(2022-04-17). Egypt Decides to Save Itself from Hunger on its Own. journal-neo.org 
Video reports on national TV channels and the Internet about half-empty supermarket shelves in the US and Western Europe are causing widespread nervousness about the world's food security prospects. Despite warnings from Moscow, no one in Europe took into account that with the introduction of provocative Russophobic sanctions, designed to cripple the Russian economy, essential …
(2022-04-17). Notes from Wartorn Ethiopia. orinocotribune.com By Ann Garrison — Apr 13, 2022 | I'm writing from Ethiopia, where the war that began in November 2020 continues, with the US backing their former puppet, the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF), who ruled Ethiopia with an iron fist from 1991 to 2018, when they were finally overthrown by a popular uprising. | The TPLF started the war by attacking the national army's five Northern Command bases in Tigray on November 3rd and 4th, 2020, but the West's dominant state and corporate press narrative quickly became that Prime Minister Abiy had started the war by sending troops into Tigray, alleging the attack a…
(2022-04-17). Over 170 people killed in Philippines Tropical Storm Megi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Over 2.01 million people have been affected by tropical storm Megi in the Philippines. As many as 172 people were killed, says a report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Sunday.
(2022-04-17). Sunday 4/17: Community Ready Corps Produce Giveaway. indybay.org 2: 00pm: Foothill & Fruitvale | 2: 30pm: Bancroft & High St | 3: 00pm Bancroft & Havenscourt | 3: 30pm: Shop Rite parking lot (5800 Bancroft) | 4: 00pm: Gazzalli's Eastmont Mall parking lot (7000 Bancroft) | 4: 30pm: Walgreens parking lot (81st & International)…
(2022-04-17). Chinese mainland reports 3,504 new local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland Saturday reported 3,504 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 3,238 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Sunday.
(2022-04-17). Iran hosted Afghan refugees even under sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Iran has hosted Afghan refugees and immigrants for years, even under sanctions without the usual international assistance, Government Spokesperson said in reaction to sending refugees to Rwanda by the UK government.
(2022-04-17). U.S. Smithsonian's National Zoo marks 50th anniversary of giant panda program. ecns.cn The Smithsonian's National Zoo marked on Saturday an important milestone in its giant panda program and partnership with China to conserve the unique species.
(2022-04-17). Manila Int'l Auto Show kicks off. news.xinhuanet.com Visitors attend the Manila International Auto Show at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, the Philippines.
(2022-04-17). 1,600 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland. ecns.cn A total of 1,600 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Saturday, the National Health Commission said in its Sunday report.
(2022-04-17). Consumer Health: Addressing concerns and dispelling myths about organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed…
(2022-04-17). Malaysia says to release body of Kim Jong Nam to DPRK. news.xinhuanet.com Malaysia will release the body of Kim Jong Nam to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and allow its nationals to leave, after the nine stranded Malaysian citizens in DPRK were freed, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a statement on Thursday.
(2022-04-17). Land-sea freight service adds new route to central China. ecns.cn The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a trade and logistics passage jointly built by western Chinese provinces and ASEAN countries, launched a new transport route on Saturday creating a link to central China's Henan Province.
(2022-04-17). Demandan justicia en Sri Lanka por los atentados de 2019. telesurtv.net Las manifestaciones de este domingo coincidieron con las protestas que se desarrollan en el país para demandar la salida del Gobierno.
(2022-04-16). We do not want a divided planet; we want a World without walls. mronline.org 
While the United States began its illegal war against Iraq in 2003, Cuba's President Fidel Castro spoke in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 'Our country does not drop bombs on other peoples', he said, 'nor does it send thousands of planes to bomb cities … Our country's tens of thousands of scientists and doctors have been educated on the idea of saving lives'.
