(2023-03-12). Destacan potencial para el intercambio bilateral entre Cuba y la India. cubadebate.cu La India y Cuba destacaron que existe el potencial para aumentar el intercambio bilateral, tras la reunión del ministro de Comercio e Industria, Piyush Goyal, y el titular de Comercio Exterior e Inversión Extranjera, Rodrigo Malmierca. La parte cubana expresó su voluntad para favorecer la inversión del capital indio y proyectos en energía renovable y la industria farmacéutica.
(2023-03-12). Foreign ministers from the world's leading countries met in India at various locations. journal-neo.org 
(2023-03-12). Defensive Invasion & Strategies of Power. indybay.org Imagine it's war and no one goes! This dream is being hurled into the dustbin of history by NATO. War is socially acceptable again, new lifestyle. Many voices cry for revenge, cry for the most modern weapons, because there are new sneaky attack warriors with poisonous arrows. It all seems like a duplicate of the US founding story. The new savages, the new Indians are the Russians.
(2023-03-11). Defining Genocide And America's Selective Memory. popularresistance.org On December 9, 1984 the United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved the Genocide Convention and developed an international law that recognizes acts of genocide. Article 2 of the Genocide Convention lists the following acts. (a) Killing members of the group. (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group. (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group. (e) Forcibly transferring children of one group to another group.
(2023-03-12). House Of Representatives Defeats Resolution Demanding Troop Withdrawal From Syria. popularresistance.org A resolution asking for the complete withdrawal of US troops from Syria within six months was defeated on Wednesday, March 8, in the US House of Representative despite drawing bipartisan support. | The resolution was proposed by Republican representative Matt Gaetz from Florida, who claimed that the presence of US troops in Syria has no justification and no clear objective. The resolution received 103 votes in favor and 321 votes against. Despite the expressed support of the Progressive Caucus, the resolution was only supported by 56 Democrats and 47 Republicans in the House, which has a total strength of 435.
(2023-03-11). Protesters Charged With Terrorism In Atlanta. popularresistance.org At least 23 protesters have been charged with domestic terrorism amid a week of action against the construction of "Cop City" in Atlanta, a proposed $90 million police training complex. Atlanta police detained 35 people and arrested 23 on the night of March 5, they claim, for vandalism against the Cop City construction site and violence towards police. Activists dispute this narrative. While video footage shows a small group torching the construction site and throwing fireworks towards police, according to activists, none of the 35 people detained were detained at the construction site itself.
(2023-03-12). Destacan potencial para el intercambio bilateral entre Cuba y la India. cubadebate.cu La India y Cuba destacaron que existe el potencial para aumentar el intercambio bilateral, tras la reunión del ministro de Comercio e Industria, Piyush Goyal, y el titular de Comercio Exterior e Inversión Extranjera, Rodrigo Malmierca. La parte cubana expresó su voluntad para favorecer la inversión del capital indio y proyectos en energía renovable y la industria farmacéutica.
(2023-03-12). Foreign ministers from the world's leading countries met in India at various locations. journal-neo.org
(2023-03-12). Defensive Invasion & Strategies of Power. indybay.org Imagine it's war and no one goes! This dream is being hurled into the dustbin of history by NATO. War is socially acceptable again, new lifestyle. Many voices cry for revenge, cry for the most modern weapons, because there are new sneaky attack warriors with poisonous arrows. It all seems like a duplicate of the US founding story. The new savages, the new Indians are the Russians.
(2023-03-11). Defining Genocide And America's Selective Memory. popularresistance.org On December 9, 1984 the United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved the Genocide Convention and developed an international law that recognizes acts of genocide. Article 2 of the Genocide Convention lists the following acts. (a) Killing members of the group. (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group. (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group. (e) Forcibly transferring children of one group to another group.
(2023-03-12). House Of Representatives Defeats Resolution Demanding Troop Withdrawal From Syria. popularresistance.org A resolution asking for the complete withdrawal of US troops from Syria within six months was defeated on Wednesday, March 8, in the US House of Representative despite drawing bipartisan support. | The resolution was proposed by Republican representative Matt Gaetz from Florida, who claimed that the presence of US troops in Syria has no justification and no clear objective. The resolution received 103 votes in favor and 321 votes against. Despite the expressed support of the Progressive Caucus, the resolution was only supported by 56 Democrats and 47 Republicans in the House, which has a total strength of 435.
