(2023-04-29). Correspondence] Gender inclusivity in India's National Family Health Survey. thelancet.com India's National Family Health Surveys (NFHSs), the most recent of which was done in 2019—21 (NFHS-5),1 have provided rich insights into women's wellbeing and agency and the progress made in enabling women to claim their rights. The NFHSs have allowed policy makers, programme implementers, and researchers to track over time women's nutritional status, access to institutional delivery services, educational status, and agency—namely, participation in household decision making, freedom of movement, control over resources, freedom from spousal violence, and other indicators reflecting voice and choice.
(2023-04-29). Correspondence] Gender inclusivity in India's National Family Health Survey — Authors' reply. thelancet.com In our Correspondence,1 we did not question why women are excluded from the inquiry of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS); rather, we questioned why women are denied their epistemic authority and whose interests are served when interviewing women as part of the NFHS.2 The whole process of production, processing, and presentation of data needs to be looked at from women's perspectives.
(2023-04-28). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-04-28). China seeks border situation with India under 'regular control'. ecns.cn State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu met with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday, as he called on both sides to promote the China-India border situation to "be under regular control at an early date".
(2023-04-28). India's Minister of Science visits Imperial to strengthen research links. imperial.ac.uk India's Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh visited Imperial to meet researchers and students and strengthen ties with India.
(2023-04-28). App delivery workers in India strike against increasing exploitation. greenleft.org.au A new pay scheme introduced by Blinkit, a quick-delivery grocery service in India, has sparked protests by delivery workers across several cities, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-04-29). Correspondence] Gender inclusivity in India's National Family Health Survey. thelancet.com India's National Family Health Surveys (NFHSs), the most recent of which was done in 2019—21 (NFHS-5),1 have provided rich insights into women's wellbeing and agency and the progress made in enabling women to claim their rights. The NFHSs have allowed policy makers, programme implementers, and researchers to track over time women's nutritional status, access to institutional delivery services, educational status, and agency—namely, participation in household decision making, freedom of movement, control over resources, freedom from spousal violence, and other indicators reflecting voice and choice.
(2023-04-29). Correspondence] Gender inclusivity in India's National Family Health Survey — Authors' reply. thelancet.com In our Correspondence,1 we did not question why women are excluded from the inquiry of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS); rather, we questioned why women are denied their epistemic authority and whose interests are served when interviewing women as part of the NFHS.2 The whole process of production, processing, and presentation of data needs to be looked at from women's perspectives.
(2023-04-28). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-04-28). China seeks border situation with India under 'regular control'. ecns.cn State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu met with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday, as he called on both sides to promote the China-India border situation to "be under regular control at an early date".
(2023-04-28). India's Minister of Science visits Imperial to strengthen research links. imperial.ac.uk India's Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh visited Imperial to meet researchers and students and strengthen ties with India.
(2023-04-28). App delivery workers in India strike against increasing exploitation. greenleft.org.au A new pay scheme introduced by Blinkit, a quick-delivery grocery service in India, has sparked protests by delivery workers across several cities, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-04-28). The Heat: World Population. america.cgtn.com 
India is poised to become the world's most populous nation. What does it mean for the future of the country? The United Nations projects that India's population will surpass that of China by the end of this month, making it the world's most populous nation. …
(2023-04-28). El calor también asfixia a Asia. cubadebate.cu Las autoridades meteorológicas alertan que Asia está sufriendo la peor ola de calor de abril en su historia: Pakistán ha registrado temperaturas que se elevan a 44 grados centígrados; India, 43,5 grados centígrados; Myanmar, 43,3 grados centígrados; y Bangladesh, 41,7 grados centígrados.
(2023-04-28). India's Short Connectivity Corridor Through Myanmar Has An Outsized Strategic Importance. thealtworld.com
(2023-04-28). Chinese defense minister attends SCO meeting in India to enhance security cooperation. ecns.cn Li arrived in New Dehli on Thursday for the SCO defense ministers' meeting scheduled to be held on Friday.
(2023-04-27). Improvised Explosive Device Blast in India Kills 11 People. telesurenglish.net An improvised explosive device (IED) blast by Maoist rebels killed at least 11 people in Dantewada district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. | RELATED: | According to police, 10 District Reserve Guard Guards (DRG) security personnel and a driver were killed when their vehicle was hit by the IED. The attack took place in the Aranpur area of Dantewada district, about 508 km south of Raipur, the capital o…
(2023-04-28). Honduran President Castro Warns Of Destabilization Attempts. popularresistance.org Honduran President Xiomara Castro, on April 21, warned of a conspiracy against her government by the same conservative sectors that staged a coup d'état against former President Manuel Zelaya in 2009. President Castro alerted the Honduran people that these sectors are now trying to destabilize the current democratically elected government. | "There is a conspiracy that is being formed and this has to be made clear to the Honduran people. Just look at who are the figures that are coming out, the same ones that contributed to a coup d'état in 2009. These same figures, who enjoy impunity, today are once again trying…
(2023-04-28). Mass protests in Sri Lanka's northern and eastern provinces against Wickremesinghe's Anti-Terrorism Bill. wsws.org Tamils and Muslims in the north and east participated in the mass hartal, while union bureaucrats in Colombo prevented unified nationwide actions.
