(2024-04-20). Iran Says ‘No External Aggression’ Following Mysterious Drone Attack. popularresistance.org Iranian air defenses intercepted a domestic drone attack on the cities of Isfahan and Tabriz early on 19 April. Iranian officials said military and nuclear facilities were safe and that there was no damage. | “The sound was related to Isfahan’s air defense systems firing at suspicious objects and we have not had any damage or accident,” said Iranian army commander Siavash Mihandoust. | State news outlet IRNA reported that “the city and province of Isfahan are in a normal condition” after the downing of the three drones.
(2024-04-20). US Reimposes Illegal and Inhumane Oil Sanctions on Venezuela: The New York Times Runs Cover. libya360.wordpress.com Roger D. Harris A minute after midnight on April 18, the US reimposed coercive economic measures designed to cripple Venezuela’s oil industry. Later that day, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a new sanctions bill on Nicaragua. Meanwhile, Cuba protested the US’s six-decade blockade as talks resumed between the two countries on migration. At…
(2024-04-20). Don’t Let Them Numb You To What’s Happening In Gaza. caitlinjohnstone.com.au One of the reasons I often pivot to poetry and emotion-laden prose in my commentary on Gaza is because it’s so very easy to let ourselves become numb to the horrors of what’s being done there day after day and month after month‚Ää—‚Ääbut it’s so very, very important not to. | It would be so very easy to get overwhelmed and start letting one day of lies and atrocities blend into the nex…
(2024-04-20). Sunday 4/21: Ceasefire Postcards to Congress Pop-Up. indybay.org Heyma Yemeni Coffee at 1122 University Ave in Berkeley…
(2024-04-20). Friday 4/19: Palo Alto: Silent Vigil for Ceasefire and Peace in Ukraine and Palestine/Gaza. indybay.org 855 El Camino, Palo Alto, CA | corner of Embarcadero and El Camino, on the public sidewalk just outside Town & Country Village, in front of the big lamppost “sign”
(2024-04-20). Sunday 4/21: Sacramento: Ceasefire Demonstration. indybay.org South Side Park | Corner of 7th & T St. | Sacramento, CA…
(2024-04-20). Disintegration and Choice. dissidentvoice.org With regular maintenance stuff lasts longer, but eventually, in spite of every effort, things break down: the washing machine stops washing, the car won’t start, the mobile phone refuses to connect to the internet. Socio-economic-political systems also collapse; shaped by an ideology of some kind, they are, like all ‘isms’, limited, and divisive. Looking at …
(2024-04-20). Private Security Firm Attacks the Sihlalangenkani Occupation in Umhlali. dissidentvoice.org On 7 April the notorious private security firm IPSS, with support from the SAPS, launched an attack on the Sihlalangenkani Occupation in Umhlali, on the North Coast. The occupation is affiliated to our movement. The attack was unlawful and violent. People’s doors were kicked in and people were assaulted, insulted, and threatened by men wielding …
(2024-04-20). Correspondence] Japan is facing a disaster striking the super-aged community. thelancet.com A 7 ∑6 magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami struck the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa, Japan, on Jan 1, 2024, which led to 245 deaths as of April 9, 2024 ∑1,2 This disaster has brought renewed attention to the critical challenges of managing disaster relief efforts in rapidly ageing populations. The epicentre of the earthquake, which hit the northern Noto region, stands out for its substantial population of older adults, where 50 ∑1% of its residents are 65 years or older.3…
rollcall.com (2024-04-19). Rule for emergency aid bill adopted with Democratic support 
The House adopted a rule Friday to take up a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, in a bipartisan show of support that likely paves the way for passage Saturday.
With scores of Republicans opposed to Ukraine aid and furious that a border security measure was left on the sidelines, Democrats took the unusual step of backing a procedural rule from the majority party to ensure that long-stalled aid would pass.
(2024-04-20). The New York Times’ War on Words: Avoid ‘Palestine,’ ‘Genocide,’ ‘Ethnic Cleansing’. scheerpost.com 
By Jim Naureckas / Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting New York Times editors issued a memo to staffers that warned against the use of “inflammatory language and incendiary accusations on all sides”—but the instructions offered by the memo, which was leaked to the Intercept (4/15/24), seemed designed to dampen criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza and to reinforce …
(2024-04-20). What a Difference Half a Dozen Makes. workers.org 
These commentaries are recorded by Prison Radio. The war against Gaza has entered its sixth month, and no end is in sight. Over 33,000 souls — men, women, and children — are dead. Thousands of housing units have been destroyed. And millions of Palestinians are facing imminent famine and utter . . . |
(2024-04-20). Israel’s Starvation Campaign Could Affect Palestinians for Generations to Come. truthout.org This story was originally published by Reveal. Famine is already happening in parts of Gaza, a top U.S. humanitarian official publicly acknowledged last week for the first time. After six months of Israeli war and blockades, an estimated 2.2 million people are facing acute or catastrophic food shortages. One in three children in northern Gaza are malnourished, and deaths due to hunger are expected… |
(2024-04-20). Egyptian Activists Show Solidarity With Gazans, but the Price Can Be Jail. scheerpost.com 
By Fatma Khaled / PassBlue CAIRO, Egypt — Hundreds of Egyptians are pressuring their government to let them form an international civilian convoy to escort lifesaving humanitarian aid into Gaza after six months of deprivation has pushed many to the brink of starvation if not famine. In a related rare challenge to the Egyptian government …
(2024-04-20). Let’s Go Crazy. counterpunch.org Columbia students were right in 1968. History proved it. Columbia students are right today. The university has no good answers to their demands that the school stop investing in genocide. Calling in the NYPD proves it. | To read this article, log in If you are logged in but can’t read CP+ articles, check the status of your access In order to read CP+ articles, your web browser must be set to accept cookies.
(2024-04-20). Gaza Genocide: Connecting the dots. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza The on-going conflict in Palestine has revealed the intricate cobweb of false promises, ambiguous stands and false jubilations by the western nations on adopting a hollow UN resolution. As the Israeli aggression against Palestine entered its seventh month, the world witnessed a number of unrelated events or proclamations adopted by the western …
(2024-04-20). A Tale Of Two Genocides: Namibia’s Stand Against Israeli Aggression. popularresistance.org The distance between Gaza and Namibia is measured in the thousands of kilometers. But the historical distance is much closer. This is precisely why Namibia was one of the first countries to take a strong stance against the Israeli genocide in Gaza. | Namibia was colonized by the Germans in 1884, while the British colonized Palestine in the 1920s, handing the territory to the Zionist colonizers in 1948. | Though the ethnic and religious fabric of Palestine and Namibia differ, the historical experiences are similar. | It is easy, however, to assume that the history that unifies many countries in the Global South is…
(2024-04-20). Italian Students Challenge Universities For Complicity In Israel’s Crimes. popularresistance.org With these words, just 15 days after the Israeli aggression began in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, the Palestinian University of Birzeit recalled the responsibility of the international academic world in the Palestinian question: to tell the truth about the genocide in Palestine and to isolate university institutions collaborating in it. The Zionist barbarism can be stopped only by increasing international pressure on all Israeli institutions economically, politically and even academically through boycotts, one of the most important tools which international solidarity movements have historically used in the…
(2024-04-20). Saturday 5/4: Webinar: Challenging Christian Silence Regarding the Gaza Genocide. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-04-20). No AI for Genocide: Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Contract with Israeli Military. youtube.com 
Why did Google just fire 28 workers? They tried to stop the company’s role in “powering” Israel’s AI-enabled genocide. They’ve seen the tools from the inside and couldn’t stand for it. BT’s Jackie Kindall followed the historic day of tech worker action with No Tech for Apartheid #BreakThroughNews…
(2024-04-20). Google workers: ‘No tech for Israeli apartheid’. workers.org New York — Google workers held a sit-in at their New York City workplace on April 16. They demanded the tech giant stop providing technology for Zionist genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and cancel Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint Google-Amazon cloud contract with the Israeli government and military. The . . . |
(2024-04-20). Ontario legislature bans the kaffiyeh as Canada’s ruling class clamps down on pro-Palestinian demonstrations. wsws.org The ban is part of an ever more sweeping and draconian ruling class crackdown on any opposition to its support for the Israeli genocide of the Gaza Palestinians.
(2024-04-20). A day after mass arrests, Columbia students continue protest against Gaza genocide. wsws.org Students and faculty at Columbia University are mobilizing to oppose the police-state crackdown on democratic rights.
(2024-04-20). Palestine has the right to live and the right to fight! workers.org 
The following is a statement from the Seventh Congress of the Danish Communist Party (DKP), held March 15—17, 2024, with regard to Israel’s genocide in Palestine, which Workers World publishes with the aim of building solidarity of workers’ parties worldwide with the struggle for national liberation in West Asia. Thousands . . . |
(2024-04-20). After Over Six Months of Genocide, Israel Must Come to Terms With Its Defeat. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-20). Google worker fired for pro-Palestinian protest: “Workers are the ones that have the power to stop the genocide” wsws.org The WSWS spoke Friday with Zelda, a 23-year-old software engineer, who was arrested and fired by Google for participating in a sit-in to protest the company’s complicity in the Gaza genocide.
(2024-04-20). Israel’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the recent Iran-Israel confrontation and the ongoing debate on Israel’s nuclear weapons capabilities , this article by the late Stephen Lendman first published in May 2012 outlines the features of Israel’s nuclear weapons, focusing on the revelations …
(2024-04-20). Israel subjects UN workers to torture. mronline.org 
Israel is abusing UNRWA employees detained in Gaza in order to extract forced confessions against the agency, with detainees describing being subjected to acts of torture.
(2024-04-20). L’Iran nel Mirino. globalresearch.ca Il Gruppo dei Sette (Stati Uniti, Canada, Gran Bretagna, Germania, Francia, Italia e Giappone), convocato da Giorgia Meloni essendo attualmente sotto presidenza italiana, ha “condannato inequivocabilmente e nei termini più forti l’attacco diretto e senza precedenti dell’Iran contro Israele”. Ha …
(2024-04-20). Gaza: 37 Palestinians killed, 68 injured by Israeli bombings last 24hrs. muslimnews.co.uk Gaza City, (Wafa, AA, Al Jazeera): At least 37 more Palestinians were killed and 68 others injured over the last 24 hours by indiscriminate bombings by Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza Strip, Health Ministry said on Saturday. This brings total Palestinians killed by Israeli bombings since 7 October to 34,049, including 14,520 children and 10,000 …
(2024-04-20). The Whore Media, Like “Our” Government, Always Misleads. thealtworld.com Washington Post reports that the Republican Speaker of the House got a bipartisan $95 billion dollar “foreign aid bill” passed. | The huge sum goes to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. | It is completely obvious that this is not foreign aid. It is an aid bill for the US armaments industries. It is the use of American taxpayers’ incomes to give to these three countries the money with which to pay the US armaments industries for the weapons they receive. | In other words the American taxpayers are paying for these countries to get America into wars with Iran, China, and Russia. | This is how the Rino Speaker of the Hous…
(2024-04-20). Moredechai Vanunu and Israel’s Plans to Wage Nuclear War on Iran: History of Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal. globalresearch.ca This incisive article by Michael Carmichael first published on January 15, 2007 provides a historical focus on Israel’s nuclear weapons program. | *** | In 1986, an Israeli civil servant who worked in the state-owned nuclear industry flew to London where he …
(2024-04-20). Israel’s Nuclear Weapons in the Spotlight. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-20). Apr 20, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Maria Callas sings “Casta Diva” (Bellini: Norma, Act 1) Don’t Let Them Numb You To What’s Happening In Gaza, by Caitlin Johnstone The Second Round of Retaliation Between Israel and Iran Has Just Begun, by Philip Giraldi Greenwald: Norm Finkelstein Returns: The Future of Israel’s War in Gaza (Video Transcript) Gilad Atzmon: The Zionized North Is on a Suicide Mission, by Kevin Barrett Scott Ritter says Israel is finished. What will Israel-worshipping Evangelicals do now? by Don Hank Here’s Why Israel Will Lose a Shootout with Iran, by Mike Whitney Israeli/Iranian Military Kabuki, by Eric Margo…
(2024-04-20). Support Israel’s right to exist, defend itself as a refuge from Jew-hatred and pogroms! themilitant.com Statement released April 15 by Rachele Fruit, Socialist Workers Party candidate for president of the United States. |
| SWP presidential candidate Rachele Fruit : | is working-class alternative | to capitalism’s march to depression and war: |
| The Socialist Workers Party calls on working people in the United States and the world over to condemn pressure by the U.S. government of Joseph Biden to dictate to Israel what it must or must not do to defend itself as a refuge for the Jews. | The Iranian government’s April 13-14 missile and drone onslaught was the first direct attack on Israeli…
(2024-04-20). Expanding Middle East War. Planned US-Israeli Attack on Iran, The War on Energy, Strategic Waterways. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-20). Israeli strike on Iran expands Middle East war. wsws.org On Friday morning, Israel carried out an airstrike on a military base in Iran near one of its nuclear facilities, further widening the war in the Middle East instigated by the imperialist powers.