(2023-03-11). Protesters Charged With Terrorism In Atlanta. popularresistance.org At least 23 protesters have been charged with domestic terrorism amid a week of action against the construction of "Cop City" in Atlanta, a proposed $90 million police training complex. Atlanta police detained 35 people and arrested 23 on the night of March 5, they claim, for vandalism against the Cop City construction site and violence towards police. Activists dispute this narrative. While video footage shows a small group torching the construction site and throwing fireworks towards police, according to activists, none of the 35 people detained were detained at the construction site itself.
(2023-03-11). Prevent: Health workers resist UK's 'counter terrorism' strategy that weaponizes public services. peoplesdispatch.org Public sector workers in the UK have a statutory duty under the 'Prevent' strategy to report 'signs of radicalization'. The program is notorious for targeting Muslims and uses key services like healthcare to implement discriminatory 'counter-terror' tactics…
(2023-03-12). New Orleans marches for International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On March 10 members of several student and community organizations rallied in front of the Fifth District Federal Courthouse in New Orleans. They gathered to celebrate International Women's Day and to speak out against the continuing attacks on reproductive healthcare and LGBTQ rights. | The event was hosted by members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Real Name Campaign, who demanded increased access to contraceptives and policies to make New Orleans a sanctuary city for abortions. Speakers from New Orleans for Community Oversight of Police (NOCOP) and Students United at University of…
(2023-03-12). The 'Trans'-Fem Debate: The National Version of 'My Wife is Always Right'. americanthinker.com Who's "erasing women"?>
(2023-03-12). Women in Turkey March to mark International Women's Day, despite state Pressure. juancole.com 
"We are angry, we are mourning, we are in a feminist revolt." Written byArzu Geybullayeva Istanbul march. Photo by Arzu Geybullayeva ( Globalvoices.org ) — Solidarity between women across Turkey was on full display in the annual night march held on March 8, to mark International Women's Day, despite heavy police presence in some …
(2023-03-12). Chris Hedges Report: Kshama Sawant's New 'Workers Strike Back' Coalition. popularresistance.org After a decade on Seattle City Council, socialist Kshama Sawant is declining to seek reelection and will instead launch a new national coalition called Workers Strike Back this March in cities around the US. The goal of Workers Strike Back is to build an independent workers' movement that fights for the interests of the working class, rather than the agenda of either corporate party. This coalition will organize for a $ 25 an hour minimum wage, build grassroots labor unions, fight for a clean energy transition, battle anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation, and more.
(2023-03-12). Chinese premier to meet press on Monday. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Qiang will meet the press at the Great Hall of the People after the conclusion of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) on Monday morning, according to the press center for the first session of the 14th NPC.
(2023-03-12). Wang Huning addresses closing meeting of top political advisory body's annual session. ecns.cn Wang Huning, chairman of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body, delivered a speech at the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee on Saturday. ‚ñ…
(2023-03-12). China's top political advisory body concludes annual session. ecns.cn The first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the top political advisory body, concluded Saturday.
(2023-03-12). Chinese premier nominates candidates for state councilors. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Qiang has nominated Li Shangfu, Wang Xiaohong, Wu Zhenglong, Shen Yiqin and Qin Gang as candidates for state councilors at the ongoing annual session of the 14th National People's Congress.
(2023-03-12). Chinese premier nominates candidates for vice premiers. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Qiang has nominated Ding Xuexiang, He Lifeng, Zhang Guoqing and Liu Guozhong as candidates for vice premiers at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature.
(2023-03-12). Four Chinese vice premiers endorsed by national legislature. ecns.cn Ding Xuexiang, He Lifeng, Zhang Guoqing and Liu Guozhong were endorsed as China's vice premiers at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, the national legislature, on Sunday.
(2023-03-12). China's national legislature endorses secretary-general of State Council, ministers. ecns.cn The National People's Congress (NPC) on Sunday endorsed secretary-general of the State Council and heads of 26 departments of the State Council at a plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC.
(2023-03-12). Five Chinese state councilors endorsed by national legislature. ecns.cn Li Shangfu, Wang Xiaohong, Wu Zhenglong, Shen Yiqin and Qin Gang were endorsed as Chinese state councilors Sunday morning at the annual session of the national legislature. ‚ñ…
(2023-03-12). China's national legislature decides on new cabinet lineup. ecns.cn China's national legislature on Sunday decided on the new lineup of the State Council, or the cabinet, at its ongoing annual session. Upon nomination by Premier Li Qiang, vice premiers, state councilors, ministers, governor of the central bank, auditor-general, and secretary-general of the State Council were endorsed by lawmakers at the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress.
