Daily Archives: November 15, 2022

2022-11-15: News Headlines

Infobrics (2022-11-15). Russia Is India's Most Reliable Partner since Independence: ORF Survey. infobrics.org Russia is India's most reliable partner since the country gained independence in 1947, according to a survey by the New Delhi-based think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF) with 43 per cent of the respondents pitching for Moscow…

Infobrics (2022-11-15). Growing Trade Between Russia and India Opens a New Era for Silk Road. infobrics.org The surge in trade between the two countries made Russia the country's seventh largest trade partner, rising from 25th place with a total trade turnover of $13.1 billion in 2021…

Speak Up Act Up (2022-11-15). On the SF Peninsula, Creative Protest to Defuse Nuclear War. indybay.org Right now is the closest the world has been to a nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Elderly activists, joined by a few younger folks, recalled those days and protested during a long weekend of national action.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). How the UN Resolution on Ukraine Could Be Used to Demand Reparations from the Golden Billion. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The Pandora's Box that was just opened also creates the precedent for the majority of humanity across the Global South whose countries were previously colonized by the Golden Billion's to create their own such reparation registers and mechanisms. Just like the US will likely form its own so-called "coalitions of the willing" to…

Editor (2022-11-15). Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX had ties to Ukrainian government, WEF, and top Biden adviser. mronline.org FTX had some eye-opening connections to powerful entities and individuals around the world before it all came crashing down.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). EU Countries Decide to Create Their Own Rapid Response Force. libya360.wordpress.com Olivier Renault A European military unit — the rapid response force — must, in the future, specialize in evacuation and stabilization. The operational availability of this new military force is planned for 2025. A first mission could ensure a future cease-fire in Ukraine, ensures Die Welt. But, it is under the political and military command…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). Who are the Ukrainian Integral Nationalists ? libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Who knows the history of the Ukrainian "integral nationalists", "Nazis" according to the terminology of the Kremlin? It begins during the First World War, continues during the Second, the Cold War and continues today in modern Ukraine. Many documents have been destroyed and modern Ukraine forbids under penalty of imprisonment to mention their…

WSWS (2022-11-15). Chinese translation of "A call to youth throughout the world: Build a mass movement to stop the Ukraine war!" wsws.org The translation of the IYSSE statement is of critical relevance to workers and young people throughout China and millions of others internationally who also read Chinese. We urge readers to share it widely.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). China is Not an Enemy of Africa. libya360.wordpress.com (Playlist of the complete interview) If the West really thinks China helping Africa to gain influence is a bad thing, the best thing it can do is help Africa even more. President of the Socialist Party of Zambia, Fred M'membe, and the convener of the Socialist Movement of Ghana, Kyeretwie Opoku share with us an…

____ (2022-11-15). China's industrial output up 5 pct in October. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 5 percent year on year in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-14). State weapons contractors capitalize on growing global market for munitions. ecns.cn An exhibitor introduces a YS-101 series loitering munition to visitors at the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, this month.

____ (2022-11-15). China's fixed-asset investment up 5.8 pct in first 10 months. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 5.8 percent year on year in the first 10 months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). (100 great changes) Loveliest business card of China: giant panda. ecns.cn Before the National Day in 2022, 13 baby pandas born this year at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding formed the shape of "73", celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

____ (2022-11-15). CNPC's Mozambique site yields first LNG shipment, advances green goals. ecns.cn The export of the first cargo shipment of China National Petroleum Corp's liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique will not only increase diversification of energy supplies, but also support a just and sustainable energy transition, said an analyst.

____ (2022-11-15). China sees 5.6% urban unemployment rate over past 10 months: data. ecns.cn China's average urban unemployment rate over the past 10 months was 5.6 percent, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.5 pct in October. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.5 percent in October, flat from the September level, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). Impact of COVID-19 on Chinese market sales short-term, external: official. ecns.cn China's market sales will go through the impact brought by the epidemic, but it is generally short-term and external, and the recovery of consumption enjoys more favorable conditions now, said a spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China's retail sales up 0.6 pct in first 10 months. ecns.cn China's retail sales of consumer goods went up 0.6 percent year on year in the first 10 months, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

Editor (2022-11-15). Imperialist powers abandon climate pledges at COP 27 summit. mronline.org According to a new study by Oxfam, 125 billionaires and their investments are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than countries such as France, Egypt or Argentina. One of these billionaires emits 393 million tonnes of CO2 a year, a million times more than any member of the lower 90 percent of society.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). Towards a Just Transition: Breaking with the Existing Order. libya360.wordpress.com Hamza Hamouchene, Ouafa Haddioui and Katie Sandwell The action proposed by world leaders, their advisors, and corporate lobbyists at the climate talks (COP27) in Egypt are neoliberal, market-based, and focused on preserving a racist and capitalist global order. Introducing a collection of papers on the climate emergency in North Africa, Hamza Hamouchene, Ouafa Haddioui and…

