(2022-03-21). Debunking Some Myths about Russia's Military Intervention in Ukraine. moderndiplomacy.eu The main objective of this study is to debunk some common misconceptions against Russia and its contentious military intervention in Ukraine. If we look at the coverage and reporting of mainstream media outlets of the West, we can see that the majority of myths were created to suit them. The majority of misunderstandings have been …
(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). 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.
(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.
(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…
(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.
(2022-03-21). Democratic & Victorious? Zelensky Bans Ukrainian Opposition Parties. orinocotribune.com This 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-scal…
(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.
(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 …
(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…
(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.
(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).
(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….
(2022-03-21). Natural colors of the forest. ecns.cn March 21 marks the International Day of Forests.
(2022-03-21). 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,…
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(2022-03-20). Talking to Gab Mejia — recognized under the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2021. moderndiplomacy.eu Gab Mejia was recognised for his work in arts in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list 2021. His work in photography is award-winning. He is also the recipient of the National Geographic grant, where he works to highlight Asia's forgotten wetland jewel — the Agusan Marshlands, in the Philippines. Tell us more about how …
(2022-03-20). A holistic approach to security: The impact of education — Interview with Yasmine Sherif. moderndiplomacy.eu As the world continues to evolve, new threats challenge our security: climate change, gender inequality, armed conflicts and more, no longer restricted to national borders. Hence, security needs to be understood not only as the absence of physical danger. We need to leave the realist theorist approach behind and consider the human, economic, and environmental …
(2022-03-20). Happiness Apartheid: UN Ranks Israel 9th for Happiness, Occupied Palestinian Territories 122nd. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The UN World Happiness Report for 2021 ranks Israel as the 9th happiest country in the world, but lists the Palestinian territories as the 122nd. Yet, both societies are ruled by the same government, the government of Israel. The annual report is brought out by the United Nations Sustainable Development …
(2022-03-20). U.S. uses Japan to pressure India over Ukraine, to no effect. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 20, 2022 Adhering to autonomous foreign policy, Modi immune to Kishida's push on Ukraine crisis If a country wants to gain strong international influence and build a positive global image, it must achieve autonomy in terms of foreign policy. It should proceed from its own national interests and decide its own foreign policy …
(2022-03-20). Haitians attempt to emigrate. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel March 17, 2022 While the world's attention focuses on the conflict in Ukraine that could quickly escalate, living conditions for the working people of Haiti are still festering. Workers demanding their salaries be tripled have left the streets for the moment. Two out of five Haitians are still "food insecure," which means they get less to eat than they need. Housing, jobs and health care are scarce. Hospitals and schools are closing. Criminal activity on the streets, particularly kidnapping, intensifies. banner reads: "No to kidnapping, no to violence against women" Tens of thousands of Haitians with…
(2022-03-20). International Working Women's Day means solidarity. iacenter.org By Kathy Durkin March 8, 2022 International Working Women's Day is commemorated around the world on March 8. Two words signify its essence: solidarity and struggle. Ontario Federation of Labor Established in 1910 at an International Women's Socialist Conference in Copenhagen, this special day was intended to broaden global solidarity and strengthen ties among women workers. IWWD's socialist founders deplored the terrible working conditions faced by women workers, as they poured into factories in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. They noted the strikes and massive demonstrations held by women immigrants in New York…
(2022-03-20). Harriet Tubman, a woman called General Moses. iacenter.org By Mumia Abu-Jamal March 18, 2022 Harriet Tubman was born on a Dorchester, Maryland, plantation sometime during March 1822 and died March 10, 1913, at her home in Auburn, New York. The International Action Center celebrates the 200th anniversary of her birth with this commentary, first posted Feb. 18, 2007, on Mumia Abu-Jamal's "Radio Essays." (tinyurl.com/4cdr5ev8) Harriet Tubman in 1911 She has been gone for almost a century; and still her name is on millions of lips, her memory sacred among those who love freedom. Her parents named her Araminta, the daughter of Black slaves in the Tidewater area of Maryland, p…
(2022-03-20). 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…
(2022-03-20). What is happening in and around Ukraine. iacenter.org March 17, 2022 The following statement can be found on the website of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation at tinyurl.com/3mdkth7t. It was posted on March 14, 2022. There is a war in Ukraine. Outwardly, it looks like an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All political forces, including the Left, have spoken out about these events. The range of assessments: from humanistic-emotional ("people are dying, stop the war") to purely class ("The West is pushing two oligarchic regimes"). In fact, this conflict has deep roots. When analyzing the situation, we must take into account both the national conte…
(2022-03-20). Photos: Ethiopia ejects Uganda U-17 Women from World Cup qualifiers. plusnews.ug 
The Uganda U-17 national women team has Sunday afternoon been eject from the 2022 FIFA Women's Under-17 World Cup qualifiers following their 1-1 draw with Ethiopia in the return leg in Addis Ababa. Both teams went in today's game when tied 2-2 on aggregate after the first leg played at the St Mary's Stadium, Kitende …
(2022-03-20). America's High Covid Death Toll Is a Result of Capitalist Austerity Policies. scheerpost.com 
[ By Donald Earl Collins / The United States has all but declared the COVID-19 pandemic over and done with. The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advised 230 million Americans, 70 percent of the population, to no longer wear masks in most cases, including indoors | Cities, counties, and states across the US have lifted their mask mandates. | Restaurants, shopping malls, movie theatres, and grocery store…
(2022-03-20). Matt Taibbi: John Podhoretz, You Suck. scheerpost.com 
By Matt Taibbi / Neoconservative intellectual, former Reagan