(2023-04-28). Iran Confirms Seizure Of Marshall Islands-Flagged Oil Tanker In Gulf Of Oman. southfront.org 
File image. | On April 27, the Iranian army confirmed that its naval forces had In a statement, the public relations department of the army said that the tanker collided with an Iranian vessel overnight on April 26 in the Persian Gulf waters, injuring some Iranian crew members with at least two still missing. | The tanker, a…
(2023-04-28). Iran Seizes Oil Tanker in Gulf, U.S. Navy Says. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, in international waters located in the Gulf of Oman, the Islamic Republic of Iran captured and detained an oil tanker which was bearing the flag of the Marshall Islands. The United States of America was made aware of this incident. | Related: | According to a statement issued by the Navy, the present incident marks the most recent occurrence in a succession of seizures or assaults targeting commercial vesse…
(2023-04-27). US Navy Says Iran Seized US-Bound Oil Tanker Near Oman. news.antiwar.com The US military said Thursday that Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker, the Advantage Sweet, that was bound for Texas. According to Iranian media, the ship was seized after it collided with an Iranian fishing vessel. "The oil tanker issued a distress call during the seizure," the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a …
(2023-04-29). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Verstovsek S, Gerds AT, Vannucchi AM, et al. Momelotinib versus danazol in symptomatic patients with anaemia and myelofibrosis (MOMENTUM): results from an international, double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 3 study. Lancet 2023; 401: 269—80—In this Article, one patient who was counted as a responder for the secondary endpoints of transfusion independence response and splenic response should have been a non-responder according to the study protocol, because of the receipt of a prohibited anti-myelofibrosis therapy during the study period.
(2023-04-28). Consumer Health: 3 types of head and neck cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about three types of cancer that affect these areas of the body. Head and neck cancers account for nearly 4% of all cancers in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. These cancers are more than twice as common among men as women, and are diagnosed more often among people over 50. Among the many types of head and neck cancers are…
(2023-04-28). People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world's adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction. Fortunately, obesity is a multifactorial disease that results from an energy balance dysregulation…
(2023-04-28). Save lives this Take Back Day; safely dispose of unused medications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Dispose of unneeded medications safely during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Olmsted Medical Center, Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a community drop-off event to collect unused or expired medications. "The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office and Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (VCET) are proud to team up with Mayo Clinic and other…
(2023-04-28). Consumer Health: Recognizing the signs of irritable bowel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Research suggests that about 12% of people in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome, and it's more common among women than men and in people younger than 50, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition that affects the large intestine. Even though the digestive…
(2023-04-28). Sudanese Army Says Paramilitary RSF Opened Fire At Turkish Evacuation Plane. southfront.org 
Civilians onboard a Turkish military aircraft for evacuation amid clashes between army and paramilitary forces, at the Wadi Seidna Airbase in Khartoum, Sudan, April 28, 2023. (AA Photo) | On April 28, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said that "light weapons were fired" at a C-130 plane heading to Wadi Sayidna Airport in Sudan to evacuate Turkish civilians. | The plane landed safely in the airport, which is located around 22 kilometers to the north of Khartoum, the ministry…
(2023-04-28). Workers honored with May 1 Labor Medals. ecns.cn China honored 1,035 workers with National May 1 Labor Medals on Thursday for their outstanding work performance and contributions to the nation's manufacturing and industrial development.
(2023-04-28). May Day travel peak to reach 1.3 billion in inbound, outbound traffic. ecns.cn The number of inbound and outbound passengers during the five-day May Day Holiday in China is expected to triple the amount from the same period last year, according to the National Immigration Administration (NIA).
(2023-04-28). HK, Macao travelers to mainland get travel permit extensions. ecns.cn China's National Immigration Department announced on Friday that the validity of travel permits for Hong Kong and Macao residents entering the Chinese mainland will be extended starting from May 8.
(2023-04-28). China sends navy vessels to evacuate nationals from Sudan. ecns.cn Two Chinese navy vessels successfully evacuated Chinese and foreign nationals from the conflict-plagued African nation of Sudan on Thursday.
(2023-04-28). Giant panda Ya Ya panda arrives in Shanghai. ecns.cn Giant panda Ya Ya arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Thursday afternoon from Memphis, Tennessee.
