(2023-06-14). Health Care and Charity: Lessons from India. infobrics.org Interview with Dr. KESEVAN VASU (India), founder of Om Nityanand World Health care & spiritual healing trust…
(2023-06-14). Strategic Triangle Russia-India-China: Limitations and Opportunities. infobrics.org In the realm of global geopolitics, the convergence of three major powers – Russia, India, and China – has captured the attention of analysts and policymakers alike. Known as the Russia-India-China (RIC) triangle, this complex trilateral relationship carries significant implications for the regional and international order…
(2023-06-14). Russia Wants to Settle Its Trade in Yuan—and India Is Running Out of Options. infobrics.org In 2022, the share of yuan payments for Russian imports rose to 23% from 4% before the Ukraine war…
(2023-06-14). 9 Killed and 10 Injured in Fresh Violence in India's Manipur. telesurenglish.net On late Tuesday night, 9 people were killed, and 10 others wounded in fresh violent incident in India's northeastern state of Manipur, local police officials reported it on Wednesday. | Related: | According to official reports, the killings took place due to a firing incident in the Khamenlok area of the Kangpokpi district, about 25 km northeast of Imphal, the capital city of Manipur. | "There was firing in the village … and 9 people were kil…
(2023-06-13). India: Modi govt's criminal neglect of railway safety. greenleft.org.au By all indications, Balasore will be remembered as one of India's worst rail disasters in years with the scale of trauma and devastation still unfolding, writes CPIML (Liberation).
(2023-06-13). India and Pakistan: The Historic Divide Imposed by the British Empire. The Forbidden Truth of People and Cultures. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-13). 8,000 People Evacuated in Gujarat in Anticipation of Cyclone. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Indian authorities said at least 8,000 people have been evacuated from the Gujarat coast and shifted to safer locations in anticipation of cyclonic storm Biparjoy. | RELATED: | The evacuations have been undertaken from areas within 10 km of the coast in the Kutch and Saurashtra districts of Gujarat. | "Until now, 8000 people have been evacuated and moved to safer locations in Kutch," India's federal healt…
(2023-06-13). Garland Nixon and Harpal Brar: India, Russia, China and anti-imperialism. thecommunists.org Following his discussion with Joti Brar, Garland Nixon invites Harpal Brar in to talk with him about Russia, India and China, dealing with such topics as the break-up of the Soviet Union, the Ukraine war, and India's relations with Russia and China in the context of the growing anti-imperialist sentiment around the world. Comrade Harpal …
(2023-06-13). Silvio Berlusconi, herald of Italy's far-right. peoplesdispatch.org Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister and billionaire right-wing politician, died in Milan on June 12, at the age of 86. | In a decades-long career marred by financial and other scandals and prosecutions, the leader of the Forza Italia party would assume the role of prime minister four times between 1994 and until he was forced to step down in 2011. | Considered to be Italy's first true populist, his influence in shaping the national discourse extended beyond the time he spent in office, both through the role he had played in the privatization of television in the 1980s, and subsequently in the mainstr…
(2023-06-14). China And Honduras — Coup-Attempt On The Way Again? southfront.org 
Written by Gavin O'Reilly. | On Monday, the growing international influence of China was again rubberstamped, with the signing of a comprehensive bilateral cooperation Coming only three months after a Chinese-brokered deal established a rapprochement betw…
(2023-06-14). China urges U.S. to be sincere in rejoining UNESCO. ecns.cn If the U.S. is serious about what it means to rejoin the organization, it needs to show the sincerity of observing international rules and respecting international rule of law, and earnestly fulfill its due international obligation as a responsible nation, including paying off its dues in arrears owed to UNESCO for years.
(2023-06-14). Trump hears document charges. ecns.cn Donald Trump on Tuesday became the first former U.S. president to be arraigned on federal criminal charges when his lawyer pleaded not guilty for him in a downtown Miami courthouse to illegally keeping national security documents after leaving office.
(2023-06-14). Envoy urges climate governance support for developing countries. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday urged the international community to further support developing countries fostering advancements in global climate governance.
