Beyond Slogans: Palestinians Need an Urgent, Centralized Strategy to Counter Israel in Africa
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-28
Arab normalization with Israel is expected to have serious consequences that go well beyond the limited and self-serving agendas of a few Arab countries. Thanks to the Arab normalizers, the doors are now flung wide open for new political actors to extend or cement ties with Israel at the expense of Palestine, without fearing any…
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Beyond Slogans: Palestinians Need an Urgent, Centralized Strategy to Counter Israel in Africa
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-01-28
Arab normalization with Israel is expected to have serious consequences that go well beyond the limited and self-serving agendas of a few Arab countries. Thanks to the Arab normalizers, the doors are now flung wide open for new political actors to extend or cement ties with Israel at the expense of Palestine, without fearing any …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/01/beyond-slogan…
What Explains COVID’s East-West Divide?
John Feffer | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
Asia has done a much better job of containing the pandemic. Do values have anything to do with it?>…
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Billionaires Gone Wild: Pandemic Profiteering By the Numbers
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-01-28
By Chuck Collins / Inequality.org The collective wealth of all U.S. billionaires has increased over $1.1 trillion since mid-March 2020, a nearly 40% leap during the past 10 months of national emergency. This wealth windfall could pay for all the relief for working families contained in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package proposed by President Biden, while leaving the nation’s richest… | Source…
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Muslims Are Drawing on Tradition to Sow Seeds of Liberation
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
The tribulations of 2020 tested masses of people with loss and grief, turning many toward religion and faith traditions. At the same time, however, the realities of the pandemic have meant that those of us accustomed to celebrating holidays such as Christmas, Eid, Ramadan, Diwali and Hanukkah with our religious communities, families and friends haven’t been able to do so over the past year. | In the United States, a Christian-centric country, there was much talk about the grief of the pandemic Christmas, but…
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Not Knowing What You Stand For: Dr. Birx and Public Health
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-28
Pity the public health official tasked with convincing those beyond convincing that a pandemic crisis is worthy of serious consideration. This is further complicated in instances where such officials feel the need to play court jester, appeaser or silent sufferer. When she was made coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, Deborah Birx was…
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What Explains COVID’s East-West Divide?
John Feffer | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
Asia has done a much better job of containing the pandemic. Do values have anything to do with it?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/what-explains-covi…
Victimized Chicago teacher speaks out against deadly school reopening
wsws.org | 2021-01-28
When Chicago Public Schools demanded Chicago teachers return to teach in unsafe pandemic conditions, hundreds refused and the district retaliated by locking more than 150 educators out.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/28/vict…
Make 10 billionaires richer or freeze global poverty? Capitalism chose the former in 2020
Kaleigh O’Keefe | liberationnews.org | 2021-01-28
The ten richest men in the world became $540 billion richer over the course of 2020, a year of immense suffering from the Coronavirus pandemic that has so far killed at least 2 million people globally and led to an economic crisis of historic proportions.
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Hunts Point Teamsters win strike through solidarity
Julie Norris | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
This was a major gain for the workers’ movement, showing that unity and solidarity is the way to win gains even during the COVID-19 pandemic…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/hunts-point-teamst…
Russia’s population decline accelerated in 2020, losing 500,000 residents amid Covid deaths, falling birth rate & less immigration
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Russia has recorded its largest annual population decline in 15 years. According to Rosstat, the official government statistics service, the number of people permanently living in the country dropped by 510,000 in just 12 months. | The national population now totals 146.24 million, a steep drop from 146.75 million at the start of 2020. The last time the country saw such a significant decline was in 2005, when the number of people decreased by 564,500. | Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Moscow was already concerned about the country’s falling number of inhabitants. Russia’s population peaked at the start of 2018 a…
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Opposition mounts to Spanish government’s refusal to implement coronavirus measures
wsws.org | 2021-01-28
The blame for the explosion of cases and deaths in Spain lies squarely on the shoulders of the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, which has refused point-blank to take any serious measures to control the pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/28/spai…
Dr. Peter Hotez: “Globalized Anti-Science Movement” Threatens Pandemic Response & Public Health
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-28
The Biden administration has vowed to increase the rate of vaccinations as COVID-19 continues to spread uncontrollably across the entire U.S., with 90,000 people predicted to die in the next four weeks. President Biden announced plans to acquire another 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech and is devising ways to allow retired nurses and doctors to administer vaccines. Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, says the Trump administration’…
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Safe return or no return: Strikes loom for public schools
Staff | therealnews.com | 2021-01-28
Students in Baltimore and teachers in Chicago may strike against top-down plans to force educators back into the classroom during the deadliest month of the pandemic.
therealnews.com/safe-return-or-no-return…
The crown of creation
Christophe Zerpka and Georg Rammer | indybay.org | 2021-01-28
The real plague is the pandemic spread of shareholder value to institutions of general interest such as hospitals, nursing homes, old-age care and education. The dogma of “private before state” has become deeply ingrained in official thinking; the legitimate profit motive, the urgently sought investor, the search for the profitable market niche is hardly questioned.
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Experts Say We Must End Big Pharma Monopoly on COVID Vaccine Supply and Price
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
As rich countries race to roll out their vaccination programs, leaders in the Global South and global health advocates are increasingly decrying vaccine hoarding that has pushed poorer countries to the back of the line during the pandemic. Some rich countries have secured enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate their populations several times over, while poorer countries struggle to secure enough doses, almost certainly prolonging the pandemic by months or even years. Public health policy expert…
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Nigeria: End SARS And Fanon’s Mission
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-28
‘Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it,’ wrote Frantz Fanon. It has been 60 years since Nigeria achieved its independence from Britain, yet these words reverberate both as anthem and creed in all corners of Nigeria today. | In October 2020, thousands of Nigerian youth from across the country chose to take a stand against the extra-judicial killings committed by the Nigerian police branch known as SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad). Amidst a global pandemic and an economic recession, Nigerians stood firm in their resolve to fulfill the mission of their gener…
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Share the Technology: Experts Say We Must End Big Pharma Monopoly on COVID Vaccine Supply & Price
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-28
As rich countries race to roll out their vaccination programs, leaders in the Global South and global health advocates are increasingly decrying vaccine hoarding that has pushed poorer countries to the back of the line during the pandemic. Some rich countries have secured enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate their populations several times over, while poorer countries struggle to secure enough doses, almost certainly prolonging the pandemic by months or even years. Public health policy expert Dr. Mohga Kamal-Yanni says an obvious way to address the issue is to share technology so more companies in more countries…
www.democracynow.org/2021/1/28/coronavir…
Chicago teachers lead resistance to Biden’s school reopening plan as pandemic enters deadlier phase
wsws.org | 2021-01-28
Chicago educators are in the forefront of the resistance of educators across the US to the campaign by the Biden administration and the corporate media to reopen schools.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/28/chic…
Bernie Sanders backs Biden’s national security cabinet
wsws.org | 2021-01-28
The Vermont senator and self-styled “socialist” voted to confirm Biden’s choices to head the Pentagon, State Department and US intelligence apparatus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/28/sand…
In the News: Democrats Get Ready for Failure
The Socialist Program | liberationnews.org | 2021-01-28
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the world for those who want to change it. You can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. On this week’s “In the News” roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss …
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Capitalism in Crisis: Capitalism’s Death Spiral
The Socialist Program | liberationnews.org | 2021-01-28
On this week’s episode of The Socialist Program’s regular segment “Capitalism in Crisis” with Prof. Richard Wolff, we discuss mounting corporate debt and long term trends in capitalism, including increasingly worse recession and capitalists’ growing dependency on government aid.
liberationnews.org/capitalism-in-crisis-…
Venezuela: Oil Corporations Lobby Biden Administration for Sanctions Reversal
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2021-01-28
A removal of the ban on swap deals could boost Venezuela’s oil production and ease fuel shortages.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/15107
George Floyd “Narrated His Death,” Says Attorney at International Inquiry
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
George Floyd, who was publicly tortured and lynched by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, narrated his own death, legendary civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump told the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the United States…
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George Floyd “Narrated His Death,” Says Attorney at International Inquiry
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
George Floyd, who was publicly tortured and lynched by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, narrated his own death, legendary civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump told the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the United States…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/george-floyd-narra…
Gender Activists Protest Against Rape of a Teenager in Argentina
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-28
Over 300 women mobilized in Buenos Aires (Argentina) to demand the arrest of Humberto Garzon, who is accused of raping an 18-year-old Venezuelan girl. | RELATED: | Argentina’s Main Opera House Becomes COVID-19 Test Center | Chanting “Garzon rapist, to jail aggressor”, the demonstrators gathered peacefully in the Balvanera neighborhood to show solidarity with the victim identified as L.A.R. | The girl responded to a job offer at the “Garzon Uniformes” store specialized in clothing fo…
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France’s Covid-19 vaccine woes continue as more regions SUSPEND first doses of Pfizer jab
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Two more local public health agencies in France are suspending people’s appointments for receiving their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech, due to supply shortages. | The eastern Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region and the Île-de-France area surrounding Paris both said on Thursday that they would be axing Covid immunization appointments. | The Parisian ARS health agency said injections of first doses will stop there from February 2 and hospitals won’t receive deliveries for the time being, although already-arranged second-dose appointments will still go ahead. | A spokesperson for AR…
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Peru Deploys Army on Border With Ecuador to Block Migrants
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-28
President Francisco Sagasti’s administration on Wednesday deployed hundreds of Peruvian officers throughout the border with Ecuador to prohibit immigrants from entering the country amid its second wave of COVID-19. | RELATED: | Peru Quarantines 10 Regions to Halt Second Wave of COVID-19 | “We will keep the border blocked for as long as necessary to prevent the entry of immigrants infected with COVID-19,” Peruvian Armed Forces Joint Command tweeted. | The joint decision “seeks t…
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After $100K Donation FL Gov. DeSantis Taps Supermarket for Vaccine Distribution
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing criticism after deciding this month that he would revoke COVID-19 vaccine access at health centers in Palm Beach County and instead, funnel the states’ vaccine supply through Publix, a regional grocery chain. His decision comes just a few weeks after Publix donated $100,000 to his PAC, Friends of Ron DeSantis. | After the county runs out of its current supply, which he…
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Covid-19 in Lebanon: Man dies of wounds following Tripoli unrest
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-28
Covid-19 in Lebanon: Man dies of wounds following Tripoli unrest | At least 226 people were wounded in a third night of protests against a full lockdown that has left many with no source of income | MEE and agencies | Thu, 01/28/2021 – 10: 50 | People carry the coffin of Omar Tayba, who was shot dead during a protest against the lockdown and worsening economic conditions in Tripoli, Lebanon 28 January 2021 (…
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The Biden Administration Ramps up COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-28
In face of growing frustration over vaccine shortages, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday a roughly 16 percent boost in vaccine deliveries to states over the next three weeks. | RELATED: | No Indication COVID-19 Variants Can Escape Vaccines | The country expects to provide enough doses to vaccinate 300 million people by the end of the summer or early fall. | The Biden administration is working to buy an additional 100 million doses of each of the two approved coronavirus v…
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Midwest Dispatch: Trump’s Legacy of Killing
Sarah Lahm | progressive.org | 2021-01-28
The former President’s failure to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine has caused lasting damage.
