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2023-08-29: News Headlines

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-28). Putin confirms Modi his absence from G-20 Summit in India next month. plenglish.com New Delhi, August 28 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will represent Russia at the upcoming Group of 20 (G-20) Summit, President Vladimir Putin confirmed in a telephone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

midwesternmarx (2023-08-28). BRICS and G77+China: A Historic Transformational Opportunity By: Alejandra Garcia. midwesternmarx.com world leaders attending the BRICS Summit in South Africa. photo: Alejandro Azcuy The BRICS group, an alliance of leading emerging economies formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in June 2009 with South Africa coming on board in 2010, concluded its first face-to-face meeting on Thursday after three years of impasse due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19. From August 22-24, Johannesburg, South Africa, was the scene of key discussions in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape.Pre …

midwesternmarx (2023-08-28). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not by Themselves Change the World: The Thirty-Third Newsletter (2023) By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com Mao Xuhui (China), '92 Paternalism, 1992. Dear friends,Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South Africa were both in need of affordable drugs for pat …

Praneel Panchagavi (2023-08-28). Will India be able to deal with Google's adtech monopoly? peoplesdispatch.org Indian media houses and publishers are losing revenue due to Google's monopoly. The present competition regime in India, along with the Digital Competition Act, seems inadequate to address the issue…

Ann Brown (2023-08-29). Trump's Pastor: If America Elects Hindu Vivek Ramaswamy, There Will Be 'Strange Gods In The White House'. moguldom.com Vivek Ramaswamy has emerged as a leading Republican candidate, but now his religion is coming under attack. Ramaswamy, the son of immigrants from southern India, is a practicing Hindu. His faith has been attacked by both the Ron DeSantis campaign and Hank Kuneeman, a pro-Donald Trump pastor, self-christened "prophet," and 2020 election denier. Kunneman recently spent a …

infobrics (2023-08-29). BRICS Influence in Shaping the Global Financial Landscape and Its Implications for Developing Economies Like Zambia. infobrics.org We explored the BRICS economy—an alliance of emerging market economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Now, we shift our focus to examine BRICS' potential impact on the global financial system. As global economic and political dynamics change, we'll explore what this means for developing countries like Zambia…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-29). BRICS and the English-Speaking Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Wayne Kublalsingh — Aug 25, 2023 | August 24, 2023, marked a dramatic shift in the course of global history. BRICS, the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, announced that they were admitting Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates into its fold. | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has calculated that the larger BRICS Plus formation is worth roughly 30 per cent of the globally economy, that is US$30.7 trillion. BRICS Plus is home to 46 per cent of the global population, 3.7 billion citizens. Its share of oil production is now 43.1 per cent; and…

Tanya Wadhwa, People's Dispatch. (2023-08-28). Haitians Reject Kenya's Plan For Armed Intervention. popularresistance.org A Kenyan assessment mission arrived in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on August 20 to evaluate the security situation in the Caribbean country. The 10-member mission met with senior officials of the de-facto government led by Ariel Henry, the police, and the diplomatic corps of other nations during its three-day visit, which concluded on August 23. The visit and the plan was condemned by progressive organizations and rights groups which strongly opposed foreign intervention. | The delegation's visit came weeks after Kenya offered to lead a multinational police force in Haiti to help improve its security and stem…

People's Dispatch. (2023-08-28). Protests Break Out In Libya Over Rumors Of Normalization With Israel. popularresistance.org Libya is experiencing more political turmoil with rare popular demonstrations witnessed in different parts of the country on Sunday, August 27, following reports that the Tripoli-based Government of Nation Unity (GNU) was attempting to normalize relations with Israel. | Protesters in cities such as Al-Zawiya, Tajoura, and Tripoli, among other places, blocked roads and burnt the Israeli flag while shouting slogans against the GNU and Israel. Some of the protesters stormed the foreign ministry office in Tripoli. | The protesters expressed solidarity with Palestine and warned that if the government goes ahead with t…

Arjun Singh (2023-08-28). When He Was Vice-President, Joe Biden Acted Like Ukraine Was His 'Own Backyard': Fired Ukraine Prosecutor. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-08-28). Chinese Navy's hospital ship leaves the Solomon Islands for East Timor. ecns.cn

midwesternmarx (2023-08-28). Trade unions and communists condemn French state's persecution of energy workers' leader Sébastien Menesplier By: Peoples Dispatch. midwesternmarx.com Sébastien Menesplier, the leader of the National Federation of Mines and Energy, was summoned by the police for his role in organizing a strike against the unpopular pension reforms. Unions and the French left have termed it an unprecedented escalation of attacks on labor organizing French trade union leader Sébastien Menesplier Workers' organizations and progressive movements in France denounced the state's attempt to persecute Sébastien Menesplier, nat …

ecns.cn (2023-08-28). Law enforcement in HK brooks no interference and national security law brooks no challenge: spokesperon. ecns.cn The common will of people from all walks of life in Hong Kong to safeguard the rule of law and order and the prosperity and stability of the SAR is unswerving, and the Chinese Government and people are also determined to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, the spokesperson of the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR stressed on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-28). Expanded BRICS seen as antidote to conflict. ecns.cn Experts have hailed the entry of Middle Eastern countries into the BRICS bloc of developing nations, seeing it as bringing national shared interests closer together in a region long constrained by conflict.

ecns.cn (2023-08-28). China's special envoy: BRICS expansion is of great significance. ecns.cn On August 24, 2023, the Press Center of Chinese Delegation held a briefing for Chinese and foreign media in Johannesburg, South Africa, and invited Special Envoy on BRICS Affairs and Director-General of the Department of International Economic Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Li Kexin to brief the media and take questions from the press.

ecns.cn (2023-08-28). China makes breakthrough in controllable nuclear fusion tech for new-generation 'artificial sun'. ecns.cn A view of China's self-developed Huanliu-3 nuclear fusion reactor, the country's new-generation "artificial sun".Huanliu-3, the country's new-generation "artificial sun," realized high-confinement mode operation with a plasma current of 1 million amperes for the first time, according to the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

ecns.cn (2023-08-28). Perennial Gaokao taker decides to retry college entrance exam next year. ecns.cn Tang Shangjun, a perennial exam taker, announced on Saturday that he would take Gaokao, China's national college entrance examination, again in 2024.

End Fossil Fuels Coalition 500+ organizations (2023-08-28). Sunday 9/17: #Climate Emergency: March to End Fossil Fuels 2023 – NYC, Nationwide & Globally. indybay.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-28). Safety tips to prevent heat-related illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org From Texas to Minnesota, much of the country's midsection will be melting this week…with extreme heat watches, warnings and heat advisories posted in many areas. Temperatures will be pushing 100 degrees with heat indices even higher. According to the National Weather Service, the prolonged nature of the heat wave and very warm overnight temperatures will compound the impact of the heat. Heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke can be life-threatening and often prevented. Heat exhaustion Heat exhaustion…

People of Red Mountain (2023-08-28). Peehee Mu'huh Massacres Commemoration, Nipple Rock, Nevada. indybay.org 3rd Annual Commemoration of Peehee Mu'huh Massacres – Gathering at Nipple Rock. Saturday, September 9th, 2023 11am – 1pm | Peehee Mu'huh has two known massacres. One massacre that gave Peehee Mu'huh its name and a documented massacre on September 12th, 1865. There are over 1,000 cultural sites at Peehee Mu'huh and 56 of them are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. People of Red Mountain and others will gather to commemorate these massacres and the history of our sacred landscapes.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-28). Malaysia: Books are not a crime! Solidarity with Toko Buku Rakyat in Malaysia. greenleft.org.au The International Union of Left Publishers condemned the raid on a left book store in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur by the Ministry of Home Affairs, reports Peoples Dispatch.

Redazione Roma, Pressenza. (2023-08-28). On September 2, Worldwide Rallies For Julian Assange At Australian Embassies. popularresistance.org Recently (29 July 2023), US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, on a visit to Australia, rejected the call by his Australian counterpart to put an end to the U.S.'s judicial persecution of Julian Assange. Blinken justified his refusal by saying that Assange, with his revelations of US/UK war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, had "risked causing very serious harm to [US] national security." | But notice his choice of words. Blinken did not state that Assange had actually caused harm (as was claimed at the time of the revelations); he is simply alleged to have risked — hypothetically — causing harm, which…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-28). Dominican Republic: Literature and colloquiums at the Book Fair. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Multiple cultural activities today welcome visitors to the XXV Santo Domingo 2023 International Book Fair, which takes place in the Juan Pablo Duarte Plaza de la Cultura, in this capital.

infobrics (2023-08-28). US weaponizes environmental rhetoric to seek water hegemony. infobrics.org Managing water access is one of the great challenges of this century, and one should expect to see many more disputes and conflicts arising over that issue, both intra-nationally and internationally.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-28). For a Convergence of the Uncorrupted. libya360.wordpress.com Paul Cudenec It sometimes baffles me how the global ruling class, whose core is tiny, manages to hold 99.9% of humankind under its domination. The criminocrats use every weapon in the book to achieve this, from propaganda to police violence, from bribery to blackmail, from dishonesty to debt. But one of their main ways of keeping us…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-28). Petrodollar Be Warned: Three Persian Gulf Energy Powers Join BRICS. libya360.wordpress.com MK Bhadrakumar The BRICS revealed its geopolitical priorities when it added three Persian Gulf states to its once exclusive roster of members. Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have been strategically included to put an end to the petrodollar. The leitmotif of the BRICS Summit meeting in Johannesburg on 22-24 August has been, expectedly, the expansion of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-28). Ukraine: The Wunderwaffe Delusion. libya360.wordpress.com Chay Bowes Why Ukraine's Western backers are happy to feed Zelensky's fantasies about American F-16s The 50-year-old jet won't turn the tide of the conflict in Kiev's favor, but it profits its partners to keep pretending As the Western establishment media begrudgingly accepts what many analysts have long predicted — that Kiev's counteroffensive is a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-28). Unease Over New Zealand Overtures to US in Pacific. libya360.wordpress.com Mick Hall U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins in Wellington on July 27. (State Department, Chuck Kennedy, Public domain) New security-state documents show Wellington aligning its military with the "rules-based international order" while preparing Kiwis for war with key trading partner China Recent reports from New Zealand's security state…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-28). Ecuadorian presidential candidates redesign campaign strategy. plenglish.com Luisa González, from the Citizen Revolution (RC) movement, and Daniel Noboa, from the National Democratic Action (ADN) coalition, will have that time trying to win 4.2 million votes. | González won 33.62 percent of the votes in the first round of the elections on August 20th, and now she is focusing on social networks, posting videos with the intention of capturing the attention of the young electorate. | The RC candidate changed her appearance, looks sporty, and no longer alludes to the past in her speech, instead,she is stating that there is little left to transform fear and violence into protection and well-b…

Paul Haeder (2023-08-28). The Three M's: Mutual Aid, Magnanimity and Meals on Wheels. dissidentvoice.org While August 19 was International Humanitarian Day, just a short stone's throw from the Waldport Post Office is a hub of volunteers and one director feeding the soul of the needy on a weekly basis. For manager Nicole Person, her 10 years of service with Meals on Wheels in Waldport have been a lesson in …

WSWS (2023-08-28). IYSSE holds well-attended anti-war meeting at Peradeniya University in Sri Lanka. wsws.org IYSSE and SEP members campaigned at the campus prior to the event, explaining the growing threat of world war and the international socialist program required to prevent it.

WSWS (2023-08-28). "They were giving people the goods": UPS workers speak out against national contract as Teamsters announce ratification of Chicago local deal. wsws.org Only days after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters declared that a national agreement at UPS had been ratified in a vote clouded by suspicion, the union announced the passage of another deal affecting UPS workers in Chicago and the Midwest.

Chuck Collins, Inequality. (2023-08-28). 60 Years After March On Washington, Black Economic Inequality Persists. popularresistance.org Black Americans have endured the unendurable for too long. Sixty years after the famed March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his landmark "I Have a Dream" speech, African Americans are on a path where it will take 500 more years to reach economic equality. | A new report, Still A Dream, coauthored by Institute for Policy Studies and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, examines the economic indicators since 1963. Our country has taken significant steps towards racial equity since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and '60s.

Ann Brown (2023-08-29). Michael Jordan Becomes Wealthiest NBA Player Of All Time With $3.5 Billion Net Worth. moguldom.com Superstar National Basketball Association player Michael Jordan's net worth has soared to an estimated $3.5 billion, solidifying his position as the richest basketball player in history. This revelation from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Jordan's recent surge in wealth is attributed in part to his strategic business moves, such as his sale of a majority stake …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-29). Niger: Mass Protests Against French Troops Intensify. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni Anti-French protesters rally in support of the Niger's military government on August 28 in Niamey. Photo: Issifou Djibo / EPA / TASS France refuses to withdraw its ambassador and troops from Niger, and reiterates its threat of supporting military invasion by ECOWAS, while the regional bloc itself is "determined to bend backwards to…

Manlio Dinucci (2023-08-29). BRICS Establishes a New International Order. globalresearch.ca

Bob Bishop (2023-08-28). Can America survive the tyranny of incompetency? sonar21.com Elon Musk's Space X Dragon capsule docked four astronauts to the International Space Station last week. Space X fills the void since it is an impotent NASA that can no longer launch…

Caleb Crowder (2023-08-28). Sixty Years Later, We Can Make King's Dream a Reality. ips-dc.org Sixty years ago, Dr. That 1963 rally on the National Mall was the culmination of two decades of marches focused on ending employment discrimination and demanding greater job opportunities for African Americans. The organizing manual for the March on Washington made it plain: "We march to redress old grievances and to help resolve an American crisis. That crisis is born of the twin evils of racism and economic deprivation." | In what wo…

Editor (2023-08-28). Israeli Minister Eliyahu: The Palestinians Aren't Under Apartheid, They're Just in a Prison Camp. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Other members of the the extremist Jewish Power Party are adding fuel to the firestorm that broke out last week when the party's leader and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir asserted that Israeli rights to move around the Palestinian West Bank took precedence over Palestinian …

Emily Taylor (2023-08-28). Guatemalans celebrate return of 'Democratic Spring' as potential violence threatens transition. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Guatemalans flocked to public squares all over the country as results came in on August 20, waving the country's sky-blue flags and setting off fireworks late into the night. Chanting "Sí se pudo" or "Yes, we could" and singing the national anthem, they celebrated the victory of a new president that few expected would rise to the top before the first round of voting on June 25. "We are going towards a new s…

Khelil Bouarrouj (2023-08-28). Israel's Sex Assault Law Isn't About Protecting Women. It's About Racial Purity. truthout.org On July 30, the Israeli Knesset passed a sexual assault law showing, as Israel's sole liberal newspaper put it, that the "processes of fascism are in full swing." The law doubles the penalty for sexual assault offenses that were "nationalistically motivated," however defined. In other words, sexual attacks by Arabs against Jews will face harsher sentences if prosecutors can prove the assailant was… |

Mansa Musa (2023-08-28). Ed Poindexter has been a political prisoner for 52 years. His family just wants him to come home. therealnews.com After 52 years of incarceration, Edward Alan Poindexter is among the longest-serving political prisoners in US and world history. Originally part of the "Omaha Two," Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, both leaders of the Omaha Black Panthers, were convicted of the murder of Omaha police officer Larry Minard in 1971. Poindexter and we Langa's case has long been a subject of scrutiny, with Amnesty International recommending a retrial for both men in 1999. We Lenga passed away in 2016 after years of poor health, and now Poindexter's family members fear he could face a similar fate unless he's released on medical a…

Staff (2023-08-28). Taghreed al-Akhras calls for international solidarity to liberate Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net Taghreed al-Akhras, the wife of Maher al-Akhras, Palestinian leader who has been on hunger strike for the past six days after being seized from his home by occupation forces on 23 August, appealed for action and solidarity from people's movements and the Palestinian people in exile and diaspora to support the prisoners. In a message …

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2023-08-26: News Headlines

| Web Desk | (2023-08-26). Indian teacher inviting students to slap Muslim kid sparks outrage. tribune.com.pk

FP Staff (2023-08-26). EU asks Russia to renew Black Sea grain deal. firstpost.com After Russia pulled out of the accord last month, a top European Union official urged Russia on Saturday to renew a grain pact to allow the secure transport of Ukrainian grain through Black Sea ports. | According to Valdis Dombrovskis, executive vice president of the European Commission, Russian limitations on the shipping of grains from Ukraine across the Black Sea were problematic for several developing nations in addition to Kyiv. | Dombrovskis, who is in India for a conference of the G20 trade ministers, claimed that Russia is using "grain as a weapon". | "We support all efforts by United Nations, by Turkey o…

FP Staff (2023-08-26). Madagascar: 12 killed in crush at opening ceremony of Indian Ocean Island Games. firstpost.com At least twelve people have died and about 80 have been injured in a crush after sports enthusiasts tried to enter Madagascar's national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games, the prime minister said. | Christian Ntsay revealed that among the injured, eleven are in critical condition, following the mishap that transpired on Friday. Numerous videos disseminated on social media depicted the efforts of Red Cross personnel attending to numerous wounded individuals situated alongside the athletics track. | Government spokesperson Lalatiana Rakotondrazafy said that 33 of the injured remained…

FP Staff (2023-08-26). Nirmala Sitharaman discusses bilateral financial issues with EU trade commissioner. firstpost.com On Saturday, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union's minister of finance, met with Valdis Dombrovskis, the executive vice-president of the European Commission, to address bilateral and financial problems of mutual concern. | According to the Ministry of Finance, the two leaders met in New Delhi and discussed the ongoing consultations for the India-EU Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) and India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA). | Along with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, the EU Trade Commissioner co-chaired the EU-India High-Level Dialogue on Trade and Investment on Saturday in Delhi. | The resumption of negotiati…

FP Staff (2023-08-26). Singapore ready for non-Chinese PM, says Indian-origin presidential nominee Tharman. firstpost.com Singapore is ready for a non-Chinese prime minister at any time, presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam has said ahead of the September 1 election, calling it a marker of the society's progress in the country dominated by Chinese-origin population. | Race is a factor in politics everywhere, he said on Friday, citing former US president Barack Obama, who has spoken and written about it. | However, Singaporeans today, unlike 40 or 50 years ago, look at all factors and not just race, said 66-year-old Tharman, a Singaporean of Indian origin. | "They look at people in totality… Singapore is ready at any time.

FP Staff (2023-08-26). US Conservative author Ann Coulter draws flak for 'Hindu business' comment. firstpost.com Prominent American conservative media pundit and author Ann Coulter is drawing flak for making racist comments against two Indian-origin US presidential contenders — Niki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy. | During Wednesday night's first Republican presidential debate, Coulter characterised a heated exchange between former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy as "Hindu business." | Coulter, 61, in her tweet on the social media platform X said: "Nikki and Vivek are involved in some Hindu business, it seems". | On Thursday, she started to face backlash, with Ramaswamy's senior…

FP Staff (2023-08-26). Vivek Ramaswamy hints at joining Trump as his running mate in next year's presidential polls. firstpost.com Vivek Ramaswamy, a prospective candidate for the 2024 US presidential election and of Indian-American origin, has suggested the possibility of forming a joint ticket with former president Donald Trump, where Trump would be his running mate. | This notion arises in case Ramaswamy is unable to secure the Republican nomination. This information has been conveyed through a recent media report. | Ramaswamy's statements came shortly after the 38-year-old, who has transitioned from being a multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur to a politician, expressed his exclusive interest in the role of the president and no other pr…

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-26). Los BRICS han cambiado el equilibrio de fuerzas, pero no cambiarán el mundo solos. globalizacion.ca En 2003 altos funcionarios de Brasil, India y Sudáfrica se reunieron en México para debatir sus intereses mutuos en el comercio de fármacos. India era y es uno de los mayores productores mundiales de diversos medicamentos, incluidos los utilizados para…

| Reuters | (2023-08-25). Inflation hurting Modi, but still likely to win India's 2024 polls – survey. tribune.com.pk Indian voters are growing unhappy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government due to high inflation and unemployment but he is still on track to comfortably win a third term in elections next year due to his personal popularity, a key survey said. | The popularity of main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has risen and a new, 26-party opposition alliance called "INDIA" is expected to do well, the "Mood of the Nation" survey by India Today magazine said on Friday. | Modi, however, is far ahead of Gandhi with a 36-point lead as the candidate best-suited to be India's next prime minister and his Bharatiya Janata…

M. K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Punchline. (2023-08-25). Niger Revolution Takes Bonapartist Turn. popularresistance.org The 4-week old turmoil in the West African state of Niger is taking a curious turn that no longer allows a binary vision of "neo-colonialism and imperialism" versus "national liberation". Niger's coup leaders are making overtures to the United States and keeping the Russian military contractors, Wagner PMC, at arm's length — at least, at the present stage of transition of power. | The speed with which Washington deployed Kathleen FitzGibbon, an ace Africa hand with intelligence background, as its new ambassador to Niamey signals diplomacy as the preferred course while keeping all options on the table.

Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. (2023-08-25). BRICS Calls For Economic Decision Making In The Interest Of The Majority. popularresistance.org The first day of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg saw calls for a more democratic global economic order with greater participation of countries from the Global South. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa set the tone by underlining that BRICS stands for inclusiveness and transparency in its development agenda and must continue to do so. | Speaking on the second day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that India fully supports the expansion of the bloc, adding that it welcomed "moving forward with consensus on this." India also reiterated its proposal for the African Union's membership in the G20.

TASS (2023-08-25). China wants strategic trust with India, despite situation on border — Chinese diplomat. tass.com According to Wang Wenbin, China and India must pool efforts to maintain stability along the shared border, as well as "promote the healthy and sustainable development of bilateral relations"

TASS (2023-08-25). Latest summit transformed BRICS into 'int'l organization with recognition' — Indian expert. tass.com "The expansion shows that BRICS has a certain value in the eyes of other countries, because more than 20 countries have sought membership," Nandan Unnikrishnan said…

TASS (2023-08-25). India, China agree to accelerate efforts to de-escalate tensions along joint border. tass.com Modi and Xi "agreed to direct their relevant officials to intensify efforts at expeditious disengagement and de-escalation," Vinay Mohan Kwatra said…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Japan, 'Moonstruck' by Recent Slew of Missions, Seeks Lunar Launch Despite Tokyo's Setbacks. sputnikglobe.com The space ambitions of a plethora of countries are linked with the Moon, where only the-then Soviet Union, the US, and China have previously carried out soft landings successfully. A flurry of recent lunar activity, however, has seen India launch its Chandrayaan-3 mission, becoming the fourth country to touch down on the coveted rocky surface.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Photo Highlights From South Africa-Hosted 15th BRICS Summit. sputnikglobe.com The historic three-day BRICS Summit 2023 wrapped up on August 24 in the South African city of Johannesburg. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which together constitute the club of major emerging economies, adopted the Johannesburg II Declaration on the final day of the 15th summit.

Gail Iles (2023-08-25). It still ain't easy landing on the moon. asiatimes.com In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the moon — and ended up painting a kilometres-long streak of debris on its barren surface. Now the Indian Space Research Organization has returned in triumph, with the Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touching down near the south pole of Earth's rocky neighbor. India's success came just days …

TASS (2023-08-25). India tries to depoliticize B20 meetings — expert. tass.com "If there is reference to the situation around Ukraine, then it is made without aggressive rhetoric," Alexander Shokhin noted…

John Sifton (2023-08-25). Believe It or Not, the G20 Agrees on (Some) Human Rights Issues. fpif.org But the bloc will be a more credible voice if its members, from the U.S. to host India, confront their own major rights concerns.

ecns.cn (2023-08-25). Boundary question does not represent entirety of China-India relations: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn "The boundary question is a historical issue and does not represent the entirety of China-India relations. We should place it appropriately in our bilateral relations and seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement through peaceful and friendly consultations," Chinese foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday.

FP Staff (2023-08-25). India, Greece agree to double bilateral trade by 2030. firstpost.com India and Greece on Friday agreed to upgrade bilateral ties to a strategic level and double the two-way trade by 2030. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to the Hellenic Republic at the invitation of Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis. | Both leaders held high-level talks in a warm and friendly atmosphere and they noted the ongoing cooperation between the two sides and exchanged views on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest, said an India-Greece joint statement. | Building on the foundation of the long-standing warm and close relationship between their count…

Gabriel Honrada (2023-08-25). Indonesia picks the F-15EX to push back on China. asiatimes.com Indonesia is set to acquire the latest F-15 fighter jets from the US, Jakarta's latest move to modernize its aging air force and upgrade its defenses, namely against China in the Natuna Islands on the edge of the South China Sea. This month, Breaking Defense reported that Indonesian and Boeing officials have signed a memorandum …

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-25). Save Manipur protest calls for an end to ethnic violence. greenleft.org.au

sputnikglobe (2023-08-26). Expanded BRICS Has Big Economic Prospects Despite Possible Political Disagreements. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The enlargement of BRICS could have big prospects for the economic development of member states, despite potential disagreements among them as regards the group's political role in the international arena, experts told Sputnik.

Andriy Movchan (2023-08-26). I'm a Ukrainian leftist. This is why I support Boris Kagarlitsky. internationalviewpoint.org "Without an anti-war movement inside Russia itself, it will be very difficult, perhaps impossible, to end the war in Ukraine. Russian society is far from ideal, of course, but only from this imperfect society, with its imperfect people with their imperfect biographies, can an anti-war and anti-government movement emerge." | – | / |

Collective (2023-08-26). "Indigenous communities are leading the struggle in Jujuy" internationalviewpoint.org "The people of Jujuy have lost the fear imposed on them by Governor Morales for almost eight years. They have regained their confidence in their own forces. Now local communities have begun to look for support from the teachers unions, and it is this unity that can defeat the regime." | – | / |

Dan La Botz, Stephen R Shalom (2023-08-26). We Oppose McCarthyism and Apologizing for China. internationalviewpoint.org Here's how to oppose Cold War rhetoric and still be an internationalist who supports democracy and human rights. | – | / |

Dianne Feeley (2023-08-26). UAW Mobilizing, Contract Deadlines Nearing. internationalviewpoint.org As UAW contracts with the Detroit Three expire at midnight September 14, it looks like the companies are far from settling. Having raked in over a quarter of a trillion dollars in the last decade, they are balking at newly elected UAW President Shawn Fain's demand that "Record profits deserve record contracts." | – | / |

End Fossil Fuels Coalition 500+ organizations (2023-08-26). Sunday 9/17: #Climate Emergency: March to End Fossil Fuels 2023 – NYC, Nationwide & Globally. indybay.org

Gareth Dale (2023-08-26). The politics of degrowth – Technology, ideology, and the fight for eco-socialism. internationalviewpoint.org Degrowth identifies and critiques growth as fundamental to the capitalist system. Growth enriches property owners and the wealthy, leaving the rest of humanity behind with devastating environmental consequences. | – | / |

Juan Elman (2023-08-26). How Javier Milei upset Argentina's political status quo. internationalviewpoint.org A political tsunami has hit Argentina with far-right libertarian economist Javier Milei winning the largest share of the vote in the presidential primary elections on Sunday, 13 August. It's no longer far-fetched that Milei could become president; in fact, it now seems the most likely scenario. | – | / |

Leonidas Iza (2023-08-26). "Indigenous peoples cannot continue to carry capitalist development on our shoulders" internationalviewpoint.org "In that sense, I believe that if we want to make a qualitative leap in the change that humanity needs right now, we must unite struggles at the global level." | – | / |

Michael Roberts (2023-08-26). BRICS: getting bigger, but is it any stronger? internationalviewpoint.org The three-day summit of the BRICS leaders ends today. [ – | / |

Shireen Akram-Boshar (2023-08-26). Our Era of Mass Uprisings. internationalviewpoint.org

Shirin Kamangar (2023-08-26). Popular Protest and Labor Insurgency in Iran. internationalviewpoint.org "The workers very carefully considered how best to advance their struggle in the face of the restrictions imposed on them both by the present regime and by the right-wing opposition. The mass uprising has provided fertile ground for them to voice demands linked to their daily existence and lived experience. " | – | / |

Stop OAK Expansion Coalition (2023-08-26). Wednesday 8/30: Community Rally and Port of Oakland Airport Development Public Hearing. indybay.org 10: 30am – 11: 00am Sidewalk Rally in front of Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel, 1 Hegenberger Road, Oakland | 11: 00-12: 30pm Port of Oakland Public Hearing. Port representatives will be available at poster stations to provide information and answer questions for the first 30 minutes of the meetings. A presentation by the Port will begin 30 minutes after the start of the in-person meetings followed by an open forum for public comment. Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel, International Ballroom, 1 Hegenberger Road, Oakland.

TASS (2023-08-26). Putin congratulates Abkhazian president on anniversary of independence recognition. tass.com The President of Russia noted that the republic has made significant progress in building a democratic statehood and an independent national economy over the past decade and a half…

unitedEditor (2023-08-25). Historical significance of the last BRICS Summit. uwidata.com O world, o humanity, good news! The BRICS Summit, held in South Africa on August 22-24, ushered in a new era for humanity. For the first time, a new international order is being established in which the oppressed determine the framework, not only for themselves but for people all over the world. Developing countries are …

Sharon Zhang (2023-08-25). Union-Busting Bosses Handed Major Loss in New Labor Board Decision. truthout.org Labor officials issued a much-anticipated decision on Friday that could make it far easier for workers to unionize in the face of employers who break labor laws in union elections. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a new standard in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC that would force an employer to recognize and bargain with a union if a majority of workers had previously… |

TASS (2023-08-25). US using its UNSC presidency in selfish interests when calling meeting on DPRK — diplomat. tass.com "Evidently, today's meeting is nothing but a cynical and hypocritical attempt by the United States and its allies to augment pressure on Pyongyang and distract attention from Washington and its allies' reckless and escalatory actions in the region, which are a real source of threats to international peace and security," Vasily Nebenzya said…

TASS (2023-08-25). Venezuela views BRICS as group of countries holding similar positions — diplomat. tass.com According to Sergey Melik-Bagdasarovt, a possible membership in BRICS opens additional opportunities for Venezuela in terms on investments into the national economy…

TASS (2023-08-25). Saakashvili, Georgian authorities responsible for 2008 events in South Ossetia — Medvedev. tass.com According to Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman, "the way the political life works is that the final decision is made by the national leader"

Staff (2023-08-25). Organizers to converge in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss "What will a new society run by workers look like?" peoplesdispatch.org Social movement organizers and leaders from across the US will gather in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 2, for the International People's Assembly-North America conference titled "Dilemmas of Humanity: A Socialist Horizon". They will meet at the city's historic "Neighborhood Church" to deliberate on questions including "What will a new society run by workers look like? …

Misión Verdad (2023-08-25). President Maduro's Discourse at BRICS Summit: Key Points. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, participated in the recently concluded 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the BRICS, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. This was the first time that Venezuela participated in a meeting of the largest emerging economies' cooperation bloc. | The following are the key points of his speech, given at the event titled "BRICS+ Rapprochement Dialogue," held on Wednesday, August 23. | Venezuela advocates for new international financial system | "Venezuela joins the call for the creation of a new global financial system that would allow us to carry out our transacti…

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-08-25). Venezuela's Military Condemns Opposition's Call for Coup. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) of Venezuela has condemned the call for a coup recently made by extreme-right politicians. In a message to the nation, broadcast on national TV, the minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, stated that the FANB's fundamental role is to protect the nation, as mandated by the Constitution. | "The FANB has a constitutional role to fulfill," said Defense Minister Padrino López. "No one can make use of the Armed Forces for such purposes. We reiterate that the FANB is here, ready and willing, to provide security for free and fair elections, with the greatest expression of…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-25). US Considers Easing Oil Sanctions on Venezuela on Condition of 'Free, Fair Elections'. orinocotribune.com According to a recent report made by Reuters, the US government is reviewing easing oil sanctions on Venezuela. A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council revealed that the US government is drafting a proposal that could ease sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector. | The aim of the sanctions relief would be to allow more companies and countries to import Venezuelan crude oil. However, the US government imposes a condition for the sanctions relief: that the Venezuelan government has to "conduct free and fair presidential elections." | According to the sources consulted by Reuters, the White House is…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Xi Pledges China's Continuous Support for Cuba in Opposing Interference. orinocotribune.com Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China will continue to firmly support Cuba in defending national sovereignty and opposing external interference and blockade. | China will also try its best to provide support for Cuba's economic and social development, said Xi in a meeting with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit. | Xi recalled that President Diaz-Canel paid a successful state visit to China last November, when they reached a broad consensus on further deepening China-Cuba ties in the new era and agreed to work together to build a China…

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President

news.un (2023-08-25). DPR Korea: Dialogue 'only way forward', UN official says in wake of latest launch. news.un.org The recent launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of a satellite posed a major risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic, a senior UN political affairs official said on Friday, underscoring the need for practical measures to reduce tensions in the Korean Peninsula and create space for dialogue.

news.un (2023-08-25). Da'esh and affiliates still a threat in conflict zones, UN counter-terrorism officials report. news.un.org Despite successful international counter-terrorism initiatives, the extremist group Da'esh and its affiliates continue to pose a serious threat in conflict zones and neighbouring countries, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.

Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean. (2023-08-25). Ecuador's Presidential Election Heads To A Second Round In October. popularresistance.org Luisa Gonz√°lez, of the Movimiento Revoluci√≥n Ciudadana party, on Sunday took a lead in the first round of Ecuador's presidential and legislative elections, which have been marred by political assassinations as the Andean nation struggles with a wave of violence that has brought homicide rates, under the Lasso administration, to record levels. | Gonzalez is set to face the surprise second-place finisher Daniel Noboa in a run-off election in October, according to the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE), as neither candidate won more than 50% of the ballot.

Narciso Isa Conde, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-25). Why Is The US Rushing To Form A Force To Intervene In Haiti? popularresistance.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was necessary to send a "multinational force" to Haiti, precisely one day before the UN Security Council session and following the recent Caribbean (CARICOM) summit. | At that meeting of the 15 States of the Caribbean subregion, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also called for accelerating the new aggression against the Haitian people. | This happened just as Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic, is recriminating the passivity of the so-called "international community" supervised by the United States and the Allied Powers; urging them to "move from wo…

Editor (2023-08-25). China's Xi vows to support Cuba in defending Cuba's sovereignty. mronline.org China's President Xi Jinping has pledged to support Cuba's defense of its national sovereignty, opposing foreign interference and a U.S. economic blockade, and will expand strategic coordination with Havana.

Fight Back (2023-08-25). Milwaukee: Hundreds march against the Republican primary debate despite record 100-plus degree heat. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Nearly 400 people marched in the streets of Milwaukee on the evening of August 23 in protest of the first Republican presidential primary debate. Chants like "Racist, sexist, anti-gay, GOP, go away!" and "Whose streets? Our streets! Whose city? Our city!" rang out as marchers ignored the 100-plus degree heat. | The debate comes just under a year before the GOP returns to the city for the 2024 Republican National Convention. The action was organized by the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024, a broad-based progressive network of different local and national organizations opposed to the Republican ag…

Fight Back (2023-08-25). Atlanta rallies for writer, screen actor strike. fightbacknews.org Atlanta, GA – Screen actors, writers and trade unionists rallied August 22 at the Teamster Local 728 union hall in support of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The rally was part of a national day of solidarity called by the two unions on strike in conjunction with the AFL-CIO and its affiliates. | The WGA has been on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) since May 2 and SAG-AFTRA since July 14. The AMPTP represents over 350 television and film production companies including major motion picture studios, broadcast television networks, and streaming companies. | The ma…

WSWS (2023-08-25). Republican presidential debate—the ugly face of American fascism. wsws.org The Democrats offer no alternative to the Republicans, because both parties represent the interests of the financial aristocracy and its national-security apparatus.

TASS (2023-08-25). BRICS common payment unit to become matter for future — Russian MFA. tass.com At this stage, the BRICS member states' efforts are focused on the formation of conditions for expansion of settlements in national currencies, Sergey Ryabkov noted…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Which Country Owes the Most Debt? sputnikglobe.com As the global debt stock skyrockets without any foreseeable pause, this phenomenon has elicited attention among several stakeholders. However, governments continue to borrow to fulfill pressing needs domestically and externally, further driving their national debt burdens to alarming heights.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Belarus to Conduct Comprehensive Military Drills in Late September – Defense Ministry. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Comprehensive drills of the Belarusian armed forces will take place in late September, following a joint military exercise of countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the chief for international military cooperation at the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean. (2023-08-25). Ecuador's Presidential Election Heads To A Second Round In October. popularresistance.org Luisa González, of the Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana party, on Sunday took a lead in the first round of Ecuador's presidential and legislative elections, which have been marred by political assassinations as the Andean nation struggles with a wave of violence that has brought homicide rates, under the Lasso administration, to record levels. | Gonzalez is set to face the surprise second-place finisher Daniel Noboa in a run-off election in October, according to the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE), as neither candidate won more than 50% of the ballot.

TASS (2023-08-25). Resupply vehicle docked with International Space Station. tass.com The docking was made in the automatic mode…

Fight Back (2023-08-25). Atlanta rallies for writer, screen actor strike. fightbacknews.org Screen actors, writers and trade unionists rallied August 22 at the Teamster Local 728 union hall in support of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The rally was part of a national day of solidarity called by the two unions on strike in conjunction with the AFL-CIO and its affiliates. | The WGA has been on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) since May 2 and SAG-AFTRA since July 14. The AMPTP represents over 350 television and film production companies including major motion picture studios, broadcast television networks, and streaming companies. | The main issues the…

Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt (2023-08-25). Revealed: Israel charity funded Campaign Against Antisemitism. electronicintifada.net Jewish National Fund is a key donor to a group which boasted of slaying opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Safety tips to prevent heat-related illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org From Texas to Minnesota, much of the country's midsection will be melting this week…with extreme heat watches, warnings and heat advisories posted in many areas. Temperatures will be pushing 100 degrees with heat indices even higher. According to the National Weather Service, the prolonged nature of the heat wave and very warm overnight temperatures will compound the impact of the heat. Heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke can be life-threatening and often prevented. Heat exhaustion Heat exhaustion…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why diverse organ donors are needed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. It's a time of celebrating organ donation and educating people about transplantation by encouraging donor registration and promoting healthy living. Dr. Shennen Mao, a Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon, says having a diverse pool of organ donors will help serve a growing wait list of those in need. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=enImQP2yYEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of…

TASS (2023-08-25). BRICS influences G20 agenda, prompting reforms of global financial systems — expert. tass.com Alexander Shokhin noted that, in his opinion, the future payment and settlement system will most likely be based on digital currencies of national banks, stablecoins and blockchain…

ecns.cn (2023-08-25). Western food culture festival kicks off in NE China's Harbin. ecns.cn The 8th China International Western Food Culture Festival kicked off in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-25). Wuhan resumes direct flights to London. ecns.cn At about 3: 55 a.m. Friday, Airbus A350, operated by China Southern Airlines, took off from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport and headed for London Heathrow Airport, marking the resumption of the passenger air service between Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, and London.

ecns.cn (2023-08-25). Plateau lakes shine in Qinghai's Sanjiangyuan National Park. ecns.cn As the source region of the Yellow River, Maduo is home to many lakes in various sizes and dubbed the "County of a Thousand Lakes."

ecns.cn (2023-08-25). Chinese consumers told not to hoard salt after Tokyo releases nuclear-contaminated wastewater. ecns.cn China National Salt Industry Group (CNSIG), a state-owned enterprise, urged consumers Thursday not to hoard salt after Tokyo Electric Power Company started to release nuclear-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean early.