(2023-04-28). Pan African Peace and Global Prosperity – California Pan African Food and Ag Pavillion. indybay.org Trump Towers in NY, the blessing of a kindred spirit opened doors I did not know existed… today the spirit of Kermit Thomas, an ole green Louisiana frog, helping change the world. Gumbo Soup ready out West… Congo Square style… International Jazz Day…
(2023-04-28). Activists chain themselves to consulate to protest Israeli war crimes. workers.org 
San Francisco A crowd of 150 protesters shut down the Israeli consulate in San Francisco on April 18. They denounced the military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and demanded respect for the human and national rights of the Palestinian people. San Francisco, April 18, 2023. PHOTO: Arab . . . |
(2023-04-28). Finnish National Coalition Party Begins Talks to Form Cabinet. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Finland's conservative National Coalition Party leader Petteri Orpo announced that he will begin talks next week to form a government consisting of four parties. | RELATED: | The National Coalition Party, the right wing Finns Party, the Swedish People's Party and the Christian Democrats Party will take part in the talks. If they are successful, the cabinet would have 109 seats, giving it a slight majority in the 200-member parli…
(2023-04-28). IMF Has Starred Worst Moments Of Argentine Democracy: CFK. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez-Kirchner urged to revise the conditions and the amount of the debt that former President Mauricio Macri acquired with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2015 to 2019. | RELATED: | "The Macri administration requested to the IMF the largest credit in the Argentinian history," she stressed that the IMF debt payments must be subordinated to the situation of the trade balance and must not…
(2023-04-28). Venezuela To Seize Assets Obtained by Corruption. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved the Asset Forfeiture Act (AFA), which allows Venezuelan authorities to confiscate assets obtained by corruption and use them to finance social programs, infrastructure or public services. | RELATED: | The AN President Jorge Rodriguez, who congratulated the speed with which lawmakers approved the AFA, sent the new norm to the Supreme Court's Constitutiona…
(2023-04-28). Secret enclave connecting battlefield belligerents at new classified level: More NATO allies, partner join Utah drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsApril 28, 2023 More international forces to join US Army's aviation experiment Edge Now entering its third year, the U.S. Army plans to bring more international partners into the Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise next month…. "We have a much larger coalition presence," Maj. Gen. Wally Rugen, the Army's Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team lead…. …
(2023-04-28). Pentagon: Poland leader among NATO nations, "wonderful host" to U.S. combat forces. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyApril 28, 2023 'Poland has emerged as a leader among NATO allies in Europe': US defence official A senior US defence official has said that Poland has emerged as a leader among NATO allies in Europe…. Celeste Wallander, US assistant secretary of defence for international security affairs, said this week that Poland "is …
(2023-04-28). Ukraine war has further fused EU, NATO: NATO deputy secretary general. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 24, 2023 Speech by NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ at the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po University This is my amphitheater because I was a few years back, student of École nationale d'administration. The headquarters belonged to us and this is my amphitheatre, so I'm happy to go back in …
(2023-04-28). NATO conference pushes arms procurements for Ukraine, future wars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 26, 2023 NATO Secretary General: we must go further and faster to procure key capabilities and boost stockpiles Opening a two-day Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) session at NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (26 April 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged Allies to ramp up weapons and ammunition production, and rapidly replenish stockpiles. This …
(2023-04-28). New NATO member Finland hosts event to combat Russia, China in Arctic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. European CommandApril 27, 2023 International military leaders in Finland for Arctic Security NATO's newest member nation Finland hosted the annual Arctic Security Forces Roundtable April 25-27 in Turku, Finland, bringing together more than 50 senior military leaders from 11 NATO Ally and partner nations to discuss issues paramount to security in the High North. …
(2023-04-28). Biden: Teachers and kids must be safe from gunfire in schools. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Teachers and kids must be safe from gunfire in schools, which is why Congress should pass strong gun-control legislation, Democratic President Joe Biden says. Biden hit that theme while honoring the National Teacher of the Year, union member Rebecka Peterson, a high school math and calculus teacher from Tulsa, Okla. In a White House Rose …
(2023-04-28). May Day Greetings Book 2023: Honoring our working class heroes, past and present. peoplesworld.org 
May Day was born when U.S. workers in Chicago dropped tools and fought for the 8-hour day in 1886. It is the cherished gift of the multi-racial U.S. working class and people to workers everywhere. Known around the globe as International Workers Day, May 1st honors all workers and people fighting for democracy and progress, …
(2023-04-28). On Workers Memorial Day, Here Are 4 Dangerous Employers Out of a "Dirty Dozen" truthout.org April 28 is Workers Memorial Day, commemorating those killed, sickened, or injured on the job. As part of a week of events, today the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health is releasing its "Dirty Dozen" report. Here are four of the employers COSH has picked out for the "Dirty Dozen" distinction in 2023 because they run unsafe workplaces, endangering workers and the public: Swissport… |
