(2023-05-20). China, India, and the Emerging New World Order. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-20). Fears Of Abandonment: Australia, Biden And Cancelling The Quad Visit. southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | Much needless fuss has been generated by President Joe Biden's cancellation of his visit to Australia for the Quad meeting, a now regular gathering of leaders from the US, Japan, India and Australia. He had other things on his mind: dealing with fractious debt ceiling negotiations taking place back in the United States. | Students of US history would, or should have appreciated, the two phenomena that speckle the fiscal landsc…
(2023-05-19). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Tamil Nadu contract nurses protest; West Bengal public school teachers oppose poverty-level wages; Sri Lankan Inland Revenue Department workers strike over pay cut; Australia: Cleanaway waste collection workers New South Wales strike; NSW paramedics and patient transfer officers impose work bans.
(2023-05-19). Sri Lankan public health system in crisis as doctors warn of rising dengue fever infections. wsws.org The Wickremesinghe government's response to the worsening health crisis is revealed in its 2023 budget, with 539 billion rupees for the military-police repressive apparatus and just 322 billion rupees for health.
(2023-05-20). Correspondence] DESTINY-Breast03 trial: some questions remain. thelancet.com Sara A Hurvitz and colleagues reported updated results from DESTINY-Breast03, a randomised phase 3 trial comparing trastuzumab deruxtecan to trastuzumab emtansine in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer previously treated with trastuzumab and a taxane.1 Previously, in DESTINY-Breast01, trastuzumab deruxtecan showed efficacy as third-line HER2-based treatment after trastuzumab emtansine, which led to accelerated approval in December, 2019.2 These results were consolidated in DESTINY-Breast02, in which the trastuzumab deruxtecan group had better overall survival than the investigator's choice group…
(2023-05-20). Correspondence] DESTINY-Breast03 trial: some questions remain — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Elif Hindié noted that the optimal treatment sequencing of trastuzumab deruxtecan is still not defined. We agree that the optimal treatment sequence of trastuzumab deruxtecan after disease progression and the outcomes of post-trial therapies are important to investigate. DESTINY-Breast03 was a global trial with participation from 15 different countries. Although data were collected on…
(2023-05-19). Tsunami Warning Triggered by 7.7 Quake in New Caledonia. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) of Australia issued a tsunami warning for Lord Howe Island in response to a seismic event with a magnitude of 7.7 that occurred at 02: 57 GMT in the southeastern region of the Loyalty Islands. | Related: | According to the BOM, a hazardous phenomenon of rip currents, large waves, and powerful ocean currents, potentially coupled with a localized overflow onto the adjacent sho…
(2023-05-20). Starbucks Union Workers Have A New Strategy To Win A First Contract. popularresistance.org It's a truism in labor circles that winning a first contract can be even more difficult than winning a union election. The ongoing year-plus battle between Starbucks and its unionizing baristas is proving that adage correct. | According to data from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as of May 10, workers had won union elections at 308 Starbucks stores since December 2021‚Äâ—‚Äâyet not a single shop has come close to reaching a first contract. (Each Starbucks that has unionized is legally a separate bargaining unit organized into Workers United, an SEIU affiliate.)…
(2023-05-20). Resistance meets repression: Spontaneous march commemorates #Nakba75 in Berlin despite police bans. samidoun.net 
On Monday, 15 May, anonymous Palestinian, Arab and internationalist youth in Berlin, Germany, marched through Sonnenallee, one of the central streets of Berlin's Arab community, in a spontaneous demonstration commemorating 75 years of ongoing Nakba and 75 years of Palestinian resistance and defying German state repression. This action came after the Berlin police once again …
(2023-05-20). U.S. Will Allow Allies To Supply F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine. southfront.org 
An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 85th Test Evaluation Squadron shoots an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM over testing ranges near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 19, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hoskins) | The United States will train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jet fighters and cooperate with its allies to deliver the warplane to Ukraine, national security advisor Jake Sullivan announced on May 20, confirming Washington's participation in…
(2023-05-20). Can Western Air Defense Systems Protect Ukraine Properly? southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | On May 16, Ukraine claimed its air defenses intercepted six Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and shot them down amid "exceptionally dense" barrage fired — supposedly thanks to the arrival of Patriots, among other Western combat systems. Kinzhals are supposed to be able to overcome all existing air defense systems, and Moscow denies its Kinzhals were intercepted. | Kiev also claims to ha…
(2023-05-20). Insights | CEIBS professor: China plays absolutely important role in Southeast Asia. ecns.cn The role that China plays in Southeast Asia is absolutely important, said Bala Ramasamy, professor of Economics at China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS), during an interview with China News Network."ÄÄ "ÄÄ…
(2023-05-20). InsightsÔΩúKazakhstani scholar: China of significance in Kazakhstan's modernization process. ecns.cn Dr. Ikboljon Qoraboyev, Associate Professor of International Relations at Maqsut Narikbayev KAZGUU University, noted that the economic and trade relations between China and Kazakhstan reached new heights in 2022, with the bilateral trade volume of $30 billion.
