Daily Archives: August 18, 2023

2023-08-18: News Headlines

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Joao Pedro Stédile: Latinoamérica atraviesa una crisis del capitalismo. telesurtv.net El líder del Movimiento de los Trabajadores Rurales Sin Tierra de Brasil, Joao Pedro Stédile, fue entrevistado en el podcast "Los Nadies", conducido por la presidenta de teleSUR, Patricia Villegas.

WSWS (2023-08-18). Drought-affected small farmers in Sri Lanka denounce government indifference. wsws.org While drought is a natural phenomenon, the decades of poverty afflicting Sri Lankan rural toilers and the now-worsening food shortages across the island are the result of capitalism and big-business government policies.

WSWS (2023-08-18). Drought affected small farmers in Sri Lanka denounce government indifference. wsws.org While drought is a natural phenomenon, the decades of poverty afflicting Sri Lankan rural toilers and the now-worsening food shortages across the island are the result of capitalism and big-business government policies.

Fight Back (2023-08-17). Commentary: It's dangerous for Black moms to give birth. fightbacknews.org African American women across the county are in shock about the recent case of Jessica Ross and the decapitation of her baby, Treveon Isaiah Taylor Jr., during childbirth. This case illustrates the deeply troubling maternal and infant mortality crisis affecting African American communities. The heart-wrenching incident is a painful reminder of the urgent inequalities within the United States healthcare system that unevenly impact Black women and their infants. It is an unfortunate representation of a broader crisis that can only be addressed through the struggle for Black liberation and socialism. | Jessica Ross,…

ecns.cn (2023-08-17). UK recession concerns persist despite July inflation rate improving to 6.8%. ecns.cn The United Kingdom's consumer price index, or CPI, measure of inflation fell to 6.8 percent in July from 7.9 percent in June, sparked by a record 25.2 percent monthly drop in gas prices and despite service costs hitting a 30-year high.

Anonymous669 (2023-08-17). Hamas Showcases Captured Israeli Loitering Munition (Video). southfront.org File image. | On August 15, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas Movement, announced that it had seized an Israeli Orbiter drone that crashed in the Gaza Strip. | The brigades released video footage of the seized drone, which reportedly crashed in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City a day earlier. | The Orbiter is a lightweight drone that was developed by Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems for use in military and security reconnaissance missions. The version seized by…

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Dazzling drone show presents revitalization of Shenyang. ecns.cn Drones fly in formation to create different images above Hunhe River in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 17, 2023.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-18). Colombian Drug Cartels Interested in Ukraine's Sea Drones. orinocotribune.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-17). US Approves Sending F-16s from Denmark and Netherlands to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US has approved the shipment of Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands and Denmark to Ukraine as soon as the first batch of Ukrainian pilots complete training, which won't happen until next year. A US official told Reuters on Thursday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken provided the approval in a letter …

Global Research News (2023-08-18). Video: Directed-Energy Weapons (DEW) Used in Lahaina Fires? globalresearch.ca

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-17). US Arms Package to Taiwan Heralds 'Ukraine Part 2'. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: As a rule Orinoco Tribune does not re-publish opinion pieces more than 10 days after their original publication, but in this case we are making an exception. | By Brian Berletic — Aug 1, 2023 | The United States has announced a new weapons package for Taiwan worth up to 345 million USD. Reuters, in an In reality, the transfer of weapons from the US to Taiwan is a violation of…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-17). Multi-Billion Dollar "Direct Energy Weapons (DEW)" Market, For Military and "Civilian Use" (?). Were DEWs Used in Hawaii? globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-08-17). The Criminal Insanity of Climate Change: Direct Energy Weapons (DEW) Create Forest and Bush Fires, Destroying Entire Cities and Igniting Boats in the Sea. southfront.org Written by Peter Koenig. Originally published on GlobalResearch Climate change — climate change — climate change — the world is burning….

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-17). Multi-Billion Dollar "Directed Energy Weapons (DEW)" Market, For Military and "Civilian Use" (?). Were DEWs Used in Hawaii? globalresearch.ca

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