(2023-06-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's important to help kids who identify as LGBTQ+ and may be struggling. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's not uncommon for teens to experience mental health issues like anxiety. It's believed 1 in 5 young people experiences some type of mental health issue during their teen years. For LGBTQ+ youth, the statistics are alarming. A recent national survey showed 41% expressed serious suicidal ideation. Dr. Marcie Billings, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician, says these kids need support. It can be as simple as listening. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/4YxiGVkCguI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00)…
(2023-06-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: How low testosterone can affect men's health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Millions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like osteoporosis and lowered red blood cell production. During National Men's Health Week — June 12—18 — Dr. Gregory Broderick, a Mayo Clinic urologist, encourages men with symptoms of low testosterone to speak with their health care team. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/GRxb6-CyPxM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end…
(2023-06-14). Consumer Health: Cancer survivorship and life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 4, which makes this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 2 men and 1 in 3 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and more than 18 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the world. Survival rates are improving for many types of…
(2023-06-14). Mayo Clinic receives top honors for environmental excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic locations in Arizona, Florida and Rochester, and Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Eau Claire and La Crosse, Wisconsin, have been recognized as an industry leader in environmental sustainability by Practice Greenhealth. The national organization honors hospitals and healthcare systems annually for their achievements and leadership in sustainability practices through its Environmental Excellence Awards. Mayo Clinic in Rochester received the Top 25 Award, Practice Greenhealth's highest honor for hospitals for…
(2023-06-14). Thursday 6/29: 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. indybay.org National Mall, Washington, D.C.
(2023-06-14). The global significance of the North American dockworkers' struggle. wsws.org If rank-and-file dockworkers take action to unite across national boundaries, they can launch a counteroffensive against the operators and galvanize support among workers everywhere.
(2023-06-14). June 11th Statement from Anarchist Prisoner Michael Kimble. itsgoingdown.org Statement from anarchist prisoner Michael Kimble on June 11th, an international day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners. Greetings of Love and Solidarity, Alot has taken place in my life in the last year. I got married to a beautiful and smart trans woman. In March I had surgery for a hernia repair, which I…
(2023-06-14). Thousands gather to celebrate 23rd Int'l Crayfish Festival. ecns.cn The 23rd International Crayfish Festival kicked off on Tuesday. Xuyi County, a major crayfish base, has a crayfish farming area of more than 60,000 hectares, yielding an output value of 20.2 billion yuan ($280,000) in 2022.
(2023-06-14). Kazakh embroidery production helps female villagers increase income in China's Xinjiang. ecns.cn Production of Kazakh embroidery, a national intangible cultural heritage item, has helped female members of the village cooperative increase their income at the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
(2023-06-14). National Public Radio Promotes Lie in Defense of Child Labor. cepr.net National Public Radio's All Things Considered show had a piece on a bill that would make current national child labor standards apply to children working on farms. Currently, children as young as 12 can legally work in agriculture. The bill under consideration would impose the same rules for child labor on farms as apply to …
(2023-06-14). U.S. biggest spender on nuclear weapons. ecns.cn The United States spent $43.7 billion on nuclear weapons in 2022, more than all of the other nuclear-armed states combined, according to Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN.
(2023-06-14). Greece: Boat Carrying Migrants Capsized, 32 Dead & 100 Rescued. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, in the southern coast of Greece, at least 32 people have died and more than 100 were rescued after a fishing boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized and sank off. | Related: | According to an official statement from the coast guard authorities, the accident occurred in international waters in the Ionian Sea and prompted an extensive rescue operation complicated by strong winds. | Rescue actions included 6 coa…
(2023-06-14). Nigeria: 1,629 Suspected Cholera Cases & 48 Deaths Since April. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) announces that, as of April this year, 1,629 people were suspected of cholera, including 48 deaths. | Related: | In Abuja, at a national cholera plan review conference, the director general of the NCDC, Ifedayo Adetifa, said that 13 states were impacted by cholera. | According to Adetifa, the health agency has taken measures to strengthen the country's prevention, control an…
(2023-06-14). "Very important that Venezuela is in the BRICS" uwidata.com 
By Douglas Bolivar, Caracas / Venezuela Juan Carlos Valdez served as Venezuela's ambassador to Barbados between 2007 and 2010. He is a lawyer by profession and an economist by practice for more than 30 years. He is a member of the national leadership of the Patria Para Todos (PPT) party and organization secretary for the …
(2023-06-13). Ministry: U.S.' moves show lack of scruples. ecns.cn Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that the United States is carried away with abusing its national power to suppress Chinese companies and China will continue to protect the legitimate rights and interests of its enterprises with necessary measures.
