Daily Archives: August 1, 2023

2023-08-01: News Headlines

Eduardo Camín (2023-08-01). La inseguridad laboral, la repetición del capitalismo o la retórica del eterno retorno. globalizacion.ca La reunión de Ministros de Trabajo y Empleo del G20, de la que India fue anfitriona y que tuvo lugar en Indore los días 20 y 21 de julio, se centró en tres temas principales: abordar las carencias mundiales de…

Fight Back (2023-08-01). Chicago: Strike for staffing. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – 200 workers at Loretto Hospital on Chicago's West Side walked out of work at 7 a.m. Monday, July 31. | Represented by the Service Employees International Union – Health Care Illinois Indiana (SEIU-HCII), the strikers include patient transporters, certified nursing assistants, respiratory and radiology technicians, and housekeepers. | Workers charged Loretto management of paying some titles $2 per hour less than workers at other West Side safety- net hospitals. They also denounced the hospital because the wages are so low that they have to work extra shifts to make ends meet. Workers pointed out the…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). Enfrentamientos generan tensión en Haryana, la India. telesurtv.net El ministro de Interior del estado, Anil Vij, aseguró que la violencia había sido "diseñada" y que la policía investigaría los sucesos.

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2023-08-01). Mueren 17 personas al caer grúa en autopista en India. telesurtv.net Según trascendió, el incidente ocurrió cerca de la medianoche en el distrito de Thane. Las autoridades detallaron que los 17 fallecidos son trabajadores de la constructora.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-01). Bolivian President to attend Brics Summit in South Africa. plenglish.com La Paz, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Luis Arce will participate in the next Brics Summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta confirmed at a press conference.

infobrics (2023-08-01). Venezuela Eyes BRICS Membership to Boost Declining Economy. infobrics.org The BRICS bloc, which comprises the five major emerging national economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is expected to make a decision on new members at the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in August…


infobrics (2023-08-01). As the Quad Blossoms, Why Does BRICS Matter for India?>. infobrics.org BRICS' development-focused diplomacy allows India to pursue a broader agenda than the Quad — and one more focused on the concerns of developing countries…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). India: 16 workers killed as crane collapses at construction site. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) At least 16 workers were killed, and three were injured in India on Tuesday, when a crane collapsed at the construction site on the Samruddhi highway in Shahapur, Maharasthra.

teleSUR (2023-08-01). India: Crane Collapses at Road Construction Site, 17 Killed. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, at least 17 workers were killed, and three others injured, after a crane collapsed at a road construction site in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. | Related: | "Today an unfortunate incident happened at Shahpur Tehsil of Thane District on under construction Samruddhi Expressway in which one Crane fell on a Slab of a Bridge in which two teams of NDRF are working on the site," India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) sai…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). President Maduro Confirms Venezuela's Interest in Joining BRICS. telesurenglish.net During the TV program "With Maduro More" broadcast on Monday night, President Nicolas Maduro expressed that Venezuela hopes to join the BRICS, an economic cooperation group led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. | RELATED: | The BRICS are "the driving force behind the emergence of the multipolar world," and now that the bloc is considering expanding to give participation to new countries, "Venezuela…

Staff (2023-08-01). What Are the Real Reasons for the Global South Food Crisis? scheerpost.com Different variations of rice from Kerala, India. Photo from Flickr by Manfred Sommer, June 20, 2020. By Anuradha Chenoy / The Nation The global food crises, exacerbated by the Black Sea grain initiative's end, disproportionately impacts the Global South. But will the resumption of these grain shipments bring closure to the extreme hunger rampant in many …

infobrics (2023-07-31). BRICS Expansion: Implications for Global Economic Balance. infobrics.org The BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), which includes the world's largest emerging economies, has been a driving force in restructuring the global economic landscape. Recent talk of BRICS expansion raises serious questions about its impact on the balance of the global economy, given their combined economic power and growing influence…


Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-31). Three workers die in an accident at plant run by one of India's leading cement manufacturers. peoplesdispatch.org The accident due to an oxygen cylinder blast occurred at a cement plant in Himri village run by one of India's leading cement manufacturing companies, UltraTech Cement, on July 18…

_____ (2023-07-31). Dozens of Nations Express Interest in Joining an Expanded BRICS. transcend.org 25 Jul 2023 – 45 countries have expressed interest in joining the Global South bloc ahead of a summit scheduled for 22-24 Aug 2023 in South Africa. Current members are Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. 22 countries submitted their formal applications.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing migraines in the summer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather conditions are enough to give anyone a headache, but temperature fluctuations are even more problematic for migraine sufferers. Dr. Rashmi B. Halker Singh, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says the weather can trigger some migraine patients. Watch the Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M3rfDADYFEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. For some people, migraines are debilitating. The intense, throbbing…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-07-31). Second Russia-Africa Summit ends with commitments towards cooperation across key sectors. peoplesdispatch.org Hosted in St.Petersburg, the two-day summit was attended by delegations from 49 African states. The meeting has produced a 74-point joint declaration for collaboration on matters including security, trade, and the environment…

Alexander Wolfheze (2023-08-01). Liberation Philosophy. The Convergence of Catastrophes Facing the West. Youssef Hindi. globalresearch.ca

C.J. Polychroniou (2023-08-01). Noam Chomsky on Why This is the Most Dangerous Point in Human History. indybay.org We live in a world facing existential threats while extreme inequality is tearing our societies apart and democracy is in sharp decline. The U.S., meanwhile, is bent on maintaining global hegemony when international collaboration is urgently needed to address the planet's numerous challenges.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-31). Three workers die in an accident at plant run by one of India's leading cement manufacturers. peoplesdispatch.org The accident due to an oxygen cylinder blast occurred at a cement plant in Himri village run by one of India's leading cement manufacturing companies, UltraTech Cement, on July 18…

_____ (2023-07-31). Dozens of Nations Express Interest in Joining an Expanded BRICS. transcend.org 25 Jul 2023 – 45 countries have expressed interest in joining the Global South bloc ahead of a summit scheduled for 22-24 Aug 2023 in South Africa. Current members are Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. 22 countries submitted their formal applications.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing migraines in the summer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather conditions are enough to give anyone a headache, but temperature fluctuations are even more problematic for migraine sufferers. Dr. Rashmi B. Halker Singh, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says the weather can trigger some migraine patients. Watch the Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M3rfDADYFEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. For some people, migraines are debilitating. The intense, throbbing…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-07-31). Second Russia-Africa Summit ends with commitments towards cooperation across key sectors. peoplesdispatch.org Hosted in St.Petersburg, the two-day summit was attended by delegations from 49 African states. The meeting has produced a 74-point joint declaration for collaboration on matters including security, trade, and the environment…

Alexander Wolfheze (2023-08-01). Liberation Philosophy. The Convergence of Catastrophes Facing the West. Youssef Hindi. globalresearch.ca

C.J. Polychroniou (2023-08-01). Noam Chomsky on Why This is the Most Dangerous Point in Human History. indybay.org We live in a world facing existential threats while extreme inequality is tearing our societies apart and democracy is in sharp decline. The U.S., meanwhile, is bent on maintaining global hegemony when international collaboration is urgently needed to address the planet's numerous challenges.

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (2023-08-01). 'An important step forward': deep-sea mining not approved during international talks. nationofchange.org "We cannot and must not embark on a new industrial activity when we are not able to fully measure its consequences and therefore risk irreversible damage to our marine ecosystems."

