Daily Archives: 2021-06-18

2021-06-18: News Headlines

Andrew Green (2021-06-19). [Obituary] Sindisiwe van Zyl. thelancet.com HIV clinician and radio presenter. Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, on April 3, 1976, she died of COVID-19 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 10, 2021, aged 45 years.

thelancet (2021-06-19). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Boum Y, Bebell LM, Zoung-Kanyi Bisseck A-C. Africa needs local solutions to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet 2021; 397: 1238—40—This Comment should have been published with the copyright line "Published by Elsevier Ltd". This correction has been made to the online version as of June 17, 2021.

Tom Anderson (2021-06-18). Over a thousand Tigrayans demonstrated at the G7 summit last weekend, here's why. thecanary.co On Saturday 12 June, over a thousand people from the Ethiopian state of Tigray protested in Falmouth outside the G7 media centre. We spoke to one of the demonstrators to find out why. | The Ethiopian state is engaged in a M Tesfay was one of the demonstrators in Cornwall on Saturday 12 June. He told The Canary: Tigray is an Autonomous and Self-governing Regional National State in the Federal Republic of Ethiopia.The population of Tigray is estimated…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-18). Peru: A President-elect, Non-Existent Fraud, a Fractured Country. libya360.wordpress.com Marco Teruggi Pedro Castillo won the elections in Peru, but has not yet been declared president. Keiko Fujimori seeks to disavow the results through different procedures that postpone the official announcement and plunge the country into multiple tensions, a situation that could drag on for days or weeks. "Why do I support Professor Castillo? Because…

WSWS (2021-06-18). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Workers in two main unions strike together in Greece over anti-labour laws; CaixaBank workers in Spain strike against job losses while unions negotiate jobs away; General strike in Lebanon as economy in free fall destroys living standards; Lesotho garment workers' pay strike continues into week four.

Peter Cole (2021-06-18). Angela Davis, America's Best-Known Black Radical, Joins the Country's Most Radical Union. counterpunch.org This Saturday, June 19th, celebrated among African Americans as Juneteenth, Angela Davis will be inducted into Local 10, the San Francisco Bay Area branch of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). Happening at Local 10's legendary hall near San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, in what used to be the busiest port on America's West Coast,

Barry Healy (2021-06-18). The all-out war to save South Africa's wild rhinos. greenleft.org.au Barry Healy reviews The Last Horns of Africa, a documentary about preventing the poaching of wild rhinoceros.

Nick Pemberton (2021-06-18). Ilhan Omar, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Everything In Between. counterpunch.org Whether or not one deems The Squad sufficiently socialist, no member of Congress has been as brave as Ilhan Omar, the young Somali American congresswoman, and one of two squad members to break the glass ceiling on Muslim women's congressional representation in a groundbreaking 2018 election. Omar has been abandoned by her own party, and

B. Nimri Aziz (2021-06-18). Smashed Houses, Crushed Orchards: a Trail of Unrestrained Malice. counterpunch.org Residents of Sheikh Jarrah's resistance to eviction by Israeli Jews evolved into a military confrontation so lopsided, the Israeli bombardments against Gaza so terrifying, it drew widespread condemnation (the US government excepted). The Palestinian dead, injured and homeless are still being tabulated, while eviction processes of Sheikh Jarrah's Arab inhabitants continue, even as we learn

Anonymous669 (2021-06-18). Libyan Army Intensified Operations In Southwestern Region In Response To Recent ISIS Attacks. southfront.org Illustrative image, source: LNA media office | On June 17, the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced that it had intensified its operations in Libya's southwestern region in response to recent attacks by ISIS. | "The General Command of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces directed units of the infantry battalions to head to the [southwestern] region to support the Southwest Liberation Operations Room in the southern strategic direction, in order to track down Takfiri terrorists and expel Afri…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-18). Somali Army Killed 30 Al-Shabab Terrorists, Including Leader, In Middle Shabelle Operation. southfront.org File image. | On June 18, the Somali National Army (SNA) announced that it killed 30 terrorists of al-Qaeda-affiliated Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen during a recent operation in the southern region of Middle Shebelle. | The operation took place in the area of Jalable, where al-Shabab terrorists were planning attacks against government forces. | "The militants attempted to resist the army, but our forces managed to kill 30 of them and injured 24 others," Ali Hashi, a spokesman for the SNA, told the military radio, accordin…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-18). NATO Confirms Direct Role in Mali War. libya360.wordpress.com Rick Rozoff Takuba Task Force. Menaka Base, Mali. Daphne BenoàÆt, AFP The North Atlantic Treaty Organization reports that the NATO Support and Procurement Agency signed a Framework Technical Agreement with the Takuba Task Force in Mali in Luxembourg on June 9. The task force has been a de facto NATO operation since its inception. The…

