Monthly Archives: August 2020

2020-08-25: News Headlines

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2020-08-25). Reports Say the Explosion at Iranian Nuclear Plant Had a Criminal Cause. globalresearch.ca A new focus of tensions and uncertainties appears to be emerging in Iran. Recent reports from the Iranian authorities have concluded that the explosion at the Natanz nuclear plant had a criminal cause, most likely caused by a sabotage operation. …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2020-08-25). Alliance Between Venezuela and Iran Evolves into the Military Sphere. globalresearch.ca The alliance between Venezuela and Iran seems to be taking new directions. The ties between the two countries began to strengthen in an economic sphere when, in the first half of 2020, Tehran started sending oil ships to Venezuela, circumventing …

David Schultz (2020-08-25). COVID-19 and the Nakedness of the Corporate University. counterpunch.org The coronavirus pandemic has both changed everything and accelerated trends that were already occurring across the world in business, politics, and how people shop and interact. The same is true with American higher education. As colleges and universities across America are restarting, Covid-19 has laid bare the nakedness of the corporate university, revealing how education and learning have long been displaced as the primary purpose of colleges and universities.

Mark Gruenberg (2020-08-25). GOP convention speeches: Lies, damned lies and (no) statistics. peoplesworld.org CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Mark Twain once said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Well, speakers at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., engaged in something worse: Lies, damned lies and no statistics—especially about the coronavirus pandemic. As of 8: 30 a.m. on August 25, 5.742 million people in the U.S. have tested …

Patrick Cockburn (2020-08-25). Syria Faces Calamity as Trump's New Sanctions Combine With Surging Coronavirus. counterpunch.org "If I don't buy masks or medicine, I may die or survive, but if I don't buy bread for the family, we will all die of starvation," says a retired 68-year-old teacher in Damascus, explaining why he does not have masks, sterilisers or medicines. "We need two bundles of loaves every day which costs us at least 600 Syrian pounds (24 US cents), but if we buy masks, they will cost us about 1000 SP (40 cents). The choice is between bread and masks."

Patrick Cockburn (2020-08-25). Syria's Face Calamity as Trump's New Sanctions Combine With Surging Coronavirus. counterpunch.org "If I don't buy masks or medicine, I may die or survive, but if I don't buy bread for the family, we will all die of starvation," says a retired 68-year-old teacher in Damascus, explaining why he does not have masks, sterilisers or medicines. "We need two bundles of loaves every day which costs us at least 600 Syrian pounds (24 US cents), but if we buy masks, they will cost us about 1000 SP (40 cents). The choice is between bread and masks."

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-08-25). Newly Strengthened Albanian Political Power in North Macedonia Will Not Lead to a Greater Albania. globalresearch.ca North Macedonia conducted elections on July 15 that were originally scheduled for April 12 but were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 18, the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) and the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) reached …

Philip Giraldi (2020-08-25). Rashomon American Style. Truth Is Somewhere in Between. globalresearch.ca Many journalists and op-ed pundits have been observing how the United States has become two nations that are seemingly divided along a red-blue line, each side believing in "facts" that are irreconcilable with those "facts" believed to be true by …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-25). Belarus Opposition, Made in the USA. globalresearch.ca Longstanding US plans earmarked Belarus for regime change, wanting pro-Western puppet rule in another nation bordering Russia. | There's nothing spontaneous about mass protests that erupt in nations the US wants transformed into client states. | They're most likely to occur in …

South Front (2020-08-25). Video: Pro-Iranian Forces Attack US Convoys Withdrawing from Largest Base in Iraq. globalresearch.ca The US military has been facing increasing pressure from local resistance forces and pro-Iranian groups in Iraq. | On August 21, an improvised explosive device (IED) reportedly struck a vehicle of company working with the U.S.-led coalition in Aweerij, south of …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-25). Belarusian President Lukashenko Reelected by a 61.7% Majority. Reintegration into Russia? globalresearch.ca Despite ruling Belarus with an iron fist, most Belarusians support Alexander Lukashenko. | President since 1994, he was legitimately reelected by a 61.7% majority, according to the pro-Western election monitoring group Golos. | It published "data collected by US-backed civic youth …