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Ministry: Drone export curbs not targeted at any nation. ecns.cn Enforcing export controls on high-performance unmanned aerial vehicles with specific military attributes is a common international practice, and the measures are not targeted at any specific country or region.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Germany economy to deteriorate further. ecns.cn Business groups in Germany have urged the government to focus on the economy after new figures showed it has stagnated, and as the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, predicted it could deteriorate further.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Nihewan applies to be listed in China's World Cultural Heritage Sites. ecns.cn The Nihewan Site is applying to be included in the tentative list of China's World Cultural Heritage Sites by the National Cultural Heritage Administration.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Dance festival brings worldwide artists together in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The theaters in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are bustling with crowds of people who have come from all over the country to attend the 6th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Defense minister gives speech at PLA anniversary event. ecns.cn The Ministry of National Defense held a reception at the Great Hall of the People on Monday to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, which falls on Aug 1.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Multi-band observation of FAST reveals mechanisms of fast radio bursts eruptions: CAS. ecns.cn The newest joint research project run by the Chinese and international scientists conducted via China's 500-meter FAST reveals the possible existence of different physical mechanisms between fast radio bursts eruptions and radio pulsar radiation.

Labor Video Project (2023-08-01). Starbucks STOP Union Busting! Starbucks Workers National Bus Tour Hits SF. indybay.org Starbucks workers an a bus tour arrived in San Francisco and talked about their conditions and the flagrant union busting by Starbucks.

Native Community Action Council (2023-08-01). Downwind tells Western Shoshone story left untold by Oppenheimer film. indybay.org The documentary DOWNWIND won the jury prize at the Cordillera International Film Festival after the Nevada premiere in Reno. DOWNWIND features the victims exposed to radiation in the fallout from the testing of nuclear weapons of mass destruction and their patriotic response to bring attention to the 928 secret tests conducted between 1951-1992.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-01). Alliance for Global Justice Joins Nicaraguans and Solidarity Movements in Celebration of the 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution (Report-Back). orinocotribune.com By Natalia Burdy≈Ñska-Schuurman — Jul 30, 2023 | Last week, Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) was among the thousands of Nicaraguan citizens, youth and international delegates present at the 44th Anniversary celebration of the Sandinista Popular Revolution in Managua, Nicaragua. I was honored and ecstatic to be part of this shared space to rejoice in the sustained peace, prosperity and gains for the Nicaraguan people with fellow internationalists committed to uplifting Nicaragua's example of resilience and self-determination to the world. | For decades, Nicaragua has been the target of countles…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-01). Swedish consulate attacked in western Turkey. plenglish.com As the Mynet news portal reports, the attacker was a Syrian national. The armed attack occurred after the man had problems obtaining a visa. | A female Turkish national who worked at the consulate has been wounded. | The man who attacked Sweden's consulate in western Turkey was emotionally disturbed, the local authorities said on Tuesday. | "At about 12: 45 p.m., a citizen was wounded in an attack by a mentally unstable man in the Konak district. The wounded was taken to a hospital. The attacker was detained with the instrument of the crime. An investigation is underway," the Izmir province authorities said.

Staff (2023-08-01). Venezuela: National Assembly Announces Nominees for New Electoral Authorities. orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The Venezuelan National Assembly's (AN) Electoral Nominations Committee published a list of 153 nominees for rectors of the National Electoral Council (CNE). | On Monday, July 31, the AN released the

WSWS (2023-08-01). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Thousands in Peru attempted to surround the national legislature in Lima, while Manitoba officials have brough in scab replacements to man liquor distribution centers in the province.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-01). Chinese automaker interested in assemblying cars in Ethiopia. plenglish.com The general manager of the Chinese, Jean Cui, expressed his desire to travel to Addis Abbaba to Ethiopian Ambassador in Beijing Tefera Derbew, during a meeting to learn about the investment potential to assemble electrical vehicles, the state television station Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported. | Derbew explained the main reasons why international manufacturers in the sector choose Ethiopia as their main investment destination, considering the growing demand for commercial cars induced by economic growth, and highlighted the government's incentives for assembly. | Cui, in turn, noted the development of the e…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-01). France announces evacuation of its nationals from Niger. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The French Government informed on Tuesday that it will begin the evacuation of its citizens stranded in Niger, where the military forces seized power last week and arrested President Mohamed Bazoum.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). China's Army celebrates its 96th anniversary. plenglish.com Defense Minister Li Shangfu congratulated the personnel of the Armed Forces, members of the military police, the reserve force, the militia, veterans, and others. | According to the minister, the military should strengthen the construction of the Communist Party of China, intensify the training of troops and improve combat readiness in the new era. | Li reiterated the willingness to perfect military governance, consolidate strategic capabilities and "unswervingly" advance the cause of national reunification. He also urged meeting the PLA's centenary goals by 2027 and reaching world-class standards. | Chinese Pre…

