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2022-03-31: News Headlines

_____ (2022-03-31). US Enhances its Bacteriological and Chemical Weapons Capabilities. journal-neo.org The imperative for the US to give up the development, stockpiling and use of chemical and bacteriological weapons banned by multiple international conventions is now receiving increased global attention due to substantiated condemnation of Washington's actions in Ukraine and a number of other countries in recent years. The US attempts to create bacteriological weapons in …

Donbass Insider (2022-03-31). Censorship: Donbass Insider in the Crosshairs of Newsguard, an Agency Linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House. dissidentvoice.org On 18 March 2022, I received a letter in my e-mail box from a certain Edward O'Reilly, an analyst for NewsGuard, a sort of international Decodex (which awards green or red stickers to news sites, i.e. justifies the censorship of such and such a site), linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House, concerning …

Dan Cohen (2022-03-31). Ukraine's Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts. indybay.org Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington DC lobbyists, and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Ukraine's public relations blitz.

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-31). India y México acuerdan potenciar cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net Los representantes de ambas naciones abordaron potenciar estrategias con la meta de crecar una relación cada vez más cercana.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-31). NATO concludes 30-nation strike force exercise in Norway. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandMarch 31, 2022 Exercise Cold Response 22 accomplishes goals with Allies and Partners Norway has hosted NATO Allies and Partners during Cold Response 22, which is the largest exercise in Europe consisting of Air, Land, and Sea forces working together in a multi-domain, arctic environment. Cold Response is scheduled to conclude on April …

TANC Organizing Committee (2022-03-31). Rights or Power: TANC Organizing Committee on SF's 'Right to Organize'. indybay.org 'Right to organize' legislation limits its nominal goal and solidifies conditions unfavorable to mass tenant power.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-31). Envoy to NATO replaces Bulgarian DM sacked over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Sofia EchoMarch 1, 2022 Bulgaria's Parliament votes in new Defence Minister after Ukraine row At the close of a debate lasting close to three hours on March 1, Bulgaria's National Assembly voted in Dragomir Zakov, until now the country's permanent representative to Nato, to replace Stefan Yanev as Defence Minister. *** Yanev was ousted from …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-31). Georgian soldiers killed in Ukraine given military burials at home. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 31, 2022 Body of fourth Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine transferred to Georgia Gobejishvili will be buried with military honours The body of Davit Gobejishvili, the fourth Georgian volunteer to be killed in combat action in Ukraine, was transferred to Georgia earlier today. Family members and dozens of citizens gathered at the Tbilisi International Airport …

SF015 (2022-03-31). A Nine-Year Obscenity: The Australia-NZ Resettlement Deal. southfront.org Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Obscenities occupy the annals of State behaviour, revolting reminders about what governments can do. One of Australia's most pronounced and undeniable obscenities is its continuing effort to gut and empty international refugee law of its relevant foundations. Instead of being treated as a scandal, populists and governments the world over have expressed admiration, even envy: If they can get away with that, what might we do? | Along the way, Australia has also made its greatest contr…

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). U.S. and Russian astronauts return to Earth. ecns.cn U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov landed Wednesday in Kazakhstan after returning to Earth from the International Space Station on a Russian spacecraft.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-31). Mayo Clinic researchers develop new antibody test to diagnose MS. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have validated a new antibody test to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord. Nearly 1 million people in the U.S. are affected by MS, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. An antibody typically consists of two immunoglobulin heavy chains and two light chains. There are two types of light chains: kappa and lambda. The validated test measures kappa immunoglobulin free…

WSWS (2022-03-31). Video: Families of the dead mark one year of the UK's National Covid Memorial Wall. wsws.org This video comprises footage and photos taken by WSWS reporters during the day's events. It includes the march from the memorial wall, via Parliament, to Downing Street, and the candlelit procession later in the evening. WSWS reporters also spoke to family members who attended the day's events.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Roughly 620,000 new cases of lymphoma were diagnosed worldwide, according to the World Cancer Research Fund International's 2020 report. Survival rates have improved as advances develop in treatment, such as chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy). Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/PwvoDnhJLU0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 02) is available in the downloads at the end of…

WSWS (2022-03-31). New Zealand's ISO backs US-NATO imperialism in Ukraine war against Russia. wsws.org The International Socialist Organisation, a pseudo-left group supportive of the Labour-led government in New Zealand, has declared that anyone opposing Ukraine's integration into NATO's war plans is making "concessions" to Russia.

WSWS (2022-03-31). Defeat Sri Lankan regime's brutal austerity measures! Fight for socialist policies. wsws.org The working class must mobilise its industrial and political strength and rally the rural poor to fight for a workers' and peasants' government to implement socialist policies.

_____ (2022-03-30). Tens Of Millions Of Indian Workers Join General Strike. popularresistance.org Tens of millions of workers across India participated in a two-day general strike Monday and Tuesday against the class-war, "pro-investor" policies of the far-right, Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. | Many workers did so in the face of government and management threats of disciplinary action, even firing. | The strike impacted all parts of India, from Assam in the northeast and Punjab in the northwest, to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the south, as millions of workers in road transport, steel, oil, coal, power generation, postal and telecom services and public health walked off the job…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-30). Millions strike in India against Modi government's policies. peoplesdispatch.org The last two years have seen a further deterioration of the living standards of working people in India due to the pandemic and the lack of enough policy interventions by the Modi government.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Tens of millions of Indian workers join general strike against Modi's class-war assault. wsws.org Support for the strike was especially strong among workers at the many state-owned corporations now targeted for privatization.

Martha Grevatt (2022-03-30). The racist double standard on immigration. workers.org Haitians protest mass deportations, Miami, Sept. 22, 2021. President Joe Biden's March 25 announcement made in Brussels, Belgium, where he was attending a NATO meeting — that the U.S. would accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees — is all over the news. His welcome exposes again the racist hypocrisy of . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-03-30). Heat waves melt ice at both poles of Earth. workers.org Inuit celebration July 4, 2016, in Utqiaƒ°vik, the northernmost community in Alaska, before the ice had broken up. The climate crisis is real. Millions of people throughout the world are suffering and dying from floods and rising sea levels, droughts, stronger hurricanes and more intense tornadoes — several out of . . . |

Editor (2022-03-30). What race is and isn't — excerpts from 'Racism, Not Race'. mronline.org Most people who are fighting against racism are doing so with their metaphorical hands tied behind their backs because they are not clear about what race is and what it is not.

Betsey Piette (2022-03-30). Latest U.S. 'war for oil' fuels global warming. workers.org 'Bomb train' transporting liquified natural gas rolls through Hudson Valley, New York, community as school bus passes nearby. Is the U.S./NATO-instigated war with Russia, taking place on the battlefield of Ukraine, yet another "war for oil" — or a war over control of global sales of natural gas? At an . . . |

Editor (2022-03-30). Ukraine and the Global economic war: barbarism or civilisation? mronline.org DOES the Ukraine war and the action of the U.S., EU, and the UK spell the end of the dollar as the world's reserve currency? Even if the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine reach a 15-point peace plan, as Financial Times has reported, the fallout for the dollar still remains.

Boothdw (2022-03-30). The Morality Inquisitor of Ketanji Brown Jackson. scheerpost.com

Boothdw (2022-03-30). Woking from an Instadream. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-03-30). Divided World: The UN Condemnation of Russia is endorsed by Countries run by the richest, oldest, Whitest people on Earth but only 41% of the World's population. mronline.org Just as the imperial core of North America, Europe and Japan does not represent the world in their population numbers, demographics, wealth, or power, neither does the imperial core speak for the world on crucial issues of war, peace, justice, and international law. Indeed the Global South has already spoken to the Global North so many times, in so many ways, with patience, persistence and eloquence, to little avail.

ecns.cn (2022-03-30). China to have over 1 mln IP professionals by 2025. ecns.cn China will intensify efforts toward cultivating intellectual property (IP) talent, the country's top IP regulator said Wednesday, adding that the country plans to achieve the goal of having more than 1 million IP professionals by 2025.

Our Reporter (2022-03-30). Thieves terrorize livestock, poultry farmers in Gulu city. plusnews.ug Thieves have stolen and killed hundreds of livestock and poultry in Gulu City leaving farmers in losses. The thieves have stolen and killed 100 goats, four cattle, and 164 poultry in the areas of Ajuku, Ogony East, Ogony west and Ogony A cell, and Kweyo all in Bardege Layibi Gulu City Division. …

WSWS (2022-03-30). Escalating tensions over Solomon Islands security pact with China. wsws.org Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sogovare hit back at intensifying diplomatic pressure from Australia and New Zealand, which are determined to shut China out of the Pacific.

_____ (2022-03-30). Russia, Ukraine And The Law Of War: Crime Of Aggression. popularresistance.org When it comes to the legal use of force between states, it is considered unimpeachable fact that in accordance with the intent of the United Nations Charter to ban all conflict, there are only two acceptable exceptions. One is an enforcement action to maintain international peace and security authorized by a Security Council resolution passed under Chapter VII of the Charter, which permits the use of force. | The other is the inherent right of individual and collective self-defense, as enshrined in Article 51 of the Charter, which reads as follows: | "Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right…

_____ (2022-03-30). Tunisian Journalists' Union Announces General Strike On April 2. popularresistance.org Journalists in Tunisia will go on a nationwide general strike on April 2 to protest governmental interference in public media and to defend the freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the country. The National Syndicate for Tunisian Journalists (SNJT), Tunisia's main journalists' union, announced on Wednesday, March 23, that it has approved a mass strike by journalists. Union official Amira Mohammed cited the "president's attempts to control public media and the authorities' insistence on hitting the sector" as the main reason for the strike. | The journalists' union has criticized president Kais Saied and…

_____ (2022-03-30). For The First Time, Public Television Workers In Chicago Are Out On Strike. popularresistance.org At Chicago's Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) affiliate, WTTW (Window to the World), two dozen broadcast technicians have been on strike since March 16 in a battle to preserve their jobs and safeguard quality media production. The walkout marks the first work stoppage in the station's 67-year history. | The strikers‚Äâ—‚Äâmembers of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1220‚Äâ—‚Äâinclude camera operators, editors, graphic artists, lighting technicians and audio professionals who do the behind-the-scenes wo…

scorinoco (2022-03-30). On Mexico's Clash with the EU (Interview). orinocotribune.com Kawsachun News spoke to José Luis Granados Ceja, Mexican journalist, about why Mexico's government has drawn attacks recently from international media and the European Union. | The EU parliament has been passing resolutions condemning the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) labeling him as authoritarian. What's going on here? | Like with many things, the real issue is energy policy. The war in Europe has made the issue of energy even more pressing than before. Europe depends on hydrocarbons from Russia, without it their citizens freeze in their homes. So they want to diversify where they bu…

Staff (2022-03-30). Colombia Approves First Fracking Pilot Plant amid Strong Criticism. orinocotribune.com The National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) of Colombia approved, amid criticism from sectors of the political opposition and the social movements, the first fracking pilot project in Puerto Wilches, department of Santander, reported environmental organizations on Monday, March 28. | The project will be developed by the Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol, in an area of up to 4.67 hectares, where fracking will be carried out at a depth of 1.2 kilometers. | The Fracking Free Colombia Alliance denounced the licensing process which was completed "in less than five months, despite numerous objections, ser…

Patricia Ferrer (2022-03-30). Russia: Gazprom to Activate Measures for Gas Payment in Rubles. orinocotribune.com The largest Russian petroleum company Gazprom, which is majority state-owned, is expected to activate measures to transfer payment for fuel in rubles starting on March 31. President Vladimir Putin announced last week that the country will refuse payments for Russian gas in foreign currency, including the dollar and the euro, as a measure to combat the hundreds of sanction measures imposed by the US, NATO, and their allies. Almost 60% of Russia's international foreign currency reserves has been frozen due to the economic sanctions. | Putin instaura nuevo sistema de pago en Rublos por Gas Natural a partir del 31 de…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-30). At the UN, Amongi reitarates Uganda's commitment to address gender equality. plusnews.ug The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Betty Amongi Ongom, reiterated Government of Uganda's commitment to the implementation of International, regional and national frameworks to address Gender Equality and Climate Change. She remarked at the sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) held from 14th to 25th March 2022 at …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Biden's colossal military budget, global bellicosity won't save him from domestic crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 29, 2022 Biden mired in credibility crisis on Ukraine amid attempt to seek defense spending boostFanning war to divert internal conflicts won't work or make US greatBy Wang Qi and Liu Xuanzun The White House on Monday asked Congress for an $813 billion national defense in 2023, including $773 billion for the Pentagon, …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-30). Ukraine: U.S. Wants More War. libya360.wordpress.com Fabrizio Casari The various meetings held in Europe under different acronyms but among the same countries shared in common the formal homage to the commander-in-chief of the West, Joe Biden, and the substantial, though not shouted, dissent of the countries that do not belong to the magic circle of the NATO command structure, i.e. those…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-30). Russia Ambassador condoles with NRM on death of party's Vice Chairman Oulanyah. plusnews.ug The Ambassador of Russia to Uganda H.E Vladen Semivolos, has Wednesday visited the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party head offices in Kampala where he paid his last respects to the late Rt Jacob L'okori Oulanyah. Oulanyah died on Sunday March 20, 2022 in Seattle, U.S where he was receiving treatment. His candle burned out just …

WSWS (2022-03-30). Families of the dead mark one year of the UK's National Covid Memorial Wall. wsws.org Families from across the country gathered by Lambeth Bridge before staging a silent march along the length of the memorial. Many held photos of their loved ones killed by COVID-19, some with the hashtag #NamesNotNumbers.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Op-ed: Chapter 2 of the new world order has begun. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 28, 2022 Chapter two of the 'new world order' is about to openKakki Ocal Excerpts When the entire U.S. national security and diplomatic cadres were wailing that Russia was going to invade Ukraine, was this just a prediction based on international intelligence or was it a move designed to egg on Russian President …

ecns.cn (2022-03-30). China completes construction of third-generation nuclear reactor. ecns.cn With the No.6 unit ready for commercial operation, China's Hualong One demonstration project has been completed and put into commercial operation, according to the China National Nuclear Corporation on Friday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-30). New McCarthyism Silences the Black and Other Radical Left. libya360.wordpress.com Erica Caines Socialists, anti-imperialists, anti-war activists, Black radicals, and other independent alternative voices who challenge mainstream media and its political culture are being explicitly targeted by Liberals and Big Tech in a censorship campaign akin to the McCarthy era. "I was a victim of the McCarthyite hysteria against independent political ideas in the USA— a…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-30). International condemnation following Israel's detention of Palestinian-French activist Salah Hammouri. peoplesdispatch.org Hammouri is currently being held in illegal administrative detention in Israel based on secret evidence following a violent raid at his home on March 7. The activist had recently challenged the illegal revocation of his Jerusalem residency status by the Israeli interior ministry…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-30). Elections in Haiti: Legitimizing Imperialism and Killing Democracy? libya360.wordpress.com Kevin Edmonds Montana Accord Signatories (Photo: HaàØti Liberté) As the white rulers of Haiti push for illegitimate elections, can the "Montana Accord"- an agreement among some civil society groups to return democracy to Haiti — offer a way out of the country's neocolonial predicament? If you were to read (and believe) mainstream reporting on Haiti,…

Our Reporter (2022-03-30). Severe COVID-19, negative patients share wards in Mulago. plusnews.ug Patients with severe COVID-19 referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital are being forced to share wards with other critically ill patients following the closure of the COVID-19 treatment Unit. A doctor who spoke to our reporter on condition of anonymity so as to speak freely on the matter, says that they received a severe COVID-19 …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-30). More American Troops in Europe Will Make Old Continent Hostage to US Security Imperatives. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova The US may need more troops in Europe after Russia's special operation in Ukraine ends, Gen. Tod Wolters, commander of US European Command told American senators on 29 March, falling short of specifying whether he meant permanent basing. In recent months, US military forces have soared from roughly 60,000 to 102,000 in Europe….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-30). Consumer Health: What do you know about MS? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MS Awareness Week will be observed March 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about multiple sclerosis, or MS. Nearly 1 million people are living with MS in the U.S., according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. MS is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord. With MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath that covers nerve fibers, and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body….