Mary Owen (2022-11-15). Rally supports striking Reserve Roastery workers. workers.org New York City The sidewalk was packed Nov. 10 as union, student and community supporters rallied in solidarity with striking Starbucks workers outside the company's Reserve Roastery in Manhattan. Since the Roastery workers won their union election in April, they have faced workplace safety and health issues from mold in . . . |

Editor (2022-11-15). Greta Thunberg: 'Wake up and treat the climate emergency as an emergency'. mronline.org Climate activist Greta Thunberg was interviewed by ABC's 7.30 presenter Sarah Ferguson on November 3. Below is a transcript of the interview.

Editor (2022-11-15). Millions suffer as junk food industry rakes in profit. mronline.org Increased consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) was associated with more than 10% of all-cause premature, preventable deaths in Brazil in 2019. That is the finding of a new peer-reviewed study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Infobrics (2022-11-15). Soft Power with a Chinese Specificity, Or How Beijing Is Gaining Influence in BRICS. infobrics.org Nowadays, the influence of states in the international arena is determined not only by their economic and political but also by their cultural potential. The question of alternative sources of resolution of various issues and conflicts is of particular relevance…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). The Specter of Foreign Forces in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Ambroise Jean-Léon The so-called 'Haitian crisis' is primarily about outsiders' attempts force Haitians to live under an imposed order and the latter's resistance to that order. What actually happened on the nights of October 6th and 7th, 2022, remains unclear. What reverberated was the rather loud rumor of the resignation of Haiti's acting prime minister…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran attending Intl. Defence Exhibition & Seminar in Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's military delegation is participating in the 11th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) underway in Pakistan.

Labor Video Project (2022-11-15). Union Busting Attack on PNWU2015 Staff By SEIU 2015 President/SEIU Sec. Treasurer Verrett. indybay.org In a union busting attack the management of the 400,000 SEIU 2015 tried to run over PNWU2015 staff workers who are on an unfair labor strike and also have refused to bargain and are implementing a contract without negotiation. This union busting tactic is under the president April Terrell who has also been appointed the SEIU International Secretary Treasurer by Mary Kay Henry in June 2022.

WSWS (2022-11-15). Boilermakers become the fourth to reject national rail contract brokered by the White House. wsws.org The contract rejection by the IBB, one of the smallest rail unions, comes in the final week of voting for tens of thousands of engineers and conductors.

____ (2022-11-14). B20 calls for unity, cooperation to drive global economic recovery. ecns.cn BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — World business leaders have called for stronger international cooperation to push for stronger recovery and inclusive and sustainable growth at a summit of the Business 20 (B20), which represents the business' voice of the Group of 20 (G20).

Ruchira Talukdar (2022-11-15). India: Adivasi resistance to coal shows centrality of forest rights and climate justice to green climate action. greenleft.org.au As India showcases its climate performance at COP27 in Egypt, a prominent protest by Adivasi Indigenous communities is taking place in central India's Hasdeo forests, where new coal mines are being pushed without consent, writes Ruchira Talukdar.

Monica Moorehead (2022-11-15). With new legal attacks, affirmative action must be defended. workers.org The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to rule sometime in 2023 on two cases threatening the very existence of affirmative action in higher education. Oral arguments were held before the top court on Oct. 31 in both of these cases that stem from "race-based" admissions at Harvard . . . |

WSWS (2022-11-15). Hundreds of thousands march in Madrid against health cuts. wsws.org Attacks on health care were carried out by Madrid's right-wing regional government and also by pseudo-left forces like Podemos in Spain's national government.

____ (2022-11-15). 20 new measures against COVID-19 conducive to production and life: official. ecns.cn The 20 measures of joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19 newly released by the State Council is beneficial for maintaining the normal order of production and life, recovering market demands as well as for smoothing economic circulation, said a spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Israel main obstacle to creating Middle East free of WMD. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's envoy to the UN said that the Zionist regime is the main obstacle to creating a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, calling on the international community to assist the region in overcoming these obstacles.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). VIDEO: 8 dead after stone quarry collapsed in Inida's Mizoram. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — At least 8 bodies were recovered from the site of a stone quarry collapse at Maudarh village in Mizoram's Hnahthial district, about 160 km from Aizawl, a police official said on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). Xi calls on main creditors to take part in debt reduction, suspension for developing countries. ecns.cn International financial institutions and commercial creditors, which are the main creditors of developing countries, should take part in the debt reduction and suspension for developing countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran football 5-a-side beats Uzbekistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's national football team has defeated Uzbekistan in the International Blind Football Asia-Oceania Championship of 2022 underway in India.