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-25). Paraguayan students and peasants demand greater budget for public education. peoplesdispatch.org In the light of the economic crisis faced by a large number of families due to the COVID-19 pandemic, high school and university students as well as peasants of Paraguay are demanding a greater budget for the public education sector. They are also demanding that the national government pass the bill that prohibits charging tuition fees in public universities and implement it on the national level and on a permanent basis. | On August 24, students and peasants' organizations such as the National Federation of Secondary Students (FENAES), the Coordinator of University Students of the National University of Asuncion…

The Global Research Team (2020-08-25). Global Research: Shedding Light on Complex Issues. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | The goal of the Global Research website is to shed light on complex and controversial issues often neglected by the mainstream media. You help this light shine brighter by sharing the information we publish, engaging in research and …

Comitato No Nato No Guerra (2020-08-25). Appello Ai Leader Dei Nove Stati Con Armi Nucleari (Cina, Francia, India, Israele, Nord Corea, Pakistan, Regno Unito, Russia, Stati Uniti). globalresearch.ca Noi, persone di buona volontà di tutti i ceti sociali, di tutti i continenti, di credo e religioni diverse, richiamiamo la vostra attenzione sulla minaccia di una guerra nucleare totale che puà≤ scoppiare molto facilmente a causa di azioni deliberate …

Kuehn BM. (2020-08-25). Lung Diseases Affecting US Workers Cost Billions Annually. jamanetwork.com Annual expenditures for US workers totaled $7 billion for asthma care and $5 billion for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care between 2011 and 2015, according to CDC researchers.

Ricardo Vaz (2020-08-25). US to Tighten Venezuela Sanctions after Gasoline Seizure. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration is reportedly considering ending all Venezuela oil sanctions exemptions in October. | "Whatever oil business is left has to be completed (by the deadline)," an anonymous source told

Black Alliance for Peace (2020-08-25). The DNC and the Politics of Betrayal. Political and Moral Bankruptcy of the Democratic Party. globalresearch.ca The political and moral bankruptcy of the Democratic Party was on full display last week. First it was the convention of the Democratic Party, where the progressive wing of the party was pushed to the margins while the victorious, neoliberal …

Rodgers GP, Collins FS. (2020-08-25). Precision Nutrition—the Answer to "What to Eat to Stay Healthy" jamanetwork.com In this Viewpoint directors of the NIH and NIDDK summarize the agency's 2020-2030 Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research, a roadmap to establish a science of nutrition as a means to prevent and treat illness and to develop actionable, evidence-based dietary recommendations across cultures and settings.

Global Research News (2020-08-25). This Month's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

Jessica Corbett (2020-08-25). 'Unprecedented and Wrong': Pompeo Slammed for Plans to Address GOP Convention from Jerusalem. globalresearch.ca President Donald Trump's reelection campaign

Jeffrey A. Tucker (2020-08-25). The Covid Crisis: Governments Are Faking It, and Copying Each Other. globalresearch.ca A mystery for months is how it is that so many governments in so many different places on earth could have adopted the same or very similar preposterous policies, no matter the threat level of the virus, and without firm …

Pepe Escobar (2020-08-25). China: Everything Proceeding According to Plan, Complete Interruption of Relations with US? globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on Let's start with the story of an incredibly disappearing summit. | Every August, the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) converges to the town of Beidaihe, a seaside resort some two …

Karl Grossman (2020-08-25). Science is objective—but are all scientists objective? nationofchange.org Science might be objective—but that doesn't mean all scientists are.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-25). WINaTALENT research on outsourcing failure. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) — Research by Technavio predicts that the IT outsourcing market size will grow by $98 billion during 2020-2024, so software outsourcing is definitely on the rise.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-08-25). MBA students receive Imperial's first Sainsbury Management Fellows scholarships. imperial.ac.uk Two incoming MBA students at the Business School have been awarded a prestigious scholarship for engineering graduates worth £50,000 each.

Olga Fajardo (2020-08-25). Schools Is In and Education is Back in Tampa Bay. indybay.org Despite all the adversity and all the state ordinances to handle these imposed health protocols, placed to create a safe environment during the Coronavirus pandemic.

_____ (2020-08-25). Germany Begins A Universal-Basic-Income Trial For Three Years. popularresistance.org Germany is about to become the latest country to trial a universal basic income, starting a three-year study of how it affects the economy and recipients' well-being. | As part of the study, 120 people will receive ‚Ǩ1,200, or about $1,430, each month for three years — an amount just above Germany's poverty line — and researchers will compare their experiences with another group of 1,380 people who will not receive the payments. | The study, conducted by the German Institute for Economic Research, has been funded by 140,000 private donations. | All participants will be asked to compl…

sputniknews (2020-08-25). COVID-19 Infects Host Cells Differently Than Other Viruses, Researchers Say. sputniknews.com Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are studying the unusual and complex method the COVID-19 novel coronavirus uses to replicate itself and are trying to identify whether the process could potentially be exploited to prevent the virus from reproducing.

