Daily Archives: November 15, 2023

2023-11-15: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). Indian man visits Chinese doctor after 18 years: He helped me out of despair. ecns.cn Cyril, a young man from Tamil Nadu, India, has come to Jiaxing, east China's Zhejiang Province to visit Dr. Jin Songhua, who saved his life 18 years ago, according to Zhejiang Daily.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-15). India hosts 2nd Voice of the Global South Summit. plenglish.com Delhi, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) India will chair the 2nd Voice of the Global South Summit on Friday to discuss the results of the Group of 20 (G20) meetings during India's presidency, diplomatic sources reported.

infobrics (2023-11-14). NDB $10bn Loan Reaps Eco Benefits to 400mn People in 5 Covid-Hit Nations. infobrics.org New Development Bank's (NDB) $10 billion loan benefitted 400 million people in its founding member countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa and successfully helped them in its COVID-19 economic recovery programmes…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-14). EU "Carbon Tax" on Chinese and Indian Imports could spark a Global Economic "Cold War" expose-news.com The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ("CBAM"), or simply "carbon tax", is an attempt to force the rest of the world to follow the "garden's" guidelines on "environmental issues". The law …

Stephen Lane (2023-11-14). Indianapolis police shooting spree intensifies; victims' communities build a new movement. liberationnews.org Cops are using deadly force more often because they know they won't face any repercussions.

infobrics (2023-11-15). India Is Driving Change by Working Together with Africa. infobrics.org Modi has taken lead in championing trade and investment links with the continent…

Staff (2023-11-15). Israel-Hamas war poses challenge to India-Middle East-Europe corridor: FM. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted on Wednesday that the Israel-Hamas war poses a challenge to the proposed India-Middle East-Europe Connectivity Corridor (IMEC) which is aimed at improving connectivity and cutting emissions. The agreement on the IMEC project was signed at a G20 meeting in New Delhi in September this year under India's …

People's Dispatch. (2023-11-15). APEC Summit In San Francisco Met With Mass Protests. popularresistance.org 10,000 people took to the streets on Sunday, November 12 to protest the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meetings taking place in San Francisco this week. The APEC summit will run from November 11 to 17. The protest took place following a 1,000-person APEC counter-summit on November 11. The mobilizations have been organized by the No to APEC Coalition, which represents almost 150 organizations across the United States. | "APEC is the epitome of all that is wicked and corrupt in our society today," said Simon Ma, a family doctor and member of the anti-imperialist Korean-American organi…

Staff (2023-11-14). We have failed Palestinian kids: Priyanka Gandhi on Children's Day. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who has been critical of killings of the civilians and children in the Israel-Hamas war on the occasion of Children's day again reiterated her demand to bring an end to the "horrendous violence" and said that we have "failed" the thousands of children that are being massacred …

Staff (2023-11-14). Tribunal grants bail to Captain in Amshipora 'Fake Encounter' case. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has suspended the life sentence of Army Captain Bhoopendra Singh, also known as Major Bashir Khan, who was convicted for the killing of three men in what has been labeled a "staged" encounter in Amshipora village, south Kashmir, in July 2020. The tribunal not only suspended …

Staff (2023-11-14). Mehbooba, Omar question bail to army officer convicted of killing civilians. muslimmirror.com Srinagar : Former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah Tuesday questioned bail being granted to an army officer convicted of killing three civilians in a "staged" encounter in 2020, with the NC leader terming it a reminder from the government that the blood of people of Jammu and Kashmir is "cheap". The armed forces …

Staff (2023-11-15). Muslim neighbours perform last rites of Kashmiri pandit man in Pampore. muslimmirror.com Pampore : Reviving the memories of the glorious traditions of communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir, Muslim neighbours in this town helped perform the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit who died last evening. Ashok Kumar Wangoo died at his residence at Drangabal in Pampore town on Tuesday around 5.00 pm. He was rushed to …

Staff (2023-11-15). Jamiat chief Madani wants separate schools for Muslim girls after Class 8. muslimmirror.com Meerut : Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief Maulana Syed Arshad Madani has asked members of the Muslim community to open separate schools for girls after Class 8, on the ground that they were being targeted in co-educational institutions. Madani made the remarks during a conference of west Uttar Pradesh office-bearers in Uttar Pradesh's Deoband on Tuesday. He …

teleSUR, JCM, JGN, SH, MER, JDO, MS, DRL (2023-11-15). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El comandante militar de las Brigadas Ezzedin Al-Qassam de la Resistencia Palestina, Mohammed Deif, anunció el inicio de la operación Diluvio de Al-Aqsa.

