(2022-05-01). May Day is International 'Thank a Worker' Day. dissidentvoice.org 
"As far as I'm concerned, those people don't exist." — Arizona Republican Governor Jack Williams, telling farm workers they'd be arrested if they were to strike and boycott during harvest seasons (May 1972). May Day harkens back to celebrations of spring, a renewal and fertility. In Rome, I witnessed one such event: the festival of …
(2022-05-01). Sunday 5/1: May Day March in Santa Cruz. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific Avenue and Water Street, Downtown Santa Cruz…
(2022-05-01). Sunday 5/1: 2022 International May Day Online Rally. indybay.org This will be an online celebration. Time of the event is given in US Pacific Time.
(2022-05-01). Putin, Zelensky both invited to G20: Indonesian president. ecns.cn The G20, he said, plays a catalyst role in the recovery of the world economy, adding that he had telephone conversations with both leaders of Russia and Ukraine this week.
(2022-05-01). China reiterates call for peace between Russia, Ukraine through talks. ecns.cn China has always supported Russia and Ukraine to overcome difficulties and continue negotiations, and welcomes all efforts by the international community conducive to promoting peace talks," Zhao said.
(2022-05-01). Angelina Jolie Contributed To Ukrainian Propaganda (Videos). southfront.org 
(2022-05-01). United Nations Secretary General Holds Talks On Ukraine War. popularresistance.org The topic of the discussions centered on the two-months long Russian military intervention in Ukraine which has been fueled by the imposition of unprecedented sanctions by the United States and the European Union (EU) alongside the massive transferal of weapons to the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky by key member-states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). | Two distinct positions were articulated during one-on-one talks between Putin and Guterres which were broadcast internationally. Later there was a press conference held featuring Foreign Minister Lavrov and Secretary General Guterres w…
(2022-05-01). An Intellectual No-Fly Zone: Online Censorship of Ukraine Dissent Is Becoming the New Norm. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Macleod — Apr 25, 2022 | "Censorship is the last resort of desperate and unpopular regimes. It magically appears to make a crisis go away. It comforts the powerful with the narrative they want to hear, one fed back to them by courtiers in the media, government agencies, think tanks, and academia." — Chris Hedges | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA — Google has sent a warning shot across the world, ominously informing media outlets, bloggers, and content creators that it will no longer tolerate certain opinions when it comes to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | Earlier this month, Google AdSense sen…
(2022-05-01). Fire at Russian military site near Ukraine injures one. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — One person was injured in a fire on a Russian defense ministry facility in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, media have cited Belgorod region governor as saying on Sunday.
(2022-05-01). Pelosi visits Kyiv, meets with Ukraine president. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has met with Ukraine's president during a visit to the country's capital, Kyiv.
(2022-05-01). May Day: From workers' resistance to workers' revolution. liberationnews.org 
Over the past year, workers across the United States have demonstrated a deep determination to fight back on the job, amounting to a major surge in the labor movement that is having profound effects on society.
(2022-05-01). Teachers unions in Cambridge and Brookline Mass. are still fighting for fair contracts. liberationnews.org 
Teachers unions in both Cambridge and Brookline, Massachusetts have been working without a contract since 2021. The school boards of the two districts have refused to meet the demands of the Cambridge Educators Association and the Brookline Educators Union.
(2022-05-01). City Feed and Supply workers fight for union recognition in Boston. liberationnews.org 
City Feed Unite workers are fighting to win union recognition at City Feed and Supply, a locally owned coffee shop and grocery store in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.
(2022-05-01). Treasures in and Around the Salton Sea. indybay.org Human settlement in the Southwest dates back over 12,000 years many believe its much older. Dwellings archaeological remains, arrow points, baskets,pictographs and other artifacts attest to people roamed the land.
(2022-05-01). TigerSwan Spy Documents at Standing Rock are Public Records. Victims Appeal Lawsuit. indybay.org The Water Protectors of Standing Rock were the focus of two court actions this week. The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that 60,000 spy documents of TigerSwan are public records to be released. In a separate court action, Water Protectors injured by rubber bullets and projectiles fired by law enforcement filed an appeal of a class-action civil rights lawsuit. It was earlier thrown out by the court which sided with law enforcement.
(2022-05-01). Non-profit affordable housing developers and property managers operating illegally. indybay.org Property Managers Operating Illegally:…
(2022-05-01). Thursday 5/12: Eco-Archaeology and Environmental Stewardship in the Santa Cruz Mountains. indybay.org Online Event…
(2022-05-01). Sunday 5/15: Palestinian Cultural Day. indybay.org Santa Clara County Government Center | James P. McEntee Plaza | 70 West Hedding Street | San Jose, CA 95110…
(2022-05-01). Shut It Down! OEA Strikes & ILWU Shuts Docks In Fight Against Privatization. indybay.org Oakland Education Association members went on strike against the closures of 11 schools in the Black and Brown community. Schools and Labor Against Privatization SLAP initiated a rally at Oscar Grant Plaza next to Oakland City Hall. Following the rally and a march Action Committee Against Privatization organized picketing of the port to protest the privatization of the port and schools.
(2022-05-01). Oakland Sees Day of Action to Stop Privatization. indybay.org Oakland teachers, ILWU labor union and supporters demand stop to Howard Terminal Stadium and end to School closures…
(2022-05-01). John Stewart Company Seeks Property Managers. indybay.org
(2022-05-01). Property managers operating illegally face $20,000 in fines and or 6 months in jail. indybay.org
(2022-05-01). Friday 5/6: Recognizing Invisible Labor in the University: Ways Forward. indybay.org Register Here: ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s-BLvUG……
(2022-05-01). WorkWeek 4-28-22 Protest At AFL-CIO On Gov Funding & El Golpe,US Labor, the CIA, & Coup. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the collaboration of the AFL-CIO with the CIA and National Endowment For Democracy NED in the attacks on trade unionists at the Mexico City Ford assembly plant and also against South African BTR workers who were on strike. The AFL-CIO gave millions to Zulu Chief Buthelezi who then organized thugs to attack and murder union strikers and their families.
(2022-05-01). Saturday 4/30: Virtual documentary screening: "Palestine 1920: The other side of the Palestinian story" indybay.org
(2022-05-01). Thursday 5/12: San José Clean Energy Virtual Community Conversation. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-05-01). Corporate Capture Of OSHA & US Gov Corruption Cover-up With OSHA Lawyer Darrel Whitman. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Darrell Whitman, former Federal OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program lawyer and investigator about the take-over of the agency and US Labor Department by the corporations that they are supposed to regulate and do oversight over.
(2022-05-01). Sunday 5/1: Climate + Land + Water Celebration. indybay.org lawn near lighthouse 701 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz…
(2022-05-01). Saturday 4/30: Moziak World Market. indybay.org 3105 San Pablo Ave. Oakland, CA, 94608 (formerly Community Foods)…
(2022-05-01). ILWU 10 Backs OEA Strike Against Closure of Oakland Schools & Privatization of Port. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 at a press conference supported the OEA teachers strike against the closures of public schools in Oakland. They were joined by parents of students and also other unions. | SEIU 1021 leaders supported the teachers and also adamantly opposed the privatization of Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland which they said would destroy the working port of Oakland. They were also supported by USW Local 5 president PK White from the striking Chevron Richmond refinery workers.
(2022-05-01). Peace Policy and Every military solution leads to disaster. indybay.org "Our Common Security" (April 21, 1982) called the Palme Report revealed a new way of thinking that helped make German unity and the overcoming of the European divide possible in 1989. Willy Brandt's North-South report "Ensuring Survival" (1980) described the need for a socially just world economic order and the equal inclusion of the global South.
(2022-05-01). HKSAR gov't continues to provide free COVID-19 testing service for elderly, targeted groups. ecns.cn The Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Saturday that it continues to provide free COVID-19 nucleic acid testing service for eligible persons of high-risk or high-exposure targeted groups and all elderly people aged 60 or above.