(2023-06-13). Ceasefire In The Russia-Ukraine War Will Take Much Longer Than We Want. popularresistance.org Negotiations, ceasefires, armistices and peace agreements are as old as wars themselves. | Every war ends with some version of one of them. | The wars have been studied endlessly, but lessons learned on how to end the wars have generally been ignored by those conducting the world's latest wars. | To stop the killing in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, people of conscience must do everything we can to make negotiations for a ceasefire become a reality—and that was the purpose of the International Summit for Peace in Ukraine held in Vienna, Austria, June 10-11, 2023.
(2023-06-13). Statement On Cheri Honkala's First Amendment Case Against HUD. popularresistance.org On June 14, the DC Court of Appeals will hear arguments around internationally-recognized housing advocate Cheri Honkala's appeal of a misdemeanor conviction for seeking an audience in 2018 with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson. The case could set an important precedent on the First Amendment right of the people to petition their government for assistance without fear of punishment for doing so, a right that extends back to the 1215 Magna Carta. Watch the hearing live on the court's YouTube channel: bit.ly/cheritrial. | For decades, Cheri Honkala has been a fearless defender of people's…
(2023-06-13). Neo-Mccarthyist Wave In Europe Persecutes Dissident Political Parties. southfront.org 
Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | Following what appears to be emerging as a new European trend, Paris has published a report that deems Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National party as a "communication channel for Russia". Le Pen was questioned for 4 hours and described it as a witch trial. This provides a convenient scapegoat while France is facing major protests against the abuse of constitutional provisions to defend pension…
(2023-06-13). China and Palestine: No To 'Piecemeal Crisis Management'. scheerpost.com 
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch Remarks by China's United Nations Ambassador, Geng Shuang, on the situation in Occupied Palestine on May 24 were impeccable, in terms of their consistency with international law. Compared to the United States' position, which perceives the UN, and particularly the Security Council, as a battleground to defend Israeli interests, the Chinese political …
(2023-06-13). Sanders Will Block Health Nominees Until Biden Offers Plan to Lower Drug Prices. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has fired a shot across the bow to the White House in his latest move in his quest to lower prescription drug prices in the U.S. Sanders has vowed to oppose all health-related nominees, including President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), until the Biden administration presents a "comprehensive" plan to address the prescription… |
(2023-06-13). Nicola Sturgeon arrested as Scottish National Party crisis intensifies. wsws.org The infighting that has led to Sturgeon's downfall is a product of the bankruptcy of the Scottish independence project so heavily promoted by the pseudo-left, the reactionary character of which has been exposed by deepening class divisions and the de facto war between the NATO powers and Russia.
(2023-06-13). Ukrainian nationalists demand Russian and Belarusian pianists be barred from Australian music competition. wsws.org Calls for the banning of the classical musicians expose the bogus claims that the US-led NATO war against Russia is a "human rights" endeavour and reveal its anti-democratic, chauvinist and reactionary character.
(2023-06-13). Fighting Remilitarization in Japan. independentmediainstitute.org Seishi Hinada is a National Executive Committee member of ZENKO (National Assembly for Peace and Democracy). ZENKO emerged in 1970 out of the student movement in the 1960s. He joined ZENKO in 1981 as a university student activist in Hiroshima's anti-nuclear peace movement. The International Strategy Center's Dae-Han Song and Michael McGrath interviewed Seishi online. …
(2023-06-13). UAW 4121 strikers confront University of Washington board of regents. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On June 8, at the University of Washington-Seattle, over 100 people confronted the UW board of regents and University President Ana Marie Cauce in the morning prior to their meeting regarding their targeting of international workers. Organized by the UAW 4121, the workers lined the entrances of Suzzallo Library, and the UW administration was forced to deal with the consequences of their union-busting actions. | On June 7, at the beginning of the strike, the university distributed a message to multiple departments containing a distortion of facts concerning international scholars and the strike, alon…
(2023-06-13). The Illegal Detention of Hannibal Gaddafi in Lebanon. libya360.wordpress.com Marinella Correggia Hannibal Gaddafi, one of the surviving sons of the Libyan leader killed as a result of the Nato war in 2011, began a hunger strike days ago in the Lebanese prison where he has been held since 2015, without trial or charges. His medical condition is precarious, his lawyer Paul Romanos told the…
(2023-06-13). Vienna's International Summit for Peace in Ukraine Issues a Global Call for Action. dissidentvoice.org Photo credit: Medea Benjamin During the weekend of June 10-11 in Vienna, Austria, over 300 people representing peace organizations from 32 countries came together for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine to demand an end to the fighting. In a formal conference declaration, participants declared, "We are a broad and politically diverse …
(2023-06-13). Modern supply-side economics and the New Washington Consensus. mronline.org 
Last month, the U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, outlined the international economic policy of the U.S. administration. This was a pivotal speech, because Sullivan explained what is called the New Washington Consensus on U.S. foreign policy.