Staff (2023-11-14). Ready to release 50 hostages in Gaza for 5-day cease-fire: Hamas. muslimmirror.com Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has said that it has informed mediators of its readiness to release 50 women and children hostages held in Gaza in exchange for a five-day cease-fire. Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for Al-Qassam Brigades, said in a message on its Telegram channel on Monday that "Qatari mediators have made …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-11-15). Al-Qassam Brigades fighters strike Israeli tank and bulldozer with two Tandem shells in northwestern Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb

Alex Carson, Fight Back News. (2023-11-15). Atlanta Rallies Against International Law Enforcement Exchange And Cop City. popularresistance.org Atlanta, GA — On the afternoon of November 11, about 200 community members gathered outside of the Atlanta city hall to demand an end to the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) program and an end to the construction of the $90 million police training facility known as Cop City. | According to Georgia State University, GILEE is, "a joint project of Georgia State University and local, state, federal, and international law enforcement, and public safety agencies. GILEE's mission is to enhance law enforcement executive development and international cooperation." | In reality this program allo…

Angela (2023-11-15). Wednesday 11/15: National Phonebank for a Ceasefire Now! indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Ann Brown (2023-11-15). Who Is CJ Stroud? The Texans Rookie Quarterback Who Has Everyone Talking MVP. moguldom.com CJ Stroud may be a rookie quarterback for the Houston Texans, but most everyone seems to know his name. The National Football League player has racked up one impressive performance after the other. He has transitioned from a contender for Offensive Rookie of the Year to a potential Most Valuable Player candidate. The 22-year-old player …

Brasil de Fato (2023-11-15). Lula receives Brazilians who lived through Israel's massacre in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org The Brazilians who endured five weeks of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip have finally returned home. They landed in Brasilia on Monday night at 11: 24pm, on a Brazilian Air Force plane, and were welcomed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. There were 32 passengers, 17 of whom were children, nine women and six men. Of these, 22 have Brazilian nationality and 10 are close relatives. | As the plane flew towards Brazil, Lula made an emphatic speech about the way the Palestinians are being treated. He said that Israel is "killing innocent people without any criteria." | Since the first foreigners and people with…

CNA NNU (2023-11-15). California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee Statement on the Crisis. indybay.org The CNA NNU is supporting a ceasefire.

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-15). Speaker Johnson Calls Idea of Gaza Ceasefire 'Outrageous' at Pro-Israel Rally. news.antiwar.com House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other members of Congress spoke at a pro-Israel rally at the National Mall in Washington DC on Tuesday, where demonstrators made clear their opposition to a ceasefire in Gaza. Johnson called the idea of a ceasefire "outrageous," prompting a chant of "no ceasefire" from the crowd. "Israel will cease …

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). AICM releases its 2023 sustainable development report. ecns.cn Association of International Chemical Manufacturers recently released Sustainable Development Report in China (2023) to motivate its member companies to formulate carbon neutrality goals and strategies pertaining to the entire value chain.

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). President Xi warmly greeted. ecns.cn Chinese Americans and overseas Chinese from across the United States gathered at the international airport and elsewhere around San Francisco on Tuesday to greet President Xi Jinping, as they expressed anticipation and optimism for his meeting with US President Joe Biden.

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). China's overall demand for residential housing remains sufficient. ecns.cn The overall rigid demand for residential housing and the needs of those who wish to improve their housing conditions in China remained sufficient, a spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) told a press conference Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). I hope to bring Chinese culture back to Sudan: international student. ecns.cn A Sudanese student majoring in Chinese International Education at Lanzhou University, has said she hopes to become a Chinese language teacher and bring her knowledge of Chinese culture to the Sudanese people after graduation.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-15). Economists debate on globalization in a meeting in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The 14th International Meeting of Economists on Globalization and Development Issues has on the table, this Wednesday, the analysis of the international crisis and its old and new consequences.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-15). Legal reforms strengthens human rights framework in Cuba, experts say. plenglish.com Geneva, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The deep and wide-ranging legal reform that took place in Cuba since 2018, strengthens the institutional framework for recognizing, promoting, and protecting human rights, Yuri Pérez, president of the Cuban Society of Constitutional and Administrative Law at the Jurists National Union.

