(2022-08-24). Lockout of Essity workers in New Zealand in third week. wsws.org The unions, the media and the Labour Party are seeking to isolate the 145 locked out workers in the town of Kawerau, in order to force them to accept a pay agreement below the rate of inflation.
(2022-08-24). Ministry: Nation to resolutely safeguard sovereignty. ecns.cn Beijing vowed to take resolute and strong measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity after a group of Japanese lawmakers led by Keiji Furuya of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party visited the Taiwan region.
(2022-08-23). Spanish-Russian journalist Pablo Gonzalez held six months in Polish jail on bogus spying charge. wsws.org His arrest was coordinated between NATO states, including Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, and has met with silence by European and US media.
(2022-08-23). Brazilian Police Looks for Businessmen Supporting Coup d'Etat. telesurenglish.net The Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the arrest of eight businessmen who spread anti-democratic messages through social networks. | RELATED: | Besides ratifying their allegiance to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, these businessmen said they will support a coup d'état if Workers' Party presidential candidate Lula da Silva wins the October elections. | Judge Moraes also ordered the blocking of…