(2023-05-12). Amazon worker killed in fulfillment center accident in Fort Wayne, Indiana. wsws.org Caes David Gruesbeck, a 20-year-old forklift driver, died on Monday from injuries from an accident involving an overhead conveyor system.
(2023-05-12). Geopolitical Significance of Connectivity Projects in Caspian Region and India's Role There. infobrics.org The geopolitics of the Caspian region has been undergoing a rapid change in recent years due to the geopolitical realignment in…
(2023-05-12). India and Russia Plan Big on Transport Corridors — Mundra to Saint Petersburg, Chennai to Vladivostok. infobrics.org FESCO, one of the largest private transport and logistics companies in Russia, has announced that it has signed an agreement with an Indian logistics group to develop maritime transportation between the two countries…
(2023-05-12). 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…
(2023-05-11). Wildfires Threaten Indigenous Communities in Canada. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, at least nine indigenous communities in northwest Canada are threatened by wildfires that have burned thousands of hectares of forest. | RELATED: | Currently, the province of Alberta has 82 active fires, 29 of which are out of control. The communities most affected are those of the Little Red River Cree Indian Nation, located about 550 kilometers north of the city of Edmonton, in the far north of Alberta. | Throu…
(2023-05-11). Concerning the meeting in New Delhi between the defense ministers of India and China. journal-neo.org 
(2023-05-12). Pakistan Rocked By Protests As Imran Khan Is Sent To Custody. popularresistance.org Massive protests broke out across Pakistan on May 9, Tuesday, after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. On Wednesday, a court sent the leader of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) into eight days of detention with the National Accountability Bureau. A separate judge also indicted him in a case relating to unlawful selling of state gifts [known as the Toshakhana case]. | Protesters set fire to buildings in various parts of the country. There have been reports of deaths during the protests though the exact toll is not clear yet. The Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that three people had been…
(2023-05-12). After unleashing IMF austerity, Sri Lankan president initiates "compensation" welfare program for the poor. wsws.org Wickremesinghe's initiative is a cynical and desperate attempt to dissipate rising popular anger over brutal government attacks on social conditions.
(2023-05-13). Editorial] The future of nursing: lessons from a pandemic. thelancet.com In early 2020, as part of a worldwide campaign to raise the profile of nursing, WHO, the International Council of Nurses (ICN), and Nursing Now published the first State of the World's Nursing report, setting out a global strategy for nursing. At the time, we highlighted how the report could inform policy dialogues and promote recognition of the potential of nursing to enable universal health coverage, and emphasised how crucial the subsequent years would be to show the impact of nursing. The COVID-19 pandemic has proven just how important these messages were.
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] Beyond the dichotomy of drug regulations and prohibitions. thelancet.com Based on observations around the US opioid crisis and cannabis legalisation in Uruguay, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch and Diederik Lohman made a call to the public health community to challenge drug prohibition.1 It remains unspecified whether the call suggests legalising all drugs internationally or refers to advocating for evidence-based drug policy. The US opioid epidemic, related to legal prescription drugs in a specific geopolitical context, has health outcomes which differ from those of cannabis or other drugs.
(2023-05-12). A profile of global battery maker Clarios: Company leading drive for low-wage EV workforce. wsws.org The Clarios strike in Ohio is a critical fight for all autoworkers as the auto transnationals seek to force the cost of electric vehicle production onto the backs of workers.
(2023-05-12). Articles] Prognostic and clinical impact of the endocrine resistance/sensitivity classification according to international consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer: an individual patient-level analysis from the Mammella InterGruppo (MIG) and Gruppo Italiano Mammella (GIM) studies. thelancet.com This large analysis with long-term follow-up provides evidence on the prognostic and clinical impact of the currently adopted endocrine resistance/sensitivity classification in patients with HR+/HER2‚àí advanced BC. This classification may be considered a valid tool to guide clinical decision-making and to design future ET trials in the metastatic setting.
