Rene Wadlow* | Cyprus has been divided between Greek and Turkish Cypriots since 1974, Turkish Cypriots in the north, Greek Cypriots in the south with a U.N. monitored buffer zone separating the two. There are still some 40,000 Turkish troops in the Turkish Cypriot area. The U.N. peacekeeping mission (UNFICYP) has been in Cyprus since 1964 when bad rioting among the Greek and Turkish populations was an indicator that things could get worse and lead to hostilities between Greece and Turkey themselves. | The complex political situation has three States as "guarantor powers" — the United Kingdom which was…
(2021-05-07). The Leaked Zarif Tape: What Western Media Heard And What He Actually Said. popularresistance.org Tehran, Iran – On April 25, the Saudi-funded and U.K.-backed "Iran International" released a leaked audio recording of Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, in conversation with Iranian economist Saeed Laylaz for what appeared to be an oral history project. Immediately, the three-hour-plus conversation generated a great deal of controversy in Iran and plenty of commentary abroad. In the course of the conversation, Zarif spoke about his diplomatic posts, before and during the Rouhani administration, and his future political ambitions (or lack thereof). He ruminated on his relationship with President Hassan Rouhani…
(2021-05-07). Secretary of State Blinken Asks WHO to Invite Taiwan to Participate in Its Decision-Making Body. sputniknews.com China has long opposed Taiwan's "illegal" participation in the World Health Organisation's World Health Assembly, arguing that proposals to this effect violate the principles of the United Nations charter and contradict the One China principle which both the UN General Assembly and the World Health Assembly are guided by.
(2021-05-07). In Kerala, the present is dominated by the future. mronline.org 
Kerala, a state in the Indian union with a population of 35 million, has re-elected the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to lead the government for another five years. Since 1980, the people of Kerala have voted out the incumbent, seeking to alternate between the Left and the Right. | May 7, 2021…
(2021-05-07). #FreePalestinianStudents campaign update: Join a letter-writing action online; Israeli attacks on students continue. samidoun.net 
There are hundreds of Palestinian high school and university students among the approximately 4,500 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails, in many cases specifically targeted for Israeli colonial imprisonment and repression for their student activism, organizing student events and participation in student elections and other political and social activities on campus. As Israeli settlers rampage through Jerusalem and Palestinians resist the threatened impending forced transfer and ethnic cleansing in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied Jerusalem, the attacks on Palestinian students — and their organizing and…
(2021-05-07). Israeli supreme court postpones decision on eviction at Sheikh Jarrah amidst growing protests. peoplesdispatch.org 
The opposition to Israeli attempts to evict Palestinian residents from Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem to build Jewish settlements has also increased across the occupied territories and around the world…
(2021-05-07). Selected Articles: As NATO Summit Approaches: Will Biden Keep U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey? globalresearch.ca 
By It has been estimated that the Pentagon maintains 50 B61 tactical nuclear weapons at the ƒ∞ncirlik Air Base in the country …
(2021-05-07). How the Coronavirus Has Impacted Vice President Kamala Harris' Family in India. theroot.com 
On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks at the State Department in which she will declare the United States' solidarity with the people of India and the struggle they face battling COVID-19. |
(2021-05-07). Egypt And Turkey Talk Normalization, Regional Issues. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 6th, Egypt and Turkey held talks on the conflict in Libya, where they back competing factions,on Syria and the security situation in the eastern Mediterranean, in an attempt to reach some sort of normalization in relations. | The discussions, held over two days and led by deputy foreign ministers, were the first high-level public talks for years between the two countries. | After the talks, Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said there was "a positive atmospher…
(2021-05-07). US-led Coalition Intensified Military Shipments To Northeastern Syria: Russian Reconciliation Center. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | Russia is concerned about the recent increase in US-led coalition military shipments to Syria's northeastern region, Alexander Karpov, Deputy Chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria said on May 6."The increased intensity of air freight of military cargo and surface relocation of military equipment convoys by the US-led coalition in eastern regions of the Syrian Arab Republic cause concern," the Karpov…
(2021-05-07). Palestinian Mothers are the Glue that Bonds Palestinian Society. counterpunch.org My father, Jamil Halaby, passed away in Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1947. Fifty years later and until her death on March 16, 1997, Katrina Halaby, my late mother, was never able to visit her husband's grave to say the kaddish or lay flowers. And because of the turbulent 1948 political climate in Palestine, no tombstone was
(2021-05-07). Power balance in Palestine, region 'in favor of Resistance'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker in a message on Thursday wrote that today, balance of power in Palestine and the region is in interest of the Resistance movement which can bring Palestinians closer to their ideals more than ever.
(2021-05-07). Palestinian flag hoisted in Qom, Hamedan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — The flag of Palestine was hoisted above tall buildings and on the sides of motorways in the Iranian cities of Hamedan and Qom a day before International Quds Day on Thursday.
