2024-02-17: News Headlines

mforinoco (2024-02-17). Egypt Builds 'Buffer Zone' in Sinai as 1.4 Million Gazans Face Displacement: Report. orinocotribune.com Local human rights groups say Cairo is preparing an 'isolated security zone' on the Gaza border to possibly house Palestinian refugees | The Egyptian government has started building an "isolated security zone" in the eastern Sinai Desert on the border with the Gaza Strip that would serve as a buffer zone for Palestinian refugees if they are forced out of Rafah by the Israeli army, according to the Local contractors told the rights group that the construction work was commissioned by the Sons of Si…

Ramona Wadi (2024-02-17). The UN Is Complicit in the Forced Displacement of the Palestinians. orinocotribune.com By Ramona Wadi — Feb 13, 2024 | Never, ever, trust the UN's concept of human rights. As Israel continues its genocide in Rafah, supposedly a safe zone designated by Israel itself while it hounds out Hamas in other areas of Gaza, the UN held its daily press briefing and made use of its usual jargon, carefully evading any statement that could be interpreted as a reaction against Israel's war crimes. | One would expect that after Israel has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and rounded up almost the entire population in Rafah for convenient annihilation, the UN would at least avail itself of stronger wor…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2024-02-17). Patients die as Israeli troops storm Gaza hospital. electronicintifada.net UN points to "pattern of attacks" against "life-saving civilian infrastructure."

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-17). Day 134: Israeli Genocide against Gazans Continues. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli occupation forces continued Saturday committing the genocide in Gaza for the 134th consecutive day, launching dozens of air raids. In this context, 10 martyrs were claimed an air raid on a residence in Sheikh Rudwan, Gaza. The Zionist artillery targeted east of Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza and a house off Al-Amal Hospital …

newschoolfreepress.com (2024-02-17). Hundreds of protesters take over midtown New York City in response to Israel's siege on RafahThe more you try to repress us, the louder we will be. We will make sure New York hears us, that New York shakes, that New York echoes with the sound of our chants every single time they attack our people," Kiswani said.

Brett Wilkins (2024-02-17). ICJ Hearings Will Examine 57 Years of Israel's Illegal Occupation of Palestine. truthout.org More than 50 countries are set to participate in next week's hearings at the International Court of Justice focusing on Israel's illegal 57-year occupation of Palestine, a forum that follows the Hague tribunal's finding last month that Israel is "plausibly" committing genocide in occupied Gaza. The ICJ — also known as the World Court — will hold a week of hearings on the legal consequences of… |

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-02-17). Crocodile Tears Over Navalny While Ignoring Assange. caitlinjohnstone.com.au If you're in a country whose government has had a hand in the persecution of Julian Assange, then you can go ahead and shut the fuck up about Navalny.

Asa Winstanley (2024-02-17). New Labour MP is married to former Israeli spy recruiter. electronicintifada.net Damien Egan's ex-soldier husband Yossi Felberbaum recruited Unit 8200 officers.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2024-02-17). Watch: Gaza's doctors are champions of resistance, with Dr. Mads Gilbert. electronicintifada.net Israeli forces relentlessly attack Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.

Michael David Morrissey (2024-02-17). German Protests Are Being Manipulated To Focus on Mythic Anti-Semitism at Time of Growing Popular Anger Over Germany's Support For Israel's War on Gaza and U.S. Proxy War in Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com The U.S. border problem, like everything else, it seems, has its mirror image in Germany. It is not as uncontrolled as it is in the U.S., but is still a problem, caused by the open-door policy on refugees. It is complicated because Germany actually lacks skilled workers, but the immigrants we are getting are not …

Staff (2024-02-17). Gaza: 83 Palestinians were killed, 125 injured by Israeli bombings in last 24 hours. muslimnews.co.uk Gaza City (Wafa, Al Jazeera): Earlier today, health authorities in Gaza announced that the Israeli military had bombed in the Gaza Strip during the previous 24 hours, leading to the killing of 83 civilians and injuring 125 others. Israel's indiscriminate bombings on Gaza have killed at least 28,858 Palestinians, including 12,000 children and wounded 68,667 …

