(2023-03-06). India: The Next Front in the War on the BRICS. strategic-culture.org For years the wildcard in the BRICS Alliance has been India. India's rivalry with China as well as its complicated relationships with both Russia and the West have always served as wedge issues to drive the alliance apart. During the Trump years the "I" in BRICS, India, was slowly working its way under Prime Minister Narendra Modi back into the West's orbit. It led to me thinking that that "I" had been replaced by Iran, especially pre-COVID-19.
(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.
(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…
(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".
(2023-03-06). 80% Indians Have a Positive View of Russia as an Ally, Finds Survey. infobrics.org The survey reflects the view of the citizens of various countries — US, UK, EU 9, Türkiye, China and India on the perception of the general masses of their diplomatic relations with Russia…
(2023-03-06). G20 fails to agree on joint statement in India because of the West's unprofessional diplomacy. infobrics.org Lavrov and Blinken met for the first time in New Delhi since last summer.
(2023-03-06). Otra vez niegan entrada de Novak Djokovic en Estados Unidos por no estar vacunado contra la COVID-19. cubadebate.cu Nuevamente al tenista serbio Novak Djokovic no le ha valido su calidad de primero del ranking mundial y le niegan, por cuarta ocasión, la entrada en Estados Unidos para jugar en los torneos Indians Wells y Miami, por ser el único entre los cien mejores del circuito mundial sin vacunarse contra la COVID-19.
(2023-03-06). Nigeria's Opposition Candidates To Challenge Presidential Poll Results. popularresistance.org On Friday, March 3, the Court of Appeal in Nigeria's capital Abuja ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the presidential candidate of the Labor Party (LP), Peter Obi, access to all poll materials for inspection. Bola Tinubu, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the presidential election that was held on February 25. | The order was passed in response to an appeal filed by Obi on Thursday. Access was also granted to Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had also filed a separate appeal earlier on Wed…
(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…
(2023-03-06). EU Fails To Comply With Grain-Export Deal; Russia Will Do Likewise Starting March 18. southfront.org 
Written by Eric Zuesse On Saturday, March 4th, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, at the G20 meeting in Delhi, announced that because…
(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 …
(2023-03-06). With Us or Against Us' Fails in Munich and Bengaluru as U.S. Tries 'Offer They Can't Refuse'. covertactionmagazine.com "You can't be neutral" in NATO's proxy war with Russia, foreign ministers of the U.S., Germany and Ukraine told leaders of Global South countries at the Munich Security Conference on February 18. "Neutrality is not an option," said Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, "because then you are standing on the side of the aggressor." In January Baerbock told the …
(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.
(2023-03-07). Lower vs Higher Oxygen Saturation Targets and Survival to Hospital Discharge Among Patients Resuscitated After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study compared the effect of 2 oxygen saturation targets on survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The authors have focused on an important area of postresuscitation care, because hyperoxia (defined as Pao2 >300 mm Hg) has shown to be associated with worse outcomes. In contrast to a 2022 study, the study by Dr Bernard and colleagues did not report any benefit for low oxygen targets, although the oxygen target for the intervention group (peripheral oxygen saturation of 90%-94%) was far below international recommendations. Thus, this trial compared hypoxia with normoxia rather than…
(2023-03-07). Limiting Acetaminophen in Prescription Combination Opioid Products. jamanetwork.com This interrupted time-series analysis uses data from the National Inpatient Sample and the Acute Liver Failure Study Group to assess the odds of hospitalization and the proportion of acute liver failure cases with acetaminophen and opioid toxicity prior to and after the US Food and Drug Administration mandate to limit acetaminophen (paracetamol) to 325 mg/tablet in combination acetaminophen and opioid medications.
(2023-03-07). NIH Considers Lessons Learned During COVID-19 Pandemic. jamanetwork.com A decades-long investment in basic science research, focus on diversity in clinical trials, and coordinated efforts to repurpose therapeutics and develop diagnostics were among the factors that contributed to the US National Institutes of Health—led response to COVID-19, according to a report published in Science by several authors including Francis Collins, MD, PhD, and Anthony Fauci, MD.