Van Hentenryck M. (2020-08-25). Growing Pains—Advice to Patients and Physicians About Chronic Illness and Disability. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, a medical student describes her experience growing up with a leg prosthesis and requiring orthopedic procedures to maintain her limb growth and describes reactions to her disability from uncomprehending peers and mentors in her medical training.

yenisafak (2020-08-25). What you need to know about the coronavirus right now. yenisafak.com Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Patients reinfectedTwo European patients were confirmed to have been re-infected with the coronavirus, according to regional public broadcasters, raising concerns about immunity.The news follows a report this week by researchers in Hong Kong about a man there who had been re-infected four and a half months after recovering.Broadcasters said on Tuesday a patient in the Netherlands and another in Belgium had also been re-infected with the virus.Dutch broadcaster NOS cited virologist Marion Koopmans as saying the patient in the Netherlands was an older per…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-25). Free Speech be Damned: Joshua Krook and the Australian Public Service. globalresearch.ca There was very little controversial about it. A featured

James O'Neill (2020-08-25). The Australian-United States Relationship is Overdue for a Radical Rethink. dissidentvoice.org When one looks at a map of the world, Australia is prominently displayed at the southern end of the great Asian land mass. Then one looks at other statistics and one sees that Asia and China in particular is of huge economic importance to Australia. China, for example, is Australia's largest source of foreign tourists, …

Tony Cartalucci (2020-08-25). "Poisoned" Kremlin Critic Flown to Germany as German-Russian Nord Stream 2 Nears Completion. globalresearch.ca The perfectly timed poisoning of unpopular, ineffective Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny and the involvement of Germany comes as Washington sought to place maximum pressure on Berlin to cancel the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline. | *** | Russian opposition figure Alexey …

Global Research News (2020-08-25). Selected Articles: COVID-19: Trigger for a New World Order. Economic Stagnation and Social Destruction. globalresearch.ca We hope that by publishing diverse view points, submitted by journalists and experts dotted all over the world, the website can serve as a reminder that no matter what narrative we are presented with, things are rarely as cut and …

Andrew Korybko (2020-08-24). Did Lukashenko's Gun Stunt Help or Harm His Image? globalresearch.ca Color Revolution-beleaguered Belarusian President Lukashenko surprised the world on Sunday after exiting a helicopter that landed on his palace grounds while dressed in body armor and holding an AK -47, which was a risky soft power stunt that could either …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-08-24). LancetGate: "Scientific Corona Lies" and Big Pharma Corruption. Hydroxychloroquine versus Gilead's Remdesivir. globalresearch.ca The campaign against HCQ is carried out through slanderous political statements, media smears, not to mention an authoritative peer reviewed "evaluation" published on May 22nd by The Lancet, which was based on fake figures and test trials.

Prof. Juan Cole (2020-08-24). Trump Walks Alone: Former US Allies Britain, France, Germany Join Russia and China in Forcefully Rejecting Trump Iran Sanctions. globalresearch.ca

Mike Whitney (2020-08-24). Glitzy Convention Conceals Emerging One-Party Tyranny. globalresearch.ca Here are a few takeaways from the Democratic Convention: | The Democrats are running on the same platform they ran on in 2016. | The Democrats put style above substance, flashy optics above ideas or issues. | The Democrats think that hollow tributes …

Project Censored (2020-08-24). Episode 103 — Kamala Harris with Robin Andersen. projectcensored.org On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon host Fordam University's Robin Andersen. Along The Line is a non-profit, education-based podcast that provides listeners with… | With no national plan to control the pandemic, nor a coherent program to reopen schools safely, the Trump Administration has trapped school districts in a Sophie's Choice: to open schools…

Eds. (2020-08-24). Bolivia mass mobilizations against U.S.-backed coup continue. mronline.org A 12-day national Bolivian blockade led by massive social movements, students, elders, unions and farmworkers ended on Aug. 13. It had paralyzed the entire country, resulting in food/fuel shortages and in the complete instability of the Andean nation itself.