Steven Wishnia, The Indypendent. (2023-08-25). Hollywood Is A Union Town, But The History Is Complicated. popularresistance.org The American movie industry has been one of the most consistently unionized sectors of the economy since the 1930s — but to achieve that, workers had to overcome "the iron fist of the moguls" and organized crime, says historian Gerald Horne, author of Class Struggle in Hollywood 1930-1950. | Craft workers — painters, plumbers, carpenters — were the first to organize, joining the International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), founded in New York in 1893. Five hundred of them went on strike in 1918. The Screen Writers Guild, ancestor of the Writers Guild of America, was found…

Abraham Gutman, The Philadelphia Inquirer. (2023-08-25). UPenn Residence Advisers Will Have Union Election Despite Opposition. popularresistance.org University of Pennsylvania students who work as residence hall assistants will hold a unionization vote this fall, the National Labor Relations Board decided this week. The decision rejects Penn's claim that students aren't employees and don't have the right to form a union. | About 220 student workers filed paperwork with the NLRB in March to join the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153, which represents students in universities around the region. | If the effort is successful, the union would be the first of its kind in the Philadelphia area. Students at other universities have forme…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Spanish Police Seize Record 9.5 Tonnes of Cocaine Coming From Ecuador. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Spanish National Police said on Friday they seized 9.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in banana crates coming from Ecuador, in what became the largest intercepted illicit drug shipment in Spain's history.

Fight Back (2023-08-25). UPS Teamsters overwhelmingly ratify tentative agreement. fightbacknews.org For several weeks, UPS Teamsters voted by phone and by computer on whether or not to accept a recently negotiated tentative agreement on terms for the next union contract. On Tuesday August 22, The International Brotherhood of Teamsters released the results of that vote. | Over 86% of ballots cast were votes to accept the national agreement with more than 58% of eligible voters turning out to put their vote in the box. | In addition to the national agreement, members voted on 28 regional and local supplements. Only one of these was originally rejected, which was a small supplement covered by Local 769 in Miami.

FP Staff (2023-08-25). Denmark plans new legislation to prevent Quran burnings, boost national security. firstpost.com Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Quran burnings through new legislation after a string of desecrations of Islam's holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries. | The Danish government will present a bill that will "prohibit the inappropriate treatment of objects of significant religious importance to a religious community," Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard told reporters. | He said the legislation was aimed especially at burnings and desecrations in public places. Hummelgaard said Quran burnings were a "fundamentally contemptuous and unsympathetic act" that "harm Denmark and its…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-25). BRICS 11: Strategic Tour de Force. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Chinese President Xi Jinping defined all the major decisions embedded in the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa as "historic". That may be seen as an understatement. It will take time for the Global South, or Global Majority, or "Global Globe" (copyright President Lukashenko), not to mention the stunned collective West, to fully…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-25). Understanding "Dictatorship" Beyond Propaganda. libya360.wordpress.com Erica Caines Since the proxy war in Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022, subsequent geopolitical shifts have created a situation for a restructuring towards a multipolar world. The distractions created by capitalist media have heightened confusion around how to discuss current geopolitical events. Despite the illusion of a free and fair press, as political scientist and…

MEE staff (2023-08-25). Israel: US condemns Ben Gvir's 'inflammatory' claim on Palestinian freedom of movement. middleeasteye.net Israel: US condemns Ben Gvir's 'inflammatory' claim on Palestinian freedom of movement | State Department notably names the Israeli far-right minister in its statement | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 09: 04 | Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrives at the site of a rockslide in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve on 24 August 2023 (AP) | The United States State Department has condemned remarks made by <...

Pepe Escobar (2023-08-25). 'Welcome to the BRICS 11'. thealtworld.com 'No mountains can stop the surging flow of a mighty river.' With the addition of six new members that add geostrategic clout and geographic depth to the once sputtering BRICS, the multilateral institution is now gathering the momentum needed to reset international relations. | In the end, History was made. Surpassing even the greatest of expectations, the BRICS nations performed a giant step for multipolarity by expanding the group to BRICS 11. | Starting on January 1, 2024, the five original BRICS members will be joined by Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). | No, t…

Sarah Anderson (2023-08-25). Respect, Dignity, and the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl. inequality.org Residents of Montgomery, Alabama are still reeling after a brawl in a local riverfront park several weeks ago that captured national headlines. The racial overtones of the incident cannot be ignored, and yet the response to this violent clash gives me hope that Montgomery, a city infamous for its civil rights history, is making progress …

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Editor (2023-08-22). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not By Themselves Change the World. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South …

kwjorinoco (2023-08-22). BRICS Summit Will Contribute to World Peace and Lay Foundation for New Globalization. orinocotribune.com From August 22 to 24, the city of Johannesburg will host the 15th meeting of heads of state of BRICS (China, Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa). The national leaders will debate the future of the group amid a marked deterioration of US influence and the advance of de-dollarization throughout the world. | The BRICS leaders' summit, the first to be held in person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, is expected to be attended by the president of China, Xi Jinping; the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Marco Fernandes, People's Dispatch. (2023-08-22). Can BRICS Lead A Wave Of Assertion From The Global South? popularresistance.org In recent days, a series of articles in the mainstream Western media have clearly demonstrated the concern of Western powers about the possible growth of the BRICS bloc, which over 20 more countries are interested in joining. Reuters, citing anonymous sources in the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, said that Brasilia would oppose the expansion and that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not attend the summit. A couple of days after the Reuters article, Brazilian President Lula da Silva was emphatic in reaffirming his position in favor of expansion, and sources denied rumors that Modi would skip the meeting.

Staff (2023-08-22). Vijay Prashad on BRICS & Why Global South Cooperation Is Key to Dismantling Unjust World Order. democracynow.org As a two-day BRICS summit gets underway in South Africa, we speak with author and analyst Vijay Prashad about whether the bloc — which comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — can meaningfully challenge U.S. and Western domination in world affairs by building an alternative forum for countries of the Global South. BRICS countries represent 40% of the world's population and a quarter of the world's economy, and the group is now considering a possible expansion to more than 20 other countries. "BRICS is an instrument to push forward their political views, which they fe…

ecns.cn (2023-08-22). BRICS ties give impetus for growth. ecns.cn Enhanced cooperation and better coordination among BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will bolster their economic growth and fortify the multilateral trading system.

Marc Steiner (2023-08-22). India and Israel's fascists are in cahoots. Can Hindu and Jewish progressives form an alliance too? therealnews.com open.spotify.com/episode/7yF6Z1HNTOoPnTm1XX58vg?si=2897060e653041b4 | Warnings of rising fascism have emanated from India for years as the Hindutva, or Hindu nationalist, movement under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unleashed escalating religious and caste-based violence in "the world's largest democracy." Throughout, India's fascists have found a fellow traveler, a collaborative partner, and a state model to emulate in Israel's ethno-nationalist apartheid regime. How deep does the India-Israel relationship go? And how can Hindu and Jewish progressives be part of the solution? Aparna Gopalan joins T…

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-22). India: Students fight back against hazing rituals on campus after tragic death. greenleft.org.au

infobrics (2023-08-22). BRICS Countries Want to Replace Dollar?>. infobrics.org The BRICS confederation, which includes the developing countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, seen as the pioneer of an economic system that is an alternative to the US dollar-dominated financial system…

Socialist Alliance (2023-08-23). Solidarity with Indian students resisting hate mobs, fighting for a democratic campus. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance condemns the recent brutal attack on students by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidya Parishad hate mobs — the youth wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the West Bengal police.

Tanupriya Singh (2023-08-22). Socialist Party of Zambia leader Fred M'membe arrested again in rising campaign of repression. peoplesdispatch.org SP President Fred M'membe was arrested on August 22 on an additional charge in a case of political violence in the Serenje district in April. Despite having been attacked by members of the ruling UPND, M'membe and other SP leaders were arrested by the police…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-08-22). The people do not want war: mass protests continue in Niger against ECOWAS threats. peoplesdispatch.org The CNSP has proposed a three-year transition period for Niger as ECOWAS threatens increasingly-unpopular military action. Nigeriens have continued to take to the streets to demand the removal of foreign troops from their soil and for the lifting of "inhumane" sanctions…

ecns.cn (2023-08-22). China warns Philippine ships for illegally entering waters in S. China Sea. ecns.cn China Coast Guard has tracked and monitored two Philippine supply vessels and two coast guard ships which on Tuesday entered waters near the Ren'ai Reef of China's Nansha Islands without the permission of the Chinese government.

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-22). Save Manipur protest calls for an end to ethnic violence. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2023-08-23). Maher al-Akhras, former long-term hunger striker, seized by occupation forces; launches immediate hunger strike. samidoun.net Occupation forces seized Palestinian leader Maher al-Akhras, a former prisoner and long-term hunger striker whose 103-day hunger strike won his freedom and galvanized Palestinian, Arab and international support, from his home in Silat al-Dhahr, south of Jenin, in the early morning hours of 23 August 2023. His family announced that he had immediately launched a …

Staff (2023-08-23). President Maduro Activates 'Special Anti-Coup Plan' in Response to Antonio Ledezma's Confession. orinocotribune.com Emphasizing that "fascism cannot be allowed to fill the streets again with violence, with sterile confrontation," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the activation of the Peace Squads throughout the national territory in defense of peace, in response to the confessions made by opposition leader Antonio Ledezma, who stated from Spain that opposition leader María Corina Machado would be organizing a military and civil rebellion if she is not allowed to register as a presidential candidate. | "I have already been talking with comrade Diosdado Cabello, and I will immediately activate the Peace Squads: more t…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-22). María Corina Machado's Advisor Calls for Civil Disobedience, Military Uprising. orinocotribune.com A fugitive from Venezuelan justice and international advisor to María Corina Machado's primaries campaign, Antonio Ledezma, confirmed Machado's strategy to promote a military rebellion to force her registration if she wins the opposition primaries, scheduled for October 20. | In an interview this Sunday, August 20, Ledezma said that only with the "impulse of a process of civil disobedience will they be able to handle the exclusion of Machado's candidacy by the National Electoral Council (CNE)." He immediately elaborated on the military option. | "The only way to be able to carry out the registration of a woman wh…

Ann Garrison, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-08-22). Western Media Glorifies TPLF Mob Violence Against Eritrean Festivals. popularresistance.org For 40 years, Eritrean Festivals have been held around the world to sustain the diaspora community's connections to their homeland and to one another. But this year, a violent, well-coordinated international campaign of sabotage left festival goers badly injured and property damaged. | Major Western media reported the pogrom-style attacks as "clashes," "riots," "fights" and "violence" in a way that implied these had broken out between two sides, masking the reality — that hooligans had attacked peaceful festival goers. They also implied that the violence was warranted because Eritrea is run by a "repressive…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-22). Algerian Radio Report Says France Is Planning Intervention in Niger. news.antiwar.com Algeria's national radio reported on Monday that France is planning a military intervention in Niger if Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum is not released by the junta that ousted him in a July 26 coup. The radio report cited a government source who said Algeria is opposed to any intervention in Niger over fears it will …

Kim Kelly, In These Times. (2023-08-22). West Virginia Hearing: Don't Cut Corners With Miners' Safety. popularresistance.org West Virginia – At 9: 00 A.M. sharp on August 10, a small phalanx of smiling, well-coiffed elderly women began herding a crowd of several dozen people into the auditorium of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beckley, West Virginia. Among the crowd were former coal miners and their spouses, lawyers, pulmonologists, black lung clinic staff, environmental activists, local media, union representatives, and concerned citizens‚Äâ—‚Äâall there to attend a public hearing for a new proposed rule from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) that seeks to limit si…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-22). UPS Teamsters vote yes on historic contract. peoplesdispatch.org On August 22, UPS workers, organized by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted by an overwhelming majority of 86.3% to ratify a contract This historic contract enshrines large raises for both part-time and full-time workers. It will end a two-tier system added on to the prior contract as…

Ruth Conniff (2023-08-22). MIDDLE AMERICA: Holding On to Democracy. progressive.org Across the country, Republicans are pushing local, state, and national regulations to curtail democracy and lock in minority rule.

Staff (2023-08-22). Centrist Bernardo Arévalo is Guatemala's New President, Venezuela Sends Congratulations. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( As shown in the final report by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), Arévalo obtained 2,441,661 votes (58.01%), while Sandra Torres of the National Unity of Hope party obtained 1,567,472 votes (37.24%). | On Sunday, Arévalo said that he accepted "with great humility this victory that the people of Guatemala have given us." | According to Guatemala's TSE, the elect…

Staff (2023-08-22). In Major Win for Indigenous Rights, Ecuador Votes to Ban Oil Drilling in Protected Amazon Lands. democracynow.org Ecuadorian voters have overwhelmingly supported a ban on future oil extraction in a biodiverse section of the Amazon's Yasuní National Park — a historic referendum result that will protect Indigenous Yasuní land from development. We speak with Helena Gualinga, a youth Kichwa Sarayaku environmental activist from Ecuador who has fought against oil drilling all her life and says the results of the vote not only set a "crucial precedent" as the first time a country has voted by democratic ballot initiative on resource extraction in the Amazon, but also demonstrates that "Ecuador is a cou…

Roselena Ramirez (2023-08-22). This Week On Americas Now: Illegal Mining in the Rainforests of Ecuador. america.cgtn.com Earlier this year, Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso declared illegal mining a threat to national security, linking it to organized crime. But with gold prices at an all-time high, that has done little to stop the miners. Dan Collyns visited an indigenous village where residents formed …

Liberation Staff (2023-08-22). PSL Editorial — BRICS summit reflects world's desire for balanced international order. liberationnews.org The summit is being closely watched around the globe because it deals with a central contradiction in international politics…

ecns.cn (2023-08-22). Japan's move to discharge wastewater 'irresponsible'. ecns.cn Japan announced on Tuesday that it will start releasing nuclear-contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday, a move that sparked widespread criticism from the international community and local residents.

Amy Goodman (2023-08-22). How Will Ecuador's New Oil Drilling Ban in Amazon Shape the Runoff Election? truthout.org Ecuadorian voters have overwhelmingly supported a ban on future oil extraction in a biodiverse section of the Amazon's Yasuní National Park — a historic referendum result that will protect Indigenous Yasuní land from development. We speak with Helena Gualinga, a youth Kichwa Sarayaku environmental activist from Ecuador who has fought against oil drilling all her life and says the results of the… |

Indy Media Portugal (2023-08-22). Camp in defense of Covas do Barroso. indybay.org For 10 days, communities and national and international organizations gathered in Covas do Barroso in the struggle against what is promoted as the largest open pit lithium mine in Europe.

Jake Johnson (2023-08-22). NLRB Accuses Amazon of Illegally Calling Cops on Workers to Crush Union Campaign. truthout.org A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board submitted a filing on Monday accusing Amazon of illegally calling the police on workers and other unlawful union-busting tactics during its effort to crush an organizing campaign at a warehouse near Albany, New York. In the complaint, first reported by Bloomberg, the NLRB official writes that Amazon "has been interfering with, restraining… |

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-08-22). State of California recognizing our 2023 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org The State of California is poised to join the efforts to elevate International Day for People of African Descent and utilize the influence from the 5th largest economy on earth to align… "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being of their societies".

San Francisco Solidarity Collective (2023-08-22). Solidarity With Anarchist Prisoners: A Message From Occupied Ohlone/Miwok Territory. indybay.org International Week of Solidarity With Anarchist Prisoners: A Message From Occupied Ohlone/Miwok Territory…

Dana Sanchez (2023-08-22). The Majority Of Small Businesses: America Is Already In Recession. moguldom.com More than half of U.S. small business owners who responded to a National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) survey in July said they believe the economy is already in a recession, but they also reported that their own businesses are financially strong. The Nashville-based NFIB has been conducting monthly surveys since 1986 among its 325,000 members, …

infobrics (2023-08-22). New BRICS+ Entrants: Why Do They Matter?>. infobrics.org Since the BRICS+ format was re-launched by China in 2022 a radical change took place with respect to BRICS on the international stage…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-22). Ecuador: National Referendum Ending Oil Exploitation in the Amazon is Victorious. libya360.wordpress.com Santiago Rosero While most of the focus was on the general elections in Ecuador, a national referendum was held on oil exploitation in the Amazon. In addition, in a regional referendum the inhabitants of Quito voted on mining. In both cases, the vote to stop exploitation triumphed. The long struggle to save Yasuní Biosphere Reserve…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-22). Namibia: Canadian Oil Company's Extraction Pump and Dump Scam Highlights Criminal Resource Extraction. libya360.wordpress.com Marthad Shingiro Umucyaba Picture of the Recon Africa drilling site at the Mbambi Village in Kavango basin. No liner, in violation of safety regulations concerning the environment. Courtesy of Rob Parker. Through interviews with key witnesses, along with documents and cables from key ministries in Canada and Namibia, The Canada Files has discovered the unlawful…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-22). Neocon Dark Money Front Launches Desperate Ad Blitz as Support for Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Alexander Rubinstein A PR offensive to inundate the American public with pro-Ukraine war advertisements during the 2024 election is the latest initiative of neocon chickenhawk Bill Kristol. While targeted at GOP voters, the campaign appears to be another Democratic Party front. Defending Democracy Together, a neoconservative outfit led by career chickenhawk scribe Bill Kristol, has launched…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-22). Niger: The Vassals of Paris Receive the Order to Attack. libya360.wordpress.com Mohsen Abdelmoumen Africans will send soldiers to die [again] for France. D. R. Contrary to declarations by ECOWAS soldiers that they were not ready for intervention in Niger, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, it turns out that African slaves belonging to this organization have been ordered by their White masters to activate their…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-22). Niger, West and Central Africa's Current War against Neo-Colonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Minister of Information JR Valrey Leaders of some member nations of the West African regional block known as ECOWAS have also spoken against the coup leaders and threatened invading Niger. As the NATO-Russia war rages on in the Ukraine, the African nation Niger just had a coup d'etat, and overthrew the Western backed president and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-22). US Warships Provoke in South China Sea, but Don't Help Fight Fires in Hawaii. libya360.wordpress.com In this editorial the Chinese newspaper Global Times addresses the prolonged wildfires that have ravaged Hawaii's Maui Island, which, as of Thursday August 17, had claimed the lives of 99 people, with more than 1,000 missing. Global Times contrasts the US' response to such disasters, citing also that to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as well as the recent…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-22). War and Lenin in the 21st Century. libya360.wordpress.com Gary Wilson © Photo : Screenshot / Social Media Rare footage of destruction of foreign mercenaries in Zaporizhzhya. Part I: U.S. funds war, takes over Ukraine assets The U.S. is funding a proxy war against Russia — Congress has approved $113 billion for Ukraine — seizing Ukraine's assets in the process. The U.S. is spending…

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Gestating Healthy Policies for Young Parents. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the need for modernized national and program-level policies that foster a culture to support early-career physicians balancing their professional growth and personal family desires.

Arlene Montgomery (2023-08-22). A Lethal Experiment at Gunsight Lake. counterpunch.org Glacier National Park just approved an ambitious and untested experiment at Gunsight Lake in the St. Mary watershed. The plan involves poisoning out the rainbow trout that were planted decades ago, then transplanting westslope cutthroat trout, mountain whitefish and bull trout into the lake — fish that were never there. The project is rife with problems.

