2022-08-09: News Headlines

TeleSUR, avr, JGN (2022-08-09). Solidaridad con la mujer sudafricana, øcómo surge la fecha. telesurtv.net Los crímenes cometidos por el apartheid afrikáner en Sudáfrica afectaron también a mujeres y niñas negras, quienes alzaron sus voces para rechazar toda forma de discriminación.

TeleSUR (2022-08-09). Lebanese Buyer Rejects Ukrainian Grain Shipment. telesurenglish.net A buyer in Lebanon has rejected the first shipment of the Ukrainian port of Ukraine's grain because of a five-month delay in the delivery. | RELATED: | The Ukrainian embassy in Beirut reported that the Sierra Leone-flagged vessel the Razoni carrying about 26, 0 tons of corn, is located in the Mediterranean sea. | Reports indicate that the Lebanese government is not directly linked to the Ukrainian shipment, as its deliver…

TeleSUR (2022-08-09). Kenya's General Elections Started Smoothly. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, millions of Kenyan citizens cast their ballots at about 46,229 polling stations across the country to elect their fifth president as well as members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors. | RELATED: | William Ruto, Kenya's sitting deputy president and a presidential candidate under the Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) Alliance, cast his ballot at 6 a.m. local time at a primary school located in his ancestral Sugoi villag…

WSWS (2022-08-09). FBI agents raid black nationalist group's homes, offices over bogus allegations of conspiracy with Russia. wsws.org The case has all the hallmarks of a political frame-up targeting the African People's Socialist Party for its opposition to the US-NATO war against Russia. It points to an attempt to intimidate and criminalize opposition to the war more broadly.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-09). 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,…

Derrick Broze (2022-08-09). Recently Released Emails Provide More Evidence of Big Tech-Government Collusion. thelastamericanvagabond.com Emails released as part of several open records requests and lawsuits provide a behind-the-scenes look at the level of collaboration between the U.S. government and Big Tech companies — including targeting The Last American Vagabond's Twitter account. In July 2021, former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged that the White House was working with

TeleSUR (2022-08-09). Petro Confirms Work Is Underway To Reopen Border With Venezuela. telesurenglish.net "Before the possession, the normalization of relations is being worked on, which is a process that involves the opening of the border (…) at the moment the foreign minister has made contacts with the other government to process the opening of the border," he said. | RELATED: | Regarding rumors of a possible visit of Nicolás Maduro to Colombia, President Petro said "no." | Regarding the Venezuelan Minister of Def…

Staff (2022-08-09). EEUU anuncia un plan estratégico para àÅfrica, para contrarrestar "avance de China y Rusia" cubadebate.cu La Casa Blanca publicó una nueva estrategia para àÅfrica subsahariana con el objetivo de promover los intereses estadounidenses en materia de seguridad nacional en el continente durante los próximos cinco años mediante la colaboración de socios regionales y mundiales. El documento forma parte de la Estrategia de Defensa Nacional 2022.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-08-09). Comicios generales en Kenia transcurren con normalidad. telesurtv.net Unos 22.1 millones de ciudadanos de una población nacional de alrededor de 55 millones de habitantes se registraron para la votación.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-09). A Q&A with a Mayo Clinic expert on monkeypox testing, more… newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials continue to monitor and track increasing cases of monkeypox, a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. "Monkeypox is a virus that has mainly caused outbreaks in the continent of Africa. There have been over the last decade or two isolated outbreaks in countries outside of Africa, but this is the largest outbreak occurring in what we call nonendemic countries," says Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. The World Health Organization declared monkeypox…

Staff (2022-08-09). ISIL attack on N Mali leaves dozens killed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) — Malian army on late Monday reported that 21 people were killed after ISIL-affiliated terrorists attacked the northern country.

Staff (2022-08-09). 6 martyred in shooting at Husseini mourners in Nigeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) — The Islamic Movement of Nigeria announced that 6 people were martyred in the shooting of security forces on Ashura day.

____ (2022-08-08). China urges support for Africa to enhance capacities. ecns.cn Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the UN Security Council for August, on Monday called on the international community to support Africa in enhancing capacities to secure durable peace in a comprehensive approach.

WSWS (2022-08-09). Killers of Ahmaud Arbery sentenced to life terms for federal hate crimes. wsws.org Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael were given life sentences by a US district judge in Georgia for federal hate crime offences over the murder of 25-year-old African American jogger Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-08-08). The Intricate Fight For Africa: The Legacy of the Soviet Union vs Western Colonialism. mintpressnews.com Considering the West's harrowing colonial past, and Russia's historic association with various liberation movements on the continent, many African states, intelligentsias, and ordinary people are eager to break free from the grip of western hegemony.

