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2023-04-13: News Headlines
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(2023-04-11). 72% Of UN Security Council Backed Call To Investigate Nord Stream Bombing. popularresistance.org On March 27, 2023, the UN Security Council (UNSC) failed to pass a Russia-initiated Resolution calling for a UN investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline bombing. Russia's co-sponsors were the People's Republic of China, Belarus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eritrea, Nicaragua, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Looking closer at the numbers the result shows a global political divide between rich and non-rich, between "white" states and those "of color," and between core states on one side and peripheral and semi-peripheral states on the other. This is true even on…
(2023-04-11). 72% Of UN Security Council Backed Call To Investigate Nord Stream Bombing. popularresistance.org On March 27, 2023, the UN Security Council (UNSC) failed to pass a Russia-initiated Resolution calling for a UN investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline bombing. Russia's co-sponsors were the People's Republic of China, Belarus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eritrea, Nicaragua, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Looking closer at the numbers the result shows a global political divide between rich and non-rich, between "white" states and those "of color," and between core states on one side and peripheral and semi-peripheral states on the other. This is true even on…
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(2023-04-09). Corea del Norte prueba sistema de armas estratégicas submarinas. telesurtv.net Este nuevo ejercicio se produce después que el Gobierno de Pyongyang advirtió de tomar medidas contra los ejercicios militares conjuntos entre Corea del Sur y Estados Unidos.
(2023-04-09). Corea del Norte prueba sistema de armas estratégicas submarinas. telesurtv.net Este nuevo ejercicio se produce después que el Gobierno de Pyongyang advirtió de tomar medidas contra los ejercicios militares conjuntos entre Corea del Sur y Estados Unidos.
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2023-04-09: News Headlines
(2023-04-08). North Korea claims to have tested underwater strategic weapon system test. firstpost.com
(2023-04-09). Corea del Norte prueba sistema de armas estratégicas submarinas. telesurtv.net Este nuevo ejercicio se produce después que el Gobierno de Pyongyang advirtió de tomar medidas contra los ejercicios militares conjuntos entre Corea del Sur y Estados Unidos.
(2023-04-08). North Korea claims to have tested underwater strategic weapon system test. firstpost.com
(2023-04-09). Corea del Norte prueba sistema de armas estratégicas submarinas. telesurtv.net Este nuevo ejercicio se produce después que el Gobierno de Pyongyang advirtió de tomar medidas contra los ejercicios militares conjuntos entre Corea del Sur y Estados Unidos.
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2023-04-08: News Headlines
(2023-04-08). Mice "Vaccinated" With mRNA-Loaded Milk, The Long-COVID Con & The Twitter Psyop Falls Apart. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/8/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-04-08). Houston supports Starbucks workers. workers.org 
Houston — The Texas Star bar was packed with over 100 Houstonians in the evening, April 1, for a successful fundraiser for Starbucks workers. In the Houston area, three stores — Shepherd and Harold, the medical center on Cambridge and Fannin, and Rock Creek in Kingwood — have filed for . . . |
(2023-04-08). Antiwar forces march on Boeing. workers.org 
Seattle — University of Washington students, supporters and youths of oppressed nationalities targeted by U.S. imperialism marched on the Seattle Boeing plant on March 26. The march by 150 chanting demonstrators protested on the 20-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Boeing is the Pentagon's second largest war contractor. . . . |
(2023-04-08). Cambio climático está ayudando a aumentar producción de jonrones en MLB, asegura estudio. cubadebate.cu El cambio climático está convirtiendo a los toleteros de las Ligas Mayores en bateadores aún más calientes, ayudando a que se envíen alrededor de 50 jonrones adicionales por año por encima de las vallas, según afirma un nuevo estudio. El aire más caliente y más delgado que permite que las pelotas vuelen más lejos contribuyó un poco a un aumento en los jonrones.
(2023-04-08). Quinta de los Molinos: Luz y alegría para los más pequeños. cubadebate.cu Como es tradicional, la Quinta de los Molinos en La Habana abrió sus puertas para recibir a niños que padecen de Xerodermia Pigmentosa y organizarles actividades infantiles, informó a través de Facebook, Magda Resik.
(2023-04-08). Filtran documentos clasificados sobre la guerra en Ucrania: El Pentágono investiga. cubadebate.cu El Pentágono estadounidense está investigando la filtración de varios documentos clasificados con información sobre los planes de su país y de la OTAN en torno a la guerra de Ucrania.
(2023-04-08). Tin Cremata a La Jornada: Cuando arte e infancia se juntan, lo único que puede surgir es una bomba de amor. cubadebate.cu Un visitante al Complejo Cultural Los Pinos calificó como de ensueño la tarde del miércoles: cielo azul, el verdor habitual del recinto, donde se vio a mucha gente joven compitiendo en un torneo importante de ajedrez y lo mejor: presenciar una obra de teatro musical como la ofrecida por La Colmenita, creado por Cremata, quien comentó a este medio: "cuando arte e infancia se juntan, lo único que puede surgir es una bomba de amor".
(2023-04-08). 62 SNB: A bates sueltos, maltrecho picheo. cubadebate.cu Antes de que reinicien este domingo las acciones en diferentes estadios del país, les compartimos algunas estadísticas, luego de los dos primeros compromisos de la temporada beisbolera. Súmese al intercambio, no deje de ponernos su equipo favorito en los comentarios y, si también tiene numeritos atractivos, déjenoslo saber. Vale señalar que, en esta última subserie, los lanzadores cubanos permitieron 574 carreras.
(2023-04-08). Voleibol de Playa: Díaz y Alayo derrotan a los subcampeones mundiales y avanzan a semifinales en Itapema. cubadebate.cu La pareja cubana de Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo continúa su excelente actuación en el Beach Pro Tour Challenge de la ciudad brasileña de Itapema y este sábado derrotó a los actuales subcampeones del mundo y consiguió un cupo entre las cuatro mejores parejas del torneo.
(2023-04-08). Culmina Feria Comercial ExpoHolguín 2023. cubadebate.cu Julio César Estupiñán Rodríguez, gobernador de Holguín destacó durante la clausura, la participación de más de 200 entidades estatales, emprendedores, trabajadores por cuenta propia y empresarios de Panamá, España, Canadá, China y Trinidad y Tobago, los cuales establecieron alianzas comerciales, contratos de trabajo y proyecciones de desarrollo local.
(2023-04-08). Crecen en un 50 por ciento las muertes de menores por arma de fuego en EEUU. cubadebate.cu La cifra de niños y adolescentes asesinados por armas de fuego en Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) aumentó un 50% entre 2019 y 2021, según un análisis del Pew Research Center sobre los datos de mortalidad publicados por los Centro de Control y Enfermedades (CDC).
(2023-04-08). En fotos, Encuentro Internacional de Academias para la enseñanza del Ballet. cubadebate.cu El 28 Encuentro Internacional de Academias para la Enseñanza del Ballet se efectúa en La Habana desde el pasado 2 de abril y hasta el 12 de este propio mes con presencia de unos 300 participantes extranjeros de 14 países. Cubadebate recoge en imágenes momentos de este hermoso encuentro de estudiantes y profesores para promover el desarrollo del arte danzario.
(2023-04-08). Desde las redes: Cirujana, rescatista, mujer. cubadebate.cu -Camila, øqué te pasó en ese ojo? -Una basurita, profe – øQué tipo de "basurita", hollín? Y baja la cabeza, tímida y quizás temerosa de un regaño. Yo tengo que aguantar las lágrimas y solo darle un abrazo, decirle gracias. Sus compañeras de guardia le han dicho que se vaya, que descanse, y ella se niega.
(2023-04-08). Day 3 of the Legalization For All Network Delegation to U.S.-Mexico border. fightbacknews.org San Diego, CA – On April 3, a group of activists from the Legalization For All Network hiked along the U.S. Border State Park Trail and toward Friendship Park. This park was created so that people on opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexico border could meet. In the past, families have used the site to touch and slip gifts to one another, but with the new Trump Wall, they won't even be able to see each other. | The activists traveled dry and rugged, then wet and muddy, terrain that at times resembled quicksand. In some instances, the park trail would abruptly stop due to flooding from rainfall days before. However, the…
(2023-04-08). Milwaukee: FPC set to vote on policy for release of footage in police-involved critical incidents. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On Thursday, April 6, inside a packed City Hall room, families, organizations and concerned residents offered public testimony to the Fire and Police Commission (FPC) in support of the 24/48 Campaign demands. At this meeting, the FPC made a motion to present the resolution for the creation of a standard operating procedure (SOP) pertaining to the release of video footage of critical incidents involving officers from the Milwaukee Police Department. After a nearly two-year struggle led by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, the FPC is poised to adopt this SOP when it is…
(2023-04-08). What does the future hold for Afghanistan? journal-neo.org 
(2023-04-08). Saturday 4/15: Earth Month: E-Bikes & EVs Expo Event in Mitchell Park (Palo Alto). indybay.org Mitchell Park – next to pickleball courts | 3700 Middlefield Road | Palo Alto, CA 94303…
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Electronic nicotine delivery systems: pragmatism or expectancy? thelancet.com The advocacy for maximising the global use of e-cigarettes to reduce smoking harms based on the UK nicotine vaping report,1 as commented on by Sarah Jackson and Chris Bullen,2 is most questioning as it is neither comprehensive nor practical.
(2023-04-08). [Obituary] Judith Heumann. thelancet.com Disability rights activist. Born on Dec 18, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, USA, she died on March 4, 2023 in Washington, DC, USA, aged 75 years.
(2023-04-08). Saturday 4/8: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "The Tower" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-08). [Perspectives] Imagining alternative paths for WHO 75 years in. thelancet.com WHO's 75th anniversary comes at a fraught moment. The vaccine apartheid that has marked the COVID-19 pandemic response has once again raised questions about the influence of corporate actors and their Global North partners on global health. Amid perennial debates around reform and mounting calls for decolonising global health and interrogation of who is represented by WHO, we highlight a set of missed opportunities from the past and offer reimaginings of how WHO might propitiously forge a path towards its centenary in a more equitable, representative, and counter-hegemonic way.
(2023-04-08). Chief Na'Moks Grabbed and Isolated by Royal Bank of Canada at Stakeholders Meeting. indybay.org Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Na'moks was violently prevented from entering the Royal Bank of Canada annual general meeting. "Such a racist act, they've actually laid hands on me, a Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief on my regalia just now," Chief Na'Moks told the RBC, as snipers were stationed on the buildings where traditional elders gathered in an Indigenous delegation.
(2023-04-08). Saturday 4/29: EV Ride and Drive: Electrify your Ride. indybay.org Sunnyvale Community Center – 550 E Remington Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087…
(2023-04-08). Environmental NGO wins greenwashing lawsuit against French Oil Co. TotalEnergies SE. juancole.com By Carolina Kyllmann | — ( Clean Energy Wire ) — Climate Action Germany (DUH) has won a lawsuit against TotalEnergies over "climate-neutral" and "CO2-compensated" heating oil claims, the environmental NGO announced. DHU had sued on the basis that TotalEnergies' Thermoplus heating oil was advertised to consumers in a way that violated consumer protection law, …
(2023-04-08). Coliseum Connections Tenant Association to Protest Oakland Mayor's 'Town Hall'. indybay.org Media opportunity: Tenant Rally Wed. April 5th, 6: 30pm at 1724 Adeline St, Oakland CA 94607.
(2023-04-08). Saturday 4/22: This Is Not A Gun Workshop with Cara Levine and Angela Hennessy. indybay.org Contemporary Jewish Museum | 736 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-04-08). Earth First!er Andy Caffrey INFORMATIONAL: Global Climate Destabilization. [Orig. Huffman]. indybay.org Forward of email fr. Earth First!er Andy Caffrey chock full of information re: global climate destabilization. [The original message was sent to Congressman Jared Huffman of CA District 2.]…
(2023-04-08). CA Climate activists protest approval of hundreds of neighborhood oil permits this year. indybay.org
(2023-04-08). US Push To Strip China's Developing Country Status. popularresistance.org On March 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act" by a unanimous vote of 415-0 in yet another demonstration of the solid bipartisanship that exists in the United States when it comes to containing and isolating China. Under the terms of the bill, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken would be directed to seek the removal of China's status as a developing country from international organizations and institutions. | The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank all recognize China as a developing country for good reason. China's GDP per c…
(2023-04-08). Tuesday 4/4: Prop 13 reform's assassination by kindness: the OMG of California taxpayers. indybay.org ZOOM: us05web.zoom.us/j/87077550566?pwd=NlErNVR5ZkszTG9TR0pTd1RJR1hLdz09 | (this is a virtual only meeting)…
(2023-04-08). Wednesday 4/5: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org amphitheater at the corner of the Bernal Branch library | 500 Cortland Ave. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-08). Rally to Free Mumia Tuesday, April 4, Oakland Federal Building. indybay.org On March 31, 2023, Judge Lucretia Clemons…former law partner w/ Ed Rendell…denied Mumia Abu Jamal's appeal…ludicrously claiming evidence proving key witnesses were paid in exchange for false testimony was "not material" to showing that the trial was unfair!
(2023-04-08). More China-Europe trains running. ecns.cn China Railway Wuhan Group said on Wednesday that it saw significant growth in the number of its cross-border freight trains operating between China and Europe in the first quarter of this year.
(2023-04-08). Global emerging markets mull ditching U.S. dollar. ecns.cn Emerging markets worldwide are striving to promote the diversification of currencies and enlarge trade settlement channels for their own currencies.
(2023-04-08). France seeks to renew lease of giant pandas during Macron's visit to China. ecns.cn French media reported Rodolphe Delord, director of the ZooParc de Beauval, shoulders the mission of renewing the lease of Chinese giant pandas during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China.
(2023-04-08). U.S. theft of secrets is the biggest threat to global cybersecurity: Chinese FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn Asked what her comment is, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning pointed out that the latest revelation once again proves that the U.S.'s theft of secrets is the biggest threat to global cybersecurity.
(2023-04-08). China, Japan to hold 15th round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs on April 10. ecns.cn As agreed by the two sides, China and Japan will hold the 15th round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs in Tokyo on April 10, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning confirmed at the regular press conference on Friday.
(2023-04-08). People related to chained mother of eight sentenced. ecns.cn Dong Zhimin, the husband in a high-profile case of a woman being trafficked, tortured and giving birth to eight children, was sentenced to 9 years for abuse and illegal detention.
(2023-04-08). Greater Bay Area moves toward further alignment. ecns.cn The Guangdong provincial government on Thursday unveiled 20 examples in which efforts have been made to further align rules and systems in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in a bid to advance market integration.
(2023-04-08). Canberra's move against TikTok hurts confidence in Australia. ecns.cn Australia's discriminatory restrictions against TikTok undermine the confidence of the international community in the country's business environment, and harm the interests of Australian enterprises and people.
(2023-04-08). Glass beads on moon found to contain water. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have discovered a new water reservoir on the moon in the form of glass beads, which could be of major significance in efforts to probe for water on the Earth's only natural satellite and potentially extract it to support future lunar missions.
(2023-04-08). China-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway promotes Kenya growth. ecns.cn Data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show that the revenue from the Mombasa-Nairobi railway, built by Chinese enterprises, reached KES 15.3 billion (0.11 billion) last year. Both passenger and freight volumes have steadily increased, continuing to play a positive role in the economic and social development of Kenya.
(2023-04-08). Shenzhen's Xichong named first International Dark Sky Community in China. ecns.cn The Xichong Community in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen has been certified as an International Dark Sky Community, the first one of its kind in China, according to Shenzhen Astronomical Observatory.
(2023-04-08). Chinese scientists develop first superionic hydride ion conductor at ambient conditions. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have developed the first superionic hydride ion conductor at ambient conditions, according to the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
(2023-04-08). 6 jailed over woman trafficking, abuse in China's Jiangsu. ecns.cn A court in east China's Jiangsu Province on Friday handed prison terms to six people after convicting them of trafficking, incarcerating and abusing a woman.
(2023-04-08). China's forex reserves rise in March. ecns.cn China's foreign exchange reserves came in at 3.1839 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of March, up 1.62 percent from a month earlier, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Friday.
(2023-04-08). Driver who killed 5 pedestrians is executed. ecns.cn A man who killed five people and injured eight others in a hit-and-run vehicle assault in 2021 in Dalian, Liaoning province, was executed on Friday, a local court reported.
(2023-04-08). Technology empowers strawberry farmers in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Young green strawberry seedlings are thriving under the most suitable conditions of light, temperature and humidity thanks to an intelligent water and nutrient control system at a virus-free propagation center overseen by the Agricultural Institute of the Twelfth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps(XPCC).
(2023-04-08). China starts using solid hydrogen for electricity generation. ecns.cn China has started using solid hydrogen for electricity generation in two power stations in south Kunming and Guangzhou in south China.
(2023-04-08). China launches solid-propellant carrier rocket. ecns.cn A Hyperbola-1 (SQX-1), solid-propellant commercial carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 7, 2023.
(2023-04-08). In Numbers: China-EU cooperation contributes stability, momentum and vitality to the world. ecns.cn
(2023-04-08). Comicomment: Another farce unfolds as political polarization divides U.S. ecns.cn Just days after the so-called second "Democracy Summit" in the United States, another farce has unfolded. On April 4, former President Trump appeared in court in Manhattan, New York City, becoming the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. The courtroom was filled with supporters and opponents of Trump, leading to a tense standoff.
(2023-04-08). Insights丨Spanish Scholar: China and Europe are striving to strengthen cooperation. ecns.cn Recently, European leaders have visited China one after another, aiming to clarify that Europe is not intending to "decouple" with China. China and Europe are striving to strengthen cooperation and reciprocity in both economic and political fields. I think EU-China relations are very important because it can help promote global peace and development.
(2023-04-08). Happy Songkran Festival celebrated in HK. ecns.cn The Happy Songkran Festival is celebrated at D2 Place One in Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong, from April 5 to 10. The event showcases Thai culture and features a Thai-themed market, dance performance, prayer ceremony, and water-splashing activities.
(2023-04-08). 'Train to spring' stuns visitors in Beijing. ecns.cn Footage of the S2 train winding through blazes of apricot flowers in Beijing has gone viral on the Internet. The train passes through Shuiguan Great Wall and Badaling Great Wall. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-08). Tianjin opens new container shipping route to Europe. ecns.cn A container ship passed through a water gate at Tianjin Port on Thursday morning, marking the opening of a new direct container shipping route linking Tianjin with European ports. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-08). Chris Hedges: The Hypocrisy of the Christian Church. scheerpost.com 
This is a talk Chris Hedges gave on April 6 at a protest at Princeton Theological Seminary demanding the removal of hedge fund billionaire Michael Fisch as chair of the seminary's trustee board.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked. thelancet.com The new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants, as commented on by Gary Darmstadt and colleagues,1 are to be commended. In particular, the recommendation that kangaroo mother care should be routinely started soon after birth and the emphasis on the centrality of family support and involvement in care should help facilitate the promotion of a neonatal care environment that embraces an integrated approach to addressing the medical and broader developmental and psychosocial needs of infants and their families.
(2023-04-08). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Mitjà O, Alemany A, Marks M, et al. Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series. Lancet 2023; 401: 939—49—The SHARE-NET Collaborators and the appendix have been updated and Valentina Mazzotta's affiliation has been amended. These corrections has been made to the online version as of April 6, 2023.
(2023-04-08). Sunday 4/9: Protest the federal ban on abortion medication! indybay.org San Jose City Hall | 200 E Santa Clara St | San Jose, CA 95113…
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Eilis Kennedy and Guy Skinner for highlighting the importance of the new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants—with particular attention to immediate kangaroo mother care and family involvement and support—and for pointing out some key challenges to ensuring that the new recommendations are carried out and achieve their potential benefits.1 Challenges in supporting families in the care of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units have been well documented.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Unsuccessful ban on gutkha and need for tobacco control in India. thelancet.com In India, the use of smokeless tobacco, including gutkha, is a prevalent and dangerous practice that poses serious health risks, especially for oral cancer. Despite being banned by Indian states since 2012, gutkha remains widely used and available.1 Gutkha is a mixture of areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, tobacco, added flavourings, and sweeteners.2 The ban on gutkha aimed to control addiction rates and adverse effects on the oral mucosa. However, companies producing gutkha have found ways to circumvent the ban by producing pan masala (a non-tobacco product containing areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, and seasoni…
(2023-04-08). The French left and the ongoing workers' revolt. greenleft.org.au A historic social explosion is always a test for any left organisation, writes John Mullen, as he looks behind the latest wave of revolt in France, which is entering its 12th week.
(2023-04-08). The last Time there was this much CO2, there were Sabertooth Tigers, California Monsoons and an Undersea Florida. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that for the 11th consecutive year, human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases increased at the same rate as has been common for the past decade. In other words, nothing the world has so far done has caused the rate …
(2023-04-08). Global Growth Remains Low Amidst Debt Concerns, War and Inflation, Says IMF. indybay.org Press Release…
(2023-04-08). Tuesday 4/18: 2023 California Pan African Global Trade – Urban Agriculture Producers and Consumers. indybay.org Online – In person Watch Party | The Grand Ballroom | 1215 J Street | Sacramento, California…
(2023-04-08). US Will Threaten Europe To Implement Sanctions on Russia. news.antiwar.com The White House plans to send a clear message to its European partners in the economic war against Russia, "you are either with us or against us." Two US Treasury officials will visit European and Central Asian partners next month to demand all sanctions on Russia be implemented. Treasury officials Liz Rosenberg and Brian Nelson …
(2023-04-08). Monday 5/1: SF May Day 2023 "Break The Chains For Solidarity & Internationalism" indybay.org 518 Valenia Near 16th St | San Francisco…
(2023-04-08). Anti-Imperialist Push from the Brazilian Grassroots: Interview With MNLM Leader Gabriel Araújo. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-04-08). The Nordstream Ghost Ship. orinocotribune.com The false details in the CIA's cover story | America's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my
(2023-04-08). Netanyahu Brought Israeli Extremists to Power and Seeks more Arab Recognition; He can't have Both. juancole.com 
Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2 There are concerns in Israel that the path towards normalisation with more Arab countries is no longer smooth in light of the planned legislation to suit the extreme far-right in the coalition government. Added to this is the stepping up of action to annex the occupied West Bank, and …
(2023-04-08). Wednesday 4/12: Impactful Relationship Building with Central California Indigenous Community Partners. indybay.org Virtual Event…
(2023-04-08). California Department of Public Health's Criminal Negligence—April 2023. indybay.org California Department of Public Health deliberately sacrifices the lives of the elderly, sick, and disabled by removing all restrictions on the transmission of the Covid-19 virus in high risk locations.
(2023-04-08). From Inequality of the Gods to Equality of Humankind. indybay.org History demonstrates clearly that humans can live in egalitarian societies, we do not have to accept the brutality of social dominance and inequality. We must take matters into our own hands to change the world.
(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
(2023-04-08). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Spinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
(2023-04-08). Not all lumps are breast cancer: Benign breast disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Changes to your breast can cause a lot of worry. This is understandable. But not all breast changes are a result of breast cancer. Any breast symptoms, such as a breast lump, nipple discharge or breast pain, should be evaluated by a medical professional. If they are diagnosed as benign, it means they are not cancer. Noncancerous breast symptoms are known as benign breast disease. Some cases of benign breast disease are discovered during a…
(2023-04-08). Colorectal cancer myths and facts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
(2023-04-08). Science Saturday: Igniting the interest of young cancer researchers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The 2022 SPARK scholars gather for a photo before the Mayo Clinic SPARK Mini Science Fair on Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. Back row: Sara Wasserman, Krish Relan, Nyla Searl, Manish Kota, William Li, Garrett Davidsen, Riya Kar, Ella McCarthy. Front row: Kristi Biswas, Ysabella Wijaya, Yangying Jiang, Katie Shapiro, Esinam Ekpeh, Nia Atcherson, Katherine Jones and Hazel Parent. Not pictured: Jessica Desgroseilliers. "My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer when I…
(2023-04-08). Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed becoming…
(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
(2023-04-08). Cancer-free and embracing new adventures thanks to Mayo's collaborative care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January 2021, after being in remission from melanoma for almost a decade, Christina Armendariz began to feel unwell. The 42-year-old mother went to the emergency room at a hospital near her Orlando, Florida, home. After several imaging tests, Christina was told her cancer had returned. She had a mass under her arm and multiple soft tissue tumors throughout her body. Although she began treatment locally, Christina's condition worsened over time. She experienced significant cognitive…
(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Successful conception and delivery with a heart issue. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 32 and have lived with a congenital heart issue since childhood. I am newly married and would like to have children, but I understand that a pregnancy might be high-risk for me. How does pregnancy affect the heart? And is there anything I can do to reduce my risk for complications if I do conceive? ANSWER: Pregnancy results in many changes that can increase the workload of the heart. During pregnancy, your…
(2023-04-08). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
(2023-04-08). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Muslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to deal with 2023 spring pollen and allergies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you are one of the millions of people who suffer pollen and allergies, you don't need a calendar to tell you it's spring. Sometimes called hay fever, allergic rhinitis can sometimes be confused with a cold. So, what's happening and what can you do? While hay fever alone may not be life threatening, it can be uncomfortable, says Dr. Arveen Bhasin, a Mayo Clinic allergy and immunology expert. She offers these tips for relief from spring pollen and…
(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Three things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose…
(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking barriers for patients who need kidney transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Often, patients whose body mass index, or BMI, is too high aren't able to get a kidney transplant because of the higher risks of complications before and during surgery. But an innovative program at Mayo Clinic is giving patients hope by helping to break that barrier to transplant through a weight loss program. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Vqzp1A9GYw8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: …
(2023-04-08). Athletic or personal trainer: What's the best fit for you? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have seen athletic trainers on the sidelines of team sports and personal trainers working one-on-one with people at the gym. If you're seeking personalized advice and support to help you refine or advance your physical activity, which type of trainer would be the best fit for you? Here are some tips to consider. What's the difference between an athletic and a personal trainer? While the two terms often are used interchangeably, these professionals…
(2023-04-08). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on self-care for plantar fasciitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Most runners will run into a case of plantar fasciitis occasionally, and this heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, and plantar fasciitis is caused by excessive stress, which brings on inflammation and, typically, heel pain. "Plantar fasciitis can affect anyone," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
(2023-04-08). Consider organ donation during Donate Life Month. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 105,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for an organ transplant according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Sadly, an average of 17 people die daily waiting for a transplant, while another name is added to the waiting list every nine minutes. While 2022 set a new annual record with the number of organ transplants being performed, less than 50% of all adults are registered as organ donors, according to LifeSource. April is National…
(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic to ease universal face mask requirement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Beginning Monday, April 10, wearing a face mask will no longer be required for patients and staff in most patient care areas on Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System campuses. In line with Mayo Clinic's commitment to patient care, Mayo Clinic will continue to require wearing a face mask in high-risk patient settings. High-risk immunocompromised patients will be notified to wear a mask while they are at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic is evolving its…
(2023-04-08). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…
(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic expert: 3 advances lead to more lifesaving organ transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Donate Life Month ROCHESTER, Minn. — All too often, people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants cannot get them. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of viable donated organs. Promising medical advances are opening the doors to more transplants and saving more lives, says Mauricio Villavicencio, M.D., surgical director of heart and lung transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. There are 104,000 people on the waiting list in the U.S. for a…
(2023-04-08). Saturday 4/29: HEALING JUSTICE: Exploring Public Art Practices Symposium for Artists. indybay.org Oakland Museum of California | 1000 Oak Street | Oakland, CA 94607…
(2023-04-08). New Campaign To Reinvigorate the Establishment of Zone of Peace in Our Americas. orinocotribune.com 
By Bill Hackwell — April 4, 2023 | Today in a press conference in Washington DC the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) along with key allies launched a popular collective campaign to promote the urgent need to establish a Zone of Peace in Our Americas. The press conference coincided with similar events that took place in Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of | Washington DC | Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should…
(2023-04-08). [World Report] PEPFAR at 20. thelancet.com The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has worked to provide care for patients with HIV/AIDS for two decades. Paul Webster reports.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] BRIGHT-4 trial: bivalirudin strikes back. thelancet.com We read with great interest the study by Yi Li and colleagues1 that reports the comparison of bivalirudin plus high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction having percutaneous coronary intervention. The authors conclude that bivalirudin reduced the 30-day composite rate of all-cause mortality or Bleeding Academic Research Consortium types 3—5 major bleeding compared with heparin. This large, well conducted study provides new data to the debate regarding the appropriate anticoagulation for these patients.
(2023-04-08). Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire. juancole.com By Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski ( ProPublica) — In late June 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago …
(2023-04-08). México_Cherán: Ejemplo de Autonomía y Rebelión. indybay.org México_Cherán: Autonomía y rebelión | El pueblo mexicano que expulsó a políticos, narcos y policía…
(2023-04-08). [Comment] Offline: The world's forgotten children. thelancet.com Momentum has stalled. There is no high-level political leadership for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Not even high-level UN leadership. Multilateral organisations are distracted and weakened. Domestic country resources are constrained. The competition for limited donor financing has increased. Accountability has withered. Advocacy has quietened. This is an era of de-development for women and children. How have we reached such a desperate and dishonourable place?
(2023-04-08). Monday 4/10: Protest Illegitimate Banning of the Abortion Pill. indybay.org Same date, time, 3 Bay Area locations: | Ferry Building, The Embarcadero, San Francisco | San Pedro Square Market, 87 N San Pedro St, San Jose | Downtown Berkeley BART, 2160 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…
(2023-04-08). Israel Bombs Gaza and Lebanon After Palestinian Retaliation Against Al-Aqsa Attacks. orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 7, 2023 ( At midnight on Friday, April 7, Israeli occupation warplanes launched a series of missile strikes on various sites in the Gaza Strip, targeting a Palestinian Resistance site in the south of Gaza City, an observatory post in the east of the city, agricultural lan…
(2023-04-08). Monday 5/1: San José May Day – International Workers' Day. indybay.org Roosevelt Park | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95116…
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Electronic nicotine delivery systems: pragmatism or expectancy? — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Alain Braillon and Adam Edward Lang raise important questions about e-cigarettes and harm reduction in response to our Comment.1 Here, we explain why a pragmatic approach to maximising e-cigarettes' harm reduction potential is important.
(2023-04-08). The Legacy of Liberation Theology. indybay.org Liberation theology was the theological promise of Latin America and sounded like a more colorful, people-friendly church. The Vatican saw things differently… Ratzinger's successor in the papacy is pursuing a completely different course: Pope Francis is seeking dialogue, but he himself also comes from Latin America.
(2023-04-08). Las 3 del Día: Jornada para defender el derecho a una Salud para Todos y el resumen noticioso de la semana (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu El Día Mundial de la Salud (DMS), que se celebra todos los años el 7 de abril, marca el aniversario de la fundación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). Tenemos declaraciones del doctor José Moya, representante de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS/OMS Cuba). Además realizamos como cada viernes el resumen semanal de nuestro Podcast Las 3 del Día…
(2023-04-08). Recibió Marrero Cruz a Ministro de Estado de Angola. cubadebate.cu En el encuentro, el Jefe de Gobierno cubano reiteró la voluntad de ampliar las relaciones económicas y comerciales entre ambos países, sobre todo en los sectores agroalimentario y de la energía…
(2023-04-08). Talk World Radio: Krishen Mehta on Why the Global South Does Not Support the War in Ukraine. davidswanson.org
(2023-04-08). Alfredo Chirinos Speaks Out in Interview With Vladimir Villegas (PDVSA Corruption). orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 7, 2023 (
(2023-04-08). The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle. indybay.org Toward the end of the Cold War, capitalism created a military horror: the neutron bomb, a weapon that destroys life while leaving buildings intact. During the Fourth World War, however, a new wonder has been discovered: the financial bomb. This new bomb destroys the polis (here, the nation), imposing death, terror, and misery .
(2023-04-08). [World Report] Hazardous train spills prompt calls for tougher safety rules. thelancet.com New bipartisan legislation has been proposed to protect health and safety following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, USA. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2023-04-08). Argentina and Brazil rejoin UNASUR. peoplesdispatch.org UNASUR was founded in May 2008, with the objective to build regional integration in the cultural, economic, social and political areas while respecting the diversity of each of the member nations…
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Shared decision making with psychological safety. thelancet.com Psychological safety is defined as a shared belief that individuals within a team or group are able to take risks without fear of being embarrassed or punished.1,2 Psychological safety consists of an environment in which people feel respected and comfortable to speak up and express their ideas, opinions, and concerns, which is essential for effective communication and collaboration and encourages creativity and innovation.
(2023-04-08). øPor qué ocurrió el genocidio en Ruanda de 1994? telesurtv.net Hace 29 años Ruanda vivió 100 días de crímenes y asesinatos, una masacre descrita por la ONU como "planificada, sistemática y metódica".
(2023-04-08). Brasil regresa a Unasur mediante decreto presidencial de Lula. telesurtv.net La incorporación se oficializará en una cumbre regional de jefes de Estado que se llevará a cabo en Brasilia a finales de mayo próximo.
(2023-04-08). Verificarán trámite de juicio político a mandatario ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El líder de la Asamblea Nacional, Virgilio Saquicela, asegura que hubo demora para notificar oficialmente al mandatario sobre el juicio.
(2023-04-08). Estudiantes y activistas exigen control de armas en Tennesse, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Se movilizan además contra la expulsión de dos legisladores de ese estado.
(2023-04-08). Tribunal de EE.UU. suspende temporalmente extradición de expresidente de Perú. telesurtv.net Corte de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito de California le concede una moción de manera parcial que suspende por 14 días su extradición a Perú.
(2023-04-08). Rusia: paz en Ucrania debe basarse en nuevo orden mundial. telesurtv.net Serguéi Lavrov se reunió con su par tuco, Mevlüt Çavusoglu. Culpó a los países occidentales, especialmente a EE.UU., de impedir que Ucrania regrese a las negociaciones de paz.
(2023-04-08). Declaran calamidad pública por actividad del volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Manizales, Colombia. telesurtv.net Las autoridades locales indicaron que la decisión fue acordada con el fin de seguir preparándose ante la amenaza de una posible erupción.
(2023-04-08). Emiten alerta por lluvias para 14 provincias dominicanas. telesurtv.net El director del COE, Juan Manuel Méndez, indicó que en alerta amarilla están las provincias de Samaná, Sánchez Rámirez y Hato Mayor.
(2023-04-08). Gobierno de Chile implementa medidas contra la criminalidad. telesurtv.net Promulgan ley Naín-Retamal, llamada también "gatillo fácil". Es cuestionada por considerar que valida la represión y la persecución policial.
(2023-04-08). Denuncian que Israel bombardeó objetivos civiles de Gaza. telesurtv.net Ejército israelí confirmó que entre la noche del jueves y la madrugada del viernes arrojó 50 toneladas de bombas contra la Franja de Gaza.
(2023-04-08). Reportan un fallecido por accidente en central termoeléctrica en Cuba. telesurtv.net El cuerpo de medicina legal del Hospital Faustino Pérez confirmó el fallecimiento de Labrada Junco, quien era residente en el municipio de Matanzas.
(2023-04-08). Denuncian secuestro de director de Laboratorio Nacional de Haití. telesurtv.net Autoridades sanitarias confirmaron que Jacques Boncy se sometió a una intervención quirúrgica y se encuentra estable.
(2023-04-08). Lluvias invernales provocan 23 muertos y 52.298 afectados en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Las plantaciones más perjudicadas resultan las de arroz, con unos 50 millones de dólares en pérdidas.
(2023-04-08). Líbano denunciará agresión israelí ante Consejo de Seguridad. telesurtv.net La agresión israelí se concentró en zonas agrícolas y en la llanura de Qulaila, pertenecientes a la región de Tiro.
(2023-04-08). Recuerdan en Ruanda aniversario de genocidio contra los tutsis. telesurtv.net La tragedia causó más de 800.000 muertos, principalmente de la etnia tutsi, último pueblo que se asentó en la nación africana.
(2023-04-08). Unicef: casi un millón de niños puede sufrir desnutrición aguda en Sahel. telesurtv.net Unicef indicó que Níger presentará la mayor carga de emaciación grave en el Sahel central, con un estimado de hasta 430.000 niños en este año.
(2023-04-08). Reportan 1.116 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en Chile. telesurtv.net La cifra total de contagios aumentó a 5.271.755, de los cuales 3.443 pacientes están en etapa activa.
(2023-04-08). FAO: precios mundiales de los alimentos caen un 20,5 % en marzo. telesurtv.net La FAO precisó que el índice de referencia de los precios internacionales de los productos alimenticios descendió por 12º mes consecutivo.
(2023-04-08). Incendios dejan 33.000 hectáreas afectadas en Honduras. telesurtv.net En lo que va de 2023 se han registrado 820 incendios forestales en todo el país, indicaron las autoridades.
(2023-04-08). Controlan incendio en reserva forestal de Panamá. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Ambiente precisó que pasadas 24 horas de trabajo se logró controlar el incendio de masa vegetal.
(2023-04-08). Rescatan a civiles secuestrados por bandas armadas en México. telesurtv.net Fueron rescatados dos grupos de personas, entre ellos posiblemente los turistas desaparecidos desde el pasado 4 de abril.
(2023-04-08). Fiscalía boliviana imputa a exgobernador por irregularidades. telesurtv.net El exgobernador Camacho enfrenta los cargos de incumplimiento de deberes, malversación, uso indebido de influencias, conducta antieconómica y contratos lesivos al Estado.
(2023-04-08). Movimiento de izquierda denuncia violación electoral en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Representantes del Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos han tenido que enfrentar obstáculos por el Tribunal Supremo Electoral del país.
(2023-04-08). Notifican al presidente Lasso de juicio político en su contra. telesurtv.net Para ser aprobado el juicio político contra el presidente ecuatoriano se necesitan 92 votos de los legisladores de la Asamblea Nacional.
(2023-04-08). ONU sostiene que el Líbano e Israel no quieren una guerra. telesurtv.net La Misión de la ONU en el Líbano llamó a Israel y al país árabe a cesar los ataques de forma inmediata.
(2023-04-08). Women Hold Up 76.2% Of The Sky. popularresistance.org There is no need to delve too deeply into statistical data when the findings are obvious. For instance, when women and men work at the same job, women are paid — on average — 20 percent less than men. To raise awareness about this persistent disparity, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and United Nations Women host the International Equal Pay Day every year on 18 September and, through their Equal Pay International Coalition, lobby corporations and governments to close the yawning gender pay gap. The idea of 'equal pay for equal work' was established in the ILO's Equal Remuneration Conventio…
(2023-04-08). Saturday 4/15: #AbortionRights: Nationwide Protests to Demand & Defend Abortion Pill Access. indybay.org Nationwide marches, rallies, and actions | To sign…
(2023-04-08). Oppose political censorship of antiwar views at Howard University! wsws.org We call on all students, faculty and staff members at Howard University to oppose this censorship and demand that the IYSSE be allowed to hold its planned meeting on campus.
(2023-04-08). ProPublica documents corrupt relations of Supreme Court arch-reactionary Clarence Thomas with billionaire Republican donor. wsws.org On Thursday, the investigative journalism website ProPublica published an extensive and damning report documenting the fact that Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has for decades enjoyed luxurious vacations paid for by Harlan Crow, a billionaire far-right Republican donor.
(2023-04-08). Washington D.C. law enforcement releases videos showing police killing of 17-year old in a moving vehicle. wsws.org An officer with the US Parks Police ambushed Dalaneo Martin in his car as it was in park and the latter was asleep.
(2023-04-08). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 4. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses, and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-08). March US jobs report shows deepening impact of interest rate increases on the working class. wsws.org The March jobs report from the US Labor Department showed a slowdown of job creation and the ongoing lag of workers' wages behind price inflation.
(2023-04-08). French union leaders plan to abandon struggle against Macron's pension cuts. wsws.org This vindicates the Parti de l'égalité socialiste, who said that to bring down Macron, workers must organise into committees of action, independent of the union bureaucracies.
(2023-04-08). Rising rents in Germany plunge many into poverty. wsws.org The high rents are already unaffordable for millions. The proportion of affordable housing and social housing on the housing market is falling rapidly.
(2023-04-08). Following mass shooting in Nashville, fascistic Tennessee Republicans expel two Democratic lawmakers. wsws.org The gerrymandered Republican supermajority in the lower Tennessee House expelled two freshman African American Democratic lawmakers, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, for leading a peaceful student protest demanding gun reform.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] BRIGHT-4 trial: bivalirudin strikes back — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Pierre-Guillaume Piriou and colleagues for their interest in our Article.1…
(2023-04-08). Forward to May Day 2023! Build a mass movement of workers and youth against war and for socialism! wsws.org On Sunday, April 30, the International Committee of the Fourth International, the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality and the World Socialist Web Site will hold an on-line global rally to celebrate May Day 2023.
(2023-04-08). Irish Joe Biden's Irish Sopranos. strategic-culture.org
(2023-04-08). Kosovo Liberation Army Leader Hashim Thaci on Trial for War Crimes. strategic-culture.org By Peter SCHWARZ | From March 24 to June 9, 1999, NATO bombed Serbia for 77 days. It was the first major war on European soil since the Second World War—even this fact is suppressed and denied today in view of the war in Ukraine. | War propaganda was in full swing at the time: NATO was laying waste to Serbian cities in order to defend "human rights" and to stop the "ethnic cleansing" Serbia was accused of carrying out in Kosovo. Greens, liberals and pseudo-left groups, who only a few weeks before had been invoking pacifism, eagerly took up this propaganda and switched to the war camp with flying colours. In…
(2023-04-08). World's Most Dangerous Flashpoint: Israeli Forces Repeatedly Invade Sacred al-Aqsa Mosque, Beat, Expel Worshipers, on Behalf of Jewish Extremists. strategic-culture.org By Juan COLE | Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper
(2023-04-08). ICOMOS and HIST host international webinar on space technologies for cultural heritage conservation. ecns.cn An international webinar on space technologies for cultural heritage conservation was held on March 30 to promote their application for monitoring, evaluation, management and sustainable development of cultural heritage sites.
(2023-04-08). China's economy showing strong momentum in blooming season. ecns.cn The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee fills the air as staff from Italian coffee giant Illycaffe arrange their booth for the upcoming third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), slated to open on April 10 in southern China's island province of Hainan.
(2023-04-08). China to put multi-pronged efforts into expanding digital economy. ecns.cn China has fleshed out its pledge this year to foster the digital economy, which is increasingly prominent in its overall economy.
(2023-04-08). Birth of an Airbus A321 in China's Tianjin. ecns.cn The first Airbus A321neo aircraft assembled in China rolled off the assembly line in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin for delivery on March 24.
(2023-04-08). PLA Eastern Theater Command launches patrol, military exercises around Taiwan Island. ecns.cn The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday launched combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island, which will last from April 8 to 10 Beijing time as scheduled.
(2023-04-08). Xi, Macron hold informal meeting in China. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held an informal meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province in south China.
(2023-04-08). Taiwan question is not about democracy: Chinese spokesperson. ecns.cn The Taiwan question is not about democracy and such moves of supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist forces in the name of democracy and using the Taiwan question to contain China are highly dangerous and will get nowhere, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
(2023-04-08). China's AC332 helicopter makes first full-state flight. ecns.cn China's AC332 twin-engine civil helicopter successfully conducted its first full-state flight here on Friday, announced its developer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
(2023-04-08). China-Denmark all-cargo air route launched in Hangzhou. ecns.cn Zhejiang Province, a manufacturing and trade hub in east China, has launched a new cargo air service linking its capital city of Hangzhou with Denmark.
(2023-04-08). Three-dimensional sidewalk attracts citizens in Chongqing. ecns.cn A three-dimensional sidewalk is seen on Nanbin Road, southwest China's Chongqing, attracting citizens to take photos. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-08). Multi-functional helicopter makes maiden flight. ecns.cn Aviation Industry Corp of China"ÄÄ(AVIC), the nation's leading aircraft maker, on Friday conducted the maiden flight of its AC332, a new type of multifunctional helicopter designed for civilian use, especially on plateaus. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-08). US Media Cheer as France Forces Old People to Work. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Allergies or a virus? How to tell the difference. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every year I am plagued by springtime allergies. But in the last few weeks I have been experiencing congestion, runny nose and a persistent cough. How can I determine whether this is a cold, allergies or something more? When should I seek medical care? ANSWER: As the seasons shift, it can be harder to distinguish between the symptoms of the common cold, COVID-19, the flu and allergies, since all can have similar symptoms. This…
(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Using AI to predict kidney failure in patients with polycystic kidney disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kidney failure can be caused by many reasons: diabetes, high blood pressure, autoimmune diseases and polycystic kidney disease, or PKD. PKD is an inherited disease that causes cysts to form around your kidneys. The most common form of PKD is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), where it is most often diagnosed in adults between the ages of 30 and 40. Dr. Fouad Chebib, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist and expert on polycystic kidney disease, says patients understand…
(2023-04-08). Kale: Discover the 'secret powers' of this superfood. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Although it may seem like it, kale isn't a new vegetable. Thomas Jefferson experimented with several varieties of kale at his Monticello estate in the early 1800s. It's long been popular in northern Europe and now throughout the U.S. Before becoming a popular salad green, kale was often used in restaurants as a decorative garnish on plates. But over the past 10 years, the popularity of kale has skyrocketed. You've probably heard it referred to…
(2023-04-08). Corrupt Racist Newsom Pandering To Blacks In South When He Attacked Blacks In SF TWU 250a. indybay.org Corrupt racist Gavin Newsom attacked Black workers while he was mayor of San Francisco and supports gentrification pushing Blacks out of San Francisco. Now he is campaigning in the South as a defender of the Black people.
(2023-04-08). D.O.J. charge DeSantis PETITION – civil rights crimes in violation of 18 U.S.C. ß ß 241,242. indybay.org DeSantis' cover-up of G.O.P. prosecutor's forgery of a Court order while concurrently removing a twice elected progressive prosecutor from office for LGBTQ and abortion policies.
(2023-04-08). La educación cubana: un referente a nivel internacional. cubadebate.cu Hasta el cierre de febrero del presente año, el Ministerio de Educación de Cuba, cuenta actualmente, con 543 colaboradores distribuidos en trece países de àÅfrica, América Latina y el Caribe y Oceanía ( Bahamas, Argentina, Ecuador, Jamaica, Panamá, Honduras, México, Venezuela, Guinea Ecuatorial, Sudáfrica, República àÅrabe Saharaui, Islas Reunión y Australia) donde se han promovido varios proyectos, entre ellos y el más importante el de alfabetización, a través del método "Yo, sí puedo", "Yo, sí puedo seguir".
(2023-04-08). Falleció Antonio Conde, El Cuate, amigo de Fidel y dueño del yate Granma (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El legendario Antonio Conde, conocido por los cubanos y mexicanos como El Cuate, murió a los 97 años de edad. Fue el Cuate quien compró y reparó el yate Granma que entregó a Fidel para que, con sus 82 expedicionarios, pusiera rumbo a Cuba para iniciar en la sierra Maestra la guerra necesaria contra la dictadura de Fulgencio Batista, el 2 de diciembre de 1956.
(2023-04-08). Seis equipos empatan en Serie Nacional de Béisbol. cubadebate.cu La cerrada porfía continúa en vilo, y tras los resultados de hoy existe un séxtuple empate en la cima de la LXII Serie Nacional de Béisbol que dejó caer las cortinas de sus segundas subseries particulares; los abrazados son el subcampeón nacional Matanzas, Villa Clara, Guantánamo, Camagàºey, Sancti Spíritus y Las Tunas.
(2023-04-08). Copa Ronaldo Veitía: Recuerdo y futuro, magia y amor. cubadebate.cu Más de 100 niños en las categorías sub 13 y sub 15 inundaron los tatamis ubicados en el hotel Meliá Internacional y los nombres de los 32 campeones importan (con medallas incluidas), pero lo más trascendente quedará siempre en el recuerdo competitivo de haber inaugurado un evento-homenaje. No hizo falta fotos ni palabras introductorias, tampoco videos con sus frases preferidas o anécdotas.
(2023-04-08). Cuidaremos siempre el Granma, Cuate. cubadebate.cu Leo que ha muerto el Cuate, el mexicano cubanísimo que compró el yate Granma por indicaciones de Fidel para la expedición libertaria de 1956, el amigo incondicional de Cuba. Y aunque sé que ya rebasaba los noventa, no deja de apretárseme el pecho. Sé que hace muy poco tiempo, en su más reciente visita, fue a ver su yate. Allí estuvo acompañado de las muchachas que siempre lo reciben en el Museo de la Revolución, conversaron y estoy segura de una vez más les pidió con insistencia que le cuidasen "su yate". El Cuate se despedía siempre, pero definitivamente esta vez….
(2023-04-08). Ejercito chino realiza ejercicios militares alrededor de Taiwán. telesurtv.net La operación es una seria advertencia contra las provocaciones de las fuerzas separatistas de Taiwán y fuerzas externas, y una acción necesaria para salvaguardar la soberanía nacional.
(2023-04-08). Corea del Norte prueba sistema de armas estratégicas submarinas. telesurtv.net Este nuevo ejercicio se produce después que el Gobierno de Pyongyang advirtió de tomar medidas contra los ejercicios militares conjuntos entre Corea del Sur y Estados Unidos.
(2023-04-08). Al menos seis heridos deja tiroteo en Carolina del Sur, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El jefe de policía de Isle of Palms, Kevin Cornett, indicó que varias personas fueron detenidas, pero aún no puede confirmar si el tirador está bajo custodia.
(2023-04-08). Muertes de menores por arma de fuego en EE.UU. crecen 50%. telesurtv.net La estadística toma en cuenta los datos de mortalidad publicados por los Centros de Control y Enfermedades de EE.UU. entre 2019 y 2021.
(2023-04-08). Honduras extiende por 45 días más estado de excepción. telesurtv.net Con la nueva ampliación quedarán suspendidas hasta el próximo 21 de mayo las garantías constituciones en 123 municipios de Honduras…
(2023-04-08). Defensa rusa derriba misil ucraniano sobre ciudad de Crimea. telesurtv.net El jefe de la república de Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, a traves de su canal Telegram, confirmó: "Un misil lanzado desde Ucrania fue derribado sobre Feodosia".
(2023-04-08). Exigen seguir debido proceso en juicio político contra presidente de Ecuador. telesurtv.net La resolución instó al presidente de la comisión a que evite emplear una normativa procesal ordinaria, ajena y no prevista dentro de los procedimientos parlamentarios.
(2023-04-08). øPor qué se celebra el Día Internacional del Pueblo Gitano?>. telesurtv.net El pueblo gitano lucha por la reivindicación de sus derechos, y contra la discriminación, el antigitanismo, la pobreza y el desempleo.
(2023-04-08). Bolivia califica de exitosa prueba piloto de censo de población. telesurtv.net Jóvenes lugareños fueron captados para la prueba, lo que facilitó la aplicación de los cuestionarios.
(2023-04-08). Incautan 100 kilos de cocaína en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Por el momento, la policía maneja el hecho como información en desarrollo y no han brindado más detalles.
(2023-04-08). Al menos seis palestinos heridos por protestas en Kafr Qaddum. telesurtv.net Algunos de los heridos fueron tratados en el lugar, mientras otros fueron trasladados al hospital para recibir tratamiento.
(2023-04-08). Fallece mexicano El Cuate, estrecho colaborador de Fidel Castro. telesurtv.net Del Conde fue quien compró y reparó el yate Granma para entregárselo a Fidel Castro y pusiera rumbo a Cuba junto a sus 82 expedicionarios.
(2023-04-07). Israel Attacks Al-Aqsa, Long-COVID Con, East Palestine Still Lied To & The World Vaccine Congress. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/7/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-04-07). Will workers turn toward taking the offensive in France? workers.org 
For the 11th time since Jan. 19, millions of people in France, led by the workers of the major union confederations, especially the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), took to the streets all over the country on April 6. Once again, they shut France down. Early reports in the New . . . |
(2023-04-07). United States Hypocrisy Toward the World is Another Way of Saying, 'Don't Do as We Do, Do as We Say'. covertactionmagazine.com In February 2023, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken briefly met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and proceeded to give him a "moral" lecture on Russia's decision to suspend its role in a nuclear arms treaty, and on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They were in India for the Group of 20 summit. USA Today quoted Blinken, …
(2023-04-07). Petro-Yuan or Petro-BRICS: The Need for Better Alternative Reserve Currencies to Break Dollar Dominance. infobrics.org The dominance of the US dollar has been causing increasing problems for economies around the world. As a result, there is a growing undercurrent of interest in finding alternative reserve currencies. China is pushing for the yuan to become a reserve currency, but a possible BRICS+ Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) may have the edge…
(2023-04-07). Russia and South Africa Remain Friends, Insists Pandor. infobrics.org Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor has reiterated that South Africa remains on friendly terms with Russia…
(2023-04-07). India-Russia Meet on Roads, Transport Systems Held. infobrics.org In an effort to establish an effective bilateral relationship of communication and cooperation in the road transportation, logistics, Intelligent Transport System (ITS) and green mobility sector, the first meeting of the India-Russia Working Group on Roads and ITS was held in the national Capital…
(2023-04-07). Duda makes Polish expansionism clear after meeting with Zelensky. infobrics.org Anti-Russian confederation plan in Eastern Europe would serve Polish interest in annexing regions in western Ukraine.
(2023-04-07). Trump's arrest could backfire, as his popularity grows. infobrics.org Trump is still the most popular Republican leader and remains one of the only voices in the West advocating a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
(2023-04-07). The 'Holy Trinity' behind Russian military dominance in Ukraine. infobrics.org Although these weapons might not seem as important as Russia's hypersonic missiles or its doomsday strategic arsenal, they are no less valuable on a tactical level. Thousands of howitzers, MLRS, tanks, air defense systems, command posts, weapons production facilities, ammunition, etc. have been destroyed by these extremely cost-effective weapons.
(2023-04-07). The Price of Solidarity: Palestine, Indonesia and the Entitlement of Western "Human Rights" Activism. mintpressnews.com 
The Indonesian government's refusal to host the Israeli team as part of the Under-20 World Cup highlights the hypocrisy of Western human rights activists, argues Dr. Ramzy Baroud.
(2023-04-07). Drought Profiteers: Wall Street Billionaires Are Snatching Up America's Water. mintpressnews.com Drought profiteers – financial industry executives buying up public freshwater resources in a time of increasing drought – are pushing the US water supply to the brink of collapse, reports Lee Camp.
(2023-04-07). Victory in fight for Tampa Citizens Review Board independence. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL — The Tampa City Council voted 4-3 to pass an ordinance granting the city's Citizen Review Board (CRB) an independent attorney, April 6. The CRB is a city board that was established in 2015 to review closed cases of police misconduct, as well as be a place where people can bring complaints about the police. | An independent attorney would be more impartial and fair than the current arrangement, where the board uses the city's attorney. Using the city's attorney, by its nature, creates a conflict of interest, which the Tampa police attorney himself admitted in a CRB meeting, stating that the CRB,…
(2023-04-07). Minneapolis: MPD consent decree falls short and keeps power out of community hands. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following April 6 joint statement of the Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar and Minneapolis for Community Control of Police. | Consent decree falls short and keeps power out of community hands | We need an all-elected Civilian Police Accountability Commission to permanently reign in the abuses of MPD | On Friday, March 31, the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced the signing of a consent decree to address human rights violations by the Minneapolis Police Department. The agreement was negotiated entirely behind closed door…
(2023-04-07). Austin students protest attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On Wednesday, April 5, Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) met on Speedway at UT Austin with the Texas Students for DEI Coalition to protest recent Texas legislative and administrative attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The rally was also called in solidarity with the Tampa 4, a group of University of South Florida SDS members currently facing felony charges after being brutalized and arrested while protesting Florida's attacks on DEI programs. | "While Republican lawmakers like Governor Greg Abbott try to claim that these laws are in the interest of fai…
(2023-04-07). Legalization For All network's delegation to the US Mexico border in Tijuana. fightbacknews.org Tijuana, Mexico – On April 2, a group of activists from the Legalization For All network crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to witness the effects of U.S. border militarization. The group met with Robert Vivar, binational coordinator at VÂA Internacional, and Aída Amador, coordinator of VÂA Migrante. They visited the Unified U.S. Deported Veterans Office, the border wall at Friendship Park on the Tijuana side, and the Casa de Luz LGBTQ+ immigrant collective house. | Crossing from the U.S. into Tijuana was quick and easy with no lines – the group did not even need to present their passports, which showed just how eas…
(2023-04-07). Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On Tuesday April 4, Brandon Johnson won 51.4% of vote in the Chicago mayoral runoff election. Johnson's victory is also a victory for working and oppressed people, as demonstrated by the range of organizations and individuals who celebrated with Johnson and his family at the Marriott Marquis on election night. | Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, said "I've been living for this moment since the Great Harold Washington in 1986, yet we didn't wait on history; we, the oppressed and the working class, made history." | Sever…
(2023-04-07). No, COVID-19 isn't 'over'—but millions of Americans' Medicaid coverage is about to be. therealnews.com 
The Biden administration is poised to allow the national emergency on COVID-19 to expire on May 11, 2023. Once that occurs, between 5 to 14 million Americans previously covered under Medicaid will lose their insurance. Although the pandemic continues to rage, killing thousands and infecting hundreds of thousands each week, a bipartisan consensus has settled in Washington to simply pretend COVID-19 is "over." What meager safety net was extended at the start of the pandemic is now being rolled back—leaving Americans to shoulder the risks and expenses of illness and death entirely on their own. Dr. Marga…
(2023-04-07). After years of racial political struggle, Pocomoke City, MD elects first Black mayor. therealnews.com 
Days before Todd Nock would become the first Black mayor of Pocomoke City, a small town on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore, he paused as he tried to express what the historic achievement meant—not just to him, but to the community he was preparing to serve. | "I started sitting in the back of council meetings, then moving to the front, becoming first vice president, and now here we are," Nock said. | "I had no idea [I could be Mayor.] At the time," in 2015, "I was an unemployed college dropout. I had just lost my jobs a couple weeks prior to that, I couldn't afford to go back to school."pocomoke cit…
(2023-04-07). Israel attacks Al-Aqsa two nights in a row, beating worshipers at holy site. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in On Wednesday evening , the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was full of Muslim worshippers praying into the night during the holy month of Ramadan. Earlier that morning, worshipers were beaten, and forced out of the holy mosque's prayer halls. | In the midst of night prayers Wednesday, Israeli forces stormed the compound again with weapons and riot gear, unleashing a co…
(2023-04-07). The Heat: China-France Ties. america.cgtn.com 
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People for a state visit. Chinese President Xi and French President Macron held lengthy bilateral talks on Thursday in Beijing. The two leaders pledged to deepen cooperation on trade, advance new …
(2023-04-07). Poland, Moldova form united front against Russia over Ukraine, Transnistria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 7, 2023 Polish, Moldovan PMs discuss support for Ukraine, countering Russian threat Poland's prime minister met with his Moldovan counterpart in Chi»ôinƒÉu on Thursday, and both leaders reaffirmed support for war-torn Ukraine, while also discussing ways to ensure stability in Moldova amid the threat from Russia, officials said. *** Morawiecki and Recean also …
(2023-04-07). Turkish, U.S. defense chiefs discuss NATO expansion, "regional security" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 7, 2023 Turkish, US defense chiefs discuss NATO, regional security issues Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin on Thursday spoke over the phone and discussed NATO and the Black Sea grain deal. Akar and Austin also discussed Finland's accession to NATO, bilateral and regional defense …
(2023-04-07). High-level S. Korean military delegation summoned to NATO, SHAPE HQs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 High Level Republic of Korea Visits to SHAPE and NATO Headquarters SHAPE and NATO Headquarters hosted delegates from the Republic of Korea during the week of Mar. 27 to 31, 2023 to discuss a variety of issues with the partner nation. Deputy Chief of Staff Partnership Directorate Rear …
(2023-04-07). European war games: 9,000 U.S. troops, 17,000 from 26 NATO allies, partners in 10 nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The four partner nations involved are Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo (pseudo-nation) and Moldova, all with territorial disputes that could erupt into war at any moment. ==== U.S. Department of DefenseApril 5, 2023 Multinational Exercise Defender 23 Kicks Off This Month in Europe Nearly 9,000 American troops are expected to participate in the Defender 23 exercise which …
(2023-04-07). Poland: Brzezinski presides over largest NATO infrastructure hub in 30 years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesApril 6, 2023 US Army's new weapons depot in Poland is largest NATO facility buy in decades A sprawling U.S. Army weapons depot in central Poland opened this week, giving NATO allies a readily accessible site with thousands of pieces of armor and other equipment that can be mobilized in a crisis. In …
(2023-04-07). On Kim Sung-han's resignation. journal-neo.org 
National Security Advisor of the Republic of Korea (to put it bluntly, a key advisor on foreign and national security affairs of South Korea) said that he was stepping down on March 29, 2023, less than a month before President Yoon Suk-yeol's state visit to the United States. Kim stated in a press release, "When […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-07). Should the US Remain Responsible for European Security? journal-neo.org 
This is the question Donald Trump brought to the forefront when he started asking why the US was paying the lion's share for European security and demanding that members of NATO foot the bill, with at least 2 percent of their GNP. It remains pertinent because the present situation can only exist if the US […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-07). Al-Aqsa Raid: How BBC Coverage Is Enabling Israeli Violence. strategic-culture.org 
The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel laureate and tireless campaigner against South African apartheid, once observed: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." For decades, the BBC's editorial policy in reporting on Israel and Palestine has consistently chosen the side of the oppressor – and all too often, not even by adopting the impartiality the corporation claims as the bedrock of its journalism.
(2023-04-07). Finland Joins NATO in Foreboding But Fitting Historical Coming Out. strategic-culture.org Biden and other NATO cheerleaders celebrating "peace" and "security" with Finland joining the bloc this week is not just grotesque. It is a foreboding warning of a more disastrous war. | During the Cold War decades, Finland prided itself in adopting a non-aligned position in relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Of course, there were good reasons for this Finnish nominal neutrality. The Nordic country not only shared a long border with Soviet Russia, thereby making its neutrality an essential Moscow requisite for security. But in addition, too, Finland bore the shame of having been defeated by…
(2023-04-07). The Imminent Collapse of Eurofascism. strategic-culture.org Only by crushing Eurofascism and expelling the Anglo-Saxon fascists from the Old Continent can the world be saved from a nuclear holocaust. | After the collapse of Nazi Germany, the Americans entered Western Europe with the firm intention of staying there forever, and to be completely honest, they never really hid it from us. The first Secretary General of NATO, the British general and diplomat, Hastings Ismay, explained the essence of the founding of the military alliance, which he headed, in a short but more than precise and vivid formulation, saying that its goal is "to keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans…
(2023-04-07). The Warm Embrace and the Cold Shoulder: China Mines Europe's Fractures During Joint Visit. strategic-culture.org French President Emmanuel Macron got parades and banquets. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was mostly left alone. | Suzanne LYNCH and Stuart LAU reported from Brussels | French President Emmanuel Macron was given the full red-carpet treatment this week in Beijing, fêted at a state banquet, and greeted by military parades and firing cannons on Tiananmen Square. When Macron's plane touched down, China's foreign minister personally welcomed him. | When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived, she got the ecology minister — at the regular passenger exit. | It was a pattern on display again a…
(2023-04-07). Western media continues to get it wrong when reporting on Israeli violence against Palestinians. peoplesdispatch.org The pro-Israel bias in the mainstream reporting on the Al-Aqsa mosque violence is viewed as an attempt by Western media outlets to justify Israel's oppressive apartheid policies against Palestinians…
(2023-04-07). AFRICOM: Securing African or U.S. Interests? towardfreedom.org The United States Africa Command—or AFRICOM—was founded in 2007. But it's failed to bring peace and security. Major failures in Somalia, Libya and elsewhere have left many Africans suspecting it exists only to serve U.S. interests. African Stream reports.
(2023-04-07). Leaked documents expose US-NATO Ukraine war plans. thegrayzone.com Classified Pentagon documents containing information about US and NATO plans for a Ukrainian offensive and key details of the ongoing war have leaked. And the Biden administration is reportedly demanding they be scrubbed from the internet. Is there a hidden agenda behind the leak? The New York Times has reported "a significant breach of American intelligence in the effort to aid Ukraine" through the leak of classified documents which have been shared on social media. It correspondents cited "senior Biden …
(2023-04-07). Israel's fanaticism is setting the whole region on fire. electronicintifada.net Tel Aviv's violence is enabled by Washington and Brussels, EI's Ali Abunimah tells TRT.
(2023-04-07). TikTok on Trial: The Latest Front in the U.S. Tech War on China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Black Tennessee Lawmaker Justin Jones Discusses His Expulsion From State House. truthout.org We speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in… |
(2023-04-07). Trump's Father, Fred Trump, Laundered Casino Chips And Was Arrested At A KKK Rally In 1927. moguldom.com Former President Donald Trump today would be considered a nepo baby (or nepotism baby), as his fortune and fame—and career in real estate— were derived from that of his New York real estate mogul father, Fred Trump. Fred was a Bronx-born real estate and construction magnate. But he was also known as a racist landlord, …
(2023-04-07). Nashville Democrat Legislator: Republicans Who Expelled Gun Violence Protesters Allow Child Molester To Stay In State Congress. moguldom.com In Nashville, Tenn., Republicans ousted Democratic Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson from the Tennessee House of Representatives over gun-control protest. They also tried to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville. These three lawmakers had become known as the "Tennessee three." Reps. Jones and Pearson are Black, Rep. Johnson is white. Pearson's rousing exit speech has …
(2023-04-07). Coolio's Cause Of Death Revealed: Fentanyl, Heroin And Crystal Meth Found In System. moguldom.com It's been five months since hip-hop legend Coolio died, and the cause of his death has finally been revealed. The veteran West Coast artist died at the age of 59 from a fentanyl overdose, according to his autopsy report obtained by Page Six. The report also noted he had heroin and methamphetamine in his system. At …
(2023-04-07). Military Overview Of Situation In Ukraine On April, 7 2023: U.S. Arms Ukraine For Spring Counteroffensive. southfront.org 
The situation on the line of the Russian-Ukrainian clash has not changed much over the past 24 hours. The fiercest…
(2023-04-07). Armor Of Russian BTR-80, Tiger Vehicles Improved Based On Experience Gained In Ukraine. southfront.org 
The BTR-82A armored personnel carrier. © Vitaly Nevar/TASS | The armor of vehicles produced at Arzamas Machine-Building Plant has been improved as a result of experience gained during the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on April 6. | The Arzamas-based plant, which is a part of Russia's Military Industrial Company, produces BTR-80 8×8 armored personnel carriers and Tigr 4×4 multipurpose all-terrain infantry mobility vehicles."R…
(2023-04-07). ISIS Claims Attack In Syria's Daraa For First Time In Eight Months. southfront.org 
File image. | On April 6, an officer of the Syrian Police was killed in a drive-by shooting attack by ISIS terrorists in the southern governorate of Daraa. | The attack took place on a road near the town of Qarfa in the northern Daraa countryside. The terrorists were reportedly moving on a motorcycle. The Syrian Ministry of Interior identified the fallen police officer as Wasim Musa al-Ghazali, a native of Qarfa. | ISIS confirmed its responsibility for the attack via its official news agency, Amaq, marking the f…
(2023-04-07). ISIS Killed Or Wounded 18 SDF Fighters In Northeastern Syria In Two Weeks: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | ISIS cells in Syria's northeastern region killed or wounded 18 fighters of the United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the first two weeks of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan that began on March 23, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a report released on April 6. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the terrorists carried out 12 operations against the Kurdish-led group in Deir Ezzor and al-Hasakah during the said period."12 op…
(2023-04-07). Israel Launches Strikes Against Gaza, Lebanon In Response To Rocket Attacks (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Early on April 7, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of strikes against positions of the Palestinian Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon in response to recent rocket attacks which were launched from the two regions. | The escalation began on April 5, when Israeli Police stormed al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem city and arrested hundreds of Palestinians worshipers. In an initial response,…
(2023-04-07). Russia Is Developing Anti-Satellite Missile, Laser Systems. southfront.org 
The Peresvet laser system. | Russia is developing two airborne anti-satellite systems, according to an article published in the Defense Ministry's Military Thought journal on April 7. | The first system is based on the MiG-31D fighter and the Kontakt anti-satellite missile, while the second is a version of the Peresvet laser system installed on an Il-76 aircraft. | The article was co-authored by retired Lieutenant-General Alexander Kovalyov, President of the St. Petersburg branch of the Tsiolkovsky Cosmonautics…
(2023-04-07). Turkistan Militants In Greater Idlib Are Preparing Drone Attacks On Syrian Army: Russian MoD. southfront.org 
File image. | The al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) is preparing to launch drone attacks from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, revealed on April 6. | The TIP is a close ally of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib and the former main branch of al-Qaeda in Syria."According to information obtained by the Russian Center for Reconciliation of…
(2023-04-07). Two Israelis Killed, Another Critically Wounded In West Bank Shooting Attack (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On April 7, two Israelis were killed and a third was critically wounded in yet another shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. | The attack took place on the Route 57 highway in the northern Jordan Valley, near the Hamra Junction. The gunmen opened fire at the Israeli-owned car twice causing its crash, before fleeing. At least 22 7.62mm shell casings, typically used by a Kalashnikov rifle, were found at the scene. | The Israel Defense Forces (I…
(2023-04-07). Donbass Front Lines Inflamed By Positional Battles. southfront.org 
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(2023-04-07). ProPublica reveals Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepts gifts from Republican billionaire. nationofchange.org In a statement from Crow, he acknowledged his relationship with Justice Thomas over the years, but said it was "no different from the hospitality we have extended to our many other dear friends."
