Staff (2022-10-21). Four Killed by Ukrainian shelling in Russia's Kherson. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) — Ukrainian rocket artillery struck a ferry crossing in Kherson, leaving four people killed.

WSWS (2022-10-21). Russia evacuates tens of thousands from Kherson ahead of Ukrainian offensive. wsws.org Despite the disaster for the Ukrainian population, which is viewed as cannon fodder for American imperialism, the US is seeking to escalate the conflict.

WSWS (2022-10-21). Broad audience at Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE meeting against the threat of a nuclear war. wsws.org About 1 people from across Sri Lanka, as well as India, the US, Russia, Europe, the Middle East and several other countries participated in the online event, with speeches in Sinhala simultaneously translated into Tamil and presented with English subtitles.

WSWS (2022-10-21). German Chancellor Scholz announces more weapons for war against Russia. wsws.org Although the NATO war against Russia in Ukraine threatens to escalate into a nuclear conflict, the German coalition government is intensifying the war and making new threats against Moscow.

Fred Fuentes (2022-10-21). To help win peace, anti-war activists should support military aid for Ukraine. greenleft.org.au Peace activists in Australia should be demanding that Australia's Prime Minister listen to the just requests of the Ukrainian people and government, argues Federico Fuentes.

Julie Hollar (2022-10-21). WaPo Wants US 'Beacon' for Ukraine Refugees—but Not for Haitians. zcomm.org Source: FAIR Photo by Luigi Morris/Shutterstock The notorious incident in Del Rio, Texas, where US border patrol agents on horseback were photographed apparently wielding long reins as whips against Haitian migrants, prompted widespread public outrage. But where Ukrainians seeking refuge in this country found a strong advocate in the Washington Post editorial board, their

Staff (2022-10-21). Iran relations serious problem to Israel: Lapid. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) — Zionist regime Prime Minister Yair Lapid expressed concern about the strategicTehran-Moscow ties, claiming that relations between Russia and Iran represent a serious problem for "Israel".

Staff (2022-10-21). Vienna talks future depends on Washington willingness. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) — Stating that reaching an agreement in JCPOA revival talks depends on Washington's readiness, the Russian envoy said that Washington decided to suspend the negotiations on the eve of the US mid-term elections.

San Francisco Public Library (2022-10-21). Friday 12/9: Film: Chinatown Rising Screening and Filmmaker Discussion. indybay.org Chinatown / Him Mark Lai Branch Library | 1135 Powell Street | San Francisco, CA 94108…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-21). Exit Liz Truss; Enter Lettuce. southfront.org "When are you going to govern? The only thing you have governed for the past year is your own survival." | Written by Jess Phillips, Labour MP, October 20, 2022 | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | British politics has revealed hidden depths, each one being sought as each prime minister succumbs. The announcement by Liz Truss that she would be resigning came after a mere 45 days in office. In terms of duration, this would make her the shortest serving PM since the Tory George Canning, who died of tuber…

Staff (2022-10-21). Can War Ever Be Justified? Arnold Augusts Closing Remarks, Bipartisan War. orinocotribune.com October 19, 2022 ( David Swanson and Arnold August were the two debater and the moderation of the event was in charge of Youri Muckraker. | In his closing remarks, Arnold August challenged the bi-partisan nature of US war and aggression from 1776 to date. He put out a call to action for the peace-loving peoples of the world to support the forces in the U…

Peter Boyle (2022-10-21). Video: Stop Turkish military's illegal chemical warfare on Kurdish freedom fighters! greenleft.org.au Green Left journalist Peter Boyle called on the Australian government to condemn the Turkish military's continued use of banned chemical weapons against Kurdish freedom fighters in northern Iraq/south Kurdistan.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-21). Taiwan, US Sign Deal to Maintain Island's Patriot Missiles. southfront.org Click to see full-size image Technicians from Raytheon and Lockheed Martin will be sent to Taiwan under a contract worth about $78 million | Originally published on Taiwan has signed a contract with the US According to The…

San Francisco Public Library (2022-10-21). Friday 12/30: Author: Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods moderated by Piper Kerman. indybay.org San Francisco Main Library | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…

San Francisco Public Library (2022-10-21). Wednesday 12/14: Presentation: Damien Linnane, Illustrator of This is Ear Hustle. indybay.org [ONLINE] San Francisco Main Library…

Sam Wainwright (2022-10-21). The Pacific is not 'our backyard'. greenleft.org.au Progressives need to build support for the right of the peoples of the Pacific to self-determination, free from interference, including from our own government, argues Sam Wainwright.