(2023-05-12). German Railway Workers on Nationwide Strike. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) called for a national strike from the evening of Sunday 14 till midday Tuesday 16. | RELATED: | Rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) has already canceled all long-distance trains, but regional and freight traffic will also be affected. | The two previous warning strikes had only lasted for half a day. After the latest round of negotiations ended without an agreement in late April, the EVG u…
(2023-05-12). UK Economy Grows 0.1 Pct in Q1 2023. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) informed that the United Kingdom's economy grew by 0.1 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of this year. | RELATED: | The construction sector grew by 0.7 percent, the production sector by 0.1 percent, and manufacturing by 0.5 percent. Despite the expansion, the country's quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) is still 0.5 percent below its pre-COVID-19 level (fourth quarter of 2019). | The UK remains the only…
(2023-05-12). Venezuelans to Opine About Bill to Protect Assets Abroad. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez called for a public consultation of the "Bill for the Protection of the Republic's Assets, Rights and Interests Abroad." | RELATED: | This consultation process will involve law students and teachers, members of the Communal Parliament, heads of parliamentary blocs in each State, and representatives of justice and security institutions. | In the next two mo…
(2023-05-12). Africa Rising: Nkosi Mandela on South Africa Resisting Israeli Apartheid. mintpressnews.com Nelson Mandela's grandson and member of the African National Congress, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, joins Mnar Adley in this exclusive interview to deconstruct Africa's rise against colonialism, and its fight against Israeli apartheid.
(2023-05-12). U.S. hegemony over postwar order slammed. ecns.cn The international order that must be defended is the order based on the United Nations Charter and rules, rather than an order designed to serve the United States hegemony and the interests of small blocs, officials and experts said.
(2023-05-12). Exit, entry policies optimized. ecns.cn China will fully restore fast-lane entry and exit services at all ports starting on Monday, facilitating the cross-border travel of Chinese citizens and foreign nationals.
(2023-05-12). German Railway Workers on Nationwide Strike. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) called for a national strike from the evening of Sunday 14 till midday Tuesday 16. | RELATED: | Rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) has already canceled all long-distance trains, but regional and freight traffic will also be affected. | The two previous warning strikes had only lasted for half a day. After the latest round of negotiations ended without an agreement in late April, the EVG u…
(2023-05-12). UK Economy Grows 0.1 Pct in Q1 2023. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) informed that the United Kingdom's economy grew by 0.1 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of this year. | RELATED: | The construction sector grew by 0.7 percent, the production sector by 0.1 percent, and manufacturing by 0.5 percent. Despite the expansion, the country's quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) is still 0.5 percent below its pre-COVID-19 level (fourth quarter of 2019). | The UK remains the only…
(2023-05-12). Venezuelans to Opine About Bill to Protect Assets Abroad. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez called for a public consultation of the "Bill for the Protection of the Republic's Assets, Rights and Interests Abroad." | RELATED: | This consultation process will involve law students and teachers, members of the Communal Parliament, heads of parliamentary blocs in each State, and representatives of justice and security institutions. | In the next two mo…
(2023-05-12). Africa Rising: Nkosi Mandela on South Africa Resisting Israeli Apartheid. mintpressnews.com Nelson Mandela's grandson and member of the African National Congress, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, joins Mnar Adley in this exclusive interview to deconstruct Africa's rise against colonialism, and its fight against Israeli apartheid.
(2023-05-12). U.S. hegemony over postwar order slammed. ecns.cn The international order that must be defended is the order based on the United Nations Charter and rules, rather than an order designed to serve the United States hegemony and the interests of small blocs, officials and experts said.
(2023-05-12). Exit, entry policies optimized. ecns.cn China will fully restore fast-lane entry and exit services at all ports starting on Monday, facilitating the cross-border travel of Chinese citizens and foreign nationals.
(2023-05-12). G7 has constantly violated and disrupted rules: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn While asking China to abide by international rules, the G7 itself has constantly violated and disrupted rules, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said at a news briefing on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). Michael Lebowitz, presente! (1937—2023). greenleft.org.au Marxist economist Michael A Lebowitz passed away at home on April 19. With his death, the international left has lost one of its most insightful and original thinkers, writes Federico Fuentes.