(2022-05-01). Newly developed COVID vaccine approved for clinical trials in China. ecns.cn Shanghai-based high-tech biotechnology company, Stemirna Terapeutics, has domestically developed a COVID-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology and has been recently approved for clinical trials.
(2022-05-01). New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.4 variant. ecns.cn Two other sub-variants of Omicron, the BA.2.12.1 and the BA 2.12.2, have also been detected in two returnees for the first time in New Zealand from travelers arriving in April, said the ministry.
(2022-05-01). Shanghai has steady decline in cases. ecns.cn Shanghai announced on Sunday that it achieved phased results of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control thanks to the joint efforts from all over the country and the city's residents in the past month.
(2022-05-01). Shanghai enterprises on track to resume operations. ecns.cn Enterprises in Shanghai are on a steady track to resume operations and the city's smaller businesses stand to receive more government support to withstand this round of COVID-induced lockdown.
(2022-05-01). More teenagers carry handguns in U.S.: ABC News. ecns.cn An increasing number of teenagers in the United States own their handguns in recent years, ABC News said recently, citing a research report.
(2022-05-01). Beijing ups restrictions to contain latest COVID-19 flare-ups. ecns.cn The Chinese capital city of Beijing intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 on Saturday to best reduce cross-infection as high mobility is expected during the five-day Labor Day holiday starting from Saturday.
(2022-05-01). Xi stresses healthy development of capital in China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday called for efforts to regulate and guide the healthy development of capital in China in accordance with the law and give play to the positive role of capital as an important factor of production.
(2022-05-01). Shanghai sees continuous drop in COVID numbers. ecns.cn Shanghai has seen continued drops in the number of both confirmed and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 as it is making all efforts to transfer and quarantine as many patients as possible.
(2022-05-01). China launches new satellites. ecns.cn China successfully sent five satellites into planned orbit from a platform in the East China Sea at 11: 30 a.m.The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket and have successfully entered their planned orbit.
(2022-05-01). Analysts divided on U.S. economic prospect. ecns.cn "The underlying fact is this – Americans are spending, businesses are investing," although companies are not able to invest in inventories as much due in part to lingering supply chain issues, Baumohl said.
(2022-05-01). China's manufacturing PMI down in April. ecns.cn BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) — The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 47.4 in April, down from 49.5 in March, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Saturday.
(2022-05-01). China's non-manufacturing PMI down in April. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 41.9 in April, down from 48.4 in March, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Saturday.
(2022-05-01). Missing tourist boat located underwater off Japan's Hokkaido. ecns.cn The Japan Coast Guard said on Friday that the tourist boat that went missing six days ago with 26 people aboard was found underwater off Hokkaido in northern Japan.
(2022-05-01). Russia's central bank lowers key rate to 14 pct. ecns.cn Russia's Central Bank has reduced its key interest rate by 300 basis points to 14 percent, it said in a statement Friday.Recent data has demonstrated a slowdown in price growth rates against the backdrop of the strengthening of the ruble, and a cooling of consumer activity, the bank said.
(2022-05-01). U.S. gov't spending package fuels historical inflation: report. ecns.cn Inflation rose to 8.54 percent in March from 7.57 percent in February, having skyrocketed throughout President Joe Biden's first year in office, his signature multi-trillion dollar spending package was blamed as one of the drivers of inflation, Fox Business has reported.
(2022-05-01). Stricter measures in Beijing over holiday. ecns.cn Medics take swab samples from residents for nucleic acid testing at Balizhuang subdistrict in Chaoyang district, Beijing, April 29, 2022."The city has completed two rounds of nucleic acid testing for everyone living or working in 11 districts this week, in addition to Chaoyang district, which began testing earlier."
(2022-05-01). Market gets confidence boost from combined policies. ecns.cn The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index went up 2.4 percent to more than 3,040 points and the Shenzhen Component Index closed about 3.7 percent higher at more than 11,020 points.
(2022-05-01). U.S. Fed's closely watched inflation measure continues to surge in March. ecns.cn U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price indexes, the Federal Reserve (Fed)'s preferred inflation measure, continued to surge by 6.6 percent in March over the past year, the Commerce Department reported on Friday.
(2022-05-01). Mainland medical supplies against COVID-19 arrive in Hong Kong orderly. ecns.cn Anti-pandemic medical supplies from the Chinese mainland have arrived in Hong Kong in good order and have been distributed to people in need through various channels.
(2022-05-01). UNDP and UNEP co-host policy dialogue on environmental protection. ecns.cn Jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme, a high-level policy dialogue on environmental protection was held in Beijing on April 28, 2022.
(2022-05-01). Symposium on AI and Climate Action kicks off at Tsinghua University. ecns.cn The healthy development of AI can better serve the community of life for man and nature said global experts at the Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Climate Action on April 26, 2022.
(2022-05-01). Boris Johnson's Visit to India. journal-neo.org 
The visit to India on April 21-22 by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not an ordinary event for either side. As far as India is concerned, the way its leadership has developed relations with each of the leading players in the current phase of the Great Game, one of which is the former metropole, …
(2022-05-01). Why Did Oakland Decide to Shut Down Popular Community Schools? truthout.org This article was produced by The Oakland, California, school district
(2022-05-01). Their Medical Bills Were Getting Too High in US, So They Went to Mexico for Care. truthout.org The Fierro family of Yuma, Arizona, had a string of bad medical luck that started in December 2020. | That's when Jesús Fierro Sr. was admitted to the hospital with a serious covid-19 infection. He spent 18 days at Yuma Regional Medical Center, where he lost 60 pounds. He came home weak and dependent on an oxygen tank. | Then, in June 2021, his wife, Claudia, fainted while waiting for a table at the local Olive Garden. She felt dizzy one minute and was in an ambulance on her way to the same medical center the next. She was told her magnesium levels were low and was sent home within 24 hours. | The family has heal…
(2022-05-01). Texas Voter Suppression Is Keeping Climate Action by the State Off the Table. truthout.org This story is published as part of For Alán de León, natural disasters are a way of life. Growing up in Houston, de León knew that late summer meant hurricane season, a time when his family took special care to save money and stock up on extra food. | In recent years, those storms have gotten worse because of the climate crisis. When Hurricane Harvey hit in August 2017, flood waters swallowed de León's father's house up to its roof.