(2024-04-20). Rallies held in Iran to support last week’s retaliatory strikes against Israel. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iranians have staged nationwide rallies to express support for the country’s retaliatory strikes against Israeli targets last week, media reported. In Tehran, demonstrators marched almost 1 km from the University of Tehran to Enghelab Square. They carried placards featuring slogans against Israel and the US, expressing support for the strikes launched on the …
(2024-04-20). Appeal From Gaza Journalists: Boycott White House Correspondents’ Dinner. popularresistance.org In the past six months alone, the Israeli military has executed over 125 Palestinian journalists in Gaza — 10 percent of Gaza’s community of journalists. The year 2023 marked the bloodiest year for journalists worldwide in over a decade, with over 75 percent of killed journalists targeted by Israel’s attacks on Gaza. | As Palestinian journalists, we urgently appeal to you, our colleagues globally, with a demand for immediate and unwavering action against the Biden administration’s ongoing complicity in the systematic slaughter and persecution of journalists in Gaza.
(2024-04-20). US Veterans To President Biden: Arming Israel Violates The Law. popularresistance.org In a letter today to President Biden and top members of his administration, Veterans For Peace cited existing federal law that gives the President “…no discretion whatsoever to allow any military assistance of any form to be delivered to Israel,” based on that country’s “serial violations of the Symington-Glenn Amendments, codified at 22 U.S.C. ß 2799aa.” The letter states, “The President may not waive the cutoff of the above aid and exports under the Glenn Amendment where there has been a nuclear weapons detonation, or the offending state has received a nuclear explosive device.
(2024-04-20). How AIPAC Undermines Our Democracy. youtube.com Why are so many Democratic politicians afraid to speak out against the Israeli government?>
(2024-04-20). Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war. cpj.org Editor’s notes: The list below is CPJ’s most recent and preliminary account of journalist deaths in the war. Our database will not include all of these casualties until we have completed further investigations into the circumstances surrounding them. For more information, read our FAQ. The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since…
(2024-04-20). Blinken says US not involved in Israeli attack against Iran. independent.co.ug 
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that he can’t speak to media reports about the details of an Israeli attack against Iran overnight, stressing that the United States was not involved in any offensive operations by Israel. “The reports that you’ve seen, I’m not going to speak to that, …
(2024-04-20). One Killed in Explosion at Iraqi Base. news.antiwar.com One Iraqi militia fighter was killed and eight others injured after a large explosion rocked a military base south of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said. Both Israel and the United States denied involvement in the incident. The blast erupted early on Saturday at the Kalsu base in Babil province, some 30 miles south of the Iraqi …
(2024-04-20). ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 196: Israel Strikes Iran, Gaza Health Ministry Says Israel Destroyed the Strip’s Health System. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-20). Israeli army detains 30 more Palestinians in occupied West Bank. muslimmirror.com RAMALLAH, Palestine : The Israeli army on Saturday detained 30 more Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. According to a joint statement issued by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the new arrests brought the total number of Palestinians detained by the Israeli forces since Oct. 7 to 8,340. The …
(2024-04-20). West Bank: Israel Responsible for Rising Settler Violence. hrw.org Entire Palestinian communities displaced months after attacks.
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic Platform expands global footprint of its distributed data network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The first-of-its-kind alliance moves into new regions to transform global healthcare and improve access, diagnostics and treatments for patients everywhere. ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform continues to expand its distributed data network, Mayo Clinic Platform_Connect1, which now includes eight of the world’s leading health systems across three continents: Seoul National University Hospital, SingHealth and UC Davis Health, which join Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Mayo Clinic, Mercy, Sheba Medical Center and University Health Network (UHN)…
(2024-04-20). Iran tackles Zionists. thealtworld.com This week on ‘Exposé: Iran’s well-planned and exact “instinctive retaliation” to the Zionist Israeli attack on its consulate in Damascus seems to have made the western mass media recognize firsthand the gravity of a potential full-scale war with Iran. | Zionist Israel’s long-standing claim of invincibility has disintegrated with Iran’s retaliation, as digital media exposes the Israeli entity’s inability to avert the Iranian strike or properly respond to it. | Furthermore, 71% of Zionist Israeli colonial settlers believe that their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ought to step down as soon as possible and 44% pr…
(2024-04-20). The Columbine High School massacre: American Pastoral … American Berserk. wsws.org Twenty-five years ago, two students at Columbine High School killed 12 fellow students and one teacher, and wounded 24 others, before committing suicide.
(2024-04-20). Long live the student resistance. mondoweiss.net 
University administrators fail to understand that student activists have glimpsed a remarkable future in which Palestinian liberation is possible. The Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University is an inspiration to stay the course.
(2024-04-20). Zionism must be exposed and discredited. mondoweiss.net 
Zionism threatens political freedom in the United States and international order. There is only one way to fight this ideology. Those who oppose it must explain the truth to Americans: Zionism is racist.
(2024-04-20). The media is advancing a false narrative of ‘rising antisemitism’ on campus by ignoring Jewish protesters. mondoweiss.net 
Jewish students participating in pro-Palestine protests on their campuses would have valuable things to say about the alleged “rising antisemitism” at their schools. But the media is ignoring them.
(2024-04-20). Washington Insiders Contemplate Troops and Mercenaries To Guard Haiti’s Unpopular Proposed Presidential Council. orinocotribune.com 
By Travis Ross -April 17, 2024 | (The first of three parts) | One thing is for sure. | Haiti’s new Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), hatched on Mar. 11 in Kingston, Jamaica by U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken with the assistance of three Washington-centric CARICOM leaders, is hugely unpopular with the Haitian people. | This is because TPC members all had to agree to yet another foreign military occupation of Haiti, the third in 30 years. | This occupation is not even overseen by the UN Security Council, which supervised the 1994-2000 and 2004-2019 occupations. | Kenyan Police would putatively lead t…
(2024-04-20). Ukraine Strikes Hospital in Donbass, Injuring Eight — Authorities. orinocotribune.com Kiev’s forces “deliberately” targeted a blood donation center in the town of Gorlovka, regional head Denis Pushilin has said | Ukrainian forces have struck a hospital and blood donation center in the Donbass town of Gorlovka, the head of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, has said. Eight civilians including a child were injured in the attack. | The victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the strike, Pushilin wrote on Telegram on Thursday. The the town center where healthcare facilities are located was “deliberately” targeted, he claimed. Both the hospital and the donation center were d…
(2024-04-20). 20 Foreign Companies Will Invest in Venezuela’s Oil Sector. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that 20 foreign oil companies will invest in the Venezuelan oil sector. | “With 20 new investors—all of them international—who will get into oil and gas production in Venezuela, we do not need a colonialist license from the gringos; we are going to develop with our own lungs,” President Maduro commented during an event of the “act of commitment with the working class for the development of the country,” held at the PDVSA headquarters in La Campiña, Caracas, on Thursday, April 18. | He added that the 20 new contracts with international companies wil…
(2024-04-20). ISIS Kills Palestinian Fighters in Syrian Desert. orinocotribune.com
(2024-04-20). Jorge Arreaza: ALBA-TCP Not Only for Governments. orinocotribune.com The executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, stated that “the people are the fuel, the energy, but they need to be in contact with an institutional democratic entity to be able to communicate their feelings.” | During the Meeting for a World Social Alternative, held in Caracas, Arreaza said, “The principle is unity as a transforming element. ALBA is the great platform and geopolitical contribution that Commanders Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez bequeath to the people.” | “We met with the [social] movements three days ago, a…
(2024-04-20). Technical and Political Details of US Treasury’s License 44A Regarding Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
On April 17, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury replaced General License 44 with General License 44A, which establishes that US natural and legal persons will have until May 31, 2024 to settle any transactions that have been previously authorized with respect to Venezuela. | The authorized settlement transactions are those “ordinarily incidental and necessary” in connection with oil and gas sector operations in Venezuela. In addition, the new license prohibits new business with PDVSA, including new investments, measures that were authorized in October 2023 under Gener…
(2024-04-20). Presidents of Colombia And Brazil Inaugurate Bogota Book Fair. orinocotribune.com 
The presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, and Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, inaugurated the Bogota International Book Fair 2024 (FILBO 2024). Inaugurated on Wednesday, April 17, the event will continue until May 2 at the Corferias venue in Bogota, with “Reading Nature” is its central theme. There will also be a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the publication of the novel La Vorágine, by Colombian writer José Eustasio Rivera. | Venezuela’s Minister of Culture Ernesto Villegas attended the event along with other Venezuelan writers. “Last night was the inauguration, headed by President Gustavo Petro and Lu…
(2024-04-20). Forty Years: Brazil’s Landless Workers Have Fought To Build Humanity. popularresistance.org Brazilian landless workers, who live on settlements and encampments of the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST), gathered roughly 13 tonnes of food to send to Palestinians in Gaza between October and December 2023. MST cooperatives across the country participated in the solidarity campaign, which included milk from Cooperoeste in Santa Catarina, rice from Terra Livre Cooperative, the Cooperative of Settled Workers of the Porto Alegre Region (Cootap), and Cooperav in Rio Grande do Sul, and corn flour from Terra Conquistada in Ceará.
(2024-04-20). Lessons From China. popularresistance.org On a daily basis the corporate media, members of Congress, and courtier pundits who refuse to do a basic internet search, make reference to the non-existent Chinese Communist Party and to a non-existent abbreviation, CCP. There has been a Communist Party of China (CPC) for more than 100 years. The repetition of easily provable misinformation is just one indication of the degree of manufactured hostility towards the People’s Republic of China and of the extraordinarily high levels of ignorance manufactured by the state in the U.S.
(2024-04-20). CIA Director Claims Lawsuit Over Spying On Assange Visitors Could Damage Security. popularresistance.org CIA Director William Burns claimed that a lawsuit involving alleged spying on Americans, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, must be dismissed or there could be “serious” and “exceptionally grave” damage to the “national security of the United States.” | In a declaration [PDF] that invokes the “state secrets privilege,” Burns also maintained that the CIA could not provide any explanation in open court for why the agency believes damage could occur if the lawsuit proceeds. | “[T]he complete factual bases for my privilege assertions cannot be set forth on the public record without confirming or denying wh…
(2024-04-20). Whistleblower Says US Endangers Troops By Refusing To Leave Niger. popularresistance.org The Biden administration’s refusal to withdraw from Niger despite an order from…
(2024-04-20). Protesters Block Road To Shannon Airport In Ireland. popularresistance.org People flying from Shannon Airport on Sunday afternoon were forced to leave their vehicles and walk the remaining distance to the terminal after protesters blocked the only access route. | Gardaí and Airport Police used their vehicles to take passengers and airport staff from the location of the protest on the N19 to the airport building almost 2km away. | Organisers described the demonstration as a “major national mobilisation” against the U.S. military’s use of Shannon Airport. | Protesters mounted the action to call for an immediate end to U.S. troops and planes passing through the airport.
