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Coronavirus: Intensive Care Units Close to Capacity in Northwest Syria
Intensive care units are filled near capacity in hospitals in opposition-held northwest Syria, because of the surge of the Delta variant of Coronavirus.
4 Baha’i Members Sentenced Over Pursuit of Higher Education in Iran
Iran's authorities have imposed 5-year prison sentences on four members of the Baha'i religious community for the crime of pursuing higher education.
Biden Scales Back $3.5 Trillion Budget, with “Clean Energy” Likely to Be Cut
President Joe Biden scales back the historic $3.5 trillion budget for social and environmental policies, cutting out provisions for "clean energy".
No Trade Deal and No “Global Britain”: UK’s Johnson Trots to a US Agenda
Amid no US-UK trade deal, Brexit, and dispute over Northern Ireland, Boris Johnson is "following an agenda increasingly set in Washington".
EA on ANews: US and France Between Divorce and Reconciliation
Scott Lucas evaluates the state of the US-France relationship after Washington's snub of Paris in last month's Australia-UK-US nuclear submarines deal
EA on Radio FM4: Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraq’s Elections
"For supporters, Muqtada al-Sadr champion is the champion of the poor. For his critics, he is manipulator more interested in his personal ascent to power."
Assad Regime Unhappy with Putin-Erdoğan Meeting on Syria
The Assad regime is unhappy that summit Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did not back its desire to overrun opposition-held northwest Syria.
UPDATE: Horse-Riding Agents Crack Down on Haitian Migrants in Texas
"We weren't treated like humans": horse-riding Border Patrol agents crack down on 15,000 Haitian migrants who moved from Central and South America to Texas.
Iran and Azerbaijan Renew Verbal Clashes
Verbal clashes between Iran and Azerbaijan resume, only 3 days after Foreign Ministers' call supposedly eased tensions, with allegations of drug trafficking.
“No Place to Go”: The Demolition of Benin’s Fishing Settlements
1st-hand from bulldozing of Benin's fishing villages: “They came and demolished our houses. We have no place to go. My children are sleeping on the beach."
EA in the Media
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EA on BBC: Biden, Republicans, and the Threat to the US System
Cutting through white noise in US media: "Historic legislation faces a historic threat, beginning with Mitch McConnell, to US political and social system."
Populism in Action
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The Finns Party Is Changing Its Leader
Finns Party successful leader Halla-aho steps down, but "if new leader follows his investment in connection with party on ground, it continues to thrive".
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