(2022-06-03). Africa, the collateral victim of a distant conflict: The Twenty-Second Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
Debt hangs over the African continent like a wake of vultures. Most African countries have interest bills that are much higher than their national revenues, with budgets managed through austerity and driven by deep cuts in government employment as well as the education and health care sectors.
(2022-06-03). Crisis of Sri Lankan capitalism provokes a popular uprising. mronline.org 
Since early April, Sri Lanka has been engulfed by a wave of mass protests demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Thousands of workers and students have mobilised in the most significant mass movement in 30 years.
(2022-06-03). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…
(2022-06-03). Some 14,400 people affected after earthquake hits China's Sichuan. ecns.cn Preliminary statistics show that 14,427 people have been affected after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday, according to the city's earthquake relief headquarters on Friday.
(2022-06-03). Mayo Clinic expert on how concerned the public should be about monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials are investigating the monkeypox outbreak to determine if the virus acquired a mutation that makes it more transmissible or if superspreader events in Europe may be to blame for the current outbreak."Anytime the virus does something new, it catches our attention," says Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. Watch: Dr. Kennedy discusses the current monkeypox outbreak. youtu.be/O80AmMgSGbg Journalists: Broadcast-quality soundbites are available in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-06-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Community leaders are key to reaching people underrepresented in research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To address health disparities and reach underserved communities, work is underway at Mayo Clinic to raise up community voices through community engagement. "Community engagement is an ongoing process," explains Dr. Chyke Doubeni, director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research. "It's a partnership or collaboration among organizational entities and members of the community. And the sole purpose of this is to solve problems and address priorities that a community sees as…
(2022-06-02). Corinthian Colleges Ran Subprime Institutions That Preyed On Black Americans: Biden Cancels $5.8B Of Debt. moguldom.com President Joe Biden is set to cancel $5.8 billion in student loan debt for those who attended institutions run by Corinthian Colleges. Founded in 1995, Corinthian Colleges was once among the largest for-profit education companies in the country. At its prime, it had over 100,000 students enrolled in over 35 states. However, the schools were …
(2022-06-02). Culture for All: Why Film Matters. mronline.org 
Action films, horror films, romantic comedies, science fiction, documentaries—film plays a big part of our lives. Film matters, not only because it was the most popular cultural art form of the 20th century, but because film connects to so many areas of our lives in so many different ways. Not only in the way we visualise our lives, but the ways in which we understand and communicate them.
(2022-06-02). Army Continues Closure Of Beita Junction For Seventh Day. imemc.org 
On Thursday, The Israeli army continued the closure of Beita junction, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, for the seventh day, inflicting hardships on more than 15.000 Palestinians, including farmers, merchants, and students. Mahmoud Barham, the Mayor of Beita, said the closure of this main junction affects the lives of at least …