(2024-04-20). Etiquette for College Students. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-20). GOP Lawmakers Block Bill to Repeal Arizona’s 1864 Anti-Abortion Statute, Again. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-20). State District Judge Recommends Overturning Melissa Lucio’s Death Sentence. scheerpost.com
(2024-04-20). Meet USC Valedictorian Asna Tabassum: School Cancels Commencement Speech by Pro-Palestinian Student. scheerpost.com By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now! Amid widespread repression of pro-Palestinian voices on campuses across the United States, we speak to University of Southern California valedictorian Asna Tabassum, whose commencement speech has been canceled for what the university claimed were “safety” reasons after Tabassum became the subject of an online anti-Palestinian hate campaign led by …
(2024-04-20). Etiquette for College Students. scheerpost.com
(2024-04-20). Meet USC Valedictorian Asna Tabassum: School Cancels Commencement Speech by Pro-Palestinian Student. scheerpost.com By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now! Amid widespread repression of pro-Palestinian voices on campuses across the United States, we speak to University of Southern California valedictorian Asna Tabassum, whose commencement speech has been canceled for what the university claimed were “safety” reasons after Tabassum became the subject of an online anti-Palestinian hate campaign led by …
(2024-04-20). Three Writers to Know Close Latin American Literature. telesurenglish.net Latin American literature became very succesfuly in Twenieth Century, making that several authors became very well known, and their works were translated into English and even other languages. | Related: | Some of them are the Cuban Alejo Carpentier, which books have been traslated to French and English. For example, the novela The Kingdom of this World, which tales more than 25 years of Haitian historia has many editions…
(2024-04-20). Perspectives] Fouad M Fouad: enriching the dialogue on displacement and health. thelancet.com After the political uprising in Syria in 2011, health workers were targeted by the Syrian regime. “Many of my colleagues were arrested and some tortured to death”, recalls surgeon Fouad M Fouad who worked in the city of Aleppo at the time. The following year, militia linked to the regime began kidnapping prominent professionals for ransom. “It was scary, especially because they started kidnapping the children of professionals.” Fearing the worst, Fouad fled Syria with his wife and two children and resettled in Beirut, Lebanon.
(2024-04-20). 23 States Ask EPA Not to Consider Environmental Racism When Regulating Pollution. truthout.org Echoing arguments similar to those used by the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action, Republican attorneys general from 23 states petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week to stop taking race into account when regulating pollution. The petition, authored by the office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, was filed Tuesday with the… |
(2024-04-20). Tennessee Volkswagen Workers Vote to Join UAW in “Historic Victory” truthout.org Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, became the first Southern autoworkers not employed by one of the Big Three car manufacturers to win a union Friday night when they voted to join the United Auto Workers by a “landslide” majority. This is the first major victory for the UAW after it launched the biggest organizing drive in modern U.S. history on the heels of its “stand up… |
(2024-04-20). Lula Has Fallen Short on Land Demarcation Promises, Indigenous Brazilians Say. truthout.org Friday is Indigenous Peoples Day in Brazil, and tribal leaders and activists used the occasion to criticize the left-wing government of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for falling short on promises to safeguard native land rights. On Thursday, the Brazilian government announced the demarcation of Aldeia Velha, land of the Pataxó people, in the northeastern state of Bahia… |
(2024-04-20). Harms of US Blockade Against Cuba Compound as Food and Energy Crises Spread. truthout.org The island of Cuba is going through its worst economic crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. A few weeks ago, the government in Havana officially requested powdered milk for children under the age of 7 from the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP). By mid-March, as noted by CBS News, “small groups of protesters took to the streets in the eastern city of Santiago” criticizing… |
(2024-04-20). This Is a Politicizing Moment. Let’s Spread Our Wings and Lift Up Palestine. truthout.org I have said a few times recently that confusion is a colonial tactic. You can get away with a lot of oppression and displacement while people are dissociated, overwhelmed, mis- or uninformed, or trying to figure out what’s going on. The level of multiple crises unfolding concurrently makes it impossible to keep up with everything, even with our own impact on the world. Especially for those of us… |
(2024-04-20). Popular Front condemns U.S. House of Representatives vote. workers.org 
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Central Media Department issued the following April 17, 2024, statement on Resistance News Network: The U.S. House of Representatives’ condemnation of the use of the slogan “From the River to the Sea” comes within the context of the typical U.S. stance biased . . . |
(2024-04-20). Russia Refurbishing T-80 Tanks. thealtworld.com 
pro-Ukrainian commentators attempt to diminish the implications of T-80 refurbishment by claiming they aren’t “new,” however the tanks will have new guns, engines, fire control, explosive reactive armor, and optics making them for all intents and purposes “new;” The fact that the hulls and turrets are “old” is irrelevant since ERA will be placed on top of them to defend against modern anti-tank weapons; Refurbishment programs allow Russia to place huge amounts of armor on the battlefield in quantities Ukraine and its Western backers cannot; Ukraine also received refurbished tanks, including T-55s from Slovenia bu…
(2024-04-20). Don’t Let Them Numb You To What’s Happening In Gaza. thealtworld.com
(2024-04-20). Germ Warfare — The Internecine Battle Over Germ Theory is Ratcheting Up! expose-news.com “The existence of viruses as causative, contagious agents of disease has been debated since Louis Pasteur and Antoine Béchamp in the 1860’s. Fast forward to the present time and we find that …
(2024-04-20). Latest Pandemic Treaty draft has gaping holes because they daren’t reveal what they plan to do. expose-news.com The latest draft of the Pandemic Treaty proposed by WHO’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body is an admission of failure so significant that they are suggesting nations sign an incomplete document. “They know that …
(2024-04-20). Digital driving licences are being rolled out across several countries; they’re digital IDs. expose-news.com The use of mobile driving licences (“mDLs”) continues to expand globally, with countries such as Australia, South Korea and Paraguay following the path of early adopters like Mexico. The US is also …
(2024-04-20). Elon Musk sparks controversy after postponing India visit. geo.tv 
Musk was scheduled to visit India on April 21-22 to meet PM Modi and announce plans to enter Indian market…
(2024-04-20). Ivanka Trump shows off toned legs in desert getaway. geo.tv 
Donald Trump’s daughter enjoys desert getaway with husband Jared Kushner…
(2024-04-20). Elon Musk breaks silence on delaying India visit. geo.tv 
Musk was expected to discuss efforts to enter Indian market with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
(2024-04-20). Pfizer’s “Secret” Report on the Covid “Vaccine”. Beyond Manslaughter. The Evidence is Overwhelming. The Vaccine Should Be Immediately Withdrawn Worldwide. globalresearch.ca Pfizer was fully aware that the mRNA vaccine which it is marketing Worldwide would result in a wave of mortality and morbidity. This is tantamount to a crime against humanity on the part of Big Pharma.
(2024-04-20). America’s Perpetual War: Six Questions. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-20). NATO Countries — Also, Sweden and Finland — Quietly Preparing to Send Troops Into Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-20). NATO Confirms that Ukraine “War Started in 2014”. “Fake Pretext” to Wage War against Russia? To Invoke Article 5 of Atlantic Treaty? globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-20). The War on Iraq : Five US Presidents, Five British Prime Ministers, More than Thirty Years of Duplicity, and Counting…. globalresearch.ca Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. He had walked into possibly the biggest trap in modern history…
(2024-04-20). Video: Five Moderna Shots and a Flu Shot and Our Son Is Dead. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-20). The Brain Is the Battlefield of the Future. The WEF’s Stated Objective is “Altering the Human Being” globalresearch.ca We are all vulnerable — vaxxed or unvaxxed — to mind interference through the worldwide coverage of 5G shortwaves. And the worst is, we may not even notice when it “hits” us.
(2024-04-20). The Next Crisis “Bigger than Covid”: Paralysis of Power Supply, Communications, Transportation. The WEF “Cyber Attack” Scenario, “Usher In the Great Reset” globalresearch.ca First published on December …
(2024-04-20). The Occult Tesla: Why Tesla Flattened Space and Attacked Einstein. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-20). Weaponized Gene-Edited Mosquitoes Released in Brazil: Dengue Vaccine Funded by Bill Gates Foundation. Will It Save Lives? globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-20). REI Workers in Santa Cruz Vote to Unionize. indybay.org On April 18, workers at the REI store in Santa Cruz voted 32-12 in favor of forming a union. The workers filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on March 14, at which time they announced their intent to join United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 5. The Santa Cruz REI store is the second REI location in the Bay Area to unionize, and the tenth nationwide. REI Workers in Santa Cruz say they are unionizing for “fair pay, sustainable schedule practices, and better working conditions.”
(2024-04-20). Tuesday 4/30: The Occupation of the American Mind Film Screening for Palestine Solidarity. indybay.org 510 Firehouse, 815 Alice Street, Oakland…
(2024-04-20). Neuro-Linguistic Programming & UC Santa Cruz – Interview w/ Robert Dilts and Michael Hall. indybay.org Interview with teachers/authors Robert Dilts and Michael Hall on the history of NLP, it’s development at the University of California Santa Cruz in the mid-1970’s and the recent January, 2024 Neuro-Linguistic Programming Leadership Summit in Santa Cruz, California. This interview was originally broadcast on KZSC 88.1 (UCSC) on March 21, 2024. It was re-broadcast on KSQD, Santa Cruz.
(2024-04-20). Friday 4/19: Sacramento: Global Climate Strike – March to CA Capitol. indybay.org Meet at Crocker Park, 211 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 | Then we march to the Capitol of California…
(2024-04-20). Wednesday 5/1: Occupy Mill Street. indybay.org Walking only section of Mill street in Grass Valley…
(2024-04-20). Sunday 4/21: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | Santa Rosa, CA…
(2024-04-20). Kansas At last Allows Removal of Racist Property Covenants. indybay.org At long last, on April 5, the Kansas state legislature passed HB 2562 by a vote of 123 to 0. The bill includes a provision concerning racial covenants attached to property documents allowing property owners for a fee to “… release such covenants from their property by recording a certificate of release of prohibited covenants with the Register of Deeds.” Governor Laura Kelly approved and signed the bill into law on April 19.
(2024-04-20). Thursday 5/9: Reject AIPAC Phone Bank. indybay.org Online (Registration link is below)…
(2024-04-20). Monday 4/22: Rep. Ro Khanna's Fremont Town Hall. indybay.org Ohlone College’s Jackson Theatre | 43600 Mission Blvd | Fremont, CA…
(2024-04-20). Thursday 5/16: Virtual War Tax Resistance Workshop. indybay.org Online (Registration link is below)…
(2024-04-20). Sunday 4/28: Virtual Poetry Reading: Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear. indybay.org
(2024-04-20). Monday 4/29: Webinar: Countering the Destructive Consequences of Christian Zionism. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-04-20). Saturday 4/20: Hands Off Iran: San Jose Emergency Action. indybay.org Military recruitment offices, 2326 McKee Rd, San Jose…
(2024-04-20). World Leaders Meet for Spring IMF, World Bank and G20 Meetings. indybay.org World leaders, finance ministers, business groups, academics and development organizations attend the Spring IMF, World Bank and G20 meetings.
(2024-04-20). La Naturaleza como sujeto de derecho: respondiendo a sus críticos. indybay.org
(2024-04-20). Sunday 4/21: Earth Day SF Festival 2024. indybay.org The New Farm | 10 Cargo Way | San Francisco, CA 94124 | Family-friendly event…
(2024-04-20). Saturday 4/20: San Diego Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…
(2024-04-20). Friday 4/19: Punk Revolution: Book Talk with Author John Malkin. indybay.org Old Capitol Books, 482 Alvarado St., Downtown Monterey…
(2024-04-20). Saturday 4/27: Earth Day at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve. indybay.org Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve | 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville…
(2024-04-20). Wednesday 4/24: Virtual Delegation Webinar: Live from Al Khalil. indybay.org Online (Registration link is below)…
(2024-04-20). Wednesday 4/24: Webinar: Mobilizing for Gaza: Creating Jobs for Palestinians. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-04-20). Challenging the duopoly: Jill Stein on why she’s running for US president as Green Party candidate. geopoliticaleconomy.com Jill Stein explains why she decided to run for US president on an anti-war, pro-worker platform, challenging the duopoly of the Democrats and Republicans as the candidate for the Green Party.