Shatha Hanaysha (2024-02-17). Armed Resistance to the Israeli Occupation Is Spreading in the West Bank. truthout.org This article was originally published in Mondoweiss. In the early morning of Thursday, January 25, Israeli forces withdrew from the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank following the army's destruction of the city's infrastructure and monuments of martyrs that lined the streets. Shortly after the withdrawal, an Israeli special forces unit raided and besieged a home in the small village… |

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mforinoco (2024-02-17). Occupied Syrian Golan Residents Reject Israelization of Community. orinocotribune.com The people of the occupied Syrian Golan reject the enlistment of their community members into the "army" of the occupation, deeming it forbidden. | During a massive public meeting encompassing all segments of society from the four villages, the people of the occupied Syrian Golan issued a statement on Thursday marking the anniversary of the "Glorious Strike," when they cautioned against the 'Israelization' of their community. | The statement underscored the importance of upholding the heritage of the national Golan and paying tribute to its ancestors. It firmly rejected 'Israelization' efforts, especially the re…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-17). Yemeni Navy Strikes UK Ship. english.almanar.com.lb The spokesman of Yemen's Armed Forces General Yahya Sarea announced on Saturday that the Yemeni navy targeted a British oil ship in the Red Sea in support of the oppressed Palestinian people facing the Zionist aggression and siege. The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a targeting operation against a British oil …

Vijay Prashad (2024-02-17). A Word Like Peace Is Faster Than the Bullet of War. dissidentvoice.org Erik Bulatov (USSR), Horizon, 1971—72. On 26 January, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) announced the start of a massive military exercise called Steadfast Defender 2024 that will continue until the end of May. Over 90,000 troops from NATO countries (and one partner country, Sweden), including fifty naval groups and more than eighty air platforms, …

Amelia Schafer (2024-02-17). South Dakota Reservation Braces Itself After Closure of Only OB-GYN Program. truthout.org On a small reservation in the northeast corner of South Dakota, a beige, one-story building here serves the healthcare needs of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. The Couteau Des Prairies Health Care System, a 25-bed, nonprofit hospital, is the only inpatient resource for the entire Lake Traverse Reservation and was the only hospital with a functioning OB-GYN Department. But as of February… |

The Lancet (2024-02-17). Editorial] Severe mental illness in the UK: a crisis of compassion. thelancet.com If a society is to be judged on how it treats its most vulnerable, the UK faces some uncomfortable home-truths. Despite a raft of mental health awareness campaigns, pervasive discriminatory attitudes regarding severe mental illness remain. In June, 2023, Valdo Calocane—who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia—fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham. He received a hospital order, having pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility. The case is deeply tragic.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-17). Hezbollah Military Media Releases New Video: From Kiryat Shmona to Eilat. english.almanar.com.lb Hezbollah Military Media released a video that highlights the response of Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah to the Zionist threats. | Sayyed Nasrallah highlighted Hezbollah's significant missile capabilities, extending from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat. | (The video was subtitled by Al-Manar English Website).

Udani Samarasekera (2024-02-17). World Report] Huge health needs for refugees in Chad. thelancet.com Humanitarian organisations call for support for hundreds of thousands of people who have fled conflict in Sudan. Udani Samarasekera reports.

Ty Moore (2024-02-17). UFCW Local Leads Campaign to Win Strongest Tenant Protections in Washington. truthout.org Grocery and retail workers helped win the strongest tenant protections in Washington state last November for the 100,000 renters in the city of Tacoma. First we had to beat the mayor's and city council's attempt to bring a competing watered-down ballot measure. And then we had to overcome a vicious and deceptive landlord opposition that smashed all previous political spending records in Tacoma. |

amnesty.ca (2024-02-17). Israel Must Ensure Aid Provisions Reach GazaOn January 26, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recognized that Palestinian civilians in Gaza are at a high risk of genocide.

truthout.org (2024-02-16). Famine Expert: Israel's Starvation of Gaza Has No Parallel in Modern TimesIsraeli forces have been blocking food, water and other basic necessities from entering Gaza for months now, and have recently intensified those efforts by blocking all humanitarian aid from entering the region, some aid workers say. This has created horrific circumstances for Palestinians, with people reporting having to drink contaminated water and attempting to eat whatever they can to find relief, including grass and moldy, worm-infested potatoes.