(2022-05-01). Supreme Court Seems Torn on Whether Biden Can End Trump's Inhumane Asylum Policy. truthout.org Shortly after taking office, Joe Biden sought to cancel the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy (formally known as Migrant Protection Protocols, or MPP). Under the policy, asylum seekers who leave a third country and travel through Mexico to the U.S. border are forced to stay in Mexico while awaiting a court hearing on their asylum petitions. Many of the tens of thousands who have been compelled to wait in Mexico have
(2022-05-01). In Video: Ukrainian ATGM Against Russian Helicopters. southfront.org 
(2022-05-01). In Video: Residents Of Mariupol Tell About Atrocities Of Azov Nationalists. southfront.org
(2022-05-01). May Day—Workers In India Feel Increasing Need For Unity. popularresistance.org This year May Day is being observed at a time of increasing need for wider unity by workers in the wake of adverse government policies leading to increasing burden of unemployment and inflation at the same time. Policies relating to demonetization, poorly conceived tax reform in the form of GST, privatization, excessively stringent and poorly planned lock-downs have led to massive job losses and reduced income across vast areas of economic activity, while policies which favor big business interests contribute at least partly to rise of price of several essential commodities. | At a time of adverse external factor…
(2022-05-01). May Day: Worker's Struggle Celebration Is Well-Deserved. popularresistance.org Working people across the globe are gearing up celebrate International Worker's Day this May 1. Workers have been participating in monumental struggles since the previous year's May Day, making this year's celebration well-deserved. Peoples Dispatch looks back on some of the most important labor struggles of this past year: | In Colombia, the National Strike Committee (CNP), which brought together diverse groups of social movements, organizations and trade unions, presented ten bills in Congress, which included measures to alleviate the worsening socio-economic conditions, protection and security for social leade…
(2022-05-01). Four cabinet ministers resign amid increasing political crisis in Ecuador. peoplesdispatch.org The right-wing government of President Guillermo has justified the resignations as a part of an "evaluation of its entire cabinet" for the best execution of the government's plans. The circumstances surrounding the resignations say otherwise…
(2022-05-01). International Women's Federation Congress in Venezuela Ends with Meeting at Miraflores Palace. orinocotribune.com 
The 17th Congress of the International Democratic Federation of Women (FDIM), held during April 27-30 in Caracas, Venezuela, ended on Saturday, April 30. As part of the activities of the closing ceremony, FDIM presented its feminist work agenda in a meeting with the Venezuelan Minister for Women, Diva Guzmán; Vice President Delcy Rodríguez; and President Nicolás Maduro at Miraflores Palace. | Lorena Peña, the current president of FDIM, gave a presentation of the resolutions approved during the international congress. She highlighted the challenges faced by women in their struggle against patriarchy and imperia…
(2022-05-01). Oil Above All: Paraguay Joins New 'Friends of Venezuela' Club Despite Multi-Million Dollar Debt and Refusal to Recognize Maduro. orinocotribune.com The President of the Senate of Paraguay, àìscar Salomón, informed the press that next Tuesday, May 3, a delegation of Venezuelan National Assembly deputies will discuss with their Paraguayan colleagues the possibility of resuming the purchase of Venezuelan fuel by Paraguay. | The meeting will take place between a team of Paraguayan senators and four Venezuelan deputies who are currently in Paraguay, discussing the reinstatement of Venezuela in the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur). | "Paraguay today needs cheaper fuel and Venezuela can give us that possibility to buy," said Senator Salomón. | He added that th…
(2022-05-01). Notes from Wartorn Ethiopia, Part III: Crimes of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front. orinocotribune.com By Ann Garrison — Apr 27, 2022 | The discovery of mass graves and underground prisons in Ethiopia has exposed the crimes of the Tigray Peoples' Liberation Front or TPLF, the U.S. puppets who tyrannized Ethiopia for 27 years with divide-and-conquer ethnic politics from 1991 to 2018, when a popular uprising forced them from power. The TPLF then retreated to Tigray Region and, in November 2020, started the ongoing civil war by attacking the national army's Northern Command. | US officialdom and both state and corporate media in the US have since described the Ethiopian conflict as the government's persecution o…
(2022-05-01). The COVID Pandemic and the mRNA Vaccine: What Is the Truth? Dr. Russell L. Blaylock. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most manipulated infectious disease events in history. Official lies in an unending stream led by government bureaucracies, medical associations, medical boards, the media, and UN agencies.
(2022-05-01). Iran FM congratulates Togo independence anniversary. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — The Iranian foreign minister in a message on Sunday offered congratulations to the Togolese government and people on the 62nd anniversary of the country's independence.
(2022-05-01). Iranian FM congratulates appointment of new Malta FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian congratulated Ian Borg's appointment as Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Malta on Sunday.
(2022-05-01). Iranian FM sends congratulatory messages on Eid al-Fitr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has sent separate messages to his counterparts from Islamic countries congratulating their governments and people on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
(2022-05-01). Iran warns citizens against unnecessary travels to Sweden. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — The Iranian foreign ministry has warned Iranain citizens against unnecessary travels to Sweden amid the intensified attacks against Muslims and the extrajudicial behavior of the Swedish police.
(2022-05-01). Tehran ready to resume talks with Kuwait over Arash field. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — The Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait pointed to recent remarks by the senior Iranian diplomats and said that Tehran is ready to resume talks with Kuwait over the joined gas field with the Arab country…
(2022-05-01). Blast heard in Kabul while Taliban denies it was an attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Taliban security sources said a blast that was heard in the Khairkhaneh of Kabul was controlled.
(2022-05-01). Iran among top 5 countries in nanotechnology. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Iran is among the 5 eading Countries in Nanotechnology, according to the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology said in a statement on Sunday.
(2022-05-01). No place for trans-regional countries in Persian Gulf. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Stating that trans-regional countries have no place in the region, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said that Iran's response to those who pose a problem for Iran's interests in the Persian Gulf will be decisive and regrettable.
(2022-05-01). Saudis violate Yemeni ceasefire 124 times in a day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — News sources reported that the Saudi coalition has violated the ceasefire in Yemen 124 times during the past day.
(2022-05-01). Russia mulls withdrawal from International Space Station. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin confirmed that Russia is considering withdrawing from the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024.
(2022-05-01). ISIL claims responsibility for Saturday blast in Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack in Kabul, which left four people dead and wounded.
(2022-05-01). Tornado leaves trail of destruction in Kansas suburb (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — A tornado that barreled through parts of Kansas destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and buildings, injured several people and left more than 15,000 people without power, officials said Saturday.
(2022-05-01). Iran army has largest artillery in West Asia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Executive Deputy of the Army of Iran Brigadier General Kioumars Sharafi says that the army has the largest artillery in West Asia, and this is a fact that both friends and foes alike acknowledge.
(2022-05-01). VIDEIO: Street Iftar in Aran va Bidgol County. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — More than 4,000 people attended the street Iftar held in Aran va Bidgol County in Isfahan province on the 27th of the holy month of Ramadan.
(2022-05-01). 5 killed, 4 injured in shooting in Pakistan's Punjab. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Five people were killed and four others injured in a shooting incident on Saturday in Pakistan's Punjab Province.
(2022-05-01). Pakistan secures $8bn package from Saudi Arabia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Pakistan has secured a "sizeable package" of around $8 billion from Saudi Arabia.
(2022-05-01). Intelligence Min. issues statement on rumors about Afghans. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says that common enemies of the nations of Iran and Afghanistan are making efforts desperately and constantly to create differences between the neighboring countries of the West Asian region.
(2022-05-01). Iranian cheetah gives birth to three cubs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — The Iranian cheetah named "Iran" gave birth to three cubs two years after she was released in natural habitat.
(2022-05-01). UN Security Council condemns mousqe attacks in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — President of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the string of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan in Mazar-i-Sharif and Kunduz.
(2022-05-01). Funeral ceremony of veteran filmmaker Nader Talebzadeh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — The funeral ceremony of Iran's veteran filmmaker Nader Talebzadeh was held on Saturday.
(2022-05-01). Blast hits gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Egyptian officials told local sources on late Saturday that an explosion occurred in a gas pipeline in Bir El Abd town located in the Sinai Peninsula.
(2022-05-01). The Poor People's Campaign Pushes War Propaganda. davidswanson.org The madness of militarism is a collective madness. Nobody catches it from a single exposure. The repetition that makes anything else unthinkable makes the insane acceptable — and not just acceptable but righteous. The Poor People's Campaign sent around an email on Saturday with language that could have been churned out by anyone anywhere on …
(2022-05-01). Friday 4/29: Save Rochdale Block Party. indybay.org 3pm @ UC Chancellors mansion, march to: | Block Party 4-8pm @ Haste St, Dana to Bowditch blocks, Berkeley…
(2022-05-01). Científicos reiteran advertencia sobre efecto del cambio climático en propagación de enfermedades infecciosas. cubadebate.cu Los crecientes efectos del cambio climático generarán la propagación de miles de nuevos virus entre las especies animales hacia 2070, lo que probablemente elevará el riesgo de que las enfermedades infecciosas emergentes pasen de los animales a los humanos, alertaron científicos en una publicación en la revista "Nature".
(2022-05-01). Cuba reporta 190 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y un fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este sábado 30 de abril, Cuba reportó 190 nuevos casos de COVID-19, un fallecido y 199 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 838 casos activos, informó este domingo el Minsap en su parte diario.
(2022-05-01). 📨 Modo Avión: No es un domingo cualquiera 🙂. cubadebate.cu Un anuncio que volvió loco a uno de nuestro equipo. Malas noticias por un lado. Otras regulares por otro. Buenas buenas, pocas. Pero seguimos, que abril no nos quite el sueño. Las que se tienen que ir son las ojeras. Ah, se acabó la Feria en La Habana. Pero de eso ya hablamos la semana pasada. Sigue aquí, en Modo Avión. Participa y destácate. Te leemos en los comentarios.