(2023-05-20). President Xi Jinping puts forth eight proposals for cooperation between China and Central Asian countries. ecns.cn On the morning of May 19, President Xi Jinping chaired the China-Central Asia Summit at the Xi'an International Convention Center in Shaanxi Province. He put forth eight proposals for cooperation between China and Central Asian countries in his keynote speech.
(2023-05-20). President Xi proposes four principles on how to build a China-Central Asia community with a shared future. ecns.cn On the morning of May 19, President Xi Jinping chaired the China-Central Asia Summit at the Xi'an International Convention Center in Shaanxi Province. He proposed four principles on how to build a China-Central Asia community with a shared future in his keynote speech.
(2023-05-20). President Xi Jinping puts forward four propositions on what kind of Central Asia to be built. ecns.cn On the morning of May 19, President Xi Jinping chaired the China-Central Asia Summit at the Xi'an International Convention Center in Shaanxi Province. He put forward four propositions on what kind of Central Asia to be built in his keynote speech.
(2023-05-20). 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…
(2023-05-20). Be safe when flooding occurs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LA CROSSE, Wis. — With the snowmelt and recent rains, the National Weather Service says major flooding has occurred or is forecast along the Mississippi River in portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Health care professionals at Mayo Clinic Health System have several health-related tips to stay safe if the water rises. "First and foremost, be safe. Do not walk, swim, drive or ride in a car through floodwaters," says Michael Bassett, M.D., family medicine…
(2023-05-20). Mayo Clinic in a new era of discoveries with rapid genome sequencing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National DNA Day on April 25 marks the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953 and the Human Genome Project's completion in 2003. The discovery of DNA's double helix structure 70 years ago propelled a revolutionary shift toward individualized medicine. Today, new genome sequencing technologies could help Mayo Clinic scientists fuel a new whirlwind of genomics discoveries. One of the sophisticated sequencing technologies, arriving at Mayo Clinic in May, will give the ability to put…
(2023-05-20). Turkey elections: Diaspora flock to polls for runoff. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey elections: Diaspora flock to polls for runoff | Voting is open for nationals living abroad until 24 May in unprecedented second round of presidential election | Sat, 05/20/2023 – 16: 06 | Turkish nationals living in Kuwait cast their votes in the second round of Turkey's presidential election, in Kuwait City on 20 May 2023 (AFP) | Turkish citizens living abroad have begun voting in the second round o…
(2023-05-20). World Report] With the COVID-19 PHEIC over, what next? thelancet.com With the formal declaration of a public health emergency of international concern ending, what are the implications for international response efforts? John Zarocostas reports from Geneva.
(2023-05-20). Correspondence] Tanzania's COVID-19 vaccination strategy: lessons, learning, and execution. thelancet.com Tanzania has taken an unusual route in the COVID-19 pandemic response. In early 2021, Tanzania was reported to have refused COVID-19 vaccines.1 In response, the Tanzanian Government explained the country's position, arguing there were concerns with initial vaccine safety but pointing out that the country was ready to work with the international community in the fight against COVID-19.2 After the appointment of a presidential task force in April, 2021, to establish the country's direction on COVID-19 response, as initially recommended by an expert committee,3 Tanzania joined COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX)…
(2023-05-19). More US Activists Face Harassment From Authorities Upon Return From Cuba. orinocotribune.com Days after members of a youth delegation were detained when returning to the US from Cuba, another batch of activists who were also on the island as part of the May Day Brigade, faced similar harassment | On May 7, several members of the US-based National Network on Cuba (NNOC) who had participated in the May Day Brigade, were detained and harassed by US Customs and Border Protection upon arrival to the United States from Cuba. | The NNOC released a
(2023-05-19). Mexico: AMLO Condemns US Government Funding of Opposition Groups. orinocotribune.com The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has condemned the US government's funding of the Mexican opposition through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). As evidence, he highlighted the recent
(2023-05-19). President Maduro Meets With Communist Party of China Delegation. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has held a meeting with a visiting delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with the aim of strengthening relations of cooperation and friendship. | The meeting was held at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas on Wednesday, May 17. | The CPC delegation was led by the vice minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, Lin Mingxiang. | The Venezuelan president stated that Venezuel…
(2023-05-19). Young leaders from the US pledge to fight blockade of Cuba. peoplesdispatch.org Hear from some of the 150 young organizers from the US that traveled to Cuba as part of the 2023 May Day Brigade with the International Peoples' Assembly…
(2023-05-19). Palestinians oppose provocative Israeli 'flag march'. peoplesdispatch.org The march is held annually by illegal Israel settlers and other right-wing and ultra-nationalist Israelis to mark 'Jerusalem day', on which the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem started in 1967 following Israel's victory over neighboring Arab states in the six-day war…
(2023-05-19). Ecuadorian opposition rejects dissolution of parliament. peoplesdispatch.org The majority of Ecuador's political parties have rejected the dissolution of the National Assembly, arguing that the grounds established in the constitution to dissolve it, do not exist at the moment…
(2023-05-19). US National Security Experts Call for Peace in Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies amplify upon a full-page ad in The New York Times on Tuesday calling the war an "unmitigated disaster" and urging Biden and U.S. Congress to help bring it speedily to an end.