(2022-03-20). Mayo Clinic's 2021 achievements affirm 'Bold. Forward.' strategic vision, staff dedication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic is proud to report a year of extraordinary achievements in 2021, thanks to the hard work and dedication of its more than 73,000 staff members. Mayo Clinic accelerated progress on goals related to its "Bold. Forward." strategic plan to transform health care while continuing to provide leadership in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Mayo cared for more than 1.4 million patients from every U.S. state and…
(2022-03-20). Venezuela Defines Conditions For Sale Of Oil To US. popularresistance.org The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela maintained its willingness to resume its oil trade with countries such as the United States, and even those that belong to the European Union, but it has clearly outlined the diplomatic and political conditions necessary for any exchange to take place. | Venezuela's position was reiterated by its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, within the framework of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, in the Republic of Turkey. This international meeting of diplomats coincides with the energy crisis facing North America and Europe, due to the economic blockade they…
(2022-03-20). War In Ukraine Day 24: Overview Of Military Developments. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Street fighting continues in Mariupol. On March 19th, the DPR troops continued their advance towards the city center. In the evening, no major developments were reported. The Azov militants and other Ukrainian formations have almost no chance to save control over the city. The time passes and nationalist militants are running out of ammunition. | Numerous attempts of Ukrainian soldiers to escape from the city in civilian closes were reported. However, a lot of them are prevented from leaving…
(2022-03-20). Virologist Dr. Stephen Griffin speaks on the COVID pandemic and the Omicron variant: Part 2. wsws.org A leading expert on the evolution and mutation of viruses discusses the ongoing dangers of the pandemic and the unjustified ending of all public health mitigation efforts in Britain and internationally.
(2022-03-20). Chinese envoy calls for response, clarification over biological security issue in Ukraine. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Friday asked relevant parties to the biological security issue in Ukraine to respond to newly discovered documents and offer clarifications to remove the doubts of the international community.
(2022-03-20). Chinese, Zambian FMs hold talks in Anhui. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hold talks with Zambian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Stanley Kasongo Kakubo in Tunxi, east China's Anhui province on Saturday.
(2022-03-20). Kuwait calls for expulsion of Israel from IPU (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) — Condemning the international community for exercising double standards vis-à -vis the world's ongoing conflicts, Kuwait called for the expulsion of the Israeli delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
(2022-03-20). Military Biolabs in Ukraine: A Pandora's Box. libya360.wordpress.com Mision Verdad Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzia showed the documents proving U.S. funding of biolabs in Ukraine (Photo: Timothy A. Clary / AFP) A few days ago the discovery of 30 military biolabs in Ukraine was reported, and the Bulgarian journalist Dilyana Gaytandzhieva published the leaked documents showing the direct involvement of the…
(2022-03-20). Virologist Dr. Stephen Griffin speaks on the COVID pandemic and the Omicron variant. wsws.org A leading expert on the evolution and mutation of viruses discusses the ongoing dangers of the pandemic and the unjustified ending of all public health mitigation efforts in Britain and internationally.
(2022-03-20). Consumer Health: What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, also called hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, is a group of inherited disorders that affects an estimated 150,000 people in the U.S., according to the National Library of Medicine. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease causes nerve damage mostly in the peripheral nerves of the arms and legs. This nerve damage results in smaller, weaker muscles. You also may experience loss of sensation and muscle contractions, and difficulty walking. Foot deformities, such as hammertoes and high arches,…
(2022-03-20). Xi stresses joint China-U.S. efforts for world peace, tranquility. ecns.cn China and the U.S. must not only guide their relations forward along the right track, but also shoulder their share of international responsibilities and work for world peace and tranquility, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a video call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday at the latter's request.
(2022-03-20). Consumer Health: Who needs a gluten-free diet and why? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn why some people need a gluten-free diet. Whole grains are an important part of healthy diet. They are good sources of complex carbohydrates, as well as some key vitamins and minerals. And because whole grains are naturally high in fiber, they may help you feel full and satisfied, which can make it easier to maintain a healthy body weight. Eating more whole-grain…
(2022-03-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: What you can eat to avoid kidney stones. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
(2022-03-20). US and NATO Allies Arm Neo-Nazi Units in Ukraine as Foreign Policy Elites Yearn for Afghan-Style Insurgency. libya360.wordpress.com Alex Rubenstein Members of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion learn how fire a UK-made NLAW rocket in March 2022 Corporate US media and foreign policy hardliners want to create a new Afghanistan in the middle of Europe by flooding Ukraine with weapons. The arms industry is very pleased. "Americans, British, tons of British dead. They're not…
(2022-03-20). Parish Development Model to target only 39% of Ugandans. plusnews.ug 
The national coordinator of the Parish Development Model (PDM), Dennis Galabuzi Ssozi has revealed that the government flagship program is meant for only the 39% of Ugandans who are living a subsistence life to enable them to get involved in the cash economy. Galabuzi said this while at the NRM secretariat in a weekly ideological …
(2022-03-20). 'Orthodontics' to go on screen at Regensburg FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) — Iranian short flick 'Orthodontics' has been scheduled to go on screen at the 2022 edition of the International Short Film Week Regensburg in Germany.
(2022-03-20). Palestine tops Chilean president's Agenda in first Statements after taking Office. juancole.com By Eman Abusidu | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — Last Friday, thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Boric, the youngest Chilean president ever to have been elected, officially became the president of Chile after winning Chile's presidential elections last December. His victory represents a major revival for Chile's progressive left and a new era for Chile and …