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-18). NATO confirms direct role in Mali war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO confirms direct role in Mali warRick Rozoff The North Atlantic Treaty Organization reports that the NATO Support and Procurement Agency signed a Framework Technical Agreement with the Takuba Task Force in Mali in Luxembourg on June 9. The task force has been a de facto NATO operation since its inception. The contributing nations are …

WSWS (2021-06-18). 71st Berlinale opens public festival with Kevin Macdonald's The Mauritanian. wsws.org On June 9, the 71st Berlin International Film Festival commenced as an open-air event for the public. The festival began with a remarkable prelude.

Workers World Party (2021-06-17). PDF of June 17 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Two faces of imperialism G7/NATO: Diplomacy among thieves Venezuela, Cabo Verde, the case of Alex Saab Also: Reparations victory Harvard workers battle layoffs Colonial legacy: anti-LGBTQ+ laws Palestine & solidarity LUMA protest Editorial: ‚ÄÇCuts punish jobless GLOBAL: India, Greece, Honduras, France, 'African Lion,' Peru. Tear down the walls: . . . |

Editor2 (2021-06-17). Negotiations on TRIPs Waiver Reveal Limitations of Global Structures to Address Covid-19 Pandemic. orinocotribune.com By Meenuka Mathew — Jun 15, 2021 | India and South Africa's proposal to the WTO on waiving the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) comes as a hope in addressing the vaccine shortage. | The pandemic crisis in India did not allow the government to accept the invitation to the G7 summit that concluded on Monday at pristine beach in Cornwall, England. India's unavailability reflects the reality of the world. Only the G7 Nations would be able to have experience talks without masks and have beach walks during a global pandemic. The final communiqué of the summit is full of commitments and…

Staff (2021-06-17). Cape Verde Ignores International Outcry in Alex Saab Case. orinocotribune.com The president of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, decided to turn a blind eye to the international clamor and ignore the request made on June 8 by the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations (UN) to suspend the extradition process that the United States that is carried out against the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been illegally detained in Cape Verde since June 12, 2020. | According to a review published by the Cape Verdean news outlet Noticias do Norte, President Jorge Carlos Fonseca said that "only the Constitutional Court (TC) has autonomous constitutional jurisdiction to decide on the case," i…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-17). NATO Proclamation at Annual Summit Threatens the Peace. libya360.wordpress.com John Quigley Space Attacks and Cyber Attacks Could Now Trigger Military Intervention Under Article 5 of the NATO Treaty The NATO proclamation—promoted at its annual summit this week—that a cyber attack could trigger Article 5 of the NATO treaty heightens the risk of military confrontation with Russia or China. So does a new stipulation—announced at…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-17). Cuba's COVID-19 Vaccines: A Journey of Collaboration and Revolutionary Solidarity. libya360.wordpress.com Jyotsna Singh The Soberana 01 and Soberana 02 vaccines and the Soberana Plus Booster shot have been developed by the Finlay Institute of Vaccines. Photo: Mixael Porto Chiong, Javier Martínez Acosta, La Pupila Asombrada With its development of five COVID-19 vaccines and the promise of sharing know-how with developing countries, Cuba has remained faithful to…

Schanelle Saldanha (2021-06-17). Lives First, Profits Later: How to Close the Global Vaccine Gap. aclu.org Here in the United States, many are finally seeing the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. More than 60 percent of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and the vaccine is now available to anyone over the age of 12. However, across the world we see a stark contrast to this American experience. Today, Africa only accounts for 1 percent of the world's vaccine administration, and much of Asia and South America are struggling to even acquire access to the vaccines. This alarmingly high discrepancy in vaccine access and administration around the world, known as the global vaccine gap, is…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-17). To end the HIV/AIDS pandemic, we need to end inequities. peoplesdispatch.org 40 years after the beginning of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the launch of the access to medicines movement, we bring a conversation with Mark Heywood from the Treatment Action Campaign, South Africa. Mark reflects on the lessons to draw while we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-17). National Strike in Colombia Also a Fight for Fair Access to Health Care. libya360.wordpress.com Ana Vraƒçar Colombian healthcare workers have supported the strike actively. Photo: Colombia Informa Regressive health and tax reforms have sparked protests in Colombia, building upon decades of undermining the public health system and reducing access to the poor and working class. Since April 28, formal and informal workers, students, and unemployed youth have been at…

