(2021-07-22). Wage theft from garment workers amounts to rights violation by global brands: Report. peoplesdispatch.org Workers in six Asian countries suffered 25% wage loss in 2020. A survey which interviewed more than 2000 workers found the wage loss was actually "wage theft" by the top global brands…
(2021-07-22). The United States-Led Propaganda Attack on China Will Prove to Have a Limited Shelf Life. dissidentvoice.org 
A story much favoured in western media has been about China's alleged genocide of its Uyghur population. The origins of the story are unclear, although it has often been attributed to the work of the Newton Institute for Strategic Policy and to a German propagandist who works for a markedly anti-Chinese organisation based in the …
(2021-07-22). China refuses to participate in 2nd phase of WHO's Covid origins probe, says research into lab leak theory goes against 'science'. rt.com 
Beijing has put the brakes on its involvement in the World Health Organization's (WHO) investigation into the origins of Covid-19, citing its disapproval of any inquiries into the possibility that the virus came from a lab. | The Chinese government will not take part in a second phase of the WHO's probe into what caused the pandemic, Zeng Yixin, deputy head of China's National Health Commission, said on Thursday. | The senior health official said at a press conference in Beijing that he was "surprised" to see research into the lab leak theory — which was initially dismissed by the WHO as highly unlikely &…
(2021-07-22). China's Foreign Policy Part 6, 1995-2001: Hong Kong Returns to China and China Joins the WTO. liberationnews.org 
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(2021-07-22). China calls for tracing COVID-19 origin in multiple countries, regions. ecns.cn China hopes that the World Health Organization will genuinely treat the COVID-19 origin-tracing work as a scientific issue, get rid of political interference, and actively and prudently promote the tracing work to be carried out continuously in multiple countries and regions around the globe, said a senior official of the National Health Commission on Friday.
(2021-07-22). China Launches Massive Rescue Efforts After Henan Rainstorms. telesurenglish.net Chinese authorities launched massive rescue and relief efforts in response to record rainstorms that have swamped Henan Province since the weekend, leaving large areas under water and at least 25 people dead. | RELATED: | So far, a total of 25 people have been killed and another seven reported missing in the torrential rains in Zhengzhou City. Across the province, over 1.24 million people have been affected and about 164,710 people relocated…
(2021-07-22). Cliff Walkers: Zhang Yimou's ongoing accommodation to China's ruling elite. wsws.org Zhang's highly-fictionalised spy story is one of many movies screening this year to coincide with the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party and its attempts to bolster the regime's public image.
(2021-07-22). China rejects 'compromised' WHO plan for study of virus origin. ecns.cn China cannot accept the current plan for a second phase investigation into the origin of the COVID-19 virus proposed by the World Health Organization, as the plan has been compromised by political manipulation and disrespect of scientific facts, Zeng Yixin, deputy head of the National Health Commission, said at a news conference on Thursday.
(2021-07-22). Video: The bombs Israel leaves in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Unexploded ordnance continues to kill and maim long after ceasefire. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | …
(2021-07-22). Taliban Control Half of Afghanistan, US General Acknowledges. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged that Afghan Taliban militants now control about half of the war-torn country's 419 district centers. | RELATED: | "Strategic momentum appears to be sort of with the Taliban," Milley said, adding that "there's a possibility of a complete Taliban takeover, or the possibility of any number of other scenarios. I don't think the end game is yet written."
(2021-07-22). The Worst Countries for Women (Afghanistan Isn't on the List). scheerpost.com Marius Arnesen / CC 2.0] By Ted Rall Concern-trolling over the dismal plight of women in Afghanistan is powerfully appealing to liberals who look for reasons for the United States to maintain a military presence there. If and when the Taliban return to power, the warmongers argue, the bad old days of stonings, burqas and girls banned from school will come back—and it'll be our fault because we… |
(2021-07-22). Coral reef scientists raise alarm as climate change decimates ocean ecosystems vital to fish and humans. juancole.com 
By Sam Purkis | ( The Conversation) — The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any continent. Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch for miles along an underwater mountain …
(2021-07-22). Mikhail Bulgakov, "Master and Margarita" and the anti-Russian hysteria in the United States. mronline.org 
You cannot argue with mass hypnosis. You can keep a diary, write a chronicle that reveals the falseness of the spirit of the age to hopefully enlighten future readers, because, as we hear in another of the main points of Bulgakov's novel Master and Margarita, "manuscripts do not burn." That is what I do….