Dakotah Lilly (2022-03-30). As Inflation Hits US Workers Hard, do Argentina and Venezuela Provide a Heterodox Toolbox to Confront It? (Part I). orinocotribune.com By Dakotah Lilly — Mar 27, 2022 | Part I: Introduction | Inflation is currently a problem in the United States. It is not a problem in the classical sense that inflation has been weaponized as in the past; as a trojan horse against popular, socialist, or nationalist governments in favor of neoliberal adjustment plans. Instead, inflation is a problem in the United States because it exemplifies a ramping up of an aspect of a class based warfare tactic by the oligarchic establishment in order to continue raking in huge profits and an ever increasing share of the capital-labor pie. How do we know this? Well, we…

ecns.cn (2022-03-30). U..S Senate bill's aim: Outcompete China in tech. ecns.cn The U.S. Senate has passed a competitiveness bill to bolster the country's ability to compete on the international level, with a focus on maintaining a technological edge over China.

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2022-03-30: News Headlines

Dan Cohen (2022-03-30). Ukraine's Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts. indybay.org Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington DC lobbyists, and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Ukraine's public relations blitz.

Boothdw (2022-03-30). The Morality Inquisitor of Ketanji Brown Jackson. scheerpost.com

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Nagorno-Karabakh: Russia reinforces troops after Azerbaijani armed incursion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Armenian WeeklyMarch 29, 2022 A View from Baku: How Azerbaijan perceives the Russia-Ukraine conflict Azerbaijan continues to utilize the preoccupation of the international community with the war in Ukraine to pursue its long-term policy of ethnic cleansing against the indigenous Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh, by cutting off gas supplies and harassing the people, as well …

Staff (2022-03-30). Afghanistan deserves more attention from intl. community. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that Afghanistan deserves more attention from the international community.

Asere Constance Ichuma (2022-03-30). KCCA ED Kisaka pays courtesy call to NRM Secretariat. plusnews.ug The Executive Director for Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Dr Dorothy Kisaka has Wednesday morning visited the NRM (ruling party) National Secretariat to condole with its leadership for the loss of their CEC member and former Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon. Jacob. Oulanyah. The former Speaker died on Sunday March 20, 2022 in Seattle, U.S …

Editor (2022-03-29). Ukrainian forces want to surrender and Azov forces started shooting at them — they are at war with each other. mronline.org U.S. Navy veteran and independent journalist, Patrick Lancaster, has been making regular reports from Ukraine since the beginning of the crisis. His reports reveal that what is happening on the ground is not what Western corporate media would have you believe.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). Ukraine Military Continue to Target Civilians in Donetsk. libya360.wordpress.com Report by Patrick Lancaster, US Navy veteran and independent crowd-funded journalist. Multiple civilian buildings burn and numerous others suffer damage from incoming artillery likely from Ukrainian positions in Pesky, in the Donetsk neighbourhood of Kievsky. Breaking: #Donetsk houses burn after artillery strike. Multiple residences damaged, ablaze. Live video from the scene. t.co/ay9YE7K28b via @YouTube #Ukrania…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). Ukraine: How and Why the War Was Fabricated. libya360.wordpress.com Atilio Boron Before being elected President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first NATO Commander. In February 1951, a few months after taking office he wrote the following text: "If in 10 years all the American troops stationed in Europe for the purpose of securing national defense have not returned to the…

Dave DeCamp (2022-03-29). Biden Appears to Reveal the US Is Training Ukrainian Troops in Poland. news.antiwar.com President Biden appeared to reveal on Monday that the US is training Ukrainian troops in Poland. Biden made the comments when trying to explain a recent gaffe. In Poland on Friday, President Biden told members of the 82nd Airborne Division that Ukrainians were "stepping up" against the Russian assault and said, "You're going to see …

Editor (2022-03-29). Re-visiting Russiagate in light of the Ukraine war. mronline.org A lot of anti-empire commentary is rightly going into criticizing how the Obama administration paved the way to this conflict in Ukraine with its role in the 2014 coup and support for Kyiv's war against Donbass separatists.

Eds. (2022-03-29). Mariupol—Civilians denounce the crimes of the fighters of the neo-nazi Azov Regiment. mronline.org The information war around the Russian military operation in Ukraine is becoming increasingly insane, with the continued publication of false information (including via the hacking of Russian media sites) that must be debunked.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Video: Conflict has escalated from Ukraine/Russia to Russia/U.S.-led West war — a life-and-death one. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 28, 2022 The war has escalated from one between Russia and Ukraine to one between Russia and the US-led West America's goal is to promote a color revolution in Russia and overthrow Putin's regime. The war has escalated, from one between Russia and Ukraine to one between Russia and the US-led West, and …

Sara Flounders (2022-03-29). Sin sanciones, sin armas nucleares, sin guerra. workers.org Un cambio sísmico está enviando ondas de choque a través de la economía global. Naval Air Station Sigonella en la isola de Sicilia, 20 de marzo. 'No pagamos por las guerras de los ricos. Bases de la OTAN, EE. UU. fuera de nuestra tierra.' El bien establecido desorden capitalista, dominado . . . |

_____ (2022-03-29). New York Freezes Seneca Nation Bank Account(S). popularresistance.org This is the latest attempt by New York State to oppress the Onà∂ndawá'ga (Seneca) People. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has found a way to deliver an economic blow to the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI); by freezing their banking transactions in a time during gross inflation and need for medicines and assistance. | Governor Hochul's husband is employed as general counsel for Delaware North Corporation (DNC); ergo: Hochul household income is partially provided by Delaware North Corporation, the very same company that built three racetrack casinos in violation of the original 2002 exclusivity gaming agre…

teleSUR, DRL (2022-03-29). Huelgas sectoriales paralizan algunos servicios en India. telesurtv.net Trabajadores postales, del banco, médicos y otros del sector público demandan la derogación de medidas de Narendra Modi.

Staff (2022-03-29). Iran attends IONS 2022 combined maritime drill in India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) — The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, commonly known as IONS (IMEX 2022), began in the Indian port of Goa with the participation of naval forces of Iran, India, Bangladesh and the littoral Indian Ocean countries.

John Catalinotto (2022-03-29). World wants peace, Biden threatens war. workers.org March 29 — Recent polls show that a majority of people in the U.S. fear that the current crisis might escalate to a war with Russia, a war they want no part of. (cbs42.com, March 28) Despite avalanche of anti-Russia propaganda, revulsion for wider war exists among workers in the . . . |

Richie Merino (2022-03-29). South Bronx coalition holds first antiwar action. workers.org Bronx, New York, March 26 Nieves Ayress Moreno from La Peña del Bronx speaking at inaugural Bronx Anti-War Coalition rally, South Bronx, New York, March 26. Today Bronx residents rallied in the Mott Haven/Melrose neighborhood in the South Bronx. Their goal was reviving the movement to shut down police and . . . |

Kathy Durkin (2022-03-29). Say NO to abortion bans! Reproductive justice now! workers.org Hundreds of people demonstrated at the Idaho State Capitol against anti-abortion Senate Bill 1309 on March 19 in Boise. Freeing Idaho, a community-based reproductive rights coalition, organized the action and is determined to continue to fight this attack. Boise, Idaho, March 19. Both houses of the state legislature have passed . . . |

Gloria Rubac (2022-03-29). Groups back progressive law for Rikers Island prisoners. workers.org When an incarcerated worker is doing time in a prison and finally makes parole, it is usually a cause for celebration. But being on parole puts a person under restrictions that can send them back to prison in a heartbeat. And if that parolee is in New York City, they . . . |

Editor (2022-03-29). Madeleine Albright, war criminal. workers.org The main job of an imperialist diplomat is to lie. And to lie with conviction. If lucky, they don't get caught in a flagrant lie. Strangely enough, career diplomat Madeleine Albright, who died March 23, is most infamous for her one slip up when, caught off guard, she told the . . . |

Alessio Arena (2022-03-29). Los trabajadores del aeropuerto italiano se niegan a cargar armas para Ucrania : Trabajadores se niegan a cargar armas 12. workers.org Fronte Popolare, Italia Los trabajadores del aeropuerto Galileo Galilei de Pisa -un aeropuerto civil- denunciaron el 12 de marzo que habían participado en la carga de un avión de carga con lo que supuestamente era ayuda humanitaria destinada a Ucrania. La ayuda resultó ser armas y municiones destinadas a las . . . |

Robert P. Alvarez (2022-03-29). A Five-Alarm Emergency for Democracy. otherwords.org "Voter suppression" is a divisive and highly politicized term. But for the slate of bills Republicans are pushing across the country, it's the only correct one. | They're introducing these bills in virtually every state, but three — Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin — are especially worrisome. These swing states, along with Pennsylvania and Michigan, helped decide the last presidential election. Each flipped from Trump in 2016 to Biden in 2020. | But now, in these states and elsewhere, Republicans want to make it harder to vote by mail, get rid of same-day voter registration and ballot drop-off boxes, l…

Monica Moorehead (2022-03-29). Ketanji Brown Jackson & the U.S. Supreme Court — a WW commentary. workers.org If Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court, replacing the soon-to-be retired Justice Stephen Breyer for whom she once clerked, she will become the first African American woman to occupy the highest judicial seat in the U.S. Jackson will be the third Black . . . |

Maxximilian Seijo (2022-03-29). The ECASH Act with Rohan Grey. mronline.org In this special episode, Rohan Grey (@rohangrey) joins Billy Saas (@billysaas) and Maxximilian Seijo (@MaxSeijo) to discuss the "ECASH" or "Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware" Act. Introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Chair of the House Committee on Financial Services' Task Force on Financial Technology, and based on Grey's research on electronic currency, the ECASH Act directs the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and pilot digital dollar technologies that replicate the privacy-respecting features of physical cash.

Editor (2022-03-29). Argentina remembers 46th anniversary of the U.S.-backed civic-military coup. mronline.org This March 24, on the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, after a pause of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets across the country to pay homage to the victims of the last military dictatorship.

_____ (2022-03-29). The MADness Of The Resurgent US Cold War On Russia. popularresistance.org The war in Ukraine has placed U.S. and NATO policy toward Russia under a spotlight, highlighting how the United States and its allies have expanded NATO right up to Russia's borders, backed a coup and now a proxy war in Ukraine, imposed waves of economic sanctions, and launched a debilitating trillion-dollar arms race. The explicit goal is to pressure, weaken and ultimately eliminate Russia, or a Russia-China partnership, as a strategic competitor to U.S. imperial power. | The United States and NATO have used similar forms of force and coercion against many countries. In every case they have been catastrophic for…

Benjamin Norton (2022-03-29). New cold war neocolonialism: West threatens Solomon Islands over China alliance. multipolarista.com The Solomon Islands, a sovereign country in the Pacific, broke ties with Taiwan and allied with China. So the US backed a failed violent coup attempt. Australia now calls the area its "backyard," and media moguls demand an invasion to prevent the nation from signing a security pact with Beijing.

Staff (2022-03-29). 2 April 2022: International day for the liberation of Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net The appeal below was issued by the Unitary Campaign for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah. Because Georges Abdallah is an Arab resistance fighter, a Lebanese communist who fought against the invasion of his country, Lebanon, by the troops of the Zionist occupier, and because resistance is a right! Because Georges Abdallah is a fighter for the …

Staff (2022-03-29). Venezuela: Subsidized Gasoline to be Purchased via Patria System. orinocotribune.com As of April 2, the ability to purchased subsidized gasoline in cash will be eliminated, and Venezuelans will only be able to pay through the BiopagoPDV system, in order to optimize the fuel marketing system and streamline service at gas stations. | "This payment in bolívars, which is currently Bs 0.11 per liter [about 5% of the price of international gasoline], will be made, as of April 2, 2022, in advance, at the time of receiving the allocation of subsidized gasoline," announced the official outlets of the Patria System, Venezuela's national identification system. Each owner of a vehicle registered in the Patri…

ecns.cn (2022-03-29). 63-year-old Tibetan dancer energizes cultural heritage. ecns.cn Xierongzhongzi, also known as "Yak Dance" in Chinese, is a traditional Tibetan performance dating back more than 1,000 years, which combines vocal music, monologue, and dance. As an inheritor of this listed National Intangible Cultural Heritage, Sangzhu has performed Xierongzhongzi for more than four decades.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Projects with NATO states, Israel: Romania to produce mini-submarines, drones for Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsMarch 29, 2022 DefMin Dincu: We will have production of subassemblies, drones, mini-subs in Romania The Minister of National Defence Vasile Dincu declared on Tuesday that our country will manufacture drones and mini-subs in the next two or three years. Asked, in Parliament, if it is possible in our country to open new …

Megan Squire, Michael Edison Hayden (2022-03-29). AFPAC Co-Planner Led Crypto 'Solicitation Scheme'. splcenter.org Jozef Victor Nathan Gherman, the founder of a company whose clients lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency investments, appears also to play an integral part in organizing the finances of white nationalist Nick Fuentes' America First non-profit, Hatewatch found.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). US, Canada, Australia Advised to Reflect on Violations of Indigenous People's Rights. libya360.wordpress.com Global Times The US, Canada and Australia are advised to reflect seriously on their wrongdoings in history, immediately amend laws and change policies that violate indigenous people's rights, investigate the crimes and hold the perpetrators accountable, Jiang Duan, minister of the Chinese mission to the UN in Geneva, said at a side event during the…

Our Reporter (2022-03-29). NUP supporter gets eight months jail term for contempt of court. plusnews.ug The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) General Court Martial has sentenced Muhydin Kakooza, a supporter of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party to eight months in jail for contempt of court. The Court Chairperson, Lt. General Andrew Gutti found Kakooza guilty of contempt of court by exhibiting what he described as scandalous behaviour during proceedings, which …

Anonymous103 (2022-03-29). Military Situation In Ukraine On March 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 28, Russian cruise missiles destroyed a large fuel base near Klevan; | On March 28, the Russian troops destroyed the fourth operational brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine near Gostomel; | Clashes continue in Maryinka and north of Avdiivka; | Clashes continue south of Izyum; | In the Ugledar region, fighting continues near the villages of Slavnoye and Novomikhailovka; | On March 29, a cruise missile hit the building of the regional administration of the Mykolaiv…

ecns.cn (2022-03-29). HKEX eyes being go-to int'l market for China opportunities with connectivity drive. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Tuesday said it will build on three major connectivity development plans and become the go-to international market for capturing China-related flows and opportunities.