Steve Kelly (2023-08-22). Even Glacier National Park Wilderness Can't Escape the Hubris and Wrath of the Man-Gods. counterpunch.org It's been decided. Glacier National Park won't be deterred from sprinting ahead with its grand experiment to use poison to kill rainbow trout planted in Gunsight Lake a century ago. Back then, Gunsight Lake had no fish. Rather than restore Gunsight to its original (fishless) condition, Park managers want to introduce three new species: bull trout, cutthroat

Valeriy Krylko (2023-08-22). Private Cybersecurity Organizations Are Being Used For Under-Cover Espionage as George Orwell's 1984 Nightmare Becomes More and More a Reality. covertactionmagazine.com Everything that was once created for the common good turns into a farce nowadays. All words about international cooperation are just empty words. A case in point is the professed commitment of high-level politicians to combating cyber-crime when we have evidence that cyber-security organizations are being used as a cover for undercover espionage. The UN …

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). CIFTIS expands area for supply chain, biz services exhibition. ecns.cn Over 260 enterprises will participate in the Supply Chain and Business Services thematic exhibition of the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services that is slated from Sept 2 to 6 in Shougang Park of Beijing…

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). 2 telecom fraud suspects extradited to China from Myanmar. ecns.cn Two suspects involved in telecom fraud cases in Myanmar were handed over to the Chinese police by its Myanmar counterpart at the Yangon International Airport on Wednesday morning, according to the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar.

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). Healthy authorities approve use of cholesterol drug. ecns.cn China's National Medical Products Administration on Tuesday approved the use of Inclisiran, a cholesterol-lowering small interfering RNA (siRNA), for the treatment of adults with primary hypercholesterolemia (heterozygous familial and non-familial) or mixed dyslipidemia.

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). China, Pakistan start transit under TIR procedure. ecns.cn Five trucks bearing the international road transport (TIR) sign departed Kashgar city in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region for Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Tuesday, marking the first TIR transit operation under TIR between the two cities.

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). London International Chinese Music Festival 2023 kicks off with gala concert. ecns.cn Musicians play Chinese music " Three Lanes of Plum Blossom" during the gala concert of London International Chinese Music Festival 2023 in London, UK, Aug. 22, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). 2023 London International Chinese Music Festival kicks off. ecns.cn

Labor Video Project (2023-08-23). When WE Fight We Win! SAG AFTRA WGA Picket Netflix World HQ On National Day Of Action. indybay.org Striking SAG AFTRA WGA worker rallied at Netflix world headquarters in Los Gatos to demand protection from AI and the war on workers in this industry by the billionaires…

Staff (2023-08-22). 'Makeba' — A Viral TikTok Trend Pays Homage to Mama Africa. unicornriot.ninja Whether you use TikTok or Instagram Reels, if you've been doom scrolling the last eight weeks, chances are you've heard the catchy "Can I get a ooh wee?" chorus of the song "Makeba," a pop dance release by the French singer Jain. The meme, which started on TikTok, first gained virality as a simple dance …

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Vijay Prashad (2023-08-18). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not by Themselves Change the World. dissidentvoice.org Mao Xuhui (China), '92 Paternalism, 1992 In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South Africa were both …

Zoya Teirstein, Native News Online. (2023-08-17). Indian Country's Forever Chemical Problem. popularresistance.org Laurie Harper, director of education for the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School, a K-12 tribal school on the Leech Lake Band Indian Reservation in north-central Minnesota, never thought that a class of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, would be an issue for her community. | That's partly because, up until a few months ago, she didn't even know what PFAS were. "We're in the middle of the Chippewa National Forest," she said. "It's definitely not something I had really clearly considered dealing with out here." | Late last year, tests conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency revealed that…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-17). Hamas Showcases Captured Israeli Loitering Munition (Video). southfront.org File image. | On August 15, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas Movement, announced that it had seized an Israeli Orbiter drone that crashed in the Gaza Strip. | The brigades released video footage of the seized drone, which reportedly crashed in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City a day earlier. | The Orbiter is a lightweight drone that was developed by Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems for use in military and security reconnaissance missions. The version seized by…

ELEL (2023-08-19). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Jones CMP, Day RO, Koes BW, et al. Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2023; 402: 304—12—In the Summary and Acknowledgments of this Article, the funders should have been Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council, University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, and ReturnToWorkSA. This correction have been made to the online version as of Aug 17, 2023.

The Lancet (2023-08-19). Editorial] Ending the HIV pandemic: preparing for the future. thelancet.com Last month, ahead of the International AIDS Conference in Brisbane, Australia, a landmark study published in The Lancet by Laura N Broyles and colleagues reported that people living with HIV who maintain low—but still detectable—levels of the virus (less than 1000 copies per mL) have almost zero risk of transmitting it to their sexual partners. It was a stunning result, adding compelling evidence to further bolster the undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U) HIV campaign. U=U means that individuals living with HIV who successfully sustain an undetectable viral load by consistently taking antiretrovi…

Wouter Jong (2023-08-19). Correspondence] Hope is not a strategy in times of crisis. thelancet.com In response to an Offline by Richard Horton,1 I am stunned by the large scope of the national UK COVID-19 Inquiry.2 The Inquiry aims to cover more than 25 topics related to COVID-19; however, such a scope makes it instantly clear that the Inquiry will take years to come to a conclusion.

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-18). Anti-Imperialist Sentiment Spreads Across West Africa. popularresistance.org Niger has remained defiant in the face of repeated threats by French and United States instigated efforts to stage an invasion of the uranium-rich West African state. | On August 6, tens of thousands of Nigeriens rallied in the capital of Niamey in support of the now ruling National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), which came to power on July 26, overthrowing the western-backed President Mohamed Bazoum. | Federal Republic of Nigeria President Bola Tinubu, whose recent election was shrouded in controversy, has been the subject of fierce criticism inside the country and within the entire West Afric…

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). CIFTIS to spotlight financial services. ecns.cn The China International Fair for Trade in Services is set to host a special section dedicated to financial services from Sep 2-6 at the Shougang Park in Beijing, said its major organizer on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Thailand opens first Chinese curriculum international school. ecns.cn The China International School held its opening ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday afternoon (local time), as the first such school to adopt the Chinese curriculum in the country.

Fight Back (2023-08-18). Los Angeles joins National Day of Action for Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On August 9, Centro CSO, along with the Chicano Moratorium organizing committee, staged an action outside of the U.S. Marines recruitment office in East Los Angeles and joined a national call to action in solidarity with the Tampa 5. Joined with cities nationwide, 30 people gathered to protest the injustices faced by the Tampa 5, and to demand the U.S. stop funding wars overseas like in Ukraine and for Israel. | The Tampa 5 – Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, Jeanie Kida and Chrisley Carpio – are the five Students for a Democratic Society protesters at the University of South F…

Fight Back (2023-08-18). "They Cloned Tyrone": On national oppression. fightbacknews.org Warning: Major spoilers for They Cloned Tyrone | They Cloned Tyrone is a peculiar little science fiction movie set in the Glen, a fictional poor Black community existing in the South. It follows the life of the protagonist Fontaine, a drug dealer without any particular flair or personality. | The Glen is rife with poverty, inequality and unfairness. For an individual not well versed in political theory, these problems might seem interpersonal or individualistic. For a Marxist-Leninist, this could only be described as one thing: national oppression. | Now you may ask: is the movie operating from a Marxist-Leninist…

Fight Back (2023-08-18). Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Day of Solidarity picket outside Alaska Airline headquarters. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – Usually at Angle Lake Park, the noise of jets taking off from nearby SeaTac International Airport drowns out the sound of everyday activity. But on the morning of August 15, it was chants of "Pay us or chaos" that could be heard over everything else, as hundreds gathered for the Day of Solidarity informational picket in support of Association of Flight Attendants-CWA's fight for a new contract. | The morning began with a rally, where Alaskan Airlines flight attendants were joined by pilots, fellow union workers, and community activists. Sara Nelson, the AFA-CWA international president, spoke to the…

International Overdose Awareness Day (2023-08-18). Thursday 8/31: International Overdose Awareness Day. indybay.org Watsonville Community Hospital, 75 Nielson St, Watsonville…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-08-18). Friday 9/1: Discover California Slavery to Freedom – 2023 International Underground Railroad Month. indybay.org California State Library – Downtown Sacramento | National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom – National Parks Service – US Department of Interior…

LEPAIO (2023-08-18). No More AFL-CIO Support For Coups On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1973 Chile Coup. indybay.org September 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the US coup in Chile that cost the lives of tens of thousands of workers and people. The AFL-CIO leadership was centrally involved in this coup and continues to cover up it's role and also continues to take tens of millions of dollars from the National Endowment For Democracy NED for operations in over 62 countries. An educational conference will be held in Washington DC on September 10 and a rally at the AFL-CIO headquarters on September 11th to demand justice and against the continued funding of the AFL-CIO international operations by the US government.

SAG AFTRA, Writers Guild, AFL-CIO (2023-08-18). Tuesday 8/22: National Day of Solidarity – San Fran-NorCal – Picket Union Buster Reed Hastings NetFlix HQ. indybay.org Netflix 101 Albright Way, Los Gatos, CA 95032 (@Winchester Blvd.)…

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). China to release commemorative coins for two national parks. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Experts talk about Tibetan women's right to education. ecns.cn From August 14 to 16, the 7th Beijing International Seminar"ÄÄon Tibetan Studies"ÄÄwas held in Beijing. Several experts highlighted that in recent years, the educational level of Tibetan women has steadily improved, and the protection of women's rights has been progressing towards higher quality. "ÄÄ…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why diverse organ donors are needed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. It's a time of celebrating organ donation and educating people about transplantation by encouraging donor registration and promoting healthy living. Dr. Shennen Mao, a Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon, says having a diverse pool of organ donors will help serve a growing wait list of those in need. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=enImQP2yYEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-18). Honoring National Navajo Code Talkers Day. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Today is National Navajo Code Talkers Day – a day to honor the group of U.S. Marines who created a secret code credited with helping the U.S. win World War II. At 94 years old, Peter MacDonald Sr. is the youngest of three surviving Navajo code talkers in the world. He visited Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona to share his defining chapter in American history. MacDonald also made a personal plea for improving access to…

splcenter (2023-08-18). Libertarian Party's Far-Right Leadership Worries Takeover Turning Into 'Disaster'. splcenter.org A year after the far-right Mises Caucus took over the Libertarian Party, its membership and financial numbers are down. Some state parties, including New Mexico, Virginia and Massachusetts, have splintered or disaffiliated from the national party. Leaked documents Hatewatch obtained show the Libertarian National Committee is squabbling and worried that their takeover is "turning into a disaster."

teleSUR (2023-08-18). A Strong Storm of Rain and Wind Affects Argentina>. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, heavy rains and winds affected various areas of Argentina, causing dozens of flights to be delayed at the country's main airports. | RELATED: | The National Meteorological Service (SMN) declared an "orange alert for rain" at 2: 00 p.m. local time in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area and in the east of the Buenos Aires province. | The authorities also established a "yellow alert for rain" in most of t…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). How the US Economy Has Catalyzed Global Economic Turmoil. telesurenglish.net Just a week after Moody's slashed the credit ratings of 10 small and medium-sized American banks and indicated the possibility of downgrading the credit ratings of some large U.S. banks, the U.S. banking sector faced another challenge. | RELATED: | On Tuesday following Moody's, another international rating agency, Fitch Ratings, warned that it might downgrade the ratings of dozens of U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase. | While concerns a…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). New COVID-19 Variant Eg.5 Not Yet Found in Lebanon or Iran. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that the quickly spreading EG.5 (Eris) variant of COVID-19 has not yet appeared in Lebanon. | RELATED: | The Health Ministry's Director of Epidemiology Tracking Nada Ghosn told NNA that "the ministry is continuously conducting genetic tests to identify the COVID-19 variants present in Lebanon. So far, these tests have not revealed the presence of t…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Presidents of Russia and Iran Discuss BRICS Membership. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, exchanged via telephone on the possible accession of the Iranian nation to the BRICS. | Related: | The Kremlin's official Telegram account detailed that, in addition, issues of regional cooperation were discussed. | "Issues of cooperation in international and regional affairs were discussed, including Iran's participation as a full mem…

_____ (2023-08-17). Washington's 'Asia tsar': AUKUS Makes Australia One of America's 'Closest Partners'. strategic-culture.org By Mike HEAD | Join us on , , and . | Kurt Campbell, currently the Indo-Pacific coordinator in US President Joseph Biden's National Security Council, used an interview in the Australian yesterday to declare that the AUKUS mi…

Ahmed Adel (2023-08-17). Record Growth in Russia-China Trade, Joint Military Exercise in International Waters: Washington Has "Concerns" globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2023-08-17). Orlando stands up against DeSantis' targeted suspension of State Attorney Worrell. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On August 10, an emergency rally was held in Orlando to address Governor Ron DeSantis' recent dismissal of State Attorney Monique Worrell. | The attacks came as an affirmation by the DeSantis camp that they are an enemy of oppressed nationalities, the working class, women and LGBTQ people. | At the rally, the charges against the Tampa 5 were discussed by Anna Eskamani as a part of DeSantis's attacks on education and African Americans. Progressive forces attending the rally understand the need to develop a strong united front against DeSantis and his clique of reactionaries. When democratic rights ar…

Grahame Russell (2023-08-17). US, Canada-Backed Guatemalan Elites Threaten Coup Amid Opposition Party Runoff. truthout.org Guatemala has received an unusual amount of international media attention in recent months, thanks to its historic elections as well as brazen elite efforts to overturn them. On June 25, to the shock of most Guatemalans and international observers, opposition party Movimiento Semilla ("seed movement") finished second place in first-round elections, forcing a runoff against the establishment Unidad… |

infobrics (2023-08-17). BRICS Summit Invites 69 Leaders— A Step Towards De-Dollarization. infobrics.org The upcoming BRICS summit, with 69 invited leaders, aims to discuss de-dollarization and the promotion of national currencies in international trade…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-17). Africa: The Second Front in the Struggle Against Imperialism. libya360.wordpress.com Mohsen Abdelmoumen Demonstration against the French presence in Africa. D. R. We are witnessing the emergence of a new Africa in full rebellion against imperialism and neo-colonialism, an inevitable consequence of the involvement of China and Russia, both of which are pursuing a policy of equals with African countries in their commercial and diplomatic exchanges….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-17). African Union Will Not Back ECOWAS Intervention in Niger. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan KulkarniLeaders of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, Niger's ruling military junta, at a rally on August 6. Photo: Balima Boureima/Anadolu Agency Niger's popular military government has been consolidating domestic and regional support. Meanwhile, ECOWAS is beset by disunity and domestic opposition after threatening military intervention to restore the ousted Mohamed…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-17). Can Poorer Nations Break the Cycle of Dependency That Has Inflicted Grief for a Hundred Years? libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental Institute for Social Research In February 1966, Nkrumah was removed from office by a coup d'état encouraged by the US. That is the price to be paid for revealing the neo-colonial structure of the world and fighting for structural transformation. It is a price that the West wants to inflict on the people of Niger, who…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-17). Congo Joins the East African Community, but the Violence Goes On. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison It is no secret that Rwanda has been behind 26 years of catastrophic war and occupation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ever since its invasion, alongside Uganda, in 1996. Uganda's crimes get far less press than Rwanda's, but they are well-documented in decades of UN experts' reports. This is a blatant…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-17). Military-Biological Activity of the United States on the Territory of Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity August 16, 2023 The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation continues to analyse the military and biological activities of the U.S. and its allies in Ukraine and on…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-17). MST Founder Joà£o Pedro Stedile Faces Off against Right Ring in Congress. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Joà£o Pedro Stedile of the National Board of the MST testifies in the CPI on the MST. Photo: Lula Marques/Agência Brasil The leader was summoned by right-wing deputies to testify before the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry that is "investigating" the Landless Rural Workers' Movement After seven hours of questioning before the Parliamentary Commission…

noreply (2023-08-17). International Sports Is Dead. smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-17). Russia's Putin, North Korea's Kim Vow Closer Ties. orinocotribune.com Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have pledged closer cooperation between the two countries as they exchanged letters marking North Korea's National Liberation Day. | "I am sure that we will continue to build up bilateral cooperation in all areas for the benefit of our peoples, in the interests of strengthening stability and security on the Korean Peninsula and in the Northeast Asian region as a whole," Putin declared in a congratulatory message to Kim released by the Kremlin on Tuesday. | Putin further noted that groundwork was laid for close cooperation between Moscow and Pyon…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-17). Rights groups call on UAE government to release unjustly held prisoners ahead of COP28. peoplesdispatch.org According to a letter by over 20 rights groups, 58 detainees are being held by the UAE authorities despite their prison sentences being over, in some cases for years, in clear violation of international law…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-17). Using public health policies, the Pandemic Industry is on the road to global fascism. expose-news.com The Pandemic Industry is developing international instruments and processes that will entrench the destructive covid practices in international law. Public health, presented as a series of health emergencies, is being used, as …

Staff (2023-08-17). Venezuela: National Assembly in Permanent Session to Appoint Electoral Authorities. orinocotribune.com

WSWS (2023-08-17). Royal Mail's new regime: PDAs used to sack workers for tea break at local pub. wsws.org The sackings at Prenton are a direct outcome of the national agreement between the Communication Workers' Union and Royal Mail which includes the use of PDA data for performance management.

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Ambush Leaves 17 Soldiers Killed in Niger. telesurenglish.net The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will hold a meeting of its Chiefs of Staff in Accra, Ghana, to address the details of a possible multinational military deployment in Niger, in order to depose the coup junta. | This terrorist attack occurred on the eve of a meeting between military leaders of countries in Niger's geographical vicinity. Aug. 17, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Argentina's Status as Country Free of Avian Influenza Validated. telesurenglish.net The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) validated a report sent by the National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) of Argentina, in which the country declares itself free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). | RELATED: | According to Senasa, the validation was given after the country complied with the recommendations of the international organization and the closure of the last outbreak…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Ecuadorian Elections Begin With the Vote of Prisoners. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the voting for the extraordinary presidential and legislative elections in Ecuador kicked off with the participation of incarcerated individuals awaiting a final verdict. | RELATED: | This process is taking place across 39 prisons, where 4,756 citizens are eligible to exercise their right to vote at 62 polling stations. | Upon inaugurating the voting process, Diana Atamaint, the president of the National Elec…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Sudan: Re-Arrest of Young Revolutionary. telesurenglish.net The Permanent Commission for the Defense of Detainees and Public Freedoms: "the lack of respect for laws and regulations is what led to war, chaos, and the constitutional vacuum in the country." | Mohammed Adam Tupac was arrested following national protests in Sudan on 1/13/22. He was hit by two gunshots and tortured after arrest and is held responsible for the murder of a police officer against all evidence. Aug. 17, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-08-17). Thailand poised to reap big gains from CNPC project. ecns.cn The first refined oil project constructed by China National Petroleum Corp in northeastern Thailand that became operational on Tuesday will significantly address the rising demand for, and improve the local supply of, refined oil products in the region.

WSWS (2023-08-18). Drought-affected small farmers in Sri Lanka denounce government indifference. wsws.org While drought is a natural phenomenon, the decades of poverty afflicting Sri Lankan rural toilers and the now-worsening food shortages across the island are the result of capitalism and big-business government policies.

WSWS (2023-08-18). Drought affected small farmers in Sri Lanka denounce government indifference. wsws.org While drought is a natural phenomenon, the decades of poverty afflicting Sri Lankan rural toilers and the now-worsening food shortages across the island are the result of capitalism and big-business government policies.

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WSWS (2023-08-15). Australia hosting anti-China Malabar naval exercises. wsws.org The military drills, which initially involved only India and the US, have been transformed into a regional show of force directed against China.