Isaac Nellist (2022-10-21). Anti-poverty campaigners call on Rishworth to raise the rate. greenleft.org.au Anti-poverty activists and welfare recipients called on Social Services minister Amanda Rishworth to raise welfare payments on the International Day for Eradicating Poverty. Isaac Nellist reports.

San Francisco Public Library (2022-10-21). Monday 12/12: Author: Zara Stone and Joe Loya in conversation, Killer Looks. indybay.org San Francisco Main Library | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…

San Francisco Public Library (2022-10-21). Tuesday 12/13: Film: Belly of the Beast, Screening and Filmmaker Discussion. indybay.org [ONLINE] San Francisco Main Library…

Staff (2022-10-21). "We Are a Democracy innewsauthor"> Only": George Monbiot on Truss Resignation & Who Will Be Next British PM. democracynow.org British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday after just 45 days in office, the shortest term in the nation's history. Her low-tax, low-regulation financial policies were widely criticized after they sent the pound plummeting, causing several senior ministers to quit. We speak to George Monbiot, British journalist at The Guardian, about her short-lived time in office, what this says about the Conservative Party, and who her likely successor will be. "You'd think we'd have a general election after all this chaos, … but that's not how it works in this country, because we are a d…

Staff (2022-10-21). Sisters of Alaa Abd El-Fattah Stage Sit-In in U.K. Demanding His Release from Egypt Prison Before COP27. democracynow.org The family of imprisoned Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been staging a sit-in outside the British foreign office to demand the government help release him. El-Fattah, who was recently granted British citizenship, has been on hunger strike for over 200 days to protest being held in harsh conditions during his seemingly endless jail sentence in Egypt. "We're not sure how much time is left. We're not sure how much his body can take," says his sister, Sanaa Seif.

Ursula Wolfe-Rocca (2022-10-21). Why the narrative that critical race theory 'makes white kids feel guilty' is a lie. zcomm.org Our classrooms are not sites of demoralized children who hate themselves and their country. Students are hungry for explanations — real explanations — for the world they have inherited…

Martha Hubert (2022-10-21). Friday 10/21: Justice, Not Jenkins! indybay.org San Francisco Police Officers Association | 800 Bryant (@ 6th) | San Francisco, CA…

Cine Mas SF (2022-10-21). Sunday 10/23: San Francisco Latino Film Festival -Closing Screening. indybay.org Roxie Theater | 3117 16th Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…

Haiti Action Committee (2022-10-21). Wednesday 10/26: Oppose Expanded US/UN Military Intervention in Haiti! indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building at 90 – 7th Street between Market and Mission Streets, near Powell Street BART.

Staff (2022-10-21). Egypt's Carceral Climate Summit: Naomi Klein on the Crisis of COP27 Being Held in a Police State. democracynow.org Egypt is preparing to host world leaders next month at the U.N.'s annual climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, a move that prominent environmentalist and author Naomi Klein calls "greenwashing." While the government embraces superficial causes to mitigate climate change such as recycling or panels, "what is not welcome would be pointing out this enormous lucrative network of deals that the military itself is engaged in that are linked to fossil fuels, that are linked to destroying remaining green space in cities like Cairo," says Klein. She adds that the international community sh…

Staff (2022-10-21). Palestinian youth martyred in Zionist raid on Jenin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) — The early morning attack of the Zionist forces on Jenin left one Palestinian martyred, wounding three others.