(2023-03-07). Making Tunisia non-African again — Saied's anti-Black campaign. mronline.org 
On 21 February 2023, President Kais Saied called a meeting with the National Security Council to take urgent measures "to address the phenomenon of the influx of large numbers of irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to Tunisia."
(2023-03-07). Israeli Airstrike Hits Syria's Aleppo Airport. news.antiwar.com An Israeli airstrike hit Syria's Aleppo International Airport early Tuesday, damaging the runway and putting the airport out of service, Syria's news agency SANA reported. "At 2: 07 a.m., the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack from the sea towards the international airport in Aleppo, which caused material damage to it, and as a result …
(2023-03-07). Message from Yaqui Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama to the National Indigenous Congress. itsgoingdown.org Message from Yaqui political prisoner Fidencio Aldama to the national assembly of the National Indigenous Congress held on the 4-5 of March, 2023, in Tehuacán, Puebla. Hi, everyone. My name is Fidencio Aldama Pérez. I am a member of the Yaqui tribe, from the town of Loma de Bácum, in the state of Sonora, Mexico….
(2023-03-07). 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…
(2023-03-07). 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…
(2023-03-07). Hong Kong seen as key bridge between Greater Bay Area, world. ecns.cn With the advantage of "one country, two systems", Hong Kong can act as a bridge linking the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to the world, said Pansy Ho Chiu-king, a national political adviser from the special administrative region.
(2023-03-07). Plan on reforming State Council institutions submitted for review. ecns.cn China's State Council, the cabinet, on Tuesday submitted a plan on the reform of its institutions to the first session of the 14th National People's Congress for deliberation.
(2023-03-07). China to set up national financial regulatory administration. ecns.cn China will set up a national financial regulatory administration, according to a plan submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.
(2023-03-07). China to deepen reform of local financial regulatory mechanism. ecns.cn China will deepen the reform of its local financial regulatory mechanism, according to a plan submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.
(2023-03-07). China's top securities regulator to become government agency directly under State Council. ecns.cn The China Securities Regulatory Commission will become a government agency, rather than a public institution, directly under the State Council, according to a plan on reforming State Council institutions submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.
(2023-03-07). China to improve regulatory mechanism on state-owned financial capital. ecns.cn China will improve the regulatory mechanism on state-owned financial capital, according to a plan on reforming State Council institutions submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.
(2023-03-07). China to improve functions of agriculture and rural affairs ministry. ecns.cn China will improve the functions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, according to a plan on reforming State Council institutions submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.
(2023-03-07). China to improve elderly-care work mechanism. ecns.cn China will improve its elderly-care work mechanism to implement the proactive national strategy in response to population aging and to expand the basic elderly-care services to cover all senior citizens.
(2023-03-07). China to improve IPR management mechanism. ecns.cn China will improve the management mechanism for intellectual property rights (IPR) to upgrade IPR creation, application, protection and management, according to a reform plan of the State Council institutions submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for review.
(2023-03-07). China puts national administration handling public petitions directly under State Council. ecns.cn The National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration will become an institution directly under the State Council from one under the general office of the State Council, according to a plan on reforming the State Council institutions.
(2023-03-07). China to advance reform of central bank branches. ecns.cn China will advance reform of the branches of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, according to a plan on reforming State Council institutions submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.
(2023-03-07). Insights | Jim Rogers: China to be most important country in 21st century. ecns.cn Famed investor Jim Rogers, hailed as the most visionary international investor, shared his insights on China's important role in two fields during the latest interview with ECNS.
(2023-03-07). Chinese FM greets women before Int'l Women's Day. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang extended greetings to women on Tuesday ahead of the International Women's Day that falls on Wednesday.
(2023-03-07). China to establish national data bureau. ecns.cn China will establish a national data bureau, according to a reform plan submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.
(2023-03-07). Chinese foreign minister meets press on foreign policy, relations. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang (2nd L, rear) attends a press conference on China's foreign policy and foreign relations on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2023.
(2023-03-07). 2nd plenary meeting of 1st session of 14th CPPCC National Committee held in Beijing. ecns.cn The second plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2023.
(2023-03-07). Highlights of Chinese Foreign Minister's press conference. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang held a press conference Tuesday morning on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress. He answered questions from Chinese and foreign media about China's foreign policies.
