(2021-01-19). Goodbye Sheldon Adelson. thealtworld.com The malignant toad is dead | Casino magnate and Israeli patriot multi-billionaire Sheldon Adelson, one of the world's richest men, died in Las Vegas on January 11th at age 87. He had been suffering from cancer and has been buried at the
(2021-01-19). Israeli Navy Attacks Palestinian Fishermen In Gaza. imemc.org 
Israeli navy ships fired, on Tuesday morning, several live rounds at Palestinian fishing boats, in addition to attacking them with water cannons, near the shore of the Sudaniyya sea, northwest of Gaza city. Eyewitnesses said the navy attacked the Palestinian fishing boats less than three nautical miles from the Gaza shore. They added that the …
(2021-01-19). Troops deployed in Sudan's Darfur after scores killed in clashes. middleeasteye.net 
Troops deployed in Sudan's Darfur after scores killed in clashes | Three days of inter-ethnic violence have left at least 155 people dead and tens of thousands displaced | Tue, 01/19/2021 – 15: 44 | Sudanese security forces in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state (AFP) | Calm returned to Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday after troops were sent to help stop three days of inter-ethnic…
(2021-01-19). Genital-shaped cupcakes spark national scandal in Egypt. middleeasteye.net 
Genital-shaped cupcakes spark national scandal in Egypt | Arrests and suspensions follow after elderly women are seen eating sexually explicit desserts in Gezira club, as government and Islamic authorities wade in | Tue, 01/19/2021 – 14: 40 | The incident has sparked national controversy and outrage in Egypt, while many criticised the government's hypocrisy in its handling of the situation (AFP) | A g…
(2021-01-19). Israeli Settlement Expansion Condemned by PA, EU and Numerous Countries. imemc.org 
In response to Israel's announcement that they have approved an additional 780 colonial settlement units, a number of countries have issued statements condemning the move. They include the UK, Egypt, Ireland, Jordan, the European Union (EU) and the Palestinian Authority (PA). A spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, stated that it is clear …
(2021-01-19). 'Swift action' needed in Tigray to save thousands at risk, UNHCR warns. news.un.org Two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Tuesday, stressed the need for "swift action" to restore safe access to "save thousands of lives at risk".
(2021-01-19). Two UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic ambush, as 2021 death toll rises to nine worldwide. news.un.org Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of the UPC and anti-Balaka armed groups in southern Central African Republic (CAR), the UN Mission in the country said on Monday, bringing the overall toll of 'blue helmet' deaths to nine so far this month.
(2021-01-19). Two UN peacekeepers killed in an ambush in Central African Republic. news.un.org Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of the UPC and anti-Balaka armed groups in southern Central African Republic (CAR), the UN Mission in the country said on Monday.
(2021-01-19). After alleging election fraud, opposition faces persecution in Uganda. peoplesdispatch.org In the presidential and parliamentary elections in Uganda held simultaneously on January 14, long time president Yoweri Museveni and his National Resistance Movement were declared victorious despite multiple allegations of rigging…
(2021-01-18). Tunisia arrests more than 600 after three days of unrest. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisia arrests more than 600 after three days of unrest | Amnesty International urges security forces to 'immediately' refrain from using excessive force against protesters, after third consecutive night of riots | Mon, 01/18/2021 – 19: 34 | "> | Tunisian authorities arrested more than 600 people during a recent bout of social unrest sparked by the country's economic crisis, which…
(2021-01-18). 2021: The Year in Which the Global Technocratic Elite Sets Down Its Jackboot in "The New Normal Reset" anti-empire.com 
So, welcome to 2021! If last week was any indication, it is going to be quite an exciting year. It is going to be the year in which GloboCap reminds everyone who is actually in charge and restores "normality" throughout the world, or at least attempts to restore "normality," or the "New Normality," or the "Great Normal Reset," or "The New Normal War on Domestic Terror" … or whatever they eventually decide to call it. | In any event, whatever they call it, GloboCap is done playing grab-ass. They have had it with all this "populism" malarkey that has been going on for the last four years. Yes, that's right, the p…
(2021-01-18). 'Deepest concerns': South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells, making it more infectious, govt adviser says. rt.com 
The so-called South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells with a stronger mechanism, allowing it to spread more easily between its human hosts, the government's advising chief epidemiologist said on Monday. | Salim Abdool Karim, co-chair of the South African Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19, spoke during a video conference about the 501Y.V2 variant, and highlighted a recent study that had "kicked off his deepest concerns" about the mutation. | The variant is able to enter "more deeply" into the human cell, meaning its "ability to bind to the human cell is now stronger," Karim said,…
(2021-01-18). 'Global pandemic alert system not fit for purpose': WHO report critical of China's & its own responses to Covid crisis. rt.com 
China, other governments and the WHO itself didn't act fast and decisively enough against the novel coronavirus, allowing it to become a pandemic, an interim report by an independent WHO panel on the handling of the crisis states. | "What is clear to the panel is that public health measures could have been applied more forcefully by local and national health authorities in China in January," the panel, led by former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, noted. | The first cluster of Covid-19 cases, in Wuhan, was reported to the WHO's China office on Decembe…
(2021-01-18). Top Epidemiologist Speaks Out About COVID Vaccine Side-Effects & Major Study Challenges Lockdowns. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/18/21). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2021-01-18). United Kingdom COVID-19 variant reaches New Zealand. wsws.org The arrival of the more contagious UK and South African strains underscores the global nature of the virus, which cannot be contained within national borders.
