(2022-08-17). Prominent Syria Opposition Leader Assassinated In Daraa. southfront.org Syrian sheikh and opposition leader Fadi al-Asimy. Via Twitter. | On August 16, prominent sheikh and opposition leader Fadi al-Asimy was assassinated in the southern Syrian governorate of Daraa. | Al-Asimy was reportedly shot and killed by a squad of assassins who were moving in a car and a motorcycle near a fuel station located in the outskirts of the town of Dael in the northern Daraa countryside. The assassins managed to flee the scene. | Opposition activists in Daraa accused t…
(2022-08-17). Damascus Denies Holding Missing American Journalist, Sets Conditions For Talks With Washington. southfront.org Austin Tice. Via Twitter. | On August 17, the Syrian government officially denied kidnapping or arresting any US citizen, including missing journalist Austin Tice. | In a statement, Syria's Foreign Ministry addressed President Biden's claim last week that Tice is being held by the Syrian government, calling it "invalid accusations against the Syrian government of kidnapping or arresting US citizens, among them Austin Tice, a service member in the US Army." It added that Tice and others had entered illegally."
(2022-08-17). Viral: Un Airbus pasa rozando sobre la cabeza de turistas en Grecia (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Los turistas en una playa griega se sorprendieron cuando un avión aterrizó rozando sus cabezas. La aeronave de Wizz Air que volaba a baja altura pasó zumbando a un grupo de personas antes de tocar tierra en el aeropuerto Skiathos. El avión pasó a solo unos metros sobre el grupo de bañistas. El video se hizo viral en redes.
(2022-08-16). Saudi Arabia's Enablers Condemned as Woman Sentenced to 34 Years for Tweets. commondreams.org "Saudi activists warned Western leaders that giving legitimacy to the crown prince would pave the way for more abuses, which is unfortunately what we are witnessing now."
(2022-08-16). Black America Responds To Therapist Who Scolds Black Men For Not Going To Therapy. moguldom.com A Black female therapist has gone viral after criticizing Black men for not going to therapy. Shabree Rawls, who works at Grow Well Cleveland, sparked a debate among Black America on Saturday, Aug. 13, when she posted a TikTok video to her more than 148,000 followers. In the video, Rawls tells Black men to "expand …
(2022-08-16). Xinjiang purchases homegrown oral antiviral for urgent clinic use. ecns.cn The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has purchased a batch of the domestically developed COVID-19 oral medicine Azvudine for urgent clinical use, said Hu Zhichun, an official from the regional health commission, on Tuesday.
(2022-08-16). Pharmacists Allowed to Prescribe COVID-19 Antiviral. jamanetwork.com Pharmacists can now prescribe nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) with certain limitations under a revised Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the COVID-19 antiviral treatment.
(2022-08-15). Greece returns Iranian crude oil illegally seized by the US. popularresistance.org The Iranian embassy in Athens revealed late on 12 August that the Lana, an Iranian-flagged tanker, is retrieving a cargo of oil that the US tried to steal earlier this year. | "The transfer of stolen Iranian oil to the Lana is underway in Greek waters, and the ship will soon leave for our country with the full cargo of oil," the Iranian embassy tweeted.