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The Heat: Efforts to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations
Anand Naidoo | america.cgtn.com | 2021-01-28
As the number of COVID-19 cases tops 100 million around the world, we will take a look at vaccinations efforts. | What can be done to speed up the process?>…
america.cgtn.com/2021/01/28/the-heat-eff…
WATCH: Customers caught on CCTV fleeing hair salon as police raid to enforce Covid rules
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Police in Wales have released CCTV footage of people fleeing from a beauty salon that defied Covid-19 restrictions to open its doors. Some of the customers still had dye in their hair as they attempted to evade the cops. | Gwent Police said the owner of Euphoria Tanning Hair and Beauty in the town of Cwmbran was fined £1,000 (about $1,370) for remaining open during the nationwide lockdown. | Three of the eight people who were seen fleeing the scene were also slapped with fixed penalty notices. Officers are still trying to identify the other people involved in the incident. | Local county council membe…
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The UK is now the world hotspot for COVID-19
Al Neal | peoplesworld.org | 2021-01-28
UNITED KINGDOM–This time last year, and up to the end of 2020, the threat of coronavirus overtaking the whole island was a constant concern, but never a conceptual reality. Yet, reality came crashing down without warning–there were no sirens, or readymade shelters for those sick and injured. The U.K’s official death toll in the coronavirus …
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Johnson tells Scottish nationalists to stop going on ‘endlessly’ about independence during cross-border visit
rt.com | 2021-01-28
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told Scottish nationalists that there’s no point in talking “endlessly” about another referendum on independence as it amounted to “pointless constitutional wrangling”. | The British leader’s comments come after recent opinion polls showed a majority in Scotland would back independence. Two separate polls published in January showed support ranging between 49 and 52 percent for Scotland going its own way and leaving the UK. | “I don’t think that the right thing to do is to talk endlessly about another referendum when I think what the people of the country and the people of S…
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Disability Community and Allies #HighRiskCA COVID-19
Helen Walsh Diverse Disability Media | indybay.org | 2021-01-28
Disability Community and Allies | Decisions are being made about us without us! Tell our state leaders that WE CAN’T WAIT! We are a vunerable population and we have been left out of consideration to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
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Mexico To Host Phase 3 of German COVID-19 Vaccine
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-28
Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Wednesday announced the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines produced by the German company CureVac to conduct phase three of clinical trials with 8,000 volunteers. | RELATED: | Mexico: Ex-Sports Commission Head Disqualified for Public Office | CureVac’s clinical trials will observe 36,500 volunteers worldwide, including patients from Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Peru. | Highlighting that the Mexican overnmen…
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Thousands protest lack of economic aid amid strict COVID-19 lockdown in Lebanon
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-28
At least one person has died after security forces opened fire injuring several of the protesters who were demanding an end to the lockdown and adequate economic support from the government in Tripoli, the second largest city in Lebanon…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/01/28/thousands…
EU orders raid of AstraZeneca vaccine plant in Belgium as row over Covid jabs escalates
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Belgian regulators carried out an inspection of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine production site near Brussels at the behest of the European Commission, amid an ongoing spat over the deployment of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine. | During the inspection ordered by the European Union’s executive branch, samples and records were taken from the Novasep factory, in the town of Seneffe, outside Brussels, to be analyzed by officials from Belgium’s Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAGG). | The inspection marks an escalation in the ongoing row between the bloc and the pharmaceutical company over Covid…
rt.com/news/513932-eu-raid-astrazeneca-v…
Charles Blow — The Devil You Know
Staff | therealnews.com | 2021-01-28
Acclaimed journalist and op-ed columnist for the New York Times Charles M. Blow walks “The Tight Rope” with Dr. Cornel West and professor Tricia Rose, and shares a grand geopolitical vision for Black America from his new book, “The Devil You Know.”
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Educator Shocked that GOP put Marjorie Taylor Greene, who spoke of Assassinating Nancy Pelosi and denied Parkland School Shootings, on House Education Committee
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-01-28
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader of the US House of Representatives, and his fellow Republican leaders, have assigned Marjorie Taylor Greene to the Education Committee. Greene has called the 2018 school massacre in Parkland, Fl., a “false flag,” so her service on that committee should be reassuring to all American parents of school-age children. Gee, if the Republicans take back the House in 2022, maybe they’ll make her chair of the Education Committee. | I s…
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Peruvian health workers’ strike enters third week
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-28
Since January 13, thousands of healthcare professionals from a dozen health workers’ unions have been carrying out an indefinite national strike, demanding a greater budget for the public health sector and better working conditions, among other demands…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/01/28/peruvian-…
We’re Suing to Restore Abortion Access to People in Guam
Alexa Kolbi-Molinas | aclu.org | 2021-01-28
Last week, we marked Roe Day, the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States. We celebrate this milestone while at the same time recognizing that legality alone has never been enough to secure real access to abortion. Indeed, we don’t need to wait for the Supreme Court to act to see a post-Roe world here in the United States. Guamanians are already living it. | Yesterday, we filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Guam, seeking to restore abortion access to the island. The lawsuit challenges two o…
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Exposed: Proud Boys Hate Group Leader Enrique Tarrio Was “Prolific” FBI & Police Informant
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-28
We speak with Reuters investigative journalist Aram Roston, who has revealed a leader of the extremist hate group the Proud Boys, which played a key role in the Capitol riot on January 6, has a prolific history of cooperating with law enforcement. Court records show Enrique Tarrio was an FBI and police informant in Florida who went undercover in multiple drug and illegal gambling investigations after he was arrested in 2012. This comes as the Department of Homeland Security warns of a heightened threat posed by “ideologically-motivated violent extremists” angry over Joe Biden’s inauguration.
www.democracynow.org/2021/1/28/enrique_t…
After landmark international treaty, anti-nuclear demonstrators rally in Pittsburgh
Stephanie Pavlick | liberationnews.org | 2021-01-28
On Jan. 22, a broad coalition of organizations including PSL Pittsburgh, ANSWER Coalition, the Green Party of Allegheny County, Code Pink, and others joined for a rally and speakout at the PNC Bank headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh. This action was the latest in years of work on the part of local activists in a movement …
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Cellebrite: Israel’s Good Cyber Cop is Big Tech’s Backdoor to Breaching Your Privacy
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2021-01-28
Israeli digital forensics company Cellebrite has been quietly providing law enforcement agencies with the tools to retrieve data from any device for years, but they want you to know they’re on the right side of the law.
mintpressnews.com/cellebrite-spyware-isr…
‘I Ain’t Marching Anymore’ chronicles 260 years of war resistance and conscientious objection
Frida Berrigan | juancole.com | 2021-01-28
From the American Revolution through the Global War on Terror, author Chris Lombardi tells the inspiring stories of people who refused to kill. By Frida Berrigan | — ( Waging Nonviolence) — Everywhere I look, violence is the answer. Geopolitics and foreign policy, criminal justice and incarceration, education and housing policy, entertainment — especially entertainment. …
juancole.com/2021/01/chronicles-resistan…
Jewish Groups Warn of Fallout from Anti-Semitism Label for Criticism of Israel
Jessica Buxbaum | mintpressnews.com | 2021-01-28
As the Israel lobby pushes to erase pro-Palestine activism on college campuses, it not only risks endangering free speech but allowing far-right hatred to spread unchecked.
mintpressnews.com/jewish-groups-warn-fal…
End of Anti-Russian Electioneering; Palestinian Funding Restored
Dove of Peace | indybay.org | 2021-01-28
One week after the Inauguration, Pres. Biden called Pres. Putin to extend the START nuclear arms control treaty, due to expire 2/5/21. Pres. Biden’s administration also announced restoration of relations with Palestine and aid to Palestinians.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/27/1883960…
Arab Joint List in Israel set to split ahead of March election
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-28
Arab Joint List in Israel set to split ahead of March election | Breakup of Joint List announced following meeting that failed to reconcile differences among the parties | MEE staff | Thu, 01/28/2021 – 14: 33 | Abbas Mansour, left, the head of the United Arab List, sitting with Ayman Odeh, centre, and Ahmad Tibi, right, of the Joint List during a media conference, 22 September 2019 (AFP) | The Joint List political allianc…
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The Biden Administration: Hardening of US Stance on Venezuela
Yanis Iqbal | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-01-28
Joe Biden has been sworn in as the President of USA. For Venezuela, nothing has changed. The same belligerence, the same sanctions, and the same imperialism — the American empire continues to be cruelly hostile to the UN-recognized government of Nicolas Maduro. Inviting an Anti-Chavista Criminal Auguries of an ever-intensifying imperialist attack against Venezuela have …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/01/the-biden-adm…
AOC, Pelosi Say Trade Bans by Robinhood on GameStop Stocks Warrant Inquiry
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
A number of lawmakers are voicing a critical tone toward a popular stock market trading app after it limited users from being able to trade GameStop shares, following actions by retail investors that resulted in a “squeeze” of the stock’s market price, which took a number of hedge funds by surprise this week. | Those hedge funds had bet against the video game retailer’s stock, “shorting” the shares based on…
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Biden-Harris Día 1 – Acción en Inmigración es un Primer Paso Crítico Hacia la Justicia para Migrantes
splcenter.org | 2021-01-28
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From Fractiousness to Sustainability, Is It Possible?
