(2021-05-10). Chad's Military Announces Victory Over FACT, Rebels Disagree. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 9th, Chad's military declared victory over the rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) after weeks of fighting. | The fighting led to the Deby visited troops on the battlefield a day after claiming re-election victory and…
(2021-05-10). Video: Kenyan Physicians Question Gene Therapy Vaccine, Say Powers of the World Are Suppressing Effective Early COVID Treatment. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. In an interview …
(2021-05-10). Migratory Songbirds Climb To Extreme Altitudes During Daytime. eurasiareview.com Great reed warblers normally migrate by night during its month-long migration from northern Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa. However, researchers have now discovered that during the few occasions when it continues to fly during daytime, it flies at extremely high altitudes (up to 6300 meters). One possible explanation for this unexpected and consistent behaviour could be that the birds want to avoid overheating. The study is published inScience. | Most of the many millions of songbirds that migrate every year between Europe and Africa fly by night and spend the daytime hours resting and eating. Some species, whic…
(2021-05-10). Free up 'bottlenecks' stifling Africa's agri-food sector, urges FAO chief. news.un.org The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa's agri-food sector has boosted food insecurity and‚ÄØwas hampering the future development of countries across the continent.
(2021-05-10). Endless War Is A Feature of Our National Programming. commondreams.org "War always seems to find a way, even when it goes badly—very badly, in fact, as it did in Vietnam and, in these years, in Afghanistan and Iraq, indeed across much of the Greater Middle East and significant parts of Africa." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/iraq_war_5.6_trillion_0_0.jpg …
(2021-05-10). Algeria's Hirak protesters condemn government decision to curb demonstrations. peoplesdispatch.org Ahead of the legislative elections scheduled for June 12, the government has announced a ban on unauthorized protests. The government reportedly fears the protests will lead to a low turnout in the polls…
(2021-05-10). At least 12 dead in roadside ambush in Burundi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — At least twelve people, including a senior army officer, were killed and several wounded Monday night in an ambush on vehicles in central Burundi…
(2021-05-10). Chemical Analysis Of Rare Earth Elements Used To Learn About Prehistoric Human Activity. eurasiareview.com The research group led by Gianni Gallello, from the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History of the University of Valencia, has used the analysis of rare earth elements for the first time to find human activity in a prehistoric cave. Through the analysis of the archaeological strata, with chemical methods, it has been possible to interpret the occupation and uses of the Cocina Cave (Dos Aguas). Previously, the ArchaeChemis group tested it in deposits in Ethiopia and Tanzania. | Rare earth elements are common chemical elements in the earth's crust whose importance as a strategic resource has be…
(2021-05-10). International Accountability is Critical to Dismantling Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Domestically. aclu.org This month marks a year since George Floyd's murder at the hands of police, which outraged the world and sparked unprecedented domestic and global protests calling for racial justice and transformative change. Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict should have been an inevitable accountability measure, yet even though the horrible display of brutality was caught on camera in broad daylight, the outcome was far from guaranteed. The uncertainty leading up to the verdict illustrates the normalization of impunity for police in the criminal legal system. | Calls for accountability following Floyd…
(2021-05-10). G7 Or Failed Colonial Powers Telling The World What To Do. popularresistance.org The Foreign Ministers of G7 countries met in London this week and issued a communique painting Russia as a "malicious actor" and China as a "bully". It had little substance apart from ticking all the "right" boxes in its anti-China and anti-Russia campaign: Uyghurs, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Crimea, Ukraine, etc. It ended with arrogating to itself the mantle of being the "rules-based international order", distinct from what the real, lawful international order is, the United Nations and its Security Council. | This is why India's willingness to be a part of "invitees", to wait in the antechamber with Australia, South Ko…
(2021-05-10). Somalia: Epicenter of Global Geopolitical and Geo-economic Competition. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. The Chairperson of …
(2021-05-09). 'I am alive, but I feel like I am dead': a migrant grieves the drowning of 3 children. news.un.org Misrah, an undocumented migrant worker, and her family, left their home in Ethiopia hoping for a better life. Instead, her three children are now dead, drowned during a perilous sea crossing across the Gulf of Aden, when the overloaded boat smuggling them into the country capsized.
(2021-05-09). Why US Islamists Are The Enemy Within — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Dalia Al-Aqidi* | Several candidates in various US states have already begun their campaigns for the House of Representatives and the Senate in next year's midterm elections. | Islamist "progressive" politicians such as Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who adopted and spread the narrative of American "Islamophobia and racism," seem to inspire others to use the victim card to win votes. And why not? It worked for them. | Rana Abdelhamid, a young Egyptian American woman who is running to unseat Carolyn Maloney, a fellow Democrat, in New York's 12th congressional district, portrays herself in her campaign video a…
(2021-05-09). Turkish-Backed Militant Commander Killed By Syrian Army's Fire In Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On May 9, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) eliminated a commander of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | The commander, Mahmoud al-Qadu, was reportedly killed when a post he was manning near the town of Saraqib in the southern countryside of Idlib was struck by the SAA artillery. No other casualties were reported. | At around the same time, the SAA artillery also pounded the towns of Fatterah, Benin, Sufuhon, Fleifel and al-Bara, also located in…
(2021-05-09). ISIS Terrorists Killed, Injured Over 30 Nigerien Soldiers In Two Separate Attacks (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | More than 30 Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate attacks by ISIS cells in western and southwestern Niger in the first week of May. | The first attack, which took place on May 1st, saw ISIS cells ambushing a unit of the FAN [Forces Armées Nigériennes — reads in English the Niger Armed Forces] near the town of Talia in the Tahoua region in western Niger. | Ibrahim Miko, Secretary General of Tahoua, said on national TV that the unit was on its way back f…
(2021-05-09). Conflict, Climate Change, and Covid-19 Are Aggravating World Hunger. commondreams.org "We must take this opportunity to transform food systems, reduce the number of people in need of humanitarian food assistance, and contribute meaningfully to sustainable development and peaceful and prosperous societies." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/south_sudan_hunger.jpg …
(2021-05-09). H.E. President John Mahama Appointed As AU High Representative For Somalia — OpEd. eurasiareview.com The Chairperson of the Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has announced the appointment of H.E John Dramani Mahama, former President of the Republic of Ghana, as his High Representative to Somalia. | As the High Representative for Somalia's political track, President Mahama will work with the Somali stakeholders, to reach a mutually acceptable compromise towards an all-encompassing resolution for the holding of Somali elections in the shortest possible time. | In fulfilling his mandate, the High Representative will be supported by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), to ensure that the mediation e…
(2021-05-09). Six People Killed in Explosion at Police Station in Somalia's Capital, Ministry Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least six people, including two law enforcement officers, were killed when a suicide bomber targeted a police station in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, the country's Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism has confirmed.
(2021-05-09). How the Soviet Union Achieved the Surrender of Nazi Germany. libya360.wordpress.com Domenico Losurdo On the morning of May 1, the red flag of the 150th Assault Division was raised over the Reichstag, later renamed the Victory Flag (Photo: Multimedia Art Museum Moscow). Today marks the 76th anniversary of Victory Day, when Germany's official defeat in the so-called Second World War to the Soviet Union on May…
(2021-05-09). Sudan Debt Relief Moves Forward. indybay.org Under a debt relief plan won by advocates in the early 2000s, Sudan could see a drastic cut in its $50 billion debt this summer, according to the IMF and the World Bank.
(2021-05-09). VP signs Iran-Uganda customs coop. agreement directive. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri approved a directive and bylaw related to the signing of a cooperation agreement between the two governments of Islamic Republic of Iran and Uganda in the field of customs affairs.