(2023-04-07). De-Dollarization: The Death Knell for US Hegemony? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Inside Russia: Economists Describe Impact Of Sanctions And Ukraine War. popularresistance.org Economists Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group traveled to Russia to participate in several conferences and investigate the impact of Western sanctions and the Ukraine war. | They spoke with Geopolitical Economy Report about the economic situation in the ground, the country's deepening integration with Asia, and Russian economists' gradual move away from neoliberalism. | Russian "economists have always been looking to the East; what is interesting is what's going on in the leadership now", Freeman said. | He noted that Moscow is trying to implement a program of import substit…
(2023-04-07). West vs the rest: World opposes sanctions, only US & Europe support them. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
The UN Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly to condemn sanctions. The only countries that expressed support for unilateral coercive measures were the US, UK, EU member states, Georgia, and Ukraine.
(2023-04-07). German Leftist Lawmaker Says US Soldiers and Nukes Must Leave Her Country. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton — Mar 31, 2023 | On the floor of Germany's parliament, Left Party MP Sevim Daƒüdelen called for the c. 38,000 US soldiers in her country to leave, and to take their nuclear weapons with them. She lamented that Washington "doesn't actually want allies, just loyal vassals". | A member of parliament from Germany's Left Party has called for the thousands of US soldiers and nuclear weapons in her country to leave. | "After 78 years, it is now time for US soldiers to go home. All other allies left Germany a long time ago", said Die Linke MP Sevim Daƒüdelen on the floor of Germany'
(2023-04-07). Dangerous Jet Combat Training over Tohono O'odham Nation Endangers O'odham. indybay.org Tohono O'odham were not informed of jet combat training overhead during the last two weeks, or that the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems had built an 11th spy tower in the heart of the Tohono O'odham Nation.
(2023-04-07). The Fear of AI Is Overblown—and Here's Why. independentmediainstitute.org The unprecedented popularity of ChatGPT has turbocharged the AI hype machine. We are being bombarded daily by news articles announcing humankind's greatest invention—Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is "qualitatively different," "transformational," "revolutionary," "will change everything,"—they say. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced a major upgrade of the technology behind ChatGPT called GPT4. Already, Microsoft researchers are …
(2023-04-07). The World Bank and the BRICS Bank Have New Leaders and Different Outlooks. independentmediainstitute.org In late February 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the United States had placed the nomination of Ajay Banga to be the next head of the World Bank, established in 1944. There will be no other official candidates for this job since—by convention—the U.S. nominee is automatically selected for…
(2023-04-07). Detroit anti-eviction activists go toe-to-toe with court bailiffs. cpusa.org 
The fight against predatory landlords has reached a new stage of struggle in the city of Detroit. On March 21, after months of grassroots struggle for the protection of Taura Brown and her home, Wayne County Judge Shawn Jacque of the 36th District Court signed a court order for her eviction. She had ten …
(2023-04-07). Understanding issues on the border: a working-class perspective. cpusa.org 
A working-class position regarding issues on the border demands full rights for workers and their families, documented and undocumented immigrants, and an end to oppressive immigration policy that justifies and normalizes persecution through state-sanctioned violence. We demand comprehensive immigration policy that upholds the dignity of the labor that both documented and undocumented immigrants contribute …
(2023-04-07). Remembering the Irish Easter Uprising of 1916 against the British Empire? The Art of Obfuscation. globalresearch.ca First published on March 30 2016 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Irish Uprising. | Text and analysis by renowned Irish artist Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | This Easter we commemorate the 107th anniversary of the heroic Easter uprising of 1916….
(2023-04-07). En tiempo récord, Boric promulgó la polémica ley de protección policial. globalizacion.ca Tras el homicidio del cabo primero de Carabineros, Daniel Palma durante un operativo policial en el barrio Matta de Santiago centro que aceleró la agenda, el presidente chileno Gabriel Boric promulgó la Ley Naín-Retamal, medida que busca fortalecer y proteger…
(2023-04-07). 12-Year-Old Trans Girl in WV Allowed to Keep Playing Sports, Supreme Court Says. truthout.org On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled not to intervene in a dispute involving a 12-year-old transgender girl and the state of West Virginia after GOP lawmakers in the state attempted to block her from taking part in a girls' track and field team. In 2021, Becky Pepper-Jackson and her family sued West Virginia over a law banning students from participating in sports teams that don't correspond… |
(2023-04-07). Critics Decry Apparent Racism in Expulsion of 2 Dems From Tennessee Legislature. truthout.org On Thursday night, Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee state House of Representatives expelled two of three Democratic legislators who engaged in a peaceful protest on the House floor a week prior, in a move that observers have condemned as both authoritarian and racist. The move leaves tens of thousands of constituents in Memphis and Nashville without representation during the final weeks of… |
(2023-04-07). Florida School District Bans Graphic Novel Version of Anne Frank's Diary. truthout.org A Florida school district has removed a visual adaptation of Anne Frank's diary, an acclaimed first-person telling of a teenage girl's life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. For decades, students in classrooms across the U.S. have read Frank's diary, which documents her everyday life as Jewish child forced into hiding during the Holocaust. "Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic… |
(2023-04-07). Coal phaseout must move 4.5 times more quickly to avoid climate chaos, report warns. peoplesworld.org 
As operating coal power plants were retired last year and scheduled projects canceled, the number of plants decreased in developing and developed countries, except China, according to the ninth annual global survey of the coal plant pipeline by Global Energy Monitor, a press release from Global Energy Monitor said. However, in order for the world to be on track to phase out …
(2023-04-07). 'Chupa' Director Jonás Cuarón Defends the Film's Title (INTERVIEW). latinorebels.com In 'Chupa,' a fun family film with an awkward title, we see a Mexican American boy go from shame to triumph, and all it takes is a little magic and a lot of love.
(2023-04-07). Trump's Arraignment was Unprecedented, but so is the Enormity of his Crimes against America. juancole.com 
Chicago (Feature; Special to Informed Comment) — Adding another humiliating chapter to his despicable life, the twice-impeached former President becomes the first ex-president to face criminal charges. Responding to the indictment, Trump said, "Never before in our nation's history has this been done." He's right, never before in our nation's history have we had a …
(2023-04-07). Largest Hedge Fund Bridgewater: Here Are The Reasons Recessions Will Be Longer And Deeper In America. moguldom.com Karen Karniol-Tambour, the co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, warned investors that upcoming recessions may play out more painfully than in the past, may be more difficult to handle and "longer" than we're used to as the Federal Reserve struggles to intervene. Bridgewater has almost $130 billion in assets under management. In February, Karniol-Tambour, 37, became the first …
(2023-04-07). Report: Saudis and Houthis Might Renew Ceasefire Soon. news.antiwar.com Warring parties in Yemen could soon sign a deal to renew a ceasefire that would last until the end of 2023, The New Arab reported Thursday. A ceasefire that took effect in April 2022 expired last October. While there has been an uptick in fighting on the ground, there have still been no Saudi airstrikes …
(2023-04-07). Wednesday 4/12: Solon's Salon. indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/8: What Putin's invasion tells us about housing issues: a walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2023-04-07). Sabotaging Oil and Gas Infrastructure Is an Act of Climate Heroism. truthout.org The environmental movement has offered waves of demonstrations, petition drives, lobbying and other forms of protest. Yet, despite all that, Earth and its inhabitants are losing the war waged against us by capitalism. It follows that a reevaluation of strategy and tactics of the environmental movement is in order, including a closer examination of how nonviolence should be understood and practiced. |
(2023-04-07). World Health Day 2023: continuing the struggle for health. peoplesdispatch.org The celebration of the 75th World Health Day this April 7, amidst the WHO's As poverty rates grow, global health inequities and inequalities between countries have been exacerbated in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The failure to learn from the pandemic, or to respond…
(2023-04-07). Longtime Astroturf Firm Obscures Funders as It Targets Starbucks Union. truthout.org "I get up every morning and I try to figure out how to screw with the labor unions." These were the words uttered by Rick Berman during a 2014 talk to the Western Energy Alliance, a fossil fuel industry group, according to The New York Times, which received a leaked recording of the presentation. Berman is a high-profile corporate consultant who has made headlines for decades because of his… |
(2023-04-07). Americans Must Choose. Gen. Douglas MacGregor. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). The Factors of Soft Power's Influence on Politics. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). 16-Year Old California Boy's Immune System Was Destroyed by Three COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines. Reactivated EBV Post COVID-19 Vaccination Can be Fatal. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Airbus inks deal for 160 aircraft in China. ecns.cn European aircraft manufacturer Airbus signed an agreement with China Aviation Supplies Holding Co on Thursday and landed orders of 160 Airbus commercial aircraft.
(2023-04-07). Airbus to open second assembly line in Tianjin. ecns.cn Airbus plans to open its second production line in northern China to expand its assembly capacity of the A320 airliner family, Airbus announced Thursday.
(2023-04-07). Compatriots urged to boost cross-Straits exchanges. ecns.cn People on both sides of the Taiwan Straits are Chinese and can resolve their domestic affairs through consultation, but no external interference should be allowed, said Song Tao, a senior Taiwan affairs official, at a farewell dinner in Shanghai on Thursday for Ma Ying-jeou.
(2023-04-07). Spokesperson of Chinese Embassy in U.S. makes remarks on Tsai Ing-wen's 'transit' and meeting with U.S. House Speaker. ecns.cn The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the United States Wednesday delivered remarks regarding Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" in the United States and her meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
(2023-04-07). Tsai Ing-wen's 'transit' trips through U.S.: Truths and Facts. ecns.cn In disregard of China's strong opposition and solemn representation, the United States has allowed Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip through the United States and the high-profile meeting between Tsai and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
(2023-04-07). Universities to focus on tech, industry. ecns.cn China plans to adjust around 20 percent of its university majors by 2025, with majors focusing on new technologies and industries being established, while majors unfit for socioeconomic development will be weeded out, a new plan said.
(2023-04-07). Economy gets uplifting news from indexes. ecns.cn China's services sector activity expanded for a third straight month in March, pointing to further recovery in business activity amid the optimized COVID-19 containment measures, a private survey showed on Thursday.
(2023-04-07). Shanghai unveils new bonus to attract investment. ecns.cn A package of measures aimed to attract more investments with a maximum incentive of 100 million yuan ($14.54 million) was announced by the Shanghai government on Thursday during an investment promotion event in the metropolis.
(2023-04-07). 2 killed in U.S. Colorado shooting. ecns.cn Two people were killed and another hospitalized after a shooting at a residence Thursday in U.S. state of Colorado, authorities said.
(2023-04-07). Punishments on organizations advocating 'Taiwan independence' announced. ecns.cn The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Friday announced punishments on Taiwan "Prospect Foundation" and "Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats" for advocating "Taiwan independence."
(2023-04-07). 2nd trial for couple who killed two kids begins. ecns.cn The highly anticipated second trial for a man and his girlfriend who were responsible for the deaths of his two children began on Thursday at Chongqing High People's Court.
(2023-04-07). China, India to account for half of global economic growth in 2023: IMF chief. ecns.cn Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said the world economy is expected to grow less than 3 percent this year, with India and China projected to account for half of global growth in 2023.
(2023-04-07). Renminbi settlement for the trading of HK-listed shares set to kick off. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Monetary Authority aims to launch renminbi settlement of Hong Kong-listed stocks around the middle of the year, as part of the financial hub's efforts to promote renminbi internationalization, the head of the HKMA said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-07). Countries urged not to act as U.S. pawns. ecns.cn China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday blasted the announcement of four new military bases by the Philippines for the United States, urging regional countries not to act as Washington's pawns so as to avoid harming themselves.
(2023-04-07). Culprit behind Nord Stream sabotage still unclear: Sweden's prosecutor. ecns.cn Sweden's public prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist has said on Thursday that due to the "complex" nature of the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, the investigation has yet to determine who is responsible.
(2023-04-07). Chinese national smuggled into Myanmar engaged in telecom fraud rescued: Embassy. ecns.cn Chinese Embassy in Myanmar announced on Thursday that it had rescued a Chinese national who was smuggled into Myanmar and was forced to engage in telecom fraud.
(2023-04-07). China has no choice but to take countermeasures in response to India's unfair treatment of Chinese journalists: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China has no choice but to take appropriate countermeasures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese media organizations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday, urging India to correct its mistakes.
(2023-04-07). China's top office on Taiwan affairs sanctions diehard separatist Hsiao Bi-khim. ecns.cn
(2023-04-07). Sanctions against diehard 'Taiwan independence' separatist Bi-khim Hsiao announced. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday announced sanction measures against diehard "Taiwan independence" separatist Bi-khim Hsiao.
(2023-04-07). China concludes 39th Antarctic expedition as ships return. ecns.cn China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, returned to Shanghai on Thursday, marking the end of the country's 39th Antarctic expedition.
(2023-04-07). Hainan Free Trade Port project in progress. ecns.cn Hainan will finish building all the necessary infrastructure for independent customs operations for the Hainan Free Trade Port, which covers the whole island and the No. 1 project in Hainan, by 2023.
(2023-04-07). Unique landscape of 'earth forest' in Tibet. ecns.cn Unique landscape of Zanda earth forest in Zanda County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Zanda earth forest is the largest and most distinctive clay forest in China and was listed as a national geopark in 2007.
(2023-04-07). Ma Ying-jeou visits Fudan University. ecns.cn Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, led a group of Taiwan students to Fudan University in Shanghai on Thursday morning.
(2023-04-07). China's largest flying car debuts in Sichuan. ecns.cn Aerofugia, a subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, displayed its independently-developed AE200 manned aircraft (flying car) for the first time in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-07). Chile pushes authoritarian police law. mronline.org 
Chile's neoliberal government is close to securing a new law that expands the right of security forces to use firearms against the population. The Naín-Retamal Law, a proposal of the executive branch, was today approved by the Senate for a third and final reading.
(2023-04-07). French trade unions: the roots of revolt against Macron. mronline.org 
John Mullen writes from Paris on the background to the current strikes and the very different patterns of union organisation in France.
(2023-04-07). Israeli spyware NSO still hides among the walls of the White House. mronline.org 
The Biden administration's efforts to completely eliminate the NSO Israeli spyware are faced with what remains behind closed doors.
(2023-04-07). Trump derangement syndrome returns. mronline.org 
If democrats were smart, Donald Trump would be a disgraced former president, forgotten by all but his most ardent admirers. But they aren't smart and they may have given him a political resurrection.
(2023-04-07). The Bombing of Nord Stream — This Act of War Against Europe Requires Congressional Investigation. scheerpost.com 
President Biden's own statements predicting the end of Nord Stream , preliminary to the devastating attack on its infrastructure, point to the necessity of determining whether or not the president was speaking from his singularly informed position of the Chief Executive, as Hersh indicated.
(2023-04-07). 15 Million in the US to be Kicked Off of Public Health Benefits. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-07). 5 Other Modern Presidents Who Should Have Been Indicted for Their Crimes. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen and he has a presumption of innocence. There is obviously evidence that he falsified his business records for the purpose of hiding material facts …
(2023-04-07). As Congress Considers Prolonging Cuba's Designation as a Terrorism Supporter, Biden Dithers. scheerpost.com 
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. The U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, and will continue. That's mostly because …
(2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives of Press Freedom Organization. scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules …
(2023-04-07). Iran 1953: The Birthplace of Western Backed Coups. scheerpost.com 
Despite its unique circumstance and history, the Iranian coup in 1953—as explored by Taghi Amirani in his film Coup 53—proved to be a template for the West's exploitation of the world.
(2023-04-07). Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Win-Win for Our Country. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-07). The Assassination and Resurrection of Martin Luther King, Jr. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). What the American People Must Know About the Sensationalist Arraignment of Former President Donald Trump. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). How the U.S. Is Trying to Force China to Break with Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). 'Hopeless': Parole denial for Alabama woman with terminal illness highlights injustice. splcenter.org
(2023-04-07). Trump in the dock: What his indictment means for the working class and U.S. politics. liberationnews.org 
We need a real resistance rooted in an understanding of the true causes of the problems facing working and poor people.
(2023-04-07). Easter in Fallujah: US Military "Commemorates" Its Iraq Massacre. "Tell Them It's the Sound of Freedom." globalresearch.ca First published on April 23, 2014 | *** | "We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected round the world." (President Barack Obama, State of the Union address, 24th January 2012.) | As …
(2023-04-07). Selected Articles: GMO's Are Now Called Bioengineered in the USA: Why This Matters. globalresearch.ca 
By It was an uphill struggle to get GMO labeling laws in place, and now things have become more complicated. With the new …
(2023-04-07). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-04-07). Gallego Is Making History in Arizona (OPINION). latinorebels.com Congressman Rubén Gallego, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, has made history by raising more money in the first fundraising quarter than any other Latino Democrat in history, writes senior adviser Chuck Rocha.
(2023-04-07). International Court of Justice (ICJ) Orders U.S. to Compensate Iran for Illegally Freezing Assets. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Ecosocialist Bookshelf — March 2023. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents eight new books on science, society and socialism.
(2023-04-07). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war. indybay.org Like every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.
(2023-04-07). Iran and Saudi Arabia: A Chinese Win-Win. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The single Iranian-Saudi handshake buried trillions of dollars of western divide-and-rule investments across West Asia, and has global leaders rushing to Beijing for global solutions. The idea that History has an endpoint, as promoted by clueless neoconservatives in the unipolar 1990s, is flawed, as it is in an endless process of renewal. The recent official meeting between…
(2023-04-07). Thai Opposition Asks US to "Restore Democracy" in Thailand. libya360.wordpress.com -Thai "human rights activist" Sirikan Chaloernsiri has called for the US to "seize this opportunity" and "restore democracy" in Thailand by ensuring the opposition takes power; -Sirikan's opposition group, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights has been funded since its creation in 2014 by the US government through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); -The NED…
(2023-04-07). The Global South is Dumping the Dollar. libya360.wordpress.com The Global South is dumping the dollar. We're joined by journalists in Beirut, Nairobi, Recife (Northeast Brazil) and Sà£o Paulo, for this special panel. Clinton Nzala is a political commentator and analyst based in Nairobi, and writer for Pan-African media outlet, African Stream. Esteban Carrillo is an Ecuadorian journalist based out of Beirut. He is…
(2023-04-07). US Resumes Construction of Biolabs in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Russian Defense Ministry briefing on analysis of documents related to U.S. military and biological activities April 07, 2023 According to the document, despite a forced pause due to a special military operation, activities under the Program have now been resumed. The main tasks at this stage are to continue the construction of biolaboratories in Ukraine,…
(2023-04-07). Burgerville Fires IWW Shop Steward as New Contract Draws Near; Union Vows, "We Will Escalate" itsgoingdown.org The Burgerville Workers Union, part of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), is reporting that a shop steward and member of the union's bargaining team was "wrongfully terminated" on April 3rd. In 2018 the Burgerville Workers Union made history, becoming the first labor union recognized by a fast food chain after years of strikes,…
(2023-04-07). Israel Bombs Lebanon and Gaza, Sparking Fears of Escalating Conflict. truthout.org Fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East mounted Friday after Israel bombed Lebanon and the occupied Gaza Strip in the early hours of the morning, an assault that followed two consecutive nights of violent raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. The raids spurred global condemnation and retaliatory rocket fire from southern Lebanon and Gaza, prompting Israel's latest barrage of airstrikes. |
(2023-04-07). 'Fascism, full stop': Progressives in Congress condemn expulsion of Tennessee Democrats. nationofchange.org "Republicans may think they won today in Tennessee, but their fascism is only further radicalizing and awakening an earthquake of young people."
(2023-04-07). Catholic Group Buying Data to Out Gay Priests is Tip of Location-Tracking Iceberg. aclu.org The Washington Post You don't need to share the faith of those facing deeply personal conflicts between their faith and their sexuality to have sympathy for those men, and revulsion at the…
(2023-04-07). IRS Vows to Renew Pursuit of Wealthy Tax Dodgers. truthout.org Flush with $80 billion in new funding, the IRS is aiming to ramp up audits of wealthy taxpayers and large corporations, according to a strategic operating plan it released Thursday. The 150-page plan also includes a lengthy list of proposed changes intended to improve customer service, upgrade the agency's notoriously outdated computer systems, boost hiring and even "explore making it easier" to… |
(2023-04-07). ICJ May Review UK's Fraudulent 1899 Paris Arbitration Regarding Essequibo Region. orinocotribune.com The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that the fraud committed by the United Kingdom through the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899, by which it stole the Essequibo territory from Venezuela, may go under review. The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, welcomed this decision and read a statement by the Venezuelan government ratifying its adherence to the Geneva Agreement signed in 1966 to settle Venezuela's territorial dispute regarding the Essequibo region. | "Venezuela celebrates that the Court's incidental sentence today validates our arguments: firstly, by recognizing that the illicit and f…
(2023-04-07). The Philippines as Springboard for US War on China. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-04-07). The United Nations Is Being Used by the U.S. in Its Propaganda War Against Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Fauci Quietly Begins Advising Mysterious Overseas 'Anti-pandemic' Bio Lab. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Fox News Edits Out Trump Saying He Might've Let Russia 'Take Over' Parts of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Latin American Feminism Has Much to Teach US Left on How to Fight for Abortion. truthout.org In this episode of "Movement Memos," host Kelly Hayes talks with Camila Valle, translator of Set Fear on Fire: The Feminist Call That Set the Americas Ablaze by LASTESIS. Hayes and Valle discuss the struggle for abortion rights and access in Chile and Argentina, the need for democratic structures in movement work, and how LASTESIS has used art and performance to bring feminist theory to the… |
(2023-04-07). Russia's Geopolitical Games with Africa. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Press Freedom Advocates. popularresistance.org The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' that we were journa…
(2023-04-07). The Restitution of Poland's "Borderlands"?: Ukraine in the EU, "Polish-Ukrainian Federation" and the Issue of Restitution. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Drought Profiteers: Wall Street Billionaires Snatch Up America's Water. popularresistance.org It is time to stop calling the financial industry executives who are buying up freshwater "investors" or "hedge fund managers" and instead call them "drought profiteers." | I mean, you can also call them vultures and parasites. They all apply quite well. Come up with your own names for them. Get creative with it. Really listen to your heart. | Water. We all need it to survive. It's the main ingredient in alcohol. Just think of how many more people would be killed each year if we didn't have alcohol to take the edge off. But here's the problem: as the climate crisis causes drought around the world, the richest of…
(2023-04-07). Over 150 young leaders from the United States will travel to Cuba in solidarity. liberationnews.org 
Over 150 young leaders from social movements and organizations in the United States will travel to Cuba to exchange with labor unions, grassroots activists, artists, and youth organizations, and take part in Cuba's May Day celebrations.
(2023-04-07). Brasil y China acuerdan intercambios sin dólar. globalizacion.ca Entrevista de Lorena Guillen, de ABYA YALA TV (Bolivia) a Julio Gambina sobre los acuerdos entre China y Brasil para el intercambio en monedas locales, sin depender del dólar. El acuerdo se realizó el 29/3/2023 y la nota fue realizada…
(2023-04-07). President Andrzej Duda Makes Polish Expansionism Clear After Meeting with Zelensky. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). US Sees in Finland's NATO Accession Encirclement of Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Strong Job Growth Again in March, but Hours Drop, and Wage Growth Slows Further. cepr.net The March employment report gave clear evidence that the Fed's rate hikes are weakening the labor market. Job growth was strong—with 236,000 jobs created—but the index of aggregate hours fell for the second consecutive month. Perhaps most importantly, wage growth slowed further, with the average hourly wage rising at just a 3.2 percent annual rate …
(2023-04-07). Uganda LGBTQ Law Obscures Crimes Committed on Behalf of the US. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley — Mar 29, 2023 | Uganda's anti-LGBTQ legislation has elicited worldwide condemnation. But that nation's history of invading, pillaging, and killing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with U.S. blessings, is rarely discussed. | The parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently passed the
(2023-04-07). Los camioneros se preparan para la huelga forzada de UPS. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Con las negociaciones sobre un nuevo contrato maestro a punto de comenzar, los Teamsters advierten a sus miembros que se preparen para una posible huelga forzada en United Parcel Service. El nuevo presidente del sindicato, Sean O'Brien, ha estado recorriendo el país desde su toma de posesión, y prometió a los Teamsters de UPS que …
(2023-04-07). The Trump indictment: It's not just the crime, it's the cover-up. peoplesworld.org 
By now, the world knows Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Republican former Oval Office occupant Donald Trump on 34 felony counts associated with Trump's checks to former adult film performer and stripper Stormy Daniels, via lawyer-fixer Michael Cohen, to cover up his pre-presidential affairs with her. It was a conspiracy to illegally influence the …
(2023-04-07). With rocky bargaining looming, Teamsters prepare for forced UPS strike. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With negotiations over a new master contract about to begin, the Teamsters are warning their members to prepare for a potential forced strike at United Parcel Service. The union's new president, Sean O'Brien, has been touring the country ever since his inauguration, vowing to UPS Teamsters that the union would go to the mat for …
(2023-04-07). What it's like to be arrested when your name isn't Donald Trump. peoplesworld.org 
The arrest and arraignment of former President Donald J. Trump may have been an unprecedented moment in American history, with seismic implications for the political process. But as a legal process, it was more routine: On Tuesday, he became just another one of the roughly 31,000 people arraigned for felonies in dreary courtrooms across New York State …
(2023-04-07). Tourist killed in Jaffa as border fire ebbs. electronicintifada.net Sisters living in West Bank settlement shot dead while traveling in Jordan Valley.
(2023-04-07). Colombia's health system could finally see changes that put people over profit. peoplesdispatch.org The health reform proposal of the Petro government has sparked a heated debate, as the health insurance corporations and conservatives try to block it…
(2023-04-07). Strengthening public health services imperative as crisis continues in Sri Lanka. peoplesdispatch.org As the social and economic crisis in Sri Lanka continues, health activists call for prioritization of the public health system on the occasion of World Health Day…
(2023-04-07). What If the Protests in France Were in Cuba? orinocotribune.com By José Manzaneda — Apr 3, 2023 | 300 demonstrations with more than three million people, 500 people arrested in a single day. If it were Cuba, Belarus or China… the headlines would be filled with terms such as "social outburst," "popular uprising," "repression," "regime…" | But since they are in France, they speak of "serious riots," in which the only people injured — 440 in a single day — were "policemen." Only policemen. Curious this "free and independent press" which repeats, in unison, the data offered by the French Minister of the Interior. | A report by three human rights organizations…
(2023-04-07). Tuesday 4/25: 11th Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference – Media Event and Luncheon. indybay.org International Peace Rose Garden | California State Capitol…
(2023-04-07). Why the US Fears Arab Normalisation with Syria. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Crimes against Humanity: Serbia's Law Suit against NATO. More than 15 Tons of Uranium Bombs Dropped on Yugoslavia in 1999. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
(2023-04-07). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
(2023-04-07). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Consuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
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(2023-04-07). Israel Attacks Aqsa Mosque; Nightly Protests in Gaza, West Bank Calling For Palestinian Mobilization. orinocotribune.com 
UPDATES: | Red Crescent: Seven Palestinians reportedly wounded in Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem. Al Jazeera: Over 400 Palestinians arrested by Israeli soldiers. Israeli Media: 10 rockets fired towards Israel from besieged Gaza. | Israeli occupation forces have reportedly attacked and forcefully evicted Muslim worshipers from Al-Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, leading to many injuries and arrests. | After smashing windows in the Mosque, the occupation troops fired stun grenades before storming the holy shrines, beating up people and handcuffing worshipers. | Palestinians quickly mobil…
(2023-04-07). UN Human Rights Council Condemns Impact Of Unilateral Sanctions. popularresistance.org On Monday, April 3, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution condemning the "negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights." The text titled A/HRC/52/L.18 was presented by Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. | Emphasizing that unilateral coercive measures, legislation, and secondary sanctions were a violation of international law, norms and principles as well as the UN Charter, the text expressed "grave concern" over the negative impact of sanctions on human rights, including the right to development, which is recognized as…
(2023-04-07). Cuba wins case against Caymanian creditor over unpaid loans in UK court. peoplesdispatch.org A UK High Court judge ruled that CRF has no legal standing to sue the Cuban state over the loans, and that the court has no jurisdiction to hear the case against it…
(2023-04-07). Finland becomes 31st NATO member, Russia warns of escalation. peoplesdispatch.org Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a full member on Tuesday, April 4, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Monday. | Finland's President Sauli Niinistà∂ along with his defense and foreign ministers are expected to join the ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also be present. | Finland's accession was announced days after the Turkish parliament
(2023-04-07). Latin American and Caribbean governments agree to join forces against inflation. peoplesdispatch.org The leaders agreed to unite efforts to allow the exchange of basic food products and essential goods under better conditions, with the priority of lowering the costs…
(2023-04-07). Over 150 youth leaders from the US will travel to Cuba for International Workers' Day. peoplesdispatch.org Various left organizations and social movements in the US are sending young leaders on a delegation to Cuba to learn about more about the island's history and present, directly from Cuban youth and movement leaders…
(2023-04-07). Protests against pension reform rage across France. peoplesdispatch.org Around two million people hit the streets across France on Thursday, April 6, to protest the pension reforms forcefully passed by the government of Emmanuel Macron. Thursday marked the eleventh major protest against the reforms since January 19. The unpopular reforms will increase restrictions on accessing pensions in the country. | During Thursday's national mobilization, police tried to forcefully quell the protests in many cities and reportedly made around 111 arrests. A coalition of trade unions have called for another round of mobilization on April 13, a day before the decision of the Constitutional Council…
(2023-04-07). Depleted Uranium Accident File Censored. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Protesters Gather As Kevin McCarthy Meets With Taiwan's Tsai Ing-Wen. popularresistance.org On April 5th at 10 am protesters from the Chinese community, Pivot to Peace, CODEPINK, the ANSWER Coalition and other communities gathered at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA as U.S. Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy and other politicians met with Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-Wen. In the final stop of her Americas tour, Tsai's meeting with McCarthy signals yet another provocation on U.S.-China relations. This comes just months after McCarthy's predecessor, Nancy Pelosi deliberately violated the "One China Policy" agreed upon in the joint U.S.-China Shanghai Communique by visiting Taiwan.
(2023-04-07). Kroger-Safeway merger could raise grocery prices and cost jobs, UFCW warns. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 and their allies took to informational picket lines in metro D.C. on April 5 in a campaign to save local supermarkets—and jobs—from a mega-merger threat which could also raise prices for consumers. Lines went up at three stores. Their goal, shared by their parent union: …
(2023-04-07). Recently Indicted Maryland Sheriff Has Links to Constitutional Sheriff, Anti-Muslim and Anti-Immigrant Movements. splcenter.org Hard-right "constitutional sheriff" Charles "Chuck" Austin Jenkins of Frederick County, Maryland, was indicted by a federal grand jury this week for breaking federal gun laws.
(2023-04-07). Enlaces de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.04.2023. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.04.2023 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2023-04-07). No Invite For War Monger Nancy Peloso-Protest At CUNY In New York-War Mongers Out Of Cong. indybay.org
(2023-04-07). Brasil — Lula sugirió que Ucrania podría tener que ceder Crimea y Kiev dijo que "no comercia sus territorios" globalizacion.ca El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, apuntó que Rusia ´no puede quedarse ª con todas las zonas ocupadas, pero sugirió que Ucrania podría tener que ceder la soberanía de la península de Crimea para facilitar un entendimiento de…
(2023-04-07). La brecha de seguridad con la OTAN pone en riesgo tácticas en Ucrania. globalizacion.ca Se filtra información clave de estrategias de EE.UU. y OTAN en Ucrania en las redes sociales, lo que podría poner a Rusia a un paso adelante en el frente de batalla. | El Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos (Pentágono) está…
(2023-04-07). Brazil refuses to sign U.S. statement on Russia's Ukraine invasion at 'democracy summit'. peoplesworld.org 
Brazil has refused to sign a statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The move came during the Summit for Democracy, a virtual event hosted by the United States to "renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad." President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who did not personally participate in the event, said that his country …
(2023-04-07). Oil and gas worker survey sheds light on unstable and unsafe working conditions. nationofchange.org Experiences with dangerous working conditions and instability in the oil and gas industry are echoed in a survey of 1,635 oil and gas workers in the United States.
(2023-04-07). Argentina Officially Announces Its Return to UNASUR. orinocotribune.com The government of Argentina announced its formal return to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) after nearly four years outside the organization. The announcement was made by Argentinian Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero on Wednesday, April 5. | "By sovereign decision, Argentina returns to UNASUR as a member state to promote its institutional revitalization and build an increasingly integrated region," Cafiero wrote on his Twitter account. | Por decisión soberana, la Argentina vuelve a la
(2023-04-07). President Maduro: Venezuela Will Continue Its Historical Struggle for Essequibo. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that the Venezuelan people will continue to respect the Geneva Agreement and pursue their historical struggle for the Essequibo region. | "The Venezuelan people will continue to struggle firmly and tirelessly in their defense of the historic Geneva Agreement and the territorial integrity of our nation," President Maduro stated on social media on Thursday, April 6. "The truth is with us, the Essequibo belongs to Venezuela!" | Los venezolanos y las venezolanas seguiremos la lucha incansable y firme por defender el respeto al histórico Acuerdo de Ginebra y la territ…
(2023-04-07). Seymour Hersh: The Nord Stream Ghost Ship. popularresistance.org America's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my report that Joe Biden ordered the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines, the agency produced a cover story and found willing takers in the New York Times and two major German publications. | By creating a story of deep sea divers and a crew who did not exist, the agency was following protocol, and the story would hav…
(2023-04-07). GOP Donor Funding Thomas Also Funded Conservative Democrats' 2021 Revolt. truthout.org Billionaire Republican megadonor Harlan Crow rocketed into infamy on Thursday after an explosive ProPublica investigation found that he has been giving lavish gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for decades now, as the Court, influenced by people like Crow, lurches further to the right. But, as a search of public donation information shows, Crow has also been quietly funding another… |
(2023-04-07). North Dakota Republicans Vote to Boost Own Meals After Nixing Free School Meals. truthout.org Last week, Republicans in the North Dakota Senate killed a bill that would have expanded a program to provide children living close to the federal poverty line access to meals at school for free. The vote was met with outcry over its cruelty, as one Senate Republican asked, "Is [children going hungry] the problem of the state of North Dakota?" This week, 13 of the Republicans who voted to kill the… |
(2023-04-07). How Sincere Is the US Inflation Reduction Act for the EU? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). French Pension Protesters Occupy BlackRock, Torch Restaurant. popularresistance.org A new wave of unrest over a pension reform engulfed Paris and other French cities Thursday, with enraged protesters occupying the building of the US-based investment firm BlackRock and setting fire to a popular restaurant favored by President Emmanuel Macron. | Dozens of trade union members streamed into BlackRock's Paris offices in the historical Centorial building, where they set off firecrackers and chanted slogans directed at the company's private pension fund. | "The government wants to throw away pensions, it wants to force people to fund their own retirement with private pension funds, but what we know is…
(2023-04-07). April screenings in L.A. honor the Hollywood Ten at 75. peoplesworld.org 
Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood entered one of its bleakest periods. In 1947, 10 Hollywood writers and directors famously refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and were held in contempt of Congress. In response, Hollywood's top studio heads turned their backs on these filmmakers. The Hollywood Ten—Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, …
(2023-04-07). Punto Deportivo: Declaraciones de la subserie Sancti Spíritus-Industriales desde el Latino (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Este viernes retomamos la sección Punto Deportivo. Les proponemos un repaso de lo sucedido hasta el momento en la 62 Serie Nacional, una mirada a la tabla de posiciones tras los partidos de esta jornada, y compartiremos declaraciones del entrenador de Industriales Alexander Malleta y de uno de los directores debutantes en esta temporada, el espirituano Lázaro Martínez Alfonso.
(2023-04-07). Transfermóvil y la bolsa MiTransfer: Todo lo que debes saber en el podcast de Cubadebate. cubadebate.cu Para conversar más sobre cómo usar este nuevo servicio y algunas de las novedades de Transfermóvil me acompañan Héctor Luis Mora Hechavarría, director de Servicios Digitales de Etecsa y Julio García Trápaga, director de Soporte y Desarrollo de Productos Digitales de Etecsa. °Bienvenidos!
(2023-04-07). Cuba prioriza la gestión sostenible del agua en medio del cambio climático. cubadebate.cu La búsqueda de soluciones alternativas y la implementación de estrategias para gestionar el uso del agua con eficiencia, son prioridades del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INRH) para este 2023, afirmó Manuel Marrero Cruz, Primer Ministro de la República de Cuba.
(2023-04-07). Voleibol de Playa: Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo avanzan en su segundo torneo del circuito mundial. cubadebate.cu Como sucedió en su debut en el Beach Pro Tour de voleibol de playa, la dupla cubana de Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo avanzó al cuadro principal de otro torneo con categoría Challenge. El evento, organizado en la ciudad brasileña de Itapema, representa la segunda salida de los criollos en este tipo de competencias.
(2023-04-07). Yoan Moncada está encendido y lidera la Liga Americana. cubadebate.cu El tercera base regular de los Chicago White Sox, el cubano Yoan Moncada, ha tenido un gran inicio de temporada en MLB 2023. La víspera, su equipo de White Sox derrotó 7àó3 a San Francisco Giants y Moncada impulsó una carrera.
(2023-04-07). 7 de abril: Día Mundial de la Salud. cubadebate.cu "Necesitamos generar cambios en los sistemas sanitarios que permitan el acceso real a los servicios", expresó este miércoles el doctor José Moya Medina, representante en Cuba de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS). Este 7 de abril cuando se celebra el Día Mundial de la Salud (DMS).
(2023-04-07). Baltimore: Más de 150 sacerdotes y personas asociadas con la arquidiócesis abusaron sexualmente de niños. cubadebate.cu Unos 156 sacerdotes católicos y otras personas asociadas con la arquidiócesis de Baltimore abusaron sexualmente de más de 600 niños en un periodo de 80 años, informó el procurador del estado de Maryland, al este de los Estados Unidos, Anthony Brown. Algunas parroquias, escuelas y congregaciones tenían más de un abusador al mismo tiempo.
(2023-04-07). Cultura y Patrimonio del 1 al 5 de mayo en FitCuba 2023. cubadebate.cu La Feria Internacional de Turismo es el acontecimiento profesional más significativo que desarrolla anualmente la industria turística cubana. El sitio web del evento destaca que la presente edición, FitCuba 2023, se realizará del 1ro al 5 de mayo en La Habana, urbe que ostenta la condición de Ciudad Maravilla del mundo moderno.
(2023-04-07). Es oficial: Brasil regresa a Unasur mediante decreto presidencial de Lula. cubadebate.cu Según establece el decreto 11.475 del presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brasil regresará formalmente a la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (Unasur). Con el decreto presidencial, la reincorporación entrará en vigor en el campo externo el 6 de mayo de 2023, aunque se concretará durante una cumbre de jefes de Estado de la región.
(2023-04-07). Reportan derrumbe de un tabique en el área de la chimenea de la Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras. cubadebate.cu Dos personas fueron rescatadas con vida, un fallecido y una persona atrapada tras el derrumbe de un tabique en el área de la chimenea de la Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras de Matanzas, reporta TV Yumurí. Los trabajadores laboraban en la parte inferior de la chimenea en la zona conocida por cenicero dónde extraían hollin y otras labores de limpieza.
(2023-04-07). "Cuenten con la voluntad y el compromiso de Cuba para la integración regional" cubadebate.cu Confiamos en que las propuestas y acciones iniciales que emanen de este encuentro pronto se extenderán hacia otros países de América Latina y el Caribe. Nuestro compromiso con una visión integradora y de cooperación regional será piedra angular de los esfuerzos comunes. Así se puede aprovechar también lo avanzado en la CELAC.
(2023-04-07). Should Clarence Thomas Be Impeached? GOP Megadonor Gave Justice Free Luxury Vacations for 20 Years. democracynow.org 
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report frequent luxury trips paid for by a billionaire Republican megadonor named Harlan Crow, leading to renewed calls for the conservative jurist's impeachment. According to ProPublica, Thomas has for decades accepted flights on Crow's private jet, trips on his yacht and frequent stays at his exclusive lakeside resort, in apparent violation of a law requiring justices and other federal officials to disclose most gifts. "Justice Thomas has this extraordinary and apparently unprecedented relationship with this outside billionaire who is basically s…
(2023-04-07). Headlines for April 7, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Strikes Gaza and Lebanon After Rocket Fire; 2 Israeli Settlers Shot Dead in West Bank, U.N. Aid Workers Halt Work in Afghanistan After Taliban Bans Female Members, GOP Supermajority Expels Two Black Lawmakers from Tennessee House over Gun Control Protests, ProPublica: Billionaire GOP Donor Lavished Clarence Thomas with Luxury Trips for 2 Decades, Biden Admin Proposes Rule Barring Blanket Bans on Transgender Student Athletes, Idaho Enacts "Abortion Trafficking" Law That Bans Helping Minors Get an Out-of-State Abortion, DOJ to Probe Police Killing of D.C. Teenager Dalaneo Martin, Sudan's Mi…
(2023-04-07). "A Public Lynching": Justin Jones, Black Tennessee Lawmaker, Responds to Expulsion from State House. democracynow.org 
We speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in solidarity failed. "They thought by expelling us they would silence us, they would silence our movements that we're part of, but in fact they've amplified it, because the nation can see how racist they are. The na…
(2023-04-07). Palestinian Poet Mohammed El-Kurd on Israeli Apartheid, Growing Tension in Region & Raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque. democracynow.org 
Israel has bombed southern Lebanon and Gaza as tension soars in the region days after Israeli police repeatedly attacked Palestinian worshipers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. In response to the raids on the mosque, militants in southern Lebanon and Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel. It was the largest rocket attack from Lebanon in 17 years. Meanwhile, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a vehicle near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, killing two Israeli settlers. This all comes as Israel continues to impose a violent crackdown in the occupied West B…
(2023-04-07). International Court of Justice: Essequibo Dispute Can Be Resolved Without UK. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-07). 7 April, Vancouver: Banner Drop for Palestine. samidoun.net 
Friday, April 7 3: 30 pm Gather at Main and Prior (5 minute walk from Main Street — Science World Skytrain), Vancouver Defend Al-Aqsa, Al-Quds, Palestine! Long Live the Resistance! Vancouver solidarity-resistance-liberation banner drop for Palestine. All welcome to join us: the more folks we have, the more banners and flags we can display!
(2023-04-07). Defend Al-Aqsa, Defend Jerusalem, Defend Palestine! Protests and actions around the world. samidoun.net 
On 4 and 5 April, the scenes of Israeli occupation forces invading Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan and brutally attacking Palestinian worshipers were displayed around the world on video. The beatings, the mass arrests, the vicious assault on Palestinians gathering in the mosque or in prayer once again exposed the reality of …
(2023-04-07). NATO Formed 74 Years Ago To Defend Capitalist Profits. orinocotribune.com 
By Steve Lalla — Apr 4, 2023 | On this day in 1949, 12 countries signed the "Washington treaty," making NATO official. The NATO military alliance was formed by the US to defend the property of the capitalists, colonizers, and corporations of the West against the growing popularity of revolutionary socialism, which threatened to expropriate and distribute the riches that the imperialists had accumulated over centuries of pillage and exploitation. | Although the original treaty
(2023-04-07). Towards de-dollarization: BRICS advances alternative to US-dominated financial system. peoplesdispatch.org A senior Russian official indicated that a new currency project might be announced at the upcoming BRICS summit in South Africa. The alliance's other members—Brazil, China, Russia, and India—have already taken steps to bypass the US-dominated global trade and finance system…
(2023-04-07). Argentina confirma su regreso formal a la Unasur. telesurtv.net El Gobierno argentino comunicó la decisión a los cancilleres de los Estados miembros del ente.
(2023-04-07). Bolivia reporta inflación de -0,19% en primer trimestre de 2023. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseveró que esto fue alcanzado gracias a políticas que permiten garantizar "nuestra seguridad con soberanía alimentaria".
(2023-04-07). Rescatan a 41 migrantes en el canal de la Mancha. telesurtv.net En el primer operativo fueron rescatadas unas 28 personas por la patrullera de la Marina francesa Pluvier.
(2023-04-07). Argentina vuelve al primer puesto del ranking FIFA. telesurtv.net Brasil descendió al tercer puesto del ranking FIFA, siendo desbancada también por la selección francesa, finalista del pasado mundial de fútbol.
(2023-04-07). China y Francia profundizan cooperación económica. telesurtv.net Firman nuevos acuerdos de colaboración y manifiestan su intención de avanzar en el ámbito aeroespacial, la energía nuclear con fines civiles y otras áreas.
(2023-04-07). Cuestionan en Ecuador decreto presidencial sobre porte de armas. telesurtv.net Consideran que la medida va en dirección contraria a la necesidad de mejorar la seguridad ciudadana.
(2023-04-07). Exponen abusos sexuales a menores en arquidiócesis de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Entre 1940 y 2002, más de 150 sacerdotes y personas asociadas con la arquidiócesis de Baltimore abusaron sexualmente de niños.
(2023-04-07). Gobierno de Venezuela celebra sentencia incidental de la CIJ. telesurtv.net Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya podrá revisar conducta fraudulenta del Reino Unido en el Laudo Arbitral de 1899.
(2023-04-07). Israel realiza nuevo ataque contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Fueron registradas explosiones de ataques aéreos israelíes en Beit Hanoun (norte) y en Khan Yunis (sur).
(2023-04-07). Autoridades de China condenan visita a EE.UU. de la líder de Taiwán. telesurtv.net Comunicados de entidades gubernamentales y partidistas aseveran que la estadía de Tsai Ing-wen en ese país viola el principio de "una sola China".
(2023-04-07). Corte Internacional de Justicia rechaza solicitud de Venezuela sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net Meses atrás, Caracas pidió al tribunal no admitir un alegato de la República Cooperativa de Guyana sobre ese territorio, por considerar que desconoce el Acuerdo de Ginebra.
(2023-04-07). Dimite Sanna Marin como primera ministra de Finlandia. telesurtv.net La renuncia de la jefa de Gobierno ocurre horas después de haber dimitido como presidenta del Partido SDP, tras el resultado adverso en las elecciones parlamentarias.
(2023-04-07). Policía de Israel asalta Mezquita Al-Aqsa por segundo día. telesurtv.net La irrupción sucedió cuando casi 20.000 personas realizaban la oración nocturna de Tarawih, identificativa del Ramadán.
(2023-04-07). Rusia y Belarús abordan nuevo concepto de seguridad conjunta. telesurtv.net El mandatario de Rusia destacó la necesidad de fortalecer los sistemas de seguridad de ambas naciones.
(2023-04-07). Combaten incendio en reserva forestal de Panamá. telesurtv.net El incendio fue reportado en horas de la tarde del miércoles y al mediodía de esta jornada estaba apagado en un 70 por ciento.
(2023-04-07). Registran marzo de 2023 como el segundo más cálido de la historia. telesurtv.net Las temperaturas estuvieron por encima del promedio en el sur y centro de Europa, así como por debajo del promedio en la mayor parte del norte de Europa.
(2023-04-07). Venezuela y Guinea-Bissau estrechan vínculos bilaterales. telesurtv.net La visita a Caracas de una delegación del país africano sirvió para fortalecer la cooperación económico-comercial y profundizar el intercambio cultural.
(2023-04-07). Colombia elimina protocolos anticovid para ingresar al país. telesurtv.net Ambas regulaciones estaban dentro de las últimas medidas vigentes de la lucha contra la propagación del Covid-19 en Colombia.
(2023-04-07). Juez estadounidense ordena la detención de expresidente peruano. telesurtv.net La Corte revocó la libertad condicional y ordenó al servicio Marshall de Estados Unidos poner al expresidente peruano, Alejandro Toledo en custodia.
(2023-04-07). Sindicato policial haitiano denuncia ataques contra comisarías. telesurtv.net El gremio policial declaró que los casos de Pernier, Fort Jacques y Meyotte demuestran que el Consejo Superior de la Policía Nacional está fracasando.
(2023-04-07). Cancilleres de Irán y Arabia Saudí se reúnen en Beijing. telesurtv.net Teherán y Riad anunciaron en marzo el restablecimiento de sus relaciones tras una negociación facilitada por el Gobierno chino.
(2023-04-07). Gobierno chileno anunciará nuevas medidas de seguridad. telesurtv.net La vocera del Gobierno chileno comentó que las medidas permitirán enfrentar con firmeza e inteligencia lo que se está viviendo en nuestros territorios.
(2023-04-07). Franceses protagonizan nuevas marchas contra reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net Tras el fracaso de la reunión con la primera ministra, los gremios acusaron al Gobierno de ignorar el reclamo de la mayoría de los franceses.
(2023-04-07). Israel reanuda ataques contra el Líbano y la Franja de Gaza Gaza. telesurtv.net Los nuevos ataques de Israel se concentraron en el campo de refugiados Nusseirat en el centro del territorio palestino de Gaza.
(2023-04-07). Presidente colombiano ordena evacuación por amenaza volcánica. telesurtv.net Los departamentos de Tolima, Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío y Cundinamarca están en alerta ante la probabilidad de erupción del Nevado de Ruiz.
(2023-04-07). Buenos Aires Airport Becomes Unofficial Homeless Shelter. latinorebels.com The Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentina's capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night, a reflection of the rising poverty in a country where high inflation rates are making it difficult for many to make ends meet.
(2023-04-07). Global Research Donation Drive. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We publish pieces by a wide variety of contributors including journalists, scholars, political analysts, historians, ex-military and intelligence personnel, scientists, and environmental experts among others. The publications are not selected in the interest of pushing a specific narrative …
(2023-04-07). üéßLEVER TIME: AOC Sounds The Alarm About Biden 2024. levernews.com
(2023-04-07). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: AOC On DC's "Psychologically Manipulative Environment" levernews.com On this week's episode of Lever Time Premium, our extended weekly podcast for paying subscribers, progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) reveals what it's like trying to function in Washington amid the power and pressure of massive corporate spending.As AOC notes: "It really feels like going to another planet with different social rules. Let's say you get elected speaker. You don't get there without raising an ungodly amount of money, because you are not just raising money for yourself, you are raising money for an entire political party that constitutes hundreds of people. The whole society is str…
(2023-04-07). Eat Your Vaccines: mRNA Gene Therapy Is Coming to the Food Supply This Month. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). India-Malaysia to Trade in Rupees Bypassing US Dollar. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Savage Capitalism: From Climate Change to Bank Failures to War. juancole.com 
By David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky | — [The following is excerpted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there's little time to lose in tackling the …
(2023-04-07). Stoltenberg Outlines Two Basic Requirements for Ukraine's Membership in NATO. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). 'Cop City' Receives Brief Stop Work Order. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-04-07). Women hold up 76.2% of the sky: The Fourteenth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
he idea of 'equal pay for equal work' was established in the ILO's Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) in recognition of the fact that women had always worked in industrial factories, increasingly so during the Second World War.
(2023-04-07). Africa 'All Out,' 54-0, Against Joining Biden's Proxy War On Russia. popularresistance.org When President Biden announced sanctions against Russia over their February, 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he called it a battle of democracy over tyranny. He expected Africa to rally to the US lead. | Unsurprisingly, not one of Africa's 54 countries as joined US sanctions against Russia. Many are neutral; some even supporting Russia's war to prevent NATO's eastward expansion to Russia's borders and gain independence of Ukrainian Donbas from Kyiv aggression that has killed thousands of Ukrainians there. | Why unsurprisingly? For starters, the US was delusional Africa would follow America's proxy war on Russia.
(2023-04-07). Hacia la multipolaridad: Las movidas de Xi Jinping. globalizacion.ca La visita del mandatario Xi Jinping a Moscú, la primera después de haber sido electo presidente de la República Popular China por tercera vez, fue un evento orquestado y decisivo en la mutación del orden mundial unipolar hacia un orden…
(2023-04-07). German Economy Minister Habeck in Kiev: German big business makes grab for Ukraine. wsws.org As in any war, the imperialist powers pursue geostrategic goals and viable economic interests. This was underlined by the trip of German Economy Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) to Ukraine earlier this week.
(2023-04-07). Reserve Bank of Australia pauses rate hikes but insists that they are not over. wsws.org The RBA has said some "further tightening of monetary policy may well be needed," pointing to a "very tight" labour market, the need for greater productivity—code phrase for increased profits—and the need to avert a "prices-wage spiral."
(2023-04-07). Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov's performances cancelled by Boston Symphony Orchestra and Carnegie Hall. wsws.org Abdrazakov is the latest victim of the anti-Russian propaganda campaign being waged as part of the US/NATO proxy war in Ukraine.
(2023-04-07). Australia: Leaked data shows thousands of people caught COVID-19 in hospitals last year. wsws.org Health sector unions have endorsed Australian government's "let it rip" policies, aiding and abetting this socially criminal assault on public health and the disastrous increase in patients catching COVID-19 while in hospital.
(2023-04-07). Netanyahu attacks Lebanon and Gaza, with full support of Israel's opposition leaders. wsws.org Israel's furious bombardment takes place amid escalating tensions following the police's deliberately provocative attacks on tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers at the al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem.
(2023-04-07). Australian building company collapses destroying hundreds of jobs and impacting thousands. wsws.org The collapse of Porter Davis Homes leaves 1,700 buyers with unfinished builds, while some subcontractors, including bricklayers, plumbers, plasterers and painters, have not been paid since before Christmas.
(2023-04-07). Kosovo Liberation Army leader Hashim Thaàßi on trial for war crimes. wsws.org The indictment of Kosovo's former president makes it unmistakably clear that the closest ally of the US and the European Union in the Balkans over the last quarter century has been a brutal war criminal.
(2023-04-07). UK rail workers must organise to prevent the RMT's final sellout of their strike. wsws.org 40,000 workers were initially involved in the action, 20,000 at Network Rail and 20,000 at 14 train operation companies. The Network Rail strike ended with a rotten deal organised by the RMT last month.
(2023-04-07). University of Michigan graduate students' strike at a critical turning point. wsws.org At a union meeting Wednesday, rank-and-file members were presented with a series of motions by the GEO and AFT leadership that made clear they are preparing to abandon previous demands before quickly imposing a sellout agreement.
(2023-04-07). SEP and IYSSE hold successful public meeting against Sri Lankan government's cancellation of local elections. wsws.org The Kolonnawa election meeting attracted workers, youth and urban poor from the area and was live-streamed on Facebook with over 1,200 views so so far.
(2023-04-07). Communication Workers Union mass meeting paves way for rotten sellout. wsws.org The desperate appeals for "unity" made throughout the meeting could not disguise the pro-company agenda of the Communication Workers Union bureaucracy.
(2023-04-07). Vermeer—A major cultural event, a large collection of the Dutch master's paintings at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. wsws.org The exhibition has evoked immense interest and enthusiasm both in the Netherlands and well beyond its borders.
(2023-04-07). Canadian grocery executive gets $3 million raise as inflation eats up workers' wages. wsws.org While Galen Weston Jr. has raked in millions, Canadians have weathered what has been described as a "food inflation storm," with prices rising at rates not seen in more than 40 years.
(2023-04-07). Lessons of the Temple University strike. wsws.org Two paths presented themselves to the Temple graduate workers—one, an isolated struggle coupled with appeals to the Democratic Party; the other, the expansion of the struggle in the working class through the formation of a rank-and-file committee.
(2023-04-07). IYSSE holds anti-war meeting in Sydney, Australia. wsws.org One attendee commented: "None of the discussion in the media on the war in Ukraine, or the rapidly moving preparations for military conflict with China, provides any serious explanation of how we've got to this point and the insane consequences for humanity."
(2023-04-07). After overwhelming strike vote, union announces two-day limited strike for 3,000 Cub Foods grocery workers in Minnesota. wsws.org Notably, the strike has only been called for 33 out of the 79 Cub Foods stores in the state of Minnesota.
(2023-04-07). UFCW calls off strike of 3,000 Cub Foods grocery workers in Minnesota with "last-minute" tentative agreement. wsws.org While the UFCW trumpeted the deal, dubbing it "historic," initial details already make clear that it would fail to meet workers' demands for massive wage increases to offset the cost-of-living crisis, nor provide serious protections from the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2023-04-07). Chile's pseudo-left government rams though laws giving police, military license to kill. wsws.org All the parties in the governing coalition have supported ramming through in record time 15 pieces of legislation that further enshrine a police state.
(2023-04-07). Two construction workers killed in trench collapse at New York's JFK airport. wsws.org The deaths occurred as the Port Authority is pressing to complete an expansion as quickly as possible.
(2023-04-07). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Public sector bank workers protest privatisation and outsourcing; Odisha state contract teachers demand permanent jobs; Australian building workers protest against repressive industrial laws and for higher pay; Melbourne Zoo workers begin industrial action…
(2023-04-07). The great "unwinding" of Medicaid enrollment will leave millions without health coverage. wsws.org The ending of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency has brought an end to the protection of health coverage for millions who have enrolled in Medicaid over the last three years.
(2023-04-07). South Korea's Democrats stoke nationalism to obscure growing danger of war. wsws.org While falsely promoted as a defense of victims of forced labor, there is nothing progressive about the opposition Democratic Party's anti-Japanese campaign.
(2023-04-07). NJ Gov Signs Order Making State a Haven for Trans Kids Seeking Health Care. truthout.org This week, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed an executive order making the state a safe haven for health care providers and transgender refugees fleeing states that have banned gender-affirming care for trans youth. Currently, more than half of transgender youth have lost or are at risk of losing access to gender-affirming care, according to the Human Rights Campaign. New Jersey is estimated… |
(2023-04-07). "Don't Talk About Nord Stream": WaPo Report Further Demolishes Official Narrative. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). French Pension Protesters Storm Paris BlackRock Headquarters. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). China takes countermeasures against Hudson Institute, Reagan library. ecns.cn China has decided to take countermeasures against the Hudson Institute, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the relevant people in charge of these organizations, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.
(2023-04-07). Ma Ying-jeou concludes mainland visit. ecns.cn A delegation led by Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, left for Taiwan from Shanghai on Friday, concluding their visit to the Chinese mainland.
(2023-04-07). We are living through a paradigm shift in our understanding of human evolution. nationofchange.org An interview with Professor Chris Stringer, one of the leading experts on human evolution.
(2023-04-07). Mario Rivera Vena: Consagración y lealtad verde olivo. cubadebate.cu Rivera, de fluido hablar, nívea cabellera de setenta años de vida, brillante la mirada que delata sus pasiones de oficio cámara en mano, y sus sueños que me confiesa: "Capturar en imágenes el lenguaje de los árboles y la luz".
(2023-04-07). Doce mujeres y el privilegio de ser las primeras entre doce cuerdas (+ Fotos, Podcast y Video). cubadebate.cu Al llegar este equipo de prensa, el técnico Santiago Suárez lo tiene todo coordinado junto al también entrenador Jorge Noriega. Llama para el ring a las chicas y entre las doce cuerdas conocemos cómo han sido estos primeros meses de la práctica del boxeo femenino en Cuba, después de que se aprobara el 5 de diciembre de 2022.
(2023-04-07). Punto Deportivo: Declaraciones sobre la subserie Sancti Spíritus-Industriales desde el Latino (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Este viernes retomamos la sección Punto Deportivo. Les proponemos un repaso de lo sucedido hasta el momento en la 62 Serie Nacional, una mirada a la tabla de posiciones tras los partidos de esta jornada, y compartiremos declaraciones del entrenador de Industriales Alexander Malleta y de uno de los directores debutantes en esta temporada, el espirituano Lázaro Martínez Alfonso.
(2023-04-07). Las 3 del día: 23 Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico y las noticias del 6 de abril (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu La Unión de Periodistas de Cuba y el Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Baños celebrarán del 9 al 12 de abril la edición 23 de la Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico.Sobre esta y otras noticias le comentamos aquí en su podcast Las 3 del día, donde hacemos un resumen de lo ocurrido este 6 de abril. Póngase los audífonos que ya comenzamos.
(2023-04-07). Vietnam advierte que redes sociales difunden contenido tóxico. cubadebate.cu TikTok difunde un contenido "de noticias falsas", "desviado" y "antigubernamental", afirmó este jueves Le Quang Tu Do, director de la Autoridad de Transmisión e Información Electrónica de Vietnam, citado por Bloomberg. Acusó también a Facebook (perteneciente a la compañía Meta) y YouTube de las mismas violaciones.
(2023-04-07). China planea un proyecto intercontinental de cable de Internet submarino para competir con EE.UU. cubadebate.cu Tres de las principales compañías chinas de telecomunicaciones, China Telecommunications Corporation, China Mobile Limited y China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd, están desarrollando una red submarina de cable de fibra óptica para Internet, valorado en 500 millones de dólares, informa Reuters.
(2023-04-07). Cuádruple empate en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol. cubadebate.cu Derrota del equipo Villa Clara y victorias de Guantánamo, Las Tunas y Sancti Spíritus provocaron un cuádruple empate en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, todos con seis triunfos y tres reveses en la tabla de posiciones. Este viernes concluirán las estas subseries pactadas a cinco juegos, en todos los casos con hora de comienzo de las 10 de la mañana.
(2023-04-07). Ejecutan inversión para ampliar capacidad de almacenamiento de aceite comestible. cubadebate.cu Para materializar su objeto social, la entidad cuenta con dos unidades: una ubicada en la cabecera provincial, encargada de envasar el producto en bolsas de 500 mililitros y en formato de bidones de cuatro, cinco y 20 litros, y otra en Nuevitas, que es la receptora del aceite de importación a través de buques.
(2023-04-07). El tiempo: Calor y algunas lluvias en el interior y sur oriental. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado en zonas de la costa norte oriental y con poca nubosidad en el resto del país. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado, nublándose en la tarde hacia zonas del interior y sur de la región oriental con algunas lluvias y tormentas eléctricas, las que serán escasas en el resto del territorio nacional.
(2023-04-07). La imagen del día: La luna y la flotante turca. cubadebate.cu Una noche de abril, el cielo se iluminó con la luz de la luna llena. En la bahía de La Habana, una planta eléctrica flotante turca se reflejaba en el agua tranquila. Era una escena impresionante que capturó la atención de nuestro fotógrafo Ismael Francisco. Con su cámara, logró tomar una fotografía bella que muestra el contraste entre la naturaleza y la tecnología.
(2023-04-07). Denuncian que Israel bombardeó hospital infantil y objetivos civiles de Gaza. telesurtv.net Ejército israelí confirmó que entre la noche del jueves y la madrugada del viernes arrojó 50 toneladas de bombas contra la Franja de Gaza.
(2023-04-07). Controlan incendio en la Central de Abastos de la capital mexicana. telesurtv.net La jefa de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México declaró desde el lugar de los hechos que no se reportaban heridos de ninguna índole.
(2023-04-07). Israel reanuda ataques contra el Líbano y la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Los nuevos ataques de Israel se concentraron en el campo de refugiados Nusseirat en el centro del territorio palestino de Gaza.
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(2023-04-08). Recibió Marrero Cruz a Ministro de Estado de Angola. cubadebate.cu En el encuentro, el Jefe de Gobierno cubano reiteró la voluntad de ampliar las relaciones económicas y comerciales entre ambos países, sobre todo en los sectores agroalimentario y de la energía…
(2023-04-08). Las 3 del Día: Jornada para defender el derecho a una Salud para Todos y el resumen noticioso de la semana (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu El Día Mundial de la Salud (DMS), que se celebra todos los años el 7 de abril, marca el aniversario de la fundación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). Tenemos declaraciones del doctor José Moya, representante de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS/OMS Cuba). Además realizamos como cada viernes el resumen semanal de nuestro Podcast Las 3 del Día…
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Electronic nicotine delivery systems: pragmatism or expectancy? thelancet.com The advocacy for maximising the global use of e-cigarettes to reduce smoking harms based on the UK nicotine vaping report,1 as commented on by Sarah Jackson and Chris Bullen,2 is most questioning as it is neither comprehensive nor practical.
(2023-04-08). [Obituary] Judith Heumann. thelancet.com Disability rights activist. Born on Dec 18, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, USA, she died on March 4, 2023 in Washington, DC, USA, aged 75 years.
(2023-04-08). [Perspectives] Imagining alternative paths for WHO 75 years in. thelancet.com WHO's 75th anniversary comes at a fraught moment. The vaccine apartheid that has marked the COVID-19 pandemic response has once again raised questions about the influence of corporate actors and their Global North partners on global health. Amid perennial debates around reform and mounting calls for decolonising global health and interrogation of who is represented by WHO, we highlight a set of missed opportunities from the past and offer reimaginings of how WHO might propitiously forge a path towards its centenary in a more equitable, representative, and counter-hegemonic way.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked. thelancet.com The new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants, as commented on by Gary Darmstadt and colleagues,1 are to be commended. In particular, the recommendation that kangaroo mother care should be routinely started soon after birth and the emphasis on the centrality of family support and involvement in care should help facilitate the promotion of a neonatal care environment that embraces an integrated approach to addressing the medical and broader developmental and psychosocial needs of infants and their families.
(2023-04-08). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Mitjà O, Alemany A, Marks M, et al. Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series. Lancet 2023; 401: 939—49—The SHARE-NET Collaborators and the appendix have been updated and Valentina Mazzotta's affiliation has been amended. These corrections has been made to the online version as of April 6, 2023.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Eilis Kennedy and Guy Skinner for highlighting the importance of the new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants—with particular attention to immediate kangaroo mother care and family involvement and support—and for pointing out some key challenges to ensuring that the new recommendations are carried out and achieve their potential benefits.1 Challenges in supporting families in the care of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units have been well documented.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Unsuccessful ban on gutkha and need for tobacco control in India. thelancet.com In India, the use of smokeless tobacco, including gutkha, is a prevalent and dangerous practice that poses serious health risks, especially for oral cancer. Despite being banned by Indian states since 2012, gutkha remains widely used and available.1 Gutkha is a mixture of areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, tobacco, added flavourings, and sweeteners.2 The ban on gutkha aimed to control addiction rates and adverse effects on the oral mucosa. However, companies producing gutkha have found ways to circumvent the ban by producing pan masala (a non-tobacco product containing areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, and seasoni…
(2023-04-08). [World Report] PEPFAR at 20. thelancet.com The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has worked to provide care for patients with HIV/AIDS for two decades. Paul Webster reports.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] BRIGHT-4 trial: bivalirudin strikes back. thelancet.com We read with great interest the study by Yi Li and colleagues1 that reports the comparison of bivalirudin plus high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction having percutaneous coronary intervention. The authors conclude that bivalirudin reduced the 30-day composite rate of all-cause mortality or Bleeding Academic Research Consortium types 3—5 major bleeding compared with heparin. This large, well conducted study provides new data to the debate regarding the appropriate anticoagulation for these patients.
(2023-04-08). [Comment] Offline: The world's forgotten children. thelancet.com Momentum has stalled. There is no high-level political leadership for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Not even high-level UN leadership. Multilateral organisations are distracted and weakened. Domestic country resources are constrained. The competition for limited donor financing has increased. Accountability has withered. Advocacy has quietened. This is an era of de-development for women and children. How have we reached such a desperate and dishonourable place?
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Electronic nicotine delivery systems: pragmatism or expectancy? — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Alain Braillon and Adam Edward Lang raise important questions about e-cigarettes and harm reduction in response to our Comment.1 Here, we explain why a pragmatic approach to maximising e-cigarettes' harm reduction potential is important.
(2023-04-08). [World Report] Hazardous train spills prompt calls for tougher safety rules. thelancet.com New bipartisan legislation has been proposed to protect health and safety following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, USA. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Shared decision making with psychological safety. thelancet.com Psychological safety is defined as a shared belief that individuals within a team or group are able to take risks without fear of being embarrassed or punished.1,2 Psychological safety consists of an environment in which people feel respected and comfortable to speak up and express their ideas, opinions, and concerns, which is essential for effective communication and collaboration and encourages creativity and innovation.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] BRIGHT-4 trial: bivalirudin strikes back — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Pierre-Guillaume Piriou and colleagues for their interest in our Article.1…
(2023-04-07). Petro-Yuan or Petro-BRICS: The Need for Better Alternative Reserve Currencies to Break Dollar Dominance. infobrics.org The dominance of the US dollar has been causing increasing problems for economies around the world. As a result, there is a growing undercurrent of interest in finding alternative reserve currencies. China is pushing for the yuan to become a reserve currency, but a possible BRICS+ Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) may have the edge…
(2023-04-07). Russia and South Africa Remain Friends, Insists Pandor. infobrics.org Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor has reiterated that South Africa remains on friendly terms with Russia…
(2023-04-07). India-Russia Meet on Roads, Transport Systems Held. infobrics.org In an effort to establish an effective bilateral relationship of communication and cooperation in the road transportation, logistics, Intelligent Transport System (ITS) and green mobility sector, the first meeting of the India-Russia Working Group on Roads and ITS was held in the national Capital…
(2023-04-07). Duda makes Polish expansionism clear after meeting with Zelensky. infobrics.org Anti-Russian confederation plan in Eastern Europe would serve Polish interest in annexing regions in western Ukraine.