(2023-03-12). China completes green area of 70,000 square kilometers in 2022, roughly the size of Georgia: report. ecns.cn China completed green area of 70,000 square kilometers in 2022, roughly the size of Georgia, according to an official report published on Sunday, China's National Tree Planting Day.
(2023-03-12). Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese president, PRC CMC chairman. ecns.cn Xi Jinping was unanimously elected Chinese president on Friday at the ongoing session of China's national legislature, leading the country of 1.4 billion people onto a new journey toward modernization.
(2023-03-12). China's national legislature meets to decide new cabinet lineup. ecns.cn The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held the fifth plenary meeting of its first session Sunday morning to decide the new lineup of the State Council, China's cabinet.
(2023-03-12). Candidates for secretary-general of China's State Council, ministers nominated. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Qiang has nominated candidates for secretary-general of the State Council and heads of 26 departments of the State Council at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress.
(2023-03-12). Xi attends plenary meeting of NPC annual session. ecns.cn The 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature, held the fifth plenary meeting of its first session Sunday morning in Beijing.
(2023-03-12). China's forest coverage rate hits 24%. ecns.cn The forest coverage rate in China has reached about 24 percent, with 231 million hectares of forests. And 265 million hectares of grassland cover about 50 percent of the country's land areas, according to a report released by the National Afforestation Committee on Sunday.
(2023-03-12). China focuses on green and low-carbon transition: expert. ecns.cn Song Hailiang, chairman of China Energy Engineering Group Co Ltd., was interviewed ahead of the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday.
(2023-03-12). Torture, Murder and Security Clearances at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. indybay.org The news out of the democratic republic of Chile this week is that the conviction of Jaime Garcia Covarrubias—the former National Defense University / Defense Security Cooperation Agency professor who was since 2008 the target of the Petitioner's disclosures through the NDU/DSCA chain of command—for the torture and murder of an unarmed detainee was upheld by that country's Supreme Court. | Garcia Covarrubias has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his authorship of that crime, one of two involving the torture and clandestine murder of unarmed detainees for which he has already been convicted a…
(2023-03-12). NLG Condemns "Stop Cop City" Music Festival Arrests in Atlanta. indybay.org Law enforcement detained at least 35 people in Atlanta on Sunday, March 5, at a solidarity music festival over a mile away from the Cop City construction site.
(2023-03-12). 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….
(2023-03-12). Consumer Health: Do you check the Nutrition Facts label? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn about using the Nutrition Facts label to make healthy choices. Most people in the U.S. don't eat a healthy diet, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most consume too much sodium, saturated fat and sugar, increasing their risk of chronic diseases. The Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods is a tool created by the Food and Drug Administration to help…
(2023-03-12). "March for Life" in Sacramento. indybay.org March 6 was the California event for the anti-choice group March for Life, a national anti-abortion organization. Charter buses lined their speaking event, which drew something in the region of 200 people, with 15-20 counter-protesters at any given time. The counter-protesters stayed loud throughout the anti-choice speakers' time, drowning out speeches and annoying the audience.