Liberation Staff (2020-08-24). Boston Teachers Union car rally demands a safe reopening. liberationnews.org "Until we address the public health emergency we are still in, we aren't going to be able to safely reopen schools."

RT (2020-08-24). Missing classes 'more damaging' than Covid: Johnson urges parents to send kids back to school as govt warns of fines for absence. rt.com UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on parents to allow their children to go back to school, insisting that continuing their education is "vitally important" and skipping classes is actually worse for kids than Covid-19. | "It's vitally important that we get our children back into the classroom to learn and to be with their friends. Nothing will have a greater effect on the life chances of our children than returning to school," Johnson said in a statement on Monday. | The PM added that missing any more school would be "far more damaging" to kids than the coronavirus itself, claiming that the risk of co…

RT (2020-08-24). 'Deal with them': After two weeks of protests in Belarus, Lukashenko orders officials to fire teachers who backed opposition. rt.com Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered that all school teachers who do not support the "state ideology" be removed from their jobs, telling Education Minister Igor Karpenko that they need to be "dealt with." | Belarusian society is currently going through a turbulent period following mass unrest caused by the presidential election results of August 9, which were deemed by many to have been falsified. | According to the official numbers, incumbent Lukashenko won 80% of the vote, with opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya gaining just 10%. Following the closing of polling stations, tens of t…

RT (2020-08-24). 'Indoctrination': Republicans reveal plan to 'teach American exceptionalism' if Trump re-elected, critics slam idea's bankruptcy. rt.com President Donald Trump's second term agenda includes a list of 50 points covering a variety of topics, but the goal to "teach American exceptionalism" has his critics especially outraged. | In a bullet-point press release put out just before the Republican National Convention, where Trump will officially accept his party's nomination, education is actually the least focused with only two goals, compared to the many that accompany other areas like "Drain the Swamp" and "End Our Reliance on China." | The two points that will be the administration's objectives for education are: "provide school choice to every ch…

RT (2020-08-24). NASA researcher arrested by FBI for conspiracy & wire fraud over links to China. rt.com A Texas A&M University professor and NASA researcher has been charged with conspiracy and accused of collaborating with several Chinese entities, while his grant explicitly prohibited him from doing so. | Zhengdong Cheng, a professor in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M who also worked on projects for NASA, was arrested by the FBI over the weekend, the Department of Justice said Monday. | #HouNews #Breaking pic.twitter.com/PbdwaJ2SjI— FBI Houston (@FBIHouston) RT (2020-08-24). Russia to develop new spacesuit as designer attacks SpaceX for 'Hollywood superhero costumes' more about PR than safety. rt.com Russia's National University of Science and Technology (MISIS) plans to develop a spacesuit for the crew of the new Russian spacecraft 'Oryol.' which is projected to begin manned missions in 2025. | Its designer ruled out simply purchasing kit from abroad, making a point of lashing America's SpaceX for having poor quality equipment which he said was created with PR in mind, rather than safety. | "This is a very serious enterprise with a glorious history," said Vladimir Pirozhkov, the head of the MISIS engineering center, noting the importance of Russia making their own space technology. | Also on rt.com…

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-08-24). Despite Threats, the U.S. Will Not Sanction India over Its Relations with Russia. globalresearch.ca After Russia, the U.S. is the second largest arms exporter to India. As a major Washington defense partner, New Delhi signed two $3.5 billion arms purchase agreements earlier this year. However, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Clarke Cooper reiterated Washington's …

Telesur (2020-08-24). Trump's Venezuela Regime Change Alliance Dwindles. globalresearch.ca The Canadian Dimension, a forum for debate on contemporary issues facing the Left, published an analysis of the political situation in Venezuela. The text is presented below: | On December 6, Venezuelans will go to the polls to elect a new …

South Front (2020-08-24). Video: Syrian Forces Are Hunting Down ISIS Terrorists in Desert. globalresearch.ca The military situation in Syria continued deteriorating in recent days. | On August 21, the Syrian Army and its allies increased their anti-ISIS raids in the Palmyra-Deir Ezzor-Al-Mayadin triangle. According to pro-government sources, these efforts are being actively supported by …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-24). Growing US Isolation on the World Stage. globalresearch.ca Russia's Sergey Lavrov is right about hegemon USA, saying the following on Saturday: | The Trump regime's "intention is to do everything possible in order not to be bound by any international multilateral obligations," adding: | "When the US decides that China …