Manuel García, Jr. | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-28
I think the essential story of the United States of America is a weave of five historical currents: + the struggle of native Americans against their genocide; + the struggle of African-Americans against their enslavement, and to find their own unrestrained identity; + the struggle of immigrants to establish decent lives for themselves and their…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/28/from-fractio…
Will Biden End America’s Global War on Children?
MBNJSD | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-01-28
The first day of the 2020 school year in Tiaz, Yemen (Ahmad Al-Basha/AFP) Most people regard Trump’s treatment of immigrant children as among his most shocking crimes as president. Images of hundreds of children stolen from their families and imprisoned in chain-link cages are an unforgettable disgrace that President Biden must move quickly to remedy …
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Will Biden end America’s global war on children?
MBNJSD | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-28
Will President Joe Biden act to protect the children of the world from America’s most tragic and indefensible war crimes?>…
nationofchange.org/2021/01/28/will-biden…
Schumer to Republicans: COVID Relief Bill Is Happening, With or Without You
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday that a budget resolution for a coronavirus economic stimulus bill could be brought forward as early as next week. | Speaking on the floor of the Senate, Schumer expressed a “preference” of working with Republicans to pass a new coronavirus economic relief package, but added that if Republicans bloc…
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Hundreds of thousands of children ‘left without mental health help’
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2021-01-28
Mental health services are “nowhere near” to meeting the needs of hundreds of thousands of children struggling through the coronavirus pandemic, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.Anne Longfield said there have been some improvements but a lack of ambition from the government is hindering progress.It is the commissioner’s fourth annual report on the state of children’s mental health services in England.She said the research, which largely covers the year up to March 2020, reveals a system without the “necessary capacity or flexibility” to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.The “cocktail of risks and stresses…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2021/01/28/hundreds…
Philippines sees worst recession ever amid COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
The Philippines’ economy contracted a record 9.5% last year as coronavirus measures wrecked the retail and tourism sectors while a series of natural disasters ruined crops, official data said Thursday.The Philippine Statistics Authority that while gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 9.5% year-on-year in 2020, it is showing an easing decline from the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic.The number, according to government data, was the worst since records began in 1946.The agency said GDP plunged 8.3% year-on-year in the fourth quarter.The recession last year further hampered the two-decade growth of the countr…
yenisafak.com/en/news/philippines-sees-w…
Protesters in Lebanese Cities Light Fires, Refuse to Leave Streets Despite Police Push – Videos
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-28
Even before the coronavirus pandemic struck the country, Lebanese authorities were already facing public discontent over a continuing downward trend in the economy. A massive explosion in the Port of Beirut and the pandemic-induced lockdowns in 2020 only exacerbated the existing problems.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/2021012810819…
‘French Revolution in Finance’: Independent Investors Boost GameStop Stocks, Stiff Short-Sellers
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-28
Economic shutdowns in response to COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns have created fertile hunting grounds for Wall Street short-sellers, who bet that what they believe to be overpriced stocks will soon depreciate.
sputniknews.com/business/202101281081899…
At least 1 dead, hundreds wounded in anti-lockdown unrest in northern Lebanon
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Beirut, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- A man died in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli on Thursday following overnight clashes between security forces and protesters demonstrating against a lockdown against coronavirus pandemic and the country’s economic woes. According to the state-owned news agency NNA, the 30-year-old Lebanese demonstrator succumbed to his wounds at Nini hospital in Tripoli …
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Pandemic memory chip demand increases Samsung profits by 21.5%
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Seoul, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- The high demand for memory chips and displays as a result of lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic increased the net profit of Samsung Electronics by 21.48 percent in 2020, the South Korean technology giant reported on Thursday. The Suwon-based company earned 26.4 trillion won (nearly $23.6 billion) over the year …
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Modi highlights India’s key role as Covid vaccine producer in Davos speech
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
New Delhi, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underlined India’s support to other countries in fighting the coronavirus pandemic by sending vaccines and medical assistance during a virtual speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “By sending Covid vaccines to various countries and setting up infrastructure related to vaccination, India …
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New Zealand tops global Covid-19 management rankings
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Sydney, Australia, Jan 29 (efe-epa).- New Zealand has topped the rankings of almost 100 countries and territories that have best managed the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an index published Thursday in Australia. The Oceanian country was followed by Vietnam and Taiwan in second and third place. The Covid Performance Index compares the response of governments …
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Israel’s threats against Iran will expose Biden’s readiness to slap it down
Yossi Melman | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-28
Israel’s threats against Iran will expose Biden’s readiness to slap it down | Israeli general Aviv Kochavi’s attempt to put military strikes back on the table could have two major consequences | Yossi Melman | Thu, 01/28/2021 – 11: 20 | Israeli Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi (R) chat with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AFP) | After a year-long pause due the Covid-19 pandemic, Israel has renewed its threats…
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Bolsonaro Unleashes His Foul Language Against Journalists
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-28
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday responded with foul language to journalists who denounced irregularities in costly public food purchases made amid the pandemic. | RELATED: | Brazilian Religious Leaders Call for Bolsonaro’s Impeachment | “When I see the press attacking me and saying I bought two and a half million cans of condensed milk, [my response is] go fu#% yourselves, shitty press,” Bolsonaro said at a private event whose video was leaked to social media. | “Le…
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Irish official sees aid efforts at Turkey-Syria border
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
A top Irish official on Thursday observed humanitarian aid efforts in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, bordering Syria, as part of his two-day visit to the country.After visiting local officials in the city along with his delegation, Simon Coveney, Ireland’s foreign affairs and defense minister, went to a UN logistics center for humanitarian aid in Reyhanli district of Hatay, where he was briefed on its work.Then he proceeded to the Cilvegozu border crossing with aid materials to be sent to Syria, and saw the aid transfer point in the buffer zone.In January, Ireland began its two-year term as a non-permane…
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Blowback: Trump’s Sanctions on Yemen Are Already Backfiring
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2021-01-28
Experts warned of the humanitarian toll that designating the Houthis would have and indeed the sanctions that followed are already harming civilians. What they didn’t foresee was how the move seems to have galvanized even more support for the group.
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Funeral of prominent footballer Mehrdad Minavand
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) — A funeral procession was held on Thursday for the prominent Iranian soccer player Mehrdad Minavand who died at the age of 45 after briefly being hospitalized for contracting Covid-19 disease.
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[Research Paper] Short-term outpatient follow-up of COVID-19 patients: A multidisciplinary approach
M.A. de Graaf, M.L. Antoni, M.M. ter Kuile, M.S. Arbous, A.J.F. Duinisveld, M.C.W. Feltkamp, G.H. Groeneveld, S.C.H. Hinnen, V.R. Janssen, W.M. Lijfering, S. Omara, P.E. Postmus, S.R.S. Ramai, N. Rius-Ottenheim, M.J. Schalij, S.K. Schiemanck, L. Smid, J.L. Stà∂ger, L.G. Visser, J.J.C. de Vries, M.A. Wijngaarden, J.J.M. Geelhoed, A.H.E. Roukens | thelancet.com | 2021-01-28
Overall, most patients suffered from functional limitations. Dyspnea on exertion was most frequently reported, possibly related to decreased DLCOc. This could be caused by pulmonary fibrosis, which should be investigated in long-term follow-up. In addition, mechanical ventilation, deconditioning, or pulmonary embolism may play an important role.
