(2022-02-02). Headlines for February 2, 2022. democracynow.org Putin Accuses U.S. of Using Ukraine as "Tool" to Contain Russia, Pacific Nations, Incl. Tonga, Report First COVID Cases; South Africa, EU Nations Ease Restrictions, Guinea-Bissau's President Says He Survived Coup Attempt, Security Forces Killed in Attack, Two Babies Die in Freezing Syrian Camps for Displaced People, Major Coalition of States, Cities and Advocacy Groups Backs Mexican Effort to Sue U.S. Gunmakers, Native American Tribes Reach Tentative Settlement with J&J, Drug Distributors over Opioid Epidemic, ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg from "The View" After Saying Holocaust Was "Not About Race", Ex-NFL Coach F…
(2022-02-02). What's at stake with SCOTUS nomination — an editorial. workers.org 
On the eve of Black History Month — February — President Joe Biden announced his intentions of nominating an African American woman to replace the soon-to-be-retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Sitting on the court now are six men and three women. All justices have life tenure, until either . . . |
(2022-02-02). 'Remarkable' image of our galaxy's center revealed. rt.com 
A supermassive black hole lurking in the center of the Milky Way is the brightest spot | A new MeerKAT telescope image of the galactic center reveals the "complex heart" of the Milky Way, with astronomers saying they now have "the best insight yet into the population of mysterious 'radio filaments' found nowhere else." | Released by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, the "remarkable" image is based on a mosaic of 20 separate observations, which took a total of 200 hours of MeerKAT telescope time to acquire. | | A rare, almost-perfect spherical supernova remnant that has been discovered at the edg…
(2022-02-01). China and the US Continue to Compete for Influence in Africa. journal-neo.org 
Africa is a vast continent, rich in resources of every kind — in addition to its famous diamond mines and hydrocarbon deposits, it has 50% of the world's gold reserves, and 90% of its reserves of platinum, cobalt, chrome and other minerals required by modern manufacturing industries. And the continent's vast and largely very poor …
(2022-02-01). How US meddling split Sudan, creating an oil republic drowning in poverty and conflict. thegrayzone.com Following decades of US soft power aid interventions to exploit South Sudan's energy reserves and counter China's influence, the republic is trapped in humanitarian crisis. Like most countries, the Republic of South Sudan is a complex nation of shifting alliances and external influences. Recently, President Salva Kiir, who sports a Stetson hat gifted him by George W. Bush, signed a peace agreement with old enemies, the Sudan People's Liberation Army-In Opposition. Around the same time, the so-called Embassy Troika consisting …
(2022-02-01). Unión Africana suspende a Burkina Faso tras golpe de Estado. telesurtv.net La suspensión de Burkina Faso de la Unión Africana llega una semana después de que se consumara el golpe de Estado.
(2022-02-01). Death toll continues to mount as pro-democracy protests rock Sudan. peoplesdispatch.org 
Amidst this country-wide civil rebellion, the military junta is speedily moving to reinstate the Islamist regime led by former dictator Omar al Bashir, who was ousted in April 2019…
(2022-02-01). US Approves Massive Arms Sale To Egypt Despite Deteriorating Human Rights Situation. popularresistance.org The United States approved a massive arms deal worth USD 2.5 billion with Egypt on Wednesday, January 26. The deal includes the sale of 12 Super Hercules C-130 aircraft and other related equipment worth USD 2.2 billion, along with an air defense radar system worth USD 355 million. The deal was cleared despite concerns raised by human rights groups and members of the US Congress about the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt. Several US politicians and rights groups have repeatedly urged the US government to take a tougher stance on the human rights abuses being perpetrated by the Egyptian government unde…
(2022-02-01). US Approves Massive Arms Sale To Egypt. popularresistance.org The United States approved a massive arms deal worth USD 2.5 billion with Egypt on Wednesday, January 26. The deal includes the sale of 12 Super Hercules C-130 aircraft and other related equipment worth USD 2.2 billion, along with an air defense radar system worth USD 355 million. The deal was cleared despite concerns raised by human rights groups and members of the US Congress about the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt. Several US politicians and rights groups have repeatedly urged the US government to take a tougher stance on the human rights abuses being perpetrated by the Egyptian government unde…
(2022-02-01). Gunfire heard near Guinea-Bissau Presidential Palace: report. en.mehrnews.com Heavy gunfire was heard on Tuesday in the capital of Guinea-Bissau near the presidential palace, where a cabinet meeting was being held, and raised fears of a coup attempt.
(2022-02-01). US lifts sanctions on an Iranian-linked tanker. en.mehrnews.com The United States has lifted the sanctions on a Liberian tanker that had been sanctioned under the pretext of transporting Iranian oil.
(2022-02-01). New Gates Foundation Trustee Led Plot To Overthrow Zimbabwean Leader Alongside US Gov't. popularresistance.org In a shake-up of an institution named for one of the world's wealthiest and most influential oligarchs, Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa was appointed to the Gates Foundation's board of trustees this January. He will be joined on the board by a seemingly diverse cast of corporate elites known for their embrace of technocratic and neoliberal policies. | Back in 2007, Masiryiwa helped orchestrate a failed attempt to overthrow the government of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe alongside the US and the Zimbabwean opposition party it was backing, the Movement for Democratic Transition.
(2022-02-01). New Gates Foundation Trustee Led Plot To Overthrow Zimbabwean Leader. popularresistance.org n a shake-up of an institution named for one of the world's wealthiest and most influential oligarchs, Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa was appointed to the Gates Foundation's board of trustees this January. He will be joined on the board by a seemingly diverse cast of corporate elites known for their embrace of technocratic and neoliberal policies. | Back in 2007, Masiryiwa helped orchestrate a failed attempt to overthrow the government of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe alongside the US and the Zimbabwean opposition party it was backing, the Movement for Democratic Transition. | Both the Central Intell…