(2022-07-05). UK to introduce new sanctions on Belarus, Russia media. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Britain said it would introduce new economic, trade and transport sanctions on Belarus on Tue. over its support for Russia's military operation in Ukraine and also sanctioned six Russians it said were spreading disinformation.
(2022-07-05). China's economy expected to improve amid supportive policies in H2: report. ecns.cn China's economy is expected to gradually overcome the negative impacts of the epidemic in the second half of this year, with economic indicators showing improvement amid a raft of supportive policies.
(2022-07-05). Chinese, U.S. senior officials hold video talks over economic issues. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-U.S. comprehensive economic dialogue, held a video conversation with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the latter's request on Tuesday morning.
(2022-07-05). BioCen, treinta años al servicio de la ciencia y la salud en Cuba (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu Este 14 de agosto, el Centro Nacional de Biopreparados (BioCen) cumple 30 años desde su fundación en 1992. BioCen dispone de instalaciones cuyo diseño, equipos de alta tecnología y preparación del personal permiten la fabricación industrial de diferentes ingredientes farmacéuticos activos para productos obtenidos por ingeniería genética o de origen natural.
(2022-07-05). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…
(2022-07-05). Arms stretched out to Durban, to RETUSA, to dockers internationally… indybay.org South African dockers from Durban gave solidarity greetings to ILWU Local 10 longshore workers and the community against the privatization and destruction of the Howard Terminal in the Port Of Oakland. In response ILWU Local 10 past president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 10 member Aaron Wright thanked Duban dockers.
(2022-07-05). Sunday 7/10: Voting Blue Won't Do–Build a Movement for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Please register for zoom event: tinyurl.com/FSP-July10…
(2022-07-05). Actores económicos apuestan por la informatización de la sociedad. cubadebate.cu El Segundo encuentro con los actores económicos de la Industria de Aplicaciones y Servicios Informáticos, que intervienen en la informatización de la sociedad, tuvo lugar esta tarde en el Ministerio de Comunicación. El espacio contó con la presencia de los directivos del MINCOM, representantes de varios organismos, micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas.
(2022-07-04). Striking Five-Minute Summary of the Ukraine Atrocities. transcend.org 27 Jun 2022 – US & Britain Wanted Ukraine Invasion to Happen – Otherwise they could not launch an economic war against Russia.
(2022-07-04). Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnyk defends Nazi collaborator and anti-Semite Stepan Bandera. wsws.org The German government's silence on Melnyk's recent remarks is not simply a scandal. It is part of a deliberate campaign to rehabilitate fascism and ultimately Hitler himself.
(2022-07-04). New World Records: More Weapons than Ever—and a Hunger Crisis like No Other. transcend.org 1 Jul 2022 – While the NATO Summit ended in Madrid on 30 June with net commitments to double spending on weapons and to increase by eight-fold the number of troops in Europe, the total of hungry people worldwide now marks an unprecedented record.
(2022-07-04). The United States Contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a Private Corporation. transcend.org At the G7 Summit in Germany, Joe Biden made a pledge to raise $200 billion for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment. It was made clear that this new G7 project was intended to counter the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative.
(2022-07-04). Truckers' Strike in South Korea and Its Consequences. journal-neo.org 
The first months of Yoon Suk-yeol's rule were marked by an impressive action of workers. Starting from June 7, the Cargo Truckers Solidarity trade union declared a general strike demanding freight rate increase and other support measures to cope with the drastic fuel prices growth. Increasing oil prices due to the Ukrainian crisis entailed growing …
(2022-07-04). Spanish lawmaker: NATO subordinates Europe to US, pushes war on China, enriches weapons companies. multipolarista.com 
Spain's leftist member of parliament Gerardo Pisarello said the NATO summit was organized to "enrichen the weapons trade" and "reinforce the geostrategic priorities of the United States … above all to weaken China." He condemned US "vassalage," calling for a new "autonomous" European security model based on respect for the Global South.