Britny Cordera (2022-10-21). Supporting Young Farmers of Color Can Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals. zcomm.org Climate-conscious farmers are a powerful force for growing community and a more resilient future…

Paul Street (2022-10-21). Tell Me Again How I Was "Crying Wolf" zcomm.org

Michelle Begue (2022-10-21). Breast cancer prevention among Colombia's caregivers. america.cgtn.com 1.2 million women living in Bogota are considered caregivers, working an average of 10 hours at home without receiving any wages.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-10-21). Sunday 10/23: Kickoff for World Dashiki Week 2022. indybay.org The African Outlet | 4942 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94124…

Richard A. Devine (2022-10-21). Corporate spending in state politics and elections can affect everything. zcomm.org Political spending by corporations is big business…

Friends of Cuba (2022-10-21). Thursday 11/3: The World Stand With Cuba! We Call On Nancy Pelosi: Let Cuba Live! indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building (7th + Mission)…

Staff (2022-10-21). Nueva planta de oxígeno medicinal prestará sevicios en 2024 (+Video). cubadebate.cu La inversión de la nueva planta de oxígeno medicinal que se construye en Granma prestará servicios a partir de 2024, según especialista de comunicación de la Empresa Gases Industriales y OxiCuba S.A. La entidad resolverá definitivamente situaciones complejas con el traslado del oxígeno medicinal hacia las provincias del oriente cubano.

Staff (2022-10-21). Cristiano Ronaldo rompe su silencio tras ser apartado del Manchester vs United Chelsea. cubadebate.cu Cristiano Ronaldo rompió su silencio al saberse este jueves que no será tomado en cuenta para el próximo encuentro del Manchester United ante el Chelsea. El portugués, de 37 años, no será incluido en el partido de este sábado contra los Blues, después que tampoco fuera llevado al terreno de juego en la victoria del miércoles contra el Tottenham.

TeleSUR, gao (2022-10-21). Dos atentados de Al Shabaab dejan al menos 21 muertos en Somalia. telesurtv.net Los recientes atentados del grupo terroristas en las ciudades de Jalalaqsi y Bulobarde dejaron varios heridos entre civiles y militares.

TeleSUR, YSM, SH (2022-10-21). Detienen a cuatro personas más por ataque a Cristina Fernández. telesurtv.net Los cuatro detenidos enfrentan cargos de incitación a la violencia, apología del delito e instigación a delinquir.

____ (2022-10-20). China to step up judicial protection of IPR: senior judge. ecns.cn Chinese judicial agencies will step up protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in a bid to support the country's drive to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, a senior judge said Wednesday.

____ (2022-10-20). Chinese researchers cast more light on globally threatened primates. ecns.cn Chinese experts have recently revealed the evolutionary adaptation and demographic history of pygmy lorises, according to the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

WSWS (2022-10-20). Australian university union promotes Labor Party at Sydney strike rally. wsws.org A state Labor leader was invited to address the National Tertiary Education Union rally, posturing as a parliamentary representative of "working people," but a striking worker was blocked from speaking to call for unified struggle of workers.

_____ (2022-10-19). Shock: US Police Even Worse Than We Thought. popularresistance.org Police in the U.S. kill more than 1000 people every year but that doesn't tell the whole story. Lee Camp opens up about police brutality statistics and what they're hiding.

____ (2022-10-19). Two giant pandas leave China for Qatar as part of protection, research cooperation. ecns.cn Two giant pandas "Sihai" and "Jingjing" left the China Protect Daxiongmao Research Center Ya'an Bifeng Valley Base in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday afternoon, starting their journey to Qatar.

____ (2022-10-19). China launches cold region electric riverboat. ecns.cn A cold region electric riverboat has been launched on a tributary of northeast China's Songhua River, according to the China Science Daily on Tuesday.

____ (2022-10-19). Researchers design AI-Chemist system to facilitate chemical experiments. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have presented an artificial intelligence (AI) system to facilitate chemical research and experiments, Wednesday's edition of China Science Daily reported.

____ (2022-10-19). Two giant pandas head for Qatar. ecns.cn Two giant pandas left Ya'an Base for Qatar for a cooperation program on the research and protection on Tuesday. This is the first giant panda cooperation program between China and the Middle East.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-19). RAND: How the US Planned the War and Energy Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Philippe Rosenthal The Rand Corporation think tank, which has 1,8 employees and a budget of $ 3 million, has the official objective ´ of improving policies and decision-making through research and analysis ª. It is mainly linked to the American Department of Defense [ Pentagon ] and is famous for having been influential in the…

Associated Press (2022-10-19). Need student loan relief? Apply now before Republicans try to kill Biden's program. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP)—President Joe Biden on Monday officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program, opening the door for millions of Americans to apply for up to $20,000 in forgiveness. The Biden administration touts it as a simple, straightforward application that should only take about five minutes. The Biden administration faces a growing number …

____ (2022-10-19). COVID-19 research offers hope for cancer treatment. ecns.cn Pioneers of the research that led to one of the first COVID-19 vaccines say breakthroughs made in their studies could point the way toward developing a potential vaccine against cancer before the end of the decade.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-19). Ion beam cancer therapy facility gets a £2m development boost. imperial.ac.uk Researchers aiming to make cheaper, more flexible ion beam therapy for cancer treatment a reality have been awarded £2m to develop their plans.