Tyler Walicek (2024-02-17). 1 US Worker Dies on the Job Every 96 Minutes, Latest Data Shows. truthout.org Current workplace fatality figures, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in December 2023, show that on-the-job deaths in the United States have jumped significantly, reaching their highest level in ten years. The results, obtained as part of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), analyzed information collected over the course of 2022 — and documented a notable 5.7… |

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-17). Islamic Resistance fighters strike Branit Barracks with a Falaq-1 missile, hitting the target directly: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

Larry Johnson (2024-02-17). Avdeevka FAlls, ukraine Retreats Under the Eye of Sauron. sonar21.com Avdeevka Falls | Could not resist the Lord of the Rings reference because the Russian war correspondent, Marat Khairullin, makes a passing reference in his report below. The big news, breaking tonight, is that General "Butcher" Syrsky ordered Ukrainian forces to withdraw from Avdeevka — at least those not surrounded or too badly wounded to retreat. Those Ukrainian soldiers trying to flee are running a gauntlet of rockets, missiles, mortars and artillery. The casualties are catastrophic. | Here is a heart wrenching video of a Ukrainian wife talking to her husband who is trapped in Avdeevka. He is wounded…

David Kowalski (2024-02-17). Universal stops the music while Birdman makes a comeback. independentaustralia.net

C.J. Polychroniou (2024-02-17). To Democratize Finance, We Must Take the Banks Away From the Bankers. truthout.org Our current banking and financial system has transformed politics in favor of the rich, debilitating democratic institutions, destroying the common good and hurting the poor in the process. In this context, the challenge we face is to end plutocracy and restore democracy. It is this challenge that world-renowned progressive economist Gerald Epstein brilliantly elucidates in his pathbreaking book… |

Allen Forrest (2024-02-17). Imagining a Literary Society. dissidentvoice.org

Ellen Brown (2024-02-17). Defusing the Derivatives Time Bomb: Some Proposed Solutions. dissidentvoice.org The "protected class" is granted "safe harbor" only because their bets are so risky that to let them fail could crash the economy. But why let them bet at all? This is a sequel to a January 15 article titled "Casino Capitalism and the Derivatives Market: Time for Another 'Lehman Moment'?", discussing the threat of …

Nick Harper (2024-02-17). Rape-related pregnancies and U.S. abortion ban. america.cgtn.com A U.S. study released last month estimates that 64,000 women and girls became pregnant from rape in states that have implemented abortion bans. The research has reignited the debate about a women's right to choose. But anti-abortion groups in one of the most restrictive states say the data presented in the study is flawed.

Staff (2024-02-17). Venezuela Reports Lowest Monthly Inflation in 12 Years. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The BCV also reported that the annual accumulated inflation is about t…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-17). Is vaccine shedding possible? Over 1,000 reports say it's real and it's happening. expose-news.com An analysis of over 1,000 reports of covid vaccine shedding reveals that the most common symptoms, by far, are gynaecological. Outside of menstrual abnormalities, the most commonly reported symptoms include headaches, tinnitus, …

leftfootforward.org (2024-02-16). If Julian Assange is extradited it will have huge implications for human rights and press freedom around the worldOn February 20 and 21, London's Royal Courts of Justice will hear Julian Assange's renewed application for appeal against extradition to the US, where he would face life imprisonment in a maximum security prison. This will be his last chance in the British courts to stop extradition, and will have huge implications not just for the defendant, but also human rights and press freedom around the world. | Assange has not been convicted of any crime, but incarcerated solely for acquiring and publishing hundreds of thousands of classified documents, which exposed US state criminality. These were leaked to WikiLeaks, in 2010, by former US army intelligence analyst, Chelsea Manning, and related to abusive and torturous treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, and illegal actions of the United States' military and intelligence agencies during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and included information on the deaths of thousands of civilians.

In Defense of Liberation! (2024-02-17). What the fuck are we doing. podcasters.spotify.com What the fuck are we doing, the only question I can ask if this point, where are the tactics? Where is the strategy, where is the organization? Where is the knowledge of history? Where is the defense? Where are the principles? Where are the revolutionaries? Where are the freedom fighters? Where is humanity?