(2023-04-07). Trump's arrest could backfire, as his popularity grows. infobrics.org Trump is still the most popular Republican leader and remains one of the only voices in the West advocating a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
(2023-04-07). The 'Holy Trinity' behind Russian military dominance in Ukraine. infobrics.org Although these weapons might not seem as important as Russia's hypersonic missiles or its doomsday strategic arsenal, they are no less valuable on a tactical level. Thousands of howitzers, MLRS, tanks, air defense systems, command posts, weapons production facilities, ammunition, etc. have been destroyed by these extremely cost-effective weapons.
(2023-04-07). The Price of Solidarity: Palestine, Indonesia and the Entitlement of Western "Human Rights" Activism. mintpressnews.com The Indonesian government's refusal to host the Israeli team as part of the Under-20 World Cup highlights the hypocrisy of Western human rights activists, argues Dr. Ramzy Baroud.
(2023-04-07). Drought Profiteers: Wall Street Billionaires Are Snatching Up America's Water. mintpressnews.com Drought profiteers – financial industry executives buying up public freshwater resources in a time of increasing drought – are pushing the US water supply to the brink of collapse, reports Lee Camp.
(2023-04-07). "Cuenten con la voluntad y el compromiso de Cuba para la integración regional" cubadebate.cu Confiamos en que las propuestas y acciones iniciales que emanen de este encuentro pronto se extenderán hacia otros países de América Latina y el Caribe. Nuestro compromiso con una visión integradora y de cooperación regional será piedra angular de los esfuerzos comunes. Así se puede aprovechar también lo avanzado en la CELAC.
(2023-04-07). Punto Deportivo: Declaraciones de la subserie Sancti Spíritus-Industriales desde el Latino (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Este viernes retomamos la sección Punto Deportivo. Les proponemos un repaso de lo sucedido hasta el momento en la 62 Serie Nacional, una mirada a la tabla de posiciones tras los partidos de esta jornada, y compartiremos declaraciones del entrenador de Industriales Alexander Malleta y de uno de los directores debutantes en esta temporada, el espirituano Lázaro Martínez Alfonso.
(2023-04-07). Es oficial: Brasil regresa a Unasur mediante decreto presidencial de Lula. cubadebate.cu Según establece el decreto 11.475 del presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brasil regresará formalmente a la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (Unasur). Con el decreto presidencial, la reincorporación entrará en vigor en el campo externo el 6 de mayo de 2023, aunque se concretará durante una cumbre de jefes de Estado de la región.
(2023-04-07). Reportan derrumbe de un tabique en el área de la chimenea de la Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras. cubadebate.cu Dos personas fueron rescatadas con vida, un fallecido y una persona atrapada tras el derrumbe de un tabique en el área de la chimenea de la Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras de Matanzas, reporta TV Yumurí. Los trabajadores laboraban en la parte inferior de la chimenea en la zona conocida por cenicero dónde extraían hollin y otras labores de limpieza.
(2023-04-07). 7 de abril: Día Mundial de la Salud. cubadebate.cu "Necesitamos generar cambios en los sistemas sanitarios que permitan el acceso real a los servicios", expresó este miércoles el doctor José Moya Medina, representante en Cuba de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS). Este 7 de abril cuando se celebra el Día Mundial de la Salud (DMS).
(2023-04-07). Cultura y Patrimonio del 1 al 5 de mayo en FitCuba 2023. cubadebate.cu La Feria Internacional de Turismo es el acontecimiento profesional más significativo que desarrolla anualmente la industria turística cubana. El sitio web del evento destaca que la presente edición, FitCuba 2023, se realizará del 1ro al 5 de mayo en La Habana, urbe que ostenta la condición de Ciudad Maravilla del mundo moderno.
(2023-04-07). Baltimore: Más de 150 sacerdotes y personas asociadas con la arquidiócesis abusaron sexualmente de niños. cubadebate.cu Unos 156 sacerdotes católicos y otras personas asociadas con la arquidiócesis de Baltimore abusaron sexualmente de más de 600 niños en un periodo de 80 años, informó el procurador del estado de Maryland, al este de los Estados Unidos, Anthony Brown. Algunas parroquias, escuelas y congregaciones tenían más de un abusador al mismo tiempo.
(2023-04-07). Transfermóvil y la bolsa MiTransfer: Todo lo que debes saber en el podcast de Cubadebate. cubadebate.cu Para conversar más sobre cómo usar este nuevo servicio y algunas de las novedades de Transfermóvil me acompañan Héctor Luis Mora Hechavarría, director de Servicios Digitales de Etecsa y Julio García Trápaga, director de Soporte y Desarrollo de Productos Digitales de Etecsa. °Bienvenidos!
(2023-04-07). Victory in fight for Tampa Citizens Review Board independence. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL — The Tampa City Council voted 4-3 to pass an ordinance granting the city's Citizen Review Board (CRB) an independent attorney, April 6. The CRB is a city board that was established in 2015 to review closed cases of police misconduct, as well as be a place where people can bring complaints about the police. | An independent attorney would be more impartial and fair than the current arrangement, where the board uses the city's attorney. Using the city's attorney, by its nature, creates a conflict of interest, which the Tampa police attorney himself admitted in a CRB meeting, stating that the CRB,…
(2023-04-07). Minneapolis: MPD consent decree falls short and keeps power out of community hands. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following April 6 joint statement of the Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar and Minneapolis for Community Control of Police. | Consent decree falls short and keeps power out of community hands | We need an all-elected Civilian Police Accountability Commission to permanently reign in the abuses of MPD | On Friday, March 31, the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced the signing of a consent decree to address human rights violations by the Minneapolis Police Department. The agreement was negotiated entirely behind closed door…
(2023-04-07). Austin students protest attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On Wednesday, April 5, Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) met on Speedway at UT Austin with the Texas Students for DEI Coalition to protest recent Texas legislative and administrative attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The rally was also called in solidarity with the Tampa 4, a group of University of South Florida SDS members currently facing felony charges after being brutalized and arrested while protesting Florida's attacks on DEI programs. | "While Republican lawmakers like Governor Greg Abbott try to claim that these laws are in the interest of fai…
(2023-04-07). Legalization For All network's delegation to the US Mexico border in Tijuana. fightbacknews.org Tijuana, Mexico – On April 2, a group of activists from the Legalization For All network crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to witness the effects of U.S. border militarization. The group met with Robert Vivar, binational coordinator at VÂA Internacional, and Aída Amador, coordinator of VÂA Migrante. They visited the Unified U.S. Deported Veterans Office, the border wall at Friendship Park on the Tijuana side, and the Casa de Luz LGBTQ+ immigrant collective house. | Crossing from the U.S. into Tijuana was quick and easy with no lines – the group did not even need to present their passports, which showed just how eas…
(2023-04-07). Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On Tuesday April 4, Brandon Johnson won 51.4% of vote in the Chicago mayoral runoff election. Johnson's victory is also a victory for working and oppressed people, as demonstrated by the range of organizations and individuals who celebrated with Johnson and his family at the Marriott Marquis on election night. | Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, said "I've been living for this moment since the Great Harold Washington in 1986, yet we didn't wait on history; we, the oppressed and the working class, made history." | Sever…
(2023-04-07). No, COVID-19 isn't 'over'—but millions of Americans' Medicaid coverage is about to be. therealnews.com The Biden administration is poised to allow the national emergency on COVID-19 to expire on May 11, 2023. Once that occurs, between 5 to 14 million Americans previously covered under Medicaid will lose their insurance. Although the pandemic continues to rage, killing thousands and infecting hundreds of thousands each week, a bipartisan consensus has settled in Washington to simply pretend COVID-19 is "over." What meager safety net was extended at the start of the pandemic is now being rolled back—leaving Americans to shoulder the risks and expenses of illness and death entirely on their own. Dr. Marga…
(2023-04-07). After years of racial political struggle, Pocomoke City, MD elects first Black mayor. therealnews.com Days before Todd Nock would become the first Black mayor of Pocomoke City, a small town on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore, he paused as he tried to express what the historic achievement meant—not just to him, but to the community he was preparing to serve. | "I started sitting in the back of council meetings, then moving to the front, becoming first vice president, and now here we are," Nock said. | "I had no idea [I could be Mayor.] At the time," in 2015, "I was an unemployed college dropout. I had just lost my jobs a couple weeks prior to that, I couldn't afford to go back to school."pocomoke cit…
(2023-04-07). Israel attacks Al-Aqsa two nights in a row, beating worshipers at holy site. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in On Wednesday evening , the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was full of Muslim worshippers praying into the night during the holy month of Ramadan. Earlier that morning, worshipers were beaten, and forced out of the holy mosque's prayer halls. | In the midst of night prayers Wednesday, Israeli forces stormed the compound again with weapons and riot gear, unleashing a co…
(2023-04-07). The Heat: China-France Ties. america.cgtn.com Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People for a state visit. Chinese President Xi and French President Macron held lengthy bilateral talks on Thursday in Beijing. The two leaders pledged to deepen cooperation on trade, advance new …
(2023-04-07). Turkish, U.S. defense chiefs discuss NATO expansion, "regional security" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 7, 2023 Turkish, US defense chiefs discuss NATO, regional security issues Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin on Thursday spoke over the phone and discussed NATO and the Black Sea grain deal. Akar and Austin also discussed Finland's accession to NATO, bilateral and regional defense …
(2023-04-07). High-level S. Korean military delegation summoned to NATO, SHAPE HQs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 High Level Republic of Korea Visits to SHAPE and NATO Headquarters SHAPE and NATO Headquarters hosted delegates from the Republic of Korea during the week of Mar. 27 to 31, 2023 to discuss a variety of issues with the partner nation. Deputy Chief of Staff Partnership Directorate Rear …
(2023-04-07). European war games: 9,000 U.S. troops, 17,000 from 26 NATO allies, partners in 10 nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The four partner nations involved are Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo (pseudo-nation) and Moldova, all with territorial disputes that could erupt into war at any moment. ==== U.S. Department of DefenseApril 5, 2023 Multinational Exercise Defender 23 Kicks Off This Month in Europe Nearly 9,000 American troops are expected to participate in the Defender 23 exercise which …
(2023-04-07). Poland: Brzezinski presides over largest NATO infrastructure hub in 30 years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesApril 6, 2023 US Army's new weapons depot in Poland is largest NATO facility buy in decades A sprawling U.S. Army weapons depot in central Poland opened this week, giving NATO allies a readily accessible site with thousands of pieces of armor and other equipment that can be mobilized in a crisis. In …
(2023-04-07). Should the US Remain Responsible for European Security? journal-neo.org This is the question Donald Trump brought to the forefront when he started asking why the US was paying the lion's share for European security and demanding that members of NATO foot the bill, with at least 2 percent of their GNP. It remains pertinent because the present situation can only exist if the US […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/15: Earth Month: E-Bikes & EVs Expo Event in Mitchell Park (Palo Alto). indybay.org Mitchell Park – next to pickleball courts | 3700 Middlefield Road | Palo Alto, CA 94303…
(2023-04-07). Leaked documents expose US-NATO Ukraine war plans. thegrayzone.com Classified Pentagon documents containing information about US and NATO plans for a Ukrainian offensive and key details of the ongoing war have leaked. And the Biden administration is reportedly demanding they be scrubbed from the internet. Is there a hidden agenda behind the leak? The New York Times has reported "a significant breach of American intelligence in the effort to aid Ukraine" through the leak of classified documents which have been shared on social media. It correspondents cited "senior Biden …
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/8: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "The Tower" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-07). De-Dollarization: The Death Knell for US Hegemony? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). West vs the rest: World opposes sanctions, only US & Europe support them. geopoliticaleconomy.com The UN Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly to condemn sanctions. The only countries that expressed support for unilateral coercive measures were the US, UK, EU member states, Georgia, and Ukraine.
(2023-04-07). Dangerous Jet Combat Training over Tohono O'odham Nation Endangers O'odham. indybay.org Tohono O'odham were not informed of jet combat training overhead during the last two weeks, or that the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems had built an 11th spy tower in the heart of the Tohono O'odham Nation.
(2023-04-07). Chief Na'Moks Grabbed and Isolated by Royal Bank of Canada at Stakeholders Meeting. indybay.org Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Na'moks was violently prevented from entering the Royal Bank of Canada annual general meeting. "Such a racist act, they've actually laid hands on me, a Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief on my regalia just now," Chief Na'Moks told the RBC, as snipers were stationed on the buildings where traditional elders gathered in an Indigenous delegation.
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/29: EV Ride and Drive: Electrify your Ride. indybay.org Sunnyvale Community Center – 550 E Remington Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087…
(2023-04-07). Coliseum Connections Tenant Association to Protest Oakland Mayor's 'Town Hall'. indybay.org Media opportunity: Tenant Rally Wed. April 5th, 6: 30pm at 1724 Adeline St, Oakland CA 94607.
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/22: This Is Not A Gun Workshop with Cara Levine and Angela Hennessy. indybay.org Contemporary Jewish Museum | 736 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-04-07). Earth First!er Andy Caffrey INFORMATIONAL: Global Climate Destabilization. [Orig. Huffman]. indybay.org Forward of email fr. Earth First!er Andy Caffrey chock full of information re: global climate destabilization. [The original message was sent to Congressman Jared Huffman of CA District 2.]…
(2023-04-07). CA Climate activists protest approval of hundreds of neighborhood oil permits this year. indybay.org
(2023-04-07). Trump's Arraignment was Unprecedented, but so is the Enormity of his Crimes against America. juancole.com Chicago (Feature; Special to Informed Comment) — Adding another humiliating chapter to his despicable life, the twice-impeached former President becomes the first ex-president to face criminal charges. Responding to the indictment, Trump said, "Never before in our nation's history has this been done." He's right, never before in our nation's history have we had a …
(2023-04-07). Report: Saudis and Houthis Might Renew Ceasefire Soon. news.antiwar.com Warring parties in Yemen could soon sign a deal to renew a ceasefire that would last until the end of 2023, The New Arab reported Thursday. A ceasefire that took effect in April 2022 expired last October. While there has been an uptick in fighting on the ground, there have still been no Saudi airstrikes …
(2023-04-07). Wednesday 4/12: Solon's Salon. indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/8: What Putin's invasion tells us about housing issues: a walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2023-04-07). Tuesday 4/4: Prop 13 reform's assassination by kindness: the OMG of California taxpayers. indybay.org ZOOM: us05web.zoom.us/j/87077550566?pwd=NlErNVR5ZkszTG9TR0pTd1RJR1hLdz09 | (this is a virtual only meeting)…
(2023-04-07). Wednesday 4/5: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org amphitheater at the corner of the Bernal Branch library | 500 Cortland Ave. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-07). 16-Year Old California Boy's Immune System Was Destroyed by Three COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines. Reactivated EBV Post COVID-19 Vaccination Can be Fatal. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Airbus inks deal for 160 aircraft in China. ecns.cn European aircraft manufacturer Airbus signed an agreement with China Aviation Supplies Holding Co on Thursday and landed orders of 160 Airbus commercial aircraft.
(2023-04-07). Airbus to open second assembly line in Tianjin. ecns.cn Airbus plans to open its second production line in northern China to expand its assembly capacity of the A320 airliner family, Airbus announced Thursday.
(2023-04-07). Compatriots urged to boost cross-Straits exchanges. ecns.cn People on both sides of the Taiwan Straits are Chinese and can resolve their domestic affairs through consultation, but no external interference should be allowed, said Song Tao, a senior Taiwan affairs official, at a farewell dinner in Shanghai on Thursday for Ma Ying-jeou.
(2023-04-07). Spokesperson of Chinese Embassy in U.S. makes remarks on Tsai Ing-wen's 'transit' and meeting with U.S. House Speaker. ecns.cn The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the United States Wednesday delivered remarks regarding Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" in the United States and her meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
(2023-04-07). Tsai Ing-wen's 'transit' trips through U.S.: Truths and Facts. ecns.cn In disregard of China's strong opposition and solemn representation, the United States has allowed Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip through the United States and the high-profile meeting between Tsai and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
(2023-04-07). Universities to focus on tech, industry. ecns.cn China plans to adjust around 20 percent of its university majors by 2025, with majors focusing on new technologies and industries being established, while majors unfit for socioeconomic development will be weeded out, a new plan said.
(2023-04-07). Economy gets uplifting news from indexes. ecns.cn China's services sector activity expanded for a third straight month in March, pointing to further recovery in business activity amid the optimized COVID-19 containment measures, a private survey showed on Thursday.
(2023-04-07). Shanghai unveils new bonus to attract investment. ecns.cn A package of measures aimed to attract more investments with a maximum incentive of 100 million yuan ($14.54 million) was announced by the Shanghai government on Thursday during an investment promotion event in the metropolis.
(2023-04-07). 2 killed in U.S. Colorado shooting. ecns.cn Two people were killed and another hospitalized after a shooting at a residence Thursday in U.S. state of Colorado, authorities said.
(2023-04-07). Punishments on organizations advocating 'Taiwan independence' announced. ecns.cn The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Friday announced punishments on Taiwan "Prospect Foundation" and "Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats" for advocating "Taiwan independence."
(2023-04-07). 2nd trial for couple who killed two kids begins. ecns.cn The highly anticipated second trial for a man and his girlfriend who were responsible for the deaths of his two children began on Thursday at Chongqing High People's Court.
(2023-04-07). China, India to account for half of global economic growth in 2023: IMF chief. ecns.cn Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said the world economy is expected to grow less than 3 percent this year, with India and China projected to account for half of global growth in 2023.
(2023-04-07). Renminbi settlement for the trading of HK-listed shares set to kick off. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Monetary Authority aims to launch renminbi settlement of Hong Kong-listed stocks around the middle of the year, as part of the financial hub's efforts to promote renminbi internationalization, the head of the HKMA said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-07). Countries urged not to act as U.S. pawns. ecns.cn China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday blasted the announcement of four new military bases by the Philippines for the United States, urging regional countries not to act as Washington's pawns so as to avoid harming themselves.
(2023-04-07). Culprit behind Nord Stream sabotage still unclear: Sweden's prosecutor. ecns.cn Sweden's public prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist has said on Thursday that due to the "complex" nature of the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, the investigation has yet to determine who is responsible.
(2023-04-07). Chinese national smuggled into Myanmar engaged in telecom fraud rescued: Embassy. ecns.cn Chinese Embassy in Myanmar announced on Thursday that it had rescued a Chinese national who was smuggled into Myanmar and was forced to engage in telecom fraud.
(2023-04-07). China has no choice but to take countermeasures in response to India's unfair treatment of Chinese journalists: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China has no choice but to take appropriate countermeasures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese media organizations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday, urging India to correct its mistakes.
(2023-04-07). China's top office on Taiwan affairs sanctions diehard separatist Hsiao Bi-khim. ecns.cn
(2023-04-07). Sanctions against diehard 'Taiwan independence' separatist Bi-khim Hsiao announced. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday announced sanction measures against diehard "Taiwan independence" separatist Bi-khim Hsiao.
(2023-04-07). China concludes 39th Antarctic expedition as ships return. ecns.cn China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, returned to Shanghai on Thursday, marking the end of the country's 39th Antarctic expedition.
(2023-04-07). Hainan Free Trade Port project in progress. ecns.cn Hainan will finish building all the necessary infrastructure for independent customs operations for the Hainan Free Trade Port, which covers the whole island and the No. 1 project in Hainan, by 2023.
(2023-04-07). Unique landscape of 'earth forest' in Tibet. ecns.cn Unique landscape of Zanda earth forest in Zanda County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Zanda earth forest is the largest and most distinctive clay forest in China and was listed as a national geopark in 2007.
(2023-04-07). Tianjin opens new container shipping route to Europe. ecns.cn Twelve 24,000 TEU ultra-large container ships will be put into operation on the new route, which connects Tianjin with major European ports, including Algeciras in Spain, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Hamburg in Germany and Antwerp in Belgium.
(2023-04-07). Ma Ying-jeou visits Fudan University. ecns.cn Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, led a group of Taiwan students to Fudan University in Shanghai on Thursday morning.
(2023-04-07). China's largest flying car debuts in Sichuan. ecns.cn Aerofugia, a subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, displayed its independently-developed AE200 manned aircraft (flying car) for the first time in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-07). Chile pushes authoritarian police law. mronline.org Chile's neoliberal government is close to securing a new law that expands the right of security forces to use firearms against the population. The Naín-Retamal Law, a proposal of the executive branch, was today approved by the Senate for a third and final reading.
(2023-04-07). French trade unions: the roots of revolt against Macron. mronline.org John Mullen writes from Paris on the background to the current strikes and the very different patterns of union organisation in France.
(2023-04-07). Trump derangement syndrome returns. mronline.org If democrats were smart, Donald Trump would be a disgraced former president, forgotten by all but his most ardent admirers. But they aren't smart and they may have given him a political resurrection.
(2023-04-07). The Bombing of Nord Stream — This Act of War Against Europe Requires Congressional Investigation. scheerpost.com President Biden's own statements predicting the end of Nord Stream , preliminary to the devastating attack on its infrastructure, point to the necessity of determining whether or not the president was speaking from his singularly informed position of the Chief Executive, as Hersh indicated.
(2023-04-07). Iran 1953: The Birthplace of Western Backed Coups. scheerpost.com Despite its unique circumstance and history, the Iranian coup in 1953—as explored by Taghi Amirani in his film Coup 53—proved to be a template for the West's exploitation of the world.
(2023-04-07). How the U.S. Is Trying to Force China to Break with Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Selected Articles: GMO's Are Now Called Bioengineered in the USA: Why This Matters. globalresearch.ca By It was an uphill struggle to get GMO labeling laws in place, and now things have become more complicated. With the new …
(2023-04-07). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Ecosocialist Bookshelf — March 2023. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents eight new books on science, society and socialism.
(2023-04-07). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war. indybay.org Like every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.
(2023-04-07). The Philippines as Springboard for US War on China. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-04-07). Will workers turn toward taking the offensive in France? workers.org For the 11th time since Jan. 19, millions of people in France, led by the workers of the major union confederations, especially the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), took to the streets all over the country on April 6. Once again, they shut France down. Early reports in the New . . . |
(2023-04-07). Global Growth Remains Low Amidst Debt Concerns, War and Inflation, Says IMF. indybay.org Press Release…
(2023-04-07). Tuesday 4/18: 2023 California Pan African Global Trade – Urban Agriculture Producers and Consumers. indybay.org Online – In person Watch Party | The Grand Ballroom | 1215 J Street | Sacramento, California…
(2023-04-07). Strong Job Growth Again in March, but Hours Drop, and Wage Growth Slows Further. cepr.net The March employment report gave clear evidence that the Fed's rate hikes are weakening the labor market. Job growth was strong—with 236,000 jobs created—but the index of aggregate hours fell for the second consecutive month. Perhaps most importantly, wage growth slowed further, with the average hourly wage rising at just a 3.2 percent annual rate …
(2023-04-07). Tuesday 4/25: 11th Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference – Media Event and Luncheon. indybay.org International Peace Rose Garden | California State Capitol…
(2023-04-07). Wednesday 4/12: Impactful Relationship Building with Central California Indigenous Community Partners. indybay.org Virtual Event…
(2023-04-07). California Department of Public Health's Criminal Negligence—April 2023. indybay.org California Department of Public Health deliberately sacrifices the lives of the elderly, sick, and disabled by removing all restrictions on the transmission of the Covid-19 virus in high risk locations.
(2023-04-07). From Inequality of the Gods to Equality of Humankind. indybay.org History demonstrates clearly that humans can live in egalitarian societies, we do not have to accept the brutality of social dominance and inequality. We must take matters into our own hands to change the world.
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
(2023-04-07). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Spinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
(2023-04-07). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
(2023-04-07). Not all lumps are breast cancer: Benign breast disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Changes to your breast can cause a lot of worry. This is understandable. But not all breast changes are a result of breast cancer. Any breast symptoms, such as a breast lump, nipple discharge or breast pain, should be evaluated by a medical professional. If they are diagnosed as benign, it means they are not cancer. Noncancerous breast symptoms are known as benign breast disease. Some cases of benign breast disease are discovered during a…
(2023-04-07). Colorectal cancer myths and facts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
(2023-04-07). Science Saturday: Igniting the interest of young cancer researchers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The 2022 SPARK scholars gather for a photo before the Mayo Clinic SPARK Mini Science Fair on Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. Back row: Sara Wasserman, Krish Relan, Nyla Searl, Manish Kota, William Li, Garrett Davidsen, Riya Kar, Ella McCarthy. Front row: Kristi Biswas, Ysabella Wijaya, Yangying Jiang, Katie Shapiro, Esinam Ekpeh, Nia Atcherson, Katherine Jones and Hazel Parent. Not pictured: Jessica Desgroseilliers. "My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer when I…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
(2023-04-07). Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed becoming…
(2023-04-07). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
(2023-04-07). Cancer-free and embracing new adventures thanks to Mayo's collaborative care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January 2021, after being in remission from melanoma for almost a decade, Christina Armendariz began to feel unwell. The 42-year-old mother went to the emergency room at a hospital near her Orlando, Florida, home. After several imaging tests, Christina was told her cancer had returned. She had a mass under her arm and multiple soft tissue tumors throughout her body. Although she began treatment locally, Christina's condition worsened over time. She experienced significant cognitive…
(2023-04-07). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
(2023-04-07). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
(2023-04-07). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Muslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Consuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to deal with 2023 spring pollen and allergies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you are one of the millions of people who suffer pollen and allergies, you don't need a calendar to tell you it's spring. Sometimes called hay fever, allergic rhinitis can sometimes be confused with a cold. So, what's happening and what can you do? While hay fever alone may not be life threatening, it can be uncomfortable, says Dr. Arveen Bhasin, a Mayo Clinic allergy and immunology expert. She offers these tips for relief from spring pollen and…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Three things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose…
(2023-04-07). Athletic or personal trainer: What's the best fit for you? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have seen athletic trainers on the sidelines of team sports and personal trainers working one-on-one with people at the gym. If you're seeking personalized advice and support to help you refine or advance your physical activity, which type of trainer would be the best fit for you? Here are some tips to consider. What's the difference between an athletic and a personal trainer? While the two terms often are used interchangeably, these professionals…
(2023-04-07). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on self-care for plantar fasciitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Most runners will run into a case of plantar fasciitis occasionally, and this heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, and plantar fasciitis is caused by excessive stress, which brings on inflammation and, typically, heel pain. "Plantar fasciitis can affect anyone," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
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(2023-04-07). Israel Attacks Aqsa Mosque; Nightly Protests in Gaza, West Bank Calling For Palestinian Mobilization. orinocotribune.com UPDATES: | Red Crescent: Seven Palestinians reportedly wounded in Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem. Al Jazeera: Over 400 Palestinians arrested by Israeli soldiers. Israeli Media: 10 rockets fired towards Israel from besieged Gaza. | Israeli occupation forces have reportedly attacked and forcefully evicted Muslim worshipers from Al-Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, leading to many injuries and arrests. | After smashing windows in the Mosque, the occupation troops fired stun grenades before storming the holy shrines, beating up people and handcuffing worshipers. | Palestinians quickly mobil…
(2023-04-07). Cuba wins case against Caymanian creditor over unpaid loans in UK court. peoplesdispatch.org A UK High Court judge ruled that CRF has no legal standing to sue the Cuban state over the loans, and that the court has no jurisdiction to hear the case against it…
(2023-04-07). Finland becomes 31st NATO member, Russia warns of escalation. peoplesdispatch.org Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a full member on Tuesday, April 4, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Monday. | Finland's President Sauli Niinistà∂ along with his defense and foreign ministers are expected to join the ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also be present. | Finland's accession was announced days after the Turkish parliament
(2023-04-07). Latin American and Caribbean governments agree to join forces against inflation. peoplesdispatch.org The leaders agreed to unite efforts to allow the exchange of basic food products and essential goods under better conditions, with the priority of lowering the costs…
(2023-04-07). Enlaces de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.04.2023. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.04.2023 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2023-04-07). México_Cherán: Ejemplo de Autonomía y Rebelión. indybay.org México_Cherán: Autonomía y rebelión | El pueblo mexicano que expulsó a políticos, narcos y policía…
(2023-04-07). No Invite For War Monger Nancy Peloso-Protest At CUNY In New York-War Mongers Out Of Cong. indybay.org
(2023-04-07). Monday 5/1: San José May Day – International Workers' Day. indybay.org Roosevelt Park | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95116…
(2023-04-07). Seymour Hersh: The Nord Stream Ghost Ship. popularresistance.org America's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my report that Joe Biden ordered the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines, the agency produced a cover story and found willing takers in the New York Times and two major German publications. | By creating a story of deep sea divers and a crew who did not exist, the agency was following protocol, and the story would hav…
(2023-04-07). How Sincere Is the US Inflation Reduction Act for the EU? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Cuba prioriza la gestión sostenible del agua en medio del cambio climático. cubadebate.cu La búsqueda de soluciones alternativas y la implementación de estrategias para gestionar el uso del agua con eficiencia, son prioridades del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INRH) para este 2023, afirmó Manuel Marrero Cruz, Primer Ministro de la República de Cuba.
(2023-04-07). Voleibol de Playa: Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo avanzan en su segundo torneo del circuito mundial. cubadebate.cu Como sucedió en su debut en el Beach Pro Tour de voleibol de playa, la dupla cubana de Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo avanzó al cuadro principal de otro torneo con categoría Challenge. El evento, organizado en la ciudad brasileña de Itapema, representa la segunda salida de los criollos en este tipo de competencias.
(2023-04-07). Yoan Moncada está encendido y lidera la Liga Americana. cubadebate.cu El tercera base regular de los Chicago White Sox, el cubano Yoan Moncada, ha tenido un gran inicio de temporada en MLB 2023. La víspera, su equipo de White Sox derrotó 7àó3 a San Francisco Giants y Moncada impulsó una carrera.
(2023-04-07). Should Clarence Thomas Be Impeached? GOP Megadonor Gave Justice Free Luxury Vacations for 20 Years. democracynow.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report frequent luxury trips paid for by a billionaire Republican megadonor named Harlan Crow, leading to renewed calls for the conservative jurist's impeachment. According to ProPublica, Thomas has for decades accepted flights on Crow's private jet, trips on his yacht and frequent stays at his exclusive lakeside resort, in apparent violation of a law requiring justices and other federal officials to disclose most gifts. "Justice Thomas has this extraordinary and apparently unprecedented relationship with this outside billionaire who is basically s…
(2023-04-07). Headlines for April 7, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Strikes Gaza and Lebanon After Rocket Fire; 2 Israeli Settlers Shot Dead in West Bank, U.N. Aid Workers Halt Work in Afghanistan After Taliban Bans Female Members, GOP Supermajority Expels Two Black Lawmakers from Tennessee House over Gun Control Protests, ProPublica: Billionaire GOP Donor Lavished Clarence Thomas with Luxury Trips for 2 Decades, Biden Admin Proposes Rule Barring Blanket Bans on Transgender Student Athletes, Idaho Enacts "Abortion Trafficking" Law That Bans Helping Minors Get an Out-of-State Abortion, DOJ to Probe Police Killing of D.C. Teenager Dalaneo Martin, Sudan's Mi…
(2023-04-07). "A Public Lynching": Justin Jones, Black Tennessee Lawmaker, Responds to Expulsion from State House. democracynow.org We speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in solidarity failed. "They thought they would silence us, but in fact they amplified it, because the nation can see how racist they are. The nation can see how retaliatory, how authoritarian they are," says Jo…
(2023-04-07). Palestinian Poet Mohammed El-Kurd on Israeli Apartheid, Growing Tension in Region & Raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque. democracynow.org Israel has bombed southern Lebanon and Gaza as tension soars in the region days after Israeli police repeatedly attacked Palestinian worshipers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. In response to the raids on the mosque, militants in southern Lebanon and Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel. It was the largest rocket attack from Lebanon in 17 years. Meanwhile, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a vehicle near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, killing two Israeli settlers. This all comes as Israel continues to impose a violent crackdown in the occupied West B…
(2023-04-07). International Court of Justice: Essequibo Dispute Can Be Resolved Without UK. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-07). NATO Formed 74 Years Ago To Defend Capitalist Profits. orinocotribune.com By Steve Lalla — Apr 4, 2023 | On this day in 1949, 12 countries signed the "Washington treaty," making NATO official. The NATO military alliance was formed by the US to defend the property of the capitalists, colonizers, and corporations of the West against the growing popularity of revolutionary socialism, which threatened to expropriate and distribute the riches that the imperialists had accumulated over centuries of pillage and exploitation. | Although the original treaty
(2023-04-07). The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle. indybay.org Toward the end of the Cold War, capitalism created a military horror: the neutron bomb, a weapon that destroys life while leaving buildings intact. During the Fourth World War, however, a new wonder has been discovered: the financial bomb. This new bomb destroys the polis (here, the nation), imposing death, terror, and misery .
(2023-04-07). Argentina confirma su regreso formal a la Unasur. telesurtv.net El Gobierno argentino comunicó la decisión a los cancilleres de los Estados miembros del ente.
(2023-04-07). Bolivia reporta inflación de -0,19% en primer trimestre de 2023. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseveró que esto fue alcanzado gracias a políticas que permiten garantizar "nuestra seguridad con soberanía alimentaria".
(2023-04-07). Rescatan a 41 migrantes en el canal de la Mancha. telesurtv.net En el primer operativo fueron rescatadas unas 28 personas por la patrullera de la Marina francesa Pluvier.
(2023-04-07). Argentina vuelve al primer puesto del ranking FIFA. telesurtv.net Brasil descendió al tercer puesto del ranking FIFA, siendo desbancada también por la selección francesa, finalista del pasado mundial de fútbol.
(2023-04-07). China y Francia profundizan cooperación económica. telesurtv.net Firman nuevos acuerdos de colaboración y manifiestan su intención de avanzar en el ámbito aeroespacial, la energía nuclear con fines civiles y otras áreas.
(2023-04-07). Cuestionan en Ecuador decreto presidencial sobre porte de armas. telesurtv.net Consideran que la medida va en dirección contraria a la necesidad de mejorar la seguridad ciudadana.
(2023-04-07). Exponen abusos sexuales a menores en arquidiócesis de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Entre 1940 y 2002, más de 150 sacerdotes y personas asociadas con la arquidiócesis de Baltimore abusaron sexualmente de niños.
(2023-04-07). Gobierno de Venezuela celebra sentencia incidental de la CIJ. telesurtv.net Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya podrá revisar conducta fraudulenta del Reino Unido en el Laudo Arbitral de 1899.
(2023-04-07). Israel realiza nuevo ataque contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Fueron registradas explosiones de ataques aéreos israelíes en Beit Hanoun (norte) y en Khan Yunis (sur).
(2023-04-07). Autoridades de China condenan visita a EE.UU. de la líder de Taiwán. telesurtv.net Comunicados de entidades gubernamentales y partidistas aseveran que la estadía de Tsai Ing-wen en ese país viola el principio de "una sola China".
(2023-04-07). Corte Internacional de Justicia rechaza solicitud de Venezuela sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net Meses atrás, Caracas pidió al tribunal no admitir un alegato de la República Cooperativa de Guyana sobre ese territorio, por considerar que desconoce el Acuerdo de Ginebra.
(2023-04-07). Dimite Sanna Marin como primera ministra de Finlandia. telesurtv.net La renuncia de la jefa de Gobierno ocurre horas después de haber dimitido como presidenta del Partido SDP, tras el resultado adverso en las elecciones parlamentarias.
(2023-04-07). Policía de Israel asalta Mezquita Al-Aqsa por segundo día. telesurtv.net La irrupción sucedió cuando casi 20.000 personas realizaban la oración nocturna de Tarawih, identificativa del Ramadán.
(2023-04-07). Rusia y Belarús abordan nuevo concepto de seguridad conjunta. telesurtv.net El mandatario de Rusia destacó la necesidad de fortalecer los sistemas de seguridad de ambas naciones.
(2023-04-07). Combaten incendio en reserva forestal de Panamá. telesurtv.net El incendio fue reportado en horas de la tarde del miércoles y al mediodía de esta jornada estaba apagado en un 70 por ciento.
(2023-04-07). Registran marzo de 2023 como el segundo más cálido de la historia. telesurtv.net Las temperaturas estuvieron por encima del promedio en el sur y centro de Europa, así como por debajo del promedio en la mayor parte del norte de Europa.
(2023-04-07). Venezuela y Guinea-Bissau estrechan vínculos bilaterales. telesurtv.net La visita a Caracas de una delegación del país africano sirvió para fortalecer la cooperación económico-comercial y profundizar el intercambio cultural.
(2023-04-07). Colombia elimina protocolos anticovid para ingresar al país. telesurtv.net Ambas regulaciones estaban dentro de las últimas medidas vigentes de la lucha contra la propagación del Covid-19 en Colombia.
(2023-04-07). Juez estadounidense ordena la detención de expresidente peruano. telesurtv.net La Corte revocó la libertad condicional y ordenó al servicio Marshall de Estados Unidos poner al expresidente peruano, Alejandro Toledo en custodia.
(2023-04-07). Sindicato policial haitiano denuncia ataques contra comisarías. telesurtv.net El gremio policial declaró que los casos de Pernier, Fort Jacques y Meyotte demuestran que el Consejo Superior de la Policía Nacional está fracasando.
(2023-04-07). Cancilleres de Irán y Arabia Saudí se reúnen en Beijing. telesurtv.net Teherán y Riad anunciaron en marzo el restablecimiento de sus relaciones tras una negociación facilitada por el Gobierno chino.
(2023-04-07). Gobierno chileno anunciará nuevas medidas de seguridad. telesurtv.net La vocera del Gobierno chileno comentó que las medidas permitirán enfrentar con firmeza e inteligencia lo que se está viviendo en nuestros territorios.
(2023-04-07). Franceses protagonizan nuevas marchas contra reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net Tras el fracaso de la reunión con la primera ministra, los gremios acusaron al Gobierno de ignorar el reclamo de la mayoría de los franceses.
(2023-04-07). Israel reanuda ataques contra el Líbano y la Franja de Gaza Gaza. telesurtv.net Los nuevos ataques de Israel se concentraron en el campo de refugiados Nusseirat en el centro del territorio palestino de Gaza.
(2023-04-07). Presidente colombiano ordena evacuación por amenaza volcánica. telesurtv.net Los departamentos de Tolima, Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío y Cundinamarca están en alerta ante la probabilidad de erupción del Nevado de Ruiz.
(2023-04-07). Global Research Donation Drive. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We publish pieces by a wide variety of contributors including journalists, scholars, political analysts, historians, ex-military and intelligence personnel, scientists, and environmental experts among others. The publications are not selected in the interest of pushing a specific narrative …
(2023-04-07). India-Malaysia to Trade in Rupees Bypassing US Dollar. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). Savage Capitalism: From Climate Change to Bank Failures to War. juancole.com By David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky | — [The following is excerpted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there's little time to lose in tackling the …
(2023-04-07). German Economy Minister Habeck in Kiev: German big business makes grab for Ukraine. wsws.org As in any war, the imperialist powers pursue geostrategic goals and viable economic interests. This was underlined by the trip of German Economy Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) to Ukraine earlier this week.
(2023-04-07). Reserve Bank of Australia pauses rate hikes but insists that they are not over. wsws.org The RBA has said some "further tightening of monetary policy may well be needed," pointing to a "very tight" labour market, the need for greater productivity—code phrase for increased profits—and the need to avert a "prices-wage spiral."
(2023-04-07). Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov's performances cancelled by Boston Symphony Orchestra and Carnegie Hall. wsws.org Abdrazakov is the latest victim of the anti-Russian propaganda campaign being waged as part of the US/NATO proxy war in Ukraine.
(2023-04-07). Lessons of the Temple University strike. wsws.org Two paths presented themselves to the Temple graduate workers—one, an isolated struggle coupled with appeals to the Democratic Party; the other, the expansion of the struggle in the working class through the formation of a rank-and-file committee.
(2023-04-07). After overwhelming strike vote, union announces two-day limited strike for 3,000 Cub Foods grocery workers in Minnesota. wsws.org Notably, the strike has only been called for 33 out of the 79 Cub Foods stores in the state of Minnesota.
(2023-04-07). Two construction workers killed in trench collapse at New York's JFK airport. wsws.org The deaths occurred as the Port Authority is pressing to complete an expansion as quickly as possible.
(2023-04-07). The great "unwinding" of Medicaid enrollment will leave millions without health coverage. wsws.org The ending of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency has brought an end to the protection of health coverage for millions who have enrolled in Medicaid over the last three years.
(2023-04-07). South Korea's Democrats stoke nationalism to obscure growing danger of war. wsws.org While falsely promoted as a defense of victims of forced labor, there is nothing progressive about the opposition Democratic Party's anti-Japanese campaign.
(2023-04-07). French Pension Protesters Storm Paris BlackRock Headquarters. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-07). UK rail workers must organise to prevent the RMT's final sellout of their strike. wsws.org 40,000 workers were initially involved in the action, 20,000 at Network Rail and 20,000 at 14 train operation companies. The Network Rail strike ended with a rotten deal organised by the RMT last month.
(2023-04-07). Chile's pseudo-left government rams though laws giving police, military license to kill. wsws.org All the parties in the governing coalition have supported ramming through in record time 15 pieces of legislation that further enshrine a police state.
(2023-04-07). Communication Workers Union mass meeting paves way for rotten sellout. wsws.org The desperate appeals for "unity" made throughout the meeting could not disguise the pro-company agenda of the Communication Workers Union bureaucracy.
(2023-04-07). Netanyahu attacks Lebanon and Gaza, with full support of Israel's opposition leaders. wsws.org Israel's furious bombardment takes place amid escalating tensions following the police's deliberately provocative attacks on tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers at the al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem.
(2023-04-07). Canadian grocery executive gets $3 million raise as inflation eats up workers' wages. wsws.org While Galen Weston Jr. has raked in millions, Canadians have weathered what has been described as a "food inflation storm," with prices rising at rates not seen in more than 40 years.
(2023-04-07). University of Michigan graduate students' strike at a critical turning point. wsws.org At a union meeting Wednesday, rank-and-file members were presented with a series of motions by the GEO and AFT leadership that made clear they are preparing to abandon previous demands before quickly imposing a sellout agreement.
(2023-04-07). SEP and IYSSE hold successful public meeting against Sri Lankan government's cancellation of local elections. wsws.org The Kolonnawa election meeting attracted workers, youth and urban poor from the area and was live-streamed on Facebook with over 1,200 views so so far.
(2023-04-07). IYSSE holds anti-war meeting in Sydney, Australia. wsws.org One attendee commented: "None of the discussion in the media on the war in Ukraine, or the rapidly moving preparations for military conflict with China, provides any serious explanation of how we've got to this point and the insane consequences for humanity."
(2023-04-07). Kosovo Liberation Army leader Hashim Thaàßi on trial for war crimes. wsws.org The indictment of Kosovo's former president makes it unmistakably clear that the closest ally of the US and the European Union in the Balkans over the last quarter century has been a brutal war criminal.
(2023-04-07). Military Overview Of Situation In Ukraine On April, 7 2023: U.S. Arms Ukraine For Spring Counteroffensive. southfront.org The situation on the line of the Russian-Ukrainian clash has not changed much over the past 24 hours. The fiercest…
(2023-04-07). Israel Launches Strikes Against Gaza, Lebanon In Response To Rocket Attacks (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Early on April 7, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of strikes against positions of the Palestinian Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon in response to recent rocket attacks which were launched from the two regions. | The escalation began on April 5, when Israeli Police stormed al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem city and arrested hundreds of Palestinians worshipers. In an initial response,…
(2023-04-07). Russia Is Developing Anti-Satellite Missile, Laser Systems. southfront.org The Peresvet laser system. | Russia is developing two airborne anti-satellite systems, according to an article published in the Defense Ministry's Military Thought journal on April 7. | The first system is based on the MiG-31D fighter and the Kontakt anti-satellite missile, while the second is a version of the Peresvet laser system installed on an Il-76 aircraft. | The article was co-authored by retired Lieutenant-General Alexander Kovalyov, President of the St. Petersburg branch of the Tsiolkovsky Cosmonautics…
(2023-04-07). Coal phaseout must move 4.5 times more quickly to avoid climate chaos, report warns. peoplesworld.org As operating coal power plants were retired last year and scheduled projects canceled, the number of plants decreased in developing and developed countries, except China, according to the ninth annual global survey of the coal plant pipeline by Global Energy Monitor, a press release from Global Energy Monitor said. However, in order for the world to be on track to phase out …
(2023-04-07). More China-Europe trains running. ecns.cn China Railway Wuhan Group said on Wednesday that it saw significant growth in the number of its cross-border freight trains operating between China and Europe in the first quarter of this year.
(2023-04-07). Global emerging markets mull ditching U.S. dollar. ecns.cn Emerging markets worldwide are striving to promote the diversification of currencies and enlarge trade settlement channels for their own currencies.
(2023-04-07). France seeks to renew lease of giant pandas during Macron's visit to China. ecns.cn French media reported Rodolphe Delord, director of the ZooParc de Beauval, shoulders the mission of renewing the lease of Chinese giant pandas during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China.
(2023-04-07). U.S. theft of secrets is the biggest threat to global cybersecurity: Chinese FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn Asked what her comment is, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning pointed out that the latest revelation once again proves that the U.S.'s theft of secrets is the biggest threat to global cybersecurity.
(2023-04-07). China, Japan to hold 15th round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs on April 10. ecns.cn As agreed by the two sides, China and Japan will hold the 15th round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs in Tokyo on April 10, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning confirmed at the regular press conference on Friday.
(2023-04-07). China takes countermeasures against Hudson Institute, Reagan library. ecns.cn China has decided to take countermeasures against the Hudson Institute, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the relevant people in charge of these organizations, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.
(2023-04-07). Ma Ying-jeou concludes mainland visit. ecns.cn A delegation led by Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, left for Taiwan from Shanghai on Friday, concluding their visit to the Chinese mainland.
(2023-04-07). People related to chained mother of eight sentenced. ecns.cn Dong Zhimin, the husband in a high-profile case of a woman being trafficked, tortured and giving birth to eight children, was sentenced to 9 years for abuse and illegal detention.
(2023-04-07). Greater Bay Area moves toward further alignment. ecns.cn The Guangdong provincial government on Thursday unveiled 20 examples in which efforts have been made to further align rules and systems in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in a bid to advance market integration.
(2023-04-07). Canberra's move against TikTok hurts confidence in Australia. ecns.cn Australia's discriminatory restrictions against TikTok undermine the confidence of the international community in the country's business environment, and harm the interests of Australian enterprises and people.
(2023-04-07). Glass beads on moon found to contain water. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have discovered a new water reservoir on the moon in the form of glass beads, which could be of major significance in efforts to probe for water on the Earth's only natural satellite and potentially extract it to support future lunar missions.
(2023-04-07). China-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway promotes Kenya growth. ecns.cn Data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show that the revenue from the Mombasa-Nairobi railway, built by Chinese enterprises, reached KES 15.3 billion (0.11 billion) last year. Both passenger and freight volumes have steadily increased, continuing to play a positive role in the economic and social development of Kenya.
(2023-04-07). Shenzhen's Xichong named first International Dark Sky Community in China. ecns.cn The Xichong Community in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen has been certified as an International Dark Sky Community, the first one of its kind in China, according to Shenzhen Astronomical Observatory.
(2023-04-07). Chinese scientists develop first superionic hydride ion conductor at ambient conditions. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have developed the first superionic hydride ion conductor at ambient conditions, according to the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
(2023-04-07). 6 jailed over woman trafficking, abuse in China's Jiangsu. ecns.cn A court in east China's Jiangsu Province on Friday handed prison terms to six people after convicting them of trafficking, incarcerating and abusing a woman.
(2023-04-07). China's forex reserves rise in March. ecns.cn China's foreign exchange reserves came in at 3.1839 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of March, up 1.62 percent from a month earlier, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Friday.
(2023-04-07). Driver who killed 5 pedestrians is executed. ecns.cn A man who killed five people and injured eight others in a hit-and-run vehicle assault in 2021 in Dalian, Liaoning province, was executed on Friday, a local court reported.
(2023-04-07). Technology empowers strawberry farmers in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Young green strawberry seedlings are thriving under the most suitable conditions of light, temperature and humidity thanks to an intelligent water and nutrient control system at a virus-free propagation center overseen by the Agricultural Institute of the Twelfth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps(XPCC).
(2023-04-07). China starts using solid hydrogen for electricity generation. ecns.cn China has started using solid hydrogen for electricity generation in two power stations in south Kunming and Guangzhou in south China.
(2023-04-07). China launches solid-propellant carrier rocket. ecns.cn A Hyperbola-1 (SQX-1), solid-propellant commercial carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 7, 2023.
(2023-04-07). In Numbers: China-EU cooperation contributes stability, momentum and vitality to the world. ecns.cn
(2023-04-07). Happy Songkran Festival celebrated in HK. ecns.cn The Happy Songkran Festival is celebrated at D2 Place One in Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong, from April 5 to 10. The event showcases Thai culture and features a Thai-themed market, dance performance, prayer ceremony, and water-splashing activities.
(2023-04-07). 'Train to spring' stuns visitors in Beijing. ecns.cn Footage of the S2 train winding through blazes of apricot flowers in Beijing has gone viral on the Internet. The train passes through Shuiguan Great Wall and Badaling Great Wall. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-07). Monday 5/1: SF May Day 2023 "Break The Chains For Solidarity & Internationalism" indybay.org 518 Valenia Near 16th St | San Francisco…
(2023-04-07). Over 150 young leaders from the United States will travel to Cuba in solidarity. liberationnews.org Over 150 young leaders from social movements and organizations in the United States will travel to Cuba to exchange with labor unions, grassroots activists, artists, and youth organizations, and take part in Cuba's May Day celebrations.
(2023-04-07). Los camioneros se preparan para la huelga forzada de UPS. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Con las negociaciones sobre un nuevo contrato maestro a punto de comenzar, los Teamsters advierten a sus miembros que se preparen para una posible huelga forzada en United Parcel Service. El nuevo presidente del sindicato, Sean O'Brien, ha estado recorriendo el país desde su toma de posesión, y prometió a los Teamsters de UPS que …
(2023-04-07). The Trump indictment: It's not just the crime, it's the cover-up. peoplesworld.org By now, the world knows Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Republican former Oval Office occupant Donald Trump on 34 felony counts associated with Trump's checks to former adult film performer and stripper Stormy Daniels, via lawyer-fixer Michael Cohen, to cover up his pre-presidential affairs with her. It was a conspiracy to illegally influence the …
(2023-04-07). With rocky bargaining looming, Teamsters prepare for forced UPS strike. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With negotiations over a new master contract about to begin, the Teamsters are warning their members to prepare for a potential forced strike at United Parcel Service. The union's new president, Sean O'Brien, has been touring the country ever since his inauguration, vowing to UPS Teamsters that the union would go to the mat for …
(2023-04-07). What it's like to be arrested when your name isn't Donald Trump. peoplesworld.org The arrest and arraignment of former President Donald J. Trump may have been an unprecedented moment in American history, with seismic implications for the political process. But as a legal process, it was more routine: On Tuesday, he became just another one of the roughly 31,000 people arraigned for felonies in dreary courtrooms across New York State …
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Successful conception and delivery with a heart issue. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 32 and have lived with a congenital heart issue since childhood. I am newly married and would like to have children, but I understand that a pregnancy might be high-risk for me. How does pregnancy affect the heart? And is there anything I can do to reduce my risk for complications if I do conceive? ANSWER: Pregnancy results in many changes that can increase the workload of the heart. During pregnancy, your…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking barriers for patients who need kidney transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Often, patients whose body mass index, or BMI, is too high aren't able to get a kidney transplant because of the higher risks of complications before and during surgery. But an innovative program at Mayo Clinic is giving patients hope by helping to break that barrier to transplant through a weight loss program. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Vqzp1A9GYw8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: …
(2023-04-07). Consider organ donation during Donate Life Month. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 105,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for an organ transplant according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Sadly, an average of 17 people die daily waiting for a transplant, while another name is added to the waiting list every nine minutes. While 2022 set a new annual record with the number of organ transplants being performed, less than 50% of all adults are registered as organ donors, according to LifeSource. April is National…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic to ease universal face mask requirement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Beginning Monday, April 10, wearing a face mask will no longer be required for patients and staff in most patient care areas on Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System campuses. In line with Mayo Clinic's commitment to patient care, Mayo Clinic will continue to require wearing a face mask in high-risk patient settings. High-risk immunocompromised patients will be notified to wear a mask while they are at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic is evolving its…
(2023-04-07). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic expert: 3 advances lead to more lifesaving organ transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Donate Life Month ROCHESTER, Minn. — All too often, people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants cannot get them. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of viable donated organs. Promising medical advances are opening the doors to more transplants and saving more lives, says Mauricio Villavicencio, M.D., surgical director of heart and lung transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. There are 104,000 people on the waiting list in the U.S. for a…
(2023-04-07). Kroger-Safeway merger could raise grocery prices and cost jobs, UFCW warns. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 and their allies took to informational picket lines in metro D.C. on April 5 in a campaign to save local supermarkets—and jobs—from a mega-merger threat which could also raise prices for consumers. Lines went up at three stores. Their goal, shared by their parent union: …
(2023-04-07). Brazil refuses to sign U.S. statement on Russia's Ukraine invasion at 'democracy summit'. peoplesworld.org Brazil has refused to sign a statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The move came during the Summit for Democracy, a virtual event hosted by the United States to "renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad." President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who did not personally participate in the event, said that his country …
(2023-04-07). Israel Attacks Al-Aqsa, Long-COVID Con, East Palestine Still Lied To & The World Vaccine Congress. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/7/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-04-07). April screenings in L.A. honor the Hollywood Ten at 75. peoplesworld.org Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood entered one of its bleakest periods. In 1947, 10 Hollywood writers and directors famously refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and were held in contempt of Congress. In response, Hollywood's top studio heads turned their backs on these filmmakers. The Hollywood Ten—Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, …
(2023-04-07). Mario Rivera Vena: Consagración y lealtad verde olivo. cubadebate.cu Rivera, de fluido hablar, nívea cabellera de setenta años de vida, brillante la mirada que delata sus pasiones de oficio cámara en mano, y sus sueños que me confiesa: "Capturar en imágenes el lenguaje de los árboles y la luz".
(2023-04-07). Doce mujeres y el privilegio de ser las primeras entre doce cuerdas (+ Fotos, Podcast y Video). cubadebate.cu Al llegar este equipo de prensa, el técnico Santiago Suárez lo tiene todo coordinado junto al también entrenador Jorge Noriega. Llama para el ring a las chicas y entre las doce cuerdas conocemos cómo han sido estos primeros meses de la práctica del boxeo femenino en Cuba, después de que se aprobara el 5 de diciembre de 2022.
(2023-04-07). Las 3 del día: 23 Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico y las noticias del 6 de abril (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu La Unión de Periodistas de Cuba y el Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Baños celebrarán del 9 al 12 de abril la edición 23 de la Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico.Sobre esta y otras noticias le comentamos aquí en su podcast Las 3 del día, donde hacemos un resumen de lo ocurrido este 6 de abril. Póngase los audífonos que ya comenzamos.
(2023-04-07). Vietnam advierte que redes sociales difunden contenido tóxico. cubadebate.cu TikTok difunde un contenido "de noticias falsas", "desviado" y "antigubernamental", afirmó este jueves Le Quang Tu Do, director de la Autoridad de Transmisión e Información Electrónica de Vietnam, citado por Bloomberg. Acusó también a Facebook (perteneciente a la compañía Meta) y YouTube de las mismas violaciones.
(2023-04-07). China planea un proyecto intercontinental de cable de Internet submarino para competir con EE.UU. cubadebate.cu Tres de las principales compañías chinas de telecomunicaciones, China Telecommunications Corporation, China Mobile Limited y China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd, están desarrollando una red submarina de cable de fibra óptica para Internet, valorado en 500 millones de dólares, informa Reuters.
(2023-04-07). Cuádruple empate en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol. cubadebate.cu Derrota del equipo Villa Clara y victorias de Guantánamo, Las Tunas y Sancti Spíritus provocaron un cuádruple empate en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, todos con seis triunfos y tres reveses en la tabla de posiciones. Este viernes concluirán las estas subseries pactadas a cinco juegos, en todos los casos con hora de comienzo de las 10 de la mañana.
(2023-04-07). Ejecutan inversión para ampliar capacidad de almacenamiento de aceite comestible. cubadebate.cu Para materializar su objeto social, la entidad cuenta con dos unidades: una ubicada en la cabecera provincial, encargada de envasar el producto en bolsas de 500 mililitros y en formato de bidones de cuatro, cinco y 20 litros, y otra en Nuevitas, que es la receptora del aceite de importación a través de buques.
(2023-04-07). El tiempo: Calor y algunas lluvias en el interior y sur oriental. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado en zonas de la costa norte oriental y con poca nubosidad en el resto del país. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado, nublándose en la tarde hacia zonas del interior y sur de la región oriental con algunas lluvias y tormentas eléctricas, las que serán escasas en el resto del territorio nacional.
(2023-04-07). La imagen del día: La luna y la flotante turca. cubadebate.cu Una noche de abril, el cielo se iluminó con la luz de la luna llena. En la bahía de La Habana, una planta eléctrica flotante turca se reflejaba en el agua tranquila. Era una escena impresionante que capturó la atención de nuestro fotógrafo Ismael Francisco. Con su cámara, logró tomar una fotografía bella que muestra el contraste entre la naturaleza y la tecnología.
(2023-04-07). øPor qué ocurrió el genocidio en Ruanda de 1994? telesurtv.net Hace 29 años Ruanda vivió 100 días de crímenes y asesinatos, una masacre descrita por la ONU como "planificada, sistemática y metódica".
(2023-04-07). Brasil regresa a Unasur mediante decreto presidencial de Lula. telesurtv.net La incorporación se oficializará en una cumbre regional de jefes de Estado que se llevará a cabo en Brasilia a finales de mayo próximo.
(2023-04-07). Verificarán trámite de juicio político a mandatario ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El líder de la Asamblea Nacional, Virgilio Saquicela, asegura que hubo demora para notificar oficialmente al mandatario sobre el juicio.
(2023-04-07). Rusia: paz en Ucrania debe basarse en nuevo orden mundial. telesurtv.net Serguéi Lavrov se reunió con su par tuco, Mevlüt Çavusoglu. Culpó a los países occidentales, especialmente a EE.UU., de impedir que Ucrania regrese a las negociaciones de paz.
(2023-04-07). Denuncian que Israel bombardeó hospital infantil y objetivos civiles de Gaza. telesurtv.net Ejército israelí confirmó que entre la noche del jueves y la madrugada del viernes arrojó 50 toneladas de bombas contra la Franja de Gaza.
(2023-04-07). Líbano denunciará agresión israelí ante Consejo de Seguridad. telesurtv.net La agresión israelí se concentró en zonas agrícolas y en la llanura de Qulaila, pertenecientes a la región de Tiro.
(2023-04-07). Recuerdan en Ruanda aniversario de genocidio contra los tutsis. telesurtv.net La tragedia causó más de 800.000 muertos, principalmente de la etnia tutsi, último pueblo que se asentó en la nación africana.
(2023-04-07). Rescatan a civiles secuestrados por bandas armadas en México. telesurtv.net Fueron rescatados dos grupos de personas, entre ellos posiblemente los turistas desaparecidos desde el pasado 4 de abril.
(2023-04-07). Fiscalía boliviana imputa a exgobernador por irregularidades. telesurtv.net El exgobernador Camacho enfrenta los cargos de incumplimiento de deberes, malversación, uso indebido de influencias, conducta antieconómica y contratos lesivos al Estado.
(2023-04-07). Controlan incendio en la Central de Abastos de la capital mexicana. telesurtv.net La jefa de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México declaró desde el lugar de los hechos que no se reportaban heridos de ninguna índole.
(2023-04-07). Movimiento de izquierda denuncia violación electoral en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Representantes del Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos han tenido que enfrentar obstáculos por el Tribunal Supremo Electoral del país.
(2023-04-07). Notifican al presidente Lasso de juicio político en su contra. telesurtv.net Para ser aprobado el juicio político contra el presidente ecuatoriano se necesitan 92 votos de los legisladores de la Asamblea Nacional.
(2023-04-07). Israel reanuda ataques contra el Líbano y la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Los nuevos ataques de Israel se concentraron en el campo de refugiados Nusseirat en el centro del territorio palestino de Gaza.
(2023-04-07). ONU sostiene que el Líbano e Israel no quieren una guerra. telesurtv.net La Misión de la ONU en el Líbano llamó a Israel y al país árabe a cesar los ataques de forma inmediata.
(2023-04-07). Buenos Aires Airport Becomes Unofficial Homeless Shelter. latinorebels.com The Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentina's capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night, a reflection of the rising poverty in a country where high inflation rates are making it difficult for many to make ends meet.
(2023-04-07). üéßLEVER TIME: AOC Sounds The Alarm About Biden 2024. levernews.com
(2023-04-06). China and Brazil to Settle Trade in Their Own Currencies. infobrics.org China and Brazil have undergone discussions and decided to trade in their own country's currency. These are seemingly calculated moves by Brazil and China, both which are BRICS nations…
(2023-04-06). Rising India 2023: Market is Market, Quips Jaishankar on Oil Supply from Russia. infobrics.org Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar said that Russia will turn more eastward since its relationship with the western world has changed after the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War…
(2023-04-06). Chinese Tourists Return: SA Welcomes First Group with Song and Dance. infobrics.org Chinese tourists return to South Africa as Covid-19 restrictions ease…
(2023-04-06). F-35 readiness rates get in way of NATO war planning. infobrics.org Defense Secretary under the Trump administration, Christopher C. Miller, was so frustrated with the jet that he referred to it as "a monster" and "a piece of… (you get the idea)". Even the late John McCain, well known for anything but enmity towards the US MIC (Military Industrial Complex), called it "a textbook example of our broken defense acquisition system".
(2023-04-06). France about to take militarization measures. infobrics.org Paris could be looking to improve its defense capacity in the midst of a tense world, but the action could also be aimed at mitigating the effects of the serious domestic crisis.
(2023-04-06). Philippines joins Washington's containment policy of China. infobrics.org China pushes for negotiations as Philippines deepens military ties with the US.
(2023-04-06). Alex Saab: The Venezuelan Diplomat Kidnapped by the United States with Alex Saurez. mintpressnews.com Alex Saurez, author of "The Diplomat," a book about the US kidnapping of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab, joins Lee Camp to discuss the exreajudicial kidnapping, the court case that followed, and much more.
(2023-04-06). An essential workers' history of the pandemic. therealnews.com 
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic devastated the working class from the start. Those deemed "essential workers" in the service, medical, transportation, agriculture, and other sectors were hit particularly hard. While the sacrifices of workers were paid lip service in the early days of the pandemic, the rhetoric rapidly shifted towards denunciations of a "labor shortage" as worker resistance mounted with time. As the capitalist class continues to espouse a dominant narrative of the pandemic that insists that the worst is over and workers ought to accept diminished real wages and deteriorating conditions, the ne…
(2023-04-06). The Heat: Islamic State Khorasan. america.cgtn.com 
Global warnings over a new terror group. Who are they and what do they want? The emergence of a new militant organization is raising alarm throughout Afghanistan. The Islamic State Khorasan or IS-K has taken responsibility for several deadly attacks across the country since the …
(2023-04-06). Brazil experiencing an epidemic of school violence. america.cgtn.com 
At least four children were killed in Wednesday's attack while another five were wounded.
(2023-04-06). Florida passes permit-less concealed carry gun law. america.cgtn.com 
At a time when the United States is seeing a surge in mass shootings, Florida has become the latest state to allow citizens to carry concealed loaded weapons almost anywhere without a permit.
(2023-04-06). Peru's Indigenous communities protest controversial bill. america.cgtn.com 
A lawmaker from a right-wing party in Peru has put forward a parliamentary bill that would dismantle Amazon reserves created for indigenous people living in isolation. The controversial move has sparked pushback from Indigenous Amazon groups who want to protect the vulnerable tribes. CGTN's Dan …
(2023-04-06). Brazilians struggling with illiteracy work to overcome limitations, prejudices. america.cgtn.com 
Age discrimination is widespread, especially in the workplace. In Brazil, ageism affects a particularly vulnerable group: the illiterate.
(2023-04-06). Teens call for action on gun reform in Nashville following shooting. america.cgtn.com 
But as the community tries to heal, chaos has broken out among lawmakers. Republicans are trying to expel three of their Democratic colleagues after they protested for stronger gun laws in the state.
(2023-04-06). German F-35s to carry nuclear bombs? Luftwaffe chief in U.S. ahead of massive NATO air exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Air and Space Forces MagazineApril 5, 2023 NATO Air Exercise Will Offer Germany 'High Value' Lessons on F-35 Operations, Luftwaffe Boss Says The head of the Luftwaffe arrived in the U.S. this week to strengthen cooperation with the U.S. Air National Guard and its F-35s before a massive NATO exercise that is to take place …
(2023-04-06). Largest air combat exercise in NATO history to include new member Finland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Air Force TimesApril 6, 2023 Largest air exercise in NATO history to include hundreds of Guardsmen NATO countries this summer will launch the largest military air exercise in the transatlantic alliance's 74-year history, spanning more than 220 aircraft and 10,000 participants from 24 nations. Exercise Air Defender, slated for June 12-23, aims to project a …
(2023-04-06). Poland ready to send all its MiGs to Ukraine, pushes allies to provide "NATO-standard" warplanes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 6, 2023 Poland to urge NATO allies to send Western jets to Ukraine: president The Polish president has reiterated that Poland is ready to transfer all of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the future, and added that Warsaw will also urge NATO allies to provide Kyiv with NATO-standard warplanes…. Andrzej Duda …
(2023-04-06). Azerbaijani troops stage incursions into Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PanArmenian.netApril 5, 2023 Armenian villagers have foiled Azerbaijan's attempts to advance — MP Lawmaker Andranik Kocharyan from the ruling Civil Contract party has said that Azerbaijan has tried to violate Armenia's border in different parts in recent days, but the residents of the villages have prevented Baku's attempt. *** According to Kocharyan, both the border …
(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 6, 2023 4 Iranian diplomats declared 'persona non grata' in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry declared four employees working for Iran's Embassy in Baku "persona non grata" and told them to leave the country within the next 48 hours over alleged provocations, the ministry said Thursday. A statement issued by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry …
(2023-04-06). Regime change proceeds: State Departments sanctions Georgian judges, assassinations feared next. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 6, 2023 Georgian Judges Sanctioned by US State Department Speak Out Against Accusations Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan Murusidze, Irakli Shengelia and Valerian Tsertsvadze, the judges from the Georgian "judicial clan" who were sanctioned by the U.S. State Department on April 5, have made their first comments on the sanctions imposed yesterday by the US …
(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan pushes fragmentation of Iran, rule by diaspora. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 4, 2023 The social and political situation in Iran is getting tense day by day The protests that started in Iran in September of last year are still going on. The slogans raised in these actions are getting sharper. Protest actions were again held in West and East Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Khuzistan and a …
(2023-04-06). Insatiable NATO prepares to swallow Malta. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 6, 2023 Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 builds partnership with Malta Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG 2) conducted a scheduled port visit to La Valletta from April 1-3. *** Commander, SNMCMG2 Turkish Navy Captain Ahmet Serhat Akyazi, along with his chief of staff and the ships' commanding officers, paid …
(2023-04-06). NATO installs anti-ballistic missile system in nation bordering Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 6, 2023 Italian surface-based air defence system fully operational in Slovakia The Italian Army SAMP/T surface-based air defence system deployed to Slovakia has officially been declared fully operational by Allied Air Command further enhancing Alliance interoperability and collective defence. Italy deployed its SAMP/T to Slovakia in March and the system is now …
(2023-04-06). Video: NATO allies join largest French multi-domain war games in decades. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 Video: France conducts its largest military exercise in decades, Orion 23, with NATO forces France has launched its biggest military exercise in decades, together with its NATO Allies. The second phase of Exercise Orion 23 involves 7,000 personnel and assets from France and several Allied countries, including Germany, …
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian, Japanese FMs meet at NATO HQ: Ukraine can occur "anywhere in the world" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan vows to "seamlessly" deliver promised aid to Ukraine Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged to "seamlessly and steadily" deliver assistance worth $7.6 billion to Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Meeting on the sidelines of NATO meetings in Brussels, Hayashi told Kuleba that Prime Minister …
(2023-04-06). Japan to further assist NATO's expansion into Indo-Pacific: FM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan welcomes increased NATO involvement in Indo-Pacific region Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday he welcomes the increased involvement of NATO member states in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has become increasingly assertive militarily. During an extended session of the two-day NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels, Hayashi also …
(2023-04-06). U.S., NATO allies to hold largest-ever multinational drills in Serbia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 5, 2023 Serbia will conduct joint military exercises with the United States Serbia will hold a joint military exercise with the United States and 10 partner countries in mid-June. AZERTAC reports that Serbian Defense Minister Milo≈° Vuƒçeviƒá said this. The minister said that the "Platinum Wolf" exercise…will be held with the participation of the …
(2023-04-06). Lithuania adopts resolution for Ukraine to join NATO at July summit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 6, 2023 Lithuania adopted a resolution on inviting Ukraine to NATO The Lithuanian Sejm has adopted a resolution to be submitted to the NATO summer summit in Vilnius. AZERTAC reports with reference to the press service of the Lithuanian Parliament that the Resolution contains an official invitation for Ukraine to join the Alliance. The …
(2023-04-06). The Conflict Between Israel and Iran Adopts New Contours. journal-neo.org 
Israel is renowned for its active diplomacy, particularly in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Tel Aviv is seeking partners among the pro-Western countries of the Arab East, the de-facto Kurdish autonomy in Iraq, NATO Turkey, and the newly formed Muslim countries of…
(2023-04-06). Turkey: The Fight over the Presidential Election Grows. journal-neo.org 
(2023-04-06). Why's the US Doing Air Strikes on Syria? journal-neo.org 
Could this just be a coincidence that the US has begun conducting airstrikes on Syria right after the announcement of a China brokered peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Following the announcement of this deal, it was revealed that the Saudis are also in talks with the Syrians to normalise ties. The China factor, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-06). Biden's Looming Trap in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Three key factors show why the administration needs to press the accelerator pedal on negotiations with Russia now. | By George BEEBE | Three big factors are in motion that will shape prospects for the war in Ukraine. Each of these affects the others in potentially reinforcing ways. Together, they could soon create a dynamic that might greatly constrain the ability of the Biden administration to steer events toward its desired outcomes. | The first is the course of battlefield developments. Bolstered by the mobilization Putin ordered last fall, Russian forces are pressing closer toward encircling Bakhmut, and…
(2023-04-06). Fascism Denial American Style: Exceptionalism in the Ivory Tower. strategic-culture.org It borders on cliché the number of times historians lament how "fascism" is an over-used term. But Sinclair Lewis, writing about the specter of fascism a century ago, understood something most historians don't — that U.S. intellectual culture is loathe to acknowledge fascist undercurrents in this country. I attribute this hostility to intellectuals' belief that their nation is an exceptionalist democracy — hence fascism "can't happen here."