(2024-04-20). Challenging the duopoly: Jill Stein on why she’s running for US president as Green Party candidate. geopoliticaleconomy.com Jill Stein explains why she decided to run for US president on an anti-war, pro-worker platform, challenging the duopoly of the Democrats and Republicans as the candidate for the Green Party. She is interviewed by political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson. You can find more episodes of Geopolitical Economy Hour here. Video Podcast Transcript RADHIKA …
(2024-04-20). Challenging the duopoly: Jill Stein on why she’s running for US president as Green Party candidate. geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com 
Jill Stein explains why she decided to run for US president on an anti-war, pro-worker platform, challenging the duopoly of the Democrats and Republicans as the candidate for the Green Party. She is interviewed by political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson. You can find more episodes of Geopolitical Economy Hour here. Video Podcast Transcript RADHIKA …
(2024-04-20). Finally, The Points… smoothiex12.blogspot.com I was making for more than decade and wrote FOUR books on that: I agree with Mearsheimer (yes, I do agree with him on tactical issues of governance periodically) that Washington as a whole should take the course in strategy, but here is the problem–how can you study strategy when the real history of USSR/Russia–incidentally, the country which defeated ALL European and Asian great powers (ask Kwantung Army) and has an unrivaled school of strategic thought–is either presented as a caricature or is absent altogether in the West? I can reiterate for the record–nation which venerates General Patton as a great…
(2024-04-20). Karnataka government denies ‘love jihad’ amid student’s murder outrage. muslimmirror.com Mysuru : Members of the ABVP and Hindu activists on Saturday staged protests across Karnataka condemning the murder of MCA student Neha Hiremath and alleged “love jihad”. They also demanded capital punishment for the accused, Fayaz Kondikoppa. Love jihad is a conspiracy theory pushed by Hindu extremists, which alleges that Muslim men woo Hindu women, …
(2024-04-20). UK’s India Gate to commemorate role of Indian soldiers from World Wars. muslimmirror.com London : A local council in the seaside resort of Brighton in south-east England has approved plans for an annual multi-faith event to commemorate the role of Indian soldiers in the two World Wars at the town’s India Gate memorial from this October. The India Gate was presented to the people of Brighton by the …
(2024-04-20). Vijay Prashad on hyper-imperialism. peoplesdispatch.org Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research at the Meeting for a World Social Alternative in Caracas, Venezuela pointed out the dangers of Hyper-Imperialism and how the United States and its allies constitute the only terrorist group in the world. He also called upon the people to strengthen the movement to build a …
(2024-04-20). Vijay Prashad on hyper-imperialism. peoplesdispatch.org Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research at the Meeting for a World Social Alternative in Caracas, Venezuela pointed out the dangers of Hyper-Imperialism and how the United States and its allies constitute the only terrorist group in the world. He also called upon the people to strengthen the movement to build a socialist alternative.
(2024-04-20). Movements affirm that imperialism is in decline, but mass struggle more necessary than ever. peoplesdispatch.org 
Hundreds of members of trade unions, people’s movements, and left political parties from across the world gathered in the Venezuelan capital for the World Gathering for a Social Alternative…
(2024-04-20). Vijay Prashad: “Socialism or ruin” peoplesdispatch.org The following is a speech delivered by Vijay Prashad at the World Gathering for An Alternative Social Agenda in Caracas, Venezuela. It has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Monroeism is barbaric. It’s brutal. Sometimes the word imperialism doesn’t capture, emotionally, how brutal imperialism actually is, how brutal, how barbaric, inconsiderate it is towards …
(2024-04-20). Vijay Prashad: “Socialism or ruin” peoplesdispatch.org The following is a speech delivered by Vijay Prashad at the World Gathering for An Alternative Social Agenda in Caracas, Venezuela. It has been lightly edited for length and clarity. | Monroeism is barbaric. It’s brutal. Sometimes the word imperialism doesn’t capture, emotionally, how brutal imperialism actually is, how brutal, how barbaric, inconsiderate it is towards the lives of ordinary people. 50,000 people have probably already been killed in Gaza. There are 7,000 people missing. Of them, 5,000 children, 15,000 children dead in Gaza — A generation lost. | That is the brutality, the callousness of impe…
(2024-04-20). Growing wave of irregular migration is a major concern in Panama. plenglish.com Panama, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) The transit through Panama to the United States of 125,311 irregular migrants so far this year is sounding an alarm among authorities and presidential candidates before the general elections.
(2024-04-20). Return of Cubans stranded in Haiti continues. plenglish.com Havana, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Cubans stranded in Haiti as a consequence of the complex situation of violence there will continue to return home on Saturday, as part of an operation coordinated by Cuban authorities.
(2024-04-20). Sri Lankan delegation to attend May Day celebrations in Cuba. plenglish.com Colombo, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) A delegation of the Democratic Left Front of Sri Lanka will travel to Cuba to celebrate International Workers’ Day on May 1…
(2024-04-20). It Is Not Really The News… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2024-04-20). Well, When You Are A Thief… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2024-04-20). Why It Is So Magical… smoothiex12.blogspot.com Andre did what he does best–the magic with Nandy Sisters. This whole thing is enjoyable in the extreme. It is also beautiful. It is Friday, so–for some relax which everyone needs.
(2024-04-20). Texas Is a Fading Conservative State. thealtworld.com Americans regard Texas as a Conservative state. It is not. The conservatism is only skin deep. The conservatism is limited to a small majority of the people. Professional organizations, such as the Bar Association, many city governments, the universities, and the public schools have been infiltrated and taken over by woke liberals. Texas universities are as crazed, corrupt, and anti-American as those in the Northeast and on the West coast. They serve the same agendas, such as indoctrinating white people that they are racist, legitimizing sexual perversity, redefining American patriots as Nazis and Trump Deplorabl…
(2024-04-20). Cuban representatives sign contracts with e-commerce platform from China. tvbrics.com 
Part of the arrangements relate to the transport sector…
(2024-04-20). India takes step towards green hydrogen production. tvbrics.com 
The initiative is of strategic importance as it will help India move towards a greener future…
(2024-04-20). South African authorities indicate need to support global efforts to combat plastic pollution. tvbrics.com 
The country supported the development of an important international instrument on this issue in 2022…
(2024-04-20). Iran’s Cement Exports Reach 10.5 Million Metric Tons in Nine Months. tvbrics.com 
Its exports have grown by 12 per cent in two years…
(2024-04-20). Civilians Killed as Ukraine, Russia Trade Strikes. themoscowtimes.com Kyiv has ramped up strikes on Russian oil and gas facilities in recent months, part of what it calls “fair” retaliation on infrastructure used to fuel Russia’s war.
(2024-04-20). Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills Two in Russian Border Region. themoscowtimes.com A residential building and a barn in the village of Poroz were “completely burned down”, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. Another building was severely damaged.
(2024-04-20). Russian Newspaper Says Correspondent Killed in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com The attack took place on Friday as the journalist Semyon Eremin and his film crew returned from a reporting trip to the frontline village of Pryiutne, Izvestia said.
(2024-04-20). Democrats provide votes to pass procedural motion, paving the way for adoption of Ukraine war funding by Republican-controlled House. wsws.org Breaking from standard procedure, Democrats supplied the necessary votes to overcome far-right Republican objections to a series of military bills supported by majorities in both big business parties.
(2024-04-20). Ukraine shoots down Russian bomber after airstrike kills two children among 8. ptcnews.tv Russia Ukraine war news updates: Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber on Friday (local time(, following the warplane’s involvement in a long-range airstrike that resulted in the deaths of eight persons, including two children, in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, Kyiv reported.The city of Dnipro and its surrounding region experienced a barrage of missiles in the early hours, causing damage to residential buildings and the main train station. According to Regional Governor Serhiy Lysak, three persons lost their lives in Dnipro, with one man was found dead in the rubble of a five-story building. Five othe…
(2024-04-20). Russian Shelling Kills One in Ukraine’s North East. themoscowtimes.com The attack took place in Vovchansk, a city that lies about five kilometers from the Russian border and has been frequently targeted throughout the war.
(2024-04-20). Workers Struggles: Asia & Australia. wsws.org Thousands of Uber and Didi rideshare drivers stop work in Western Australia against high commissions, while Korean electronics workers plan first strike in Samsung’s 55-year history.
(2024-04-20). The hush money trial of Donald Trump and the crisis of class rule in America. wsws.org The opening of the trial marks a new stage in an intense crisis at the highest levels of the American state that has been building for 50 years. This August will mark the 50th anniversary of the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 as a result of the crisis stemming from his campaign’s break-in at the Watergate headquarters of the Democratic National Committee.
(2024-04-20). Ascension St. John clinicians speak out during 24 hour strike. wsws.org “We took an oath to do no harm,” one doctor said. But “When I walk into my shift and see a full waiting room and I don’t have the staff to take care of them … that doesn’t sit well with me.”
(2024-04-20). Volvo Group announces plans for truck plant in Mexico to “deliver logistical efficiency” after betrayed Mack Trucks strike. wsws.org The intent of the facility’s construction is to weaken the resistance of workers in North America as the U.S. economy gears up for military conflict with its competitors abroad.
(2024-04-20). Anger mounts as Ann Arbor Public School board prepares cuts. wsws.org Teachers, parents and community members in Ann Arbor gathered this week at city-wide meeting speaking out against layoffs and attacks on public education.
(2024-04-20). Australia’s National Defence Strategy outlines plans for war with China. wsws.org The document explicitly names China as the target of a major military build-up, and unveils $50 billion in additional defence spending over the decade, on top of already record spending.
(2024-04-20). Australia: Teachers and parents outraged by NSW public school cuts. wsws.org The cuts will accelerate the decline in enrolments, which began in the 1980s as the result of the deliberate weakening of public education by Labor and Liberal-National Coalition governments.
(2024-04-20). Protests erupt in New Caledonia as France amends colony’s electoral system. wsws.org France has initiated the constitutional change to strengthen its grip over the strategically significant Pacific colony amid escalating preparations for a US-led war in the region against China.
(2024-04-20). Yale professor of African American studies attacks Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess as “white supremacist” and “misogynist” wsws.org Exposing the alleged racism of the opera and its creators—George and Ira Gershwin and Dubose Heyward—has become a preoccupation of…
(2024-04-20). Right-wing social democrat Pellegrini wins presidential election in Slovakia. wsws.org Pellegrini’s election success is a distorted expression of the widespread rejection of the war against Russia, which the leading EU powers continue to escalate.
(2024-04-20). Jeopardizing the right to protest, Supreme Court refuses to block lawsuit by police officer against demonstration organizer. wsws.org Effectively jeopardizing the right to organize any large protest in the US, the Supreme Court refused to intervene Monday to stop a lawsuit by a police officer seeking to hold a protest organizer liable for the act of one of the protesters.
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Creating an advance directive for your future well-being. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editor’s note: April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day No one can predict the future, but putting together an advance directive can bring you peace of mind and a plan for your medical care during an emergency or end of life. Dr. Maisha Robinson, chair of the Palliative Medicine Department at Mayo Clinic in Florida, advises people to have these conversations with family members and loved ones. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/MbqQbps3sII Journalists: Broadcast-quality…
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to cope with irritable bowel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can significantly disrupt a person’s daily life. Some people suffer in silence because of painful stomach cramps, diarrhea and constipation. These symptoms can significantly affect a person’s quality of life. April 19 is World IBS Day, intended to raise awareness about IBS, which affects the stomach and intestines, also called the gastrointestinal tract. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7a_bHYW-di0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2024-04-20). Shanghai prepares to open parks, green spaces 24 hours a day. ecns.cn Shanghai’s Century Park, the largest urban park in Pudong New Area, is set to open 24 hours a day starting May 1, the park’s management confirmed.
(2024-04-20). Unleashing CAR-T cell therapy to destroy solid tumors in thyroid cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers will jump four hurdles to apply chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) to solid tumors in thyroid cancer. This regenerative immunotherapy has shown promising results in blood cancers, and new research is focused on using this treatment on more types of malignancies. “CAR-T cell therapy is unlike other therapeutics,” says Saad Kenderian, M.B., Ch.B., a hematologist and cancer researcher. “Other therapies may slow down cancer. CAR-T cell therapy has shown…
(2024-04-20). Giant pandas may move to San Francisco. ecns.cn China and the United States are working toward transferring a pair of giant pandas to San Francisco in 2025.
(2024-04-20). China, U.S. to promote transfer of giant panda pair to San Francisco by 2025. ecns.cn China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Francisco Zoo signed a cooperation intention agreement on Friday morning in Beijing, aiming to make sure a pair of giant pandas arrive in San Francisco by 2025.
(2024-04-20). Obesity and mental illness on top of health concerns in Chinese youth. ecns.cn Obesity, myopia and mental illnesses have overtaken infectious diseases and injuries as the top health concerns confronting Chinese children and adolescents in the past three decades.
(2024-04-20). Prizes canceled for He Jie, three African runners suspected of cheating. ecns.cn The Beijing Half Marathon Organizing Committee announced on Friday to cancel the competition results of He Jie, Willy Mnangat, Dejene Bikila, Robert Keter.