Staff (2023-08-01). Headlines for August 1, 2023. democracynow.org Russian Attack on Kryvyi Rih Kills 6 as Ukraine Steps Up Drone Attacks on Moscow, Burkina Faso and Mali Warn Against Foreign Intervention in Niger After Last Week's Coup, Two Killed as Protests Erupt over Senegal Government's Arrest of Opposition Leader, Death Toll Climbs as Fighting Continues Between Rival Palestinian Groups in Lebanon, Torrential Rains Trigger Deadly Floods in Northern China; U.S. Heat Wave Enters Third Month, U.K.'s Rishi Sunak to Authorize Over 100 New Oil and Gas Leases in North Sea, U.S. Prepares U.N. Security Council Resolution to Deploy Multinational Force to Haiti, Filmma…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). Cuba's International Sports Fair opens in Havana. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The 1st International Cuban Sports Fair will take place from Tuesday to Friday at Havana's Ciudad Deportiva, with the presence of more than 100 companies.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-01). Book Review: The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Stoll The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martinez (Praxis Press, 2023, 210 pp.) Introduction Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. China, we are told, spies…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-01). China is the Leading Force for World Peace. libya360.wordpress.com The Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, themed Equality, Cooperation and Development: The 30th Anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Global Human Rights Governance, was held in Beijing in mid-June 2023. Jointly hosted by the Information Office of China's State Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the China International Development Cooperation…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-01). Ukrainian Nationalism: Russian Special Operation— Denazification of Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir G. Kiknadze Azov Battalion, March 11, 2022. This paper presents the results of the analysis of relevant aspects of the history of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) in comparison with the policy of the Kiev regime in 2014-2022, using the secrets revealed with the beginning of demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine during the…

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at US Acute Care Hospitals—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Inspired by our team's experiences working with children and adolescents in inpatient settings, we used the Kids' Inpatient Database to chronicle how hospitalizations for mental health diagnoses changed from 2009 to 2019 among youths aged 3 to 17 years. While the objective of our work was to highlight trends in hospitalizations at the national level, our findings also raised the following questions: why have the numbers of hospitalizations for mental health diagnoses increased and what needs to be done?

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at US Acute Care Hospitals. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study highlighted substantial increases in pediatric mental health hospitalizations in the US from 2009 to 2019. It is noteworthy that the time frame included in this analysis predated the COVID-19 pandemic, which led many to declare a national pediatric mental health crisis. Had this study included data from 2020 onward, the findings would likely have been even more dire. Instead, the lack of pandemic-era data shed light on the perhaps lesser-acknowledged reality—one that is all too familiar to families, schools, and clinicians—that the youth mental health crisis is far from no…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). UN Welcomes Kenya's Willingness To Lead Int'l Force in Haiti. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, welcomed Kenya's willingness to lead an international force in the Caribbean nation of Haiti to help Haiti's police combat gang violence and encouraged other countries to join the effort., his deputy spokesman said. | Related: | "The secretary-general welcomes Kenya's positive response to his call for the urgently needed international non-UN security support to Haiti," H…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-01). Protesters Call for Canadian Government to Revoke Jewish National Fund's Charitable Status. wrmea.org

