(2023-09-30). Shouldn't The United Kingdom And France Relinquish Their Permanent Seats At The United Nations? popularresistance.org At its fifteenth summit in August 2023, the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) group adopted the Johannesburg II Declaration, which, amongst other issues, raised the question of reforming the United Nations, particularly its security council. To make the UN Security Council (UNSC) 'more democratic, representative, effective, and efficient, and to increase the representation of developing countries', BRICS urged the expansion of the council's membership to include countries from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The declaration specifically noted that three countries — Brazil, India, and South Afr…
(2023-09-30). As conservatives ramp up opposition to Ukraine war, Dems dodge The Grayzone. thegrayzone.com As a budget showdown looms in Congress, MAGA Republicans are alone in challenging the vast quantities of American weapons and cash being funneled to Kiev, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene warning The Grayzone that increasing escalation could turn the proxy war into a "potential nuclear conflict." When approached for comment, progressive members of the 'Squad' dodged our questions. When the US House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding measure Tuesday evening, the lone Republican no-vote against it was cast by …
(2023-09-30). Canada's Honoring of Nazi Vet Exposes Ottawa's Longstanding Ukraine Policy. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-09-30). Australian MPs' mission to free Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-30). Press Freedom Does Not Exist While My Husband Julian Assange Is In Jail. popularresistance.org We must defend the right to offend. The most important aspect of the right to offend is the one that confronts those in power with the truths that they most eagerly wish to conceal. Without this right, the powerful become untouchable. | My husband, Julian Assange, pictured below right, has been imprisoned in HMP Belmarsh in Thamesmead since 2019 because, as the publisher of WikiLeaks, he exposed the abuses of the war on terror which the United States wanted to remain concealed. The US has brought charges against Julian that carry 175 years in prison. As Home Secretary, Priti Patel failed to block Julian's extradi…
(2023-09-30). Editorial] Immigration reform in the USA: health must come first. thelancet.com The International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Missing Migrant Project found that 2022 was the deadliest year on record for migrants and identified the USA—Mexico border as the most dangerous overland migration route in the world. The perilous journeys migrants are forced to make expose them to a vast array of health risks. Difficulties in reporting along these clandestine routes mean that the true scale of the challenges migrants experience rarely makes headlines, but the USA's consistent focus on deterrence exacerbates the complex health demands of migration and needlessly exposes vulnerable populat…
(2023-09-30). Women refugees begin a march for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-30). Poverty Is Growing in Puerto Rico, Under US Colonialism: 57.6% Of Children Live in Poor Households. orinocotribune.com
(2023-09-30). After a five day strike, Inghams Chickens' workers win better pay and conditions. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-30). Inghams Chickens workers strike for a decent pay rise. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-30). Zionists will always call us antisemitic. workers.org 
By Nicki Kattoura The author is a Palestinian editor, writer, and organizer based in Philadelphia. Ask any Palestinian or accomplice to the movement, and it is almost a guarantee that they were called antisemitic for expressing their anti-Zionist politics. The Zionist accusation has become so commonplace that it is to . . . |
(2023-09-30). 'Wuthering Heights' at four summits. workers.org 
A Venezuelan international relations expert, Rodriguez Gelfenstein was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country's ambassador to Nicaragua and an adviser for international politics for TeleSUR. X: @sergioro0701 Translation: John Catalinotto. The title of this article alludes to an extraordinary . . . |
(2023-09-30). EnerSys electricians continue strike for fair agreement. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-30). Peruvians Reject Boluarte's Visit To US For United Nations General Assembly. popularresistance.org This past week was the 78th United Nations General Assembly as leaders from around the globe flew to New York City for a week of high-level meetings and speeches. Among those featured to speak at the GA was Dina Boluarte, the current coup leader of the Andean country of Perú. Since December 7th, 2022, the Peruvian masses have organized themselves and mobilized against this U.S. backed coup led by the far right dominated Congress beholden to local and international elite interests that ousted democratically elected president Pedro Castillo Terrones.
(2023-09-30). Black Alliance For Peace Says No To Cop City In Baltimore. popularresistance.org The Black Alliance for Peace Baltimore Citywide Alliance strongly opposes the proposal for a new $330 million joint training facility for Baltimore's police and fire departments on West Baltimore's Coppin State University campus. The contradictions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) fostering growing relationships with the state are sharpened with this proposal on a campus with access to the Department of Defense 1033 program budgets, which transfers military equipment to civilian law enforcement agencies. Any potential existence of a joint training facility for a police department currently…
(2023-09-30). The War is Ending, and Canada Lauds a Nazi as a Ukrainian Hero. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-30). Fighting the diaspora: Modi's campaign against Khalistan. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-30). Gunditjmara ocean defenders call for whales to be protected. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-30). Killing by algorithm: Australia lacks adequate ethical restraints. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-30). NDIS Interim Report: Will the disability agency listen? greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-30). NSW Civil Liberties Council celebrates 60 years of defending progressive activists. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-30). Swedish Prime Minister asks for military aid to fight violence. plenglish.com Stockholm, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will meet with the armed forces and the national police to explore ways to help fight criminal gangs in the country, the SVT television channel reported.
(2023-09-30). Farm Aid 2023: Jamming Out for Family Farms and Sustainable Agriculture. progressive.org The Indiana concert, headlined by Willie Nelson and Neil Young, with a surprise appearance by Bob Dylan, offers real solutions to our harmful food system.
(2023-09-30). Perspectives] Are we genetically literate enough for global precision health? thelancet.com In The Age of Scientific Wellness Leroy Hood and Nathan Price argue with passion, excellence, and personal experience for a proactive approach to achieving the real potential of precision health, developed around prospective data-based preventive system health. This approach integrates various indicators from genomics, phenomics, blood multiomics precision measurements, environmental big data clues, and computer science, including artificial intelligence, to achieve what they describe as "Scientific Wellness"—ie, a cutting-edge form of personalised precision preventive care, aimed at beating any occurrence…
(2023-09-30). World Report] COVAX: the unspent billions. thelancet.com Waning demand has left COVAX, the scheme to provide COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries, with billions of unspent dollars. What to do with the money? Ann Danaiya Usher reports.
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] Overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy hurdles. thelancet.com Vaccine hesitancy and the spreading of misinformation continue to be important barriers to implementing crucial public health interventions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to the report by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from the 14th meeting of the International Health Regulations COVID-19 Emergency Committee.
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] COVID toes, newborn blue toes, and prepartum SARS-CoV-2 infection — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Ya Bin Zhou and Zi Gang Xu for their interest in our Clinical Picture1 and their critical considerations.
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] Striving to afford free health care in Greece during COVID-19. thelancet.com Greece is fortunate to have a public health-care system that provides free access to highly expensive investigations and treatments. However, the reality of understaffing and underfunding within the health-care system means that patients' relatives often have to accompany them day and night to assist with practical needs, such as dressing, eating, and the use of the lavatory. These dedicated, informal caregivers provide these services without any compensation or formal education, sacrificing their own physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] Natural SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced immune protection against re-infection. thelancet.com In their remarkable systematic review and meta-analysis,1 the COVID-19 Forecasting Team showed that past infection-induced protection against re-infection from pre-omicron variants was very high for at least 40 weeks, that protection was substantially lower and shorter for the omicron BA.1 variant, and that protection from severe disease was high for all variants. The authors establish a strong COVID-19 milestone (pre-empted in some perspective papers from 2020 to 2021)2,3 that is a giant leap for global health epidemiology and clinical practice.
(2023-09-30). Perspectives] The expectations trap in medicine. thelancet.com Speaking to medical students at the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1903, William Osler reflected on their future work. "The practice of medicine", he observed, "is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head." What his address seemed to imply is that the career that follows is unique as well, a privileged outlier among different professions.
(2023-09-30). Obituary] Anthony Bryceson. thelancet.com Authority on leishmaniasis and other tropical diseases. He was born in Kohat, Pakistan, on Nov 16, 1934 and died in Cairns, QLD, Australia, on July 19, 2023 aged 88 years.
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] Community COVID-19 response in WHO's European region. thelancet.com The Risk Communication, Community Engagement, and Infodemic Management (RCCE-IM) unit of the WHO European region read the Correspondence by Ruth Kutalek and colleagues1 with interest. COVID-19 showed that RCCE-IM is an integral component of the emergency cycle, from preparedness to recovery. The authors rightly highlight that community engagement with civil society organisations (CSOs) deserves greater acknowledgment and investment to ensure sustainability in the long term, particularly in Europe.
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] Extra data to confirm waning protection of omicron (B.1.1.529) natural immunity. thelancet.com We read with interest the meta-analysis authored by the COVID-19 Forecasting Team.1 The authors report a high degree of protection (>80%) against re-infection and COVID-19 disease for ancestral, alpha (B.1.1.7), beta (B.1.351), and delta (B.1.617.2) variants, but a higher risk of re-infection and symptomatic disease from the omicron BA.1 variant than other variants. We have been reassured to learn that the findings of a previous meta-analysis on the topic have been substantiated.2…
(2023-09-30). Comment] Offline: We have a decade. thelancet.com "Today at #UNGA, world leaders have answered the call to rescue the #GlobalGoals." So said António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, last week. A sanguine conclusion. But, speaking with a friend steeped in the science of our present environmental emergency, others take a more pessimistic view. "We have 10—15 years", he told me. "Then it's over. There is nothing we can do." His opinion is that the tipping points have been well and truly tipped. The planet is fast becoming uninhabitable for half the human species.
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] Arcturus (XBB.1.16) COVID-19 subvariant emergence in Indonesia. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic is still a problem for the global community. New subvariants, primarily descended from omicron (B.1.1.529) sublineages, are continuously emerging and making this scenario harder to control due to their immune evasion capacity.1…
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] COVID toes, newborn blue toes, and prepartum SARS-CoV-2 infection. thelancet.com We appreciate Christoph Hochmayr and colleagues1 sharing a case of a newborn baby with blue toes. However, we disagree with the diagnosis given for this case.
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] Cautionary notes on the COVID-19 re-infection study. thelancet.com The COVID-19 Forecasting Team's systematic review and meta-analysis indicated a high protective effect of past SARS-CoV-2 infection against re-infection with pre-omicron variants.1 As an interested reader of this study, I suggest a more cautious interpretation of the current findings due to potential sources of bias in the risk of re-infection assessment.
(2023-09-29). Biden's Picket Line Visit Doesn't Mean He Is On Our Side. popularresistance.org Yesterday, Joe Biden became the first sitting president to visit a picket line of striking workers. It is historic. | A few hours later, Jacobin published an article entitled "The Militancy of the UAW Strike Forced Joe Biden to Take a Side and Walk the Picket Line," by Nick French. Jacobin is right that Biden's visit to the picket line results from the UAW strike's strength. But Jacobin is dead wrong in its assessment that Biden is "on the side of the working class." | Instead, Biden's visit is a product of the capitalist crisis in which both Trump and Biden are vying for influence over the working class in a tig…
(2023-09-29). Nazi Veteran Honored in Canada Was Part of Wave of Collaborators Harbored in West: Lev Golinkin. democracynow.org 
Poland says it's preparing to seek the extradition of a 98-year-old Ukrainian Nazi after he received a standing ovation in the Canadian House of Commons last week following a speech by visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Yaroslav Hunka was invited by the speaker of the House, who has since resigned his post, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized for the episode on Wednesday. Hunka fought during World War II with a Nazi unit composed of Ukrainian volunteers who were involved in numerous atrocities, including massacres of Jewish civilians. But Hunka is not an outlier, acc…
(2023-09-29). Over 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean this year: UNHCR. peoplesdispatch.org The land routes taken by migrants through Sub-Saharan Africa and the sea crossing points in Libya and Tunisia are also extremely dangerous due to wars and local conflicts. Those who survive the perilous sea crossing often face harassment by a web of agencies in European countries…
(2023-09-29). Sep 29, 2023. sitrepworld.info 
LoLa & Hauser — Moonlight Sonata Europa Raped Again, by an American Bull, by Pepe Escobar The News Has Nothing To Do With Newsworthiness, by Caitlin Johnstone The Information War: The Deadly War Hardly Anyone Realizes We're Fighting, by Dr. Joseph Mercola (Video) 'Sixty Minutes' holds up the mirror to the West: and the picture in the frame is ugly, by Gilbert Doctorow America, the Not So Beautiful, Has No Business Lecturing Other Countries, by Larry Johnson America Needs Regime Change… RFK Jr. Dices With Death by Running for the Presidency, by Finian Cunningham Kennedy: An Israeli Per…
(2023-09-29). Mali Warns Against Repeat Of NATO's Libyan War In Niger. popularresistance.org France's ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itté, left Niamey early on September 27, three days after Paris announced that it would also withdraw its 1,500 troops from the West African country by the end of the year. | Niger has joined its regional neighbors, Mali and Burkina Faso, in expelling French troops from its soil. The three countries have since forged a pact for collective defense and mutual cooperation, known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), amid rising attacks by armed groups in the region. | The AES was formed just days before the 78th session of the United National General Assembly.
(2023-09-29). Canadian establishment doubles down on its efforts to "move on" from parliament's hailing of Ukrainian Nazi SS veteran. wsws.org Canada's political establishment and corporate media are now desperately seeking to move on from any discussion, let alone serious probing, of how Canada's parliament came to give a hero's welcome to a 98-year-old Ukrainian veteran of the Nazi Waffen-SS, Yaroslav Hunka.
(2023-09-29). Selected Articles: Ukraine: Has P.M. Trudeau Succumbed to Nazi Ideology? globalresearch.ca 
(2023-09-29). Hungarian Patience with Ukraine Running Out. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). "Torture warehouse" exposed in lawsuits against Baton Rouge, Louisiana police department. wsws.org Multiple lawsuits have exposed the existence of a secret warehouse used by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to interrogate, sexually humiliate and beat detainees.
(2023-09-29). Joining BRICS Is no Rejection of the West. infobrics.org The proposed expansion of the BRICS group has prompted alarm among some western commentators. Three of the six new states invited to join, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, are key US allies in the Middle East who will now enter an economic bloc with Washington's geopolitical rivals…
(2023-09-29). Bangladesh confirms arrival of Russian uranium for nuclear plant. plenglish.com Dhaka, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The director of the Rooppur power plant in Bangladesh, M. Shawkat Akbar, confirmed the arrival of the first shipment of uranium from Russia as part of the nuclear energy project of this nation.
