sputniknews (2021-05-08). Biden Administration Resumes White House Visitor Log Releases Stopped During Trump Term. sputniknews.com US President Joe Biden's team stressed earlier that all official White House visitor logs would be published, in contrast with the previous administration of Donald Trump, which opted not to do so. It is believed that information in the logs is incomplete, as there are ways to correct or avoid recording.

Saro Abdella, Samuel Riou, Masresha Tessema, Ashenafi Assefa, Albab Seifu, Anna Blachman, Adugna Abera, Nicolas Moreno, Fernando Irarrazaval, Getachew Tollera, David Browning, Geremew Tasew (2021-05-07). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in urban and rural Ethiopia: Randomized household serosurveys reveal level of spread during the first wave of the pandemic. thelancet.com More than four months after the first cases were detected in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa displayed a prevalence under 5% and likely as low as 2%, while rural Jimma displayed a prevalence of 0.2%. A 2% seroprevalence figure for the capital translated to a number of cases at least five times larger than those reported for the country as a whole. At the same time, it contrasts with significantly higher seroprevalence figures in large cities in Europe and America only two to three months after the first cases.

teleSUR (2021-05-07). AMLO Complains to the US over USAID Funding of Opposition Group. telesurenglish.net Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador revealed on Friday his authorities sent a complaint to the U.S. government urging an explanation on the funding by U.S. organization USAID of an alleged anti-corruption group that seeks to take down his administration. | RELATED: | "A foreign government can't provide money to political groups," the president known as AMLO said before a virtual meeting with the U.S. V…

sputniknews (2021-05-07). Harris Urges Central America to Tackle 'Root Causes' of Migration as Mexico Accuses US of Meddling. sputniknews.com The so-called Northern Triangle of Central America, consisting of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, has been long been plagued by social unrest, poverty, violence, and corruption, partially attributable to centuries of US meddling in the region's affairs. The crisis has caused many people from these countries to flee in search of a better life.

Saro Abdella, Samuel Riou, Masresha Tessema, Ashenafi Assefa, Albab Seifu, Anna Blachman, Adugna Abera, Nicolas Moreno, Fernando Irarrazaval, Getachew Tollera, David Browning, Geremew Tasew (2021-05-07). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in urban and rural Ethiopia: Randomized household serosurveys reveal level of spread during the first wave of the pandemic. thelancet.com More than four months after the first cases were detected in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa displayed a prevalence under 5% and likely as low as 2%, while rural Jimma displayed a prevalence of 0.2%. A 2% seroprevalence figure for the capital translated to a number of cases at least five times larger than those reported for the country as a whole. At the same time, it contrasts with significantly higher seroprevalence figures in large cities in Europe and America only two to three months after the first cases.

sputniknews (2021-05-07). Harris Urges Central America to Tackle 'Root Causes' of Migration as Mexico Accuses US of Meddling. sputniknews.com The so-called Northern Triangle of Central America, consisting of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, has been long been plagued by social unrest, poverty, violence, and corruption, partially attributable to centuries of US meddling in the region's affairs. The crisis has caused many people from these countries to flee in search of a better life.

_____ (2021-05-06). USAID Admits To Venezuela Regime Change Fraud. popularresistance.org Red Lines host Anya Parampil explores a new report issued by USAID's Office of the Inspector General which admits the agency's policy on Venezuela was driven by the State Department and National Security Council's push for regime change. The report specifically investigated USAID's attempt to use the US military to force aid through Venezuela's border with Colombia on February 23, 2019. Anya highlights the most interesting findings in the audit, including that USAID failed to put proper fraud controls in place in order to appease US officials seeking to overthrow Venezuela's elected government.