(2023-03-11). Tallahassee FRSO holds International Women's Day rally. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Wednesday, March 8, more than 40 people rallied outside the Leon County Courthouse to defend women's and reproductive rights and to commemorate the 115th anniversary of International Women's Day. The rally was organized by the Tallahassee Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | Chants like "We won't go back; we will fight back!" and "Pro-life? That's a lie! You don't care if people die!" echoed down the Monroe Street corridor. | For more than 100 years, workers, progressives and revolutionaries all over the world have celebrated International Women's Day with protests, rallies and…
(2023-03-11). University of New Orleans students demand justice for Tampa 4 and increased Black enrollment. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On Thursday, March 9, over a dozen students at the University of New Orleans rallied at the school administrative building. They demanded that the Florida State Attorney drop all charges against four University of South Florida students who were brutalized and then arrested earlier in the week. | Students United, an affiliate of Students for a Democratic Society, organized the protest in response to a national call to support the Tampa 4. UNO students also pressed their demand for increased Black enrollment. Organizers demanded that UNO take action to support a growth in Black enrollment up fro…
(2023-03-11). Seattle rallies to celebrate International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On Wednesday, March 8, 40 people rallied in front of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle to celebrate International Women's Day and to defend women's and reproductive rights. The event was called by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) Seattle. | Despite near freezing temperatures, people came to hear speeches from women leaders in the labor movement, anti-imperialist organizers with the International Women's Alliance, and reproductive rights organizers. Attendees united under the rallying call to "Defend women's and reproductive rights!" | Opening and emceeing the event,…
(2023-03-11). FRSO Orlando hosts International Women's Day speakout. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On March 4, members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) and the Orlando Liberation Initiative (OLI) held a speak out to commemorate International Women's Day, a holiday honoring the contributions of women to the people's struggle. With attacks on reproductive rights intensifying, the activists gathered to speak on the history of International Women's Day, the current state of the women's movement internationally, and how to fight back against gender-based oppression, especially in Florida, which is leading the crusade against reproductive rights. | In Florida, these attacks on basic r…
(2023-03-11). Ukrainian air force claims U.S./NATO Patriots will down Russian ballistic missiles, planes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformMarch 11, 2023 Patriot air defense systems will shoot down ballistic missiles, enemy aircraft — Air Force spox Patriot air defense systems, which Ukraine receives from international partners, can shoot down not only ballistic missiles but also enemy aircraft that launch missile and bomb attacks on Ukraine from temporarily occupied territories. "The system is good …
(2023-03-11). NATO commemorates International Women's Day in Jordan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Jordan is a NATO Enhanced Opportunity Partner and a member of the Partnership Interoperability Initiative along with Australia, Finland, Georgia, Sweden and Ukraine. It is also a member of NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue partnership with Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia. It has participated in NATO's wars and occupations in Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Libya. — …
(2023-03-11). Global Vigils For The Closure Of Guantánamo On Women's Day. popularresistance.org Monthly vigils — or even weekly vigils — for the closure of Guantánamo were a noticeable feature of the London protest scene for many years, while British prisoners were still held there, although, with the release of Shaker Aamer, the prison's last British resident, in October 2015, it became impossible to sustain the impetus, and the Trump years, of course, were bleak for protestors, because Trump had tweeted, even before he took office, that "there must be no more releases from Gitmo," and he was largely true to his word, releasing only one man in his nearly 1,500 days in office.
(2023-03-11). China's accession to 1961 Apostille Convention to bring two boons: FM. ecns.cn She noted that the main purpose of the Convention is to simplify procedures for the use of public documents abroad and facilitate international trade and people-to-people exchange.
(2023-03-11). China-Laos Railway a golden route for int'l logistics: FM. ecns.cn Data shows the China-Laos Railway has become a golden route for international logistics, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday.
(2023-03-11). China's national supervision commission chief pledges allegiance to Constitution. ecns.cn Liu Jinguo, China's newly elected director of the National Commission of Supervision, made a public pledge of allegiance to the Constitution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday. ‚ñ…
(2023-03-11). China's national legislature to vote on new premier. ecns.cn The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, started a plenary meeting of its first session Saturday morning to decide on the premier, and vice chairpersons and members of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.
(2023-03-11). Xi nominates Li Qiang candidate for premier. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping nominated Li Qiang the candidate for premier at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature.
(2023-03-11). Liu Jinguo nominated candidate for China's national supervision commission director. ecns.cn Liu Jinguo was nominated by the presidium of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature, candidate for director of the National Commission of Supervision.
(2023-03-11). Zhang Youxia, He Weidong nominated candidates for PRC Central Military Commission vice chairmen. ecns.cn Zhang Youxia and He Weidong were nominated as candidates for vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) at the annual session of the 14th National People's Congress.
(2023-03-11). Zhang Jun nominated candidate for China's top court president. ecns.cn Zhang Jun was nominated candidate for the president of the Supreme People's Court by the presidium of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature.
(2023-03-11). Ying Yong nominated candidate for procurator-general of China's Supreme People's Procuratorate. ecns.cn Ying Yong was nominated candidate for procurator-general of China's Supreme People's Procuratorate by the presidium of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, the national legislature.
(2023-03-11). Xi signs presidential order to appoint Li Qiang as premier. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to appoint Li Qiang as premier Saturday at the ongoing session of China's national legislature.
(2023-03-11). Liu Jinguo elected director of National Commission of Supervision. ecns.cn Liu Jinguo was elected director of the National Commission of Supervision on Saturday at the ongoing first session of the 14th National People's Congress.