(2021-01-18). Israel is increasingly an Apartheid State: What Martin Luther King Jr. Would have thought of that. juancole.com Revised Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose activism we honor today, took stands far beyond Selma and Montgomery, and called on other capitals than Washington, D.C., to ensure a dignified life for human beings. Dr. King was an early and vigorous opponent of the white South African Apartheid (segregationist) …
(2021-01-18). Is Saudi Arabia Turning Away From Israel And The UAE? thelastamericanvagabond.com Saudi Arabia recently decided to end its three year long dispute with neighboring Qatar, in what many have seen as a 'dramatic U-turn', but what does this move show of Saudi's regional maneuvering? In 2017, Saudi Arabia began to enforce what would become a three year long blockade on the State of Qatar following disputes
(2021-01-18). Homeless Encampment Evictions Highlight The Cruelty Of Capitalism. popularresistance.org In Canada's homeless encampments, two faces of state brutality are on display. One is the "organized abandonment" that has relegated hundreds of thousands across Canada to homelessness (at twice the rate as in the United States). The other is the "organized violence" that evicts homeless people from encampments erected in the shadow of the state's malign neglect. | In Toronto, Canada's largest and most unequal city, frontline workers estimate there are currently 1,000 to 2,000 people sleeping in dozens of encampments outdoors — several times more than the 400 acknowledged by city officials. Against the advi…
(2021-01-18). Uganda: Opposition Candidate Wine Rejects Election Result. telesurenglish.net The National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential candidate Bobi Wine on Monday stressed that the January 14 elections were the most fraudulent in Uganda's history and called on citizens and the international community to reject the victory of President Yoweri Museveni who has been in power since 1986. | RELATED: | "General Museveni took control of these elections. The numbers that are being shared by authorities are not real," the NUP lead…
(2021-01-18). UN chief calls for protection of civilians as violence spikes in Sudan's West Darfur. news.un.org The United Nations Secretary-General has voiced deep concern over escalating violence in West Darfur and called on the Sudanese authorities to "expend all efforts" to end the fighting and protect civilians.
(2021-01-18). Guterres commends Libya forum for breakthrough on interim leadership deal. news.un.org The UN Secretary-General has praised the breakthrough made by a key committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum at the weekend, over an interim political leadership deal, ahead of nationwide elections at the end of the year.
(2021-01-18). Tunisians protest over growing economic crisis and oppressive state actions. peoplesdispatch.org The protesters were opposing increasing police brutality and the announcement of fresh lockdown measures on Thursday. Protests took place in at least 10 cities across the country…
(2021-01-17). Scores killed in militia raid in Sudan's Darfur. middleeasteye.net 
Scores killed in militia raid in Sudan's Darfur | The attack on an IDP camp reportedly killed at least 48 people, weeks after UN voted to withdraw peacekeeping mission | Sun, 01/17/2021 – 10: 41 | Sudanese forces stationed in El-Geneina in 2016 (AFP/File photo) | At least 48 people have been killed in ongoing militia attacks around a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Darfur's El-Geneina ci…
(2021-01-17). Survivors of fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region face threat of starvation. thecanary.co 
Starvation is threatening the survivors of more than two months of fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Authorities say more than 4.5 million people there need emergency food."The population is dying": The first humanitarian workers to arrive, after pleading with the Ethiopian government for access, describe weakened children dying from diarrhea, empty shops and refugees begging for something to eat. One new report says parts of Tigray are likely a step below famine.Mari Carmen Vinoles is the head of the emergency unit for Doctors Without Borders. She said "There is an extreme urgent need" to scale up the…
(2021-01-17). Qatar blockade ends: Egypt to resume flights to Doha, opening economic doors. middleeasteye.net 
Qatar blockade ends: Egypt to resume flights to Doha, opening economic doors | Resumption of flights brings economic opportunities for both countries amid the Covid-19 pandemic | Sun, 01/17/2021 – 15: 12 | An Egypt Air Embraer 170 aircraft on the tarmac at Cairo International Airport, while another plane takes off, on 15 January 2021 (AFP) | Egyptian national carrier EgyptAir says it will start operating direc…
(2021-01-16). Peacekeepers under attack again in Mali, as one Egyptian blue helmet dies, another seriously injured. news.un.org The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy that left a 'blue helmet' from Egypt dead, and another seriously injured on Friday.
(2021-01-16). US State Department designates Cuba state sponsor of terrorism. wsws.org The announcement is a continuation of the rollback of Obama's normalization of relations as the island has been hit hard by COVID-19 and a deepening economic crisis.
(2021-01-16). Yoweri Museveni Re-Elected for Sixth Term in Uganda. telesurenglish.net Uganda's electoral court declared on Saturday President Yoweri Museveni as the winner of the January 14 parliamentary election, securing the continuity of his mandate which started in 1986. | RELATED: | According to the Electoral Commission Museveni won over 58.6 percent of the votes with 5.85 million while the main opponent Bobi Wine collected about 3.48 million votes, representing 34.8 percent. | Wine has refused to acce…