Ted Kelly (2022-11-15). Cuando el encarcelamiento es política de viviendaun comentario de WW. workers.org En 1987, el notorio racista Frank Rizzo intentaba volver a la alcaldía de Filadelfia. Había perdido su reelección como alcalde siete años antes. El programa electoral de Rizzo podría haber sido redactado por el Ku Klux Klan, grupo que había apoyado al policía tirano 10 años antes. øCuál era el . . . |

Editor (2022-11-15). Inter-American Commission Hears Landmark Case of Torture and Killing by US Border Patrol. scheerpost.com Anastasio Hernández Rojas's widow, Maria de Jesús Puga, testified that her "whole family, we have all been bearing this pain, 12 years, 12 years of pain and anguish not knowing why, why they killed my husband."

Staff (2022-11-15). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 750 MW en el horario diurno y de 1148 MW para el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Se estima una afectación máxima de 750 MW por déficit de capacidad de generación en el horario diurno y para el horario pico nocturno se prevé una disponibilidad de 2022 MW y una demanda máxima de 3100 MW, para un déficit de 1 078 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1148 MW en este horario.

_____ (2022-11-14). Miko Peled: 'The Danger To Palestinians Has Never Been So Severe'. popularresistance.org The recent elections by the Israeli State will likely bring to power what author and activist Miko Peled calls "the most openly fascist government" in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Peled wrote about Netanyahu, a known war criminal who was re-elected as Prime Minister, in Mintpress News. In this interview on Clearing the FOG, Peled explains why the danger to Palestinians has never been greater and why international action to end the occupation is critical. He discusses the rise of the far right, the escalation of violent attacks on Palestinians, retaliation against Palestinian journalists and activists, in…

Brian Berletic (2022-11-14). Russian Ops in Ukraine Update: What is the Goal & is Moscow Achieving it? thealtworld.com In order to analyze whether or not Russia is successfully carrying out its special military operation, it is first and foremost essential to understand what it is actually trying to achieve. | In late February, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine seeking first and foremost the "demilitarization" of Ukraine. During the same speech, President Putin specifically noted that taking territory was not a priority. | Since then, Russian forces have decimated Ukraine's armed forces, eliminating their trained manpower and emptying out both their own and their Western sponsors' arsenals…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Leaked Files Show DHS "Ministry of Truth" Lives On in Secret. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg On October 31, journalists Lee Fang and Ken Klippenstein released a trove of leaked documents exposing how, in recent years, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) desire — and ability — to curb speech in both online and offline realms has ramped up significantly. Along the way, a government department ostensibly founded to defend Americans…

SP Editor (2022-11-14). Why the War in Ukraine Is a True Act of Madness. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-14). Canadian journalist added to Ukrainian hitlist. mronline.org It's no secret that Ukraine's so-called "Center to Control Disinformation" operates a database which publicizes the private information of thousands of journalists worldwide.

_____ (2022-11-14). Real Challenge At COP27 Is Private Greed Versus Devastation Of All. popularresistance.org The COP27 meet is underway at Sharm el-Sheikh. Although the Ukraine War and mid-term elections in the United States shifted our immediate focus away from the battle against global warming, it remains a central concern of our epoch. Reports indicate we are not only failing to meet climate change goals but falling short of the targets by a large margin. Worse, methane greenhouse gas emissions have grown far faster than we knew, and pose as much of a climate change threat as carbon dioxide. Methane lasts for a shorter time in the atmosphere, but seen over a 100-year period, it is a more potent greenhouse gas than ca…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Russian Ops in Ukraine — Update: What is the Goal & is Moscow Achieving it? libya360.wordpress.com In order to analyze whether or not Russia is successfully carrying out its special military operation, it is first and foremost essential to understand what it is actually trying to achieve. In late February, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine seeking first and foremost the "demilitarization" of Ukraine. During the same…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-14). Blinken, Sullivan Don't Agree With Milley's Push for Diplomacy on Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com While Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has publicly voiced support for diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia, other Biden administration officials are against the idea, CNN reported on Friday. Citing unnamed administration officials, the report said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan disagree with Milley …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Poland Sends a Military Contingent to Ukraine Under Mercenary Cover. libya360.wordpress.com The number of Polish mercenaries in Ukraine is increasing, which is seen even in Kiev, which happily announces the help given by the neighboring state in the fight against Russia. However, Polish mercenaries are not going to die for Bandera's ideas. They have a completely different task: to ensure the annexation of part of western…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Russia Strategises with Iran for the Long Haul in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMARAli Shamkhani (L), representative of Supreme Leader and secretary of Supreme National Security Council, met Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of Russia's Security Council, Tehran, Nov. 9, 2022 Ignoring the hype in the US media about White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Kissingerian diplomacy over Ukraine, the secretary of Russia's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev,…