Linda Pentz Gunter (2023-11-15). The Dann Aisters Blazed an Anti-Nuclear Trail. counterpunch.org The Dann sisters campaigned to assert the rights of their Indigenous Western Shoshone people, committing themselves to a political and legal battle to retain their ancestral lands, harmed by nuclear tests carried out by the US government, then threatened with the deep geological radioactive waste dump at Yucca Mountain (for the time being defeated).

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-15). Bidding process underway for bridge to link Bolivia and Brazil. plenglish.com La Paz, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The official call for bids to build the binational Guayamerín-Guajará Mirim bridge between Bolivia and Brazil is a reality, the Bolivian Ministry of Public Works confirmed on its website.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-15). Globalization and development meeting held in Argentina. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Economists, researchers and analysts will participate in the International Meeting on Globalization and Development Problems to be held at the Cuban embassy in Argentina.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-11-15). Israel fails to show evidence of Hamas command center at al-Shifa hospital. electronicintifada.net Deadly raid broke international law, terrorized patients, medics and displaced people.

Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. (2023-11-15). Lawsuit Targets Biden Administration Over Complicity In Gaza Genocide. popularresistance.org A U.S. nonprofit has taken legal action against the Biden administration over support for Israel's deadly assault on Gaza. | On Monday the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit in Northern District of California against U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for failure to prevent genocide and complicity in genocide. | Plaintiffs include the human rights groups Defense for Children International—Palestine (DCIP) and Al-Haq, Great March of Return founder Ahmed Abu Artema, founder of the 2018 Great March of Return, Nasser M…

Patricia Harrity (2023-11-15). CDC Runs Two VAERS Systems — The Public Can Only View One of Them. expose-news.com VAERS is the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System and is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S.-licensed vaccines. VAERS accepts and analyses reports of adverse events (possible …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-15). Colombia joins Algeria in filing legal complaint against Israel in International Criminal Court. peoplesdispatch.org Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on November 9 that Colombia would support Algeria's case in the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel. "The Republic of Colombia will cooperate with the complaint filed by the Republic of Algeria before the International Criminal Court for war crimes against Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu for the massacre of children and civilians of the Palestinian people," On November 7, Algeria had called on the ICC to hold Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza. "Where is humanity? And…

presstv.ir (2023-11-15). Iran: Israeli massacre of people in Gaza blatant violation of human rights, international law. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel as a violation of human rights and international law.

presstv.ir (2023-11-15). UNICEF says 700,000 children displaced in Gaza, calls for immediate ceasefire. presstv.ir The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says more than 700,000 children in Gaza have been displaced amid brutal Israeli strikes.

presstv.ir (2023-11-15). Iran FM: US sending internationally-banned arms to Israel for Gaza war. presstv.ir Iran's FM slams the United States over supply of munitions prohibited by the international laws to Israel to be used in the Gaza war.

Staff (2023-11-15). Headlines for November 15, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Raids Al-Shifa Hospital, Turning Gaza's Largest Medical Facility into War Zone, "We Will Drown": Displaced Gazans in Refugee Tents Face Heavy Rain, Israeli Forces Kill 8 Palestinians, Attack Hospital in West Bank, Israel Confirms Death of Oct. 7 Hostage; Hamas Blames Israeli Airstrike, Belize Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Israel; U.N. Palestine Observer Slams Olaf Scholz's Defense of Israel, "March for Israel" Brings Together Celebrities with Right-Wing Leaders, White Nationalist Pastor, Russian-Backed Attacks in Syria Ramp Up, Killing 66 People over Past Month, House Passes…