(2022-05-01). Esta dictadura nuestra, °Qué barbaridad! cubadebate.cu Esta ®dictadura ® nuestra, es desconcertante °hace cada cosas! ahora se ha empeñado en pedir al pueblo que salga a las calles este día primero, que tome avenidas, que replete parques øAcaso no es un riesgo para dictadores reunir a un millón a solo unos metros de sus oficinas? øQuién controla eso?
(2022-05-01). Qué trae la prensa cubana, domingo 1 de mayo de 2022. cubadebate.cu
(2022-05-01). Fidel hace 60 años: Y eso es nuestra Revolución, el poder de los trabajadores. cubadebate.cu Lo que ocurre el primero de mayo sirve para definir cuál es la política de un país. Allí donde los trabajadores están oprimidos, allí donde la clase obrera es víctima de la explotación más feroz, del Primero de Mayo no puede ni siquiera hablarse; dondequiera que el imperialismo, y los regímenes explotadores que lo apoyan, deciden en la política de cualquier país del mundo.
(2022-05-01). Falleció Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada. cubadebate.cu El reconocido diplomático y político cubano Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada falleció en la noche de ayer en La Habana, confirmaron fuentes oficiales. Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada será recordado como un revolucionario cabal por su antimperialismo y su fidelidad revolucionaria.
(2022-05-01). Biden pretende llevarse de Rusia los mejores científicos e innovadores. cubadebate.cu Joe Biden quiere llevarse de Rusia los mejores científicos e innovadores tecnológicos de Vladimir Putin. De esta forma, el gobierno de Biden le apunta a los rusos con experiencia en semiconductores, tecnología espacial, ciberseguridad, ingeniería nuclear, inteligencia artificial y tecnologías de propulsión de cohetes.
(2022-05-01). El 10 de Argentina: Amor de ida y vuelta. cubadebate.cu Amigos, jóvenes deportistas, glorias del deporte cubano como Javier Sotomayor y Ana Fidelia Quirot, los amantes del fútbol y vecinos de la zona… Allí estaban —en la cancha- y asomados a los balcones de las casas para rendir tributo a uno de los íconos del deporte más popular de los argentinos, el que más ha querido a Cuba y al que la Isla correspondió con el cariño del pueblo de Fidel.
(2022-04-30). May Day 2020 Under Lockdown: Millions Forced to Choose Between Hunger or COVID-19. globalresearch.ca On the eve of May Day 2020, in full coronavirus pandemic, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released some hair raising statistics. | About 1.6 billion workers from the informal sector are in dire straits because of the lockdowns governments have imposed …
(2022-04-30). Two Years Ago: May Day Under Lockdown. Millions Forced to Choose Between Hunger or COVID-19. globalresearch.ca On the eve of May Day 2020, in full coronavirus pandemic, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released some hair raising statistics. | About 1.6 billion workers from the informal sector are in dire straits because of the lockdowns governments have imposed …
(2022-04-30). History: What You Need to Know About May Day. globalresearch.ca First published in 2010. | The legacy of the late Leo Panitch lives. | For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? The answer lies …
(2022-04-30). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-04-30). Ukraine — Doubling Down. popularresistance.org According to the daily reports of Russia's Ministry of Defense the Ukraine is losing several hundred soldiers and some 30 armored vehicles per day, most of them to artillery. A flood of gruel pictures posted on Telegram by both sides confirm this. Several Ukrainian attempts to counterattack Russian forces have failed. | 'Western' propagandists are noting that their side is losing. The typical U.S. reaction to losing is to double down. As Michael Hudson explains (vid), the economic consequences of this war will be catastrophic for many countries and people. But the neocons who are running the war do not care about…
(2022-04-30). The Real Zelensky: From Celebrity Populist To Unpopular Neoliberal. popularresistance.org A comedic actor who rose to the country's highest office in 2019, Volodymyr Zelensky was virtually unknown to the average American, except perhaps as a bit player in the Trump impeachment theater. But when Russia attacked Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Zelensky was suddenly transformed to an A-list celebrity in US media. American news consumers were bombarded with images of a man who appeared overcome by the tragic events, possibly in over his head, but ultimately sympathetic. It didn't take long for that image to evolve into the khaki-clad, tireless hero governing over a scrappy little democracy and single-handed…
(2022-04-30). Dangerous Crossroads: Putin Warns the US to Back Off in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca The Western narrative of the two-month old war in Ukraine imbued with the rhetoric of "democracy versus autocracy," has dramatically changed with the assertion by the US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin at a news conference in Poland Monday following …
(2022-04-30). Pentagon has delivered over half of howitzers promised to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 28, 2022 Pentagon: "More than half" of Howitzers the US is sending to Ukraine are in country Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said "more than half" of the 90 Howitzers, long range weapons, the US is sending to Ukraine are now country, during a briefing at the Pentagon on Wednesday, APA reports citing …
(2022-04-30). U.S. arms Georgia for second front, new Caucasus war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerApril 28, 2022 US to Allocate $35 Million to Strengthen Georgia's Defense The United States will provide $35 million to Georgia to strengthen its defenses against future threats from Russia. This will be part of another military assistance provided by the United States in response to the Russian-led war in Ukraine. *** In an …
(2022-04-30). NATO holds exercise with partners from three continents, including Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 29, 2022 Exercise STEADFAST COBALT 2022 STEADFAST COBALT 2022: This year 15 NATO Command Structure and 14 NATO Force Structure units participate in the exercise. Presently the NAC approved 9 countries to be involved as observers from Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Georgia, Jordan, Mongolia, Sweden and Ukraine.
(2022-04-30). Pentagon: U.S. military instructors train Ukrainian troops in Germany, other nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 30, 2022 US military instructors train Ukrainian soldiers in Germany, other European countries — Pentagon US military instructors train Ukrainian soldiers in Germany, other European countries — PentagonAmerican instructors are training the Ukrainian military in Germany and other European countries as part of providing assistance to the Ukrainian army, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said …
(2022-04-30). NATO's national armaments directors discuss Ukraine bonanza. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 29, 2022 NATO Armaments Directors discuss impact of changed security environment on armaments The Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD), with representatives from Allied nations, met on 28 and 29 April 2022 for its Spring Plenary at NATO HQ. The meeting addressed status updates and the complexities associated with major armaments projects. In that …
(2022-04-30). NATO allies marching in lockstep: U.S., Canadian defense chiefs meet twice in a week. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of DefenseApril 28, 2022 Canada, U.S. in Lockstep for Support to Ukraine, NATO Canada and the United States are in lockstep in their support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, defense leaders said following Pentagon meetings today. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Canadian Minister of National Defense Anita Anand …
(2022-04-30). Argentina faces winter gas shortfall. america.cgtn.com 
Argentina could face a gas shortage in the coming months, despite sitting on some of the world's largest reserves of shale oil and gas. The conflict in Ukraine has pushed gas prices up, and the energy shortfall in Latin America's third largest economy could …
(2022-04-30). The Heat: Ukraine admits taking heavy losses in Donetsk region. america.cgtn.com 
Ukraine acknowledged on Friday that it was taking heavy losses in Russia's assault in the east. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office said Russia was bombarding the front line in the eastern Donetsk region to prevent the Ukrainians from regrouping. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening …
(2022-04-30). Canada's Fight for Ukraine: Investing in Peace and Avoiding Illegal Recruitment to War. globalresearch.ca Today, the …
(2022-04-30). Ukraine war update with Pepe Escobar and Richard Medhurst. thesaker.is Pepe's comment on his Telegram channel is: "Richard and I did our best to put all the dementia in perspective without going crazy. The response has been terrific." Very good…
(2022-04-30). U.S. aims to push China into war over Taiwan — a guest commentary. workers.org 
By Jorge Cadima Article first published in Avante, the weekly newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, April 21. Translation: John Catalinotto. It is evident that the U.S./European Union wants to prolong the war in Ukraine as long as possible. But warmongering is also evident at the other end of the . . . |
(2022-04-30). Contesting Russia Requires Renewed US Engagement In Central Asia. southfront.org 
(2022-04-30). Lifting sanctions on Russia part of peace talks with Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Lifting sanctions imposed on Russia is part of peace negotiations between Moscow and Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published early on Saturday.