_____ (2022-08-08). The Intricate Fight For Africa. popularresistance.org Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent tour in Africa was meant to be a game changer, not only in terms of Russia's relations with the continent, but in the global power struggle involving the US, Europe, China, India, Turkey and others. | Many media reports and analyses placed Lavrov's visit to Egypt, the Republic of Congo, Uganda and Ethiopia within the obvious political context of the Russia-Ukraine war. The British Guardian's Jason Burka summed up Lavrov's visit in these words: "Lavrov is seeking to convince African leaders and, to a much lesser extent, ordinary people that Moscow cannot be blamed ei…

TeleSUR (2022-08-08). Kenya Gears Up for General Election on Tuesday. telesurenglish.net Some 22.1 million Kenyans will vote on Aug. 9 to elect, among others, the country's fifth president, members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors, according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). | RELATED: | The polling stations across the country will be opened at 6 a.m., local time, Tuesday, and close at 6 p.m. with voting being extended in areas that will not have fin…

Infobrics (2022-08-08). The Corners of the Multipolar World Order. infobrics.org Much has been said about Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa separately. Still, remarkably little attention has been paid to the joint attempt to institutionalize the emerging powers' ties in BRICS—an acronym crucial to understanding the multipolar framework of the emerging world order…

_____ (2022-08-08). Anti-Russian Hysteria Used By FBI To Target Black Organizers. popularresistance.org On July 29, the FBI conducted a surprise raid on the homes and offices of leaders of the African People's Socialist Party and Uhuru Solidarity Movement (APSP-Uhuru) in Florida and Missouri under the pretext that they were co-conspirators in an indictment of a Russian national, Alexander Ionov. In the raid, documents and electronic devices were stolen. The raid was coordinated with the Biden Administration. Clearing the FOG speaks with Chairman Omali Yeshitela of the APSP – Uhuru about the raid and the broader implications of it for activists in the United States. This raid is connected to the anti-Russian narrati…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-08). France Expelled From Mali And Its Influence Over Africa Is Waning. southfront.org A man sits near a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a demonstration in Bamako, Mali, on Feb. 19, celebrating France's announcement that it will withdraw its troops from the country. FLORENT VERGNES/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES | France began its military operations in the Sahel in 2013 to crush a rebellion in the North of Mali, a former French colony. The rebel and terrorist groups then reorganized to attack the center of the country which initiated a full blown rebellion. After nearly a decade, the rebels were s…

_____ (2022-08-08). Regular Scandals with the Blue Helmets in Africa Are a Sign of their Failure. journal-neo.org Unfortunately, protests against the Blue Helmets in Africa discrediting the UN peacekeeping activities are becoming a common occurrence. Thus, during the meeting of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, the Central African Republic once again raised the question of the efficiency of the Blue Helmets' presence in this country, pointing out the repeated …

Infobrics (2022-08-08). Partnering with the BRICS. infobrics.org Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are planning to apply for membership of the BRICS group of major emerging economies, writes Aisha Ghoneimy…

TeleSUR (2022-08-08). Gazan Faction Reaches Egypt-Brokered Cease-fire With Israel. telesurenglish.net On Sunday evening, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) active in the Gaza Strip announced that it has reached a cease-fire agreement with Israel. | RELATED: | Israel earlier confirmed that the Egyptian-brokered cease-fire with the PIJ would take effect at 11: 30 p.m. local time, ending the deadly Israeli airstrikes and the barrage of Palestinian rockets for three days. | The cease-fire agreement includes an Egyptian foll…

TeleSUR (2022-08-08). DR Congo Honors Victims of Deadly Anti-UN Protests in Goma. telesurenglish.net Authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), accompanied by family members, on Friday buried the victims who died during the recent protests against the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in Goma, capital of the northeastern North Kivu province. | RELATED: | A total of 13 bodies were buried in the main cemetery in Goma after a funeral ceremony organized by the military authorities of the pro…

Robert Inlakesh (2022-08-08). Why Did Israel Just Attack Gaza And What Does This Mean? thelastamericanvagabond.com On Friday afternoon the Israeli military began bombarding civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, targeting a leading member of a Palestinian armed group known as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement. Israel quickly announced, following the initial attack, that it was beginning a military operation against the PIJ movement. So, what does this mean, what

TeleSUR, gao, JGN (2022-08-08). Firman acuerdo para avanzar hacia diálogo nacional en Chad. telesurtv.net Unos 43 grupos políticos y facciones armadas chadianas firmaron el acuerdo de paz con la Junta Militar.