(2021-05-07). Quds Day struggle day against normalization of occupation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) —First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri said that Quds Day is day of struggle against the" normalization" of the occupation, the day of struggle against oblivion and the day of transfer of history of Palestine to new generations.
(2021-05-07). Widespread opposition to Australian government ban on citizens returning from India. wsws.org Rather than address the quarantine shambles, the government is gambling with the lives of some 9,000 citizens in India, at least 650 of whom are deemed to be at a high-risk of succumbing to COVID-19.
(2021-05-07). Regulating Khat Could Disrupt East Africa's Illegal Drug Economy — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Different laws and controls among countries in the region allow for a thriving smuggling market.: | By Mohamed Daghar* | In March 2020, Somalia suspended flights to its capital due to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, at least two
(2021-05-07). Working-Class Mothers And The COVID-19 Shecession — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Hayley Brown, Simran Kalkat and Aiden Lee* | Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, women have
(2021-05-07). India reports almost 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths as the country faces severe vaccine shortages. wsws.org India continues to face a devastating crisis in which the daily number of new cases and deaths continues to climb in the midst of a vaccine shortage.
(2021-05-07). After Mount Everest, COVID is Making Way Onto More Himalayan Peaks as Climbers Keep Testing Positive. sputniknews.com Nepal has eased quarantine rules in a bid to give a boost to its COVID-hit tourism industry and has issued Everest climbing permits to some 400 people. However, reports suggest that over 30 climbers have tested positive for coronavirus and have allegedly been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears of a serious outbreak.
(2021-05-07). Delhi Protest Against Bill Gates for Refusing to Share Vaccine Tech With Developing Nations. sputniknews.com Just days before Joe Biden's administration supported India's proposal to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, Bill Gates spoke out against sharing such patents with developing countries. His remarks have provoked much anger in India, which is battling the second coronavirus wave.
(2021-05-07). Ro Khanna: It's Vital That the US Drop Barriers to Vaccine Production and Aid Covid-Ravaged India. thenation.com Ro Khanna: It's Vital That the US Drop Barriers to Vaccine Production and Aid Covid-Ravaged India…
(2021-05-07). Modi under pressure to impose lockdown amid coronavirus surge in India. thecanary.co Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is facing growing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown amid a coronavirus surge. | Record-breaking: | Many medical chiefs, opposition leaders, and some supreme court judges have suggested the lockdown seems to be the only option. Hospitals are being forced to turn patients away while relatives scramble to find oxygen. | Crematoriums and burial grounds are also struggling to handle the dead. | People watch burning funeral pyres of their relatives who died of Covid-19 in New Delhi (AP) | On Friday, India recorded a new record of 414,188 confirmed cases in the past 24…
(2021-05-07). Iran coronavirus update: 17,076 news cases, 335 deaths. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — According to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, 17,076 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours.
(2021-05-07). India Will be Front-line State in Myanmar Civil War. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-05-07). NATO Secretary General Discusses Military Mobility, Russia, Afghanistan With EU Defense Ministers. eurasiareview.com NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday (6 May 2021) that NATO continues to closely monitor Russia's significant military build-up in and around Ukraine. | Speaking at a meeting of European Union Defence Ministers, the Secretary General welcomed today's announcement by the EU to include Canada, Norway and the United States in PESCO projects on military mobility, enabling troops to move more quickly across Europe. "Non-EU Allies play an essential role in protecting and defending Europe", Mr Stoltenberg said. | The Secretary General also said that Russia had withdrawn some troops from Ukraine's…
(2021-05-07). Pentagon Adds 'Package' of F-18 Jets to Assist With US Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan. sputniknews.com US President Joe Biden announced in April that the withdrawal of American troops in Afghanistan would not be completed by the previously agreed upon May 1 deadline, declaring instead that the forces would be out of the war-torn country by September 11, marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the US.
(2021-05-07). Violence against Asians spikes in San Francisco, California. wsws.org Just in the last week, two elderly women were stabbed while waiting at a bus stop, and a father was brutally assaulted while walking his one-year-old child.
(2021-05-07). Ceasefire reached in deadly border conflict between Central Asian republics. wsws.org Over 50 people died and hundreds more were injured on both sides of the disputed border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the resource-rich Fergana Valley.