(2022-04-30). San Diego rally demands, "Hands off Al-Aqsa!" liberationnews.org 
On April 24 the Palestinian Youth Movement led a demonstration of nearly 100 people in San Diego's Balboa Park.
(2022-04-30). Houston motorcade demands justice for Nicolas Chavez. liberationnews.org 
Protesters in about 20 vehicles organized a motorcade in support of Nicolas Chavez, a young Latino man who was killed by police officers on his hands and knees in Houston…
(2022-04-30). Why has Turkey Closed its Skies for Russian Aircraft Bound for Syria? journal-neo.org 
On April 23, during a tour of Latin America, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu announced that his country was closing its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights bound for Syria. But he added that this decision did not mean that Turkey was joining in the anti-Russian sanctions — it was simply that the agreement …
(2022-04-30). Biden Faces Mounting Pressure to Commit to Substantial Student Debt Cancellation. truthout.org Less than 24 hours after news broke that President Biden is Students from the Washington, D.C. area joined advocates from Move On, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and other groups in chants of "cancel student debt" at a rally in front of the White House on April 27. | An all-star cast of Democratic members of Congress also attended the rally to pressure the Biden administration…
(2022-04-30). SEIU Members Are Voting to Strike in Los Angeles. Here's Why. truthout.org I am a worker at the Department of Mental Health in Los Angeles County, and I'm a member of SEIU Local 721. The Los Angeles Department of Mental Health is the largest mental health service in the U.S. Its annual budget is $3 billion. As one of the workers deployed by the county during the pandemic to work with people with severe disabilities at pop-up shelters in recreation centers, I am voting to strike, and it's important for all other members of my union local to do the same. | A majority vote of yes for the strike would mean that our union's bargaining committee can call a strike if the LA County Board of Sup…
(2022-04-30). New York Court Orders District Maps to Be Redrawn for Midterms. truthout.org In a major victory for fair maps Wednes ≠day, the New York Court of Appeals The New York case is the latest where voters — both Demo ≠crats and Repub ≠lic ≠ans — have turned to state courts and state consti ≠tu ≠tions to ensure fair voting maps. The increased prom ≠in ≠ence of state courts i…
(2022-04-30). In Video: Ukrainian Soldier Surprised By Attitude Of Russian Servicemen To Prisoners Of War. southfront.org
(2022-04-30). BREAKING: First Civilians Left Azovstal In Mariupol, Provided Testimonies (Videos). southfront.org 
(2022-04-30). In Video: Russian Heavy Rocket Launchers Neutralize Gathering Of Kiev Forces In Donbass. southfront.org 
165th Artillery Brigade's 9K57 Uragan MLRS at Tryokhrechye training ground, 25 March 2020. Source: the Russian Ministry of Defense (function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.h…) | The Russian Missile Troops and Artillery continue to inflict heavy losses on Kiev forces across the frontline in the Donbass region. | On April 30, Russian sources shared a video showing a strike with Soviet-made BM-27 Uragan heavy multiple rocket launcher systems (MRLS) on a large gathering…
(2022-04-30). Hedges: The Question of David Icke. scheerpost.com 
Illustration by Mr. Fish | By Chris Hedges | The New Age writer David Icke has been used to condemn Alice Walker, one of America's most important and courageous authors. The organizers of the Bay Area Book Festival disinvited Walker, who won the Pulitzer prize for fiction for The Color Purple, after receiving complaints charging that Walker embraced the anti-Semitic writing of the New Age author David Icke, who she has praised for being "brave." The festival organizers also attacked her poem "It is our (Frightful) Duty t…
(2022-04-30). "Can't We All Just Get Along": Anniversary of 1992 LA Riots. scheerpost.com 
May 1 is the anniversary of Rodney King's plea to stop the rioting when he famously said, "Can't we all get along?" | By Mike Zacchino / Original to ScheerPost | Thirty years ago, on April 30, 1992, I woke up and called my supervisor at the LA Times. | "Is it still going on?" | "Yes, it is." | "OK, I'm heading in." | My shift didn't start until 3 PM. | "It" was the
(2022-04-30). Palestine Nakba 74: Statement by Canadian Organizations. samidoun.net 
Nakba 74: We support Palestinian refugees to return to their homeland What is Nakba? The British occupation/mandate of Palestine (1917-1948) supported and facilitated a colonial-settler project in Palestine called Zionism. Settlers came mainly from Europe. Israel was created in 1948 on Palestinian land after Zionist militia destroyed more than 500 Palestinian villages and cities, and …
(2022-04-30). Peace Movement Needs To Demand Dismantling Of NATO. popularresistance.org During World War II an "unnatural alliance" was created between the United States, Great Britain, and the former Soviet Union. What brought the three countries together—the emerging imperial giant (the United States), the declining capitalist power (Great Britain), and the first socialist state (the Soviet Union)—was the shared need to defeat fascism in Europe. Rhetorically, the high point of collaboration was reflected in the agreements made at the Yalta Conference, in February 1945, three months before the German armies were defeated. | At Yalta, the great powers made decisions to facilitate democra…
(2022-04-30). Being Anti-War Isn't Easy. popularresistance.org Everyone's anti-war until the war propaganda starts. Nobody thinks of themselves as a warmonger, but then the spin machine gets going and before you know it, they're spouting the slogans they've been programmed to spout and waving the flags they've been programmed to wave and consenting to whatever the imperial war machine wants in that moment. | Virtually everyone will tell you they love peace and hate war when asked; war is the very worst thing in the world, and no healthy person relishes the thought of it. But when the rubber meets the road and it's time to oppose war and push for peace, those who'd previously…
(2022-04-30). Fired Starbucks Workers Bring Their Fight Directly To The CEO. popularresistance.org Sanchez and McGlawn are two of the seven workers, known as the "Memphis Seven," who were fired by Starbucks in February, just weeks after they announced their plans to form a union there. In a blatantly illegal move, the company terminated the workers (about a third of the entire staff) for supposedly violating company policy after they met with reporters in the store to talk about unionization efforts. But almost all of the workers who were fired were involved in organizing for the union, and it is clear that the terminations were a direct act of retaliation designed to crush these workers' efforts to form a uni…
(2022-04-30). Repair Cafes Build Community Across All Social Divides. popularresistance.org Transition Berkeley has cultivated a community of practice that hits close to ground zero — a "culture of repair," that demonstrates a way to live with more humility, making do with what we have by sharing knowledge and skills, one repair at a time. Repair Cafes harness a library-system supported methodology that touches a diversity of people and interests. The bells that ring on the repair grounds throughout an event celebrates the completion of each repair — and total up to 100 in any four-hour event. Repair Cafes and fix-it clinics produce an excitement not unlike a dopamine-pumped day at the derby…
(2022-04-30). Sacha Llorenti: "ALBA is fundamentally anti-imperialist" peoplesdispatch.org 
A central discussion throughout the III Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements was on the challenges that people's movements face in the medium and long term. One of the key strategies of ALBA movements has been strengthening over the last couple of years has been to build not only with organizations involved in its work across the continent but also to work with other platforms of people's movements and organizations that are resisting capitalism and imperialism. | A panel was organized during the Assembly to hear about the work of these allied platforms and to discuss how to better build solidarity and unity to…
(2022-04-30). The many trials of Australian whistleblower David McBride. peoplesdispatch.org Whistleblower David McBride, who revealed details of possible war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, faces a trial in September. He talks about the legal campaign against him…
(2022-04-30). May Day: Worker's struggle celebration is well-deserved after a momentous year. peoplesdispatch.org 
Working people across the globe are gearing up celebrate International Worker's Day this May 1. Workers have been participating in monumental struggles since the previous year's May Day, making this year's celebration well-deserved. Peoples Dispatch looks back on some of the most important labor struggles of this past year: | Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez will be the unity candidates of the left-wing camp to run for the presidency of Colombia in May of this year. Photo: Pacto Histórico | In Colombia, the National Strike Committee (CNP), which brought together diverse groups of social movements, organizations…
(2022-04-30). Health workers in Kosovo demand investment in health system for the benefit of all. peoplesdispatch.org Health workers' organizations in Kosovo have highlighted the need for safe staffing ratios and better working conditions as professionals continue to leave the country in droves…
(2022-04-30). With IMF in the picture, Sri Lanka's public health sector faces a new crisis. peoplesdispatch.org 
Which the current economic crisis has had a disastrous impact on the health sector, the conditions that will be imposed as part of a possible IMF deal could bring about long-term structural challenges…
(2022-04-30). El Salvador: Social Movements Denounce Bukele's Criminalization of May Day Marches. orinocotribune.com April 30, 2022 (
