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2022-05-08: News Headlines

Samir Amin (2022-05-08). Russia and the Ukraine crisis: The Eurasian Project in conflict with the triad imperialist policies. mronline.org We wanted to draw readers attention to this piece by Samir Amin, which was written at the time of the Maidan Coup in 2014. —Eds. 1. The current global stage is dominated by the attempt of historical centers of imperialism (the U.S., Western and Central Europe, Japan—hereafter called "the Triad") to maintain their exclusive control …

____ (2022-05-08). Central gov't liaison office lauds HKSAR chief executive election. ecns.cn The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday issued a statement on the successful election of the sixth-term chief executive of the HKSAR, congratulating John Lee on his election as the chief executive designate by an overwhelming vote.

____ (2022-05-08). Profile: John Lee, HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate. ecns.cn John Lee was elected as the sixth-term chief executive designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). HKSAR chief executive congratulates John Lee on winning election. ecns.cn Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Sunday extended congratulations to John Lee on his election as the HKSAR's six-term chief executive designate.

____ (2022-05-08). John Lee elected as HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate: returning officer. ecns.cn The returning officer for the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced at noon local time on Sunday that John Lee has been elected as the chief executive designate.

____ (2022-05-08). Polling begins for HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election. ecns.cn Polling for the sixth-term chief executive election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began at 9 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) on Sunday.

Staff (2022-05-08). North Korea fires likely submarine-launched ballistic missile. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — News sources reported that North Korea fired a ballistic missile, likely from a submarine, off the port city of Sinpo along the country's eastern coast.

Staff (2022-05-08). Saudi king admitted to hospital in Jeddah for tests: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — According to the local news sources, Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to a hospital on Saturday in Jeddah to undergo medical tests.

____ (2022-05-08). S Korea says DPRK fires unidentified projectile into eastern waters. ecns.cn The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired an unidentified projectile into its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). Expansion into Asia-Pacific: NATO military bloc is poison, not antidote. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMay 7, 2022 Japan shouldn't be a promoter for NATO's Asia-Pacific expansion The Ukraine crisis and the geopolitical tragedy it has triggered are not enough to kill the hunger of the US and some Western countries to reap political profits from the situation. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his British counterpart Boris …

____ (2022-05-07). Drones for Ukraine war win Turkey 120 F-16s deal: report. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsMay 7, 2022 Key lawmakers signal allowing Turkey's purchase of F-16s: US media If Turkey "plays its cards right," it can convince the U.S. Congress to allow a roughly $6 billion purchase of 40 Block 70 F-16 fighter jets and approximately 80 modernization kits from Lockheed Martin to upgrade its existing fleet, the …

teleSUR, JCM (2022-05-07). Sri Lanka declara estado de emergencia en medio de protestas. telesurtv.net La nación insular del sur de Asia atraviesa la peor recesión económica de su historia.

Udani Samarasekera (2022-05-07). [Perspectives] Siobhan Wescott: steadfast advocate for Native American health. thelancet.com At preschool in Cambridge, MA, USA, during the early 1970s, Siobhan Wescott recalls being attacked by her fellow classmates for being a Native American. "At 4, I physically experienced racism for the first time. That really shaped my wanting to not have people feel uncomfortable in new places just because of the colour of their skin or their identity", she says. Wescott, who is Alaskan Athabascan, became the inaugural Dr Susan and Suzette LaFlesche Professor of American Indian Health and Director of the American Indian Health Program in the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UN…

_____ (2022-05-07). Dare To Win: Lessons From The Indian Farmers Movement. popularresistance.org The Farmers Movement in India has inspired millions around the world who are fighting for justice, democracy and solidarity. The farmers held their ground in the face of threats, intimidation and relentless propaganda, and forced the Modi government to repeal the farm bills. This was one of the most spectacular victories of ordinary people against the combined assault of corporate power and the state, showing that determined struggle can defeat the mightiest of forces. | On 19 November 2021 the Government of India announced that three highly contentious Farm Bills introduced in June 2020 would be repealed. The Go…

Editor (2022-05-07). India and Pakistan's brutal heat wave poised to resurge. mronline.org 2022 will likely be one of the coolest years Earth will experience in the foreseeable future; much more intense heat waves are in India and Pakistan's future.