(2023-09-29). Israel Threatened to Launch Nuclear War on Iran — UN Envoy. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). The Undiscovered Country. popularresistance.org When I travel abroad, which is infrequently these days, I find myself more than occasionally expressing gratitude to those I meet. "We Americans are fortunate," I explain, "in that others are usually able to distinguish between the American people and the American government." I made a remark such as this most recently to a couple of distinguished Serbians I met at a conference this past summer. Our topic was the American-led NATO bombing campaign in what was then Yugoslavia during the spring of 1999. People in Belgrade and elsewhere still suffer the consequences of the depleted uranium U.S. bombers dropped[mdash…
(2023-09-29). "I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been": Musings on Communism and Anti-Communism. counterpunch.org March 2024 will be the seventieth anniversary of Edward R. Murrow's 1954 See It Now program that kicked McCarthy's butt all over the TV screen. Murrow ended with these words: "The actions of the junior Senator from Wisconsin have caused alarm and dismay amongst our allies abroad and given considerable comfort to our enemies. And whose fault is that? Not really his. He didn't create this situation of fear; he merely exploited it — and rather successfully." My father woke me that evening—I was 12—to tell me about Murrow's blast and to predict McCarthy's downfall. He would indeed be censored by his…
(2023-09-29). CEPR Sanctions Watch September 2023. cepr.net 
In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering September 2023: One year since the creation of the "Afghan Fund," the people of Afghanistan have yet to see any of their assets; Senator Bob Menendez, a leading proponent of the embargo against Cuba, is indicted for corruption; The US and Iran complete a prisoner-swap and asset release …
(2023-09-29). Be bold, Bernie. electronicintifada.net Vermonters are urging their senator to be more forceful on Palestinian rights.
(2023-09-29). 'Sanctioner-In-Chief' Bob Menendez Indicted On Corruption Charges. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, September 27, US Democratic Senator Bob Menendez plead not guilty to charges of bribery, fraud and extortion in Manhattan federal court. It is not Menendez's first indictment, but now, Menendez faces resounding calls from top Democrats to resign and not jeopardize their Senate majority in the 2024 election. | In addition to facing widespread criticism over corruption allegations, Menendez has long been criticized by pro-peace and human rights activists in the US due to his positions while serving as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC). With regards to US policy towards Cuba, de…
(2023-09-29). Coup Attempt in Burkina Faso Foiled. orinocotribune.com The government of Burkina Faso announced that an attempted coup d'état in the country was foiled and some agents involved in it were arrested. | According to the official statement of Burkina Faso's leadership, those involved in this destabilization attempt aimed to sabotage the process of recovering the nation's sovereignty. | The coup attempt of September 26, 2023, was aimed at attacking state institutions and plunging the nation into chaos, the statement specified.
(2023-09-29). Kiev Producing Weapons Abroad. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). People Are Dying For Inches In Ukraine, The "World's Largest Arms Fair" caitlinjohnstone.com.au 
There's a heartbreaking graphic going around right now showing the almost microscopic changes that have occurred to the frontline of the war in Ukraine this year despite nonstop death and destruction of unfathomable horror the entire time.
(2023-09-29). Hungary opposes providing additional aid to Ukraine from EU budget. plenglish.com Budapest, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Hungary opposes providing additional financial aid to Ukraine from the European Union (EU) if the bloc will have to grant or accept loans for it, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.
(2023-09-29). Canada's Morally Bankrupt, "Nazi-Supporting Politicians". "Nazism Deeply Embedded in Ukraine Regime" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Moscow hosts Russia-Latin America Parliamentary Conference. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The first Russia-Latin America International Parliamentary Conference is taking place in Moscow from September 29 to October 2, the State Duma (Lower House of the Russian parliament) informed on its official website on Friday.
(2023-09-29). Russia ratifies agreement to assist CSTO troops. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that ratifies the agreement on logistical and medical supplies to the troops of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Kremlin press service reported on Friday.
(2023-09-29). Australian MPs' mission to free Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-29). Russia's victory in an economic war. indybay.org If perspectives for ways out of the increasingly worsening crises of capitalist socialization are to emerge, it is indispensable to look at the whole of conditions and their complex entanglements. It is necessary to break with the myths and life lies of the 'free West' as well as with those of a mission for a Russian empire or any other autocratic fundamentalism.
(2023-09-29). Biden pleads with Republicans to break with "anti-democratic" Trump. wsws.org Both capitalist parties are hurtling to the right, with Biden unalterably committed to war with Russia, and the Republican presidential candidates attacking the fascist Trump from the right.
(2023-09-29). Armenia desperate to join International Criminal Court, damaging ties with Russia. infobrics.org Armenia's new developments signal a potential Western shift which would be detrimental to the country's interests.
(2023-09-29). Russia Advocates Strong, Independent Latin America -Putin. telesurenglish.net Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia stands for Latin American countries to be strong, independent and successful. | RELATED: | During the opening ceremony of the first-ever International Parliamentary Conference 'Russia — Latin America,' the President said that Moscow is willing to develop bilateral cooperation with Latin American nations that traditionally have a very similar vision of international relations and asp…
(2023-09-29). Russian Forces Receive New 5th-Generation Su-57 Fighters. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov announced that a new batch of fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets was delivered to the Defense Ministry by manufacturers. | RELATED: | Manturov said that the fighter jets had passed a full cycle of factory tests and had been tested in various operating modes by military pilots. | Yuri Slyusar, general director of the United Aircraft Corporation, said that the rest of the fifth-generation f…
(2023-09-29). Seventy percent of Armenians fled from Nagorno-Karabakh. plenglish.com Yerevan, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) To date, 70 percent of ethnic Armenians have fled the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, on the territory of Azerbaijan, according to data provided by a government source.
(2023-09-29). Fearing Ethnic Cleansing, 90,000 Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh After Azerbaijan Military Blitz. democracynow.org 
The government of Nagorno-Karabakh is dissolving itself after decades of struggle for autonomy from Azerbaijan, just days after Azerbaijani forces carried out a military blitz to seize the breakaway region, which has a majority of ethnic Armenians. More than half the territory's 120,000 people have reportedly fled to Armenia, while thousands more remain without food, shelter and clean drinking water. "Basically, this is ethnic cleansing," says Roubina Margossian, managing editor of EVN Report, an independent media outlet based in Armenia. "This is the victory of a dictatorship over a democ…
(2023-09-29). Nagorno-Karabakh separatist Republic ceases to exist. infobrics.org Artsakh's local government announces dissolution of the state institutions for the next year, ending decades of claims for sovereignty.
(2023-09-29). Leaked results reveal Ford Oakville production and skilled trades workers voted down Unifor's sham contract. wsws.org Close to 60 percent of Unifor members across Ford's Canada operations either voted "No" or did not participate in the anti-democratic ratification process.
(2023-09-29). BRICS: Considerations and Implications of a Single Brics Currency. infobrics.org The 15th BRICS Summit, hosted by South Africa in Johannesburg from 22 to 24 August, culminated in the widely anticipated announcement of a soon-to-be expanded BRICS bloc, with the admission of six new member countries to this economic grouping as from January 2024…
(2023-09-29). BRICS Offers Vision for New Global Order. infobrics.org With the world entering a post-COVID environment, each country is struggling to deal with severe economic challenges. Alongside these are the possibility, if not probability, of enhanced friction between nations due to insecure regional and global environments…
(2023-09-29). How Soviet-era doctrine and weapons trump American warfighting. infobrics.org Ukrainians are better soldiers than Americans, says US combat veteran.
(2023-09-29). French politician wants suspension of Western aid following Trudeau's Nazi and Khalistan scandals. infobrics.org Poland calls for the extradition of Ukrainian Nazi from Canada.
(2023-09-29). Educators in Serbia demand fair wages, dignity for work. peoplesdispatch.org Teachers and their unions have been demanding basic wages at par with the average wage in the country and reduction in non-academic work. Unions held a massive rally in Belgrade on September 24 to press these demands…
(2023-09-29). Mexican transportation company halts freight trains migrants use to go north. america.cgtn.com 
The U.S. and Mexican governments are coordinating strategies in hopes of decreasing the flow of migrants. Still, large numbers of them continue making their way north through Mexico in hopes of reaching the United States. | CGTN's Franc Contreras reports from Mexico City.
(2023-09-29). Patrols against migrant trafficking agreed in Europe. plenglish.com In this sense, the German Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser, highlighted in a statement the importance of detecting and preventing unauthorized entries at an early stage. | The joint working group formed by Faeser and his Czech counterparts, Vít Rakusan; and Polish, Mariusz Kaminski, will operate under the protection of the European Police (Europol) and Empac, the continental Multidisciplinary Platform against Criminal Threats, the text specified. | But analysts consider that the solution to the migration issue in the regional bloc involves establishing a common policy on the issue, which today constitutes a…
(2023-09-29). Headlines for September 29, 2023. democracynow.org Ahead of Shutdown, Biden Says GOP Extremists Are Trying to "Burn the Place Down", Biden Warns Trump & MAGA Movement Are a Threat to Democracy, Activist Disrupts Biden Speech, Urges Him to Declare Climate Emergency, 18 Youth Climate Activists Arrested for Occupying Speaker McCarthy's Office, GOP Witnesses Admit No Evidence Yet to Support Impeaching Biden, GOP Lawmakers Refuse to Say Trump Should Be Held Accountable If Convicted, NY Appeals Court Rejects Trump Effort to Delay Civil Fraud Trial, Dozens Killed in Two Blasts in Pakistan, U.N.: Over 2,500 Migrants Have Died or Gone Missing This Year T…
(2023-09-29). German media and politicians launch smear campaign against refugees. wsws.org Refugees are being targeted in a campaign by the ruling class to advance its war against the working class and to strengthen the most right-wing forces in doing so.
(2023-09-29). Women refugees begin a march for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-29). Cruel Prerogatives: Braverman on Refugees at the AEI. dissidentvoice.org Suella Braverman has made beastliness a trait in British politics. The UK Home Secretary, fed on the mush and mash of anti-refugee sentiment, has been frantically trying to find her spot in the darkness of inhumanity. Audaciously, and with grinding ignorance, she persists in her rather grisly attempts to kill the central assumptions of international …
(2023-09-29). "The workers are the liberators," declares UAW President, sending 7,000 more out on strike. peoplesdispatch.org United Auto Workers are expanding their strike to put additional pressure on General Motors and Ford, playing the three largest automakers against each other…
(2023-09-29). Writers' strike wins gains in tentative agreement. workers.org 
On strike since May 2, the Writers Guild of America announced a tentative agreement between the union and major studios that could end the strike. WGA East and WGA West, in a Sept. 24 statement, said: "What we have won in this contract — most particularly, everything we have gained . . . |
(2023-09-29). In New Jersey, an essential strike of, by, and for essential workers. peoplesworld.org 
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.—1,700 nurses have been on strike for eight weeks at the Robert Wood Johnson hospital complex in New Brunswick, New Jersey. In May, Rutgers University faculty went on strike with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson doctors and nurses. The faculty strike was fought against an administration which had compelled staff to …
(2023-09-29). Twenty-Five Thousand Auto Workers Are Now On Strike At The Big Three. popularresistance.org Seven thousand Auto Workers at two more assembly plants will walk off the job at noon ET today, UAW President Shawn Fain announced in a Facebook Live appearance this morning. Joining the strike are Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant and General Motors' Lansing Delta Township Assembly in Michigan. | Fain announced that Stellantis would be spared this time. The union had been expected to expand the strike today at all three companies, but, said Region 1 Director LaShawn English, three minutes before Fain was scheduled to go on Facebook Live, the UAW received frantic emails from company representatives.
(2023-09-29). How About a General Strike Against Dollar General? inequality.org
(2023-09-29). UAW Expands Strike to GM and Ford SUV Plants. telesurenglish.net The United Auto Workers (UAW) union is expanding its strike against the big three U.S. automakers to General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Company SUV plants, according to UAW President Shawn Fain. | RELATED: | Fain told workers during a Facebook Live event that negotiations have not broken down, but "unfortunately, despite our willingness to negotiate, Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress at the table."
(2023-09-29). All Out Support Striking UAW Members! 32 hours Work for 40 Hours Pay, No Two Tiers, & COLA. indybay.org The United Front Committee For A Labor Party UFCCLP supports the demands of the UAW for 32 hours work for 40 hours pay, an end to tiers and a COLA. It also supports uniting the entire working class for a general strike especially connected to the attack on the working class by the government shutdown. It also calls for workers to control and benefit from AI but that requires a mass workers party that will run the country for the working class.
(2023-09-29). Scolding striking auto workers in advance for wrecking economy. mronline.org 
The first person quoted in the New York Times' rundown (9/19/23) on the United Auto Workers strike was a lawyer representing management from Littler Mendelson, the go-to firm for big corporations' union avoidance.
(2023-09-29). "We need to call everyone out," say GM CCA workers on picket lines in Burton, Michigan. wsws.org A WSWS reporting team visited the picket line of striking GM workers at the company's large Burton, Michigan parts distribution center Thursday…
(2023-09-29). SF Labor Community Rally To Defend Community Space at Redstone Labor Temple. indybay.org
(2023-09-29). Hong Kong delegation forges educational and cultural bonds in Beijing. ecns.cn A delegation comprising 27 young talents from leading Hong Kong universities embarked on a journey of exploration and collaboration in Beijing from Sept 18 to 22. This exchange program encompassed various facets of education, science, technology, and culture.
(2023-09-29). UN Report Urges End to Forced US Prison Labor—a 'Contemporary Form of Slavery'. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-29). Roaming Charges: Our Man in Jersey. counterpunch.org I've been re-reading with great pleasure John Le Carré's mid-80s novel A Perfect Spy, which is a kind of roman à clef about the writer's turbulent relationship with his father, Ronnie Cornwell, an extravagant trickster and confidence artist, who, in one of his most elaborate hoaxes, ended up running for Parliament. But Le Carré's twisty tale of fraud and duplicity among the English moneyed classes (and those who would exploit their greed) can't really hold up to the career of New Jersey's own apex con man, Robert Menendez, whose personal embellishments and political fictions have become so labyrinthine that now t…
(2023-09-29). Market principles will not help in mitigating the problems of the elderly. peoplesdispatch.org The universal coverage of social security schemes for all elderly must be the immediate intervention point. Apart from this, the tendency to consider the elderly as a non-progressive labor entity and burden on the society must be shed…
(2023-09-29). Australian workers and youth express their support for the SEP active boycott campaign against Labor's Voice referendum. wsws.org In opposing the Voice a student remarked, "Why doesn't the population get a say on the housing crisis, or the cost-of-living crisis?"