(2021-05-07). Ramadan Practice Is Good Business Practice — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Carla Dibello* | As an expat in the Middle East, one of the biggest and surprisingly beneficial adjustments to business is factoring in the practice of Ramadan. | While the initial assumption might be that a month-long holiday would slow progress, I have observed it to do just the opposite. | The Western notion of productivity is often an illusion of busy work that doesn't apply to the big picture goals of an organization, or even to an individual's objectives within their own career path. | Taking the time to stop and assess where we are is not only impactful, it is also crucial for the health and longevit…
(2021-05-07). Three Reasons Why The Biden Tax Increase Makes No Sense — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Daniel Lacalle* | Anyone who believes the "rich" and large corporations will pay for $28 trillion in debt or the $2 trillion in new deficit has a real problem with math. | Biden's announcement of a massive tax increase on businesses and wealthier segments of the population simply makes no sense. The tax hikes will have a significant impact on economic growth, investment, and job creation and do not even scratch the surface of the structural deficit. Even if we believe the gross domestic product growth and revenue estimates announced by the Biden administration, the impact on debt and deficit is negligible.
(2021-05-07). Revealing Impact Of 70 Years Of Pesticide Use On European Soils. eurasiareview.com Pesticides have been used in European agriculture for more than 70 years, so monitoring their presence, levels and their effects in European soils quality and services is needed to establish protocols for the use and the approval of new plant protection products. | In an attempt to deal with this issue, a team led by the prof. Dr. Violette Geissen from Wageningen University (Netherlands) have analysed 340 soil samples originating from three European countries to compare the contentdistribution of pesticide cocktails in soils under organic farming practices and soils under conventional practices. This study was…
(2021-05-07). Time For Arab Americans To Demand Census Inclusion — OpEd. eurasiareview.com For some 40 years, government officials have convinced Arab Americans to be patient and wait their turn to be included in the US Census. | Every 10 years — the last was in 2020 — the nation conducts a new census to count up every American, identifying minorities like blacks, Hispanics, Asians and a dozen others, but always excluding Arabs. Data from the census is then used to make two very important determinations: The counted communities automatically qualify for their share of more than $675 billion in federal funding and are also aggregated in the redrawing of congressional districts, giving tho…
(2021-05-07). Worth 1000 Words: How World Saw Australia's Black Summer. eurasiareview.com Australia's 'black summer' of bushfires was depicted on the front pages of the world's media with images of wildlife and habitat destruction, caused by climate change, while in Australia the toll on ordinary people remained the visual front-page focus. | QUT visual communication researcher Dr TJ Thomson compared the front-page bushfire imagery of the Sydney Morning Herald over three months from November 10, 2019 to January 31 2020 with 119 front pages from international media from the start of January, when the world sat up and took notice, to January 31. | "The international sample of front pages included the…
(2021-05-07). Water Scarcity In Middle East: Beyond An Environmental Risk — Analysis. eurasiareview.com n the Middle East, which continuously suffers from chronic disorder, water supply systems are increasingly becoming both political lever and objectives of strategic action as states perceive access to water as an issue of national security. | By Vali Golmohamadi* | The Middle East region is currently facing simultaneous security, climate change and water scarcity crises. Water scarcity is a pressing environmental issue in the Middle East and is increasingly becoming an additional source of conflict in the already unstable region. The region's annual internal water resources amount to only 6 percent of its aver…
(2021-05-07). German Catholic Bishops Leader: We Are Not 'Schismatics'. eurasiareview.com The chairman of the German Catholic bishops' conference has insisted that the country's Catholics are not "schismatics" seeking to "detach ourselves as the German national Church from Rome." | Bishop Georg Bà§tzing He said: "It is absolutely clear that there are matters that…
(2021-05-07). Open Source Tool Can Help Identify Gerrymandering In Voting Maps. eurasiareview.com With state legislatures nationwide preparing for the once-a-decade redrawing of voting districts, a research team has developed a better computational method to help identify improper gerrymandering designed to favor specific candidates or political parties. | In an article in the Harvard Data Science Review, the researchers describe the improved mathematical methodology of an open source tool called
(2021-05-07). Five Key Characteristics Of Bitcoin And Why We Can't Stop Talking About It. eurasiareview.com Bitcoin has been on a wild ride recently. Endorsements from Tesla's Elon Musk and an initial public offering from Coindesk (the largest cryptocurrency exchange platform) have helped propel the cryptocurrency's value to new highs in the Spring of 2021. | As part of IESE's Economic Overview Series, professor Javier Díaz Giménez presented five main points to capture the cryptocurrency's essence and addressed questions about what its future may hold. | 1. Bitcoin is an idea that is here to stay: | Like the Pythagorean theorem, Bitcoin is an idea that I think is here to stay. We know that the Pythagorean th…
(2021-05-07). One Person Dead, 3 Injured as Explosion Hits Repair Plant in Southern China – Reports. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – A powerful explosion hit a repair plant in China's southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, leaving one person dead and three injured, media reported on Friday.
(2021-05-07). Researchers Discover 78,000-Year-Old Human Burial, Oldest in Africa. sputniknews.com Among the oldest meaningful human burials in the world are discoveries of bones of a mother and her child at Qafzeh cave in Nazareth, Israel, along with other findings in Europe and Asia thought to date back 120,000 years.