Daily Archives: April 29, 2022

2022-04-29: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-04-29). US GDP drops 1.4 percent in first quarter amidst Omicron surge and war in Ukraine. wsws.org While Biden attempted to downplay the abysmal numbers, his bravado cannot paper over the myriad contradictions facing US and world capitalism.

ecns.cn (2022-04-29). U.S. economy shrinks in Q1 amid Omicron surge, high inflation, raising recession fear. ecns.cn The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter this year amid the Omicron surge and elevated inflation, raising the fear of a looming recession.

WSWS (2022-04-29). Biden massively expands US war with Russia. wsws.org On Thursday, US President Joe Biden called on Congress to approve $20 billion in weapons shipments for the US war with Russia, increasing US involvement in the conflict by a factor of six.

Kevin Mwanza (2022-04-28). Top Russian Advisor Lavrov: Don't Underestimate The Threat Of World War 3, It Will Involve Nukes. moguldom.com A top advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the conflict in Ukraine could escalate into World War III and involve nuclear weapons. Thousands of people have been killed or maimed and an estimated 5 million have been displaced in Europe's biggest conflict since World War II. Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, told Russian …

WSWS (2022-04-28). Germany supplies heavy weapons to Ukraine, risking nuclear war. wsws.org At a meeting at the Ramstein US airbase, Washington and its allies planned an extensive confrontation with Russia.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-28). German parliament approves heavy weapons for Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — The German parliament on Thursday voted in favor of providing Ukraine with heavy weapons, backing a shift in policy that came with the decision to send tanks to Kyiv earlier this week.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-28). Bundestag approves provision of heavy weapons to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 28, 2022 Bundestag supports provision of heavy weapons to Ukraine The Bundestag has supported the provision of heavy weapons to Ukraine, this decision was backed by 586 deputies. "The German Bundestag speaks in favour of full support for Ukraine in Russia's war of aggression and does not rule out the supply of heavy weapons …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-28). Pumping Ukraine with weapons is threat to European security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — The Kremlin said on Thursday that Western arms supplies to Ukraine, including heavy weapons, posed a threat to the security of the European continent.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-04-28). Genetic Research and U.S. Bio-Agents: Harvard Team Collected and Transferred China Blood and DNA Samples Back to the U.S. globalresearch.ca Introduction: | In the light of recent revelations pertaining to the U.S bio-labs situated in Ukraine focussing on the possible use of biological weapons against Russia and China, we bring to the attention of Global Research readers, excerpts from an important …

Staff (2022-04-28). Cómo EEUU formó una izquierda a su medida. cubadebate.cu Con el fin de oponerse a la Unión Soviética, al socialismo y al comunismo, el Gobierno de Estados Unidos recurrió en gran medida a armas ideológicas encubiertas, financiando una izquierda "saludable" para el resguardo de los intereses del capitalismo en el mundo. Un tema bien documentado que hace poco fue tocado por el periodista Benjamim Norton.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-28). Peace Movement Needs to Demand Dismantling of NATO. libya360.wordpress.com Harry Targ [Source: greatgameindia.com] NATO went from fighting socialism to enforcing global empire It looks a lot like a return to the past. Founded in 1949 to defend against the "Soviet threat," the NATO alliance is facing a return to mechanized warfare, a huge increase in defense spending, and potentially a new Iron Curtain falling across…

Dana Sanchez (2022-04-28). Morgan Stanley Star Analyst Mike Wilson: A Bear Market Is Coming To America, S&P. moguldom.com Morgan Stanley's Chief Investment Officer and U.S. Equity Strategist Mike Wilson warned of an imminent sharp drop in the S&P 500 as investors scramble for safe havens amid rising fear of a recession and aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve. Investors have "very few places to hide" in markets right now, strategists led by Wilson …

Owen Fairclough (2022-04-28). Drop in U.S. GDP increases fears over economic recession. america.cgtn.com Fears of a recession in the U.S. were heightened on Thursday after data showed the economy going into reverse in the first quarter of the year. The contraction was the first since the COVID-19 pandemic struck two years ago. And while the Biden administration …

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