(2024-04-20). U.S. envoy thanks China for rescue of compatriots. ecns.cn United States Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns expressed his “profound gratitude” to Beijing officials and residents on Friday for their efforts to rescue U.S. citizens about two months ago.
(2024-04-20). Molson Coors workers stand strong in Texas strike. themilitant.com SOUTH FORT WORTH, Texas — Members of Teamsters Local 997 at Molson Coors here are standing firm in their strike against the brewery bosses. The strike began Feb. 17 after 93% of the local’s members voted to reject the bosses’ contract proposal. The workers are fighting for pay raises and the elimination of two-tier health care and retirement benefits. | The brewery produces Miller Lite, Coors Light, Yuengling, PBR, Topo Chico and Simply Juices for the entire Western U.S. region. | Negotiations broke down March 28 when management added just 5 cents an hour to its original proposal of a 99-cent-an-hour raise.
(2024-04-20). Gov’t: SGS compensation at 30 percent. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has revealed that the compensation for vehicle inspection equipment installed by Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) has now reached 30 percent. According to the Ministry of Works and Transport Permanent Secretary, Waiswa Bageya, SGS is supposed to be compensated with over 200 billion Shillings for the installed vehicle …
(2024-04-20). Walkouts at 34 Los Angeles hotels win contracts, fight on at others. themilitant.com LOS ANGELES — UNITE HERE Local 11 has signed contracts with 34 hotels since they began a series of walkouts here last June. A couple dozen hotels are holding out. A target of organizing efforts by the union is the downtown Hotel Figueroa where 300 union members and their supporters rallied April 5. | This hotel is owned by BentallGreenOak, a private equity outfit. In February, workers at the hotel’s five restaurants organized to join the union. The subcontractor that was operating the restaurants — Noble 33 — then closed down, eliminating workers’ jobs. | “They put them out on the street and man…
(2024-04-20). Recognizing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, which make this a good time to learn about the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. An estimated 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease, according to the American Parkinson Disease Association. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Parkinson’s disease signs and symptoms can be different for everyone. Early signs may be mild and go unnoticed….
(2024-04-20). Foreign trade set to stay resilient this year. ecns.cn China’s foreign trade, buoyed by the steady upturn of the domestic economy and an improved trading structure increasingly driven by high-tech and green products and export market diversification, will continue to exhibit resilience this year…
(2024-04-20). Baltimore bridge collapse highlights profit-driven infrastructure crisis. themilitant.com BALTIMORE — The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge here March 26 caused the death of six construction workers and widespread port-related job losses. This social disaster for tens of thousands of working people was predictable and didn’t need to happen. It was a direct result of the capitalist bosses’ unceasing drive for profit, over and above all else, casting aside the safety of workers or concern for the consequences to their lives. | Similar disasters are waiting to happen around the country. | There was no warning system or evacuation plans in place for the six Key Bridge workers who were killed.
(2024-04-20). Insiders shrug off volatility in stock market. ecns.cn Recent volatility in the A-share market is normal and upward momentum in the market is quite solid amid the regulators’ continued efforts to bolster liquidity and improve listed companies’ quality, insiders said.
(2024-04-20). Correspondence] The case for Indigenous land acknowledgments in scholarly publishing. thelancet.com A land or territorial acknowledgment is a formal statement that gives deference to the original Indigenous inhabitants as the traditional custodians of now colonised lands occupied by academic institutions. This custom dates back centuries in many Indigenous cultures and is now commonly performed at academic meetings across Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Land acknowledgments recognise truth and reconciliation and the enduring effects of colonialism and honour the right of Indigenous peoples to their traditional territories.
(2024-04-20). Coral catastrophe signals our own undoing. mronline.org 
Five times in the history of life on Earth the corals have perished, swept from the board by conditions hostile to nearly all life. Each time, it has taken them millions of years to evolve anew. Each mass death of corals has been accompanied by the mass deaths of most other species, on land and at sea.
(2024-04-20). Chinese runner, 3 pacers in marathon disqualified. ecns.cn The organizing committee of the Beijing Half Marathon announced on Friday that it has disqualified the results of Chinese runner He Jie, who won gold, and three African runners who were contracted to run as pacers for him to help him achieve a better result.
(2024-04-20). Food workers strike Aramark in Philadelphia over wages, benefits. themilitant.com PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of exuberant food service workers at the Wells Fargo Center here went on a one-day strike April 9 against their boss, Aramark. The workers staff concession stands at Philadelphia Flyers, 76ers and Wings games, as well as concerts and other big events at the stadiums in South Philadelphia. | Cooks, servers, bartenders, concession staffers and other members of UNITE HERE Local 274 started picketing early at the stadium, several hours before the Philadelphia 76ers were due to play the Detroit Pistons in an NBA game. The strikers urged fans to support their fight by spreading the word an…
(2024-04-20). Correspondence] Medical articles should include a plain language summary. thelancet.com In this era of personalised medicine, patients are expected to be actively involved in making care decisions that are best for them. Accurate and accessible medical information is key to successful patient-centred care, which can be supported by the availability of easy-to-understand summaries of published articles in medical journals.
(2024-04-20). In case you missed it: This week’s Top 5 stories on social media. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. Study documents safety, improvements from stem cell therapy after spinal cord injury A recent Mayo Clinic study indicates that stem cells obtained from the fat tissue of patients are both safe and could enhance sensation and movement following traumatic spinal cord injuries. These findings provide valuable insights into the potential of cell therapy for people dealing with…
(2024-04-20). US sanction 3 Chinese companies, 1 Belarus-based firm for supplying missile components to Pakistan. ptcnews.tv US sanction 4 firms: The US Department of State announced sanctions against three Chinese companies and a Belarus-based firm for supplying missile-related items to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program. The sanctioned entities include Xi’an Longde Technology Development Company Limited, Tianjin Creative Source International Trade Co Ltd, and Granpect Company Limited from China, along with Belarus-based Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant.According to the statement, these companies provided crucial support to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program, including its long-range missile efforts. For instance, Minsk Wheel Tractor Pl…
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Busting plant-based diet myths. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Many people eat a plant-based diet for health benefits and cultural and religious beliefs, while others just enjoy the savory taste of fruits and vegetables. However, there are some people who shy away from a plant-based diet because of misconceptions. Dr. Christine Nguyen, a Mayo Clinic family physician, talks about myths surrounding plant-based diets. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/JxvNFhzoiQw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (: 58) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please…
(2024-04-20). Opening of new flight routes benefits both sides of Taiwan Strait. ecns.cn The initiation of the west-to-east operation of the W122 and W123 routes that connect with the M503 route, effective Friday, benefits both sides of the Taiwan Strait, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said on Friday.
(2024-04-20). Insights‰∏®Rupert Hoogewerf: Emerging industries accelerates China’s GDP growth. ecns.cn Rupert Hoogewerf, Hurun Report Chairman and Chief Researcher, commented that emerging industries including new energy, semi-conductor, and artificial intelligence, are in full swing, reshaping the structure of wealth creation and accelerating China’s economic development.
(2024-04-20). World Report] Swedish NGOs are reeling after government cuts. thelancet.com 17 NGOs have been told their contracts will end as part of reforms to overseas aid. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2024-04-20). World Report] Yazidis in Iraq facing an uncertain future. thelancet.com Baghdad has ordered the closure of camps where 300‚Äà000 Yazidis live, but health systems are unlikely to be able to cope. By Sharmila Devi.
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Reasons to be a living kidney donor. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nearly 90,000 people in the U.S. are on the waiting list for kidney transplant, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Finding a donor kidney that is compatible and matches the right blood and tissue types can be the biggest challenge, especially when the donor pool isn’t as large as the number of people who need a transplant. Dr. Naim Issa, a Mayo Clinic transplant nephrologist, says there are some common myths regarding living…
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic RegenBio Summit 2024 registration opens, keynotes announced. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Gene editing, gene therapy and tissue engineering are emerging regenerative biotherapies that are on the cusp of transforming medical care. RegenBio Summit: Transforming Next-Gen Biotherapeutics 2024, will focus on accelerating technologies from concept to reality for patients in need of new healing options. Register now to join physicians, scientists, general healthcare staff, industry leaders and students from Dec. 9 to 11 at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Regenerative biotherapies…
(2024-04-20). New Video 🎞 Forgiveness Between Brothers after a Disagreement — Sh. Abdulilaah Lahmami. salaficentre.com 
How to remove and dispel the Shaytaan and training yourself to forgive your brother after a disagreement from the Story of the Prophet Yusuf (alayhisalaam) Please take this opportunity to donate to the masjid projects and build the house of Allah! Uqbah ibn Amir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, …
(2024-04-20). Insights | American scholar: China’s Overcapacity Threat is non-existent and lie told by U.S. ecns.cn “The overcapacity threat described by the US is non-existent,” noted Prof. Josef Mahoney from East China Normal University (ECNU).
(2024-04-20). The fight against Jew-hatred and pogroms in the imperialist epoch. themilitant.com 
Below is the opening chapter by Socialist Workers Party leader Dave Prince of the new book, Other chapters feature writings by revolutionary Marxist leaders V.I. Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Farrell Dobbs, James P. Cannon and Jack Barnes. The book tells the truth about Hamas’ fascist roots, and presents excerpts from its top leaders in their own words and from its founding C…
(2024-04-20). Students in the Columbia University Gaza Solidarity Encampment Suspended. youtube.com 
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is pink eye? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Pink eye is extremely common in kids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public schoolchildren in the U.S. miss 3 million school days each year because of pink eye. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family physician, explains what you should know about this contagious condition. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Lb1QLr0xZv0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: “Mayo Clinic News Network.”…
(2024-04-20). In case you missed it: This week’s Top 5 stories on social media. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. Mayo Clinic Minute: How often should you wash your hair? To shampoo or not to shampoo? That might be your question each time you head into the shower. Everyone’s hair texture and needs are different. However, there are some guidelines to consider when it comes time to wash your hair. ‚Å Here’s what you should consider. Mayo Clinic…
(2024-04-20). Culture Fact: UN Chinese Language Day. ecns.cn
(2024-04-20). Correspondence] Climate change and health: displaced and migrant populations must be included. thelancet.com In November, 2023, the first Health Day was held at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in recognition of the connection between health and climate change. Migration and displacement are inextricably linked to climate change and health, yet current understanding of the climate—migration—health nexus is insufficient.1 Climate change is increasingly driving population movement, acting as a driver of and a barrier to migration and as a hazard experienced during journeys or on arrival at new destinations.
(2024-04-20). Parliament rejects NAADs, UCDA merger. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected a government proposal to merge the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), the Cotton Development Organization (CDO) and the Dairy Development Authority (DDA), into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). The legislators’ decision was premised on the justification that …
(2024-04-20). US rulers form new Asia bloc against Beijing. themilitant.com President Joseph Biden hosted a first-ever joint meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at the White House, April 11. The three government heads announced increased military and economic cooperation. | To defend U.S. ruling-class interests, Washington is bolstering its alliances in the Pacific, centered on its imperialist allies in Japan and Australia, against the rising power of Beijing. | Growing militarization and realignments among rival ruling classes are pulling apart the imperialist world order put together by the U.S. rulers after they came out on…
(2024-04-20). Letters to the Canary: we’ve annoyed the climate crisis deniers, Tories’ dirty tricks, and social work news. thecanary.co The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people’s responses to the news and politics, or anything else they want to get off their chest. We’ve now opened the letters page up so anyone can submit a contribution. As always, if you’d like to subscribe to the Canary — …
(2024-04-20). More than 90 articles from 25 countries featured in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health journal’s first year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health, an open-access companion journal to the widely read and cited Mayo Clinic Proceedings, is marking its first anniversary, having published more than 90 articles on the digital transformation of healthcare internationally. Authors published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health’s first year represent 25 countries on five continents, and the content has had more than 125,000 downloads. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health focuses on the translation, adaptation and implementation of digital…
(2024-04-20). Correspondence] Removing the term race from medical terminology. thelancet.com Some authorities have attempted to show a distinct difference between the terms race and ethnicity to legitimise the use of both words,1,2 stating that “[e]thnicity (as in Hispanic/Latino) captures the common values, cultural norms, and behaviors of people who are linked by shared culture and language, whereas race refers to one’s identification with a group or identity ascribed on the basis of physical characteristics and skin color”. 2…
(2024-04-20). Correspondence] Protecting children from racism: urgent health system actions. thelancet.com According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, all children have the right to the highest attainable standard of health “without discrimination of any kind”.1 The UK has committed to upholding this right. However, not all children in the UK are equally protected. Racism is a known risk factor for health in children, ranging from preterm birth and low birthweight, to major depression and asthma, and childhood is a vital period that can shape health throughout the life course.
