(2023-04-22). The Demise of Mesopotamia: The Geopolitics of Water. The Desertification of Iraq. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-22). Turkish forces 'neutralise' 21 PKK terrorists in north Iraq, Syria: Akar. trtworld.com Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Lock last year in April to target the PKK hideouts in the Metina, Zap and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq, located near the Turkish border. | Turkish forces 'neutralise' 21 PKK terrorists in north Iraq, Syria: Akar…
(2023-04-22). U.S. Looted Another Shipment Of Syrian Oil: SANA. southfront.org 
File image. | The United States-led coalition had smuggled another shipment of looted oil from Syria's northeastern region to neighboring Iraq, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported on April 22. | Citing local sources, the state-run agency said that 34 tankers filled with oil illegally produced from occupied fields in the northeastern region crossed to the Iraqi Kurdistan region through the unofficial al-Mahmudiyah border crossing. Another convoy of 40 oil tankers left the region, also towards Kurdistan, via the al-Walid…
(2023-04-22). U.S. Army 'Gray Eagle' Combat Drone Crashes In Northern Iraq (Photos, Video). southfront.org 
A General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | On April 22, an MQ-1C Gray Eagle combat drone of the United States Army crashed in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk. | The Sabreen News channel on Telegram, which is close to Iranian-backed forces in Iraq, alleged that the MQ-1C was shot down with an anti-aircraft missile. However, the U.S.-led coalition said in a statement that the drone crashed in southern Kirkuk as a result of what it called a "mechanical…
(2023-04-21). Thousands in Nashville form miles-long human chain linking arms for gun control. peoplesworld.org 
NASHVILLE—Thousands of demonstrators linked arms to form a human chain over three miles long to support efforts for gun reform. On April 18, a line of protesters stretched from Monroe Carrell Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University to the State Capitol. The demonstration was organized by Voices for a Safer Tennessee, a community coalition, to support the push for …
(2023-04-22). Editorial] Routine immunisations: reversing the decline. thelancet.com Over the past 3 years, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the power and potential of vaccination in real time. But it has also disrupted health services and caused supply chain challenges, resulting in stagnation and backsliding of routine vaccinations. For example, global coverage of the third dose of the diphtheria—tetanus—pertussis vaccine fell from 86% in 2019 to 81% in 2021—the lowest level since 2008. Many other routine vaccinations showed similar reductions. 25 million children missed out on life-saving measles, diphtheria, and tetanus vaccines in 2021.
(2023-04-22). Correspondence] Key questions regarding the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial — Authors' reply. thelancet.com In response to our Article,1 Sverre E Kjeldsen and colleagues raise several points that require clarification. The subgroup of patients in the sham control group who did not cross over either did not meet minimal blood pressure requirements or elected not to cross over. These patients had a subsequent rise in systolic blood pressure after unblinding, as shown in the appendix of our Article (p 14).1 Although poor long-term medication adherence remains a plausible explanation for poorly controlled blood pressure in this group, medical inertia is less likely to have occurred in our study because patients had already…
(2023-04-22). [Editorial] Routine immunisations: reversing the decline. thelancet.com Over the past 3 years, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the power and potential of vaccination in real time. But it has also disrupted health services and caused supply chain challenges, resulting in stagnation and backsliding of routine vaccinations. For example, global coverage of the third dose of the diphtheria—tetanus—pertussis vaccine fell from 86% in 2019 to 81% in 2021—the lowest level since 2008. Many other routine vaccinations showed similar reductions. 25 million children missed out on life-saving measles, diphtheria, and tetanus vaccines in 2021.
(2023-04-22). [Correspondence] Key questions regarding the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial — Authors' reply. thelancet.com In response to our Article,1 Sverre E Kjeldsen and colleagues raise several points that require clarification. The subgroup of patients in the sham control group who did not cross over either did not meet minimal blood pressure requirements or elected not to cross over. These patients had a subsequent rise in systolic blood pressure after unblinding, as shown in the appendix of our Article (p 14).1 Although poor long-term medication adherence remains a plausible explanation for poorly controlled blood pressure in this group, medical inertia is less likely to have occurred in our study because patients had already…