Staff (2022-11-14). NATO hosts cadets from all of Ukraine's military academies to "analyze lessons of WWII" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATONovember 14, 2022 NATO Military Staff welcomes Ukrainian cadets On 14 November 2022, the Cooperative Security Division of the International Military Staff (IMS) welcomed a group of Ukrainian cadets to NATO Headquarters for briefings on NATO-Ukrainian military cooperation. The cadets were officially welcomed by the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer. Welcoming …

_____ (2022-11-14). US Media Searched For Crisis At China Party Congress. popularresistance.org For the Western press, the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party offered a number of signals which—if read in good faith—could have been perceived as reassuring. | Instead, establishment outlets reverted to familiar narratives regarding China's Covid mitigation strategy and tied these into renewed predictions of a long-prophesied economic disaster—one that would inevitably befall China as a result of its government's decision to forsake the orthodoxy of open markets. | More than anything else, corporate media fixated on Hu Jintao's departure from the congress hall, engaging in ta…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-14). Southeast Asian Leaders Don't Want Region to Be Frontline for New Cold War. news.antiwar.com Indonesia's President Joko Widodo took over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday and vowed not to let the region turn into a proxy between two powers, referencing the growing tensions between the US and China. "ASEAN must become a peaceful region and anchor for global stability, consistently uphold international law …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Attempt to Try Russian Leaders for War Crimes is Part of the West's Weaponization of the International Criminal Court. libya360.wordpress.com Robin Philpot International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to serve as a "battering ram for U.S. and NATO policy," as the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes in the Clinton administration defined it. The quote above does not come from President Putin of Russia or from President Xi of China. It comes from David Scheffer, former…

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). COP14 on Wetlands Conservation Concludes With 21 Resolutions. telesurenglish.net The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14), held in China's Wuhan and Switzerland's Geneva, concluded on Sunday with 21 resolutions. | RELATED: | Three of the resolutions were proposed by China: the resolution on establishment of the International Mangrove Center; the resolution on integrating wetland conservation and restoration into national sustainable…

____ (2022-11-14). Natural gas output at Kela-Keshen gas field exceeds 200 bln cubic meters. ecns.cn The cumulative natural gas output of the Kela-Keshen gas field, located in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has reached 200 billion cubic meters, said the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) on Sunday.

____ (2022-11-14). Xi replies to letter from young aviation workers, engineers in Aviation Industry Corporation of China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Saturday wrote back to young workers and engineers from the "Luo Yang Youth Commando, encouraging them to study and implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and contribute to China's aviation industry.

____ (2022-11-14). Observing int'l relations norms, three China-U.S. joint communiques most important guardrail for China-U.S. relations, Xi says. ecns.cn Observing the basic norms of international relations and the three China-U.S. joint communiques is the most important guardrail and safety net for China-U.S. relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday.

____ (2022-11-14). Artworks worth 490 mln yuan transacted at CIIE. ecns.cn A batch of artworks has been purchased at the just-concluded fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE), with the turnover reaching 490 million yuan (about 69.1 million U.S. dollars).

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Anti-Iran res. at IAEA's BoG not to resolve safeguards issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the act of issuing an anti-Iran resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Board of Governors will not help resolve problems on 'safeguards' issues.

_____ (2022-11-14). Indigenous Activists Call For Vote On Protect Native Heritage Act. popularresistance.org Speaker Ronald Mariano must call for an immediate floor vote towards the passage of An Act to Protect Native American Heritage. The November 10 Harvard statement is indicative of a broader issue of how our sacred objects and our human remains continue to be held captive for racist, eugenicist, and colonialist means," said Jean-Luc Pierite, member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, and president of North American Indian Center of Boston, "We must act to refine the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) enforcement on the state level to include all publicly funded entities. Consultati…

_____ (2022-11-14). Global Carbon Budget Will Be Spent In Nine Years At Current Rate. popularresistance.org The 2022 Global Carbon Budget report is out, and it shows that nations are still emitting beyond their means. | The report, which was released Friday amidst the COP27 UN climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, found that there is now a 50 percent chance that we will burn past the 1.5 degree Celsius temperature goal in just nine years if greenhouse gas emissions continue at current levels. | "This year we see yet another rise in global fossil CO2 emissions, when we need a rapid decline," study leader Professor Pierre Friedlingstein of Exeter's Global Systems Institute said in a statement emailed to EcoWatch.