Our Reporter (2022-03-29). Private security firms on the spot for confiscating guard's National IDs. plusnews.ug Private Security Organisations(PSOs) are under the spotlight for confiscating the National Identity cards of their employees. "My monthly salary is Shs 160,000. I recently got a better paying job where they needed a National ID but my current employers refused to give it to me. I am like a prisoner because even when I want …

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2022-03-29: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Ukraine: NATO Quad, Turkey to act as "security guarantors" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyMarch 29, 2022 Ukraine wants to see 8 countries, including Turkiye, as security guarantors Ukraine wants to see eight countries, including Turkiye, as guarantors in a possible deal with Russia, said a Ukrainian negotiator after peace talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, David Arakhamia said they are seeking an international agreement where …

ecns.cn (2022-03-29). Chinese nationals evacuated safely: FM. ecns.cn More than 4,600 Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine have safely returned to China following the arrival of the final special flight in Fuzhou, Fujian province, on Monday, marking the temporary end of the country's evacuation work, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said.

TASS (2022-03-29). UN calls for investigation into reports about torture of prisoners of war in Ukraine. tass.com It is important that any ill treatment that may happen is stopped immediately, Head of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Matilda Bogner said…

TASS (2022-03-29). NATO took steps affecting Russia's security before Moscow's operation in Ukraine – Kremlin. tass.com The situation is quite concerning, Peskov said…

Juan Cole (2022-03-29). How Israel's Indiscriminate bombing of Gaza Endangers its Precious Hellenistic and Roman Archeological Heritage. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Palestinian Gaza Strip doesn't stay on the world's mind the way some besieged cities in Ukraine do right now, but it is also surrounded, besieged, and blockaded by Israeli forces. This blockade is illegal in international law, since Israel is recognized as the Occupying authority over Gaza, which it …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-29). Ukrainian president calls West sanctions on Russia "passive" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his most recent national address that western countries' "passive" sanctions cannot stop Russia.

ecns.cn (2022-03-29). Nearly 900 mln 5G connections in China by 2025: GSMA. ecns.cn The number of 5G connections in China is expected to reach 892 million by the end of 2025, according to a recent analysis by GSMA, an international association of mobile operators.

ecns.cn (2022-03-29). Mainland sends TCM team to help fight outbreak in HK. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland has dispatched a group of traditional Chinese medicine experts to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to provide guidance on treating COVID-19 patients and preventing severe cases and deaths, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine said on Tuesday.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-29). Imperial celebrates talented international scholars from 27 countries. imperial.ac.uk Nearly a hundred international scholars joined diplomats, funders and academics at an event to celebrate their achievements at Imperial.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-29). Consumer Health: What do you know about MS? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MS Awareness Week will be observed March 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about multiple sclerosis, or MS. Nearly 1 million people are living with MS in the U.S., according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. MS is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord. With MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath that covers nerve fibers, and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body….

TASS (2022-03-29). No free gas supplies for Europe, Kremlin spokesman says. tass.com No payment, no gas, the Kremlin spokesman emphasized…

TASS (2022-03-29). Developers unveil pilot version of Russian alternative to Instagram. tass.com Rossgram users will be able to upload photos and videos from their smartphones, as well as videos from other platforms such as YouTube, Dailymotion and Vimeo…

Max Blumenthal (2022-03-28). BBC correspondent-fixer shaping Ukraine war coverage is PR operative involved in "war-messaging tool" mronline.org BBC reports on the suspicious destruction of a theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol were co-authored by a Ukrainian PR agent tied to a firm at the forefront of her country's information warfare efforts.

Ann Brown (2022-03-28). Bishop Talbert Swan: Joe Biden Deported 30,000 Haitians But Welcomes 100,000 Ukrainians. moguldom.com The White House has announced that the U.S. will welcome 100,000 Ukrainians who have fled their country due to the Russian invasion, which was launched on Feb. 24. While the gesture could be viewed as humanitarian, some see it as a political move. The U.S. is more invested in the European country of Ukraine than, …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-28). Europe: The Prospects of an Expanded War Beyond the Borders of Ukraine are Growing. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier Will NATO dare to declare open war against Russia? Will Western Europe accept to be dragged by the United States to approve the explosion of a major battle on European lands with unknown results and dangers? US President Joe Biden said from the rostrum of the European Community in Brussels that his [NATO] alliance…

Editor (2022-03-28). Mariupol and Donetsk: a tale of two cities. mronline.org In December 2014, a young Russian communist named Andrey Sokolov was visiting the newly formed Donetsk People's Republic. He went to meet a friend who'd been driven into exile from Ukraine after the U.S.-backed far-right coup d'etat in Kiev earlier that year.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-28). Rand Report Prescribed US Provocations against Russia and Predicted Russia Might Retaliate in Ukraine. transcend.org 26 Mar 2022 – According to the 2019 Rand Report: "Overextending and Unbalancing Russia", the US goal is to undermine Russia. Rather than "trying to stay ahead" or to improve the US relations, the emphasis is on efforts and actions to undermine the designated adversary Russia. Rand is a think tank that receives three-quarters of its funding from the US military.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-28). Who and How: Documents on the Exported Bulgarian Weapons to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Dilyana Gaytandzhieva 51,000 pcs. of RLV-HEF rounds, manufactured by the Bulgarian arms factory Arsenal, were exported to Ukraine by the Polish company Arm Techsp. Zo.O., in 2021 Ukraine has been actively preparing for a major war for the last three years and massively purchased weapons and ammunition. Peace has never been considered an option, documents…

Editor (2022-03-28). Some Likely Long-term Effects of the War in Ukraine. scheerpost.com Above Photo: International Week of Anti-Imperialist Struggle. | By What are the biggest game-changers of the Ukraine war so far? | I see three: | 1) The freezing of Russia's central bank assets | 2) China and India's rapprochement | 3) The cementation of the EU's vassalage to the U.S. | Small — Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) I agree with these but would add that it is also likely…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-28). Georgia won't invade Abkhazia, S. Ossetia, wage war with Russia on Ukraine's orders: ruling party. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The United National Movement was founded by now imprisoned former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, a citizen of Ukraine and former leading official in the Zelensky administration. Saakashvili's trial began today.* Agenda.geMarch 28, 2022 Ruling party head: Georgia "remains committed" to peaceful de-occupation The Georgian Government remains committed to the policy of peaceful de-occupation and will …

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-03-28). The irony of sanctions against Russia. mronline.org The juggling which U.S. imperialism has to do to maintain its hegemony becomes more bizarre by the day. First, it kept needling Russia ("provoking the bear") "on behalf of the western alliance" by expanding NATO to its very borders, knowing full well that Ukraine's joining NATO would be totally unacceptable to Russia.

Editor (2022-03-28). Ukraine: War and the Challenge of Human Rights in the U.S. and Beyond. scheerpost.com New York City protest, 2017. (Photo: Reuters) | By Ajamu Baraka / Images of burnt flesh from napalm bombs, wounded and dead soldiers, scenes of U.S. soldiers burning the simple huts of Vietnamese villages, eventually turned the public against the war in Vietnam and produced the dreaded affliction, from the ruling class point of view, known as the "Vietnam syndrome." This collective Post Traumatic Stress Disorder made it impossible for the public to support any foreign military i…

rqorinoco (2022-03-28). Canceling Russian Reserves Boomerangs to a New International Monetary System. orinocotribune.com By Alastair Cooke — Mar 20, 2022 | The present military operation in Ukraine, in due time, will be relegated to little more than a footnote in global history, yet the total financial war which has repercussed onto Russia will be key in defining the upcoming new world order. | The reality is that the present military operation in Ukraine, in due time, will be relegated to little more than a footnote in global history, yet the total financial war which has repercussed onto Russia will be key in defining the upcoming new world order. In fact, we may have already witnessed the moment economic history changed tr…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-28). African nations condemn Ukraine's recruiting mercenaries for "international legion" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleMarch 28, 2022 Ukraine's bid to recruit fighters from Africa sparks uproar Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria have criticized Ukraine's efforts to enlist international fighters as it resists the Russian invasion. Analysts say those who have responded to the call need to reconsider. Russia's war on Ukraine is barely two weeks old, but Kyiv is …

_____ (2022-03-28). Why Is India Going On A General Strike On March 28-29? popularresistance.org India's industrial workers, employees, farmers and agricultural laborers will observe a two-day general strike on March 28-29, 2022 under the slogan 'Save People, Nation'. This means that not only will the country's vast manufacturing sector workforce stop work, but all banks, other financial institutions, government and public sector offices, transport, construction, ports and docks, government scheme workers, educational institutions, etc will remain closed. Rural areas are likely to see mass protests by farmers and agricultural workers. By all estimates, it is going to be a historic protest action involving up…

WSWS (2022-03-28). Millions of Indian workers to join two-day general strike against Modi's ruinous pro-investor policies. wsws.org Across India there is immense social anger over mass joblessness, endemic poverty, the lack of basic public services and the ruling elite's "profits before lives" pandemic policy.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Millions of Indian workers to join 2-day general strike against Modi's ruinous pro-investor policies. wsws.org Across India there is immense social anger over mass joblessness, endemic poverty, the lack of basic public services and the ruling elite's "profits before lives" pandemic policy.

_____ (2022-03-28). Awaiting New DPRK Satellites and New Sanctions. journal-neo.org Events have taken a new turn since the last report on the development of the DPRK's missile program, focusing on the launch of two supposedly medium-range missiles. In addition to US and South Korean calls to "cease missile provocations and come to the negotiating table," there have been clear signs of escalation. On March 7, …

Editor (2022-03-28). Our Economic System is Making Us Mentally Ill. scheerpost.com Stack of money coin with trading graph, financial investment concept use for background. By By Lynn Paramore / If you're unlucky enough to reside in a town where data centers house computer servers storing everything from financial data for giant corporations to military secrets, you're l…

Editor (2022-03-28). Capitalism's crimes against nature — interview with author Jeff Sparrow. mronline.org Australian socialist Jeff Sparrow is a writer, broadcaster and Guardian Australia columnist. He spoke to climate activist Martin Empson about his book, 'Crimes Against Nature—Capitalism and Global Heating.'

Editor (2022-03-28). Why there's more labor media coverage. mronline.org It seems like workers and their unions are in the news more than ever lately. Starbucks baristas, Amazon warehouse workers, John Deere strikers, and even New York Times tech workers, who just unionized, have all starred in the recent swell of labor coverage.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught convicted of criminal negligent homicide for medication error. wsws.org While Vaught has been scapegoated, the health system and executives responsible for the neglect and cover-up of this tragic death have avoided any prosecution by the state of Tennessee.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-28). Reporting from Moscow: Sanctions May Achieve the Opposite of Biden's Stated Long-Term Goals. transcend.org 27 Mar 2022 – In Russia, sanctions have taken a bite out of the Russian economy, but interviews and data suggest they cannot fulfill the West's strategic motives for imposing them.

_____ (2022-03-28). Fed Inflation Lies, Russia Sanctions and a New World Order. journal-neo.org The Federal Reserve and most other world central banks are lying about how interest rates affect inflation. It's no small matter, as it clearly is being used to usher in a global economic depression, this time far worse than in the 1930s, using Russia as the scapegoat to blame, as the powers that be prepare …

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2022-03-28: News Headlines

Jonathan Kim (2022-03-28). Ruchell Magee turns 83: National leaders demand his immediate release. liberationnews.org Fighters for freedom and justice united on March 19 for a virtual webinar to wish Ruchell "Cinque" Magee 83rd birthday greetings and to demand his immediate release from California Medical Facility in Vacaville, CA. Ruchell Magee is the longest held political prisoner in the United States and nearly 60 years have passed since his arrest and incarceration in 1963. In 1970, after being trapped in the wretched, racist U.S. prison system for 15 years, the 31-year-old Magee joined Jonathan Jackson, William Christmas, and James McClain in escaping the Marin County Courthouse. Magee turned 83 on March 17, 2022.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-28). Consumer Health: What do you know about MS? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MS Awareness Week will be observed March 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about multiple sclerosis, or MS. Nearly 1 million people are living with MS in the U.S., according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. MS is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord. With MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath that covers nerve fibers, and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body….

WSWS (2022-03-28). Socialist Equality Party holds successful event against imperialism and war. wsws.org "The war is the reactionary response of Russian nationalism to NATO's decades of aggression," said Christoph Vandreier, chairman of the SGP, at the beginning of the discussion.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Boris Romanchenko, 96-year-old concentration camp survivor, killed in Kharkiv bombing. wsws.org The only way to appropriately commemorate Romanchenko is through the struggle to build a socialist movement in the international working class to put an end to imperialist war, fascism, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

WSWS (2022-03-28). National Opera of Belgium announces season "in which Russian titles feature more prominently than ever" wsws.org Outstanding Russian conductors, singers and musicians such as Valery Gergiev, Tugan Sokhiev, Anna Netrebko and Alexander Malofeev have become victims of the hysteria incited by the Biden administration and Western European governments.