(2024-04-20). World Report] UNFPA warns of threats to sexual and reproductive health. thelancet.com A well organised pushback against human rights and gender equality is exacerbating marginalisation. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva.
(2024-04-20). U.S. moves previously banned missiles closer to China and Russia. mronline.org 
The U.S. military openly describes the “Typhon” as a “strategic weapon system that would be used against higher-value targets like air defense assets and command and control nodes.”
(2024-04-20). 1] The Ascent and Decline of The Ottoman Empire. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Some historians from Europe, Jews, Christians, and secularists have not hesitated to attack the history of the Ottoman State. They have used various methods to insult and distort the Ottomans’ service to Islam. Despite their different affiliations, and inclinations towards nationalism and secularism, …
(2024-04-20). U.S. criticized over vetoing Palestine UN membership. ecns.cn History and people around the world will remember a backsliding act taken by the United States to veto Palestine’s request for full membership at the United Nations, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
(2024-04-20). Tories have missed their own teacher recruitment targets for NINE out of TEN years. thecanary.co Nearly nine in 10 local authorities have seen a rise in teacher recruitment vacancy rates since 2010, new analysis from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) shows. The news comes as new polling also reveals that nearly two-fifths of education staff have already taken steps to leave their profession to get a job in another field, …
(2024-04-20). World Report] Cass Review calls for reformed gender identity services. thelancet.com The Cass Review into gender identity services for children and young people will lead to a new holistic model of care within paediatrics in England. By Jacqui Thornton.
(2024-04-20). Flight attendants protest at airports nationwide for better pay, conditions. themilitant.com 
Flight attendants and their supporters rallied at 16 airports across the U.S., as well as in the United Kingdom and Guam, in spirited protests against United Airlines and other airline bosses April 11 called by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. The unionists have been fighting and demonstrating for months demanding wage raises to cover inflation, full pay for all hours worked and limitations on the length of their shifts and on-call hours. | Three unions represent flight attendants — the AFA, Association of Professional Flight Attendants at American Airlines, and the Transport Workers Union at South…
(2024-04-20). Know the signs of irritable bowel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Research suggests that about 12% of people in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome, and it’s more common among women than men and in people younger than 50, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition that affects the large intestine. Even though the digestive…
(2024-04-20). Amazon Labor Union Leader Chris Smalls Joins Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment. youtube.com 
(2024-04-20). ‘Overcapacity’ cry bald protectionism. ecns.cn Beijing rebuffed accusations from some U.S. politicians about China’s industrial “overcapacity” on Friday, saying that behind the hyped-up theory was an intent to contain the world’s second-largest economy’s industrial development.
(2024-04-20). Obituary] Nancy Elinor Adler. thelancet.com Pioneering health psychologist. Born on July 26, 1946, in New York City, NY, USA, she died of pancreatic cancer on Jan 4, 2024, in San Francisco, CA, USA, aged 77 years.
(2024-04-20). Perspectives] A lasting legacy. thelancet.com The UK’s publicly funded National Health Service (NHS) provides, to all comers, free health care based on clinical need, rather than the ability to pay. Founded in 1948, by Prime Minister Clement Attlee’s Labour Party Government, the driving force behind the project was Attlee’s Minister of Health, Aneurin “Nye” Bevan. Yet surprisingly Bevan’s life has hitherto received little dramatic attention, with a 1997 BBC film Food for Ravens, starring Brian Cox and Sinead Cusack, among the few biographical portrayals.
(2024-04-20). Speaker condoles with Kenya on CDF death as MPs rally against malaria. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has paid tribute to the fallen Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Francis Ogolla, who died in a helicopter crash on Thursday, 18 April 2024. Gen Ogolla and other officers died in the afternoon crash on Thursday, President William Ruto announced yesterday. He also declared three days of …
(2024-04-20). Organ donation: Don’t let these myths confuse you. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. Unfortunately, many may never get the call saying that a suitable donor organ — and a second chance at life — has been found. It’s estimated that more than 15 people die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. It can be hard to think about what’s going to happen to your body after you die, let alone…
(2024-04-20). Blue Whale death game returns : Death of Indian student in US linked with Blue Whale Challenge, says reports. ptcnews.tv Blue Whale death game returns: In a tragic and dreadful incident, a first-year student at the University of Massachusetts reportedly took his own life in March, allegedly while participating in the no | Blue Whale death game returns : Death of Indian student in US linked with Blue Whale Challenge, says reports…
(2024-04-20). Fetishising the growth rate of GDP. mronline.org 
JOHN Stuart Mill was among the foremost liberal thinkers of modern times who wrote extensively on economics and philosophy.
(2024-04-20). “Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom” — book review. mronline.org Vulture Capitalism demolishes the idea of the ‘free market’ in the corporate age, but has limitations in its analysis of capitalism and how to challenge it, argues Dominic Alexander.
(2024-04-20). The Heat: IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings. america.cgtn.com 
As finance leaders meet in Washington, D.C., for the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring meetings, we’re taking a closer look at the economic outlook for Pakistan and Egypt. Later, we’ll hear from the Egyptian Finance Minister about efforts to tackle high inflation and how China’s Belt and Road Initiative is helping modernize its cities and infrastructure. But we begin with my conversation with Pakistan’s Minister of Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb on discussions with the IMF for a new multi-billion dollar loan agreement, relations with China and much more. | Egypt recently reached an agreement w…
(2024-04-20). Xi presents flag to PLA’s information support force. ecns.cn The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force. | Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a flag to the force at its establishment ceremony held on Friday in Beijing.
(2024-04-20). So called “Peak China” is simply a Western campaign for China to commit economic suicide. mronline.org 
Despite the fact that China’s economy continues to far outgrow all major Western economies the Western media is energetically promoting a myth of “peak China”—i.e. that China’s economy either has or is about to drastically slow down.
(2024-04-20). Action taken over Chongqing Gas Group overcharging. ecns.cn Chongqing Gas Group is to refund all overcharged gas fees from recent months to users, it was announced at a media conference on Friday evening.
(2024-04-20). Perspectives] A final farewell to doctoring. thelancet.com Is practising medicine a job or a vocation? Some in the profession believe to practise medicine well it must be viewed as a vocation, with doctors set apart by their unique position of respect and trust. Others point to the risks of burnout and question whether medicine should define you. Ultimately, although hugely rewarding, clinical practice can be tough and unforgiving and some physicians choose to leave the profession. But can you ever truly leave medicine?
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: The vital role of phlebotomists in blood collection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Phlebotomy technicians collect blood from patients and prepare the samples for testing. Most work in hospitals and clinics, but some collect blood for donation purposes. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Fiona Craig, who oversees the Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Department at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, discusses the vital role phlebotomists play in blood collection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/IAdKutSkV9M Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of this post….
(2024-04-20). 4 types of head and neck cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about four types of cancer that affect these areas of the body. Head and neck cancers account for nearly 4% of all cancers in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. These cancers are more than twice as common among men as women, and are diagnosed more often among people over 50. Among the many types of head…
(2024-04-20). Perspectives] Dorothea Leporin Erxleben: German doctor of the Enlightenment. thelancet.com Dorothea Erxleben (1715—62) qualified in medicine in Germany, more than a century before a movement for women’s education and suffrage began to gather pace across Europe and the USA. Against considerable opposition and while raising nine children, she ran a medical practice for nearly two decades, and used her experience to publish a strong critique of routine but unevidenced practices.
(2024-04-20). Are we about to see the end of railway manufacture in Britain? thecommunists.org Anyone with even a passing knowledge of the railway industry will be aware of Britain’s ‘railway cities’: York, Doncaster and Derby, in particular. Now with the news that the Alstom works, which has been building locomotives and passenger coaches for almost 150 years, may be forced to close for lack of orders, Derby may be …
(2024-04-20). Exploring special bond of UN Chinese Language Day and Grain Rain. ecns.cn The 15th United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day, coinciding with Grain Rain, symbolizes the intertwined cultural legacy of Chinese characters and solar terms, boosting global appreciation for both Chinese language and culture.
(2024-04-20). China stands for ‘peaceful utilization of space’. ecns.cn China is committed to the peaceful utilization of space, the Ministry of National Defense said on Friday night, regarding the role that the country’s Aerospace Force plays.
(2024-04-20). Mufti joins Fiqh council board. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda, has joined the Board of the Fiqh Council, overseeing the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence following his appointment by the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League is an International Charitable Organization established by the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Mubaje is …
(2024-04-20). Correspondence] HIV among refugee youth in Uganda: unmasking the crisis. thelancet.com Uganda is one of the countries severely affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and currently hosts the largest number of refugees in sub-Saharan Africa, estimated at 1 ∑5 million, of whom 24% are youth aged 15—24 years.1 Many refugees are settled in regions with some of the highest HIV prevalence and new infection rates. Refugee youth—due to numerous intersecting factors, including a high prevalence of trauma-associated mental health conditions, sexual violence, engagement in risky behaviours, such as substance use, poor knowledge about HIV, and low testing rates at 56%—are at an elevated risk of…
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic virologist offers perspective on avian influenza, bird flu, outbreak. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials around the globe, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, are monitoring the ongoing avian influenza outbreak. Also known as bird flu, the highly contagious viral disease typically spreads among birds, but can also infect livestock and, in rare cases, humans. “Avian influenza is very common among migratory birds such as waterfowl,” says Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. He adds that human infection is rare,…
(2024-04-20). NZ race relations provide clearer picture for Australia’s Voice denial. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-04-20). Comment] Offline: America’s reckoning. thelancet.com Donald J Trump, the 45th President of the USA, presided over an era that now seems strangely distant. It is hard to recall his chaos, his lies, his improprieties. It is even harder to imagine that the American people are seriously considering him for a second term. But what is more surprising still is the collective failure of the US Government, and the lack of insistent demand by American citizens, to learn the lessons of the Trump Presidency—and the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in particular.
(2024-04-20). Report: Manipulation of aid brings profound disasters. ecns.cn Essentially, the report said US aid serves as a tool to maintain US hegemony by greedily exploiting developing countries.”ÄÄ”ÄÄUS aid has served as a fig leaf for its military hegemony.
(2024-04-20). Who is Robert Kennedy Jr., why is he running for president? themilitant.com Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign for the White House — polling just under 10% — presents a third capitalist candidate alongside President Joseph Biden and former President Donald Trump. A decadeslong Democrat from a well-known wealthy ruling-class family, Kennedy often echoes views found on the right of bourgeois politics. But his campaign is aimed primarily at taking votes away from Biden. | The Democratic and Republican parties have dominated bourgeois politics for well over a century, telling workers their only choice is to pick the “lesser evil.” From time to time, third capitalist parties add ano…
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: How often should you wash your hair? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To shampoo or not to shampoo? That might be your question each time you head into the shower. Dr. Dawn Davis, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, says, when it comes to the scalp and the hair, there’s a new trend online where shampooing less is preferred. Here’s what she would like you to consider when it comes time to washing your hair. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/B_0XPmjwVsY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at…
(2024-04-20). ‘Longest-ever’ Covid-19 case: Netherlands man dies after fighting Covid for 613 days. ptcnews.tv ‘Longest-ever’ Covid-19 case: In the longest-ever Covid-19 case, a 72-year-old man from the Netherlands, man died due to weakened immune system and a blood disorder after fighting Covid for 613 days. As per the reports, the patient succumbed due to an underlying illness after harboring a highly mutated strain of the virus for over 600 days.Netherlands man got infected with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 virus) in February 2022. He struggled to mount a robust immune response despite receiving multiple Covid vaccine doses prior to his infection.Researching and examining analysis of samples obtained f…
(2024-04-20). Xi: Crucial role for new PLA force. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping on Friday unveiled the newest branch of the Chinese military, the Information Support Force of the People’s Liberation Army, calling it a vital power in modern warfare.