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Medical racism is to blame for vaccine scepticism among Communities of Colour
Sophia Purdy-Moore | thecanary.co | 2021-01-28
SAGE recently highlighted the issue of trust as a key factor contributing to high coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minority groups in the UK. According to a survey, 72% of Black respondents and 42% of Pakistani or Bangladeshi respondents stated they were unlikely or very unlikely to be vaccinated. This stands in stark contrast with 82% of all respondents saying they are likely or very likely take up the vaccine…
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Derry city councillors call for Cuban medical intervention to fight Covid
Peadar O’Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2021-01-28
On 28 January, independent councillor Gary Donnelly will request help from the Cuban government to deal with the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Alongside councillors Sean Carr and Paul Gallagher, Donnelly will propose a motion to Derry City and Strabane District Council inviting Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade ( HRIMB) to…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2021/01/28/derry-ci…
‘Pfizer jab effective against UK, S.Africa strains’
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the virus strains detected in the UK and South Africa, the companies said late Wednesday.The US drugmaker and its German partner said in a statement that tests were carried out on 20 people with three coronavirus strains; mutations common to both the UK and South Africa variants, mutations common to the UK variant, and mutations common to the South Africa variant.”The sera from individuals vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralized all the SARS-CoV-2 strains tested,” the statement said.It stressed that “small differences” detected in…
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‘Both doses of COVID-19 jab should be from same vendor’
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
People should get both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the same vendor, a Turkish scientist has said.Taking different types of jabs is not the “right approach”, said Dr. Afsin Emre Kayipmaz, a member of Turkey’s Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board.Kayipmaz said the vaccination campaign will accelerate as two batches of the Chinese Sinovac have reached the country. A total of 9.5 million doses of the vaccine are expected boost mass immunization against the virus.The doctor said that vaccination will provide at least six months of protection, adding that the respiratory tract infections are expected to rise ag…
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January deadliest month for coronavirus in US
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
A total of 79,261 people in the US died from the virus during the first month of the year, surpassing the previous record set in December when more than 77,400 lives were lost.The US’ total death toll hit the 400,000 mark last week, more than one month after the country passed 300,000 fatalities in December.As of Thursday, the number of people killed by COVID-19 in the US stood at more than 429,000, and total cases were almost at 25.6 million, the data showed.Global infections climbed above the 100 million mark Tuesday with more than 2.1 million lives lost.
yenisafak.com/en/world/january-deadliest…
Japan to locally produce AstraZeneca vaccine
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Japan on Thursday confirmed it will locally produce a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Britain’s pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca .Speaking at a news conference in the capital Tokyo, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said: “Yesterday, we received a report […] from AstraZeneca, informing us that it will aim to manufacture over 90 million doses within Japan.”Japan had signed a deal with AstraZeneca to acquire 120 million doses of the vaccine.According to Kyodo news agency, 75% of all AstraZeneca vaccines will be manufactured in Japan.Japanese JCR Pharmaceuticals based in western Hyogo province is ex…
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US health agency misused funds for years: Watchdog
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Millions of dollars intended for use in responding to public health emergencies like Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19 has been “misappropriated,” a federal watchdog said in a report released Wednesday.The report by the Office of Special Counsel accused Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) cautioned of potentially violating the Antideficiency Act by using Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a department under US Health and Human Services (HHS), for “non- BARDA purposes.””ASPR also potentially augmented other ASPR appropriations with BARDA funds,” it said.The 2…
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Cuomo under fire as probe finds Covid-19 nursing-home deaths in NY were undercounted by up to 50%
rt.com | 2021-01-28
New York’s state attorney general has said Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration drastically undercounted Covid-19 nursing-home deaths, something he has long been accused of doing. | Investigating a sample of 62 of the state’s approximately 600 nursing homes, Attorney General Letitia James found that the state reported only 1,229 nursing-home deaths from those facilities, while the homes themselves reported 1,914 deaths from Covid-19. | If that same discrepancy holds true statewide, that would mean deaths in nursing homes from the virus are being underreported by a whopping 56 percent. That would put the stat…
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Just in time for Joe? US Covid-19 cases drop a record 35 percent over last three weeks
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Covid-19 cases in the US have declined 35 percent over three weeks, a record drop that conveniently coincides with the ascension of President Joe Biden — and a handful of other explanations media reports have ignored. | The New York Times posted the encouraging statistics on Thursday, crediting “the very early stages of herd immunity” and a possible increase in mask-wearing and social distancing. The paper did not provide evidence for any of the claims, calling them “possible explanations.” | “The United States has never experienced a sharp and sustained decline in new coronavirus cases — until, per…
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South Africa Covid-19 variant found in US after two adults in South Carolina test positive
rt.com | 2021-01-28
A new Covid-19 variant first discovered in South Africa has now been detected in the US, after two cases were reported in the state of South Carolina, health officials announced on Thursday. | The two cases of the B.1.351 variant do not appear to be connected to each other, and neither person is known to have traveled recently, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said in a statement. | Both people are adults — one is from the Lowcountry area and one is from the Pee Dee region, the DHEC said, without giving further details. | The variant was discovered in samples from South Ca…
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Sturgeon Accused of ‘Petty Politics’ for Taking EU Side as COVID Vaccine War Hots Up
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-28
The European Union’s vaccine trade war with the UK continued to escalate on Thursday, with a surprise swoop ordered at AstraZeneca’s facility in Belgium coming to light and European Council President Charles Michel vowing tougher measures to force the UK to hand over supplies of the jabs.
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UN Secretary General Receives First COVID-19 Vaccine Shot
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-28
To date, the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved vaccines produced by BioNTech and Pfizer. According to research results, the effectiveness of the vaccine reaches 95 percent, and in the case of those over 65 – over 94 percent.
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EU-UK Vaccine Row: Britain Has Been Lucky to Develop Its Own COVID Jab, Academics Say
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-28
The UK and the EU have crossed swords over coronavirus vaccine supplies as Brussels warned it could restrict exports of the Belgian-made Pfizer jab to Britain, prompting Health Secretary Matt Hancock to accuse the union of “protectionism”. British observers have weighed up whether the bloc’s restrictions may hurt Britain’s inoculation plans.
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Colombia Suspends Flights to Brazil for Month Over New COVID-19 Strain
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-28
MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — Colombia has suspended air traffic with Brazil for a month over the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus, Colombian President Ivan Duque announced.
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Argentine province’s anti-Covid measures at center of HR controversy
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
By Rodrigo Garcia Buenos Aires, Jan 27 (efe-epa).- The health strategy of the Argentine province of Formosa to obligate people showing any symptoms of Covid-19, and even those without symptoms, to enter detainment centers has sparked heated nationwide controversy with citizens’ protests, accusations of human rights violations and warnings from Amnesty International. By far, Formosa, …
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Portugal restricts foreign travel as Covid continues to surge
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Lisbon, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- Portugal will tighten the rules on its citizens leaving the country for the next 15 days starting from Sunday. Covid-19 is spreading out of control in the Atlantic nation, where health authorities on Thursday reported 303 deaths and 16,432 new infections, both record numbers in the country of just over 10 …
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Vietnam detects 1st local Covid-19 cases in almost 2 months
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- Vietnam has detected two community Covid-19 infections after 55 days without local transmission, the health ministry announced Thursday. It comes just 10 days before the start of the lunar new year holidays, when millions of people travel the country to visit their families. The Ministry of Health …
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Tokyo 2020 team says mass vaccination campaign not pre-requisite for go-ahead
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Tokyo, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- The organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday said the Games’ go-ahead did not hinge on mass Covid-19 vaccinations in Japan. Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said the committee was determined to go ahead with the games this summer under any circumstances, even if it means athletes will be unvaccinated. …
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Cambodia pays muted tribute to Buddha for Maek Bochea due to COVID-19
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Bangkok Desk, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- Cambodia celebrated an annual religious festival Thursday that marks the occasion on which Buddha prophesied his death, drawing crowds of faithful followers to the country’s Ponhea Leu province, where the ceremony was held this year. The Buddhist celebration of Meak Bochea, which traditionally takes place during the full moon of …
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Dozen LatAm countries lean on Pfizer, AstraZeneca for vaccine rollout
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Madrid, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- The Covid-19 vaccines co-developed by two multinational pharmaceutical corporations — New York-based Pfizer and British-Swedish AstraZeneca — are the products of choice for at least 11 countries in Latin America. A large group of countries, however, are waiting to receive vaccines through the Covax mechanism, a World Health Organization (WHO)-led effort …
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Vietnam finds 82 local Covid-19 cases after almost 2 months at zero
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
(Update 1: Adds details of new cases, minor edits, changes lede and headline) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- Vietnam has detected 82 community Covid-19 infections after 55 days without local transmission, the government announced Thursday. The outbreak comes just 10 days before the start of the lunar new year holidays, when millions …
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WHO warns against premature lifting of Covid restrictions in Europe
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Copenhagen, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- The World Health Organization’s Europe office warned on Thursday against the premature lifting of restrictions as transmissions of Covid-19 remain high, coupled with the risks posed by new coronavirus variants. “Let us not forget the lessons we have learned so harshly. Opening and closing, locking down and opening up rapidly is …
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S Korean health workers first to receive COVID-19 jabs in February
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Seoul, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- South Korea intends to begin its COVID-19 vaccination campaign in February, first inoculating frontline workers, followed by hundreds of thousands of elderly and dependent people, according to a plan presented Thursday. The arrival in the country of the first vaccine shipments manufactured by AstraZeneca is scheduled for the end of February …
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Extending the time between Covid jabs: pragmatic or a gamble?
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
By Guillermo Ximenes London, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- The decision in the United Kingdom to extend the period between Covid-19 vaccine doses has divided expert opinion as some see it as a pragmatic move to confront the emergency situation while others worry it could be too much of a gamble. Sir Chris Whitty, the chief medical …
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As the Olympics and Euro 2020 hang in the balance, should elite athletes be fast-tracked for the Covid-19 vaccine?