Staff (2022-03-28). Fire reported at new Kuwait airport project (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) — A fire broke out Monday at an under-construction new terminal at Kuwait International Airport, authorities said.

ecns.cn (2022-03-28). Rail schedule adds freight services. ecns.cn China will operate a new national railway schedule from April 8, China State Railway Group announced recently, with passengers able to buy tickets from next Saturday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-28). Match Day at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Friday, March 18, is Match Day across the U.S. That includes Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine fourth-year students in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota who will be continuing on to residencies, as well as Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, which offers residency positions. A residency is a supervised position at a teaching hospital. During this national event, which is held the third Friday in March as part of the National Resident Matching Program,…

ecns.cn (2022-03-28). International passenger and cargo services operating as per normal in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai's health authority has reiterated that operations related to international passenger transportation and cargo services are taking place as per normal.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-28). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: The Making of the Mahatma in South Africa. transcend.org The Cutting, Faceting and Polishing of a Diamond…

Ramona Wadi (2022-03-28). The US Should Remember that Israel's Squatter-Settlements in Palestine are War Crimes. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — US Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, engaged in further diplomatic contradictions, as he fluctuated between asserting the Biden administration's stance purportedly against Israeli settlement expansion, yet making concessions for earlier encroachment upon Palestinian land. "We can't do stupid things that impede us from a two-state solution," Nides reportedly told …

Anonymous103 (2022-03-27). Wounded Russian Serviceman Vowed To Revenge On Ukrainian Nationalists, Revealed More War Crimes (Videos 18+). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-03-27). The War Of The Wheat And The Famine To Come. southfront.org Children look for food scraps in a pile of trash in the Rukban camp in Syria, Nov, 2018 | Written by Piero Messina | Famine will come. 100 million tons of wheat will be missing from the world food market. 26 are those produced by Ukraine, the remainder is that relating to Russian production, even that blocked for international exports. The conflict being fought in Ukraine risks causing thousands of deaths in Africa and the Middle East. They are the collateral damage of the conflict. The specter of famine emerges from the stop…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Georgia: Ruling party refuses Ukraine's demand to open second front against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 27, 2022 Ruling party, opposition MPs: Georgia on "peaceful path", not getting into war The ruling Georgian Dream party and opposition MPs on Sunday asserted the country was on a "peaceful path" and would not get involved in war, following remarks by Oleksiy Danilov, the Ukrainian Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-27). Ukrainian Forces Want to Surrender and Azov Forces Started Shooting At Them — They Are At War With Each Other. libya360.wordpress.com The Exposé US Navy veteran and independent journalist, Patrick Lancaster, has been making regular reports from Ukraine since the beginning of the crisis. His reports reveal that what is happening on the ground is not what Western corporate media would have you believe. "Over the 8 years of the Ukraine War I made more video…

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-03-27). Forest loss caused by climate change in India 'worse' than estimates. peoplesdispatch.org Climate change has caused a significant loss of forests in India and can become an even bigger problem beating earlier predictions. According to a new national-scale research conducted by the University of Reading, UK, and recently published in the journal The study, which observed the relationship between rainfall and temperature with forest loss, also suggests that the actual loss could be much higher than mentioned in official reports. | Alice Hau…

Subodh Varma (2022-03-27). Why is India going on a General Strike on March 28-29? peoplesdispatch.org India's industrial workers, employees, farmers and agricultural laborers will observe a two-day general strike on March 28-29, 2022 under the slogan 'Save People, Nation'. This means that not only will the country's vast manufacturing sector workforce stop work, but all banks, other financial institutions, government and public sector offices, transport, construction, ports and docks, government scheme workers, educational institutions, etc will remain closed. Rural areas are likely to see mass protests by farmers and agricultural workers. By all estimates, it is going to be a historic protest action involving up…

Editor (2022-03-27). The Uncivil War Between Nationalism and Internationalism. scheerpost.com Illustration by By John Feffer / Once upon a time, the tutelary gods of nationalism and internationalism met for a chat. They had a superb perch above the clouds. From there, they could see everything happening on the Earth below and they set to arguing, as they so often did. | Sophia, the goddess of internationalism, began by proudly pointing to the accomplishments of humanity. "Behold the United Nations," she said, not for the first time. "See how all the peoples of the world…

Andy Kroll (2022-03-27). The Five Plagues Testing Humanity. tomdispatch.com Once upon a time, the tutelary gods of nationalism and internationalism met for a chat. They had a superb perch above the clouds. From there, they could see everything happening on the Earth below and they set to arguing, as they so often did. Sophia, the goddess of internationalism, began by proudly pointing to the accomplishments of humanity. "Behold the United Nations," she said, not for the first time. "See how all the peoples of the world cooperate across borders, languages, and cultures." Nikolai, the god of nationalism, whose followers believed that fortified borders and high walls make good neighbors, sco…

Anonymous103 (2022-03-27). Children From Mariupol On War Crimes Of Azov Militants (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The situation in Mariupol remains tense. The joint forces of the DPR and Russia are slowly advancing from the eastern and western directions in the central districts of the city. | Their advance is significantly slowed down not only by direct fire from enemy troops, but also by the need to evacuate civilians from areas under their control, as well as from areas where fighting continues. While Russian troops are trying to ensure the evacuation of civilians under fire, the AFU nationalist fo…

Joris Leverink (2022-03-27). Italian students are rising up against exploitation. roarmag.org Students protesting in Naples, Italy during a national student demonstration against the alternanza scuola-lavoro program. Feburary 28, 2022. Photo: M. Cantile / Shutterstock | On January 21, 18-year-old Italian high school student

Aviva Chomsky (2022-03-27). The United States Is Exceptional — Just Not in the Ways Any of Us Should Want. truthout.org Three years after the end of World War II, diplomat George Kennan "We have about 50% of the world's wealth, but only 6.3% of its population. In this situation, we cannot fail to be the object of envy and resentment. Our real task in the coming period is to devise a pattern of relationships which will permit us to maintain this position of disparity without positive detriment to our national security." | That, in a n…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). ≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá: The third world war will have no winners. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá interview ≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá was foreign minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1998-2000, including during the 78 days of NATO's air war of 1999.As can be heard, he is both informed and humane, an internationalist in the true sense of the term: someone who values harmony between nations and peoples. Attention is …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-27). Quintana: Latin America to Experience Phase II of the Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Former Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana gives a talk on NATO in Lauca àë. March 26, 2022. Former Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana gave a talk on NATO and an analysis of the current conflict to the 6 Federations of the Trópico of Cochabamba (campesino union) and members of…

WSWS (2022-03-27). Dutch dockers refuse to load freight onto P&O's Pride of Rotterdam in solidarity with UK's sacked ferry workers. wsws.org The international solidarity at the Port of Rotterdam, the largest seaport in Europe, demonstrates the enormous collective strength of the working class that could be mobilised based on a struggle for socialist internationalism.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-27). Behind Mexico's Clash with the EU. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News We spoke to Jose Luis Granados Ceja, Mexican journalist, about why Mexico's government has drawn attacks recently from international media and the European Union. The EU parliament has been passing resolutions condemning the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) labeling him as authoritarian. What's going on here? Like with many things, the…

Matthew Rozsa (2022-03-27). When a leading Republican called for world government — and Einstein and Gandhi backed him. salon.com It sounds like alternate history: A Republican who ran against FDR — from the left. Meet Wendell Willkie…

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2022-03-27: News Headlines

Ryan Black (2022-03-26). Russia Invasion Of Ukraine Makes Germany Accelerate Clean Energy Plan. progressivehub.net DAN GEARINO | INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS…

oneworld.press (2022-03-26). The Chinese Foreign Minister's South Asian Sojourn Was Historic. oneworld.press The extremely complicated international conditions brought about by the US-led West's unprecedented response to Russia's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine, which Moscow commenced to ensure the integrity of its national security red lines there, has made it more urgent than ever for truly neutral countries like China to work closer together with its likeminded South Asian partners in the interests of global peace.

JANET (2022-03-26). Sanctions Kill Campaign: End the Ukraine war. iacenter.org March 25, 2022 This March 17 statement issued by the Sanctions Kill Campaign links to a petition: solidaritycenter.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=28&reset=1 The Sanctions Kill Campaign is a broad coalition of social justice, solidarity and peace forces, focused on exposing the devastating impact of U.S. sanctions on civilian populations globally. Credit: sanctionskill.org Sanctions are not a substitute for war The current regime of sanctions against Russia is not a substitute for war but a form of warfare. Sanctions kill many thousands, just as bombs do. Sanctions create hyperinflation, artificial fam…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). Blinken to embark on a regional trip to discuss Iran, Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the occupied Palestine, Morocco and Algeria to discuss Ukraine, Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, and other international issues.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Opinion: Ukraine crisis could heal China-India rift. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Comments condescending and admonitory toward India have been deleted. Global TimesMarch 26, 2022 Ukraine crisis mirrors China-India common interests: Global Times editorial China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Friday that Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India. Indian media reported that Wang met with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). Ukraine has become haven for foreign terrorists, mercenaries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — Stating that the most important goals of special military operations have been realized in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine has turned into a haven for thousands of foreign terrorists and mercenaries.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Japan, Russia continue to clash over Kurils, Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMarch 26, 2022 Russia starts military drill on disputed islands off Japan The Russian military said Friday it has started a military exercise involving more than 3,000 troops on a chain of islands including those disputed with Japan, Russian news agency Interfax reported. It is the first drill on the disputed islands off Japan's …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Former land forces commander: Poland should seize Kaliningrad. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteMarch 26, 2022 Polish General: Warsaw has the Right to Claim Kaliningrad Also see: Ukrainian National Security Council says Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kurils not Russian Former commander of Poland's ground forces, Waldemar Skrzypczak, said the Kaliningrad region was "under Russian occupation since 1945". According to him, this territory was never Russian but historically belonged to Prussia …

Staff (2022-03-26). India, EU strategic convergence reflects 'our positions' on Afghanistan: Jaishankar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the strategic convergence between India and the European Union (EU) is reflected in "our positions" on key regional and global issues, including on Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-03-26). Cancilleres de China e India sostienen encuentro en Nueva Delhi. telesurtv.net El canciller de China resaltó que ambas naciones coinciden en promover un orden multipolar en el mundo.

Staff (2022-03-26). 203 Indians, 31 NORI visa holders to return from Pakistan on Friday via Wagah-Attari. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): As many as 203 Indian Nationals and 31 NORI (no obligation to return to India) visa holders are set to return to India through the Wagah-Attari border, the High Commission of India in Pakistan informed on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-03-26). PM Modi meets Russian NSA, reaffirms intention to strengthen coordination on Afghanistan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, during which they reaffirmed their intention to strengthen coordination in the field of enhancing regional stability, including on Afghanistan.

Staff (2022-03-26). MEA condoles death of Indian Envoy Dr Anju Kumar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Dr Anju Kumar, Charge d' Affaires in the Embassy of India, Germany passed away on Wednesday.

aninews.in (2022-03-26). Former Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam en-route to India for medical emergency. aninews.in Port Louis [Mauritius], September 8 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam is en-route to India (Chennai) for a medical emergency.

Staff (2022-03-26). Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic. aninews.in New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-03-26). India largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping in cumulative terms: Meenakashi Lekhi. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the UN peacekeeping missions, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Wednesday informed the member states that India is the largest troop contributor to the peacekeeping operations since their inception.

Staff (2022-03-26). Russian NSA expressed strong commitment to further deepen strategic partnership with India: PMO. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday, in which the senior Russian offical expressed his country's strong commitment to deepen its 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' with India."

Staff (2022-03-26). BRICS leaders to discuss Afghanistan, attempts by terror organizations to use its territory as a sanctuary. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India will be chairing the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the meet virtually. India's chairship in 2021 has coincided with the 15th anniversary of BRICS.

ecns.cn (2022-03-26). Chinese FM calls for long-term vision, win-win cooperation in ties with India. ecns.cn Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday that China and India should stick to their own development paths and join hands to safeguard peace and stability both in the region and in the world.

Staff (2022-03-26). India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla. aninews.in Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.

WSWS (2022-03-26). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: Assam petrochemical production workers strike; Chhattisgarh rural health coordinators walk out over wages; Sri Lankan health workers continue protests; South Australian nurses to vote on industrial action…

Staff (2022-03-26). Jaishankar meets Russian NSA, discusses Afghan situation. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.

Ali Salam (2022-03-26). Dozens of Palestinians Suffocate at Weekly Kufur Qaddoum March. imemc.org Israeli soldiers opened fire with tear gas canisters toward the Palestinian protestors, injuring dozens of protestors in the northern West Bank village of Kufur Qaddoum, east of Qalqilia, Quds Press reported. It said that dozens of Palestinian civilians suffered the toxic effects of tear gas inhalation, during the army's suppression of the non-violent procession. Every …

Ali Salam (2022-03-26). Israeli Army Abducts Three Palestinians in Occupied Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli forces abducted, on Friday, three Palestinian civilians, including one woman from occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA) reported. Witnesses stated that a young Palestinian woman was abducted by Israeli police, near the Bab Hutta neighborhood in the Old City of Jerusalem, as she was leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, taking her …

JANET (2022-03-26). Israel's repression of Palestinian universities. iacenter.org March 24, 2022 The following was excerpted from a statement issued in response to a March 12 call to action by Birzeit University in Palestine. The Organizing Collective for the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) writes in support of Birzeit University's call to action "to defend the Palestinian people's right to education, free from duress, intervention and political persecution." We invite you to join us in heeding their call to "Work with us to break the siege that these regulations impose on Birzeit and other Palestinian universities. Accept our invitation to teach and lea…

JANET (2022-03-26). With nearly 1 million deaths, U.S. disparages China's COVID-19 policy. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel March 25, 2022 Look at the March 20 figures from Worldometer for the United States and China, including Hong Kong. The U.S. has officially recorded 997,845 deaths. (The real figure is certainly higher since deaths due to COVID-19 are often unreported.) Since the official death rate in the U.S. currently is around 1,200 a day, the official total for the U.S. will be over a million deaths before the end of March. A COVID-19 vaccination site in Wuhan, China, during the upsurge of the delta variant in 2021. Every state has abolished their mask mandate, if they even had one, and legal restrictions aimed a…

JANET (2022-03-26). In South Korea, the right wing roosts and rallies. iacenter.org By Danny O'Brien March 25, 2022 As the United States military apparatus once again flexes its muscles and bares its teeth to the world, we see in its wake an international mobilization of imperialism and a hopping onto the bandwagon of warmongering. On March 9, right-wing candidate and former prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol of the People's Power Party won the presidency of the Republic of Korea (South Korea or ROK) in a narrow margin of 48.6% to 47.8% against Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate. Yoon's party, despite its name, is not to be confused with a party concerned with the power of the people. There was…

JANET (2022-03-26). Palestinian American fired by elite school. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette March 24, 2022 Athletic trainer Natalie Abulhawa, a Palestinian-American Muslim, held a March 16 press conference in Philadelphia to announce the filing of a federal charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Agnes Irwin School (AIS). Natalie Abulhawa with attorneys Timothy Welbeck and Ryan Hancock at March 16 press conference. Photo: Joe Piette. Abulhawa alleges AIS wrongfully terminated her after just 10 days of employment in early November 2021, using nearly decade-old social media posts as a pretext. The complaint was filed on Abulhawa's behalf by the Ph…

JANET (2022-03-26). Suspending U.S.-ROK military exercises, decreasing military tensions on Korean Peninsula. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel March 24, 2022 This statement was written by a collaboration of U.S. and South Korean peace groups, joining many colleagues in the U.S., South Korea and around the world to amplify our very urgent call. It will be sent to President Biden and President Moon in early April 2022. We, the civil society groups in the United States, South Korea and around the world, listed herein, urge the governments of the ROK (Republic of Korea, aka South Korea) and the United States to suspend the combined military exercises and to instead actively pursue a path to peace. We are deeply concerned about the recent increa…

oneworld.press (2022-03-26). The Washington Post Is Wrong: BRICS Isn't "A Bloc Against The West" oneworld.press The US-led West continues to manipulate their targeted audience's perceptions about this bloc as epitomized by WaPo's latest piece. The reason for this is simple and it's that they want folks to fear the game-changing global systemic consequences of this bloc successfully accomplishing its goal of reforming the world order back to its initially envisioned multipolar nature as described in the UN Charter.

