(2022-04-06). India: 'Massive' Participation Seen Across Sectors as 2-Day Nationwide Strike Call by CTUs Ends. orinocotribune.com Anger is growing among the workforce across public and private sectors as well as scheme workers over the Modi government's policies, said the Joint Forum. | New Delhi: The two-day nationwide strike on March 28-29, called by 10 central trade unions (CTUs), saw widespread participation across sectors "despite the threats of victimisation and intimidation by the employers as well as the governments." | From banks and insurance to railways, ports, telecom, coal mines, refineries to transport, tea gardens to scheme workers — all sections of the working population came out on the streets to express their anger a…
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). Mohawks on Pope's Apology 'We Will Never Forget or Forgive'. indybay.org Mohawk Nation News said of the Pope's apology: "These 'indian' buddies of the government 'indians' forgave the psychopaths on their own behalf. We will never forget nor forgive them for what they did and continue to do."
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). 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."
(2022-04-06). Soldiers Assault Three Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers assaulted, shortly after midnight, three Palestinians after storming their homes in the Tiwana village, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in the village and interrogated the families before assaulting the three Palestinians. The Protection and Steadfastness Committee …
(2022-04-06). Palestinian Detainee Faces Serious Health Complications In Israeli Prison. imemc.org 
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that cancer-stricken detainee Abdul-Basset Ma'tan is facing serious health complications in Israeli prisons and is not receiving the needed specialized care. The PPS said Ma'taan, 48, from Burqa town east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, requires ongoing specialized medical treatment for his cancer and suffers …
(2022-04-06). Israeli Army Assaults And Abducts Two Former Political Prisoners In Jenin. imemc.org 
On Tuesday night, Israeli soldiers assaulted two former Palestinian political prisoners near the northern West Bank city of Jenin and abducted them. Montaser Sammour, the head of the Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS), said the soldiers assaulted the two Palestinians after stopping them at the Dothan military roadblock south of Jenin. He …
(2022-04-06). Soldiers Assault Many Palestinians, Abduct Eight, In Jerusalem. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers assaulted, Tuesday night, many young Palestinian men in the Bab al-Amoud area in occupied Jerusalem and abducted eight. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) said dozens of soldiers and police officers were deployed on various roads near the walls of the Old City, especially in the Sahera Gate, Sultan Suleiman Street, …
(2022-04-06). Ukraine's Planned Emulation Of Israel Will Equate Russians To Palestinians. oneworld.press Every objective observer should be extremely concerned about Zelensky's plan to transform Ukraine into a so-called "big Israel". The human rights of that country's Russian minority are poised to be even more ruthlessly violated with impunity following Israel's precedent against the Palestinians. That's why it's incumbent for the denazification goal of Russia's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine to succeed.
(2022-04-06). Global execs call for more clarity on green goals. ecns.cn Global businesses say not enough governments and policymakers are giving them the clarity needed to meet their sustainability and climate change targets, according to a study by the United Nations Global Compact and consultancy Accenture.
(2022-04-06). Eurasianism, Eurasian Economic Union and Multipolarity: Assessments of Foreign Experts. thealtworld.com Leonid Savin, Konstantin Kurylev, Sergey Bazavluk | Eurasianism, in its various interpretations, from ideology to the implementation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) programs, is regarded as one of the strategies of creating a multipolar world order. This article analyzes the views and assessments of foreign authors regarding the relationship between Eurasianism and the EAEU amid the changing international context. | The authors present both critical and positive opinions on Eurasianism, Eurasian integration and its political and economic interlinkages with other countries and associations (China, Vietnam, t…
(2022-04-06). CANTV Investigates Irregular Internet Service Charges—Orinoco Tribune Affected. orinocotribune.com The National Telephone Company of Venezuela (CANTV) is conducting an investigation into irregular service charges to clients of the state-owned Telecom company. They invite users to report irregularities. | During the first quarter of 2022, CANTV carried out 447 investigations against company workers for allegedly receiving irregular payments for their work, such as repair of breakdowns, changes in ABA (broadband service) plans, phone landline changes, and changes in the names of account holders. | Due to these procedures, CANTV took punitive measures against 52 company workers, whom they were able to identify th…
(2022-04-06). Another makeshift hospital under construction in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai is converting the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) into a makeshift hospital with a planned capacity of 40,000 beds.