Anonymous587 (2022-10-19). Americans Created Cool New Virus. Is 80 Percent Mortality Guaranteed For Us? southfront.org Boston scientists have found out… | Researchers at Boston University created a new strain of COVID-19 in efforts to examine the role of a specific protein associated with the omicron variant. | The omicron variant is highly transmissible, even in those who have been fully vaccinated. Omicron's spike or "S" protein has an unusually large amount of mutations and is considered by researchers to be the major driver of traits specific to omicron. With that in mind, the Department of Biochemistry at the Boston Uni…

_____ (2022-10-19). The United States and Britain continue secret biological research in Central Asia. journal-neo.org Despite numerous publications about military research in secret US biology laboratories in…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-19). Imperial Lates returns for a new season celebrating science and wonder. imperial.ac.uk Explore drugs, the joy of play, the science of the small and everything above our heads through lively discussions, hands-on workshops and performance…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-19). New machine learning tool can help predict patients most at risk of COVID-19. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have created a machine learning tool that can help identify patients who are most at risk of developing COVID-19 while in hospital.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-19). Podcast: Smashing atoms at the LHC, becoming a medic, and finding Arctic bees. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: We discover the latest science at the Large Hadron Collider, meet a medical student, and help the BBC find bees in Lapland.

Staff (2022-10-19). Islamic teachings key to solving contemporary problems. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi on Wednesday described Islamic teachings as a key to solving contemporary problems.

WSWS (2022-10-19). French high school students stage mass walkout in solidarity with striking refinery workers. wsws.org High schoolers across France blockaded 100 high schools and protested at hundreds more on Tuesday in support of striking refinery workers.

WSWS (2022-10-19). California high school students speak out on massive respiratory virus outbreak at school. wsws.org Major outbreaks of respiratory viruses, including the flu, have recently occurred in schools throughout San Diego County in California, with more than 1,000 students out sick last week at Patrick Henry High School alone.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-19). Imperial celebrates newest graduates. imperial.ac.uk This week sees Imperial celebrating its students' achievements with two days of graduation ceremonies.

Fvorinoco (2022-10-19). Maduro: Classes to Resume in Las Tejerías Today. orinocotribune.com Maduro reported that 14 schools and high schools in Las Tejerías were refurbished | On Tuesday, October 18, President Nicolás Maduro, stated that school activities will resume in Las Tejerías, Aragua state, on Wednesday, October 19. He reported that 14 schools had been refurbished. | "We start classes in Las Tejerías for boys and girls in elementary schools and young people in high schools. We recovered 14 schools," he announced. | From Miraflores Palace in Caracas, the president pointed out that, according to what was reported by Minister for Education Yelitze Santaella, they are in a position to proceed with cl…

Misión Verdad (2022-10-18). EU Countries Increase Imports from Russia. orinocotribune.com When the special military operation in Ukraine began, the countries of the European Union agreed to sever their commercial relationships with Russia "to isolate it." Eight months later, this was not fulfilled. On the contrary, trade has expanded. | According to an analysis of national statistical data collected by for a total of 13 countries in the European Union (EU), imports of goods from Russia in June increased. | "Slovenia almost doubled its imports of Russian products compared to May. Spain (69%) and Sweden (48%) also increased their share of domestic imports. Fourth place went to Belgium, which inc…

Staff (2022-10-18). NATO strengthens military control over 55-nation African Union. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOOctober 17, 2022 Seventh round of military-to-military staff talks with the African Union On 17-18 October 2022, NATO's Cooperative Security division, under the auspice of its Director, Major General Francesco Diella, welcomed a delegation from the African union for military-to-military talks. Discussions focused on readiness, education and training, participation in exercises as well as capacity …

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-18). Lab-grown cell machinery prompts real cells to sense and react to outside cues. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have programmed bacterial cells to react to changes in light and temperature with the help of synthetic cell machinery.