2020-08-24: News Headlines

Andrew Korybko (2020-08-24). Did Lukashenko's Gun Stunt Help or Harm His Image? globalresearch.ca Color Revolution-beleaguered Belarusian President Lukashenko surprised the world on Sunday after exiting a helicopter that landed on his palace grounds while dressed in body armor and holding an AK -47, which was a risky soft power stunt that could either …

Prof. Juan Cole (2020-08-24). Trump Walks Alone: Former US Allies Britain, France, Germany Join Russia and China in Forcefully Rejecting Trump Iran Sanctions. globalresearch.ca

Mike Whitney (2020-08-24). Glitzy Convention Conceals Emerging One-Party Tyranny. globalresearch.ca Here are a few takeaways from the Democratic Convention: | The Democrats are running on the same platform they ran on in 2016. | The Democrats put style above substance, flashy optics above ideas or issues. | The Democrats think that hollow tributes …

Eds. (2020-08-24). Bolivia mass mobilizations against U.S.-backed coup continue. mronline.org A 12-day national Bolivian blockade led by massive social movements, students, elders, unions and farmworkers ended on Aug. 13. It had paralyzed the entire country, resulting in food/fuel shortages and in the complete instability of the Andean nation itself.

Liberation Staff (2020-08-24). Boston Teachers Union car rally demands a safe reopening. liberationnews.org "Until we address the public health emergency we are still in, we aren't going to be able to safely reopen schools."

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-08-24). Despite Threats, the U.S. Will Not Sanction India over Its Relations with Russia. globalresearch.ca After Russia, the U.S. is the second largest arms exporter to India. As a major Washington defense partner, New Delhi signed two $3.5 billion arms purchase agreements earlier this year. However, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Clarke Cooper reiterated Washington's …

Telesur (2020-08-24). Trump's Venezuela Regime Change Alliance Dwindles. globalresearch.ca The Canadian Dimension, a forum for debate on contemporary issues facing the Left, published an analysis of the political situation in Venezuela. The text is presented below: | On December 6, Venezuelans will go to the polls to elect a new …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-24). Growing US Isolation on the World Stage. globalresearch.ca Russia's Sergey Lavrov is right about hegemon USA, saying the following on Saturday: | The Trump regime's "intention is to do everything possible in order not to be bound by any international multilateral obligations," adding: | "When the US decides that China …

Zero Hedge (2020-08-24). Virginia Plans Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for All Residents. globalresearch.ca As Friday's hospitalization numbers across the Sun Belt appear to confirm CDC head Dr. Robert Redfield's assertion that the American COVID-19 outbreak has peaked and is starting to fade, the State of Virginia is setting a new precedent by …

WSWS (2020-08-24). Florida court set to rule on lawsuit challenging in-person schooling. wsws.org The court is set to decide on a challenge by the Florida Education Association to Governor Ron DeSantis's edict for face-to-face instruction.

Patrick Henningsen (2020-08-24). COVID-19: Trigger for a New World Order. Economic Stagnation and Social Destruction. globalresearch.ca I can remember them saying that 'everything changed after 9/11'. It did, but certainly not for the better. I think we can all agree on that. I remember how everyone surrendered their rights and key aspects of democracy, all in …

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar (2020-08-24). China and the Decline of US Power. globalresearch.ca Constant attacks by some US elites on China will, according to some observers, diminish and disappear once the US presidential election is over in November 2020. | This is unlikely to happen for at least two reasons. One, the issues that …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-24). Permitted Unlawfulness: The New Zealand Coronavirus Lockdown. asia-pacificresearch.com

Center For Biological Diversity (2020-08-24). Millions in Executive Payouts for Bankrupt California Oil Giant. globalresearch.ca A federal judge in Houston late yesterday approved an Nine executives with the company, which is California's biggest oil …

wionews (2020-08-24). President No More? US Moves to Ban Chinese Leader Xi Jinping's Title. globalresearch.ca US lawmakers have introduced a bill to change the way the federal government refers to the leader of China. | The 'Name the Enemy Act' would require that official US government documents instead refer to the head of state according to …

Robin McCall (2020-08-24). Lawsuit Claims Merck's Gardasil Papilloma Virus Vaccine Caused Severe Injuries to Teen. globalresearch.ca It is vitally important to acknowledge that the same so-called "experts" in the medical/academic/scientific community, many of whom have serious undisclosed financial conflicts of interest at the NIH, the CDC, the NIAID, the FDA, the WHO, Medical Schools, teaching hospitals …