(2022-04-06). China vows to adhere to dynamic zero-COVID approach as cases spike. ecns.cn China will adhere to its dynamic zero-COVID approach as local infections are surging, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC) said Wednesday.
(2022-04-06). 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.
(2022-04-06). Win the War, Invest in Peace: Thats Conversation We Need to Be Having Now. commondreams.org Practice in holding two things together at the same time: the need to stop this war and to work across national boundaries to prevent the next one.
(2022-04-06). Makeshift hospital with over 40 thousand beds to be built in Shanghai. ecns.cn The National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be transformed into a makeshift hospital with more than 40,000 beds, according to local authorities on Tuesday.
(2022-04-06). Makeshift hospital with 40,000 beds under construction in Shanghai. ecns.cn Photo taken on April 5, 2022 shows the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) which will be converted to a makeshift hospital with a planned capacity of 40,000 beds in Shanghai.
(2022-04-06). Sri Lanka's ruling coalition crumbles, but president refuses to resign. wsws.org The mass protests are continuing throughout the island fueled by desperate shortages of food items, fuel, medicines and electricity.
(2022-04-06). Sri Lankan plantation workers strike and demonstrate for overthrow of Rajapakse government. wsws.org The stoppage was called by the Glenugie Estate Workers Action Committee, which was formed with the support of the Socialist Equality Party.
(2022-04-05). Controversial Hijab ban in India a form of "religious apartheid" peoplesdispatch.org The verdict by a court in the Indian State of Karnataka in mid-March against the wearing of headscarves or the Hijab across colleges, preventing Muslim girls from entering educational premises with a certain dress code, has created a political furor in the country. | Since the verdict was announced on March 15, several protest actions have been carried out such as a complete strike in the State of Karnataka on March 17. | For many women activists the verdict is seen as a major disappointment and betrayal by the judicial system. Many fear that the "headscarf ban" will only add to the growing hostility against the…
(2022-04-05). IMF Admits US Dollar Hegemony Declining, due to Rise of Chinese Yuan, Sanctions on Russia. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton — Mar 31, 2022 | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund warns of an "erosion of dollar dominance," noting use of Chinese yuan in global central bank reserves is increasing, while Western sanctions on Russia could strengthen other currencies. | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that the hegemony of the dollar is in noticeable decline. | At the same time, the Chinese currency, the yuan or renminbi, is slowly growing in influence, along with other currencies, according to the IMF. | In 2000, roughly 70% of global foreign exchange reserves were held in U…
(2022-04-05). Solomon Islands and China's Security Pact: Why is the West Complaining? thealtworld.com The Solomon Islands is in the process of working out a security pact with China which would allow Chinese police and soldiers to help maintain order in the country upon request. The West has decried this deal as a sign of growing Chinese influence, but fail to point out the context within which this pact is necessary for both the Solomon Islands and China. | It has been the US, Australia, and Taiwan who have undermined the peace, stability, and security of the Solomon Islands for years, forcing Honiara to find a more reliable security partner. China is already a reliable and important economic partner, thus Honia…
(2022-04-05). NATO's global history of reaction. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders April 4, 2022 The U.S.-commanded military alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — NATO, was founded April 4, 1949. Its initials describe its early geographic reach but obscure NATO's intent, and how NATO has acted, first from 1949 to 1991, and later from 1991 to the present. From its founding moment, NATO was an aggressive military apparatus to coordinate the police and military and intelligence apparatus among the ten founding West European member countries (plus U.S. and Canada) under U.S. command. NATO's past 30 years of steady expansion is tied to its original purpose…
(2022-04-05). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. iacenter.org By Vijay Prashad April 5, 2022 During this war on Ukraine, No Cold War launched a new publication called Briefings, which will be factual texts on matters of global concern. Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research shared this first briefing: Billions of people around the world will suffer from this hunger crisis. The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertilizer and fuel prices to skyrocket and endanger the world food supply. This conflict is exacerbating the existing crisis of global hunger and imperils the living…
(2022-04-05). Will Japan and Russia tensions over contested Pacific Islands spill over into war? peoplesdispatch.org A leaked version of Japan's yearly text on its foreign policy suggests that its government is taking a tougher stance on its long-standing conflict with Russia…
(2022-04-05). En fotos, animales en las noticias. cubadebate.cu Una vez más, es hora de echar un vistazo al reino animal y sus interacciones con las innumerables especies que comparten nuestro planeta. Las fotos de hoy incluyen la prueba de COVID-19 en ciervos en Minnesota, un censo de rinocerontes en India, un rescate de llamas en medio de inundaciones en Australia y mucho más.