Michelle Begue (2024-02-17). Two Colombian cities compete to host COP16. america.cgtn.com This fall, Colombia will host the next United Nations Biodiversity Conference, also known as COP16. | The high-level ministerial meeting is meant to guide global action to halt and reverse the loss of nature by protecting the planet and restoring lost ecosystems. But the host city has yet to be decided, with two of Colombia's major urban hubs competing for the honor.

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-17). New York's Proposed Minor Consent Law 'Dangerous' and 'Misleading,' Critics Say. expose-news.com According to a report by the Defender, the New York state lawmakers are weighing legislation that would allow any child or teen under 18 to seek out and consent to medical treatment …

Staff (2024-02-17). US Secret Service Raids Venezuelan Ambassador's Residency in Washington DC. orinocotribune.com

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-17). Are "Phantom Covid Records" — "NHS Incompetence, Low Level Identity Theft or Higher Level, Systematic Data Fraud?" expose-news.com It appears that the NHS have recorded individuals as being "vaccinated" on their personal COVID app, even when they have never received one jab. Joel Smalley has previously reported that after checking …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-17). JPMorgan, State Street quit and BlackRock scales back involvement in UN climate action group. expose-news.com JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock, and State Street Global Advisors have announced their withdrawal or reduction of involvement in the United Nations climate alliance known as Climate Action 100+. JPMorgan Chase cited the expansion …

The Salafi Centre of Manchester (2024-02-17). The Salafi Bookstore and Islamic Centre- Manchester. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. A Reminder Regarding The Pillars of Gratitude Allah [The Most High] says: ŸÑŸêÿ™Ÿéÿ≥Ÿíÿ™ŸéŸàŸèŸàÿß ÿπŸéŸÑŸéŸâŸ∞ ÿ∏ŸèŸáŸèŸàÿ±ŸêŸáŸê ÿ´ŸèŸÖŸëŸé ÿ™Ÿéÿ∞Ÿ&iacute…

The Exposé (2024-02-17). From One to Another: Doctors find Graphene is shedding from the COVID-19 vaccinated to the Unvaccinated, forming Deadly Blood Clots & Decimating Blood Cells. expose-news.com In his latest set of slides of blood samples taken from both "vaccinated" and unvaccinated people, Dr. Philippe van Welbergen demonstrated that the graphene being injected into people is organising and growing …

T.P. Wilkinson (2024-02-17). Journalism and Entertainment. dissidentvoice.org This week former Fox News commentator, now self-employed audio-visual journalist, Tucker Carlson interviewed the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. According to his own account, it was a mission opposed—secretly by the agencies of the "Vatican on the Potomac" and with it the hierarchy of the American Church. A summary of the sermons and …

Rosemary Sorensen (2024-02-17). Murdoch takes aim at Independents. independentaustralia.net

scorinoco (2024-02-17). Venezuela and Bolivia Review Bilateral Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com Venezuela and Bolivia reviewed bilateral cooperation agreements in various fields during the official visit of Bolivian Foreign Affairs Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda to Venezuela. | On Friday, February 16, the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, welcomed the minister of Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Celinda Sosa Lunda, in the headquarters of the Venezuelan Vice Presidency. | The two officials held a meeting where they reviewed the cooperation and trade agreements, especially those related to oil, gas and petrochemicals, as well as the agreements that are part of the Third Bolivia-…

Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-17). Here Come the Steroid Games. dissidentvoice.org To attribute weighty moral codes to athletes has always been a silly pastime of the judging classes and flesh admiring voyeurs. But sporting bodies, in a manner similar to the clergy, demand something called the level playing field. Fairness and fair play imply that sports people will follow various principles and rules in competition. They …

Ana Perdigón (2024-02-17). Lima Group 2.0: Right-Wing Latin American Ex-Presidents Demand US Interventionism in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com After the failure of the Lima Group, Latin American right-wing former presidents created a new group to continue interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, such as attempting to overthrow the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. | This new Lima Group is named Liberty and Democracy Group, which includes the former presidents Iván Duque of Colombia, Mauricio Macri of Argentina, Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia, Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador, and Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay. | The idea for creating this Lima Group 2.0 came from the late Sebastián Piñera, former president of Chile. | According to Jorge Quirog…