(2021-07-22). Under Pressure from Biden, Japan pledges to double target for Renewables in energy mix by 2030, to 38%, and to Slash Emissions. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The importance of having a U.S. leader like Joe Biden, who has come to believe in the necessity of drastically cutting the emission of greenhouse gases, was demonstrated Wednesday when Japan announced that it was doubling its proposed cuts to carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. This according to Reuters. Japan …
(2021-07-22). When Leadership Fails and Democracy Cracks! counterpunch.org It is time to wonder whether democratic significance of United Stated and India is limited to paper and rhetoric at several levels. One cannot ignore questions being raised on whether real democracy is really practiced by these two countries. Sadly, while noise made by United States about spreading democratic norms beyond its borders has lost
(2021-07-22). Philippines slaps terrorist label on political arm of banned communist party. peoplesdispatch.org The terrorist tag on the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is unprecedented. The group has operated as the overground political arm of the banned communist party, and was involved in the peace process with the Duterte government…
(2021-07-22). Philippines: Patriotic and democratic forces condemn Duterte's 'terrorist' designation. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating this July 21 statement from the National Council of | National Democratic Front of the Philippines. |
| NDFP National Council Responds to ATC Resolution No. 21 |
| We hereby assert that the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is the revolutionary united front of patriotic and democratic forces of the Filipino people fighting for their national and social liberation against foreign domination and the local exploiting classes of big compradors, landlords and bureaucrat capitalists. |
| We have represented all the aforesaid forces, the organs of the p…
(2021-07-22). "Syria Has Been Effectively Balkanized Between America, ISIS, the Kurds, and Turkey" globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: Skin cancer concerns for people with darker skin. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. About 1 in 5 people in the U.S. will have skin cancer during their lives. And it affects all skin colors. Reporter Jason Howland explains in today's Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/umD3Cqs91cY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 18) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Forty percent of all cancers in Caucasians…
(2021-07-22). Taliban Claim Control of Some 90% of Afghanistan's Border Areas. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Taliban* controls approximately 90% of Afghanistan's border with neighbouring countries, Zabiullah Mujahid, the movement's spokesman, told Sputnik on Thursday.
(2021-07-22). UK warships to take up permanent anti-China role in Asia-Pacific. thecanary.co Two UK warships will permanently deploy to the Asia-Pacific region, the defence secretary Ben Wallace has Wallace announced the decision in Japan. He had recently arrived from the U…
(2021-07-22). Excerpt: New Ottoman empire advances in the Caucasus and Central Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Erdogan's new Ottoman empire advances in the Caucasus and Central AsiaVladimir Rozanskij Russia has only obtained a fragile armistice in Nagorno Karabakh, and was forced to cede the role of main protagonist of the Caucasian games on the border between Europe and Asia. The influence of Turkey, which explicitly supported the Azeris in word and …
(2021-07-22). The West Projects its Own Crimes Onto China by Accusing it of 'Genocide' and 'Colonialism'. orinocotribune.com By Maitreya Bhakal — Jul 19, 2021 | A key Western propaganda strategy is to accuse others of crimes that they've themselves committed. This is seen most blatantly in Western accusations that China is committing "genocide" or "colonialism" in Xinjiang. | As I say, not as I do | Most Western criticisms of China can be categorized under one broad umbrella: psychological projection. It is involuntary, reflexive and Pavlovian; as well as strategic, planned and deliberate. It's a key pillar of Western propaganda, especially against China. It manifests in accusing others of that which you are guilty of. | Few propa…
(2021-07-22). Tuesday 7/27: The Assimilation of Jews in China — a Talk by Dr. Kang Liao. indybay.org Free, virtual event on Zoom. Register at www.tinyurl.com/Zoom-Kang-Liao for the join link. | Also live-streamed from Monterey, CA on MPJC's YouTube Channel: www.tinyurl.com/MPJC-YouTube-Channel…