(2023-04-28). Diosdado Cabello: US Rebuked Consensus at Colombia's International Conference on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan deputy and Chavista leader Diosdado Cabello said that the biggest steps were not taken at the International Conference on the Political Process in Venezuela, which was organized and promoted by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, because the representatives of the United States Government refused to sign it. | "In the end, a consensus document was not drawn up there because the US did not want to sign it, the US was defeated there so they did not want to sign it," the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) said on Wednesday, April 26, during the 428th episode of his telev…
(2023-04-28). Venezuela's National Assembly Unanimously Approves New Anti-Corruption Legislation. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-28). 6 Weeks Later: The State of East Palestine, Ohio from the Eyes of a Local By: Katie F. midwesternmarx.com Timothea is a long-time resident of East Palestine, Ohio and a victim of the Norfolk Southern train derailment. The train transporting toxic chemicals was 150 cars-long, 20-25% longer than the average length of trains in 2017, and it was operated by three conductors, with only 4 paid sick days each— just half of the national average. Of course, the release of 100,000 gallons of chemicals into a town only 3 square miles in size might have been avoided had our so-called …
(2023-04-28). Chile announces plan to nationalise lithium industry. greenleft.org.au Chilean president Gabriel Boric has announced his plan to nationalise the country's lithium industry to boost the economy and protect the environment, reports People's Dispatch.
(2023-04-28). Diosdado Cabello: US Rebuked Consensus at Bogotá's International Conference on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan deputy and Chavista leader Diosdado Cabello said that the biggest steps were not taken at the International Conference on the Political Process in Venezuela, organized and promoted by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, because the representatives of the United States Government refused to sign it. | "In the end, a consensus document was not drawn up there because the US did not want to sign it, the US was defeated there so they did not want to sign it," the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) said this Wednesday, April 26, during the 428th episode of his television pr…
(2023-04-28). Military spokesman says U.S. 'stirring tensions' in South China Sea. ecns.cn The United States has continued to strengthen its military deployment in the South China Sea in order to of stir up tensions in the region, Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, said on Thursday.
(2023-04-27). The Myth Of Daniel Ellsberg As The 'Good Leaker'. thedissenter.org 
The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and Even as Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg closes in on the end of an incredible and impactful life, the Washington Post and the pundit class still cannot resist using Ellsberg as a prop to misleadingly assert that he is history's best example of a "Good Leaker." | Devlin Barrett, a national security correspondent who covers the FBI and the United States Justice Department for…
(2023-04-27). Leaked Pentagon Docs Say Russia Can Keep Funding Ukraine War Despite Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Leaked US military documents show the US believes Russia will be able to continue funding its war in Ukraine for at least another year despite Western sanctions, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The assessments were part of a trove of documents allegedly released by Jack Teixeira, an Air National guardsman who faces up to 15 …
(2023-04-27). Teachers in England strike as National Education Union bureaucracy says pay, terms and conditions "all up for negotiation" wsws.org Tens of thousands of teachers struck in England on Wednesday in the latest action to demand better pay and conditions. Another one-day action is taking place on May 2.
(2023-04-27). Latin America Wins Top Award at Moscow Film Festival. telesurenglish.net The 45th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) awarded its Grand Prize to the Latin American film Three Brothers, by Argentine director Francisco Paparella.. | RELATED: | The joint Chilean-Argentine film centers around three hunting brothers who return to their homes in an isolated village in Argentine Patagonia. Andy Gorostiaga, Emanu Elish and Ulices Yanzon play the lead roles in the film. | The director of Three Br…
(2023-04-27). Colombian Government Peace Delegation Arrives in Havana. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Colombian government delegation arrived in Cuba for the third cycle of talks for the restart of peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN). So far, this event is scheduled for May 2. | RELATED: | "We have the hope of reaching agreements for a ceasefire and making serious progress in the participation of society in the peace process. Our delegation is deeply committed to these advances at the table," Sena…
(2023-04-27). Young people from the US travel to Cuba and break the siege. liberationnews.org 
The International Peoples' Assembly invited young grassroots activists from across the diversity of struggles in the US to participate in a crucial exchange in Cuba…
(2023-04-27). Türkiye, Russia and China must resist U.S. plans in Sudan. uwidata.com United World International author Mehmet Perinàßek gave an interview to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti about the situation in Sudan. We present the interview, published in Russian, to our readers translated into English. The United States will try to intervene in the situation in Sudan in order to divide the country into even smaller …
(2023-04-28). Sri Lanka IMF Program Cannot Solve Internal Crisis. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-28). Sri Lanka whitewash Ireland with second innings victory. channelnewsasia.com