(2023-09-29). Artist collaborations with social justice organizations propel change. splcenter.org
(2023-09-29). Saturday 12/9: Creative Workshop: Collaborative Collage. indybay.org 901 E 3rd Street | Los Angeles, CA 90013…
(2023-09-29). Fighting Banal Evil with the Truth of Trauma. counterpunch.org Few serve truth in truth because only a few have a pure will to be just, and of those again very few have the will to justice; and the most terrible sufferings have come upon man precisely from a drive to justice which lacks power of judgment. — Nietzsche Separated from the sphere of labor
(2023-09-29). Government Shutdown: An Attack On All Workers! Gilbert Galam AFGE1230 TSA Worker & Leader. indybay.org The government is shutting down and millions of workers and the public will be affected. Gilbert Galam who is with AFGE Local 1230 where he Is legislative & political director and is a TSA worker talks about the last shut down and why this is an attack on the entire working class.
(2023-09-29). If the government shuts down, so does the NLRB—that'll hurt the strikes. therealnews.com 
It is looking increasingly likely that Congressional Republicans will bring the federal government to a shutdown starting this weekend. "U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1," Reuters reports. "Workers deemed essential would remain on the job, but without pay." Among the many agencies that will be furloughing workers in the event of a shutdown is the National Labor Relations Board. Not only will unionized staff workers at the NLRB itself be hurt by the…
(2023-09-29). On the road again – thanks to collaborative cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a matter of months, Bill McDermott went from having abdominal pain and learning he had lymphoma to being told it was time for hospice care. What his family did next would steer him in an entirely different direction. Although he doesn't remember all of the details, Bill McDermott says he began having abdominal issues and pain in mid-2021. He went in for some tests at a local hospital, where he got a diagnosis…
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare enter strategic collaboration to advance innovation in medical imaging and theranostics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Combining the world-class clinical and research expertise of Mayo Clinic with the deep research, engineering, and product development expertise of GE HealthCare, this new collaboration aims to forge an integrated innovation engine to advance the practice of radiology and care to patients worldwide. ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Today, Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare announce a strategic healthcare collaboration for research and product development programs aimed to transform the experience of patients and clinicians in the practice…
(2023-09-29). At-home COVID-19 tests: A Mayo Clinic expert answers questions on expiration dates and the new variants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 at-home antigen test At-home COVID-19 tests allow you to collect your sample and detect active COVID-19 infections. But what if you have at-home COVID-19 tests nearing expiration or expired on your shelf? Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says companies set the original test dates arbitrarily due to these diagnostic at-home tests being developed rapidly. So, check your boxes before you toss them. "Now that we are 3 1/2 years into…
(2023-09-29). Empty Chair Diplomacy 2.0 at the United Nations. counterpunch.org The game of musical chairs is popular with children. If the child's game is based on successfully sitting on a chair when the music stops, recent diplomacy at the U.N. has been focused on empty chairs. Empty chair diplomacy goes back to French President Charles de Gaulle when the French boycotted European institutions in July
(2023-09-29). United States: Screen and TV writers secure a big win against studio bosses. greenleft.org.au 
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) secured a tentative agreement with the major Hollywood studios and streaming companies on September 24, ending its nearly five-month-long strike, reports Malik Miah.
(2023-09-29). Return to Bosnia-Herzegovina: Night Train Across Melania's Slovenia. counterpunch.org This is the third part in a series about Bosnia-Herzegovina thirty years after its civil wars. During the two years of the pandemic, I did not return to Sarajevo, although our informal band of brothers in Geneva shipped thousands of books there amid the global gloom. A New Life for the European Enlightenment One collection
(2023-09-29). Poverty is growing in Puerto Rico, under U.S. colonialism. mronline.org 
Poverty is rising in one of the world's oldest colonies: In Puerto Rico, 41.7% of people, including 57.6% of children, live in poverty. This is nearly four times the U.S. rate. And Puerto Rican workers are getting poorer even while unemployment falls.
(2023-09-29). Venezuela To Launch China-Backed Poverty Elimination Program. popularresistance.org Caracas, September 21, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) — The Venezuelan government has announced a new social program focused on fighting poverty and inequality, which will be supported by China's International Poverty Reduction Center. | On Monday, during his weekly TV program, President Nicolás Maduro said that the "Social Equality and Happiness Mission" was "almost ready" to be launched and its main purpose is to "optimize the fight against inequality, against poverty and to build a more harmonious country." | Although Maduro did not give details, he stressed that the social program will work alongside the C…
(2023-09-29). Monday 10/2: SF Speak Out-Stop Attacks On Civil Service &. Outsourcing/Privatization Using Non-Profits. indybay.org San Francisco City Hall | Room 400 | San Francisco…
(2023-09-29). In the AI of the Beholder: Discussing Artificial Intelligence — Part 1. mronline.org 
In an introductory article discussing artificial intelligence, Memet Uludağ looks at the historical context around technological advancement and takes stock of some of the hype around AI. Will AI be the gamechanger it is being heralded as? To what extent will it change our societies? How will it affect work practices and workers?>
(2023-09-29). Parliamentary investigation of MST ends with the movement strengthened and failure of far-right. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday September 27, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (also known as CPI) that investigated the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) came to a close and confirmed the total flop of the pro-Bolsonaro far-right in the Chamber of Deputies, particularly the participation of the federal deputy Ricardo Salles (Liberal Party), the commission's rapporteur. | Salles was the minister of the environment in the Bolsonaro government. For many analysts, Salles seems to have used the CPI as an extension of his work in the ministry. Throughout the 130 days of the CPI, the commission presented data from when Salles…
(2023-09-29). Build a Kaiser Workers' Rank-and-File Committee to prepare an all-out strike! wsws.org To ensure victory in their struggle, Kaiser workers must take control out of the hands of the pro-corporate CKPU bureaucrats and assert their own independent interests by forming rank-and-file committees at every Kaiser facility.
(2023-09-29). Will Lehman issues letter to Mack Trucks coworkers on eve of UAW contract expiration: "We must seriously prepare for a major battle" wsws.org It's clear the UAW hasn't been negotiating anything at Mack all this time, they've just been keeping us in the dark to prevent us from preparing to fight back against the company's ruthless demands.
(2023-09-29). Michigan teachers support autoworkers' struggle against Big Three and UAW apparatus. wsws.org The Michigan Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee discussed with teachers the pivotal struggle of autoworkers, its connection to wider social and political issues, and the struggle against the UAW's efforts to limit the strike.
(2023-09-29). New York City school bus workers form rank-and-file committee. wsws.org After being kept on job nearly three months following a 97 percent strike vote, New York City school bus workers have launched a rank-and-file committee to fight for their needs.
(2023-09-29). US postal workers march against job cuts in Charlotte, North Carolina. wsws.org More than 300 jobs are being cut in the city as part of the early stages of a sweeping restructuring program that threatens tens of thousands of jobs nationwide.
(2023-09-29). Sri Lanka workers begin sit-in strike at government-owned company to defend jobs. wsws.org The CWE is the first state-owned enterprise to be destroyed and all its workers sacked under International Monetary Fund austerity measures being implemented by the Wickremesinghe government.
(2023-09-29). UAW president again orders vast majority of Big Three autoworkers to continue working two weeks after contracts expired. wsws.org The UAW has refused to call out any production facilities in the Detroit metro area, which remains the center of the US auto industry, with tens of thousands employed in the auto and auto parts plants.
(2023-09-29). Haiti ¥s Health Ministry slams hospital armed attack. plenglish.com The Ministry stated that heavily armed men shot at the hospital at Tuesday ¥s early hours. | These atrocious incidents are undermining the quality and availability of care for thousands of patients, including children and pregnant women, whose specific care needs are essential. The Ministry expressed its support for health workers, patients and their families who are living in fear and reiterated that health facilities must remain inviolable.
(2023-09-29). National Democratic Workers' Convention opens in Mexico. plenglish.com Mexico City, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Mexico's First National Democratic Workers Convention opened on Friday calling for unity and drawing up a plan of action to strengthen trade union movement.
(2023-09-29). More at Stake for Auto Workers Than Wages and Benefits. counterpunch.org The United Auto Workers have struck now for two weeks. Using a novel strategy to keep management on its toes, namely walking out at various plants at unexpected times, a new, different union leadership hopes to wrest some benefits from the claws of a monstrously greedy industry that has already raked in $21 billion this year. Its CEOs pull down millions of dollars annually, while the average worker's pay has long stagnated.
(2023-09-29). After a five day strike, Inghams Chickens' workers win better pay and conditions. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-29). Inghams Chickens workers strike for a decent pay rise. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-29). United States: Biden and Trump visit car plants as auto strike heats up. greenleft.org.au 
US President Joe Biden and former president Donal Trump both addressed autworkers in Michigan this week, as workers escalated their "stand up" strike at the "Big Three" car manufacturers, reports Malik Miah.
(2023-09-29). 'This is history': UAW workers from the picket lines. therealnews.com 
(2023-09-29). United States: Biden and Trump visit car plants as auto strike heats up. greenleft.org.au US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump both addressed autoworkers in Michigan this week, as workers escalated their "stand up" strike at the "Big Three" car manufacturers, reports Malik Miah.
(2023-09-29). Auto workers expand their nationwide strike to include two more plants. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—The Auto Workers' "Stand up!" strike expanded to more big plants on September 29, with 7,500 workers walking out starting at noon from the big Ford plant on Chicago's South Side and a GM plant in Lansing, Mich. "The companies are doing extremely well and we should be doing extremely well, too," UAW President Shawn …
(2023-09-29). Amazon workers sleeping in their cars or on neighbors' couches. peoplesworld.org 
EAST POINT, Ga.—Karen Crawford, an Amazon worker at its ATL6 warehouse in East Point, Ga., is "beyond overworked and grossly underpaid." She and her daughter sleep on neighbors' couches. They constantly fear being out on the street with a low-paying job and nowhere to live. Crawford, an Atlanta native, is not alone at Amazon. That's …
(2023-09-29). It's time to put Virginia's prisons on trial! workers.org 
News release from the tribunal's organizers. On Oct. 7, 2023, the Virginia Prison Justice Network and The Virginia Defenders For Freedom, Justice & Equality will co-sponsor the People's Tribunal on Virginia's Prisons, Jails & Detention Centers, an all-day hearing to be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Testimony about . . . |
(2023-09-29). Seattle city workers fight for wages. workers.org 
Over 1,000 city workers rallied on the steps of City Hall Sept. 20 to demand an improved union contract. Sixteen unions in the Coalition of City Unions (CCU), representing 6,000 workers, took part. It was a huge manifestation of the workers who keep the city running every day. These workers . . . |
(2023-09-29). Philadelphia Youth React When Charges Are Dropped Against Killer Cop. popularresistance.org Reminiscent of the mass reaction in the aftermath of the George Floyd lynching in May 2020, angry youth reacted in a similar situation in Philadelphia in the wake of a Sept. 26 decision by Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Wendy L. Pew to dismiss all charges against Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial, who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry, Jr on Aug. 14. | As the evening developed, large groups of youth were taking to the streets across the city. Reports are coming in of youth expropriating expensive items from high priced Center City stores and in multiple shopping corridors — beyond what the cops can contro…
(2023-09-29). Next New Zealand government could include right-wing nationalist NZ First. wsws.org The NZ First Party, which is running a campaign based on racist dog whistles, bigotry and anti-vax pseudo-science, played a major role in Jacinda Ardern's Labour government from 2017‚Äí2020.
(2023-09-29). "It's Not Socialism": China is a Capitalist Cheap Labour Economy, Based on Exceedingly Low Wages. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Mighty Band The Climate Strikers Fights for Planet. indybay.org Youth and age together in action! Palo Altans plus students from distant parts of the Bay Area took part in global day of action on Sept 15.
(2023-09-29). Writers' strike shut down as WGA attempts to ram through sell-out contract. wsws.org The WGA has functioned as the agent of the corporations and the government in this strike in precisely the same fashion as the UAW, Teamsters and every other section of the union officialdom in their respective industries.
(2023-09-29). Taylor Swift and the End of the Hollywood Writers Strike: a Tale of Two Media Narratives. counterpunch.org This fall, I've been starting my sociology classes by asking my students to share some uplifting news they've come across. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, they were abuzz about Taylor Swift's appearance at the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday. Swift and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had left Arrowhead Stadium together in Kelce's convertible,
(2023-09-29). EnerSys electricians continue strike for fair agreement. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Red flags for heart failure during pregnancy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. Deaths from heart disease in women who are pregnant or delivered a baby within one year has increased over the previous 30 years. Dr. Demilade (Demi-lad-ay) Adedinsewo (Ah-ded-in-shay-woah), a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains the red flags for heart failure during pregnancy and how healthcare professionals are working to detect the condition earlier. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/DCgDX2yvUc0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking healthcare barriers in the Hispanic community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15—Oct. 15. It's an opportunity to celebrate the more than 60 million people of Hispanic heritage living in the U.S. Dr. Juan Carlos Leoni Moreno, a Mayo Clinic transplant cardiologist, says soaring obesity rates contribute to high rates of diabetes and heart disease in the Hispanic population. And healthcare disparities, including cultural differences, language barriers and lack of information, add to the challenges many Hispanic residents face. Watch: The Mayo Clinic…
(2023-09-29). India Won't be Bullied in Multipolar Setting. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). All Black Feminisms Ain't Created Equal. popularresistance.org My initial introduction to radical feminist politics was through convoluted, often antagonistic online discourses, where past works of radical feminists are engaged, discussed, and ultimately flattened. Audre Lorde has always been among the most popularly referenced Black feminists cited online, for example, but always for her gender critical analysis (which could be used as fodder in heated discourse) and never for her anti-imperialist analysis. It's much easier for one to gain attention and retweets through cherrypicking her words on gender and sexuality, but much less popular to dive into her works on the impe…
(2023-09-29). Before his assassination, JFK sought peace with the Soviet Union. therealnews.com 
We will never know the world that could have been had President John F. Kennedy's assassination never taken place, but an inkling of how things could have been different can be found in the final months of his life. In his new book,
(2023-09-29). How Washington Weaponizes Radicals for its Political Goals. libya360.wordpress.com Fiorella Isabel Christopher "Hammer" Pohlhaus (C) leads a rally with neo-Nazi groups on September 2, 2023 in Orlando, Florida © Stephanie Keith/Getty Images An outspoken American neo-Nazi recently voiced support for the Democrat president. That's not a glitch, it's a manifestation of US policies Orlando, Florida is home to Mickey Mouse, popular beaches, sunshine, alligators,…
(2023-09-29). The House Freedom Caucus. progressive.org Thanks to chaos among House Republicans, we're headed for a government shutdown.