WSWS (2022-03-26). Solomon Islands drafts military agreement with China, defying US-Australian threats. wsws.org The agreement threatens to undermine one of the longstanding pillars of US and Australian imperialist strategy in the region—shutting rival powers out of the South Pacific.

WSWS (2022-03-26). Australian government accuses Russia of war crimes, buries its own atrocities in Afghanistan. wsws.org The Liberal-National government and the Labor Party, now condemning "Russian war crimes," are implicated in some of the worst outrages in US-led invasions.

ecns.cn (2022-03-26). Cargo plane returns to airport safely in southwest China after mechanical failure. ecns.cn A cargo plane of Sichuan Airlines, which departed from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Moscow, returned to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport safely after reporting mechanical failure on Friday.

Staff (2022-03-26). UN chief calls upon international community to use all tools to counter global terrorist threat in Afghanistan. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Emphasising that Afghanistan must never again be used as a platform or safe haven for terrorist organizations, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the international community to act together and use all tools at its disposal to counter the global terrorist threat in the war-ravaged country.

Ediz Tiyansan (2022-03-26). Los Angeles becomes a wildlife friendly city. america.cgtn.com Following a campaign led by the local department of Sanitation and Environment, Los Angeles has officially been certified as a wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Foundation. Learn more.

ecns.cn (2022-03-26). China's Hualong One reactor demonstration project fully operational. ecns.cn China's Hualong One demonstration project, a domestically designed third-generation nuclear reactor, has been completed and put into commercial operation, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said on Friday."ÄÄ"ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2022-03-26). China's science foundation ups research budget to 33 bln yuan. ecns.cn The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) has raised its funding budget to 33 billion yuan (5.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, up 6.8 percent over last year.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). President Raeisi felicitates Greece on National Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — In separate messages sent to President and Prime Minister of Greece, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi congratulated them on the national Day of this country.

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2022-03-26: News Headlines

Staff (2022-03-25). Russian NSA expressed strong commitment to further deepen strategic partnership with India: PMO. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday, in which the senior Russian offical expressed his country's strong commitment to deepen its 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' with India."

oneworld.press (2022-03-25). The Grand Strategic Importance Of Improving Chinese-Indian Relations. oneworld.press Despite their differences on the issues that were earlier described, China and India remain committed to upholding the UN Charter, the policy of principled neutrality, their strategic partnerships with Russia, and their shared vision of a Multipolar World Order.

oneworld.press (2022-03-25). The US' Hegemonic Pushback In Europe Prompts Asian Rivals To Enter A Rapprochement. oneworld.press The preplanned consolidation of the US-led Western bloc in response to Russia's special operation in Ukraine that Washington itself provoked ended up breathing new life into the game-changing rapprochement between China and India that might otherwise not have happened so soon, let alone at all.

Staff (2022-03-25). MEA condoles death of Indian Envoy Dr Anju Kumar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Dr Anju Kumar, Charge d' Affaires in the Embassy of India, Germany passed away on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-25). Chinese FM calls for long-term vision, win-win cooperation in ties with India. ecns.cn Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday that China and India should stick to their own development paths and join hands to safeguard peace and stability both in the region and in the world.

Staff (2022-03-25). PM Modi meets Russian NSA, reaffirms intention to strengthen coordination on Afghanistan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, during which they reaffirmed their intention to strengthen coordination in the field of enhancing regional stability, including on Afghanistan.

Staff (2022-03-25). India, EU strategic convergence reflects 'our positions' on Afghanistan: Jaishankar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the strategic convergence between India and the European Union (EU) is reflected in "our positions" on key regional and global issues, including on Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.

aninews.in (2022-03-25). Former Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam en-route to India for medical emergency. aninews.in Port Louis [Mauritius], September 8 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam is en-route to India (Chennai) for a medical emergency.

Staff (2022-03-25). Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic. aninews.in New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-03-25). India largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping in cumulative terms: Meenakashi Lekhi. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the UN peacekeeping missions, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Wednesday informed the member states that India is the largest troop contributor to the peacekeeping operations since their inception.

Staff (2022-03-25). India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla. aninews.in Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.

Staff (2022-03-25). BRICS leaders to discuss Afghanistan, attempts by terror organizations to use its territory as a sanctuary. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India will be chairing the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the meet virtually. India's chairship in 2021 has coincided with the 15th anniversary of BRICS.

Staff (2022-03-25). Jaishankar meets Russian NSA, discusses Afghan situation. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.

Staff (2022-03-25). 203 Indians, 31 NORI visa holders to return from Pakistan on Friday via Wagah-Attari. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): As many as 203 Indian Nationals and 31 NORI (no obligation to return to India) visa holders are set to return to India through the Wagah-Attari border, the High Commission of India in Pakistan informed on Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-03-25). Criminal trial begins against Vanderbilt nurse over medication error death. wsws.org RaDonda Vaught is being scapegoated by the authorities in Nashville, Tennessee for an error in administering a paralytic agent instead of a sedative. The mistake has its roots in the negligence of hospital officials at Vanderbilt Medical Center.

ecns.cn (2022-03-25). China's science foundation ups research budget to 33 bln yuan. ecns.cn The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) has raised its funding budget to 33 billion yuan (5.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, up 6.8 percent over last year.

Staff (2022-03-25). UN chief calls upon international community to use all tools to counter global terrorist threat in Afghanistan. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Emphasising that Afghanistan must never again be used as a platform or safe haven for terrorist organizations, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the international community to act together and use all tools at its disposal to counter the global terrorist threat in the war-ravaged country.

Fight Back (2022-03-25). Minneapolis teachers and support professionals reach tentative agreements on 18th day of strike. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Early on Friday, March 25, the striking Minneapolis teachers and education support professionals reached tentative agreements that will be voted on by union members. They have been on strike since Tuesday, March 8. | Over the almost three-week strike, the educators made major progress on several of their key demands. A big issue of the strike was improving the conditions of education support professionals (ESPs) who are largely oppressed nationality workers and make poverty wages. Details of the final agreement have not yet been announced but in the previous "last, best and final offer" from the…

ecns.cn (2022-03-25). Cargo plane returns to airport safely in southwest China after mechanical failure. ecns.cn A cargo plane of Sichuan Airlines, which departed from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Moscow, returned to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport safely after reporting mechanical failure on Friday.

WSWS (2022-03-25). Australia: Thousands of people devastated by Queensland floods. wsws.org The crisis has further exposed the failure of governments, both Labor and Liberal-National, to respond effectively to the destructive 2011 floods in the Brisbane area and the other disasters that have followed it.

ecns.cn (2022-03-25). Chinese mainland reports 1,301 new local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 1,301 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 2,010 on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Friday.

WSWS (2022-03-25). No Third World War! Against war in Ukraine, NATO aggression and German armament! wsws.org It is high time to build an international anti-war movement opposing NATO aggression, the Ukraine war and German militarism. Such a movement must unite Russian and Ukrainian workers and workers around the world in a joint struggle against capitalist warmongering on the basis of a socialist programme.

_____ (2022-03-25). What the ONS report says about trade after Brexit. truepublica.org.uk The Office For National Statistics released its monthly report on trade — for both imports and exports into and out of the United Kingdom. It is a stark reminder of the damage to trade as a direct result of Brexit. The OBR actually concluded: "The UK appears to have become a less trade-intensive economy, with …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-25). France opens inquiry on Emirati chief of Interpol. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 25 (MNA) — Following repeated warnings from human rights organizations about the crimes of Emirati head of International Police (Interpol), French judiciary launched an investigation of the case.

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2022-03-25: News Headlines

SAM (2022-03-24). This Is How We Can Amplify Nonviolent Resistance In Ukraine. progressivehub.net ELI S. MCCARTHY | WAGING NONVIOLENCE…

Martha Grevatt (2022-03-24). No letup in worker resistance at Starbucks, Amazon. workers.org Amazon workers walkout, Queens, New York, March 16. Amazon night shift workers in Queens, New York, and Marlboro, Maryland, (near Washington, D.C.) walked off the job March 16 in the wee hours of the morning. The walkouts — which involved roughly half the shift workforce in the three delivery stations . . . |

teleSUR (2022-03-24). China Reiterates Its Stance On Palestinian Issue. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, saying China will continue to stand firmly together with the Palestinian people. | RELATED: | They had an in-depth exchange of views on the sidelines of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in the Pakistani capital. | Wang said China fully agreed to the calls made at the OIC…

teleSUR (2022-03-24). Russia: US Benefits From War, Hinders Moscow-Kiev Dialogues. telesurenglish.net Russia denounces that the U.S. does not want the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev to end successfully and benefits from continuing to supply arms to Ukraine. | The US would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian FM Sergei Lavrov has said.

teleSUR (2022-03-24). Sergei Lavrov: The West Tries to Impose a New World Order. telesurenglish.net Lavrov also expressed the need to "work on the issue of moving the headquarters of the United Nations Organization (UN) from the United States" to a country that adheres to neutrality in international relations. | The Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov stressed that what is currently happening in the world is an attempt by the West to impose a new world order.

teleSUR (2022-03-24). UN: Russia Rejects Resolution on Ceasefire in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net Russia's UN representative V. Nebenzya reiterated that the West continues to ignore the genocide committed by Kiev over eight years in the Donbass, during which some 14,000 people lost their lives. | V. Nebenzia: The vote on draft humanitarian resolution in Ukraine exposed all who place politicizing of the humanitarian file above the UN support for providing humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainians in need.

Staff (2022-03-24). Pakistan PM Says Muslim Countries Have Failed Palestinians, Kashmiris (VIDEO). palestinechronicle.com Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Muslim-majority countries have failed both the Palestinians and the people of Kashmir as part of his keynote address to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday, the

Staff (2022-03-24). Palestinian Detainee Suffers Broken Leg in Israeli Prison. palestinechronicle.com Female Palestinian prisoner Fadwa Hamada broke her leg during transportation to Damon Prison after her two little sons visited her, Safa news agency reported on Wednesday. Hamada's husband said she had had her legs chained

Staff (2022-03-24). Palestine, China Discuss Issues of Common Interest, Palestinian Cause. palestinechronicle.com Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Malki, discussed on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi a number of issues of common interest and developments in the international and Palestinian arena, the official Palestinian

oneworld.press (2022-03-24). The North-South Transport Corridor Is A Trans-Civilizational Integration Project. oneworld.press The NSTC represents the physical convergence of Russia's southern-focused grand strategic plans of balancing the Iranian-Pakistani anchors of its Ummah Pivot in this particular part of the supercontinent with the Neo-NAM that it's jointly pursuing with India. The trans-civilizational optics are immensely important since they speak to the fact that Huntington's so-called 'Clash of Civilizations' prediction was merely an example of ill-intended wishful thinking (if not a provocative policy proposal) and has been indisputably challenged by the resultant Convergence of Civilizations between Eastern Christianity, Isla…

oneworld.press (2022-03-24). Russian-Pakistani Energy Projects Are Highly Strategic. oneworld.press Russia has the capability to resolve Pakistan's energy crisis and thus unleash its newfound partner's vast economic potential. That could in turn further stabilize South Asia by lifting tens of millions of people out of poverty with time in accordance with its government's ambitious vision.

Staff (2022-03-24). Venezuela to Connect to Mir Russian Payment System. orinocotribune.com The Russian ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Mélik-Bagdasárov said in an interview that the governments of both countries are developing steps to connect Venezuela to the Russian Mir payment system to subsequently be able to use the respective card in Venezuela. | "Connecting Venezuela to the Mir payment system and having the opportunity to use this card here [in Venezuela] would be useful for servicing the travel industry," the diplomat told

Ali Salam (2022-03-24). Israel Demolishes Village in Negev for 199th Time. imemc.org Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the Palestinian Bedouin village of al-Araqib for the 199th time. The residents of the village have been forced to rebuild their lives from the rubble of their destroyed homes, but they say that they are steadfast and resolute in their determination to remain on their ancestral land — despite Israel's …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Soldiers Shoot Three Palestinians, Abduct Three, In Bethlehem. imemc.org On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, shot three young Palestinian men, and abducted three others. Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp before storming and violently searching many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ramadan, 33, Yazan Mousa Manna', …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Navy Attacks Fishing Boats In Northern Gaza. imemc.org On Wednesday night, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds, concussion grenades, and flares at Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city, forcing them to leave. Media sources said the navy fired a barrage of live fire at the boats and many flares while the Palestinians were fishing in Palestinian waters not far …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Army Shoots Three Palestinians, Including A Child, Abducts One, In Ramallah. imemc.org On Wednesday afternoon, several Israeli army jeeps invaded Beit Liqya village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, leading to protests before the soldiers shot three Palestinians, including a child, and abducted a young man. The soldiers invaded the village before storming and ransacking an auto parts store and abducted its owner Ayed …

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (2022-03-24). WAFA: "Israeli Forces Seize Tractors In Northern Jordan Valley" imemc.org JORDAN VALLEY, Wednesday, March 23, 2022 (WAFA) — Israeli forces seized an agricultural tractor working in the northern Jordan Valley lands Wednesday evening. Aref Daraghma, a local human rights activist, said forces raided the area and seized a tractor belonging to a Palestinian resident while he was working on plowing agricultural lands in the northern …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians In Jerusalem And Jenin. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, four Palestinians, including a teenage boy, and confiscated a bulldozer, in Jerusalem and Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. The army abducted a teenage boy, Omar Hazina, from the Old City after many soldiers invaded the area and initiated searches, especially in at-Tour and Sultan Suleiman Street. The soldiers …

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Chinese FM reiterates China's consistent stance on Palestinian issue. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Wednesday with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, saying China will continue to stand firmly together with the Palestinian people.

