(2022-08-11). Expert Alert: What a formula change may mean for Black patients in need of a kidney transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Experts are hoping a new requirement that all U.S. transplant centers use a race-neutral formula to determine eligibility for a kidney transplant will improve African American access to lifesaving transplants. "This is an essential step toward reducing racial inequity in access to kidney transplantation," says Naim Issa, M.D., a Mayo Clinic nephrologist. "The inclusion of race in the calculation of kidney function has been linked to disparities in care for African Americans,…
(2022-08-10). US Warns Africa Against Buying Anything From Russia Besides Grain and Fertilizer. news.antiwar.com The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Thomas-Greenfield said during a visit to Uganda that countries could buy "Russian agricultural products, including fertilizer and wheat" but added that "if a country decides to engage with Russia, where there are sanctions, then they are breaking those sanctions." | "We caution countries not to break those sanctions because then … they stand the chance of having actions taken agai…
(2022-08-10). "Under a Virtual Siege" Activists Demand PayPal Offer its Services to Palestinians. mintpressnews.com "You've got this two-pronged effort to both isolate the Palestinians and to normalize and weave the settlers into the international communities, a community of nations. And the problem is that organizations or companies like PayPal, … unwittingly, are absolutely party to that." — Lara Friedman…
(2022-08-10). Intelectuales, políticos, artistas y otras personalidades piden a Biden el fin de las sanciones contra Cuba. cubadebate.cu Roger Waters, Cornel West, Judith Butler, Noam Chomsky, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jeremy Corbyn, Rev. Liz Theoharis, Seun Kuti, Vijay Prashad, entre otras personalidades, pidieron el fin de las sanciones a Cuba en una carta abierta dirigida al presidente estadounidense Joe Biden, fechada el martes 9 de agosto, publicada en letcubalive.info/.
(2022-08-10). Without Palestine, There is No Arab Unity: Why Normalization with Israel Will Fail. mintpressnews.com 
American politicians, who are constantly angling for quick political victories on behalf of Israel in the Middle East, do not understand or simply do not care that marginalizing Palestine and incorporating Israel into the Arab body politic is not simply unethical but also a major destabilizing factor in an already unstable region.
(2022-08-10). US Launches Airstrikes in Somalia, Says Four al-Shabaab Fighters Dead. news.antiwar.com The US launched airstrikes in Somalia on Tuesday against al-Shabaab, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Wednesday. | AFRICOM said in a But the Pentagon is notorious for undercounting civilian casualties,…
(2022-08-10). Military Situation In Iraq On August 10, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 10, Muqtada Al-Sadr called on the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq to dissolve parliament within a week; | On August 9, Iraqi warplanes struck ISIS hideout near Tikrit; | On August 9, clashes between Iraqi forces and ISIS were reported near Muqdadiyah; | Nouri al-Maliki, the former Iraqi PM and leader of the State of Law rejected any decisions to dissolve the parliament and hold early elections.
(2022-08-10). Free Khalil Awawdeh: 161 days of hunger strike, Palestinian prisoner's life at risk #FreeKhalil. samidoun.net 
Khalil Awawdeh, the 40-year-old Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for 161 days, is in an extremely desperate health condition in the Ramle prison clinic. The Israeli occupation has repeatedly attempted to evade its commitments to the resistance, as promised by Egyptian mediators, to release Awawdeh to a hospital and free Bassam al-Saadi. He has not …
(2022-08-10). Black Angelenos Face 'Whiplash After Whiplash' Of Losing Safe Housing. popularresistance.org This morning, the Los Angeles City Council got an earful from protestors opposing an expansion of LA Municipal Code ordinance 41.18, the city's controversial "anti-camping" law that has been maligned by activists for unfairly targeting unhoused people. The law will now include a ban on sitting, laying, or sleeping within 500 feet of schools or daycares. | The council voted 11-3 to approve the expansion after a raucous meeting, which was temporarily put into recess when a member of the public climbed over the podium and was handcuffed. | Reporter Adam Mahoney spoke to unhoused residents about what they thought of…
(2022-08-10). Mass Demonstrations for Democracy: Sudan's Coalition to End Military Rule, Demanding the Immediate Establishment of a Civilian Government. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-10). Several killed in Burkina Faso explosions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) — Several soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday when a transport vehicle drove over a hidden explosive, killing several troops before a second explosion killed those who rushed to their aid, the army said.
(2022-08-10). What's Not Being Said About the Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine. "Human Guinea Pigs"? globalresearch.ca The Pharma giant Pfizer use an experimental technology known as gene editing, specifically mRNA gene-editing, something never before used in vaccines. Before we rush to get jabbed in hopes of some immunity, we should know more about the radical experimental technology and its lack of precision.
(2022-08-09). Africa Remains at the Center of a 21st Century Cold War. towardfreedom.org Officials from Russia, France and the United States are vying for influence over the 1.3 billion people living within the African Union's 55 member-states. Abayomi Azikiwe analyzes the situation.
(2022-08-09). Crisis of the Wheat Export Supply Chain: EU Sanctions against Russia Could Trigger an African-Middle Eastern Migrant Crisis. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-09). Ethiopia: the Hard Road to Peace. journal-neo.org 
There has been a lot of talk about peace in Ethiopia lately, and, according to many international observers, this is a truly new trend in domestic politics. But at the same time, there is a long and winding road ahead before the country can see the end of hostilities, famine and delayed state collapse. For …