Natalia Marques (2023-08-15). BlackRock is a "modern day Dutch East India Company" say activists. peoplesdispatch.org US-based organizations gather in front of the BlackRock headquarters in New York City to demand the asset holder cancel USD 220 million of Zambia's debt…

Indian Canyon (2023-08-15). Saturday 8/26: Indian Canyon Storytelling 25th Annual Indigenous Gathering. indybay.org Indian Canyon Nation Cultural Center, lndian Canyon Rd Hollister, CA 95023…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). India and China to agree over peace issue across border area. plenglish.com During the 19th bilateral meeting at the corps commanders' level held on August 13-14, both sides reached to continue the momentum of talks and negotiations through military and diplomatic channels. | At the meeting, which took place at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side, the representatives established a positive, constructive and in-depth discussion on solving the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control in the Western Sector. | In accordance with the guidance provided by the governments of both nations, participants exchanged standpoints in an open and forward-looking manner, th…

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-15). Lluvias dejan al menos 50 muertos en el norte de India. telesurtv.net El jefe de Gobierno regional, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, dijo que 20 personas continúan atrapadas.

teleSUR, nama, MER (2023-08-15). Felicitan a India por el 76 aniversario de su independencia. telesurtv.net El mandatario de Rusia destacó la importancia a las relaciones de asociación estratégica con la India.

teleSUR, nama, MER (2023-08-15). Aumenta a 65 cifra de muertos por intensas lluvias en India. telesurtv.net La región de Himachal Pradesh es la más afectada por las inundaciones, donde unas 52 personas murieron desde el domingo último.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-15). What Will Change in Guatemala with the 2023 Presidential Elections? libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Indian carrying a hacienda owner with a chair strapped to his back. Painting. The transformative hope for the great majorities is not in either of the two options. In 2027, Guatemalans will continue to look for the promise of structural changes, hopefully with some lessons learned. For I do not believe that these…

Staff (2023-08-15). Headlines for August 15, 2023. democracynow.org Georgia Grand Jury Indicts Trump & 18 Others for Trying to Overturn 2020 Election, Maui Fires: Death Toll Rises to 99; 1,300 People Remain Unaccounted For, Montana Judge Rules in Favor of Youth Plaintiffs in Landmark Climate Case, NASA: Last Month Was Hottest July Ever Recorded "By a Long Shot", More Than 50 Die in Northern India Due to Heavy Rain & Landslides, Another Political Leader Assassinated in Ecuador Days Before National Elections, Ethiopian Airstrike Kills 26 in Amhara Days After State of Emergency Declared, Explosion at Gas Station in Russian Republic of Dagestan Kills at Least 35, Israel K…

Editor (2023-08-15). What we lose through the ghettoisation of urban India. mronline.org The gigantic question is, is there a way out? It gets harder everyday with the kind of blatantly divisive social atmosphere which is promoted by the powers that be.

infobrics (2023-08-15). Russia Offers BRICS Partners a Module on Its Planned Space Station. infobrics.org The head of Russia's space agency suggested Moscow's partners in the BRICS group — Brazil, India, China and South Africa — could build a module for its planned orbital station…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-15). Indian President pays tribute to independence martyrs. plenglish.com Murmu visited the National War Memorial in New Delhi to lay a wreath and pay her respects to the fallen combatants at a ceremony attended by senior military leaders, including Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. | On Monday, in an address on the occasion, the President called for efforts at the local, national and global levels to address the devastating effects of climate change. | She highlighted the challenges in this regard and urged scientists and politicians around the world to pay urgent attention to the problem. | The head of State added that parts of India have faced extraordinary floods, while there are re…

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Staff (2023-08-15). Moms For Liberty (Moms For Bigotry): Foot Soldiers for Capitalism. wibailoutpeople.org Adolf Hitler Quoted in Newsletter: | In a recent newsletter from the Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty, it was discovered that the group had quoted Adolf Hitler in its inaugural newsletter. In the first version of the letter, it included the quote, "'He alone, who OWNS the youth, GAINS the future,' and cited Hitler. While the origin of the quote is not entirely clear, it has been attributed in numerous historical texts to a 1935 rally speech by the Nazi lead…

Staff (2023-08-15). Moms For Liberty (Moms For Bigotry) Funded by Right-Wing National Network; Group Hates Kids, Quotes Hitler. wibailoutpeople.org Adolf Hitler Quoted in Newsletter: | In a recent newsletter from the Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty, it was discovered that the group had quoted Adolf Hitler in its inaugural newsletter. In the first version of the letter, it included the quote, "'He alone, who OWNS the youth, GAINS the future,' and cited Hitler. While the origin of the quote is not entirely clear, it has been attributed in numerous historical texts to a 1935 rally speech by the Nazi leader." W…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). North India: Death Toll from Heavy Rain Rises to Almost 60. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Indian authorities said that at least 58 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and many more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in the nation. | Related: | Days of torrential downpours have washed away vehicles, demolished buildings and destroyed bridges in the northern Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. | According to official data,…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-15). Russian President values strategic partnership with India. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) President Vladimir Putin stated in a congratulatory message on India's Independence Day that Russia grants great importance to the strategic partnership with it and intends to continue to develop bilateral ties.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-15). Al menos 25 muertos dejan lluvias en el norte de India. telesurtv.net El Departamento Meteorológico de India (IMD) emitió una alerta roja y pronosticó lluvias con relámpagos en seis distritos del estado de Uttarakhand durante las próximas 24 horas.

Zoya Teirstein (2023-08-14). As US Begins Crackdown on PFAS, Indigenous Communities Are Getting Left Behind. truthout.org Laurie Harper, director of education for the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School, a K-12 tribal school on the Leech Lake Band Indian Reservation in north-central Minnesota, never thought that a class of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, would be an issue for her community. That's partly because, up until a few months ago, she didn't even know what PFAS were. "We're in the middle… |

infobrics (2023-08-14). Factbox: Key Facts About the BRICS 2023 Summit. infobrics.org The BRICS group of major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg this month…

jamanetwork (2023-08-15). Incorrect Nonauthor Collaborator Name. jamanetwork.com In the Original Investigation titled "Effect of Ivermectin vs Placebo on Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial," published in the October 25, 2022, issue of JAMA, a nonauthor collaborator's surname was incorrectly listed. The full name should have been listed as Upinder Singh. This article was corrected online.

Will Hodgkinson (2023-08-16). Wildfires devastate Native Hawaiian lands. workers.org This week, wildfires are devastating KƒÅnaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) lands in U.S.-occupied Hawai ªi. The largest fires have erupted on Hawai ªi and Maui, Hawai ªi's two largest islands, burning over 2,000 acres. As of this article's publication, 99 people are confirmed dead. At least 1,000 other people remain unaccounted for, and authorities . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2023-08-16). Environmental racism links LƒÅhainƒÅ and Katrina — a WW commentary. workers.org August 29 will mark the 18th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history, which devastated much of the Gulf Coast (specifically Louisiana and Mississippi) and disproportionately struck New Orleans. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states that this Category 4 hurricane caused at least $108 . . . |

WSWS (2023-08-16). Canada's ruling class and medically assisted death—a new form of euthanasia? wsws.org The National Post, the mouthpiece of the most avowedly right-wing sections of the Canadian ruling class, recently published an article promoting the view that medically assisted death is an ethical solution to the plight of poor people who, due to their want of money, can't access the health care they desperately need.

WSWS (2023-08-15). More than 1,500 academics denounce Israel for imposing apartheid-style regime on Palestinians. wsws.org The letter is a devastating indictment of Netanyahu's government, its international backers in Washington, London, Berlin and other capitals and a major rebuttal of the refusal of Israel's protest leaders to oppose the repression of the Palestinians.

WSWS (2023-08-15). Forty years since the beginning of civil war in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The 26-year bloody war contains important strategic lessons for the working class in Sri Lanka and internationally.

WSWS (2023-08-15). The Historical and Political Foundations of the Fourth International. wsws.org This lecture on the origins of the Fourth International was delivered by Clara Weiss and Johannes Stern at the 2023 SEP (US) international Summer School.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-08-15). Friday 9/1: Discover California Slavery to Freedom – 2023 International Underground Railroad Month. indybay.org California State Library – Downtown Sacramento | National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom – National Parks Service – US Department of Interior…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-08-15). 2023 California Admission Day – Discover International Underground Railroad Month. indybay.org California Admission Day was an essential part of the 1850 Compromise, a fiercely debated US Congressional Act signed by President Willard Fillmore that strengthened and extended slavery in Utah and New Mexico regions. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, which made the federal government financially responsible for capturing and returning freedom seekers to their enslavers…

Josh Hart (2023-08-15). Showdown Looming Over Extreme Logging Climate Crimes in Sierra Nevada. indybay.org The US Forest Service is proposing to spend $650 million (including $30 million of herbicides) to authorize extreme logging in the Plumas National Forest in the name of "wildfire community protection." The USFS proposes to remove protections for spotted owl and red-legged frogs among others. Help is urgently needed from forest defenders!

Cale Holmes, Jamie Kim (2023-08-15). Korea Peace Conference Urges End to Longest War in U.S. History. covertactionmagazine.com "Sanctions kill; we know it and we should not accept that," said Kee Park, a medical doctor from Harvard Medical School's Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, during a conference at George Washington University held as part of a national mobilization to end the Korean War. Park cited the high death toll of sanctions …

oliviaalperstein (2023-08-15). Final report of International Mission to #StopISDS recommends Colombia's withdrawal from system of corporate abuse and impunity by way of a Citizens Audit. ips-dc.org The report highlights how lawsuits and the threat of lawsuits are endangering vulnerable peoples and ecosystems.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-15). Jordanian cybercrime law ratified by king, threatens freedom of speech. peoplesdispatch.org The bill introduces a new set of prohibitions and restrictions on speech and posts made on social media and elsewhere on the internet that the government deems to be a danger to national unity…

ecns.cn (2023-08-15). China marks first National Ecology Day. ecns.cn On Aug. 15, 2005, Xi Jinping, then Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province, visited Anji County in Huzhou City. He proposed the "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" concept during a visit to Yucun Village.

ecns.cn (2023-08-15). Opening ceremony uniforms for Team China at Hangzhou Asian Games unveiled. ecns.cn The design combines colors of blue and white and features China's national flower, the peony and blue and white porcelain.

ecns.cn (2023-08-15). Water robot contest showcases innovation. ecns.cn Teams competing in the final of the 2023 China Underwater Robot Professional Contest recently showcased the latest developments in underwater robots in the coastal waters of Dalian Jinshitan National Tourist Resort, Liaoning province.

ecns.cn (2023-08-15). China's retail sales grow 2.5% year-on-year in July. ecns.cn China's retail sales increased 2.5 percent year-on-year in July this year, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-15). China announces further steps to unleash rural consumption. ecns.cn Chinese authorities on Monday released a guideline on promoting the high-quality development of rural circulation, as part of a national campaign to build a nationwide unified market and unleash the consumption potential of rural areas.

Staff (2023-08-15). Jujuy stands up against multinational mining companies and anti-democratic reforms. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in NACLA on Aug. 12, 2023. It is reprinted here with permission. It is just past dawn in the Andean heights near La Quiaca, where the northern Argentinean province of Jujuy meets the border of Bolivia. A few dozen makeshift shelters surround a short stretch of Route 9, one of the …

_____ (2023-08-15). Destroying Canada's Farms, for What? strategic-culture.org Carbon taxes make Canada's farms uncompetitive in return for little environmental benefit. | Join us on , , and . | By Christopher BRUNET | On April 1, 2018, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau implemented a national m…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). Ecuador: In-home, penitentiary votes to open electoral process. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Vice President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) Enrique Pita on Tuesday announced elections in Ecuador will start off with the in-home and Penitentiary votes.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). Russia is in favor of multipolar world order, says President Putin. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Russia maintains its vote in favor of a multipolar world order based on norms and principles of international law, President Vladimir Putin said in a speech during the 11th International Security Conference.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-15). Argentina ¥s inflation ramped up 6.3 percent in July. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) issued on Tuesday that the general level of the Consumer Price Index reported a 6.3% inflation in July.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). Cuba raffirms Zero-Tolerance policy on human trafficking. plenglish.com Cuba's National Report on Preventing and Confronting Trafficking in Persons and Protecting Victims for 2022, published by the Cuban Foreign Ministry, detailed that during this period a national action plan is being rolled out through 2024 to coordinate State and civil society actions. | Likewise, cooperation actions and the timely exchange of information with international organizations, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the United Nations system and counterpart agencies of countries in the region and Europe continued in order to guarantee effective confrontation. | As an example, it men…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-15). Gustavo Petro: The New Zone for the World's Largest Cocaine Production is the Colombian-Ecuadorian Border. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo Petro From the marijuana of welfare capitalism and its rebellious youth, we have moved on to cocaine, the drug of competitiveness and neoliberalism; and now we are entering the drug of death, fentanyl: the drug of the capitalism of the climate crisis and war. The structure of the cocaine market has changed. The areas…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-15). Is Imperialism Losing in Africa and Syria? Interview with Harpal Brar. libya360.wordpress.com The coup leaders in Niger and Burkina Faso say they want Africa to be relevant on the gran geopolitical chessboard. Is the political and economic independence of Africa and Syria possible? Harpal Brar, the founder and former chairman of the communist party in Great Britain answers. Proletarian TV: / proletariancpgbml Harpal is the author of many…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-15). Sudan: Warring Parties Continue Bombardment as Thousands of Corpses Rot in the Streets and Over 20 Million Face Hunger. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni A scene from Khartoum on April 15, the first day of fighting in Sudan. Thousands have been killed and over four million displaced by the war between Sudan's military and paramilitary that is set to enter its fifth month with no signs of respite. Only 18 of the country's 89 main hospitals are…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-15). The Politicization of Militant Groups: From Hamas to Sinn Féin. libya360.wordpress.com Sarmad Ishfaq Introduction Throughout history, there have been a few indelible transitions of militant groups to politics —this phenomenon can be labeled "politicization." It is surprising to discern that most militant or insurgent groups do not end because of policing or military action. According to an examination of 648 terrorist organizations that existed between 1968-2006,…

Vanessa Beeley (2023-08-15). What Israel fears most about Syria — with Kevork Almassian. thealtworld.com A Tel-Aviv think tank lays out Israeli strategy to deal with a refurbished Syrian military | Syrian journalist and founder of Syriana Analysis, Kevork Almassian, joins me to discuss a new report published by Tel-Aviv think thank — The Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University. The report (in Hebrew) is titled The INSS describes its mission on its

thecommunists (2023-08-15). It is not north Korean but US nuclear weapons which threaten the world. thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from the Korean Central News Agency with thanks. ***** At the first session of the preparatory committee for the 11th Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference, the USA and its vassal forces unreasonably criticised the DPRK's nuclear deterrent for self-defence as a "threat" to international peace and security and to the …

Anonymous834 (2023-08-15). The Nazi-Like Arrogance Of The U.S. Government. southfront.org Robert Menendez — | Written by The U.S. Government presumes that it, and NOT the United Nations, is the ultimate moral authority regarding international affairs, and that any Government which believes otherwise, must be overthrown and replaced, in order to be or become a democracy and to serve the interests of that nati…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-15). John Bolton Blasts Biden for Ukraine's Failing Counteroffensive. news.antiwar.com Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has blasted President Biden over Ukraine's stalling counteroffensive in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal that was published on Sunday. While Ukraine has received tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons from the US, a scale of aid not seen since…

John Wojcik (2023-08-15). Communists discuss history of their relationship with U.S. labor movement. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—"Everyone agrees that the goal in the labor movement is unity within the working class. The path to that unity is difficult, and what Marxism does is uncover and overcome the obstacles on that path to unity," said Roberta Wood at a national gathering called by the Labor Commission of the Communist Party this week. …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-15). Study explores impact of childhood trauma on sexual function in midlife women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One out of three children will have at least one stressful or traumatic childhood experience, including things such as their parents divorcing or a family member with a drug or alcohol problem, according to the latest National Survey of Children's Health. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that such adverse childhood experiences may be linked to sexual inactivity and sexual dysfunction in women later in life. Their findings are published in The Journal…

Staff (2023-08-15). RMT taking the fight over ticket office closures to Rishi Sunak's front door. thecanary.co The National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) will be taking the fight to stop ticket office closures right to PM Rishi Sunak's front door at Downing Street. So, save the date, as it's going to be an important protest — not least for chronically ill, disabled, and older people. Ticket office closures: …

Staff (2023-08-15). Israeli settler released following arrest for murdering 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Matan. youtube.com Israeli settler Elisha Yared smiles after being released by Israeli authorities following his arrest for murdering 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Matan this month. Yared is a spokesman for the Jewish Power party headed by Israel's National Security Minister Ben-Gvir. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Peace in Colombia Cannot Be Postponed, President Maduro Says. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reiterated his support for the fourth cycle of peace negotiations between the Colombian State and the National Liberation Army (ELN), which is taking place in Venezuelan territory. | RELATED: | "Venezuela and the Bolivarian government ratify their goodwill and willingness to help Colombia build its Total Peace," he said. | "Peace in Colombia cannot be postponed. It is urge…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Putin Points to Steady Development of Multipolar World Order. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday said the world is witnessing the steady rise of a new multipolar world order. | RELATED: | "Most countries are ready to assert their sovereignty and defend their national interests, traditions, culture," he said during the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security. | Putin pointed out that a multipolar world order will ultimately contribute to "steady and sus…

ecns.cn (2023-08-15). Low-carbon goals gaining prominence. ecns.cn China's top legislature, to advocate an ecological civilization. Guided by Xi's philosophy on ecological civilization, China has given greater prominence to green and low-carbon development since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012.

ecns.cn (2023-08-15). Ministry defends espionage law, welcomes foreign enterprises. ecns.cn China's Counter-Espionage Law protects national security and is in line with international practice, a government official said on Monday.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-15). Cuba's President urges recovery of damages caused by rains. plenglish.com On Monday, at a meeting held by video conference, the head of State analyzed the effectiveness of the strategies implemented in Cuba's western-central and eastern province, which were hit by heavy rains that flooded villages, destroyed homes and affected roads and state institutions. | Diaz-Canel acknowledged important processes in the replacement of part of the damaged houses in several territories, but stressed that there are still many rehabilitation actions to be done, which requires greater speed from authorities and the population in each region. | According to a national television report, from western Pi…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-15). First group of Cuban university athletes departs for Russia. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The first group of the Cuban delegation that will take part in the International University Sports Festival, scheduled for August 19 to 31 in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, departed on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-15). Ministry defends joint naval patrol. ecns.cn The joint patrol conducted by Chinese and Russian naval forces in the West and North Pacific was not targeted at any third party and had nothing to do with the current international and regional situation.

A Guest Author (2023-08-14). Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition For the people of Niger and their new leadership. workers.org The Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition issued the following statement Aug. 10. Signers include Mobilization4Mumia, Mumia United Nations Liaison Group, International Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Friends of Mumia Mexico, Workers World Party, Communist Workers League and Malcolm X Commemoration Committee. Graphic: Anastasya Eliseeva The new government of Niger . . . |

WSWS (2023-08-14). UK junior doctors speak on National Health Service strike. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke with doctors on the picket lines in London and Leeds.

WSWS (2023-08-14). Sanders promotes UAW bureaucracy, economic nationalism in online event. wsws.org Sanders' and Fain's rhetorical appeals to social discontent were combined with a lying narrative which covered up for the Democratic Party and the UAW bureaucracy, which are both centrally responsible for creating the conditions workers now confront.