Norman Solomon (2022-03-24). Barbarism and Hypocrisy Don't Justify Each Other. indybay.org From Moscow to Washington, might makes right…

Speak Out Now (2022-03-24). Saturday 4/9: Capitalism and The Climate Emergency with Andreas Malm. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…

Fight Back (2022-03-24). Minneapolis rallies on the anniversary of the Iraq invasion to say no to U.S. wars. fightbacknews.org On March 19, more than 80 demonstrators gathered outside Walker Library in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood to protest ongoing U.S. military interventions abroad, from U.S. troops deployed in Syria to the continued funding and arming of troops in Ukraine. The protest was organized by the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition. | March 19 marked the 19th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq; however organizers made it clear that the event was not only to remember that criminal imperialist war, but to condemn the many wars that the is currently involved in. The U.S. has troops deployed in Syria, funds the Saudi war…

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-24). Joe Biden participa en cumbre de la OTAN sobre situación en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Se espera que el mandatario estadounidense anuncie este jueves un nuevo paquete de sanciones a funcionarios rusos.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-03-24). Declaran estado de emergencia y toque de queda en Miami Beach. telesurtv.net La administradora de la ciudad, Alina Hudak agregó en rueda de prensa que las medidas quedarán vigentes desde la calle 23 hasta su límite sur.

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-24). Incendio forestal destruye 74 hectáreas de un cerro en México. telesurtv.net Las autoridades continúan operando en la región afectada en aras de rescatar el Parque Nacional donde inició el fuego.

Lisa Kim (2022-03-24). Zelensky Told Biden Not to Sanction Abramovich. anti-empire.com Editor's note: Oligarchs are the least likely to have favored the war, and have the least to gain by it. |
| Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly asked President Biden to refrain from sanctioning Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich earlier this month, believing that the billionaire could be a useful conduit for negotiations between Russian and Ukraine. | According to The Wall Street Journal, the Treasury Department had already drafted possible sanction…

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-24). Siria rechaza plan de EE.UU. de quitar bloqueo en algunas zonas. telesurtv.net El Gobierno sirio se reserva el derecho de demandar la administración estadounidense y sus estrategias por los crímenes cometidos contra la nación.

WSWS (2022-03-24). NATO meets to plot next stage in Ukraine proxy war. wsws.org This week's NATO summit is a council of war to prepare for a massive intensification of the US-NATO campaign against Russia.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-24). Congreso chileno aprueba nueva prórroga a estado de excepción. telesurtv.net Chile cuenta con cerca de 1.4 millones de migrantes, de ahí la necesidad de frenar el flujo irregular por el altiplano norte y recuperar el clima de seguridad en la región.

Staff (2022-03-24). Empresas de interfaz: Limpiar el camino entre las universidades y las empresas. cubadebate.cu Durante años investigadores y académicos se han hecho dos preguntas: øqué hacer para que resultados científicos conseguidos en las universidades lleguen a las empresas y al sector de los servicios? øCómo evitar que esos logros terminen archivados y pierdan su valor? Resolver ambas interrogantes es clave para una nación que apuesta por la innovación y la ciencia como uno de los motores de su desarrollo.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Russia steps up political repression as economic crisis intensifies. wsws.org The Kremlin is concerned that a sharp economic downturn will provoke mass social opposition.

themoscowtimes (2022-03-24). Zelensky Calls for Worldwide Protests Against Russia's War. themoscowtimes.com Zelensky's appeal came one month after Russian tanks rolled over the border, bringing a conflict that has killed untold thousands of civilians and soldiers on both sides.

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-24). Perú llevará a instancias internacionales caso del indulto a Fujimori. telesurtv.net El primer ministro indicó que la actuación del Ejecutivo en torno al indulto de Fujimori estará apegada al marco legal, constitucional y convencional.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-24). Pueblo argentino marchará en honor a víctimas de la dictadura. telesurtv.net Abuelas y Madres de Plaza de Mayo, así como organizaciones defensoras de Derechos Humanos convocaron a la marcha tras dos años detenida por la Covid-19.

WSWS (2022-03-24). A revealing line up at right-wing Australian Labor senator's funeral. wsws.org The multi-party mourning and lauding of Kitching is bound up with the escalating war drive by Washington and its allies against Russia and China.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Man creates 'gourd kingdom' of tea sets. ecns.cn Zhang Lianzhong, a farmer from north China's Hebei Province, has created his own "gourd kingdom" out of his love for handicrafts.

Staff (2022-03-24). Jaishankar meets Russian NSA, discusses Afghan situation. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.

WSWS (2022-03-24). As Omicron BA.2 threat grows, US COVID-19 testing, treatment funds exhausted. wsws.org A White House coronavirus task force briefing Wednesday warned that the federal government would halt stockpiling effective treatments.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-03-24). Pdte. de Siria y canciller iraní celebran encuentro en Damasco. telesurtv.net Ambos altos funcionarios intercambiaron puntos de vistas sobre la operación especial rusa en defensa del Donbás.

qqpalace8520 (2022-03-24). Situs Game Slot Online Terbaik 2022 di indonesia. nationofchange.org Situs Game Slot Online Terbaik 2022 di indonesia DAFTAR SEKARANG dan NiKMATI BONUS SITUS GAME SLOT TERBAIK QQPALACE QQPalace: Situs Game Slot Online Terbaik 2022 di indonesia — Selamat datang member setia QQPALACE di Situs Game Slot Online Terbaik 2022 di indonesia Slot-nya terlengkap menyediakan berbagai tipe jenis permainan mesin slot online dengan pelayanan bermain …

_____ (2022-03-24). Arizona Senate Passes GOP Bill That Could Spark 'Most Extreme Voter Purge' in US. commondreams.org "This is a recipe for chaos, not election integrity, and it would likely cut the state's electorate in half overnight," warned one observer.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-03-24). Temporal deja tres fallecidos y destrozos en Paraguay. telesurtv.net Intensas lluvias, provocadas por un sistema de tormentas, afectaron al centro, sur y este de la región oriental del país.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-03-24). Denuncian ante Naciones Unidas aumento de la violencia contra indígenas en Brasil. telesurtv.net El funcionario del Consejo Misionero Indígena denunció el aumento de las actividades ilícitas en áreas de comunidades originarias.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Education workers outraged by hard-right Ford government's removal of mask mandate in Ontario's schools. wsws.org The move could hardly come at a worse time, with the more infectious Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 starting to produce yet another surge of infections and deaths around the world.

Staff (2022-03-24). India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla. aninews.in Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.

WSWS (2022-03-24). NATO Secretary General vows to impose "unprecedented costs for Russia" ahead of war council in Europe. wsws.org This week's NATO summit is a council of war to prepare for a massive intensification of the US-NATO campaign against Russia.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Assange supporters speak outside his Belmarsh prison wedding. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters interviewed several of the supporters of Julian Assange and Stella Moris outside their wedding ceremony held in Belmarsh prison.

Ben Stinar (2022-03-24). Kyrie Wins! Uninjected Kyrie Irving Cleared to Play Basketball in New York. anti-empire.com Editor's note: Hilariously the rules allowed him to be present in the arena, but not to play. (Because the arena serves food he was subject to the same NY injection requirements as restaurant staff.) | Also visiting uninjected players were allowed to play. | He was clear to play away games outside New York but his team tried blackmailing him and sanctioned him. | They wouldn't play him away to force him to get injected. A bluff We like Irving but…

themoscowtimes (2022-03-24). Russia Expels U.S. Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Move: Official. themoscowtimes.com The decision was taken in response to the expulsion by Washington of Russian diplomats at the UN in New York.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Howard University lecturers' union announces "historic victory" in tentative agreement, calls off strike. wsws.org The university's non-tenured and adjunct professors had been set to launch a three-day strike Wednesday against miserably low pay and poor working conditions.

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2022-03-24: News Headlines

SAM (2022-03-24). This Is How We Can Amplify Nonviolent Resistance In Ukraine. progressivehub.net ELI S. MCCARTHY | WAGING NONVIOLENCE…

Betsey Piette (2022-03-24). U.S. wars, sanctions, economic austerity fuel global refugee crises. workers.org Fires rage in Baghdad as U.S.-led coalition forces attack the city, March 19, 2003. The outpouring of sympathy for refugees fleeing the current war in Ukraine is nonstop. Continuous news feeds show pictures of damaged buildings, crowded trains, women and children packed into shelters — even a memorial of 100 . . . |

Michele de Mello (2022-03-24). Historic Pact confirms Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez presidential ticket in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday March 23, the Historic Pact coalition confirmed its presidential ticket with candidates Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez. The duo obtained the highest vote in the primaries held on March 13. According to the latest opinion polls, the unity ticket of the progressive forces is favored to win the presidential elections on May 29, with about 47% of the voting preference. | "Today we have reached a definitive moment. We have achieved an undeniable triumph. Millions of Colombians want the country to change, and today they are the majority," Petro declared during the event announcing his candidacy. | In ad…

WSWS (2022-03-24). The dead end of the "Save Britain's Ferries" campaign: Build rank-and-file committees! wsws.org The Labour Party and trade unions claim that sacking workers and replacing them with a workforce on a fraction of their wages is not the "British way" of doing things. As of last October, at least 28 companies either used fire and rehire or planned to, including British Airways, the leading supermarket retailer Tesco, and British Gas.

CIIS Public Programs (2022-03-24). Wednesday 4/20: On Indigenous Voices and Restoring the Kinship Worldview. indybay.org

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-24). Perú exigirá refuerzo anticovid en comercios y sitios cerrados. telesurtv.net Autoridades sanitarias peruanas han develado que la población joven está reticente a vacunarse con el refuerzo por falsos criterios de seguridad.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China orders nationwide safety inspections in all sectors. ecns.cn Chinese authorities have ordered comprehensive safety inspections in all fields and industries nationwide following a passenger plane crash earlier this week.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Shenzhou-13 astronauts deliver second Tiangong class. ecns.cn The second live class from China's space station was held on Wednesday afternoon, delivered by Shenzhou-13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu to students on Earth.

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-24). Consejo de Seguridad rechaza proyecto humanitario sobre Ucrania. telesurtv.net El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU no aprueba el proyecto de una resolución humanitaria rusa sobre el alto al fuego en Ucrania para evacuar a civiles…

WSWS (2022-03-24). Julian Assange marries Stella Moris in London's Belmarsh prison. wsws.org By holding their wedding, Moris said, they were fighting back against the British state's efforts to keep Assange "invisible to the public at all costs".

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Exhibition highlighting ancient Silk Road opens in Guangdong. ecns.cn The Brilliance on the Silk Road, a joint exhibition of Guangdong and Gansu provinces highlighting ancient China's Silk Road culture kicks off in Guangzhou, March 24, 2022.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China launching more cargo trains to boost coal transport. ecns.cn With a new train diagram to be put into operation from April 8, China will launch additional cargo trains to boost coal transport amid the country's efforts to ensure energy supply.

Marc Norton (2022-03-24). Eulogy to the COVID-19 Holocaust. indybay.org "We have to live with COVID-19." What the corporate politicians and their media flunkies are really saying is that they are willing to sacrifice frontline and essential workers, the poor, the Black, the Brown, the Yellow and the Red — as well as the old, the disabled, the ill and those with weakened immune systems — all on the altar of capitalist greed.

repost (2022-03-24). Another Broken Promise Palestinian scholar accuses SFSU of reneging on hiring agreement. indybay.org SFSU AMED professor Abdulhadi has exposed the campaign by the SFSU president Lynn Mahoney to violate her contract to destroy the program.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Stunning night scenery of cherry blossoms in East China's Wuxi. ecns.cn Night scenery of cherry blossoms at the Yuantouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) scenic spot in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, March 23, 2022. The special beauty of cherry blossoms draws many viewers each year.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Train derailment in California highlights dangers from relentless attack on railroad workers. wsws.org Early Monday morning a Union Pacific (UP) freight train derailed en route through Colton, California, sending 13 cars off the tracks.

qqpalace8520 (2022-03-24). Jenis Permainan Slot Online 4d Terbaik di Indonesia. nationofchange.org Jenis Permainan Slot Online 4d Terbaik di Indonesia DAFTAR SEKARANG ‚Üí CLIK DISINI QQPalace Menyediakan Jenis Permainan Slot Online 4d Terbaik di Indonesia — Selamat datang di slot 4d gampang menang yang termasuk ke dalam daftar 12 website judi slot online terpercaya RTP tertinggi di Indonesia 2022 yaitu website slot terbaik. Agen judi online paling …

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). First 4E Airport in Western Guangdong Province put into operation. ecns.cn Zhanjiang Wuchuan Airport, the first 4E airport in western Guangdong, was put into use Thursday.

Staff (2022-03-24). Pak journalist' union raises alarm over TTP's warning to scribes. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A union of Pakistan journalists has expressed concern over the threat issued by the banned Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to the media and urged the government to ensure the safety and security of journalists.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Black box data downloading and analysis work underway: official. ecns.cn The recovered black box of the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed Monday in south China with 132 people aboard was sent to a decoding laboratory in Beijing Wednesday night.

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2022-03-23: News Headlines

IMEMC News (2022-03-23). Israeli Soldiers Attack Palestinians Planting Olive Trees Near Ramallah. imemc.org On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers attacked many Palestinians, including political leaders and social figures, while planting olive trees in Jabal ar-Reesan mountain near Ramallah, in the central West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the Palestinian lands and started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades at the Palestinians before physically assaulting some of them. They …

IMEMC News (2022-03-23). Israeli Colonizers Attack Palestinian Cars, Homes, Near Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli colonizers attacked, on Tuesday evening, many Palestinian cars and one home at the northern entrance of the al-Biereh city, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The colonizers also attacked a home in Beitin village, east of Ramallah. Media sources said dozens of colonizers gathered near the Beit El Israeli military roadblock, …

_____ (2022-03-23). Biden's Actions are Behind the Collapsing Dollar. journal-neo.org The US dollar, as the international reserve currency, has long served as an essential medium of exchange between countries with different national currencies. To fulfil this role, a reserve currency needs to be stable, safe and easily accessible to all countries. In the 20th Century, the dollar's international status caused it to grow in value, …

Alexander Swart (2022-03-23). Minneapolis teachers rally in support of strike. liberationnews.org Over the last week, multiple rallies and demonstrations across Minneapolis attracted thousands of teachers, families and community members in support of striking teachers.

oneworld.press (2022-03-23). Assessing The Prospects Of Prime Minister Khan's China-OIC Mediation Proposal. oneworld.press The takeaway is that those countries like Pakistan that practice policies of principled neutrality are very interested in strengthening their independent credentials by offering to mediate between Russia and Ukraine even if those two might not ask them to do so. Turkey's existing involvement in these efforts creates a chance for Ankara to de facto involve the OIC so observers should keep an eye on if this happens as well as if China tries to do so too, whether on its own or in coordination with Turkey.

oneworld.press (2022-03-23). Victoria Nuland's Understanding Of Russian-Indian Relations Is Outdated. oneworld.press No amount of proposed American replacements for India's military-technical imports from Russia will influence that Great Power to sacrifice on its grand strategic goal of jointly assembling a new Non-Aligned Movement ('Neo-NAM') with Moscow in order to mutually maximize their strategic autonomy and thus preemptively prevent their potential disproportionate dependence on the US and China respectively in the New Cold War.