Staff (2023-11-15). March for Israel Speaker Pastor Hagee Once Said God "Sent Hitler to Help Jews Reach the Promised Land" democracynow.org Speakers at Tuesday's "March for Israel" on the National Mall included Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Christian fundamentalist House Speaker Mike Johnson and radical Christian Zionist pastor John Hagee, who once said God "sent Hitler to help Jews reach the Promised Land." Sarah Posner, a reporter focused on the American Christian right, discusses Hagee and Johnson's backgrounds and explains how Hagee and other extremist evangelical Christians and Jewish Zionists use each other to advance their own movements. Rabbis for Ceasefire's Alissa Wise notes the "influ…

Staff (2023-11-15). Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez: If EU Maintains Sanctions, It Cannot Be Invited to Observe Our Elections. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved an agreement in repudiation of the decision of the European Union (EU) to extend the illegal, extortive unilateral coercive economic measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—applied by the US and its vassals against the Venezuelan people. | During an ordinary session this Tuesday, November 14, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, explained that the provisions established in the Barbados agreement have not been complied with, including the lifting of sanctions, for which he stressed that as long as there is a sing…

Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-11-15). Kellogg's Initiates Lawfare Against Venezuelan Workers. popularresistance.org The British company Kellogg Latin America Holding Company Limited has launched a fresh legal offensive against Venezuela by filing an investment arbitration claim with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) based in Washington DC. | As reported by the Ibero-American Arbitration Center's magazine, the claim was filed on November 9, 2023, and the multinational corporation is invoking the Venezuela — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Bilateral Investment Treaty of 1995. | In 2018, the company unilaterally ceased operations, abruptly leaving over 500 workers jo…

WSWS (2023-11-15). New Zealand meeting discusses the socialist perspective to stop the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The meeting, hosted by the Socialist Equality Group and International Youth and Students for Social Equality, discussed the genocide unfolding in Gaza and the way forward for the mass international protests to stop Israel's slaughter and the developing Third World War.

WSWS (2023-11-15). The Washington D.C. "March for Israel": A bipartisan rally for genocide. wsws.org On Tuesday, a degraded spectacle took place on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The "March for Israel" will be recorded in history as a rally for ethnic cleansing and genocide.

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-14). President Maduro Sends Letter to UN Demanding Rectification of Essequibo Dispute. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, sent a letter to the United Nations (UN) to demand "rectification of the errors it has made that affect Venezuela's sovereignty" in the case of the Essequibo territory. | During the broadcast of his program Con Maduro+, the leader reported that he had sent a document to UN Secretary General António Guterres in which he attached evidence of the errors committed by the international body regarding Venezuela and Essequibo. | With this document, Maduro hopes that the UN will act as a deterrent to the escalation that Guyana and Exxon Mobil have launch against Venezuela with…

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-14). Venezuela's Vice President Arrives in The Hague to Defend Essequibo. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez arrived in The Hague this Monday to participate in the public hearings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding Guyana's complaint about Venezuela's consultative referendum on the disputed Essequibo territory. | Rodríguez posted a video on social media to announce that she was in The Hague to defend Venezuela's historic rights to the Essequibo and to tell the world that no one is going to prevent the consultative referendum on December 3. | "With great strength, accompanied by the will of our people as one country, here we are in The Hague to defend Guayana…