WSWS (2023-08-14). UPS workers in Chicago and New York speak out: "Sean O'Brien talks out of both sides of his mouth and insults us with this garbage contract" wsws.org UPS workers in Chicago and New York spoke to the World Socialist Web Site over the weekend about the national tentative agreement, as well as the low pay and poor working conditions they face daily.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-14). AMLO's pro-working class policies are why poverty decreased in Mexico. peoplesdispatch.org On August 10, the Mexican National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL) released a In these same four years, the "multidimensional poverty" level decreased from 41.9% to 36.3…

Fight Back (2023-08-14). Jacksonville, FL continues demanding justice for the Tampa 5, drop the charges now. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – Over a dozen community members and students organized by the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC) and University of North Florida SDS gathered as part of an emergency National Day of Action to demand Justice for the Tampa 5. Rallying on August 9 during rush hour traffic of busy State Street in downtown Jax, the protesters withstood record heat to raise the banner and chants, demanding "Drop the charges." | "We will continue to hit the streets until justice is won and the charges are dropped against the Tampa 5," said Neal Jefferson of the JCAC. | Protesters vowed to keep up the fight…

Editor (2023-08-14). RFK Jr. Would Back National Abortion Ban After Three Months of Pregnancy: Report. scheerpost.com By Maya Boddie / AlterNet ScheerPost editor's note: Since the publishing of this article, the RFK Jr. campaign has issued a press release in response to this NBC interview stating: Today [Aug.13], Mr. Kennedy misunderstood a question posed to him by an NBC reporter in a crowded, noisy exhibit hall at the Iowa State Fair. …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-14). Africa and Latin America Revolutionary Ties. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton Che Guevara in the Congo Historically, the United States and its allies only retreat from their aggressive policies and the imposition of their dominance when they suffer a strategic defeat. They never repair their essence, all they do is modify their policies looking for how to recover the lost ground. For them, the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-14). Argentina Primaries: The Ultra-Right Advances, the Bipartisanship Retreats, the Dinosaur Remains. libya360.wordpress.com Aram Aharonian Argentines never cease to surprise: on a wintry but sunny Sunday, they put the recycled bipartisanship in intensive care in the Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory (PASO) elections, when the ultra-right-wing Javier Milei, until two years ago a TV panelist, became the chosen character to reset the system. The outsider won and all…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-14). Brazil: Joà£o Pedro Stedile Does Not Fear Parliamentary Investigation into MST. libya360.wordpress.com Igor Carvalho Ahead of his testimony, the Landless Rural Workers' Movement leader said he regrets the outcome of the commission so far On August 15, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) investigating the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) will receive Joà£o Pedro Stedile, founder and national leader of the Movement, who will give a testimony to the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-14). In Defense of African Sovereignty and Independence: Communiqué of the State Coordination against NATO and the Bases (CECOB). libya360.wordpress.com IN DEFENCE OF THE RIGHT TO SOVEREIGNTY AND THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE PEOPLES OF AFRICA Communiqué of the State Coordination against NATO and the Bases (CECOB). Things are fastly changing in West Africa and the repercussions will be felt throughout the continent and across much of the globe. The heart of darkness has decided…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-14). Niger: The Crimes of France and its Proxy Army, Al Qaeda. libya360.wordpress.com Juan Manuel Olarieta France Financed Al-Qaeda in the Sahel with Niger's Uranium France is a nuclearized country. It has the highest number of nuclear power plants and the highest proportion of nuclear energy. The country is dependent on uranium mines. Approximately 20 percent of its uranium is imported from Niger through a public company, Areva,…

Staff (2023-08-14). After Shocking Assassination, Ecuadorian VP Candidate Decries "Clear Links" Between Gov't & Cartels. democracynow.org Ecuador is reeling from the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead Wednesday after a campaign rally in the capital Quito less than two weeks before the August 20 general election. Villavicencio was running on a platform opposing corruption and organized crime. Authorities have arrested six Colombian nationals and say they are members of a drug trafficking group, but many questions remain about who was behind the murder. "We see that there are clear links between the current government and these mafia organizations," says vice-presidential candidate Andrés Ara…

thecommunists (2023-08-14). Why do so many trade union struggles in Britain fail? thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from the Class Consciousness Project, with thanks. ***** The National Education Union (NEU), Britain's biggest teaching union, announced on 31 July that, following a consultation with its members, it would be accepting the 6.5 percent pay offer made by the government through its proxy, the Schools Teachers' Review Body. Thus the …

ecsorinoco (2023-08-14). More Than 8,000 Illegal Miners Evacuated in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com More than 8,431 illegal miners have been voluntarily evacuated from Yapacana National Park in Amazonas state, Venezuela, since July 1. | The strategic operational commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported on the evacuation of the 8,431 illegal miners through the Carida—Puerto Ayacucho route. | He wrote on his X account: "More than 8,431 illegal miners have been evacuated from Yapacana National Park since July 1." | Más de 8.431 mineros ilegales han sido evacuados del Parque Nacional Yapacana desde el 01JUL23, a través de la ruta Carida —…

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2023-08-14: News Headlines

Indian Canyon (2023-08-14). Saturday 8/26: Indian Canyon Storytelling 25th Annual Indigenous Gathering. indybay.org Indian Canyon Nation Cultural Center, lndian Canyon Rd Hollister, CA 95023…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Al menos 25 muertos dejan lluvias en el norte de India. telesurtv.net El Departamento Meteorológico de India (IMD) emitió una alerta roja y pronosticó lluvias con relámpagos en seis distritos del estado de Uttarakhand durante las próximas 24 horas.

People's Dispatch. (2023-08-14). US-Based Organizations Demand Blackrock Cancel Zambia's Debt. popularresistance.org On August 14, progressive organizations, led by the ANSWER Coalition and the Peoples Forum, will rally outside of the BlackRock global headquarters in New York City to demand that the multinational investment company cancel Zambia's debt. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, holds the largest privately-owned share of Zambia's debt at a staggering USD 220 million. BlackRock is not starved for funds, owning USD 10 trillion in assets and dividends and investing in industries such as private prisons, fossil fuels, and pharmaceutical giants. | "[BlackRock's] refusal to cancel or negotiate a restructuring of t…

People's Dispatch. (2023-08-13). People's Movements Worldwide: 'Cuba Is Not A State Sponsor Of Terror!'. popularresistance.org On August 11, artists, intellectuals, political leaders, people's movements, trade unions, and political parties from around the world launched a historic campaign to call on US President Joe Biden to remove Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list. | The convening organizations of this campaign, the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA), ALBA Movimientos, Foro de Sà£o Paulo, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, Jornada Continental por la Democracia y Contra el Neoliberalismo, World March of Women, Continental Latin American and Caribbean Network in Solidarity with Cuba, and La Vía Campesina, se…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Japan Prepares for the Arrival of Typhoon Lan. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) stated that Japanese authorities are preparing for the arrival of typhoon Lan, the seventh typhoon of the season in the Pacific, which is advancing towards waters near the Izu islands and may cause torrential rains, reported on Sunday. | Related: | Lan is forecast to make landfall next Tuesday on the island of Honshu, the main island of the country, generating heavy rain…

John Capodanno, Labor Notes. (2023-08-14). How We Turned Our Backs On An Abusive UPS Manager. popularresistance.org I'm a 34-year Teamster and package car driver for UPS, and I've been a steward for the past seven years. Since I've been with UPS for so long, I am very used to the constant harassment and intimidation this company has thrived on. | I had the honor to be put on the national negotiating team for the UPS contract by my local union—one of the strongest in the country, Local 25 in Boston. After UPS walked away from the negotiating table in early July, I was at barns helping to run practice picket lines. | The UPS center in Westwood, a suburb of Boston, has a new center manager from New Orleans named Brian Newma…

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). China won't 'sit idle' if Germany bans Chinese 5G gear recklessly: ambassador. ecns.cn China will not 'sit idle' if Germany decides to ban Chinese telecommunication firms from the country's 5G network construction without offering hard evidence that Chinese firms pose a so-called "national security" threat.

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). China achieves world-first with latest satellite launch. ecns.cn China has launched the world's first synthetic aperture radar satellite in high-altitude orbit, according to the China National Space Administration.

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services ready to kick off. ecns.cn A total of 27 countries and international organizations will set up exhibition booths during the CIFTIS, while 1,868 enterprises, including 424 Fortune 500 companies, will participate in the fair at the China National Convention Center and Shougang Park.

Josh Hart (2023-08-14). Showdown Looming Over Extreme Logging Climate Crimes in Sierra Nevada. indybay.org The US Forest Service is proposing to spend $650 million (including $30 million of herbicides) to authorize extreme logging in the Plumas National Forest in the name of "wildfire community protection." The USFS proposes to remove protections for spotted owl and red-legged frogs among others. Help is urgently needed from forest defenders!

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-08-14). 2023 California Admission Day – Discover International Underground Railroad Month. indybay.org California Admission Day was an essential part of the 1850 Compromise, a fiercely debated US Congressional Act signed by President Willard Fillmore that strengthened and extended slavery in Utah and New Mexico regions. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, which made the federal government financially responsible for capturing and returning freedom seekers to their enslavers…

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). Defense minister to travel to Russia, Belarus during six-day trip. ecns.cn China's defense minister will attend a security conference in Moscow and visit Belarus during a six-day trip, the Ministry of National Defense announced on Monday afternoon.

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). Regulator asks banking, insurance sector to support flood-hit regions. ecns.cn The National Financial Regulatory Administration has issued a circular requiring more efforts from the banking and insurance system to strengthen financial services for people and companies in the flood-hit regions.

Editor (2023-08-14). RFK Jr. Would Back National Abortion Ban After Three Months of Pregnancy: Report. scheerpost.com By Maya Boddie / AlterNet Conspiracy theorist and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., confirmed Sunday that he would back a national abortion ban after first three months of pregnancy, NBC exclusively reports. Despite Kennedy's choice to identify as a Democrat, the Democratic hopeful's more conservative opinions have landed him on Republicans like Florida …

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-14). Russian ships strike terrorist targets in Syria. plenglish.com According to the sources, the missiles targeted the headquarters of the Islamic State (Daesh) in the desert region of Al-Badieh, between the provinces of Hama and Homs, in central Syria. | The strikes coincided with sorties conducted by Russian and Syrian combat aviation against Daesh terrorists who are taking refuge in caves and caverns as they wait to launch sudden attacks on the national army. | The targets were designated after an extensive reconnaissance operation carried out by the Russian Aerospace Force. As a result, a number of terrorists were eliminated. | Syrian forces reinforced their positions in th…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-14). Study explores impact of childhood trauma on sexual function in midlife women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One out of three children will have at least one stressful or traumatic childhood experience, including things such as their parents divorcing or a family member with a drug or alcohol problem, according to the latest National Survey of Children's Health. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that such adverse childhood experiences may be linked to sexual inactivity and sexual dysfunction in women later in life. Their findings are published in The Journal…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Niger Junta To Prosecute President Bazoum for High Treason. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the perpetrators of the coup in Niger against President Mohamed Bazoum announced their intention to prosecute the ousted leader for high treason and undermining the country's security, in a statement read on national television. | Related: | "So far, the government of Niger has gathered… evidence to prosecute the deposed president and his local and foreign accomplices before the competent national and international bodies for…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). The Colombian State and ELN Continue Negotiations in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Monday, delegations of the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) will begin the fourth cycle of peace negotiations in Venezuela. | RELATED: | This will happen amid a 180-day bilateral ceasefire that came into force on August 3 throughout the Colombian territory. | Before installing the new talks, the parties highlighted compliance with the agreements reached in the third cycle of dialogues that took plac…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Pakistan celebrates 76th anniversary of its independence. plenglish.com Islamabad, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Pakistan celebrates today the 76th anniversary of National Independence Day with a variety of events and activities across the country in honor of its heroes, wrapped by a strong security apparatus.

ecns.cn (2023-08-13). CIFTIS aims to attract wider intl participation. ecns.cn With preparations progressing steadily, the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services, or CIFTIS, is expected to continue to serve as a platform for promoting opening-up, deepening business cooperation and boosting innovation…

ecns.cn (2023-08-13). Guidelines unveiled to draw more foreign investment. ecns.cn China has issued 24 new guidelines to attract more global capital and further optimize the country's business environment for multinational corporations.

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-13). President Maduro Instructs Armed Forces to Increase Operational Capacity to Eradicate Organized Crime. orinocotribune.com Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro instructed the Venezuelan armed forces to increase their presence and operative military capacity to eradicate organized crime. | President Maduro gave these instructions on Friday, August 11, during a working meeting with the expanded General High Command and the commanders of the Strategic Region of Integral Defense (REDI) and the Operational Zones of Integral Defense (ZODI) of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB). | He highlighted the operational deployment of the FANB throughout Venezuela to combat threats from organized criminal gangs and to guarantee Venezuelans' sec…

Andy Kroll (2023-08-13). No Longer the "Lone" Superpower. tomdispatch.com I recall forty years ago, when I was a new professor working in the field of Chinese and Japanese international relations, that Edwin O. Reischauer once commented, "The great payoff from our victory of 1945 was a permanently disarmed Japan." Born in Japan and a Japanese historian at Harvard, Reischauer served as American ambassador to Tokyo in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Strange to say, since the end of the Cold War in 1991 and particularly under the administration of George W. Bush, the United States has been doing everything in its power to encourage and even accelerate Japanese rearmament. Such a…

Eleanor J. Bader (2023-08-13). New Book Edited by Incarcerated Writers Explores Oppression Beyond Prison Walls. truthout.org "The precariat is not the equivalent of what we used to call the working class," National Book Critics Circle award recipient Eula Biss writes in the introduction to American Precariat: Parables of Exclusion. "More common now is gig work, with no set hours, no potential for advancement, work done through the interface of an app by workers who don't know the people for whom they're working. |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-13). On the Brink of World War, Does the UN Still Have a Raison d'être? libya360.wordpress.com Riva Enteen Fifty years ago, Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff sang: Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky Waiting for me when I die But between the day you're born and when you die They never seem to hear even your cry So as sure as the sun will shine I'm gonna…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-13). Russia, Donbass and the Reality of Conflict in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Kovalik I just returned from my third trip to Russia, and my second trip to Donbas (now referring to the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk collectively) in about eight months. This time, I flew into lovely Tallinn, Estonia, and took what should be about a six-hour bus ride to St. Petersburg. In the end,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-13). Russia, Ukraine and the US: Just Another Confrontation between White People? libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: While the views expressed in this commmentary may be representative of the position held by some, the majority of people recognize that there is a distinction to be made between so-called "Western" factions that has a direct bearing on the fate of Africa and African people in the world — that this is a…

JANET (2023-08-13). A declaration from West Africa Peoples Organization on Niger. iacenter.org August 7, 2023 The slightly edited statement was released on Aug. 2, 2023. The West Africa Peoples Organisation (WAPO) released a declaration condemning the ultimatums announced by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine, UEMOA) on the situation in Niger. WAPO is an anti-imperialist platform of progressive people's organizations from across West Africa, including members of the International Peoples' Assembly. The ECOWAS Heads of State meeting in Abuja on July 31, 2023 have taken serious decisions against th…

JANET (2023-08-13). Book Launch: "The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century" iacenter.org Discussion of 'The East is Still Red'August 13, 2023 Full discussion of the Program is available to watch on YouTube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8IqgNi3n-g Talk by Sara Flounders (below) Book Launch: The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century On Sunday 13 August 2023, the International Manifesto Group hosted a launch event for Carlos Martinez's book The East is Still Red — Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century. Author Carlos Martinez discussed the book with a panel of commentators. This launch took place at 11AM US Eastern Time, 4PM London Time and 11PM Beijing time over Zoom and…

JANET (2023-08-13). GABRIELA statement: Condemn U.S.-led attacks on the peoples of Palestine and their supporters. iacenter.org August 10, 2023 Manila, Philippines GABRIELA issued the following slightly edited statement August 5. The national alliance of Filipino women GABRIELA and the women's committee of the International League of Peoples' Struggle strongly denounce the repressive measures launched by the U.S. and its cohorts against peoples' resistances across the world. Its latest attack came in the form of severing access to financial services of one of the leading fiscal sponsors of grassroots organizations in many parts of the world: the Alliance for Global Justice. Shortly before the credit card company cut off AFGJ's access to i…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-13). Cubans in France remember Fidel Castro. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The Coordinator of Cuban Residents in France on Sunday paid tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), on his 97th birthday, and highlighted his legacy of social inclusion and internationalism.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-13). Fidel Castro's internationalist legacy is evoked in France. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Linda association on Sunday recalled the internationalist thought and action of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016) on his 97th birthday.

progressive.international (2023-08-13). 2023 Palestine Delegation: Report. progressive.international In May, the Progressive International delegation to Palestine visited East Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, the Naqab Desert, and Ramallah.

newleftreview (2023-08-13). Grey Anderson, Weapon of Power, Matrix of Management. newleftreview.org NATO's twin dynamics – eastward expansion, aggregated military operations – have brought it to the brink of a major international war.

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Argentina Holds Key Primaries for the Presidential Race. telesurenglish.net Approximately 35.4 million Argentinians are called to vote on Sunday in crucial primaries that will determine the direction of the race towards the October presidential elections. The electorate will head to the polls amid a complex economic scenario. | RELATED: | These elections will decide the presidential pairings and the lists of candidates for national legislators who can compete in the October election. To qu…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Lasso is to Blame for Violence in Ecuador: Indigenous Peoples. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) pointed to the administration of conservative Guillermo Lasso as responsible for the ongoing spiral of violence, which claimed the life of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. | RELATED: | CONAIE President Leonidas Iza stated that the sooner Lasso steps down from power, the sooner a process of reversing the surge in crime cou…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). PASO in Argentina: Abstentionism, Protests and Inflation. telesurenglish.net The primary elections in Argentina are taking place today under the expectant gaze of world public opinion. More than 35 million Argentines will elect this Sunday those who will run for office on October 22nd. This is an election year for Argentines. Since the middle of the year, all kinds of elections have been taking place in the country, to reach general terms on October 22, 2023. On October 22 they will elect the president, vice-president, 130 deputies and 24 national senators, which will not exclude continuing of other processes on a smaller regional scale. | The government that takes office on December 10 wil…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Venezuela Expels Over 8,400 Illegal Miners From the Amazon. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) Commander Domingo Hernandez confirmed that the military has expelled 8,431 illegal miners from the Venezuelan Amazon region since July 1st. | RELATED: | The control operations took place in the Yapacana National Park, which houses ecosystems endowed with unique biodiversity and close to the borders with Colombia and Brazil. | The FANB, however, did not offer det…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Voting Closes at Most Polling Stations in Argentina. telesurenglish.net Polling centers in Argentina closed at 18: 00 local time (21: 00 GMT) on Sunday after voting in the primaries for next October's presidential elections. Voting in the City of Buenos Aires is extended due to delays caused by problems with electronic voting machines. | RELATED: | According to the National Electoral Chamber, the voting process will continue for those polling stations where there were still voters waiting. Those citi…

ecns.cn (2023-08-13). Comicomment: U.S. investment ban on China: Another boomerang that hurts itself. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday limiting U.S. investments in advanced technology industries in China. The move is widely considered to be politicizing, instrumentalizing and weaponizing tech and trade issues, another step to suppress China's technological progress under the pretext of national security.

Staff (2023-08-13). Milwaukee, August 22, 2023: No to Anti-Trans Hate Groups: Protect LGBTQ Youth! — Stop the Moms For Bigotry and other Hate Groups! wibailoutpeople.org On August 22, 2023, one day before the national GOP descends on Milwaukee for their 1st presidential primary debate, a number of different reactionary right-wing personalities and organizations will be preceding them in arriving in the city. The primary sponsoring entity for these different forces is the Leadership Institute. ( Event by The Leadership Institute is…

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2023-08-12: News Headlines

Indian Canyon (2023-08-11). Saturday 8/26: Indian Canyon Storytelling 25th Annual Indigenous Gathering. indybay.org Indian Canyon Nation Cultural Center, lndian Canyon Rd Hollister, CA 95023…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-11). ASHA workers in India's Bihar demand fair pay, pensions. peoplesdispatch.org On Thursday, August 3, as many as 90,000 Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) staged a protest in the capital of India's Bihar State, Patna, demanding that the State government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar fulfill their nine demands. Thousands gathered at the Gardanibagh in Patna and held a sit-in near the Bihar State Assembly premises. The workers have threatened to intensify their mobilization in the coming days if the authorities fail to address their demands. | Thursday's protest was organized by the Sanyukt Sangharsh Manch, a joint platform of various unions and associations. ASHAs have been dema…

WSWS (2023-08-11). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Punjab power utility workers demand job permanency; Bangladeshi tea garden workers still on strike; Australia: South32 labour hire coal miners strike for higher pay; New Zealand Westpac workers hold nationwide walkout.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Indian and UAE navies conduct joint exercise. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began a maritime partnership exercise on Friday to strengthen cooperation between their respective navies, national media reported on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). India's curbs on PC imports criticized. ecns.cn India's move to restrict imports of personal computers is a protectionist policy aimed at curbing imports from China, experts said, noting it is in contrast with Beijing's recent call for BRICS members to cooperate on trade.

