(2023-01-15). (W.E.Talk)Solving Human-Elephant Conflict Worldwide. ecns.cn As human and elephant habitats increasingly overlap, conflict between the two species is becoming more and more fierce. This is not only a challenge faced by many countries where wild elephants live, but also a microcosm of the international conflict between biodiversity conservation and economic and social development.
(2023-01-15). Thirty large-scale MLRS and other successes of North Korea's rocket program this New Year. journal-neo.org 
In both North and South Korea, rocket scientists were able to congratulate themselves on a number of new achievements at the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. South Korea launched a solid-fuel rocket and completed a lunar orbit, while their North Korean colleagues continued to fulfil the policies of their national leader, reaching …
(2023-01-15). The Life of James Burnham: From Trotskyism to Italian Fascism to the Father of Neo-Conservatism. strategic-culture.org The Life of James Burnham: From Trotskyism to Italian Fascism to the Father of Neo-Conservatism | It is understandably the source of some confusion as to how a former high-level Trotskyist became the founder of the neo-conservative movement. | [The following is from one of the chapters from my newly published book "The Empire on Which the Black Sun Never Set: The Birth of International Fascism and Anglo-American Foreign Policy" which will be made freely available as a three part series published via SCF.] | It is understandably the source of some confusion as to how a former high-level Trotskyist became the found…
(2023-01-14). Will Japan and India become permanent members of the UN Security Council? journal-neo.org
(2023-01-14). Díaz-Canel recibe a la ministra de Estado de Asuntos Exteriores y Cultura de la India. cubadebate.cu "Es un placer recibirla durante su primera visita a Cuba, que esperamos no sea la última", aseguró el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista, y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, al dar la bienvenida en el Palacio de la Revolución en la tarde de este viernes a la ministra de Estado de Asuntos Exteriores y Cultura de la República de la India, Meenakashi Lekhi.
(2023-01-14). Mueren diez personas por accidente vial en Maharashtra, India. telesurtv.net Los heridos fueron trasladados inmediatamente al hospital, donde se declaró que la condición de unos pocos era crítica.
(2023-01-14). Patrick Lawrence: 'Pessimism of the Mind, Optimism of the Will'. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Some years ago now, while researching a book that eventually came out as Somebody Else's Century, I spent time in Ahmedabad, a city in the northwest Indian state of Gujarat. Ahmedabad has a long and interesting history as a place where Hindus and Muslims lived side by side …
(2023-01-14). Sri Lankan government endorses arrest and detention of YouTuber. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) condemns the arrest of Sepal Amarasinghe, demands his immediate release and the abolition of the draconian laws used to detain him.
(2023-01-14). DADA NEW YEAR: Tristan Tzara's Boom, Boom, Boom. mronline.org 
I know I'm not the only one thinking that our world has lost its mind. It's not easy being some relatively sane person nowadays. At the best of times, politics is bankrupt. At its worst, it's toxic, dominated by demagogues, liars and cheats. Their falsehoods fly wholesale, rarely disgruntling masses of people, let alone damaging a demagogue's political career.
(2023-01-14). The French working class organizes to defeat Macron's pension reforms. mronline.org 
The Macron-led government is making a new bid to push controversial pension reforms, calling to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.
(2023-01-14). Democrat Barbara Lee Wants Millions of Gov Funds For Billionaire Fisher's A's Stadium. indybay.org Democratic Party politician Congresswomen Barbara Lee is supporting spending $182 million of US DOT funds for GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's stadium project. While thousands are homeless in Oakland, she wants to spend millions on Fisher's privately owned stadium project.
(2023-01-14). The California floods and the climate crisis. mronline.org 
The death toll from the ongoing storms and flooding across California and parts of Arizona, Nevada and Oregon rose to at least 18 on Wednesday.
(2023-01-14). The World Split Apart 2.0: Introduction and Part 1. mronline.org 
Nearly a decade ago I began warning that NATO expansion and the West's failure to understand that Russian national security interests not a Russian desire to 'recreate the USSR' or 'former Russian empire' would lead to a world split apart between the West and 'the rest' (Sino-Russian 'strategic partnership and those states oriented towards it).