Mondialisation (2020-08-24). Video: The Face Mask Imposed by France's Police State. Breathing is a Fundamental Human Right. globalresearch.ca Numerous scientific studies reveal that the face mask is detrimental to a person's health. | According to Dr. Russell Blaylock: by wearing a face mask, "the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, …

Scott Ritter (2020-08-24). Biden's Speech Stirs Up Sense of Déjà Vu — Same Old Lies Disguised as New Promises, Little More than a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. globalresearch.ca One speech, well written and read well, does not a president make. At the end of the day, the Democrats are putting forward a wolf in sheep's clothes, who is peddling the same worn-out lies disguised as new promises. | Joe …

Philip A Farruggio (2020-08-24). "Comfortably Numb": Opiods Have Overwhelmed Our Nation. globalresearch.ca Just a little pinprick | There'll be no more, ah | But you may feel a little sick | Can you stand up? | I do believe it's working, good | That'll keep you going through the show | Come on it's time to go | There …

FreiheitsFreund (2020-08-24). Video: Big Anti-Corona Demonstration in Berlin. Example for the Rest of the World. globalresearch.ca According to confirmation from the police of Berlin, Germany, it has been confirmed that between 500,000 and 1 million peaceful protesters (mostly without masks) demonstrate against the Corona rules. | Watch the video below. | * | Note to readers: please click the …

Eric W. Dolan (2020-08-24). Sociopathic Traits Linked to Non-compliance with Mask Guidelines and Other COVID-19 Containment Measures. globalresearch.ca New research from Brazil has found that people who are unconcerned with adhering to measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 tend to display higher levels of traits associated with antisocial personality disorder, also known as sociopathy. The findings have …

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2020-08-24). Belarus and the Lessons from Sudan. Comparative Analysis of "Color Revolutions" globalresearch.ca The political development unfolding in Minsk, with high possibility to spill over and spread throughout the former Soviet republic of Belarus is sensitive and delicate. | The first information that emerged about opposition rallying against elected President Alexander Lukashenko was worrying …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-24). Hymn for a Broken Empire: Republican National Security Officials for Biden. globalresearch.ca If fodder is needed for the argument that a Deep State is running wild and determined to depose President Donald J. Trump, this will surely help. In a

WSWS (2020-08-24). New York University moves to implement racial segregation in student dorms. wsws.org Calls for race-based student housing stem not from a desire to improve the lives of all students and youth, but is to advance the interests of a small layer of the population.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-24). Jordanian Teachers' Syndicate leaders and members released after one month in jail. peoplesdispatch.org The union leaders, along with other protesting teachers, were arrested last month while protesting the government's decision to go back on its promise to fulfill their demands on salary hikes and better working conditions…

Staff (2020-08-24). "The Damage Has Been Done": Historian Says Trump's Postmaster Has Undermined Faith in 2020 Election. democracynow.org The battle over the future of the United States Postal Service is intensifying, with a record number of mail-in ballots expected to be cast in the 2020 presidential election, and Democrats and Republicans locked in a fight over the future of the agency. Historian Philip Rubio, who teaches at North Carolina A&T State University and worked as a mail carrier for two decades before that, says decades of political interference have caused a "manufactured crisis" at the U.S. Postal Service. "The damage has been done," Rubio says of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's changes. "I think he's discouraged a lot of voters who…

RT (2020-08-24). 'Indoctrination': Republicans reveal plan to 'teach American exceptionalism' if Trump re-elected, critics slam idea's bankruptcy. rt.com President Donald Trump's second term agenda includes a list of 50 points covering a variety of topics, but the goal to "teach American exceptionalism" has his critics especially outraged. | In a bullet-point press release put out just before the Republican National Convention, where Trump will officially accept his party's nomination, education is actually the least focused with only two goals, compared to the many that accompany other areas like "Drain the Swamp" and "End Our Reliance on China." | The two points that will be the administration's objectives for education are: "provide school choice to every ch…

RT (2020-08-24). NASA researcher arrested by FBI for conspiracy & wire fraud over links to China. rt.com A Texas A&M University professor and NASA researcher has been charged with conspiracy and accused of collaborating with several Chinese entities, while his grant explicitly prohibited him from doing so. | Zhengdong Cheng, a professor in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M who also worked on projects for NASA, was arrested by the FBI over the weekend, the Department of Justice said Monday. | #HouNews #Breaking pic.twitter.com/PbdwaJ2SjI— FBI Houston (@FBIHouston) Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-08-24). LancetGate: "Scientific Corona Lies" and Big Pharma Corruption. Hydroxychloroquine versus Gilead's Remdesivir. globalresearch.ca The campaign against HCQ is carried out through slanderous political statements, media smears, not to mention an authoritative peer reviewed "evaluation" published on May 22nd by The Lancet, which was based on fake figures and test trials.

