(2023-08-20). Arabic press review: Rare Yemeni artefacts to be auctioned in Israel. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Rare Yemeni artefacts to be auctioned in Israel | Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian academic slams UAE strategy in Yemen, and Egyptian journalists hold sit-in to demand release of jailed colleagues | Sun, 08/20/2023 – 10: 38 | A bronze frame from Yemen is expected to be up for auction in Israel in October (Abdullah Mohsen/Facebook) | Yemeni artefacts to be sold in Israel
(2023-08-20). Tropical storm Hilary makes landfall over Baja California peninsula, set to pummel US Southwest. tribune.com.pk 
Tropical storm Hilary made landfall over the Baja California peninsula on Sunday, pelting the region with intense rain and heading toward the US Southwest, where forecasters warned of life-threatening and "catastrophic" flooding. | One person died in Mexico amid reports of flash flooding in the peninsula, where some roads were swept away and images on social media showed raging torrents gushing down city streets that have been turned into rivers. | In the United States, the storm has already wreaked havoc on flights and sporting events before it even arrived, while officials warned residents to remain indoors…
(2023-08-19). Palestinian dies days after shooting by Israeli forces during West Bank raid. middleeasteye.net 
Palestinian dies days after shooting by Israeli forces during West Bank raid | Mohammed Abu Asaab was seriously wounded earlier this week when Israeli forces raided the Balata camp | Sat, 08/19/2023 – 12: 50 | Mohammed Abu Asaab died on Saturday after being shot by Israeli forces on Wednesday this week (Social Media) | A
(2023-08-19). All-out propaganda blitz by Teamsters bureaucrats in final days of UPS vote. wsws.org With the end of voting next Tuesday, the Teamsters bureaucracy is engaged in a desperate, last-ditch effort to ensure the passage of the sellout contract for 340,000 workers at UPS, combining a public relations blitz on social media with intimidation tactics against rank-and-file opponents.
(2023-08-20). Denuncian ecuatorianos en el exterior dificultades para votar. telesurtv.net "¡Queremos votar, queremos votar, queremos votar!", decía un grupo de migrantes reunidos afuera de un recinto electoral en Madrid (España), en un video subido a la red social Twitter.
(2023-08-20). Ecuadorians abroad report failures in telematic voting system. plenglish.com We want to vote, we want our country free of crime, Ecuadorian citizens living in Madrid, Spain said. | From the Ecuadorian consulate in the Spanish capital, voters stated that there was no presence of members of the National Electoral Council (CNE) or the embassy to support them. | Likewise, from Twitter there have begun to appear complaints of an error in the system that does not allow to exercise the vote. | Our rights are violated, we cannot vote, the system gives me an error and there is also misinformation. People were not aware that they had to vote telematically, user Natalia Sanchez said. | Meanwhile, K…
(2023-08-19). Haiti: U.N. sanctioned occupation is a done deal. workers.org 
The U.S. government has finally found a country in the Global South willing to lead a U.N.-approved intervention "to assist Haitian police in restoring security." Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Aug. 1 on X (formerly Twitter): "We commend the government of Kenya for responding to Haiti's call." Sign reads, . . . |
(2023-08-19). Free Speech Gone on Twitter? New CEO Pushes Shadowbanning & Content Moderation. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-19). Editorial] Ending the HIV pandemic: preparing for the future. thelancet.com Last month, ahead of the International AIDS Conference in Brisbane, Australia, a landmark study published in The Lancet by Laura N Broyles and colleagues reported that people living with HIV who maintain low—but still detectable—levels of the virus (less than 1000 copies per mL) have almost zero risk of transmitting it to their sexual partners. It was a stunning result, adding compelling evidence to further bolster the undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U) HIV campaign. U=U means that individuals living with HIV who successfully sustain an undetectable viral load by consistently taking antiretrovi…