Esther Yiadom, People's Dispatch. (2023-08-11). Causes And Consequences Of Military Takeover In Niger. popularresistance.org Following the military takeover of power in Niger from the Bazoum-led administration on July 26, concerns have been raised about the supply of uranium as the EU and especially France depend largely on uranium from the country to fuel their nuclear reactors and for medical purposes. Data from Euratom indicates that Niger was the EU's second largest supplier of uranium in 2022, when it alone supplied the EU with 2,975 tU (representing 25.4%). The landlocked country was followed by Canada which supplied 2,578 tU (22.0%), and Russia which supplied 1,980 tU (16.9%) that same year.

Tanupriya Singh, People's Dispatch. (2023-08-11). Niger Accuses France Of Destabilization. popularresistance.org On August 9, Niger's military leadership, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), announced that it was raising the alert level throughout the country in response to alleged acts of "destabilization" carried out by France to undermine the security of the country. | In a communique issued on Wednesday, the CNSP stated that at 6: 30 am local time, the Niger National Guard's position near the Samira Hill Gold Mine had come under attack. The CNSP's spokesperson, Col. Major Amadou Abdramane, also added that "through direct communication with Western partners, the behavior of French forces has bee…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-11). Gunfire Hit Lebanese Defense Minister Car. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On August 10, gunfire hit the car of Lebanon's caretaker Defense Minister Maurice Sleem in the Jisr al-Basha neighborhood, to the east of the capital Beirut. | One of the car's windows received a direct hit. However, the minister was not hurt. Initially, Lebanese media reports said that the incident was an assassination attempt. | Later, caretaker Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi said that security services were investigating the incid…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Hawaii Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 53. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Maui County authorities confirmed that at least 53 people have died as a result of the devastating hurricane-driven wildfires that hit the Hawaiian Islands. | RELATED: | "As firefighting efforts continue, 17 additional fatalities have been confirmed today amid the active Lahaina fire. This brings the death toll to 53 people," Maui County informed. | The death toll was 36 earlier in the day. Strong wind…

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-11). There Are Enough Resources in the World To Fulfil Human Needs, but Not Enough Resources To Satisfy Capitalist Greed. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Aug 3, 2023 | On 20 July, the United Nations (UN) released a We are now at an inflection point.

Staff (2023-08-11). "Unprecedented": Fire Expert Says Climate & Native Vegetation Changes Fueled Explosive Maui Wildfires. democracynow.org We speak to a fire scientist about how the climate emergency fueled this week's historic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. "This is something that is absolutely unprecedented," says Clay Trauernicht, a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at MƒÅnoa, where he focuses on wildland fire management in Hawaii and the Pacific. He explains how colonial landscape changes to the islands — prioritizing monocrop agriculture and land use for tourism — paired with the worsening atmospheric effects of climate change h…

Eliza A Hawkes, Judith Trotman, Carla Casulo, Sonali M Smith, Ann LaCasce, international Women in Lymphoma Steering Committee (2023-08-12). Correspondence] Author gender representation of journal reviews and editorials on lymphoma (2017—22). thelancet.com Gender inequity in academic medicine is a well recognised problem that marginalises a crucial talent pool and ultimately diminishes innovation, collaboration, and progress.1,2 The international Women in Lymphoma (WiL) alliance, founded in 2019, consists of over 930 members globally from more than 50 countries.3 WiL is led by a steering committee of 23 members representing nine countries from five global regions. Recognising gender parity in lymphoma practice despite the under-representation of women in lymphoma leadership, WiL is committed to advocacy and promotion of equal gender representation in all lymphoma a…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Venezuelan President Asks the Military to Keep Their Guard Up. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to remain vigilant to guarantee peace in this South American nation, which has been the target on several occasions of U.S.-backed external threats to its political stability. | RELATED: | "FANB keep your guard up. Always stay vigilant. You have the duty and responsibility to guarantee our republic's stability, territorial i…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). UN Agencies Urge Action Following Another Mediterranean Tragedy. telesurenglish.net In the wake of yet another devastating shipwreck in the Mediterranean, three United Nations agencies voiced their concerns, advocating for enhanced, secure routes for migrants and asylum-seekers heading to the European Union. | RELATED: | The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) pressed for a more unified approach to search and rescue operations. | This recent tr…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Suspects in Villavicencio's Murder Sentenced to Prison Terms. telesurenglish.net An Ecuadorian judge ordered this Thursday the remand in custody of the six men arrested for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. | Related: | The magistrate opted for the imprisonment of the six men of Colombian nationality based on the evidence presented by the Prosecutor's Office during the arraignment hearing at the Flagrancy Unit of Pichincha. | A little more than 24 hours after the mur…

Anonymous834 (2023-08-11). American Economic War-Gaming Rages On, Harming US Itself, Displaying Its Futility. southfront.org Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts | In another chapter of its economic war, on August 9, Washington announced it would restrict US venture capital and private equity firms investments in Chinese artificial intelligence and semiconductors. It is uncertain whether American policy-making has taken into consideration all the possible outcomes of such measures. | American economic security powers lie mostly in the Treasury…

Brenda Norrell (2023-08-11). Grand Canyon Nation Monument Protects Native Ancestral Lands from Uranium Mining. indybay.org The creation of the new Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni, Grand Canyon National Monument, will halt new uranium mining in the area. Regardless of the United States' assertion of land ownership, this land has been the homeland of Native people since time immemorial.

Solidarity with Workers (2023-08-11). Palo Alto Starbucks Sees Customers Rise Up! indybay.org On a national day of action called by Starbucks Workers United, elder activists the Raging Grannies led a singalong…customers joined in.

Amy Goodman (2023-08-11). "We're Living the Climate Emergency," Says Native Hawaiian Kaniela Ing. truthout.org We speak with Kaniela Ing, national director of the Green New Deal Network and seventh-generation Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian, about the impact of this week's devastating wildfires and their relationship to climate change. The catastrophic fires have destroyed nearly all buildings in the historic section of Lahaina, which once served as the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom. What is now being… |

Alan MacLeod, Mintpress News. (2023-08-11). Beyond Niger: How ECOWAS Became A Tool For Western Imperialism In Africa. popularresistance.org Niger is shaping up to be the surprising frontline of the new Cold War. Yesterday, the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the "activation" and "deployment" of "standby" military forces to the country, an action that threatens to spark a major international war that could make Syria look minor by comparison. | In this venture, ECOWAS has been fully supported by the United States and Europe, leading many to suspect it is being used as an imperial vehicle to stamp out anti-colonial projects in West Africa. | On July 26, a group of Nigerien officers overthrew the corrupt government o…

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-11). Eritrea Celebrates Freedom. popularresistance.org I was honored to speak at the 49th annual National Council of Eritrean Americans conference and festival recently held in Tacoma, Washington. Black Agenda Report has always been a staunch defender of the rights of the Eritrean people to live free from U.S. domination. BAR exposes the lies that are told about that nation by the U.S. and their partners in corporate media. The late Glen Ford was especially keen to explain why this country, which is referred to as a "prison camp" and which is described in the most negative and inaccurate ways possible, is in fact a functioning state which overcomes the hardships crea…

Nan McCurdy, Popular Resistance. (2023-08-11). Nicaragua: Example Of How To Defend Sovereignty And Independence. popularresistance.org On June 27, 1986, the World Court condemned the United States for illegal war and aggression against Nicaragua and ordered the US to compensate Nicaragua for damages estimated to run to US$17 billion dollars, what today would be more than US$55 billion. On June 27 of this year, President Daniel Ortega demanded that the US fulfill its obligation. He stated, "On June 27, 1986, the International Court of Justice condemned the US and directed it to compensate Nicaragua for all damages caused as a consequence of military activities against Nicaragua. In a situation of armed aggression such as that carried out by the U…

Peter Lazenby, Morning Star Online. (2023-08-11). Time To Start A Conversation About How We Tax Wealth. popularresistance.org United Kingdom – The TUC has condemned a "tale of two Britains" which sees working people suffering "the longest pay squeeze in modern history" while bankers' bonuses are at eye-watering levels and chief executive pay is surging. | The damning criticism came as the TUC launched a blueprint to squeeze Britain's multimillionaires for a "modest" proportion of their wealth and end the country's "increasing wealth inequality." | The blueprint would raise £10 billion for the public purse and should be the "start of a national conversation about taxing wealth," said TUC general secretary Paul Nowak. | It would aff…

Jim Hoft (2023-08-11). Joe Biden Is Dead Last in International Poll on "Who Do You Have the Most Respect For?" and 26 Points Behind Putin. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-11). US-based organizations demand BlackRock cancel it's share of Zambia's debt. peoplesdispatch.org On August 14, progressive organizations, led by the ANSWER Coalition and the Peoples Forum, will rally outside of the BlackRock global headquarters in New York City to demand that the multinational investment company cancel

WSWS (2023-08-11). United Steelworkers union sells out strike of 1,400 workers at National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario. wsws.org In contrast to the treacherous role of the USW bureaucracy, the National Steel Car Rank-and-File Committee (NSC-RFC), established by shop floor workers on the eve of the strike, blazed a new path for the rank-and-file. The committee has become a pole of opposition to the pro-corporate USW leadership.

WSWS (2023-08-11). University of Michigan IYSSE members call for workers, students to defend grad student strikers against administration threats. wsws.org Members of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality club at U-M have issued statements defending striking grad student instructors and calling for workers and students to mobilize against the university's strikebreaking.

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). Overseas teenagers delve into history at China National Archives of Publications and Culture. ecns.cn Over 100 teenagers of Chinese descent from more than 20 countries and regions visited the China National Archives of Publications and Culture to delve into more than 5,000 years of history and culture in Beijing on Thursday.

Misión Verdad (2023-08-11). International Red Cross' Shady Business. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) The organization announced a reconfiguration of its…

scorinoco (2023-08-11). Venezuela: Electoral Nominations Committee Presents Lists of Eligible Candidates for National Electoral Council Rectors. orinocotribune.com The National Assembly of Venezuela's Electoral Nominations Committee has submitted the list of 104 eligible candidates for the National Electoral Council (CNE) rector posts. | During the ordinary session of the National Assembly on Thursday, August 10, President of the 2023 Electoral Nominations Committee Deputy Giusseppe Alessandrello submitted to the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, the list of 104 Venezuelans eligible for the position of principal and alternate rectors of the CNE. | "I thank all the members of the committee for their continuous hard work for 56 days," Alessandrello said upo…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Cuba to host International Wine Festival. plenglish.com The Festival, to be held from October 4 to 6, at the 1930 Hall of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba, will arouse great expectations among nations with commercial and tourist relations with Cuba, the Hotel's Commercial Director Deivid Silva said. | Silva announced that Freixenet Group, Inversiones Pucara S.A. (IPSA), Bodegas Torres, Masía Vallformosa (VFMS), Joan Sardá, and Destilerías MG Cuba, among others, will attend the event. | A group of Italian and Mexican wineries and wine companies awaiting approval from the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba (CCC) and several Cuban micro, small, and medium-sized (MSMEs) producing arti…

Fight Back (2023-08-11). New Yorkers stand with the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Brooklyn, NY — On the evening of August 9, a dozen organizers gathered in Maria Hernandez Park right after the busy workday to demand that charges are dropped against the Tampa 5. | As part of a National Day of Action called by The Emergency Coalition to Defend the Tampa 5, cities across the country rallied together to cry out that protesting is not a crime and the trumped-up charges against the five organizers need to be dropped immediately. | The protest was called for by the New York Community Action Project (NYCAP). Briony Smith of NYCAP opened the rally by saying, "This case is not unique. Across the…

Fight Back (2023-08-11). Seattle activists hold barbecue to raise funds for the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA — On August 9, the UW Progressive Student Union (UW PSU), a chapter of Students For A Democratic Society, and the Seattle Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (SAARPR) held a fundraiser in response to a national call to action in support of the Tampa 5. The Tampa 5 are student and community activists who are currently facing up to ten years in prison for protesting Ron DeSantis' attacks on education in Florida. | A crowd of 45 people rallied in Powell Barnett Park to chant, give speeches and donate funds to the Tampa 5's legal defense fund. Chants of "When protesters are under attac…

Fight Back (2023-08-11). Santa Ana rallies in solidarity with the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Santa Ana, CA – On August 9, chants of "When the Tampa 5 are under attack, what do we do? Stand up fight back!" filled the Plaza Calle Cuatro in downtown Santa Ana. A group of activists from Community Service Organization Orange County (CSO OC), MEChA University of California Irvine (UCI), Brown Berets, Anakbayan UCI, and community members rallied as part of a national call to protest for the Tampa 5 who are facing felony charges and up to a decade of incarceration for protesting on the University of South Florida campus. | Jay Perez, CSO OC member, kicked off the rally by speaking about the right-wing attacks on…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Cuba condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate. plenglish.com The event, which occurred this Wednesday, shocked the international community and provoked the rejection of governments of all political persuasions in the world. | In this sense, Minrex, on its Twitter profile, sent condolences to relatives of Villavicencio, a journalist by profession and presidential candidate for the Movimiento Construye coalition. | Also on that social network, the General Director of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, reported the delivery of a Note Verbale to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry "expressing profound condemnation of the assas…

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). Niger's coup puts French colonial past in spotlight. ecns.cn The pro-Western Mohamed Bazoum became Niger's president in 2021 before being deposed by General Abdourahamane Tchiani, with the resulting instability causing international concern.

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). Export control on rare metals 'legitimate'. ecns.cn The export controls on gallium and germanium-related products that were implemented in August are legitimate and necessary steps to protect China's national security.

Marion Kàºpker, Nuke Resister. (2023-08-11). The Netherlands: Activists Arrested On Runway Of Volkel Air Base. popularresistance.org In the Netherlands, on the morning of August 8, ten peace and climate activists (six from the U.S., three from the Netherlands and a German doctor) entered Volkel Air Base, where about 15 U.S. nuclear bombs are stockpiled. They knelt on the runway, prayed for peace and glued down copies of Article 1 and 2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on the runway. | They were taken into custody and later released with a small fine, which no one paid. This nonviolent resistance action took place as part of an international peace camp at Volkel Air Base. The radical branches of the climate movement and…

Owen Schalk, Canadian Dimension. (2023-08-11). Niger Coup Will Have Ramifications For United States, France And Canada. popularresistance.org On July 26, the African continent was rocked by news of a military coup in Niger, the fourth in West Africa since 2020. Cooperation between the US and Nigerien militaries has been suspended. The Niger government has withdrawn from its military agreements with France. The over 1,000 US troops in Niger have been restricted to their bases. France has evacuated 600 nationals from the country, while in a veiled threat, President Emmanuel Macron declared he "would not tolerate any attack against France and its interests." | Meanwhile, a rift has emerged in West Africa, with the Economic Community of West African States…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Graziella Pogolotti's literature and pedagogy available in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Sixty-five chronicles written by Graziella Pogolotti, an outstanding Cuban intellectual and winner of the National Literary Prize, have been collected under the title "En Busca del Unicornio" (In Search of the Unicorn), which is available to readers on Thursday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-11). Some 68 percent of Haitians support military deployment. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Some 68 percent of Haitians think that the the police are incapable of solving the problem of insecurity, and support the deployment of an international force, according to a survey.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-11). UN chief condemns Ecuadorian presidential candidate's assassination. plenglish.com Attacks of this nature represent a serious threat to democracy, and those responsible must be brought to justice, he said in a message released here. | On Thursday, Guterres expressed his solidarity with the Government and people of Ecuador, especially with Villavicencio's family. | He also recalled his latest meeting with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, at which they discussed the deteriorating security in Ecuador, the impact of organized crime and the need to intensify national and international efforts to combat it. | "The United Nations will continue to support Ecuadorian authorities in addressing viol…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-11). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate graduation provides glimpse into future of medicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate celebrated the graduation of its third cohort of health tech startups, including 12 national and international innovative businesses. During the event, held in Rochester, Minnesota, on July 28, each company presented progress and outcomes from the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate program, providing a glimpse into the future of medicine. Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate is an immersive 20-week accelerator program giving participants an opportunity to validate the clinical readiness of their artificial intelligence-driven solutions…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-11). Study explores impact of childhood trauma on sexual function in midlife women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One out of three children will have at least one stressful or traumatic childhood experience, including things such as their parents divorcing or a family member with a drug or alcohol problem, according to the latest National Survey of Children's Health. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that such adverse childhood experiences may be linked to sexual inactivity and sexual dysfunction in women later in life. Their findings are published in The Journal…

Staff (2023-08-11). "We're Living the Climate Emergency": Native Hawaiian Kaniela Ing on Fires, Colonialism & Banyan Tree. democracynow.org We speak with Kaniela Ing, national director of the Green New Deal Network and seventh-generation Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian, about the impact of this week's devastating wildfires and their relationship to climate change. The catastrophic fires have destroyed nearly all buildings in the historic section of Lahaina, which once served as the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom. What is now being described as the worst natural disaster in Hawaii's history was created by conditions such as dry vegetation, hurricane-level winds and developers redirecting water and building over wetlands, which are directly…

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Indian Canyon (2023-08-11). Saturday 8/26: Indian Canyon Storytelling 25th Annual Indigenous Gathering. indybay.org Indian Canyon Nation Cultural Center, lndian Canyon Rd Hollister, CA 95023…

infobrics (2023-08-10). BRICS Summit 2023: The Quest for a New World Order. infobrics.org The BRICS have emerged as a powerful alliance of emerging-market economies over the course of the 21st century. Comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as their acronym alludes to, the group has increasingly become the bricks and mortar which supports the global economy…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). Niger: Peoples' Movements Urge against Imperialist Intervention. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh Mass demonstrations have been held in cities across Niger in support of the CNSP and against foreign intervention. As tension continues to mount in the Sahel region, Niger's military has accused French forces of acts of destabilization, alleging they released "captured terrorist elements" On August 9, Niger's military leadership, the National Council for…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). 85,000 Troops to Guard Argentina's Primary Elections. telesurenglish.net About 85,000 members of the Armed Forces and the Security Forces will be involved in the custody and security operation of the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary Elections (PASO) to be held next Sunday in Argentina. | RELATED: | Army, Navy and Air Force personnel will be part of the operation, together with members of the National Gendarmerie, the Naval Prefecture, the Federal Police, the Airport Security Police and the Pro…

Jim Hoft (2023-08-11). Joe Biden Is Dead Last in International Poll on "Who Do You Have the Most Respect For?" and 26 Points Behind Putin. globalresearch.ca

Misión Verdad (2023-08-11). International Red Cross' Shady Business. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) The organization announced a reconfiguration of its…

Teddy Ostrow (2023-08-10). Teamsters organizing delivers the goods at UPS. therealnews.com UPS Teamsters nationwide are voting on the tentative agreement for the largest private-sector labor contract in the United States. The vote will end on August 22. A majority decision will determine whether the contract is ratified, or the national negotiating committee will return to the bargaining table and potentially call a strike.