(2023-03-07). China's national legislature starts 2nd plenary meeting of annual session. ecns.cn The second plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2023.
(2023-03-07). Heading Into International Women's Day in Mexico: Let's Be Thousands in the Streets against Femicide and Violence. scheerpost.com 
In 2022, 3,754 women were killed in Mexico, but only 33.7 percent were investigated as femicides. We need to build a movement that fights against misogynist violence.
(2023-03-07). Message from Fidencio Aldama to the Assembly of the National Indigenous Congress. indybay.org Message from Fidencio Aldama to the national assembly of the National Indigenous Congress held on the 4-5 of March, 2023, in Tehuacán, Puebla.
(2023-03-07). Venezuela's Economy in 2023: Growth, Devaluation and Wages. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan economy has evolved favorably since the last quarter of 2021, breaking with the recession of previous years. Since then, it has shown growth indicators that have remained stable. | The national economy, as a whole, showed an increase in GDP (gross domestic product) of more than 15% in 2022, as noted by President Nicolás Maduro recently, the largest increase registered on the continent during the past year. | But this strong trend, according to several private firms, may have slowed down by the end of 2022 and the beginning of this year, as a new cycle of devaluations has intensified, bringing wages…
(2023-03-07). Cop City Aims To Transform Police Into A Paramilitary Force. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia, with the support of the police force, banks and corporations, is trying to build a paramilitary police base in the Weelaunie Forest on 300 acres that was promised as a recreation space to the majority-black community living nearby. The base will be used to house police from across the nation and internationally to train them in urban warfare. The local community is largely opposed to it. They have been using traditional tactics of education, demonstrations and holding space through an occupation of the forest. This has all been met with state repression – violence, the murder of a 26-year old fo…
(2023-03-07). Consumer Health: What's the difference between kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders — kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease. Your kidneys are situated in the back of your abdomen under your lower ribs, one on each side of your spine. One of the important jobs of the kidneys is to clean the blood. As blood moves through the body, it picks up extra fluid, chemicals and waste….
(2023-03-07). 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….
(2023-03-07). Hugo Chávez: A World-Historical Leader. orinocotribune.com By DSA International Committee — Mar 5, 2023 | The ten-year anniversary of the passing of President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela reminds us what an important leader the world lost on March 5th, 2013. | When Chávez became president in early 1999, he initially espoused a "third way" type of liberal social democracy. However, his efforts to actually reform Venezuela moderately — against the will of the country's ruling elite — brought him into an outright confrontation with this elite. This radicalized Chávez, particularly after the 2002 coup attempts. By late 2005, he openly declared the Bolivarian rev…
(2023-03-07). Women's rights at the heart of the fight over pensions in France. peoplesdispatch.org This year's International Working Women's Day in France holds special significance because of a nation-wide call by trade unions and people's movements to bring the country to a standstill from March 7…
(2023-03-07). Whingeing billionaires don't need placating. greenleft.org.au Superannuation tax concessions now cost as much as the age pension and more than the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Peter Boyle takes issue with the private superannuation system which was always going to best serve the rich.
(2023-03-07). Wednesday 3/8: International Women's Day at Revolution Books, Break All the Chains! indybay.org
(2023-03-07). Confidence in Chávez Remains Unshaken (+Polls). orinocotribune.com 
Ten years after the passing of Commander Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan people maintain their confidence in Chávez. Chávez leads approval ratings and voting intentions in Venezuela according to a recent survey that shows his current approval at 56% and intention to vote at 48.49%. | "Today, Chávez exceeds the approval ratings and voting intention of all politicians in this country," said President Nicolás Maduro during an event with international guests commemorating 10 years since Chávez's death. | President Maduro referred to the results of a survey published on social media by polling firm Polianalitica, a new po…
(2023-03-07). Australian "robodebt" lies expose how governments work. wsws.org Ex-minister Stuart Robert's extraordinary admission to the robodebt inquiry laid bare the reality that all governments, Labor and Liberal-National, lie and deceive the population on every front.
