2022-08-28: News Headlines

Staff (2022-08-28). Death toll from deadly clashes in Libya rises to 23. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) — Clashes between militias backed by Libya's rival governments have killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens more, according to the country's health ministry.

Staff (2022-08-28). Iran expresses concern over recent clashes in Libya. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'aani expressed deep concern about the recent clashes in the Libyan capital.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-28). Religious practices, spirituality associated with higher levels of heart health among African Americans. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A research study of African Americans with cardiovascular disease suggests religious practices and spirituality may contribute to heart health. The study's authors assert that recognizing the importance of religious practices and spirituality in the lives and health of African Americans may be key to improving patient care and reducing heart health disparities in African American communities. African Americans are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disease, compared to the general population. Those differences are…

____ (2022-08-28). Xi: Teamwork of China, Africa media crucial. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for media outlets in China and African countries to become facilitators of people-to-people exchanges and guardians of equity and justice to jointly advocate global development.

Staff (2022-08-28). Coop. with Africa among priorities of Iran foreign policy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Naser Kan'aani says that cooperation with Africa is among the main priorities of Iran's foreign policy.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-28). South Africa SAFTA/COSATU General Strike For Workers & Communities. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the South African general strike called by SAFTU and COSATU on August 24,. 2022. Memetlwe Sebei, president of the General Industrial Union of South Africa. GIWUSA which is with SAFTU and Ayesha Rajah who is the chairperson of the Sotasonke Civic Organization are interviewed about the conditions that led to the strike, the organizing for the strike and the future.

Frank Talk (2022-08-28). Free and Enslaved Negroes in Spanish, Mexican and US California. indybay.org With entire towns and authentic history unable to find utility in 2022 California State Parks venues, 2022 International Day for People of African Descent begins a new approach. Slave resistance in Mexico is more than just another chapter in the Negroes' long struggle for freedom and justice. In the context of Mexican social history it illustrates the interplay of diverse races and cultures which make that history one of the most complex and fascinating in the New World.

____ (2022-08-28). Xi sends congratulatory letter to 5th Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory letter to the 5th Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-08-28). Padres de desaparecidos de Ayotzinapa se movilizan en México. telesurtv.net Los padres de los 43 estudiantes normalistas reiteraron que no cesarán en su lucha hasta conocer la verdad sobre el paradero de sus hijos, y exigir justicia.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-08-28). OMM alerta sobre agravamiento de sequía en el Cuerno de àÅfrica. telesurtv.net Prevén que, entre octubre y diciembre, Etiopía, Kenia y Somalia tendrán mayores probabilidades de sequía.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-08-27). Blinken Returns Empty Handed From Africa Tour. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe — Aug 24, 2022 | United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited three African Union (AU) member-states during early August in an attempt to enhance the presence of Washington in the continent. | This tour came amid an escalation of tensions between Washington the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China. | Blinken first visited the Republic of South Africa where he had a joint meeting with Naledi Pandor, his diplomatic counterpart. Pandor reiterated the views of the African National Congress (ANC) government which has refused to denounce Moscow over its special milit…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-27). Africans Take UK to Court Over Abuses Committed During Colonial Era. orinocotribune.com Kenyan activists are suing the United Kingdom for its grave abuses during the country's colonial era after London refused to take any accountability for its crimes. | Several Kenyan activists are suing the United Kingdom over abuses committed during the British empire's colonial era, raising a case against the country in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday. | The plaintiffs, Africans forced off their land in the Kenyan Rift Valley, are saying London violated the European Convention of Human Rights through the abuses it committed in Africa during its colonial rule of the continent. | The UK is a s…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-27). Scrutinizing The Claim That The Ethiopian Air Force Just Bombed A Kindergarten In Mekelle. oneworld.press Even leaving aside the central government's factually grounded designation of the TPLF as terrorists, that group's proven disreputableness, and its prior pattern of manipulating the US-led Western Mainstream Media (MSM) into amplifying its false narrative against the state by dumping fake body bags and/or the bodies of those who died elsewhere at the scenes of where it claims the government committed war crimes, there are three other reasons not to believe its latest accusations.

Editor (2022-08-27). If You Thought This Summer's Heat Waves Were Bad, Here's Some Disturbing News. scheerpost.com Due to the climate crisis, it'll get harder and harder to cool down in summer. [ By As global temperatures rise, people in the tropics, including places like India and Africa's Sahel region, will likely face dangerously hot conditions almost daily by the end of the century — even as the world reduces its greenhouse gas emissions,…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-27). The Unknown Connection Between Marcus Garvey & Ho Chi Minh. orinocotribune.com By Ahjamu Umi Aug 18, 2022 | If you possess even a cursory history of oppressed peoples, then you have undoubtedly heard of the great Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and the outstanding Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey. Ho Chi Minh, who's actual name was Nguyen Ai Quoc, was the founder and leader of the

Staff (2022-08-27). Air strike on playground kills 7 in Ethiopia's Tigray region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — An air raid killed at least seven people, including three children, in the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

Staff (2022-08-27). Solving visa problem vital for boosting Iran-Tanzania ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — In a meeting with his Tanzania counterpart, Iran's Foreign Minister said that solving the visa problem of Iranians interested to have economic activities in Tanzania is one of the prerequisites for the development of ties.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-08-27). Nicaragua felicita al reelecto presidente de Angola. telesurtv.net El candidato del MPLA y actual presidente, João Lourenço, se volvió a imponer con el 51 por ciento de los votos, de acuerdo con autoridades electorales.

Ana Perdigón (2022-08-27). Colombia Greenlights New Monómeros Board Proposed by Miraflores. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has regained definitive control of the PDVSA subsidiary Monómeros after being allowed to register the representatives of the new board of directors formalized by Petroquímicos de Venezuela (Pequiven), the governing authority of the PDVSA subsidiary. | The process was carried out before the Barraquilla Chamber of Commerce, in the Colombian city where Monómeros is located. The Chamber had previously refused to allow the procedure. However, it was obliged to allow it this time, given that Colombian President Gustavo Petro already announced that his government recognizes the authority of Pequiven over Monóm…

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