Stansfield Smith (2024-02-17). Anti-Imperialism in the US Today. dissidentvoice.org Fidel Castro, who the world recognizes as a historic anti-imperialist figure, repeatedly warned that the main danger to humanity is US imperialism: "There is an enemy that can be called universal, an enemy whose attitude and whose actions…threaten the whole world, bully the whole world, that universal enemy is Yankee imperialism." He fought to build …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-17). Network of New Zealand authorities still deceives and denies covid injection harms. expose-news.com There was a lack of long-term safety testing of mRNA vaccines before their widespread rollout and mandated in New Zealand and there is a continued failure by authorities to properly investigate vaccine …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-17). Two Terrorists Arrested in Northern Iran: Police. english.almanar.com.lb Police forces have apprehended two fugitive terrorists in Iran's northern province of Golestan. Spokesman of the Iranian police Saeed Montazerolmahdi said on Saturday that the arrestees intended to sabotage and take terrorist acts in the country. The team comprising a man and a woman had been arrested by the police before committing any crimes, he …

Alexa B Kimball, Shoba Ravichandran, SUNSHINE, SUNRISE trial teams (2024-02-17). Correspondence] Revisiting the SUNSHINE and SUNRISE trials. thelancet.com The efficacy and safety findings from the SUNSHINE and SUNRISE phase 3 trials of secukinumab in moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa were first published in The Lancet on Feb 3, 2023.1 On Feb 24, 2023, a discrepancy in the labelling of the NRS30 skin pain response endpoint data reported in these trials was brought to our attention by the sponsor, Novartis Pharma.

Andrew Green (2024-02-17). Obituary] Susan Abarca Salazar. thelancet.com Infectious diseases consultant and doctoral student. She was born on Sept 7, 1986, in Cusco, Peru, and died on Aug 15, 2023, in Zimbabwe, aged 36 years.

Angela I Obasi (2024-02-17). Correspondence] Addressing racism in academia. thelancet.com Several higher education institutions have identified the Race Equality Charter (REC) as a key strategy for addressing racism. Similarly to the Athena Swan Charter, which addresses gender equity, the REC, launched in 2016, gives bronze and silver awards in racial equality. The recent update of the REC is therefore important. Overall, the REC application process has been substantially streamlined with greater flexibility for applicant institutions to focus on their own needs. However, the 2021 review that triggered this update also found that REC impacts were least beneficial among Black academics and absent among…

Ed Holt (2024-02-17). World Report] Czech Republic latest country to ban hexahydrocannabinol. thelancet.com Several countries already prohibit or regulate sale of the semi-synthetic cannabinoid HHC on health grounds. Ed Holt reports.

Effy Vayena (2024-02-17). Perspectives] Machina non deus: being in charge of AI. thelancet.com The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform our lives is a prominent issue in public discourse. The threats of other leading global challenges, such as conflicts and climate change, are clear, but AI has been portrayed as both a danger and an advance. Undoubtedly, AI has the potential to impact many aspects of human life and to some extent has already begun doing so. Whether in the long-term this transformation will be positive or negative is a matter of human choice. More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech by Meredith Broussard gets to the issue of choice and how it…

Jacqui Thornton (2024-02-17). World Report] New European agreement on gender-based violence. thelancet.com A new EU directive will criminalise violence against women but controversially excludes a consent-based offence of rape. Jacqui Thornton reports.

Julia-Tatjana Maul, Antonios G A Kolios, Simon Francis Thomsen, Hans Christian Ring (2024-02-17). Correspondence] Secukinumab treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa: questions remain. thelancet.com In the phase 3 trials of secukinumab for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (SUNSHINE and SUNRISE), Alexa B Kimball and colleagues1 reported clinical response rates of 45% and 42%, respectively, in patients who received secukinumab 300 mg subcutaneously every 2 weeks compared with 34% and 31%, respectively, in patients who received placebo, yielding placebo-deducted response rates of 11% across both trials. This modest efficacy could indicate that secukinumab has little effect on hidradenitis suppurativa, which would suggest that the observed improvements in health-related quality of life and physical func…

Lioba A Hirsch (2024-02-17). Perspectives] Can I be seen? Birthing while Black. thelancet.com Black women in the diaspora are at risk of experiencing obstetric racism, which can contribute to mistreatment during the perinatal period and childbirth and increased risks of poor maternal and neonatal outcomes. Birthing experiences and perinatal care are generally worse for Black women than white women. We have known this for some time. Arline Geronimus' study on "weathering", which highlighted the impact racism has on Black maternal health outcomes in the USA, was published in 1992. And yet, more than 30 years later insufficient progress has been made to address these disparities.

Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Maryam Nazemipour (2024-02-17). Correspondence] Recommendations for accurate reporting in medical research statistics. thelancet.com An important requirement for validity of medical research is sound methodology and statistics, yet this is still often overlooked by medical researchers.1,2 Based on the experience of reviewing statistics in more than 1000 manuscripts submitted to The Lancet Group of journals over the past 3 years, this Correspondence provides guidance to commonly encountered statistical deficiencies in reports and how to avoid them (panel).

Paul Webster (2024-02-17). World Report] US regulators escalate PFAS controls. thelancet.com Most states are due to introduce controls, while the CDC has updated its guidance for physicians. Paul Webster reports.

Rashmi D'Souza, Barsha Prakash, Nirala Kumari Yadav, Oliver Ross, Kalpana Subedi (2024-02-17). Correspondence] Small vulnerable newborns in Nepal: the need for data. thelancet.com The Lancet Series on small vulnerable newborns (SVNs) highlights a key issue in Nepal and across low-income and middle-income countries: the inconsistent data impede the ability of health systems to deliver care proactively and proportionately. We would like to share the complexities of the current system in Nepal and suggested solutions.

Susan Jaffe (2024-02-17). Perspectives] Monica Bertagnolli: Director of the National Institutes of Health. thelancet.com Monica Bertagnolli, the new Director of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), brings unique experience to this leadership role: as a surgical oncologist, an NIH-funded researcher, a cancer patient, and a participant in an NIH clinical trial. She is also the first surgeon and only the second woman to take the helm at the NIH. And she may be the only NIH Director who grew up on a US sheep and cattle ranch, which her family has run in central Wyoming for three generations.

Usman Ayub Awan, Xingyi Guo, Aamer Ali Khattak, Usman Hassan, Suliman Khan (2024-02-17). Correspondence] Economic crises and cancer care in Pakistan—timely action saves lives. thelancet.com Cancer treatment is often ignored during economic crises; Sri Lankans are still striving to stabilise their health-care system.1 Currently, the health systems in low-income and middle-income countries are least prepared to operate independently in emergencies and combat global cancer inequities. Alarmingly, in Pakistan, political turmoil has contributed to a catastrophic decline in the economy and looming bankruptcy.2 Being the world's fifth most populous country (with a population of >232 million people), due to depleting reserves, rising inflation, and calamitous recent floods, the value of currency in Pakis…

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-02-17). OMS solicita acceso urgente a hospital Nasser de Gaza. telesurtv.net La OMS apuntó que los pacientes críticamente heridos y enfermos permanecen en el hospital y necesitan ser correctamente atendidos.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-02-17). Registran 152 atletas palestinos asesinados en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Datos del Comité Olímpico palestino refieren que 85 futbolistas han sido ultimados, 20 de ellos de categorías inferiores.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-17). Reportan destrucción de universidades por ataques de Israel en Gaza. telesurtv.net Los datos presentados indican que cerca de 88.000 alumnos están privados de continuar su educación titulada.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-17). Ministro de Salud palestino denuncia genocidio contra hospital Nasser. telesurtv.net El titular de la cartera de Salud denunció que Israel tiene como objetivo deshacerse de todos los trabajadores y pacientes del hospital de la ciudad de Khan Yunis.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-17). Hezbolá afirma que Israel pagará por la muerte de libaneses. telesurtv.net Seyed Hasan Nasralá recalcó que la respuesta a las masacres cometidas por Israel debe ser la intensificación del trabajo en el frente sur de Hezbolá.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-17). Ecuador cancela la intención de enviar armas rusas a EE.UU. telesurtv.net El embajador de Rusia en Ecuador comentó que todos los detalles de la decisión del Gobierno ecuatoriano se conocerán la próxima semana.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-17). Informe indica que armas en Haití provienen de Estados Unidos. telesurtv.net El contrabando armamentístico proviene principalmente de los Estados Unidos y entra en territorio haitiano para ser distribuido por toda la isla, afectando incluso a República Dominicana.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2024-02-17). Condenan bloqueo a periodistas en elecciones salvadoreñas. telesurtv.net La Asociación de Periodistas de El Salvador denunció que comunicadores de varios medios sufrieron de seguimiento por miembros del partido oficial Nuevas Ideas.