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to reduce your stroke risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, but Mayo Clinic health care professionals suggest spotting the signs and reducing stroke risk should be part of everyday awareness. A stroke happens every 40 seconds in the U.S., and the likelihood of stroke increases with age, according to the National Institutes of Health. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/iShun0adjek Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 55) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-05-12). 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…
(2023-05-12). 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…
(2023-05-12). 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…
(2023-05-12). The Debt Ceiling Debate Is A Massive Deception Against The Public. popularresistance.org Future historians will likely look back at the debt ceiling rituals being reenacted these days with a frustrated shaking of their heads. That otherwise reasonable people would be so readily deceived raises the question that will provoke those historians: How could this happen? | The U.S. Congress has imposed successive ceilings on the national debt, each one higher than the last. Ceilings were intended to limit the amount of federal borrowing. But the same U.S. Congress so managed its taxing and spending that it created ever more excesses of spending over tax revenues (deficits). Those excesses required borrowing…
(2023-05-12). Imran Khan: "I Will Come Back with a Strong Government" libya360.wordpress.com Dure Akram Former Prime Minister Imran Khan during the interview with Dure Akram Sometimes, a lot can change in a day. While it was only on Monday that United World spoke with former prime minister Imran Khan at his heavily-guarded residence in Lahore, the 70-year-old has since then been arrested from the capital Islamabad by…
(2023-05-12). Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues: "The Parliamentary Investigation Against MST is an Opportunity to Dispute Ideas" libya360.wordpress.com José Eduardo Bernardes The national leader of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST), Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues. Photo: Guilherme Santos/Sul21 The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on the MST (Landless Workers' Movement), articulated by Bolsonaro supporters and the ruralist group in the Chamber of Deputies, installed last week, has not yet held its first session. Under the control of…
(2023-05-12). Brazil: Why is the MST So Frightening? libya360.wordpress.com Frei Beto Foto: Leonardo Milano The MST (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra/Landless Workers Movement), which I saw born and to which I remain linked, is the most popular, combative and democratic popular movement in Brazil. Today, it gathers around 500 thousand settled families and 100 thousand families in camps. It fights for a fundamental…
(2023-05-12). Chile: The Pinochet Tsunami. libya360.wordpress.com Juan Pablo Cárdenas Although in their electoral evaluations, political parties tend to ignore their defeats and always express their squeamishness about the winners, this time in Chile no one failed to appreciate the resounding triumph of the Republican Party and the right-wing as a whole. For decades, no single party had been able to win…
(2023-05-12). Donetsk Civilians Live in Constant Fear of Ukrainian Shelling. libya360.wordpress.com Eva Karene Bartlett Heavy Ukrainian shelling of central Donetsk on April 28 killed nine civilians — including an eight-year-old girl and her grandmother — and injured at least 16 more. The victims were burned alive when the minibus they were in was hit by a shell. Another tragic day for the people of the Donbass. More Ukrainian war crimes, slaughtering 9 civilians in Donetsk…
(2023-05-12). Canada: Green Party Co-Leaders Succumb to Moral Cowardice in a Time of War. libya360.wordpress.com Dimitri Lascaris Green Party of Canada co-leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May walking down a street. On January 31, 2023, Green Party leader Elizabeth May gave a press conference in which she revealed that the Green Party under her leadership now supports the transfer of weapons to Ukraine. As I explained in a post I…
(2023-05-12). China's Government Calls US Government an International Outlaw. dissidentvoice.org 
Wang Wenbin, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, held his regular press conference in Beijing, on May 11th, and answered a reporter's question: "It was reported that the G7 Summit to be held in Japan will ask China to abide by international rules. Do you have any comment?" by saying that those countries are hypocritical for accusing …
(2023-05-12). African Catholic Bishops Urge G7 Action on Debt, Bank Reform and Aid to Navigate Africa Cr. indybay.org Africa Faith Leaders Urge Passage of New York Taxpayers and International Debt Crises Protection Act (S4747, A2970)…
(2023-05-12). Nurses in Portugal strike for adequate staffing on International Nurses' Day. peoplesdispatch.org Two nurses' trade unions in Portugal launched a one-day strike on International Nurses' Day to fight for better staffing and working conditions. More protests are expected in the coming months with private sector nurses also likely to join in…
