Air strike on Syrian hospital kills 10

Medical charity the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) said that July was the worst month for attacks on healthcare centers since the beginning of Syria's five-year-old conflict.
"There were 43 attacks on healthcare facilities in Syria in July - more than one attack every day," a SAMS statement said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idlib-idUSKCN10H0LA

10 Acts Of Anarchist Terrorism That Shocked The World

The Industrial Revolution and the rise of capitalism transformed the social structures of civilized society. The gap between the classes became a yawning chasm, and the poor regarded the government and their bosses as tyrants. Many turned to a philosophy called Anarchism, from the Greek meaning “no ruler.” Anarchism despised all authority and taught that humans can live in a society free from restrictive laws. One of its fathers, Pierre Proudhon, famously said: “What is property? Property is theft!”
Proudhon himself did not advocate violence, and few anarchists were bomb-throwers. But desperate individuals heard the propaganda and took it upon themselves to strike against entrenched privilege.

 The most deadly anarchist terror assault—72 dead or seriously injured—happened in Barcelona in 1893, at the Liceu opera house

http://listverse.com/2014/05/04/10-acts-of-anarchist-terrorism-that-shocked-the-world/

It’s five years since the English riots, but the rifts in society are wider than ever

In London young black men are still three times more likely to be stopped and searched than their white counterparts. Social housing has all but collapsed in the last five years, meaning that thousands of families are living in overcrowded and inadequate housing without any real prospect of improvement in their situation, never mind affording a home of their own.
Far from being unique to Tottenham or the capital, this a familiar tale across the country. Five years ago people tried to dismiss the riots as black v white, but the truth is far more complicated than a racial divide.
Despite the post-Brexit rhetoric about a north-south divide, across the length and breadth of the nation we are seeing the gap between an asset class and an underclass growing ever larger. Last year 38% of workers earned less than the amount the average homeowner “earned” from the increase in the value of their home. This chasm between the haves and the have-nots looks set to become increasingly vast for future generations.
When it comes to a “legacy”, I think of the people of Tottenham who have rebuilt our community, the businesses that have reopened and gone from strength to strength and the young people who have shrugged off the stigma and gone on to great things. But if millions still feel as though they have no stake in society, social order becomes fractured and the peace is fragile. A sense of hopelessness and powerlessness that spans generations and defines entire areas does not breed respect for society or its rules. When people have so little to lose, desperation can quickly turn to anger and violence. This was the lesson of the riots – let it not go unlearned.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/05/tottenham-riots-british-streets-burn-again-david-lammy?CMP=fb_gu

6 maps that could change your perspective on the world

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/05/6-maps-that-could-change-your-perspective-on-the-world?

Brazil reliance on commodities is untrue?

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/03/this-map-shows-every-country-s-major-export?

GRONZY RULES As Obama Dithers, Syrian Rebels in Aleppo Brace for Putin’s Onslaught

"A top official of the Syrian opposition said he’s convinced Russia’s intent is use the methods it deployed to destroy Grozny. The capital of the Chechen Republic was the scene of bloody combat in 1994-95, and then again in 1999-2000, early in Putin’s first presidency. At that point leaflets were dropped offering people safe passage out of the city, and after a brief pause the real devastation began. In 2003, the United Nations reportedly called Grozny “the most destroyed city on earth.” The war was over, and on Putin’s terms."

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/01/as-obama-dithers-syrian-rebels-in-aleppo-brace-for-putin-s-onslaught.html

Chlorine gas dropped on Idlib town

Helicopters dropped containers of toxic gas overnight on a town in Syria's Idlib province, a rescue service operating in rebel-held territory said on Tuesday.
Raed Saleh, head of the Syrian Civil Defense group, told Al Jazeera that 33 civilians, including 18 women and 10 children, were brought to a local hospital after the attack in the town of Saraqeb.
"Just before midnight, helicopters dropped five explosive barrels containing cylinders of chlorine and shards of metal on neighbourhoods in Saraqeb," he said.
"We suspect it was chlorine because of the smell and the nature of the injuries - suffocation and burning, red eyes. Members of the civil defense brought them all to the nearby hospital."

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/syria-civil-war-chlorine-gas-dropped-idlib-town-160802083551947.html