2023-03-06: News Headlines

americanthinker (2023-03-06). India's PM Modi goes a little bit North Korean with pervasive cult of personality posters in cities. americanthinker.com AT's founder Thomas Lifson, just back from India, on the slightly disconcerting cult of personality of its Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-03-06). West Is Out of Touch with Rest of World Politically, EU-Funded Study Admits. transcend.org 26 Feb 2023 – A study by the elite EU-funded European Council on Foreign Relations found the West is out of touch politically with the rest of the world. Most people in China, India, and Türkiye see Russia as an important ally, and they want multipolarity, not continued "American global supremacy".

Tanupriya Singh, People's Dispatch. (2023-03-06). West African People's Movements Call For Greater Unity. popularresistance.org The prime minister of Mali's transitional government, Choguel Kokalla MaàØga, concluded a visit to neighboring Burkina Faso on February 26, as both countries have moved to forge closer ties. | MaàØga met with his Burkinabè counterpart, Apollinaire Joachimson Kyélem de Tambèla, following which both delegations presented a cooperation agreement, emphasizing their commitment to making the "Bamako-Ouagadougou axis a successful model of sub-regional integration and South-South cooperation." | On matters of insecurity and armed conflict in the "Sahelo-Saharan strip," the delegations noted the "need to com…

Eric Zuesse (2023-03-06). EU Fails to Comply with Grain-Export Deal. dissidentvoice.org On Saturday, March 4, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, at the G20 meeting in Delhi, announced that because the EU has refused to comply with its side of the U.N.-brokered 27 July 2022 "Grain [and fertilizer] Deal" that the U.N. brokered in Istanbul on 27 July 2022, Russia will likewise not comply with it, starting …




Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-03-06). Nuclear Remembrance Day: A Day to Say Abolish Nuclear Weapons NOW! transcend.org 1Mar 2023 – Today is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day ('Bikini' Day) marking the anniversary of the infamous 1954 US 'Bravo' nuclear bomb detonation at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, where the US tested its first deliverable hydrogen bomb.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-06). Global interoperability: U.S., NATO allies, partners lead Horn of Africa exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Naval Forces Europe and AfricaMarch 5, 2023 Exercise Cutlass Express 2023 kicks off in Djibouti Maritime forces from nations around the world, along with several international organizations, kicked off the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2023 (CE23) with an opening ceremony held at the Coast Guard Training Center in Djibouti, March 5, 2023. CE …

_____ (2023-03-06). Under the guise of Folly, the West is attempting to pursue its aggressive policies through Baerbock, Truss, and Psaki. journal-neo.org In search of more and more tricks to cover its global expansion and pursue an aggressive policy, the West has recently begun to heavily rely on supposedly "innocent" Folly expressed in the behavior of its political elite. This is especially visible in the words and deeds of strong independent women put in charge of international policies …

americanthinker (2023-03-06). Another president with a son problem. americanthinker.com Hunter syndrome goes international.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-03-06). Nuclear Remembrance Day: A Day to Say Abolish Nuclear Weapons NOW! transcend.org 1Mar 2023 – Today is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day ('Bikini' Day) marking the anniversary of the infamous 1954 US 'Bravo' nuclear bomb detonation at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, where the US tested its first deliverable hydrogen bomb.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-06). Global interoperability: U.S., NATO allies, partners lead Horn of Africa exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Naval Forces Europe and AfricaMarch 5, 2023 Exercise Cutlass Express 2023 kicks off in Djibouti Maritime forces from nations around the world, along with several international organizations, kicked off the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2023 (CE23) with an opening ceremony held at the Coast Guard Training Center in Djibouti, March 5, 2023. CE …

_____ (2023-03-06). Under the guise of Folly, the West is attempting to pursue its aggressive policies through Baerbock, Truss, and Psaki. journal-neo.org In search of more and more tricks to cover its global expansion and pursue an aggressive policy, the West has recently begun to heavily rely on supposedly "innocent" Folly expressed in the behavior of its political elite. This is especially visible in the words and deeds of strong independent women put in charge of international policies …

americanthinker (2023-03-06). Another president with a son problem. americanthinker.com Hunter syndrome goes international.