(2022-04-30). US Poised to Continue Its Failed Policies Against China, Says Analyst Daniel Patrick Welch. orinocotribune.com The United States is poised to continue exactly the same failed policies against China that have brought it to a possible confrontation with the rising power, according to US writer and political commentator Daniel Patrick Welch. | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on April 26 that he will address in the coming weeks a long-awaited US national security strategy to deal with the rise of China as a great power. | "I will have an opportunity I think, very soon in the coming weeks to speak publicly and in some detail about the strategy," Blinken said at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. | The admi…
(2022-04-30). Was the Pakistani-Cuban Diplomatic Scandal Sparked by a Faux Pas or a Freudian Slip? orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Apr 25, 2022 | Pakistani Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal unwittingly sparked a diplomatic scandal after
(2022-04-30). Colombia is the Country with Most Complaints of Attacks on Venezuelan Migrants, Says Deputy Julio Chávez. orinocotribune.com In an interview with Sputnik, National Assembly Deputy Julio Chávez stated that Colombia is the country that has registered the highest number of complaints of mistreatment, human rights violations, and murders of Venezuelan migrants. | Julio Chávez, deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela, stated, "In Colombia, according to a census provided by international organizations that address the issue of migration, there are around 1,780,000 Venezuelan migrants. Colombia is the country where the largest number of complaints have been recorded: complaints of sexual violence, forced labor, displacement, and homicide…
(2022-04-30). Venezuela and US Delegations May Meet in Trinidad and Tobago. orinocotribune.com Representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and US President Joe Biden may meet once more in Trinidad and Tobago, to continue negotiations on the shipment of oil from Venezuela to the United States, claimed According to an article published by The Economist, the representatives of the Venezuelan government to participate in this high-level meeting may be the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, and Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia. The Econo…
(2022-04-30). Independence Hero Manuel Piar's Remains Laid to Rest at National Pantheon of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
On Friday, April 29, the symbolic remains of Manuel Piar (1774-1817), a hero of Venezuelan independence struggle, were laid to rest at the National Pantheon of Venezuela. The ceremony was led by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who approved the transfer of the remains on June 18, 2021. Piar's remains were placed in the National Pantheon on the 248th anniversary of his birth in Willemstad, Curaàßao. To this day, Piar is immensely admired in Venezuela and especially by the people of Bolívar state. | One of the biggest controversies in Manuel Piar's life was his death by firing squad, which occurred on Oct…
(2022-04-30). Venezuela: Facing a World Without Oil. orinocotribune.com By Luis Britto García — Apr 23, 2022 | How long will the world's proven oil reserves last? In 2016, it was
(2022-04-30). ALU organizes movement for second union vote. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead April 28, 2022 Staten Island, New York An earth-shattering victory was won April 1 by the Black, rank and file-led Amazon Labor Union to organize a union at Amazon's JFK8 warehouse — the first such win against Amazon in the U.S. On the heels of this historic victory, the largest ALU rally to date was held April 24 outside JFK8 in Staten Island. Chris Smalls and Sara Nelson at ALU rally, April 24. PHOTO: Tony Murphy. Hundreds of unionists and supporters, including representatives from the progressive movement, cheered as speaker after speaker expressed their wholehearted gratitude to and…
(2022-04-30). Justice for Vivien Barrett. iacenter.org By Audrey Boytim April 29, 2022 April 23 was a pleasant spring afternoon on the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) campus.‚ÄØParents of prospective students roamed the "quad" on tours; families with small children enjoyed themselves at games and rides, and several vendors engaged with the crowds. The goal? To celebrate the UMBC community and encourage prospective students to transfer now. Vivien Barrett The last thing that the administration wanted people to hear about was the death of UMBC library tech Vivien Barrett, a victim of workplace transphobia.‚ÄØAwareness…
(2022-04-30). 'One dream to re-unite Korea'. iacenter.org By Brenda Ryan April 29, 2022 A march calling for reunification of Korea and an end to U.S.-South Korea war games rallied in New York City on April 23. The protest began at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza with chants of "Stop the U.S. war machine from North Korea to the Philippines," "No more war drills" and "End the Korean War — 70 years is enough." People proceeded to the Republic of Korea Permanent Mission to the United Nations and then formed a human chain to the Permanent Mission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the U.N. to unite the two Koreas. New York City, April 23. WW Photo: Brenda Ryan "Sin…
(2022-04-30). Video: #Yes, It's a "Killer Vaccine": Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca The unspoken truth is that the novel coronavirus provides a pretext to powerful financial interests and corrupt politicians to precipitate the entire World into a spiral of mass unemployment, bankruptcy, extreme poverty and despair.
(2022-04-30). Video: Digital Tyranny and the Rockefeller-Gates WHO "Vaxx-Certificate Passport": Towards a World War III Scenario. globalresearch.ca It's an electronic ID-program using the Covid-19 "vaccine as a platform for digital identity, linking everything to everything of each individual (records of health, banking, personal and private, etc.), managed by a state agency or in extremis, by the private sector.
(2022-04-30). Colombia's conflict victims frustrate Otoniel's extradition to US. colombiareports.com Colombia's highest administrative court ordered President Ivan Duque to suspend the extradition of jailed warlord "Otoniel" at the request of victim organizations. According to the order of the Council of…
(2022-04-30). New IMF Trust Shows the Path Toward SDR Rechanneling Through Development Banks. cepr.net 
The IMF's newly established Resilience and Sustainability Trust sets the reserve asset status standard for SDR investments and creates a roadmap for regional development banks to onlend rich countries' SDRs to developing countries in need of financing for sustainable development, and climate financing. The IMF has published the details of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust …
(2022-04-30). Azerbaijani special operations forces trained in Turkey, Pakistan, U.S. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 30, 2022 23 years pass since the establishment of Azerbaijan Special Forces Today 23 years have passed since the establishment of the Azerbaijani Special Forces, APA reports citing the Defense Ministry. The Special Forces were established on April 30, 1999. Officers and ensigns, who were participants of the First Karabakh War, took …
(2022-04-30). Baku: Victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief hails grotesque war trophy museum. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 30, 2022 Azerbaijani President: "Remnants of Armenian army are displayed in central Baku today" "The Patriotic War is our glorious history. The Azerbaijani people supported their army, all Azerbaijani citizens united, all Azerbaijanis of the world united," said President of Azerbaijan, Victorious Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the personnel of the …
(2022-04-30). Enemy trembles, military spending top priority: Azerbaijan prepares for renewed warfare. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 30, 2022 Supreme Commander-in-Chief: "After the war, the number of Special Forces was doubled" "Now I do not want to say anything about the number. However, I can say that the number of Special Forces was doubled after the Second Karabakh War,"said President of Azerbaijan, Victorious Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev as he addressed …
(2022-04-30). German-Dutch NATO commands allows EU or NATO to run military operations with 100,000 troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJoint Force Command Brunssum Commander 1st German-Netherlands Corps, Lieutenant General Nico Tak, Visits JFC BrunssumApril 28, 2022 On 25th April, the new Commander of the 1st German-Netherlands Corps (1 GNC), Lieutenant General Nico Tak of the Royal Netherlands Army, visited Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS) for the first time in his new role. He was …
(2022-04-30). State Department: Azerbaijan is linchpin in U.S. Caucasus strategy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 30, 2022 Erika Olson: "No one has been a greater supporter of Azerbaijan's independence than the United States over the last thirty years" Interview of US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State overseeing policy for Southern Europe and the Caucasus Erika Olson to APA. [No] one has been a greater supporter of Azerbaijan's …
(2022-04-30). Estonian PM praises Germany's role in NATO's Baltic buildup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Baltic TimesApril 25, 2022 Estonian PM: We need greater NATO presence in our skies, at sea, on land Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said at a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Monday that the Baltics need a greater NATO presence in our skies, at sea and on land. *** Kallas presented …
(2022-04-30). A powerful tornado tears through parts of Kansas in the U.S. america.cgtn.com 
In the U.S., a powerful tornado has torn through the state of Kansas, leveling dozens of homes in the city of Andover. The local fire department says the storm inflicted "very tough damage," and fears the recovery will take years.