(2023-05-12). Bolivia Considering Using Yuan for Trade with China. orinocotribune.com Bolivia is considering "not transacting" in US dollars and instead using the Chinese national currency, the yuan, to carry out its international transactions with China, joining Brazil and Argentina in the de-dollarization trend. | The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, stated in a press conference on Wednesday, May 10, that Bolivia is considering shifting to yuan in its bilateral trade with China, given that Argentina and Brazil, the two largest economies in the region, are already trading in yuan in their commercial activities with China. | Arce said that although the Latin American region has traditionally been…
(2023-05-12). Venezuela: Opposition Leader Manuel Rosales Endorses CNE's Technical Assistance in Primary Elections. orinocotribune.com Manuel Rosales, governor of the Venezuelan state of Zulia and president of the opposition party Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT) highlighted the importance of the technical assistance of the National Electoral Council (CNE) in the opposition primaries. "How can I say that I do not want this CNE and then go to the presidential elections?" he said at a press conference in Caracas on Wednesday, May 10. | "I cannot deny the validity of the automated system that made me governor and that allowed us to win in other states, and in Barinas," Rosales stated, referring to the electoral victories of the opposition in the regional elec…
(2023-05-12). Colombia's Defense Minister Meets With Venezuelan Counterpart in Caracas. orinocotribune.com 
The Colombian minister for national defense, Iván Velásquez, met with his Venezuelan counterpart, Vladímir Padrino, in Caracas this Thursday, May 11. Both agreed on several issues, among which the increase in the military presence at illegal border crossings stands out, as covered by the joint statement made public after the meeting. | The meeting held between the national defense ministers is the third in less than a year, after President Gustavo Petro took office and resumed diplomatic ties with Venezuela after ties had been left almost paralyzed by former president Iván Duque in an attempt to oust Venezuelan P…
(2023-05-12). Workers confront bosses at Starbucks headquarters, NLRB backs them. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—Starbucks workers seeking to unionize the giant coffee chain have had a busy and hectic time, centered around a May Day march on its Manhattan headquarters to demand the firm sit down and bargain contracts with workers at unionized stores, as a group. So did a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge in …
(2023-05-12). Letter Carriers prep for national 'Stamp Out Hunger' food drive. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —The Letter Carriers are preparing for your generosity, expressed through their annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, scheduled for May 13. That day, on postal routes and at post offices, they'll collect boxes and bags of non-perishable food from generous customers to be sorted and redistributed at local pantries, shelters, charities and similar sources …
(2023-05-12). China's Government Calls America's Government an International Outlaw. southfront.org 
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(2023-05-12). Iranian Economy Minister Arrives In Saudi Arabia, As Kingdom Appoints Ambassador To Tehran. southfront.org 
File image. | On May 11, Iran's minister of finance and economic affairs arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah in the first visit to the kingdom by a senior Iranian official since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. | The semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said that Ehsan Khandouzi arrived in Jeddah leading an economic delegation. The minister was welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by officials of the Saudi government, Islamic Developmen…
(2023-05-12). Turkish Drone Strike Kills Kurdish Official In Northern Syria. southfront.org 
A Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone. Source: the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. | On May 11, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle on the M4 highway to the south of the town of Kobane in Syria's northern region. | Kobane, which is located in the northern Aleppo countryside, is a key stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based pro-opposition monitoring group, said that the strike killed…
(2023-05-12). Harriet Tubman and the battle for America's symbols. therealnews.com 
The debate over America's symbols and monuments has sharpened with the growing mass movement for racial justice in the past decade. The lionization of slave-owners and genocidaires has been pointed out by many as in contradiction to the ideals of democracy and racial justice so often touted as national core values. In the midst of this debate, the decision by the US Treasury to place Harriet Tubman alongside Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill starting in 2030 has incited controversy. Howard University professor of political science Clarence Lusane joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the Harriet Tubman doll…
(2023-05-12). Senior officials of China, U.S. hold candid, in-depth talks in Vienna. ecns.cn Director Wang fully elaborated on China's serious position on the Taiwan question. The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, Ukraine and other international and regional issues of mutual interest, Wang added.