CA Poor People's Campaign (2023-03-06). Wednesday 3/8: International Women's Day: End Women's Poverty – Invest in Caring, Not Killing w/ PPC. indybay.org Online rally for women's rights…

DXE (2023-03-06). Protesters Call for Closure of Primate Research Center at UC Davis. indybay.org The California National Primate Research Center's work has included studies with Neuralink, a company founded by Elon Musk that has been accused of violating the Animal Welfare Act…

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). Foreign media upbeat about China's 2023 growth target. ecns.cn China's official economic growth target of around 5.5 percent for 2023 shows its confidence in economic recovery, foreign media said as the annual meeting of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (NPC) got underway.

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). China confident of creating 12 mln new jobs in 2023: NDRC. ecns.cn China has confidence in creating 12 million new jobs in 2023, one million more than the target of last year, said Li Chunlin, vice head of China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). Influenza peak in China may end after around one month: expert. ecns.cn Statistics from the Chinese National Influenza Center (CNIC) show that the positive rate of influenza virus continued to rise in both southern and northern provinces during the eighth week of 2023 and A(H1N1)pdm09 was dominant, followed by A(H3N2).

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). NPC deputy calls for more storage facilities to ensure safe, stable supplies. ecns.cn A national legislator has called for construction of more high-capacity energy storage facilities on the power consumption side as the country strives to increase the use of clean energy as a major approach to achieving its carbon neutrality goal.

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). Measures to be taken to attract, utilize FDI. ecns.cn China will further its efforts to attract and utilize more foreign investment this year, as outlined in the Government Work Report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). How int'l community views Chinese democracy through lens of 'two sessions'. ecns.cn The 2,172 members of the 14th CPPCC National Committee are from all of China's 56 ethnic groups, and 60.8 percent of them are not CPC members.

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). Xi visits national political advisors. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping on Monday afternoon visited national political advisors from the China National Democratic Construction Association and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). Xi takes part in deliberation of Jiangsu delegation at annual legislative session. ecns.cn Xi Jinping takes part in a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of Jiangsu Province, at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). Chinese leaders attend deliberations at annual legislative session. ecns.cn Senior Chinese leaders Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Han Zheng, and Li Xi on Sunday attended deliberations at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature.

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). Spring scenery of Lop Nur National Wetland Park in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Mysterious spring scenery of Lop Nur National Wetland Park with seasonal temperatures rising and snow melting at Yuli County, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2023-03-06). Number of giant pandas in Chengdu breeding base increased 12-fold over past 30 years. ecns.cn The number of giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding has increased 12-fold over the past 30 years from 18 in 1994 to 237 today, Hou Rong, a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy and deputy director of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, said at an interview on Sunday.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-03-06). Female students invited to apply for inspiring international research placements. imperial.ac.uk Three annual bursaries up to a value of £7,500 each are available to female students studying at undergraduate and graduate level at Imperial.

International Rights of Nature Tribunal (2023-03-06). Saturday 3/11: Rights of Nature Tribunal: Dangers of Tren Maya Mega Project to Ecosystems & Indigenous. indybay.org Online via Zoom globally (in-person in Yucatan, Mexico)…

Jurgen Huebschen & Bernhard Trautvetter (2023-03-06). China's peace plan & It's about everything. indybay.org In times of crisis, right-wing populists, with the benevolent support of influential media, play the national card and pit disadvantaged groups of people against each other. Scapegoats, like Jews in the past and refugees today, are made responsible for the collapse of the welfare state and security.