(2023-04-06). How to Take Off a (Political) Straitjacket. strategic-culture.org
(2023-04-06). NATO's Crimes Against Sport. strategic-culture.org
(2023-04-06). Comunicado: La clase obrera en Francia entierra a sus sepultureros. workers.org 
Los estudiantes se suman a la lucha para defender la jubilación. París, 7 de marzo. Por CNC en el Estado Español Comunicado de la Coordinadora de Núcleos Comunistas (CNC) en el Estado Español (España), publicado el 28 de marzo de 2023. Workers World publica este comunicado porque también podría aplicarse . . . |
(2023-04-06). Chicago: Unions rally for pro-labor mayoral candidate. workers.org 
Special to Workers World Chicago Bulletin: Brandon Johnson was elected mayor of Chicago April 4, defeating pro-cop, pro-gentrification candidate Paul Vallas. A vigorous rally was held on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago on March 29 to encourage the April 4 vote for Brandon Johnson for mayor. Johnson . . . |
(2023-04-06). Miners from northern Colombia suspend strike. colombiareports.com Miners from one of Colombia's most important gold mining regions said they have suspended a strike they went on more than a month ago. According to a representatives of the…
(2023-04-06). Tiktok On Trial: The Latest Front In The US Tech War On China. popularresistance.org On March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government. Though TikTok is a subsidiary of ByteDance, which is based in Beijing, it operates as an independent entity. Chew has maintained the company has never shared user data with the Chinese government, and would refuse if pressed to do so. Still, the Congressional hearings amounted to nothing more than racist political theater, a McCarthyite witch trial, in which members…
(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Release Jailed US Journalist Accused of Espionage. truthout.org We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before… |
(2023-04-06). Lula se entromete en Nicaragua bajo el paraguas de Biden. globalizacion.ca 
Nota del Editor: Artículo publicado originalmente el 9 de marzo de 2023. | Por "políticamente inconveniente" que pueda ser admitir para algunos, ya sean partidarios multipolares fuera de Brasil o miembros del PT, podría decirse que Lula se está entrometiendo en…
(2023-04-06). Zelensky's Latest Trip to Poland Was Super Significant. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). After Blacklash, Dr. Jill Biden Disinvites Losing Team Iowa. moguldom.com National sports champions have traditionally been invited to the White House for decades. The losers stay home. So when First Lady Jill Biden verbally invited both the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers, which took home the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association national basketball championship title on April 2, and the University of Iowa's Hawkeyes, the …
(2023-04-06). Stacey Abrams to Join Howard University Political Science Faculty as Endowed Chair. moguldom.com Historically Black University Howard University in Washington, D.C., has tapped politician and voter rights advocate Stacey Abrams to join its political science faculty. The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate will take an endowed chair at the HBCU. Her role will focus on race and politics. Abrams, the former two-time candidate for Georgia governor, will be the …
(2023-04-06). Jason Whitlock Tells His MAGA And Fox News Fans: 'We' Have To Think About Separation From Left, Secession Should Be On Table. moguldom.com Controversial podcaster Jason Whitlock wants conservatives to secede from the Union to preserve their MAGA values, which include steering clear of the transgender community. The sports communist recently told Fox News that he'd be for secession and that in light of former President Donald Trump's indictment, MAGA supporters and other radical right folks should consider …
(2023-04-06). Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair: August 11th — 13th, Asheville, NC. itsgoingdown.org 
Announcing Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville, NC, August 11th — 13th. For more info, see here. Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair is back from COVID hiatus and will be held in Asheville, NC from August 11-13. This year we will be working once again with our comrades in Pansy Collective, who will complement days of…
(2023-04-06). Report Back: 2023 Houston Anarchist Book Fair. itsgoingdown.org Report back from Space City Anarchist Organization (SCAO) on the Houston Anarchist Bookfair. Originally posted here. On Saturday, March 25th, Space City Anarchist Organization, with the help of Screwston Antifascist Committee, threw its first ever Anarchist Bookfair, and the first Anarchist Book Fair in Houston since 2017. We're happy to announce that the book fair…
(2023-04-06). Executive Donkeys and War Powers Reform. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | The decision to go to war should be as burdensome as possible. The more impediments to such folly, the better. Such a state of affairs does not characterise the Westminster system of government. It certainly does not apply to Australia, which is all the more troubling given a string of disastrous military interventions led by a slavish, ignoramus complex. | As things stand, the National Security Committee, comprising inner cabinet members including the Pri…
(2023-04-06). How the U.S. Government Is Now Secretly Instituting Martial Law. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by The U.S. Congress is now about to pass into law something called
(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Syria On April 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 5, the AANES handed over four women and ten children of ISIS families to a Canadian delegation; | On April 5, unknown armed men riding a motorbike killed a civilian in the town of al-Busayrah; | On April 5, Foreign Ministers of Syria and Tunisia exchanged views on boosting the bilateral ties in all fields in a phone cal…
(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, a howitzer in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles, and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in the Kherson region; | Clashes between…
(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Yemen On April 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 41 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | Saddam Hossein al-Salehi, the commander of Hizam al-Amini forces in the district of Mudiyah was killed in the internal conflict between Hizam al-Amini forces and the STC; | A civilian was killed and seven others were wounded in the Shada and Qitabar districts by the Saudi artillery attacks. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Nazis Killed At Least 12 Civilians In Donbass. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 6, Ukrainian nazis cowardly shelled civilians in the DPR and LPR. In just one day, at least 12 civilians became victims of Ukrainian shelling. | According to the Mayor of Donetsk Alexey Kulemzin, at about 5 pm the AFU launched at least four rounds of ammunition from multiple rocket launchers in the Kalininsky and Budyonnovsky districts of the city. Ten minutes later, in the direction of the Kievsky district, fire was opened from 155-mm artillery of the NATO sample. | Nine civil…
(2023-04-06). Iranian-Backed Forces In Syria Received Precision-Guided Missiles: U.S. Official. southfront.org 
(2023-04-06). Seven Al-Quds Brigade Fighters Killed During Anti-ISIS Operation In Central Syria. southfront.org 
A poster with the photo of the seven fallen al-Quds Brigade fighters. Via Facebook. | On April 6, the al-Quds Brigade mourned seven of its fighters who were killed during a combing operation against ISIS cells in Syria's central region. | The Palestinian armed group, which has been supporting Syrian government forces for around ten years, said that its fighters were killed in al-Amour mountain chain and al-Mara mount in the eastern countryside of Homs between April 3 and 4. | Despite sustaining s…
(2023-04-06). Ukraine To Receive M120K Rak Self-Propelled Mortars From Poland. southfront.org 
Polish M120K Rak self-propelled mortars. By Wikimedia user (Jaros≈Çaw Wolski). | Ukraine and Poland have agreed on a new military aid package that includes M120K Rak self-propelled 120mm mortars, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced during a joint conference with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw on April 5. | Morawiecki said that three company-level sets of Rak mortars will be supplied to Kiev forces as a part of the new package. | A typical Polish military Rak company has eight…
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Pilots Target Druzhba Pipeline. southfront.org 
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(2023-04-06). Inside The Prisoner-Led Struggle To Win Education For All. popularresistance.org Despite increasing recognition that prison education is a key tool for reducing crime, Washington State prisoners were recently forced to gather in a janitor's closet to organize and facilitate college education for people incarcerated in several prisons across the state. | They took this dramatic step because new official restrictions are jeopardizing a liberating, prisoner-led program known as Taking Education And Creating History, or TEACH. Organized by a handful of incarcerated people — including me — over a decade ago, TEACH's goal is to democratize education for people with long sentences.
(2023-04-06). What You Don't Know About The Willow Project. popularresistance.org On March 13, 2023, President Biden approved the Willow project, an oil drilling venture by the large crude oil producer, ConocoPhillips, occurring on Alaska's North Slope. The proposed drilling area is believed to hold 600 million barrels of oil, which will be extracted from three different drill pads. While there is no exact date for the project to begin, construction is set to commence at any time and will continue for decades. | The detrimental climate impact is by far the project's most severe effect. However, the media is ignoring a crucial factor: the drill site sits next to the Nuiqsut tribe, an Inupiaq co…
(2023-04-06). Countries worldwide are dropping the US dollar: De-dollarization in China, Russia, Brazil, ASEAN. geopoliticaleconomy.com The global de-dollarization campaign is gaining momentum, as countries around the world seek alternatives to the hegemony of the US dollar. China, Russia, Brazil, India, ASEAN nations, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are now using local currencies in trade.
(2023-04-06). Black Alliance For Peace Launches People(s)-Centered Campaign For A Zone Of Peace In The Americas. popularresistance.org April 4, 2023—Today, the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) will launch a collective campaign for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas with organizations throughout our region in Washington, D.C.; Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should be seen and respected as a "Zone of Peace." BAP is leading an effort to activate the popular movement element of this state-centered declaration by…
(2023-04-06). Students Across the US Stage Walkouts, Demanding an End to Gun Violence. truthout.org Students across the United States walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to take part in a nationwide protest demanding gun control legislation amid relentless shootings that have already claimed more than 10,000 lives in a little over three months this year. Wednesday's National School Walkout followed a smaller demonstration Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, where six people including three 9… |
(2023-04-06). We Are Living Through a Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding of Human Evolution. independentmediainstitute.org There's a paradigm shift underway in our understanding of the past 4 million years of human evolution: ours is a story that includes combinations with other Homo species, spread unevenly across today's populations—not a neat and linear evolutionary progression. Technological advances and a growing body of archaeological evidence have allowed experts in the study of …
(2023-04-06). At Fox news, profits trumps truth. cpusa.org 
The Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News isn't scheduled to go to trial until April 17, but information from Fox internal emails and texts, as well as depositions, yields new shockers every day. By the time the trial starts, proceedings may seem like a rehash of old news. And the sheer volume of startling …
(2023-04-06). Canadian Tire Fire #57: RCMP Raid on Gidimt'en Checkpoint, Safe Third Country Loophole Closed, Queer and Trans Community Defense. itsgoingdown.org 
This week we've got quite a few stories for you. We are bringing you updates about the recent raid and arrests at Gidimt'en Checkpoint, and community defense of queer and trans events in both Vancouver and Montreal. We also provide an explanation of the hardening of the border between the US and Canada, and its…
(2023-04-06). Canada Must Condemn, Sanction Brutal Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Worshippers. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Protest At Australian Nuke Sub Port. popularresistance.org Under the AUKUS plan, Australia would pay the U.S. and Britain to the build and deliver three nuclear submarines by the early 2030s to the Port of Kembla in the city of Wollongong, 85 kms south of Sydney. Opponents of the plan, including the former Prime Minister Paul Keating, say China poses no military threat to Australia, but rather that the U.S. is leading Australia into a dangerous provocation against China.
(2023-04-06). Florida Senate Bill Would Ban Removal of Confederate Monuments. truthout.org A bill advancing in the Florida state Senate would forbid the removal of memorials related to Confederate figures or events, and ban the addition of text on or near monuments to provide added historical context. The proposal would also impose steep fines on individuals who damage historical memorials, including Confederate statues, plaques, and other sites glorifying people who fought to preserve… |
(2023-04-06). GOP Election Bill in Florida Aims to Make It Harder for Gen Z to Vote. truthout.org Florida Republican state senators have advanced a new elections bill that would create additional burdens for a number of voting groups — particularly college and university students. Senate Bill 7050 was submitted on Monday and forwarded by the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee for full consideration by the state Senate just 24 hours later, giving the public very little time to comment on the… |
(2023-04-06). KS Sports Ban on Trans Athletes Could Include "Genital Inspection," Critics Say. truthout.org The Republican-controlled Kansas state legislature has overridden a veto by Gov. Laura Kelly (D) to enact a law that will block transgender girls and women in the state from participating in sports that correspond with their gender. GOP lawmakers had been attempting to pass a trans sports ban for nearly three years, but Kelly vetoed the legislation every time. This week, however… |
(2023-04-06). Sorpresa en Argentina por nuevo informe del FMI. globalizacion.ca El directorio del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) aprobó las metas del cuarto trimestre de 2022 del programa con la Argentina, autorizó el giro por 5.400 millones de dólares y flexibilizó las metas de las reservas pero sorprendió al gobierno con…
(2023-04-06). Inflation, Ukraine and China. indybay.org What impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…
(2023-04-06). Top Recruiting Firm For Corporate America: Layoffs Are Up Almost 400% Year Over Year, Tech Up Almost 39,000%. moguldom.com Layoffs were up almost 400 percent in the first quarter of 2023 compared to a year ago, and tech companies led the way with a 38,487-percent increase in job cuts for the same period, approaching levels of the dot-com-crash era. Year to date, job cuts have risen to 270,416, with tech layoffs representing 102,391 of …
(2023-04-06). Morgan Stanley: What's Coming To Commercial Real Estate Will Be Worse Than The 2008 Financial Crisis. moguldom.com More than 6 million U.S. households lost their homes to foreclosure during the residential real estate disaster of the Great Financial Crisis, but an investment officer at Morgan Stanley, a Big 4 investment bank, predicts that what's coming for commercial real estate will be worse. Lisa Shalett, the chief investment officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, said …
(2023-04-06). Merri-bek council rejects proposed development blocking neighbour's sunlight. greenleft.org.au In a win for those opposed to inappropriate development, Merri-bek council has rejected a proposed apartment building that would have blocked a neighbour's access to sunlight. Darren Saffin reports.
(2023-04-06). House Speaker McCarthy Meets Taiwan's President Tsai In California. popularresistance.org House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, marking the highest level meeting between US and Taiwanese officials since the previous House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taipei in August 2022. | The meeting is historic and risks provoking a major Chinese response as it makes McCarthy the highest-level US official to host a Taiwanese leader on US soil since Washington severed diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979 to open up with Beijing. | China has warned strongly against the plans and launched a naval patrol in the Taiwan Strait ahead of the meeting…
(2023-04-06). Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Must Win the War to Become a NATO Member. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that in order for Ukraine to become a NATO member, it must prevail in its war with Russia and become more interoperable with the Western military alliance. "NATO's position is that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, and that position has not changed. But we know that …
(2023-04-06). CIA Director Tells Saudis the US Was Blindsided By Iran Normalization. news.antiwar.com CIA Director William Burns visited Saudi Arabia earlier this week to express frustration over Riyadh's surprise normalization deal with Tehran that was brokered by Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. According to the Journal, Burns told Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that the US "has felt blindsided" by Riyadh's rapprochement with Iran as well …
(2023-04-06). Israel 'Ready' to Attack Iran Without US Help: IDF Chief. news.antiwar.com The head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday that Israel is "ready" to attack Iran and could do so without help from the US. "We are ready to act against Iran. The Israeli army has the ability to strike both in distant countries and near home," IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said. The …
(2023-04-06). Macron Says He Can Count on Xi to Bring Russia, Ukraine to Negotiating Table. news.antiwar.com French President Emmanuel Macron told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday that he can count on the Chinese leader to bring Russia to "its senses" and bring the warring sides in Ukraine to the negotiating table. "I know I can count on you … to bring Russia to its sense and bring everyone …
(2023-04-06). NATO to Hold Its Largest-Ever Air Exercises in June. news.antiwar.com NATO is preparing to hold its largest-ever air exercises this June, known as Exercise Air Defender, that will involve 220 aircraft and 10,0000 personnel from 24 nations. The drills will include a massive deployment of aircraft from the US Air National Guard, which is tasked with defending the homeland but, according to Defense One, also …
(2023-04-06). Report: US Pushing Back Against Giving Ukraine a 'Road Map' to NATO. news.antiwar.com Financial Times reported Thursday that the US is pushing back against an effort by some of its European allies to provide Ukraine with a "road map" toward NATO membership at an alliance summit this July that will be held in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. While NATO's position is that Ukraine will eventually become a …
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Official Says Kicking Russia Out of Crimea Is Still the Plan. news.antiwar.com A Ukrainian official said Thursday that Kyiv's goal of kicking Russia out of Crimea hasn't changed after an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Ukraine might be open to negotiating the issue. "Ukraine will choose the way to bring Crimea back, using political and military means," Tamila Tasheva, Zelensky's envoy for Crimea, told POLITICO. Andriy …
(2023-04-06). The Loss of Dollar Hegemony by Rod Brana. peoplesparty.org At the end of World War II, the US emerged as the only power without wholesale destruction of its cities and towns, with its manufacturing at its peak, and its infrastructure unscathed. This position of dominance was further enforced and cemented by the US dollar becoming the currency of trade and reserve that is the basis of economic activity in the world. The advantage of having the dollar, which the US could "print" (now digitize) has been huge. But, it has also been abused by generations of politicians in Washington DC, and the arrangement is starting to unravel, at an accelerating pace. | Consider the effect…
(2023-04-06). Noam Chomsky: There Are Signs of Hope Amid Climate Crisis, Bank Failures and War. truthout.org [The following is excerpted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there's little time to lose in tackling the climate crisis. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said… |
(2023-04-06). David Brophy: 'The justifications for AUKUS are simply not convincing'. greenleft.org.au David Brophy argues we have an obligation to resist the forces that are pushing Australia towards a disastrous war with China.
(2023-04-06). Mary Pinotti Kaessinger: Revolutionary, disability justice and rights fighter, labor organizer — Rest in power! workers.org 
The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (WWP) sadly announces the passing of our magnificent leader, Mary Pinotti Kaessinger, on March 14, 2023, at the age of 77. Mary Pinotti first became politically aware in the 1960s, during the Civil Rights Movement and the movement to protest . . . |
(2023-04-06). Australia: Executive Donkeys and War Powers Reform. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). CATL: Hungary EV battery plant still a 'go'. ecns.cn Its battery plant in Hungary is "proceeding as planned", rebutting market rumors that the Hungarian plant had halted construction plans due to environmental issues.
(2023-04-06). Int'l flights continue to resume. ecns.cn International flights to and from China have been resuming since the country optimized its COVID-19 management measures, an official said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-06). Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts. ecns.cn Former U.S. president Donald Trump turned his head toward photographers as he sat, stone-faced with shoulders rounded, at the defense table in a downtown Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.
(2023-04-06). WTO urged to investigate chip export restrictions. ecns.cn China has called on the World Trade Organization to step up supervision of United States-led export restrictions on crucial semiconductor technologies, which it says violate the body's fairness and transparency principles.
(2023-04-06). More European countries said to be mulling prohibitions of AI chatbots. ecns.cn More European countries are considering whether stricter measures are needed to restrain popular chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, after Italy became the first Western country to block ChatGPT last week.
(2023-04-06). Chinese scientists discover vast water source on the moon. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have discovered a new water reservoir on the moon in the form of glass beads, which could have major significance for probing the water content of the Earth's only natural satellite and potentially extracting them to support future lunar missions.
(2023-04-06). RMB's role grows globally as dollar alternatives sought. ecns.cn Factors supporting the growing role of the renminbi as an alternative to the dollar are China's role as a manufacturing powerhouse and the stability of the renminbi's value, experts said.
(2023-04-06). Chinese ambassador pays tribute to martyrs in Vietnam War. ecns.cn A team of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam has paid tribute to Chinese martyrs of the Vietnam War at the Dao My Cemetery in Vietnam's northern Bac Giang province.
(2023-04-06). Free HPV vaccines offered to students in Jiangsu. ecns.cn More than 240,000 female students in Jiangsu province will receive free HPV shots this year to prevent cervical cancers, the vast majority of which have been confirmed to be caused by human papillomavirus.
(2023-04-06). China-Laos Railway improving lives, trade. ecns.cn The China-Laos Railway has significantly increased employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for residents along the line, accelerated the development of local tourism.
(2023-04-06). Fujian launches sea patrol operation in Taiwan Straits. ecns.cn A three-day joint patrol operation was launched in the central and northern parts of the Taiwan Straits, the Maritime Safety Administration of coastal Fujian province announced on Wednesday.
(2023-04-06). Expert applauds new modernization route. ecns.cn China now contributes more to global growth than any other country, said Martin Jacques, a senior fellow at the United Kingdom's Cambridge University, adding it has taken the baton from the United States and become a powerhouse in the global economy.
(2023-04-06). Breakthroughs bring quantum processing closer. ecns.cn Quantum computing could reshape how we solve complex problems and process sums of data previously thought impossible to handle.
(2023-04-06). Murder suspects caught after fleeing back to China. ecns.cn Three Chinese men suspected of kidnapping and killing a Chinese woman in Thailand and then returning to China have been detained in Wenzhou, a city in Zhejiang province, local police said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-06). U.S. urged to forego Cold War mentality in ties with China. ecns.cn The United States needs to reject the Cold War framework, as it is at a crossroads in relations with China, and is unfortunately and dangerously going down the wrong path, according to a recent opinion piece.
(2023-04-06). Cambodia, China joint military exercise concludes successfully. ecns.cn Cambodia and China have successfully concluded the fifth edition of joint military exercise "Golden Dragon 2023" at the Royal Gendarmerie Training Center.
(2023-04-06). Harvard admits record number of Asian Americans. ecns.cn Harvard University has admitted a record number of Asian American students to its Class of 2027 as it faces allegations of bias against Asian students in its admissions process.
(2023-04-06). New commander appointed for PLA garrison in Macao SAR. ecns.cn Yu Changjiang, commander of the Sansha military garrison in Hainan Province, has been appointed as commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), the PLA garrison in Macao said on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Nearly 70% Chinese sweep tombs in environmentally-friendly way. ecns.cn Data from Chinese authorities shows that about 10.4 million visitors swept tombs in an environmentally-friendly way on Qingming Festival, which fell on Wednesday this year, accounting for 69.45 percent of the total number of people who paid their respects on site.
(2023-04-06). Saudi, Iranian FMs meet in Beijing. ecns.cn Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). China carries out successful rocket vertical landing at sea. ecns.cn China recently carried out a successful rocket vertical landing test at sea, with developers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) saying Thursday that the technology would lay the foundation for future applications including a recyclable near-space experiment platform as well as the development of space travel.
(2023-04-06). Glamorous view of Pangong Tso Lake in Tibet. ecns.cn Aerial view shows the stunning scenery of Pangong Tso Lake at an average altitude of 4,242 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
(2023-04-06). Water-releasing Festival held in Sichuan. ecns.cn The Water-releasing Festival is held at Dujiangyan, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 5, 2023.
(2023-04-06). Xinhai ferry terminal hub under construction in Haikou. ecns.cn The terminal is a key project to promot integrated port and shipping operations with zero transfer services for tourists across the Qiongzhou Strait, and also an important project to support independent customs operations in the Hainan free trade port.
(2023-04-06). Joint patrol underway in Taiwan Strait. ecns.cn A Haixun 06, the largest patrol and rescue vessel in the Taiwan Strait, patrols in central and northern parts of the strait in east China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2023.
(2023-04-06). A Donbas diary: Looking back at the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine — OpEd. mronline.org 
"It is evening in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, one of NATO's easternmost members. I am waiting at the edge of Izvor Park in the city center to meet with a young friend who has fled Ukraine." – Fergie Chambers…
(2023-04-06). French strikes and popular mobilizations continue, contesting not only retirement rollback, but also police brutality and authoritarian politics. mronline.org 
Since January, more-or-less weekly mass labor mobilizations have continued against a new law that would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, even after it was rammed through without a vote on March 16.
(2023-04-06). Inside the Israeli panopticon. mronline.org 
Israeli surveillance is used to crush Palestinian resistance and their model is being exported across the globe.
(2023-04-06). Why Zelensky will NOT take back Crimea. mronline.org 
Any attempt by a Ukrainian government to "take back" Crimea would be met with firm opposition and resistance from the people who live there.
(2023-04-06). House Speaker McCarthy Meets Taiwan's Tsai in California. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-06). Israel Attacks Al-Aqsa Two Nights in a Row, Beating Worshippers at Holy Site. scheerpost.com 
Israeli forces conducted violent raids on the Al Aqsa Mosque compound two nights in a row, beating worshipers and forcing Palestinians out of the holy site in order to make way for Jewish pilgrims on Passover.
(2023-04-06). Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls for End of Julian Assange Extradition. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-06). Sparing the Athletes: Revising the Russia-Belarus Sporting Ban. scheerpost.com 
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments and a slew of sporting bodies. After the invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number banded together to find ways to punish Russia, …
(2023-04-06). UN Human Rights Council Condemns Impact of Unilateral Sanctions. scheerpost.com 
The resolution presented by Azerbaijan on behalf of Non-Aligned countries noted the impact of sanctions on key rights related to life, health, and freedom from hunger. It was predictably rejected by the US and its allies.
(2023-04-06). Inside the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Africa. greenleft.org.au Colonial-era laws are still used to oppress LGBTQ+ Africans, writes Efemia Chela, but the struggle to organise grassroots mutual aid and for legal rights continues.
(2023-04-06). [Articles] Genetically and environmentally predicted obesity in relation to cardiovascular disease: a nationwide cohort study. thelancet.com Obesity was associated with CVD regardless of PGSBMI category, but obesity influenced by genetic predisposition (genetically predicted high BMI) was less harmful than obesity influenced by environmental factors (obesity despite genetically predicted low BMI). However, additional genetic factors, not captured by the PGSBMI, still influence the associations.
(2023-04-06). Possession Is Nine Tenths of Your Soul. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). The Met stages Terence Blanchard's opera 'Champion' about boxer Emile Griffith. peoplesworld.org 
New York City's Metropolitan Opera, housed at Lincoln Center, ranks among the highest and most sophisticated expressions of artistic culture in the United States. The company shares a global renown with the leading opera houses of Europe. The Met attracts a great deal of attention, not only as a leader in the cultural field but …
(2023-04-06). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity. indybay.org The entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
(2023-04-06). Pactan 11 países latinoamericanos acciones contra la ola inflacionaria. globalizacion.ca La primera cumbre a distancia de la recién creada Alianza de Países de América Latina y el Caribe contra la Inflación acordó formar un grupo técnico que proponga y aplique las condiciones idóneas para intercambiar alimentos básicos y bienes intermedios,…
(2023-04-06). Selected Articles: U.S. Gun Violence During the COVID Crisis: Teenage Deaths and Injuries Increased by 64.8%. globalresearch.ca 
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(2023-04-06). Hunger strikes at ICE detention centers protest slave labor. workers.org 
Protesters outside Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California, June 4, 2020. "GEO is a billion-dollar company, and they're paying us $1 a day," 21-year-old detainee Cruz Martinez said. "They're getting rich off of us." (tinyurl.com/bdfm4y9h) On Feb. 16, Martinez and over 80 incarcerated immigrants began a hunger strike . . . |
(2023-04-06). The changing face of healthcare in Lebanon: navigating an economic crisis. peoplesdispatch.org Lebanon's health system is being reshaped by the ongoing economic and social crisis in the country. After years of prioritization of hospitals and tertiary care, it seems a re-evaluation of the importance of primary health care is in order…
(2023-04-06). Colombia — øFracasará la paz total? globalizacion.ca El lamentable hecho de violencia ocurrido la semana anterior en el municipio de El Carmen (norte de Santander) en que perecieron 9 soldados y otro tanto resulto afectado como consecuencia de una acción militar ofensiva del Eln; que de acuerdo…
(2023-04-06). 'Imperial is committed to growing collaborations with Europe': President Brady. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is committed to growing its collaborations with partners in Europe said President Hugh Brady during a trip to Paris to meet academic leaders.
(2023-04-06). COVID-19 spread in households linked to virus on hands and surfaces. imperial.ac.uk
(2023-04-06). Canada's Legacy Press Smears Assange to Deny the Public's Right to Know. libya360.wordpress.com Peter Biesterfeld Ithaka the Movie (@IthakaMovie). Free Julian Assange advocates with the Shiptons after a screening of Ithaka in Toronto, Ontario. 'Death spiral' is an apt description of the status of Canadian establishment journalism today, journalism that misinforms Canadian news consumers about international affairs, coverage that fails to bring reliable insight and understanding of Canada's…
(2023-04-06). Russia and the Emergence of the Post-Western World. libya360.wordpress.com Paul Robinson A man holds a Russian flag during demonstrations in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo by Issouf Sanogo. Russian relations with the West are in tatters. In much of the rest of the world, however, the opposite seems to be true A few years back, at the University of Ottawa's summer convocation, I was startled…
(2023-04-06). The Fight Against Neo-Colonialism in the Political Discourse of South Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Vadim Balytnikov Neo-colonialism … meant few African countries could independently embark on any political and economic development route…The Western powers never envisaged independent African countries to decide their own development paths; rather, they sought to create dependent client states which could be manipulated according to the … requirements of … Western countries. Kgalema Motlanthe, former…
(2023-04-06). Uganda Homosexuality Law Hides Behind Crimes of Empire. libya360.wordpress.com Margaret Kimberley Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation has elicited worldwide condemnation. But that nation's history of invading, pillaging, and killing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with U.S. blessings, is rarely discussed. The parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 , which makes it a crime to identify as gay. Same sex relationships…
(2023-04-06). Ukraine: A Matter of Time? libya360.wordpress.com Boris Perius Zabolotsky The NATO war in Ukraine against Russia has been prolonged and intensified, as increasing hostilities. If we understand violence as the acceleration of time, the longer the conflict lasts, the greater its consequences will be, writes Valdai Club expert Boris Perius Zabolotsky. In March 2022, just after the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the cover of Time magazine, referring to conflict,…
(2023-04-06). Warmaking is Canada's Feminist Foreign Policy. libya360.wordpress.com Tamara Lorincz The Trudeau government has militarized the Women, Peace and Security agenda. To mark International Women's Day, the Trudeau government hosted Ursula von der Leyen, the first female President of the European Commission, with a martial welcome to Canada. The EU President's visit was a public relations exercise that strategically deployed women and feminist tropes to…
(2023-04-06). Why Pan-Africanists Must Defend Burkina Faso. libya360.wordpress.com Kweku Martin-Peprah Cold War We all know we are in a Cold War. Some say the last one is still here, others say it's a newer, shallower one ("first as tragedy, then as farce blah blah"). Some say it was a struggle between ideological opposites, others say it was a crude struggle for power determined…
(2023-04-06). D.C. to decriminalize street vending, if Congressional Republicans don't interfere. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, April 4, the Washington, D.C., Council unanimously voted in favor of the Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2023, a bylaw which will decriminalize street vending without a license, create vending zones, and waive unpaid civil citations related to licensing. Passage of the measure comes after several years of campaigning led by street …
(2023-04-06). What To Expect When You're Expecting (To Win). popularresistance.org You've done it. Your team of rank-and-file members has run for union office and won. In a few short weeks or months you will leave the truck, classroom, or hospital floor behind and join the staff of your local union. You've made promises to the members, and you don't want to let them down. | Back in 2009 I was in exactly this situation. I had been a member of Teamsters Local 814, packing art in a warehouse and filling in as shop steward. When incompetent leaders plunged our local into financial insolvency, our slate decided to run for union office. Soon we won our election and I found myself principal officer of…
(2023-04-06). Tesla Camera Scandal is the Latest Lesson in Dangers of Letting Companies Record You. aclu.org 
Tesla employees passed around videos taken in car owners' private garages and other interesting recordings captured by the cameras built in to the company's vehicles, File this under "shocking but unsurprising." Shocking because it's a significant abuse of privacy — but unsurprising be…
(2023-04-06). The code behind the far right's success. nationofchange.org Forget the deplorables and focus instead on the persuadables.
(2023-04-06). Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Running for President in 2024. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). The United Nations Is Being Used In US Propaganda War Against Nicaragua. popularresistance.org While the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies. | Nicaragua, designated by both Trump and Biden as a "strategic threat," is seen as one of those enemies. Of the countries selected for their own annual human rights assessment by the U.S. State Department, Nicaragua merited special attention in 2022, with a 43-page report compared with, for example, only a 36-page analysis of neighboring El Salvador, where 66,000 people have been subjected to mass arrests in the past year. This is part of…
(2023-04-06). World's Most Dangerous Flashpoint: Israeli Forces Repeatedly Invade Sacred al-Aqsa Mosque, Beat, Expel Worshipers, on behalf of Jewish Extremists. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that both on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, Israeli security forces invaded the al-Aqsa Mosque complex, the third holiest shrine in the Muslim world and expelled Palestinians who had been conducting an all-night retreat (i'tikaf) there for the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Video emerged …
(2023-04-06). Prisoners and family members demand care not jails. workers.org 
Dublin, California In what was an incredibly moving ceremony and protest, former prisoners, family members, clergy, prison abolitionists and community organizations gathered at the Santa Rita Alameda County Jail in Dublin, April 1, to send this powerful message: "We need healing, housing and care, not deaths!" WW Photo: Judy GreenspanNoise . . . |
(2023-04-06). Hochul is helping her fossil fuel donors gut key climate law. mronline.org 
After scoring half a million from oil and gas interests, New York's Democratic governor wants to allow utilities to burn fossil fuels for decades longer than currently permitted.
(2023-04-06). Projected collapse of crucial Antarctic current met with media silence. nationofchange.org Science doesn't guide U.S. corporate media, which were virtually silent on the landmark study.
(2023-04-06). Labor Victory in L.A. Schools. latinorebels.com Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Roosevelt High School teacher Jason Torres-Rangel to explain the plight of service workers in L.A. schools that led them to strike last month and why educators followed their lead.
(2023-04-06). How The Global South Has Risen In The Face Of US Sabotage. popularresistance.org Ajamu Baraka is a former U.S. Green Party vice-presidential candidate, a longstanding political activist, and a spokesperson for the Black Alliance for Peace. He joins Lee Camp this week for an interview with "Behind the Headlines." China's rise, U.S. meddling worldwide, international resistance to Western domination, and much more are covered in the hour. | "It would be unbelievable just a few years ago to see that the Chinese are able to broker an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, that countries in Latin America would actually openly criticize U.S. policies," Baraka said, discussing signs that global pow…
(2023-04-06). Transphobia — a product of capitalism. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon Note: The following talk was given during the Trans Day of Resistance, March 31 in Portland, Oregon. Johnson is a member of the Portland branch of Workers World Party. Maddi Johnson speaking at Trans Day of Resistance in Portland, March 31. Where does transphobia come from? Are we . . . |
(2023-04-06). The Fed Alone Cannot Create Black Full Employment. cepr.net Federal Reserve action may be a necessary component to reaching Black full employment, but it is not sufficient. Full employment for Black people will require additional policies including subsidized employment. The Federal Reserve aids job growth by lowering its interest rate. From the end of 2008 through 2016, and again for most of 2020 and …
(2023-04-06). øHasta qué punto es peligrosa la "amistad" entre Putin y Xi? globalizacion.ca
(2023-04-06). Una importante iniciativa de paz alemana pide acelerar las negociaciones de paz en Ucrania. globalizacion.ca Destacadas personas socialdemócratas, dirigentes sindicales y conocidas representantes del movimiento pacifista piden en una carta abierta al canciller Scholz que incremente sus esfuerzos por negociar un alto el fuego en la guerra en Ucrania. | Según estas personas, la paz solo…
(2023-04-06). New York Indictment Is Just the Beginning of Trump's Mounting Legal Woes. truthout.org On March 30, Donald J. Trump was charged in New York with 34 felony counts of "Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree," for attempting to hide hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. In the historic Indictment and accompanying Statement of Facts, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has amassed a strong case against Trump. Statements of Facts, which provide a road map of the… |
(2023-04-06). Chicago REI Store workers seek to unionize. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—Can disappointment with your company's failure to live up to its professed progressive ideals drive your organizing drive? Apparently, for the workers at the REI store at the corner of Kingsbury and Schiller in Chicago, the answer is "yes." Like REI workers elsewhere, including those who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
(2023-04-06). NLRB OKs union vote at Ohio charter school complex. peoplesworld.org 
COLUMBUS, Ohio —The National Labor Relations Board's top regional official in Southern Ohio OK'd union authorization votes at the big KIPP charter school complex in Columbus. Regional Director Patricia Nachand ruled on April 3 for votes among one unit of 125 educators, social workers, intervention specialists, teacher fellows, and student life coordinators and the other …
(2023-04-06). UAW bargaining convention: From opening uncertainty to a path forward. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—The Auto Workers' bargaining convention in Detroit last month opened in uncertainty —who would lead it—and ended in setting tough priorities for upcoming talks with the Detroit 3. The uncertainty loomed because it was unclear, until the day before the March 27 start, that Shawn Fain, the challenger to incumbent Ray Curry in the union's …
(2023-04-06). March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy. workers.org 
New York City More than 430 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been pushed in legislatures across the U.S. within the past three months, a terrifyingly swift escalation in cruelty, even for this country. To say that we are witnessing an emerging genocide would not be hyperbole. This is why an impressive number . . . |
(2023-04-06). UAW's Bargaining Convention revives its fighting tradition. workers.org 
Detroit The Special Bargaining Convention of the United Auto Workers met March 27-29 in Detroit. These conventions are held quadrennially, typically in the same year that the union's contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) expire. Delegates from every UAW local discuss and vote on an "omnibus" resolution . . . |
(2023-04-06). Israel bombs Gaza after Lebanon rocket fire. electronicintifada.net UN expert deplores "reckless and unlawful" conduct at al-Aqsa.
(2023-04-06). GMO's Are Now Called Bioengineered in the USA: Why This Matters. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Saudi Arabia invests almost $40bn to become Video Gaming Hub. juancole.com 
( Middle East Monitor ) — In line with its ambitions to diversify its economy away from oil and to become a video gaming powerhouse, Saudi Arabia will be investing $38 billion in the local online gaming industry in Riyadh. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, Savvy Gaming Group, a subsidiary of the …
(2023-04-06). The Next Big Threat: The Rise of the White Christian Nationalism in the United States. indybay.org A brief examination of the radical/ militant white Christian Nationalist movement.
(2023-04-06). Narcan No Longer Needs a Prescription, But Its Price Tag Could Limit Access. truthout.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved over-the-counter sales of the opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan, a move that advocates say will reduce stigma around a lifesaving medication and increase access for people in need — if they can afford to pay for it. Narcan is a popular nasal spray version of the drug naloxone, the antidote administered to quickly block the effects of… |
(2023-04-06). Thursday 4/27: FAME Venue on Broadway Presents Paintings by Nancy Calef – A Kidquake Benefit. indybay.org FAME Venue | 443 Broadway | San Francisco, CA 94133…
(2023-04-06). March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy San Francisco. indybay.org In San Francisco an estimated 700 people, mostly youth, marched on City Hall, where they listened to speakers including elected leader Honey Mahogany.
(2023-04-06). Grassroots Power Catapults Working Class Hero Brandon Johnson to Chicago Mayor's Office. peoplesaction.org People's Action Members Play a Key Role in Victory WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action and its members today celebrated Brandon Johnson's election as mayor of Chicago, bringing home People's Action's vision of trusted elected officials working for public safety rooted in communities with good jobs, a sustainable economy, and a government that works for all …
(2023-04-06). Judge Janet Protasiewicz's Victory Is a Win for Democracy in Wisconsin and the Nation. peoplesaction.org People's Action Members Play a Key Role in Victory WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action and its members celebrate the election of Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a victory for democracy in Wisconsin and the nation. Grassroots organizing powered Judge Protasiewicz's victory. "Wisconsin voters demanded democracy loud and clear and will accept nothing …
(2023-04-06). About Transmashholding And Indian Contract. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Some people (in the West) have no idea how huge Russian RZhD and
(2023-04-06). Victory Has Many Fathers… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-04-06). Brazil Presidential Advisor Met With Putin in Moscow. orinocotribune.com Celso Amorim, head advisor to the Brazilian Presidency, met with President Vladimir Putin for a one hour meeting during a discreet trip to Moscow last week. | Amorim was received by the Secretary of the Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and by the Kremlin's main advisor for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov. He also had lunch with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who will visit Brasília on the 17th. | The two spoke a little about bilateral issues: the trade flow between Brazil and Russia, the supply of fertilizers, the possibility of using local currencies to offset exports and imports. Then they turned to qu…
(2023-04-06). Measuring The Value Of Student Housing. popularresistance.org CUNY Hunter College's Brookdale Residence Hall is home to over 600 Hunter College students, where residents have a unique opportunity to foster community through social, educational, and cultural programs. It is organized by Resident Assistants, and a quick commute from New York City's cultural hotspots and classes. Brookdale is unique in its affordability among CUNY housing, costing students less than $10,000 per academic year, but the dorm is currently in danger. | On October 13, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayer Eric Adams publicized the creation of an "Education Hub" at Brookdale Campus without mentioning…
(2023-04-06). A Singular Reality, or Not. mronline.org 
John Bellamy Foster, John Ross, Deborah Veneziale, and Vijay Prashad, Washington's New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2023), 108 pages, $15. The "singular reality" (my phrase) on display here is the imagined reality in the mind's eye of Beltline/Pentagon global strategists. Few readers will be surprised at the cravings of …
(2023-04-06). Luxury Yachts and Private Planes Are Huge Tax Breaks for the Ultrawealthy. truthout.org This story was originally published by ProPublica. Flying to Ireland to inhale the seaside air as you drive a golf ball into the scenic distance. Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise. Hosting a governor's wife on your very own aircraft. These are only a few of the joys that the richest Americans have experienced in recent years… |
(2023-04-06). Dozens more killed defending unionist city of Las Anod from separatist Somaliland. peoplesdispatch.org Scores were killed on April 1 while defending Las Anod—the city at the heart of movement to reunify the region with Somalia—from attacks by the separatist Somaliland army…
(2023-04-06). 15 Million In The US To Be Kicked Off Of Public Health Benefits. popularresistance.org As US-based news is inundated with coverage surrounding the spectacle of former president Donald Trump's arraignment, 15 million people are being quietly phased out of receiving Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits, beginning April 1 and going through May and July. | As the Joe Biden administration will end the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on May 11, starting this past weekend states have already begun to kick people off of Medicaid and CHIP. These states are all Republican Party-controlled: Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, and South Dakota.
(2023-04-06). Another fragmented election verdict in Bulgaria may worsen political crisis. peoplesdispatch.org The elections held in Bulgaria on April 2—the fifth in the last two years—have again resulted in a fragmented verdict as no single party or bloc managed to attain a simple majority in the 240-seat parliament, plunging the country into deeper political chaos. The polls saw a voter turnout of 40.63% as the majority of voters abstained from participating. As per the results, the conservative GERB-led coalition, led by former President Boyko Borisov, is in the front with 69 seats (2+) and 26.49% votes, while the liberal coalition of We Continue the Change (PP) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB), led by Kiril Pe…
(2023-04-06). Greek workers intensify protests against further privatization of water utilities. peoplesdispatch.org On March 21, the Greek parliament passed a bill to revamp the Energy Regulatory Authority as the Waste, Energy, and Water Regulatory Authority, and expand its scope to include water and urban services. Unions and the communist party say that this will pave the way for further privatization…
(2023-04-06). India's workers and farmers march into New Delhi against anti-people policies of Modi government. peoplesdispatch.org Tens of thousands of workers, farmers and agricultural workers marched into New Delhi against the anti-people policies of the Narendra Modi government. They are calling for policies to control inflation and the scrapping of labor laws, among other demands…
(2023-04-06). Iran, Saudi Arabia seal deal to restore ties, reopen embassies. peoplesdispatch.org The announcement came during a meeting of the foreign ministers of the two countries in Beijing, less than a month after the historic China-brokered agreement to restore bilateral relations was announced…
(2023-04-06). Israeli aggression continues for the third day at Al-Aqsa compound. peoplesdispatch.org 
Israel has been carrying out attacks inside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during Ramadan for the last couple of years. Also known as Haram al-Sharif, the mosque inside occupied East Jerusalem is considered the third holiest site in Islam…
(2023-04-06). Peruvian Congress votes against impeaching de-facto President Dina Boluarte. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday April 4, Peru's right-wing dominated Congress, with 37 votes in favor, 64 against and 10 abstentions, rejected a motion to launch an impeachment process against de-facto President Dina Boluarte. Boluarte emerged unscathed due to the key political alliances she made with conservative legislators in the parliament, in betrayal of the progressive ticket she was elected on. | The
(2023-04-06). Rights groups urge UN to refrain from adopting skewed definition of anti-Semitism. peoplesdispatch.org In a letter, rights groups expressed concern that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition has been used to muzzle criticism of Israel and advocacy of Palestinian rights by equating them with anti-Semitism…
(2023-04-06). Peru announces definitive withdrawal of ambassador from Colombia. greenleft.org.au Peru withdrew its ambassador from Colombia following statements from Colombian President Gustavo Petro in support of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-04-06). Norfolk Southern's Huge Profits Go 80 Percent To Top Honchos' Checks. inequality.org Unions, safety specialists, and—now—the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have contended that corporate greed drove Norfolk Southern Railway to cut corners on safety inspections and prevention, thus leading to the disastrous Feb. 3 wreck there. But buried deep in the March 31 federal Justice Department filing, for both itself and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, …
(2023-04-06). Friday 4/7: Imperialist Proxy War over Ukraine and the Looming Danger of World War 3. indybay.org Revolution Books 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…
(2023-04-06). AOC Renews Call for Clarence Thomas to Be Impeached Following Bombshell Report. truthout.org Calls for conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached erupted again on Thursday after a bombshell report from ProPublica unveiled ethics violations at a level that experts say has never before been seen within the Supreme Court. According to an explosive investigation published by ProPublica Thursday morning, Clarence Thomas has accepted a huge number of lavish vacations… |
(2023-04-06). Jobs Day Preview: What to Expect in the March Report. cepr.net The monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, April 7th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the resulting contagion added a major element of uncertainty to an economy that already was not following any clear course. There were already widespread …
(2023-04-06). Safeguarding Democracy: US should establish a national human rights institution. splcenter.org
(2023-04-06). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: El trabajo de notarías y registros (II parte). mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Directivos del Ministerio de Justicia responderán este jueves en la Mesa Redonda a las inquietudes de la población sobre el trabajo actual, los avances y dificultades en las Notarías y los diversos Registros legales existentes, en la segunda de las emisiones dedicadas a este sensible tema.
(2023-04-06). La dirección del país intercambia con los principales dirigentes juveniles. cubadebate.cu De manera muy natural y en estas horas que todavía saben a festejos por los nuevos aniversarios de la Juventud Comunista y de los Pioneros, se produjo el intercambio entre la dirección del país, y el Buró Nacional de la UJC y presidentes de organizaciones estudiantiles y movimientos juveniles.
(2023-04-06). Florida: Hombre de 21 años arroja a su hijo a los caimanes, tras asesinar a la madre del niño. cubadebate.cu Un niño de dos años fue encontrado dentro de la boca de un caimán en Florida poco después de la muerte de su madre. Ahora, un miembro de su familia rompió el silencio desde que las tragedias ocurrieron. El cuerpo del niño pequeño Taylen Mosley fue encontrado dentro del reptil la semana pasada, un día después de que su madre fuera brutalmente apuñalada.
(2023-04-06). Luis Robert Jr. se viraliza en redes sociales, en una de las mejores atrapadas de un "jonrón" en Grandes Ligas este año. cubadebate.cu Robert pasó a viralizarse en redes sociales luego que en el encuentro de este lunes ante San Francisco Giants le robara un jonrón a Joc Pederson, al brincar en la cerca del jardín central derecho del Guaranteed Rate Field de Chicago. El jardinero esperó el batazo de Pederson hasta último momento para abrir su guante y hacer una de las mejores atrapadas en el 2023.
(2023-04-06). Ministerio de Justicia apuesta por la transformación digital para mejorar los servicios notariales y registrales. cubadebate.cu Al comentar sobre las dinámicas de los servicios notariales y registrales del sistema del Ministerio de Justicia, Olga Lidia Pérez Díaz, directora general de Notarías y Registros Públicos del MINJUS, resaltó que en los últimos tiempos se han incrementado exponencialmente los servicios notariales y también los registrales. "Creo que es la primera vez luego del triunfo revolucionario que se autorizan tantos documentos notariales", expresó.
(2023-04-06). Celebrarán este mes XXIII Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico. cubadebate.cu La Unión de Periodistas de Cuba y el Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Baños celebrarán del 9 al 12 de abril la edición 23 de la Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico. El evento invita a humoristas e historietistas nacionales y del mundo a debatir a través del arte sobre la discriminación patriarcal, la violencia de género y otros temas.
(2023-04-06). Cuba y China firman acuerdo para abrir un laboratorio en la ciudad de Chengdu. cubadebate.cu Instituciones de Cuba y China firmaron esta jornada un acuerdo que sienta las bases para abrir un laboratorio en la ciudad de Chengdu (suroccidente) dedicado a las investigaciones en neurotecnología y bioingeniería. El nuevo laboratorio se sumará a otros centros operados en el gigante asiático por los dos Gobiernos.
(2023-04-06). Este domingo, jornada dedicada a la actividad física en La Habana. cubadebate.cu
(2023-04-06). Extienden autorizo de vacuna Soberana 02 como dosis de refuerzo. cubadebate.cu El Centro para el Control Estatal de Medicamentos, Equipos y Dispositivos Médicos aprobó la extensión del Autorizo de Uso en Emergencia de la vacuna Soberana 02 como dosis de refuerzo en personas inmunizadas con diferentes vacunas contra la COVID-19.Así lo informó en su cuenta oficial en Twitter, el Instituto Finlay de Vacunas.
(2023-04-06). Reafirman Cuba y Angola históricos nexos diplomáticos. cubadebate.cu Cuba y Angola reafirmaron este jueves la histórica relación bilateral que une a ambos países, en la XV Sesión de la Comisión Intergubernamental de Cooperación Económica y Científico-Técnica, con sede en La Habana. El evento estuvo presidido por Ricardo Cabrisas Ruíz, y Adao Francisco Correia de Almeida, ministro angolano de Estado.
(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Free Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich, Accused of Espionage. democracynow.org 
We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before he was born, and he has reported in Russia since 2017. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Press freedom groups have denounced his arrest and urged Russia to immediately release him. Yaffa is The…
(2023-04-06). Headlines for April 6, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Raids Al-Aqsa Mosque for Second Night, Bombs Gaza in Response to Rocket Fire, New Studies Find Ice Sheets Are Vulnerable to Rapid Collapse from Global Heating, Saudi and Iranian Envoys Agree to Reopen Embassies in China-Brokered Deal, France's Macron Asks China's Xi to "Bring Russia to Its Senses" over Ukraine, House Speaker Meets Taiwanese President, Urges Speed-Up of U.S. Arms Deliveries, Pence Won't Appeal Order to Testify to Federal Grand Jury over Jan. 6 Insurrection, Indiana, Idaho and Kansas Latest States to Pass Laws Violating Trans Rights, Texas Agrees to Pay $144M to…
(2023-04-06). "The Undertow": Author Jeff Sharlet on Trump, the Far Right & the Growing Threat of Fascism in U.S. democracynow.org 
We speak with award-winning journalist and author Jeff Sharlet, who has spent the last decade reporting on the growing threat of fascism across the United States. In his new book, The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, Sharlet says the language of "civil war" has become central to right-wing rhetoric, mainstreamed by former President Donald Trump, Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans.
(2023-04-06). Reporters Without Borders Denied Entry to Visit Assange in U.K. Prison; No NGO Has Seen Him in 4 Years. democracynow.org 
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent the last four years locked up at the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he has been fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges. He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. This week, amid growing concerns about Assange's health, Reporters Without Borders attempted to become the first NGO to visit with Assange since his arrest four years ago. Despite being given approval, RSF representatives, including our guest, RSF secretary-general and executive director Christophe Deloire, were denied entry.
(2023-04-06). Latin American Governments Work Together To Tackle Inflation (+Delcy Rodríguez). orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, Mexico and 10 Latin American countries, members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), reached seven agreements to combat inflation and facilitate regional trade, including the creation of a Technical Working Group with government representatives from each nation to identify cooperation measures. | The participating nations also agreed to promote logistical and financial measures that allow the exchange of basic food basket products and intermediate goods in better conditions, taking into account the reality of each country, with the priority of lowering costs. | In accor…
(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Arrested in Corruption Crackdown. orinocotribune.com A presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Captured in New Round of Corruption Arrests. orinocotribune.com A presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
(2023-04-06). Venezuela's Public Ministry: 51 People Detained on Corruption Charges So Far. orinocotribune.com A total of 51 people have been detained for being involved in different acts of corruption across Venezuela, reported Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab. At a press conference, Saab explained that the detainees include, but are not limited to, those related to the PDVSA-Crypto cases, the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) case, as well as detained judges and regional/parliamentary officials. | "To date, there are 51 people who have been detained for various corruption schemes, including that of PDVSA-Crypto, CVG, and detained judges," the Attorney General announced this Wednesday, March 5. "When…
(2023-04-06). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez Meets With Guinea-Bissau Minister. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a working meeting this Wednesday with the vice prime minister for interior and public order of Guinea-Bissau, Soares Sambú. | The meeting aimed to strengthen the strategic alliances between nations and relaunch a program enabling each country to face the new challenges facing their respective regions. | Venezuela and Guinea-Bissau, in 17 year…
(2023-04-06). 7 April, Ottawa: Hands off Al-Aqsa! Emergency Protest. samidoun.net 
🚨OTTAWA — EMERGENCY PROTEST FOR AL-AQSA🚨 In the past two nights, Zionist Occupation Forces stormed the al-Aqsa mosque and brutally shot, assaulted, detained and forcibly removed Palestinian Muslim worshippers. The worshippers were in al-Aqsa performing i'tikaf, a part of Ramadan's rituals where Muslims remain in mosques overnight to pray. The desecration of one of Jerusalem's …
(2023-04-06). 8 April, Berlin: Demonstrate for Al-Aqsa and the Palestinian People. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, call for broad participation in the popular demonstration on Saturday, April 8, in Berlin, Germany "to declare with one voice that our Palestinian people will respond to the call of duty in defense of their people and sanctities, and in …
(2023-04-06). 8 April, Cologne: Solidarity with Palestine, Defend Al-Aqsa. samidoun.net 
The armed resistance, based on popular support, has shown that it is the only legitimate protector of Al-Aqsa and Palestine. And just as the masses of our people in the occupied homeland rose up in all the squares of Palestine, the time has come for our people in the diaspora to rise up to express …
(2023-04-06). 8 April, Online Event — Palestine, Land, Liberation and Return: Learn about the Ottawa conference. samidoun.net 
Join us Saturday, April 8 at 10 AM Pacific, 1 PM Eastern, 5 PM UTC to discuss Palestine, the next steps in the struggle on Turtle Island/in North America, and the Ottawa Liberation Conference, coming up at the end of the month. The news from Palestine — the outrageous attacks on Al-Aqsa, the vicious settler …
(2023-04-06). Exclusive interview with comrade Eda on her 15th day of open hunger strike. samidoun.net 
(2023-04-06). In Michigan, a Historic Victory for Abortion Rights. aclu.org 
Last year's decision overturning Roe v. Wade proved to be a major galvanizing moment for people who support abortion rights in communities across the country as some bans already on the books began to go into effect. One of those states is Michigan, where a grassroots coalition had growing concerns about an archaic 1931 abortion ban that could go into effect if the Supreme Court overturned Roe, and had already been working to prepare. Their tireless work put abortion rights on the ballot with Proposition 3, which secures the right to reproductive freedom in Michigan, protecting abortion, prenatal care, birth c…
(2023-04-06). Regime Changed, System Remains in Place in Montenegro. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Israeli police invade Al Aqsa Mosque for the second night in a row. greenleft.org.au Israeli police invaded Al Aqsa Mosque for the second day in a row, shooting tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinian worshippers inside, reports Susan Price.
(2023-04-06). Rescatados 440 migrantes de barca en riesgo en el Mediterráneo. telesurtv.net El barco humanitario de la ONG Médicos sin Fronteras (MSF) recibió una alerta de Alarm Phone y cambió de rumbo para prestar ayudar.
(2023-04-06). Asesinan a dos líderes sociales en el oeste de Colombia. telesurtv.net Fue asesinado Herney Muñoz en el departamento del Cauca y Jaime López en Antioquia.
(2023-04-06). Tornado en Missouri, EE.UU., deja varios muertos y heridos. telesurtv.net Se está llevando a cabo una operación de búsqueda y rescate que involucra a múltiples organismos…
(2023-04-06). Al menos cuatro niños mueren tras ataque en guardería en Brasil. telesurtv.net La policía brasileña declaró que el victimario atacó a los menores y después se entregó a las autoridades.
(2023-04-06). Banco Nacional de Cuba apelará decisión de Tribunal de Londres. telesurtv.net El tribunal de Londres sentenció este martes que CRF no es acreedor del Estado cubano, por lo que la República de Cuba queda fuera del pleito.
(2023-04-06). Bolivia reporta cifra récord por venta de urea en 2022. telesurtv.net Los países que demandaron la urea boliviana durante el año pasado fueron Argentina, Cuba, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay y Perú.
(2023-04-06). Cuba anuncia equipo de béisbol a los V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA. telesurtv.net Según el medio local Jit, el conjunto estará integrado por dos receptores, cinco jugadores de cuadro, cinco jardineros y ocho lanzadores, todos de la categoría sub-23 años.
(2023-04-06). Peruanos marchan en aniversario del golpe de Alberto Fujimori. telesurtv.net Durante la movilización por la ciudad de Lima, los marchantes repudiaron al fujimorismo y sus herederos, que forman un bloque con otros grupos de derecha extrema.
(2023-04-06). Indepaz denuncia masacre en departamento colombiano de Meta. telesurtv.net Tres jóvenes fueron baleados en un establecimiento público en la vereda La Cristalina, zona rural del municipio Puerto Gaitán.
(2023-04-06). Condenan ataque israelí en la mezquita Al Aqsa en Jerusalén. telesurtv.net Medios palestinos reportaron que la redada y golpiza perpetrada por policías israelíes contra los fieles musulmanes dejó entre 400 y 500 detenidos, así como 350 heridos.
(2023-04-06). Protestas contra Dina Boluarte a 31 años del autogolpe en Perú. telesurtv.net Manifestantes exigirán el cierre del Gobierno de Dina Boluarte y del Congreso, el adelanto de elecciones y la convocatoria a una constituyente.
(2023-04-06). Actualizan reporte sobre procesos contra corrupción en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Reiteró la solicitud al Gobierno de Italia de extraditar a Venezuela al exministro de la industria petrolera, Rafael Ramírez, para que sea juzgado en este país por delitos cometidos.
(2023-04-06). Fuerzas israelíes realizan nuevo ataque en mezquita de Al-Aqsa. telesurtv.net Policías israelíes irrumpieron fuertemente armados, mientras que casi 20.000 fieles seguían haciendo la oración nocturna.
(2023-04-06). Países de América Latina y el Caribe acuerdan acciones contra la inflación. telesurtv.net En la reunión virtual participaron autoridades de México, Argentina, Belice, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Venezuela y San Vicente y las Granadinas.
(2023-04-06). Presidente Macron y lideresa de la UE inician visita a China. telesurtv.net El presidente francés y 50 directivos de empresas que le acompañan concretarán ventajosos contratos comerciales.
(2023-04-06). Irán repele ataque con dron contra instalación militar. telesurtv.net La agresión sucede a dos meses de un ataque similar contra un centro de producción de municiones en esa misma localidad.
(2023-04-06). Presidente ruso reconoce acertada política exterior mexicana. telesurtv.net Vladímir Putin destacó que el intercambio comercial entre los dos países alcanzó 4.000 millones de dólares en el 2022.
(2023-04-06). Primera ministra de Finlandia dimite como líder partidista. telesurtv.net La líder finesa se desvinculará de las posibles negociaciones para formar Gobierno, como medida más inmediata.
(2023-04-06). Anuncian grupo de trabajo para combatir violencia escolar en Brasil. telesurtv.net La información fue dada por el ministro de Educación, Camilo Santana, junto con su homólogo de Justicia, Flávio Dino.
(2023-04-06). Mantienen monitoreo del volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net En las primeras horas de esta jornada se han registrado más de 2.600 sismos, mientras que en la víspera fueron reportados unos 5.200 eventos.
(2023-04-06). Designan a nueva secretaria de Comunicación del Gobierno ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El mandatario ecuatoriano posesionó a Wendy Reyes en el cargo tras la renuncia de Andrés Seminario.
(2023-04-06). Elaborarán alfombra de aserrín más grande de Guatemala. telesurtv.net Está previsto que unos 4.000 voluntarios participen en la elaboración de la alfombra, con aproximadamente 3,5 kilómetros de largo.
(2023-04-06). Mexico's President Calls Charges Against Trump Political. latinorebels.com Mexico's president said Wednesday he opposes the criminal charges filed against former U.S. President Donald Trump, suggesting they were brought for political reasons during an electoral campaign.
(2023-04-06). Migrant Deaths in Mexico Put Spotlight on US Immigration Enforcement Policy. latinorebels.com Among the factors that led to the fire-related deaths of migrants in a detention facility in Juárez is the decadeslong immigration enforcement policies of the U.S. and Mexican governments that have seen the number of people kept in such facilities skyrocket.
(2023-04-06). Analyzing Brandon Johnson's Surprise Victory In Chicago. levernews.com In this special bonus episode for paying subscribers, we explore the surprise win of progressive Brandon Johnson over corporate-backed candidate Paul Vallas in Chicago's mayoral election this week. Lever reporters
(2023-04-06). Chinatowns squeezed between capitalist development, new Cold War. liberationnews.org 
For decades, Chinatowns across the United States have been under attack by racist capitalist developments.
(2023-04-06). The Planet Will Warm Past 1.5 ∞C — What Now? popularresistance.org The only way of ensuring that the overshoot is temporary is to decisively defeat the fossil fuel cartel. | The 1.5 ∞C temperature target is difficult to honestly and openly discuss. Within the climate movement, it has become a locus of anguish, confusion, and even despair. Long a symbol of mobilization and hope, 1.5 ∞ has become central to both activist campaigns and scientific analysis. Yet it's now clear that the planet will almost certainly warm more than 1.5 ∞C. | This is a rough prospect. It will likely condemn countless communities, many of them largely innocent of responsibility for the c…
(2023-04-06). Taiwan Leader Set to Meet US House Speaker Despite China Warning. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-04-06). Police Accountability Leaders Discuss Human Rights-Minneapolis Policing Agreement. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-04-06). U.S. Congress terrorizes Cuba: GOP seeks power to designate island a terrorism sponsor. peoplesworld.org 
Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now, there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. And of course, the U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, with no sign of stopping any time soon. …
(2023-04-06). àöltima hora: "Segunda ofensiva de Rusia": Vladimir afila la cuchilla; Volodymyr engorda el ternero. globalizacion.ca
(2023-04-06). The Dobbs Effect? In Seismic Shift for Wisconsin and the Nation, Progressives attain Majority on State Supreme Court. juancole.com 
By: Henry Redman — ( Wisconsin Examiner) — As Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz took the stage at her election victory party Tuesday night, the three current members of the liberal minority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court watched from off stage, arm-in-arm, as they took in the moment they became a majority. Protasiewicz, a …
(2023-04-06). UK: Support grows for no-confidence vote in Royal College of Nursing officials. wsws.org The initiative taken by petition organisers is a crucial one, asserting the rights of rank-and-file nurses against the RCN's unaccountable bureaucracy.
(2023-04-06). Amid collapsing trade volumes, 238 business groups ask Biden to intervene in contract talks for West Coast dockworkers. wsws.org Amid growing anxiety among the financial elite, another important aspect of this letter must be stressed: The financial oligarchy's fear that control over this contract negotiation may spill out of the hands of the pro-corporate ILWU.
(2023-04-06). Lively discussion at online meeting of the Postal Action Committee in Germany. wsws.org The second online public meeting of…
(2023-04-06). IYSSE in New Zealand holds meeting against the war in Ukraine. wsws.org The IYSSE's meeting at Victoria University of Wellington called for an anti-war movement based on the international working class. Speakers discussed the causes of the war in Ukraine, the pro-imperialist politics of pseudo-left groups, and the university's promotion of far-right war propaganda.
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian parliament approves anti-Russian law to "decolonize" place names. wsws.org The wholesale renaming of Ukrainian towns, streets, parks, and squares, has been lauded by the country's far-right who seek to replace historical truth with far-right nationalist propaganda.
(2023-04-06). Ford Saarlouis: The strikes in France and the fight against plant closure. wsws.org It is now essential for workers to take the initiative and wage a serious fight to defend all remaining jobs at the plant. The plant is still standing, production is still running. It is now that a strike and a real struggles must be discussed and organized.
(2023-04-06). Anti-abortion Republican defeated in contest for seat on Wisconsin state supreme court. wsws.org The victory of Janet Protasiewicz consolidates a 4-3 Democratic majority on the highest court in a key midwestern state.
(2023-04-06). Stellantis layoffs in Detroit area part of escalating global attack on jobs. wsws.org The ruling class is using economic terror in an effort to crush the growing demands by workers for wages that keep up with inflation and other improvements.
(2023-04-06). US House Speaker McCarthy demands faster arms sales to Taiwan. wsws.org House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen in California, in the latest move in a bipartisan effort by the White House and Congress to end the one China policy and escalate the US confrontation with China.
(2023-04-06). US Supreme Court, ignoring exculpatory evidence, refuses to hear appeal from Louisiana death row inmate. wsws.org The deeply reactionary, savage and clearly unconstitutional action is consistent with the pattern established by the court, particularly under its current six-to-three far-right majority, in relation to the barbaric practice of state murder.
(2023-04-06). Teachers across England overwhelmingly reject derisory pay offer. wsws.org Both the education unions and the government knew full well that educators would reject the pay offer and have used the "talks" to diffuse anger and opposition through political theatre and posturing, with the unions now calling for "fresh talks".
(2023-04-06). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 3. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses, and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Rail workers in Portugal begin further strikes to last through April, over pay, conditions and safety; Palestinians in Israel hold one-day general strike after 26-year-old doctor shot dead by police outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City; strikes continue in South Africa at retail giant Makro for pay and to protest the sacking of strikers…
(2023-04-06). What way forward in the struggle to bring down Macron? wsws.org Building rank-and-file committees, independent of the union bureaucracies, will allow workers to wage a political campaign for a general strike to bring down Macron.
(2023-04-06). Brandon Johnson, backed by Sanders, CTU and DSA, elected mayor of Chicago. wsws.org The April 4 runoff election defeating Democratic Party favorite Paul Vallas represented another electoral upset, after incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to qualify in the February 28 primary.
(2023-04-06). Los Angeles school workers speak out on working conditions, sellout tentative agreement. wsws.org This week, 30,000 classified workers in Los Angeles Unified School District are voting on a tentative agreement that fails to raise their pay and working conditions out of the poverty-level conditions that have prevailed for decades, following a three-day strike last month which shut down the nation's second-largest school district.