(2022-04-16). Liberal Russophobia And War Propaganda. popularresistance.org The city of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts prohibit discrimination based upon race, color, gender, disability, religion, and national origin. Such discrimination is prohibited by most cities, states, and the federal government as well. But one wouldn't know that due to a plethora of discriminatory acts carried out against Russian nationals. The latest perpetrator is the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) , which announced that citizens of Russia and Belarus who reside in those countries will be barred from participating in the Boston marathon taking place on April 18, 2022. The war in Ukraine, years…
(2022-04-16). American Dissent On Ukraine Is Dying In Darkness. popularresistance.org As the death toll in Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine continues to rise, there have only been a handful of Westerners publicly questioning NATO and the West's role in the conflict. These voices are becoming fewer and further between as a wave of feverish backlash engulfs any dissent on the subject. One of these voices belongs to Professor Michael J. Brenner, a lifelong academic, Professor Emeritus of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and a Fellow of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS/Johns Hopkins, as well as former Director of the International Relations & Global Studies…
(2022-04-16). What's the truth behind the Bucha and Kramatorsk events? iacenter.org By Richie Merino April 15, 2022 April 10 — Last weekend, Ukraine's President Vlodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of committing war crimes in the city of Bucha, near Kiev. Moscow immediately denied the allegations, calling them "baseless" and implying that Ukrainian right-wing nationalists, with support from the Kiev regime, staged the event, placing deceased bodies in the streets of Bucha in order to derail peace talks and distract the media from covering mounting evidence of war crimes committed by Ukraine's own military. Anti-NATO protest, Bratislava, Slovakia, Feb. 2. It's important to understand th…
(2022-04-16). Bordering Ukraine: NATO deploys German-Dutch missile task force to Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 15, 2022 German-Dutch Air and Missile Defence Task Force deploy to Slovakia A binational, Dutch-German Air and Missile Defence Task Force is deploying PATRIOT systems near Sliaƒç airbase, Slovakia in April to reinforce NATO's defence capabilities on the Eastern flank…. [F]ollowing a decision by the Governments of Germany and the Netherlands, additional …
(2022-04-16). Germany is Involved in 'Military Biological Activities' in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova's Interview with "RT" TV Channel, Moscow, April 16, 2022 Question: It became known that during the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian troops discovered new documents on military biological activities in Ukraine. Can you talk about this in more detail? Maria Zakharova: As a result of the Special Military Operation…
(2022-04-16). Patrick Lancaster and Maximilian Clarke Report from Mariupol. libya360.wordpress.com Battle Raging On The Azov Sea In Mariupol (Special Report Under Fire) Mariupol Residents Expose War Crimes & Show Dead Ukraine Soldiers Dozens of Murdered civilians Found in Mariupol after Ukraine retreats (Some hands bound) Mariupol Residents Accuse Ukraine Of Firing On Civilians Russian Soldiers Evacuate Children from Dangerous Areas of Mariupol The largest steel…
(2022-04-16). U.S., EU sacrificing Ukraine to 'weaken Russia': fmr. NATO adviser. mronline.org 
Former Swiss intelligence officer and NATO adviser Jacques Baud on the roots of the Ukraine-Russia war and its growing dangers.
(2022-04-16). Berlin bus workers support the 70,000 striking bus drivers in Maharashtra, India! wsws.org Berlin bus workers express their solidarity with the more than 70,000 striking bus drivers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Company (MSRTC), who have been on an indefinite strike since November 4, 2021.
(2022-04-16). [Perspectives] Digitising the prediction and management of sepsis. thelancet.com Despite advances in critical care, sepsis is a major source of patient suffering and mortality worldwide, with nearly 50 million cases and 11 million deaths each year. Early recognition is crucial to successful treatment of sepsis with anti-infectives, intravenous fluids, and circulatory support, and researchers have long sought to use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify patients showing early signs of the condition. But the development of AI-based sepsis prediction has been complex and hindered by shortcomings—eg, one algorithm, trained between 2008 and 2010, showed substantial deterioration in perfor…
(2022-04-16). Class struggle and the French elections. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel April 15, 2022 Emmanuel Macron, from the party En Marche, whose job history as a banker primed him for his current role as a bankers' president, came in first in France's presidential vote held April 10 with 27.4%. Macron is a supporter of the European Union, which is basically the organ of the European banks. The far right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen, representing the Rassemblement National, in her third run for president, came in second with 24.1% of the votes cast. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, of the anti-capitalist, working-class party France Insoumise, came in a close third behind Le Pen with 21.5% of t…
(2022-04-16). Lizelle Herrera & Texas repression — Arrest exposes anti-abortion laws. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead April 12, 2022 There was joy and a sigh of relief when Ketanji Brown Jackson was finally confirmed as the first Black woman justice to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, based on a 53-47 Senate vote April 7. Then another legal development of a totally different kind occurred in Starr County, Texas, the same day. A 26-year-old Latinx woman, Lizelle Herrera, was arrested in Rio Grande City, near the Texas-Mexico border, and charged with murder for allegedly terminating her pregnancy. Her bail was an outrageous $500,000. April 9 mugshot of Lizelle Herrara The county sheriff, Carlos Delgado, stated He…
(2022-04-16). 'They're playing really dirty': Amazon lashes back in Staten Island warehouses. mronline.org 
The company has billed itself as the everything store. Now Amazon is the throw-everything-at-them union-buster—trying every trick in the playbook to throttle worker organizing at its Staten Island warehouses in New York City.
(2022-04-16). Inflation and the case of the missing profits. mronline.org 
Everyone knows that inflation in the United States is increasing. Anyone who has read the news, or for that matter has gone shopping lately. Prices are rising at the fastest rate in decades. The Consumer Price Index rose 8.6 percent in March, which is the highest rate of increase since December 1981 (when it was 8.9 percent).