Fight Back (2022-08-07). New Yorkers stand in solidarity with activists raided by FBI. fightbacknews.org Brooklyn, NY — Around 20 organizers and community members gathered at noon on August 5 for a press conference, organized by The December 12th Movement, to denounce the FBI raids on African Socialist Party. | The press conference included powerful speakers from December 12, Black is Back, Struggle La Lucha, the Panthers, and a few openly socialist elected officials. | Collin Poirot, a member of the New York Community Action Project, spoke on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild. They said, "By targeting people who have built relationships with progressive forces in other countries, the U.S. government intend…

_____ (2022-08-07). Gaza Death Toll Climbs To 43 Amid Ceasefire Reports. popularresistance.org An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire is expected to go into effect at 11: 30pm local time (20: 30 GMT). Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced the ceasefire in a statement, adding that they have a right to "respond to any Zionist aggression." | Mondoweiss correspondent in Gaza Tareq Hajjaj reported that Israeli airstrikes were ongoing in the last hour leading up to the ceasefire. | The Times of Israel reported that Israel agreed to the ceasefire, and that Egypt was working to ensure two of PIJ's principal demands, including the release of Palestinian hunger-striking prisoner Khalil Awawdeh and recently detained PIJ leader B…

Ryan Cristián (2022-08-07). 41 Killed (15 kids) In Israeli Gaza Attack & The Pandemic Of The Injected Has Long Since Been Proven. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/7/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Ryan Cristián (2022-08-07). Carey Wedler Interview Breaking The Two Party Illusion & Battling Targeted Censorship. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today for the very first episode of my new Rokfin exclusive show, Moving Target, is Carey Wedler, here to discuss her targeted censorship for objectively and accurately reporting, yet counter to the government narrative. We also discuss how she has continued her important work following this unprecedented attack on free speech. (www.rokfin.com/TLAVagabond) (www.bitchute.com/channel/24yVcta8zEjY/)

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2022-08-08: News Headlines

Infobrics (2022-08-08). The Corners of the Multipolar World Order. infobrics.org Much has been said about Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa separately. Still, remarkably little attention has been paid to the joint attempt to institutionalize the emerging powers' ties in BRICS—an acronym crucial to understanding the multipolar framework of the emerging world order…

TeleSUR (2022-08-08). Kenya Gears Up for General Election on Tuesday. telesurenglish.net Some 22.1 million Kenyans will vote on Aug. 9 to elect, among others, the country's fifth president, members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors, according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). | RELATED: | The polling stations across the country will be opened at 6 a.m., local time, Tuesday, and close at 6 p.m. with voting being extended in areas that will not have fin…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-08). 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,…

TeleSUR (2022-08-08). Gazan Faction Reaches Egypt-Brokered Cease-fire With Israel. telesurenglish.net On Sunday evening, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) active in the Gaza Strip announced that it has reached a cease-fire agreement with Israel. | RELATED: | Israel earlier confirmed that the Egyptian-brokered cease-fire with the PIJ would take effect at 11: 30 p.m. local time, ending the deadly Israeli airstrikes and the barrage of Palestinian rockets for three days. | The cease-fire agreement includes an Egyptian foll…

Infobrics (2022-08-08). Partnering with the BRICS. infobrics.org Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are planning to apply for membership of the BRICS group of major emerging economies, writes Aisha Ghoneimy…

TeleSUR (2022-08-08). DR Congo Honors Victims of Deadly Anti-UN Protests in Goma. telesurenglish.net Authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), accompanied by family members, on Friday buried the victims who died during the recent protests against the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in Goma, capital of the northeastern North Kivu province. | RELATED: | A total of 13 bodies were buried in the main cemetery in Goma after a funeral ceremony organized by the military authorities of the pro…

TeleSUR, gao, JGN (2022-08-08). Firman acuerdo para avanzar hacia diálogo nacional en Chad. telesurtv.net Unos 43 grupos políticos y facciones armadas chadianas firmaron el acuerdo de paz con la Junta Militar.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-08). A Q&A with a Mayo Clinic expert on monkeypox testing, more… newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials continue to monitor and track increasing cases of monkeypox, a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. "Monkeypox is a virus that has mainly caused outbreaks in the continent of Africa. There have been over the last decade or two isolated outbreaks in countries outside of Africa, but this is the largest outbreak occurring in what we call nonendemic countries," says Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. The World Health Organization declared monkeypox…

____ (2022-08-07). Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a 'malicious provocation': Medvedev. ecns.cn Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a "malicious provocation."

Ramzy Baroud (2022-08-07). Africa: Western Colonialism vs The Legacy of the Soviet Union. commondreams.org Moscow – along with Beijing – is preparing for a long-term geopolitical confrontation in Africa.

Scorinoco (2022-08-07). War Crimes and Human Rights Violations by Morocco Continue in Western Sahara, Says CODESA Report. orinocotribune.com CODESA's first annual report since its formation in 2020 asks the UN and other international organizations to take immediate steps to complete the decolonization process in Western Sahara. | The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA) released its first annual

Edited ~ Brittany Bailer, Howard University (2022-08-07). Inaugural 2022 Golden Harvest Parade and Festival includes People of African Descent. indybay.org August 2022, we mark the anniversary of the long road to establishing the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. Here in the Capitol Region of the State of California we are reimagining how to share the authentic story of free and enslaved people of African Descent in California History.

