(2021-08-17). Selected Articles: Don't Let Them Fool You: Afghanistan Has Been a "Tremendous Success" globalresearch.ca 
By Exposing this uncanny censorship of eminent voices is especially vital to the fate of children and youth, who are being aggressively targeted for low-benefit, sometimes lethal, …
(2021-08-17). Google, Facebook bypass China with undersea cable. asiatimes.com 
Google and Facebook on Monday unveiled plans for a new undersea internet cable connecting Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia. Google and Facebook earlier this year had halted efforts on a planned undersea cable that would have connected California and Hong Kong, due to tensions between the United States and China. The newly …
(2021-08-17). Venezuela's Sunday COVID-19 Report: 909 New Cases, 10 Deaths & 96% Recovery Rate. orinocotribune.com 
On Sunday, August 15, the 518th day of the pandemic in Venezuela, the nation reported 909 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, all by community transmission, in addition to 10 deaths. The details were announced by Executive Vice President of the Republic Delcy Rodríguez, via Twitter. | With this update, Venezuela has reached a total of 319,094 infections and 3,799 deaths. Of this total number of cases, 9,898 are active cases. 7,058 of these are receiving care in hospitals, 2,574 in CDI [Integral Diagnostic Centers] and 266 in private hospitals. The number of people recovered stands at 305,397, which represent…
(2021-08-17). Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI-Bolivia) Release 300-Page Report on Human Rights Violations in Bolivia. libya360.wordpress.com Today, the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI-Bolivia) will be releasing a 300-page report on the human rights violations in Bolivia in late 2019. Victims of the brutal coup regime see these findings as important in the pursuit of justice. @PrensaCamila pic.twitter.com/werR5dZTia — Kawsachun News (@KawsachunNews) August 17, 2021 Arriving here now are some of…
(2021-08-16). Haiti: Death Toll From 7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Rises to 1,297. telesurenglish.net The death toll from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday rose to 1,297, the country's civil protection agency reported on Sunday. | RELATED: | A breakdown of the fatalities in terms of departments shows that 1,054 people were killed in Sud, 122 in Nippes, 119 in Grand'Anse, and two in Nord-Ouest, the Haitian Civil Protection Service tweeted. | Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said that it was necessary to "
(2021-08-16). Google algorithms suppressing small websites. indybay.org Google and Facebook are increasingly unfriendly for small publishers. The latest round is that Google no longer takes you to the URLs typed in search…
(2021-08-16). US Department of Homeland Security warns of terrorist violence linked to Trump election conspiracies. wsws.org In warning of a growing threat of violence, the agency cited an increase in social media posts spreading "false narratives" and "conspiracy theories" regarding the reinstatement of former president Donald Trump.
(2021-08-16). YouTube Predatory Business Model Is Booming But Creators And Publishers Are Being Left Behind. moguldom.com YouTube's ad business is booming but the company has been accused of predatory pricing — of pricing goods or services so low that other suppliers or the competition cannot compete and are forced to leave the market. Predatory pricing is illegal when it eliminates the competition and it violates antitrust law because it makes markets more …