Staff (2022-03-23). Venezuela Welcomes New Ambassador of Trinidad & Tobago (+Nicaragua). orinocotribune.com On Monday, March 21, in the Sol del Per√∫ room of Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela's head of state Nicol√°s Maduro received the credentials of His Excellency Edmund Dillon, ambassador appointed to Venezuela by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Dillon has been in Venezuela since his arrival at the Sim√≥n Bol√≠var International Airport on February 4. Upon arrival, the Trinidadian diplomat expressed a strong desire to continue cooperation between the two nations. | Prior to his appointment as ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago, Dillon served as a soldier in the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Forces, later serving…

Jos√© Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-23). Possible Vote Recount Threatens Colombia's 'Democracy' Amid Presidential Race. orinocotribune.com In the midst of warnings of a possible coup d'√©tat carried out through a vote recount promoted by former Colombian president √ Ålvaro Uribe and his supporters, and by President Iv√°n Duque himself, the political system of Colombia is faltering a few weeks before the country's presidential elections. | In the parliamentary elections held on March 13, the Historic Pact leftist coalition came out on top, receiving the most seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Now, the Colombian president himself has requested a recount, in violation of the legal and constitutional regulations of the country, bec…

SAM (2022-03-23). Half Of Women Of Color In The US Are Making Starvation Wages. progressivehub.net SARAH RUIZ-GROSSMAN | HUFFPOST…

Ryan Black (2022-03-23). Guant√°namo Torture and Bush War Crimes In Spotlight At Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings. progressivehub.net BRETT WILKINS | COMMON DREAMS…

Ryan Black (2022-03-23). From Moscow To Washington, The Barbarism And Hypocrisy Don't Justify Each Other. progressivehub.net NORMAN SOLOMON…

Staff (2022-03-23). 26 March, online event: Palestine and US Strategy in the Arab World with Prof. As'ad AbuKhalil. samidoun.net SATURDAY, MARCH 26 5: 00 PM PACIFIC || 8: 00 PM EASTERN REGISTER TO JOIN: bit.ly/usandpalestine The struggle for the liberation of Palestine is also a struggle to defeat U.S. imperialism and obtain liberation of the Arab people. Join the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path (Masar Badil) for a discussion of U.S. strategy today — and our response. …

teleSUR (2022-03-23). Venezuelan Economy Grows Despite External Blockade: Rodriguez. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez pointed out that Venezuela shows high economic recovery rates despite the U.S. and European Union blockades. | RELATED: | "Our disposable income reached US$1,7 billion and oil production was strengthen enough to produce 2 million oil barrels," Rodriguez highlighted, adding that economic activity recovery rates of up to 29 percent have been achieved in certain sectors. | In 2021,…

teleSUR (2022-03-23). Why is the EU Wary of Cutting off Russian Energy?>. telesurenglish.net The European Union is under mounting pressure from Washington to ban Russian energy imports as European leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden are set to meet and discuss deterrence measures against Russia at a summit on Thursday. However, member states of the bloc have not reached an agreement yet on whether a ban would be slapped on Russian energy in the EU. | RELATED: | "Europe's supply of energy for heating, mobi…

themoscowtimes (2022-03-23). 'Hellscape' in Mariupol Where 100,000 Trapped. themoscowtimes.com The Pentagon has said Russia is now pummelling Mariupol using artillery, long-range missiles and from naval ships.

_____ (2022-03-23). Analysts warn of diesel shortages and rationing. truepublica.org.uk Last week TruePublica reported that there was a fairly strong possibility that diesel would be in short supply. Today, many of the financial pages across Europe are now reporting the same and that rationing is to be expected Indeed, the head of the world's largest independent oil trader has warned of a "systemic" shortage of …

_____ (2022-03-23). Most of Javid's '69 new NHS centres' may not actually exist. truepublica.org.uk By Caroline Malloy: Just a quarter of the 69 new NHS diagnostic centres that the health secretary last month boasted were "up and running" may have actually opened, openDemocracy has learned. Sajid Javid told Parliament on 8 February that scores of "new community diagnostic centres" had "already opened across England in convenient places such as …

Kishan Vaghela (2022-03-23). Romania's Famous Steaua Soccer Club Announces Ban on Vaccinated Players Who Are 'Powerless' and 'Lose Strength'. anti-empire.com Source: The owner of Romanian side Steaua Bucharest has sensationally announced the club will ban all players vaccinated against Mr Gigi Becali – a Romanian businessman and politician – said he is not allowing vaccinated players to play anymore because they are 'powerless'. | Becali went on to claim that people…

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). China willing to forge all-round, high level cooperation with Saudi Arabia: Chinese FM. ecns.cn China and Saudi Arabia are good friends and brothers who trust each other and seek common development, and both have always supported each other on issues concerning their core interests.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-03-23). Cronolog√≠a de c√≥mo Bolivia fue despojada de su salida al mar. telesurtv.net Desde la fundación de Bolivia, en 1825, su territorio se extendía hasta el océano Pacífico, teniendo como frontera norte a Perú y como frontera sur a Chile.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Shenzhou-13 crew complete over 20 in-orbit science experiments. ecns.cn China's Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship has completed over 20 in-orbit science experiments based on research conducted by Shenzhou-12, said Li Yinghui, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program astronaut system.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Minneapolis School Board, Democratic Party demand millions in budget cuts in provocation against striking educators. wsws.org The strike in Minneapolis is reaching a critical turning point, with the MFT desperately seeking to finalize some sort of rotten agreement to shut down the struggle.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-23). Editorial: Washington conducts international Inquisition over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 22, 2022 US is reestablishing a new Inquisition using Russia-Ukraine crisis as excuse: Global Times editorial The US, leading several attendants, is launching a round of international mobilization to condemn Russia. After US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of standing "on the wrong side of history" in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, British …

People for the American Way (2022-03-23). Wednesday 3/23: Combating White Supremacy During Demographic Shifts in America. indybay.org Online teach-in…

The Oshman Family JCC (2022-03-23). Tuesday 3/29: The Polyphony Quartet in Concert. indybay.org Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall (Bldg F) | 3921 Fabian Way | Palo Alto, CA 94303…

Staff (2022-03-23). BRICS leaders to discuss Afghanistan, attempts by terror organizations to use its territory as a sanctuary. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India will be chairing the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the meet virtually. India's chairship in 2021 has coincided with the 15th anniversary of BRICS.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-23). Convenci√≥n Constitucional chilena prorroga tiempo de trabajo. telesurtv.net La decisión de extender el período de trabajo hasta el 5 de julio próximo recibió el apoyo de 144 constituyentes.

aninews.in (2022-03-23). Former Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam en-route to India for medical emergency. aninews.in Port Louis [Mauritius], September 8 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam is en-route to India (Chennai) for a medical emergency.

Labor Video Project (2022-03-23). "Thrown Under The Bus" Vaccinations, Terminations & Union Rights With SEIU 1021 SF Member. indybay.org Kimberly Cox an SEIU 1021 SF MTA worker talks about the threat of firing for not getting vaccinated.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-03-23). Biggest Lie in World History: The Data Base is Flawed. There Never Was A Pandemic. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Introduction : | Destabilizing the social, political and economic structure of 190 sovereign countries cannot constitute a "solution" to combating the virus. But that was the imposed "solution" which was implemented in several stages from the very outset of the corona crisis…

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). China plans larger VAT rebates to boost vitality of market entities. ecns.cn Chinese authorities have issued a circular clarifying relevant policies to increase the scale of value-added tax (VAT) credit refunds, to support the development of small businesses and manufacturing and boost vitality of market entities.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Three Gorges ship lock resumes double-line. ecns.cn The dual-track ship lock of the Three Gorges Dam resumes to traffic after maintenance.

Staff (2022-03-23). India, EU strategic convergence reflects 'our positions' on Afghanistan: Jaishankar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the strategic convergence between India and the European Union (EU) is reflected in "our positions" on key regional and global issues, including on Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-03-23). Masacre atribuida a terroristas en Nigeria se salda con 34 muertos. telesurtv.net Es parte de la ola de violencia terrorista que asola varios países de África central, agudizada en los últimos meses.

BARUARC (2022-03-23). Saturday 4/9: Rally and March for Abortion Rights SF Bay Area and Nationwide. indybay.org Rally starts at noon in Sproul Plaza on UC Berkeley Campus (public welcome) | Entrance near Telegraph and Bancroft…

Staff (2022-03-23). PM Modi meets Russian NSA, reaffirms intention to strengthen coordination on Afghanistan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, during which they reaffirmed their intention to strengthen coordination in the field of enhancing regional stability, including on Afghanistan.

WSWS (2022-03-23). US Indo-Pacific commander in provocative flight over South China Sea. wsws.org On board a US Navy reconnaissance plane, Aquilino accused China of militarising islets in the South China Sea and warned his command was prepared to "fight and win" should conflict with China arise.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Chinese weightlifter Lyu to be awarded Rio Olympic gold medal. ecns.cn China's Lyu Xiaojun is expected to claim a third Olympic weightlifting gold medal after 2016 Rio Olympic title winner Nijat Rahimov of Kazakhstan was stripped of his result due to a doping violation.

Staff (2022-03-23). 'Republic of Afghanistan' condemns announcement by Taliban cabinet, calls it 'illegitimate'. aninews.in Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): The "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" on Wednesday condemned the announcement of the "so-called" cabinet by the Taliban, terming it as "illegitimate and unjustifiable."

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Chinese astronauts give second lecture from space station. ecns.cn Chinese astronauts started to livestream a popular-science lecture, the second class from China's space station, to students on Earth Wednesday afternoon.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Peking Opera master finds home on social media. ecns.cn Zhen Shusuo, a 51-year-old Peking Opera actor from north China's Hebei Province, has gone viral on a Chinese video-sharing platform.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-03-23). Registran 107 tiroteos masivos en EE.UU. durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, estos hechos de violencia con armas provocaron la muerte de 65 menores, entre cero y 11 años de edad.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). People enchanted with night view of cherry blossoms in Suzhou. ecns.cn Cherry blossoms and Suzhou's landmark building, the Gate of the East, create a beautiful night view in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 22, 2022.

Karl Heinz Roth, Karl-W. Koch (2022-03-23). Manifesto against war, March 19, 2022. indybay.org It is therefore high time for the mobilization of a broad anti-militarist resistance that is integrated comprehensively and transnationally into the social struggles. This approach is by no means without chance, as the inclusion of the resistance against the Vietnam War in the global social revolt of the late 1960s has shown.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Great crested grebes spotted in Hebei. ecns.cn A group of great crested grebes were spotted playing at Hengshui Lake, northeast China's Hebei Province.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-03-23). Migrantes latinoamericanos piden fin de expulsiones desde EE.UU. telesurtv.net En particular, demandan que no sea renovado el Titulo 42, el cual permite expulsiones desde EE.UU. por la pandemia de la Covid-19.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-03-23). Transportistas espa√±oles se suman a protesta sindical. telesurtv.net Así ocurre cuando se llega al décimo día de paro patronal en medio de los elevados precios de los combustibles.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-03-23). Vicepresidenta afirma que 2021 fue punto de inflexi√≥n para el crecimiento de Venezuela. telesurtv.net "Venezuela aprovecha esta tribuna para rechazar cualquier agresión, cualquier de las medidas coercitivas extorsivas", que atentan contra el pueblo, aseveró la vicemandataria.

oneworld.press (2022-03-23). Ukraine's Peace Deal Referendum Proposal Is A Demagogic Distraction. oneworld.press Just like Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan bravely agreed to a Russian-mediated ceasefire with Azerbaijan for ending 2020's Karabakh Conflict without putting his side's pragmatic compromises up to a referendum, so too should Zelensky do the same and similarly rely on snap elections like his Caucasian counterpart later did to determine the public's support for his move.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Support the Chevron workers in California! For a national strike to overturn the sellout agreement! wsws.org By rejecting not one but two local contract proposals, Chevron workers have dealt a powerful blow against the efforts by the USW to impose its pro-company national agreement.

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2022-03-22: News Headlines

Kathy Kelly (2022-03-22). The people of Yemen Suffer Atrocities, too. dissidentvoice.org WFP food distribution in Raymah (credit: Julian Harneis CC BY-SA 2.0) The United Nations' goal was to raise more than $4.2 billion for the people of war-torn Yemen by March 15. But when that deadline rolled around, just $1.3 billion had come in. "I am deeply disappointed," said Jan Egeland, the secretary general of the …

Editor (2022-03-22). Washington Should Think Twice Before Launching a New Cold War. scheerpost.com Here we are in what might indeed be Cold War II, playing out the Ukrainian version of Afghanistan with a weaker Russian military, a visibly more disturbed leader, Washington again shoveling arms, money, and training to the other side, and the possibility that the war could spread elsewhere in Europe. What happens when history repeats itself, however weirdly?>

Editor (2022-03-22). The rise of Ilhan Omar: Lessons from a self-portrait. mronline.org Shamus Cooke assesses the record of Representative Ilhan Omar and what her autobiography reveals about her political trajectory.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-03-22). CIA Director William F. Burns—Capo of World's biggest spreader of lies and misinformation—is spreading the big lie that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was "unprovoked" mronline.org CIA Director Bill Burns testified before the Senate Intelligence committee in early March that Russia and Vladimir Putin were "losing the information war over its war in Ukraine."