(2023-04-06). Netanyahu attacks on all fronts to suppress anti-government protests by war-fever. wsws.org Attacks at the al-Aqsa Mosque, the occupied West Bank and on Israel's own Palestinian citizens, as well as against Iran and Syria, are the spearhead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign to whip up war fever.
(2023-04-06). Question marks emerge over dollar supremacy. wsws.org The series of financial storms in the US, of which the collapse of SVB and concerns over the stability of middle-sized banks is the latest, is causing nervousness.
(2023-04-06). Sri Lankan Telecom workers strike against privatisation. wsws.org The privatisation of state-owned enterprises and the destruction of tens of thousands of public sector jobs, are part of the IMF-dictated austerity measures being imposed by the Wickremesinghe government.
(2023-04-06). Netanyahu attacks on all fronts to suppress anti-government protests with war fever. wsws.org Attacks at the al-Aqsa Mosque, the occupied West Bank and on Israel's own Palestinian citizens, as well as against Iran and Syria, are the spearhead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign to whip up war fever.
(2023-04-06). NATOstan, Previously Known as Europe. strategic-culture.org 
"The NATO expanders are telling us that Russia's actions inside its unchanged borders are exactly why we had to expand NATO's borders. Russia's reaction to NATO's expansion enlargement justifies NATO's enlargement expansion." — Patrick Armstrong | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
(2023-04-06). Cuba Wins Lawsuit Against Vulture Fund In London Court. popularresistance.org In a hearing held on Tuesday at the High Court of England and Wales, Judge Sara Cockerill notified the lawyers for the parties of the judgment corresponding to the lawsuit filed by the vulture fund CRF 1 Limited against the Republic of Cuba and the Banco Nacional de Cuba (BNC). | The ruling accepted the standpoint sustained by the Cuban side during the process and dismissed CRF's claim against the Cuban state. | According to the court ruling, the wrongdoings by BNC officials, subject first to a criminal investigation and then a court ruling, were reasonable grounds for the Cuban government to deny its consent to…
(2023-04-06). Flipping the Bird Site: How Elon Musk's Twitter Builds a Pipeline from the Alt-Right to Salafi Extremists. covertactionmagazine.com Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter for $44 billion has been called many things. Risky. A victory for free speech. A narcissistic ego trip. A complete disaster. The mistake of a very divorced man. True or false, these criticisms are superficial. What is the method behind Elon's madness? Getting the Gang Back Together Based on moves …
(2023-04-06). Tennessee Republicans move to expel 3 Democratic lawmakers for supporting student-led gun protests. nationofchange.org "This is authoritarianism," Tennessee state Representative Justin Jones says of attempts to remove him. "This is an assault on our democracy."
(2023-04-06). Expanded Canton Fair to boost China's foreign trade, global economic recovery: vice minister. ecns.cn The 133rd China Import and Export Fair, or Canton Fair, will be held from April 15 to May 5 in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province.
(2023-04-06). Regional countries need to see who is fueling tensions across the Taiwan Strait: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn Comments on the locations of the four new military bases added in the Philippines say that it is apparently targeted at China, which speaks to the concern shared by many insightful people in the Philippines, who worry that this may draw their country into the whirlpool of a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). China's service sector expands, still room for stability. ecns.cn China's services sector activity expanded for a third straight month in March amid further recovery in business activity with the optimized COVID-19 containment measures, a private survey showed on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). China to cut 1.8t yuan in taxes, fees for businesses this year. ecns.cn China is expected to reduce tax and fee burden for businesses by 1.8 trillion yuan ($261.62 billion) this year via both preferential tax policies and tax credit refunds.
(2023-04-06). China's top legislator meets French president. ecns.cn China's top legislator Zhao Leji met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Chinese scientists develop e-skin to give robots sense of touch. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have developed a new type of electronic skin (e-skin), enabling robots to navigate their surroundings through touch in the dark when visibility is limited.
(2023-04-06). Chinese scientists discover key genes for lodging resistance in maize. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have recently discovered key genes in maize to improve its root lodging resistance, offering new hope for increasing planting density and crop yield.
(2023-04-06). China's business income rebound points to improving economy: official. ecns.cn Chinese businesses have posted a strong rebound in sales revenue since the beginning of this year in the latest signal of an improving economy.
(2023-04-06). With 650 hospice beds, Beijing offers better service to the elderly. ecns.cn Beijing had a total of 650 beds for hospice patients by the end of 2022, compared to 64 beds by 2020, according to local health authorities.
(2023-04-06). Ma Ying-jeou visits Fudan University in Shanghai. ecns.cn Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, led a group of Taiwan students to Fudan University in Shanghai on Thursday morning.
(2023-04-06). NATO is in no position to criticize or pressure China: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn The U.S. and the military bloc of NATO shoulder unshirkable responsibilities on the Ukraine crisis and NATO is in no position to criticize or pressure China, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday at a press conference in Beijing.
(2023-04-06). With secret contract, U.S. uses spyware to supervise world: NYT. ecns.cn Under the secret contract finalized on Nov. 8, 2021, the Israeli firm, NSO Group, gave the U.S. government access to one of its most powerful weapons — a geolocation tool that can covertly track mobile phones around the world without the phone user's knowledge or consent.
(2023-04-06). President Xi Jinping holds talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. ecns.cn On Thursday afternoon, President Xi Jinping held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron who is on a state visit to China at the Great Hall of the People.
(2023-04-06). President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly meet the press. ecns.cn On the afternoon of 6 April, President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly met the press after their talks.
(2023-04-06). President Xi Jinping holds trilateral meeting with French President Macron and European Commission President von der Leyen. ecns.cn On the afternoon of 6 April, President Xi Jinping had a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Great Hall of the People.
(2023-04-06). Xi Jinping: China ready to issue a joint call with France for political settlement of the Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn On the afternoon of 6 April, President Xi Jinping held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and they met the press afterwards.
(2023-04-06). Xi holds talks with French president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Xi, Macron jointly meet the press. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly met the press after their talks in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Xi holds trilateral meeting with Macron, von der Leyen. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Insights丨China's economic strength, resilience to bring Asia Pacific increased prosperity: expert. ecns.cn New Zealand China Friendship Society National President Chris Lipscombe said China is already the engine of Asia, and increasingly, China is also the engine of the world. "We're gonna rely on China's economic strength and resilience to be able to pull our part of the world, the Asia Pacific region, into an era of increased prosperity."
(2023-04-06). Insights丨Malaysian researcher: China's modernization a good lesson to other countries. ecns.cn
(2023-04-06). Insights丨Malaysian researcher: China indispensable in regional and global economic revitalization. ecns.cn
(2023-04-06). D.C. to decriminalize street vending if Congressional Republicans don't interfere. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, April 4, the Washington, D.C., Council unanimously voted in favor of the Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2023, a bylaw which will decriminalize street vending without a license, create vending zones, and waive unpaid civil citations related to licensing. Passage of the measure comes after several years of campaigning led by street …
(2023-04-06). CovertAction Bulletin — The Occupation Has One Face: Palestinian Reaction to Israeli Protests. covertactionmagazine.com Mass protests in Israel broke out after Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu fired his Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against Netanyahu's planned judicial reform—really, a legislative coup. But nowhere in the media coverage was any discussion of how the protests or the judicial reform itself would impact the Palestinian people who continue to live under Israeli occupation and terror…
(2023-04-06). øCómo el uso de celulares ha cambiado el cerebro humano? cubadebate.cu La primera llamada con un teléfono móvil se hizo hace 50 años. Desde entonces, estos dispositivos se han convertido en una herramienta esencial que nos ayuda a llevar adelante nuestras vidas. øPero también alteran la forma en que funciona nuestro cerebro?.
(2023-04-06). Presentador de Fox News sobre acciones de Trump: "Se ve muy mal atacar a la familia del juez" cubadebate.cu Steve Doocy, de Fox News, criticó Donald Trump por perseguir a la familia del juez que supervisa el caso penal de Trump en Manhattan. En "Fox & Friends" el miércoles por la mañana, Doocy señaló que el juez Juan Merchan le había advertido a Trump durante su comparecencia el martes que no usara las redes sociales para incitar a la violencia.
(2023-04-06). SNB 62: Villa Clara vence a Ciego de àÅvila y se queda solo en la cima de la tabla. cubadebate.cu Villa Clara venció hoy 9×4 a Ciego de àÅvila en su estadio Augusto César Sandino y aprovechó la derrota de Las Tunas para quedarse solo en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, que transita por sus segundas subseries particulares.Los anaranjados del mentor Ramón Moré pegaron 14 jits y fueron comandados por Yeniet Pérez.
(2023-04-06). Argentina deberá pagar 1330 millones de euros a los fondos buitres tras fallo del Tribunal de Londres. cubadebate.cu Argentina recibió este miércoles un nuevo fallo desfavorable en la justicia internacional. Esta vez por parte del Tribunal Superior de Londres, que determinó que el país deberá pagar 1330 millones de euros por el incumplimiento de los pagos de bonos atados al crecimiento económico que se emitieron en los canjes de deuda de 2005 y 2010, los famosos "Cupones PBI".
(2023-04-06). Asesinato del fundador de Cash App eleva las críticas sobre la falta de seguridad en San Francisco. cubadebate.cu Bob Lee, fundador de la multimillonaria empresa tecnológica Cash App, murió el martes después de recibir varias puñaladas en el centro de la ciudad californiana, informó su familia.La Policía encontró a Lee, de 43 años, con heridas de arma blanca. Intentó salvarle la vida, pero finalmente falleció en el hospital. Hubo 56 homicidios en la ciudad en 2021 y 2022.
(2023-04-06). Las 3 del día: Qué pasa con la sal, las explicaciones sobre el juicio contra Cuba en Londres y las noticias del 5 de abril (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu øQué ha pasado con la sal en Cuba? A esa pregunta responde en nuestro podcast Jorge Luis Bell àÅlvarez, director de la Empresa de la Sal (Ensal). También hablaremos de los resultados del juicio contra la República de Cuba y el Banco Nacional de Cuba en Londres y un habitual recorrido informativo por las noticias del 5 de abril.
(2023-04-06). How union workers are fighting to save America's beleaguered health care system. nationofchange.org Health care workers who battled COVID-19 are fighting for the safe staffing levels needed to protect their communities on a daily basis and prevent the already-fragile care system from collapsing in the next pandemic.
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(2023-04-07). Cuba prioriza la gestión sostenible del agua en medio del cambio climático. cubadebate.cu La búsqueda de soluciones alternativas y la implementación de estrategias para gestionar el uso del agua con eficiencia, son prioridades del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INRH) para este 2023, afirmó Manuel Marrero Cruz, Primer Ministro de la República de Cuba.
(2023-04-07). Voleibol de Playa: Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo avanzan en su segundo torneo del circuito mundial. cubadebate.cu Como sucedió en su debut en el Beach Pro Tour de voleibol de playa, la dupla cubana de Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo avanzó al cuadro principal de otro torneo con categoría Challenge. El evento, organizado en la ciudad brasileña de Itapema, representa la segunda salida de los criollos en este tipo de competencias.
(2023-04-07). Yoan Moncada está encendido y lidera la Liga Americana. cubadebate.cu El tercera base regular de los Chicago White Sox, el cubano Yoan Moncada, ha tenido un gran inicio de temporada en MLB 2023. La víspera, su equipo de White Sox derrotó 7àó3 a San Francisco Giants y Moncada impulsó una carrera.
(2023-04-06). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: El trabajo de notarías y registros (II parte). mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Directivos del Ministerio de Justicia responderán este jueves en la Mesa Redonda a las inquietudes de la población sobre el trabajo actual, los avances y dificultades en las Notarías y los diversos Registros legales existentes, en la segunda de las emisiones dedicadas a este sensible tema.
(2023-04-06). Celebrarán este mes XXIII Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico. cubadebate.cu La Unión de Periodistas de Cuba y el Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Baños celebrarán del 9 al 12 de abril la edición 23 de la Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico. El evento invita a humoristas e historietistas nacionales y del mundo a debatir a través del arte sobre la discriminación patriarcal, la violencia de género y otros temas.
(2023-04-06). Extienden autorizo de vacuna Soberana 02 como dosis de refuerzo. cubadebate.cu El Centro para el Control Estatal de Medicamentos, Equipos y Dispositivos Médicos aprobó la extensión del Autorizo de Uso en Emergencia de la vacuna Soberana 02 como dosis de refuerzo en personas inmunizadas con diferentes vacunas contra la COVID-19.Así lo informó en su cuenta oficial en Twitter, el Instituto Finlay de Vacunas.
(2023-04-06). Este domingo, jornada dedicada a la actividad física en La Habana. cubadebate.cu
(2023-04-06). Cuba y China firman acuerdo para abrir un laboratorio en la ciudad de Chengdu. cubadebate.cu Instituciones de Cuba y China firmaron esta jornada un acuerdo que sienta las bases para abrir un laboratorio en la ciudad de Chengdu (suroccidente) dedicado a las investigaciones en neurotecnología y bioingeniería. El nuevo laboratorio se sumará a otros centros operados en el gigante asiático por los dos Gobiernos.
(2023-04-06). La dirección del país intercambia con los principales dirigentes juveniles. cubadebate.cu De manera muy natural y en estas horas que todavía saben a festejos por los nuevos aniversarios de la Juventud Comunista y de los Pioneros, se produjo el intercambio entre la dirección del país, y el Buró Nacional de la UJC y presidentes de organizaciones estudiantiles y movimientos juveniles.
(2023-04-06). Reafirman Cuba y Angola históricos nexos diplomáticos. cubadebate.cu Cuba y Angola reafirmaron este jueves la histórica relación bilateral que une a ambos países, en la XV Sesión de la Comisión Intergubernamental de Cooperación Económica y Científico-Técnica, con sede en La Habana. El evento estuvo presidido por Ricardo Cabrisas Ruíz, y Adao Francisco Correia de Almeida, ministro angolano de Estado.
(2023-04-06). Alex Saab: The Venezuelan Diplomat Kidnapped by the United States with Alex Saurez. mintpressnews.com Alex Saurez, author of "The Diplomat," a book about the US kidnapping of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab, joins Lee Camp to discuss the exreajudicial kidnapping, the court case that followed, and much more.
(2023-04-06). An essential workers' history of the pandemic. therealnews.com The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic devastated the working class from the start. Those deemed "essential workers" in the service, medical, transportation, agriculture, and other sectors were hit particularly hard. While the sacrifices of workers were paid lip service in the early days of the pandemic, the rhetoric rapidly shifted towards denunciations of a "labor shortage" as worker resistance mounted with time. As the capitalist class continues to espouse a dominant narrative of the pandemic that insists that the worst is over and workers ought to accept diminished real wages and deteriorating conditions, the ne…
(2023-04-06). The Heat: Islamic State Khorasan. america.cgtn.com Global warnings over a new terror group. Who are they and what do they want? The emergence of a new militant organization is raising alarm throughout Afghanistan. The Islamic State Khorasan or IS-K has taken responsibility for several deadly attacks across the country since the …
(2023-04-06). Peru's Indigenous communities protest controversial bill. america.cgtn.com A lawmaker from a right-wing party in Peru has put forward a parliamentary bill that would dismantle Amazon reserves created for indigenous people living in isolation. The controversial move has sparked pushback from Indigenous Amazon groups who want to protect the vulnerable tribes. CGTN's Dan …
(2023-04-06). Teens call for action on gun reform in Nashville following shooting. america.cgtn.com But as the community tries to heal, chaos has broken out among lawmakers. Republicans are trying to expel three of their Democratic colleagues after they protested for stronger gun laws in the state.
(2023-04-06). Brazilians struggling with illiteracy work to overcome limitations, prejudices. america.cgtn.com Age discrimination is widespread, especially in the workplace. In Brazil, ageism affects a particularly vulnerable group: the illiterate.
(2023-04-06). Florida passes permit-less concealed carry gun law. america.cgtn.com At a time when the United States is seeing a surge in mass shootings, Florida has become the latest state to allow citizens to carry concealed loaded weapons almost anywhere without a permit.
(2023-04-06). Poland ready to send all its MiGs to Ukraine, pushes allies to provide "NATO-standard" warplanes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 6, 2023 Poland to urge NATO allies to send Western jets to Ukraine: president The Polish president has reiterated that Poland is ready to transfer all of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the future, and added that Warsaw will also urge NATO allies to provide Kyiv with NATO-standard warplanes…. Andrzej Duda …
(2023-04-06). Azerbaijani troops stage incursions into Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PanArmenian.netApril 5, 2023 Armenian villagers have foiled Azerbaijan's attempts to advance — MP Lawmaker Andranik Kocharyan from the ruling Civil Contract party has said that Azerbaijan has tried to violate Armenia's border in different parts in recent days, but the residents of the villages have prevented Baku's attempt. *** According to Kocharyan, both the border …
(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 6, 2023 4 Iranian diplomats declared 'persona non grata' in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry declared four employees working for Iran's Embassy in Baku "persona non grata" and told them to leave the country within the next 48 hours over alleged provocations, the ministry said Thursday. A statement issued by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry …
(2023-04-06). Regime change proceeds: State Departments sanctions Georgian judges, assassinations feared next. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 6, 2023 Georgian Judges Sanctioned by US State Department Speak Out Against Accusations Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan Murusidze, Irakli Shengelia and Valerian Tsertsvadze, the judges from the Georgian "judicial clan" who were sanctioned by the U.S. State Department on April 5, have made their first comments on the sanctions imposed yesterday by the US …
(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan pushes fragmentation of Iran, rule by diaspora. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 4, 2023 The social and political situation in Iran is getting tense day by day The protests that started in Iran in September of last year are still going on. The slogans raised in these actions are getting sharper. Protest actions were again held in West and East Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Khuzistan and a …
(2023-04-06). Insatiable NATO prepares to swallow Malta. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 6, 2023 Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 builds partnership with Malta Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG 2) conducted a scheduled port visit to La Valletta from April 1-3. *** Commander, SNMCMG2 Turkish Navy Captain Ahmet Serhat Akyazi, along with his chief of staff and the ships' commanding officers, paid …
(2023-04-06). NATO installs anti-ballistic missile system in nation bordering Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 6, 2023 Italian surface-based air defence system fully operational in Slovakia The Italian Army SAMP/T surface-based air defence system deployed to Slovakia has officially been declared fully operational by Allied Air Command further enhancing Alliance interoperability and collective defence. Italy deployed its SAMP/T to Slovakia in March and the system is now …
(2023-04-06). Video: NATO allies join largest French multi-domain war games in decades. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 Video: France conducts its largest military exercise in decades, Orion 23, with NATO forces France has launched its biggest military exercise in decades, together with its NATO Allies. The second phase of Exercise Orion 23 involves 7,000 personnel and assets from France and several Allied countries, including Germany, …
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian, Japanese FMs meet at NATO HQ: Ukraine can occur "anywhere in the world" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan vows to "seamlessly" deliver promised aid to Ukraine Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged to "seamlessly and steadily" deliver assistance worth $7.6 billion to Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Meeting on the sidelines of NATO meetings in Brussels, Hayashi told Kuleba that Prime Minister …
(2023-04-06). Japan to further assist NATO's expansion into Indo-Pacific: FM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan welcomes increased NATO involvement in Indo-Pacific region Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday he welcomes the increased involvement of NATO member states in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has become increasingly assertive militarily. During an extended session of the two-day NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels, Hayashi also …
(2023-04-06). U.S., NATO allies to hold largest-ever multinational drills in Serbia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 5, 2023 Serbia will conduct joint military exercises with the United States Serbia will hold a joint military exercise with the United States and 10 partner countries in mid-June. AZERTAC reports that Serbian Defense Minister Milo≈° Vuƒçeviƒá said this. The minister said that the "Platinum Wolf" exercise…will be held with the participation of the …
(2023-04-06). Lithuania adopts resolution for Ukraine to join NATO at July summit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 6, 2023 Lithuania adopted a resolution on inviting Ukraine to NATO The Lithuanian Sejm has adopted a resolution to be submitted to the NATO summer summit in Vilnius. AZERTAC reports with reference to the press service of the Lithuanian Parliament that the Resolution contains an official invitation for Ukraine to join the Alliance. The …
(2023-04-06). Turkey: The Fight over the Presidential Election Grows. journal-neo.org
(2023-04-06). Why's the US Doing Air Strikes on Syria? journal-neo.org Could this just be a coincidence that the US has begun conducting airstrikes on Syria right after the announcement of a China brokered peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Following the announcement of this deal, it was revealed that the Saudis are also in talks with the Syrians to normalise ties. The China factor, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-06). Comunicado: La clase obrera en Francia entierra a sus sepultureros. workers.org Los estudiantes se suman a la lucha para defender la jubilación. París, 7 de marzo. Por CNC en el Estado Español Comunicado de la Coordinadora de Núcleos Comunistas (CNC) en el Estado Español (España), publicado el 28 de marzo de 2023. Workers World publica este comunicado porque también podría aplicarse . . . |
(2023-04-06). Saturday 4/15: Earth Month: E-Bikes & EVs Expo EVent in Mitchell Park (Palo Alto). indybay.org Mitchell Park – next to pickleball courts | 3700 Middlefield Road | Palo Alto, CA 94303…
(2023-04-06). Miners from northern Colombia suspend strike. colombiareports.com Miners from one of Colombia's most important gold mining regions said they have suspended a strike they went on more than a month ago. According to a representatives of the…
(2023-04-06). Philippines Joins Washington's Containment Policy of China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Tiktok On Trial: The Latest Front In The US Tech War On China. popularresistance.org On March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government. Though TikTok is a subsidiary of ByteDance, which is based in Beijing, it operates as an independent entity. Chew has maintained the company has never shared user data with the Chinese government, and would refuse if pressed to do so. Still, the Congressional hearings amounted to nothing more than racist political theater, a McCarthyite witch trial, in which members…
(2023-04-06). Zelensky's Latest Trip to Poland Was Super Significant. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Saturday 4/8: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "The Tower" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-06). After Blacklash, Dr. Jill Biden Disinvites Losing Team Iowa. moguldom.com National sports champions have traditionally been invited to the White House for decades. The losers stay home. So when First Lady Jill Biden verbally invited both the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers, which took home the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association national championship title on April 2, and the University of Iowa's Hawkeye, the losing …
(2023-04-06). Black Alliance For Peace Launches People(s)-Centered Campaign For A Zone Of Peace In The Americas. popularresistance.org April 4, 2023—Today, the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) will launch a collective campaign for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas with organizations throughout our region in Washington, D.C.; Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should be seen and respected as a "Zone of Peace." BAP is leading an effort to activate the popular movement element of this state-centered declaration by…
(2023-04-06). Dangerous Jet Combat Training over Tohono O'odham Nation Endangers O'odham. indybay.org Tohono O'odham were not informed of jet combat training overhead during the last two weeks, or that the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems had built an 11th spy tower in the heart of the Tohono O'odham Nation.
(2023-04-06). Canadian Tire Fire #57: RCMP Raid on Gidimt'en Checkpoint, Safe Third Country Loophole Closed, Queer and Trans Community Defense. itsgoingdown.org This week we've got quite a few stories for you. We are bringing you updates about the recent raid and arrests at Gidimt'en Checkpoint, and community defense of queer and trans events in both Vancouver and Montreal. We also provide an explanation of the hardening of the border between the US and Canada, and its…
(2023-04-06). Canada Must Condemn, Sanction Brutal Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Worshippers. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Saturday 4/29: EV Ride and Drive: Electrify your Ride. indybay.org Sunnyvale Community Center – 550 E Remington Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087…
(2023-04-06). Coliseum Connections Tenant Association to Protest Oakland Mayor's 'Town Hall'. indybay.org Media opportunity: Tenant Rally Wed. April 5th, 6: 30pm at 1724 Adeline St, Oakland CA 94607.
(2023-04-06). Saturday 4/22: This Is Not A Gun Workshop with Cara Levine and Angela Hennessy. indybay.org Contemporary Jewish Museum | 736 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-04-06). Inflation, Ukraine and China. indybay.org What impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…
(2023-04-06). CA Climate activists protest approval of hundreds of neighborhood oil permits this year. indybay.org
(2023-04-06). Merri-bek council rejects proposed development blocking neighbour's sunlight. greenleft.org.au In a win for those opposed to inappropriate development in Melbourne, Merri-bek council has rejected a proposed apartment building that would have blocked a neighbour's access to sunlight. Darren Saffin reports.
(2023-04-06). Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Must Win the War to Become a NATO Member. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that in order for Ukraine to become a NATO member, it must prevail in its war with Russia and become more interoperable with the Western military alliance. "NATO's position is that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, and that position has not changed. But we know that …
(2023-04-06). The Loss of Dollar Hegemony by Rod Brana. peoplesparty.org At the end of World War II, the US emerged as the only power without wholesale destruction of its cities and towns, with its manufacturing at its peak, and its infrastructure unscathed. This position of dominance was further enforced and cemented by the US dollar becoming the currency of trade and reserve that is the basis of economic activity in the world. The advantage of having the dollar, which the US could "print" (now digitize) has been huge. But, it has also been abused by generations of politicians in Washington DC, and the arrangement is starting to unravel, at an accelerating pace. | Consider the effect…
(2023-04-06). David Brophy: 'The justifications for AUKUS are simply not convincing'. greenleft.org.au The defence minister claims the South China Sea is of vital national interest, because all trade with Japan and South Korea goes through it. David Brophy argues this is absurd, saying Canberra is spending billions of dollars to defend its trade with China — from China.
(2023-04-06). Wednesday 4/12: Solon's Salon. indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-06). Saturday 4/8: What Putin's invasion tells us about housing issues: a walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2023-04-06). Tuesday 4/4: Prop 13 reform's assassination by kindness: the OMG of California taxpayers. indybay.org ZOOM: us05web.zoom.us/j/87077550566?pwd=NlErNVR5ZkszTG9TR0pTd1RJR1hLdz09 | (this is a virtual only meeting)…
(2023-04-06). Wednesday 4/5: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org amphitheater at the corner of the Bernal Branch library | 500 Cortland Ave. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-06). Australia: Executive Donkeys and War Powers Reform. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). CATL: Hungary EV battery plant still a 'go'. ecns.cn Its battery plant in Hungary is "proceeding as planned", rebutting market rumors that the Hungarian plant had halted construction plans due to environmental issues.
(2023-04-06). Int'l flights continue to resume. ecns.cn International flights to and from China have been resuming since the country optimized its COVID-19 management measures, an official said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-06). Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts. ecns.cn Former U.S. president Donald Trump turned his head toward photographers as he sat, stone-faced with shoulders rounded, at the defense table in a downtown Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.
(2023-04-06). WTO urged to investigate chip export restrictions. ecns.cn China has called on the World Trade Organization to step up supervision of United States-led export restrictions on crucial semiconductor technologies, which it says violate the body's fairness and transparency principles.
(2023-04-06). More European countries said to be mulling prohibitions of AI chatbots. ecns.cn More European countries are considering whether stricter measures are needed to restrain popular chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, after Italy became the first Western country to block ChatGPT last week.
(2023-04-06). Chinese scientists discover vast water source on the moon. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have discovered a new water reservoir on the moon in the form of glass beads, which could have major significance for probing the water content of the Earth's only natural satellite and potentially extracting them to support future lunar missions.
(2023-04-06). RMB's role grows globally as dollar alternatives sought. ecns.cn Factors supporting the growing role of the renminbi as an alternative to the dollar are China's role as a manufacturing powerhouse and the stability of the renminbi's value, experts said.
(2023-04-06). Chinese ambassador pays tribute to martyrs in Vietnam War. ecns.cn A team of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam has paid tribute to Chinese martyrs of the Vietnam War at the Dao My Cemetery in Vietnam's northern Bac Giang province.
(2023-04-06). Free HPV vaccines offered to students in Jiangsu. ecns.cn More than 240,000 female students in Jiangsu province will receive free HPV shots this year to prevent cervical cancers, the vast majority of which have been confirmed to be caused by human papillomavirus.
(2023-04-06). China-Laos Railway improving lives, trade. ecns.cn The China-Laos Railway has significantly increased employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for residents along the line, accelerated the development of local tourism.
(2023-04-06). Fujian launches sea patrol operation in Taiwan Straits. ecns.cn A three-day joint patrol operation was launched in the central and northern parts of the Taiwan Straits, the Maritime Safety Administration of coastal Fujian province announced on Wednesday.
(2023-04-06). Expert applauds new modernization route. ecns.cn China now contributes more to global growth than any other country, said Martin Jacques, a senior fellow at the United Kingdom's Cambridge University, adding it has taken the baton from the United States and become a powerhouse in the global economy.
(2023-04-06). Breakthroughs bring quantum processing closer. ecns.cn Quantum computing could reshape how we solve complex problems and process sums of data previously thought impossible to handle.
(2023-04-06). Murder suspects caught after fleeing back to China. ecns.cn Three Chinese men suspected of kidnapping and killing a Chinese woman in Thailand and then returning to China have been detained in Wenzhou, a city in Zhejiang province, local police said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-06). U.S. urged to forego Cold War mentality in ties with China. ecns.cn The United States needs to reject the Cold War framework, as it is at a crossroads in relations with China, and is unfortunately and dangerously going down the wrong path, according to a recent opinion piece.
(2023-04-06). Cambodia, China joint military exercise concludes successfully. ecns.cn Cambodia and China have successfully concluded the fifth edition of joint military exercise "Golden Dragon 2023" at the Royal Gendarmerie Training Center.
(2023-04-06). Harvard admits record number of Asian Americans. ecns.cn Harvard University has admitted a record number of Asian American students to its Class of 2027 as it faces allegations of bias against Asian students in its admissions process.
(2023-04-06). New commander appointed for PLA garrison in Macao SAR. ecns.cn Yu Changjiang, commander of the Sansha military garrison in Hainan Province, has been appointed as commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), the PLA garrison in Macao said on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Nearly 70% Chinese sweep tombs in environmentally-friendly way. ecns.cn Data from Chinese authorities shows that about 10.4 million visitors swept tombs in an environmentally-friendly way on Qingming Festival, which fell on Wednesday this year, accounting for 69.45 percent of the total number of people who paid their respects on site.
(2023-04-06). Saudi, Iranian FMs meet in Beijing. ecns.cn Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). China carries out successful rocket vertical landing at sea. ecns.cn China recently carried out a successful rocket vertical landing test at sea, with developers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) saying Thursday that the technology would lay the foundation for future applications including a recyclable near-space experiment platform as well as the development of space travel.
(2023-04-06). Glamorous view of Pangong Tso Lake in Tibet. ecns.cn Aerial view shows the stunning scenery of Pangong Tso Lake at an average altitude of 4,242 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
(2023-04-06). Water-releasing Festival held in Sichuan. ecns.cn The Water-releasing Festival is held at Dujiangyan, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 5, 2023.
(2023-04-06). Xinhai ferry terminal hub under construction in Haikou. ecns.cn The terminal is a key project to promot integrated port and shipping operations with zero transfer services for tourists across the Qiongzhou Strait, and also an important project to support independent customs operations in the Hainan free trade port.
(2023-04-06). Joint patrol underway in Taiwan Strait. ecns.cn A Haixun 06, the largest patrol and rescue vessel in the Taiwan Strait, patrols in central and northern parts of the strait in east China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2023.
(2023-04-06). A Donbas diary: Looking back at the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine — OpEd. mronline.org "It is evening in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, one of NATO's easternmost members. I am waiting at the edge of Izvor Park in the city center to meet with a young friend who has fled Ukraine." – Fergie Chambers…
(2023-04-06). French strikes and popular mobilizations continue, contesting not only retirement rollback, but also police brutality and authoritarian politics. mronline.org Since January, more-or-less weekly mass labor mobilizations have continued against a new law that would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, even after it was rammed through without a vote on March 16.
(2023-04-06). Why Zelensky will NOT take back Crimea. mronline.org Any attempt by a Ukrainian government to "take back" Crimea would be met with firm opposition and resistance from the people who live there.
(2023-04-06). Inside the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Africa. greenleft.org.au Colonial-era laws are still used to oppress LGBTQ+ Africans, writes Efemia Chela, but the struggle to organise grassroots mutual aid and for legal rights continues.
(2023-04-06). Possession Is Nine Tenths of Your Soul. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity. indybay.org The entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
(2023-04-06). Selected Articles: U.S. Gun Violence During the COVID Crisis: Teenage Deaths and Injuries Increased by 64.8%. globalresearch.ca By
(2023-04-06). Hunger strikes at ICE detention centers protest slave labor. workers.org Protesters outside Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California, June 4, 2020. "GEO is a billion-dollar company, and they're paying us $1 a day," 21-year-old detainee Cruz Martinez said. "They're getting rich off of us." (tinyurl.com/bdfm4y9h) On Feb. 16, Martinez and over 80 incarcerated immigrants began a hunger strike . . . |
(2023-04-06). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war. indybay.org Like every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.
(2023-04-06). Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Running for President in 2024. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). The United Nations Is Being Used In US Propaganda War Against Nicaragua. popularresistance.org While the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies. | Nicaragua, designated by both Trump and Biden as a "strategic threat," is seen as one of those enemies. Of the countries selected for their own annual human rights assessment by the U.S. State Department, Nicaragua merited special attention in 2022, with a 43-page report compared with, for example, only a 36-page analysis of neighboring El Salvador, where 66,000 people have been subjected to mass arrests in the past year. This is part of…
(2023-04-06). World's Most Dangerous Flashpoint: Israeli Forces Repeatedly Invade Sacred al-Aqsa Mosque, Beat, Expel Worshipers, on behalf of Jewish Extremists. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that both on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, Israeli security forces invaded the al-Aqsa Mosque complex, the third holiest shrine in the Muslim world and expelled Palestinians who had been conducting an all-night retreat (i'tikaf) there for the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Video emerged …
(2023-04-06). Hochul is helping her fossil fuel donors gut key climate law. mronline.org After scoring half a million from oil and gas interests, New York's Democratic governor wants to allow utilities to burn fossil fuels for decades longer than currently permitted.
(2023-04-06). Tuesday 4/18: 2023 California Pan African Global Trade – Urban Agriculture Producers and Consumers. indybay.org Online – In person Watch Party | The Grand Ballroom | 1215 J Street | Sacramento, California…
(2023-04-06). How The Global South Has Risen In The Face Of US Sabotage. popularresistance.org Ajamu Baraka is a former U.S. Green Party vice-presidential candidate, a longstanding political activist, and a spokesperson for the Black Alliance for Peace. He joins Lee Camp this week for an interview with "Behind the Headlines." China's rise, U.S. meddling worldwide, international resistance to Western domination, and much more are covered in the hour. | "It would be unbelievable just a few years ago to see that the Chinese are able to broker an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, that countries in Latin America would actually openly criticize U.S. policies," Baraka said, discussing signs that global pow…
(2023-04-06). Transphobia — a product of capitalism. workers.org Portland, Oregon Note: The following talk was given during the Trans Day of Resistance, March 31 in Portland, Oregon. Johnson is a member of the Portland branch of Workers World Party. Maddi Johnson speaking at Trans Day of Resistance in Portland, March 31. Where does transphobia come from? Are we . . . |
(2023-04-06). March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy. workers.org New York City More than 430 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been pushed in legislatures across the U.S. within the past three months, a terrifyingly swift escalation in cruelty, even for this country. To say that we are witnessing an emerging genocide would not be hyperbole. This is why an impressive number . . . |
(2023-04-06). GMO's Are Now Called Bioengineered in the USA: Why This Matters. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Tuesday 4/25: 11th Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference – Media Event and Luncheon. indybay.org International Peace Rose Garden | California State Capitol…
(2023-04-06). Saudi Arabia invests almost $40bn to become Video Gaming Hub. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — In line with its ambitions to diversify its economy away from oil and to become a video gaming powerhouse, Saudi Arabia will be investing $38 billion in the local online gaming industry in Riyadh. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, Savvy Gaming Group, a subsidiary of the …
(2023-04-06). Wednesday 4/12: Impactful Relationship Building with Central California Indigenous Community Partners. indybay.org Virtual Event…
(2023-04-06). The Next Big Threat: The Rise of the White Christian Nationalism in the United States. indybay.org A brief examination of the radical/ militant white Christian Nationalist movement.
(2023-04-06). Thursday 4/27: FAME Venue on Broadway Presents Paintings by Nancy Calef – A Kidquake Benefit. indybay.org FAME Venue | 443 Broadway | San Francisco, CA 94133…
(2023-04-06). March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy San Francisco. indybay.org In San Francisco an estimated 700 people, mostly youth, marched on City Hall, where they listened to speakers including elected leader Honey Mahogany.
(2023-04-06). California Department of Public Health's Criminal Negligence—April 2023. indybay.org California Department of Public Health deliberately sacrifices the lives of the elderly, sick, and disabled by removing all restrictions on the transmission of the Covid-19 virus in high risk locations.
(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
(2023-04-06). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Spinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
(2023-04-06). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
(2023-04-06). Not all lumps are breast cancer: Benign breast disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Changes to your breast can cause a lot of worry. This is understandable. But not all breast changes are a result of breast cancer. Any breast symptoms, such as a breast lump, nipple discharge or breast pain, should be evaluated by a medical professional. If they are diagnosed as benign, it means they are not cancer. Noncancerous breast symptoms are known as benign breast disease. Some cases of benign breast disease are discovered during a…
(2023-04-06). Colorectal cancer myths and facts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
(2023-04-06). Science Saturday: Igniting the interest of young cancer researchers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The 2022 SPARK scholars gather for a photo before the Mayo Clinic SPARK Mini Science Fair on Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. Back row: Sara Wasserman, Krish Relan, Nyla Searl, Manish Kota, William Li, Garrett Davidsen, Riya Kar, Ella McCarthy. Front row: Kristi Biswas, Ysabella Wijaya, Yangying Jiang, Katie Shapiro, Esinam Ekpeh, Nia Atcherson, Katherine Jones and Hazel Parent. Not pictured: Jessica Desgroseilliers. "My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer when I…
(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
(2023-04-06). Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed becoming…
(2023-04-06). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
(2023-04-06). Cancer-free and embracing new adventures thanks to Mayo's collaborative care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January 2021, after being in remission from melanoma for almost a decade, Christina Armendariz began to feel unwell. The 42-year-old mother went to the emergency room at a hospital near her Orlando, Florida, home. After several imaging tests, Christina was told her cancer had returned. She had a mass under her arm and multiple soft tissue tumors throughout her body. Although she began treatment locally, Christina's condition worsened over time. She experienced significant cognitive…
(2023-04-06). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
(2023-04-06). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
(2023-04-06). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Muslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Consuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to deal with 2023 spring pollen and allergies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you are one of the millions of people who suffer pollen and allergies, you don't need a calendar to tell you it's spring. Sometimes called hay fever, allergic rhinitis can sometimes be confused with a cold. So, what's happening and what can you do? While hay fever alone may not be life threatening, it can be uncomfortable, says Dr. Arveen Bhasin, a Mayo Clinic allergy and immunology expert. She offers these tips for relief from spring pollen and…
(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Three things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose…
(2023-04-06). Athletic or personal trainer: What's the best fit for you? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have seen athletic trainers on the sidelines of team sports and personal trainers working one-on-one with people at the gym. If you're seeking personalized advice and support to help you refine or advance your physical activity, which type of trainer would be the best fit for you? Here are some tips to consider. What's the difference between an athletic and a personal trainer? While the two terms often are used interchangeably, these professionals…
(2023-04-06). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on self-care for plantar fasciitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Most runners will run into a case of plantar fasciitis occasionally, and this heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, and plantar fasciitis is caused by excessive stress, which brings on inflammation and, typically, heel pain. "Plantar fasciitis can affect anyone," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
(2023-04-06). About Transmashholding And Indian Contract. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Some people (in the West) have no idea how huge Russian RZhD and
(2023-04-06). Dozens more killed defending unionist city of Las Anod from separatist Somaliland. peoplesdispatch.org Scores were killed on April 1 while defending Las Anod—the city at the heart of movement to reunify the region with Somalia—from attacks by the separatist Somaliland army…
(2023-04-06). Another fragmented election verdict in Bulgaria may worsen political crisis. peoplesdispatch.org The elections held in Bulgaria on April 2—the fifth in the last two years—have again resulted in a fragmented verdict as no single party or bloc managed to attain a simple majority in the 240-seat parliament, plunging the country into deeper political chaos. The polls saw a voter turnout of 40.63% as the majority of voters abstained from participating. As per the results, the conservative GERB-led coalition, led by former President Boyko Borisov, is in the front with 69 seats (2+) and 26.49% votes, while the liberal coalition of We Continue the Change (PP) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB), led by Kiril Pe…
(2023-04-06). Greek workers intensify protests against further privatization of water utilities. peoplesdispatch.org On March 21, the Greek parliament passed a bill to revamp the Energy Regulatory Authority as the Waste, Energy, and Water Regulatory Authority, and expand its scope to include water and urban services. Unions and the communist party say that this will pave the way for further privatization…
(2023-04-06). Peru announces definitive withdrawal of ambassador from Colombia. greenleft.org.au Peru withdrew its ambassador from Colombia following statements from Colombian President Gustavo Petro in support of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-04-06). Enlaces de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.04.2023. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.04.2023 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2023-04-06). No Invite For War Monger Nancy Peloso-Protest At CUNY In New York-War Mongers Out Of Cong. indybay.org
(2023-04-06). Friday 4/7: Imperialist Proxy War over Ukraine and the Looming Danger of World War 3. indybay.org Revolution Books 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…
(2023-04-06). The changing face of healthcare in Lebanon: navigating an economic crisis. peoplesdispatch.org Lebanon's health system is being reshaped by the ongoing economic and social crisis in the country. After years of prioritization of hospitals and tertiary care, it seems a re-evaluation of the importance of primary health care is in order…
(2023-04-06). Monday 5/1: San José May Day – International Workers' Day. indybay.org Roosevelt Park | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95116…
(2023-04-06). Jobs Day Preview: What to Expect in the March Report. cepr.net The monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, April 7th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the resulting contagion added a major element of uncertainty to an economy that already was not following any clear course. There were already widespread …
(2023-04-06). Florida: Hombre de 21 años arroja a su hijo a los caimanes, tras asesinar a la madre del niño. cubadebate.cu Un niño de dos años fue encontrado dentro de la boca de un caimán en Florida poco después de la muerte de su madre. Ahora, un miembro de su familia rompió el silencio desde que las tragedias ocurrieron. El cuerpo del niño pequeño Taylen Mosley fue encontrado dentro del reptil la semana pasada, un día después de que su madre fuera brutalmente apuñalada.
(2023-04-06). Luis Robert Jr. se viraliza en redes sociales, en una de las mejores atrapadas de un "jonrón" en Grandes Ligas este año. cubadebate.cu Robert pasó a viralizarse en redes sociales luego que en el encuentro de este lunes ante San Francisco Giants le robara un jonrón a Joc Pederson, al brincar en la cerca del jardín central derecho del Guaranteed Rate Field de Chicago. El jardinero esperó el batazo de Pederson hasta último momento para abrir su guante y hacer una de las mejores atrapadas en el 2023.
(2023-04-06). Ministerio de Justicia apuesta por la transformación digital para mejorar los servicios notariales y registrales. cubadebate.cu Al comentar sobre las dinámicas de los servicios notariales y registrales del sistema del Ministerio de Justicia, Olga Lidia Pérez Díaz, directora general de Notarías y Registros Públicos del MINJUS, resaltó que en los últimos tiempos se han incrementado exponencialmente los servicios notariales y también los registrales. "Creo que es la primera vez luego del triunfo revolucionario que se autorizan tantos documentos notariales", expresó.
(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Free Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich, Accused of Espionage. democracynow.org We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before he was born, and he has reported in Russia since 2017. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Press freedom groups have denounced his arrest and urged Russia to immediately release him. Yaffa is The…
(2023-04-06). Headlines for April 6, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Raids Al-Aqsa Mosque for Second Night, Bombs Gaza in Response to Rocket Fire, New Studies Find Ice Sheets Are Vulnerable to Rapid Collapse from Global Heating, Saudi and Iranian Envoys Agree to Reopen Embassies in China-Brokered Deal, France's Macron Asks China's Xi to "Bring Russia to Its Senses" over Ukraine, House Speaker Meets Taiwanese President, Urges Speed-Up of U.S. Arms Deliveries, Pence Won't Appeal Order to Testify to Federal Grand Jury over Jan. 6 Insurrection, Indiana, Idaho and Kansas Latest States to Pass Laws Violating Trans Rights, Texas Agrees to Pay $144M to…
(2023-04-06). "The Undertow": Author Jeff Sharlet on Trump, the Far Right & the Growing Threat of Fascism in U.S. democracynow.org We speak with award-winning journalist and author Jeff Sharlet, who has spent the last decade reporting on the growing threat of fascism across the United States. In his new book, The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, Sharlet says the language of "civil war" has become central to right-wing rhetoric, mainstreamed by former President Donald Trump, Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans.
(2023-04-06). Reporters Without Borders Denied Entry to Visit Assange in U.K. Prison; No NGO Has Seen Him in 4 Years. democracynow.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent the last four years locked up at the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he has been fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges. He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. This week, amid growing concerns about Assange's health, Reporters Without Borders attempted to become the first NGO to visit with Assange since his arrest four years ago. Despite being given approval, RSF representatives, including our guest, RSF secretary-general and executive director Christophe Deloire, were denied entry.
(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Captured in New Round of Corruption Arrests. orinocotribune.com A presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
(2023-04-06). Venezuela's Public Ministry: 51 People Detained on Corruption Charges So Far. orinocotribune.com A total of 51 people have been detained for being involved in different acts of corruption across Venezuela, reported Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab. At a press conference, Saab explained that the detainees include, but are not limited to, those related to the PDVSA-Crypto cases, the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) case, as well as detained judges and regional/parliamentary officials. | "To date, there are 51 people who have been detained for various corruption schemes, including that of PDVSA-Crypto, CVG, and detained judges," the Attorney General announced this Wednesday, March 5. "When…
(2023-04-06). Regime Changed, System Remains in Place in Montenegro. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Israeli police invade Al Aqsa Mosque for the second night in a row. greenleft.org.au Israeli police invaded Al Aqsa Mosque for the second day in a row, shooting tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinian worshippers inside, reports Susan Price.
(2023-04-06). Rescatados 440 migrantes de barca en riesgo en el Mediterráneo. telesurtv.net El barco humanitario de la ONG Médicos sin Fronteras (MSF) recibió una alerta de Alarm Phone y cambió de rumbo para prestar ayudar.
(2023-04-06). Asesinan a dos líderes sociales en el oeste de Colombia. telesurtv.net Fue asesinado Herney Muñoz en el departamento del Cauca y Jaime López en Antioquia.
(2023-04-06). Tornado en Missouri, EE.UU., deja varios muertos y heridos. telesurtv.net Se está llevando a cabo una operación de búsqueda y rescate que involucra a múltiples organismos…
(2023-04-06). Al menos cuatro niños mueren tras ataque en guardería en Brasil. telesurtv.net La policía brasileña declaró que el victimario atacó a los menores y después se entregó a las autoridades.
(2023-04-06). Banco Nacional de Cuba apelará decisión de Tribunal de Londres. telesurtv.net El tribunal de Londres sentenció este martes que CRF no es acreedor del Estado cubano, por lo que la República de Cuba queda fuera del pleito.
(2023-04-06). Bolivia reporta cifra récord por venta de urea en 2022. telesurtv.net Los países que demandaron la urea boliviana durante el año pasado fueron Argentina, Cuba, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay y Perú.
(2023-04-06). Cuba anuncia equipo de béisbol a los V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA. telesurtv.net Según el medio local Jit, el conjunto estará integrado por dos receptores, cinco jugadores de cuadro, cinco jardineros y ocho lanzadores, todos de la categoría sub-23 años.
(2023-04-06). Peruanos marchan en aniversario del golpe de Alberto Fujimori. telesurtv.net Durante la movilización por la ciudad de Lima, los marchantes repudiaron al fujimorismo y sus herederos, que forman un bloque con otros grupos de derecha extrema.
(2023-04-06). Indepaz denuncia masacre en departamento colombiano de Meta. telesurtv.net Tres jóvenes fueron baleados en un establecimiento público en la vereda La Cristalina, zona rural del municipio Puerto Gaitán.
(2023-04-06). Condenan ataque israelí en la mezquita Al Aqsa en Jerusalén. telesurtv.net Medios palestinos reportaron que la redada y golpiza perpetrada por policías israelíes contra los fieles musulmanes dejó entre 400 y 500 detenidos, así como 350 heridos.
(2023-04-06). Protestas contra Dina Boluarte a 31 años del autogolpe en Perú. telesurtv.net Manifestantes exigirán el cierre del Gobierno de Dina Boluarte y del Congreso, el adelanto de elecciones y la convocatoria a una constituyente.
(2023-04-06). Actualizan reporte sobre procesos contra corrupción en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Reiteró la solicitud al Gobierno de Italia de extraditar a Venezuela al exministro de la industria petrolera, Rafael Ramírez, para que sea juzgado en este país por delitos cometidos.
(2023-04-06). Fuerzas israelíes realizan nuevo ataque en mezquita de Al-Aqsa. telesurtv.net Policías israelíes irrumpieron fuertemente armados, mientras que casi 20.000 fieles seguían haciendo la oración nocturna.
(2023-04-06). Países de América Latina y el Caribe acuerdan acciones contra la inflación. telesurtv.net En la reunión virtual participaron autoridades de México, Argentina, Belice, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Venezuela y San Vicente y las Granadinas.
(2023-04-06). Presidente Macron y lideresa de la UE inician visita a China. telesurtv.net El presidente francés y 50 directivos de empresas que le acompañan concretarán ventajosos contratos comerciales.
(2023-04-06). Irán repele ataque con dron contra instalación militar. telesurtv.net La agresión sucede a dos meses de un ataque similar contra un centro de producción de municiones en esa misma localidad.
(2023-04-06). Presidente ruso reconoce acertada política exterior mexicana. telesurtv.net Vladímir Putin destacó que el intercambio comercial entre los dos países alcanzó 4.000 millones de dólares en el 2022.
(2023-04-06). Primera ministra de Finlandia dimite como líder partidista. telesurtv.net La líder finesa se desvinculará de las posibles negociaciones para formar Gobierno, como medida más inmediata.
(2023-04-06). Anuncian grupo de trabajo para combatir violencia escolar en Brasil. telesurtv.net La información fue dada por el ministro de Educación, Camilo Santana, junto con su homólogo de Justicia, Flávio Dino.
(2023-04-06). Mantienen monitoreo del volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net En las primeras horas de esta jornada se han registrado más de 2.600 sismos, mientras que en la víspera fueron reportados unos 5.200 eventos.
(2023-04-06). Designan a nueva secretaria de Comunicación del Gobierno ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El mandatario ecuatoriano posesionó a Wendy Reyes en el cargo tras la renuncia de Andrés Seminario.
(2023-04-06). Elaborarán alfombra de aserrín más grande de Guatemala. telesurtv.net Está previsto que unos 4.000 voluntarios participen en la elaboración de la alfombra, con aproximadamente 3,5 kilómetros de largo.
(2023-04-06). Colombia elimina protocolos anticovid para ingresar al país. telesurtv.net Ambas regulaciones estaban dentro de las últimas medidas vigentes de la lucha contra la propagación del Covid-19 en Colombia.
(2023-04-06). Cancilleres de Irán y Arabia Saudí se reúnen en Beijing. telesurtv.net Teherán y Riad anunciaron en marzo el restablecimiento de sus relaciones tras una negociación facilitada por el Gobierno chino.
(2023-04-06). Presidente colombiano ordena evacuación por amenaza volcánica. telesurtv.net Los departamentos de Tolima, Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío y Cundinamarca están en alerta ante la probabilidad de erupción del Nevado de Ruiz.
(2023-04-06). Taiwan Leader Set to Meet US House Speaker Despite China Warning. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-04-06). The Dobbs Effect? In Seismic Shift for Wisconsin and the Nation, Progressives attain Majority on State Supreme Court. juancole.com By: Henry Redman — ( Wisconsin Examiner) — As Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz took the stage at her election victory party Tuesday night, the three current members of the liberal minority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court watched from off stage, arm-in-arm, as they took in the moment they became a majority. Protasiewicz, a …
(2023-04-06). Amid collapsing trade volumes, 238 business groups ask Biden to intervene in contract talks for West Coast dockworkers. wsws.org Amid growing anxiety among the financial elite, another important aspect of this letter must be stressed: The financial oligarchy's fear that control over this contract negotiation may spill out of the hands of the pro-corporate ILWU.
(2023-04-06). Lively discussion at online meeting of the Postal Action Committee in Germany. wsws.org The second online public meeting of…
(2023-04-06). IYSSE in New Zealand holds meeting against the war in Ukraine. wsws.org The IYSSE's meeting at Victoria University of Wellington called for an anti-war movement based on the international working class. Speakers discussed the causes of the war in Ukraine, the pro-imperialist politics of pseudo-left groups, and the university's promotion of far-right war propaganda.
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian parliament approves anti-Russian law to "decolonize" place names. wsws.org The wholesale renaming of Ukrainian towns, streets, parks, and squares, has been lauded by the country's far-right who seek to replace historical truth with far-right nationalist propaganda.
(2023-04-06). Ford Saarlouis: The strikes in France and the fight against plant closure. wsws.org It is now essential for workers to take the initiative and wage a serious fight to defend all remaining jobs at the plant. The plant is still standing, production is still running. It is now that a strike and a real struggles must be discussed and organized.
(2023-04-06). Anti-abortion Republican defeated in contest for seat on Wisconsin state supreme court. wsws.org The victory of Janet Protasiewicz consolidates a 4-3 Democratic majority on the highest court in a key midwestern state.
(2023-04-06). Stellantis layoffs in Detroit area part of escalating global attack on jobs. wsws.org The ruling class is using economic terror in an effort to crush the growing demands by workers for wages that keep up with inflation and other improvements.
(2023-04-06). US House Speaker McCarthy demands faster arms sales to Taiwan. wsws.org House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen in California, in the latest move in a bipartisan effort by the White House and Congress to end the one China policy and escalate the US confrontation with China.
(2023-04-06). US Supreme Court, ignoring exculpatory evidence, refuses to hear appeal from Louisiana death row inmate. wsws.org The deeply reactionary, savage and clearly unconstitutional action is consistent with the pattern established by the court, particularly under its current six-to-three far-right majority, in relation to the barbaric practice of state murder.
(2023-04-06). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 3. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses, and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-06). What way forward in the struggle to bring down Macron? wsws.org Building rank-and-file committees, independent of the union bureaucracies, will allow workers to wage a political campaign for a general strike to bring down Macron.
(2023-04-06). Brandon Johnson, backed by Sanders, CTU and DSA, elected mayor of Chicago. wsws.org The April 4 runoff election defeating Democratic Party favorite Paul Vallas represented another electoral upset, after incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to qualify in the February 28 primary.
(2023-04-06). Los Angeles school workers speak out on working conditions, sellout tentative agreement. wsws.org This week, 30,000 classified workers in Los Angeles Unified School District are voting on a tentative agreement that fails to raise their pay and working conditions out of the poverty-level conditions that have prevailed for decades, following a three-day strike last month which shut down the nation's second-largest school district.
(2023-04-06). Question marks emerge over dollar supremacy. wsws.org The series of financial storms in the US, of which the collapse of SVB and concerns over the stability of middle-sized banks is the latest, is causing nervousness.
(2023-04-06). Sri Lankan Telecom workers strike against privatisation. wsws.org The privatisation of state-owned enterprises and the destruction of tens of thousands of public sector jobs, are part of the IMF-dictated austerity measures being imposed by the Wickremesinghe government.
(2023-04-06). Netanyahu attacks on all fronts to suppress anti-government protests by war-fever. wsws.org Attacks at the al-Aqsa Mosque, the occupied West Bank and on Israel's own Palestinian citizens, as well as against Iran and Syria, are the spearhead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign to whip up war fever.
(2023-04-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Rail workers in Portugal begin further strikes to last through April, over pay, conditions and safety; Palestinians in Israel hold one-day general strike after 26-year-old doctor shot dead by police outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City; strikes continue in South Africa at retail giant Makro for pay and to protest the sacking of strikers…
(2023-04-06). Teachers across England overwhelmingly reject derisory pay offer. wsws.org Both the education unions and the government knew full well that educators would reject the pay offer and have used the "talks" to diffuse anger and opposition through political theatre and posturing, with the unions now calling for "fresh talks".
(2023-04-06). UK: Support grows for no-confidence vote in Royal College of Nursing officials. wsws.org The initiative taken by petition organisers is a crucial one, asserting the rights of rank-and-file nurses against the RCN's unaccountable bureaucracy.
(2023-04-06). Fascism Denial American Style: Exceptionalism in the Ivory Tower. strategic-culture.org It borders on cliché the number of times historians lament how "fascism" is an over-used term. But Sinclair Lewis, writing about the specter of fascism a century ago, understood something most historians don't — that U.S. intellectual culture is loathe to acknowledge fascist undercurrents in this country. I attribute this hostility to intellectuals' belief that their nation is an exceptionalist democracy — hence fascism "can't happen here."
(2023-04-06). How to Take Off a (Political) Straitjacket. strategic-culture.org
(2023-04-06). NATO's Crimes Against Sport. strategic-culture.org
(2023-04-06). Expanded Canton Fair to boost China's foreign trade, global economic recovery: vice minister. ecns.cn The 133rd China Import and Export Fair, or Canton Fair, will be held from April 15 to May 5 in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province.
(2023-04-06). Regional countries need to see who is fueling tensions across the Taiwan Strait: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn Comments on the locations of the four new military bases added in the Philippines say that it is apparently targeted at China, which speaks to the concern shared by many insightful people in the Philippines, who worry that this may draw their country into the whirlpool of a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). China's service sector expands, still room for stability. ecns.cn China's services sector activity expanded for a third straight month in March amid further recovery in business activity with the optimized COVID-19 containment measures, a private survey showed on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). China to cut 1.8t yuan in taxes, fees for businesses this year. ecns.cn China is expected to reduce tax and fee burden for businesses by 1.8 trillion yuan ($261.62 billion) this year via both preferential tax policies and tax credit refunds.
(2023-04-06). China's top legislator meets French president. ecns.cn China's top legislator Zhao Leji met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Chinese scientists develop e-skin to give robots sense of touch. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have developed a new type of electronic skin (e-skin), enabling robots to navigate their surroundings through touch in the dark when visibility is limited.
(2023-04-06). Chinese scientists discover key genes for lodging resistance in maize. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have recently discovered key genes in maize to improve its root lodging resistance, offering new hope for increasing planting density and crop yield.
(2023-04-06). China's business income rebound points to improving economy: official. ecns.cn Chinese businesses have posted a strong rebound in sales revenue since the beginning of this year in the latest signal of an improving economy.
(2023-04-06). With 650 hospice beds, Beijing offers better service to the elderly. ecns.cn Beijing had a total of 650 beds for hospice patients by the end of 2022, compared to 64 beds by 2020, according to local health authorities.
(2023-04-06). Ma Ying-jeou visits Fudan University in Shanghai. ecns.cn Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, led a group of Taiwan students to Fudan University in Shanghai on Thursday morning.
(2023-04-06). NATO is in no position to criticize or pressure China: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn The U.S. and the military bloc of NATO shoulder unshirkable responsibilities on the Ukraine crisis and NATO is in no position to criticize or pressure China, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday at a press conference in Beijing.
(2023-04-06). With secret contract, U.S. uses spyware to supervise world: NYT. ecns.cn Under the secret contract finalized on Nov. 8, 2021, the Israeli firm, NSO Group, gave the U.S. government access to one of its most powerful weapons — a geolocation tool that can covertly track mobile phones around the world without the phone user's knowledge or consent.
(2023-04-06). President Xi Jinping holds talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. ecns.cn On Thursday afternoon, President Xi Jinping held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron who is on a state visit to China at the Great Hall of the People.
(2023-04-06). President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly meet the press. ecns.cn On the afternoon of 6 April, President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly met the press after their talks.
(2023-04-06). President Xi Jinping holds trilateral meeting with French President Macron and European Commission President von der Leyen. ecns.cn On the afternoon of 6 April, President Xi Jinping had a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Great Hall of the People.
(2023-04-06). Xi Jinping: China ready to issue a joint call with France for political settlement of the Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn On the afternoon of 6 April, President Xi Jinping held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and they met the press afterwards.
(2023-04-06). Xi holds talks with French president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Xi, Macron jointly meet the press. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly met the press after their talks in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Xi holds trilateral meeting with Macron, von der Leyen. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Insights丨China's economic strength, resilience to bring Asia Pacific increased prosperity: expert. ecns.cn New Zealand China Friendship Society National President Chris Lipscombe said China is already the engine of Asia, and increasingly, China is also the engine of the world. "We're gonna rely on China's economic strength and resilience to be able to pull our part of the world, the Asia Pacific region, into an era of increased prosperity."
(2023-04-06). Insights丨Malaysian researcher: China's modernization a good lesson to other countries. ecns.cn
(2023-04-06). Insights丨Malaysian researcher: China indispensable in regional and global economic revitalization. ecns.cn
(2023-04-06). Inside the Prisoner-led Struggle to Win Education for All. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-06). Israel Attacks Al-Aqsa Two Nights in a Row, Beating Worshippers at Holy Site. scheerpost.com Israeli forces conducted violent raids on the Al Aqsa Mosque compound two nights in a row, beating worshipers and forcing Palestinians out of the holy site in order to make way for Jewish pilgrims on Passover.
(2023-04-06). Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls for End of Julian Assange Extradition. scheerpost.com
(2023-04-06). Sparing the Athletes: Revising the Russia-Belarus Sporting Ban. scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments and a slew of sporting bodies. After the invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number banded together to find ways to punish Russia, …
(2023-04-06). UN Human Rights Council Condemns Impact of Unilateral Sanctions. scheerpost.com The resolution presented by Azerbaijan on behalf of Non-Aligned countries noted the impact of sanctions on key rights related to life, health, and freedom from hunger. It was predictably rejected by the US and its allies.
(2023-04-06). [Articles] Genetically and environmentally predicted obesity in relation to cardiovascular disease: a nationwide cohort study. thelancet.com Obesity was associated with CVD regardless of PGSBMI category, but obesity influenced by genetic predisposition (genetically predicted high BMI) was less harmful than obesity influenced by environmental factors (obesity despite genetically predicted low BMI). However, additional genetic factors, not captured by the PGSBMI, still influence the associations.
(2023-04-06). The Met stages Terence Blanchard's opera 'Champion' about boxer Emile Griffith. peoplesworld.org New York City's Metropolitan Opera, housed at Lincoln Center, ranks among the highest and most sophisticated expressions of artistic culture in the United States. The company shares a global renown with the leading opera houses of Europe. The Met attracts a great deal of attention, not only as a leader in the cultural field but …
(2023-04-06). 'Imperial is committed to growing collaborations with Europe': President Brady. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is committed to growing its collaborations with partners in Europe said President Hugh Brady during a trip to Paris to meet academic leaders.
(2023-04-06). D.C. to decriminalize street vending if Congressional Republicans don't interfere. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, April 4, the Washington, D.C., Council unanimously voted in favor of the Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2023, a bylaw which will decriminalize street vending without a license, create vending zones, and waive unpaid civil citations related to licensing. Passage of the measure comes after several years of campaigning led by street …
(2023-04-06). The code behind the far right's success. nationofchange.org Forget the deplorables and focus instead on the persuadables.
(2023-04-06). Projected collapse of crucial Antarctic current met with media silence. nationofchange.org Science doesn't guide U.S. corporate media, which were virtually silent on the landmark study.
(2023-04-06). UAW bargaining convention: From opening uncertainty to a path forward. peoplesworld.org DETROIT—The Auto Workers' bargaining convention in Detroit last month opened in uncertainty —who would lead it—and ended in setting tough priorities for upcoming talks with the Detroit 3. The uncertainty loomed because it was unclear, until the day before the March 27 start, that Shawn Fain, the challenger to incumbent Ray Curry in the union's …
(2023-04-06). Chicago REI Store workers seek to unionize. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—Can disappointment with your company's failure to live up to its professed progressive ideals drive your organizing drive? Apparently, for the workers at the REI store at the corner of Kingsbury and Schiller in Chicago, the answer is "yes." Like REI workers elsewhere, including those who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
(2023-04-06). NLRB OKs union vote at Ohio charter school complex. peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio —The National Labor Relations Board's top regional official in Southern Ohio OK'd union authorization votes at the big KIPP charter school complex in Columbus. Regional Director Patricia Nachand ruled on April 3 for votes among one unit of 125 educators, social workers, intervention specialists, teacher fellows, and student life coordinators and the other …
(2023-04-06). CovertAction Bulletin — The Occupation Has One Face: Palestinian Reaction to Israeli Protests. covertactionmagazine.com Mass protests in Israel broke out after Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu fired his Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against Netanyahu's planned judicial reform—really, a legislative coup. But nowhere in the media coverage was any discussion of how the protests or the judicial reform itself would impact the Palestinian people who continue to live under Israeli occupation and terror…
(2023-04-06). México_Cherán: Ejemplo de Autonomía y Rebelión. indybay.org México_Cherán: Autonomía y rebelión | El pueblo mexicano que expulsó a políticos, narcos y policía…
(2023-04-06). øCómo el uso de celulares ha cambiado el cerebro humano? cubadebate.cu La primera llamada con un teléfono móvil se hizo hace 50 años. Desde entonces, estos dispositivos se han convertido en una herramienta esencial que nos ayuda a llevar adelante nuestras vidas. øPero también alteran la forma en que funciona nuestro cerebro?.
(2023-04-06). Presentador de Fox News sobre acciones de Trump: "Se ve muy mal atacar a la familia del juez" cubadebate.cu Steve Doocy, de Fox News, criticó Donald Trump por perseguir a la familia del juez que supervisa el caso penal de Trump en Manhattan. En "Fox & Friends" el miércoles por la mañana, Doocy señaló que el juez Juan Merchan le había advertido a Trump durante su comparecencia el martes que no usara las redes sociales para incitar a la violencia.
(2023-04-06). SNB 62: Villa Clara vence a Ciego de àÅvila y se queda solo en la cima de la tabla. cubadebate.cu Villa Clara venció hoy 9×4 a Ciego de àÅvila en su estadio Augusto César Sandino y aprovechó la derrota de Las Tunas para quedarse solo en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, que transita por sus segundas subseries particulares.Los anaranjados del mentor Ramón Moré pegaron 14 jits y fueron comandados por Yeniet Pérez.
(2023-04-06). Argentina deberá pagar 1330 millones de euros a los fondos buitres tras fallo del Tribunal de Londres. cubadebate.cu Argentina recibió este miércoles un nuevo fallo desfavorable en la justicia internacional. Esta vez por parte del Tribunal Superior de Londres, que determinó que el país deberá pagar 1330 millones de euros por el incumplimiento de los pagos de bonos atados al crecimiento económico que se emitieron en los canjes de deuda de 2005 y 2010, los famosos "Cupones PBI".
(2023-04-06). Asesinato del fundador de Cash App eleva las críticas sobre la falta de seguridad en San Francisco. cubadebate.cu Bob Lee, fundador de la multimillonaria empresa tecnológica Cash App, murió el martes después de recibir varias puñaladas en el centro de la ciudad californiana, informó su familia.La Policía encontró a Lee, de 43 años, con heridas de arma blanca. Intentó salvarle la vida, pero finalmente falleció en el hospital. Hubo 56 homicidios en la ciudad en 2021 y 2022.
(2023-04-06). Las 3 del día: Qué pasa con la sal, las explicaciones sobre el juicio contra Cuba en Londres y las noticias del 5 de abril (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu øQué ha pasado con la sal en Cuba? A esa pregunta responde en nuestro podcast Jorge Luis Bell àÅlvarez, director de la Empresa de la Sal (Ensal). También hablaremos de los resultados del juicio contra la República de Cuba y el Banco Nacional de Cuba en Londres y un habitual recorrido informativo por las noticias del 5 de abril.
(2023-04-06). The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle. indybay.org Toward the end of the Cold War, capitalism created a military horror: the neutron bomb, a weapon that destroys life while leaving buildings intact. During the Fourth World War, however, a new wonder has been discovered: the financial bomb. This new bomb destroys the polis (here, the nation), imposing death, terror, and misery .
(2023-04-06). China y Francia profundizan cooperación económica. telesurtv.net Firman nuevos acuerdos de colaboración y manifiestan su intención de avanzar en el ámbito aeroespacial, la energía nuclear con fines civiles y otras áreas.
(2023-04-06). Cuestionan en Ecuador decreto presidencial sobre porte de armas. telesurtv.net Consideran que la medida va en dirección contraria a la necesidad de mejorar la seguridad ciudadana.
(2023-04-06). Exponen abusos sexuales a menores en arquidiócesis de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Entre 1940 y 2002, más de 150 sacerdotes y personas asociadas con la arquidiócesis de Baltimore abusaron sexualmente de niños.
(2023-04-06). Gobierno de Venezuela celebra sentencia incidental de la CIJ. telesurtv.net Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya podrá revisar conducta fraudulenta del Reino Unido en el Laudo Arbitral de 1899.
