Headlines for July 23, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5MGV8)
- Tokyo Olympics Kick Off Amid COVID Surge, Protests; Italy Unveils New Pass for Vaccinated People
- Missouri Hospital Worker Warns COVID Surge Will Get Worse; 20% of L.A.'s Cases Are Vaccinated People
- U.S. Imposes New Cuba Sanctions as 400+ Noted Activists, Political Figures Call for End to Embargo
- Rep. Hank Johnson, Prominent Black Voting Rights Advocates Arrested at Pro-Democracy Demonstration
- Indian Farmworkers Renew Protests Against Neoliberal Agricultural Reforms
- South Africa Updates Death Toll from Unrest to at Least 337 People
- 20 Refugees Likely Dead After Mediterranean Shipwreck
- U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Afghanistan; House Votes to Issue More Special Visas for Afghans
- Senate Cmte. Votes in Favor of Upping Military Budget by $25 Billion
- Protesters Condemn UAE Plan to Extradite Ex-Guantanamo Prisoner, Demand Justice for All Detainees
- Labor and Healthcare Advocates Call on Biden to Stop Closure of Largest U.S. Generic Drugs Plant
- House Cmte. Considers AOC's Public Banking Proposal to Democratize Financial Services
- UNESCO Refrains from Listing Great Barrier Reef as "In Danger" Despite Major Climate-Induced Damage