(2022-07-24). EU looks to replace gas from Russia with Nigerian supplies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — The European Union is seeking additional gas supplies from Nigeria as the bloc prepares for potential Russian supply cuts, Matthew Baldwin, deputy director general of the European Commission's energy department, said.
(2022-07-24). Mobile app for improving heart health among African Americans shows promise, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mobile apps are popular tools for people looking to improve their health, but are they effective? They can be if the app is culturally tailored to the needs of its users. In a study published on Monday, July 18, in Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally relevant mobile app designed to improve heart health among African Americans in faith communities. The researchers found that people who participated in…
(2022-07-24). Canciller ruso arriba a Egipto en medio de gira por àÅfrica. telesurtv.net El horas de la tarde, el canciller Lavrov se reunirá con funcionarios del Gobierno egipcio.
(2022-07-24). Sergey Lavrov's Working Visit to Africa. moderndiplomacy.eu On the eve of his four-nation African tour from July 24 to 28, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, shared reflections on the prospects for Russia-African relations within the context of the current geopolitical and economic changes. He makes official working visits to Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda and the Republic of the Congo. Before taking off from Moscow, …
(2022-07-24). European Central Bank walking a tightrope as rate-hiking cycle commences. ecns.cn Delivering on its commitment made at the June meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday increased interest rates by 50 basis points, the first rate hike in 11 years by the bank that is on track to normalize its monetary policies.
(2022-07-23). Dialogue With US 'Is Just For Putting The Noose Around Your Own Neck'. popularresistance.org The front-row seat reservations at the central act of the 43rd anniversary of the Sandinista revolution in Managua, Nicaragua, saw no sign of the international community—a stale euphemism for the US' withering clientele. | Instead, the pantheon of the vaunted multipolar world order took its place: Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and Bolivia were all represented, as were an assortment of lesser deities, enclaves of resistance, and potential allies: Argentina, Brazil, Angola, Western Sahara, and Palestine, just to mention a few. | The crowd, mostly party youth sprinkled with groups of foreign representa…
(2022-07-23). Venezuelan Lawyer Laila Tajeldine: Alex Saab is a Political Prisoner of the US Empire (Interview). orinocotribune.com More than two years have already passed since, on June 12, 2020, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was illegally kidnapped during a technical stopover in Cape Verde and taken to prison, without an arrest warrant. He would remain there until October 16, 2021, when he would be deported to the United States, despite the fact that the appeal against his extradition had not yet been concluded, and despite repeated protests from various international organizations against the arbitrary detention and torture that he has suffered. | Blackmailed by the US government, the government of Cape Verde, already at the end of its leg…
(2022-07-23). Nine Arrested In Police Crackdown On Protests In Tunisia. popularresistance.org Tunisian security forces violently repressed a massive protest in the country's capital on July 22 against the moves by President Kais Saied to further undermine democratic institutions in the country. According to human rights organizations, police repressed protesters who had gathered at the emblematic Habib Bourguiba Street in the center of Tunis by hitting them with batons and launching tear gas at them. Several people injured during the repression were hospitalized, and police arrested nine people. | Among those arrested are feminist rights activist Olfa Baazaoui of the Workers' Party of Tunisia, human right…
(2022-07-23). [World Report] Tackling heroin use in Mozambique. thelancet.com Heroin use has spiked in Mozambique, but harm-reduction programmes are being expanded in the hope of improving health. Sophie Cousins reports.
(2022-07-23). 13 killed, 30 injured in clashes between Libyan armed groups. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — At least 13 people have been killed in fighting between armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, a spokesman for the city's emergency services said.
(2022-07-23). [Comment] New HIV prevention approaches: promise, praxis, and pitfalls. thelancet.com More than a decade since the demonstration that antiretrovirals used for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) were safe and effective in decreasing HIV transmission, these medications remain underused, but continue to be needed, given the persistent burden of incident HIV infection, particularly in multiple sub-Saharan African countries. In 2020, there were about 1 ∑5 million new HIV infections globally, representing a decline of only 31% since 2010.1 Oral tenofovir-based PrEP is highly effective, but disparities remain due to lower PrEP uptake and adherence among populations disproportionately impacted by HIV.
(2022-07-22). Abbas-Macron meeting: talk of "peace" to normalize colonialism. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 20 July 2022 in Paris, a meeting took place between French president Emmanuel Macron and Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority. This is Abbas' first visit to France since 2018 and takes place a few weeks following the visit of Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid with the French president, which produced multiple …