_____ (2022-11-14). UN Committee Votes To Request ICJ Opinion On Israeli Occupation. popularresistance.org The United Nations' decolonisation committee adopted a draft Palestinian resolution on Friday requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands since 1967. | The measure was welcomed by Palestinians and rejected by Israel. | Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said in a statement that 98 countries supported the resolution, 52 abstained and 17 voted against. | The opinions of the ICJ, which settles disputes between countries, are not binding. | Al-Maliki welcomed the vote and described the resolution as a "diplomatic and legal breakthr…

_____ (2022-11-14). Bolivia: Santa Cruz Peasants Describe Attack On Facilities As Terrorism. popularresistance.org Santa Cruz, Bolivia – This Sunday, November 13, the leadership of the Single Trade Union Federation of Peasant Workers of Santa Cruz described the burning down of its headquarters in the capital of Santa Cruz, which occurred on Friday, as an act of terrorism. It was denounced at a national and international level, in order for those responsible to be punished. | "It was a criminal attack that they launched on our federation, we denounced this act of terrorism at the national and international level," said Franklin Vargas, the organization's top leader, in an interview with Bolivian state media. | Vargas recalled…

_____ (2022-11-14). IMF Warns Of 'Wave Of Debt Crises' Coming In Global South. popularresistance.org The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said a "wave of debt crises" may be coming in the Global South, and "the global economy is headed for stormy waters," as the world faces a "geopolitical realignment" that will be "permanent." | The US-dominated financial institution warned "the worst is yet to come," as the depreciation of most currencies against the dollar and rising interest rates make it hard for both governments and companies to service their dollar-denominated debt. | The director of the IMF's research department, Pierre‚ÄëOlivier Gourinchas, made these comments in a press briefing on…

_____ (2022-11-14). Haitian Journalists To Mobilize Against Attacks. popularresistance.org On Sunday, November 13, dozens of journalists and communicators will mobilize in the center of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The press professionals will march to the Delmas 33 police station where the journalist Romelson Vilsaint of Radio Télé Zenith was executed on October 30 by the Haitian National Police when he denounced the arbitrary detention of journalist Dimanche Robeste and four others. | In recent months, in the midst of strong protests and mobilizations of the Haitian people against the economic crisis, the de facto government of Ariel Henry, and the threat of foreign intervention, the attacks…

Infobrics (2022-11-14). India-Russia Bilateral Trade Zooms—Set to Cross $30 Bn by Next Year. infobrics.org Bilateral trade between India and Russia is all set to exceed $30 billion in the next one year— much before the 2025 target…

Infobrics (2022-11-14). Russian Business Explores India. infobrics.org Russia is increasingly strengthening its relations with the East and boosting contacts, including with the BRICS members. Faced with sanctions, the Middle Eastern and Indian markets look very favourable for Russia, and because of their high population size, benefit from the overall background…

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). Borrell Says EU Will Continue To Try to "Isolate" Russia. telesurenglish.net Following the meeting, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said the bloc would continue to impose restrictive measures against Russia, including third countries such as Iran and Belarus. | RELATED: | "We will continue to isolate Russia internationally, imposing restrictive measures against Russia. We are ready to further strengthen restrictive measures against Russia," Borrell said. | The head of Europe…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). 'Don't Breathe' goes to VGIK International Film Festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — The Iranian short film 'Don't Breathe' will take part in the VGIK International Film Festival in Russia.

____ (2022-11-14). Attempt to Try Russian Leaders for War Crimes Is Part of the West's Weaponization of the ICC. transcend.org 14 Nov 2022 – International Criminal Court continues to serve as a "battering ram for U.S. and NATO policy," as the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes in the Clinton administration defined it.

PACBI (2022-11-14). Love Football. Hate Apartheid. Score a Goal for Palestinian Rights. bdsmovement.net

Johanna Kichton (2022-11-14). Health Care Advocates Risk Arrest to Takeover Elevance Health HQ & Demand Care. peoplesaction.org Elevance Denies Medically Necessary Care; Profited $2.3 Billion in Grotesque Q3 Earnings Report INDIANAPOLIS, IN—70 health care advocates with People's Action's Care Over Cost campaign today risked arrest to fill the lobby at Elevance Health's headquarters and demand they provide the care their policyholders were promised. The Care Over Cost campaign helps people nationwide appeal …

Media Lens (2022-11-14). "On The Highway To Climate Hell": The Climate Crisis, Activism And Broken Politics. dissidentvoice.org Last month, the United Nation's environment agency issued arguably its starkest warning yet about the climate crisis. The failure by governments around the world to cut carbon emissions means there is 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place'. Limiting the rise of global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels was the international agreement at COP21, …

Katrina Nash, Sonica Minhas, Nicholas Metheny, Krishna M. Gokhale, Julie Taylor, Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Joht Singh Chandan, Nicola J. Adderley (2022-11-14). [Articles] Association between childhood maltreatment and atopy in the UK: A population based retrospective cohort study. thelancet.com Considering the substantial health burden associated with childhood maltreatment, it is important to implement public health policies aimed at enhancing: 1) detection and primary prevention of childhood maltreatment, 2) secondary and tertiary prevention interventions to reduce the burden of ill health associated with exposure to maltreatment and 3) clinical awareness of such associations and subsequent knowledge of management.