(2022-04-05). Army Abduct Two Palestinians In Tulkarem. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday evening, two young Palestinian men from Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, after stopping them at a military roadblock. Ibrahim Nimir, the head of the Tulkarem office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS), said the soldiers at the Ennab military roadblock, east of Tulkarem, …
(2022-04-05). Israeli Colonizer Assaults A Palestinian, Threatens To Kill Him, In Hebron. imemc.org 
A paramilitary illegal Israeli colonizer attacked a Palestinian man in the Jabal Jales area on Monday night, in the eastern part of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and threatened to shoot him dead. Resident Rashed Hamed Tamimi said the colonizer assaulted his son, Mohammad, with a baton before pulling his gun and pointing …
(2022-04-05). Israeli Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian In Jenin. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers shot, Monday night, a young Palestinian man with a live round in Faqqu'a village, northeast of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers shot the young man with a live round in the lower back, causing moderate wounds. The medics provided first aid to …
(2022-04-05). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Jerusalem Governor Adnan Gheith. imemc.org 
On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers abducted the governor of occupied Jerusalem, Adnan Gheith, after storming and searching his home in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Media sources said several military and police vehicles invaded Silwan before surrounding and storming the Gheith's home. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers and …
(2022-04-05). Soldiers Invade Homes, Abduct Three Palestinians, In Bethlehem, Jerusalem, And Hebron. imemc.org 
On Tuesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes and caused damage to one car before abducting three Palestinians, including two teenage boys, in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. In Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Karim Amer Taqatqa, 16, after storming his family's home and …
(2022-04-05). New McCarthyism silences the Black and other Radical Left. mronline.org 
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.
(2022-04-05). Paul Street: Who Are the 'Good Guys' in the Ukraine War? scheerpost.com 
By Paul Street / CounterPunch US Americans, as products of television and Hollywood, want good guys and bad guys. So who have been the good guys in the Ukraine War and the politics surrounding it? Not Putin and the Kremlin Certainly NOT the fascistic dictator Vladimir Putin and those who back his ugly invasion of …
(2022-04-05). Pundits who advocate hot war with Russia are enemies of humanity. mronline.org 
In an appearance on the MSNBC show Velshi, The Modern War Institute's John Spencer explicitly advocated direct U.S. military conflict with Russia due to allegations of war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha.
(2022-04-05). Fake news in Kiev heralds cruel April. mronline.org 
An indignant Moscow has angrily demanded a United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday over the allegations of atrocities by Russian troops in areas around Kiev through the past month.
(2022-04-05). 'Gods of War': How the U.S. weaponized Ukraine against Russia. mronline.org 
Since the U.S.-engineered 2013-14 coup in Ukraine, American forces have taught Ukrainians, including neo-Nazi units, how to fight in urban and other civilian areas. Weaponizing Ukraine is part of Washington's quest for what the Pentagon calls "full spectrum dominance."
(2022-04-05). Andreas Malm & the Zetkin Collective — 'White Skin, Black Fuel'. mronline.org 
As regular readers of this blog will be aware I think that Andreas Malm, even where I disagree with key points of his argument, is one of the most stimulating Marxist authors on environmental politics.
(2022-04-05). Medvedev Concisely Explained Russia's Denazification Goal In Ukraine. oneworld.press Denazification will have to be comprehensive and verifiable exactly as it was in defeated Germany after World War II, which is the only way to ensure "the peace of future generations of Ukrainians themselves and the opportunity to finally build an open Eurasia from Lisbon to Vladivostok" like Russia envisions being in everyone's interests.
(2022-04-05). Peace is the 'only goal' that China hopes for, FM says. ecns.cn China does not seek selfish geopolitical gains or to do anything that adds fuel to the fire over the Ukraine crisis, and peace is the only goal that the nation has been hoping for, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Monday.
(2022-04-05). 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.