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WHO: ‘preventable’ cholera in Yemen reaches over 1 million cases

There are currently one million people infected with cholera in wartorn Yemen, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday Some 2,225 people have died on the disease since 27 April, it added. The UN organisation issued a report stating that as of Monday, there were 983,486 cases of Cholera in Yemen. The organisation also noted that during the same period, it recorded 2,225 deaths caused by the disease, spread across 21 of the country’s 22 provinces. The report noted that the island of Socotra is the only area that has not witnessed a cholera outbreak. The strategic Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, which is under Houthi contro, has the highest number of cases with over 143,000. The Hajjah province has had the highest number of cholera deaths with 417. Cholera is a disease that causes acute diarrhoea that could lead to the death of those affected within hours if not treated. Malnourished children aged five and under are most prone to

Yemen mothers protest over UAE-led secret prisons

Scores of mother protested outside the Yemeni Judicial Council yesterday demanding their family members be released from detention, Al Yemen Today reported. Protesters held the Saudi-led coalition and the United Arab Emirates responsible for operating secret prisons in which their relatives are being held. They went on to demand the detainees be charged or released. Back in June, a number of international organisations including Human Rights Watch accused the UAE of operating two secret prisons facilities in Yemen in which detainees were tortured. An investigation published by the Associated Press stated that men were rounded up in the hunt for members of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and have disappeared into a network of secret prisons in southern Yemen. Secret Prisons were established inside military bases, ports and airports, private villas and even inside a nightclub. A report last month found that dozens of detainees were transferred

Report: US plans ‘bloody nose’ attack on North Korea

According to a new report in the Daily Telegraph, the concerns about a US attack on North Korea are very well-founded, and the White House has “dramatically” stepped up plans for what it is calling a “bloody nose” attack on North Korea. Apparently ignoring months of analyst warnings that there is no way to have a “limited” war with North Korea, the White House envisions a quick, damaging attack, potentially destroying North Korea’s missile test site, and some stockpiles, which would, according to officials, show how “serious” President Trump is. This is seen by the administration as an option short of full-scale nuclear war, and the only such option available to them since they’re bound and determined not to engage in direct diplomacy with North Korea. The Pentagon is coming up with “multiple options” for such attacks, and while they’re all relatively vague, they all seem based on the assumption that Kim Jong Un will be so impressed with how aggressive th

Jill Stein the first victim of the political Witch-hunt that has started by the exposed McCarthyism in America

The neoliberal regime reveals its ugliest face globinfo freexchange The neoliberal regime reveals day by day its discusting, ugly face. McCarthyism in America comes to the surface again as the regime starts to lose control over public opinion and feels a real threat after decades. The first victim of the political Witch-hunt is the leader of the Green Party, Jill Stein. The accusations are based again on ridiculous 'facts'. As reported by the Intercept : It’s safe to assume the Intelligence Committee is interested in anything pertaining to Stein’s now-infamous attendance of an RT gala in Moscow, at which she was seated and photographed with Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Stein told The Intercept that as she has routinely appeared on RT and expects to hand over communications related to booking those TV segments and other “administrative” messages between her campaign and the R

Μήνυση Βαρουφάκη στην ΕΚΤ για τις ελληνικές τράπεζες

Μήνυση κατά της Ευρωπαϊκής Κεντρικής Τράπεζας για το πάγωμα της χρηματοδότησης των ελληνικών τραπεζών το 2015 που οδήγησε στα capital controls κατέθεσε τη Δευτέρα ο Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης και ο Γερμανός ευρωβουλευτής Φάμπιο ντε Μάσι, καλώντας την ηγεσία της να δώσει στη δημοσιότητα το έγγραφο με το οποίο επέβαλε το πάγωμα της χρηματοδότησης. Όπως αναφέρει το Reuters, οι δύο άνδρες ζητούν να δοθεί το επίμαχο έγγραφο με το οποίο η ΕΚΤ επέβαλε το κλείσιμο της στρόφιγγας για τις τράπεζες, οδηγώντας τον Αλέξη Τσίπρα στο κλείσιμο των τραπεζών και την επιβολή περιορισμού στην κίνηση κεφαλαίων, την ώρα που η διαπραγμάτευση με τους δανειστές βρισκόταν σε εξέλιξη. « Περιορίζοντας τη ρευστότητα στον ελληνικό τραπεζικό τομέα, η ΕΚΤ επέβαλε την περικοπή συντάξεων, αύξηση φόρων και τις ιδιωτικοποιήσεις έναντι πινακίου φακής, και κινήθηκε εκτός της εντολής της » δήλωσε ο ντε Μάσι. Σημειώνεται πως Βαρουφάκης και ντε Μάσι είχαν ήδη ζητήσει το συγκεκριμένο έγγραφο από την