WSWS (2022-11-14). Mobilise the working class against imperialist war! wsws.org The resolution against imperialist war was the first moved at the SEP's Sixth National Congress and was adopted unanimously.

Rajan Menon (2022-11-14). A Vicious and Divisive War When We Should All Be Battling a Common Enemy. commondreams.org It's now reasonable to ask whether an international community connected by a consensus of norms and rules, and capable of acting in concert against the direst threats to humankind, exists.

____ (2022-11-14). 'On the Highway to Climate Hell' — The Climate Crisis, Activism and Broken Politics. transcend.org 14 Nov 2022 – Last month, the UN Environment Agency issued its starkest warning yet about the climate crisis. The failure by governments around the world to cut carbon emissions means there is 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place'. Limiting the rise of global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels was the international agreement at COP21, the UN Climate Summit in Paris in 2015.

Infobrics (2022-11-14). India's Foreign Policy Dilemmas: Protecting National Interests. infobrics.org The events of recent years, and especially this year have taken India out of its comfort zone, writes Valdai Club expert Alexey Kupriyanov. India felt quite comfortable in the previous reality; the new one puts it before a large number of challenges, which the Indian leadership has so far successfully overcome, once again demonstrating an exceptional ability not to quarrel with anyone more than necessary and to extract maximum profit from the conflicts between other great powers…

Editor (2022-11-14). Chris Hedges: The Good Priest. scheerpost.com Father Michael Doyle, who died on November 8 at his parish house in Camden, New Jersey, infused his Christianity with his goodness. That goodness showed us what it means to live a life of faith.

Rian Overy (2022-11-14). WHO launches guide on telemedicine services. healtheuropa.com Who have launched a new resource to help healthcare systems around the world successfully implement telemedicine services. Telemedicine refers to the distribution of health and clinical services and information via electronic technology and telecommunication. It allows contact between patients and clinicians over long distances, providing essential care, advice, reminders, education, intervention, and monitoring. The COVID-19 …

Editor (2022-11-14). A Father Fights for His Son & What's Left of Democracy. scheerpost.com The film Ithaka, about the quest of Julian Assange's father to save his son, made its U.S. premiere on Sunday in New York City. It is reviewed by Joe Lauria.

Editor (2022-11-14). Election 2022 Grandest Victors? scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-14). Emirates Has Spent $154 Million on Lobbying in US Since 2016, Illegally Influenced US Politics. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The intrepid John Hudson at the Washington Post reports that the US National Intelligence Council has produced a secret report detailing the ways in which the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has intervened in US politics, sometimes in ways that appear to be illegal and to shade over …

Editor (2022-11-14). US Labor Agency's Top Lawyer Fights Corporate Spying That Discourages Whistleblowers. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the United States has come out strongly against workplace surveillance and management technology that may be used to disrupt union organizing and discourage whistleblower complaints. Jennifer Abruzzo, who is general counsel for the NLRB, wrote a memo in …

SP Editor (2022-11-14). The Midterms Are Proof the Dems Need to Fire Their Corporate-Conflicted Political Consultants. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader The mid-term congressional elections are over, but the counting in some very close races continues, which extends the time for determining the margins of control over the Senate and the House. What is known is that the Red Wave predicted by pollsters and trumpeted by the New York Times and other media …

Editor (2022-11-14). Offloading climate responsibility on the victims of climate change. mronline.org Nnimmo Bassey (NB): Simple solutions are avoided in today's world because they don't support capital.

Editor (2022-11-14). Oil and gas industry's expansion plans decried as attack on 'livable planet'. mronline.org Fossil fuel giants are moving to ramp up extraction as new data shows that the industry has been emitting three times more planet-heating pollution than it claims.

Editor (2022-11-14). 'Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women' by Kristen Ghodsee — Review. mronline.org In exploring the lives of the revolutionary socialist feminists of the past, Red Valkyries demonstrates the value and importance of feminism in the 21st century, argues Rachel Collett…

Editor (2022-11-14). U.S. political prisoner Mutulu Shakur granted parole. mronline.org After over 36 years in prison, movement elder, political prisoner, and revolutionary health worker Mutulu Shakur has been granted parole with less than six months to live.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-14). U.S. GAO Finds Failure Is the Norm in U.S. Military Aircrafts: 26 of the 49 types of U.S. military aircrafts fail all performance goals. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse Here is from the opening of the 10 November 2022 U.S. General Accounting Office study, "Weapon System…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). COP27 Deliberations Reaffirm Imperialist States as Main Obstacle to Ending Climate Change. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Cop In Egypt Where People Protested Climate Policy Developing countries and mass organizations continue to demand compensation for damage and loss After one week of speeches, discussions, demonstrations and debate, the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) has once again stalled over the questions of which global interests are actually responsible for environmental…