(2023-09-29). Max Blumenthal: Where Did It All Go Wrong for the Internet? scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-29). Mahmoud Abbas at the UN: A Global Betrayal of Palestine's Struggle for Justice. mintpressnews.com Mahmoud Abbas has not only betrayed the Palestinian cause for his own gain, he has paved the way for Israel's legitimacy in the Arab world, argues Israeli human rights activist Miko Peled.
(2023-09-29). How Thousands Of Ukrainian Nazis Were Smuggled Into Canada. popularresistance.org The Canadian parliament made headlines around the world after it gave a standing ovation to a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian Nazi soldier. Yaroslav Hunka, a volunteer member of the Nazi battalion Waffen-SS Galicia Division — a unit infamous for its role in massacring civilians during World War Two — was also afforded a private meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | The backlash this week led to the resignation of the speaker of the Canadian House of Commons and an apology from Trudeau. Yet, in his mea culpa, Trudeau insisted that this was jus…
(2023-09-29). Colombian Indigenous and social organizations march against violence in Bogotá. peoplesdispatch.org 
The protesters also expressed support for the various social reforms presented by the Gustavo Petro government in the Congress that seek to transform the social reality of Colombia…
(2023-09-29). Critical public health experts face rising maltreatment and corporate intrusion. peoplesdispatch.org Critical public health is under attack by both corporate sector and authoritarian regimes, warned panelists at International Association of Health Policy Europe conference, citing examples of Palestine, Turkey, and Australia…
(2023-09-29). The Horrifying Secret Agenda of the UN and WHO: Total Enslavement of Humanity Through a "Global Health Dictatorship" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Palestine Has No Choice But To Escalate Resistance In West Bank. popularresistance.org Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Mezher, said in an interview with Al Mayadeen that the Palestinian factions have no choice but to escalate Resistance in the West Bank. | Mezher made this comment after delegations of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the PFLP met in Beirut. Mezher said that the meeting was held in Beirut because "the Lebanese capital is an incubator of resistance." | "We are facing a grave danger threatening the Palestinian national cause," he stressed, and added that "we must escalate the resistance to confront the occupation."
(2023-09-29). Students Across The US Launch Green New Deal For Schools. popularresistance.org Students at more than 50 high schools across the United States are launching a Green New Deal for Schools campaign, with the hope of getting climate policies enacted that will require school districts to add climate education to their curriculums and plan for climate disasters. | The ultimate goal of the initiative, organized by the youth climate justice organization Sunrise Movement, is for federal legislation to be enacted to implement climate education policies in schools nationwide. | "The Green New Deal for Schools will transform public schools in America to face the climate crisis and ensure all students re…
(2023-09-29). In Turkey, Villagers Fight Deforestation In Coal Mine Project. popularresistance.org Akbelen forest, western Turkey. Local villagers and environmental activists try to stop the expansion of a coal mine. Just three months after strongman President Erdoƒüan was re-elected, people flocked here from all over Turkey to try to save the remaining woodland. The protest is a symbol of a wider struggle to protect the environment in Turkey, from companies which often enjoy close relations with the government. The coal giant Limak Holding is a typical example. President Erdoƒüan dismissed the protesters as 'marginal', opposed to the country's economic development. Despite a nation-wide ou…
(2023-09-29). Federal Complaint Alleges University Conspired Against Palestinians. popularresistance.org Students at the University of Illinois Chicago have filed a federal complaint against the school, alleging that staff discriminated against them because of their ethnicity and national origin. | The seven students, six Palestinian Americans and one Jewish American, attempted to join an informational session over the videoconferencing platform Zoom in January about a study abroad summer program in Israel. | During and after the video call, students say they were racially profiled, harassed and silenced by university staff and, later, by campus police. | In the Zoom call, UIC staff denied the students with Arab and…
(2023-09-29). United States: End Detention Of Venezuelan Special Envoy. popularresistance.org UN experts* today urged the government of the United States of America to end the prolonged pre-trial detention of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy, arrested and extradited to the US on money laundering charges. | Saab was appointed as a Special Envoy by the Government of Venezuela in April 2018 to undertake official missions in Iran to secure humanitarian deliveries to Venezuela, including of food and medicine. | In July 2019, he was placed under US sanctions for allegedly being responsible for inter alia engaging in transactions or programmes administered by the Government of Venezuela. | On 12…
(2023-09-29). Humiliation vs. Self-Respect: The Untold Story of the Abuse of Palestinian Women in Hebron. scheerpost.com 
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterCurrents The humiliation of Palestinian women by Israeli soldiers in the occupied city of Al-Khalil (Hebron) on July 10 was not the first such episode. Sadly, it will not be the last. Indeed, the stripping of five women in front of their children, parading them naked around their family home and …
(2023-09-29). Ghosts of the Past: For Israel, War on UNESCO is an Existential Battle. counterpunch.org Jericho does not belong to the Palestinians alone. It belongs to the whole of humanity. For Israel, however, the recognition by UNESCO of Jericho as a "World Heritage Site in Palestine" complicates its mission of erasing Palestine, physically and figuratively, from existence. The decision was described by Israel's foreign ministry as a "cynical" ploy by
(2023-09-29). Stephen Zunes on Menendez Indictment. fair.org 
CounterSpin230929.mp3 New York Times ( This week on CounterSpin: You can't say elite US news media aren't on the story of the federal indictment of Robert Menendez, Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But
(2023-09-29). How Canada Emerged as a Haven for Nazi War Criminals. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Jordan Government House Leader Karina Gould (left) and House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota (right) embrace Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian former member of Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS. Standing behind Hunka in the middle is his son Martin. [Photo: @karinagould] WSWS Editorial Note: Aided by the corporate media, Canada's political establishment is trying to claim that…
(2023-09-29). World War II Revisionism on Full Display in Nazi's Visit to Canada's Parliament. orinocotribune.com 
By Owen Schalk — Sep 24, 2023 | We are cynically rewriting history to serve contemporary political interests. World War II revisionism in Canada is leading to some shocking, dangerous new places. | On September 22, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is continuing his campaign to shore up Western support amidst his military's flagging counteroffensive, to address the Canadian parliament. | In attendance and seated in the House of Commons visitors' gallery was a 98-year old Nazi war veteran named Yaroslav Hunka. | Parliamentarians across party lines, inc…
(2023-09-29). Assad and Xi Summit Heralds a New Dawn in East and West Asia Relations. orinocotribune.com 
By Vanessa Beeley — Sep 23, 2023 | On Thursday 21st September President Assad and the First Lady, Asma Al Assad arrived at the Chinese city of Ghuangzhou as honoured guests of President Xi Jinping. The Chinese President had chartered a private plane to bring Assad and his wife to China for their first visit since 2004. | The Assad Xi summit began on a foggy, damp day in Ghuangzou but the warmth of the welcome was palpable. Many have spoken about the symbolism of the First Lady's outfit which was of the finest silk damask to honour the historical importance of the Silk Road now transformed into the Belt and R…
(2023-09-29). Saturday 10/7: Human Rights Abuses & Political Persecution in El Salvador. indybay.org Romero Room inside Buler A. Toler Hall on University of San Francisco's campus. Full address: 2345 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118 | For drivers: Street parking only; arrive early to find a spot, either on Fulton, Parker, or Golden Gate Ave.
(2023-09-29). Tuesday 10/3: From SNCC to Reparations: Lessons in Solidarity and Student Activism. indybay.org San Francisco State University, Knuth Hall, School of Music | 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132…
(2023-09-29). Roots of today's Black reparations movement chronicled in new book on 1982 Tribunal. indybay.org "The Verdict Is In: Reparations Now!" is a collection of personal and empirical testimonies delivered at the first World Tribunal on Reparations for African People, held in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York.
(2023-09-29). Saturday 10/7: Panel: The Right to Read. indybay.org San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium | 100 Larkin Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2023-09-29). Thursday 10/12: Green Film Festival of San Francisco. indybay.org Roxie Theater | 3117 16th St | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-09-29). Breaking: Ex-LACCD Trustee Promised Fraud Investigation in 2020! indybay.org The Los Angeles Times broke the story about the Valley Academic and Cultural Center being a massive racketeering scheme to defraud Pinner Construction. New documents reveal that an ex-LACCD Trustee promised an investigation that never materialized.
(2023-09-29). Federal Appeals Court Hears Case of Excessive Force by Law Enforcement at Standing Rock. indybay.org
(2023-09-29). Updated Santa Cruz Free Guide Downloadable in Hard Copy. indybay.org After an exchange of ,e-mails and phone messages, the creators of the Santa Cruz Free Guide [SCFG] released an updated edition. I reprint the hard copy sent me a week ago. The update may not be a finished one. In any case, I encourage readers to share their experience accessing these services to save weary future folks in need unnecessarily futile efforts.
(2023-09-29). Friday 9/29: "A Rising Tide: A Look at Homelessness in Alameda County" – Film & Discussion w/ Filmmaker. indybay.org EastSide Cultural Center | 2277 International Blvd | Oakland 94606 | FREE film screening & discussion w/ filmmaker…
(2023-09-29). Sunday 10/8: No 2 APEC: Direct Action Training in Berkeley. indybay.org ARC West‚Ä¢ 2414 Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 US…
(2023-09-29). Sunday 10/29: No APEC! Direct Action Training in San Francisco. indybay.org 518 Valencia‚Ä¢ 518 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110 US…
(2023-09-29). Sunday 11/5: No APEC! Direct Action Training in Berkeley. indybay.org ARC West‚Ä¢ 2414 Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 US…
(2023-09-29). October and November: Direct Action Trainings to Say "No 2 APEC" indybay.org Get trained before APEC – there are opportunities every week in the East Bay and San Francisco. See you there!
(2023-09-29). Saturday 9/30: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "From One Exile to Another" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-09-29). Court Upholds Denial of ExxonMobil's Plan to Truck Oil in Santa Barbara, Restart Offshore Drilling. indybay.org LOS ANGELES, September 27, 2023 — The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California today upheld Santa Barbara County's denial of ExxonMobil's proposal to transport oil by tanker trucks along hazardous California highways. The plan would have helped the company restart three drilling platforms off the Santa Barbara coast, shut down since the disastrous Refugio oil spill eight years ago.
(2023-09-29). Faris Sabbah is a Systematic Tyrant!!! indybay.org This superintendent is a systematic oppressor.
(2023-09-29). Saturday 9/30: A Non-exclusionary Act: the walking tour. indybay.org starts in the lobby of | The American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason St. | San Francisco…
(2023-09-29). To be like Mike: In the court of LAW and COMMUNITY. indybay.org The following is a written article of my interview and interactions with Portland, Oregon Prosecutor Mike Schmidt.
(2023-09-29). Chinese Balloon Was Not Spying, US Government Admits Months Later. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-29). International experts explore mutual learning between civilizations at Nishan Forum. ecns.cn Chinese and foreign experts engaged in in-depth discussions on mutual learning between civilizations at the West East Talk subforum of the Ninth Nishan Forum on World Civilizations that was held in Qufu, birthplace of Confucius, in Shandong Province on Wednesday.
(2023-09-29). Logistics firm Cainiao seeks IPO in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Ltd, a unit of Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has officially filed its application for an initial public offering on the Hong Kong bourse, as the company steps up efforts to build logistics networks across the globe and boost its delivery efficiency.
(2023-09-29). Former vice governor of PBOC charged for bribery. ecns.cn The former vice governor of the People's Bank of China, Fan Yifei, who has been accused of taking bribes, is being prosecuted by the Huanggang People's Procuratorate in Hubei province, a statement issued by the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Wednesday.
(2023-09-29). Foreigners savor traditional culture at Mid-Autumn Festival event in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Hong Kong welcomed this year's mid-autumn festival with an arts and cultural event that showcased some of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage for locally stationed diplomats and business representatives among others.
(2023-09-29). China's first suspended monorail line launched. ecns.cn China's first commercial suspended monorail line opened to the public on Tuesday in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, offering commuters a surreal experience like riding a futuristic vehicle in a sci-fi movie.
(2023-09-29). Int'l research finds clue on spinning of black hole. ecns.cn Observation data has found that the supermassive black hole jet at the center of one of the largest galaxies in the local universe, Messier 87, exhibits periodic oscillations.
(2023-09-29). Arctic expedition home after finishing mission. ecns.cn China's 13th scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean finished on Wednesday with the expedition team returning to Shanghai.
(2023-09-29). Chinese universities continue to climb. ecns.cn Two Chinese universities, Tsinghua University and Peking University, are steadily approaching the top 10 of the Times Higher Education, or THE's World University Rankings.
(2023-09-29). How is Hangzhou 'remembered' in 13,837 ancient Chinese poems. ecns.cn In the early summer of 837, Bai Juyi, a renowned poet of the Tang Dynasty(618—907), wrote a poem reminiscing about the beauty of Jiangnan, the region of the Southern Yangtze River, while residing in Luoyang, north of the river. What left indelible memories on him was the charm of Hangzhou – with its Qiantang tidal bore, Lingyin Temple, and mid-Autumn osmanthus petals.
(2023-09-29). Xi stresses building higher-level pilot free trade zones. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has recently delivered instructions on advancing the development of pilot free trade zones (FTZs).
(2023-09-29). Xi stresses active participation in WTO reform, stronger ability for high-level opening-up. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the afternoon of Sept. 27, convened its eighth group study session on the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the reform of the organization.
(2023-09-29). Philippines' claim about removing Chinese blocking nets at Huangyan Island fabricated: China Coast Guard. ecns.cn The Philippines' claim about having removed blocking nets set by the China Coast Guard (CCG) at Huangyan Dao (Huangyan Island) in the South China Sea is purely fabricated, said a CCG spokesperson.
(2023-09-29). Study confirms M87 black hole's spinning. ecns.cn Observation data has found that the super massive black hole jet at the center of one of the largest galaxies in the local universe, Messier 87, exhibits periodic oscillations.
