(2021-08-07). Hezbollah Fires Rockets in Response to Israeli Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Hezbollah responded Friday to recent Israeli shelling and airstrikes in southern Lebanon by firing rockets into Israel. The incident marks the Israel said 19 rockets were launched from Lebanon and that it fired back with artillery after the barrage. The back and forth is the most significant escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in years, but no casualties were reported on either side. | Israel's initial shelling of Lebanon took place late We…
(2021-08-07). Israel-Hezbollah Confrontation is 'Exchange of Messages', War is Not on Horizon, Expert Says. sputniknews.com The reason for this is not only the reluctance of Hezbollah to draw Lebanon into another bloody conflict, especially now when the country is mired in deep economic and political crises. It also stems from Israel being preoccupied with other problems and the split within its own coalition.
(2021-08-07). US transfers 40 ISIL forces to its base in Hasaka: report. en.mehrnews.com Syrian sources reported that the US military transferred dozens of ISIL prisoners in Syria to its base.
(2021-08-07). Australian state government Shepparton Education Plan details social crisis. wsws.org The Labor government's plans do not include a single proposal to address the extreme deprivation and social disadvantage suffered by so many children and their families.
(2021-08-07). Pennsylvania slashes over 1,500 higher education jobs with union support. wsws.org The restructuring plan, approved without a whimper of protest from the official union representing faculty, will merge six universities into two, lay off faculty members, and do nothing to alleviate the rising cost of tuition and student loan debt.
(2021-08-07). Australia: Shepparton teacher speaks of lack of health and psychological resources in schools. wsws.org "A lot of the problems we are having with kids, these are medical issues, they are not teaching and learning issues. These kids need serious psychological intervention, behavioural therapists and programs focused on that."
(2021-08-07). Forty-four arrested after protest by striking Sri Lankan teachers in Colombo. wsws.org As police arrest protesters, union officials are manoeuvring to shut down teachers' ongoing national wage strike.
(2021-08-07). Selected Articles: People Are Choosing Freedom, Resisting COVID Restrictions. globalresearch.ca 
By Resist. They can't arrest us all. They can't keep all your kids home from school. They can't …
(2021-08-07). The Panic Pandemic: How Media Fearmongering Led to 'Unprecedented' Censorship of Scientific Research. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-07). [Correspondence] Critically ill COVID-19 patients in Africa: it is time for quality registry data — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Luigi Pisani and colleagues highlight the potential and needed role of critical care registries in the COVID-19 pandemic response in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Registry data are a powerful tool when operationalised at scale.1 However, despite funded collaborative efforts, the existing registries in LMICs alone have been insufficient in providing an adequate pandemic response, lamented as recently as May, 2021.2 In contrast, the African Perioperative Research Group (APORG), an unfunded network, pivoted to respond to the pandemic in Africa.
(2021-08-07). Emergency department visits related to opioid overdoses up significantly during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Emergency department visit rates because of an opioid overdose increased by 28.5% across the U.S. in 2020, compared to 2018 and 2019, recent Mayo Clinic research finds. Emergency visits overall decreased by 14% last year, while visits because of an opioid overdose increased by 10.5%. The result: Opioid overdoses were responsible for 0.32 out of 100 visits, or 1 in every 313 visits, which is up from 0.25, or 1 in every…
(2021-08-07). What is the U.S. afraid of? What kind of 'truth' does it try to make up?>. ecns.cn The U.S.' "excessive efforts" on origin tracing has distorted this scientific issue while its failure to curb the surging COVID-19 cases has ruined its international image.
(2021-08-07). Without Public Health Safety Mandates and Containment Actions–Vaccines Will Leave Us All. indybay.org Vaccines and Public Health Science both are necessary to beat fCovid-19…
(2021-08-07). Study shows masks offer protection as COVID-19 infections tick up. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended this week that people vaccinated against COVID-19 resume wearing masks in public indoor spaces in areas of the United States where the virus is spreading. "Appropriate masking in addition to vaccination remain the best methods to help protect individuals from the Coronavirus," says Gregory Poland, M.D., an infectious disease expert at Mayo Clinic. In fact, published data from Mayo Clinic researchers have found that…
(2021-08-07). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The COVID-19 delta variant has changed everything. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A fourth COVID-19 surge is blanketing the U.S., and the delta variant is the culprit. "Where did this delta variant come from? It came from unvaccinated people getting infected in large numbers allowing the virus to continue mutating," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. In the past, a person with COVID-19 might infect two to four people. But with the delta variant, one person can infect…
(2021-08-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Study shows masks can prevent COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers recently published a study that shows the proper use of masks reduces the spread of respiratory droplets. The findings strongly support the protective value and effectiveness of widespread mask use and maintaining physical distance in reducing the spread of COVID-19. Reporter Jason Howland has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/9fca7M5STEA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: …
(2021-08-07). Edward Snowden Slams Apple's Plan to Scan Every User's Phone as 'Assault on Privacy'. sputniknews.com The tech giant previously announced it will be using the neuralMatch software in order to scan photos uploaded to the iCloud by American users and will notify the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) if child abuse imagery is discovered.