(2022-04-16). Russia's Sergey Glazyev introduces the new global financial system. mronline.org 
The world's new monetary system, underpinned by a digital currency, will be backed by a basket of new foreign currencies and natural resources. And it will liberate the Global South from both western debt and IMF-induced austerity.
(2022-04-16). New York Times' ridiculous attack on me exposes its deceitful propaganda tactics. mronline.org 
The New York Times printed absurd claims about Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton in a smear piece, using an image of his face crossed out by a red line, without giving him an opportunity to comment. This hatchet job reflects the newspaper's long history of spreading false war propaganda for the U.S. government.
(2022-04-16). Russian Federation Urgent Humanitarian Response Statement On 16 April 2022. southfront.org 
SF note: We publish the translation of the Russian Federation's statement as close as possible to the Russian original, seeking to keep the style of the initial text. The statement itself is, of course, of historical interest. However, its substance once again raises more questions than answers for the independent observer. | During April 16, 2022, there was a sharp increase in the intensity of radio communications between militants of nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries blocked in Mariupol at Azovst…
(2022-04-16). Mexicans Mobilize In Support Of President AMLO's Electricity Reform. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, April 12, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in different parts of Mexico in support of the electricity reform promoted by president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). In the capital Mexico City, members of various civil society organizations, social movements, and trade unions held a march from the Zócalo to the Chamber of Deputies. They demonstrated outside the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro, calling on the legislators of the opposition parties to approve the reform to the Electricity Industry Law (LIE), which allows nationalization of the energy industry.
(2022-04-16). 2022 Election In The Philippines: Repression And Resistance. popularresistance.org I just returned from eight days in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, where the capital, Manila, is located. For many years, the movement for national democracy in the Philippines has asked for international solidarity, including human rights defenders to aid them in their struggle for economic and political rights. The presence of people from other countries can help diminish the violence of the Philippine military and national police against the movement. In addition, as national elections approach on May 9 there has been a rise in human rights abuses, and so the need for international solidarity is…
(2022-04-16). Blow to Colombian Drug Traffickers — Venezuela's Army Seizes Cannabis in Apure. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan army has seized 750 packets of marijuana in Apure state on the Venezuela-Colombia border, in an operation that was part of the 2022 Bolivarian Shield Operation Vuelvan Caras. This was reported by the head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Major General Domingo Hernández Lárez. He commented that this drug seizure has dealt another heavy blow to Colombian drug traffickers who transport illicit substances through Venezuelan territory. | The seizure was made possible by a reconnaissance operation deployed throughout the surroundings areas of the Riecito…
(2022-04-16). Reading Between the Lines of Mexico's Recall Referendum Stats. orinocotribune.com By Gustavo A. Maranges — Apr 12, 2022 | On April 11, Mexico's National Electoral Institute (INE) made public the official result of the recall referendum held on April 10. The numbers were transparent and showed the strong support that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has after almost four years of his mandate. However, the statistics by themselves do not say much and it is necessary to look at what is going on behind it. | The readings going on about the referendum's results have been directly connected to the political perspective of analysts and journalists. Those who support AMLO are focused…
(2022-04-16). VP Mokhber felicitates Syrian PM on Natioanl Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) — Iran's First Vice President congratulated Syria's national day to Prime Minister of the country.
(2022-04-16). Overseas exhibits arriving for Hainan expo. ecns.cn The first batch of overseas exhibits cleared customs inspection at Haikou Meilan International Airport on Wednesday and will be prepared for exhibition at the second China International Consumer Products Expo, also known as the Hainan Expo, according to customs officials.
(2022-04-16). UK deporting of refugees to Rwanda violation of intl. laws. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh described the British government's declared plan to forcibly send the refugees in the UK to Rwanda as shrinking from the country's international obligations.
(2022-04-16). EX PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf elected Pakistani parl. speaker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) — The former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was elected as the 22nd speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan on Saturday.
(2022-04-16). [Comment] Offline: Finding hope under the Emperor's New Clothes. thelancet.com Multilateralism is dead. This seemed to be the conclusion of a London School of Economics seminar on global health and economic security, held last week. Wise economists who now bestride the worlds of academia and politics insisted that the era of globalisation was over. National sovereignty is everything. The future for multilateral institutions, such as WHO, is bleak. Global health protagonists spoke passionately about the importance of strengthening the agency—better resourcing and more teeth.
(2022-04-16). [Perspectives] Sam Roberts: Chief Executive of NICE. thelancet.com Sam Roberts became Chief Executive of the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in February, 2022. Her work at NICE is informed by experiences early in her clinical career and her belief that the patient is the expert. "I think what did define my career was I was really shocked in my first rotation in a hospital at this realisation of how hard it is to be a patient. How uncomfortable, how scary, how alienating it was…and it made me think…Is this the best we can really do for patients in the 21st century? Because some of our medical practices seemed like they hadn't changed for a 100 year…