(2023-09-29). World's largest solar telescope array officially completed. ecns.cn The world's largest synthesis aperture radio telescopes passed key testing on Wednesday. It is a landmark equipment of China's space environment ground-base comprehensive monitoring network (phase-2 Meridian Project)…
(2023-09-29). China's first cross-sea high-speed railway opens to traffic. ecns.cn China's first cross-sea high-speed railway opened to traffic on Thursday with a designed speed of 350km/h. The railway features a breathtaking sea view with 19.9 km of tracks built over the sea, travelling three coastal bays — Quanzhou Bay, Meizhou Bay and Anhai Bay — via bridges.
(2023-09-29). Guizhou cave world's third longest. ecns.cn A survey of Shuanghe Cave in Southwest China's Guizhou province, has found it to be much longer than previously thought, making it the third longest cave in the world, researchers said.
(2023-09-29). Molly Show: Cultural charm of 19th Asian Games host city Hangzhou. ecns.cn The 19th Asian Games are being held in east China's Hangzhou City. Here, you can find the millennia-old Liangzhu civilization, poems written by ancient literati, and Qipao dresses made of the lustrous silk."ÄÄ…
(2023-09-29). Cross-sea high-speed railway starts operation in E China. ecns.cn Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway, a high-speed rail running from Fuzhou to Xiamen and to Zhangzhou, started operation on Thursday in east China's Fujian Province. It is China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-29). Pandas celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday in Jiangsu. ecns.cn In east China's Jiangsu Province, giant panda Qiqi were served special "mooncakes" made from bamboo shoots and fruits at the Yancheng Wild Animal World on Thursday, as a way to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and its 14th birthday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-29). For an inverted theatre. mronline.org 
The majority of theatre broadly falls under the umbrella of dramatic theatre. It will have a linear plotline, actors who wholly inhabit well-developed characters, structured, thought-out themes, etc. Bertolt Brecht, the German Marxist playwright, would call it escapism.
(2023-09-29). How Canada helped whitewash the Nazi SS Galicia Division. mronline.org 
How a 1986 commission came to be accused of whitewashing Nazi war crimes.
(2023-09-29). Is Ibram X Kendi's 'Anti-Racism' a Scam? (w/ Norm Finkelstein). scheerpost.com 
By Briahna Joy Gray / Bad Faith This week, Briahna spoke to writer and professor Norman Finkelstein about the latest scandal involving famed "anti-racism" advocate Ibram X Kendi. Financial mismanagement at BU is just the tip of the iceberg as Finkelstein applies his close reading of Kendi's work to the current crisis. As interesting as …
(2023-09-29). Rewind]: Dianne Feinstein's Claim to a Profile in Courage. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-29). Florida's high-speed train. america.cgtn.com 
It's been running for a week now — new, high-speed trains between the cities of Miami and Orlando in the U.S. state of Florida. And while fast trains are the norm in parts of Europe and Asia, they're rare in the United States. | June-wei Sum explains.
(2023-09-29). Cuban singer Annie Garces completes Valencia tour; now is in Madrid (+Photos). plenglish.com 
Madrid, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer Annie Garcés has completed a tour of Valencia cities that included concerts and talks, and she will perform at the Festival of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) that begins in Rivas-Vaciamadrid this weekend.
(2023-09-29). Cuba was invited to Mexico's International Anthropology Book Fair. plenglish.com Mexico, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will be the guest country at the 34th International Anthropology Book Fair (FILAH), scheduled from October 5 to 15 at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
(2023-09-29). Cuba raised voice of the South at UN. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel described his participation in the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly as an opportunity to raise the voice of the Southern nations and break the attempts at isolation.
(2023-09-29). Orgs from Nepal, India and Bangladesh condemn attack on Cuban Embassy. plenglish.com New Delhi, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Organizations from India, Nepal, and Bangladesh condemned the terrorist attack on the Cuban Embassy in the United States and expressed their solidarity with Cuba, diplomatic sources informed on Friday.
(2023-09-29). Canada-India Assassination Allegations, as Further 'Logic' to Expand Spying Powers and Intelligence Integration. libya360.wordpress.com Morrigan Johnson Canadian PM Justin Trudeau shaking hands with Indian PM Narendra Modi. Image credit: Hindustan Times. Someone has to be lying On September 22, CTV News published a report revealing new allegations against India for the assassination of an Indian political dissident in Canada. In this report, it became known that Prime Minister Justin…
(2023-09-29). Canada's Nazi War Criminal Past Can No Longer Be Ignored. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk Volunteers of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS are sworn in, 1943. As many as 2,000 members of the unit arrived in Canada in the 1950s. Photo courtesy the National Digital Archives of Poland/Wikimedia Commons. After WWII, thousands of war criminals were able to settle in Canada, where most lived openly…
(2023-09-29). The India-Mideast-Europe Corridor's Complexities. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The US, together with a consortium of nations including India and the EU, has announced the initiation of the India-Middle East-European Economic Corridor (Imec), the latest endeavor in its global infrastructure development strategy to counter Chinese influence. During the recent G20 summit, the governments of India, the US, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi…
(2023-09-29). Trump World 2025. nationofchange.org The most terrifying war that Trump is planning is his attack on America.
(2023-09-29). The perilous path from western domination to de-dollarization. nationofchange.org De-dollarization is a road fraught with many challenges.
(2023-09-29). Colombia to present new drug policy to EU. plenglish.com The Colombian delegation will be headed by Minister of Defense Iván Velásquez, who will be accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, Elizabeth Taylor; the director of the National Police, William Salamanca; and other officials. | According to the Foreign Ministry, the representatives of the Colombian Government will promote the process initiated during the Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Drugs, held in Cali in early September, when it was agreed to make a roadmap and set up a Monitoring Group with a view to reaching new messages and consensual proposals on the…
(2023-09-29). Parents of the 43 missing students demand trial of Enrique Peña Nieto. plenglish.com Mexico City, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The parents of the 43 students from Ayotzinapa, missing since 2014, lifted the sit-in they held for eight days in front of Military Camp 1-A and demanded the prosecution of former president Enrique Peña Nieto.
(2023-09-29). President of Colombia to meet with Xi Jinping in China. plenglish.com Bogotá, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that he will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on October 25th; one of the topics of the meeting will be the future of the Bogotá Metro.
(2023-09-29). Switzerland loses 10% of glacier volume in just two years. nationofchange.org "Glaciers are the ambassadors of climate change. They make it very clear what is happening out there because they respond in a very sensitive way to warming temperatures."
(2023-09-29). Air Vax — mRNA Delivered Straight Into The Lungs — No Jab Needed. expose-news.com Researchers have developed an airborne mRNA vaccine offering a vehicle by which to rapidly vaccinate the masses without their knowledge or consent. A team from Yale University has developed a new airborne …
(2023-09-29). L. Fletcher Prouty: Oil is not a fossil fuel; it is the second most prevalent liquid on Earth. expose-news.com During an interview in 1994, L. Fletcher Prouty spoke about what petroleum is. It isn't what we think it is. It isn't a fossil fuel. And it is the second most prevalent …
(2023-09-29). UK's largest wealth manager has been charging customers for services it doesn't provide. expose-news.com The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is currently analysing information from banks and building societies to ensure they comply with the Customer Duty rules, which require firms to ensure products and services deliver …
(2023-09-29). Sydney's Macquarie University doubles down on its political censorship of the IYSSE. wsws.org The university is simply ignoring the preponderance of evidence against its original decision, highlighting that this is a case of open political censorship of the IYSSE—the only socialist, anti-war club on campus.
(2023-09-29). Growing concerns over US Treasury market speculation. wsws.org In recent weeks, the role of speculation in the financing of government debt has been the subject of reports by the US Federal Reserve, the Financial Stability Board and the Bank for International Settlements.
(2023-09-29). Lebanon reaffirms support for Cuba in the face of the U.S. blockade. plenglish.com Beirut, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon reaffirmed the organization's support for Cuba in the face of the blockade, hegemonic policies and arrogance of the United States.
(2023-09-29). DPRK strengthens fishing industry. plenglish.com KCNA reported on Friday that the modernization of fishing boats and gears, as well as the construction of fish farms and expansion of the existing ones, are progressing nationwide. | The Fishing Research Institute has developed a mathematical model to determine the areas where there are more fish for a rational exploitation of resources. | According to the Ministry of Fisheries, this work is part of a program to increase productivity in the sector to achieve self-sufficiency and food security. | Fish is one of the leading products in the diet of DPRK citizens.
(2023-09-29). Grulac 2023 Latin American film festival opened in Tokyo. plenglish.com Tokyo, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The first edition of the Film Festival organized by the embassies of the Latin American and Caribbean Group in Japan (Grulac) began here today with the participation of 16 countries.
(2023-09-29). Mexico receives more than 14,800,000 foreign tourists by air. plenglish.com Mexico City, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Mexico received 14,876,000 foreign tourists by air from January to August, 8,2 percent more compared to the same period in 2022, the Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Torruco, informed today.
(2023-09-29). Right wing loses again presidential election in Spain. plenglish.com Madrid, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The right wing lost for the second time this week its presidential election attempt in Spain, when it was rejected today by a majority in the Congress of Deputies.
(2023-09-29). Venezuela received Namibian Minister of Mines and Energy. plenglish.com Caracas, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil received today in Caracas, on behalf of President Nicolás Maduro, the Minister of Mines and Energy of Namibia, Tom Alweendo.
(2023-09-29). We are Zombies. indybay.org Zombie movies are an apocalyptic genre, in which there is an inkling that the given social order cannot last & has reached its development limits. The first great wave of zombies hit the Western culture industry during the crisis period of the seventies of the 20th century, when the "Golden Age" of post-war capitalism, full employment and mass consumption, came to an end.
(2023-09-29). UK government and education unions leave life threatening RAAC crisis unaddressed. wsws.org Educators and children face years in substandard buildings only fit for demolition, with schools neither structurally sound nor safe from the spread of COVID.
(2023-09-29). SPLC launches Hate Crimes Awareness Month to highlight epidemic of bias incidents. splcenter.org
(2023-09-29). Over 300K people living with HIV/AIDS in Angola. plenglish.com This figure accounts for a 2% prevalence rate, where the hardest hit provinces are Luanda; the North and South Lundas, as well as Moxico, in the east of the country; and Cunene, in the south. Speaking about the campaign for the World AIDS Day, to be celebrated on December 1, Coelho warned the situation in Angola is really worrying and could evolve into a state of alarm if adequate measures are not taken. | The ANASO president criticized the work done by the National Commission for the Fight against AIDS, whose performance is poor due to limited supplies, particularly antiretroviral drugs, in addition to the avail…
(2023-09-29). UNSC rebukes Yemen ¥s Houthis after deadly attack. plenglish.com United Nations, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The UN Security Council rebuked the Iran-backed Houthis on Friday for their recent deadly attack against Bahraini troops close to the Saudi border with Yemen.
(2023-09-29). PAHO calls for recovery of achievements lost due to Covid-19 pandemic. plenglish.com Washington, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Jarbas Barbosa on Friday called to accelerate the recovery of lost achievements and to increase resilience of health systems after the Covid-19 pandemic.
(2023-09-29). Syria celebrates CDR ¥s 63rd anniversary. plenglish.com The activity, headed by Ambassador Luis Mariano Fernández Rodríguez, was attended by Syrian citizens, Cubans living in Syria and also members of the Association of Syrian Professionals graduated from Cuban universities. | In his words, Fernández Rodríguez said that celebrating CDR ¥s 63rd anniversary in Damascus has a double meaning because we reaffirm our commitment to remain CDR members in this country. | The CDRs have been part of Cuba's history and it is a popular support for the Cuban Revolution. | Fernández Rodríguez said CDR ¥s 63rd anniversary is valid amid complicated moments where the US blockad…
(2023-09-29). UN chief describes attacks on Pakistan ¥s mosques as abhorrent. plenglish.com On X social media, Guterres strongly condemned Friday ¥s incidents and also called those responsible to be held accountable. | "It is abhorrent that these attacks targeted people during peaceful religious ceremonies," he posted. | According to press reports, three mosques were attacked in Pakistan as worshippers commemorated the Prophet Muhammad's birthday. | So far, the death toll exceeds fifty, while the number of injured is estimated at dozens.
(2023-09-29). FBI arrests fugitive Proud Boys member and Jan. 6 rioter. plenglish.com Washington, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Christopher Worrell, a member of the far-right Proud Boys group who was convicted for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, was taken into custody on Thursday after more than a month on the run.
(2023-09-29). TSE underscores violence of Public Prosecutor's Office. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The President of Guatemalan Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) Irma Palencia noted on Friday that the actions of the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) turn out a violation of the chain of custody regarding the elections results.