(2021-07-22). Headlines for July 22, 2021. democracynow.org WHO: Global COVID Cases Jumped 12% Over Past Week, Pelosi Rejects GOP Reps. Jordan & Banks for Jan. 6 Select Committee, Armed DEA Agent Arrested for Taking Part in Jan. 6 Insurrection, Republicans Block $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Opioid Crisis: States Reach $26 Billion Settlement with J&J and Drug Distributors, Four Colombian Mercenaries Tied to MoàØse Assassination Were Trained at Fort Benning in U.S., U.S. Launches First Drone Strike on Somalia Under President Biden, Biden Administration Seeks 9-Year Sentence for Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale, Argentina Issues Gender-Neutral ID Cards i…
(2021-07-22). France Using Syria's Kurds To Pressure Damascus And Ankara. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageTurkey's interests in French Muslims sees Paris rapidly build its relations with Syria's Kurds. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | A Syrian Kurdish delegation went to Paris on July 19 to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. France bets on the Kurdish question to have some kind of role in Syria, to pressure Damascus and to curb Turkey's significant influence. | During his meeting, the French President insisted on "the need to continue work in favor of the political stabilization…
(2021-07-22). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 22, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 20, 18 Taliban militants, including one of their senior commanders, were killed and 7 others were wounded in airstrikes conducted by Afghan Army on the outskirts of Kandahar provincial center, according to the Afghan MOD. | US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin said that the withdrawal of American troops would be completed by the end of August. | On July 22, Afghan Air Force targeted Taliban position in Zarghun Shar in Logar province. | On July 22, clashe…
(2021-07-22). Taliban's Win Not 'Yet Written', Top US General Claims as Insurgents Seize Over 80% of Afghanistan. sputniknews.com The terrorist movement has made significant gains, securing most of the border crossings, ever since the US confirmed its plans to withdraw troops. Washington, however, insists on Kabul's ability to defend itself.
(2021-07-22). Israeli Apartheid: "A Threshold Crossed" juancole.com Published in: Zenith Magazine By Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director | — ( Human Rights Watch) — In April, Human Rights Watch released a 213-page report, "A Threshold Crossed," finding that Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution. We reached this determination based on our documentation of an overarching …
(2021-07-22). Study Finds That India Might Have Half Of All COVID-19 Deaths Worldwide. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Eric Zuesse | On July 20th, an analysis that was published of India's "excess mortality estimates from three different data sources from the pandemic's start through June 2021 … yields an estimate of 4.9 million excess deaths." As-of July 20th, the total number of deaths that had been officially reported worldwide from Covid-19 was
(2021-07-22). PKK Released Footage Of Recent Attack On Turkish Military Post In Iraqi Kurdistan. southfront.org 
File image. | On July 22, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) released footage of one of its recent attack on the Turkish military in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. | The attack, which took place on July 7th, targeted a Turkish post on the Zendura hill in the area of Metina, that lays along the border with Turkey. | PKK fighters targeted…
(2021-07-22). Three Killed In US-led Coalition Airstrike, SDF Operation In Eastern Al-Hasakah (Video). southfront.org 
(Credit: Courtesy of U.S. Army, Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway/Wikimedia Commons) | On July 21, three people, including a child, were killed as a result of a joint operation of the US-led coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria. | In a statement, the SDF's Media Center said that the target of the operation was an assassination cell of ISIS based in the town of Khurbat al-Jamus in the eastern countryside of al-Hasakah. | The cell's members clashed wit…
(2021-07-22). Iran Opens Its First Oil Terminal In The Gulf Of Oman, Bypassing Strait Of Hormuz. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Iran's outgoing president Hassan Rouhani announced that Iran had opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the strategic Strait of Hormuz. | Tehran has, more than once, threatened to close up the strategic trade route in the case of an escalation in the region."This is a strategic move and an important step for Iran. It will secure the continuation of our oil exports," Rouhani said in a televised speech. | The new terminal is located near Jask port on the Gulf of Oman, just…
(2021-07-22). Syrian Air Defense Forces Intercepted SPICE 1000 Bomb During Recent Israeli Attack On Homs. southfront.org 
ILA Berlin Air Show 2012; Rafael's Spice 1000 guided weapon, 15 September 2012, By Bin im Garten. Via Wikimedia. | The Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces (SyAADF) intercepted a SPICE 1000 glide bomb during the The guided bomb was shot down by the SyAADF over Lebanon. The bomb's remains fell near the town of Lehfed in Mount Lebanon.
