(2020-12-14). US removes Sudan's designation as state sponsor of terrorism. middleeasteye.net 
US removes Sudan's designation as state sponsor of terrorism | Move comes amid reports Khartoum threated to pull out of normalisation deal with Israel if process not completed by year's end | Mon, 12/14/2020 – 09: 28 | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, is seen with with Sudan Sovereign Council Chair General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Khartoum in August (AFP) | The United States on Mo…
(2020-12-14). John Pilger: The Most Lethal Virus Is Not COVID. It Is War. mintpressnews.com 
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Britain has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defense spending.
(2020-12-14). US removes Sudan from state terrorism sponsors blacklist. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — The US has removed Sudan from its blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism after nearly three decades.
(2020-12-14). Barack Obama Is Not My Hero. progressive.org His politics have always been that of a cautious centrist.
(2020-12-14). UN chief calls for immediate release of abducted children in Nigeria. news.un.org The United Nations Secretary-General has called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of hundreds of boys, believed abducted by suspected bandits, after an attack on their school in northwest Nigeria.
(2020-12-12). Israel-Morocco deal: Palestinians and Sahrawis hope for renewed solidarity. middleeasteye.net 
Israel-Morocco deal: Palestinians and Sahrawis hope for renewed solidarity | Activists have long linked the two people's struggles, and hope the latest normalisation deal will encourage the Palestinian leadership to do the same | Sat, 12/12/2020 – 10: 26 | Supporters of the Polisario Front separatist movement hold a banner reading "All for Palestine, all for Western Sahara" during a demonstratio…
(2020-12-12). [World Report] Humanitarian access deal for Tigray. thelancet.com Humanitarian groups will be allowed into Tigray, Ethiopia, where conflict has displaced thousands and strained health services. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2020-12-12). Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia—You've Long Earned It. commondreams.org Candidates should be pushed to say if they stand with the super-rich profiteering, callous Big Business tycoons or with the people who work for pitiful wages, on the rugged frontlines, and keep our society running. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/georgia_primary.jpg …
(2020-12-12). Nigeria's Security Agents Have Committed Crimes — ICC Prosecutor. popularresistance.org She announced the conclusion of the preliminary examination in a statement Friday and recommended an investigation into the crimes committed. | "Following a thorough process, I can announce today that the statutory criteria for opening an investigation into the situation in Nigeria have been met", she said. | Her conclusion about Nigeria's security agents was at the heart of the #EndsARS protest in October, which the authorities also crushed. | Her finding verbatim: we have also found a reasonable basis to believe that members of the Nigerian Security Forces ("NSF") have committed the following acts constituting…
(2020-12-12). [Clinical Picture] Occult fracture in teenager's tibia revealed by MRI. thelancet.com A 13-year-old girl presented with a 2-week history of mild pain in her right knee. She reported no recent injury. x-rays showed a high-density linear abnormality with a periosteal reaction in the proximal right tibia (figure), which medical staff, at the hospital where she was first seen, thought might have been a tumour of the bone.