Chris Walker (2023-08-10). Trump Won't Pledge to Support Eventual GOP Nominee If It's Not Him. truthout.org Former president and current presidential contender Donald Trump is refusing to sign the loyalty pledge that is required to take part in the Republican Party's first 2024 primary debate. The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced in June requirements for candidates to take part in the debate, which is set to be held on August 24 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to reaching polling and… |

A Guest Author (2023-08-10). GABRIELA statement: Condemn U.S.-led attacks on the peoples of Palestine and their supporters. workers.org Manila, Philippines GABRIELA issued the following slightly edited statement August 5. The national alliance of Filipino women GABRIELA and the women's committee of the International League of Peoples' Struggle strongly denounce the repressive measures launched by the U.S. and its cohorts against peoples' resistances across the world. Its latest attack . . . |

Alan Macleod (2023-08-10). From Wallet to War Machine: The Startling Truth About Your Tax Dollars Revealed, with Lindsay Koshgarian. mintpressnews.com Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project, joins MintCast to discuss the shocking everyday impact of military spending on Americans.

WSWS (2023-08-10). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Workers including GPs, porters and cleaners strike in many hospitals across Turkey over pay and conditions; youth protests in Gaza against intolerable conditions and lack of a future opposed by Hamas; public sector workers in one-day national strike across Nigeria against cuts in fuel subsidies doubling price of fuel and food…

Walter Smolarek (2023-08-10). Aug. 14 in NYC: Rally To Demand BlackRock Cancel Zambia's Debt. answercoalition.org Join the ANSWER Coalition and The People's Forum on Monday, Aug. 14 at Bella Abzug Park (542 W 36th St): | Today, debt is one of the major tools that big corporations and US-led multinational financial institutions, like the IMF and World Bank, use to keep poorer countries beholden to Western economic and political interests. | Right now, Zambia is facing a severe debt crisis. In 2021, Zambia was spending over 50% of its national income on just servicing its external public debt. That's money being diverted from funding social services, the construction of key infrastructure like roads and hospitals, p…

imperial.ac.uk (2023-08-10). Imperial celebrates London top spot, as NSS results are revealed. imperial.ac.uk Student satisfaction at Imperial has increased overall, according to the most recent National Student Survey (NSS)…

Camila Valle (2023-08-10). McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It. mronline.org We stand together against the rise of a new McCarthyism that is targeting peace activists, critics of US foreign policy, and Chinese Americans. Despite increased intimidation, we remain steadfast in our mission to foster peace and international solidarity, countering the narrative of militarism, hostility, and fear. As the US government grapples with a major crisis of …

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-10). Colombia: Semana Magazine Accused of Spreading Fake News About ELN Plot to Assassinate Attorney General. orinocotribune.com Colombia's Semana magazine published a fake news trying to incriminate Venezuela in an alleged plot orchestrated by the Colombian guerrilla organization National Liberation Army (ELN) to assassinate the attorney general of Colombia, Francisco Barbosa, who is linked to former President àÅlvaro Uribe. | For months, Semana has been carrying out media campaigns attempting to undermine the government of President Gustavo Petro, among them was the publication of the audios of former Colombian Ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti. | This time, a few hours after the formal start of the ceasefire between the Co…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Niger's Military Junta Forms New Government. telesurenglish.net Niger's military junta announced Wednesday night the appointment of 21 ministers, forming a new transitional government. | RELATED: | The president of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), Brigadier General Abdourahamane Tiani, signed a decree on the appointment of the new cabinet members, in which six are military. | The Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, will head the new government and wil…

Fight Back (2023-08-10). Milwaukee community turns out in solidarity with the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Nearly 30 people rallied outside City Hall in downtown Milwaukee, joining with others in more than 20 cities on August 9 for a National Day of Action to demand justice for the Tampa 5, a group of activists facing severe political repression following an action to defend diversity, equity and inclusion in Florida universities. All of these activists were members of the University of South Florida chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | People chanted "Protesting is not a crime! Justice for the Tampa 5!" and "When we fight, we win!" as passersby honked and raised fists. | "These stude…

Fight Back (2023-08-10). UT Austin students join National Day of Action to drop the charges on the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On August 9, members of Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) joined the call for nationwide protest to defend the Tampa 5, the five SDS members in Florida who were brutally attacked by police and now face trumped-up charges for protesting Ron DeSantis' attacks on diversity in schools. | Austin SDS members gathered in the 106-degree heat at the University of Texas' West Mall for this day of action. | The group chanted: "Racist, sexist, anti-gay, Ron DeSantis go away!" and "Protesting is not a crime, justice for the Tampa 5!" | SDS member Jake Holtzman said, "Protesting is not a crime…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). A Primer on the Occupation of Western Sahara. libya360.wordpress.com Amaraya As Israel recognizes the sovereignty of Morocco over Western Sahara, it is imperative that we stand in solidarity with the indigenous Sahrawis and their right to self-determination. The area known as Western Sahara today, commonly referred to as 'Africa's last colony' was occupied by Spain up until 1975. Despite the International Court of Justice declaring the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). Amazon Dialogues: Venezuela Made the Voice of the Indigenous Peoples Felt. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López This Sunday, August 6, the "Amazon Dialogues" culminated in Belém Do Pará, Brazil, with the participation of more than ten thousand people from eight Amazonian countries: Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. Representatives of the various social movements, research centers, government agencies, indigenous peoples and communities, Afro-descendants and mestizos,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). Declaration of Belém Do Pará: A Roadmap to Save the Amazonia. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López On Tuesday, August 8, the Amazonia Summit and the IV Presidential Meeting of the member countries of the Amazonia Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) began in Brazil. As the first contribution of the Summit, the Declaration of Belém Do Pará was issued and signed by the leaders attending the summit, which consists of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). Niger: Aftermath of the Fall of Qadhafi in the African Sahel. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad Niger is one of the countries located in the Sahel region, perhaps the most historically exploited area in the world. It is the southern fringe of the Sahara, which divides the Maghreb from sub-Saharan Africa. In Arabic it means "West" (place of the setting sun). It concentrates a huge amount of strategic resources…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). The U.S. Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela's Oil. libya360.wordpress.com Margaret Kimberley Venezuela and the Caribbean region The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the U.S. claims as it's "backyard." It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas…

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teleSUR (2023-08-10). BRICS 2023 Summit to Challenge Western Dominance: South Centre. telesurenglish.net The 15th BRICS summit, to be held in South Africa this month, is expected to make the global governance system fairer and counterbalance the dominance of Western countries, said Carlos Maria Correa, director of the South Centre. | RELATED: | The BRICS group of major emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg betwe…

mforinoco (2023-08-10). War on Food: Science and Public Interest Halt the Push for GM Crops in India. orinocotribune.com By Colin Todhunter — Aug 7, 2023 | Between 1991 and 2016, the population of Delhi and its suburbs increased from 9.4 million to 25 million. In 2023, the World Population Review website estimates Delhi's population to be 32.9 million. | In the December 2016 paper

infobrics (2023-08-09). Russia Wants Chinese Assistance in Microelectronics Production. infobrics.org Likely to lead to increased Russia — China — India — Brazil Cooperations…

Staff (2023-08-09). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Meets BRICS Bank Advisor. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil met with Alessandro Teixeira, advisor to President of the BRICS' New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, as part of the meetings held in the context of the Amazon 2023 Summit in Brazil. | BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—countries with emerging economies and rich natural resources. The emerging group points to a change in world geopolitics. | Venezuela supports BRICS' with its multipolar approach and the Bolivarian Revolution's vision of unity, part of Commander Hugo Chávez's legacy. | The New Development Bank, formerly the BRICS…

WSWS (2023-08-09). Lear auto parts workers in Indiana overwhelmingly reject UAW sellout contract in 95 percent "no" vote. wsws.org Over the weekend, Lear workers decisively rebuffed a sellout deal "negotiated" by the UAW, which UAW International President Shawn Fain maintained a guilty silence on during his livestream Tuesday.

People's Dispatch. (2023-08-09). As US Soldiers Are Deployed In West Asia, Iran Urges Respect. popularresistance.org More than 3,000 soldiers from the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit were deployed by the US in the Red Sea on Sunday, August 6. They arrived on board two warships, USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall, and entered the Red Sea through the Suez canal, the US Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain said in a statement on Monday. | "These units add significant operational flexibility and capability as we work to deter destabilizing activities and deescalate regional tensions caused by Iran's harassment and seizures of merchant vessels," Fifth Fleet spokesperson Commander Tim Hawkins told AFP.

Tanupriya Singh (2023-08-09). Niger accuses France of destabilization. Peoples' movements urge against imperialist intervention. peoplesdispatch.org As tension continues to mount in the Sahel region, Niger's military has accused French forces of acts of destabilization, alleging they released "captured terrorist elements"

Brenda Norrell (2023-08-10). Grand Canyon Nation Monument Protects Native Ancestral Lands from Uranium Mining. indybay.org The creation of the new Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni, Grand Canyon National Monument, will halt new uranium mining in the area. Regardless of the United States' assertion of land ownership, this land has been the homeland of Native people since time immemorial.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Hong Kong police arrest 10 people for funding anti-China, destabilizing forces. ecns.cn The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force on Thursday arrested 10 fugitive people for funding anti-China, destabilizing forces, Dot Dot News, a media outlet based in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region reported.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Over 100 overseas teens awarded for Chinese culture favor. ecns.cn The awards ceremony for the first Chinese Cultural Practice Competition for Overseas Teenagers of Chinese Descent was held at the China National Archives of Publications and Culture on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). China to further resume outbound group tours to more countries and regions: spokesperson. ecns.cn With international passenger flights continuing to resume and more Chinese people ready to travel abroad, in order to make outbound tours easy, starting from August 10, China will further resume outbound group tours to more countries and regions, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Gallium, germanium export controls legitimate to maintain national security: Ministry of State Security. ecns.cn China's export controls on gallium and germanium, two critical elements for producing semiconductor chips, are necessary to maintain national security, China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) said on Thursday.

Solidarity with Workers (2023-08-10). Palo Alto Starbucks Sees Customers Rise Up! indybay.org On a national day of action called by Starbucks Workers United, elder activists the Raging Grannies led a singalong…customers joined in.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Ecuadorian Candidate's Death Prompts International Reactions. telesurenglish.net Hitmen shot and killed presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio on Wednesday afternoon as he was leaving a rally at a school in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. | RELATED: | The right-wing politician, who was known for his fight against corruption and mafia activity, reported weeks ago that he had received death threats. | This assassination, which occurs a few days before the elections to be held on August 20, has…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Ecuadorian President Decrees State of Emergency for 60 Days. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, decreed the state of emergency in the whole country for 60 days, after the security cabinet meeting due to the murder of the presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. | Related: | Accompanied by the president of the National Electoral Council, Diana Atamaint, the president announced three days of mourning for the memory of the presidential candidate of the Crecien…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Cambodia: A Woman Parliament President for 1st Time in History. telesurenglish.net On late Wednesday, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that Khuon Sudary will take office as the president of the National Assembly of Cambodia in the new five-year-term National Assembly, becoming the first woman to hold this top job in the country. | Related: | Australia: National Gallery Returns Cambodian Sculptures | Sudary, who is 70 years old, is currently the second vice-president of the National Assembly and a member of the Standing Committee of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP). | "Khuon Sudary will become the president of the National Assembly in the new term, which is a practice to…

Staff (2023-08-10). Niger Crisis: African workers reject military intervention, call for dialogue. wibailoutpeople.org The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resort to dialogue in resolving the political impasse in Niger. | It said it was imperative that the regional bloc reversed its earlier course of using the military to intervene in the crisis. | Such an action would degenerate into violent hostilities, it…

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Pursuit of fugitives to continue. ecns.cn The country's top anti-graft bodies have reiterated their pledge to pursue fugitives overseas and recover stolen assets through deepening international cooperation and using law-based methods.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-10). Niger's military junta digs in with cabinet appointments. plenglish.com Niamey, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The military junta that seized power in Niger two weeks ago has appointed new cabinet ministers and barred most international meditators from the country as it works to entrench itself in power.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-10). Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated following campaign rally. peoplesdispatch.org Fernando Villavicencio, a former member of the Ecuadorian National Assembly and presidential candidate in the upcoming elections, was killed on the evening of August 9 in Quito, the country's capital. | Villavicencio was leaving a political campaign meeting in a high school when he was attacked by unidentified armed men who shot at him in the head. The presidential candidate was taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds, as confirmed by the Interior Minister Juan Zapata. | According to preliminary reports, in addition to Villavicencio, several other people were injured in the attack. | Fernando…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). Nicaragua: Example to the World of How to Defend Sovereignty and Independence. libya360.wordpress.com Nan McCurdy Time and again Nicaragua is showing other countries the importance of fighting for sovereignty, independence, peace and the well-being of its people. On June 27, 1986, the World Court condemned the United States for illegal war and aggression against Nicaragua and ordered the US to compensate Nicaragua for damages estimated to run to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). Niger: Aftermath of the Fall of Qadhafi in the African Sahel. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad Niger is one of the countries located in the Sahel region, perhaps the most historically exploited area in the world. It is the southern fringe of the Sahara, which divides the Maghreb from sub-Saharan Africa. In Arabic it means "limit". It concentrates a huge amount of strategic resources overexploited for centuries, a catalog…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-10). China rejects US measure to politicize business exchanges. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday denounced the politicization of business by the United States, which wants to use national security concerns to prevent investments in China.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Lasso decrees national mourning and state of emergency in Ecuador. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso decreed three days of national mourning in the face of the commotion caused nationwide by the assassination of Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio, and declared a new state of emergency.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-10). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate graduation provides glimpse into future of medicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate celebrated the graduation of its third cohort of health tech startups, including 12 national and international innovative businesses. During the event, held in Rochester, Minnesota, on July 28, each company presented progress and outcomes from the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate program, providing a glimpse into the future of medicine. Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate is an immersive 20-week accelerator program giving participants an opportunity to validate the clinical readiness of their artificial intelligence-driven solutions…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-10). Study explores impact of childhood trauma on sexual function in midlife women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One out of three children will have at least one stressful or traumatic childhood experience, including things such as their parents divorcing or a family member with a drug or alcohol problem, according to the latest National Survey of Children's Health. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that such adverse childhood experiences may be linked to sexual inactivity and sexual dysfunction in women later in life. Their findings are published in The Journal…

imperial.ac.uk (2023-08-09). Imperial students spend summer in prestigious labs across the globe. imperial.ac.uk Imperial students are spending part of their summer at top institutes across the globe as part of the International Research Opportunities Programme.

teleSUR (2023-08-09). ELN Denies Alleged Plan to Attack Colombian Prosecutor. telesurenglish.net The guerrilla of the National Liberation Army (ELN), said on Wednesday the alleged plan to attack the attorney general, Francisco Barbosa, is not true and that such an accusation seeks to sabotage the peace talks. | RELATED: | "The news delivered by Prosecutor Barbosa is false. With it, he is trying to sabotage the dialogue process that is being developed between the Government and the ELN", the ELN Delegation of Dialogues sa…

Emily Apple, The Canary. (2023-08-09). New Laws Won't Deter Protest Of One Of The World's Largest Arms Fairs. popularresistance.org Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), one of the world's largest arms fairs, returns to the ExCeL Centre in East London this September. Since it started in 1999 DSEI has always seen repressive policing, with the Met Police showing clearly that their duty is to protect arms dealers, not facilitate protest. | DSEI is personal to me. I've protested against this horrific fair since 1999. Over the years I've been arrested, harassed, and assaulted. I've organised and taken part in actions with people who later turned out to be undercover cops and corporate spies.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-09). Declassified Files Expose UK Cluster Munition Hypocrisy. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg The UK armed forces can do almost anything they like with cluster bombs — while evading legal consequences — as long as it's someone or something else ultimately deploying them. Joe Biden's decision to transfer cluster bombs to Kiev has sparked widespread public controversy, and strained previously indomitable NATO unity on responding to Russia's invasion, with member state…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-09). Ibrahim Yero: "'They Cannot Frighten the People of Niger'" libya360.wordpress.com Kivanc Ozdal General Abdurahman Ciyani, Chairman of the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland and Commander of the Presidential Guard Regiment in Niger, has announced that the President of the country, Muhammed Bazum was overthrown and the Constitution suspended due to the socio-economic crisis in the country. Following the events, the people hung…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-09). The Impact of the Niger Coup on the US, France and Canada. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk Protesters display the flags of Niger and Russia during a protest in Niamey, Niger. Photo by Efe Issifou On July 26, the African continent was rocked by news of a military coup in Niger, the fourth in West Africa since 2020. Cooperation between the US and Nigerien militaries has been suspended. The Niger…

manager (2023-08-09). Ecuador News Round-up: Luisa González Leads Polls as Lasso's Decrees Fail, Violence Swells, and Accusations of Undue Influence Emerge. cepr.net Elections All eight presidential candidates have been officially certified to run in Ecuador's upcoming elections by the country's two electoral bodies, the National Electoral Council (CNE) and Electoral Dispute Tribunal (TCE). The last certification was of Xavier Hervas, whose candidacy was initially challenged by Luisa González's Revolución Ciudadana (RC) party. RC's objection arose from allegations …

Mike Ludwig, Truthout. (2023-08-09). More People Die Young In US Due To Health Care And Welfare Cuts. popularresistance.org From 1930 through the middle of the last century, the mortality rate in the United States was lower or commensurate with the mortality rates of other wealthy nations, such as Canada, France and Britain. However, in the late 1970s through the 1980s, U.S. health outcomes and mortality rates began to diverge from those of its peers. | By 2021, about half of all U.S. deaths under the age of 65 would have been avoided if the U.S. mortality rates were on par with those of other countries, according to a new study published by the National Academy of Sciences. | In other words, on average one out of every two deaths und…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-09). Anti-Imperialist Committee Holds 'Hearing' on Venezuela Sanctions and Impact. orinocotribune.com The tribunal heard from experts and activists before issuing a statement that "unequivocally denounce[d] the US imperialist hybrid war" on Venezuela. | The International People's The tribunal, which focuses on "sanctions, blockades and economic coercive measures," brought a 14-person delegation to the Caribbean country. The team featured academics, lawyers and activists, including representatives from the National Lawyers Guild…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-09). Video: COVID Lockdown Destabilized National Economies, Destroyed People's Lives. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

Sarah Lazare, In These Times. (2023-08-09). In A Summer Of Record Heat, Striking Workers Are Making Climate Demands. popularresistance.org July was the hottest month on record—possibly the hottest in the history of human civilization — and August is bringing more scorching temperatures and supercharged storms. On July 16, the heat index at the Persian Gulf International Airport weather station in Iran climbed to 152 degrees Fahrenheit, a level that tests humanity's ability to survive. Meanwhile, in vast swaths of the United States, people watched smoke from Canadian wildfires turn their skies noxious hues of orange and gray, only to then be hit with storms and heat waves. The scientific consensus has long held that climate change is huma…

Staff (2023-08-09). Conviasa Makes Historic First International Flight With All-Women Crew. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan state-owned airline Conviasa made history by registering its first international flight with an all-female crew. | The airline reported through social media, "This Monday, our first all-women international flight crew took off. The Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft, V0 3736, flew the Caracas, Venezuela — Cancún, Mexico route." | Venezuelan Minister for Transportation and President of Conviasa Ramón Celestino Velásquez stated, "Venezuelan women are taking over the skies," referring to the first flight crewed solely by women. | #07Ago °Nuestra Tripulación de Mujeres! Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-09). Exploiting Haiti Through the Global Fragility Act. libya360.wordpress.com Nichol Luma Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 19, 2023 — Mother feeding her baby, among more than 165,000 homeless Haitians beset by gang violence, government corruption and hurricane disasters, in a city of nearly three million people. PHOTO: Ralph Tedy Erol / Reuters The United States has had its claws in Haiti for a century and isn't…

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