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Considerable question marks remain as to the possibility of holding two of this summer’s largest sporting events amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, but should athletes be allowed jump the vaccine queue to ensure they go ahead? | The rollout of the various vaccines to combat Covid-19, including Russia’s Sputnik V jab, have promised a glimmer of light amid the global Coronavirus chaos which has affected practically every person on the planet in one way or another. | However, the rollout of the various vaccines has brought with it another debate: to whom should they be available, and where should the early applica…
rt.com/sport/513944-vaccines-athletes-ol…
NY Times’ pseudo-expert accusing China of genocide worked for publicity arm of far-right cult Falun Gong
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2021-01-28
The New York Times recycled flimsy claims by a right-wing apocalyptic extremist to accuse China of “genocide,” in an op-ed by an American with 1/8th Uighur heritage who worked for Epoch Times, a far-right, pro-Trump outlet backed by cult Falun Gong. The New York Times published a factually challenged op-ed accusing China of committing “genocide” against its Uighur minority. The article sourced its spurious accusations to a right-wing operative who insists his research is part of a divine “mission” against …
thegrayzone.com/2021/01/28/ny-times-uigh…
NY Times’ pseudo-expert accusing China of genocide worked for publicity arm of far-right cult Falun Gong
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2021-01-28
The New York Times recycled flimsy claims by a far-right apocalyptic extremist to accuse China of “genocide,” in an op-ed by a former staffer for Epoch Times, a far-right, pro-Trump outlet backed by Falun Gong. The New York Times published a factually challenged op-ed accusing China of committing “genocide” against its Uighur minority. The article sourced its spurious accusations to a right-wing operative who insists his research is part of a divine “mission” against Beijing that is “led by God.” …
thegrayzone.com/2021/01/28/ny-times-uigh…
AOC throws weight behind GameStop hedge fund massacre, takes a dig at Wall Street’s ‘long history of treating economy as a casino’
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has heaped mockery on Wall Street hedge funds who’ve taken a beating after a short-selling scheme on GameStop shares miserably backfired, accusing them of treating markets like a “casino.” | The New York congresswoman took to Twitter on Wednesday night to poke fun at the “Wall Streeters” racking up major losses amid a push by online trolls to punish GameStop short-sellers, deliberately driving up the value of the retailers’ stock. | “Gotta admit it’s really something…
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‘Stealing millions from users’: Squad members Tlaib and AOC call for congressional hearing over Robinhood ‘market manipulation’
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has called for a House hearing over trading app Robinhood banning the purchase of certain stocks after amateur traders humiliated Wall Street. Fellow ‘Squad’ member AOC seconded the idea. | The amateur traders united through Reddit and Discord this week, causing hedge funds to lose billions of dollars by purchasing stock in companies such as GameStop, which Wall Street was betting against. | However, the ironically named Robinhood — which acted as one of the main platforms for the traders to purchase through — responded on Thursday by banning the purchase of the…
rt.com/usa/513950-squad-aoc-tlaib-robinh…
Obamacare is back: Biden signs executive orders on healthcare, reinstates abortion funding
rt.com | 2021-01-28
President Joe Biden has signed two executive orders on healthcare. His decrees reopen enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, and lift a Trump administration ban on funding for nonprofits that promote abortion. | The first order instructs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to open a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from February 15 to May 15, giving unemployed Americans a chance to sign up for health insurance. The order also instructs federal agencies to review “rules and other policies that limit Americans’ access to health care.” | “I’m not initiating any ne…
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AOC Asks Who’s Leading the House GOP — Kevin McCarthy, or Peddlers of QAnon
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) is warning that the GOP has “legitimate white supremacist sympathizers” among its ranks. | During an interview on MSNBC Wednesday night, Chris Hayes asked Ocasio-Cortez how it felt to see Republicans call to ” just move on” after the violent Capitol breach incited by former President Trump earlier this month. Ocasio-Cortez explained that, although forme…
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AOC Asks Who’s Leading the House GOP — Kevin McCarthy or Peddlers of QAnon?
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) is warning that the GOP has “legitimate white supremacist sympathizers” among its ranks. | During an interview on MSNBC Wednesday night, Chris Hayes asked Ocasio-Cortez how it felt to see Republicans call to ” just move on” after the violent Capitol breach incited by former President Trump earlier this month. Ocasio-Cortez explained that, although Trump…
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GameStop controversy put AOC & Trump Jr on SAME PAGE against Wall Street — but panicked MSM smears Reddit traders as ALT-RIGHT MOB
rt.com | 2021-01-28
The GameStop stock rebellion is playing out like a revealing Rorschach test, drawing political figures as divergent as Donald Trump Jr. and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez together, and prompting legacy media to demonize the uprising. | The former president’s son responded to ruling-class efforts to crush the rally, including Thursday’s move by trading app Robinhood to ban its users from buying shares of GameStop and other stocks targeted by grassroots investors, by saying, “This is what a rigged system looks like.” Trump Jr. tweeted: “It took less than a day for Big Tech, Big Government, and the corporate media to s…
rt.com/usa/513962-msm-smears-gamestop-in…
Pakistan’s top court orders release of accused in Daniel Pearl murder case
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Islamabad, Jan 28 (efe-epa).- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered the release of the main accused and three other suspects in the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, overturning the authorities’ appeal against a lower court’s order to commute their sentences. Thursday’s decision came in response to appeals filed by the government …
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Ilhan Omar: Arms Sale Freeze Is “First Step” to End US Support for War on Yemen
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
Peace-loving people around the world and anti-war Democrats in Congress hailed reports Wednesday that the Biden administration is imposing a temporary freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pending a review of billions of dollars worth of weapons deals with the repressive regimes approved during the presidency of Donald Trump. | The Wall Street Journal reports unn…
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‘Palestinian teen’s health in danger in Israeli prison’
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Amal Nahla, 17, was taken into custody by Israeli forces on Jan. 21 and has been placed in administrative detention without any charge for six months, with the possibility of the duration being extended, according to Defense for Children International — Palestine.The teenager is suffering “shortness of breath” and a medical checkup showed that he has “chest and respiratory system” issues, the group said in a statement.Nahla has been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a long-term neuromuscular and autoimmune disease, it added.The statement also referred to a report by an Israeli hospital, Shaare Zedek Medical…
yenisafak.com/en/world/palestinian-teens…
‘Enemy within’: Pelosi calls for additional House security, claims members of Congress THREATENED by colleagues
rt.com | 2021-01-28
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) has demanded additional security for lawmakers, citing threats from “within” the House, while the temporary fence around the Capitol is on the way to become permanent. | “We will probably need a supplemental [budget] for more security for members when the enemy is within the House of Representatives, a threat that members are concerned about in addition to what is happening outside,” Pelosi told reporters at the Capitol on Thursday. | Asked to specify her “enemy within” comment, Pelosi cited “members of Congress bringing guns on the floor.” | “It means we have members…
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Life imitates art
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2021-01-28
Ernst Merkenich asks: Is Microsoft seeking to raise the dead?
greenleft.org.au/content/life-imitates-a…
‘Brazil on Fire’: How fake news, culture wars and the United States put a fascist in power
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2021-01-28
Once at the centre of the region’s left turn, Brazil has for the past two years been governed by a far-right president. Michael Fox spoke to Green Left about the significance of recent events there.
greenleft.org.au/content/brazil-fire-how…
Change the system to save the climate
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2021-01-28
Andrew Chuter reviews a 2014 graphic novel that communicates the science, politics and personal impacts of what is arguably humanity’s greatest existential threat.
greenleft.org.au/content/change-system-s…
Saudi companies file lawsuit against Saad al-Jabri over embezzlement allegations
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-28
Saudi companies file lawsuit against Saad al-Jabri over embezzlement allegations | A campaign for Jabri’s family said lawsuit was part of Saudi crown prince’s ‘desperate attempt’ to distract world from Riyadh’s human rights abuses | MEE staff | Thu, 01/28/2021 – 16: 15 | Mohammed bin Salman has centralised power and targeted any and all perceived foes and potential opponents since he outmanoeuvred more senior rivals in 20…
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Saudi companies file Canadian lawsuit against Saad al-Jabri in embezzlement allegations
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-28
Saudi companies file Canadian lawsuit against Saad al-Jabri in embezzlement allegations | Campaign for Jabri’s family says lawsuit is part of Saudi crown prince’s ‘desperate attempt’ to distract world from Riyadh’s human rights abuses | MEE staff | Thu, 01/28/2021 – 16: 15 | Mohammed bin Salman has centralised power and targeted any and all perceived foes since he outmanoeuvred more senior rivals in 2017 to become crown p…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-lawsuit…
Unemployment Is Much Worse Than You Think
Eugene Ludwig | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
The problem for many Americans isn’t getting a job, it’s getting enough hours at decent wages. Our topline numbers obscure that reality…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/unemployment-is-mu…
Biden’s Climate Agenda Must Go Beyond Undoing Trump’s Damage
Varshini Prakash | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
We need to see Biden working actively to organize his congressional colleagues to pass what we need to be the greatest green jobs and infrastructure recovery plan that this country has seen…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/bidens-climate-age…
Rebekah Mercer Raised Specter of “Armed Conflict” in 2019 Book
Matthew Cunningham-Cook | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
The billionaire heir has been financing a host of right-wing individuals and groups involved in the storming of the Capitol…
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The Right Normalizes Fascism. The Best Response: Normalize It Back
David Ost | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
Before fascism can win power, it has to win support, which it seeks to do by polarizing politics to the point where only fascists represent the “true” nation…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-right-normaliz…
Tenant Organizing Explodes Across the Country
Laura Jedeed | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
Tenants’ unions are one reason that, unlike other cities with supposed eviction protections, D.C. has not had a single eviction since the moratorium went into place…
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All Hands on Deck: A Call for Left Unity
Vincent Emanuele | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
Survival is all that matters. And to survive, we must win. And to win, we must act in solidarity. The clock is ticking…
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Lawmakers Introduce $15 Minimum Wage Bill
Jake Johnson | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
‘Time for Talk Is Over. No More Excuses’…
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Beware Corporate ‘Democracy Washing’
Peter Bloom | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
Twitter, Trump, and the Danger of Privatizing the Fight Against Fascism…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/beware-corporate-d…
The Right Normalizes Fascism. The Best Response: Normalize It Back
David Ost | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
Before fascism can win power, it has to win support, which it seeks to do by polarizing politics to the point where only fascists represent the “true” nation…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-right-normaliz…
Beware Corporate ‘Democracy Washing’
Peter Bloom | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
Twitter, Trump, and the Danger of Privatizing the Fight Against Fascism…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/beware-corporate-d…
Lawmakers Introduce $15 Minimum Wage Bill
Jake Johnson | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
‘Time for Talk Is Over. No More Excuses’…
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The Illusion of Democracy 2: Power and Secrecy
Rod Driver | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
If Britain and the US had genuine democracies, where the views of ordinary people matter, the invasion, slaughter and torture in Iraq would not have happened…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-illusion-of-de…
The Illusion of Democracy 2: Power and Secrecy
Rod Driver | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
If Britain and the US had genuine democracies, where the views of ordinary people matter, the invasion, slaughter and torture in Iraq would not have happened…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-illusion-of-de…
Google Workers Across Announce International Union Alliance
Zoe Schiffer | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
Alpha Global is yet another sign that the fight to unionize tech workers is accelerating. If it’s successful, it could provide a template for workers at other tech giants…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/google-workers-acr…
Biden’s Climate Agenda Must Go Beyond Undoing Trump’s Damage
Varshini Prakash | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
We need to see Biden working actively to organize his congressional colleagues to pass what we need to be the greatest green jobs and infrastructure recovery plan that this country has seen…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/bidens-climate-age…
Rebekah Mercer Raised Specter of “Armed Conflict” in 2019 Book
Matthew Cunningham-Cook | zcomm.org | 2021-01-28
The billionaire heir has been financing a host of right-wing individuals and groups involved in the storming of the Capitol…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/rebekah-mercer-rai…
Alexei Navalny Grows More Powerful Every Time Putin Talks About Him
Vadim Nikitin | thenation.com | 2021-01-28
Alexei Navalny Grows More Powerful Every Time Putin Talks About Him…
thenation.com/article/world/putin-navaln…
Enemeis never to stop planning conspiracies against Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) — Pointing out that strengthening Iranian capabilities can deter its enemies, the commander of IRGC Ground Force noted that Iran’s enemies have never given up planning various conspiracies against the Islamic system.