South Front (2020-08-24). Video: Syrian Forces Are Hunting Down ISIS Terrorists in Desert. globalresearch.ca The military situation in Syria continued deteriorating in recent days. | On August 21, the Syrian Army and its allies increased their anti-ISIS raids in the Palmyra-Deir Ezzor-Al-Mayadin triangle. According to pro-government sources, these efforts are being actively supported by …

imperial.ac.uk (2020-08-24). Ventilators could be adapted to help two COVID-19 patients at once. imperial.ac.uk New research has shown how ventilators could be adapted to help two patients simultaneously in the event of a shortage.

_____ (2020-08-24). How Much Will Earth Really Warm By? Here's The Latest Research. popularresistance.org A major new study has been published – one that gives much more certainty on the extent of future warming we might expect. | Along with many other international climate scientists, it was led by my colleague, climate scientist Steven Sherwood from the University of New South Wales in Australia. So, I asked him a few questions about it, to drill down what this means for us and the future. | We know Earth's climate warms as greenhouse gas concentrations like carbon dioxide rise in the atmosphere. From the 1950s, NASA temperature data show Earth has warmed ~0.8 ∞C up until the latest decade.The scale of future…

sputniknews (2020-08-24). Analysis of Black Boxes Reveals Downed Ukraine Jet Struck by Iranian Missiles 25 Seconds Apart. sputniknews.com Analysis of the black boxes of the Ukrainian passenger plane downed on January 8 by Iranian forces shows that it was hit by two missiles 25 seconds apart and that passengers were alive for some time following the first blast, Iran's Civil Aviation Organization revealed on Sunday.

Staff (2020-08-24). Postmaster DeJoy Has Undermined Faith in Election, Postal Historian Says. truthout.org The battle over the future of the United States Postal Service is intensifying, with a record number of mail-in ballots expected to be cast in the 2020 presidential election, and Democrats and Republicans locked in a fight over the future of the agency. Historian Philip Rubio, who teaches at North Carolina A&T State University and worked as a mail carrier for two decades before that, says decades of political interference have caused a "manufactured crisis" at the U.S. Postal Service. "The damage has…

yenisafak (2020-08-24). China will step up technology innovation to drive growth, says President Xi. yenisafak.com China will step up technology innovation to drive high-quality growth through mobilising national resources and bringing in world class research teams, President Xi Jinping said on Monday, according to the state TV.China will further open up its economy and actively take part in reforming the global economic governance to push for a more equal and reasonable system of governance, Xi told a seminar of economists and scholars, China Central Television reported.

yenisafak (2020-08-24). Hong Kong documents man twice infected by COVID-19. yenisafak.com Researchers in Hong Kong Monday claimed to have proved that a man was infected by COVID-19 for a second time after having recovered from the illness. | It is the first such case documented by a team of researchers at the University of Hong Kong. The man, 33, an IT worker, recovered from coronavirus and later was released from hospital in April, according to rthk.com. However, he again tested positive for the virus when he returned from Spain the following month. | According to the university research team, the "genetic sequencing showed the virus strains contracted by him in April and August were clearly differen…

Dr. Meryl Nass (2020-08-24). How a False Hydroxychloroquine Narrative Was Created. "Dangerous" When Used for Covid-19. globalresearch.ca First published on June 29, 2020 | It is remarkable that a series of events taking place over the past 3 months produced a unified message about hydroxychloroquine, and produced similar policies about the drug in the US, Canada, Australia, NZ …

WSWS (2020-08-24). British think tank fronts right-wing "academic freedom" campaign—Part 1. wsws.org Policy Exchange argues for a combined intervention into both academia and student politics on campus to suppress left-wing protest and give free rein to far-right ideologues.