(2023-03-07). Caterpillar Rank-and-File Committee announces online meeting Wednesday: "Vote NO on the UAW-Caterpillar concessions contract!" wsws.org The Caterpillar Workers Rank-and-File Committee and the WSWS for a democratic forum to analyze the UAW's sellout tentative agreement, and outlining the strategy to mobilize workers in the US and internationally in a common fight back.
(2023-03-06). Cambodia Jails US Agents as US-China Tensions Rise. journal-neo.org 
The US government, Western media, and supposed "human rights" organizations are condemning Cambodia for recently sentencing Kem Sokha, the former leader of the opposition party "Cambodia National Rescue Party" (CNRP), to 27 years in prison. While the arguments being made publicly revolve superficially around upholding "human rights" and "democracy," the actual reason for the West's …
(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 …
(2023-03-06). El Alto: A History of Anti-Neoliberal Struggle. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News"El Alto on his feet, never on his knees!" is a slogan that reflects the combative character of the inhabitants of this indigenous Aymara city in Bolivia, which since 2003, has shaped the country's history. This city led the uprising against the privatization of natural resources in 2003, and then the defense of democracy…
(2023-03-06). The Havana Syndrome Case Cracked. libya360.wordpress.com Roger D. Harris Even before the attack on the homeland of the weather balloons, the Havana Syndrome tested America's mettle. The Havana Syndrome was first reported in Cuba in 2016. The mysterious malady initially afflicted US embassy staff in Havana, especially those attached to intelligence missions. It then spread to Canadian embassy officials. The sudden…
(2023-03-06). The Heinous Instrumentalization of Human Rights against Nicaragua. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton Ilze Brands Kehris, @UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, in an update to the Human Rights Council on the "socio-political crisis" in the country. Twitter Last week saw the advance release of a summary of the United Nations Human Rights report on Nicaragua. The report supposedly results from an investigation by a group…
(2023-03-06). Blinken's Unwise, Unwarranted Trip to Central Asia. strategic-culture.org In an effort to gain leverage against Russia and China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Kazakhstan last week to meet with foreign ministers of the five Central Asian nations. The United States has no vital national security interests in any of the five Islamic states that have had long-standing ties to Moscow and are heavily reliant on economic assistance from China.
(2023-03-06). Another president with a son problem. americanthinker.com Hunter syndrome goes international.
(2023-03-06). Military Situation In Syria On March 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On March 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Latakia region in the past 24 hours; | On March 6, the Russian Military Police and Turkish forces conducted the joint patrol on the outskirts of Ain al-Arab; | On March 6, a civilian was killed by unknown gunmen in Daraa city; | The first European flight to Syria in 11 years is scheduled to arrive at Damascus International Airport on Thursday. | MORE ON THE TOP…
(2023-03-06). Marxist IQ: Women and the fight for democracy and socialism. cpusa.org 
This year's United Nations-sponsored International Women's Day on March 8th and Women's History Month in the United States takes place after the extreme-right Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade. The Dobbs v. Jackson decision ranks as one of the worst in SCOTUS history. This Marxist IQ is dedicated to the mobilization of all working-class …
(2023-03-06). Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's self-described 'fascist homophobe' finance minister, to visit U.S. peoplesworld.org 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu grudgingly conceded Friday that a Cabinet ally's demand for a Palestinian village to be "wiped out" was "inappropriate." Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said last Wednesday the town of Hawara should be "erased" and that "the State of Israel should do it." His remark sparked an international uproar, with Israel's key …
(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.
(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.
(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).
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(2023-03-06). Morning Commute – 3/6/2023. anchor.fm In this episode we discuss the National Day of Action on March 9th, and the DC rally on March 18th among other events coming up; we chat about international capitalism's and imperialism's need for control, exploitation, wealth accumulation, etc. and how our struggles around the world must find ways to unite and struggle for our shared and independent Liberation…
(2023-03-06). Fostering Partnerships with BRICS Energy Investors. infobrics.org South Africa took over as Chair of BRICS on 1 January 2023 in a difficult national and global economic environment…
(2023-03-06). Did Serbia send weapons to Kiev regime?>. infobrics.org Turkey legally bought Serbian rockets and declared itself the end user, but it violated both the contract and international law by reselling the aforementioned rockets to the Kiev regime.