(2023-03-11). Zhang Jun elected China's Supreme People's Court president. ecns.cn Zhang Jun was elected president of the Supreme People's Court on Saturday at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature.
(2023-03-11). Ying Yong elected procurator-general of China's Supreme People's Procuratorate. ecns.cn Ying Yong was elected procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Saturday at the ongoing first session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature.
(2023-03-11). 'Siblings': An East German novella reminds us of what had once been possible. mronline.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.
(2023-03-11). The Chris Hedges Report: Kshama Sawant's New 'Workers Strike Back' Coalition Will Fight for $25 Minimum Wage and More. scheerpost.com Socialist Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant is launching a national coalition called Workers Strike Back to fight for wages, universal healthcare, LGBTQ rights, a clean energy transition, and more.
(2023-03-11). Multiracial Tenant Union At The Forefront Of A Growing Movement. popularresistance.org Louisville, Kentucky – Private police officers guide a line of late-model SUVs through the January morning's cold rain into a lane of Louisville's Grinstead Avenue, specially cleared to ease their path to the entrance of Collegiate School. Brake lights shine through the gloom as children in plaid uniforms climb out and head inside. Collegiate, founded by a plantation-owning Kentucky family and led by a board president who is the heir to the Brown-Forman liquor dynasty, has an annual tuition of $26,000 per year. | Just to the west of a new, modern Collegiate playground is the Yorktown Apartments, separated from sc…
(2023-03-11). Unauthorized Disclosure: Brian Becker. thedissenter.org Brian Becker, antiwar activist and national director for the ANSWER Coalition, reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War.
(2023-03-11). Travels Through El Perú Profundo. orinocotribune.com By Clau O'Brien Moscoso — Mar 8, 2023 | The people of Peru continue to protest the coup which ousted President Pedro Castillo Terrones. Clau O'Brien Moscoso reports from Peru. A Spanish translation follows. | National Strike, Day 61: | I embark at 5pm from the center of Lima headed to Juliaca, Puno. The lady working at the bus depot assures me it will only be 21 hours, but the bloqueos (roadblocks) in Puno have made it nearly impossible to travel through the southernmost region. At the end of the day, I can only admire the resistance of Puno that saw its bloodiest day on January 9th, with 18 murdered in the…
(2023-03-11). International Working Women's Day in Uruguay is the culmination of decades of mobilization. peoplesdispatch.org Feminist collectives in Uruguay held another day of action on March 8, building on decades of mobilization for women's rights in the country…
(2023-03-11). Video: 2023 Sydney International Women's Day march. greenleft.org.au Hundreds of women took part in the 2023 International Women's Day march in Sydney, reports Peter Boyle.
(2023-03-11). US Director of National Intelligence confirms end of "strategic ambiguity" over Taiwan. wsws.org Testifying before the Senate Intelligence committee, Avril Haines confirmed that Biden was stating the official government position last year when he pledged to go to war with China over Taiwan.
(2023-03-11). Pakistan economy unravels as IMF imposes ever harsher conditions for access to bailout funds. wsws.org Even as Pakistan's government implements a brutal regime of IMF-dictated austerity measures, the US-dominated international lender is pushing for even more sweeping "reforms" from Islamabad before allowing it access to a previously agreed tranche of $1.1billion from its 2019 loan.
(2023-03-11). Pakistan economy unravels as IMF imposes ever harsher conditions. wsws.org Even as Pakistan's government implements a brutal regime of IMF-dictated austerity measures, the US-dominated international lender is pushing for even more sweeping "reforms" from Islamabad before allowing it access to a previously agreed tranche of $1.1billion from its 2019 loan.
(2023-03-11). [Correspondence] International cooperation to end the COVID-19 pandemic. thelancet.com The recent COVID-19 pandemic in China has brought new uncertainties to the world. I am glad that an Editorial1 has brought this situation to the attention of the international community. However, I disagree with how the editors described the international community (ie, "far from showing compassion"1) when discussing the many reasons why China is facing difficulties.
(2023-03-11). Build action committees in every workplace! Fight for a united struggle against Sri Lankan government's austerity measures. wsws.org The Sri Lankan unions' actions are restricted to opposing the government's income tax hikes and fail to raise the host of other savage social attacks being unleashed by the government on the IMF's orders.