Staff (2024-02-17). Gremio ferroviario argentino se levanta en huelga. telesurtv.net El gremio indica que la medida fue adoptada ante la "falta de discusión paritaria y de propuesta salarial adecuada ante la inflación galopante que deteriora los haberes del personal de conducción de trenes".

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2024-02-17). Represión policial deja dos muertos y 25 heridos en India. telesurtv.net La violencia fue provocada por la orden de suspensión liberada por un agente de Policía contra otro agente de la comunidad Kuki, tras ser acusado de aparecer en redes sociales fotografiado junto a lo que parecían "malhechores armados".

teleSUR, dcdc, SH (2024-02-17). Guatemala no extenderá contrato petrolero a empresa francesa. telesurtv.net Los diputados del partido Voluntad, Oportunidad y Solidaridad (VOS), advierten que el Estado de Guatemala está pagando para saquear el petróleo del país.

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2024-02-17). Defensa antiaérea rusa destruye otro dron ucraniano en Briansk. telesurtv.net El gobernador de la región indicó que los servicios de emergencia permanecen trabajando en el lugar del suceso.

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2024-02-17). Piden retirar cargos contra defensores ambientales en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Para estas organizaciones no es un caso jurídico, sino de persecución, que busca callar a las voces que se han manifestado tradicionalmente en contra de los proyectos mineros.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-02-17). Presidente argentino declara que no aumentará salario mínimo. telesurtv.net Dijo que tiene previsto convocar a una paritaria nacional del sector docente.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-02-17). Vicepresidenta de Venezuela se reúne con presidente de la CAF. telesurtv.net Revisaron la agenda conjunta que sostiene el país suramericano con el Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe (CAF) a nivel nacional y regional.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2024-02-17). Se movilizan por restauración del orden democrático en Paraguay. telesurtv.net La exsenadora Kattya González anunció que recurrirá a la Corte Suprema de Justicia para presentar un recurso de inconstitucionalidad por su expulsión.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-17). Canciller venezolano sostiene encuentro con su par boliviana. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano refirió que es un honor recibir a su homóloga del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Celinda Sosa Lunda, en su visita oficial.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-17). Realizan manifestación en Yemen en solidaridad con Palestina. telesurtv.net Durante la manifestación se portaron banderas palestinas y yemeníes y se corearon consignas como "nuestras plazas son una yihad. Estamos firmes con Gaza hasta la victoria".

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2024-02-17). Ascienden a 28.775 los palestinos asesinados por Israel en Gaza. telesurtv.net Fuentes médicas registraron durante la última jornada diez masacres con un saldo de 112 muertos y 157 heridos.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-17). Sindicatos ferroviarios cancelan paros en España. telesurtv.net Los avances y acuerdos logrados entre las partes llevaron a la desconvocatoria de los paros parciales programados para este viernes y el próximo lunes.

teleSUR- jaa, MS (2024-02-17). Definidas sedes de Series del Caribe hasta año 2029. telesurtv.net El torneo tuvo como colofón el récord de asistencia de 36,677 aficionados en la final entre Tiburones de la Guaira de Venezuela y Tigres del Licey de República Dominicana.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-17). Congreso de Perú inhabilita magistrados de la JNJ por 10 años. telesurtv.net Los magistrados de la Junta Nacional de Justicia serán inhabilitados para participar en cualquier cargo público durante los próximos 10 años…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2024-02-17). Solicitan el cese de operación policial en Sao Paulo, Brasil. telesurtv.net La operación de las fuerzas de seguridad brasileñas contra el crimen organizado sean centrado en la región de Baixada Santista cercana a la ciudad de Sao Paulo.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-17). Enfrentamiento armado en Colombia dejó cuatro soldados muertos. telesurtv.net La representante del Alto Comisionado de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos en Colombia viajó a la zona del ataque para hacer seguimiento a "la situación de derechos humanos".

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-17). Aprueban el plan social Gran Misión Viva Venezuela. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano impulsó está misión para rescatar los valores culturales en todos los espacios de la nación caribeña.

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