(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)…
(2023-03-06). 'Siblings': An East German novella reminds us of what had once been possible. peoplesworld.org 
Brigitte Reimann's Siblings has just been published in English translation by Penguin in its series of classic international literature. It comes 60 years after the original German novella appeared. The translator is Lucy Jones. Why is a text like this of interest to the modern Western reading public? Its primary interest lies in the fact …
(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.
(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 …
(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.
(2023-03-06). West Coast endures "once-in-a-generation" winter storms. peoplesworld.org 
The usually mild West Coast is seeing an unusually snowy winter, with flakes falling from Portland, Oregon to Phoenix. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for 13 counties Wednesday as back-to-back storms have buried mountain communities. "This rain and snow bucked the trend and it's highly unexpected," meteorologist and former National Oceanic and …
(2023-03-06). West Coast endures 'once-in-a-generation' winter storms. peoplesworld.org The usually mild West Coast is seeing an unusually snowy winter, with flakes falling from Portland, Oregon, to Phoenix. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for 13 counties Wednesday as back-to-back storms have buried mountain communities. "This rain and snow bucked the trend and it's highly unexpected," meteorologist and former National Oceanic and …
(2023-03-06). Internet in Cuba: Waiting for New Underwater Cable and More (II). orinocotribune.com 
Second part of the interview with First Deputy Minister of Communications Wilfredo González Vidal. | The installation of an underwater fiber optic cable from Martinique to Cienfuegos seems to be the great telecommunications project in Cuba. The news has aroused expectations among Cubans, at a time when problems connecting to the Internet in the country have increased — and, consequently, criticism from the population —, as the authorities themselves have recognized. | The new cable, whose objective is to "expand and diversify international connectivity" on the island, should come into operation next A…
(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.
(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). Georgia: U.S. envoy engineering new "revolution" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2March 6, 2023 Revolutionary changes are needed, otherwise we will become a province of Russia — Levan Khabeishvili Revolutionary changes are needed, we have to make revolutionary changes quickly, otherwise we will become a province of Russia. Such a statement made today the Chairman of United National Movement. [The party founded by Mikheil Saakashvili.] "We …
(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.
(2023-03-06). Revolutionary intellectual and freedom fighter: The living legacy of Basil al-Araj. samidoun.net 
On the sixth anniversary of the martyrdom of Basil Al-Araj, Palestinian revolutionary intellectual, youth leader and freedom fighter who resisted the occupation until the last moment, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes his living legacy of struggle and resistance that continues to blossom everywhere Palestinians, Arabs and internationals mobilize to seek liberation. He exemplified the …
(2023-03-06). On The Latest United Nations Human Rights Council Report On Nicaragua. popularresistance.org In general, practically all reports on Nicaragua by international human rights institutions and organizations fail to check information supporting false claims, omit facts inconvenient to their findings and claim a commitment to transparency even while failing to engage adequately rival versions of events. They make highly selective use of sources and systematically avoid genuinely independent corroboration of accusations by seeking to verify accounts only with sources suffering from these self-same failings. This latest report for the UN Council for Human Rights shares these irremediable defects.
(2023-03-06). A decade without Hugo Chávez: The Commandante of Latin American integration. uwidata.com 
March 5 marks the 10th anniversary of the "physical departure" of Hugo Chávez, as his passing away is called in Venezuela and wide parts of Latin America. United World International author Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein, who served as Director of International Affairs in the Venezuelan Presidency during Chávez' government, has given an interview to the Spanish …
(2023-03-06). Integration into Azerbaijani society is a chance for the Armenians of Karabakh. uwidata.com United World International author Mehmet Perinàßek gave an interview to the Azerbaijani site Day.Az about the preliminary discussions on the reintegration of Armenian population of the Karabakh region into Azerbaijan. We present the interview, published in Russian, to our readers translated into English. The meeting between the Azerbaijani side and representatives of the Armenian population …
(2023-03-06). Huwara offensive against Palestinians fuels anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel. wsws.org It is impossible for Israeli workers to halt the government's plans for a dictatorship or to prevent all-out war with the Palestinians without rejecting nationalism and allying themselves directly with the Palestinians…
(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.
(2023-03-07). Sri Lankan SEP election meeting in central plantation district denounces cancellation of local polls. wsws.org
(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.