(2023-01-14). Briahna Joy Gray: Inside Biden's DIRTY MONEY Insurance Scheme. scheerpost.com 
By Briahna Joy Gray / | Briahna Joy Gray Briahna Joy Gray is an American political commentator, lawyer, and political consultant who served as the National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. She hosts her own podcast, Bad Faith, and co-hosts The Hill's web series Rising. |
(2023-01-14). In Biden Documents Story, Stenography and Scandal Take Center Stage. scheerpost.com 
(2023-01-14). Walking Back the Russian Troll Scare. scheerpost.com 
(2023-01-14). Weapons Contractors Destroy Lives While Reading Fairy Tales To Children. scheerpost.com 
By Lee Camp / MintPress News A UN report recently revealed that at least 11,000 children have been killed or maimed in the US-backed War in Yemen. At the same time, the weapons contractors that helped create this massacre are reading fairy tales to British children! You probably already know that, as reported by Alex Kane for In These …
(2023-01-14). Pelé meant the world to us Africans. iacenter.org By Tafi Mhaka January 13, 2023 The following article first appeared on aljazeera.com on Dec. 31, 2022. The death of football legend Pelé has saddened millions of football [soccer] fans. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the Brazilian star has touched hearts and captivated minds across the world. In Africa, he has been celebrated, not only for his football mastery but also as a symbol of Black excellence and representation. The Brazilian superstar Pelé rose to fame, just as Africans nourished Black pride in their fight against white supremacy. For me, Pelé has been a source of indescribable joy and inspiration. I…
(2023-01-14). Southwest Airlines: Hundreds of thousands impacted by capitalist greed. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel January 13, 2023 Airlines canceled over 18,200 flights in the U.S. and hundreds more in Canada between Dec. 22 and 28, affecting millions of people. Many of the cancellations were due to the winter storm catastrophe. Winter Storm Elliot brought snow and ice and high winds to two-thirds of North America. According to the National Weather Service, about 200 million people in the lower 48 states were affected. Some 6 million households in the U.S. and 1.1 million in Canada, mainly in Ontario and Quebec, lost power. Some airlines recovered and started flying fairly rapidly, but one major airline, Southwe…
(2023-01-14). What It Means for Hunger to Burn Through the Pentagon's Ranks. scheerpost.com 
Co-creator of the Costs of War Project and military spouse Andrea Mazzarino describes in all-too-devastating detail that a staggeringly over-funded military-industrial complex is, to use Eisenhower's phrasing, indeed stealing from "those who hunger and are not fed."
(2023-01-14). The Fading of Washington's Global Dreams and the Coming of a New World. scheerpost.com 
Alfred McCoy suggests what a United States that remains a significant regional power might do in its own hemisphere to come to grips with the decline of our own country, of the hemisphere, and of the planet as a whole.
(2023-01-14). New year, new goals, new edition of 'The Mayo Clinic Diet'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Each new year brings new hope and many weight loss goals that often go unrealized. "The foundation of any weight loss program, whether it involves different types of programs, medications, procedures ≠ ≠— it does get down to lifestyle and diet and physical activity. The way people go about this sometimes isn't productive. Just starving and trying to exercise for a couple of hours a day usually doesn't work well," says Dr. Donald Hensrud, an internal…
(2023-01-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Weight loss and willpower. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org What does it take to make meaningful, lasting lifestyle changes? Some may argue it takes a fair amount of willpower to develop new habits, but a person can't rely on willpower alone. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and editor of "The Mayo Clinic Diet," offers strategies that can help people achieve their weight loss goals. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/oxLwLnvU6vA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10)…
(2023-01-14). The Myth of the "Moderate Republican" — and Why It's So Dangerous. indybay.org Moving the right-goal posts…
(2023-01-14). 59,938 COVID-19 related deaths reported across Chinese hospitals from Dec. 8 to Jan. 12. ecns.cn A total of 59,938 COVID-19 related deaths were reported at hospitals across China from Dec. 8 to Jan 12, with an average age of 80.3 years old, said an official from the National Health Commission at a press conference on Saturday.
(2023-01-14). China Southern launches direct Dalian-HK flight. ecns.cn China Southern Airlines Flight CZ8365 took off from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport on Friday, marking the airline officially opened its direct flights between Dalian and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
(2023-01-14). China's Yiwu in full swing as Lunar New Year orders boom. ecns.cn As the Spring Festival approaches, Yiwu International Trade Market in east China's Zhejiang Province has entered the peak season of selling goods related to the Lunar new year.
(2023-01-14). 59,938 COVID-19 related deaths reported at Chinese hospitals from Dec. 8 to Jan. 12. ecns.cn A total of 59,938 COVID-19 related deaths were reported at hospitals across China from Dec. 8 to Jan 12, with an average age of 80.3 years old, said an official from the National Health Commission at a press conference on Saturday.
(2023-01-14). Iran executes British-Iranian national despite UK, U.S. pleas-report. tribune.com.pk Iran has executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Saturday, after sentencing the former Iranian deputy defence minister to death on charges of spying for Britain. | British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said late on Friday Iran must not follow through with the execution – a call echoed by the U.S. State Department. Britain had described the death sentence as politically motivated and called for his release. | Mizan said in a Tweet early on Saturday the sentence had been carried out, without saying when. | "Alireza Akbari, who was sentenced to death on c…
(2023-01-14). Consumer Health: Do you know the symptoms of glaucoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating this group of eye conditions. About 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, and it's the second-leading cause of blindness worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, often due to abnormally high pressure in your eye. Elevated eye pressure is due to a buildup of…
(2023-01-14). Consumer Health: What do you know about blood donation? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is National Blood Donor Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about blood types and the need for blood donation. Nearly 16 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S., according to the American Red Cross. Daily needs include 29,000 units of red blood cells, 5,000 units of platelets and 6,500 units of plasma. People need a blood transfusion for many reasons. Some may need blood during surgery. Others depend on it after an…
(2023-01-14). Celebrating international relationships, past, present and future. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It was 100 years ago that Dr. Charles Mayo visited France and met with famed physicist Marie Curie, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize. That meeting helped to set the stage for her research collaboration with Mayo and the relationship between Mayo and France that continues today. Celebrating those past, present and future relationships was the reason for a news conference held at Mayo Clinic on Friday, Jan. 6. Ambassador of France to…
(2023-01-14). "The weapons help no one, it's just about economic interests"—SGP continues campaign for Berlin state election. wsws.org In its election campaign for the Berlin House of Representatives, the SGP is fighting for the construction of an international movement of workers and youth in opposition to the war policy of the ruling class.