Staff (2021-06-17). British Lawyer Karim Khan Sworn In as New ICC Prosecutor Following End of Bensouda's Term. orinocotribune.com British lawyer Karim Khan took over the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, June 16, inheriting a long list of cases from his predecessor, Fatou Bensouda, including cases dealing with tensions with African countries, crimes in Afghanistan committed by the US Army, and crimes against humanity committed by Israeli authorities in Palestine. | "I solemnly undertake to fulfill my duties and exercise my powers as an ICC prosecutor honestly, faithfully, impartially, and conscientiously," declared Khan during the swearing in ceremony at the seat of the court. On February 12, K…

Anonymous103 (2021-06-17). African Lion 21, War Games For The Conquest Of Western Sahara. southfront.org Photo by Staff Sgt. Jared N. Gehmann U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | Written by Piero Messina. | Morocco is a lion that roars to conquer the Western Sahara Desert. But now the roar of that lion frightens Spain too. | Since 1836, Morocco has been a valuable ally for the United States in Africa, so much so that now it has been called a "non-NATO ally, eligible for priority delivery of defense material, defense research and development programs". It is for this reason that the United States, since 20…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-17). ISIS Terrorists Seized Nigerian Army Battle Tanks During Recent Attack In Borno (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On June 14, ISIS news agency, Amaq, released photos from a recent attack by the group's fighters on Nigerian government forces in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno. | During the attack, which took place on June 13, ISIS terrorists stormed a position of the Nigerian Armed Forces near the town of Katavila. The terrorists entered the position after heavy clashes with government troops, who eventually withdrew. | According to Amaq claims, a number of Nigerian service mem…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-17). US, Israeli Policies Drive Houthi — Hezbollah Defense Pact as Yemen Feels Palestine's Pain. libya360.wordpress.com Ahmed Abdulkareem SANA'A, YEMEN — A young groom in his early twenties, Zaid Abdullah al-Shareif, took to the stage adorned in traditional Yemeni wedding attire. He wasn't just announcing his marriage though. Zaid, holding a replica of the famous sword of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, a historical figure revered for his character and battlefield prowess,…

_____ (2021-06-17). Ethiopia: Tribalism Versus National Consciousness. popularresistance.org Nearly 554,000 people are sleeping on the streets in the US — 40% of them are Black. Of 2.3 million US prisoners, 34% are Black. However, the 06/01 quarterly report of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GlobalR2P) says that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the only human rights crisis in the Western hemisphere that warrants the attention of international law established by the United Nations. Those are just a few reasons to take its alarms about the ongoing human rights crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia, with a grain of salt or a hot pepper salad of skepticism. | A coalition of twelve NGOs, inc…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-17). Greater Idlib: Syrian Army Strikes Inflicted More Losses On Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image. | Syrian Arab Army (SAA) strikes continue to inflict human and material losses on al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies in on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | On June 17, two militants of HTS were killed and several others were wounded as result of Syrian artillery strikes, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The strikes targeted the towns and villages of Ehsim, al-Bara, Ablin, Balshoon, Josef, Abadeta, Arnaba, Fatterah, Fleifel, Benin…

KPFA Saturday Evening News (2021-06-17). Ethiopian Officials Check Aid Convoys to Make Sure They Carry Food, not Weapons. indybay.org I produced this news report for Pacifica/KPFA Radio's Saturday Evening Newscast on June 12, 2021. The attached audio file is 3 minutes and 31 seconds long.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-17). Nicaragua: The Schizophrenic Right and the Forgetful Empire. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Fonseca Terán Nicaragua's sell-out right-wing of creole colonial-remnant oligarchs and subordinate classless hangers on lives in a parallel universe and they believe everyone else does too. Among its various class components, it is the oligarchy which imposes the guidance to follow, namely, what is true and what is false, what is good and what…

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