(2022-06-24). 4,000 S. Africa NUMSA Implats Platinum Workers Strike: NUMSA's Phakamile Majola Reports. indybay.org 4.000 South African NUMSA Implats contract platinum workers have gone on strike against slave labor conditions. These workers are paid much less than regular workers at the company for doing the same work. Contract workers are being used by companies to destroy their benefits and working conditions.
(2022-06-24). Scientists unravel genetic mystery of rare neurodevelopmental disorder, provide definitive diagnoses to 21 families worldwide. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A collaborative team of scientists led by Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has discovered 15 additional genetic mutations in the KCNK9 gene that cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome. Symptoms of the disorder range from speech and motor impairment to behavioral abnormalities, intellectual disability and distinctive facial features. "Until now, only one genetic alteration in the KCNK9gene was known to cause the disorder, called KCNK9 imprinting syndrome. Our study describes 15 new genetic…
(2022-06-24). Xi hosts 14th BRICS Summit, stresses importance of fostering high-quality partnership. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired the 14th BRICS Summit on Thursday evening in Beijing via video link. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Summit.
(2022-06-23). Gaza blockade: How many more people have to die? peoplesdispatch.org Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News talks about the 15-year-long blockade of Gaza by Israel and Egypt and the role of the international community in continuing this brutal siege…
(2022-06-23). Rusia aboga por mundo multipolar en cumbre del grupo Brics. telesurtv.net Participan los líderes brasileño, Jair Bolsonaro; indio, Narendra Modi; chino, Xi Jinping y sudafricano, Cyril Ramaphosa.
(2022-06-23). Iraq Swears in New MPs to Replace Sadr Resignations. news.antiwar.com Iraq's parliament met today to progress beyond the resignation of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's political bloc two weeks ago. The 73 MPs resigned, but it was only finalized with the parliament recognizing it, The seats went mostly to the Shi'ite Coordination Framework, which is broadly the State of Law bloc of former PM Nouri al-Maliki. They have a 122 MPs plurality, and a clear path to governance. | Not that things are liable to be easy. Sadr's hun…
(2022-06-23). Africa in the Light of SPIEF 2022. journal-neo.org 
Moscow has in recent years been increasingly developing its cooperation with Africa in all directions. The current world situation has prompted the search for new opportunities for direct trade and economic ties, and for many years now SPIEF has been one of the platforms for communication between various states and businesses. It is therefore not …
(2022-06-23). The Police Pull Up On Dr. Umar Johnson On His Way To Juneteenth Event In South Carolina, Search Vehicle. moguldom.com Pan-African educator and community activist Dr. Umar Johnson described on a YouTube video posted June 20, 2022, how he was profiled by police while on his way to a Juneteenth event in South Carolina. A video Dr. Johnson posted on his "King Kong Consciousness" YouTube channel shows he was pulled over and there were several …
(2022-06-23). IMF loans continue to undermine health in Africa. peoplesdispatch.org The International Monetary Fund has a long history of insisting on loan conditionalities which are harmful to public services. This practice did not change even during the pandemic, with African countries being some of the worst affected…
(2022-06-23). Health workers will not stop fighting for a better alternative to WTO COVID-19 response. peoplesdispatch.org 
George Poe Williams from the National Health Workers Union of Liberia comments on the recent outcome of the WTO Ministerial Conference and the disappointment this has caused among health workers…
(2022-06-23). Maduro and Petro Discuss Normalizing Border Crossing. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, June 22, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the recently elected president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, held a telephone conversation to discuss the normalization of border crossing, which has been affected by closures and traffic disruptions for almost seven years now. | Through his Twitter account, the Venezuelan head of state reported that issues "about peace and the prosperous future of both peoples" were also discussed. | Conversé con el presidente electo de Colombia
(2022-06-23). Presidente Maduro y Gustavo Petro hablan sobre restablecer normalidad en frontera. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, conversó vía telefónica con el mandatario electo de Colombia.
(2022-06-23). Presidente electo de Colombia inicia contactos con Venezuela. telesurtv.net En un tuit, Gustavo Petro reportó que contactó con el Gobierno venezolano sobre normalizar actividades en la frontera.
(2022-06-23). A conversation with Deirdre O'Connell, author of Harlem Nights: The Secret History of Australia's Jazz Age. wsws.org O'Connell's detailed and richly referenced work examines the deportation from Australia of Colored Idea, a popular African-American jazz troupe, in 1928.
(2022-06-23). Vatican Endorses "Killer Vaccine": Commemorative Coins Promoting the 'Need to be Vaccinated' against COVID/By Kennedy Hall. marktaliano.net 
An eight-piece set includes a 20 euro silver coin depicting a young person getting jabbed with a needle. Original Link Here: Vatican Endorses "Killer Vaccine": Commemorative Coins Promoting the 'Need to be Vaccinated' against COVID Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization By Kennedy H..]…
(2022-06-23). Accidente de tren en Tanzania deja cuatro muertos y 132 heridos. telesurtv.net Aunque aún se investiga el caso, el presidente de la agencia ferroviaria dijo que el descarrilamiento fue intencionado.
(2022-06-23). Already Expired: Moderna's upcoming Omicron shot is formulated for a variant that no longer exists. globalresearch.ca Moderna's reformulated mRNA COVID injection, the highly touted — and continuously delayed — "Omicron vaccine," was tailored to an Omicron subvariant that no longer exists. | The pharmaceutical company's Omicron-specific shot was formulated for the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron, which hasn't …
(2022-06-22). Latest UN-Led Talks Over Libyan Elections Fail. popularresistance.org The United Nations Special Advisor on Libya said on Monday, June 20, that the Libyan parties participating in the recent round of talks in Egyptian capital Cairo have failed to reach a consensus over a legal process to hold national elections in the war-torn country. The failed talks have led to fresh apprehensions about the future of the peace process in Libya. | The third round of talks between the representatives of the Tripoli-based High Council of State (HCS) and the Tobruk-based Libyan parliament were held between June 12 to 20. The first two rounds of talks were held in Cairo last month. The talks to resol…