Kit Klarenberg (2023-03-06). Meet the British intelligence-linked firm that warped MH17 news coverage. thegrayzone.com Staffed by British special forces veterans, Pilgrims' Group quietly shaped international coverage of the MH17 disaster as it shepherded journalists to and from the crash site. In November of 2022, a final judgment arrived in the trial of alleged perpetrators of the attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17). Russian nationals Igor Girkin and Sergey Dubinskiy, and Donbas separatist Leonid Kharchenko, were convicted in absentia for the murder of MH17's 283 passengers and 15 crew members. They were ruled to …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-06). Winter safety tips from a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine physician. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The National Weather Service says a massive winter storm is moving across the U.S., with high winds, icy conditions and up to 2 feet of heavy snow expected in parts of the Upper Midwest. If possible, limit travel or stay off the roads if you live in the affected areas. "If you don't have to go out, it's best not to go. But if you do, plan just in case something bad happens," says Dr….

Niko Leka (2023-03-06). Smash the patriarchy, marchers sing on International Women's Day. greenleft.org.au The Hunter Workers Women's Committee continued the tradition of loud and proud street marches with its International Women's Day. Niko Leka reports.

Renfrey Clarke (2023-03-06). Barngarla people tell Labor 'no' to nuclear waste dump. greenleft.org.au Supporters of the Barngarla people gathered outside the Federal Court building to protest continuing moves by the Anthony Albanese government to put a national nuclear waste dump on First Nations land near Kimba. Renfrey Clarke reports.

Revolution Books (2023-03-06). Wednesday 3/8: International Women's Day at Revolution Books, Break All the Chains! indybay.org

Staff (2023-03-06). "Hopeful": Historic U.N. High Seas Treaty Will Protect 30% of World's Oceans from Biodiversity Loss. democracynow.org The first-ever international treaty to protect the oceans was agreed to by negotiators from more than 190 countries at a United Nations conference this weekend, capping nearly two decades of efforts by conservation groups. The legally binding pact could help reverse marine biodiversity loss by establishing marine protected areas covering nearly a third of the world's seas by 2030. We hear more from one of the treaty's scientist-negotiators, Minna Epps, a marine biologist and director of the Ocean Team at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

WSWS (2023-03-06). Australia: Labor's NSW election launch highlights bipartisan pro-business program. wsws.org The stage-managed and choreographed event underscored the fact that Labor is a party of big business that does not differ from the Liberal-National Coalition on a single substantive issue.

Alan MacLeod (2023-03-05). Openly Pro-Israel Tech Group Now Has Control Over UK's Most Sensitive National Security Data. orinocotribune.com

Andy Kroll (2023-03-05). Make Republicans Great Again? tomdispatch.com In 2015, according to the talking points being floated by former South Carolina governor and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley and her team, she alone heroically removed the Confederate flag that flew on the grounds of the state capitol and so healed racial wounds. She implied as much right after it happened, again at the 2020 Republican National Convention, and in subsequent interviews. This "achievement" remains a critical part of her story about why she aspires to become president. Given the weakness of the South Carolina governorship, Haley doesn't have a lot to show for her time in office or, for…

Ann Brown (2023-03-05). Rock Newman Questions Ron Daniels Of NAARC Over Lineage-Based Reparations: Kamala, Amadou Diallo, And Malcolm X Should Qualify. moguldom.com Dr. Ron Daniels, the founder of the National African American Reparations Commission, has always been very opinionated as to how reparations should be doled out. The NAARC promotes that reparations should be based on race, meaning repair should go to all Black people in the U.S. This puts Daniels and the NAARC at odds with …

Derek Seidman (2023-03-05). Immigrant Women Workers Are Fighting to Close Disney's Gender Pay Gap. truthout.org Disney World workers in Central Florida are battling with management for a new and improved union contract. In the process, they're also trying to correct a gaping historical injustice. Workers with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 631 say a major pay gap exists at Disney World that leaves workers in traditionally feminized jobs, such as costume-making… |

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). China secures new, hard-won achievements in development in 2022: report. ecns.cn China stabilized the economy, steadily enhanced development quality, and maintained overall social stability in 2022, securing new and hard-won achievements in development, according to a government work report submitted Sunday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). China amends legislation law. ecns.cn The National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, on Sunday morning started to deliberate a draft amendment to the Legislation Law. Wang Chen, vice chairman of the 13th NPC Standing Committee, explained the draft amendment at the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC.