Fight Back (2022-08-07). New Yorkers stand in solidarity with activists raided by FBI. fightbacknews.org Brooklyn, NY — Around 20 organizers and community members gathered at noon on August 5 for a press conference, organized by The December 12th Movement, to denounce the FBI raids on African Socialist Party. | The press conference included powerful speakers from December 12, Black is Back, Struggle La Lucha, the Panthers, and a few openly socialist elected officials. | Collin Poirot, a member of the New York Community Action Project, spoke on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild. They said, "By targeting people who have built relationships with progressive forces in other countries, the U.S. government intend…

Ryan Cristián (2022-08-07). 41 Killed (15 kids) In Israeli Gaza Attack & The Pandemic Of The Injected Has Long Since Been Proven. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/7/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Ryan Cristián (2022-08-07). Carey Wedler Interview Breaking The Two Party Illusion & Battling Targeted Censorship. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today for the very first episode of my new Rokfin exclusive show, Moving Target, is Carey Wedler, here to discuss her targeted censorship for objectively and accurately reporting, yet counter to the government narrative. We also discuss how she has continued her important work following this unprecedented attack on free speech. (www.rokfin.com/TLAVagabond) (www.bitchute.com/channel/24yVcta8zEjY/)

Staff (2022-08-07). Brigada de colaboradores cubanos de salud y educación regresó de Guinea Ecuatorial. cubadebate.cu Una brigada conformada por 215 colaboradores de la salud y educación que asistieron al hermano pueblo de Guinea Ecuatorial, regresó en la madrugada de hoy, luego de cumplir con su misión de salvar vidas en ese país. Son miembros del Contingente Internacional de Médicos Especializados en Situaciones de Desastres y Graves Epidemias Henry Reeve.

Staff (2022-08-07). Brigada de médicos colaboradores cubanos regresó de Guinea Ecuatorial. cubadebate.cu Una brigada conformada por 215 colaboradores de la salud y educación que asistieron al hermano pueblo de Guinea Ecuatorial, regresó en la madrugada de hoy, luego de cumplir con su misión de salvar vidas en ese país. Son miembros del Contingente Internacional de Médicos Especializados en Situaciones de Desastres y Graves Epidemias Henry Reeve.

Sharmila Devi (2022-08-06). [World Report] Rights groups warn over new Tunisian constitution. thelancet.com The judiciary's independence is being undermined as the country faces a cost-of-living crisis and health-care challenges. Sharmila Devi reports.

Munyaradzi Makoni (2022-08-06). [World Report] Health at stake in Kenya elections. thelancet.com On Aug 9, Kenya will go to the polls in a general election. Munyaradzi Makoni reports on the parties' pledges on health.

Wim Van Damme, Richard Wamai, Yibeltal Assefa, Laurens Liesenborghs, Dieudonné Mumba (2022-08-06). [Correspondence] COVID-19 and microbiome diversity in sub-Saharan Africa. thelancet.com We read with interest the COVID-19 Forecasting Team's description of the variation in COVID-19 infection—fatality ratio,1 confirming that differences in COVID-19 mortality between geographies are largely explained by the age structures of their populations. However, we fear that the lower than anticipated burden of severe COVID-19 in most of sub-Saharan Africa gets lost in estimations from models based on data from the few African countries that have reliable excess mortality data but are not representative of sub-Saharan Africa.

Reed J D Sorensen, COVID-19 Forecasting Team (2022-08-06). [Correspondence] COVID-19 and microbiome diversity in sub-Saharan Africa — Author's reply. thelancet.com We thank Wim Van Damme and colleagues for their interest in our work and their Correspondence. Their comments highlight unique aspects of how the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded in sub-Saharan Africa. These include the difficulty of estimating the true number of deaths for countries without excess mortality data, the effects of comorbidities on COVID-19 disease severity, and the distinctive immunological profile of populations in sub-Saharan Africa. We agree with the main thrust of their Correspondence and believe that clarifying some details about the scope and implementation of our analysis could be helpful.

Udani Samarasekera (2022-08-06). [Perspectives] Tulio de Oliveira: collaborating to boost science in Africa. thelancet.com Bioinformatician Tulio de Oliveira's philosophy has been to do "science not for journal publications or the academic career but science that can go back to the community and to the managing physicians and nurses of patients", he says. In South Africa, as founder and Director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban and the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University, his work focuses on genomic surveillance and analysis in the COVID-19 pandemic and for viral and bacterial epidemics, including HIV…

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