(2023-05-19). NLRB: You can't discriminate by banning only Black Lives Matter masks. peoplesworld.org 
SEATTLE—Companies—in this case Fred Meyer and QFC stores in Washington state—can't cite dress codes to ban workers from wearing Black Lives Matter masks and buttons on the job and allow everything else. And they can't send "offending" workers home without pay, either. So said National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge Mara-Louise Anzalone in a …
(2023-05-19). The Top Five Takeaways From Kissinger's Interview About The Emerging World Order. thealtworld.com Casual observers of International Relations might not have the interest or time to read Henry Kissinger's lengthy interview in full, which is why the present piece will draw attention to the top five takeaways. | Global affairs guru Henry Kissinger gave a
(2023-05-19). Fighting Between Sudanese Army and RSF Has Disastrous Impact in Darfur As Hundreds of Thousands Are Displaced. towardfreedom.org More than 700,000 people have been internally displaced in Sudan since April 15, when an armed conflict began between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM). Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service reports.
(2023-05-19). AI To Replace 10,000 BT Group Telecom Workers by 2030. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, British multinational telecommunications holding company BT announced its plan to cut up to 55,000 jobs by 2030, about 40 percent of its global workforce. Such layoffs are partly due to BT's adaptation to new technologies including artificial intelligence. | RELATED: | "There is a sort of 10,000 reduction from that sort of automated digitisation – we will be a huge beneficiary of AI. I believe generative AI is a huge leap forw…
(2023-05-19). Russia's 2nd Largest Bank Plans to Open Office in Iran. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Deputy Governor for International Affairs of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mohsen Karimi said that Russia's second-largest bank VTB plans to set up a representative office in Tehran. | RELATED: | Two Iranian banks are laying the groundwork to set up branches in Russia, as both countries have stepped up financial cooperation in the face of tough U.S. sanctions. | Iran had requested Russia's Central Bank…
(2023-05-19). Boston May Day: 'They say cut back, we say fight back!'. workers.org 
The following talk was presented by Workers World Party representatives Mairead Skehan Gillis and Will Hodgkinson on May 1, 2023, in Boston. Mairead Skehan Gillis: Boston, May 1, 2023. Good evening and happy International Workers Day/Month to all of the workers across the world! We are so glad to be . . . |
(2023-05-19). Nakba commemoration in Cleveland: 'Today South Africa, tomorrow Palestine'. workers.org 
Cleveland Chief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, grandson of the late South African President Nelson Mandela, was the keynote speaker at a Nakba (Great Catastrophe) commemoration in Cleveland on May 17. He is the tribal chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council and a member of South Africa's Parliament, representing the African National . . . |
(2023-05-19). Greek general election takes place amid mass discontent with rotten political set-up. wsws.org It is an indictment of SYRIZA—the doyen of pseudo-left parties internationally—that despite a further four years in opposition, it is unable to offer anything to convince workers it would shape their lives for the better.
(2023-05-20). Communist parties discuss ideas at meeting in Geneva. plenglish.com Geneva, Switzerland, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of the communist parties of Nicaragua, Cuba, Türkiye, Uruguay, Italy, Portugal, Sri Lanka and South Korea participated today in this city in a meeting to discuss political work in those countries.
(2023-05-19). One-third of school students in Sri Lanka go without an adequate breakfast. peoplesdispatch.org Sri Lanka has been grappling with an acute economic crisis since last year. This has aggravated the problem of food insecurity in the country…