(2021-08-07). 7 August, Toronto: Make Noise for Jerusalem. samidoun.net 
Saturday, 7 August 2 PM Yonge/Dundas Square Toronto ON Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/218433180287757/ TORONTO: Join us this Saturday August 7th at 2PM in Yonge & Dundas Square to make some noise for Jerusalem and take a stand against Zionist settler-colonialism. As Israel's attempts to evict and displace the residents of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan continue unabated, we call on all people of conscience to show out and stand with residents of occupied East Jerusalem resisting displacement. We demand an end to state and institutional complicity with Israeli apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. We dem…
(2021-08-07). WATCH: Taliban fighters joyride in Humvees after capturing Nimroz provincial capital & seizing more US-made weaponry. rt.com 
Taliban militants were spotted parading around in US-made Humvees after seizing a major city in Nimroz province, footage shows — the first regional capital to fall to the group as it launches a wave of attacks across Afghanistan. | The militants were seen making victory laps around the city of Zaranj on Friday afternoon in the captured vehicles, having just captured the provincial capital after overrunning Afghan government forces. |
(2021-08-07). Watch Taliban Militants Parade in US-Made Humvees After Seizing Afghan Provincial Capital. sputniknews.com On Friday, Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai told the UN Security Council that the scale and scope of the ongoing Taliban* offensive in the country "are akin to an invasion unparalleled in the last 30 years of the conflict".
(2021-08-07). Talibanes capturan una segunda capital provincial en Afganistán. telesurtv.net En la tarde del viernes, los talibanes tomaron el control de la ciudad de Zaranj, capital de la provincia suroccidental de Nimroz.
(2021-08-07). Defensa de diplomático Alex Saab expone ilegalidades en proceso. telesurtv.net El Tribunal de la Cedeao ha ordenado en dos ocasiones la libertad inmediata de Alex Saab ante las irregularidades en su detención.
(2021-08-07). A Letter to the Unvaccinated. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-07). Video: Patrick King. The Virus Has Not Been Isolated! "No I Did Not Win The Court Case". "They Do Not Have the Evidence". globalresearch.ca Patrick …
(2021-08-07). Glen Ford Memorial — Saluting a Black Radical and a Journalistic Champion. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-07). WHO should conduct origin tracing in the US: China Daily editorial. ecns.cn A survey conducted around the world by China Global Television Network in the six official languages of the United Nations over the past few weeks found that 83.1 percent of the respondents support the World Health Organization carrying out a novel coronavirus origin tracing investigation in the United States.
(2021-08-07). Iran not to hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in PG. en.mehrnews.com Condemning the G7 statement over baseless accusations against Iran, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran will not hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in the Persian Gulf.
(2021-08-07). Biden flubs number of vaccinated Americans. en.mehrnews.com In his speech on Friday, the US president made another blunder, making a mistake over the total number of vaccinated people in the United States.
(2021-08-07). Saturday 8/28: Zamin Project | Panel 3: SWANA in the BAY AREA: Teaching, Pedagogy, Mentors. indybay.org Virtual event only…
(2021-08-07). [Perspectives] Lucy Chappell: setting the agenda for UK research policy. thelancet.com Lucy Chappell, Professor of Obstetrics at King's College London, a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator, and obstetrician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, UK, became Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) to the UK Department of Health and Social Care on Aug 1, 2021. As CSA, she is responsible for a budget of £1 ∑3 billion and leads the research policy and management of the NIHR, a major medical research institute with impact in the UK and globally. Chappell brings extensive clinical, academic, and research expertise to her new role and her experience to date…
(2021-08-07). Science Saturday: Regenerative pipeline for spinal cord repair. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic research is learning how stem cell therapy can treat neurodegenerative diseases. Mayo is among the first to study whether stem cell therapy might trigger healing for spinal cord injury. Research is ongoing in preclinical models, but it also has advanced from discovery science to early clinical trials. It's a complex question because different forms of stem cells can be derived from different biologics within the body. Mayo Clinic's Center for Regenerative Medicine is driving the research that…
(2021-08-07). Future of UK Treescapes Programme launches with £10.5 million for new research. imperial.ac.uk Projects on the role of trees and forests for climate, nature, and people have received funding from UKRI.