Anya Parampil (2021-05-06). USAID admits to Venezuela regime change fraud. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil explores an internal USAID report admitting the agency's policy on Venezuela was driven by the State Department and National Security Council's push for regime change. The report specifically investigated USAID's attempt to use the US military to force aid through Venezuela's border with Colombia on February 23, 2019. Anya highlights the most interesting findings in the audit, including that USAID failed to put proper fraud controls in place in order to appease US officials seeking …

Amiad Horowitz (2021-05-06). No surprise Florida Republicans pair voting restrictions with anti-communist indoctrination. peoplesworld.org In early April, the Florida House of Representatives passed a bill requiring all schools in the state to teach students about "communism and totalitarianism" and the ways that "communism" supposedly stands in contrast to the "American principles of freedom and democracy." The new law was passed at a time when state governments across the U.S.—including …

sputniknews (2021-05-06). Sweden Sentences Man Who Fought Daesh for War Crimes for Posing With Mutilated Enemy Corpses. sputniknews.com By contrast, Sweden, one of Europe's leading jihadi exporters per capita, has been notoriously lax about holding Daesh* returnees accountable for crimes committed. Charges are seldom pressed due to the heavy burden of proof.

P. K. Balachandran (2021-05-06). SARS Taught China How To Handle A Pandemic — OpEd. eurasiareview.com While China stepped up investments in its health infrastructure after SARS, the US downgraded it and India had always neglected it: | As on May 6, the internationally accepted pandemic figures were as follows: the US, 32.6 million infections and 579,000 deaths; India, 20.7 million infections and 226,000 deaths; and China, 90,721 cases and 4636 deaths. The contrast is clear. The main reason: China had greatly improved its public health infrastructure, the US downgraded it and India neglected it. | In an article in The Conversation dated November 3, 2020, Elanah Uretsky, a Brandeis University Professor a…

_____ (2021-05-06). USAID Admits To Venezuela Regime Change Fraud. popularresistance.org Red Lines host Anya Parampil explores a new report issued by USAID's Office of the Inspector General which admits the agency's policy on Venezuela was driven by the State Department and National Security Council's push for regime change. The report specifically investigated USAID's attempt to use the US military to force aid through Venezuela's border with Colombia on February 23, 2019. Anya highlights the most interesting findings in the audit, including that USAID failed to put proper fraud controls in place in order to appease US officials seeking to overthrow Venezuela's elected government.

Anya Parampil (2021-05-06). USAID admits to Venezuela regime change fraud. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil explores an internal USAID report admitting the agency's policy on Venezuela was driven by the State Department and National Security Council's push for regime change. The report specifically investigated USAID's attempt to use the US military to force aid through Venezuela's border with Colombia on February 23, 2019. Anya highlights the most interesting findings in the audit, including that USAID failed to put proper fraud controls in place in order to appease US officials seeking …

P. K. Balachandran (2021-05-06). SARS Taught China How To Handle A Pandemic — OpEd. eurasiareview.com While China stepped up investments in its health infrastructure after SARS, the US downgraded it and India had always neglected it: | As on May 6, the internationally accepted pandemic figures were as follows: the US, 32.6 million infections and 579,000 deaths; India, 20.7 million infections and 226,000 deaths; and China, 90,721 cases and 4636 deaths. The contrast is clear. The main reason: China had greatly improved its public health infrastructure, the US downgraded it and India neglected it. | In an article in The Conversation dated November 3, 2020, Elanah Uretsky, a Brandeis University Professor a…

sputniknews (2021-05-06). Sweden Sentences Man Who Fought Daesh for War Crimes for Posing With Mutilated Enemy Corpses. sputniknews.com By contrast, Sweden, one of Europe's leading jihadi exporters per capita, has been notoriously lax about holding Daesh* returnees accountable for crimes committed. Charges are seldom pressed due to the heavy burden of proof.

teleSUR (2021-05-05). Duque Offers Reward for Info on "Vandals", State Terror Rises. telesurenglish.net Colombia's President Ivan Duque offered a $2,000 reward on Wednesday in exchange for information on vandalism acts during the ongoing protests. However, senators submitted a censorship motion against his Defense Minister after widespread reports of police brutality and 24 confirmed deaths. | RELATED: | As Colombia sees its second national strike on Wednesday, the latest events highlight the stark contrast between…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-05-04). What's Happening in Nayib Bukele's El Salvador? libya360.wordpress.com El Instituto Samuel Robinson The decision of the Salvadoran Congress, dominated by President Nayib Bukele's Nuevas Ideas party, to dismiss the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General raised local and international concerns about the division of powers in the Central American country to the highest level. Scenario: As…