Ann Brown (2023-11-14). Al Sharpton Gets Funding From RJ Reynolds: He Is Pressuring Biden To Lift Ban On Newport Cigarettes. moguldom.com Longtime civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton has found himself at the center of controversy for opposing President Joe Biden's administration's proposed ban on menthol cigarettes. Sharpton, the leader of the National Action Network (NAN), for years, has argued against the ban, claiming it could lead to an illicit market and potentially deadly clashes reminiscent …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-14). Activating the Genocide Convention. libya360.wordpress.com Craig Murray There are 149 states party to the Genocide Convention. Every one of them has the right to call out the genocide in progress in Gaza and report it to the United Nations. In the event that another state party disputes the claim of genocide — and Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom are all…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-14). Craig Mokhiber: Gaza is a 'Textbook Case of Genocide'. libya360.wordpress.com Craig Mokhiber worked at the UN for three decades and recently resigned from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights over its failure to address what he called a "textbook case of genocide in Gaza." He joined Rania Khalek to discuss what prompted him to leave when he did, the current Israeli assault…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-14). Denunciation to the International Criminal Court for Genocide and Other Crimes. libya360.wordpress.com Riccardo Petrella The unacceptable must be fought by all means On 9 November [2023] at 11 am in The Hague, a denunciation for genocide and other crimes (art.15.1) concerning Palestine in particular will be presented to the International Criminal Court. The underlying inspiration is "justice is the answer to violence". The initiative was taken by…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-14). Ethnic Cleansing of West Darfur's El Geneina Culminates in Largest Massacre Since Onset of War in Sudan. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni People fleeing the ongoing fighting in Sudan arrive in Eastern Chad's border with Sudan. (Photo: F. Ada Affana/IOM) At least 1,335 Internally Displaced Persons are estimated to have been killed in an attack on a camp near El Geneina. With this attack, all the people displaced during the civil war in Darfur in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-14). Latin America Rises Against Israel's Genocide: Cutting Ties, Recalling Ambassadors. libya360.wordpress.com Bolivia became the first Latin American country since October 7 to sever ties with Israel, citing war crimes in the Gaza Strip. Zoe Alexandra, the co-editor of Peoples Dispatch, discusses how support for Palestine is rapidly growing across Latin America.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-14). Palestine: No Power, No Land, No Solution. libya360.wordpress.com Hugh Lanning Militarised land-grab: Israeli police surround Palestinians protesting a newly established settlement near the West Bank village of Kufr Malik, August 16 2019 A fundamental shift in the balance of power is the only answer to the conflict in Gaza and the whole of Palestine If Palestine has no power and no land, then…

Jake Johnson (2023-11-14). Climate groups plan to appeal as Judge upholds Biden approval of Willow Drilling Project. mronline.org "Beyond the illegality of Willow's approval, Interior's decision to greenlight the project in the first place moved us in the opposite direction of our national climate goals in the face of the worsening climate crisis."

jamanetwork (2023-11-14). LSD Use Increasing More Among People With Depression. jamanetwork.com The proportion of people in the US who report using the hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in the past year has increased more among those with depression than those without the condition, based on National Survey on Drug Use and Health data from nearly half a million US adults.

Mark Niu (2023-11-14). International media prepare for APEC meeting. america.cgtn.com Media from across the world are gathering in San Francisco during the APEC conference. | CGTN's Mark Niu reports with a behind-the-scenes look.

Outra Saude (2023-11-14). Private sector stalls implementation of nurses' minimum wage in Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org Two years ago, in November 2021, the Brazilian Senate approved a bill stipulating the minimum salary for nurses. In May of the following year, the Chamber of Deputies granted approval, and in August 2022, the presidency passed Law No. 14.434/2022, establishing the national minimum wage for nurses. | Amid various developments, the Supreme Federal Court temporarily halted the enactment of the law. However, Congress facilitated the payment of the anticipated amounts by introducing two constitutional amendments and an additional law. | In June 2023, the anticipated conclusive decision came: the Supreme Court declared…

Pressenza New York (2023-11-14). Veterans for Peace Joins International Delegation Attempt to Reach Rafah Border Crossing With Gaza. pressenza.com VFP member Danny O'Brien, VFP Board member Gerry Condon, and VFP Advisory Board member, journalist Chris Hedges, are among an international delegation of writers, lawyers, journalists, activists, students, and organizers who arrived in Cairo, Egypt this week with the goal of reaching the Rafah border crossing with Gaza. VFP Advisory Board member, retired Colonel Ann Wright, was refused entry into Egypt. | Their goal is to exert pressure to open the border for the immediate entry and sustained flow of urgent humanitarian aid—food, water, fuel, and medical aid to 2.3 million Palestinians facing starvation and…

presstv.ir (2023-11-14). 'US-backed Israel committing crimes in Gaza with impunity; an end to war Iran's priority'. presstv.ir Iran urges the international community to act against the "unbridled" Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2023-11-14). Biden 'spreading misinformation' on Gaza: State Department memo. presstv.ir The document was signed by 100 State Department and US Agency for International Development employees.

presstv.ir (2023-11-14). Iran: Israeli massacre of people in Gaza violates human rights, international law. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel as a violation of human rights and international law.