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Zarif says has never been ‘buddies’ with Biden
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) — In an interview with RT, Iranian FM Zarif clarified that he and Joe Biden were not buddies but represent two different countries with different policies.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169177/Zarif-says-h…
Iran warns of probable change in coop. level with IAEA
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) — Iran’s permanent ambassador to the International Organizations in Vienna warned about any probable change in the level of cooperation of his country with the IAEA.
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Zionists may be involved in Saied assassination: politician
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) –The secretary-general of the Tunisian “Al-Shaab” movement has said that the Zionist regime of Israel might have played a role in the assassination attempt against the Tunisian President Kais Saied.
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Iraqi army, Hashd al-Sha’abi destroy new ISIL HQ in Al Anbar
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) — Iraqi Army in collaboration with Popular Mobilization Units, also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi recently launched a joint operation in the Anbar desert and managed to destroy the new headquarters of ISIL.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169160/Iraqi-army-H…
Smugglers kill Iranian border guard, injure two more
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) — An Iranian border guard has been martyred, while two others have been admitted to hospital after clashes with smugglers in the Persian Gulf.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169179/Smugglers-ki…
Pope to meet top Shiite cleric Sistani in March
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) — Pope Francis is to meet top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani during the first-ever papal visit to Iraq in March.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169173/Pope-to-meet…
‘The Doll’ to vie at US, Italian film festivals
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) — Iranian short film ‘The Doll’ directed by Nasrin Gol-Reyhan is slated to vie at two international film festivals in Italy and the US.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169166/The-Doll-to-…
6-party mechanism important way to increase coop.: Zarif
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) — Upon arrival in Turkey on Thursday afternoon, the FM Javad Zarif said that a 6-party mechanism outlined by President Erdogan of Turkey matters a lot to increase cooperation in the transit field.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169180/6-party-mech…
MP urges for removal of all sanctions before return to JCPOA
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) — An Iranian Lawmaker said that Biden’s signature to return to the JCPOA does not matter to Iran, urging the new US administration to lift all the sanctions first.
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‘window is closing’ for Biden to rejoin JCPOA: Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) — Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations has warned the new US administration to act quickly to rejoin the JCPOA “because the window is closing” on Tehran’s deadline for Washington to lift economic sanctions.
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Shahid Rajaee Port
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-28
TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) — Iran’s southern Hormozgan province is an important economic gateway for the export and import of goods and foreign transit. About 60% of exports and imports of goods are done via Shahid Rajaee Port.
en.mehrnews.com/photo/169175/Shahid-Raja…
A Historic Turning-Point in American Politics
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2021-01-28
Will the American people get the coronavirus-policy that all the polls show that they overwhelmingly want? Perhaps the answer will be clear on this, within the next week or two. | UPDATE: on January 26th, Newsweek headlined “Mitch McConnell Wins Filibuster Battle as Primary Pressure Builds on Chuck Schumer”, which (as is explained in the following) means that unless Senate Democrats now use “the Nuclear Option” — which they resist doing — Biden’s Presidency will be…
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Escalating hostilities in Yemen’s Hudaydah put thousands of civilians at risk
news.un.org | 2021-01-28
Civilians in Yemen’s Hudaydah Governorate, face a growing threat from escalating clashes, with shelling of residential areas ongoing, endangering thousands.
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‘End the scourge of neglected tropical diseases’: UN health chief
news.un.org | 2021-01-28
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) vowed on Wednesday to “end the scourge of neglected tropical diseases”, which affect more than a billion mainly poor people, and thrive where there is little access to quality health services, clean water, and sanitation.
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Make 2021 a year of possibility and hope, UN chief tells General Assembly
news.un.org | 2021-01-28
Following an “annus horribilis” of death, disaster and despair, 2021 must be a year of transformation, Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN’s 193 Member States on Thursday.
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Asylum seekers subject to systematic pushbacks at Europe’s borders, says UNHCR
news.un.org | 2021-01-28
UN refugee agency, UNHCR, called on Thursday for an end to “systematic” expulsions and pushbacks of refugees and asylum-seekers at Europe’s land and sea borders.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/01/1…
Capitol Police Suggestion for Permanent Fencing Around Capitol Faces Criticism
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said on Thursday that there should be permanent fencing installed around the Capitol following the attempted coup of January 6. The suggestion immediately faced backlash from many D.C. residents and the media who say that fencing off the U.S. Capitol is antithetical to what the building stands for. “In … Continued…
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Biden Plan Could Improve Health, Reduce Racial Disparities With WIC Investment
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
President Biden’s emergency relief plan includes a substantial investment in WIC to help it reach more eligible families, marking one of the plan’s several food assistance expansions to reduce today’s high levels of hunger and hardship. WIC, which is federally funded but operated by local clinics, provides low-income pregnant individuals, new parents, babies, and toddlers with nutritious…
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More Military Influence and Spending Has Not and Will Not Make Us Safer
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
This month’s insurrection at the Capitol revealed the dismal failure of the Capitol Police and the Department of Defense to use their expertise and resources to thwart a clear and present danger to our democracy. As the government reform group Public Citizen tweeted, “If you’re spending $740,000,000,000 annually on ‘defense’ but fascists dressed for the…
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As Biden Issues Groundbreaking Climate Orders, Activists Push to Ban Fracking
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
On Wednesday, the Biden administration delivered a second surge of orders responding to activist demands to address the climate emergency head-on at every level of the federal government. Like no mandate a U.S. president has signed off on before, the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad lays out a plan to measure…
truthout.org/articles/as-biden-issues-gr…
Capitol Police Suggestion for Permanent Fencing Around Capitol Faces Criticism
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said on Thursday that there should be permanent fencing installed around the Capitol following the attempted coup of January 6. The suggestion immediately faced backlash from many D.C. residents and the media who say that fencing off the U.S. Capitol is antithetical to what the building stands for. | “In light of recent events, I can unequivocally say that vast improvements to the physical security infrastructure must be made to include permanen…
truthout.org/articles/capitol-police-sug…
Progressives Warn Against Scaling Back Relief Bill to Gain GOP Support
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-28
With the Biden White House reportedly weighing the possibility of splitting its proposed coronavirus relief package into two parts in an effort to attract some Republican support, leaders of the Congressional Progressives Caucus are warning that anything less than the president’s $1.9 trillion opening offer would represent an unacceptable betrayal of economically…
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Maxwell ‘Ordered Room With Young Girls to Kiss, Dance Sexually’ In front of Epstein, Court Docs Say
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-28
A string of documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein’s former partner’s second deposition and other court proceedings have been released publicly this week, suggesting Ghislaine Maxwell preyed on her victims in an attempt to lure them into sex services for her billionaire friend.
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Unsealed court documents say Epstein madam Maxwell orchestrated underage ORGY for her and financier to watch
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Newly unsealed court documents from numerous court cases detail just some of the sexual misdeeds allegedly carried out by Jeffrey Epstein and his former madam Ghislaine Maxwell with groups of underage girls. | Some 112 court documents, amounting to thousands of pages of evidence, were unsealed and released on Wednesday night, including testimony accusing Maxwell of preying on victims and forcing them to perform sexual acts for her and Epstein’s amusement. | In one of the records, Maxwell was accused of stealing a 15-year-old “slave’s” passport, after she refused to have sex with Epstein. The British socialite…
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Epstein, Maxwell ‘Ordered Virginia Roberts’ to Have Sex With Prince Andrew, Unsealed Court Docs Say
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-28
Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s third child, is mentioned in evidence offered by Andrew Figuero, the ex-boyfriend of the most prominent Jeffrey Epstein accuser, Virginia Roberts, who shared what he had discussed in private with her during their relationship.
sputniknews.com/world/202101281081911613…
Secret Teacher | It’s time for a radical approach to free school meals
The Secret Teacher | thecanary.co | 2021-01-28
One educational issue has lodged inside the brains of the nation over the last few weeks: free school meals. | Opposition: | In the absence of a decent Labour Party (Keir Starmer has shown his disrespect for our profession by consistently refusing to back us up over his tenure), Marcus Rashford has become the unofficial opposition. Rashford’s most recent intervention, which came thanks to the viral picture from a brave parent on Twitter, highlighted the lottery of meal…
thecanary.co/opinion/2021/01/28/secret-t…
Nicola Surgeon vows to ‘tackle transphobia if it exists in my party’
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2021-01-28
Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to tackle transphobia within the SNP if it exists, insisting she takes on “bigotry” whenever she encounters it. | Broken promises?: | She was asked during First Minister’s Questions on 28 January whether her government has broken its promises to transgender and nonbinary people. It came after she tweeted a video message on the issue, following reports of significant numbers of people leaving the SNP because they do not consider it to be a safe and tolerant place for trans people. | In the message posted on Wednesday evening, which she said was not scripted but “comes from my hear…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2021/01/28/nicola-s…
Behind Biden’s warnings to Putin about election meddling lies a deep hypocrisy
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2021-01-28
Newly elected US president Joe Biden had a phone call with Russian premier Vladimir Putin on 26 January. Much of the call’s items were fairly predictable — there were discussions about the Start treaty and how the US and Russia could improve relations going forward. | But the corporate-owned media has been glossing over one major piece of hypocrisy. It seems to be repeating unchallenged Biden’s implication that Russia has all the answering to do when it comes to electoral interference. But the reality is that it’s the…
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Protests set to intensify across Poland as abortion ban comes into effect
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-28
The National Women’s Strike in Poland called for countrywide protests after the controversial judgment by the Polish constitutional court banning abortions in case of fetal defects came into effect on Wednesday…
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Poland mobilizes yet again in opposition to abortion ban
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-28
Massive protests were held across Poland on January 27 condemning the government’s announcement to enact the ban on abortions. The enactment had been stalled till January 27 due to popular outcry.