(2022-04-30). Chinese-made electric bikes boom in the U.S. amid gas prices hike. america.cgtn.com 
As gas prices soar in the U.S., people are looking for alternative ways to commute. One option is cycling, especially with more affordable Chinese-made electric bicycles.
(2022-04-30). Impact of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. america.cgtn.com 
It's been 30 years since Los Angeles police officers brutally beat Rodney King after a traffic stop. The shocking images were caught on camera and shook the country. The police officers involved were later acquitted, leading to five days of deadly race riots. The …
(2022-04-30). Minneapolis rallies for climate justice on Earth Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 80 people rallied and marched, April 23, to celebrate Earth Day in Minneapolis, despite rain clouds. The was organized by the Climate Justice Committee and centered around important struggles in the ongoing fight for climate justice. The rally started outside a chain link fence surrounding the closed Roofing Depot factory that is subject of a struggle between the city government and neighborhood activists. | While the fight to stop Line 3 – which carries tar sands oil, the most toxic of petroleum products – is better known, the local fight to turn the Rooftop Depot building into an urban farm is…
(2022-04-30). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2022-04-30). Harvesting strawberry in Golestan province. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Farmers in the Iranian province of Golestan have started harvesting strawberries. Strawberry is one of the agricultural capacities in Golestan province.
(2022-04-30). Iran trade exchange with Tajikistan up 453% last year: IRICA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Spokesman for Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that country's trade with Tajikistan in the last Iranian 1400 (ended March 20, 2022) showed a 453% growth as compared to the same period of last year.
(2022-04-30). Iran exports $64mn worth of handwoven carpets. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Head of Iran National Carpet Center said that the country exported $64 million worth of handwoven carpets to foreign countries in previous year in 1400 (from March 21, 2021 to March 20, 2022).
(2022-04-30). US Ain al-Assad base in W Iraq comes under rocket attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Saturday evening reported that US Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq has been targeted.
(2022-04-30). Palestinian Islamic Jihad thank IR Leader remarks on Quds Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA)— While appreciating all freedom-seeking people of the world for participating in International Quds Day rallies on Friday, Spokesman for Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement thanked Iranian Leader's remarks delivered on this day.
(2022-04-30). Iran, Brunei Darussalam FMs discuss Palestine, ties by phone. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam exchanged congratulations on the arrival of Eid al-Fitr and discussed Palestine and the bilateral relations over the phone on Saturday.
(2022-04-30). Pakistan PM Sharif welcomes Iran-S Arabia talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — The newly-appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that his country welcomes constructive talks between Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia.
(2022-04-30). Yellow Vests stage new round of protests in Paris. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — The Yellow Vests movement is holding a protest against President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Saturday.
(2022-04-30). Iran registers lowest death toll from Covid-19 in over 2 yrs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — The number of patients who died in one single day of the coronavirus disease in Iran dropped to 11 on Saturday, the lowest in almost 2 years after thg outbreak of the contagious disease in early 2020.
(2022-04-30). Explosion in west Kabul kills 1, injures 3: local media. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Local media in Afghanistan reported on Saturday afternoon that an explosion had taken place in the west of Kabul killing at lease one and wounding three people.
(2022-04-30). Occupiers seek to create religious division in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan said that the occupiers are trying to create sedition and ethnic-religious divisio in Afghanistan to make up for their defeat against the Afghan people.
(2022-04-30). Turkey not to participate in NATO drill in Greece. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Turkey has decided not to participate in NATO's "Tiger Meet" drill in Greece next month due to "provocation," Turkish media cited security sources as saying on Saturday.
(2022-04-30). Pars Jonoubi beautiful beaches. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — The Pars Jounoubi or South Pars located in the Persian Gulf littoral region has a lot of beautiful places such as its eye-catching beaches.
(2022-04-30). Iran, Norway call for an end to Yemeni crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister's Senior Advisor for Special Political Affairs and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Norway called for achieving a peaceful resolution to end the Yemen crisis.
(2022-04-30). Ukrainian warplane shells Russian territory. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — The local Governor of Russia's Bryansk Region Aleksandr Bogomaz has said that a Ukrainian warplanes attacked the governorate early on Saturday.
(2022-04-30). Iran, Russia stress finishing Rasht-Astara railway project. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — The Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development said Saturday that Iran and Russia had reached an agreement on expanding road, rail, sea and air cooperation and completing the North-South Rail Corridor.
(2022-04-30). Iraq to pay debt to Iran in coming days. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — According to the Head of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, the procedure of paying Iraq's debt to Iran will begin in coming days.
(2022-04-30). Gen. Bagheri felicitates counterpart on Eid al-Fitr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri wrote a congratulatory message to his counterparts in Muslim countries on the occasion of the arrival of Eir al-Fitr.
(2022-04-30). Extremists show no mercy to Shias, Sunnis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — While condemning the attack on a Sunni mosque in Kabul on Friday, the Iranian embassy stated that the extremists would show no mercy to the Muslims, whether they're Shias or Sunnis.
(2022-04-30). Maduro says Al-Quds unify Christians, Muslims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Saying Al-Quds is an element that unifies Christians and Muslims, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro emphasized his country's support for the Palestinian cause.
(2022-04-30). Iran, Syria to continue coop. until defeat of ISIL terrorism. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Iran and Syria achieved a great achievement in the fight against terrorism, and the war is not over until the defeat of ISIL terrorism, the Iranian envoy to Damascus said, stressing that regional states are Iran's real allies.
(2022-04-30). April 12, 2022 Oakland Slavery Disclosure Ordinance Memorandum. indybay.org Escaping Slavery:…
(2022-04-30). Nuclear deterrence and "Negotiate and peace now!" indybay.org "I believe the Administration's recommendation to admit new members to NATO at this time is misguided. If adopted by the United States Senate, it could go down in history as the greatest strategic blunder since the end of the Cold War…" | Jack F. Matlock Jr, the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991.
(2022-04-30). Saturday 5/7: Santa Cruz: National Day of Action for Peace. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific Avenue and Water Street, Santa Cruz…
(2022-04-30). Colombia: Alarma en cercanías de Bogotá por capa de espuma de un río contaminado. cubadebate.cu Una inmensa capa de espuma que sale de un río contaminado ha llegado hasta la puerta de las casas de los habitantes de Mosquera, Colombia, un pueblo a 22 kilómetros de Bogotá, quienes están cada vez más angustiados por este fenómeno que, aunque no es nuevo, se ha incrementado en la temporada de lluvias que atraviesa el país.
(2022-04-30). Plaza de la Revolución lista para el desfile por el Primero de Mayo. cubadebate.cu La histórica Plaza de la Revolución José Martí, de la capital cubana, se encuentra engalanada y lista para acoger a los participantes del desfile de los trabajadores por el Día del Proletariado Mundial. También están listas las tribunas correspondientes a la presidencia, prensa acreditada e invitados a la jornada de los trabajadores.