(2024-04-20). Tayebwa eulogises late Dr. Aliker. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has described the late Dr. Martin Aliker as a mentor and friend who not only inspired him but also guided his work. Tayebwa, who was speaking during Dr Aliker’s funeral service, praised the late for his honesty and commitment to public service. “He celebrated all …
(2024-04-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Dermatologist explains light therapy for skin. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dermatologists advise their patients to avoid harmful ultraviolet light, which can cause skin damage, photoaging and skin cancer. But they also may prescribe light therapy to treat certain skin conditions. Light therapy is a treatment that uses different wavelengths of light to treat various skin conditions. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Dawn Davis, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, explains the different types of light therapy, what they treat, and if over-the-counter light therapy devices are…
(2024-04-20). Bird flu detected in high concentrations in raw cow milk; WHO issues warning in US and India. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Health officials have flagged the presence of bird flu, scientifically known as H5N1, at significant concentrations in raw cow milk. The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that this strain of avian influenza has made its way into raw cow milk in the US, prompting a strong recommendation for the consumption of pasteurised milk by health experts.The concern over bird flu is not limited to the US; alerts have also been raised in India. An outbreak of this deadly disease in Kerala’s Alappuzha district has authorities deeply concerned. Reports confirm that the disease has been detected in duck…
(2024-04-20). When Ol’ Blue Eyes saw red. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-04-20). Elon Musk postpones India visit citing ‘heavy Tesla obligations’; plans to visit later this year. ptcnews.tv Elon Musk postpones visit to India: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has delayed his trip to India. In a post replying to a news report that cited the delay of his India Trip, Elon Musk posted on X “Unfortunately, | Elon Musk postpones India visit citing ‘heavy Tesla obligations’; plans to visit later this year…
(2024-04-20). Editorial] Helping young people thrive in China: policy and culture. thelancet.com China has made huge gains in child and adolescent health over the past 70 years. A focus on women’s reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health has helped to drive down the mortality rate in those aged 5—19 years from 366 ∑0 deaths per 100‚Äà000 during 1953—64 to 27 ∑2 cases per 100‚Äà000 in 2016. Millions have been lifted out of poverty. However, as China has undergone socioeconomic and demographic changes, child and adolescent health has transitioned from an issue of surviving to one of thriving: most Chinese children do not have to worry…
(2024-04-20). China-France cultural exchange festival to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn As part of the 18th edition of Festival Croisements, a series of cultural and artistic exchange events between China and France will be held throughout the year in Southwest China, French officials said.
(2024-04-20). Traders agree to open shops after Museveni meeting. independent.co.ug 
‚úî President to meet with Ministry of Finance and URA Technocrats on April 24, 2024. ‚úî President to meet with all traders on May 7, 2024 at Kololo Ceremonial grounds. ‚úî URA directed to suspend all penalties during further consultations. ‚úî Traders agreed to open up their businesses while continuing consultations with the government Entebbe, …
(2024-04-20). Memphis BCTGM workers return to work, fight goes on. themilitant.com MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After almost 10 months of a hard-fought strike battle, members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 390G at International Flavors and Fragrances here decided March 28 to return to work and continue their fight inside the plant. | They are now working under the “last, best and final offer” from the company, which had been voted down by the membership last June. | The imposed conditions include an end to paid lunch breaks, no overtime pay after eight hours, and a cut in contributions to workers’ 401(k) retirement plans. Health care costs went up dramatically a…
(2024-04-20). Scholars urge China-U.S. ‘recoupling’. ecns.cn Leading scholars from China and the United States have worked extensively over the past two years to revive scholarly exchanges, which were suspended by the pandemic and affected by the “over-securitization” of U.S.-China relations.
(2024-04-20). Israel comete nuevas masacres en Gaza. telesurtv.net Medios israelíes han revelado que el Gobierno de Netanyahu planea desplazar a los civiles de la zona.
(2024-04-20). Irán afirma que operación contra Israel reflejó fuerza y voluntad del pueblo. telesurtv.net El comandante Kiomars Heidari advirtió a la entidad de ocupación sobre una respuesta severa en caso de cometer un nuevo error contra su país.
(2024-04-20). Crianàßas ucranianas sà£o encontradas na Alemanha. globalresearch.ca A narrativa sobre o “sequestro” de crianàßas pela Rússia está a revelar-se uma mentira. Recentemente, várias crianàßas que antes eram consideradas “capturadas” pelos russos foram encontradas na Europa, gerando novas discussàµes sobre a legitimidade das acusaàßàµes feitas contra o presidente …
(2024-04-20). Detienen a hombre con falsos explosivos en consulado iraní en París. telesurtv.net El individuo, quien aseguró que su objetivo era vengar la muerte de un hermano, salió por su propia voluntad y resultó detenido inmediatamente sin oponer resistencia.
(2024-04-20). Avanza jornada de voto en casa previa a consulta popular en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El voto en casa elimina barreras y permite que personas mayores y con discapacidad puedan ejercer sus derechos.
(2024-04-20). Indepaz denuncia asesinato de líder social en Bolívar, Colombia. telesurtv.net Entre tanto, el ente manifestó que este líder de 52 años de edad fue asesinado por sicarios hacia las 10H30 hora local.
(2024-04-20). Conoce las cinco películas más recordadas de Cantinflas. telesurtv.net A 31 años de su muerte, el 20 de abril de 1993, muchos creen que este personaje “fue el mejor actor de comedia de la historia de México”.
(2024-04-20). Presidente de Venezuela: el ALBA es una referencia para los pueblos que luchan. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano instó a desarrollar nuevas estrategias para que los pueblos independientes y soberanos sigan su lucha contra el fascismo.
(2024-04-20). Al menos 32 muertos por lluvias e inundaciones en Kenia. telesurtv.net La OCHA instó a las comunidades que residen en esas áreas, a desplazarse hacia zonas más elevadas.
(2024-04-20). Se movilizan en rechazo a Javier Milei en Bariloche, Argentina. telesurtv.net El secretario general de ATE, Rodolfo Aguiar al puntualizar que declaran al presidente persona no grata.
(2024-04-20). Hombre se prende fuego ante tribunal que juzga a Donald Trump en EEUU. telesurtv.net Luego del incidente, el sujeto fue traslado al hospital y, hasta el momento, se desconoce si continúa con vida.
(2024-04-20). Presidente de Cuba recibe múltiples mensajes por su cumpleaños 64. radiohc.cu La Habana, 20 abr (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, recibe este sábado múltiples mensajes de felicitación por su cumpleaños 64.
(2024-04-20). Manuel Rosales retira su candidatura presidencial en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Las elecciones presidenciales venezolanas, a celebrarse el 28 de julio próximo, serán disputadas por un total de 12 candidatos.
(2024-04-20). Colombia adopta medidas para incentivar el ahorro de agua. telesurtv.net La capital colombiana ya entra en su segunda semana de cortes programados de agua.
(2024-04-20). Nicaragua saluda encuentro para una Alternativa Social Mundial. telesurtv.net El documento extendió un abrazo al presidente Nicolás Maduro Moros, así como a los compañeros del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV).
(2024-04-20). Presidente Noboa emite nuevo estado de excepción en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El estado de excepción tendrá una vigencia de 60 días.
(2024-04-20). Ataque ucraniano con drones en Rusia deja víctimas. telesurtv.net Desde el 24 de febrero de 2022, Rusia lleva a cabo una operación militar especial con el objetivo de proteger a la población de un genocidio perpetrado por parte de Kiev.
(2024-04-20). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net La OMS ha alertado sobre la grave situación sanitaria en Gaza y la falta de recursos para atender a la población afectada por los ataques israelíes.
(2024-04-20). Palestina rechaza ataque israelí en Tulkarm, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El Ejército israelí ingresó a la ciudad a través de la entrada occidental y se dirigió al campamento de refugiados de Nur Shams, imponiendo un estricto asedio y cerrando las entradas principales.
(2024-04-20). Lula demarca tierras indígenas en Bahía y Mato Grosso. telesurtv.net A partir de las leyes, publicadas este viernes en el Diario Oficial de la Unión (DOU), Brasil cuenta ahora con 528 Tierras Indígenas autorizadas y reservadas, alcanzando un total de 108.075.186 hectáreas.
(2024-04-20). Inicia operación de retorno de cubanos varados en Haití. telesurtv.net El proceso está organizado por “autoridades cubanas, diversos ministerios, la Embajada de Cuba en Haití” y el acompañamiento de los funcionarios diplomáticos.
(2024-04-20). Presidente venezolano recibe delegación de Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos. telesurtv.net Durante el encuentro, las partes dialogaron sobre asuntos de interés bilateral y la agenda de trabajo de cooperación.
(2024-04-20). Multitud de personas marchan en apoyo a Palestina en Yemen. telesurtv.net Los organizadores de la marcha comunicaron la continuidad de las diligencias de solidaridad y muestras de apoyo al pueblo palestino.
(2024-04-20). Repatrian 33 piezas arqueológicas precolombinas a Panamá. telesurtv.net Los elementos recuperados corresponden a cerámicas, puntas de flechas hechas de piedra y ornamentos de oro.
(2024-04-20). Poetas, artistas e intelectuales llaman a un alto al fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net Los firmantes de la carta se alarmaron ante la muerte de al menos 33.482 y 76.049 heridos, así como el ataque indiscriminado a “mujeres, niños, proveedores de servicios médicos, periodistas y trabajadores humanitarios”.
(2024-04-20). Meningococcal disease on the rise in the US. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, responsible for causing meningococcal meningitis. Courtesy: CDC A rise in invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a health advisory for healthcare providers. “Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis. About 1 in 10 people are natural carriers of the bacteria, and it can spread to others by sharing respiratory secretions,” says Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. Serogroups B, C…
(2024-04-20). Cuatro masacres de Israel dejan 42 muertos en Gaza. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, la cantidad de muertos asciende a 34.012, mientras 76.833 personas resultaron heridas.
(2024-04-20). Bombardeo aéreo contra base militar de Irak deja un muerto. telesurtv.net La agresión tuvo como objetivo el cuartel general del jefe de Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas de Movilización Popular en la base de Kalsu.
(2024-04-20). The debt trap. cadtm.org
(2024-04-20). Oil palm in Latin America: monoculture and violence. cadtm.org The global oil palm craze
| Oil palm plantations are rapidly gaining ground in Latin America, driving communities from their lands and causing deforestation, violence, and poverty.
| Global production of palm oil has increased by almost 600% from 14.72 million tonnes in 1994 to 80.58 million tonnes in 2021. The cultivation area has also expanded drastically from 7.86 million hectares in 1994 to 28.91 million hectares in 2021. [1] The multiple uses of palm oil, together with its relatively low (…) | – | / |
(2024-04-20). Geopolitical conflicts could exacerbate the new international debt crisis, which has already reached the record level of $313,000 billion, according to the IIF. cadtm.org
(2024-04-20). Farmers’ mobilizations back on track. cadtm.org
(2024-04-20). Economy and history. cadtm.org
(2024-04-20). From the Magnificent Seven to the Desperate Hundred. cadtm.org
(2024-04-20). CFA franc: conditions are ripe for replacement of the west African currency rooted in colonialism. cadtm.org At no point in history has the CFA franc — the name of a colonial currency used in west and central African countries belonging to the franc zone — been closer to its demise.
| Senegal has overwhelmingly voted for leftwing Pastef candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye (and his former party leader Ousmane Sonko) while the coup governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have been talking about leaving the CFA franc for some time.
| Senegal under outgoing president Macky Sall was a pillar of the (…) | – | /…
(2024-04-20). 100 organizations from around the world call on Ecuador to defend its sovereignty against international arbitration: No to ISDS! cadtm.org
(2024-04-20). The South Korean miracle is exposed. cadtm.org
(2024-04-20). Israel’s attack on Iran and Syria: what we know so far. newarab.com 
Israel has reportedly Three “micro air vehicles” were sighted in the skies above Iran’s Isfahan province at around 4am local time. | Explosions were…
(2024-04-20). Ilhan Omar daughter ‘suspended from university’ over Gaza. newarab.com 
Isra Hirsi, the daughter of American Congresswoman Writing on X, Hirsi said she is “one of three students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide”. | Hirsi said that despite being an organiser with C…
(2024-04-20). How did Arab states react to Israel’s new strikes on Iran. newarab.com 
Israel has Some Arab countries have responded to the attack on Iran, which comes amid concerns about regional conflict: | Oman | Oman, which has long mediated between Tehran and the West, condemned an “Israeli attack” on Iran on Fr…
(2024-04-20). Israel targeted Syrian air defences during Iran strikes. newarab.com 
(2024-04-20). The New Arab Weekly: Iranian attacks and West Bank settlers. newarab.com 
This week on The New Arab Weekly we look at the recent Iranian missile and drone attack on Israel, the recent rampage of violence by West Bank settlers, and the heavy rains in across the Gulf that caused deadly flooding in Oman and the UAE. | We were joined by The New Arab’s Head of News O…
(2024-04-20). 10 Palestinians dead after Israeli airstrikes on Rafah. newarab.com 
(2024-04-20). Israel detains then releases renowned Palestinian academic. newarab.com 
The Jerusalem District Court ordered the release of Palestinian feminist scholar The professor, who has been dealing with some health issues, was arrested from her home in Jerusalem.