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/01/28/poland-mo…
NGOs | sue Macron gov’t for ‘humiliating, degrading’ ID checks against | Blacks, Arabs
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Following long-lasting complaints by residents with diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds in France, a group of six non-governmental organizations (NGOs) decided to launch a rare class-action lawsuit against Macron’s government, urging authorities to take concrete steps to end racial profiling in ID checks by law enforcement.The NGOs, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and four others, contended that French law enforcement particularly stop people of African or Arab descent more often than other ethnic groups during ID checks, an entrenched discriminatory problem, also acknowledged by President E…
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Rand Paul Is a Monarchist–and Donald Trump Is His King
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2021-01-28
Rand Paul Is a Monarchist–and Donald Trump Is His King…
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Former Israeli army spy recruited by Labour should feel right at home
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-01-28
The revelation this week that the British Labour Party recently appointed a former Israeli military spy to work in its headquarters, reporting to the office of leader Keir Starmer, is truly extraordinary in many different regards. It is hard to believe the Labour leadership did not know who Assaf Kaplan was or appreciate the likely …
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The Trump Administration Gutted the EEOC
Bryce Covert | thenation.com | 2021-01-28
The Trump Administration Gutted the EEOC…
thenation.com/article/society/janet-dhil…
It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid
Albena Azmanova, Marshall Auerback | thenation.com | 2021-01-28
It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid…
thenation.com/article/politics/economy-i…
Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins | thenation.com | 2021-01-28
Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance…
thenation.com/article/culture/charles-mi…
Biden’s Buddy Tom Vilsack Is No Friend to Farmers
Emily Berch | thenation.com | 2021-01-28
Biden’s Buddy Tom Vilsack Is No Friend to Farmers…
thenation.com/article/politics/tom-vilsa…
Trump Judges Are Already Thwarting Biden’s Agenda
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2021-01-28
Trump Judges Are Already Thwarting Biden’s Agenda…
thenation.com/article/politics/trump-jud…
The American Devolution
Ward Sutton, Josh Gosfield | thenation.com | 2021-01-28
The American Devolution…
thenation.com/article/politics/the-ameri…
Turkey sends 20,000 more vaccine doses to N.Cyprus
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Turkey on Thursday delivered another batch of coronavirus vaccine produced by China’s Sinovac to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).As many as 20,000 doses of CoronaVac were brought to the TRNC in air ambulance belonging to the Turkish Health Ministry.”Turkey has always been by our side, and the supply of vaccines is further proof,” TRNC Health Minister Ali Pilli told Anadolu Agency.He appreciated the Turkish leadership for their efforts, adding that thanks to Ankara the vaccination campaign will continue.On Jan. 14, Turkey sent the first shipment of 20,000 doses, soon after which TRNC began the immun…
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Turkey starts vaccination for people aged 75 and older
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Turkey has begun administering the coronavirus vaccine on people aged 75 and above.Nationwide vaccination started on Jan. 14 after the Chinese Sinovac was granted emergency use approval by Turkey’s drug regulatory authority.So far, senior citizens over 90 and 80 years old at care homes or their residences have been vaccinated.Also, vaccination is ongoing for employees at pharmacies and students studying the subject at university level.According to the official figures released by the Health Ministry, Turkey has vaccinated 1.524 million people as of Thursday morning, including frontline health workers.The vaccine…
yenisafak.com/en/life/turkey-starts-vacc…
Iranian foreign minister to visit Turkey on Friday
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will pay a visit to Turkey on Friday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.During Zarif’s visit, “all aspects of our bilateral relations will be discussed and views on regional and international issues will be exchanged,” a ministry statement said.
yenisafak.com/en/news/iranian-foreign-mi…
Borsa Istanbul down at Thursday open
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened at 1,450.54 points on Thursday, down 1.12% or 16.46 points from the previous close.Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index dropped 4.50% to close at 1,467.00 on Wednesday, with a daily trading volume of 34.3 billion Turkish liras ($4.7 billion).The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate dropped to 7.4100 as of 9: 30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), from 7.4110 at the previous close.The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 8.9800 from 8.9610, while one British pound traded for 10.1400 Turkish liras, up from 10.1350.One barrel of Brent crude oil sold for around $55.20 as of 10 a.m. local tim…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/borsa-istanbul-…
Pakistan confers medal on Jordan’s military chief
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Pakistan on Thursday awarded its second highest civilian medal to Jordan’s military chief, who is in Islamabad on an official visit, a presidential statement said.President Arif Alvi conferred Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military), or Crescent of Excellence, on Gen. Yousef Ahmed Al Hnaity, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, at a special ceremony in the Pakistani capital.The award was given “in recognition of his illustrious services for promoting defense cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries.”Later during a meeting, the president said Pakistan and Jordan enjoy excellent…
yenisafak.com/en/news/pakistan-confers-m…
Turkey’s economic confidence up 1.6% in January
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
The confidence in the Turkish economy rose month-on-month in January, said the country’s statistical authority on Thursday.The economic confidence index reached 96.2 this month, up 1.6% from 94.7 in December, TurkStat said.The monthly rise was driven by increases in consumer and services confidence indices.‚Ä® ‚Ä®The consumer confidence index posted the largest increase with 4% in the same period. The reading for retail trade and construction slipped by 0.1% and 5.2%, respectively.This month, the services confidence index was up by 2.9% compared to last month, while the real sector p…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/turkeys-economi…
‘Turkey third country worldwide with vaccines at clinical phase’
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Joining just two other vaccines in the world, vaccines developed in Turkey are now set to enter the clinical study phase, said the nation’s president on Thursday.”Three innovative [Turkish] vaccine candidates are on the verge of starting phase studies. Work by our professors has the potential to become the third vaccine candidate in the clinical stage in its category in the world,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told an award ceremony for the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) in the capital Ankara.According to the World Health Organization, Turkey has t…
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Snow-fed waterfall offers unique view in central Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Kapuzbasi Waterfall, fed by snow masses and glaciers at the summit of Mt. Aladag and overflowing with a recent heavy snowfall, attracts visitors with its unique views in central Turkey.Kapuzbasi Waterfall comprises seven waterfalls flowing from the mountain slopes on an area of 500 square meters (around 5,382 square feet), and is located in Aladaglar National Park around 190 kilometers (118 miles) from the city center of the Kayseri province.As a wonder of nature, the place has become a frequent destination for visitors overwhelmed with cold water, pouring down from a height of about 75 meters (246 feet).The gorg…
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Could Turkey-EU relations normalize?