Edward Curtin (2020-08-24). "Chasing the Light" by Oliver Stone. globalresearch.ca Like the wandering and rascally Odysseus upon whom he models his life, Oliver Stone is "double-minded" in the most profound and illuminating ways. The title of his fantastic new memoir is a case in point. "One of the first basic …

Global Research News (2020-08-24). Selected Articles: US Elections and the Fall of the American Empire. globalresearch.ca If you look to Global Research as a resource for information and understanding, to stay current on world events, or to experience honesty and transparency in your news coverage, please consider making a

FreiheitsFreund (2020-08-24). Video: Corona Madness! This is What the Pandemic Makes People Do… The Face Mask and Social Distancing. globalresearch.ca THE FACE MASK | Ample scientific literature. Medical consensus (shared by Dr. Fauci) until it was repealed by government directives. | By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter …

F. William Engdahl (2020-08-23). Towards a US-China War? The Creation of a Global Totalitarian System, A "One World Government"? globalresearch.ca The dominant dynamic defining world geopolitics is the appearance of a genuine irregular conflict between the 2 most formidable powers on the planet: China & the US. Only this time the aim is a universal totalitarian system. David Rockefeller called it a "one world government."

RT (2020-08-23). Russian FM Lavrov says some Belarus opposition figures seek 'bloodshed,' want to turn country into second Ukraine. rt.com Some within the Belarusian opposition want to see "bloodshed" in the country, Sergey Lavrov has claimed, adding that exiled candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya appears to be appealing more to a Western audience than a domestic one. | Speaking at an educational youth forum on Sunday, the Russian Foreign Minister touched upon the ongoing unrest in neighboring Belarus. The country is enduring a wave of mass protests triggered by contested elections. | "The Belarusian people will decide for themselves how to get out of this situation," Lavrov said, adding that there are "clear signs" that the situation there is "stab…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-23). Echo Chamber US Politics: The "All About Trump" Democratic National Convention. globalresearch.ca It was hard to stomach. The usual suspects, the usual scripts tatty from overuse. The 2020 Democratic National Convention was a prolonged display of avoidance, evasion and theatrical amnesia. There were moments of formality masquerading as promise: Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…

Peter Koenig (2020-08-23). The World Economic Forum (WEF) Knows Best — The Post-Covid "Great Global Reset" globalresearch.ca The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just made a grandiose discovery and declared (21 July 2020) under the alarming title "This is now the world's greatest threat — and it's not coronavirus". The superb discovery is listed as "Affluence is …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-23). Senate Voting Record of Kamala Harris. Pro-Big Money, Pro-Israel, Pro-War Dem Foot Soldier. globalresearch.ca The US political season never ends. It'll be in high gear post-conventions this month. | According to the Center for Responsive Politics, US 2020 presidential aspirants, groups working on their behalf, "leadership PACs, super PACs, dark money outlets," and other sources …

Tony Cartalucci (2020-08-23). Washington's Role in Thailand's "Student Protests", Destabilize Thailand, Undermine Thai-Chinese Relations. globalresearch.ca Virtually every aspect of "student protests" in Thailand are funded and backed by the US and aimed at destabilizing a key partner of China, reversing Thai-Chinese relations, and advancing Washington's Beijing containment policy. | Thailand is a key partner of China's …

Beda M Stadler (2020-08-23). Coronavirus: Why Everyone Was Wrong. It is Not a "New Virus". "The Fairy Tale of No Immunity" globalresearch.ca So: Sars-Cov-2 isn't all that new, but merely a seasonal cold virus that mutated and disappears in summer, as all cold viri do — which is what we're observing globally right now. Flu viri mutate significantly more, by the way, and nobody would ever claim that a new flu virus strain was completely novel.

Dr. Carrie Madej (2020-08-23). Video: "Human 2.0"? Humans Melding with Artificial Intelligence. A Wake-Up Call to the World. globalresearch.ca What does "Human 2.0" mean? | According to Dr. Carrie Madej, it is transhumanism where humans are melding with artificial intelligence, like in the movie Matrix. | Transhumanism has a bearing on the Future Of Humanity. | It is happening right in …

Torsten Engelbrecht (2020-08-23). COVID19 PCR Tests Are Scientifically Meaningless. globalresearch.ca First published on June 29, 2020 | Lockdowns and hygienic measures around the world are based on numbers of cases and mortality rates created by the so-called SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests used to identify "positive" patients, whereby "positive" is usually equated with …