Staff (2022-11-14). Bolivia: Santa Cruz Peasants Describe Attack on Facilities as Terrorism, Camacho Coup in the Making. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, November 13, the leadership of the Single Trade Union Federation of Peasant Workers of Santa Cruz described the burning down of its headquarters in the capital of Santa Cruz, which occurred on Friday, as an act of terrorism. It was denounced at a national and international level, in order for those responsible to be punished. | "It was a criminal attack that they launched on our federation, we denounced this act of terrorism at the national and international level," said Franklin Vargas, the organization's top leader, in an interview with Bolivian state media. | Vargas recalled how the violent events…

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). Venezuela-Iran: Framework Agreement in "Seven Major Sectors" telesurenglish.net The Minister of People's Power for Productive Agriculture and Land of Venezuela, Wilmar Castro, announced today that progress is being made in executing a framework cooperation agreement between the two countries in seven sectors. | RELATED: | "In this ninth binational meeting, the seven appointed commissions have made extraordinary progress and we are working on a framework agreement covering seven major sectors: e…

Staff (2022-11-14). Bolivia: Santa Cruz Campesinos Describe Attack on Facilities as Terrorism, Camacho Coup in the Making. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, November 13, the leadership of the Single Trade Union Federation of Campesinos of Santa Cruz described the burning down of its headquarters in the capital of Santa Cruz, which occurred on Friday, as an act of terrorism. It was denounced at a national and international level, in order for those responsible to be punished. | "It was a criminal attack that they launched on our federation, we denounced this act of terrorism at the national and international level," said Franklin Vargas, the organization's top leader, in an interview with Bolivian state media. | Vargas recalled how the violent events occu…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Who will score Iran's 10th goal in World Cup? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's national football team has scored nine goals in the history of the World Cups. Which one of Team Melli's members will find the back of the net for the 10th time in Qatar's sporting event?

WSWS (2022-11-14). Socialist Equality Party (UK) holds Sixth National Congress. wsws.org The party's sixth congress was held under conditions of an extraordinary political, economic and social crisis gripping British and world capitalism.

Revolution Books (2022-11-14). Sunday 11/13: Internationalist Fundraising Dinner for the New Interview w/Bob Avakian on RNL Show. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…

WSWS (2022-11-14). UAW members demand extension of voting deadline in national union election due to widespread ballot issues. wsws.org With only four days remaining until the deadline to vote in the first-ever direct election for UAW international officers, UAW members across the US are angry that they have not been sent ballots despite having requested them from the court-appointed monitor overseeing the vote.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Tehran hosting Intl. Congress of Imam Khamenei Quranic Though. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — Iran's capital is hosting the International Congress of Imam Khamenei Quranic Thoughts today.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Raeisi meets with Iran football team before World Cup. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi received the national Iranian football team and the coaches for a meeting on Monday before they depart for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Iran military delegation arrives in Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — A military delegation representing the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran arrived in the city of Karachi to attend the international arms exhibition of Pakistan called "Ideas 2022".

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Bahrain's election 'sham' or 'democracy'? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — On Nov. 12, Bahrainis went to the polls to elect a national parliament for the sixth time since 2001.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Press conf. of 52nd Roshd Intl. Film Festival held in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) —The pres conference of the 52nd Roshd International Film Festival was held at the Conference Hall of Alborz Mandegar High School in Tehran on Monday with the participation of Policymaking Council Chief Hojjatoleslam Ali Latifi.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-13). Ukraine Threatens War with Iran. libya360.wordpress.com Alex Rubinstein Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has called for attacks inside Iran as the country's drones cause setbacks for the Ukrainian military. On November 5, Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has advocated for military strikes on drone production sites located in Iran. President Zelensky echoed Podolyak's…

Finian Cunningham (2022-11-13). Scott Ritter: America's Hubris is Stunning and a Threat to World Peace. thealtworld.com In a wide-ranging interview with Finian Cunningham, former US military intelligence analyst Scott Ritter calls out a complex of American-made problems threatening world peace. | The Ukraine war is just one symptom of a bigger disease. The war in Ukraine began with the 2014 US-backed coup d'état in Kiev and the weaponizing by the United States and NATO of an anti-Russian regime over eight years. | "Absurd disconnect" in US foreign policy, "extraordinary provocations" toward Russia, the "scam" of nuclear weapons and US military defense doctrine, and the "stunning hubris" of American national myth-making propaganda…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-13). America's Neo-Nazi Bedfellows in Ukraine are the Latest in a Long Line of Odious Allies Washington Has Used against Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Tony Cox From pogrom-mongers to Hitlerites to radical Islamists, the US has collaborated with repugnant partners for more than a century Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was furious when he found out in March 1945 that his supposed World War II ally, Washington, was negotiating with the German Nazis behind his back. In fact, by the…

Joseph Gerson (2022-11-13). The Ukraine War and the U.S. National Security Strategy: Dangerous Great Power Confrontations. commondreams.org With the Ukraine war, new Cold Wars, and the U.N. General Secretary warning that humanity's foot is on the accelerator to climate hell, the great powers and humankind are sleepwalking toward catastrophe.