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
The volatile climate that marked US foreign policy in the Donald Trump era not only harmed EU-Turkey relations, but also adversely affected US relations with the European Union. There is no question that this is not the first crisis in the transatlantic relations. For instance, the Bush administration’s unilateral policies widened the gap between Washington and Brussels in 2003, as Europe and the USA, two transatlantic partners, “lost each other somewhere between Kabul and Baghdad,” as Robert Kagan put it. Around the same time, we have started to hear about what began to be referred to as “two Wests”. According t…
yenisafak.com/en/news/could-turkey-eu-re…
Hacking network Emotet dismantled by int’l operation
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Law enforcement agencies across six European countries, the US and Canada have disrupted a global hacking network Emotet.In a written statement Wednesday, Europol described Emotet as the “world’s most dangerous malware”.”Investigators have now taken control of its infrastructure in an international coordinated action,” EU’s law enforcement agency added.Among the countries that participated in the operation are the Netherlands, Germany, the US, the UK, France, Lithuania, Canada and Ukraine, with international activity coordinated by Europol and Eurojust.”The EMOTET infrastructure essentially acted as a primary doo…
yenisafak.com/en/technology/hacking-netw…
Turkey’s FM hails new Canadian, Afghan officials
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Turkey’s foreign minister spoke with his newly appointed Canadian counterpart over the phone, according to diplomatic sources.In their phone conversation, Mevlut Cavusoglu congratulated Marc Garneau on his appointment this January as foreign minister.Separately, Cavusoglu also met in the Turkish capital Ankara with Qudratullah Zaki, Afghanistan’s transport minister.On Twitter, Cavusoglu “congratulated my brother Qudratullah Zaki, Minister of Transport of Afghanistan, for his new post.””Thanks to statesmen like Qudratullah Zaki who studied in Turkey, our brotherly ties with Afghanistan are even stronger,” Cavusogl…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkeys-fm-hails-n…
Turkey’s central Bank reserves hit 93.3$B in December
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
The Turkish Central Bank’s reserves amounted to $93.3 billion at the end of December 2020, the bank announced on Thursday.Total reserve assets rose 12.8% in December from the end of November, according to the bank’s international reserves and foreign currency liquidity report.Foreign currency reserves — in convertible foreign currencies — totaled $48.5 billion, up 17.8% compared to the previous month.In December, the bank’s gold reserves — including gold deposits and, if appropriate, gold swapped — increased 8.1% on a monthly basis to $43.2 billion.Short-term predetermined net drains of the government and the…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/turkeys-central…
Turkey’s exports of home textile products fetch $2.49B
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Turkey exported home textile products worth over $2.49 billion to 194 countries and autonomous regions last year, according to data released by an industry group.A majority of the exports were made to the Western countries — Germany ($480.6 million), the US ($295.4 million), and the UK ($128.7 million), according to data by the Turkish Home Textile Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (TETSIAD) compiled by Anadolu Agency.The exports worth $904.8 million to these three countries accounted for 36.33% of the total home textile sales.‚Ä®They were followed by Italy and the Netherlands with $107…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/turkeys-exports…
Turkey sends 20,000 more vaccine doses to N.Cyprus
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
As many as 20,000 doses of CoronaVac were brought to the TRNC in air ambulance belonging to the Turkish Health Ministry.”Turkey has always been by our side, and the supply of vaccines is further proof,” TRNC Health Minister Ali Pilli told Anadolu Agency.He appreciated the Turkish leadership for their efforts, adding that thanks to Ankara the vaccination campaign will continue.On Jan. 14, Turkey sent the first shipment of 20,000 doses, soon after which TRNC began the immunization. The first phase continued from Jan. 15-22.*Writing by Merve Berker in Ankara…
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Israeli army detains 25 Palestinians in West Bank
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
The Israeli army on Thursday detained 25 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian non-governmental organization said.In a press release, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said, the detention of Palestinians, including minors, took place at the dawn.It noted the detainees are from different provinces of the West Bank.The Israeli army frequently carries out wide-ranging arrest campaigns across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians.Israel is holding about 4,400 Palestinian prisoners, including 40 women, in its prisons, while the number of child d…
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Re-thinking open-source intelligence in the information age and digital change
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us …”Charles Dickens’ abovementioned opening lines in his classic “A Tale of Two Cities” masterfully depicts the zeitgeist in the heart of Europe at the time, London and Paris, avalanching en route to the coming French Revolution. Indeed, periods of great changes in long-establis…
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Coronavirus kills 647 health workers in Indonesia
yenisafak.com | 2021-01-28
Adib Khumaidi, a team leader at the Indonesian Medical Association, said in a press release that the number comprises 289 doctors, 221 nurses, 84 midwives, 27 dentists, 15 medical laboratory personnel, and 11 pharmacists.Khumaidi claimed the country’s fatality rate for medical personnel is the highest in Asia, and among the top three in the world based on comparison of test statistics and population.”From December 2020 to January 2021 we recorded 53 deaths,” he said, attributing the high number of fatalities to increased people’s activity and mobility recently.The official said the current coronavirus situation i…
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Baràßa, Sevilla advance to Copa del Rey quarterfinals
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-01-28
Sports Desk, Jan 27 (efe-epa).- Barcelona had to come from behind Wednesday to beat second-division Rayo Vallecano 1-2 and claim a berth in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, while Sevilla coasted to a 3-0 win over Valencia. Lionel Messi, back on the pitch for the Blaugrana after serving a two-game suspension, tested Rayo …
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The Biden Climate Plan, Part One: A Drop In The Ocean
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-28
After years of record-breaking heat waves, extreme weather, rapidly melting ice caps and other stark illustrations of intensifying climate change, the Biden administration is presenting itself as a force for climate stabilization. | But the policy proposals of the Biden administration, in the face of global temperatures already increased by more than a degree Celsius, illustrate that the Democratic Party is incapable of even proposing measures that could achieve a stated goal of net zero emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases by 2050. | Failure dooms humanity to a temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius or…
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Farmers Blame Miscreants For Maligning Their Image On Republic Day
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-28
As part of their Tractor Protest Rally, thousands of farmers entered Delhi on Tuesday morning riding SUVs, cars, and wheeled farm equipment. A faction of the rally soon invaded Delhi’s iconic Red Fort, leading to violent clashes with police as the farmers seek the repeal of several farm laws recently decreed by the central government. | While farm leaders in the state of Haryana and Punjab distance themselves from the events at Delhi’s iconic Red Fort on India’s 72nd Republic Day, saying agitation against the new farm laws has nothing to do with violence, social media continues to buzz over the possible cause of…
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Letter: Groups Oppose Repeal Of Overbroad Changes To Section230
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-28
In the wake of this latest act of white supremacist violence directed at the U.S. Capitol, it’s more urgent than ever that lawmakers take steps to address systemic racism and injustice, and to hold Big Tech companies accountable for their role in undermining democracy and amplifying harmful content. However, repeal of or injudicious changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act would only make the situation worse. | Gutting Section 230 would make it more difficult for web platforms to combat the type of dangerous rhetoric that led to the attack on the Capitol. And certain carve outs to the law could th…
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Florida Teachers Face Setback In Fight For Safe Schools
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-28
The Broward Teachers Union’s fight to secure work-from-home orders for about 1,100 teachers seems to have ended with an arbitrator’s decision. | The BTU filed a lawsuit against Broward County Public Schools, demanding those teachers with health concerns be allowed to keep special accommodations which were granted in October. The district said only the most seriously ill teachers, about 600, would be allowed to teach from home as the rest were needed in the classroom. | The arbitrator sided with the district. | “This is a win for our students,” said Superintendent Robert Runcie. “We recognize the health concerns o…
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International Organizations Urge Biden Administration To Suspend US-South Korea Joint Military Exercises
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-28
On Wednesday, a statement endorsed by 110 U.S., 197 South Korean, and 80 international civil society organizations was sent to the Biden administration urging the suspension of annual combined military exercises with South Korea in order to restart diplomacy with North Korea. | In the statement, the groups note these “costly and highly provocative war exercises” — which are based on operation plans that reportedly include pre-emptive strikes and “decapitation measures” against the North Korean leadership — heighten military and political tensions on the Korean Peninsula. As such, they are a major obst…
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The ‘Insurrection’ And Its Discontents: ‘American Exceptionalism’ Revisited
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-28
History is being written in the United States today. Even the most pessimistic about the prospects of American democracy have rarely ventured out this far while offering a bleak analysis of America’s future, whether in terms of political polarization at home or global standing abroad. | As shocking and, certainly, telling as the images of thousands of American protesters taking over the symbols of America’s federal, representative democracy in Washington DC on January 6, it was only a facet in a far more complex and devastating political trajectory that has been in the making for years. | While mainstream US medi…
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Striking Palestinian Workers Triumph
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-28
After 19 days of an open-ended strike demanding their human and labor rights, Palestinian workers at Yamit have suspended their strike. The workers’ committee has reached this decision following an agreement with the company to meet their demands. | The agreement, which still needs to go through legal procedures in Israeli courts states the following: | The workers get back to work and continue the negotiations with Yamit for a period of three months. | During this period, the workers receive an increase of around 200$ on their wages. | The Palestinian workers are paid a holiday usually given to Israeli workers i…
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France Vows ‘Symbolic Actions,’ No Apologies For Colonisation Of Algeria
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-28
On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron received a much anticipated report on France’s 132-year colonial rule of Algeria and the war that led to Algeria’s independence in 1962, as part of an effort towards reconciliation of historical memory between the two countries. | A specialist of contemporary Algerian history, French historian Benjamin Stora, was tasked by Macron in July with “making a precise and just inventory of the progress done in France of colonisation and the Algerian war”, which remain painful subjects for millions of Algerian and French citizens nearly 60 years later. | Algerian President Ab…
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Trading app Robinhood SHUTS DOWN GameStop stock, after Reddit traders embarrass Wall Street
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Trading app Robinhood has banned its users from buying GameStop, AMC, Nokia and Blackberry stock, after its users inflated the value of GameStop stock and inflicted billions of dollars of losses on Wall Street fat cats. | Traders logging on to Robinhood on Thursday were informed that they were no longer able to purchase stock in $GME, $AMC, $BB and $NOK (GameStop, AMC Theaters, Blackberry and Nokia). These are the four companies whose share prices were massively inflated in recent weeks by crowds of amateur investors purchasing the stocks. | $GME was trading at $316 before the halt, and has since dropped to be…
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Mega-investors punished with $70 BILLION LOSSES as GameStop and other shorted firms see stock surge — data analysts
rt.com | 2021-01-28
Short-selling investors lost a staggering $70.8 billion this month, according to financial data analytics firm Ortex. Their losses were partly driven by small traders pumping money into stocks like GameStop. | Short-sellers lost $70.87 billion on US companies this year so far, according to analysis from Ortex reported by Reuters on Thursday. To put the loss in perspective, $70.87 billion is half a billion dollars more than the GDP of Slovenia, according to CIA statistics. | In just a few short days, the American people realized their power and took down $70 BILLION in predatory trading. We’re not even finished…
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6 killed, scores injured after chemical leak at factory in Georgia
rt.com | 2021-01-28
At least six people have been killed and more than 100 treated by medics after a liquid nitrogen leak at a food processing plant in the US state of Georgia, local officials said on Thursday. | The incident occurred at the Prime Pak Foods plant in Gainesville, Hall County, at around 10am local time Thursday. | A spokesperson for the Northeast Georgia Health System said multiple people are receiving emergency treatment, with at least 10 people hospitalized. | Five people reportedly died at the scene, while a sixth succumbed to injuries after being rushed to hospital. | One eyewitness to the aftermath of the inci…
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