(2024-04-20). Israel envoy to Morocco faces disciplinary action. newarab.com 
(2024-04-20). KFC Algeria debut ends over alleged pro-Israel ties. newarab.com 
In On Sunday, 16 April, a branch of KFC opened in the Algiers suburb of Dely Ibrahim, marking the first location of the US chain in the North African country. | However, many Algerians quickly made it clear that the store was not welcome in their…
(2024-04-20). London’s Science Museum protests against Adani Group. newarab.com 
On March 25, London’s Science Museum opened its Green Energy gallery, following a major protest the previous Saturday by climate justice, the South Asian diaspora and Palestinian organisations. | The gallery is sponsored by Adani Green Energy, a company owned by Indian billionaire businessman Gautam Adani’s self-named conglomerate, the Adani Group. | “Adani’s long-standing connections with the far-right regimes of India and Israel set this sponsorship apart” | The ultimate exercise in greenwashing, the Green Energy gallery sits at the intersection of multiple interrelated issues — the overarching questio…
(2024-04-20). Muted Iranian response to Israeli drone strikes signals calm. newarab.com 
Israel has kept quiet about the While Western media has questioned whether the exchange could trigger a regional war, the muted response from the two regional foes suggests a desire to defuse. | Early on Friday, Iranian state media reported that
(2024-04-20). S&P cuts Israel’s credit rating on geopolitical risks. newarab.com 
Ratings agency S&P Global on Thursday cut Israel’s long-term ratings to A-plus from AA-minus after the “We forecast that Israel’s general government deficit will widen to 8% of GDP in 2024, mostly as a result of increased defense spending,” S&P Global said in its statement. | The negative outlook reflects the risk that
(2024-04-20). Exclusive: Activists defy Israel with Gaza-bound flotilla. newarab.com 
Palestine solidarity activists are preparing a flotilla to deliver urgently needed Currently
(2024-04-20). US House to vote on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid package. newarab.com 
The The votes on the $95 billion foreign aid and
(2024-04-20). MENA Sports Wrap: UAE rain causes football disruptions. newarab.com 
The U-23 Asian Cup also kicked off in Qatar, with hot competition for the trophy, while a Saudi football fan has got into hot water for allegedly striking a player with a whip. | Whip incident sees outrage in Saudi Arabia | The Saudi Arabian Football Federation will review the country’s spectator code of conduct after a fan of Jeddah side Al-Ittihad appeared to whip
(2024-04-20). Three Filipinos dead in UAE floods: officials. newarab.com 
Three workers from the Philippines have died in heavy flooding in the Two women suffocated inside their vehicle during the flooding and one man died when his vehicle fell into a sinkhole, the Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers said. | The women died in Dubai — the first confirmed deaths from the floods in the city — and the man died in Sharjah, media officers from the department told new…
(2024-04-20). French police detain intruder at Iranian consulate in Paris. newarab.com 
French authorities Friday detained a man suspected of entering the Iranian consulate in Paris and falsely claiming to be armed with an explosive vest, police and prosecutors said. | No explosives or arms were found on the man or the premises after he surrendered to police following the incident. | The man, born in 1963 in Police arrested the suspect, who has not be…
(2024-04-20). Why is Ontario, Canada banning the keffiyeh. newarab.com 
The Ontario Legislature is upholding its ruling that bans wearing Speaker Ted Arnott said that after “extensive research”,” he concluded that wearing keffiyehs in its assembly is a political statement because it upholds a “standard practice of decorum” and therefore he could not “authorise the wearing of keffiyehs based on our longstanding conventions”. | The Legislature has maintained a rule that members cannot use props…
(2024-04-20). India’s Lok Sabha election 2024: What you need to know. newarab.com 
What is it? | Elections to the 543 contested seats in the lower house of parliament, called the Lok Sabha, for a term of five years. To rule, a party or a coalition needs a simple majority of 272 seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ…
(2024-04-20). Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces post hit in air strike. newarab.com 
Several people were wounded in a “bombing” overnight on an The explosion hit the Calso military base in Babylon province south of Baghdad, where Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces, or The ministry of interior official…
(2024-04-20). More writers withdraw from PEN America literary awards. newarab.com 
(2024-04-20). Palestinian hopes for statehood fade with US veto at UNSC. newarab.com 
Hopes of greater international recognition towards Palestinian statehood were dashed again this week after the United States The US was the only Security Council member to veto the
(2024-04-20). Oil jumps, equities fall as Iran blasts fan MidEast fears. newarab.com 
(2024-04-20). My father refused to bow to Kais Saied’s tyranny in Tunisia. newarab.com 
Exactly a year ago, my father The rule of law had already been eroded over the preceding year and a half since President Kais Saied’s Afte…
(2024-04-20). Chris Froome’s wife says ‘there are no innocent Gazans’. newarab.com 
The wife of former Team Great Britain Olympic-winning cyclist Chris Froome caused online outrage as she claimed there were “no innocent Gazans” and called Muslims a “drain on society” in a Michelle Froome, who is also the four-time Tour de France-winning cyclist’s manager and agent, then deleted her entire X account after launching the tirade against However, a day later, she…
(2024-04-20). Situation normal after air defenses fire at ‘suspicious objects’ in Iran. presstv.ir The sound of explosions have been heard near Isfahan and Tabriz after air defense systems fired at “suspicious objects” early Friday.
(2024-04-20). Iranians rally nationwide in support of Operation True Promise. presstv.ir Iranians rally nationwide in support of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Operation True Promise.
(2024-04-20). Zionist media desperately trying to turn Israeli defeat into victory: Iran. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says the shooting down of quadcopters over the central city of Isfahan caused no damage or injuries.
(2024-04-20). Iraqi resistance strikes ‘vital’ target in Eilat after Israel attacks PMU base. presstv.ir The Islamic Resistance in Iraq retaliates against an attack on a Hashd al-Sha’abi base with a drone strike against a “vital” target in the southernmost part of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories.
(2024-04-20). The struggles of Occupied Palestine. presstv.ir The Israeli aggression against the people of Palestine has a long and tumultuous history marked by genocide, occupation, and, countless human rights violations.
(2024-04-20). Iran censures US veto of Palestinian request for full UN membership. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns the irresponsible and unconstructive US veto of a Palestinian request for full UN membership.
(2024-04-20). Crowds in Amman protest in support of Palestinians on Eid al-Fitr. presstv.ir Crowds in Amman protest near the Israeli embassy after Eid al-Fitr prayers in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
(2024-04-20). Over 14,000 kids killed in Israel’s war on Gaza: UNICEF. presstv.ir A spokesman for the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says more than 14,000 Palestinian children have so far been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza.
(2024-04-20). London demonstration calls for UK to stop exporting arms to Israel. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside the UK parliament to demand that the country stop selling weapons to Israel.
(2024-04-20). Iraqi resistance forces hit Israeli Ovda air base. presstv.ir The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has said it carried out a strike on the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.
(2024-04-20). People in Amman hold protest in support of Palestinians. presstv.ir Crowds gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman near the Israeli embassy on Friday (April 19) for a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
(2024-04-20). Funeral of Palestinian killed during clashes with Israeli forces in Nablus. presstv.ir Palestinian mourners carry the body of Yazan Shtayeh, who was killed during clashes with Israeli forces in Nablus.
(2024-04-20). Tulkarm Brigade commander killed by Israeli forces in raid on refugee camp. presstv.ir The commander of a Palestinian resistance group affiliated with Saraya al-Quds, the military wing of the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad movement, has been killed in violent clashes with the Israeli regime’s forces in the occupied West Bank.
(2024-04-20). Gaza: No place for children. presstv.ir The genocidal Israeli war on Gaza has inflicted immense suffering on innocent civilians, particularly children, whose lives have been shattered by airstrikes, displacement, and loss of loved ones.
(2024-04-20). Israeli airstrike kills at least 7 people in Rafah. presstv.ir Israel has launched new airstrikes on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least seven Palestinians.
(2024-04-20). Arkansas National Guard flight crew capture total solar eclipse. presstv.ir An Arkansas National Guard crew from the 189th Airlift Wing have captured images of Monday’s total solar eclipse.
(2024-04-20). Barbados officially announces recognition of Palestine as state. presstv.ir Foreign Minister Kerrie Symmonds says Barbados has taken the decision as the 11th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member to officially recognize Palestine as a state.
(2024-04-20). Gazans prepare for Eid ‘despite adversity and pain’. presstv.ir Gazans prepare for Eid al-Fitr despite the adversity and pain.
(2024-04-20). Iranians hold nationwide demos in support of IRGC. presstv.ir Iranians from all walks of life take to the streets to voice their support for the IRGC’s Operation True Promise.
(2024-04-20). Kazakhstan declares state of emergency in 10 states amid worst floods in decades. presstv.ir Worst floods in decades have hit Kazakhstan, forcing the country to declare a state of emergency in 10 of its 14 states.
(2024-04-20). US sanctions on Venezuelan oil ‘violation of human rights’: Iran. presstv.ir Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has censured as a violation of human rights and international law the US administration’s re-imposition of oil-related sanctions against Venezuela.
(2024-04-20). Scientists train robot to walk on moon. presstv.ir This is Spirit — a robot that is being trained to walk on the moon.
(2024-04-20). Millions of Indonesians brave mass traffic jams on journey home for Eid. presstv.ir Millions of Indonesian Muslims braved extensive traffic jams as they began the journey to their hometowns ahead of Eid al-Fitr.
(2024-04-20). Evacuation operations underway as Russian Orenburg region battles record floods. presstv.ir Images show flooded areas and emergency workers rescuing people from their homes in Russia’s Orenburg Oblast, after the level of the Ural River rose to new record highs on Friday April 12.
(2024-04-20). Iran’s Civil Defense examines country’s preparation for potential threats. presstv.ir The second meeting of a permanent committee of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization was held on Saturday to evaluate the preparedness of the country’s executive bodies against potential adversarial threats.
(2024-04-20). Who was man who self-immolated outside Donald Trump’s hush money trial. geo.tv 
Max Azzarello tossed “propaganda pamphlets” before demonstrating extreme act of protest outside NY court…
(2024-04-20). Israel vs Iran — Is That All There Is? sonar21.com 
Time to break out the Peggy Lee classic, “Is That All There Is?” | Shortly after 10pm eastern last night (Thursday), all hell broke loose on U.S. cable news programs. News anchors jiggled and gesticulated to the “BREAKING NEWS” Mambo. Israel Strikes Iran with Missiles, was the refrain blared out every few minutes with the kind of urgency that suggested the end of the world was nigh. | I was in the unique position of having just appeared on Iran’s English language news channel, Press TV, to discuss Israel’s new claim that Iran had targeted the Dimona nuclear facility in Israel and that it had suffered som…
(2024-04-19). Iran condemns ‘malicious’ attempts in UK to ban IRGC. middleeasteye.net 
Iran condemns ‘malicious’ attempts in UK to ban IRGC | Iran tells MEE that pro-Israel groups in UK are trying to ‘destroy Iran-UK relationship’ with proscription on military organisation | | Mourners attend the funeral of Razi Moussavi, a senior commander in the Quds Force of Iran’s…
(2024-04-19). Outrage at Columbia University over censure of pro-Palestine professor Mohamed Abdou. middleeasteye.net 
Outrage at Columbia University over censure of pro-Palestine professor Mohamed Abdou | Academics face a two-pronged attack from administrators and politicians after defending Palestinian rights | | The incidents at Columbia have sparked heated debate on the university’s commitment to academic freed…
(2024-04-19). It Happened at the UN: Week Ending April 19. passblue.com 