(2022-07-04). El día que todos los niños del mundo tengan zapaticos blancos. cubadebate.cu Algún día todos los niños del mundo podrán tener zapaticos blancos… Esos fueron los sentimientos de Vijay Prashad, plasmados este domingo en el libro de visitantes del Museo de la batalla de Playa Girón. El reconocido intelectual marxista de origen indio, quien visitó la institución junto al hermano de causas y sueños Manolo de los Santos, dijo que este es uno de los museos que más le impresionaron en su vida.
(2022-07-04). Australian Labor prime minister in Kiev pledges support for US-NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org During its first six weeks in office, the Labor government has given its full commitment to the US-led confrontations with Russia and China, which threaten nuclear war.
(2022-07-04). All Search-Engines Are Effectively Controlled By The US Government. orinocotribune.com By Eric Zuesse — Apr 28, 2022 | Any intelligent user of the internet knows that ANY censorship on the Web is dictatorial, NOT democratic. It's at least as dictatorial if it is coming from billionaires such as Gabriel Weinberg, or Jack Dorsey, or Mark Zuckerberg, or their agents, as it is if it comes from the Government itself — which the user can vote against at election-time without needing to purchase shares of stock in some corporation in order to become enabled to vote against its CEO and other officials. | Because it has become widely known that Google search-results exclude any find that proves…
(2022-07-04). California: Boyle Heights rallies for reproductive rights. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On June 30, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization-Los Angeles (FRSO-LA), along with Centro Community Service Organization (Centro CSO), rallied for reproductive rights in Boyle Heights. This event, held at Mariachi Plaza, was called as a response rally to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Young community members came out to listen to speakers from FRSO and Centro CSO who expressed how this decision will impact women, gender fluid people, and anyone who can become pregnant. | The attendees angrily chanted, "Que queremos? Opción! Cuando? Ahora!" along with "What do we want?
(2022-07-04). Mayo Clinic, Sheba Medical Center sign agreement to accelerate health technology growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn., and TEL AVIV, Israel — Mayo Clinic and Sheba Medical Center have signed an agreement that will make it easier to share health technology and support early stage startup companies. This collaboration will create an environment that enables rapid product development in the U.S. and Israeli markets, allowing technologies to be established and launched to transform health care delivery for all. The initial focus of this collaboration will be on cross referral and…
(2022-07-04). China's digital economy more than quadruples in past decade. ecns.cn China's digital economy logged rapid expansion in recent years, with its scale increasing from 11 trillion yuan (1.65 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2012 to over 45 trillion yuan in 2021, official data showed.
(2022-07-04). Key Takeaways from BRICS Summit. transcend.org 29 Jun 2022 – Last week the 14th BRICS Summit took place virtually, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The BRICS bloc (Brasil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) represents a key political, economic, and scientific force in the international arena. These nations represent half of the world's population and their collective GDP is greater that $20 trillion.
(2022-07-04). Australia: NSW rail workers continue industrial action despite union-government backroom talks. wsws.org The planned action includes a repeat of Friday's 24-hour ban on operating "fourth generation" trains, which reduced the capacity of Sydney's passenger railways by around 70 percent.
(2022-07-04). En Maldivas segundo grupo de médicos enviados por Cuba. cubadebate.cu Un nuevo grupo de 12 médicos cubanos llegó a Maldivas para prestar sus servicios solidarios en el marco del acuerdo de cooperación firmado entre los ministerios de Salud de ambos países el año pasado. Las dos naciones insulares firmaron en La Habana en diciembre del año pasado un convenio para la ampliación de la colaboración médica.
(2022-07-04). The Corporate Push for Synthetic Foods: False Solutions That Endanger Our Health and Damage the Planet. transcend.org 22 Jun 2022 – Foreword by Dr Vandana Shiva, President of Navdanya International – How can we heal our relationship with food in the age of artificial food? Technological solutions aim to replace animal products and other food staples with lab-grown alternatives. Artificial food advocates are reiterating the old and failed rhetoric that industrial agriculture is essential to feed the world.
(2022-07-04). Is Participating in the Sanctions against Russia a Cultural Matter? transcend.org The currently emerging Cold War is not in terms of political alliances but a cultural one, a conflict between the old West, the former colonists, that is gradually losing its dominance and the newly emerging economic and political powers, many of which are former colonies. Thus, the Western reaction is neocolonialist.