(2023-09-29). The Trial of Subhas Nair: Race, Class, and Ideology in Singapore. counterpunch.org On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Subhas Govin Prabhakar Nair, the Indian Singaporean rapper more commonly known as Subhas, was found guilty on four counts of "promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of race and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony" under section 298A(a) of the Penal Code 1871. On September 5, 2023, Subhas
(2023-09-29). The Trial of Subhas Nair: Race, Class, and Ideology in Singapore. counterpunch.org On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Subhas Govin Prabhakar Nair, the Indian Singaporean rapper more commonly known as Subhas, was found guilty on four counts of "promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of race and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony" under section 298A(a) of the Penal Code 1871. On September 5, 2023, Subhas was sentenced to six weeks in prison. Subhas had previously been issued a two-year conditional warning by the Singapore Police for a satirical rap video he released with his sister Preeti Nair, commonly known as Preetipls, critiquing a Havas advertisement for Nets, a Singapore…
(2023-09-29). Lost in the Forest. counterpunch.org The news headlines these days could give the impression that the world is falling apart. Subtending it all is a sense that we humans have reached a tipping point in terms of our impact on the planet and on each other, due to a combination of our sheer numbers and the power of our technology, both of which have
(2023-09-29). What to Do With the Old Piano? counterpunch.org The National Association of Piano Dealers reported 364,545 sales of new instruments in the United States in 1909. That was four times the number of automobiles manufactured in the country that same year. This output of pianos is an astounding figure, especially when measured against America's population of 80 million. The majority of these instruments
(2023-09-29). Yes, Trump's Lies on Financial Statements Did Cost Businesses Money. counterpunch.org Donald Trump claims that no one was harmed when he lied about the value of his assets on statements he made to lenders, because loans were paid off with interest. New York Times columnist, Peter Coy takes this claim far more seriously than he should. The key point that Coy misses is that lenders base
(2023-09-29). America and the Drowning of Derna. counterpunch.org Two weeks ago cyclone Daniel swept across northern Africa. In Libya, it obliterated two dams above Derna, sweeping away the Libyan city, and drowning unknown thousands of people. The dams were built by Muammar Ghadaffi, who was born a goat-herder, near Derna. Rising through the military, he engineered a successful coup in 1969 against colonially-appointed King Idris. Gaddafi was a
(2023-09-29). The Beef Industry is Destroying the American West and Worsening the Climate Crisis. counterpunch.org When conservationist Aldo Leopold persuaded the U.S. Forest Service in 1924 to establish the nation's first federally approved wilderness of more than 500,000 acres around the headwaters of the Gila River in southwestern New Mexico, he did not anticipate that this priceless pristine land would be invaded by cattle. This problem would take root around
(2023-09-29). Suing for a Livable Climate. counterpunch.org Across the globe, people are turning to the courts to combat the worsening climate emergency. Since 2015, cases around the world have doubled to over 2,000, according to a recent United Nations report. They are also on the rise in the United States. In a landmark trial in Montana, a judge ruled this summer that the state had violated the young plaintiffs'
(2023-09-29). Americans Have had it with Our Broken, Dysfunctional Political System. counterpunch.org The nation and its 335 million citizens are facing a federal government shutdown due to the inability of Congress to govern. But if politicians think the people support their endless bickering and inability to do their job, they best check a new poll from the Pew Research Center with shocking results that show Americans have
(2023-09-29). 80 Years Ago Denmark Miraculously Saved 8,000 Jews From Nazi Murder. counterpunch.org Human history is all-too-full of ghastly acts of cruelty and torment. They are our ultimate downfall. But 80 years ago, the people of Denmark—-often a great personal risk—-saved some 8,000 Jewish Danes from occupying Nazi murderers. On October 1— 1943's Jewish New Year— Denmark's King and its underground resistance helped mobilize the nation to ferry
(2023-09-29). Saturday 10/14: Creative Workshop: Handmade Book. indybay.org 901 E 3rd Street | Los Angeles, CA 90013…
(2023-09-29). Saturday 11/18: Creative Workshop: Introduction to Relief Printing. indybay.org 901 E 3rd Street | Los Angeles, CA 90013…
(2023-09-29). Outlaws in OKC. counterpunch.org "I've seen lots of funny men," Oklahoma troubadour Woody Guthrie once sang about outlaws. "Some'll rob you with a six gun / Some with a fountain pen." That could apply today to Clayton Bennett, a multimillionaire Oklahoma City banker who's regularly wielded his fountain pen to loot public funds for his private gain. Bennett is
(2023-09-29). The United States in the World: Making Sense of the Past Forty Years. counterpunch.org The United States of America has been the pre-eminent country on Earth for over 40 years.[1] There are many competing analyses of these developments, different understandings, etc., and with all kinds of various intellectual ramifications from these. However, along with genuine efforts to accurately understand this period, there is much misinformation, obfuscation, and plain lying
(2023-09-29). Vegan Cats Do Not Exist. counterpunch.org Photo by Paola Andrea Cats may get health benefits from vegan diet, study suggests. So says a recent column by a science correspondent at the Guardian, describing new research comparing how cats fare when eating "vegan versus meat-based cat food." In that research, published through PLOS One, authors Andrew Knight, Alexander Bauer, and Hazel Brown
(2023-09-29). The Political Power of Conspiracies. counterpunch.org The promotion of illusionary conspiracies remains a vital means by which the ruling-class throws sand in the eyes of ordinary people — a history taken up in Colin Dickey's enlightening book Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy (2023). In introducing this legacy of elite-backed paranoia Dickey argues that: "At nearly
(2023-09-29). The Lesser of Two Evils is a Democracy for Psychopaths. counterpunch.org Donald Trump has to be stopped. The man is a menace to democracy with an insatiable appetite for debauchery, a geriatric career gangster with a rap sheet longer than his Freudian phallic tie. The bastard has left a gruesome trail of mutilated corpses in shallow graves from Atlantic City to Jerusalem and has grievously molested
(2023-09-29). Saturday 10/28: "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir" Book Launch. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…
(2023-09-29). Wednesday 10/18: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.
(2023-09-29). Wednesday 10/18: Occupy Beale Occupation Camp and Vigil. indybay.org The occupation camp and potluck will begin at 6pm in the parking lot by the Schneider or main gate at Beale Air Force Base.
(2023-09-29). The Science is Clear: Marijuana is Safer Than Tobacco. counterpunch.org Nearly twice as many Americans believe that smoking cigarettes is more hazardous to your health than smoking marijuana. They're right. Numerous studies assessing the long-term health impacts of cannabis smoke exposure belie the myth that marijuana is associated with the same sort of well established, adverse respiratory hazards as tobacco. For example, federally funded research at the University of California, Los Angeles
(2023-09-29). Antarctica Hits Records as Global Heat Looms Large for 2024. counterpunch.org "Climate breakdown has begun. Our climate is imploding faster than we can cope," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. (Source: 2024 Likely to be Hottest Year on Record, Phys.org, September 6, 2023) A report from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) released by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Berlin in the spring of 2023
(2023-09-29). Welcome to the US, Land of Unvetted Occupiers. counterpunch.org
(2023-09-29). Sunday 10/29: Global Conversations: U.S. Capitalism/Imperialism Is there an alternative? indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 (corner of Geary Blvd).
(2023-09-29). Sunday 10/29: UUSF Sunday Forum: Climate Crisis & Militarism – Military Veterans & Allies Respond! indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 (corner of Geary Blvd). | or via Zoom: | oin Zoom Meeting: zoom.us/j/92382679109?pwd=UnpJUk1waEJZTG… | Meeting ID: 923 8267 9109 Passcode: 143104…
(2023-09-29). Biden blames MAGA Republicans for coming shutdown and assault on democracy. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—As the federal government headed for a shutdown at midnight, September 30, a disaster instigated by MAGA Republicans, President Joe Biden Thursday warned the nation of the "grave threat to democracy" posed by the MAGA movement and allowed to continue by Republicans who agree with the extreme right or are too fearful and cowardly to …
(2023-09-29). Who Were the Kooks? dissidentvoice.org 
(2023-09-29). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-09-29). Fighting the diaspora: Modi's campaign against Khalistan. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-29). Gunditjmara ocean defenders call for whales to be protected. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-29). Killing by algorithm: Australia lacks adequate ethical restraints. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-29). NDIS Interim Report: Will the disability agency listen? greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-29). NSW Civil Liberties Council celebrates 60 years of defending progressive activists. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-29). Portland, OR: Industrial Timber Conference Disrupted by Protesters; Windows Busted Out. itsgoingdown.org 
In so-called Portland, Oregon, protesters mobilized this week to disrupt the "Who Will Own the Forest Conference," which according to Oregon Live, brought together such corporate interests as "leading names in the timber industry…[like] Weyerhaeuser, and international investment firms like J.P. Morgan." According to the website set up for a counter-conference, "Forests Over Profits," the…
(2023-09-29). The Jerusalem Post Is Now Enlisting Washed-up ANC Apparatchiks to Whitewash Israel's Practice of Ethnic Apartheid. dissidentvoice.org 
Photo credit: Wall in Palestine/Flickr (CC, image edited) On September 24, the Jerusalem Post published an article titled, "Israel is not an apartheid state, former South African defense minister says." The article notes that the former African National Congress (ANC) minister in question, Mosiuoa Lekota, served time in prison with Nelson Mandela during South Africa's …
(2023-09-29). Top Cuban Diplomat Seeks Probe of D.C. Embassy Attack & End to "Unbearable" U.S. Sanctions. democracynow.org 
Cuba has released footage showing an individual throwing two Molotov cocktails inside the Cuban Embassy compound in Washington, D.C., last Sunday, condemning it as a terrorist attack. An investigation is underway, but no arrests have been made. Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío says the country is demanding a speedy investigation, adding that it is the latest in a series of attacks against Cuban diplomatic missions in recent years. Meanwhile, international pressure continues to grow for the Biden administration to lift the embargo on Cuba and remove it from a list of state sponsors o…
(2023-09-29). Colorado cops targeted victims, not attackers with excessive force. therealnews.com 
After the death of his father, Andru Kulas just wanted to spend a night out with his friends. Things took a turn when a group of men suddenly approached his friend and pushed her to the ground. The attackers fled, and Andru and his friends climbed the roof of a nearby restaurant to search for them, prompting a local security guard to call the police. When police arrived on the scene, they accosted Andrew as he was eating a burrito, and then proceeded to pepper spray and arrest him. Police Accountability Report investigates. | Production: Taya Graham, Stephen Janis | Post-Production: Stephen Janis, Adam Cole…
(2023-09-29). Canada's SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka originally sheltered by Britain after WWII. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON—Former SS soldier Yaroslav Hunka, whose standing ovation in the Canadian parliament scandalized the world this week, was given refuge in Britain after World War II, the Morning Star can reveal. Despite having served in the Galicia Division of the Waffen-SS, a unit associated with massacres of Jews, Poles, and other civilians during the war, …
(2023-09-29). Republican Vivek Ramaswamy brings the anti-China Cold War crusade to Ohio. peoplesworld.org 
NEW ALBANY, Ohio—There are more than a few themes that excite a contemporary Republican crowd in Central Ohio: opposing "big government," calling out "woke" culture and denying election results among them. Right-wing Ohioan Vivek Ramaswamy doesn't stray from this template. During his September rally in New Albany, the biggest applause followed lines about being pro-capitalism, …
(2023-09-29). The life of radical activist Paula Solomon celebrated in Los Angeles. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES — Beloved comrade Paula Solomon (1946-2023) was memorialized by a crowd of about 50 people at the historic activist First Unitarian Church on Sept. 3. An array of speakers attested to her character, dedication, and steadfastness over an entire lifetime of positive contribution to people's movements. But first, let's just get the essentials …
(2023-09-29). How It's Gon' Be': A young Black artist starts figuring it out. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES — "I wanted to capture the heart of a young artist trying to figure out where he fits in," playwright JuCoby Johnson explains. "These characters each have a deep love for one another that they're trying and failing to communicate. It's often difficult and scary to share our love, even with the people …
(2023-09-29). G77+China Holds Summit in Cuba Calling for a Different World Order. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe — Sep 24, 2023 | A meeting of the Group of 77 and China took place on September 15-16 in the Republic of Cuba where frustrations with the existing world system were articulated by the participants. | A Founded in 196…
(2023-09-29). San Francisco Mayor London Breed: No Drug Testing, No Welfare For Poor. moguldom.com San Francisco Mayor London Breed is pushing for a policy change that would mandate low-income residents to undergo substance abuse screening and treatment to qualify for welfare benefits. Breed announced the policy Sept. 26 at a news conference at City Hall. Breed emphasized the need for accountability in addressing the city's pressing challenges tied to …
(2023-09-29). Judge Rules Against Anti-Black Native American Tribe Who Rewrote Citizenship Rules. moguldom.com In a historic verdict, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation judge in Oklahoma has ruled in favor of granting citizenship to descendants of Black slaves, known as Freedmen. This could make it possible for hundreds of others in a similar position to seek tribal citizenship. District Judge Denette Mouser, based in the tribe's headquarters in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, …
(2023-09-29). The Media Are Targeting the Public for a War with China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Video: Synthetic Biology, 5G Activation, Scary New Human "Hybridization Technologies". Celeste Solum. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). US-backed Kurdish Militia Imposes Curfew in Eastern Syria, Following Clashes with Another US-backed Militia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Costco Sells Out Of Gold Bars Within Hours: Is It An Indicator Of Fear? moguldom.com Big box retailer Costco is known for cheap prices but also sells things you might or might not buy on impulse, such as a kilo of caviar, a Victorian glass greenhouse or a $6,000 doomsday prepper food kit. Now, it has added gold to the list, setting off a gold rush as customers clear out …
(2023-09-29). U.S. Claims to Central Pacific Flout International Law. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-09-29). Air Vax — The Latest mRNA Delivered Into Lungs. No Jab Required. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Gallbladder Cancer: Why Are COVID-19 mRNA Vaccinated Getting These Types of Turbo Cancers? globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Comicomment: Government shutdown looms as U.S. democracy abused as bargaining chip. ecns.cn As Democrats and Republicans battle over the federal budget for the new fiscal year, the United States is on the verge of a 22nd government shutdown in five decades.
(2023-09-29). CPC leadership reviews disciplinary inspection report. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Sept. 27 to deliberate a comprehensive report on the first round of disciplinary inspections launched by the 20th CPC Central Committee. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.
(2023-09-29). Culture Fact: Mid-Autumn Festival. ecns.cn
(2023-09-29). Cradle of Civilization: Liuhe Pagoda. ecns.cn
(2023-09-29). Cliff store 120 meters above ground offers free mooncakes for climbers. ecns.cn Sitting 120 meters high above the ground, a cliff convenience store in a rock climbing park in central China's Hunan Province, offers free mooncakes for climbers ahead of the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. But it may not be easy for staff to bring in stock. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-29). Professor Azra Ghani takes the reins of renewed MRC Centre. imperial.ac.uk Professor Azra Ghani has been appointed Director of MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis securing funding for the next three years.
(2023-09-29). China Surpassed US in High-Quality Natural-Science Research in 2022. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Meat from Animals Vaccinated with mRNA Vaccines May Soon Make Its Way Into the US Food Supply. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Vaccines Grown in Lettuce? Rep. Massie Asks House to Bar FDA, USDA From Funding Transgenic Edible Vaccines. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Venezuela-Colombia Binational Trade Is Growing, La Union Bridge Reopens. orinocotribune.com Since Venezuela and Colombia resumed bilateral relations on September 26,2022, trade between the two countries through the border bridges has reached ‚Ǩ186.3 million (as of August 31, 2023) according to official sources. | One year has passed since the reopening of the Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander border bridges; the Atanasio Girardot bridge also opened in January of this year. During a binational trade meeting in Caracas on Thursday, September 28, Colombian Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña said "the situation is positive." The meeting will continue until…
(2023-09-29). Nima And Me Talking. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Yesterday.