Mforinoco (2022-11-13). US Wants to Build Military Bases in Uruguay. orinocotribune.com A draft defense cooperation agreement between Washington and Montevideo, which could allow the installation of US military bases in Uruguay, is once again being considered in the Uruguayan Parliament. Allowing US military bases would effectively damage the sovereignty of Uruguay, a country which currently maintains good relations with both Russia and China. | Senator Gustavo Penadés, from Uruguay's ruling center-right National Party, claimed that the project only involves "some type of investment in construction" and not the permanent presence of US forces in Uruguayan territory. For his part, the president of th…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-13). Iran loses to China at 2022 Asian Water Polo C'ship. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) — Iran's national men's water polo team narrowly lost to China in the Asian Championship semi-finals on Sunday to lose the chance to secure a berth at the world championship.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-13). Iran seeking to boost exports to China: diplomat. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) — Referring to the presence of the Iranian firms participating in the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, an Iranian diplomat said Iran seeks to promote its products via this exhibition for export to China.

_____ (2022-11-13). Rally In Defense Of The Indian Child Welfare Act. popularresistance.org Oneida, Wisconsin — On November 9, over 50 people gathered on the Oneida Indian Reservation in northeast Wisconsin to show solidarity with the Oneida people and all indigenous people as a Supreme Court decision regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) looms. The crowd included members of the Oneida Tribal Nation, concerned community members and several organizations that helped facilitate the event. The gathered community members, both tribal and not, were met with hospitality from the Oneida hosts, with homemade corn soup and community-building conversation being shared before the speakers began. | Th…

Editor (2022-11-13). Four States Voted to End Slavery — But Not Louisiana. scheerpost.com Wardens and industries that rely on prison labor will undoubtably argue that their "work programs" do not constitute slavery, but it should be up to the courts, the public and incarcerated people to decide.

Fight Back (2022-11-13). Oslo is long dead. Time to revive the PLO. fightbacknews.org The Oslo accords were signed 29 years ago, on 13 September 1993. The Palestinian Authority, its main manifestation, has attempted and failed for nearly three decades to contain the Palestinian people's resistance and struggle for national liberation. | Palestine's enemy today is not only Israel and its US backers, but also those who are rewarded for complying with Oslo: the Palestinian Authority, those who take money from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the diplomatic and lobby missions — like the Muslim Leadership Initiative — that reflect Zionist aspirations. | Fr…

TeleSUR (2022-11-13). President Luis Arce Approves Decree on Census in Bolivia. telesurenglish.net The Bolivian government has considered the census process as a national priority, so they will guarantee its coverage throughout the country. | According to the letter of Supreme Decree 4824, the results of the census will make it possible to "adjust, define, implement and evaluate plans, programs and strategies for human, economic and social development". Nov. 13, 2022.

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-11-13). Freedom of Press is Dealt Deadly Blows by Modi's Proto-Fascist Regime in India. commondreams.org The Wire case is yet one more example of Modi's regime trying to undermine the media landscape and, indeed, destroy dissenting media.

____ (2022-11-13). Chinese premier meets IMF chief. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva here on Saturday on the sidelines of the leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-13). 'Adjustment' goes to Chicago Intl. Children's FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) — Iranian short film 'Adjustment' will take part in the 39th edition of the Chicago International Children's Film Festival in the US.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-13). Iran football 5-a-side team beats Australia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) — Iran's national football team has defeated Australia in the International Blind Football Asia-Oceania Championship of 2022 being held in India.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-13). 455 PKK elements killed in Claw-Lock Operation in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) — Turkish Ministry of National Defence announced that 455 PKK elements have been killed since the start of the Claw-Lock Operation in northern Iraq.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-13). Major drug trafficking gang dismantled in S Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) — A major international drug trafficking gang was dismantled by Iranian intelligence forces in Fars province.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-13). Taliban rejects claims of terrorists presence in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) — After India and Pakistan expressed concern over the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan at the UNGA meeting, the Taliban dismissed the claims about the presence of terrorist groups in the country.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-13). Turkish theater festival hosts Iranian play. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) — Iranian play "My Imaginary Skirt" has made it to Bursa International Theater Festival for Children and Youth.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-13). Bolivia: Indigenous Movements Call for Fascists to be Punished. libya360.wordpress.com The leadership of the Federation of Campesino Workers of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, has today described the burning of their headquarters by far-right protesters as an "act of terrorism". On Friday, pro-fascist groups set fire to the building of the region's indigenous campesino union (Federación Sindical àönica de Trabajadores Campesinos de Santa Cruz). They also attacked…

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