(2022-07-04). What Would a Real Opposition Party of the People Do? scheerpost.com 
By Dave Lindorff / CounterPunch We are currently at the mercy of a cabal of self-righteous Christian zealots with a 6-3 grip on the US Supreme Court and on Congress, thanks to an arcane structure designed by slave-owning wealthy men who handed the power to a Senate dominated by small-state rich people and to their …
(2022-07-04). Mayo Clinic joins coalition to end drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has joined the End Drugs Shortages Alliance, a coalition that seeks to prevent drug shortages in the U.S. "Drug shortages continue to impact patient care and care delivery. Mayo Clinic is joining this collaborative effort to help ensure patients have access to essential medications and treatments when they need them," says Eric Tichy, Pharm.D., division chair of Pharmacy Supply Solutions at Mayo Clinic. Tichy is serving as chair of the…
(2022-07-04). Pride for people, not for profit. peoplesdispatch.org 
LGBTQ+ rights groups and progressive sections across the world organized pride marches and other festivities throughout the month of June, raising the rainbow flag of LGBTQ+ emancipation and joining the fight against prejudices and witch hunting. This year marked the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising by the gay community against police repression in the US. Despite homophobic hate mongering, repression, attacks and ostracization, the LGBTQ+ community has continued to organize and agitate for visibility, recognition and rights. However, dominant religious groups, totalitarian regimes, and conservative and…
(2022-07-04). Iran ready to transfer technology to Nicaragua, Safari says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Iran's deputy foreign minister for economics expressed the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran to transfer technology to the friendly country of Nicaragua.
(2022-07-04). LGBTIQ+ Pride March in Caracas & Photo Gallery. orinocotribune.com LGBTIQ+ movements from all over the country marched this Sunday, July 3, through the streets of Caracas to celebrate pride month, which is commemorated throughout the world and was put on pause for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | The national commissioner for youth sex diversity of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), and one of the organizers of this activity, Isamari Matute, stressed that this march vindicates the struggles of the community, "struggles made invisible by capitalism," she indicated. Likewise, she pointed out that in Venezuela full inclusion" and the freedom to raise the flags…
(2022-07-04). Half year of financial turbulence set to worsen. wsws.org Interest rate hikes are hitting financial operations which depended on the continuation of the Fed's ultra-easy monetary policies which sent interest rates to historic lows as central banks pumped trillions of dollars into the financial system.
(2022-07-04). Paper on employment in Xinjiang debunks 'forced labor' lies. ecns.cn A research paper released by Xinjiang University on Monday revealed abundant facts about employment in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, debunking lies about "forced labor."
(2022-07-04). ETF trading under mainland-Hong Kong stock connect kicks off. ecns.cn Trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under the mainland-Hong Kong stock connect programs began on Monday, marking a significant step to deepening the cooperation of capital markets in both the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong.
(2022-07-04). Rescatan al cuarto tripulante tras naufragio de buque en China. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Guangdong señalaron que continúan las labores de rescate, aunque reducen las opciones de encontrar con vida a otros tripulantes dadas las inclemencias del tiempo.
(2022-07-03). Red Theory: Marxism against postmodernism. fightbacknews.org In the ideological terrain today, Marxism must struggle against postmodernism. What is postmodernism? In…
(2022-07-03). A New Sense of Possibility: Starbucks and Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing at Trader Joe's, REI, Target and Apple. scheerpost.com 
By Dan DiMaggio and Angela Bunay / Labor Notes "Seven months ago if you asked me about a union I would've said, 'I don't know, cops have them?'" says Sarah Pappin, a shift supervisor at a Seattle Starbucks. But on June 6, she and her co-workers voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United, part of …
(2022-07-03). Appleton, WI: FRSO members and allies confront the mayor and condemn police response to protests. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI — On June 29, a group of Fox Valley activists led by members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization gathered together to demand that Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford take action against the renewed abortion ban in Wisconsin and to hold local police accountable for their response to weekend demonstrations. Others joining FRSO included Food Not Bombs, Appleton Students for a Democratic Society, and a handful of community members, all of whom were present at the rallies since the decision came down on June 24. | During the rallies, demonstrators were harassed by Appleton police, with march leaders…