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). China to expand domestic demand: report. ecns.cn China will expand domestic demand this year, according to a government work report submitted Sunday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). Ethnic minorities, females playing key roles on aircraft carrier. ecns.cn Lieutenant Commander Zhu Yuemeng, a deputy to the National People's Congress and political instructor on the CNS Liaoning, meets the press at the delegates' passage interviews during the ongoing two sessions in Beijing on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). UN chief welcomes agreement on text of UN ocean treaty. ecns.cn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the finalization of a text of the United Nations (UN) Ocean Treaty to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdictions, his spokesman said Saturday."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). China proposes amendment to improve legislative system. ecns.cn The National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, on Sunday morning started to deliberate a draft amendment to the Legislation Law.

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). Human-nature coexistence a feature of China's modernization, says minister. ecns.cn Huang Runqiu, Chinese minister of ecology and environment, has said that one of the features of China's modernization is the coexistence between humans and nature.Huang added that, through these attempts, China has achieved a win-win situation of ecological, environmental, social and economic benefits."ÄÄ"ÄÄThe sun sets at the Wuyi Mountains National Park, in southeast China's Fujian Province.

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). Cyberattacks a growing security risk for China. ecns.cn Zhou Hongyi, a member of the 14th CPPCC National Committee and founder of cybersecurity company 360 Security Group, said cyberattacks launched by hackers backed by foreign governments have become the biggest threat to China's cybersecurity.

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). China's past 5 years truly momentous, remarkable. ecns.cn The past five years for China have been truly momentous and remarkable as the country has met numerous tests and made major achievements in economic and social development, according to a government work report submitted Sunday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). Ministers interviewed after opening meeting of first session of 14th NPC. ecns.cn Ministers gave interviews after the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 5.

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). Press conference held during 1st session of 14th CPPCC National Committee. ecns.cn Heads of the central committees of the non-Communist political parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce attend a press conference during the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing…

ecns.cn (2023-03-05). Hong Kong plays people-to-people bonding role in BRI: Leung Chun-ying. ecns.cn Hong Kong can play an important people-to-people bonding role in the Belt and Road Initiative, said Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairman of the 13th CPPCC National Committee.

Fight Back (2023-03-05). Chicago: Police District Council elections outcome a historic win in fight to stop police crimes. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Executive Director Frank Chapman of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, on the results of the Police District Council elections in Chicago. | On the 28th of February, for the first time in the history of this country, the people of Chicago elected Police District Councils in 22 police districts to serve as community representatives with the power to hold police accountable for what they do and don't do. | We have been fighting for years to create the democratic option to say who polices our communities and how they ar…

Fight Back (2023-03-05). March on DC to say no to U.S. war in Ukraine. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) joins forces nationally to call for a protest on Saturday, March 18 at 1 p.m. at the White House, Washington, D.C., coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the criminal U.S. invasion of Iraq. | Join us to say: | ‚Ä¢ Peace in Ukraine | ‚Ä¢ Abolish NATO — End U.S. militarism & sanctions on Syria, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iran and many other nations | ‚Ä¢ Fund people's needs, not the war machine! | ‚Ä¢ No war with China! | ‚Ä¢ End…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-05). Gracias a Dios: The People's Church in Nicaragua. libya360.wordpress.com Becca Renk Nicaragua remains a profoundly spiritual country with thriving religious communities, but they are not the religious communities that the traditional church would like to see. "We are not typical Catholics," explains Yamil Ríos of the Saint Paul the Apostle Christian Base Community in Managua. "Because we don't have a priest here, thanks be…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-05). Guatemala: Are We Headed Toward the Violent Darkness of the Past? libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Mam woman. Community meeting In Guatemala and Peru, countries where the neoliberal system depredates every collective right as well as every defender of rights and journalists, in the name of democracy and development, the question resounds: Are we heading towards the dark dictatorial times of the last century? Not necessarily. We are not…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-05). Ukraine: Erdoƒüan Does Not Want to Lose the Status of a Mediator. libya360.wordpress.com Alexandr Svaranc Any conflict and fighting will eventually end in peace, on conditions which will depend on the outcome and the balance of forces on the battlefield. From the very beginning of the Russian SMO in Ukraine, Turkey began to assume the role of an active mediator in the peaceful settlement of the conflict, the…