(2023-04-06). Autoridades de China condenan visita a EE.UU. de la líder de Taiwán. telesurtv.net Comunicados de entidades gubernamentales y partidistas aseveran que la estadía de Tsai Ing-wen en ese país viola el principio de "una sola China".
(2023-04-06). Corte Internacional de Justicia rechaza solicitud de Venezuela sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net Meses atrás, Caracas pidió al tribunal no admitir un alegato de la República Cooperativa de Guyana sobre ese territorio, por considerar que desconoce el Acuerdo de Ginebra.
(2023-04-06). Dimite Sanna Marin como primera ministra de Finlandia. telesurtv.net La renuncia de la jefa de Gobierno ocurre horas después de haber dimitido como presidenta del Partido SDP, tras el resultado adverso en las elecciones parlamentarias.
(2023-04-06). Policía de Israel asalta Mezquita Al-Aqsa por segundo día. telesurtv.net La irrupción sucedió cuando casi 20.000 personas realizaban la oración nocturna de Tarawih, identificativa del Ramadán.
(2023-04-06). Venezuela y Guinea-Bissau estrechan vínculos bilaterales. telesurtv.net La visita a Caracas de una delegación del país africano sirvió para fortalecer la cooperación económico-comercial y profundizar el intercambio cultural.
(2023-04-06). Juez estadounidense ordena la detención de expresidente peruano. telesurtv.net La Corte revocó la libertad condicional y ordenó al servicio Marshall de Estados Unidos poner al expresidente peruano, Alejandro Toledo en custodia.
(2023-04-06). Sindicato policial haitiano denuncia ataques contra comisarías. telesurtv.net El gremio policial declaró que los casos de Pernier, Fort Jacques y Meyotte demuestran que el Consejo Superior de la Policía Nacional está fracasando.
(2023-04-06). Gobierno chileno anunciará nuevas medidas de seguridad. telesurtv.net La vocera del Gobierno chileno comentó que las medidas permitirán enfrentar con firmeza e inteligencia lo que se está viviendo en nuestros territorios.
(2023-04-06). Franceses protagonizan nuevas marchas contra reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net Tras el fracaso de la reunión con la primera ministra, los gremios acusaron al Gobierno de ignorar el reclamo de la mayoría de los franceses.
(2023-04-06). Mexico's President Calls Charges Against Trump Political. latinorebels.com Mexico's president said Wednesday he opposes the criminal charges filed against former U.S. President Donald Trump, suggesting they were brought for political reasons during an electoral campaign.
(2023-04-06). Analyzing Brandon Johnson's Surprise Victory In Chicago. levernews.com In this special bonus episode for paying subscribers, we explore the surprise win of progressive Brandon Johnson over corporate-backed candidate Paul Vallas in Chicago's mayoral election this week. Lever reporters
(2023-04-06). Chinatowns squeezed between capitalist development, new Cold War. liberationnews.org For decades, Chinatowns across the United States have been under attack by racist capitalist developments.
(2023-04-06). U.S. Congress terrorizes Cuba: GOP seeks power to designate island a terrorism sponsor. peoplesworld.org Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now, there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. And of course, the U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, with no sign of stopping any time soon. …
(2023-04-05). Tampa Bay SDS statement regarding USF trying to intimidate student activists with false charges. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Tampa Bay SDS. | On Tuesday, April 4th, one of our members, Lauren Pineiro, retroactively received student code of conduct violations relating to our protest on March 6th in which we were brutally attacked by University of South Florida police officers. This comes as two of our other members, who were previously charged, are having student code of conduct hearings. Pineiro is set to graduate at the end of this semester, with a major in Sociology and a minor in Women's and Gender Studies, but these conduct violations could put their degree in jeop…
(2023-04-05). Border delegation in San Diego: Chicano Park, Barrio Logan tour and meeting with Aztlan Youth. fightbacknews.org San Diego, CA – On April 2, part of the Legalization for All Network's border delegation spent the day in San Diego, the city on the U.S. side of the border across from Tijuana, México. | The group of immigrant rights activists from Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Chicago and Minnesota spent the day in San Diego's Barrio Logan neighborhood. | They started with a tour of Chicano Park at the heart of the neighborhood, and then did a walkthrough of the surrounding neighborhood. | As a border city on land that was part of Mexico until 1848, until the U.S.'s theft of the states that are now the southwestern part of the U.
(2023-04-05). How The Global South Has Risen in The Face of US Sabotage with Ajamu Baraka. mintpressnews.com Ajamu Baraka joins Lee Camp to discuss how the media demonizes enemies of the US empire, the US military's global command structure, neocolonial behavior, and the white supremacy inherent to its hegemony.
(2023-04-05). 'You're going to see more books get banned': Teachers describe Florida's war on public schools. therealnews.com 
(2023-04-05). El Salvador's state of exception turns one. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in On July 13, 2022, Juan Carlos Hernández, a gay activist with
(2023-04-05). The Heat: Trump Arrested in New York. america.cgtn.com 
History in the United States as Donald Trump becomes the first sitting or former president arrested on criminal charges. Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in New York today to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records and conspiracy stemming from hush-money payments to two women …
(2023-04-05). Iraq's missing million: Up to 1 million people have "disappeared" in last 50 years. america.cgtn.com 
As many as one million people have "disappeared" in Iraq over the past 50 years, spanning multiple conflicts, the rule of Saddam Hussein, the U.S.-led military occupation, and the rise of Islamic State militants, according to a United Nations study.
(2023-04-05). B61-12 nuclear sharing: Finnish flag raised at NATO Air Command HQ. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 4, 2023 Finnish flag raised at NATO Air Command See: NATO's Nuclear Sharing Arrangements Headquarters Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) marked the accession of Finland to the Alliance as its 31st member in a flag-raising ceremony on 4 April, 2023. AIRCOM leadership and staff assembled at the Headquarters on Ramstein Air Base on …
(2023-04-05). NATO's biggest infrastructure investment in 30 years: U.S. Army expands base in Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 5, 2023 US Army expands base in Poland's Powidz The Polish defence minister on Wednesday cut the ribbon on an expansion of the US Army base in Powidz, western Poland, and said that the military complex "will strengthen the security of Poland and the whole eastern flank of NATO." Mariusz B≈Çaszczak, who is …
(2023-04-05). Turkish official: Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Azerbaijan are one nation, three states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 5, 2023 Serdar Aktunch: Türkiye, Northern Cyprus and Azerbaijan are 3 states and one nation "Türkiye, Northern Cyprus, and Azerbaijan are 3 states and one nation," said the head of the press service of Türkiye's Ministry of Tourism and Environment Serdar Aktunch…. He called Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Northern Cyprus "3 states and …
(2023-04-05). Azeri government press praises flying of Azerbaijani flag in Iran riots. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 5, 2023 Azerbaijani flag raised in Iranian cities Protests continued in Western and Eastern Azerbaijan, including Tabriz, Ardabil, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Khuzestan, and a number of provinces. Activists hung Azerbaijan's flag in various places in Iranian cities. Participants of protests chant slogans such as "Death to the dictator!", "Death to Khamenei!", "Death to …
(2023-04-05). Incorporating non-Turkic Tajikistan: Karabakh war led to pan-Turkic stranglehold on East-West, Asia-Europe corridors. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 5, 2023 Azerbaijan-Tajikistan relations occupy an important place in our country's relations with Central Asian states Azerbaijan's relations with the Central Asian countries, including the Turkic states, have seen a great revival for several years now….During the last 1-2 years, President Ilham Aliyev's consecutive visits to Central Asia, including the Turkic-speaking countries of the …
(2023-04-05). War in Ukraine: Georgian death toll climbs to 40. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi 2April 5, 2023 Two more Georgian fighters die in Ukraine Two more Georgian fighters have been killed in Ukraine. Georgians fighting in Ukraine wrote on social networks. "We have lost 2 dearest patriots. Glory to the heroes!" writes Nadim Khmaladze. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has claimed the lives of 40 Georgians since February 24, …
(2023-04-05). Video: NATO headquarters hosts Asia-Pacific partners to "tackle global challenges" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 5, 2023 Secretary General welcomes Indo-Pacific partner countries to NATO HQ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Nanaia Mahuta, Vice Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Do Hoon Lee, and Deputy Ambassador of Australia to NATO David Dutton …
(2023-04-05). Stoltenberg: Japan closest, most capable ally in NATO's expansion into Asia-Pacific. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 4, 2023 Joint statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoshimasa Hayashi Minister Hayashi, Welcome to NATO Headquarters. It is great to see you again. We met not so many weeks ago in Tokyo, and it's a great pleasure and honour to welcome you here at …
(2023-04-05). Biden rhapsodizes over NATO gaining new 1,300-kilometer border with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The White HouseApril 4, 2023 Statement from President Joe Biden Welcoming Finland to NATO Today, I am proud to welcome Finland as NATO's 31st Ally. In May 2022, Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership….Less than a year later, we are welcoming Finland as a member — the fastest ratification process in NATO's modern history. …
(2023-04-05). Newly enlarged NATO takes on Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleApril 5, 2023 Newly enlarged NATO talks China and Ukraine NATO foreign ministers are meeting for a second day, with talks focusing on "China's growing alignment with Russia." Finland is represented as a member for the first time after joining the military alliance on Tuesday. NATO foreign ministers…will on Wednesday discuss China's seemingly ever-closer …
(2023-04-05). NATO's Baltic adjuncts help shepherd Georgia into bloc. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 4, 2023 Lela Chikovani met the ambassadors of the Baltic countries The First Deputy Minister of Defense hosted the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Georgia. Lela Chikovani thanked Edith Medne, Andrew Kalindra and Riina Kaliurand for their long-term unwavering support of Georgia's Euro-Atlantic …
(2023-04-05). Second "Summit for Democracy" journal-neo.org 
The Summit for Democracy had its second forum on March 28-30 this year. The current US administration established the event in the second part of 2021, and it was held for the first time in December of that year. Because the Covid-19 pandemic was still active at the time, this event was held online a […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-05). The West's Denial Strategy and the Surfacing Multipolar World. journal-neo.org 
In the news in the western hemisphere today, the truth is like the Holy Grail. And like the cup of Christ, it too may be lost forever. Take any information about Russia or China, for instance. Reality is now shifted not only in the halls of power in Washington, London, and Brussels, but in journalism, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-05). Bridge of Peace and Prosperity Proposed From the Arab World to Syria. strategic-culture.org Syria is on the brink of recovery as Syria is on the brink of recovery as
(2023-04-05). Executive Order Lays Foundation for Lab-Created Foods. strategic-culture.org In this article, I discuss the rapidly advancing trend of food being grown in labs, and the reasons why it's done in the first place. | Dr. Joseph MERCOLA | STORY AT-A-GLANCE | September 12, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an "Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe and Secure American Bioeconomy." This executive order makes biotechnology a national priority across agencies and branches of government. Similar legislation has been introduced in the U.K. | In late March 2023, Biden expanded on this premise in a "Bold Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and B…
(2023-04-05). Marco Rubio Accidentally Makes a Great Argument Against U.S. Dollar Hegemony. strategic-culture.org We saw just such an instance last Wednesday during a conversation between empire propagandist Sean Hannity and warmongering senator Marco Rubio on Fox News. So frenzied was Rubio in his vitriol about the rise of China on the world stage that he accidentally wound up providing a very good argument against the hegemony of the US dollar.
(2023-04-05). Detroit Activists Battle Bailiffs in Defense of the Tiny Home of Taura Brown. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Work of renowned Indigenous artist Jeffrey Gibson showcased at Nashville's Frist Museum. peoplesworld.org 
NASHVILLE— Artist Jeffrey Gibson, a celebrated member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, is showcasing his work at the Nashville Frist Art Museum now through April 23. is Entitled "Jeffrey Gibson: The Body Electric," the ground-breaking exhibition is a clarion call for Indigenous power, queer recognition, and environmental resistance to the carnage of profit-mad …
(2023-04-05). Un cuento de hadas, los autos eléctricos. globalizacion.ca 
Acabar con el medio ambiente es la forma más rápida de acabar con la distribución del ingreso. (El Tábano Economista) | Europa tenía que conseguir que todos los automovilistas que recorren menos de 80 kilómetros al día los hicieran en modo…
(2023-04-05). Britain: Corbyn's ban 'a disgraceful attack on democracy'. greenleft.org.au In a move that has been condemmed as deceitful and undemocratic, the British Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) voted on March 29 to bar former leader Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate in the 2024 general election, reports Alex Salmon.
(2023-04-05). Trump Has Broken Many More Laws Than He's Currently Being Charged With. truthout.org As we cover the historic arraignment of former President Donald Trump, we look at the crimes for which he has not been charged. We speak with Ralph Nader, longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic and former presidential candidate. Nader says that though "all presidents violate laws," Trump has "taken it to a new and diverse height." This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. |
(2023-04-05). The Meeting Between Lula's Chief Foreign Policy Advisor & President Putin Was Very Important. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Sunday 4/16: Q&A Discussion of the film "Marketing the Israeli Occupation – Part One" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-05). Episcopal Diocese Of New York Apologizes For Church's Affiliation With Transatlantic Slave Trade, Pledges $1M For Reparations. moguldom.com The Episcopal Diocese of New York has officially apologized for the church's participation in the slave trade. The religious organization has also established a reparations commission in a step to right its wrongs when it comes to slavery. Established in 1785, the diocese covers three New York City boroughs and seven New York state counties. …
(2023-04-05). Brandon Johnson Fights Off Big Money Opposition And Becomes Mayor Of Chicago. moguldom.com Progressive Democrat Brandon Johnson, 47, has become the next mayor of Chicago, beating moderate Democrat Paul Vallas. The tense race, which, according to some reports, pitted Black voters against the city's white voters, ended on April 4 when Johnson won by 51.4 percent to 48.6 percent. Chicago's population is 45.3 percent white, and Black residents …
(2023-04-05). What The Latest Mortality Rate Data Says About Early Death, the Deep South, and Black Lives. moguldom.com Americans aren't living as long as they used to. From 2019 to 2021, life expectancy in the U.S. decreased by 2.7 years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the mortality rate has increased. The CDC estimates life expectancy at birth in the U.S. decreased to 76.1 years in 2021, down 2.7 years …
(2023-04-05). Notes on Mutual Aid: A Local History of Survival and Struggle. itsgoingdown.org The first in a series looking critically at mutual aid programs that exploded following the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd rebellion. Originally posted to Notes on Mutual Aid. Zine PDF For Printing HERE In Spring of 2022 we were rejected by our anonymous friends at PugetSoundAnarchists.org. The site admins declined to…
(2023-04-05). France on Fire: "Fires" Everywhere. Who Is Behind them? "Men in Black" southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Today's tragedy is nobody connects the dots. No analyst. No journalist. They all focus on the fire and nobody asks what is behind it. How does one fire connect to the other. | For weeks on end, France is on fire. It appears, as if France was fighting Macron's controversial pension age increase fr…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Donbass On April 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Novobakhmutivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue on the outskirts of Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes continue in the forest area south of Kreminna; | Up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 motor vehicles, 2 armored vehicles were destro…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Iraq On April 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 5, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by IED attack in the Babil province; | On April 4, Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, at the head of a high-ranking delegation, arrived in Baghdad and met with the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani; | On April 4, Ambassadors of Syria, Idris Mayya, Iraq, Qais Al-Amiri, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah al-Enezi and Iran, Ali Najafi to Oman held a quadrilateral meeting in Muscat, the capital of Om…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Syria On April 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 5, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 5, several SAA servicemen reportedly were killed and wounded by an IED explosion in Homs desert; | On April 5, unknown armed men riding a motorcycle killed an SAA serviceman in the town of al-Kiheel; | On April 4, Tunisian President Kais Saied instructs his foreign minister to appoint a new ambassador to Damascus, filli…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, a howitzer in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles, and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in the Kherson region; | Clashes between…
(2023-04-05). Turkey's 2023 Election A Choice Between Eurasianism And Atlanticism. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageErdoƒüan blasts US Ambassador for meeting with opposition leader Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Turkish President refuses to speak any further with the American ambassador to Ankara. The reason: a recent meeting between the diplomat and the leader of the Turkish opposition only a month and a half before the presidential election…
(2023-04-05). Ukrainian Kamikaze Pilot "Mistakenly" Crashed In Russia. southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On April 6, a Ukrainian light-engine plane crashed in the Klintsovsky district of the Russian border Bryansk region. According to the border department of the Federal Security Service of Russia, "the plane crashed near the village of Butovsk for unknown reasons." | The pilot, who tried to escape to Ukrainian territory, was detained. He was armed with an AKS-74U assault rifle and he had a bulletproof vest. | According to media reports, the A-22 Flying Fox airplane that landed in an eme…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Ukraine On April, 5 2023: AFU In Bakhmut Remained Only In West. Explosions In Dnipro And Odessa. southfront.org 
There were several significant changes in the situation in the conflict zone in Ukraine during April 4. Most of the…
(2023-04-05). Iran Says It Foiled Drone Attack On Military Complex In Isfahan. southfront.org 
File image. | Iran has foiled a drone attack on a complex of the Defense Ministry in the central province of Isfahan late on April 4, according to the Tasnim news agency. "The Amir al-Momenin complex in Isfahan was the target of a failed attack by a small drone which was foiled by defense systems," the semi-official news agency reported, adding that the attempt did not cause any damage. | Commenting on the report, Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said "for now, I cannot confirm this as it…
(2023-04-05). Israeli Police Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestinians Retaliate With Rocket Fire (Videos). southfront.org 
Screen grab, via Twitter. | Early on April 5, Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan prayers, arresting hundreds of Palestinians and provoking retaliatory rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. | Police officers smashed doors and windows to enter al-Aqsa, one of Islam's holiest sites, and deployed stun grenades and rubber bullets once inside. Videos that surfaced online show the officers striking screaming people with batons inside the mosque. | In a…
(2023-04-05). Kiev Forces Spotted Firing Israeli Cluster Mortar Rounds. southfront.org 
File image. | Kiev forces have begun using Israeli cluster mortar rounds against the Russian military, according to a photo that surfaced online on April 4. | The photo shows two Ukrainian soldiers loading an Israeli-made M971 fin-stabilized, cargo carrier mortar round into a Soviet-made 2B11 towed 120 mm mortar cannon. It's still unknown when or where the photo was taken. | Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | The…
(2023-04-05). Senior ISIS Leader Killed In U.S. Drone Strike On Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson). | The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has claimed responsibility for a drone strike that killed a senior leader of ISIS in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib on April 3. | In a statement released a day after the attack, the command said that the slain leader, Khalid 'Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, was responsib…
(2023-04-05). Syria Renews Calls For Turkish Withdrawal During Four-Way Talks In Moscow. southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | On April 4, senior diplomats from Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria held a long-awaited meeting in Moscow to push forward the normalization process between Ankara and Damascus. | Greeting the participants of the talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged Syrian and Turkish diplomats to show "flexibility and constructive attitude," and abandon the "confrontational rhetoric and past offenses."
(2023-04-05). Syria Warns Of 'Total Escalation' After Fourth Israeli Attack. southfront.org 
An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | Syria warned Israel on April 4 that it risks pushing the Middle East towards "total escalation" following a new wave of airstrikes that targeted Damascus and nearby areas. | The Israeli airstrikes, which were launched by Israeli warplanes in the early morning hours, targeted a civilian glass factory and military positions in the countryside of Damascus as…
(2023-04-05). Israel Steps Up Attacks On Syria. southfront.org |
(2023-04-05). Palestine in Pictures: March 2023. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2023-04-05). Urgent Threats to Peace for Humanity in the 21st Century. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Trump en el laberinto judicial. globalizacion.ca Donald Trump se presentó ante el Tribunal Penal de Lower Manhattan para enfrentar los cargos, supuestamente más de treinta, por haber comprado el silencio de la actriz de películas porno Stormy Daniels durante la campaña presidencial del 2016. | Trump pagó…
(2023-04-05). Slinghot: Take The High Road. popularresistance.org When I ran for president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association I ran headlong into attacks about my character, my competency, and the intentions of our reform caucus. We were accused of being divisive, of being controlled by outside forces, and of cheating. | As we campaigned, we tapped into a deep vein of anger and disappointment with the former leadership. We put forward a vision of well-funded schools, autonomy in the classroom, and dignity at work. We invited each other into building a fighting union that would organize to achieve these goals. | Instead of proposing their own vision, our opponents pulled…
(2023-04-05). Twitter Thread Expertly Dissects Millennial/Gen Z Psychology. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). German Leftist Lawmaker Says U.S. Soldiers and Nukes Must Leave Her Country. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Our Vision of Liberation This Passover Must Include Palestinians. truthout.org On Passover, when we gather at the seder table to tell the story of the Exodus, we are reminded by the haggadah (the seder text) that merely telling the story is not enough. We are asked to not only relate but to interrogate this sacred narrative, to contemplate its meaning and to discuss the questions it raises for us. Most importantly, we must connect the lessons of the Exodus story to… |
(2023-04-05). Nashville students rally for gun control ahead of April 5 nationwide walkout. nationofchange.org One organizer said that if Tennessee lawmakers "actually cared about protecting kids" they would "address what kills kids every single day" instead of banning books and drag shows.
(2023-04-05). Global News Dispatches: 3 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: Regional Isolation of Syria May End Soon Peru Announces Definitive Withdrawal of Ambassador From Colombia Tragedy in Ciudad Juárez Highlights Dangers Faced by Migrants [NEWS ITEM TEXT] Regional Isolation of Syria May End Soon [259 words] Saudi Arabia may invite Syria to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in …
(2023-04-05). How Union Workers Are Fighting to Save America's Beleaguered Health Care System. independentmediainstitute.org Among the handful of neurologically impaired patients in Judy Danella's care one day in March 2023 were three so ill that they struggled just to swallow. She fed each of them in turn, delivering spoonful after spoonful of pureed food, patiently nourishing them toward better health even as she herself was stretched thinner by the …
(2023-04-05). The US blockade of Cuba is a violation of democracy. geopoliticaleconomy.com The US State Department admitted its blockade aims "to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government." Washington's goal is to destroy Cuba's socialist democracy and force it to return to a capitalist dictatorship.
(2023-04-05). Trump faces the music: the scene outside. cpusa.org 
"Equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion." These words are carved into the exterior granite facade of the Manhattan Criminal Court. For the thousands who file by on their way to arraignment court each year, these words bring little by way of assurance. The New York criminal justice system …
(2023-04-05). What American media won't tell us about the Putin and Xi meeting, part I. nationofchange.org China's moves in the Middle East and apparent endorsement of Putin's imperialist goals in Ukraine necessitate a response from the West.
(2023-04-05). Many Are Falling Short Chasing the American Dream. otherwords.org Most of us have been given the same life directives: go to college, get a good job, get married, have kids, retire. As a former alumni adviser for high school grads, I can assure you that narrative is alive and well. | We get this plan from well-meaning people who love us, often long before we can form a definition of what happiness means to us. There's nothing wrong with these goals, of course. But they may not be for everyone — and in our unequal society, pursuing them can be a big risk that doesn't always pay off. | For my part, I thought following these steps was a direct route to the American Dream.
(2023-04-05). Liberal Judge Wins WI Supreme Court Race — But GOP Gains Impeachment Powers. truthout.org A liberal judge won the election for the Wisconsin State Supreme Court on Tuesday, defeating her Trump-aligned conservative opponent by 11 points — a margin that's almost unheard of in a state as politically divided as the Badger State. The election result means that the liberal bloc of justices on the state's highest court will be in control for the first time in 15 years, halting what has been a… |
(2023-04-05). Trump Pushes Conspiracy Theories, Attacks Manhattan DA in Post-Indictment Speech. truthout.org Hours after becoming the first former president to be indicted in U.S. history, Donald Trump gave a rambling speech at Mar-a-Lago, presenting himself as a victim of the political establishment and airing grievances about his perceived enemies in what appeared to be an attempt to rally his followers for his 2024 presidential campaign. Trump has been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney's… |
(2023-04-05). French Communist Party leads workers in march on Macron's palace over retirement scheme. peoplesworld.org 
PARIS—French Communist parliamentarians marched to the Élysée Palace, the residence of President Emmanuel Macron, Monday to hand in a letter demanding he drop his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age by two years to 64. The proposal has sparked a wave of strikes and brought millions of people into the streets since it was …
(2023-04-05). How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video). juancole.com The Progress Network | How does change actually occur? And what are the best tactics for bringing large coalitions together? Hosts of Democracy-ish, Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali, discuss the balance between angry revolution and individual hope, and what ultimately gets people on board with a movement. Plus, we take a look at the World …
(2023-04-05). Inside The Digital Advertising Stock That's Breaking Away From The Pack: The Trade Desk. moguldom.com 
The Trade Desk, a Silicon Valley-based media buying platform specializing in real-time automated advertising technology, has defied industry trends and seen its stock grow by 980 percent over the past five years while other ad-related stocks have lost ground. Industry and macroeconomic pressures led to reduced ad spending at large digital advertising companies such as Alphabet's …
(2023-04-05). Venezuela's Opposition Envoy Calls on Biden to Ease Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Fernando Blasi, the new envoy for Venezuela's US-backed opposition, is calling on the Biden administration to ease crippling sanctions on Venezuela, saying not doing so could turn the country into another Cuba, which has been under a US trade embargo since 1962. "If we continue down this path, Venezuela is destined to be another Cuba," …
(2023-04-05). Belarusian Troops Train on Russia's Nuclear-Capable Iskander Missiles. news.antiwar.com Belarusian troops have begun training on Russia's nuclear-capable Iskander missiles after President Vladimir Putin announced he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, Belarusians started training on the Iskander systems at a Russian testing ground on April 3. The Belarusian Defense Ministry also announced the training. "The program …
(2023-04-05). Blinken Can't Reschedule His Trip to China After Canceling. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken is looking to reschedule his trip to China that he canceled over the Chinese balloon that wound up floating over the US, but Beijing is rebuffing the effort, POLITICO reported Wednesday. The POLITICO report said China has effectively frozen high-level contacts with US officials. An unnamed US official said that …
(2023-04-05). House Speaker McCarthy Meets Taiwan's Tsai in California. news.antiwar.com House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, marking the highest level meeting between US and Taiwanese officials since the previous House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taipei in August 2022. The meeting is historic and risks provoking a major Chinese response as it makes McCarthy the highest-level US …
(2023-04-05). Iran Says It Foiled Drone Attack in Iranian City of Isfahan. news.antiwar.com Iranian authorities have said they foiled a drone attack on a military facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan. According to Iran's PressTV, the Iranian Defense Ministry said one of its facilities in the city had come under attack by a Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV), which was shot down by air defenses. The ministry said …
(2023-04-05). Ukraine 'Ready' to Talk About Crimea With Russia If Counteroffensive Succeeds. news.antiwar.com An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Financial Times that Kyiv would be "ready" to negotiate the status of Crimea with Russia if it launches a successful counteroffensive and captures the territory Russia controls that borders the peninsula. "If we will succeed in achieving our strategic goals on the battlefield and when we will …
(2023-04-05). Zelensky Says Poland Will Form Coalition to Send Warplanes to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Warsaw on Wednesday and said he believes Poland will form a coalition of NATO countries to send warplanes to Kyiv as the Polish led the charge to provide Western-made tanks. "Just as your (Polish) leadership proved itself in the tank coalition, I believe that it will manifest itself in the …
(2023-04-05). US Announces $2.6 Billion Weapons Package for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). April 9 meeting to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger. workers.org 
A virtual meeting will be held to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger, Revolutionary, Disability Justice and Rights Fighter, Labor Organizer — Rest in power! The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (DJRC) is hosting its monthly 2nd Sunday Dialogue, April 9 at 7: 00 p.m. EDT, to honor Mary and . . . |
(2023-04-05). So the Russian Incursion in Ukraine Was "Unprovoked", Eh? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Guns, Gender and Masculinity (OPINION). latinorebels.com Many people believe that owning a gun is a symbol of power and protection. These associations are often tied to traditional gender roles, with men expected to be dominant and protective while women are to be submissive and nurturing.
(2023-04-05). What Trump's Indictment Means. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). "The Big Powers are Worried". Iran's Military Technologies for Defense. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Japan Ignoring Price Cap, Paying 16% More for Russian Oil. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). NATO Expansionism in Scandinavia Helps America, But Puts Finland in Line of Fire. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Sibos 2024 financial services forum to be held in Beijing. ecns.cn Beijing will play host city to the Swift International Banker's Operation Seminar (Sibos) financial services forum in 2024, according to a joint announcement from Beijing authorities and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
(2023-04-05). Bead obsession grows among Chinese students. ecns.cn A string of beads made of various materials has become a favorite toy among some elementary Chinese school students.
(2023-04-05). Australia urged to observe market economy rules after it plans to ban TikTok from government devices. ecns.cn China has made solemn démarches to Australia after the Australian government said it would remove TikTok on all federal government devices, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). China firmly opposes meeting between Tsai Ing-wen and Kevin McCarthy: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn China firmly opposes the U.S. arrangement for Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip to the U.S. and a meeting between her and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, because it seriously contravenes the one-China principle and provisions in the three China-U.S. joint communiqués and gravely undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). China's high temperature superconducting maglev transportation system completes suspension run. ecns.cn China's independently developed high temperature superconducting electric maglev transportation system has completed its first suspension run, according to its developer CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. in northeast China's Jilin Province.
(2023-04-05). Archaeological work advances made in Tibet in 2022. ecns.cn A series of archaeological excavations and investigations were carried out in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region last year, providing important facts for understanding the region's ancient history and culture.
(2023-04-05). China issues traffic safety warning ahead of Qingming Festival. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday issued an early warning for road traffic safety risks during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, which falls on April 5 this year.
(2023-04-05). China builds vast solar, wind power parks in deserts. ecns.cn The northern region of China is witnessing a remarkable surge in the construction of solar and wind power parks along its desert belt and this development is transforming the once barren and desolate areas into a bustling hub for renewable energy.
(2023-04-05). China's Tibet discovers earliest cave tomb built 3,000 yrs ago. ecns.cn The cemetery site is indicative of diverse cultures and exchanges and connections between different areas in the hinterland of Tibet at that time, said Tashi Tsering, a researcher with the regional institute of cultural relics protection.
(2023-04-05). More dolphins washed ashore near Tokyo for 2nd straight day. ecns.cn Several more dolphins were found washed ashore and stranded on a beach near Tokyo on Tuesday morning, one day after dozens were found stranded in the same place a day earlier.
(2023-04-05). China to deepen new cooperation pattern with Indonesia: Wang Yi. ecns.cn Wang Yi (R), director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, shakes hands with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia's Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment in Beijing, China, April 4, 2023.
(2023-04-05). Tax policies to boost market confidence. ecns.cn Foreign enterprises are expected to expand funding into research and development in China as the country strengthens its support to innovation with long-term preferential tax policy arrangements, they said.
(2023-04-05). Exploring Qingming Festival: swallow kites carry misfortune away. ecns.cn Qingming is both a solar term and traditional Chinese festival during which people enjoy spring outings, sweep graves and pray to those who have passed away.
(2023-04-05). Trump charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, pleads not guilty. ecns.cn Former U.S. President Donald Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, the Manhattan district attorney said on Tuesday afternoon.
(2023-04-05). China urges Japan to rectify actions on semiconductor export curbs. ecns.cn China is highly concerned about Japan's semiconductor export controls and urges it to rectify its actions, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Xi plants trees in Beijing, urging more afforestation efforts for green development, building beautiful China. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday attended a voluntary tree planting activity in Beijing and called for more efforts in afforestation to write a new chapter in building a beautiful China.
(2023-04-05). Xi stresses Party theoretic study drive to enhance cohesion and pool strengths. ecns.cn A meeting on the education campaign about the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was held on Monday in Beijing. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended the meeting and made an important speech.
(2023-04-05). China's hyperspectral Earth observation satellite put into use. ecns.cn China's hyperspectral satellite for Earth observation has gone into use after completing in-orbit tests, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the primary developer of the spacecraft, announced on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Former chairman of China Everbright Group under investigation. ecns.cn Li Xiaopeng, former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group has been placed under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws, according to an official statement released Wednesday.
(2023-04-05). China plans to restructure disciplines, majors at universities. ecns.cn China will adjust the composition of about 20 percent of the disciplines and majors at its higher education institutions, replacing outdated disciplines with new ones that keep abreast with new technologies, emerging sectors and new business modes.
(2023-04-05). FM urges relevant U.S. congressman not to undermine China-U.S. ties. ecns.cn Relevant U.S. congressman needs to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques and avoid undermining the China-U.S. relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
(2023-04-05). Cherry blossoms with colorful lights dazzle Yantai. ecns.cn People are enchanted by cherry blossoms with colorful lights at night in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, April 3, 2023.
(2023-04-05). Culture Fact | Solar term: Qingming. ecns.cn
(2023-04-05). Culture Fact | Qingming Festival in ancient Chinese poem. ecns.cn
(2023-04-05). Intangible Cultural Heritage inheritor: swallow kites carry misfortune away. ecns.cn Qingming is both a natural solar term and traditional Chinese festival during which people enjoy spring outings, sweep graves and pray to those who have passed away.
(2023-04-05). Japan needs to reconsider wastewater discharge plan. mronline.org 
It may be recalled that after Japan alarmingly announced in April 2021 its plan to start releasing around 1.3 million metric tons of contaminated wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, countries in the rest of eastern Asia and the Pacific region protested. Environmental groups and even the Japanese people opposed it.
(2023-04-05). "Legitimate target" — Bellingcat defends terror attack at St. Petersburg cafe. mronline.org 
Christo Grozev of the U.S. government-sponsored Bellingcat endorsed the terror attack that killed a Russian war reporter and injured many others during a public event in St. Petersburg. He also defended Ukraine's attempt to assassinate a Russian philosopher because he was a "propagandist."
(2023-04-05). The United Nations is being used by the U.S. in its Propaganda War against Nicaragua. mronline.org 
While the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies.
(2023-04-05). TikTok on trial: The latest front in the U.S. tech war on China. mronline.org 
On March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government.
(2023-04-05). Unchecked by consequences, a new authoritarianism is unfolding in India. mronline.org 
The use of hate and arbitrary power and calculated killings by Hindu nationalists reveal an ominous disregard for democracy, a forewarning of what is to come.
(2023-04-05). Chris Hedges: Reclaiming Our Country. scheerpost.com
(2023-04-05). Filings Reveal Amazon Spent Over $14 Million to Bust Union in 2022 Alone. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-05). Finland Formally Joins NATO, Doubling Alliance's Border With Russia. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-05). 'Grim Milestone': Over 400 Human Rights Defenders Murdered Worldwide Last Year. scheerpost.com 
"Despite an assault on human rights and the rule of law in many countries," human rights defenders "showed remarkable courage and persistence in advocating for more democratic, just, and inclusive societies."
(2023-04-05). Netanyahu's Power Grab Is Shattering the Myth of a United, Democratic Israel. scheerpost.com 
The illusion of a cohesive Israel, an Israel that is a miraculous success, exists only in the minds of privileged Israeli and some diaspora Jews. Some European politicians may also believe this to be the case, having been convinced by Jews in their countries. But it was never the case.
(2023-04-05). 'Now Do Bush': Trump Arraignment Contrasts Typical Immunity for US Leaders. scheerpost.com 
"Trump should be prosecuted for a variety of crimes, committed both as a private citizen and public official," argues Jeremy Scahill. "But if we want to claim that our system is exceptional, then the same fate should be brought to bear on the Bushes, Cheneys, and Kissingers of the world as well."
(2023-04-05). Patrick Lawrence: The Happiness of Others. scheerpost.com 
For Americans, admitting that people in other parts of the world have and want different things from what they have and want can, in its subtle way, be devastating to their view of the world.
(2023-04-05). Seymour Hersh: The Nord Stream Ghost Ship. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-05). The Broad, Vague RESTRICT Act Is a Dangerous Substitute for Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation. scheerpost.com 
By Jason Kelley and David Greene / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The recently introduced RESTRICT Act (S. 686, Sen. Warner and Sen. Thune) rightfully is causing a lot of concern. This bill is being called a "TikTok ban," but it's more complicated than that. As we wrote in our initial review of the bill, the RESTRICT …
(2023-04-05). Is Israel a 'democracy'? An editorial. workers.org 
For the past 13 weeks, Israel has been rocked with massive demonstrations in the hundreds of thousands, especially in Tel Aviv, targeting the far-right, neofascist government headed by the butcher Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. What prompted the protests was a proposed "reform package" that would curtail the judiciary branch of . . . |
(2023-04-05). Selected Articles: Turning Tides: The US Congress and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca 
By The latest move by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) promises to be something more. Tlaib
(2023-04-05). U.S. Gun Violence during the Covid Crisis: Teenage Deaths and Injuries Increased by 64.8%. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Canada: The Case Against Iran Sanctions. libya360.wordpress.com Greg ShupakA mural in the holy city of Qom depicts Ayatollah Khomeini, leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, on the left and Ali Khamenei, the current Supreme Leader of Iran, on the right. Photo by David Stanley "We hear the pleas of the Iranian people and we commend them for their bravery and resilience," Minister…
(2023-04-05). "Children & Armed Conflict: Ukrainian Crisis. Evacuating Children from Conflict Zone" libya360.wordpress.com UNSC Arria formula meeting on the topic "Children and armed conflict: Ukrainian crisis. Evacuating children from conflict zone" Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights M.Lvova-Belova to brief. 1/3 @UKUN_NewYork blocked UN webcast of our tomorrow's informal meeting of Security Council on "Children and armed conflict: Ukrainian crisis. Evacuating children from conflict zone". Western countries are clearly…
(2023-04-05). China's Historical Destiny is to Stand With the Third World. libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 20 March 2023, China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin spent over four hours in private conversation. According to official statements after the meeting, the two leaders talked about the increasing economic and strategic partnership between China and Russia—including building the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline—and the Chinese peace initiative for…
(2023-04-05). Guangzhou 1927: The Paris Commune of the East. libya360.wordpress.com Friends of Socialist China The Paris Commune, which lasted from March 18-May 28 1871, is generally regarded as the first seizure of power by the proletariat, and formation of a workers' government, in history. As such, it has continued to inspire varied attempts to establish workers power and build socialism, whether in terms of inspiration…
(2023-04-05). Hunger in Haiti: Made in USA. libya360.wordpress.com Greg Dunkel U.S. rice producers have destroyed the livelihoods of many Haitian rice farmers, like the one above, by dumping cheap U.S. rice in Haiti. The United States under enslaver president Thomas Jefferson imposed a blockade of Haiti in 1806, which lasted until 1862. This was the first of a multitude of sanctions the U.S….
(2023-04-05). The Nord Stream Ghost: The False Details in the CIA's Cover Story. libya360.wordpress.com Seymour HershGas emanating from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea, September 28, 2022. / Swedish Coast Guard. America's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have…
(2023-04-05). The Ukrainian Diaspora's Influence on Canadian Foreign Policy Decisions. libya360.wordpress.com Valeriy Krylko Chrystia Freeland posed with a banner emblazoned with the official battle flag of the fascist Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). She deleted the tweet after individuals noticed the flag. (Chrystia Freeland/Twitter) The first foreign servicemen to arrive in Ukraine during February 2022 were Canadians. The first foreign officer arrested by Russian troops during Russia's…
(2023-04-05). War Mongering, CIA-Connected Think-Tank Calls for World War III. libya360.wordpress.com Valeriy Krylko [Source: atlanticcouncil.org] Fellows at the Atlantic Council advocate bombing and confronting Russia, while eschewing any opportunities for peace. The Atlantic Council is an American think tank, founded in 1961, which lies at the heart of what 27-year CIA veteran Ray McGovern and whistleblower termed the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think Tank Complex (MICIMATTC). Its close ties to the CIA were…
(2023-04-05). One Person Killed, Two Injured In Vehicle Assault On Food Not Bombs. popularresistance.org Two volunteers with the mutual aid group Reno Food Not Bombs are in "critical, but stable condition" and one unhoused person, Michelle "Mama Bear," is dead after a 57 year old man, David Turner, "suddenly and inexplicably drove his car through the area where the women were standing" on Monday. All three were reportedly transported to a local hospital directly following the attack, however Michelle sadly passed away due to her injuries. According to law enforcement, Turner claimed that the attack was "intentional." As This Is Reno reported: | David Turner, 57, is facing one count of murder and two counts of attemp…
(2023-04-05). New Day and Times for It's Going Down on Pacifica Radio! itsgoingdown.org Attention IGD listeners on Pacifica radio! It's Going Down is moving from Fridays at 12 NOON to Wednesdays at 11 AM — 12 PM NOON, right between Letters and Politics and Against the Grain. It's Going Down plays on Pacifica radio on 94.1 FM, KPFA across the San Francisco bay area, from Marin County in…
(2023-04-05). One Person Killed and Two Members of Reno Food not Bombs Hospitalized After Vehicle Attack. itsgoingdown.org Two volunteers with the mutual aid group Reno Food Not Bombs are in "critical, but stable condition" and one unhoused person, Michelle "Mama Bear" Jardine, is dead after a 57 year old man, David Turner, reportedly "suddenly and inexplicably drove his car through the area where the women were standing" on Monday. All three were…
(2023-04-05). CFMEU demands Labor scrap anti-union laws. greenleft.org.au Thousands of workers took to the streets in a national day of action to demand wage rises and protest anti-union laws, report Jacob Andrewartha, Sue Bolton, Alex Bainbridge and Jim McIlroy.
(2023-04-05). 20 Years After Iraq: No Accountability and No Lessons Learned. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). 19 years after the coup d'état: Statement from Fanmi Lavalas Political Organization. iacenter.org March 24, 2023 This Feb. 28 statement from Fanmi Lavalas, a people's party of Haiti, commemorates the February 29, 2004, coup d'état that overthrew Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Fanmi Lavalas honors those who fell during the coup and outlines its call for a Haitian solution to the crisis that has now engulfed the country. Unofficial translation by the Haiti Action Committee. San Francisco, July 28, 2021. Credit: Haiti Action Committee On the eve of the commemoration of the 19th anniversary of the bloody coup d'état of 2004, the harmful consequences of which we are living…
(2023-04-05). As Zelensky speaks, vigil to demand Austria maintain neutrality. iacenter.org March 27, 2023 The International Action Center received this petition and call for a vigil from the Austrian group, the Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality. Translation: John Catalinotto. Vienna protest of German decision to send tanks to Ukraine, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality Vigil: Building peace without weapons Thursday, March 30, 2023, 8 a.m. at the Parliament building The Ukrainian war President [Volodymyr] Zelensky is scheduled to speak virtually to the deputies of the Parliament on March 30. What he will say is already clear. He wants more weapons, more sanctions, mor…
(2023-04-05). Communiqué: The working class in France buries its gravediggers. iacenter.org April 3, 2023 Communiqué of the Coordination of Communist Nuclei (CNC) in the Spanish State (Spain) published March 28, 2023. Workers World publishes this communiqué because it could also apply as a message for the working class in the United States. Translation: John Catalinotto. Workers on France's high-speed TGV trains demonstrate near the Lyon Station in Paris. Allez vous-faire foutre! (Go to hell!) Esclaves du capital! (Slaves of capital!) Servants de l'OTAN (Servants of NATO!) The French working class gives us, once again, a great lesson of class struggle, and starting from the beginning, it showed us what…
(2023-04-05). Denial of Mumia's appeal: An affront to basic justice and the law. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette April 3, 2023 Philadelphia Mumia Abu-Jamal, his family and his supporters around the world had every reason and right to hope that all their hard work would pay off in persuading Judge Lucretia Clemons from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas to follow and apply the law, as has been done in other cases involving Brady and Batson violations. Since her Dec. 16, 2022, notice of intention to dismiss Abu-Jamal's current appeal, thousands of people have signed petitions, written letters and passed resolutions on Abu-Jamal's behalf directed to Clemons. Supporters include the 20-million-member…
(2023-04-05). Despite government attacks: Workers, students in France stay strong. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel March 28, 2023 Since President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Élizabeth Borne rammed through the "reform" of France's pension system March 16 — an attack which will require workers to work longer to obtain a full pension — the class struggle has grown more intense. Women retirees on the front lines, March 2023. Millions of workers struck on March 23 to protest this new law, which extends their retirement age to 64 from 62. The law must still be reviewed by the Constitutional Council, which can reject or modify it. The new pension law provides fewer protections for workers who have ard…
(2023-04-05). Germany: Warning strike turns up the steam. iacenter.org By Arnold Schà∂lzel March 30, 2023 The author is a former editor of the German newspaper junge Welt, where this article was published March 27. Translation: John Catalinotto Railroad and Transport Workers rally by the main train station in Bremen, Germany, March 25, 2023, for strike action. A foretaste of the depth of the strike waves in France or Britain occurred in Germany on March 27: For 24 hours, buses and trains remained largely in depots, airplanes on the ground. Some 335,000 workers responded to the joint call by the United Services Trade Union (Verdi) and the railway and transport union (EVG) for a…
(2023-04-05). Trump's indictment: only a beginning. iacenter.org Former President Donald J. Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury March 31. The unexpected news was celebrated by many oppressed people, class-conscious workers and many on the left. Trump's Supreme Court appointments reversed the legal right to abortion. In addition to being the 45th occupant of the White House, Trump is known for being a bigoted billionaire, who emboldened the violent far right over the last several years and led a vicious Islamophobic, racist, misogynist, anti-migrant and anti-worker presidential campaign and administration. Good people believe he deserves to be punished. Trump was indic…
(2023-04-05). U.S. immigration policy causes migrant deaths. iacenter.org By Ted Kelly April 4, 2023 On March 30, Mexican police arrested three officials from the National Immigration Institute and two private security guards. The arrests occurred just days after a deadly blaze at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez. One of the incarcerated migrants, who has been accused of starting the fire, has also been arrested. (NPR, March 31) Mexico side of the U.S. border wall at Friendship Park in Las Playas de Tijuana, Baja California, December 2018. (Photo Credit: Ted Kelly) While an investigation into the fire, which killed 40 people, is underway, those really responsible are still…
(2023-04-05). ICC's Putin Arrest Warrant Based on State Dept-Funded Report That Debunked Itself. orinocotribune.com 
Jeremy Loffredo and Max Blumenthal exposes fabrications and contradictions in the US State Department-funded report on which the International Criminal Court based its arrest warrant against the Russian president. | The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the US State Department. | US journalist Jeremy Loffredo visited one of Russian government-sponsored camps in question. At The Do…
(2023-04-05). Stop This Corporate Child Abuse. otherwords.org With new outrages erupting every day, I find some comfort in knowing that we the people have at least eliminated certain particularly ugly plutocratic abuses. Child labor, for example — outlawed in 1938, right? | Well, outlawed, yes; stopped, no. To be clear, there's nothing wrong with teenagers working to help their families, gain experience,…
(2023-04-05). Protesters take aim at war industry, nuclear subs. greenleft.org.au About 100 people protested in North Wollongong against the federal government's plans for a nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla, NSW. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-04-05). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America. fpif.org 
(2023-04-05). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America: Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor? juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Gustavo Petro doesn't just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, who took office last August, is targeting what he calls his nation's "economy of death." That means pivoting away from oil, natural gas, coal, and narcotics toward more sustainable economic …
(2023-04-05). Los traidores de Assange: El servilismo del gobierno australiano hacia EE.UU. globalizacion.ca Conozco a Julian Assange desde que le entrevisté por primera vez en Londres en 2010. Inmediatamente me gustó su sentido del humor seco y oscuro, a menudo acompañado de una risita contagiosa. Es un outsider orgulloso: agudo y reflexivo. | Nos…
(2023-04-05). Progressive coalition brings Brandon Johnson across the finish line in Chicago. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson, a progressive African-American community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, defied the pollsters and was elected as Chicago's next mayor yesterday in a major victory for progressives. His win was propelled, in major part, part by a huge turnout among enthusiastic young voters. According to the Chicago Board of Elections, a …
(2023-04-05). Progressives win key swing seat in Wisconsin State Supreme Court race. peoplesworld.org 
MADISON, Wisc. — In what was perhaps the most consequential state Supreme Court race in U.S. history yesterday the winner was a liberal judge, Janet Protasiewicz, giving progressives their first majority on the court since 2008. Her victory in the race for the key swing seat on the state's Supreme Court will enable the ending …
(2023-04-05). With democracy on the line, People's World does the job corporate media won't. peoplesworld.org 
The argument for keeping People's World alive is a more critical one now than ever before. That's because we are at a critical juncture in U.S. history, one that could end up with a fascist takeover of our country. At such a time as this, the need for truth-telling journalists who work in print, online, …
(2023-04-05). The Undercover Organizers Behind America's Union Wins. popularresistance.org If you want to unionize a workplace, Will Westlake was saying, get used to unclogging the drains. At a secret off-hours gathering held in Rochester, New York, in March, the 25-year-old former barista told a few dozen labor activists that a great way to build trust with co-workers and bosses is to volunteer for thankless chores. In his case, that meant spending months at a Starbucks outside Buffalo in 2021 getting on his knees and reaching beneath the sinks to yank loose the grimy mix of mocha chips, espresso beans, congealed milk and rotten fruit that regularly stopped things up. "Be the person who's willing," We…
(2023-04-05). 5 Other Modern Presidents who Should have been Indicted for their Crimes. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen and he has a presumption of innocence. There is obviously evidence that he falsified his business records for the purpose of hiding material facts from the American people in October …
(2023-04-05). 'Zone of Peace' Campaign Launched In 3 Countries to Build 'People(s)-Centered Movement' in the Americas. towardfreedom.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), along with partner organizations, held events April 4 in three countries across the Americas to launch an effort to activate popular movements in the region in support of a 2014 call for a "Zone of Peace." TF editor Julie Varughese reports.
(2023-04-05). Israeli Forces Condemned for Brutal Raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque. truthout.org Israeli police brutally attacked Palestinians inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday night, injuring at least a dozen peaceful worshipers and arresting more than 400 during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "Dozens of heavily armed officers stormed the site, used stun grenades, and fired tear gas into the Qibli prayer hall — the building with the silver dome… |
(2023-04-05). Cartoon: Dante's Inferno, War Crimes Edition. otherwords.org
(2023-04-05). The "Psychological War" Behind Ukrainian Frontlines. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). La nueva integración sudamericana. cepr.net La Tercera Ver artículo en el sitio original Al asumir la Presidencia, Lula afirmó "nuestro protagonismo se materializará a través de la reanudación de la integración sudamericana". Por su parte, el Presidente Boric reafirmó en su primera reunión con Lula la importancia de la rearticulación de América del Sur. Hace pocos días, tanto Lula como …
(2023-04-05). The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (Review). juancole.com 
Review of Ahmad Shuja Jamal and William Maley, The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (London: Hurst and Co., 2023). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment) — The Republic of Afghanistan unraveled quickly after May 2021 when US-led foreign troops prepared to abandon the country. This defied the forecasts of most experts on the capacity …
(2023-04-05). øHasta qué punto es peligrosa la "amistad" entre Putin y Xi? globalizacion.ca
(2023-04-05). As China Embraces Russia, the Western Narrative Needs a Rethink. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Trump indicted on 34 felonies linked to election interference. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has indicted former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, in a case that is only the opening salvo in a looming barrage of legal troubles for the former White House denizen. The Trump indictment itself is bad news, of course, for …
(2023-04-05). The Climate (CO2) Hoax and the Control Matrix. Mega-banks and Corporations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Woke-ism and the Self-Induced Suicide of America. thelastamericanvagabond.com Perhaps one of the greatest obstacles to saving the beleaguered republic at this late stage of self-induced rot is a pervading belief among a large portion of the US citizenry that America itself were better off burnt to a crisp. It isn't just the Antifa or BLM rioters who lit cities on fire in 2019-2020
(2023-04-05). Israel brutalizes worshippers at al-Aqsa for second night. electronicintifada.net Jewish extremists seeking provocative animal sacrifices arrested near holy site.
(2023-04-05). The tragic U.S. choice to prioritize war over peacemakingÔøºÔøº. nationofchange.org Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. – Matthew 5: 9…
(2023-04-05). Thursday 4/6: Debunking the Parents Bill of Rights Teach-in. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-04-05). Manchin Furious Over Latest Legal Setback to Mountain Valley Pipeline Project. truthout.org This story was originally published by Grist. Subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. In exchange for his help passing the most far-reaching climate law in U.S. history, Senator Joe Manchin hoped to fast-track a 303-mile natural gas pipeline that's being built in his home state of West Virginia. Those hopes were dashed yet again on Monday, when a federal appeals court ruled that the pipeline's… |
(2023-04-05). Know the signs of strep throat in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
(2023-04-05). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
(2023-04-05). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
(2023-04-05). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
(2023-04-05). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
(2023-04-05). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
(2023-04-05). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…
(2023-04-05). Latest Ruling Against ACA Could Lead to Thousands of New HIV Infections Per Year. truthout.org The passage of Obamacare — formally, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) — in 2010 meant that that most private insurance plans were required to cover recommended preventive care services without making patients bear some of the cost. Since then, the ACA, or parts of it, have been legally challenged nearly 2,000 times. In the most recent litigation, Braidwood Management v. Becerra… |
(2023-04-05). Trans Day of Visibility Rally in San Jose. indybay.org March 31 is Trans Day of Visibility every year. This year the group "Queer Trans Youth Assemble" called for student walkouts and rallies nationwide. Dozens of locations across the US saw actions in solidarity. In San Jose, Silicon Valley Pride organized a rally with music, singalongs, speakers, and lots of youth power and creativity.
(2023-04-05). Thursday 4/13: No Dumping Radioactive Water Into The Pacific No Restarting Nukes In Japan. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery/California St. | San Franciscco…
(2023-04-05). For A Cold Warrior Like Me… smoothiex12.blogspot.com watching this is like pinching myself… … if I am seeing what I am seeing. The change is mind-boggling, its speed is breath-taking.
(2023-04-05). I Liked Larry's Eisenhower's Analogy. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Excellent talk with Judge. By now only idiots from "Institute for NOT Study of War" didn't get the fact of why Russians sat into Strategic Defense (it doesn't mean that you do not go on offensive). Why chasing the enemy when it comes to you, and you kill it, is an excellent mode of conducting a war. As I am ON RECORD, Washington doesn't have a concept of all state's institutions working as a whole based on a coherent strategy and contingency planning. Yeah, I know, "strategy" is such a popular word.
(2023-04-05). 47th Anniversary of Land Day: Palestinians Rally Against Israelis' Theft of Their Land. orinocotribune.com Palestinians have held rallies to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Land Day, in honor of the struggle against Israeli settler-apartheid oppression and the call for freedom, justice and equality. | People in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East al-Quds took to the streets on Thursday to mark the event that takes place on March 30 every year. | In the Gaza Strip, protesters gathered near the fence that separates the besieged enclave from the occupied territories as Israeli troops fired live bullets and tear gas canisters. According to local sources, five Palestinians were injured, three of them with live bullets,…
(2023-04-05). Peru: How an Attempt To Censor a Report on Human Rights Violations Failed. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Noriega — Mar 30, 2023 | The right wing tried to prevent the presentation of Amnesty International's annual report. It did not succeed. The worldwide report, in the case of Peru, denounces serious human rights violations, including the death of demonstrators by gunshots of the security forces and arbitrary detentions in the repression of the social protests against the government of Dina Boluarte. | The municipality of the Lima district of Miraflores, administered by the ultra-right wing that governs with Boluarte, ordered the closure of the Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion (LUM), a…
(2023-04-05). UN and Orthodox Prelates Condemn Zelensky's Moves to Evict Monks, Seize Churches in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). 15 million in the US to be kicked off of public health benefits. peoplesdispatch.org As US-based news is inundated with coverage surrounding the spectacle of former president Donald Trump's arraignment, 15 million people are being quietly phased out of receiving Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits, beginning April 1 and going through May and July. | As the Joe Biden administration will end the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on May 11, starting this past weekend states have already begun to kick people off of Medicaid and CHIP. These states are all Republican Party-controlled: Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, and South Dakota. | Medicaid and CHIP…
(2023-04-05). 87% of service workers in the US South were injured on the job last year. peoplesdispatch.org
(2023-04-05). Colombian President calls for agreement on ceasefire in the third round of talks with ELN. peoplesdispatch.org In response to the government's call, the ELN issued a statement and reiterated its willingness to work to reach a bilateral ceasefire with the Gustavo Petro government…
(2023-04-05). Massive fire devastates popular clothing market in Bangladesh capital Dhaka. peoplesdispatch.org The fire at Banga Bazar damaged thousands of shops and covered the surrounding neighborhoods with black smoke. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained and no casualty has been reported…
(2023-04-05). Massive rally of farmers and workers in Indian capital New Delhi. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday, April 5, thousands of farmers and workers from across India came to the capital New Delhi to protest the central government and its anti-farmer and anti-labor policies. The rally, organized under the banner 'Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Rally' was held at the Ramlila Maidan grounds. | Protesters
(2023-04-05). The Capital of the Multipolar World: A Moscow Diary. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Mar 30, 2023 | In Moscow you feel no crisis. No effects of sanctions. No unemployment. No homeless people in the streets. Minimal inflation. | How sharp was good ol' Lenin, prime modernist, when he mused, "there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen". This global nomad now addressing you has enjoyed the privilege of spending four astonishing weeks in Moscow at the heart of an historical crossroads — culminating with the Putin-Xi geopolitical game-changing summit at the Kremlin. | To quote Xi, "changes that haven't been seen in 100 years" do have a…
(2023-04-05). Corporations finance Myanmar coup regime's war on the people. greenleft.org.au Burmese/Myanma democracy activists are stepping up their campaign to pressure the United States to impose sanctions to stop North American oil and gas companies from financing the Myanmar military's war against the people, reports Peter Boyle.
(2023-04-05). Video: Sydney construction workers march through city. greenleft.org.au Construction workers demanding protection from silicosis and calling on Labor governments to keep their promises to remove anti-union laws took to Sydney streets in their thousands. Peter Boyle reports.
(2023-04-05). In OtherWords: April 5, 2023. otherwords.org Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has stepped down, concluding a controversial third stint as leader of the iconic company with a Senate hearing on his union busting | This week in OtherWords, Sonali Kolhatkar explains Also this week, we offer a pair of op-eds about ho…
(2023-04-05). Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Win-Win for Our Country. inequality.org The Supreme Court is gearing up to weigh in on the ongoing student loan debt debate prompted by President Joe Biden's sweeping debt cancellation plan that would help over 35 million Americans. I spent over two decades paying off my federal student loans — and like a lot of people with educational debt, I paid $20,000 more …
(2023-04-05). Sunday 4/2: Nuclear-armed imperialists face off: Don't stand aside! Join with others protesting. indybay.org Powell and Market cable car turnaround…
(2023-04-05). Vatican Renounces Euro-supremacist "Doctrine of Discovery" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Israel Assaults Worshippers In Al-Aqsa Mosque, Threatens Multi-Front War. thelastamericanvagabond.com During the early hours of Wednesday morning, Israeli occupation police forces raided the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and severely beat a number of worshippers at the site. The raid was carried out in order to prevent Palestinian worshippers from remaining inside the Holy Site, at times when extremist Israeli settlers planned to storm the area. The
(2023-04-05). Why Is Israel Attacking Syria Nearly Everyday Now? thelastamericanvagabond.com Tensions continue to escalate inside Syria, following another round of unprovoked Israeli airstrikes on Monday night, which killed two civilians in Damascus. Israel has carried out four separate aerial assaults on Syria, since Thursday last week, with tensions continuing to rise as Iran vows to respond to the killing of its citizens in one of
(2023-04-05). MAGA married to the mob-ster: no divorce ever. nationofchange.org In deadly lockstep is MAGA mated,/ To rise and fall as Trump is fated.
(2023-04-05). Lucas Gage Interview — How The Two Party Illusion Maintains Division And Cultivates Hate. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is Lucas Gage, here to discuss the two party illusion (among many other things) and how this false paradigm not only maintains division among the people of the United States, but cultivates a hatred for one another based on our perceived differences. All of this is designed, as we see it, to
(2023-04-05). The Party of "Family Values" Sees No Irony in Axing Child Labor Protections. truthout.org The New York Times's recent exposé on child labor in the United States wasn't about what might be called "child labor lite": examples, say, of kids working in candy stores, logging long hours as babysitters, or getting up early to do paper-delivery rounds. Instead, it was about truly Dickensian conditions: children, many of whom were unaccompanied migrants, getting mangled while working overnight… |
(2023-04-05). Michigan Becomes First State to Repeal Abortion Ban Post-"Roe" truthout.org On Wednesday, Michigan became the first state to formally repeal an abortion ban after the fall of Roe v. Wade. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill on Wednesday afternoon that the state legislature passed last month, repealing crucial parts of a nearly century-old abortion ban in the state. The bill revokes the section of a 1931 abortion law that makes it a felony in nearly all cases to… |
(2023-04-05). Progressive Johnson Triumphs Against "Tough-on-Crime" Democrat in Chicago. truthout.org Progressive Brandon Johnson won the Chicago mayoral race on Tuesday, triumphing over conservative Democrat Paul Vallas in a victory that serves as a rebuke to Vallas's "tough-on-crime" platform and shows that candidates running on left-wing platforms can win. Johnson, a former labor organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), defeated his well-financed opponent on a platform of supporting… |
(2023-04-05). Republicans File to Repeal a Tax That Only Affects the Richest 0.1 Percent. truthout.org The vast majority of the Senate Republican caucus united last week to introduce a bill that would permanently repeal the estate tax, targeting one of the few provisions in the U.S. tax code that solely affects the richest 0.1 percent of Americans. Led by Sen. John Thune (South Dakota), the top Republican on the Senate Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service Oversight… |
(2023-04-05). Howard Schultz: Union Buster in Chief. otherwords.org Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, in a recent The conversation was meant to showcase Schultz's commitment to Starbucks coffee as he prepared to step down as CEO of the company for the third time. But it took place in Italy, prompting his interviewer to ask: Why wasn't Schultz sitting down with unionizing workers back home?
(2023-04-05). Marjorie Taylor Greene, Other Extremists Rage for Trump. splcenter.org The New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) hosted a pro-Trump gathering headlined by Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday in New York City, where speakers struggled to be heard over raucous counterprotesters.
(2023-04-05). Contra la inflación: Declaración de la Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y el Caribe. cubadebate.cu "Nos reunimos el 5 de abril de 2023 a iniciativa de México para encontrar soluciones conjuntas frente a las presiones de precios y la carestía presentes en la región, así como para fortalecer la integración y el comercio regional", señala la declaración oficial de la Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y el Caribe. Reproducimos el texto.
(2023-04-05). De Irak a Cuba: De la propaganda de guerra al periodismo subvencionado (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El pasado febrero, un periodista de News Nation era arrestado, cuando cubría la rueda de prensa del gobernador de Ohio, sobre el incendio de un tren con químicos peligrosos. Imaginen los titulares si el incendio ocurrido en la base petrolífera de Matanzas se hubiera tapado durante varios días. De esa manipulación mediática a conveniencia se trata este material.
(2023-04-05). Armada estadounidense ampliará su trabajo con herramientas no tripuladas y de inteligencia artificial. cubadebate.cu La Marina de Estados Unidos ampliará su trabajo con herramientas no tripuladas y de inteligencia artificial a la 4 ™ Flota de ese país, tras el éxito de la Task Force 59 en Oriente Medio. El secretario de la Armada y el jefe de operaciones navales anunciaron la expansión a América Central y del Sur durante la conferencia anual Sea Air Space de la Liga Naval.
(2023-04-05). Díaz-Canel se pronuncia a favor de facilitar el comercio en Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y Caribe. cubadebate.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel, primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, intervino hoy en la Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y Caribe. El mandatario se pronunció a favor de facilitar y ampliar el intercambio de bienes, eliminar aranceles y otras barreras no arancelarias, entre otras cuestiones.
(2023-04-05). El Ministerio de Economía y Planificación aprobó hoy 213 nuevos actores económicos (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Economía y Planificación aprobó hoy 213 nuevos actores económicos. Así lo dio a conocer la entidad a través de su canal en Telegram. De estos nuevos actores, 208 son mipymes privadas, cuatro estatales y una cooperativa no agropecuaria, que deben generar nuevos puestos de trabajo en la economía nacional.
(2023-04-05). Real Madrid goleó al Barcelona y es finalista de la Copa del Rey. cubadebate.cu El Real Madrid goleó a domicilio al Barcelona en la vuelta de la semifinal de la Copa del Rey (4-0) y ya es finalista del torneo donde enfrentará al Osasuna, que ayer despachó al Athletic Bilbao.
(2023-04-05). Acontecimientos que sucedieron esta semana que no nos contaron y por qué. cubadebate.cu
(2023-04-05). From Teacher & Union Organizer to Mayor: Brandon Johnson Wins Chicago Race in Upset Victory. democracynow.org 
We get an update on a major victory for progressives in Chicago's mayoral race, where union organizer and former teacher Brandon Johnson narrowly defeated Paul Vallas in a runoff election Tuesday. Johnson called for community investment, while Vallas, who was backed by the police union, focused his campaign on crime. "Now comes the difficult part of governance," says Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who is in Chicago and notes Johnson faces a hostile police force and skepticism from the city's business community.
(2023-04-05). Donald Trump Charged with 34 Felonies; He Intensifies Attacks on Judge, DA & Their Families. democracynow.org 
Donald Trump has been formally charged with 34 felonies in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday. After surrendering to authorities at a New York courthouse, Trump was placed under arrest and fingerprinted. He then appeared in a courtroom, where he pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to hush-money payments he paid out during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump is the first U.S. president to ever be charged with a crime. For more on the charges levied against Trump and their significance, we speak to Bobbi Sternheim, a criminal defense lawyer who has tried several high-pr…
(2023-04-05). Headlines for April 5, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Felony Counts Before Lashing Out at DA Bragg, Judge on His Case, Teachers' Union Leader Brandon Johnson Defeats Corporate Candidate to Become Next Mayor of Chicago, Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race in Major Victory for Voting and Abortion Rights, Israeli Forces Violently Attack Al-Aqsa Worshipers, Arrest Hundreds During Ramadan Prayers, Colombia Tops List of Deadliest Country for Human Rights Activists, Massive Blaze at Bangladesh Clothing Market Burns Down 3,000 Shops, Anger and Mourning After 13 Women and Children Killed in Pakistan Food Distribution Stampede,…
(2023-04-05). Progressive Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat "In the Most Important Election of 2023" democracynow.org 
Democrat-backed Judge Janet Protasiewicz won a high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, giving liberals a majority on the court for the first time since 2008 and renewing hopes the state's abortion ban can be reversed. Protasiewicz's rival, former Justice Dan Kelly, had support from Republicans and anti-abortion groups. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is also likely to weigh in on gerrymandering and voting access, with the potential to impact national elections for Congress and president. We get an update from John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, who joins us from Madison,…
(2023-04-05). Ralph Nader: Trump Arrest Was "Massively Overdue" After Turning White House into a "Daily Crime Scene" democracynow.org 
As we cover the historic arraignment of former President Donald Trump, we look at the crimes for which he has not been charged. We speak with Ralph Nader, longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic and former presidential candidate. Nader says that though "all presidents violate laws," Trump has "taken it to a new and diverse height."…
(2023-04-05). Tennessee Republicans Move to Expel 3 Democratic Lawmakers for Supporting Student-Led Gun Protests. democracynow.org 
As students across the United States today join a nationwide school walkout to demand lawmakers take action on gun control, we go to Tennessee, where Republicans are trying to expel three Democratic lawmakers for supporting student-led gun control protests at the state Capitol after last week's school shooting in Nashville. "We're demanding that lawmakers hear that we can't be ignored anymore," says Ezri Tyler, a student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and a national organizer for March for Our Lives. "This is authoritarianism," Tennessee state Representative Justin…
(2023-04-05). The Collapse of the War System Is Not Outpacing the Collapse of the Earth's Climate and Ecosystems. davidswanson.org
(2023-04-05). Cuba Wins Lawsuit Against Vulture Fund in London Court. orinocotribune.com In a hearing held on Tuesday at the High Court of England and Wales, Judge Sara Cockerill notified the lawyers for the parties of the judgment corresponding to the lawsuit filed by the vulture fund CRF 1 Limited against the Republic of Cuba and the Banco Nacional de Cuba (BNC). | The ruling accepted the standpoint sustained by the Cuban side during the process and dismissed CRF's claim against the Cuban state. | According to the court ruling, the wrongdoings by BNC officials, subject first to a criminal investigation and then a court ruling, were reasonable grounds for the Cuban government to deny its consent to…
(2023-04-05). Venezuela & Guinea-Bissau Celebrate 17 Years of Diplomacy, Launch Bilateral Commission. orinocotribune.com Given the turmoil of the current global geopolitical landscape, the Global South must demonstrate that "it can build a more egalitarian world under cooperation, solidarity and complementarity," said the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, during the Venezuela—Guinea-Bissau Joint Commission this Tuesday. | The launching ceremony of the joint commission between the two countries took place in the Casa Amarilla, headquarters of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Venezuela, with the presence of Guinea Bissau's vice prime minister of interior and public order, Soares Sambú, and the Venezuelan Foreign M…
(2023-04-05). Venezuela's Army Seizes Armed Narco Vehicle in Zulia State. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) located and seized a vehicle, modified to launch multiple explosives, on a border trail in Catatumbo, Zulia state, near the border with Colombia, reported the head of FANB Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Through his social media accounts, Hernández Lárez specified that the seized truck with Venezuelan plates is linked to armed Colombian drug-trafficking terrorist groups (TANCOL) and was used to terrorize the population. | "Venezuela will not be a base or platform for any type of armed terrorist group," wrote Hernández Lárez. "
(2023-04-05). Israel's new far-right government: Analysis. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-04-05). Israel imprisons over 1,000 Palestinians without charge or trial. electronicintifada.net Veteran hunger striker has refused food for 60 days.