(2023-06-13). Canada's Scotiabank Is Funding Israeli War Crimes. orinocotribune.com By Marion Kawas — Jun 10, 2023 | Activists in Canada are launching a national campaign to demand that Scotiabank immediately divest from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems. | On June 3 in Vancouver Canada, Palestine solidarity activists held a Canadian BDS Coal…
(2023-06-13). President Maduro Receives Iran's Ebrahim Raisi in Caracas. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi with state honors at Miraflores Palace in Caracas. | With the highest military honors and a mounted escort from the Presidential Honor Guard hussars, Raisi arrived on Monday, June 12, at Miraflores Palace. He was welcomed with a handshake from President Maduro, who was waiting for Raisi accompanied by several members of the Venezuelan cabinet. | Earlier, President Raisi laid flowers before Liberator Simón Bolívar's tomb in the National Pantheon, where he signed the guest book of prominent figures and world dignitaries. | Venezuela is the…
(2023-06-13). Announcing the International Center for 9/11 Justice. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-13). Time to Seek Justice, Not Hand Out the Nobel Prize, for Economic Crimes. fpif.org Amnesty International Philippines named FPIF commentator Walden Bello "Most Distinguished Defender of Human Rights" for 2023. This is his acceptance speech. | I would like to thank Amnesty International for this honor of naming me the Most Distinguished Human Rights Defender for 2023. Let me say that while I have long been active in the protection of the right to life, the right to be free from persecution, and the right to due process, I would like to believe that the panel of judges are also making a statement about my long-time engagement with economic rights. | Most of my life's work has been devoted to intel…
(2023-06-13). Canadian Looting of Zambian Resources Led to Debt Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Jun 9, 2023 | While a geopolitical tussle between Washington and Beijing over Zambia's debt default has received significant international attention, Canada's contribution has been largely ignored. | "China is 'barrier' to ending Zambian debt crisis, says Janet Yellen," reported a recent Financial Times headline while Foreign Policy asked, "Is China Responsible for Zambia's Debt Crisis?" and African Business queried "Should China be blamed for Zambia's debt talks holdup?" | Two weeks ago the Associated Press published a long piece headlined "China's loans pushing world's poorest countries…
(2023-06-13). Legal Brief Filed to Bar Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett from Canada. socialistproject.ca 
Lawyers have filed a complaint on behalf of a Palestinian-Canadian and four Canadian organizations seeking to have the government declare former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett inadmissible to Canada before he is set to speak in Toronto on June 14. As lawyers Shane Martinez and Nicholas Pope have laid out in the complaint, Bennett should be denied entry to Canada pursuant to sections 35(1)(a) and (b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. | As put forth in the complaint filed on Tuesday, May 29th, 2023, The federal government has "domestic and international legal obligations to excl…
(2023-06-13). Udo Ulfkotte Exposed the CIA's Role in Controlling Worldwide Media in his book "Journalists For Hire" and Should Be Celebrated Among the Great Whistleblowers of All-Time. covertactionmagazine.com Ulfkotte's political awakening about the corruption of the media industry came when he was sent to cover the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s and was instructed to present Iraq as the good guys A former editor for the German main daily newspaper, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), Dr. Udo Ulfkotte became nationally renowned in dissident circles for …
(2023-06-13). Israeli Soldiers Shoot Dead Palestinian Two-Year-Old. thealtworld.com While Blinken tells AIPAC of Team Biden's "iron clad" support for Israel | There would appear to be no limit to Israeli bestiality towards the Palestinians and likewise no limit to how much that brutality has been enabled by the positions taken by successive US governments and the national media. Indeed, the self-defined Jewish state, which ironically claims to be a democracy, is perhaps the leading human rights violator in all the world due to its officially condoned genocide directed against the Palestinian people and its bombing and killing of neighboring Syrians and Lebanese without providing any convincing e…
(2023-06-13). The PA foreign minister promotes Israeli impunity. thealtworld.com Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki keeps generating contradictions in his diplomatic endeavours. The concept of "waiting" is one of Al-Maliki's favourite terms to resort to, reminding diplomats of how Palestinians have been forced to wait by the international community but failing to address how the PA endorses waiting in its own politics through the two-state compromise. | During a recent meeting in Riyadh with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdulla, Al-Maliki mentioned "the need to put an immediate end to the intolerable impunity of Israel, as an occupying power."