_____ (2022-05-07). Iwakuni Residents Fight Back Against US Military Presence. popularresistance.org Iwakuni, Japan – A group of residents of the city of Iwakuni, in the Yamaguchi Prefecture, announced plans to use a lawsuit to demand a ban on military aircraft flights in the city on May 2. Residents have long complained of noise pollution from both Japanese and US aircrafts in the city's military base, and have sought a ban on their activities as well as damages. The group is expected to file the lawsuit at the Yamaguchi District Court later in the month. | Once filed, the lawsuit will be the second of its kind to emerge from Iwakuni. According to reports, the same group of residents were plaintiffs or supporte…

____ (2022-05-07). Tiny space exploration robot developed for future moon landings in Japan. ecns.cn Measuring approximately 8 cm in diameter and weighing in at just 250 grams, this elliptical-shaped robot is a transformer of sorts, with a body that extends, functioning as makeshift wheels to allow it to move around on the Moon.

Rami S Kantar, Joseph R Habib, Hasan Nassereldine, Jamal J Hoballah, Ali H Mokdad (2022-05-07). [Correspondence] An urgent plea for surgical care in Lebanon. thelancet.com Economic collapse, civil unrest, and an accelerating brain drain are mounting crises provoked by long-standing corruption in Lebanon. Aggravated by COVID-19 and a devastating port explosion, Lebanon, once one of the prominent health-care hubs in the Middle East and north African region, can hardly remain afloat.1 With worsening shortages of medical supplies, mass physician migration, and absent governmental support, Lebanon's health sector is reaching a new rock bottom each day.

Our Reporter (2022-05-07). Woman remanded over theft of Ug.Sh.1 bn. plusnews.ug The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Brender Nakalanzi, the Managing Director for Goshen Hope Enterprises to Luzira prison on charges of causing the government a financial loss of more than one billion shillings. Nakalanzi was on Friday afternoon arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro where she denied the charges against …

Michael Welch (2022-05-07). The Removal Of Imran Khan and the Popular Push Back. How Pakistan Helped Foster "The War on Terrorism" globalresearch.ca a "I …

____ (2022-05-07). Following yesterday's general strike, Sri Lankan president imposes state of emergency. wsws.org President Rajapakse has clearly been shaken by the entry of the working class into the mass protest movement against his government, fuelled by intolerable social and economic conditions.

____ (2022-05-07). Turkey plans deportation of 1 million Syrian refugees. wsws.org As a far-right anti-refugee campaign in Turkey accelerated in recent weeks, the Erdogan government has decided to send 1 million refugees back to Syria.

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2022-05-07: News Headlines

____ (2022-05-07). Expansion into Asia-Pacific: NATO military bloc is poison, not antidote. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMay 7, 2022 Japan shouldn't be a promoter for NATO's Asia-Pacific expansion The Ukraine crisis and the geopolitical tragedy it has triggered are not enough to kill the hunger of the US and some Western countries to reap political profits from the situation. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his British counterpart Boris …

Udani Samarasekera (2022-05-07). [Perspectives] Siobhan Wescott: steadfast advocate for Native American health. thelancet.com At preschool in Cambridge, MA, USA, during the early 1970s, Siobhan Wescott recalls being attacked by her fellow classmates for being a Native American. "At 4, I physically experienced racism for the first time. That really shaped my wanting to not have people feel uncomfortable in new places just because of the colour of their skin or their identity", she says. Wescott, who is Alaskan Athabascan, became the inaugural Dr Susan and Suzette LaFlesche Professor of American Indian Health and Director of the American Indian Health Program in the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UN…

____ (2022-05-07). Tiny space exploration robot developed for future moon landings in Japan. ecns.cn Measuring approximately 8 cm in diameter and weighing in at just 250 grams, this elliptical-shaped robot is a transformer of sorts, with a body that extends, functioning as makeshift wheels to allow it to move around on the Moon.