(2023-09-29). Syria's Assad's Visit to China and the American Silence. orinocotribune.com By Arabi Souri — Sep 26, 2023 | With the exception of a limited number of members of the House and Senate, there have been no official American comments on the visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to China and the holding of the Chinese-Syrian summit, which included the announcement by Chinese President Xi Jinping of a strategic partnership with Syria. | In its
(2023-09-29). A Nazi on Parliament Hill Is an Antidote to Self-Righteousness. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Human-Like A.I. Is Deceptive and Dangerous. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Antarctica Hits Records as Global Heat Looms Large for 2024. dissidentvoice.org "Climate breakdown has begun. Our climate is imploding faster than we can cope," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. (Source: "2024 Likely to be Hottest Year on Record," Phys.org, September 6, 2023) A report from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) released by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Berlin in the spring of 2023 …
(2023-09-29). Argentina Court Allows Indigenous Leader Milagro Sala's Transfer to La Plata Hospital. orinocotribune.com The Jujuy court has finally approved the transfer of Milagro Sala to the Italian Hospital in La Plata, Argentina, so that she can receive treatment for the thrombosis that has been affecting her health in recent months. The decision was made by Carlos Cattán, the judge of the Penal Court of Jujuy, Argentina, after a hearing for "humanitarian reasons" that took place on Thursday, September 28, at the request of the defense team of Sala, the politically persecuted indigenous leader of Argentina's Tupac Amaru indigenous organization. | According to the defense team of Sala, "the court has just authorized the transfe…
(2023-09-29). Venezuela Approves Incentives to Strengthen Telecommunications Following Bad Service Complaints. orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has established the Conectar 2030 Agenda, aiming to promote the expansion, sustainability, and innovation of telecommunications in Venezuela. As a part of this project, the head of state further approved a one-year tax exemption for companies dedicated to telecommunications and new technology. | During the opening ceremony of the first International Telecommunications Fair (FITELVEN) this Wednesday, September 27, the Venezuelan leader announced the creation of the Conectar 2030 Agenda, which will serve as a roadmap to promote the devel…
(2023-09-29). Policing and Policy. dissidentvoice.org To start with an anecdote of my personal intellectual history, I have to recall reading The Gulag Archipelago as a youth. There were two things that impressed me about this work although I later came to view much of the author's assertions to be questionable and distorted. However, if one reads the entirety of Solzhenitsyn as …
(2023-09-29). Iran Indicts Four US Presidents Over Their Support for Shady Royalist Group. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Video: "Turning edible plants into mRNA vaccine factories…" Rep. Thomas Massie. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). The Horrifying Secret Agenda of the UN and WHO: Total Enslavement of Humanity Through a "Global Health Dictatorship" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-29). Shanghai unveils handbook for expats. ecns.cn To attract more expats to Shanghai and help them better integrate into the city, municipal authorities on Thursday released a handbook, which explains local policies and provides service information for expatriates.
(2023-09-29). China to send mission to far side of moon next year. ecns.cn The Chang'e 6 mission, China's next robotic expedition to the moon, has been scheduled to land on the moon next year, tasked with bringing back samples from the silver celestial body's little-known far side, according to the China National Space Administration.
(2023-09-29). Country's first cross-sea high-speed railway opens. ecns.cn China's first cross-sea high-speed railway started operations in Fujian province on Thursday, marking another milestone in the country's rail network development.
(2023-09-29). Shanghai sees travel rush as holidays start. ecns.cn Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station saw travel rush on Thursday as the rail transportation of the "Super Golden Week," which combines the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day holidays, started on Wednesday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-29). Hong Kong celebrates National Day with flags, banners. ecns.cn China's national flags and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) flags were hung on a pedestrian bridge in Admiralty, Hong Kong SAR on Friday.
(2023-09-29). Climate awards and dangerous jobs: News from Imperial. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2023-09-29). Guatemala: New Raids at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. telesurenglish.net The Public Prosecutor's Office raided on Friday for the fourth time the headquarters of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. A similar diligence, weeks ago, caused the president-elect to temporarily suspend the meetings for the transfer of power. | RELATED: | "The Public Ministry, through the Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity develops diligence of search at the headquarters of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal",…
(2023-09-29). Venezuelan Amazon Reforestation Plan Begins. telesurenglish.net On Thursday night, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered his government team and the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to start implementing a Special Plan for Reforestation and Recovery of Balance in the Venezuelan Amazon. | RELATED: | The President referred to the reforestation and total recovery of the Yapacana National Park, located in the state of Amazonas, in the south of Venezuela. | The so-called…
(2023-09-29). Haiti: Dominican Border Closure Discussed With Private Sector. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, an official note confirmed that Haitian authorities met with the heads of the Chambers of Commerce to discuss the consequences of the border closure and seek solutions to the immediate needs. | Related: | The Minister of Commerce and Industry Ricardin Saint-Jean expressed the desire and commitment of the Government in agreement with the private sector to find mechanisms capable of absorbing in the very short term the co…
(2023-09-29). Kenya To Boost Green Drive, Innovative Climate Financing. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Kenya called on development financial institutions to devise innovative climate financing frameworks to drive green growth. | Related: | Njuguna Ndung'u, cabinet secretary of the National Treasury and Economic Planning, said that the new financial architecture would help Africa access financing for its green initiatives. | "The call for reforms in the international financing architecture would align wi…
(2023-09-29). Egypt Signs Currency Swap Agreement With UAE. telesurenglish.net UAE Central Bank Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama said the agreement reflects the depth and strength of bilateral relations between the UAE and Egypt, and constitutes an important step to boost economic and financial ties. | Egypt has signed a currency swap agreement with the UAE worth up to $1.4 billion. Sep. 29, 2023.
(2023-09-29). China-Zambia Agreement, 2024 as the Year of Culture and Tourism. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, a senior government official said Zambia will intensify awareness of the China-Zambia bilateral agreement to designate 2024 as the Year of Culture and Tourism so that local people can participate in promoting the tourism industry with the Chinese side. | Related: | According to Evans Muhanga, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, the government through the ministry will line up cultur…
(2023-09-29). DRC: Tensions Rise, UN Peacekeepers Await Withdrawal. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, a UN envoy informed the Security Council that rising tensions and instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have put UN peacekeepers on alert as they seek a definitive mandate for their upcoming withdrawal. | Related: | Bintou Keita, special representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC and head of the UN's peacekeeping mission MONUSCO, highlighted the ongoing attacks and humanitarian cr…
(2023-09-29). Petro to Travel to China to Discuss Transportation Projects. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that he will travel to Beijing, where he will meet with President Xi Jinping to discuss the future of Bogota's subway. Its construction is currently being handled by a Chinese consortium. | RELATED: | "I have an interview with the Chinese president on October 25," he said, adding that he hopes the Asian nation can help Colombia with transportation projects bas…
(2023-09-29). President AMLO and Blinken to Address Drug Trafficking Issues. telesurenglish.net Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet on October 5 in Mexico City during a high-level meeting on drug trafficking. | RELATED: | The meeting comes at a time of crisis due to the trafficking and consumption of fentanyl in the United States, just a few weeks after the extradition of the Mexican drug trafficker Ovidio Guzman, son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. | Blinken will travel acco…
(2023-09-29). Brazilian Police Carry Out Raid Against Coup Plotter. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Brazilian Federal Police conducted a raid and judicial asset freeze of one of the suspects believed to have led the coup attempts on January 8, when far-right activists supporters stormed the headquarters of all three branches of government. | RELATED: | The eighteenth phase of Operation Lesa Patria involved a search warrant issued by the Supreme Federal Court (STF), according to a statement from th…
(2023-09-29). Slovakia Holds Elections After 5-Year Political Crisis. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Slovakia is gearing up for early elections after five tumultuous years that witnessed four different prime ministers and a wave of corruption-related arrests. | RELATED: | The nationalist message of former Prime Minister Robert Fico is currently the front-runner, contrasting with the pro-European liberalism of Michal Simecka. | In 2018, the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak, who exposed the links betwee…
(2023-09-29). Death Toll From Pakistan Blast Rises to 50. telesurenglish.net On Friday, an explosion occurred near a mosque when people were gathering to celebrate Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in the Kora Khan area of the Mastung district in Balochistan province. | RELATED: | The blast has killed at least 50 people, Aetzaz Ahmed Goraya, deputy inspector general of Counter-Terrorism Department Police in the provincial capital city of Quetta, told Xinhua. | The police offi…
(2023-09-29). German Economic Institutes Slash 2023 Forecast to Minus 0.6 Pct. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, German institutes slashed their 2023 economic growth forecast for the country to minus 0.6 percent, a "strong downward revision" of 0.9 percentage points from the spring projection. | RELATED: | Although Europe's largest economy is still expected to recover next year, the institutes now expect gross domestic product (GDP) will only grow by 1.3 percent in 2024, instead of 1.5 percent. | The joint forecast was p…
(2023-09-29). US Gov't Shutdown Odds Grow as Congress Remains Deadlocked. telesurenglish.net A U.S. federal government shutdown now looks increasingly likely, as a Senate-proposed stopgap funding measure has a slim chance to advance in the House amid Republican infighting, which has complicated the already intense fight between the two parties. | RELATED: | Traditionally, the House of Representatives moves first on spending and revenue bills, but U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed to gain support f…
(2023-09-29). UN Report Reveals Systemic Racism in US Police & Justice System. telesurenglish.net A new United Nations report said that systemic racism against people of African descent pervades America's police forces and criminal justice system, and U.S. authorities must urgently step up efforts for reform. | RELATED: | The report was issued by the UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law Enforcement on Thursday. | The UN experts heard testimonies…
(2023-09-29). Puebla Group Holds Its 9th Meeting in Mexico. telesurenglish.net From Friday to Sunday, the Puebla Group will hold its 9th Meeting in Puebla, Mexico, where former presidents and progressive Ibero-American intellectuals will present foreign policy proposals. | RELATED: | More specifically, the Group will analyze its international agenda to fight hunger, economic blockades, the climate crisis, and deglobalization. | Other topics under debate will be the creation of a Latin American commo…
(2023-09-29). Nine Years After Ayotzinapa, There Is Still No Justice for the Families. progressive.org In 2014, forty-three students disappeared in Mexico. The full story of what happened to them remains unknown.
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing atrial fibrillation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nearly 3 million Americans are living with a heart condition called atrial fibrillation, according to the American Heart Association. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that number could be as high as 12 million by the start of the next decade. September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. But what is atrial fibrillation and how do you fix it? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/eognqWn8ZSI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 25) is in the…
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to use an asthma inhaler. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you have asthma, does it always seem worse in September? You're not alone. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, the third week of September is considered Asthma Peak Week. The foundation says many more people are hospitalized for asthma shortly after the school year starts than any other time of year.Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo Clinic allergist and immunologist, demonstrates proper technique for using inhalers to combat these asthma triggers. Watch: …
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Fall prevention tips for kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In conjunction with the first day of fall in mid-September, Falls Prevention Awareness Week is a national health campaign observed to raise awareness about injuries due to falls. Dr. Neha Raukar, a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine physician, says many injuries and even deaths in children can occur because of falls. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/d3cvmaONJ-4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News…
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to get hay fever relief from fall allergies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Autumn is the season of change, with green leaves turning color and temperatures cooling. It's also the season of hay fever, or allergic rhinitis. So how can people with fall allergies get relief? Dr. James Li, a Mayo Clinic allergist has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/0OEAj1x6L-o Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the…
(2023-09-29). Consumer Health: Do you know the symptoms of prostate cancer? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about treating prostate cancer. Prostate cancer will affect 1 in 8 men, according to the American Cancer Society. After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men in the U.S. More than 288,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed this year, and more than 34,000 people will die of the disease. The prostate is a small walnut-shaped gland in…
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic Q&A: How to manage dry mouth during cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with oral cavity cancer and will need surgery. I spoke to another patient who underwent a similar procedure, and he said he had many issues afterward with hyposalivation, which affected his eating, speaking and oral health. Can you explain what this is and how do I prevent it? ANSWER: While they are being treated, patients with head and neck cancer often experience xerostomia, or dry mouth, which may be…
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is erythritol a safe and healthy sugar substitute? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend has a family history of diabetes and obesity. She is diligent about eating healthfully and enjoys sharing new recipes and information about food. Recently she mentioned a sugar substitute called erythritol. I'm not familiar with this product. Can you explain what it is and if it is healthy? ANSWER: Sugar is one of those ingredients that always seems to be in the news. Eating and drinking too much sugar can…
(2023-09-29). Endometriosis: Diagnosing the debilitating condition. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In remarks this week to members of Congress and their staff, Dr. Wendaline VanBuren, a Mayo Clinic radiologist who specializes in gynecologic imaging, discussed the importance of research in improving early detection and diagnoses of endometriosis, including through medical imaging. Endometriosis is often a painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows outside the uterus. It's estimated that 1 in 10 women of reproductive age…
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: What Black men need to know about prostate cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. It's one of the leading causes of cancer death among all men. However, Black men are disproportionately hit hard by the disease. One in 6 Black men will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime — compared to 1 in 8 in other men. They are also more than twice as likely to die from prostate cancer. Dr. Cassandra Moore, a Mayo Clinic oncologist, explains what Black men need to…
(2023-09-29). CAR-T cell researchers at Mayo Clinic optimistic about future of treating blood cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Survival outcomes using chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) continue to be impressive for patients with some blood cancers. "Five years ago, the survival rate for people with blood cancers was 10% to 15%. Nowadays, we are seeing a survival rate of 40%. The job is not done yet," says Mohamed Kharfan Dabaja, M.D., a hematologist and director of blood marrow and transplantation and cellular therapies at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive…
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic advances research on mysterious blood vessel disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Immunofluorescent image of highly activated immune cells in giant cell arteritis (GCA). This inflammatory blood vessel condition is an autoimmune disease that affects about 200,000 people in the U.S. Giant cell arteritis (GCA), formerly known as temporal arteritis, was first described by Mayo doctors and classified as an inflammatory condition of the blood vessels in the early to mid-20th century. The condition causes bulging blood vessels at the temples, which, left untreated, may lead to…
(2023-09-29). Nasal polyps: Unassuming growths with a powerful effect. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The nose is the subject of many sayings. A measurement could be on the nose or an object be right under your nose. You may be reminded to keep your nose clean and keep it out of another's affairs. While often the focus of these idioms, your nose also can be affected by physical conditions, such as nasal polyps. These are soft, painless, noncancerous growths on your nasal passages or sinus linings and hang down…
(2023-09-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Correcting the curve with scoliosis surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Scoliosis is a condition that causes the spine to curve. It often is diagnosed in children — perhaps during a growth spurt or in and around the time of puberty. However, it can be associated with other conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis, infection or injuries to the spine. There are also other conditions, including congenital or neuromuscular diseases, that con contribute to a curvature. Surgery is usually a last resort to fix the problem. And…
(2023-09-29). Manage your risk of carotid artery disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Carotid artery disease occurs when the blood vessels supplying your brain and head, known as carotid arteries, are damaged or blocked by fatty deposits. These deposits contain cholesterol that organizes as a plaque, which clogs or blocks the carotid arteries. This is similar to coronary artery disease, which reduces blood flow to your heart. This blockage in blood vessels increases your risk of stroke — a medical emergency that occurs when the blood supply to the brain is…
(2023-09-29). New gene markers detect Lynch syndrome-associated colorectal cancer, Mayo Clinic study. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered new genetic markers to identify Lynch syndrome-associated colorectal cancer with high accuracy. Studies are underway to determine if these genetic markers are in stool samples and, if so, how this could lead to a non-invasive screening option for patients with Lynch syndrome. Their research was published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association…
(2023-09-29). The Big Three Authorize Billions To Shareholders. levernews.com
(2023-09-29). Denuncian asesinato de firmante del Acuerdo de Paz en Colombia. telesurtv.net La Defensoría del Pueblo emitió la Alerta Temprana (AT 011/23) donde señala que "los ataques, tanto homicidios como secuestro, evidencian el riesgo bajo el cual se encuentra esta población".