(2021-08-07). Colombia suma una nueva masacre para llegar a 64 en el 2021. telesurtv.net La masacre se registró en el interior de una vivienda en el municipio colombiano de Soacha dejando tres hombre y una mujer muerta.
(2021-08-07). Stop the giveaway of California's community Colleges. indybay.org Students, community members, faculty and staff are organizing to stop the privatization of California's community colleges.
(2021-08-07). Congresistas de EE.UU. piden a Biden cerrar cárcel en Guantánamo. telesurtv.net Los presidentes de varios comités legislativos se sumaron a la iniciativa para que se ejecute inmediatamente el cierre de la prisión.
(2021-08-06). Pan-Africanism or Zionism: The AU and Palestine Liberation. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-06). Seattle vigil: 'No justice, no peace, it's the doctors & the police!'. zcomm.org Hundreds of protesters gathered at Westlake Park in Seattle on the afternoon of July 24 for the Healthcare Equity March. This was the most recent of a series of protests centered around Kaloni Bolton, a 12-year-old Black girl who died tragically at the beginning of this year as a result of medical negligence. | The protests have been organized by Kaloni's family and local organization Decolonizing Science, who Kaloni's mother and aunt Kristina Williams and Francis Bowman say have been very helpful in bringing people out. Williams and Bowman spoke with Liberation News to bring attention to Kaloni's story. | On Dec…
(2021-08-06). Progressives Say Student Loan Moratorium Extension 'Not Enough' in Call for Debt Cancellation. commondreams.org One congressman said that his "14-month run as postmaster general has been a masterclass in cronyism and deception."
(2021-08-06). Freedom Summer Film Series | Haiti Betrayed. peoplesforum.org Join us at The People's Forum for our Freedom Summer Film Series! | As we begin the reopening of our space, every Friday evening in June we will show a film in our screening room. | This is a free, educational program, however, in order to maintain a safe capacity level, we ask that you leave a $6 deposit to reserve your participation. You will be refunded your deposit upon arrival or if you cancel. Please have your confirmation email ready when you arrive. | Freedom Summer Films is a series that aims to explore the humanity and the creativity of the many struggles against imperialism, colonialism, capitalism at…
(2021-08-06). Marxist youth school wraps up in New York City. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—"Solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong!" sang the young activists attending the 2021 Little Red Schoolhouse in Manhattan at a rally in support of striking Alabama mine workers last Wednesday. The school was hosted by the New York District of the Communist Party and the Chelsea Fund for Education. A total of …
(2021-08-06). Kimberlé Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth About Race in America. aclu.org The assault on the practice and ideology known as Critical Race Theory (CRT) has been a wildly successful propaganda campaign. As of this week, 27 state legislatures and 165 national and local organizations have made efforts to restrict education on racism. But what exactly is CRT, and is it really commonplace in K-12 curriculum, as the right makes it out to be? And why does reckoning with the history of racial oppression elicit such profound censorship from those that typically tout support for free speech? | The practice and framework of CRT, which asserts that racism is embedded in the legal system and gove…
(2021-08-06). UK: 15 Further Education colleges vote to strike over pay and job losses. wsws.org Real terms pay cuts for FE lecturers have totalled 30 percent in the past decade, but the union is only calling for a 5 percent pay increase.
(2021-08-06). "China's successful battle against poverty is a part of its process of socialist construction" peoplesdispatch.org 
A recent study published by the Tricontinental: Institute of Social Research provides a detailed understanding of methods and motivations behind the Chinese initiative, which has lifted more than 850 million people out of absolute poverty since 1949…
(2021-08-06). Imperial grows global education opportunities. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is to expand opportunities for international student experiences, as it secures new Turing funding.
(2021-08-06). Teacher-Student-Parent Safety Committee in Sri Lanka holds successful online meeting. wsws.org Speakers explained the necessity to build action committees in every workplace and school, independent of the unions, to take up the fight for social and democratic rights.
(2021-08-06). 'For $1/Day'… Double-Blind Ivermectin Study Reveals COVID Patients Recover More Quickly, Are Less Infectious. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-06). CNN's strange Wuhan lab story suggests US spies HACKED Chinese database, hints that probe into Covid-19 origins may take longer. rt.com 
A bizarre CNN story about the ongoing US intelligence investigation of Covid-19's origins that relies on anonymous sources, and seems to make excuses for the spies coming up short, also manages to accuse the US of hacking China. | In a progress report of sorts on the 90-day investigation into the coronavirus origins — with which US spies were tasked Scientists are scouring data from…
(2021-08-06). Are American Businesses Committing Suicide by Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for Their Employees as Staffing Shortages Increase? globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-06). August 6, 9, 1945: Who Ordered the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-06). As Health Officials, Media Ramp Up Vaccine Coercion, They Scapegoat the Unvaccinated. globalresearch.ca
