2022-08-22: News Headlines

TeleSUR, SH (2022-08-22). ONU condena ataque terrorista contra hotel en Somalia. telesurtv.net El secretario general de la ONU reiteró el compromiso de la organización en la lucha contra el terrorismo en Somalia y en su camino hacia la paz.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-08-22). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

WSWS (2022-08-22). William Ruto declared winner in Kenyan presidential election amid mass abstention. wsws.org In recent years, mass strikes have erupted among teachers, university lecturers, health workers, port workers and long-distance truck drivers over low pay and precarious conditions.

Uhuru Solidarity Movement (2022-08-22). Tuesday 9/13: Day of Reparations to African People. indybay.org Uhuru House | 7911 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94605…

Staff (2022-08-21). Somali forces end al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu hotel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Somali forces have ended a deadly siege by Al-Shabab gunmen at a hotel in the country's capital, Mogadishu, according to a report.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-08-21). ONU condena ataque terrorista contra hotel en Somalia. telesurtv.net El secretario general de la ONU reiteró el compromiso de la organización en la lucha contra el terrorismo en Somalia y en su camino hacia la paz.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-08-21). Al menos 16 muertos deja ataque contra un hotel en Somalia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las autoridades locales el número de muertos podría ascender en las próximas horas.

_____ (2022-08-21). China Forgives 23 Loans For 17 African Countries. popularresistance.org The Chinese government has announced that it is forgiving 23 interest-free loans for 17 African nations, while pledging to deepen its collaboration with the continent. | This is in addition to China's cancellation of more than $3.4 billion in debt and restructuring of around $15 billion of debt in Africa between 2000 and 2019. | While Beijing has a repeated history of forgiving loans like this, Western governments have made baseless, politically motivated accusations that China uses "debt-trap diplomacy" in the Global South. | The United States has turned Africa into a battleground in its new cold war on China an…

____ (2022-08-21). Chinese medical team provides free health care services in rural Cameroon. ecns.cn A Chinese medical team in Cameroon on Saturday provided free medical services to the people of Ngat-Bane, a village in the Centre region where the capital, Yaounde is located.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-21). Five Arab states' leaders to meet in Egypt. en.mehrnews.com EHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — According to local Iraqi media, the heads of the five Arab countries including the Prime Minister of Iraq will hold a summit on Tuesday in the city of Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-08-21). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

Staff (2022-08-21). Pradip Kumar Yadav appointed as next ambassador of India to Liberia. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Pradip Kumar Yadav has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Liberia, informed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-21). Death toll from heavy rains, floods in Sudan rises to 79. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — The number of people killed by the torrential rains that have swept through large parts of Sudan since the beginning of this month has risen to 79, media have reported.

Staff (2022-08-21). Llegan a Angola los restos mortales del expresidente José Eduardo dos Santos. cubadebate.cu Los restos mortales del expresidente de Angola José Eduardo dos Santos fueron recibidos este sábado en la capital de ese país africano, procedentes de Barcelona, España, donde falleció el pasado 8 de julio, a los 79 años. El féretro permanecerá por el momento en la residencia del otrora mandatario, donde será acompañado por familiares cercanos.

Staff (2022-08-21). Llegan a Angola los restos mortales del expresidente José Eduardo dos Santos. cubadebate.cu Los restos mortales del expresidente de Angola José Eduardo dos Santos fueron recibidos este sábado en la capital de ese país africano, procedentes de Barcelona, España, donde falleció el pasado 8 de julio, a los 79 años. El féretro permanecerá por el momento en la residencia del otrora mandatario, donde será acompañado por familiares cercanos.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-21). Palestinian Fighter Killed In Alleged Israeli Strike On Egypt's Sinai — Reports. southfront.org quadron 161 ("The Black Snake") marks its reopening as the only "Zik" Squadron (Hermes 4 ) in the UAV, absorbing all the "Zik" aircraft from Squadron 166 ("Firebirds"). Taken on 6 December 2020 by Amit Agronov. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | A Palestinian fighter from the Gaza Strip has been reportedly killed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula under suspicious circumstances. | The death of the fighter, Basel Khaled Eid, was first reported by Palestinian and Egyptian news sources…

Uhuru Solidarity Movement (2022-08-21). Tuesday 9/13: Day of Reparations to African People. indybay.org Uhuru House | 7911 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94605…

Staff (2022-08-21). EEUU: Quienes planeaban secuestrar a gobernadora, habladores. cubadebate.cu El jurado ha escuchado una y otra vez sobre cómo les encantaba fumar marihuana a Adam Fox y Barry Croft Jr., los acusados de querer secuestrar a la gobernadora Gretchen Whitmer. El tema ha sido mencionado varias veces por los abogados de la defensa en su intento de retratar a los acusados como "habladores" que decían disparates cuando fumaban.

_____ (2022-08-20). Why The Inflation Reduction Act Is Less A 'Climate Bill'. popularresistance.org The brother El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) once explained, "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." The tale of two narratives associated with the recent signing into law of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) accentuates his words at a critical moment. Communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis find themselves entrapped in a cycle of climate cataclysms and cumulative pollution derived from legacy and systemic environmental racism and classism. | While attending a meeting in Bogota…

_____ (2022-08-20). The First Steps In The Normalization Of Venezuela-Colombia Relations. popularresistance.org On June 24, the candidate of the Historic Pact of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, officially became president-elect of the country. Among the political decisions that Petro promised to implement is the official reestablishment of diplomatic ties with the constitutional government of Venezuela, a link that was broken when Colombia, under former President Iván Duque, recognized the fake government of Juan Guaidó, a plan devised by Washington, and helped organize an invasion attempt, disguised as a "humanitarian intervention," through the Colombia-Venezuela border in 2019. Consequently, President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuel…

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