(2023-05-12). U.S. repatriates two carved stone relics to China. ecns.cn On Tuesday afternoon local time, authorized by China's National Cultural Heritage Administration, the Chinese Consulate-General in New York and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York held a handover ceremony, during which the US handed to the Chinese government two important Chinese cultural relics which had been illegally transported overseas and seized in investigations.
(2023-05-12). It would be healthier and safer for humanity to sign an agreement with the Columbian drug cartel than with WHO, says MEP. expose-news.com The third International Covid Summit was held at the European Parliament last week, on 3 May. The Members of the European Parliament ("MEPs") who attended said it was a historic event. The …
(2023-05-12). "Peace in the Middle East is sending Western Globalists and Israel into a tailspin." thealtworld.com Quantum Nurse www.quantumnurse.life presents: | Freedom International Livestream | On May 9, 2023 Thursday @ 12: 00 PM EST 5: 00 PM UK 6: 00 PM Germany | Guest: Vanessa Beeley | Topic: "Peace in the Middle East is sending Western Globalists and Israel into a tailspin."
(2023-05-11). Okefenokee Swamp threatened by proposed strip mine. workers.org 
Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia. Atlanta A years-long struggle by the Muskogee Creek Nation and environmentalists to preserve the Okefenokee Swamp, home of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, is ramping up its campaign to stop Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals from strip mining the eastern edge of this unique ecosystem. Opponents say that . . . |
(2023-05-11). WHO Says Mpox No Longer A Global Health Emergency. telesurenglish.net World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Thursday that mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is no longer a global health emergency. | RELATED: | "Yesterday, the monkeypox emergency committee met and recommended to me that the global outbreak of monkeypox no longer represents a public health emergency of international concern," Tedros told a press conference. | According to the WHO chief…
(2023-05-11). Venezuela and Colombia Sign Security and Defense Agreement. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Defense Ministers Ivan Velasquez (Colombia) and Vladimir Padrino (Venezuela) met in Caracas to address issues related to border protection and security. | RELATED: | During the meeting, the Venezuelan authorities formalized the delivery of three Colombian Navy boats that were found by the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) in the Orinoco River, in the state of Bolivar in 2020. | Since then, those boats had remaine…
(2023-05-11). U.S. Remains Largest Military Spender by Far. strategic-culture.org 
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's data shows that Washington spends three times as much on its military than China, the second-largest spender, Ashik Siddique reports. | By Ashik SIDDIQUE | World military spending reached a new record high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, according to new data published by the That's up 3.7 percent since the previous year, including the steepest increase am…
(2023-05-11). Mexico's AMLO Refers to OAS as 'Useless'. orinocotribune.com The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, suggested that the Organization of American States (OAS) should disappear, because "it is useless." | During his morning press conference on Wednesday, the Mexican president asked those present if they knew what good the OAS had done. He pointed out that the only thing the international organization has done is "to endorse all authoritarian plots against legitimate, legal, and popular governments in Latin America." | "The OAS has no moral or political authority," added the Mexican president. "But it is not necessary, nor is it convenient to answer them, they a…