_____ (2023-07-31). It's Past Time to Be Honest About Israel. strategic-culture.org One might think that since Honest Joe Biden declared his latest war entitled the US National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism in May the media has certainly taken up the task of exposing evil in these United States by reporting every affront to Jewish groups or individuals and to the Jewish state, Israel.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Niger Suspends Uranium & Gold Exports Amid Rumors Of Imminent French Military Intervention. southfront.org Originally published by Last week's coup in Niger is already fast becoming an internationalized conflict situation, as the West African nation's former colonial ruler France has denounced and condemned the junta—while urging that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum be immediately reinstated. Coup supporters are now attacking dip…

Candice Bodnaruk, Washington Report. (2023-07-31). Protesters Demand Canada Revoke Jewish National Fund's Charity Status. popularresistance.org More than 50 people danced the dabke and flashed peace signs at a peaceful demonstration against the Jewish National Fund (JNF) at the organization's annual Manitoba fundraising dinner in mid-May. | The JNF Canada website states: "JNF Canada envisions a world where Israel's communities are supported and healthy, and where generous Canadians can help us build strong foundations for Israel to thrive." JNF acquires and develops land in Israel and the occupied territories used for settlements, illegal under international law. In 1972 JNF Canada raised $15 million to create Canada Park.

ecsorinoco (2023-07-31). Book Launch on Hugo Chávez's 69th Birthday: 'Chavismo as a Political Identity'. orinocotribune.com < | p>The book Chavismo as a Political Identity by Jesse Chacón and Wilfer Bonilla, was presented and launched at the Casona Cultural Aquiles Nazoa, as part of the celebration of the 69th birthday of the commander of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez.

ecsorinoco (2023-07-31). New Dynamics in Venezuela-Brazil Bilateral Relations. orinocotribune.com By Edward Noriega — Jul 30, 2023 | After the recent official visit to Brazil by President Nicolás Maduro, important agreements were reached with the natural return of relations between the two countries. A new dynamic can be seen on the Venezuelan-Brazilian border, as the National Executive, through the Government of Bolivar and the mayor's office of the Gran Sabana municipality, have constantly managed to encourage the growth of the bilateral relationship. | Last April, air operations began between the two countries, with flights between the state of Bolivar in Venezuela and the province of Roraima in Braz…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-31). Africa and a New World Order. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton The successful second Russia-Africa Summit on July 27-28 represents an extraordinary breakthrough in the development of a new world order free from the domination of Western imperialist powers. Delegations from 49 African countries participated in the summit, including seventeen heads of state. They adopted a 74-point final declaration on virtually all areas of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-31). Guatemala in Electoral Context 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Arévalo and Torres, candidates for the second round of elections On August 20, Guatemala will vote for more neoliberalism, more racism, and continued dispossession of indigenous territories. Last June 25, the general elections were held to elect president and vice-president, 160 deputies to the Congress of the Republic, 20 supranational deputies to the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-31). Route to Reparations Yet to Make Any Headway. libya360.wordpress.com Gatu Mbaria Photo by Thomas de LUZE on Unsplash Calls for the West to pay reparations for slavery have gained momentum in recent years but the West has continued to dillydally in paying compensation. Africans on the continent and in the diaspora should continue to make spirited demands for reparations. "The money the West lends…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-31). The Growth of Social Tension and the Change of Protest Movements in France. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Rutkevich In…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-31). White House Concerned Over Niger Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Supporters of Niger's coup march through the capital waving Russian flags and denouncing France Military leader of the CNSP calls for change in the domestic and foreign policy of the landlocked West African state. A new leader has emerged in the uranium-rich West African state of Niger just two days after the elected…

WSWS (2023-07-31). Communication Workers Union welcomes Martin Seidenberg as Group CEO after betrayal of Royal Mail dispute. wsws.org Ward and Furey greeted Seidenberg's appointment as head of International Distribution Services with the words: "We are absolutely committed to working with the new CEO and improving industrial relations".