Rami S Kantar, Joseph R Habib, Hasan Nassereldine, Jamal J Hoballah, Ali H Mokdad (2022-05-07). [Correspondence] An urgent plea for surgical care in Lebanon. thelancet.com Economic collapse, civil unrest, and an accelerating brain drain are mounting crises provoked by long-standing corruption in Lebanon. Aggravated by COVID-19 and a devastating port explosion, Lebanon, once one of the prominent health-care hubs in the Middle East and north African region, can hardly remain afloat.1 With worsening shortages of medical supplies, mass physician migration, and absent governmental support, Lebanon's health sector is reaching a new rock bottom each day.

____ (2022-05-07). S Korea says DPRK fires unidentified projectile into eastern waters. ecns.cn The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired an unidentified projectile into its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday.

the Research Unit for Political Economy (2022-05-06). Fall-out of the Ukraine conflict on India's economy. mronline.org The Problem Is Actually At Home…

Dee Knight (2022-05-06). Showdown at "Credibility Gulch" in Ukraine War. covertactionmagazine.com Back in the 1960s and 1970s during the war in Vietnam, everybody knew about the "credibility gap," which morphed into …

Hayley Brown (2022-05-06). Labor Force Participation Continues Toward Pre-Pandemic Levels. truthout.org The economy added 428,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate remained flat at 3.6 percent. The unemployment rates for white workers (3.2 percent), Blacks (5.9 percent), Asians (3.1 percent), and Hispanics (4.1 percent) were all virtually unchanged from the previous month. | Labor Force Participation Gains Slowed, Still Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels: | The overall labor force participation rate (LFPR) declined 0.2 percentage points to 62.2 percent, returning to the January 2022 level. This marks the first time since May 2021 that the LFPR has experienced a month-over-month decline. For prime age…

Atiyyah Khan (2022-05-06). Intifada 1987: The Story of a Rare Palestinian Album. towardfreedom.org A rare recording featuring Palestinian artist Riad Awwad and poet Mahmoud Darwish has resurfaced, found amid a collection of 12,000 old cassette tapes in the West Bank, writes Atiyyah Khan.

Editor2 (2022-05-06). West Asia's Economic Savior is Called 'Multipolarity'. orinocotribune.com By Matthew Ehret — May 2, 2022 | The transition from a western economic order toward a multipolar one is ushering in unprecedented economic and security advancements for West Asia. | A race is now underway that will determine the shape of things to come for many generations. | While it is easy to get lost in the swarm of chaotic facts, sound bites, narrative spin, and other noise, it is vital to keep sight of the larger historical forces shaping our present crisis-ridden age. | Two weeks ago, in an important

isabella (2022-05-06). The Gilded Glamour Met Gala Was a Fantasia of Inequality. inequality.org

Karen Conner (2022-05-06). Solid Month of Job Growth in April. cepr.net Labor force participation rate returns to January 2022 level. | The economy added 428,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate remained flat at 3.6 percent. The unemployment rates for white workers (3.2 percent), Blacks (5.9 percent), Asians (3.1 percent), and Hispanics (4.1 percent) were all virtually unchanged from the previous month. | Labor Force Participation Gains Slowed, Still Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels | The overall labor force participation rate (LFPR) declined 0.2 percentage points to 62.2 percent, returning to the January 2022 level. This marks the first time since May 2021 that the LFPR has…

____ (2022-05-06). South Korea: first Asian state to join NATO's cyber warfare center in Estonia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Korea HeraldMay 5, 2022 South Korea's intelligence agency joins NATO's cyber defense center as first in Asia South Korea's National Intelligence Service became a member of a cyberdefense center for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the state agency said on Thursday. According to NIS, it has been admitted as a contributing participant for NATO Cooperative …

teleSUR, JDO (2022-05-06). øQué es el Día de Vesak o Día del Plenilunio?>. telesurtv.nettelesurtv.net En la India y otros países del sur de Asia, comúnmente el Vesak se celebra haciendo ofrendas a Buda.