(2023-05-11). SACP greets NY comrades on May Day. cpusa.org 
The following greeting was sent by Blade Nzimande, National Chair of the South African Communist Party, to the May Day event organized by the CPUSA and its YCL in NYC on May 1st, 2023. On this May Day, the South African Communist Party (SACP) wishes to salute the pioneering struggles by militant workers in …
(2023-05-11). Golden Rule Peace Boat visits Baltimore, bringing message of nuclear disarmament. peoplesworld.org 
BALTIMORE—Do you know about the back story behind the U.S., U.K., and USSR signing the "Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water" in 1963? It is a very dramatic tale, involving illegal arrests in international waters, switching missions from one ship to another, children tasting nuclear fallout as it came …
(2023-05-11). 'Bwa Kale' — Haiti Erupts Into Anti-Gang Uprising. orinocotribune.com 
By Dan Cohen — May 2, 2023 | Plagued by crime, insecurity and corruption, Haiti's masses spawn a leaderless movement to crush gangs. How far will it go? | On April 23, after a night of heavy gunfire in the second district and surrounding neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, Haitian National Police (PNH) received information that several gang members were traveling through the area. Early the following morning in the Canapé-Vert neighborhood, police stopped a public transportation minibus and found 14 men
(2023-05-11). Jake Sullivan Meets With China's Top Diplomat in Vienna. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with China's top diplomat for two days in Vienna this week, marking the highest level of in-person engagement between the two nations since President Biden and President Xi Jinping held talks in Bali last November. According to a White House readout, Sullivan and Wang Yi, director of China's Central …
(2023-05-11). Sudan's crisis and the hidden hands of the IMF. peoplesdispatch.org As the people of Sudan continue to experience conflict and violence, the role played by international financial institutions is often ignored. Decades of IMF-imposed austerity policies and cuts on spending played a huge role in the deterioration of living conditions in the country…
(2023-05-11). China's huge cosmic-ray observatory LHAASO approved for operation. ecns.cn China's Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) – one of the country's key national science and technology infrastructure facilities, passed national acceptance procedures on Wednesday evening, hoping to reveal athe origin of cosmic rays, a century-old mystery.
(2023-05-11). The IMF and its ideological orphans. mronline.org 
There was a time when the International Monetary Fund's "recommendations" on how to reorganize an economy were read, defended and executed as if they were a divine mandate.
(2023-05-11). FRSO Spring Fund Drive hits $35,000, more success ahead. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — The Freedom Road Socialist Organization Spring Fund Drive hit the $35,000 mark May 11, with more money coming in daily. The fund drive aims at raising $130,000, allowing for an expansion of our national office, more publications and putting more full-time organizers in the field. | The fund drive comes at time when FRSO is experiencing a period of rapid expansion, which includes establishing many new local organizations. | Mick Kelly, the political secretary of FRSO states, "We are building a large, nationwide organization that is capable of building large-scale struggles. We are buildin…
(2023-05-11). Content creators talk about the cost of the TikTok ban. america.cgtn.com 
Montana has become the first U.S. state to ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, claiming it's a national security threat. However, a number of tech companies and content creators say banning the app nationwide would cost them a valuable platform and money.