(2023-01-14). The Poor Are Bearing The Brunt Of California's Storms. popularresistance.org Since late December, the West Coast of the United States has been battered by torrential rain of up to eight inches, strong winds reaching 70 mph that have knocked down power lines and ripped trees from the soil, and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in California. The "parade of cyclones," as read the National Weather Service warning, is predicted to cost USD$1 billion in damages. Thus far, 18 people are dead as a result of these storms. | As these storms, heightened in frequency by climate change, wreak havoc in California, many wonder, what…
(2023-01-14). The Supreme Court Could Gut The Right To Strike. popularresistance.org The Supreme Court heard oral arguments January 10 in Glacier Northwest Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, a court case that labor advocates say threatens the right to strike. | "The ability to withhold your labor is the one powerful tool throughout the history of unionization that has ensured workers can improve their working conditions," Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien offered in a statement issued the same day. "This right is now on trial at the Supreme Court," O'Brien said, calling on the court to affirm the rulings of lower courts. Noel J. Francisco, the Jones Day…
(2023-01-14). Virginia Transit Strikers Fight Privatized Race To The Bottom. popularresistance.org Loudoun County, Virginia – Around 130 workers who operate, fix, and dispatch buses in Loudoun County, Virginia, went on strike Wednesday morning. | They're up against Keolis, a French multinational and one of the largest private operators of public transit systems in the U.S. The company has challenged the union's right to strike, its right to a contract, and even its existence. | The Loudoun County workers join a movement of bus operators, mechanics, dispatchers, and call center operators striking around greater Washington, D.C. It's the eighth transit job action in the region in just over three years. Hundreds…
(2023-01-14). Iran Executes Ex-Deputy Defence Minister Accused Of Spying For Britain. southfront.org 
Alireza Akbari, Iran's former deputy defence minister, speaks during an interview with Khabaronline in Tehran, Iran, in this undated picture obtained on January 12, 2023. Khabaronline/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/Files | British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari was hanged by Iran on charges of espionage and corruption, the Iranian judiciary-affiliated Mizan news outlet announced on January 14. | The outlet said that the former Iranian official was exe…
(2023-01-14). A Closer Look at the Far-Right in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. libya360.wordpress.com Cindy Forster Cadres from the Unión Juvenil Cruceñista (UJC), the Bolivian fascist youth group where Luis Fernando Camacho got his start. Grayzone The far-right is again trying to unleash devastation from their stronghold in Bolivia's largest city, Santa Cruz, in the lowland department of the same name, this time to liberate from jail the department's…
(2023-01-14). Pentagon backs Poland's plans for German, other tanks for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyJanuary 14, 2023 Polish PM to meet with Germany's Scholz over tanks for Ukraine The Leopard 2 tanks that Warsaw wants to donate to Kyiv as part of a broader international coalition were purchased from Germany and require the German government's consent to be given to a non-Nato country. Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish …
(2023-01-14). Declassified Documents Reveal US Contribution Behind Growth of Nazism in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com The documents outline details of Operation Belladonna, the US program behind the historical development of Nazism in Ukraine. One of these documents expose that the United States had already made contact with Ukrainian nationalists who were keen to ally with the US in its fight against the Soviet Union. | Some of the most interesting details on the involvement of the United…
(2023-01-14). ConocoPhillips Wants to Sell Venezuelan Oil in The US (+ Chevron). orinocotribune.com US oil company ConocoPhillips, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is supposedly in talks with the government of Venezuela to sell Venezuelan oil in the United States, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. | "ConocoPhillips, which left Venezuela after its assets were nationalized in 2007, is now open to a deal to sell the country's oil in the US," the report stated, citing "people familiar with the discussions between the company and Venezuelan representatives." | Breaking: ConocoPhillips is in talks with Venezuela to sell the country's oil in the U.S. after Caracas seized its assets in 2007, people fami…
(2023-01-14). Venezuela's Banking System Reports Growth in 2022. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, January 10, during the yearly closing of banks, the president of the Bank of Venezuela (BDV) and deputy minister of Digital Economy, Banking, Insurance, and Securities, Román Maniglia, reported positive indicators for the Venezuelan national banking system. The minister highlighted a growth of 366% for deposits with the national financial system during 2022. | The total deposits of the banking system grew to 46.539 billion bolívars, with an increase of 28.06% during the last month of 2022. | La banca creció en depósitos, créditos y bajó su morosidad. La banca pública en los primeros lugares de estos i…