____ (2022-05-06). Karabakh delenda est: brutishness in the 21st century…AD. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyMay 6, 2022 Photo exhibition of Azerbaijan's liberated territories opens in New York An exhibition of photographs "Aghdam Delenda est" was opened in one of the central galleries in New York, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture told Trend. The event was attended by Azerbaijan's Minister of Culture Anar Karimov, the ministry said. The …

_____ (2022-05-06). The Radical Roots Of Community Supported Agriculture. popularresistance.org Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) is one of those rare ideas which combine transformative potential with an elegant simplicity. The CSA model of funding and sustaining locally-rooted agriculture has grown exponentially around the globe over the past four decades. Since the first formal CSA at Robyn Van En's Indian Line Farm in South Egremont, Massachusetts in the early 1980s, CSAs have become a household fixture across the US and elsewhere; the most recent estimate by the USDA (2012) counted approximately 13,000 CSA farms in the US alone. | The success of community-supported farming has coincided with rising…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-05-06). Hashd al-Sha'abi forces repel ISIL attack in eastern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU) forces, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, repelled the attacks of remnants of ISIL terrorist group in Diyala province in eastern Iraq on Friday morning.

amarynth (2022-05-06). German Chancellor Scholz Attended Girls' Day in Berlin, Accidentally Flew For NATO To Japan Next. thesaker.is by Thorsten J Pattberg for the Saker Blog [Transcript] Hello, Dr. Pattberg here at the German Embassy in Tokyo. In this presentation, I would like to pertain to the brutal…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-06). Iwakuni residents fight back against US military presence. peoplesdispatch.org Residents of Iwakuni, which hosts one of the largest US foreign bases, recently announced that they will file a lawsuit that could have wider implications for foreign military bases in Japan…

Ann Brown (2022-05-06). Black America Debates Whether New Haitian-American LGBTQ White House Press Secretary Is 'Progress' Or More Democrat Symbolism. moguldom.com Former political news analyst Karine Jean-Pierre, a Haitian-American immigrant, has been named the new White House press secretary, replacing Jen Psaki. A longtime adviser to President Joe Biden, Jean-Pierre was his deputy assistant and the principal deputy press secretary. With the appointment, she will become the first Black woman and the first openly gay person in the …

____ (2022-05-06). Sharp price rises in essentials and shortages drastically hitting Sri Lankan workers and the poor. wsws.org Workers from a range of industries spoke to WSWS reporters about the poverty they now face and voiced their anger against President Rajapakse and his big business government.

____ (2022-05-06). Turkey loses another soldier in ongoing Syrian war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagMay 4, 2022 A Turkish soldier was killed during an anti-terrorist operation in Syria A Turkish soldier was killed during the "Olive Branch" operation carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces against PKK / YPG [forces]. A soldier wounded in a rocket attack…was taken to hospital, but his life could not be saved. The statement …

____ (2022-05-06). U.S. boosts supply of equipment to Tajik military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AKI NewsMay 6, 2022 U.S. Embassy provides $2.3 million in vehicles and spare parts to Tajikistan's Ministry of Defense The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe provided eight IVECO trucks, tires, and spare parts for IVECOs to Tajikistan's Ministry of Defense to help Tajikistan secure its borders. The vehicles, tires, and spare parts together are valued at …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-05-06). Five workers injured in explosion at Turkish shipyard. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) — Five workers were injured after an explosion at the Tuzla shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday.

_____ (2022-05-06). The Poor Peoples Campaign Dishonors Martin Luther King. popularresistance.org On April 4, 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave one of the most significant speeches of his career. In "Beyond Vietnam – Time to Break Silence " King declared his unequivocal opposition to the war in Vietnam. His very public break with Lyndon Johnson was greeted with derision, including from his own allies, who believed that the president was an ally who should not be attacked. The NAACP board passed a resolution calling King's statement a "serious tactical mistake" that would neither "serve the cause of civil rights nor of peace." The media joined in the condemnation, with the New York Times characterizing his…

____ (2022-05-06). Australia: Students and youth speak out over war, COVID and rising poverty. wsws.org "I'm anti-war because I came from a country of war, Vietnam, which was invaded even before the Americans." — Thao, a Western Sydney University student.

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