(2022-04-30). Estados Unidos: Un segundo hombre se declara culpable por el asalto al Capitolio. cubadebate.cu Un hombre vinculado con una organización ultraderechista se declaró este viernes culpable de conspirar para la sedición por el asalto al Capitolio. Brian Ulrich, de 44 años y natural del estado de Georgia, admitió ante el juez que conspiró para impedir que el ganador de las elecciones de noviembre de 2020 y actual presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, fuese investido.
(2022-04-30). Hoy se celebra el Día Internacional del Jazz. cubadebate.cu Jóvenes y experimentados músicos de Cuba unirán hoy sus instrumentos para engendrar melodías y celebrar el Día Internacional del Jazz, con la cualidad rítmica especial que lo caracteriza. En la ciudad de Matanzas la fiesta alcanza su punto álgido y reserva grandes conciertos a propósito de el V Festival de la Atenas de Cuba.
(2022-04-30). Cuba: Anuncian nóminas del Juegos de las Estrellas de baloncesto. cubadebate.cu Este viernes anunciaron las nóminas de los equipos Orientales y Occidentales al Juegos de las Estrellas del básquet cubano los días 5 y 6 de mayo, con la presencia de 12 jugadores en uno y otro elenco. El director técnico de la selección nacional varonil, declaró que principalmente se tuvo en cuenta el rendimiento de los baloncestistas para ser escogidos.
(2022-04-30). Mecenazgo y política cultural. cubadebate.cu En medio de muy complejas circunstancias, tanto económicas como epidemiológicas, el evento cultural más masivo de Cuba puede catalogarse como un éxito ante la adversidad. Habrá quienes solo insistan en señalar las manchas de la obra magna (y existieron, no hay duda), pero es innegable que se logró colocar en manos del público lector un gran número de novedades editoriales.
(2022-04-30). Cuba reporta 191 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 261 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 29 de abril, se encuentran ingresados un total de 3 098 pacientes, sospechosos 2 226, en vigilancia 24 y confirmados activos 848. Para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 6 540 muestras para la vigilancia en el día, resultando positivas 191. El país acumula 13 707 327 muestras realizadas y 1 102 941 positivas.
(2022-04-30). Suspenden extradición de "Otoniel", máximo jefe del Clan del Golfo. cubadebate.cu La víspera, el Consejo de Estado ordenó al presidente colombiano, Iván Duque, suspender la extradición a Estados Unidos de Dairo Antonio àösuga, alias Otoniel, máximo jefe del Clan del Golfo. La decisión del alto tribunal colombiano obedece a una medida provisional que decretó el magistrado César Palomino Cortés.
(2022-04-30). Serguéi Lavrov: "La OTAN impide una salida política al conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania" cubadebate.cu Este viernes, el canciller ruso Serguéi Lavrov dijo que los países de la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte hacen todo para impedir una salida política al actual conflicto entre su país y Ucrania. Lavrov señaló que la OTAN llena a Ucrania con armas bajo el argumento de hacer frente a la operación militar rusa en la región del Dónbas.
(2022-04-30). Michael Hudson, Katie Halper and Aaron Maté. thesaker.is Michael starts at 23: 40 and the transcript will be added to this thread when available.
(2022-04-30). Chechen Soldier in Mariupol Recalls Moment Where He Saw Azov Battalion's True Face. thesaker.is Translated and subtitled by Leo V. April 25, 2022 Zaur — Military serviceman of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov's Regiment: It's possible that before I came here, I doubted [the stories] a little…
(2022-04-30). Baba TV, URA hold Tax Baraza on business tax obligations for SMEs. plusnews.ug 
Busoga Kingdom Television Station, Baba TV and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have Saturday held a Tax Baraza at the Source of the Nile Hotel in Jinja, Eastern Uganda. Moderated by Senior Journalist, Samuel Mwesigwa, the Baraza which centred on business tax obligations for SMEs, saw different tax experts including Robert Wamala Lumanyika the Ag Manager …
(2022-04-30). Ggoobi appeals to PR specialists to help Gov't communicate. plusnews.ug 
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, has called on Public Relations experts to use their skills to help government and organizations communicate effectively to the masses in order to achieve their objectives. He made this call during his keynote speech at the first National …
(2022-04-30). U.S says TPLF still occupy areas in Afar. plusnews.ug 
The U.S Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken has reaffirmed a revelation by the government of Ethiopia that fighters of terrorist designated group, TPLF still occupy some areas in Afar and Amhara regions. On Tuesday, the rebels based in the Northern part of the country announced that they had withdrawn from Afar in respect of the …
(2022-04-30). Ethiopian terrorist group TPLF planning another war on civilians. plusnews.ug The terrorist TPLF is mobilizing a massive number of fighters to areas adjacent to the Amhara and Afar regions to wage another devastating war, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said. Briefing the press, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Dina Mufti recalled that TPLF had written an open letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on April 21, …
(2022-04-30). Madres viajan a México para buscar a migrantes desaparecidos. telesurtv.net La COFAMIDE señaló que la caravana la integran madres y padres de migrantes desaparecidos y el objetivo es encontrar su paradero.
(2022-04-30). Decenas de desaparecidos tras derrumbarse un edificio en China. telesurtv.net El presidente Xi Jinping ordenó a todos los elementos involucrados en las operaciones de rescate realizar su mayor esfuerzo.
(2022-04-30). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a un palestino en Azun, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El joven palestino de 26 años recibió un disparo en el corazón en la trifulca provocada por la militancia israelí.
(2022-04-30). Rusia destruye 389 objetivos ucranianos en 24 horas. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Defensa ruso señaló que en la última operación de la aviación militar se logró neutralizar a 120 nacionalistas ucranianos.
(2022-04-30). Liberan a periodista mexicano secuestrado en Michoacán. telesurtv.net Actualmente, el periodista indígena Esteban Cruz está siendo atendido por las autoridades para diagnosticar su estado.
(2022-04-30). Madres de Plaza de Mayo celebran su 45 aniversario. telesurtv.net Las madres de los desaparecidos se reunieron en la Plaza de Mayo por primera vez el 30 de abril de 1977 para solicitar el regreso con vida de sus hijos.
(2022-04-30). Gobierno peruano convoca a diálogo por conflicto con minera. telesurtv.net El conflicto entre la comunidad campesina y la empresa minera se debe al incumplimiento de lo acordado a cambio de la entrega de sus tierras.
(2022-04-30). øCuál fue la relevancia de la liberación de Vietnam?>. telesurtv.net El 30 de abril de 1975 el anhelado sueño de Ho Chi Minh y tantos otros revolucionarios y comunistas se convertía en realidad.
(2022-04-30). Estados Unidos pide ayuda a México para detener ola migratoria. telesurtv.net "Reducir la migración en la frontera" fue el tema rector de la conversación sostenido entre los mandatarios de EE.UU. y México.
(2022-04-30). Rusia acusa a la OTAN de impedir solución política en Ucrania. telesurtv.net El canciller ruso indicó que EE.UU. y la OTAN son totalmente indiferentes al destino de Ucrania como actor internacional independiente.
(2022-04-30). Ecuador decreta el estado de excepción en tres provincias. telesurtv.net La media se aplica en las provincias de Guayas, Manabí y Esmeraldas donde el trasiego de droga ha aumentado en los últimos meses.
(2022-04-30). Consejo de Estado colombiano suspende extradición de "Otoniel" telesurtv.net Para un grupo de víctimas del Clan del Golfo, la extradición de Otoniel supondría un manto de impunidad sobre los hechos durante el conflicto armado.
(2022-04-30). Conmebol multará a club argentino River Plate por acto racista. telesurtv.net Por este tipo de actos, el reglamento de la Conmebol estipula que el club reciba una multa de tan solo 30.000 dólares.
(2022-04-30). Federación feminista presenta agenda de trabajo tras Congreso. telesurtv.net Adecuar los mensajes, el contenido y batalla de ideas a los medios masivos y recursos tecnológicos, es otra de las líneas de trabajo de la organización…
(2022-04-30). Juez procesará a exfuncionarios macristas en Argentina. telesurtv.net Los exfuncionarios se encuentran acusados por prevaricato y la realización de tareas de inteligencia ilegales.