kzorinoco (2023-03-05). Caracas Events Commemorate 10th Anniversary of Hugo Chávez's Passing. orinocotribune.com This week, several activities will be held in Caracas to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Commander Hugo Chávez. | On Saturday, a seminar promoted by the International Anti-Imperialist Platform, led by the Venezuelan Ambassador to Cuba, the eldest brother of Hugo Chávez, Adán Chávez, is scheduled to take place. | Several activities are also planned for Sunday to kick off the memorable day held as a tribute to the revolutionarie…

Luis Chirino (2023-03-05). Cigar lovers flocked to the International Habano Cigar Festival. america.cgtn.com Cigar lovers gathered in Havana after a three-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic to enjoy the 23rd International Habano Cigar Festival. The event included visits to famous tobacco leaf plantations, cigar-rolling factories, Habano cigar events and other activities.

mforinoco (2023-03-05). Political Repression Under Peruvian Coup Regime. orinocotribune.com By Clau O'Brien Moscoso — Mar 1, 2023 | The people of Peru continue to protest the coup which ousted President Pedro Castillo Terrones. Clau O'Brien Moscoso reports from Peru. | National Strike, Day 52 | As the coup against President Pedro Castillo continues into its third month, the political repression on the ground has been severe and growing. From a single mother who fundraised approximately 2000 soles (roughly under $500) to buy food, medicine, and other necessities for protesters coming to Lima from provincial regions, to community leaders from the FREDEPA (Front for the Defense of the People of Ayacu…

news.un (2023-03-05). UN delegates reach historic agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters. news.un.org Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated UN member countries for finalizing a text to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, calling it a "breakthrough" after nearly two decades of talks.

news.un (2023-03-05). No more excuses; Guterres calls for 'revolution of support' to aid world's least developed countries. news.un.org World leaders are gathered in Doha, Qatar, for a major UN conference seeking to accelerate sustainable development where international assistance is most needed to unlock the full potential of the world's most vulnerable countries and help put them on the path towards prosperity.

Staff (2023-03-05). Colombia's Satena Airline Resumes Commercial Flights Between Bogotá and Caracas. orinocotribune.com On Friday, March 3, more than 40 passengers arrived at the Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, on an EMB145 aircraft belonging to the Colombian airline Satena. This was Satena's first commercial flight from Bogotá to Caracas in over five years. There was a short service disruption that, according to Colombian sources, was caused by aircraft deficiencies despite some analyst speculations that US sanctions were also part of the inconvenience. | Satena will have flights on this route twice a week. On Tuesdays and Fridays at 5 a.m., flights will depart from Bogotá to Caracas, ret…

Staff (2023-03-05). World Meeting on the Validity of Hugo Chávez's Bolivarian Thought Begins in Caracas. orinocotribune.com On Friday, March 3, the World Meeting for the Validity of Commander Hugo Chávez's Bolivarian Thought in the 21st century began to commemorate 10 years since Chávez's death. Over 140 international guests from 55 countries and several national intellectuals and writers are attending. From the José Félix Ribas room of the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas, a series of conversations were held aimed at extolling Hugo Chávez's historical legacy in the consolidation of socialist Venezuela and his vision of a new multicentric and multipolar world. | Among the invited intellectuals present at the event are Atilio Botón fr…

WSWS (2023-03-05). UK unions call off National Health Service strikes to enter sell-out negotiations. wsws.org NHS workers and millions of others being systemically betrayed by the trade union bureaucracy must turn to an alternative perspective based on class struggle, not collaboration with the government and the employers.

WSWS (2023-03-06). Sri Lanka's JVP-NPP collaborates with ex-military officers and business representatives. wsws.org The JVP-NPP is putting itself forward as an alternative government to implement the deeply unpopular austerity measures demanded by the IMF and support the rising anger of broad layers of working people.

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