ecsorinoco (2023-07-31). An Open Letter to President Lula of Brazil. orinocotribune.com By Fred Morris — Jul 20, 2023 | His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil: | On March 17, 2003, I was in your Cabinet as a representative of the National Council of Churches of the United States, asking for your help with the presidents of the non-aligned nations to seek to avoid the war of the United States against Iraq. You received me with a warm embrace, because you remembered my case as a Methodist missionary, collaborator of Dom Hélder Câmara in Recife, kidnapped by the Fourth Army and tortured by the same for 17 days before being expelled from Brazil in 1974. | Unfortunately, Pres…

_____ (2023-07-31). International Inertia Follows Israeli Assault on Jenin in the West Bank. transcend.org 28 Jul 2023 – The likelihood of further confrontations remains high following a major Israeli military assault on an impoverished camp of more than 23,500 Palestinian refugees in Jenin in the occupied West Bank earlier this month.

_____ (2023-07-31). Russia-Africa Summit Ends with Signing of Final Declaration. transcend.org 28 Jul 2023 – Vladimir Putin and African leaders today adopted the final declaration of the 2nd Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg. It commits to adopting coordinated approaches to the role for the development of Russian-African cooperation and efforts in the international arena.

_____ (2023-07-31). The International Community Must Stand Up to Myanmar's Junta. transcend.org 22 Jul 2023 – With authoritarianism on the rise in much of our world, the struggle of the Myanmar people is the struggle of all who cherish democracy and justice.

teleSUR (2023-07-31). 1,000 Kenyan Police to Be Deployed in Haiti. telesurenglish.net Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean Victor Généus, declared to have received with great interest the Kenyan proposal, which confirms "the willingness of this sister country to provide effective support to the Haitian forces of order (…) and even consider the possibility of assuming the leadership of a multinational force once the UN Security Council gives its approval." | Kenyan authorities informed that they were ready to lead a multinational force in Haiti. Jul. 31, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-31). ELN Orders Structures to Comply With Ceasefire as of August 3. telesurenglish.net The Central Command of Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) ordered Monday all its structures to suspend offensive operations against the Military Forces, the Police and Colombian State security agencies, as of August 3. | RELATED: | The ELN's first commander, Antonio Garcia, read a communiqué in which the instruction was issued. The document was published on the Twitter account of the guerrilla group's delegation. | It is called…

teleSUR (2023-07-31). Niger's Coup Leaders Warn of French Military Intervention. telesurenglish.net Niger's military coup junta warned Monday that France is seeking to intervene militarily in the African country to restore Mohamed Bazoum to the presidency, which has been in the hands of the military since last week. | RELATED: | Colonel Amadou Abdramane said in a statement on public television that France is preparing its action together with some Nigerians after a meeting held at the General Staff of the National Guard of Niger.

teleSUR (2023-07-31). State of Emergency Leaves 150 Detained in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net Some 150 people have been arrested and 6.7 tons of drugs seized in Ecuador since the State of Emergency decreed by the Government on July 24 in three coastal areas of the country. | RELATED: | The National Director of Anti-Drug Investigation of the Police, Pablo Ramirez, said in a press conference that these results were achieved in multiple security operations carried out between July 24 and 30. | The operation…

teleSUR (2023-07-31). Will Zambia's Debt Restructuring Set a Precedent?>. telesurenglish.net Last June, China signed a moratorium agreement with the African country after a long period of negotiations. The news was reported by French media, and it was made collaterally to an international summit being held in Paris. | Related: | The novelty was that China renounced bilateral negotiations with Zambia and sat down to negotiate in a multilateral forum together with other lender states and private creditors. | On that date, the disa…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). Sri Lankan healthcare unions announce strike. plenglish.com Colombo, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka's healthcare unions on Tuesday announced a symbolic strike for next Thursday to demand solutions to the difficulties that affect the quality of services in the country.

WSWS (2023-07-31). Sri Lankan free trade zone workers protest against new labour laws. wsws.org While workers want to fight to defend their rights, trade union leaders are calling for the establishment of corporatist bodies that will impose the demands of companies and the government.

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