(2023-06-13). Resisting 'Train Maya' and Other Destructive Development Projects in Mexico. progressive.org More than 1,000 activists, Indigenous leaders, and community members gathered for an international meeting entitled "Global Corporate Capitalism, Planetary Patriarchy, and Autonomies in Rebellion."
(2023-06-13). 2 Top Mexican Officials Resign in Order To Run For 2024 Election. telesurenglish.net Two high-level Mexican politicians have said they will resign from their current positions in order to seek the nomination of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party in the 2024 presidential election. | Related: | On Monday, according to official statements, Mexico City Mayo Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard declared that they will resign their current position because they are seeki…
(2023-06-13). Algerian President Tebboune Travels to Russia. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune set off for Russia, where he will undertake a two-day visit and meet with President Vladimir Putin, with whom he will sign an agreement to enhance the strategic partnership between their countries. | RELATED: | Besides signing this strengthened strategic partnership, both leaders will discuss international issues, including the situation in the Middle East, the Sahel region, as well as c…
(2023-06-13). Brazil to Launch a Major Infrastructure Works Program. telesurenglish.net Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced on Tuesday that his government will launch on July 2 a major program of infrastructure works for the country's development in all areas. | RELATED: | "Since we had an enormous amount of public policies that had worked, we decided to recreate them to be able to launch as of July 2 a great program of works for national development, with infrastructure works i…
(2023-06-13). Inter' Labor Organization Calls for Action to End Child Labor. telesurenglish.net On World Day Against Child Labor, the International Labor Organization (ILO) has called for action to stop children labor. | Related: | On Monday, as part of the session of the International Labor Conference, the ILO held a high-level panel themed "social justice for all, end child labor. The discussion focuses on the link between social justice and the elimination of child labor. | Panelists representing worker…
(2023-06-13). Israeli Attack on Balata Refugee Camp Leaves Palestinian Dead. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Israeli occupation forces carried out a raid on the Balata camp in the city of Nablus, leaving a Palestinian youth dead and eight people injured. | RELATED: | The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) confirmed that Faris Abdul Munim Hashash, a 19-year-old Palestinian citizen, died from multiple shots to the chest, abdomen, and legs. His death occurred while Palestinian youths were facing attack by Israeli troops. | Palestinian witnesses indicated t…
(2023-06-13). Uganda: 17 Girls Rescued From Human Trafficking, Return Home. telesurenglish.net On Monday, an immigration spokesman said that Uganda has repatriated 17 Ethiopian girls rescued from human trafficking in the capital, Kampala. | Related: | According to Simon Mundi, spokesman for the Ugandan Ministry of the International Affairs, Ugandan authorities handed over the girls at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ethiopian immigration officials. | "They were removed from the country legally and were accompanied by our immigration officers.
(2023-06-13). UN Sec-Gen A. Guterres Supports Creation of AI Advisory Body. telesurenglish.net On Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated hi fully supports the establishment of an AI watchdog similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency. | Related: | "It's my intention to create a high-level advisory body on artificial intelligence to seriously prepare the different kinds of initiatives that we will be able to take … I would be favorable to the idea that we could have an artificial intelligence, an agency,…
(2023-06-13). Oppose attempt to disrupt defence for witch-hunted Sri Lankan plantation workers. wsws.org The estate management fears that the defence campaign for the witch-hunted workers will inspire estate workers to fight for their social and democratic rights against the attacks of the government and companies.