Julie Hollar (2022-03-22). How much less newsworthy are civilians in other conflicts? mronline.org A lot less, particularly when they're victims of the U.S.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-22). Japanese Pro-NATO Stance Harms Tokyo-Moscow Dialogue. libya360.wordpress.com Lucas Leiroz Amid worldwide tensions, diplomatic frictions between Russia and Japan continue to increase. The crisis in Ukraine is hampering bilateral diplomacy and preventing a peace agreement on the Kuril Islands, which is a historic goal for both states, from being achieved. Indeed, Tokyo appears to be paying the consequences for its own destabilizing pro-NATO…

Staff (2022-03-22). Venezuela's Tax on Foreign Currency Transactions Starts Monday. orinocotribune.com Last Thursday, March 17, Venezuela's National Integrated Service for the Administration of Customs (SENIAT) At the core of the reform is the ruling that foreign currency transactions will be subject to a tax equal to or grea…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-22). How the West Was Won: Counterinsurgency, Psyops and the Military Origins of the Internet. libya360.wordpress.com Dustin Broadbery Part 1: Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth As the digital revolution was underway in the mid-nineties, research departments at the CIA and NSA were developing programs to predict the usefulness of the world wide web as a tool for capturing what they dubbed "birds of a feather" formations. That's when flocks…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-22). Surviving Among Ruins: Life in a Donbass City Ukraine Says No Longer Exists. libya360.wordpress.com Stepan Kostetskiy RT visited civilians surviving in the blasted-through buildings and basements of a town hit hard by the conflict in Ukraine "God preserve you!" says an elderly Volnovakha resident to departing volunteers. She and her husband stand at the gate to the front yard of their suburban home holding simple provisions that have just…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-22). Lula Counters FBI-Backed "Corruption" Prosecution to Lead Brazil's 2022 Presidential Race. libya360.wordpress.com Julian Cola "At the age of 74, my heart only has room for love," Lula told a crowd of supporters from an impromptu stage, adding that as a migrant from the poor, underserved northeast region, "there's nothing that can beat me." RIO DE JANEIRO —Former Brazilian president, and frontrunner in the upcoming October 2022 presidential…

WSWS (2022-03-22). Customs: Poet Solmaz Sharif examines imperialism and exile. wsws.org The second book by an acclaimed and politically engaged young poet is notable for its international and historical perspective.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-22). Ukraine's Zelensky Comes Before His Master. libya360.wordpress.com David Sole On March 16 Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United States Congress. In a virtual speech Zelensky begged his imperialist masters for more military aid. He pressed for the U.S. and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military alliance to declare and enforce a "no-fly zone" over Ukraine and asked for military fighter…

WSWS (2022-03-22). Sri Lanka's parliamentary opposition attempt to exploit popular anger against Rajapakse government. wsws.org The real concerns of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya are not the desperate situation facing the masses but that the growing strikes and protests by workers and the poor will challenge capitalist rule.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-21). NYC Freedom Rally: From Covid Mandates to the New Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Max Blumenthal Speaks at New York City Anti-Mandate World Wide Rally for Freedom in Union Square New York City World Wide Rally for Freedom Anti-Mandate Protest — Union Square, Manhattan On March 19, 2022, anti-vaccine-mandate protesters marched from Times Square to Union Square in Manhattan, where they held a rally as part of the World…

_____ (2022-03-21). India's Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Strengthens its Positions. journal-neo.org The beginning of March in India marked the end of almost a month of continuous voting, including Parliamentary by-elections in five states: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. In terms of population, these states rank 1st, 15th, 18th, 24th and 26th respectively out of India's 28 states and 8 union territories (including the capital …

_____ (2022-03-21). 'Historic' Aboriginal Land Title Trial To Begin In B.C. Supreme Court. popularresistance.org When Captain James Cook encountered the ancestors of the Nuchatlaht people in 1778, the British explorer wrote in his journal that he had "no where met with Indians who had such high notions of every thing the Country produced being their exclusive property." | Those words may come back to haunt the Crown in the coming weeks as the Nuchatlaht embark on an uncharted journey of their own: a legal quest to obtain Aboriginal title over 200 square kilometers of land off the west coast of Vancouver Island. | Members of the First Nation will be in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday for the beginning of what some observers exp…

Newsclick (2022-03-21). Mapping Faultlines: As war drags on, countries look to protect their interests. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the latest on the global economic front as the Russia-Ukraine war continues. He talks about the positions taken by countries such as India and China, as well the new developments and alignments as many countries try to take a careful position.

Editor (2022-03-21). Obama defense secretary Leon Panetta says NATO is in a "proxy war" with Russia. mronline.org Leon Panetta, the former US secretary of defense and CIA director under Barack Obama and White House chief of staff under Bill Clinton, said Thursday that the United States is involved in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine.

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-03-21). Globalisation and the relocation of capital and labour. mronline.org The twin phenomena associated with contemporary globalisation, of migration of capital from the metropolis to parts of the third world, and of migration of labour from the erstwhile second world to the metropolis, have the effect of weakening the working class movement everywhere.

JANET (2022-03-21). LIVE THIS WEDNESDAY 3/23 @ 7:30PM Eastern — Biden's Threat: Nuclear War or Sanctions. iacenter.org REGISTER NOW! Join the International Action Center WEDNESDAY MARCH 23rd at 7: 30PM EST for a livestream event. The fires of war have been lit in Ukraine. The U.S. corporate media fans the flames despite the best efforts of anti-war activists around the world attempt to extinguish them. Now President Biden has poured gasoline on an already volatile situation by issuing this ultimatum: there will either be sanctions or there will be nuclear war. This threat means that, no matter what, the U.S. is hell-bent on making Ukrainians and Russians suffer. It means that the U.S. and NATO is holding all of Europe hostage in o…

Editor (2022-03-21). Civilians evacuate Mariupol and reveal the fighting methods of the Azov regime's Neo-Nazis. mronline.org On March 18, 2022, we went to the western part of Marioupol where the fighting between the Russian army, the DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) people's militia and the neo-Nazi Azov regiment is still raging.

Editor (2022-03-21). Nineteen years ago today the Bush administration invaded Iraq in one of the worst crimes of the modern era. mronline.org Numerologists tell you that 19 is 1 + 9 which equals the powerful # 1, or new beginnings. Well, 19 years ago on March 19, coincidentally, my nation orchestrated the most horrific deed since God knows when.

Moderator (2022-03-21). Hedges: The Lie of American Innocence. scheerpost.com "Have a Nice Doomsday" [Original Illustration by Mr. Fish] |
| By The branding of Vladimir Putin as a war criminal by Joe Biden, who lobbied for the Iraq war and staunchly supported the 20 years of carnage in the Middle East, is one more example of the hypocritical moral posturing sweeping across the United States. It is unclear how anyone would try Putin for war crimes since Russia, like the United States, does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. But justice is…

JANET (2022-03-21). Sign on: End Sanctions & War. iacenter.org SanctionsKill Campaign Statement on Ukraine Conflict END ALL WARFARE — NO SANCTIONS Sign on — click here The SanctionsKill Campaign is a broad coalition of social justice, solidarity, and peace forces focused on exposing the devastating impact of US sanctions on civilian populations globally. Sanctions are not a substitute for war The current regime of sanctions against Russia is not a substitute for war, but a form of warfare. Sanctions kill many thousands just as bombs do. Sanctions create hyperinflation, artificial famines, social upheavals, and health crises that punish civilian populations. As US…

_____ (2022-03-21). Opposition Political Parties Banned In Ukraine. popularresistance.org In yet another assault on dissenting political views in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a ban on the activities of major opposition political parties in the country after alleging that they have links with Russia. He also announced the merger of all TV channels in the country in the name of implementing a "unified information policy", thus creating a government monopoly over the medium. | Citing the need to maintain the unity of the country, Zelensky claimed in a statement that "the National Security and Defense Council decided, given the full-scale war unleashed by Russia and the political ties that…

James Plested (2022-03-21). There is no 'green transition'. mronline.org These days it's no longer viable for the rich and powerful and their political servants simply to deny the reality of climate change and other environmental challenges. The new fad is to talk up whatever (inevitably small-scale) green initiatives are happening, and spruik the array of magical technological fixes that, like Forrest's beloved "green hydrogen", are always somehow just on the verge of taking off.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). Sanatana-Dharma: Its Real Meaning. transcend.org Dharma consists of both the force that sustains as well as what is sustained. It can also be said that there is the path of dharma as well as its conclusion, the object of dharma, or what we are seeking, the goal of life. So dharma is the means as well as the goal. Dharma is also said to be the force which maintains the universe.

WSWS (2022-03-21). COVID-19 surges in Solomon Islands. wsws.org Widespread poverty, combined with inadequate government services and emergency support, has inflicted significant hardships on the population amid the pandemic.

Anonymous767 (2022-03-21). Russia Eliminates 80 More Radicals And Mercenaries In Strike On Ukraine. southfront.org Captured Ukrainian battle tank | On March 21, the Russian Armed Forces announced that they launched a strike with high-precision air-launched cruise missiles on the training center for foreign mercenaries and Ukrainian nationalist formations at the Novaya Lyubomirka combined-arms training ground in Rivne Region. More than 80 mercenaries and nationalists were reportedly eliminated. | Additionally, a strike with cruise missiles destroyed the ammunition depot and the headquarters of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrai…

Joris Leverink (2022-03-21). Reviving the legacy of civil rights leader Anton de Kom. roarmag.org The story of Cornelis Gerhard Anton de Kom might seem one of those hard-to-believe Hollywood-style legends. Born the son of a formerly enslaved Surinamese farmer in 1898, he would go on to lead a national struggle against the ruling Dutch Empire before being imprisoned and banished to the Netherlands. Once in exile, he joined the resistance against German occupation, was captured and died of tuberculosis in a Nazi concentration camp at the age of 47. | The seeming contradiction of a Black anti-imperialist that would come to fight and die on behalf of his oppressor nation, coupled with an unrivaled position as a D…

ecns.cn (2022-03-21). Expert: Boosting vaccination rates key to opening up of borders. ecns.cn A high vaccination rate against COVID-19 is the prerequisite for a gradual easing of international travel restriction, said epidemiologist Zhang Wenhong on Sunday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-21). Africa Supports Russia's Operation in Ukraine and Advocates a Revival of the Non-Aligned Movement. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov And a significant number of those who have supported Moscow's position are countries of the African continent, whose citizens have considerable combat experience and were among the first to declare their willingness to join Russia's special operation. It is Africans who have personally confronted terrorists supported by the collective West for years that…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-21). Consumer Health: What do you know about MS? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MS Awareness Week will be observed March 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about multiple sclerosis, or MS. Nearly 1 million people are living with MS in the U.S., according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. MS is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord. With MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath that covers nerve fibers, and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body….

Our Reporter (2022-03-21). New Speaker of Parliament to be elected on Friday. plusnews.ug By Constance Ichuma Asere The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has set 22 March as a date for expression of interest for the position of Speaker of Parliament .The Central Executive Committee will later convene on Wednesday and caucus on Thursday and the election of the new speaker will be on friday…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-21). China: No Room for Legal Discussion about Russian Special Operation. libya360.wordpress.com Lucas Leiroz The western media is trying to turn the conflict in Ukraine into a legal discussion, putting "violators of international law" on one side and "defenders of justice and legality" on the other. Obviously, this type of narrative is extremely problematic, considering that the very "illegality" of the Russian intervention in the conflict is…

Staff (2022-03-21). Democratic & Victorious? Zelensky Bans Ukrainian Opposition Parties. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, March 20, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky outlawed the activity of 10 opposition parties while martial law is in force, which was decreed after the conflict in the country began. | Through a video, the Ukrainian president announced the suspension of activities of some opposition parties and political structures, after accusing them of being linked to Russia, in a move that contradicts the statesmanship and democratic imagery that the US and the EU have been trying to build around Zelensky. | He said in the video: "The National Security and Defense Council has decided, given the large-scale…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-21). Colombia's election chief orders recount of congressional election results. colombiareports.com Colombia's top election official ordered a recount of disputed congressional election results. National Registrar Alexander Vega ordered the recount of the Senate election results at the request of President Ivan…

ecns.cn (2022-03-21). Too early to treat COVID-19 fueled by Omicron like seasonal flu: senior Chinese expert from NHC. ecns.cn It is too early to treat COVID-19 driven by Omicron like seasonal flu, Liang Wannian, head of the COVID-19 response expert panel under Chinas National Health Commission (NHC).

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). International Law Is a Meaningless Concept When It only Applies to U.S. Enemies. transcend.org 17 Mar 2022 – International law is a meaningless concept when it only applies to people the US power alliance doesn't like. Neither George W Bush nor Tony Blair are in prison cells at The Hague where international law says they ought to be.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-21). Hitchens' Razor and Ukrainian Propaganda. libya360.wordpress.com Marinella Correggia Is it permissible to doubt allegations without evidence? Hitchens' Razor is defined as the methodological principle for which "what is supported without evidence can be refuted without evidence". In reality, the Latins already said it: the burden of proof is on those who affirm something, not on those who deny it. Bertrand Russell…

ecns.cn (2022-03-21). Wild panda captured playing in river. ecns.cn Photo shows a wild giant panda playing in a river in Wuping county, Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 19, 2022. A ranger spotted the panda while patrolling at the Xuebaoding national nature reserve in Sichuan.

ecns.cn (2022-03-21). China's new energy surges to meet green commitment. ecns.cn China's installed solar power capacity has reached 320 million kilowatts as of the end of February, up 22.7 percent year-on-year as the country has stayed committed to low-carbon development, the National Energy Administration said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-21). Natural colors of the forest. ecns.cn March 21 marks the International Day of Forests.

_____ (2022-03-21). Senator Sasse Calls Saudi Willingness To Trade Oil In Yuan A 'Big, Bad Thing'. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported Saudi Arabia was in "active talks with Beijing to price some of its oil sales to China in yuan". | Much of the world is looking to bolster oil reserves amid what the International Energy Agency warned on Wednesday could be "the biggest supply crisis in decades", as evidence mounts that US and EU efforts to keep Russian gas out of Western vehicles and residences may ultimately backfire. | Sasse, who demanded on Fox that the US "rearm" the Ukrainian regime "constantly", and insisted that "defeating Vladimir Putin" is the only way to stop China from being able to "displac…

ecns.cn (2022-03-21). China's first int'l railway transports over 90,000 tons of goods in 2022. ecns.cn Shanyao Railway Port in Hekou, southwest Yunnan Province, has witnessed 306 international intermodal trains with a total of 92,253 tons of goods transported as of Thursday in 2022, according to the Station of Exit-Entry Frontier Inspection of Hekou Port.

Our Reporter (2022-03-21). Museveni activates National Organising Committee ahead of Oulanya's official burial. plusnews.ug " I have activated the National Organizing committee, under the Hon. Milly Babalanda, to organise the official burial of the late Speaker. They know what to do. "Speaker Oulanyah passed on yesterday morning in Seattle, USA where he had been admitted earlier after falling sick. Ever since he was elected as Speaker of Parliament in …

WSWS (2022-03-21). The Canadian Pacific lockout and UK ferry mass sackings: Ruling class ruthlessness in response to growing class struggle. wsws.org The ruling class is moving ever-more ferociously to impose austerity and suppress workers' struggles in the name of the "national interest" and preparations for war with Russia.

ecns.cn (2022-03-21). China's first subway BeiDou satellite navigation system starts construction in Beijing. ecns.cn China's first subway BeiDou satellite navigation system on Sunday started construction along the Beijing Capital International Airport line, which is the country's largest indoor space navigation and positioning system. It is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

WSWS (2022-03-21). Sri Lankan plantation action committees hold public meeting to demand reinstatement of sacked workers. wsws.org This meeting will discuss the independent, anti-capitalist program needed to mobilise workers to defeat the brutal company and government attacks.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. transcend.org 14 Mar 2022 – The Cold War, 1945-1989, was a Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another, and the global corporations able to equate predatory capitalism with freedom. The doctrine of permanent war dominated our lives then–and now.

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