(2023-09-29). Polonia y Hungría mantienen el veto al grano ucraniano. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Gobierno polaco apuntó que si Kiev revoca su demanda ante la OMC de manera incondicional, esto sería un gesto de buena voluntad.
(2023-09-29). OIM: 2.000 migrantes han muerto cruzando el mar Mediterráneo. telesurtv.net Entre tanto desde Libia el número de personas intentando hacer la misma ruta asciende a 45.000, mientras que el organismo señala que solo 10.600 han sido rescatadas.
(2023-09-29). El "sancionador en jefe" Bob Menendez, acusado de corrupción. peoplesdispatch.org 
Piden a Bob Menendez, que encabeza el brutal régimen de sanciones de Estados Unidos contra varias naciones soberanas, que renuncie después de que se presentaran cargos de corrupción contra él…
(2023-09-29). Los comunistas de Chile eligen una nueva líder: Bárbara Figueroa. peoplesworld.org 
La nueva secretaria general del Partido Comunista de Chile dijo el domingo que esperaba con ansias los desafíos del trabajo durante los tiempos difíciles que enfrenta su país. Bárbara Figueroa habló después de ser elegida por el Comité Central para reemplazar a Lautaro Carmona, quien se ha convertido en el nuevo presidente del partido. Carmona …
(2023-09-29). Pobreza en Argentina alcanza 40,1 % en primer semestre de 2023. telesurtv.net En el caso de los niños de hasta 14 años, la pobreza alcanza el 56 por ciento, mientras que la indigencia llega al 3 por ciento.
(2023-09-29). ONU: asentamientos israelíes socavan viabilidad de Estado palestino. telesurtv.net El enviado de Naciones Unidas para el proceso de paz en Oriente Próximo indicó que estas acciones "alimentan la violencia e impiden el acceso de los palestinos a sus tierras y recursos".
(2023-09-29). Vladimir Putin celebra potencialidades de la economía rusa. telesurtv.net Para sustentar sus palabras, el presidente ruso dijo que la economía de su país "está cobrando impulso, la industria funciona como no lo hacía desde hace mucho tiempo".
(2023-09-29). Junta militar anuncia cronograma de transición en Gabón. telesurtv.net El premier interino señaló que el proceso de transición se centrará en la restauración de la estabilidad.
(2023-09-29). Presidente de Cuba clausura X Congreso de los CDR. telesurtv.net Durante su discurso del cierre, el mandatario abordó las principales tareas que tienen los CDR y enfatizó en la vigilancia revolucionaria para combatir delitos e ilegalidades.
(2023-09-29). Sindicalistas colombianos respaldan reformas sociales del presidente Petro. telesurtv.net Durante el congreso de la Confederación General del Trabajo, se destacó que estas procuran transformar la sociedad y restituir los derechos los trabajadores y los sectores más empobrecidos.
(2023-09-29). Senado de Argentina aprueba ley sobre impuesto a las ganancias. telesurtv.net El proyecto determina que se deberá considerar al comienzo del periodo fiscal el valor del SMVM vigente al 1 de enero y que la actualización será el 1 de julio de cada año fiscal.
(2023-09-29). Realizan primera audiencia sobre investigación a presidente de EE.UU. telesurtv.net El presidente del Comité de Supervisión, James Comer, acotó que envió una citación para obtener los registros bancarios personales y comerciales de Hunter Biden y James Biden.
(2023-09-29). Indepaz denuncia nueva masacre en el Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Los cuerpos de las personas asesinadas fueron dejados en una camioneta sobre la vía que se encuentra a una hora de la cabecera municipal.
(2023-09-29). Reinstituyen proceso de transición presidencial en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Alejandro Giammattei reiteró que "el 14 de enero del año 2024, tal y como lo manda nuestra Carta a Magna, entregaré la banda presidencial al presidente electo para un nuevo ciclo de cuatro años".
(2023-09-29). Feministas reclaman el derecho al aborto en Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net La activista Liseth Alas señaló la necesidad de avanzar para conseguir una "legislación que permita salvaguardar la vida y la salud de las niñas y de las mujeres en el pa…
(2023-09-29). Senado de Argentina aprueba ley sobre impuesto a las ganancias. telesurtv.net El proyecto determina que se deberá considerar al comienzo del periodo fiscal el valor del SMVM vigente al 1 de enero y que la actualización será el 1 de julio de cada año fiscal.
(2023-09-29). Estados caribeños demandan acciones por el cambio climático. telesurtv.net El premier de Granada, Dickon Mitchell, aseveró que las naciones de la región no deben disculparse, al exigir al primer mundo que asuman sus compromisos con el cambio climático.
(2023-09-29). Presidente de Venezuela destaca unión cívico-militar en la defensa de la Patria. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que Venezuela es un país de paz y pidió llevar a todas las instancias militares los cuatro consensos de la Patria.
(2023-09-29). Presidente de Rusia: países de América Latina tendrán un papel protagónico en la política mundial. telesurtv.net El mandatario destacó que las naciones latinoamericanas "están dispuestas a desarrollar una asociación beneficiosa con Rusia".
(2023-09-29). Declaran emergencia por inundaciones en Nueva York, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Se espera que las lluvias se intensifiquen a lo largo de la tarde y la noche, por lo que hay carreteras cerradas y retraso en el transporte público.
(2023-09-29). Rusia asegura que OTAN es responsable de crisis en Afganistán. telesurtv.net La nación euroasiática considera inaceptable el regreso de la infraestructura militar de Estados Unidos y la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte al territorio afgano.
(2023-09-29). Trabajadores chilenos de la Salud protestan contra despidos. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes tomaron las oficinas de Mac Iver 541 para exigir que no sean despedidos los trabajadores contratados.
(2023-09-29). Tormentas Philippe y Rina avanzan por el este de las Antillas. telesurtv.net Según los pronósticos, Philippe se fortalecerá en las próximas horas, por lo que podría absorber o debilitar a Rina.
(2023-09-29). Suspenden discusión sobre contrato con empresa minera en Panamá. telesurtv.net La Comisión de Comercio y Asuntos Económicos manifestó el rechazo al contrato expresado durante las consultas, donde se aseguró que este es lesivo a la soberanía.
(2023-09-29). Reclaman libertad para líderes ambientales en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Según se lee en la carta, la Mesa Nacional declara que el caso "no tiene fundamento jurídico", además de que "se registraron situaciones incongruentes en todo el proceso".
(2023-09-29). Líder derechista español pierde en última opción de investidura. telesurtv.net La fuerza más votada en las elecciones de julio, no obtuvo en el Congreso más votos a favor (172) que en contra (177).
(2023-09-29). Ministerio de Salud de Venezuela renueva acuerdo con la OPS. telesurtv.net Resaltaron los perjuicios del bloqueo y las sanciones económicas impuestas por EE. UU. a su país, y agregó que estas medidas impiden el acceso a insumos y tratamientos médicos para el pueblo venezolano.
(2023-09-29). Grupo de Puebla celebra en México su IX Encuentro. telesurtv.net El foro instalará en la cita su agenda internacional progresista para combatir el hambre, los bloqueos económicos y la crisis climática.
(2023-09-29). Trabajadores argentinos darán respaldo a candidato Sergio Massa. telesurtv.net Masivo acto en Buenos Aires a partir de las 14H00 hora local. Trabajadores apoyarán recientes medidas y leyes en su beneficio, enviadas al Congreso por el también ministro de Economía.
(2023-09-29). Revelan detalles sobre traslado médico de lideresa Milagro Sala. telesurtv.net Viajará a La Plata con su equipo médico entre el 3 y el 5 de octubre próximos. Su traslado y seguridad quedó a cargo de su equipo legal.
(2023-09-29). Sindicato automotriz amplía su huelga a nuevas fábricas en EE.UU. telesurtv.net El presidente de la UAW, Shawn Fain, ya ha paralizado instalaciones de las grande corporaciones automovilísticas en más de 20 estados.
(2023-09-29). Cuatro 'Cumbres borrascosas'. workers.org El autor es consultor y analista internacional venezolano, y fue Director de Relaciones Internacionales de la Presidencia de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y Embajador de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en Nicaragua. El título de este artículo alude a una extraordinaria novela escrita por Emily Brontà´ a mediados del . . . |
(2023-09-29). Brasil enfrenta severa crisis climática con negativo impacto. telesurtv.net Se reportan una grave sequía en el Amazonas e incesantes lluvias e inundaciones en Río Grande do Sul.
(2023-09-29). Aprueban traslado de Milagro Sala a hospital Italiano de La Plata. telesurtv.net El juez de Ejecución Penal de Jujuy, Carlos Cattán fue quien dio el fallo en una audiencia donde la defensa alegó cuestiones humanitarias.
(2023-09-29). Cuba aprueba legislación contra discriminación y acoso laboral. telesurtv.net Esta herramienta legal permitirá la identificación, prevención y control, así como la capacitación de los trabajadores y empleadores ante escenarios discriminación, violencia y acoso laboral.
(2023-09-29). Suiza-Basilea: Foro de los Pueblos por la Justicia Climática. indybay.org Suiza-Basilea: Foro de los Pueblos por la Justicia Climática y la Regulación Financiera | "Los derechos de la naturaleza no se negocian"
(2023-09-29). México: Voces del bosque. indybay.org México: Voces del bosque | Comunidades defensoras de Vida y Territorio…
(2023-09-29). Pobreza en Uruguay aumenta y se ubica en un 10,4 %. telesurtv.net En Uruguay de cada 1.000 personas, 91 no superan el ingreso mínimo suficiente para cubrir las necesidades bajas alimentarias.
(2023-09-29). Reportan nuevas inundaciones en varias regiones de Grecia. telesurtv.net Tras las inundaciones de inicios del mes en curso, muchas carreteras han vuelto a quedar cortadas al tráfico como consecuencia de deslizamientos de tierra y las precipitaciones.
(2023-09-29). Asesinan a líder social en el Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Defensoría del Pueblo ha emitido varias alertas con el objetivo de proteger a líderes y defensores de DD.HH. en los municipios de Caloto y Toribío.
(2023-09-29). Falleció el periodista y analista cubano àÅngel Guerra Cabrera. telesurtv.net Guerra Cabrera fue activo luchador contra la dictadura de Fulgencio Batista (1952-1959) hasta el triunfo de la Revolución.
(2023-09-29). Fracasa intento de evitar un cierre de Gobierno en EE.UU. telesurtv.net El intento de reforma recibió 198 sufragios a favor y 232 en contra con la negativa tanto de los partidistas de Trump como de los legisladores de los Demócratas…
(2023-09-29). Cuba ante déficit de combustible: proteger a la población. telesurtv.net Autoridades cubanas dieron a conocer el miércoles medidas para mantener la vitalidad de la economía y proteger a la población ante el déficit de portadores energéticos.
(2023-09-29). Extinguen incendio forestal cerca del complejo arqueológico Wari, Perú. telesurtv.net El incendio se originó a las 13H30 (hora local), entre los límites de los distritos de Quinua y Pacaycasa.
(2023-09-29). Reportan más de 78,000 desplazados de Nagorno Karabaj a Armenia. telesurtv.net Para las 22H00 local (18H00 UTC), un total de 78,354 personas se han trasladado a Armenia desde Nagorno Karabaj.
(2023-09-29). Reportan más de 78.000 desplazados de Nagorno Karabaj a Armenia. telesurtv.net Para las 22H00 local (18H00 UTC), un total de 78,354 personas se han trasladado a Armenia desde Nagorno Karabaj.
(2023-09-29). Sequías en Brasil afectan a más de 150 mil personas. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Brasil está trabajando para hacer frente a la emergencia climática.
(2023-09-29). Explosión suicida deja más de 50 fallecidos en Pakistán. telesurtv.net Este constituye el segundo suceso de este tipo ocurrido en el mes de septiembre en dicho territorio.
(2023-09-29). Ejercitarse para cuidar el corazón. telesurtv.net El Día Mundial del Corazón se celebra cada 29 de septiembre. Acá les dejamos algunas recomendaciones para cuidarlo.
(2023-09-29). Ataque en escuela deja cinco heridos en Jerez de la Frontera, España. telesurtv.net El incidente ocurrió en el Instituto de Educación Secundaria (IES) Elena García Armada de Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz.
(2023-09-29). Fuerzas de Israel hieren al menos a cuatro palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Los acontecimientos ocurrieron durante la manifestación semanal contra los asentamientos en la aldea de Kafr Qaddoum, al este de Qalqilia.
(2023-09-29). Desempleo alcanza 9 % en el trimestre de junio a agosto en Chile. telesurtv.net En los últimos dos años, se ha contabilizado la segunda cifra más alta en el periodo comprendido en el trimestre junio-agosto.
(2023-09-29). Denuncian violación de derechos ante decisión del Congreso de Brasil. telesurtv.net Asimismo los indígenas denunciaron la represión por parte de fuerzas policiales en el estado de São Paulo contra el pueblo Guaraní Mbya.