(2021-07-22). Satellite Images: Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Devastated Hezbollah's Air Base In Southern Homs. southfront.org 
Illustrative photo of an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet (Edi Israel/Flash90/File) | The Al-Daba air base, formerly operated by the Syrian Arab Air Force, is now held by Hezbollah. The base is reportedly the Lebanese group's main logistic center in Syria. | Satellite images releas…
(2021-07-22). Much To See In MAKS-2021's First Days In Russia. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The MAKS 2021 International Aviation and Space Salon kicked off on July 20th, and during its first days appeared to be a resounding success. | Russian President Vladimir Putin took a look at promising domestic aircraft, in particular with the light multipurpose aircraft LMS-901 Baikal, the helicopter Ka-62, a specialized helicopter for offshore operations Mi-171A3, the upgraded helicopters Ansat-M, Ka-32A11M, unmanned helicopter VRT300. | A keystone event was the unv…
(2021-07-22). Combat Footage: Houthi Fighters Stormed Key Positions On Broder With Saudi Arabia's Jizan (18+). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On July 22, the Houthis (as Ansar Allah is known) released footage of their recent attack on the Yemen border with the Saudi province of Jizan. | The ground attack targeted several positions of the Saudi-led coalition and its proxies near the al-Dud Mount, which oversees a long strip of the Yemeni-Saudi border line. | During the attack, Houthi fighters engaged in heavy clashes with Saudi-backed forces, who fled many of their positions. A 7-minute video released by the Houth…
(2021-07-22). Sabotage Attack Targeted Key Gas Pipeline In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: the Syrian Arab News Agency. | On July 22 noon, a sabotage attack targeted the key al-Jibsah-al-Rayan gas pipeline in the northeastern region of Syria. | Unidentified saboteurs blew up a section of the pipeline near the town of Abu Khashab in the northern Deir Ezzor countryside with an improvised explosive device. The explosion led to a fire. Nevertheless, no serious damage was reported. | The pipeline moves natural gas produced from al-Jibsah fields in the southern countryside of al-Hasakah to th…
(2021-07-22). Urgent Demand by Indian Doctors For Truth (IDT) to Prime Minister Modi: Halt Roll-Out of Covid-19 Vaccines Now. globalresearch.ca Indian Doctors for Truth (IDT) have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressing the importance of an urgent need to stop the overzealous universal vaccination drive against COVID-19. | Twenty doctors have signed the letter and highlight numerous scientific data about …
(2021-07-22). Chinese CDC head takes 3 jabs of different Chinese vaccines against COVID-19. ecns.cn Gao Fu, head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said he had received three doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines, each of which was different in type and manufacturer, and felt no discomfort, Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao reported Wednesday.
(2021-07-22). Under Pressure from Biden, Japan pledges to double target for Renewables in energy mix by 2030. zcomm.org To the extent that Biden is exerting this pressure on US allies, he is playing a pivotal role in our global turn to renewables…
(2021-07-22). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Every day you don't lose, you are winning. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jennifer Summers, who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, says that with her disease, she counts every day there isn't a loss as a good day. She credits her faith and her care team at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse with keeping her moving forward with a positive outlook. This article is written by Mayo Clinic Staff. Jennifer Summers, is an optimistic, articulate woman. The 35-year-old enjoys crafting, spending time with her close-knit…
(2021-07-22). Delta variant spreads in Sri Lanka, as government lifts health restrictions. wsws.org Confronted with worsening economic problems, the Rajapakse government is desperate to drive up production and boost exports at the expense of the lives and health of working people.