(2023-05-11). Elections in Türkiye: Challenges Facing Erdogan. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López On May 14, Türkiye will hold presidential and parliamentary elections in which citizens will elect the new president of the country and the 600 deputies of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The head of state will be elected in the first round only if he/she reaches 50%+1 of the votes; otherwise, the…
(2023-05-11). Liberal Democracy in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Nicholas Mwangi March 20, 2023 saw major street protests held in Kenya, Tunisia, and South Africa. The latter was aimed at a total shutdown of the economy and the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa amidst the energy crisis and load shedding. The protests were led by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party. In Kenya and Tunisia, the…
(2023-05-11). Liberia and the Challenges of US Imperialism. libya360.wordpress.com Djibo Sobukwe For those who are concerned about the US interference and its debilitating colonial and neocolonial impact on Africa, the study of Liberia is instructive. As professor Niels Hahn argues in his book, Two Centuries of US Military Operations in Liberia, Challenges of Resistance and Compliance: "Liberia is the country in Africa where the United…
(2023-05-11). Sudan: The Mamushkas' War. libya360.wordpress.com Guadi Calvo Refugees from Sudan's civil war Three weeks after the beginning of the conflict, after the cease-fires agreed upon by the parties have failed one after the other, and without any international or regional force having been able to push forward a proposal to at least stop the death, the Sudanese continue to kill…
(2023-05-11). The Arrest of Imran Khan: The Naked Face of Fascism in Pakistan. libya360.wordpress.com Aasma Wadud Imran Khan's popularity skyrocketed after the regime change, and now he is considered Pakistan's most loved, embraced, and acknowledged leader After the forced regime change has been rough for Imran Khan, PTI's leaders, voters, supporters, journalists, social media activists, and the general public, the PDM government came to power with a fascist mindset…
(2023-05-11). What's Behind the Attack against Brazil's Landless Rural Workers' Movement? libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch In the Atalaia, Alagoas, the Carlos Marighella Brigade of the MST, organized tree planting next to the Paraíba River. Photo: Mykesio Max The Chamber of Deputies, dominated by the right, has set up a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry to investigate "the real purpose" of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement The Landless Rural Workers'…
(2023-05-11). The Government Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone. dissidentvoice.org 
There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. —James Madison How far would you really go to secure the nation's borders in the so-called name of national security? Would you give the government limitless amounts …
(2023-05-11). Teamsters win vote at Cincinnati Airport's DHL. peoplesworld.org 
CINCINNATI—By a two-to-one ratio among voters, Teamsters Local 100 won the union recognition vote among 1,100 DHL Express ramp and tug workers at the air cargo firm's biggest hub, the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport. The National Labor Relations Board has already certified the victory, Teamsters spokeswoman Kara Deniz reported. The company website was silent about …
(2023-05-11). Unexpected melting of Greenland glacier might double sea level rise projections. peoplesworld.org 
A glacier in the north of Greenland is melting faster and in a different way than scientists previously thought, and this has troubling implications for the future speed of global sea-level rise. The new discovery was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday. The scientists found that warming ocean water had melted a cavity in …
(2023-05-11). Ex-Pfizer VP Michael Yeadon: Covid Vaxx Push a 'Supranational Operation' Intended to 'Maim and Kill Deliberately'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). "Israel is built on the ruins of hundreds of Palestinian villages" peoplesdispatch.org The International People's Assembly (IPA) organized an online event to mark 75 years of the Nakba and the Palestinians' continued resistance against the Zionist colonial apartheid occupation of Israel…
(2023-05-11). NATO military brass oversees large-scale, multinational Swedish war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeMay 11, 2023 Director SHAPE Partnerships visits Exercise Aurora 23 in Sweden SHAPE's Deputy Chief of Staff Partnerships Directorate visited Exercise Aurora 23 from May 7 to 10, 2023, Sweden's largest annual home defence exercise, designed to test the nations defensive plans across all force domains. Rear Admiral Gunnstein Bruà•sdal was …
(2023-05-11). New AFRICOM/NATO military outpost: Ivory Coast. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton regime overthrew the Ivorian government of President Laurent Gbagbo with the assistance of French and United Nations troops in 2011, at the time it was also attempting to also overthrow governments in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. What has subsequently been deemed the rules-based international disorder. — RR ==== U.S. Army …
(2023-05-11). U.S. senators appeal to Blinken, Power to insure Georgians vote right way. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi 2May 11, 2023 US Senators appeal to the US Secretary of State to establish a long-term observation mission in Georgia for the 2024 elections US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Jim Risch have sent a letter to the US Secretary of State and the head of the Agency for International Development, in which they appeal …
(2023-05-11). Ocasio-Cortez Flames CNN for "Profoundly Irresponsible" Trump Town Hall. truthout.org Following a CNN town hall with Donald Trump on Wednesday night during which the former president peddled dangerous lies on nationally-broadcasted TV for over an hour, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) condemned the network for giving a platform to Trump at all, calling the debacle a "profoundly irresponsible" move from one of the largest news networks in the U.S. |