(2023-04-05). Accidente de tren deja un muerto en Países Bajos. telesurtv.net El accidente ocurrió debido a una colisión entre un tren de pasajeros y otro de mercancías.
(2023-04-05). Al menos 23 muertos por inundaciones en Somalia. telesurtv.net Según, La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios (OCHA) cerca de 100.000 personas se han visto afectadas.
(2023-04-05). Rusia afirma tomar medidas ante expansión de la OTAN. telesurtv.net Moscú considera la incorporación de Finlandia a la OTAN como "un atentado contra los intereses nacionales y la seguridad de Rusia".
(2023-04-05). Rusia insta a flexibilizar relaciones entre Siria y Türkiye. telesurtv.net Lavrov señaló que las conversaciones entre Ankara y Damasco deben orientarse en la aspiración de "superar lo antes posible los problemas acumulados".
(2023-04-05). Presentan a Albarino como mascota para V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA. telesurtv.net Esta edición de los Juegos del ALBA se llevará a cabo del 21 al 29 de abril en Miranda, La Guaira y el distrito capitalino (Caracas, Venezuela).
(2023-04-05). Asesinan a otro líder social en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalló que un grupo de hombres armados llegaron hasta un establecimiento público donde se encontraba la víctima y lo asesinaron.
(2023-04-05). Reportan siete muertos tras avalancha de nieve en India. telesurtv.net Las autoridades estiman que al menos cinco o seis automóviles, con entre 20 y 30 turistas, quedaron atrapados bajo la nieve.
(2023-04-05). México pide apoyo a China para controlar tráfico de fentanilo. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado explicó que un apoyo inestimable sería compartir información sobre el tema.
(2023-04-05). Donald Trump comparece ante Corte en Nueva York, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Antes de que se efectuara la lectura de cargos, Trump había sido puesto bajo arresto y en custodia policial.
(2023-04-05). Incendio masivo destruye uno de los mayores mercados en Bangladés. telesurtv.net El incendio fue controlado a las 12H45 hora local (06H45 GMT) más de seis horas después de que comenzara en el mercado de Bangabazar la madrugada del martes.
(2023-04-05). China se opone a escala de la presidenta de Taiwán en EE.UU. telesurtv.net La portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Mao Ning indicó que dichos arreglos contravienen gravemente el principio de una sola China, que es acatado por EE.UU.
(2023-04-05). Presidente Díaz-Canel expresa beneplácito a sentencia favorable a Cuba. telesurtv.net La sentencia acoge el planteamiento sostenido por la parte cubana durante el proceso y desestima la reclamación de CRF contra el Estado cubano.
(2023-04-05). Irán celebra funeral de dos asesores militares asesinados por Israel. telesurtv.net Ambos asesores perdieron la vida en un ataque israelí lanzado el pasado viernes contra zonas aledañas de Damasco (capital siria).
(2023-04-05). OMS alerta sobre creciente problema de la infertilidad. telesurtv.net A pesar de la magnitud del problema, las soluciones para la prevención, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la infertilidad siguen estando insuficientemente financiadas y son inaccesibles para muchos.
(2023-04-05). Congreso rechaza debatir vacancia contra presidenta de Perú. telesurtv.net La iniciativa fue presentada por bancadas de izquierda y acusan a la mandataria Dina Boluarte por permanente incapacidad moral.
(2023-04-05). Acusada del atentado en San Petersburgo recibe sentencia. telesurtv.net Ante un tribunal de Moscú, Vladlén Tatarsk, presunta autora del crimen escuchó la sentencia en su contra: dos meses de prisión preventiva.
(2023-04-05). Aumenta a 30 cifra de muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net El desastre dejó además al menos 61 personas desaparecidas, mientras 32 fueron rescatadas, de acuerdo con cifras oficiales.
(2023-04-05). Denuncian intención de destruir iglesia ortodoxa en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Templos regidos por la Iglesia Ortodoxa Ucraniana viven escenas de tensión por la operación militar especial de Rusia.
(2023-04-05). Senado de Chile votará polémica "ley del gatillo fácil" telesurtv.net La ley es apoyada por la derecha y rechazada por otros sectores; así como por organizaciones defensoras de los DD.HH..
(2023-04-05). Sismo de magnitud 6,6 sacude la costa este de Filipinas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Filipinas no han informado de posibles víctimas o daños materiales; pero se emitió alerta de tsunami.
(2023-04-05). Ataque israelí a mezquita de Al-Aqsa deja al menos 300 heridos. telesurtv.net Este mes los musulmanes celebran el Ramadán y se encontraban rezando en la mezquita que estaba llena de mujeres, niños y personas mayores…
(2023-04-05). Continúa alerta naranja por volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net El director de Geoamenazas del SGC, John Makario Londoño, refirió que el volcán continúa con una inestabilidad importante en la actividad sísmica.
(2023-04-05). Cuba envía condolencias a Somalia tras afectaciones por lluvias. telesurtv.net Más de 20 muertos han sido registrados como consecuencia de las fuertes lluvias e inundaciones.
(2023-04-05). Registran sismo de magnitud 6,7 en Panamá. telesurtv.net El movimiento telúrico ocurrió a las 17H18 (hora local) a unos 10 kilómetros (km) de profundidad.
(2023-04-05). Instalan I Reunión de Comisión Mixta Venezuela – Guinea Bissau. telesurtv.net El diplomático venezolano recordó que el próximo 6 de abril se cumplirán 17 años del establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas.
(2023-04-05). Indigenous Anti-Mining Activist Found Slain in Mexico. latinorebels.com An Indigenous anti-mining activist has been killed in western Mexico, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The killing of Eustacio Alcalá comes just over two months after two other anti-mining activists disappeared near where his body was found.
(2023-04-05). Marvin Haynes' Family and Supporters Demand His Release from Prison. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-04-05). Chicago State University faculty and staff strike against low pay and high workloads. wsws.org More than 160 faculty and staff at Chicago State University (CSU) went on strike Monday against low pay and high workloads, as administrators remained firm in their resolve to make workers pay for decades of budget cuts at public universities throughout the state.
(2023-04-05). Australian parliamentary report urges boost to war powers. wsws.org This report is another warning that the Labor government is preparing to join an aggressive US-led war against China, and regardless of even pretences of adhering to international law.
(2023-04-05). Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer declares Ukraine War is "Global power struggle for future world order" wsws.org In a recent article, Fischer, a leading member of Germany's Greens, says what the Ukraine war is really about: the imperialist domination of the United States and the major European powers over Russia, China and the "global South."
(2023-04-05). Australian Labor government's claim it cannot free Assange is a lie. wsws.org Australian governments, including the current Labor administration, have repeatedly exercised their legal and diplomatic powers to secure the release of citizens facing persecution abroad.
(2023-04-05). The mass protests in Israel and the "left-anti-Semitism" witch-hunt. wsws.org The political lie of the unchallenged universal legitimacy of the state of Israel has suffered a devastating exposure with the mass protest movement of Jewish Israelis against the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
(2023-04-05). UK Royal Mail postal workers speak on their forming a rank-and-file committee. wsws.org "It was good to learn about the struggles of workers in France and of postal workers in Germany and Australia. Workers are faced with the same problems and are in the same fight."
(2023-04-05). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 2. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-05). University of Michigan graduate student strike continues after judge denies injunction. wsws.org This denial of a preliminary injunction is by no means a victory for the striking graduate students, who should place no faith in the bourgeois legal system.
(2023-04-05). What the merger of CP Rail and Kansas City Southern means for North American rail workers. wsws.org CPKC will operate nearly 33,000 kilometres of rail and employ approximately 20,000 people across one of the world's largest free-trade zones under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
(2023-04-05). Trump arraignment: A degraded political spectacle that covers up his real crimes. wsws.org The Democrats have engineered the indictment of Trump on a sex scandal while downplaying his real crimes against democratic rights and democracy itself.
(2023-04-05). Mexican president snubs immigrants in wake of deadly detention center fire. wsws.org AMLO has deployed the Mexican military to serve in effect as an auxiliary of US imperialism and its US border police.
(2023-04-05). Michigan's school buildings: Neglected and unfunded. wsws.org With time running out to spend the federal funds provided under the pandemic CARES Act, Michigan schools require billions more.
(2023-04-05). The pathetic farce of Mélenchon's aborted "march on the Elysée Palace" wsws.org The pseudo-left's latest phony act of "opposition" to Macron ended in a few Stalinist legislators hand-delivering a letter to Macron begging him to withdraw his attack on pensions.
(2023-04-05). Teamsters bureaucracy offers hot air to UPS workers at contract rallies. wsws.org There is serious concern by the union bureaucracy, which has spent decades giving up one concession after another, that it could lose control of a restive and angry rank and file.
(2023-04-05). French rail workers denounce Macron and his fraudulent "mediation" with the unions. wsws.org Amid growing anger with Macron's dictatorial imposition of pension cuts, WSWS journalists interviewed railworkers in Paris about the call to bring down Macron via a general strike.
(2023-04-05). Pro-war Social Democrat-led government paves way for right-wing victory in Finnish elections. wsws.org Two days after the victory of the conservative National Coalition Party in Sunday's election set the stage for a sharp shift to the right in domestic politics, Finland formally joined NATO Tuesday in a vast escalation of the US-NATO war on Russia.
(2023-04-05). Jacobin, DSA promote fraud of "reformed" UAW administration after bargaining convention. wsws.org The DSA is working to provide a counterfeit "left" cover for the nationalist, pro-capitalist perspective which the UAW bureaucracy bases itself on.
(2023-04-05). LO tacitly backs French unions' call for "mediation" to strangle fight against Macron. wsws.org As the conflict between workers and the French capitalist state mounts, Lutte ouvrière is backing the union bureaucracies' moves to block a struggle to bring down Macron.
(2023-04-05). Sarah Polley's Women Talking: What made the appalling sexual abuse possible? wsws.org In 2011, seven men were convicted of drugging and raping more than 130 women and children between 2005 and 2009. An eighth man was later convicted of supplying the drugs.
(2023-04-05). Friday 3/31: Practical Anarchy and Gardens of the Mind. indybay.org 3124 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley CA…
(2023-04-05). ICE Has Quietly Been Forcing Schools and Abortion Clinics to Share Private Data. truthout.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have requested information from news organizations, elementary schools and abortion clinics, according to documents received by Wired. The agency has also demanded data from major tech firms, money transfer services, telecommunications companies, and utility companies by issuing administrative subpoenas known as 1509 custom summonses. |
(2023-04-05). Shanghai announces trade promotion policy agenda. ecns.cn A slew of measures to promote international trade and attract foreign investment have been recently unveiled by the municipal government of Shanghai.
(2023-04-05). Donald Trump's historic day in court: Recapping a day of drama that ended with a 'not guilty' plea. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-05). Explained: Why al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is a regular site of conflict between Israel and Palestine. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-05). Why French president Emmanuel Macron's visit to China is significant. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-05). China freezes visas for two Indian journalists amid chill in ties. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). China Completes First LNG Cross-border Yuan Settlement Transaction. infobrics.org China completed its first purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) using cross-border yuan settlement. It comes amid rising acceptance of the yuan in the international market…
(2023-04-05). Why India Cannot Stop the Growing Friendship Between Russia and China. infobrics.org Ever since the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his/her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, foreign policy experts sitting in India have started interpreting it in different ways…
(2023-04-05). South Africa –°hairs Most Powerful Global Grouping. infobrics.org As South Africa chairs the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa grouping, and prepares to host the next annual summit scheduled for August this year, The bloc recently eclipsed the G7 group of developed countries in share of real global GDP…
(2023-04-05). Kiev receives financial aid in order to accept its inability to join NATO. infobrics.org According to Western mainstream media, the Atlantic military alliance tries to control Kiev's anger by giving it more money.
(2023-04-05). A Look Back at the American Experience in World War I Shows the Danger of Where We May Be Headed. covertactionmagazine.com So far the 2020s have been a very bad time for American democracy, with the January 6, 2021, riots, censorship on Twitter, Facebook and in the classrooms, rising anti-Russian fervor resulting from the conflict in Ukraine, COVID-19 lockdowns, declining newspapers and marginalization of anti-war voices. Still, as bleak as things are, they are not quite …
(2023-04-05). Progressives win key race in Wisconsin State Supreme Court race. peoplesworld.org MADISON, Wisc. — In what was perhaps the most consequential state Supreme Court race in U.S. history yesterday the winner was a liberal judge, Janet Protasiewicz, giving progressives their first majority on the court since 2008. Her victory in the race for the key swing seat on the state's Supreme Court will enable the ending …
(2023-04-05). Are Joe Biden and Global corporations Making America A Honduras? sonar21.com 
I am not insulting Honduras. I lived in Honduras in 1978 in the "campo" where I worked with campesinos in developing agricultural projects that increased corn and bean production by…
(2023-04-05). When GPT hallucinates: Doctors warn against using AI as it makes up information about cancer. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). Halting AI: Musk and China share an ulterior motive in calling for pause on development of ChatGPT. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). Cyberhops: Tesla launches GigaBier, its own beer at $30 a bottle to celebrate German Gigafactory. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-05). Juan Manuel Muñoa: "La cámara me llena de vida y me da fuerzas" (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Una cosa es el tiempo y otra es la vida. Cuando un hombre entregado a su oficio, sirve, lucha y persevera, su espíritu no envejece y el cuerpo -cargado de años- se muestra enhiesto y firme. Eso le pasa a Juan Manuel Muñoa, quien con 88 años sigue en pie, dibujando el tiempo con su mirada y su latir. "La cámara me llena de vida y me da fuerzas".
(2023-04-05). Chapeando: Trump o la lucha (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Cuando se revelan las declaraciones de ingresos salta a la vista que están viviendo de esta guerra contra su país sin arriesgar más que su propia imagen, aunque no parece importarles demasiado. Trump y sus seguidores se merecen mutuamente. Y ambas partes merecen cárcel, aunque aún ahora, en el contexto del posible juicio, es dudoso que les toque allí.
(2023-04-05). øQué ha pasado con la sal en Cuba? Almacenes llenos, pero… cubadebate.cu Adiss no tuvo otra alternativa que comprar el paquete a 150 pesos. "Sí, sellado, de los que tiene el cartelito", dice enfáticamente y agrega que hace varios meses hay atrasos en su bodega para adquirir el producto.
(2023-04-05). Conozca el equipo cubano de béisbol a los V Juegos del Alba. cubadebate.cu Dos receptores, cinco jugadores de cuadro, igual cifra de jardineros y ocho lanzadores componen el equipo cubano sub-23 años convocado a los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela 2023, previstos del 21 al 29 de abril en los estados de Caracas, Miranda y La Guaira. El elenco se entrena por estos días en Morón, bajo la dirección del villaclareño Julio César àÅlvarez.
(2023-04-05). Javier Mirabal encauza lechada para Villa Clara en béisbol cubano. cubadebate.cu "El 20 de abril me incorporaré al conjunto Olmecas de Tabasco, con sede en Villahermosa, Tabasco, México, pero aproveché para aportar a mi equipo Azucareros, mientras llega el visado", dijo el espigado lanzador. Al diestro, oriundo del municipio Placetas, le marcaron hoy lanzamientos de 95 millas por hora y anduvo en todo el trayecto rondando las 90.
(2023-04-05). Las 3 del día: La República de Cuba ganó el pleito en Londres y las noticias del 4 de abril (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Bienvenidos a Las 3 del Día, el podcast de Cubadebate que te trae las noticias más importantes de este cuatro de abril. Sobre las actividades realizadas en conmemoración al 4 de abril, la victoria de la República de Cuba en el pleito de Londres, así como otras noticias del día hablamos aquí en nuestro podcast. Ponte los audífonos que ya comenzamos.
(2023-04-05). Participará Díaz-Canel en Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y el Caribe convocada por México. cubadebate.cu Según la Presidencia, durante el evento se acordarán acciones para encontrar soluciones conjuntas y enfrentar con urgencia los altos precios de los alimentos y las presiones inflacionarias sobre la canasta básica, bienes intermedios y servicios en la región. Los participantes avanzarán en la definición de facilidades comerciales, medidas logísticas y financieras.
(2023-04-05). Policía israelí ataca a palestinos en la Mezquita de Al_Aqsa. cubadebate.cu La policía israelí llevó a cabo una redada en la mezquita de Al-Aqsa en la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén el miércoles temprano (hora local) y atacó a feligreses palestinos, de acuerdo con reportes de medios de comunicación palestinos, aumentando los temores de que se intensifiquen las tensiones mientras coinciden las festividades islámica y judía.
(2023-04-05). Israel bombardea posiciones estratégicas en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El bombardeo israelí se produjo cuando el la mezquita de Al Aqsa, el ejército judío…
(2023-04-05). Negociaciones entre sindicatos y Gobierno fracasan en Francia. telesurtv.net El diálogo se realizó cuando los centrales obreras convocaron a una movilización para este jueves contra la reforma del sistema de pensiones.
(2023-04-05). Condenan ataque israelí a mezquita Al Aqsa, en Jerusalén. telesurtv.net Medios palestinos reportaron que la redada y golpiza perpetrada por policías israelíes contra los fieles musulmanes dejó entre 400 y 500 detenidos, así como 350 heridos.
(2023-04-05). Fallecidos a causa de terremotos en Türkiye ascienden a 50.399. twitter.com Prosigue el proceso de identificación de quienes perdieron la vida, por lo que esa cifra continuará actualizándose.
(2023-04-05). Guerra del Pacífico, una disputa territorial que se mantiene. telesurtv.net Desde 1879 hasta la fecha, el pueblo de Bolivia no renuncia a su derecho a tener una salida al mar.
(2023-04-05). México anuncia nueva nacionalización de la industria eléctrica. telesurtv.net López Obrador indicó que con esta adquisición la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) generará 55.5 por ciento de la energía de todo el país.
(2023-04-05). Cinco obras imperdibles de Rómulo Gallegos. telesurtv.net Rómulo Gallegos es reconocido y recordado por su amplio legado literario inmortal.
(2023-04-05). China patrulla Taiwán ante nueva provocación de EE.UU. telesurtv.net La víspera la portavoz de la Cancillería china, Mao Ning, denunció que la reunión viola el principio de una sola China.
(2023-04-05). Bolsonaro declara por caso de joyas sauditas. telesurtv.net Otras nueve personas, a la par de Bolsonaro, testificarán de forma simultánea y presencial en la sede de la PF en Brasilia.
(2023-04-05). Enfrentamiento en cárcel de Ecuador deja tres fallecidos. telesurtv.net La penitenciaría La Roca, ubicada en el puerto de Guayaquil, tiene capacidad para unos 150 reclusos y albergaba a 23 reclusos.
(2023-04-05). Argentina y Bolivia se asocian para explorar pozo de gas boliviano. telesurtv.net El ejecutivo de YPFB indicó que es crucial seguir trabajando en el upstream, que es la exploración y producción de gas y líquidos.
(2023-04-05). Vaccine Shedding & Graphene Oxide: Secret Pfizer Documents & Studies prove Graphene is in the COVID Vaccines & Shedding is sadly occurring with Deadly Consequences. expose-news.com For over two years, concerned citizens around the world have been voicing their concerns about the safety of the novel Covid-19 mRNA vaccines. Yet, time and time again, they have been dismissed …
(2023-04-05). Day after India's strong reaction, China says Arunachal Pradesh part of 'our territory'. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). àöltima hora: "Segunda ofensiva de Rusia": Vladimir afila la cuchilla; Volodymyr engorda el ternero. globalizacion.ca
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2023-04-05: News Headlines
(2023-04-05). Sunday 4/16: Q&A Discussion of the film "Marketing the Israeli Occupation – Part One" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Ukraine On April, 5 2023: AFU In Bakhmut Remained Only In West. Explosions In Dnipro And Odessa. southfront.org There were several significant changes in the situation in the conflict zone in Ukraine during April 4. Most of the…
(2023-04-05). Dangerous Jet Combat Training over Tohono O'odham Nation Endangers O'odham. indybay.org Tohono O'odham were not informed of jet combat training overhead during the last two weeks, or that the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems had built an 11th spy tower in the heart of the Tohono O'odham Nation.
(2023-04-05). Saturday 4/29: EV Ride and Drive: Electrify your Ride. indybay.org Sunnyvale Community Center – 550 E Remington Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087…
(2023-04-05). Saturday 4/22: This Is Not A Gun Workshop with Cara Levine and Angela Hennessy. indybay.org Contemporary Jewish Museum | 736 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-04-05). How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video). juancole.com The Progress Network | How does change actually occur? And what are the best tactics for bringing large coalitions together? Hosts of Democracy-ish, Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali, discuss the balance between angry revolution and individual hope, and what ultimately gets people on board with a movement. Plus, we take a look at the World …
(2023-04-05). Inflation, Ukraine and China. indybay.org What impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…
(2023-04-05). Wednesday 4/12: Solon's Salon. indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-05). Saturday 4/8: What Putin's invasion tells us about housing issues: a walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2023-04-05). Tuesday 4/4: Prop 13 reform's assassination by kindness: the OMG of California taxpayers. indybay.org ZOOM: us05web.zoom.us/j/87077550566?pwd=NlErNVR5ZkszTG9TR0pTd1RJR1hLdz09 | (this is a virtual only meeting)…
(2023-04-05). April 9 meeting to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger. workers.org A virtual meeting will be held to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger, Revolutionary, Disability Justice and Rights Fighter, Labor Organizer — Rest in power! The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (DJRC) is hosting its monthly 2nd Sunday Dialogue, April 9 at 7: 00 p.m. EDT, to honor Mary and . . . |
(2023-04-05). Sibos 2024 financial services forum to be held in Beijing. ecns.cn Beijing will play host city to the Swift International Banker's Operation Seminar (Sibos) financial services forum in 2024, according to a joint announcement from Beijing authorities and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
(2023-04-05). Bead obsession grows among Chinese students. ecns.cn A string of beads made of various materials has become a favorite toy among some elementary Chinese school students.
(2023-04-05). Australia urged to observe market economy rules after it plans to ban TikTok from government devices. ecns.cn China has made solemn démarches to Australia after the Australian government said it would remove TikTok on all federal government devices, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). China firmly opposes meeting between Tsai Ing-wen and Kevin McCarthy: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn China firmly opposes the U.S. arrangement for Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip to the U.S. and a meeting between her and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, because it seriously contravenes the one-China principle and provisions in the three China-U.S. joint communiqués and gravely undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). China's high temperature superconducting maglev transportation system completes suspension run. ecns.cn China's independently developed high temperature superconducting electric maglev transportation system has completed its first suspension run, according to its developer CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. in northeast China's Jilin Province.
(2023-04-05). Archaeological work advances made in Tibet in 2022. ecns.cn A series of archaeological excavations and investigations were carried out in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region last year, providing important facts for understanding the region's ancient history and culture.
(2023-04-05). China issues traffic safety warning ahead of Qingming Festival. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday issued an early warning for road traffic safety risks during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, which falls on April 5 this year.
(2023-04-05). China builds vast solar, wind power parks in deserts. ecns.cn The northern region of China is witnessing a remarkable surge in the construction of solar and wind power parks along its desert belt and this development is transforming the once barren and desolate areas into a bustling hub for renewable energy.
(2023-04-05). China's Tibet discovers earliest cave tomb built 3,000 yrs ago. ecns.cn The cemetery site is indicative of diverse cultures and exchanges and connections between different areas in the hinterland of Tibet at that time, said Tashi Tsering, a researcher with the regional institute of cultural relics protection.
(2023-04-05). More dolphins washed ashore near Tokyo for 2nd straight day. ecns.cn Several more dolphins were found washed ashore and stranded on a beach near Tokyo on Tuesday morning, one day after dozens were found stranded in the same place a day earlier.
(2023-04-05). China to deepen new cooperation pattern with Indonesia: Wang Yi. ecns.cn Wang Yi (R), director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, shakes hands with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia's Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment in Beijing, China, April 4, 2023.
(2023-04-05). Tax policies to boost market confidence. ecns.cn Foreign enterprises are expected to expand funding into research and development in China as the country strengthens its support to innovation with long-term preferential tax policy arrangements, they said.
(2023-04-05). Exploring Qingming Festival: swallow kites carry misfortune away. ecns.cn Qingming is both a solar term and traditional Chinese festival during which people enjoy spring outings, sweep graves and pray to those who have passed away.
(2023-04-05). Trump charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, pleads not guilty. ecns.cn Former U.S. President Donald Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, the Manhattan district attorney said on Tuesday afternoon.
(2023-04-05). China urges Japan to rectify actions on semiconductor export curbs. ecns.cn China is highly concerned about Japan's semiconductor export controls and urges it to rectify its actions, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Xi plants trees in Beijing, urging more afforestation efforts for green development, building beautiful China. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday attended a voluntary tree planting activity in Beijing and called for more efforts in afforestation to write a new chapter in building a beautiful China.
(2023-04-05). Xi stresses Party theoretic study drive to enhance cohesion and pool strengths. ecns.cn A meeting on the education campaign about the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was held on Monday in Beijing. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended the meeting and made an important speech.
(2023-04-05). China's hyperspectral Earth observation satellite put into use. ecns.cn China's hyperspectral satellite for Earth observation has gone into use after completing in-orbit tests, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the primary developer of the spacecraft, announced on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Former chairman of China Everbright Group under investigation. ecns.cn Li Xiaopeng, former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group has been placed under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws, according to an official statement released Wednesday.
(2023-04-05). China plans to restructure disciplines, majors at universities. ecns.cn China will adjust the composition of about 20 percent of the disciplines and majors at its higher education institutions, replacing outdated disciplines with new ones that keep abreast with new technologies, emerging sectors and new business modes.
(2023-04-05). FM urges relevant U.S. congressman not to undermine China-U.S. ties. ecns.cn Relevant U.S. congressman needs to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques and avoid undermining the China-U.S. relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
(2023-04-05). Cherry blossoms with colorful lights dazzle Yantai. ecns.cn People are enchanted by cherry blossoms with colorful lights at night in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, April 3, 2023.
(2023-04-05). Culture Fact | Solar term: Qingming. ecns.cn
(2023-04-05). Culture Fact | Qingming Festival in ancient Chinese poem. ecns.cn
(2023-04-05). Intangible Cultural Heritage inheritor: swallow kites carry misfortune away. ecns.cn Qingming is both a natural solar term and traditional Chinese festival during which people enjoy spring outings, sweep graves and pray to those who have passed away.
(2023-04-05). Chris Hedges: Reclaiming Our Country. scheerpost.com
(2023-04-05). Is Israel a 'democracy'? An editorial. workers.org For the past 13 weeks, Israel has been rocked with massive demonstrations in the hundreds of thousands, especially in Tel Aviv, targeting the far-right, neofascist government headed by the butcher Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. What prompted the protests was a proposed "reform package" that would curtail the judiciary branch of . . . |
(2023-04-05). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity. indybay.org The entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
(2023-04-05). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war. indybay.org Like every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.
(2023-04-05). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America: Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor? juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Gustavo Petro doesn't just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, who took office last August, is targeting what he calls his nation's "economy of death." That means pivoting away from oil, natural gas, coal, and narcotics toward more sustainable economic …
(2023-04-05). 5 Other Modern Presidents who Should have been Indicted for their Crimes. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen and he has a presumption of innocence. There is obviously evidence that he falsified his business records for the purpose of hiding material facts from the American people in October …
(2023-04-05). The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (Review). juancole.com Review of Ahmad Shuja Jamal and William Maley, The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (London: Hurst and Co., 2023). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment) — The Republic of Afghanistan unraveled quickly after May 2021 when US-led foreign troops prepared to abandon the country. This defied the forecasts of most experts on the capacity …
(2023-04-05). Tuesday 4/25: 11th Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference – Media Event and Luncheon. indybay.org International Peace Rose Garden | California State Capitol…
(2023-04-05). Wednesday 4/12: Impactful Relationship Building with Central California Indigenous Community Partners. indybay.org Virtual Event…
(2023-04-05). The Next Big Threat: The Rise of the White Christian Nationalism in the United States. indybay.org
(2023-04-05). Thursday 4/6: Debunking the Parents Bill of Rights Teach-in. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-04-05). Thursday 4/27: FAME Venue on Broadway Presents Paintings by Nancy Calef – A Kidquake Benefit. indybay.org FAME Venue | 443 Broadway | San Francisco, CA 94133…
(2023-04-05). California Department of Public Health's Criminal Negligence—April 2023. indybay.org California Department of Public Health deliberately sacrifices the lives of the elderly, sick, and disabled by removing all restrictions on the transmission of the Covid-19 virus in high risk locations.
(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
(2023-04-05). Know the signs of strep throat in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
(2023-04-05). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
(2023-04-05). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Spinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
(2023-04-05). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
(2023-04-05). Colorectal cancer myths and facts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
(2023-04-05). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
(2023-04-05). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
(2023-04-05). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
(2023-04-05). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
(2023-04-05). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
(2023-04-05). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…
(2023-04-05). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
(2023-04-05). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
(2023-04-05). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Muslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Consuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Three things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose…
(2023-04-05). Thursday 4/13: No Dumping Radioactive Water Into The Pacific No Restarting Nukes In Japan. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery/California St. | San Franciscco…
(2023-04-05). Enlaces de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.04.2023. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.04.2023 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2023-04-05). No Invite For War Monger Nancy Peloso-Protest At CUNY In New York-War Mongers Out Of Cong. indybay.org
(2023-04-05). Friday 4/7: Imperialist Proxy War over Ukraine and the Looming Danger of World War 3. indybay.org Revolution Books 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…
(2023-04-05). Sunday 4/2: Nuclear-armed imperialists face off: Don't stand aside! Join with others protesting. indybay.org Powell and Market cable car turnaround…
(2023-04-05). Monday 5/1: San José May Day – International Workers' Day. indybay.org Roosevelt Park | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95116…
(2023-04-05). U.S. immigration policy causes migrant deaths. workers.org 
On March 30, Mexican police arrested three officials from the National Immigration Institute and two private security guards. The arrests occurred just days after a deadly blaze at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez. One of the incarcerated migrants, who has been accused of starting the fire, has also . . . |
(2023-04-05). Accidente de tren deja un muerto en Países Bajos. telesurtv.net El accidente ocurrió debido a una colisión entre un tren de pasajeros y otro de mercancías.
(2023-04-05). Al menos 23 muertos por inundaciones en Somalia. telesurtv.net Según, La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios (OCHA) cerca de 100.000 personas se han visto afectadas.
(2023-04-05). Rusia afirma tomar medidas ante expansión de la OTAN. telesurtv.net Moscú considera la incorporación de Finlandia a la OTAN como "un atentado contra los intereses nacionales y la seguridad de Rusia".
(2023-04-05). Rusia insta a flexibilizar relaciones entre Siria y Türkiye. telesurtv.net Lavrov señaló que las conversaciones entre Ankara y Damasco deben orientarse en la aspiración de "superar lo antes posible los problemas acumulados".
(2023-04-05). Presentan a Albarino como mascota para V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA. telesurtv.net Esta edición de los Juegos del ALBA se llevará a cabo del 21 al 29 de abril en Miranda, La Guaira y el distrito capitalino (Caracas, Venezuela).
(2023-04-05). Asesinan a otro líder social en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalló que un grupo de hombres armados llegaron hasta un establecimiento público donde se encontraba la víctima y lo asesinaron.
(2023-04-05). Reportan siete muertos tras avalancha de nieve en India. telesurtv.net Las autoridades estiman que al menos cinco o seis automóviles, con entre 20 y 30 turistas, quedaron atrapados bajo la nieve.
(2023-04-05). México pide apoyo a China para controlar tráfico de fentanilo. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado explicó que un apoyo inestimable sería compartir información sobre el tema.
(2023-04-05). Donald Trump comparece ante Corte en Nueva York, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Antes de que se efectuara la lectura de cargos, Trump había sido puesto bajo arresto y en custodia policial.
(2023-04-05). Incendio masivo destruye uno de los mayores mercados en Bangladés. telesurtv.net El incendio fue controlado a las 12H45 hora local (06H45 GMT) más de seis horas después de que comenzara en el mercado de Bangabazar la madrugada del martes.
(2023-04-05). China se opone a escala de la presidenta de Taiwán en EE.UU. telesurtv.net La portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Mao Ning indicó que dichos arreglos contravienen gravemente el principio de una sola China, que es acatado por EE.UU.
(2023-04-05). Presidente Díaz-Canel expresa beneplácito a sentencia favorable a Cuba. telesurtv.net La sentencia acoge el planteamiento sostenido por la parte cubana durante el proceso y desestima la reclamación de CRF contra el Estado cubano.
(2023-04-05). Irán celebra funeral de dos asesores militares asesinados por Israel. telesurtv.net Ambos asesores perdieron la vida en un ataque israelí lanzado el pasado viernes contra zonas aledañas de Damasco (capital siria).
(2023-04-05). OMS alerta sobre creciente problema de la infertilidad. telesurtv.net A pesar de la magnitud del problema, las soluciones para la prevención, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la infertilidad siguen estando insuficientemente financiadas y son inaccesibles para muchos.
(2023-04-05). Congreso rechaza debatir vacancia contra presidenta de Perú. telesurtv.net La iniciativa fue presentada por bancadas de izquierda y acusan a la mandataria Dina Boluarte por permanente incapacidad moral.
(2023-04-05). Acusada del atentado en San Petersburgo recibe sentencia. telesurtv.net Ante un tribunal de Moscú, Vladlén Tatarsk, presunta autora del crimen escuchó la sentencia en su contra: dos meses de prisión preventiva.
(2023-04-05). Aumenta a 30 cifra de muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net El desastre dejó además al menos 61 personas desaparecidas, mientras 32 fueron rescatadas, de acuerdo con cifras oficiales.
(2023-04-05). Denuncian intención de destruir iglesia ortodoxa en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Templos regidos por la Iglesia Ortodoxa Ucraniana viven escenas de tensión por la operación militar especial de Rusia.
(2023-04-05). Senado de Chile votará polémica "ley del gatillo fácil" telesurtv.net La ley es apoyada por la derecha y rechazada por otros sectores; así como por organizaciones defensoras de los DD.HH..
(2023-04-05). Sismo de magnitud 6,6 sacude la costa este de Filipinas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Filipinas no han informado de posibles víctimas o daños materiales; pero se emitió alerta de tsunami.
(2023-04-05). Ataque israelí a mezquita de Al-Aqsa deja al menos 300 heridos. telesurtv.net Este mes los musulmanes celebran el Ramadán y se encontraban rezando en la mezquita que estaba llena de mujeres, niños y personas mayores…
(2023-04-05). Continúa alerta naranja por volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net El director de Geoamenazas del SGC, John Makario Londoño, refirió que el volcán continúa con una inestabilidad importante en la actividad sísmica.
(2023-04-05). Cuba envía condolencias a Somalia tras afectaciones por lluvias. telesurtv.net Más de 20 muertos han sido registrados como consecuencia de las fuertes lluvias e inundaciones.
(2023-04-05). Registran sismo de magnitud 6,7 en Panamá. telesurtv.net El movimiento telúrico ocurrió a las 17H18 (hora local) a unos 10 kilómetros (km) de profundidad.
(2023-04-05). Instalan I Reunión de Comisión Mixta Venezuela – Guinea Bissau. telesurtv.net El diplomático venezolano recordó que el próximo 6 de abril se cumplirán 17 años del establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas.
(2023-04-05). Marvin Haynes' Family and Supporters Demand His Release from Prison. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-04-05). Chicago State University faculty and staff strike against low pay and high workloads. wsws.org More than 160 faculty and staff at Chicago State University (CSU) went on strike Monday against low pay and high workloads, as administrators remained firm in their resolve to make workers pay for decades of budget cuts at public universities throughout the state.
(2023-04-05). Australian parliamentary report urges boost to war powers. wsws.org This report is another warning that the Labor government is preparing to join an aggressive US-led war against China, and regardless of even pretences of adhering to international law.
(2023-04-05). Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer declares Ukraine War is "Global power struggle for future world order" wsws.org In a recent article, Fischer, a leading member of Germany's Greens, says what the Ukraine war is really about: the imperialist domination of the United States and the major European powers over Russia, China and the "global South."
(2023-04-05). Australian Labor government's claim it cannot free Assange is a lie. wsws.org Australian governments, including the current Labor administration, have repeatedly exercised their legal and diplomatic powers to secure the release of citizens facing persecution abroad.
(2023-04-05). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 2. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-05). University of Michigan graduate student strike continues after judge denies injunction. wsws.org This denial of a preliminary injunction is by no means a victory for the striking graduate students, who should place no faith in the bourgeois legal system.
(2023-04-05). What the merger of CP Rail and Kansas City Southern means for North American rail workers. wsws.org CPKC will operate nearly 33,000 kilometres of rail and employ approximately 20,000 people across one of the world's largest free-trade zones under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
(2023-04-05). Trump arraignment: A degraded political spectacle that covers up his real crimes. wsws.org The Democrats have engineered the indictment of Trump on a sex scandal while downplaying his real crimes against democratic rights and democracy itself.
(2023-04-05). Michigan's school buildings: Neglected and unfunded. wsws.org With time running out to spend the federal funds provided under the pandemic CARES Act, Michigan schools require billions more.
(2023-04-05). The pathetic farce of Mélenchon's aborted "march on the Elysée Palace" wsws.org The pseudo-left's latest phony act of "opposition" to Macron ended in a few Stalinist legislators hand-delivering a letter to Macron begging him to withdraw his attack on pensions.
(2023-04-05). Teamsters bureaucracy offers hot air to UPS workers at contract rallies. wsws.org There is serious concern by the union bureaucracy, which has spent decades giving up one concession after another, that it could lose control of a restive and angry rank and file.
(2023-04-05). French rail workers denounce Macron and his fraudulent "mediation" with the unions. wsws.org Amid growing anger with Macron's dictatorial imposition of pension cuts, WSWS journalists interviewed railworkers in Paris about the call to bring down Macron via a general strike.
(2023-04-05). Pro-war Social Democrat-led government paves way for right-wing victory in Finnish elections. wsws.org Two days after the victory of the conservative National Coalition Party in Sunday's election set the stage for a sharp shift to the right in domestic politics, Finland formally joined NATO Tuesday in a vast escalation of the US-NATO war on Russia.
(2023-04-05). Jacobin, DSA promote fraud of "reformed" UAW administration after bargaining convention. wsws.org The DSA is working to provide a counterfeit "left" cover for the nationalist, pro-capitalist perspective which the UAW bureaucracy bases itself on.
(2023-04-05). LO tacitly backs French unions' call for "mediation" to strangle fight against Macron. wsws.org As the conflict between workers and the French capitalist state mounts, Lutte ouvrière is backing the union bureaucracies' moves to block a struggle to bring down Macron.
(2023-04-05). Sarah Polley's Women Talking: What made the appalling sexual abuse possible? wsws.org In 2011, seven men were convicted of drugging and raping more than 130 women and children between 2005 and 2009. An eighth man was later convicted of supplying the drugs.
(2023-04-05). Friday 3/31: Practical Anarchy and Gardens of the Mind. indybay.org 3124 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley CA…
(2023-04-05). Second "Summit for Democracy" journal-neo.org The Summit for Democracy had its second forum on March 28-30 this year. The current US administration established the event in the second part of 2021, and it was held for the first time in December of that year. Because the Covid-19 pandemic was still active at the time, this event was held online a […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-05). Britain: Corbyn's ban 'a disgraceful attack on democracy'. greenleft.org.au In a move that has been condemmed as deceitful and undemocratic, the British Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) voted on March 29 to bar former leader Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate in the 2024 general election, reports Alex Salmon.
(2023-04-05). Notes on Mutual Aid: A Local History of Survival and Struggle. itsgoingdown.org The first in a series looking critically at mutual aid programs that exploded following the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd rebellion. Originally posted to Notes on Mutual Aid. Zine PDF For Printing HERE In Spring of 2022 we were rejected by our anonymous friends at PugetSoundAnarchists.org. The site admins declined to…
(2023-04-05). The US blockade of Cuba is a violation of democracy. geopoliticaleconomy.com The US State Department admitted its blockade aims "to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government." Washington's goal is to destroy Cuba's socialist democracy and force it to return to a capitalist dictatorship.
(2023-04-05). Venezuela's Opposition Envoy Calls on Biden to Ease Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Fernando Blasi, the new envoy for Venezuela's US-backed opposition, is calling on the Biden administration to ease crippling sanctions on Venezuela, saying not doing so could turn the country into another Cuba, which has been under a US trade embargo since 1962. "If we continue down this path, Venezuela is destined to be another Cuba," …
(2023-04-05). Protesters take aim at war industry, nuclear subs. greenleft.org.au About 100 people protested in North Wollongong against the federal government's plans for a nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla, NSW. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-04-05). 47th Anniversary of Land Day: Palestinians Rally Against Israelis' Theft of Their Land. orinocotribune.com Palestinians have held rallies to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Land Day, in honor of the struggle against Israeli settler-apartheid oppression and the call for freedom, justice and equality. | People in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East al-Quds took to the streets on Thursday to mark the event that takes place on March 30 every year. | In the Gaza Strip, protesters gathered near the fence that separates the besieged enclave from the occupied territories as Israeli troops fired live bullets and tear gas canisters. According to local sources, five Palestinians were injured, three of them with live bullets,…
(2023-04-05). Peru: How an Attempt To Censor a Report on Human Rights Violations Failed. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Noriega — Mar 30, 2023 | The right wing tried to prevent the presentation of Amnesty International's annual report. It did not succeed. The worldwide report, in the case of Peru, denounces serious human rights violations, including the death of demonstrators by gunshots of the security forces and arbitrary detentions in the repression of the social protests against the government of Dina Boluarte. | The municipality of the Lima district of Miraflores, administered by the ultra-right wing that governs with Boluarte, ordered the closure of the Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion (LUM), a…
(2023-04-05). 15 million in the US to be kicked off of public health benefits. peoplesdispatch.org As US-based news is inundated with coverage surrounding the spectacle of former president Donald Trump's arraignment, 15 million people are being quietly phased out of receiving Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits, beginning April 1 and going through May and July. | As the Joe Biden administration will end the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on May 11, starting this past weekend states have already begun to kick people off of Medicaid and CHIP. These states are all Republican Party-controlled: Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, and South Dakota. | Medicaid and CHIP…
(2023-04-05). The Capital of the Multipolar World: A Moscow Diary. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Mar 30, 2023 | In Moscow you feel no crisis. No effects of sanctions. No unemployment. No homeless people in the streets. Minimal inflation. | How sharp was good ol' Lenin, prime modernist, when he mused, "there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen". This global nomad now addressing you has enjoyed the privilege of spending four astonishing weeks in Moscow at the heart of an historical crossroads — culminating with the Putin-Xi geopolitical game-changing summit at the Kremlin. | To quote Xi, "changes that haven't been seen in 100 years" do have a…
(2023-04-05). Corporations finance Myanmar coup regime's war on the people. greenleft.org.au Burmese/Myanma democracy activists are stepping up their campaign to pressure the United States to impose sanctions to stop North American oil and gas companies from financing the Myanmar military's war against the people, reports Peter Boyle.
(2023-04-05). Video: Sydney construction workers march through city. greenleft.org.au Construction workers demanding protection of workers from silicosis and calling on Labor governments to keep their promises to remove anti-union laws took to Sydney streets in their thousands, reports Peter Boyle.
(2023-04-05). The Heat: Trump Arrested in New York. america.cgtn.com History in the United States as Donald Trump becomes the first sitting or former president arrested on criminal charges. Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in New York today to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records and conspiracy stemming from hush-money payments to two women …
(2023-04-05). Juan Manuel Muñoa: "La cámara me llena de vida y me da fuerzas" (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Una cosa es el tiempo y otra es la vida. Cuando un hombre entregado a su oficio, sirve, lucha y persevera, su espíritu no envejece y el cuerpo -cargado de años- se muestra enhiesto y firme. Eso le pasa a Juan Manuel Muñoa, quien con 88 años sigue en pie, dibujando el tiempo con su mirada y su latir. "La cámara me llena de vida y me da fuerzas".
(2023-04-05). Conozca el equipo cubano de béisbol a los V Juegos del Alba. cubadebate.cu Dos receptores, cinco jugadores de cuadro, igual cifra de jardineros y ocho lanzadores componen el equipo cubano sub-23 años convocado a los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela 2023, previstos del 21 al 29 de abril en los estados de Caracas, Miranda y La Guaira. El elenco se entrena por estos días en Morón, bajo la dirección del villaclareño Julio César àÅlvarez.
(2023-04-05). Javier Mirabal encauza lechada para Villa Clara en béisbol cubano. cubadebate.cu "El 20 de abril me incorporaré al conjunto Olmecas de Tabasco, con sede en Villahermosa, Tabasco, México, pero aproveché para aportar a mi equipo Azucareros, mientras llega el visado", dijo el espigado lanzador. Al diestro, oriundo del municipio Placetas, le marcaron hoy lanzamientos de 95 millas por hora y anduvo en todo el trayecto rondando las 90.
(2023-04-05). Las 3 del día: La República de Cuba ganó el pleito en Londres y las noticias del 4 de abril (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Bienvenidos a Las 3 del Día, el podcast de Cubadebate que te trae las noticias más importantes de este cuatro de abril. Sobre las actividades realizadas en conmemoración al 4 de abril, la victoria de la República de Cuba en el pleito de Londres, así como otras noticias del día hablamos aquí en nuestro podcast. Ponte los audífonos que ya comenzamos.
(2023-04-05). Participará Díaz-Canel en Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y el Caribe convocada por México. cubadebate.cu Según la Presidencia, durante el evento se acordarán acciones para encontrar soluciones conjuntas y enfrentar con urgencia los altos precios de los alimentos y las presiones inflacionarias sobre la canasta básica, bienes intermedios y servicios en la región. Los participantes avanzarán en la definición de facilidades comerciales, medidas logísticas y financieras.
(2023-04-05). Policía israelí ataca a palestinos en la Mezquita de Al_Aqsa. cubadebate.cu La policía israelí llevó a cabo una redada en la mezquita de Al-Aqsa en la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén el miércoles temprano (hora local) y atacó a feligreses palestinos, de acuerdo con reportes de medios de comunicación palestinos, aumentando los temores de que se intensifiquen las tensiones mientras coinciden las festividades islámica y judía.
(2023-04-05). Trump en el laberinto judicial. cubadebate.cu El 4 de abril es un día cargado de simbolismo para la sociedad norteamericana. En 1968 fue asesinado en Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King, el gran líder de la lucha por los derechos civiles de los afroamericanos. Ese mismo día, pero de 2023, Donald Trump ingresa, desafiante y con el puño en alto, en los tribunales del Lower Manhattan de la ciudad de Nueva York. øSe podía pedir una coincidencia más afortunada para lanzar una campaña presidencial?
(2023-04-05). Venezuela & Guinea-Bissau Celebrate 17 Years of Diplomacy, Launch Bilateral Commission. orinocotribune.com Given the turmoil of the current global geopolitical landscape, the Global South must demonstrate that "it can build a more egalitarian world under cooperation, solidarity and complementarity," said the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, during the Venezuela—Guinea-Bissau Joint Commission this Tuesday. | The launching ceremony of the joint commission between the two countries took place in the Casa Amarilla, headquarters of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Venezuela, with the presence of Guinea Bissau's vice prime minister of interior and public order, Soares Sambú, and the Venezuelan Foreign M…
(2023-04-05). Venezuela's Army Seizes Armed Narco Vehicle in Zulia State. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) located and seized a vehicle, modified to launch multiple explosives, on a border trail in Catatumbo, Zulia state, near the border with Colombia, reported the head of FANB Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Through his social media accounts, Hernández Lárez specified that the seized truck with Venezuelan plates is linked to armed Colombian drug-trafficking terrorist groups (TANCOL) and was used to terrorize the population. | "Venezuela will not be a base or platform for any type of armed terrorist group," wrote Hernández Lárez. "
(2023-04-05). Israel's new far-right government: Analysis. bdsmovement.net
(2023-04-05). Donald Trump's historic day in court: Recapping a day of drama that ended with a 'not guilty' plea. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). Explained: Why al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is a regular site of conflict between Israel and Palestine. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). Why French president Emmanuel Macron's visit to China is significant. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). China freezes visas for two Indian journalists amid chill in ties. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). Are Joe Biden and Global corporations Making America A Honduras? sonar21.com I am not insulting Honduras. I lived in Honduras in 1978 in the "campo" where I worked with campesinos in developing agricultural projects that increased corn and bean production by…
(2023-04-05). When GPT hallucinates: Doctors warn against using AI as it makes up information about cancer. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). Halting AI: Musk and China share an ulterior motive in calling for pause on development of ChatGPT. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). Cyberhops: Tesla launches GigaBier, its own beer at $30 a bottle to celebrate German Gigafactory. firstpost.com
(2023-04-05). Chapeando: Trump o la lucha (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Cuando se revelan las declaraciones de ingresos salta a la vista que están viviendo de esta guerra contra su país sin arriesgar más que su propia imagen, aunque no parece importarles demasiado. Trump y sus seguidores se merecen mutuamente. Y ambas partes merecen cárcel, aunque aún ahora, en el contexto del posible juicio, es dudoso que les toque allí.
(2023-04-05). øQué ha pasado con la sal en Cuba? Almacenes llenos, pero… cubadebate.cu Adiss no tuvo otra alternativa que comprar el paquete a 150 pesos. "Sí, sellado, de los que tiene el cartelito", dice enfáticamente y agrega que hace varios meses hay atrasos en su bodega para adquirir el producto.
(2023-04-05). Vaccine Shedding & Graphene Oxide: Secret Pfizer Documents & Studies prove Graphene is in the COVID Vaccines & Shedding is sadly occurring with Deadly Consequences. expose-news.com For over two years, concerned citizens around the world have been voicing their concerns about the safety of the novel Covid-19 mRNA vaccines. Yet, time and time again, they have been dismissed …
(2023-04-05). Day after India's strong reaction, China says Arunachal Pradesh part of 'our territory'. firstpost.com
(2023-04-04). Anonymity Online: Is It Possible to Not Leave a Trace? strategic-culture.org Given that close monitoring online (online surveillance) now begins at an early age, digital hygiene should be well taken care of ever since one's childhood. | There seems to be an illusion with the inexperienced internet users that only some individuals are being closely monitored and secretly 'surveilled' online. An ordinary user tends to think that to secretly monitor and listen to an unsuspecting online user is too costly and complicated and that one particular individual, he or she i.e. a simple user, is not particularly interesting to anybody to be listened to or closely monitored at all. | But the facts ha…
(2023-04-04). Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry. strategic-culture.org By William D. HARTUNG | On March 13th, the Pentagon rolled out its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The results were — or at least should have been — stunning, even by the standards of a department that's used to getting what it wants when it wants it. | The new Pentagon budget would come in at
(2023-04-04). Remembering the Iraq Invasion. strategic-culture.org 
Twenty years ago, the United States supported by some if its allies, launched the invasion of Iraq. It invaded a sovereign country under a false pretext and unleashed almost two decades of armed conflict, which claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
(2023-04-04). The Tragedy of U.S. Diplomacy Pushing for War, but Never Peace. strategic-culture.org In a brilliant op-ed published in the New York Times, the Quincy Institute's Trita Parsi explained how China, with help from Iraq, was able to mediate and resolve the deeply-rooted conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia, whereas the United States was in no position to do so after siding with the Saudi kingdom against Iran for decades. The title of Parsi's article, "The U.S. Is Not an Indispensable Peacemaker,"refers to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's use of the term "indispensable nation" to describe the U.S. role in…
(2023-04-04). Mexico prepares for Spring Break. america.cgtn.com 
With the spring break holidays upon us, many U.S. holiday-makers will be traveling to Mexico to enjoy the sunshine. However, a worsening situation with violence is making many consider their options.
(2023-04-04). Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Has Major Ramifications for 2024 Election. truthout.org A crucial election in Wisconsin on Tuesday will decide the fate of democracy in the state and have major ramifications for the 2024 presidential election, says reporter Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones. At stake is a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which currently has a 4-3 conservative majority. Although technically nonpartisan, the election is a showdown… |
(2023-04-04). Ecuador: Rising death toll from landslides highlights mining risks. greenleft.org.au Landslides in Ecuador's Chimborazo province have left at least 28 people dead, with dozens still missing, reports Ana Zorita. Despite the region's steep topography and vulnerability to earthquakes, companies are seeking to exploit the area for large-scale copper and gold mining.
(2023-04-04). Lavrov Debunked Western Propaganda Warning About Russia's "Dependence" on China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America. tomdispatch.com Gustavo Petro doesn't just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, who took office last August, is targeting what he calls his nation's "economy of death." That means pivoting away from oil, natural gas, coal, and narcotics toward more sustainable economic activities. Given that oil and coal make up half his country's exports — and Colombia is the world's leading cocaine producer — that's not going to be easy. Still, if Colombia were to undertake such a pivot, it would prove to other countries similarly addicted to such powerful substances — i…
(2023-04-04). In Video: Ukrainian Commanders Forbid Evacuation Of Dead Comrades. southfront.org
(2023-04-04). Japan Ignoring Price Cap, Paying 16% More For Russian Oil. southfront.org 
(2023-04-04). Military Overview: Ukrainian Forces Retreat To Western Outskirts Of Bakhmut (Video 18+). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | New victories of the Wagner PMC are reported in the region of Bakhmut. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fail to stop Russian advance on the streets of the city and are threatened to loose control of the settlements on its outskirts. | According to Ukrainian media sources, Ukrainian forces lost control of up to 10% of the city in the past three days. The AFU were forced to withdraw beyond the Bakhmut railway station located in the western district of the city due to disru…
(2023-04-04). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 4, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org
(2023-04-04). Military Situation In Donbass On April 4, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Russian forces took full control of AZOM industrial complex in Bakhmut; | Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 D-20 howitzer and 2 armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 motor vehicles and 4 armoured vehicles wer…
(2023-04-04). Military Situation In Syria On April 4, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 4, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Aleppo province; | On April 4, Ambassadors of Syria, Idris Mayya, Iraq, Qais Al-Amiri, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah al-Enezi and Iran, Ali Najafi to Oman held a quadrilateral meeting in Muscat, the capital of Oman; | On April 4, heavy clashes erupted between Turkish-backed armed groups in the city of Azaz; | On April 3, three Turkish…
(2023-04-04). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 4, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian UAVs struck military facilities in the Odessa region. Shkolny airfield was damaged; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles and two D-30 howitzers in the Kerson region; | Russian forces destroyed four armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed three armoured vehicles, one Gvozdika howitzer, one D-30 howitzer in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicle…
(2023-04-04). Philippines Announces Locations of Four New US Bases. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageThree bases are in the north, facing Taiwan, and one is in the South China Sea province of Palawan | Originally published on The Philippines on Monday
(2023-04-04). Protest US-UK-NATO War Policy: April 15 in Topsham, Maine. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageWe are sure some of SouthFront readers may be interested in the upcoming event in Topsham | Following a great turnout in Westbrook on March 18 where we said NO to war with Russia and China (which you can read about
(2023-04-04). Russian Defence Minister Assessed Interim Results Os Military Operations In Ukraine, Describes Retaliatory Measures To NATO Threats. southfront.org 
On April 4, Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held the monthly special…
(2023-04-04). UPDATED: Donald Trump Under Arrest And Awaiting Arraignment. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image,UPDATE: The Manhattan Criminal Court in New York brought criminal charges against former US President Donald Trump on 34 counts, CNN reports. The ex-president stayed in court for about two hours, during this time he was under arrest. He has pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts in the Manhattan indictment against him. Donald Trump became the first ex-president with the status of a prisoner. After he left the courtroom, the arrest was lifted. | A New York court had arrested former US President D…
(2023-04-04). Western Analysts Do Not Understand Psychological War Behind Ukrainian Frontlines. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageDespite its existence, the "psychological front" has another meaning in current tensions. | Written by In all situations of armed conflict, something that runs parallel to the fighting on the frontlines is the psychological clash, with both sides trying to exhibit force and intimidate the enemy to give up fighting. This constant attempt to morally…
(2023-04-04). What Kind of Ukraine Do We Support? southfront.org 
Illustrative Image. Source: Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock | Written by The slogan "Support for Ukraine" continues to bloom. Do those who promote it know that the Ukrainians were the most martyred people in Europe BEFORE the war? Because of the very person the West cherishes… President Zelensky. | In summary, here is what our media hide from us and w…
(2023-04-04). NATO Prepares For Air Battles With Russia Over Ukraine. southfront.org |
(2023-04-04). White Supremacists, Fentanyl and Meth (OPINION). latinorebels.com While immigrants continue to be linked to the fentanyl crisis, the truth is much harder to confront for white America.
(2023-04-04). Reagan and Trump, two peas in a union-busting pod. peoplesworld.org 
The old saying "many a truth is spoken in jest" reminds me of a sign in a Paducah union hall from 1980: "A union member voting for Ronald Reagan is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders." The same goes for Donald Trump, who despite his indictment, looks like the favorite to win next year's …
(2023-04-04). Denial of Mumia's appeal: An affront to basic justice and the law. workers.org 
Philadelphia Mumia Abu-Jamal, his family and his supporters around the world had every reason and right to hope that all their hard work would pay off in persuading Judge Lucretia Clemons from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas to follow and apply the law, as has been done in . . . |
(2023-04-04). Inglorious Inertia: The Albanese Government and Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org The sham that is the Assange affair, a scandal of monumental proportions connived in by the AUKUS powers, shows no signs of abating. Prior to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assuming office in Australia, he insisted that the matter dealing with the WikiLeaks publisher would be finally resolved. It had, he asserted, been going on for …
(2023-04-04). Inglorious inertia: Albanese, Smith and Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au As with all matters regarding United States policy, Australia will, if not agree outright with Washington, adopt a non-committal position — "quiet diplomacy". Binoy Kampmark reports.
(2023-04-04). 'Break up Big Ag,' says Sanders after egg giant posts 718% profit increase. nationofchange.org Sanders joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Katie Porter, and others in questioning Cal-Maine Foods' claim that an avian flu outbreak is to blame for soaring egg prices.
(2023-04-04). Public Nuisances or Private Business? latinorebels.com Twenty-two mayors across Puerto Rico have delegated the process of declaring structures as public nuisances to a private firm, a practice that has led to many of the original property owners being deprived of fair compensation.
(2023-04-04). The U.N. Is Coming for Your Water. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). DeSantis Signs Permitless Carry Gun Bill Into Law During Nonpublic Ceremony. truthout.org During a private signing ceremony — and exactly one week after a mass shooting that killed three children and three adults at a school in Nashville, Tennessee — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signed a bill into law allowing state residents to carry a concealed loaded gun without a permit. The bill was signed behind closed doors — an unusual move for the governor, who typically signs bills with… |
(2023-04-04). Tennessee GOP Plans to Expel Democrats Over Peaceful Gun Reform Protests. truthout.org Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee state House of Representatives have taken steps to expel three of their Democratic colleagues after the Democrats participated in a protest for gun reform on the House floor last week. Thousands of protesters have gathered at the Tennessee capitol over the past week to demand gun reform after a Nashville school shooting killed three adults and three children… |
(2023-04-04). Trump Becomes First Ex-President to Be Indicted in US History. truthout.org On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was formally arraigned by the Manhattan District Attorney's office in New York City, making him the first former president to be indicted in United States history. District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, each of which is a felony offense, and conspiracy relating to those payments. |
(2023-04-04). The So Far Non-Existent Russian Vulkan Leaks. Craig Murray. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Russia Will Beef Up Forces in Northwest as Finland Joins NATO. news.antiwar.com Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has said that Russia will beef up its military presence in its northwestern territory in response to Finland joining NATO. Finland's ascension into NATO will more than double the alliance's territory on the Russian border. The Russian-Finnish border is about 810 miles long and will now become more militarized. …
(2023-04-04). Two Civilians Killed in Latest Israeli Airstrikes in Syria. news.antiwar.com Israel continued its relentless bombing campaign in Syria early Tuesday morning, launching airstrikes targeting the southern suburbs of Damascus and killing two civilians, Syria's SANA news agency reported. The pro-opposition UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that two civilians were killed in the Israeli bombardment. The SOHR described the target that was hit …
(2023-04-04). Far-right censure motion: theatre of the grotesque staged in Spanish Congress. greenleft.org.au The Spanish far-right's latest attempt to censure prime minister Pedro Sanchez' government — with the help of a former leader of the Communist Party of Spain — has backfired, writes Dick Nichols.
(2023-04-04). Turning Tides: The US Congress and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Saturday 4/22: Earth Day Santa Cruz. indybay.org Downtown Santa Cruz. Free parking will be available at the County building, located at 701 Ocean St. It is a short walk across the pedestrian bridge to the event.
(2023-04-04). New China-Brazil cargo air route promotes e-commerce trade. ecns.cn A ceremony was held on Monday for the opening of a new cargo air route linking the southern Chinese metropolis Shenzhen to Sao Paulo of Brazil, which is expected to stimulate the e-commerce trade between the two countries.
(2023-04-04). 'Map of happiness' utilized in Shanghai. ecns.cn While Shanghai is often considered one of the most livable cities in China, local authorities have been working to drive further improvements using the concept of the 15-minute community life circle.
(2023-04-04). SOEs make infrastructure milestones. ecns.cn China's infrastructure construction continues to progress at a fast pace amid the nation's overall economic recovery, with State-owned enterprises playing critical roles in several massive and urgent undertakings nationwide.
(2023-04-04). Fans mourn legendary Japanese musician. ecns.cn Oscar-winning Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto died of cancer on March 28 at the age of 71, Japanese recording company Avex announced in a statement on its website on Sunday.
(2023-04-04). China may meet solar, wind goals five years earlier. ecns.cn China may reach its 2030 target for wind and solar energy development five years earlier than planned.
(2023-04-04). China's rapid recovery brightens regional, global economic outlook: ADB. ecns.cn China's rapid recovery has brightened the regional and global economic outlook, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Tuesday.
(2023-04-04). Revised labor rules sought as gig work rises. ecns.cn Data from a recent survey showed that a growing number of people in China are working in the gig economy, a fact that experts said underscores the dire need to overhaul labor rules to better protect these people from long, grueling work hours, inadequate social security coverage and other issues.
(2023-04-04). Experts: Public mask wearing can be eased. ecns.cn Chinese health experts suggest relaxing mandatory mask wearing in public except for elderly care centers and other high-risk facilities as the global COVID-19 pandemic is nearing an end and domestic flu infections are declining.
(2023-04-04). Japan's curbs on chip exports opposed. ecns.cn China expressed strong dissatisfaction on Monday over Japan's export restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment, hoping Tokyo would prudently make decisions and avoid complicating mutual trust and bilateral ties.
(2023-04-04). Nation boosts community life circles. ecns.cn China has heightened its efforts to provide city residents easy access to a variety of services within a 15-minute walk from home. It is expected to bolster and upgrade consumer buying while creating more jobs and improving the business environment, experts said.
(2023-04-04). Pakistan to work with other SCO countries to achieve common goals: official. ecns.cn Pakistan is looking forward to working with all countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to achieve common goals, said an adviser to the Pakistani prime minister.
(2023-04-04). Russian FM to meet Blinken if there is willingness from Washington: Russian UN envoy. ecns.cn Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is ready to meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken later this month when he travels to New York, if there is willingness from Washington, said Russian envoy here on Monday.
(2023-04-04). China's Qingming Festival fuels tourism rebound, one-day trip bookings surge five-fold. ecns.cn China's tourism sector continued its strong rebound, with bookings for one-day trips during the Qingming Festival, which falls on Wednesday this year, jumping by over five-fold, data from domestic online travel agencies showed.
(2023-04-04). Average temperatures in March hit record high in northern to western Japan. ecns.cn Japanese weather officials said most regions in Japan logged record-high average temperatures for March this year.
(2023-04-04). Huawei plans to develop 50,000 ICT talents in South Asia. ecns.cn China's telecommunication giant Huawei plans to develop 50,000 information and communication technology (ICT) talents in South Asia in the next five years.
(2023-04-04). Millenniums-old tiger-patterned ritual weapon unearthed in east China. ecns.cn Archaeologists found an extremely rare stone relic, an axe-shaped weapon used for rituals in ancient China, engraved with a tiger pattern, in Wuxi City in east China's Jiangsu Province. The relic dates back some 4,500 years.
(2023-04-04). Finland to formally join NATO on April 4: president office. ecns.cn Finland will officially become the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, April 4, the Finnish president's office said on Monday.
(2023-04-04). Northern Hemisphere sees decreasing aerosol optical depth: research. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have studied the long-term global distribution of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) that has great significance on air pollution control, forest fire prevention and climate research.
(2023-04-04). China developing parachute system to recover reusable rocket parts. ecns.cn Chinese engineers are working on a parachute system for recovering rocket boosters and fairings during launches.
(2023-04-04). Mass loss of lake-terminating glaciers in Himalayas significantly underestimated: study. ecns.cn A new study has revealed that the mass loss of 2.7 gigaton (Gt) lake-terminating glaciers in the Himalayas has been significantly underestimated from 2000 to 2020.
(2023-04-04). Gagea flowers ready to welcome spring on Nalati grassland in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Gagea flowers start to bloom on Nalati grassland in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in April. These flowers usually appear as the snow on the mountains thaws, and locals say they signal the end of winter.
(2023-04-04). Return capsule of Shenzhou-14 spacecraft displayed in Xiamen. ecns.cn People view the return capsule of Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship displayed during a space science themed exhibition at the Chengyi Discovery Center in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, April 3, 2023.
(2023-04-04). Ma Ying-jeou visits Chongqing Urban Planning Exhibition Gallery. ecns.cn Ma Ying-jeou (front central) visits the Chongqing Urban Planning Exhibition Gallery, which demonstrates achievements of urban and rural planning, in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 3, 2023.
(2023-04-04). Spring landscape of Yellow River in Qinghai. ecns.cn Stunning spring scenery along the Yellow River with blooming apricot flowers on the banks and a snow-covered mountain at the background in Hualong Hui Autonomous County in Haidong City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April, 3, 2023.
(2023-04-04). My feminism is Trans inclusive. mronline.org 
Attacks against Trans women are attacks against the women's movement and the fight for better equality and justice.
(2023-04-04). The indictment of Donald Trump: A politically bankrupt diversion. mronline.org 
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is reportedly planning on leveraging this charge, which is a misdemeanor that has exceeded the statute of limitations, into a felony by arguing that the business records were falsified to cover up an illegal donation to Trump's campaign, namely the money from Cohen to pay off Daniels.
(2023-04-04). Documents Reveal Oil Giant Shell Knew About Climate Impacts Even Earlier. scheerpost.com 
"Despite internal awareness, the company systematically downplayed the problem to the public, instead promoting more and more fossil fuel use despite the dangers," said one expert. "Now, five decades later, Shell continues to dawdle and delay."
(2023-04-04). German Leftist Lawmaker Says US Soldiers and Nukes Must Leave Her Country. scheerpost.com 
On the floor of Germany's parliament, Left Party MP Sevim Dağdelen called for the c. 38,000 US soldiers in her country to leave, and to take their nuclear weapons with them. She lamented that Washington "doesn't actually want allies, just loyal vassals".
(2023-04-04). Migrant Deaths in Mexico Put Spotlight on US Policy That Shifted Immigration Enforcement South. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-04). 'People Are Going to Die': Florida Senate Republicans Pass Abortion Ban. scheerpost.com 
"This is a devastating day for our state and freedoms," said one Democratic Florida state lawmaker. "This six-week abortion ban is deeply unpopular, dangerous, and un-American."