Richard C. Gross (2021-05-04). An America Neglected Coming from Behind. counterpunch.org Joseph R. Biden Jr. shows himself to be the right president "we the people" need at the right time, trying to usher in a new dawn for America as he seeks to help a long-neglected middle and working class emerging from one of the country's darkest hours. Biden, in a contrast of behavior between him

John Perry (2021-05-04). Women's Rights in Nicaragua Under Attack From an Unlikely Source. counterpunch.org Gioconda Belli, the Nicaraguan writer perhaps best known for her autobiography The Country Under My Skin, has been described as 'an icon of Latin American feminist literature'. She spoke recently of the 'extraordinary power' of being a woman, and that despite this power 'women have often been relegated to a second place, one where they

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-05-04). What's Happening in Nayib Bukele's El Salvador? libya360.wordpress.com El Instituto Samuel Robinson The decision of the Salvadoran Congress, dominated by President Nayib Bukele's Nuevas Ideas party, to dismiss the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General raised local and international concerns about the division of powers in the Central American country to the highest level. Scenario: As…

Richard C. Gross (2021-05-04). An America Neglected Coming from Behind. counterpunch.org Joseph R. Biden Jr. shows himself to be the right president "we the people" need at the right time, trying to usher in a new dawn for America as he seeks to help a long-neglected middle and working class emerging from one of the country's darkest hours. Biden, in a contrast of behavior between him

John Perry (2021-05-04). Women's Rights in Nicaragua Under Attack From an Unlikely Source. counterpunch.org Gioconda Belli, the Nicaraguan writer perhaps best known for her autobiography The Country Under My Skin, has been described as 'an icon of Latin American feminist literature'. She spoke recently of the 'extraordinary power' of being a woman, and that despite this power 'women have often been relegated to a second place, one where they

Alan MacLeod (2021-05-03). It's Aggression When 'They' Do It, but Defense When 'We' Do Worse. zcomm.org Western corporate media overwhelmingly reserve the word "aggression" for official enemy nations—whether or not it's warranted. In contrast, US behavior is almost never categorized as aggressive…

Ron Paul (2021-05-03). Ron Paul: Will Special Interests Allow America's 'Longest War' To Finally End? — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Even if "won," endless wars like our 20 year assault on Afghanistan would not benefit our actual national interest in the slightest. So why do these wars continue endlessly? Because they are so profitable to powerful and well-connected special interests. In fact, the worst news possible for the Beltway military contractor/think tank complex would be that the United States actually won a war. That would signal the end of the welfare-for-the-rich gravy train. | In contrast to the end of declared wars, like World War II when the entire country rejoiced at the return home of soldiers where they belonged, an end to…

Camila Escalante (2021-05-03). RENACER Act: US Congress to Expand Nicaragua Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution is being targeted with a new sanctions bill as retaliation for triumphing over Washington's domination attempts and as President Daniel Ortega is anticipated to win this year's election. | The Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act (full text of the bill

Alan MacLeod (2021-05-03). It's Aggression When 'They' Do It, but Defense When 'We' Do Worse. zcomm.org Western corporate media overwhelmingly reserve the word "aggression" for official enemy nations—whether or not it's warranted. In contrast, US behavior is almost never categorized as aggressive…

Editor2 (2021-05-02). How Nicaragua Thrives Despite Illegal US Intervention. orinocotribune.com By Madeline McClure — Apr 27, 2021 | In March, 2021, I traveled to Nicaragua as a delegate with the Sanctions Kill! coalition to witness the impact of the 'coercive measures' the U.S. uses to impose its political and economic interests, rationalized by its allegations of repression and political crisis. Yet rather than find a people under dictatorship, I arrived to a society thrumming with autonomous productivity, bolstered by decades of redistributed wealth, historic self-determination and a disciplined sense of resiliency. | There's a feeling in the air that the U.S. media hasn't quite been able to put its…

Global Research (2021-05-02). Como prospera Nicaragua a pesar de la intervención ilegal de Estados Unidos. globalizacion.ca En marzo de 2021, viajé a Nicaragua como delegado de Sanctions Kill! coalición para presenciar el impacto de las 'medidas coercitivas' que usa Estados Unidos para imponer sus intereses políticos y económicos, racionalizados por sus acusaciones de represión y crisis…