(2023-04-04). States Try to Obscure Execution Details as Drugmakers Hinder Lethal Injection. scheerpost.com 
By Renuka Rayasam/ Kaiser Health News In 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed in South Carolina. More than a decade later, the state hasn't carried out another execution because officials have struggled to obtain the drugs needed for lethal injection. Now, to resume executions, lawmakers are debating a bill that would further shroud the state's lethal injection …
(2023-04-04). The Revolution Against Shady Landlords Has Begun. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-04). "God's Wars" : "Looking into the Silence to Find the Answers" globalresearch.ca Beneath the "shock and awe" geopolitics of the Bush- Blair "humanitarian crusade", Felicity Arbuthnot reflects on the indescribable barbarity of the 2004 Fallujah massacre, resulting in countless deaths and destruction. | And it has happened ever since. They are killing our …
(2023-04-04). New Orleans March Condemns Anti-LGBTQ Bills. popularresistance.org New Orleans, Louisiana – On Friday, March 31, hundreds marched from Washington Square Park to Jackson Square to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility. The marchers also gathered in response to nine anti-LGBTQ bills being considered by the Louisiana legislature. These bills reflect a growing crisis of targeted attacks against LGBTQ youth. | The Deadname bill, HB 81, would mandate that public school teachers misgender trans students and use their birth names. Students could appeal for their real names and pronouns to be used with a parental note, but staff would still be allowed to ignore that appeal based on "religiou…
(2023-04-04). $17,000 raised in FRSO Spring Fundraising Drive. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — In less than a week, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization's (FRSO) Spring Fundraising Drive has netted more than $17,000. FRSO aims to raise over $130,000 to hire more full-time organizers to work in our national office, grow our fund to purchase a building, and publish more revolutionary literature. | Anti-war activist Sarah Martin states, "Now is the time to dig deep and contribute to FRSO so we can continue to grow and expand our work as we build towards a new world. The future is bright!" | Local FRSO groups will be going out to members and supporters to make the Spring Fundraisin…
(2023-04-04). Commentary: For Black Chicagoans, the mayoral election is about community control of the police. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Two factors have made public safety a lynchpin issue in the upcoming mayoral election between Brandon Johnson, former teacher supported by the Chicago Teacher's Union, and Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, backed by the Fraternal Order of the Police (FOP). First is the rise in the crime rate in the city in recent years. The second, and principal, reason is the law-and-order backlash that followed the historic protests of the George Floyd Rebellion. | Groups like the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) are fighting to make sure that the city's supposed c…
(2023-04-04). Commentary: Why Brandon is better for the people. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On April 4, Chicago faces its most crucial mayoral election since Harold Washington ran in 1983. Brandon Johnson, Cook County commissioner, union organizer, and former public school teacher, won enough votes in the February 28 primary to move into the runoff election against Paul Vallas, an administrator with a record of privatizing school systems in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Bridgeport. Unions, community organizations and other progressive groups have formed a coalition behind Brandon Johnson to ensure better working, living and organizing conditions for the next four years. | The mass…
(2023-04-04). Students picket to demand abortion clinics on all U of MN campuses. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — Bright yellow picket signs stood tall by University Avenue at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, as students and campus community gathered to protest outside the Donhowe building at the University of Minnesota to demand immediate action from administration to expand abortion access on campus. The action was organized by the UMN chapter of Students for a Democratic Society and co-hosted by the Minnesota Abortion Action Committee. Students chanted "Hey Gabel, what do you say? Protect abortion rights today!" calling on University President Joan Gabel to act on their demands to defend women's and re…
(2023-04-04). Dallas rallies for LGBTQ rights. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On Saturday, April 1, over 50 members of the LGBTQ community and their allies gathered at Dallas City Hall to protest transphobic and anti-drag legislation currently being passed by the Texas state government. Four of those bills are Senate Bill 14 which takes away trans youth's right to transition; Senate Bill 15, which bans trans athletes from participating in college sports, and Senate Bills 12 and 1601, which greatly restrict the freedom to perform in drag. | The rally called for the city of Dallas to refuse to prosecute anyone for these anti-LGBTQ laws. | The rally was called by the Freed…
(2023-04-04). Milwaukee rallies for abortion access ahead of important spring ballot initiative. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On April 1, activists, medical providers, community members and local politicians rallied in Red Arrow Park encouraging the people of Milwaukee to vote in a pivotal election for the state of Wisconsin. The community joined together, in the bitter wind, with a common goal in mind: to end the statewide ban on abortion. | Milwaukee showed up loud and proud with pickets reading, "Repeal 940.04" and "Abortion is not a crime," accompanied by live music and speakers. Local organizations provided information on how to access abortion services and the ways the people can get involved in the fight for repr…
(2023-04-04). Pinellas County teachers' union rallies against right-wing attacks on public education. fightbacknews.org St. Petersburg, FL – The Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association and Pinellas Educational Support Professionals Association rallied dozens of their members, members of the community, and other supportive groups on Saturday, April 1, in response to a slew of right-wing attacks on public education in the state. | The teachers and support staff aimed the message at legislators. They demanded relief from staffing shortages, raised awareness of the impact of these attacks on their working conditions and students' learning conditions, and pushed back against the attempt to gut their union. | The rally began at the Sai…
(2023-04-04). U of Washington students rally in support of Farm Workers. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On Friday, March 31, Students for Farm Workers led a demonstration of more than 150 people starting from the steps of the Suzzallo Library in the middle of University of Washington-Seattle campus to the Husky Union Building. | Students for Farm Workers, SSFW, is a support group for United Farm Workers, fighting to stop the University of Washington from selling and serving mushrooms from Greenwood Mushrooms Farms in both grocery stores and dining halls. The farm, originally Ostrom Mushroom Farm, has been sued by the state for mistreatment of workers. Workers at the farm are fighting to unionize under…
(2023-04-04). The first signs of an ecological class struggle in Germany. greenleft.org.au Franziska Heinisch and Julia Kaiser explain how, during the global climate strike on March 3, climate activists and public transport workers in Germany coordinated their efforts to take joint strike action in around 30 cities.
(2023-04-04). Passover: Time to Bring Freedom, Equality to Israel's Palestinians. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Selected Articles: Xi-Putin Summit: Strategy Meeting for the Coming East-West War? globalresearch.ca 
By The Xi-Putin Summit (March 22-24) was a strategic summit of two "non-western" super powers. The outcome of the summit will have far-reaching …
(2023-04-04). As Tax Day Approaches: Is the Federal Budget Moral or Immoral? juancole.com 
Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) — April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for. Are they used to provide all citizens sufficient resources and public goods for human security and well-being — the core of our national security? How much of our taxes pay …
(2023-04-04). The Right Wing Is Waging a Dirty War Against History and Education. truthout.org At the core of all authoritarian regimes is a politics of disappearance: a practice of elimination that targets the oppositional press, revolutionary ideas, perceived enemies, migrants, people of color, women and trans people, troubling knowledge and historical memories that threaten the existing racist capitalist order. In the contemporary U.S., this authoritarian politics of disappearance… |
(2023-04-04). Saturday 4/15: Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Plant Sale. indybay.org Homeless Garden Project Farm | 100-198 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz…
(2023-04-04). £2 million awarded for development of beta cell implant for type 1 diabetes. imperial.ac.uk
(2023-04-04). Imperial launches call for next generation of women scientists from South Asia. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has launched a programme to help nurture the next generation of leading women scientists from South Asia.
(2023-04-04). Ukraine attempts to legitimise pursuit of nuclear weapons through petition. infobrics.org UN refuses to call out Kiev for escalating nuclear rhetoric.
(2023-04-04). Chairman Says Gazprom Close to Maximum Gas Supply to China. infobrics.org Russia's Gazprom is increasing gas supplies to China and expects soon to reach the maximum planned level through a Siberian pipeline, its chairman said, highlighting Beijing's importance as his country's top export market in the face of Western sanctions…
(2023-04-04). Russia in Talks with India to Develop Northern Sea Shipping Route. infobrics.org Russia and India are looking at expanding the use of the Northern Sea shipping route that passes through the Artic and which could include the building of processing facilities, Russia's Interfax agency reported…
(2023-04-04). VTB Assists Chinese Companies in Expanding Their Reach into New Markets. infobrics.org The trade and economic partnership between Russia and China present a promising outlook with significant growth potential…
(2023-04-04). Chants of 'fascists!' ring out as Tennessee GOP moves to expel Dems over gun control protest. therealnews.com 
(2023-04-04). Florida Democratic Leaders Arrested While Protesting 6-Week Abortion Ban. truthout.org Two Florida Democratic leaders were among the protesters arrested late Monday during a demonstration against a proposed six-week abortion ban, which the Republican-controlled state Senate passed hours earlier. Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book were handcuffed and detained along with roughly a dozen other protesters who gathered and sat down in a park… |
(2023-04-04). 'NY Times' Won't Explain Why Palestinians Aren't Joining the Big Anti-Netanyahu Demonstrations in Israel. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). "Fake News" Stories Curated by the Deep State: Government Spin Doctors Control the News Cycle. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). UN Human Rights Council Condemns 'Illegal' Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com Ana Gabriela Salazar, research coordinator at SURES, told Venezuelanalysis that sanctions "clearly contravene the principles of political independence and non-intervention."
(2023-04-04). US Joins Civilized World: Trump's Arraignment for Electoral Corruption is just like former French President Sarkozy's. juancole.com 
Revised. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Trump's arraignment today has been widely denounced by the US Right as politically motivated and unprecedented. But high officers of the US government, including former vice presidents Aaron Burr and Spiro Agnew, have had to be arraigned before judges. Moreover, in other countries, such as Israel, Germany, France and …
(2023-04-04). New York Governor Backs Proposal to Gut State's Landmark Climate Law. truthout.org Climate action groups and scientists are denouncing an effort by New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to gut the state's signature emissions reduction law — one of the most ambitious in the United States — as the governor's office claims the move is aimed at saving money for consumers and attempts to disguise it as a technical accounting change. The proposal Hochul is backing has won approval… |
(2023-04-04). Hochul Is Helping Her Fossil Fuel Donors Gut Key Climate Law. levernews.com 
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is pushing to gut the state's signature climate law after raking in nearly half a million dollars from the corporations and lobbyists pushing the move, according to a Lever review of campaign finance records.The governor's office wants to place a provision into the state's $230 billion budget that would change how the state counts methane emissions, allowing energy companies to include more natural gas in their energy mix while still complying with the state's climate law."The governor and her administration's track record of decisive action to move away from fossil fuels toward a…
(2023-04-04). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives Of Press Freedom Organization. thedissenter.org 
The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' t…
(2023-04-04). Lucretia And The Law Of Lawlessness. thiscantbehappening.net When Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Lucretia Clemons released an inmate from prison in May 2021, she clearly saw how prosecutors illegally withholding evidence of innocence caused that Philadelphia man to languish in prison for nearly 30-years on a wrongful murder conviction. As Clemons released Eric Riddick from prison on May 28, 2021, she declared … |
(2023-04-04). Israel's protest movement can't succeed without embracing Palestinian liberation. therealnews.com 
As Israelis march en masse against Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial coup, many around the world are questioning why these protests did not materialize in defense of Palestinian land and life. For a special Passover installment of the "Not in Our Name" series, Rabbi Arik Ascherman joins The Marc Steiner Show to talk about the current protest movement in Israel and why democracy there cannot be attained without Palestinian liberation. |
(2023-04-04). How The US Uses International Bodies To Manufacture Consent For Warfare. popularresistance.org Both the Obama and Trump administrations used alleged chemical attacks in 2013 and 2018 to justify bombing Syria. When inspectors with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, who inspected the site of the attacks, stated that there was not evidence to prove the Syrian military was responsible, and in the case of the 2018 attack, that chemical weapons were even used, they were silenced and punished. Aaron Mate has been covering this story for several years and has testified before the United Nations Security Council three times, most recently on March 24 of this year. He speaks to Clearing the FO…
(2023-04-04). Norfolk Southern's huge profits go 80 percent to top honchos' checks. peoplesworld.org 
CLEVELAND—Unions, safety specialists, and—now—the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have contended that corporate greed drove Norfolk Southern Railway to cut corners on safety inspections and prevention, thus leading to the disastrous Feb. 3 wreck there. But buried deep in the March 31 federal Justice Department filing, for both itself and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, …
(2023-04-04). Lost decade: how Shell downplayed early warnings over climate changeÔøº. nationofchange.org Newly discovered documents from the 1970s and early '80s show that Shell knew more about the "greenhouse effect" than it let on in public.
(2023-04-04). Duke University's Ploy To Ban Graduate Student Unions. popularresistance.org At colleges and universities across the country, a heated battle is playing out right now over workers' right to organize and have a say over how the institutions they keep afloat with their labor are run. From graduate student-worker unionization efforts and strikes at Temple University, the University of California, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern University, Northeastern University, the University of Chicago, and Indiana University, to faculty strikes (and near-strikes) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, The New School, Howard University, etc., to workers across the higher ed sector str…
(2023-04-04). Uganda's draconian new anti-LGBTQ law includes life in prison and the death penalty. therealnews.com 
A new law in Uganda broadly criminalizing the LGBTI* community has captured global attention. The law includes provisions against "Aggravated Homosexuality" that criminalize the sexual activity of HIV+ people with life in prison or even the death penalty. Other loosely defined activities such as "abetting homosexuality" and "conspiracy to engage in homosexuality" are also criminalized. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with renowned Ugandan LGBTI activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera to discuss the origins of Uganda's recent turn towards politicized homophobia and transphobia, as well as the co…
(2023-04-04). What's the problem with pensions? mronline.org 
The recent massive demonstrations against the Macron administration in France forcing through so-called pension reforms reveals the determined attempts of pro-capitalist governments in all the major economies to cut real wages when we are old and can no longer work.
(2023-04-04). Sunday 4/30: Voices of Palestinian Resistance: Commemorating 75 Years of Nakba. indybay.org Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco (near Civic Center BART)…
(2023-04-04). Trump Campaign Uses Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories to Fundraise Off Indictment. truthout.org Donald Trump and his campaign are leveraging misinformation and anti-Jewish conspiracy theories to turn the media circus around the former president's indictment in New York into a cash cow. The indictment stems from hush money allegedly paid to porn icon and sex work activist Stormy Daniels and potentially one other woman. At an arraignment in Manhattan on Tuesday, a judge announced that Trump… |
(2023-04-04). The Heat: Trump Faces Charges in New York. america.cgtn.com 
Former U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to surrender in New York. A historic day is about to play out in New York on Tuesday when former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in to authorities. Trump, who was indicted last week, arrived …
(2023-04-04). Why I Pay Little Attention To Explosions And Military Porn. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Yesterday, one of our friends, Andrew, provided a link to a wonderful discussion between Col. Macgregor and LTC. Shaffer:
(2023-04-04). 'Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict'—book bridges divide between Marxists and Christians. peoplesworld.org 
Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict provides an important refocusing and reprioritizing of earlier Scriptural studies as seen through the lens of historical materialist analysis. Although containing little original research, authors James Crossley and Robert J. Myles have painstakingly examined many of the mainstream interpretations of the life, teachings, and execution of Jesus. They have …
(2023-04-04). Peruvian Legislators Present Impeachment Motion Against Boluarte. popularresistance.org On Thursday March 30, Peruvian legislators from the parliamentary benches of progressive Free Peru, Democratic Peru and Democratic Change-Together for Peru political parties presented in Congress a vacancy motion against the de-facto President Dina Boluarte for "permanent moral incapacity" to continue in office. | The left-wing legislators condemned Boluarte for unleashing brutal police and military repression against peaceful protesters during the past four months of protests against her government. The legislators pointed out that at least 49 protesters have been killed in these months at the hands of public se…
(2023-04-04). Israeli cabinet approves controversial plan for a new security force. peoplesdispatch.org The approval comes even as existing Israeli security forces continue their killing spree against Palestinians with two more killed in the occupied territories over the weekend…
(2023-04-04). Revival of Iran-Saudi Arabia ties may have an impact on the wider West Asian region. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in China brokered a
(2023-04-04). Lying about Lying: Why We Must Revisit the Definition of 'Fake News'. mintpressnews.com The phrase 'fake news' continues to be deployed routinely in US politics. In a polarized political atmosphere, both Republicans and Democrats distrust media organizations affiliated with opposing parties. This means that most of what is uttered or written by CNN is 'fake news' for Republicans, and much of what appears in Republicans-affiliated media is 'fake news' for Democrats. | The phrase is now so prevalent and has multiple meanings to the point that it is impossible to agree on a common definition. Even 'fact checking' organizations or news desks contribute to the troubling phenomenon of 'fake news' by selec…
(2023-04-04). To Protect Trans Youth, We Must Organize Ourselves. popularresistance.org To the organizers of yesterday's march, and to trans youth everywhere: thank you for fighting. No one should have to fight for their very existence, but your example reminds us that there is a joyous, expansive range of human experience that capitalism tries to erase and forget. Your example shows us that there is beauty to be found everywhere and in every moment of the struggle for a better world. We find in your combative example the spirit of the world we will build—free of every oppression. | We also thank our trans and queer elders. It's an incredible thing to have lived in a world so pitted against yo…
(2023-04-04). Azeri president awarded "Karabakh" medal to CEO of world's deadliest drone company. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com And son-in-law of Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, president of one nation, two state Turco-Azeristan. ==== Daily SabahApril 3, 2023 Baykar head Bayraktar meets Azerbaijan's Aliyev, awarded medal The Azerbaijani president on Monday received the head and chief technology officer (CTO) of Turkish defense company Baykar in the capital Baku. In a statement, the Azerbaijani presidency said …
(2023-04-04). Envoy summoned: Azerbaijan steps up diplomatic (for now) warfare against Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyApril 3, 2023 Azerbaijani MFA sends response note to Iranian side The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has sent a response note to the Iranian side, Spokesperson for the ministry Aykhan Hajizada said…. Hajizada made the remark commenting on…Iran sen[ding] a note to the ministry to take appropriate measures to prevent anti-Iranian publications and articles …
(2023-04-04). NATO. 1999: 16 members. 2023: 31…32 members. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 4, 2023 Finland joins NATO as 31st Ally Finland became NATO's newest member today (4 April 2023), upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the United States at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. NATO Allies signed Finland's Accession Protocol on 5 July 2022, after which all 30 national parliaments voted …
(2023-04-04). Second front: Georgia being prodded into war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92April 4, 2023 Opening a second front? Georgia is under great pressure: pushed into war with Russia Russia's intelligence chief claims the West is pushing Georgia, which borders Russia, into conflict with Moscow. According to Sergey Naryshkin, the West is doing this in order to open a second front because the war in Ukraine "is …
(2023-04-04). Ukraine's FM in two-day visit at NATO HQ to plan "path to Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 4, 2023 Secretary General welcomes Foreign Minister of Ukraine to NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to NATO Headquarters on Tuesday (4 April 2023), at the start of the two-day meeting of Allied Foreign Ministers. The Secretary General [said] that today's meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission will address …
(2023-04-04). Has The Ukraine War Allowed A Western Counter To China's Belt and Road Initiative? thelastamericanvagabond.com Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative has catapulted China into the position of a worldwide superpower, since its inception. Whilst Washington has for years scrambled to find an answer, how has the Ukraine war affected the ability of the US and its allies to combat China's rising power? Since February 24, 2022, when Russia declared its
(2023-04-04). Blockbuster exposé confirms H.G. Wells' truism that "human history" is "a race between education and catastrophe."Ôøº. nationofchange.org Gayle Greene's "Immeasurable Outcomes" presents an impassioned manifesto to revive quality, democratic education that redeems college teaching and re-seeds enlightened, disaster-averting voters.
(2023-04-04). Playing "Fool's Mate" on the Grand Eurasian Chessboard. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Silence As Ukraine/Israel Continue To Kill Abroad, Vinyl Chloride In Woman's Urine & The MAGA Trap. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4//23/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-04-04). Following murder of Dr. King: Lessons of the April 1968 Black rebellions. workers.org 
Following are excerpts from an article published on April 11, 1968, in WW newspaper, by Workers World Party founding Chairperson Sam Marcy, a week after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in Memphis, Tennessee, The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, and Bishop Julian Smith, left, flank Dr. Martin . . . |
(2023-04-04). Wall Street bonuses decline but still dwarf worker pay increases since 2008 crashÔøº. nationofchange.org Since 2008, growth in the average Wall Street bonus has far outstripped wage growth for ordinary U.S. workers.
(2023-04-04). The Rise of Inequality and Cronyism in Western Nations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Emissions From Offshore Drilling in Gulf of Mexico Are Double Official Estimates. truthout.org Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico are releasing far higher quantities of a potent greenhouse gas than regulators have estimated, according to a new study published Monday. The analysis reveals that the climate change impact of these activities is more than double what official estimates suggest. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences… |
(2023-04-04). "Corporations Are Not People": Jayapal Files Bill to Reverse "Citizens United" truthout.org Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) has introduced a bill that would end corporate personhood with the goal of reversing Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the infamous Supreme Court decision that has unleashed a flood of corporate "dark money" into the U.S. election system, threatening to undermine democracy altogether. The We the People Amendment, introduced in the House with 26… |
(2023-04-04). Report: Iowa GOP's Child Labor Bill Was Spearheaded by Restaurant Lobbyists. truthout.org Lobbyists and the restaurant industry are the driving force behind a proposed child labor bill that Republicans are pushing through the Iowa legislature, a new investigation has revealed, as the GOP wages an extremist push to loosen child labor regulations across the country. According to an investigation by More Perfect Union, the extremely powerful restaurant industry group the National… |
(2023-04-04). Republicans Parroted Oil Lobbyist Talking Points Verbatim in Energy Bill Debate. truthout.org Last week, House Republicans passed a sweeping energy bill containing so many pro-fossil fuel provisions that climate advocates and progressives noted it may as well have been written by the industry itself — and, as a new report reveals, Republicans parroted talking points lifted verbatim from industry lobbyists as they argued for the bill. "Energy security is national security." That's a quote… |
(2023-04-04). Japanese youth oppose government's military buildup in conjunction with U.S.' anti-China campaign. peoplesworld.org 
TOKYO—Shouting in chorus, "No to Japan's possession of enemy base strike capabilities!", "No to a war-fighting Japan!", hundreds of young people marched in a demonstration through Tokyo's famous shopping district of Shinjuku on March 18. This action was called for by an organizing committee consisting of various youth groups, including the Democratic Youth League of …
(2023-04-04). Douglass Mackey Verdict Sinks 'Shitposting' Defense. splcenter.org Following four days of deliberation, a jury handed radical-right activist Douglass Mackey a guilty verdict on Friday, March 31, asserting that he interfered with the 2016 election through his infamous "Ricky Vaughn" pseudonym.
(2023-04-04). Esta tarde en la Mesa Redonda: Acto central por el 4 de abril. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu La Mesa Redonda retransmitirá el acto central por el 4 de abril en saludo de los aniversarios 61 de la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas y 62 de la Organización de Pioneros José Martí. En el acto, la UJC convocó al 12mo. Congreso de la organización juvenil.
(2023-04-04). La saliva, una "chivata" de lo que sucede en nuestro cuerpo. cubadebate.cu Detectar algunas enfermedades, saber si una mujer está embarazada y si es de riesgo, o medir si hay dopaje o consumo de drogas, son algunas de las cosas que se pueden detectar a través de la saliva. Podría decirse que la saliva vive pluriempleada. En este trabajo les contamos de sus ocho trabajos o funciones principales en el cuerpo humano.
(2023-04-04). Vale la pena… volver a escuchar: El relevo (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Ley de la vida! El relevo es su continuidad. Sin relevo habrá perpetuación quizás del pasado, pero no habrá futuro. El relevo toca a la puerta y dice: Aquí estoy. Y hay que no solo dejarlo entrar, sino también darle las llaves de la casa.
(2023-04-04). Acusada del atentado que mató a corresponsal de guerra ruso en San Petersburgo recibe sentencia. cubadebate.cu Daria Trépova, sospechosa principal del atentado en San Petersburgo que acabó con la vida del corresponsal de guerra Vladlén Tatarski, fue acusada formalmente de cometer un ataque terrorista en San Petersburgo. Durante el interrogatorio, tras su detención, la acusada admitió ante las cámaras haber entregado la estatuilla que explotó.
(2023-04-04). Balance del Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios: Control de precios al centro del debate. cubadebate.cu Las palabras de orden en el tema de la política de precios debe ser enfrentamiento y exigencia aseguró Meisi Bolaños Weiss, ministra de Finanzas y Precios en el balance anual de este ministerio.
(2023-04-04). Finlandia se convierte oficialmente en el miembro número 31 de la OTAN. cubadebate.cu Cabe destacar que el país nórdico tiene unos 1300 kilómetros de frontera con Rusia, lo que significa que la frontera de la OTAN con el país euroasiático pasará casi a duplicarse. En este sentido, la medida podría aumentar aún más las tensiones entre Moscú y la Alianza.
(2023-04-04). Pagos electrónicos de la electricidad detenidos por avería en servidores, informa la UNE. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica informa a la población que en estos momentos los pagos electrónicos de la electricidad se encuentran detenidos debido a una avería existente en sus servidores.
(2023-04-04). Presidente de Credit Suisse se disculpa ante accionistas por caída del banco suizo ante la crisis. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Credit Suisse, Axel Lehmann, se disculpó este martes ante sus accionistas por no haber podido contener la crisis que condujo a la caída del banco suizo, en medio de los lamentos y las lágrimas de los inversores que perdieron su dinero.
(2023-04-04). Reportan que Trump será puesto bajo arresto y enfrentará 34 cargos. cubadebate.cu El exmandatario ya ha reaccionado a estos reportes, asegurando que se trata de una "filtración ilegal". Está previsto que el expresidente comparezca este 4 de abril ante un tribunal de Manhattan para la lectura de los cargos en su contra.
(2023-04-04). Tras más de 50 años en cautiverio, la orca "Lolita" volverá a ser libre (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Lolita, la orca más anciana en cautiverio, fue sacada de su hogar en el noroeste del Pacífico cuando tenía sólo cuatro años; ahora, más de 50 años después, se está preparando para finalmente ser liberada en sus aguas nativas. Toda su vida la ha pasado siendo una atracción de acuario en Estados Unidos.
(2023-04-04). Juan González on Chicago Mayoral Race: Can a Progressive, Multiracial Coalition Win? democracynow.org 
Chicago residents are voting Tuesday in a mayoral runoff election that has been dominated by issues of public safety, with the two leading candidates coming from different ends of the Democratic Party's political spectrum. Brandon Johnson is an organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union and backed by progressive forces in the city, and Paul Vallas is the former head of Chicago Public Schools who is endorsed by the police union. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who lives in Chicago, gives his analysis of the race and why it holds national implications. "It raises the question of 'Can a progress…
(2023-04-04). Debate: Will Finland's Addition to NATO Make Direct Conflict with Russia More Likely? democracynow.org 
Finland is formally joining NATO on Tuesday in a move that doubles the military alliance's border with Russia. Finland and Russia share an 800-mile border. Finland is joining NATO a week after Turkey's parliament voted to ratify the Nordic country's membership. Turkey and Hungary have yet to approve Sweden as a member of NATO, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan accusing Stockholm of harboring Kurdish dissidents he considers terrorists. Finland and Sweden had applied to join NATO in May 2022, just months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. For more on NATO's expans…
(2023-04-04). Headlines for April 4, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Prepares to Surrender to New York Court to Face 34 Felony Counts, Philippines Announces Locations of Four New U.S. Military Bases, Syria Says 2 Civilians Killed in Israeli Missile Attacks on Damascus , Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich Appeals Arrest on Spying Charges in Russia , 11 Arrested at Pro-Choice Protest as Florida Senate Approves Six-Week Abortion Ban, Nashville Students Walk Out of Classes to Demand Gun Controls, Tennessee GOP Moves to Expel 3 House Democrats Who Joined Peaceful Anti-Gun Protests, Virginia Medical Examiner: Irvo Otieno Died by Homicide Due to Asphyxiation , Justice D…
(2023-04-04). History in the Making: David Cay Johnston on Why Trump's Arraignment May Renew American Democracy. democracynow.org 
On the day of Donald Trump's historic arraignment in New York, making him the first former president ever to be criminally charged, we speak with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump for decades. Trump is said to face 34 felony counts for falsifying business records. The case centers in part on hush-money payments Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign to adult film star Stormy Daniels. After his appearance before a judge in Manhattan, where he is expected to plead not guilty to all charges, Trump will fly back to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where h…
(2023-04-04). Ari Berman on the Race That Could Decide the Fate of Democracy in Wisconsin — and the 2024 Election. democracynow.org 
A crucial election in Wisconsin on Tuesday will decide the fate of democracy in the state and have major ramifications for the 2024 presidential election, says reporter Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones. At stake is a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which currently has a 4-3 conservative majority. Although technically nonpartisan, the election is a showdown between Democratic-backed Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz and Republican-backed former state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly. Berman says the outcome of the race could determine if abortion remain…
(2023-04-04). Pyongyang Criticizes Reckless Actions of 'War Maniacs' for Military Provocations on Korean Peninsula. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-04). Venezuela Rejects Politicization of Human Rights by ICC Prosecutor Khan. orinocotribune.com Through an official statement on Monday, Venezuela condemned the most recent comments by International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan, in which he joined a campaign to politicize the issue of human rights to the country's detriment. | "Venezuela rejects accusations by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Ahmad Khan. [These remarks] demonstrate a prejudiced vision that instrumentalizes justice and human rights for political purposes, to the detriment of the seriousness and rigor expected of that body," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil wrote on social media. | "Once again,…
(2023-04-04). Argentina rendirá homenaje a los veteranos de las Malvinas. telesurtv.net El homenaje a los Veteranos y Caídos, y a sus familiares, fue iniciado por el presidente Alberto Fernández el pasado 2 de abril de 2022.
(2023-04-04). Partido GERB gana por estrecho margen comicios en Bulgaria. telesurtv.net Bulgaria se prepara para duras negociaciones en el parlamento, destinadas a formar alianzas en el recinto legislativo, tras una quinta elección no concluyente.
(2023-04-04). Colombia se prepara ante posible erupción del Nevado del Ruiz. telesurtv.net El Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) informó este lunes que registró 5.400 sismos y emisión de cenizas en el volcán Nevado del Ruiz.
(2023-04-04). Decenas de muertos tras deslave en República Democrática del Congo. telesurtv.net Se están realizando los esfuerzos de búsqueda de posibles víctimas, por lo que se podría incrementar el número de fallecidos.
(2023-04-04). Detienen a 232 personas en El Salvador por delitos sexuales. telesurtv.net Entre los capturados en el operativo identificado como Valentina hay 222 hombres y 10 mujeres.
(2023-04-04). Tropas israelíes asesinan a dos jóvenes palestinos en Nablus. telesurtv.net Ahmed Jibril, director de Ambulancias y Emergencias de la Media Luna Roja en Nablus, explicó a la prensa que ambos llegaron con graves heridas a dos hospitales en la urbe, donde fallecieron.
(2023-04-04). Argentina homenajea a veteranos de la guerra de las Malvinas. telesurtv.net El acto realizado en el Palacio San Martín, sede de la cancillería, fue encabezado por el ministro de Exteriores de Argentina, Santiago Cafiero.
(2023-04-04). Renuncia secretario de Comunicación de la Presidencia ecuatoriana. telesurtv.net Seminario hizo el anuncio mediante un mensaje de agradecimiento en su cuenta de la red social Twitter.
(2023-04-04). Anuncian inicio de operaciones aéreas entre Venezuela y Curazao. telesurtv.net Destacaron que esta apertura permitirá impulsar la economía y el intercambio con Curazao.
(2023-04-04). Asciende a 40 cifra de muertos por incendio en estación migratoria de México. telesurtv.net Las autoridades mexicanas contabilizan 27 heridos, de los cuales 23 se mantienen hospitalizados.
(2023-04-04). Presidentes de Siria y Argelia sostienen intercambio telefónico. telesurtv.net El presidente Al Assad acotó que ambas naciones han mantenido posiciones cercanas en varios temas.
(2023-04-04). Nuevo ataque israelí con misiles deja dos muertos en Siria. telesurtv.net La mayor parte del ataque fue interceptado por las antiaéreas sirias, reveló el Ministerio de Información sirio.
(2023-04-04). Fuerzas de EE.UU., Corea del Sur y Japón realizan ensayos navales. telesurtv.net El ejercicio se realizará durante el lunes y el mañana martes en aguas al sur de la isla de Jeju, situada frente a la costa suroccidental de Corea del Sur.
(2023-04-04). OPEP+ confirma recorte en más de un millón de barriles diarios. telesurtv.net El Comité tomó en consideración la decisión voluntaria de Rusia, Arabia Saudita, Irak, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Kuwait, Kazajistán, Argelia, Omán y Gabón de reducir adicionalmente su producción.
(2023-04-04). Arrestan a sospechosa de perpetrar explosión en San Petersburgo. telesurtv.net Daria Trepova es sospechosa de la autoría del atentado contra el corresponsal de guerra ruso Vladlen Tatarsky.
(2023-04-04). Venezuela rechaza reciente declaración del fiscal de la CPI. telesurtv.net En un comunicado emitido por la Cancillería se indicó que Venezuela ratifica que seguirá ejerciendo todas las acciones pertinentes, para divulgar la verdad y defender sus derechos como nación.
(2023-04-04). ELN reitera disposición de alcanzar cese al fuego bilateral. telesurtv.net El ELN busca avanzar en los diálogos y crear un clima de garantías para la participación de la sociedad y en la formulación de las transformaciones básicas para habilitar un clima de paz.
(2023-04-04). Candidato proeuropeo gana presidenciales en Montenegro. telesurtv.net El actual presidente, Milo Djukanovic, y su partido DPS fueron derrotados; pese a haber ganado la primera vuelta.
(2023-04-04). Confederación indígena rechaza porte de armas en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La Conaie alertó del surgimiento de grupos paramilitares y el asesinato de líderes y defensores de los derechos humanos.
(2023-04-04). Egipto y Arabia Saudita profundizan relaciones históricas. telesurtv.net Ambas partes revisaron, además, temas de interés regional y común; así como vías para mejorar la cooperación conjunta.
(2023-04-04). Finlandia se convertirá este martes en miembro pleno de la OTAN. telesurtv.net La ceremonia de adhesión de Finlandia coincidirá con el aniversario 74 de la fundación de la OTAN el 4 de abril de 1949.
(2023-04-04). Tiroteos dejan tres muertos en barrios de Marsella, Francia. telesurtv.net En lo que va del 2023, los ajustes de cuentas con arma de fuego han provocado 13 muertos en Marsella.
(2023-04-04). Docentes anuncian nuevos paros por mejora salarial en Reino Unido. telesurtv.net El ente sindical realizó el llamado tras el rechazo de la oferta salarial que incluyó un pago único de 1.000 euros este año y un aumento de 4,3 por ciento el próximo año.
(2023-04-04). Bolivia mantiene reducción de casos de Covid-19 por 12 ∞ semana. telesurtv.net En la última semana se detectaron 343 nuevos casos, lo que representa una reducción del 25 por ciento.
(2023-04-04). Sismo de magnitud 6.9 sacude la península de Kamchatka, Rusia. telesurtv.net El Servicio Geofísico de Rusia informó que tras el sismo en la bahía de Avacha se han registrado al menos cinco seísmos en la península de Kamchatka.
(2023-04-04). Trump Is Heading to Court. Here's What to Expect. latinorebels.com Former President Donald Trump is set to appear in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime. Here's what to expect.
(2023-04-04). Israel on Fire: A Legal Slippery Slope to National Disintegration. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Thursday 5/18: Inequality and Instability — Peace Based Approach. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-04-04). War Mongering, CIA-Connected Think-Tank Calls For World War III. covertactionmagazine.com Fellows at the Atlantic Council advocate bombing and confronting Russia, while eschewing any opportunities for peace. The Atlantic Council is an American think tank, founded in 1961, which lies at the heart of what 27-year CIA veteran Ray McGovern and whistleblower termed the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think Tank Complex (MICIMATTC). Its close ties to the CIA were evident when its former …
(2023-04-04). Illuminating Report On Veterans Administration's Staffing Shortages. popularresistance.org Today, the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute, in association with the American Federation of Government Employees, released a comprehensive report on the urgent struggles of thousands of VA employees, and how they threaten to impede the future of America's best healthcare and benefits systems. | Entitled "Disadvantaging the VA: How VA Staff View Agency Privatization and Other Detrimental Policies," the 74-page report leans on dozens of interviews, hundreds of written comments, and thousands of survey responses, as well as Congressional testimony, federal watchdog reports, and other previous investigations. It…
(2023-04-04). Saturday 4/15: What's Home? A Night of Creative Listening Across Differences. indybay.org The 418 Project | 155 S. River St., Santa Cruz…
(2023-04-04). Newly elected French CGT union leader rushes to prop up Macron. wsws.org The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) held its 53rd congress last week as the working class mounted a direct political struggle against President Emmanuel Macron.
(2023-04-04). Mass drowning of refugees off the coast of Tunisia. wsws.org At least 29 refugees drowned off the Tunisian coast in three boat accidents last week, and another 67 people are missing, according to aid agencies.
(2023-04-04). Québec Solidaire: Electoral squabbles and support for NATO's war with Russia. wsws.org Held in an explosive international context, dominated by the escalating conflict in Ukraine and a global resurgence of the class struggle, the QS National Council meeting had nothing to say on these burning issues.
(2023-04-04). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Teachers in Bolivia are continuing strikes and protests over begun last month while 5,500 machinists at Spirit AeroSystems in Witchita have voted by a 99.9 percent margin to authorize strike.
(2023-04-04). Rifts erupt in Australian ruling class over Voice referendum wording. wsws.org Conflicts over the wording of the constitutional amendment proposed by the Labor government and sections of the indigenous elite have the potential to produce a political crisis.
(2023-04-04). Explosion in St. Petersburg café kills pro-Kremlin military blogger, wounds 32. wsws.org The explosion took place amid an ongoing insurgency in Russian-claimed territories and NATO preparations for a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the war against Russia.
(2023-04-04). Stellantis cutting hundreds of jobs at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. wsws.org The company is stepping up its campaign of economic terrorism before this summer's contract talks, provoking widespread anger among workers.
(2023-04-04). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 1. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses, and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-04). Vote 'No' on the SEIU Los Angeles contract! Education workers must build their own rank-and-file committees to take the struggle into their own hands! wsws.org That this deal has even been brought to a vote is a betrayal of the strike by 65,000 education which shut down the Los Angeles Unified School District for three days.
(2023-04-04). WHO says that XBB.1.16 "Arcturus" is the next Omicron variant "to watch" wsws.org A new, more infectious and potentially virulent version of Omicron, XBB.1.16 has spread across 24 countries. In India where the variant has become dominant, cases are accelerating.
(2023-04-04). Royal College of Nursing calls police against members. wsws.org Nursing union officials have called in police to help throttle a rank-and-file rebellion against their rotten pay-deal with the Tory government.
(2023-04-04). US provided India real-time military intelligence in China border clash. wsws.org Washington is playing an ever more conspicuous and provocative role in the India-China border dispute, which has seen both countries forward deploy tens of thousands of troops, heavy artillery and fighter jets since 2020.
(2023-04-04). Free Gershkovich, and stop the vicious persecution of Julian Assange. wsws.org Gershkovich, who was arrested by the Russian government, must be freed, but the campaign by the US and its allies over "press freedom" is characterized by a staggering level of hypocrisy.
(2023-04-04). Postal workers at UK's Royal Mail vote to establish rank-and-file committee. wsws.org Postal workers spoke with World Socialist Web Site writers and representatives of post rank-and-file committees in Germany and Australia.
(2023-04-04). Sri Lankan trade unions in high-level talks with the IMF. wsws.org The IMF meeting further exposes the transformation of the unions into open agents, not just of the Sri Lankan ruling class, but of international finance capital.
(2023-04-04). Taiwan president to meet House speaker on US soil, in latest move against "one-China" policy. wsws.org In a major milestone in the US efforts to end the one-China policy and provoke a war with China over Taiwan, US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that he would meet with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen this week.
(2023-04-04). Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Whistleblower Case Dismissed by Judge. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Chinese peace negotiations in Eurasia are gaining ground. journal-neo.org 
(2023-04-04). Trump's Arrest a Message to Israel and the Neocons. journal-neo.org 
(2023-04-04). Yoon Suk-yeol's Visit to Japan. journal-neo.org 
Yoon Suk-yeol, the current president of South Korea, has consistently expressed a desire to strengthen bilateral ties with Japan, in contrast to his predecessor, Moon Jae-in. Yoon has said that both nations should abide by the spirit of the Japan—South Korea Joint Declaration of 1998 issued by Japanese Prime Minister Keiz≈ç Obuchi and South Korean […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-04). The Black American Intelligence Report On The Rising 'No Labels' Political Organization. moguldom.com The No Labels political organization continues to grow and is wielding its power. The bi-partisan group has also gotten the backing of Black American notables. But is this a good move? Established in 2010, No Labels is a political organization supporting centrist, bi-partisan policies and politics. It is a registered non-profit and does not disclose …
(2023-04-04). LSU Champion and MVP Angel Reese on Jill Biden's Invite to Iowa: 'A Joke'. moguldom.com On April 2, the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers women's basketball team won the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association national championship title. It was the first basketball title, men's or women's, in school history. The team bested the University of Iowa's Hawkeyes and its star player, guard Caitlin Clark. LSU's Angel Reese was named Most …
(2023-04-04). 5 Things to Know About The Mayor Race in Chicago: Is It As Simple as Black and White? moguldom.com The race for mayor of Chicago will come to a head today, April 4. The 2023 Chicago mayoral election was held on Feb. 28, but no candidate received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election. So now a runoff election will determine things. Incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot ran for a second …
(2023-04-04). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — April 4, 2023. southfront.org 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…
(2023-04-04). Over 400 Human Rights Defenders Murdered Worldwide Last Year. popularresistance.org For the first time since such killings have been tracked, more than 400 human rights defenders were murdered worldwide last year, with nearly half of these targeted killings occurring in Colombia, a report published Tuesday revealed. | According to Front Line Defenders' annual global analysis, at least 401 human rights defenders (HRDs) in 26 countries were victims of targeted killings in 2022, up from 358 people murdered in 35 countries the previous year. | The report notes that five countries—Colombia, Ukraine, Mexico, Brazil, and Honduras—accounted for over 80% of HRD murders in 2022, with Colombia…
(2023-04-04). Imagine if All Officials Were Interrogated by Reporters Like This. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-04). The Second Cold War is more dangerous than the first. mronline.org 
Americans have to ask themselves: Is it worth risking nuclear war—and an apocalyptic nuclear winter—for no loftier purpose than to maintain their country's violently enforced grasp of overwhelming global power?>
(2023-04-04). Montana Repeals State Energy Policy As Climate Trial Nears. popularresistance.org Montana has repealed its 30-year-old energy policy — including a 2011 amendment that prioritized fossil-fuel development. The move comes as a June trial date approaches for a youth-led climate lawsuit against the state. | In the lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana, sixteen Montana children and teenagers say that by actively promoting a fossil-fuel based energy system that is dangerous to the climate, state officials are violating the "right to a clean and healthful environment" for present and future generations under the state Constitution. It is the first constitutional climate case to go to trial in the Un…
(2023-04-04). Fact Check: 21 Percent Of CEOs In Corporate America Are Psychopaths. moguldom.com Despite a world-class talent for entrepreneurship, Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs parked in the disabled parking spots, displayed low empathy and antisocial behavior and bullied his employees. He eventually got fired from his own company. Twitter owner and Tesla co-founder Elon Musk was combative with investors, the media, employees, and his social media audience. …
(2023-04-04). A Microchip Brain: Company Releases Brain Implant To Treat Depression. moguldom.com A penny-sized microchip embedded under your scalp and powered wirelessly by an external device could deliver tiny electrical pulses to the region of your brain affected by severe depression and replace conventional antidepressants, according to Los Angeles-based startup Inner Cosmos. Inner Cosmos is one of a growing number of tech companies making brain implants, but …
(2023-04-04). CENTCOM Says US Strike Killed ISIS Leader in Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said its forces launched a "unilateral strike" in Syria on Monday and claimed it killed a senior ISIS leader. CENTCOM said the man's name was Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri and claimed he was responsible for planning terrorist attacks in Europe and Turkey. The command said no civilians were harmed in …
(2023-04-04). Finland Formally Joins NATO, Doubling the Alliance's Border With Russia. news.antiwar.com Finland formally became the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, officially ending the country's post-World War II policy of neutrality and raising tensions between Helsinki and Moscow. "Finland has today become a member of the defense alliance NATO. The era of military non-alignment in our history has come to an end. A new era begins," …
(2023-04-04). First Batch of Polish MiG-29 Fighter Jets Arrive in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A Polish official said Monday that Warsaw had delivered its first batch of Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. "A few MiG-29s have already been sent. They are indeed helpful to Ukraine in its defense of our collective security," said Marcin Przydacz, a Polish presidential aide, according to AFP. It's not clear how many planes Poland will provide …
(2023-04-04). Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak Admits Israel Has Nukes. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak acknowledged that Israel has nuclear weapons in a now-deleted tweet about concerns over the current Israeli government's judicial overhaul plans. Barak wrote: "In conversations between Israelis and Western diplomatic officials, there are deep concerns raised of the possibility that if the coup in Israel succeeds, a messianic …
(2023-04-04). Moscow Hosts Meeting Aimed at Syria-Turkey Normalization. news.antiwar.com The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Russia wrapped up two days of talks in Moscow on Tuesday that were aimed at working toward a normalization deal between Ankara and Damascus. There's no sign a breakthrough was made, but a follow-up meeting at the foreign minister level is expected to happen soon. A …
(2023-04-04). US Announces $2.6 Billion Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new massive $2.6 billion weapons package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS ammunition, missiles for air defense systems, artillery rounds, and other equipment. The package includes $500 million in the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which allows President Biden to ship weapons to Ukraine directly from Pentagon stockpiles. The other $2.1 …
(2023-04-04). Covering (Up) Antiwar Protest in US Media. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Executive Order Lays Foundation for Lab-Created Foods. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Martin Luther King, April 4, 1967: "This Madness Must Cease". The U.S. is "The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World Today." globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Russian UN envoy defends his country's Security Council presidency. ecns.cn Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia on Monday defended his country's rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of April.
(2023-04-04). Travel bookings surge as holidays approach. ecns.cn The number of travel booking increased significantly as the Qingming and May Day holidays approach, Chinanews.com reported on Tuesday.
(2023-04-04). Ukraine 2014: The Tipping Point of Terror. mronline.org 
Part I of a CAM investigation into the origins of the Ukraine War: U.S. and NATO involvement in the February 2014 Coup and Maidan Massacre, and their historical antecedents.
(2023-04-04). Was There a U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accident at a Dutch Air Base? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Brazil Presidential Advisor Met with Putin in Moscow. libya360.wordpress.com Celso Amorim, head advisor to the Brazilian Presidency, met with President Vladimir Putin for a one hour meeting during a discreet trip to Moscow last week. Amorim was received by the Secretary of the Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and by the Kremlin's main advisor for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov. He also had lunch with Foreign…
(2023-04-04). How Russia Sees its Role in the Construction of the Multipolar World. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Russia has just published its "Foreign Policy Concept". After recalling its position in the world, this document describes the end of Western domination and the efforts of the United States and its allies to maintain the hegemony of Washington. It lists Moscow's interests and goals. It emphasizes the primacy of contemporary international law…
(2023-04-04). The Counter-Summit for Democracy. libya360.wordpress.com On 2 April 2023, Friends of Socialist China and the International Manifesto Group co-hosted a powerful and successful Counter-Summit for Democracy, a response to the US-sponsored so-called Summit for Democracy held a few days earlier. The participants at this counter-summit exposed the hegemonic reality behind the US's talk of a 'rules-based world order'; explored alternative models…
(2023-04-04). U.S. Prepares for Election Amid Undeclared Civil War. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: The war that is apparent is being waged by the state against the people. Sadly, many are so engaged in petty organizational disputes and left-vs right power struggles that they have failed to notice, let alone respond appropriately. — A.V. Observateur Continental A black plume rises as a result of a controlled detonation…
(2023-04-04). U.S. Push to Strip China's Developing Country Status an Attack on Development Itself. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Credit: Xinhua On March 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act" by a unanimous vote of 415-0 in yet another demonstration of the solid bipartisanship that exists in the United States when it comes to containing and isolating China. Under…
(2023-04-04). What if the Protests in France Were in Cuba? libya360.wordpress.com José Manzaneda 300 demonstrations with more than three million people, 500 people arrested in a single day. If it were Cuba, Belarus or China… the headlines would be filled with terms such as "social outburst", "popular uprising", "repression", "regime"…. But since they are in France, they speak of "serious riots", in which the only people…
(2023-04-04). In New York, the Wrong Workers Get the Biggest Pay Bumps. inequality.org Wall Street bonuses averaged $176,700 last year — down from 2021 but still 1,165 percent higher than in 1985. If the federal minimum wage had grown at the same rate, it would be worth $42.37, according to Institute for Policy Studies analysis. An alliance of essential workers, tenants, and union members are rallying to …
(2023-04-04). Executive Order 12333: "Prohibition on Assassination": What Do the Iranian People Think? U.S. Government Ordered Assassination of General Qassem Soleimani. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Human Flu Cases in Cambodia Not Due to Bird Flu Outbreak Viruses. jamanetwork.com Two people in Cambodia who were infected by avian influenza A(H5N1) in February, including a child who died, were the first human cases the country has seen in about 9 years. Genetic sequencing revealed that the viruses belonged to H5 clade 2.3.2.1c and are not the same as the H5 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses currently infecting birds worldwide, according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statement.
(2023-04-04). Early Respiratory Infections Tied to Premature Death Later in Life. jamanetwork.com After adjusting for certain baseline factors, people who had lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis or pneumonia before age 2 years were almost twice as likely to die from a respiratory disease by age 73 years compared with those who were not infected as children.
(2023-04-04). Addressing the Long-term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses a consensus report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) that reviews the impact of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of children and families and what needs to be done to attenuate longer-term negative effects.
(2023-04-04). The Emergence of Rural Emergency Hospitals. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the potential benefits of the rural emergency hospital model, which exclusively provides outpatient and emergency services, in rural communities faced with possible hospital closures, as well as safeguards to monitor and minimize unintended consequences.
(2023-04-04). Patient Information: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page describes autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, its signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.
(2023-04-04). Menstrual Hygiene With Less Environmental Impact. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Insights in the Women's Health series aims to expand clinician knowledge about the safety and best practices of menstrual cup use to support patients who choose this product by discussing the advantages, insertion and removal process, and potential risks of menstrual cup use.
(2023-04-04). Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Therapeutic-Dose Heparin in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19. jamanetwork.com This exploratory study of a multiplatform randomized trial investigating the effects of therapeutic-dose heparin in early-pandemic hospitalized COVID-19 patients describes findings from 3 statistical approaches to detecting differences of treatment effect in clinically relevant patient subgroups.
(2023-04-04). Toward Personalizing Care: Assessing Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects in Randomized Trials. jamanetwork.com Clinicians know that individual patients may respond differently to a given treatment and that the overall treatment effect reported in a randomized trial of the treatment may not be directly applicable to all patients in clinical practice. Determining the treatment effect for an individual patient involves a comparison of the outcome when that patient is exposed to the treatment vs the outcome of the same patient exposed to a control treatment at the same time, a comparison impossible to make in conventional parallel-group trial designs. A practical alternative is to examine heterogeneity of (variation in) treat…
(2023-04-04). Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Myocarditis—A Review. jamanetwork.com This Review summarizes current evidence regarding the diagnosis and treatment of acute myocarditis.
(2023-04-04). Treatment Patterns and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction for Low- and High-Income Patients. jamanetwork.com This serial cross-sectional cohort study compares whether treatment patterns and outcomes for patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction differ for low- vs high-income individuals across 6 countries.
(2023-04-04). Do Patient Satisfaction Instruments Harm Patients and Physicians?—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In his Letter about our recent Viewpoint, Dr Lee shares our concerns over the linkage of financial incentives for individual physicians to patient satisfaction measures such as the use of the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider and Systems survey (CG-CAHPS) in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.
(2023-04-04). Mindfulness Training and Exercise and Cognitive Function in Older Adults—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We thank Drs Salmoirago-Blotcher and Cohen for their interest in the MEDEX study, which showed that mindfulness training and/or exercise did not improve cognitive function in older adults with subjective cognitive concerns. However, we disagree with their concern that the negative findings "can be explained by…methodological limitations."
(2023-04-04). Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare and 30-Day Mortality in Patients With AMI—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply As noted by Dr Roehm, Medicare Advantage health plans principally are paid via capitation payments that are adjusted for the health status of the enrolled population. A large body of research suggests that this payment system has created strong incentives for Medicare Advantage health plans to improve their coding of diagnoses in order to increase their payments. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) estimated that Medicare Advantage risk scores in 2021 were more than 10% higher than scores for similar beneficiaries in traditional Medicare . To achieve these scores, Medicare Advantage plans r…
(2023-04-04). Do Patient Satisfaction Instruments Harm Patients and Physicians? jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent Viewpoint made important points about how duress for physicians can be worsened if patient experience data are misused, but in doing it so misinterpreted or misrepresented available data.
(2023-04-04). Mindfulness Training and Exercise and Cognitive Function in Older Adults. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study reported that, compared with health education, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and exercise (alone or in combination) did not improve cognitive function in older adults with self-reported cognitive concerns. These findings, in our opinion, can be explained by a number of methodological limitations.
(2023-04-04). Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare and 30-Day Mortality in Patients With AMI. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study compared outcomes of 30-day mortality following myocardial infarction in patients with Medicare Advantage vs traditional Medicare. However, greater coding intensity occurs in Medicare Advantage plans, which makes reliable interpretation of outcome data difficult when comparing Medicare Advantage plans with traditional Medicare.
(2023-04-04). Birth Outcomes Following ART Conception in Same-Sex Lesbian Couples vs Natural and ART Conception in Heterosexual Couples. jamanetwork.com This study uses registry data to compare birth outcomes, including birth weight, gestational age, low birth weight, and preterm delivery, in assisted reproductive technology (ART) pregnancies among same-sex lesbian couples vs natural conceptions and ART pregnancies among heterosexual couples.
(2023-04-04). Disclosure of Possible Trial Termination to Participants of Interventional Clinical Trials. jamanetwork.com This study evaluates a cross-section of interventional clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov with publicly available informed consent forms along with the proportion of trials that disclosed the possibility of trial termination.
(2023-04-04). Author Affiliations Omitted. jamanetwork.com In the Original Investigation titled "Effect of Direct Transportation to Thrombectomy-Capable Center vs Local Stroke Center on Neurological Outcomes in Patients With Suspected Large-Vessel Occlusion Stroke in Nonurban Areas: The RACECAT Randomized Clinical Trial," published in the May 10, 2022, issue of JAMA, 2 authors, Sà≤nia Abilleira, PhD, and Mercè Salvat-Plana, RN, were missing affiliations. Both of these authors were listed as affiliated with the Stroke Programme, Catalan Health Department, Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, but should have additionally been listed a…
(2023-04-04). Le Campagne Militari Us/Nato Dal 1991 Ad Oggi. globalresearch.ca Tutti gli articoli di Global Research possono essere letti in 51 lingue attivando il pulsante Traduci sito web sotto il nome dell'autore. | Per ricevere la newsletter quotidiana di Global Research (articoli selezionati), fare Fare clic sul pulsante …
(2023-04-04). The U.S. is trying to persuade China to commit suicide. mronline.org 
The U.S. knows from its experience in defeating Germany, Japan, and the "Asian Tigers," that a decisive way to slow a competitor's growth rate is to get it to reduce its level of investment, which is what it is now trying to do to China.
(2023-04-04). Trump's Legal 'Super Tuesday' Will Start One of the Most Bizarre Presidential Elections in History. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Estrategia de pinzas para impedir que Latinoamérica participe del nuevo orden mundial. globalizacion.ca La última semana se aceleraron las presiones de Washington sobre América Latina y el Caribe para que limite, suspenda o interrumpa sus vínculos con el nuevo "eje del mal" determinado por quienes detentan el poder real en Estados Unidos: | el…
(2023-04-04). Argentina: Crisis desgasta a la dirigencia y acerca el fin de ciclo. globalizacion.ca El reciente anuncio de Mauricio Macri que se baja de la pelea por la candidatura presidencial del Frente para el Cambio (FpC) puede ser abordado desde diferentes ópticas. Desde el punto de vista de la actual coyuntura resulta obvio que…
(2023-04-04). Moscow Accuses US of Trying to Sabotage 2nd Russia—Africa Summit. orinocotribune.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that Washington and its allies are attempting to disrupt the second Russia—Africa Summit by putting pressure on countries on the African continent to cancel their participation. | The senior Kremlin official stated that "the United States and its vassals" are doing everything possible to try to isolate Russia from the rest of the international community. | "In particular,…
(2023-04-04). Peru: Autopsies Find Police & Army Bullets in Corpses of 30 Demonstrators. orinocotribune.com 
At least 30 Peruvian demonstrators killed during ongoing protests in Peru were murdered by live ammunition fired by police officers and soldiers. In total, 67 deaths have been reported during months of demonstrations following the ouster and imprisonment of democratically elected President Pedro Castillo in December, 2022. Of these, 49 demonstrators were reportedly killed by police and military gunfire. | By killing demonstrators with live ammunition, officials certainly violated the operating protocols of the Peruvian police, according to which they are prohibited from shooting at protesters except in the case o…
(2023-04-04). UN Human Rights Council Condemns Use of Sanctions. orinocotribune.com The United Nations Human Rights Council approved a resolution on Monday rejecting the imposition of unilateral coercive measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—against less developed nations. | This was reported on by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil: "UN Human Rights Council adopts by majority a resolution that condemns the application and unilateral and continued execution of coercive measures as an instrument of pressure against any country, in particular against least developed countries and developing countries." | 33 votes were cast in favor, 13 against, and 1 member abstained. T…
(2023-04-04). Ecuador: Murder of Key Witness in Investigation of President Lasso, Others, Raises More Questions. cepr.net Witness Was Close Associate of Lasso's Inner Circle, Business Partners, and Campaign Donors Washington, DC — On Friday, Ecuadorian police found the body of Rubén Cherres, who had apparently been murdered, alongside three other people, in Punta Blanca, a seaside resort on the Ecuadorian coast. Authorities had been looking for Cherres since January 21, when …
(2023-04-04). The Banking Crisis Gets Worse! $1.7 Trillion in Unrealized Losses Loom as U.S. Banks Rapidly Bleed Deposits. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Netanyahu's Power Grab Shatters Myth Of A United, Democratic Israel. popularresistance.org A few observations on things surrounding the issue of Israel. For reasons that are hard to understand at this point, the rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia has had very little mention in the Israeli press. Considering its importance and potential impact on the region, it is difficult to see how Israel is hardly moved by this development. There was an expectation that Saudi Arabia would normalize relations with Israel. However, now the kingdom not only has not done so, but they are also building bridges with Iran, Israel's biggest nemesis. It is a slap in the face of the U.S. and Israel and may soon be se…
(2023-04-04). Psychotronic and Electromagnetic Weapons: Remote Control of the Human Nervous System. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | This incisive article by Mojmir Babajek predicted more than 10 years ago, what is happening today, namely the development of informational weapons and the remote control of the human brain. | It …
(2023-04-04). Uruguay — El gobierno de los escándalos de Luis Lacalle. globalizacion.ca A esta altura del gobierno derechista liderado por Luis Lacalle, el adjetivo que mejor lo describe es "escandaloso". Por donde se lo mire y cada vez en mayor cantidad y magnitud se destapan situaciones que revisten gravedad. Mucho se debate,…
(2023-04-04). NYU drops bogus charges against graduate student worker. electronicintifada.net Naye Idriss, who was charged with vandalism and bigotry for writing on binned Israeli mail bag, is rehired with back pay.
(2023-04-04). The Coming Doom Loop: Near Insolvency of US banks. The Economy is Falling into a "Debt Trap" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Youth Near Al-Aqsa Mosque on 2nd Friday of Ramadan. orinocotribune.com 
Israeli forces have fatally shot a young Palestinian in front of one of the gates to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds as the occupying regime ramps up violence against Muslim worshipers in the fasting holy month of Ramadan. | The Palestinian media said the young man, identified as Muhammad al-Osibi, was killed on Friday evening near the Chain Gate, one of the entrances to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. | Eyewitnesses said gunfire was clearly heard from inside the mosque and that the young man was shot dead as he tried to protect a Palestinian girl who was being prevented by troops fro…
(2023-04-04). Fourth Israeli airstrike inside Syria in less than a week kills two civilians. peoplesdispatch.org The Syrian Foreign Ministry has recently stated that the repeated Israeli airstrikes inside its territory were coordinated with extremist forces in the country that are fighting the government…
(2023-04-04). Israeli Supreme Court rules against eviction of Palestinian family in East Jerusalem. peoplesdispatch.org Jewish settler groups have been trying to expel the Palestinian Sumarin family from their home in the town of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem for over 30 years…
(2023-04-04). Massive rallies across Portugal demand affordable and dignified housing. peoplesdispatch.org 
Housing rights groups and left-wing parties in Portugal have been calling on the government to institute rent caps and fund social housing. They have also opposed the housing program introduced by the government…
(2023-04-04). Reporters Without Borders barred from visiting Julian Assange. peoplesdispatch.org Two leaders from NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) were barred from visiting imprisoned journalist Julian Assange on April 4 in Belmarsh Prison. RSF Secretary-General Christophe Deloire and Director of Operations Rebecca Vincent were not able to carry out their visit with Assange, a visit which had taken months to secure. Belmarsh Prison Governor Jenny Louis denied their visit at the last minute because she had "received intelligence" that the two were journalists. | "We followed all of the prison's procedures and rules. We arrived early with all documents. But we were told at reception that we would not be all…
(2023-04-04). Rights groups express concern over proposed anti-terrorism bill in Sri Lanka. peoplesdispatch.org Sri Lanka's latest anti-terror legislation gives greater powers to law enforcement agencies, which human rights groups fear will be used to suppress the democratic rights of citizens…
(2023-04-04). UN Human Rights Council condemns impact of unilateral sanctions. peoplesdispatch.org 
The resolution presented by Azerbaijan on behalf of Non-Aligned countries noted the impact of sanctions on key rights related to life, health, and freedom from hunger. It was predictably rejected by the US and its allies…
(2023-04-04). Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD) and the Turkey-Syria Earthquake: An Expert Investigation is Required. globalresearch.ca The media categorized the initial earthquake (February 6, 2023) "as the most powerful in the region in at least a century". That is an understatement. In regards to Southern Anatolia, it is the largest earthquake in more than seven centuries.
(2023-04-04). American Recurring Banking and Financial Crises: The Historical and Regulatory Context. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). The RESTRICT Act Restricts More Than TikTok. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). NATO upgrades new command structure in nations bordering Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Force Integration Unit HungaryApril 4, 2023 NATO Force Integration Hungary sums up over six years under Multinational Corps Northeast [T]he handover of one NATO military organization between different higher commands is a significant event that requires careful planning and execution. On March 31, 2023, following more than six years of exercising its command function …
(2023-04-04). Top NATO military headquarters inducts 31st member state. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 4, 2023 SHAPE welcomes its newest member — The Republic of Finland MONS, Belgium — Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) welcomed NATO's newest member, the Republic of Finland, during a ceremonial flag raising on Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2023. The event to recognise Finland as the 31st nation to join …
(2023-04-04). Video: Congenitally tongue-tied Blinken, Stoltenberg press-gang latest NATO satrap. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Finland officially joins Nato: As it happened VIDEO…
(2023-04-04). The Buy Nothing Movement Is Restitching Our Social Fabric. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Fresh out of an abusive relationship, Andrea O'Reilly was ready to give her twin boys a new life. But facing a cost of living crisis atop a personal crisis, the prospect of buying the basics they would need — clothes, bottles, bouncers, a changing table, a baby monitor, car seats, strollers and more — was daunting. | That's when the Philadelphia mom decided to try her neighborhood Buy Nothing group, where hundreds of locals gave away and exchanged items for free. "I went to the Buy Nothing [Facebook] page and the compassion and generosity of everyone was amazing," says O'R…
(2023-04-04). Introducing the Republican 'Billionaires Pay Zero Tax' Act. inequality.org
(2023-04-04). Brasil suspende de la selección de voleibol a Wallace de Souza por incitar a disparar a Lula. cubadebate.cu El jugador de voleibol Wallace de Souza no podrá jugar con la selección de Brasil durante un año por haber preguntado a sus seguidores en las redes sociales si dispararían en la cara al presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, según decidió este lunes el Comité Olímpico Brasileño (COB).
(2023-04-04). Tuneros y villaclareños lideran la SNB 62. cubadebate.cu Feroz ofensiva de 17 jits sirvió a los Leñadores tuneros para vencer hoy por nocaut de 15×5 a Artemisa. Eso, unido al fracaso de Villa Clara, dejó a ambos equipos en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, que inició sus segundas subseries particulares.
(2023-04-04). Feria Comercial EXPOHOLGUÂN 2023 apuesta por alianzas entre la economía local y empresariado foráneo. cubadebate.cu La XVI Feria EXPOHOLGUÂN 2023 quedó inaugurada en la mañana de este 4 de abril, encuentro concebido "Para que Cuba crezca", como reza su eslogan, a partir del establecimiento de alianzas entre los actores de la economía local y el entramado empresarial foráneo, así como la promoción de la cartera de oportunidades y rubros exportables de la provincia anfitriona.
(2023-04-04). Hombres con flores: Moník Molinet deconstruye Masculinidades en Fábrica de Arte Cubano. cubadebate.cu Una invitación a cuestionar la construcción hegemónica de las masculinidades es la exposición que propone la fotógrafa cubana Monik Molinet, y que llegará este jueves 6 de abril a la Fábrica de Arte Cubano. Esta propuesta artística es un llamado a cambiar, desde el arte, la concepción de las masculinidades, y colocar nuevamente en el debate la violencia de género.
(2023-04-04). Cover-up suspected in Israeli police killing of Palestinian in Jerusalem. electronicintifada.net Occupation forces killed three Palestinians in the first days of April.
(2023-04-04). Vigencia del ideario y lucha de Martin Luther King. telesurtv.net Martin Luther King fue un incansable luchador contra el racismo y a favor de los derechos sociales de las minorías en EE.UU.
(2023-04-04). øCómo las minas terrestres afectan a la infancia?>. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las Naciones Unidas (ONU), el 90 por ciento de las víctimas de explosivos son civiles, y de ellos, la mitad son niños.
(2023-04-04). Denuncian el asesinato de líder social en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz, que mencionó que se desconocen más detalles del hecho, señaló que con este homicidio, suman 37 los líderes sociales asesinados en el país en 2023.
(2023-04-04). Comisión de Fiscalización inicia trámite de juicio político contra el presidente de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Este proceso se da una vez que la Corte Constitucional emitió un informe de admisibilidad por el presunto delito de peculado.
(2023-04-04). China y Cuba firman un acuerdo sobre ciberseguridad. telesurtv.net Según los funcionarios, la norma refleja la voluntad de los Gobiernos de ambos países de trabajar por un Internet que sirva para el desarrollo y el bienestar de los pueblos.
(2023-04-04). FMI libera 5.400 millones de dólares para Argentina. telesurtv.net El organismo resaltó en un comunicado la necesidad de aplicar un paquete de políticas aún más fuertes para garantizar la estabilidad, enfrentar los retrocesos y asegurar los objetivos del programa.
(2023-04-04). Asciende a 69 número de muertos en Perú debido a protestas. telesurtv.net El fin de semana pasado, se desarrolló en la ciudad de Juliaca, en la región de Puno, un congreso de los familiares de las víctimas de la represión en Perú.
(2023-04-04). Sismo de magnitud 5.5 en Oaxaca se percibe en Ciudad de México. telesurtv.net La Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana declaró que hasta el momento no se reportan afectados, pero fueron atendidos cuatro casos de crisis nerviosa.
(2023-04-04). Descubren reliquia de 4.500 años de antigàºedad en China. telesurtv.net La reliquia tiene grabado el patrón del tigre, además posee inscripciones de nubes y pájaros en ambos lados del arma ritual.
(2023-04-04). Trump's Team Blasts His Lawyer as 'Dumb' 'Loudmouth'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Macron pone a Francia al borde de una guerra civil. globalizacion.ca La ola de protestas que recorre Francia debido a la reforma a las pensiones que está haciendo el gobierno de Macron, impulsada incluso pasando por encima del Parlamento y en contra de la voluntad de la mayoría de la población…
(2023-04-04). Urgent: A Bold, Just, and Effective Program to Address the Developing Country Debt Crisis. fpif.org The developing country debt problem is indeed a crisis of massive proportions. But it can also be an opportunity to remake the global economy.
(2023-04-04). àöltima hora: "Segunda ofensiva de Rusia": Vladimir afila la cuchilla; Volodymyr engorda el ternero. globalizacion.ca
(2023-04-04). Explained: How Donald Trump's arraignment in New York will be a political spectacle. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-04). More Prominent Countries Abandoning the US Dollar and Ignore U.S. Plea To Boost Oil Production. sonar21.com 
I had a relaxed, focused discussion today with Craig Simpson, who does a podcast from Arizona, on the political and economic fallout in the West from its feckless attempt to…
(2023-04-04). Taking down Instagram: Instagram users have IQ of less than 100, says Twitter CEO Elon Musk. firstpost.com
(2023-04-04). FIFA Footballers who 'Died Suddenly' in the year following COVID Vaccine roll-out was 300% higher than the previous 12-Year Average. expose-news.com Extensive research has revealed that deaths of professional football/soccer players due to cardiovascular issues doubled every three months in 2021, with the number of footballers who 'died suddenly' in December 2021 equalling …
(2023-04-04). China again renames 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh as part of Southern Tibet, India says ground situation 'won't change'. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-04). Putin-Xi meeting in the US and European press. uwidata.com The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping on March 20 has been the most widely reported and commented meeting of the last few months. The meeting was characterized not only by the meeting of the heads of two powerful states, but also by the "personal bond" of the two leaders …
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