Radhika Desai (2023-11-14). Incurable (?) US Schizophrenia About China. counterpunch.org The meeting between Presidents Xi and Biden on Wednesday on the sidelines of the upcoming APEC meeting 'appears aimed less at finding venues for cooperation and more at setting the tone for the mounting global competition between the world's two largest economies' opined one writer on the Institute for Responsible Statecraft website, which is normally critical of the President's militarism and international aggression.

Robert Fantina (2023-11-14). Israel, the United States, Palestine and Genocide. counterpunch.org Since the apartheid regime of Israel began its brutal carpet-bombing of the Gaza Strip a month ago, people around the world have accused Israel and its international supporters of the crime of genocide. United States President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and many other world 'leaders' decry such language, and state that Israel

Zehra Imam (2023-11-14). A love letter to the students speaking up for Palestine. mondoweiss.net It might seem like the greatest test of your life right now but I want you to know that I have never been more inspired and humbled than by what I have seen. Thank you for being a moral compass for us all.

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). China's retail sales grow 7.6% year-on-year in October. ecns.cn China's retail sales increased 7.6 percent year-on-year in October this year, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

The Independent (2023-11-15). UNOC explains why it opened oil import branch in Kenya. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has defended the registration of a branch in neighboring Kenya. A statement by the Company on Monday explained that it had to comply with regulations regarding the importation of petroleum products. "A certificate of incorporation issued in a country of incorporation, in this case …

Pavel López Lazo (2023-11-14). Belize suspends relations with Israel over war attacks on Gaza. plenglish.com Belmopan, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Belize on Tuesday suspended all diplomatic ties with Israel in response to violations of international humanitarian law committed against the Palestinian population in Gaza.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-11-14). Cuba to strengthen ties with the European Parliament. plenglish.com Brussels, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuba ¥s National Assembly (ANPP) Secretary Homero Acosta and the Vice President of the European Parliament Marc Angel held talks on different issues such as multilateralism and inclusion.

The Independent (2023-11-14). NMS' Kamabare scoops top Ugandan health award. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Kamabare, who has served as the General Manager of National Medical Stores (NMS) since 2008, has received the Minister's Special Award at this year's Heroes in Health Awards (HIHA) held at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo on Nov. 10. Kamabare, who oversaw the transformation of the NMS operations including digitization …

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-11-15). Venezuela considered illegal Guyana's announcement on the sea. plenglish.com Caracas, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela considered Guyana's announcement of the start of oil production by the Floating Platform for Production, Storage and Offloading, FPSO Prosperity, in the Payara oil field as contrary to International Public Law.

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-15). Venezuela at the International Court of Justice to Defeat Guyana's Judicial Colonialism. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced that Venezuela arrived at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defeat Guyana's claim over Essequibo, which she referred to as an act of "judicial colonialism." At a press conference from The Hague this Tuesday, November 14, Rodríguez described Guyana's attempt to cancel Venezuela's consultative referendum on Essequibo as an "atrocity." | "We have come to defeat Guyana's claim of judicial colonialism by instrumentalizing this Court to stop the unstoppable: that on December 3, Venezuelans vote in our consultative referendum," said Delcy Rodríguez. | She not…

Bennett Shoop (2023-11-15). How Lenin (and International Publishers) changed my mind about Marxism. peoplesworld.org When I was just 18, I began to develop an interest in studying Marxism. I had been left-leaning in my political outlook for a few years before that, having a vague understanding of the inequalities of capitalism and professing a similarly vague opposition to it, but I lacked any kind of strong theoretical foundation that …

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-11-15). Cuba for a humanistic and quality secondary education. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Basic secondary education in Cuba is distinguished by the implementation of an institutional curriculum with the particularities of each educational center, the national director of this education, Adalberto Revilla, highlighted today.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-11-15). QuEST: Quantum centre builds UK and international reputation. imperial.ac.uk QuEST, the Centre for Quantum Engineering, Science and Technology at Imperial College London, took part in two UK and international quantum events.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-15). Belize Suspends Diplomatic Relations with Israel and Files a Complaint with the ICC. libya360.wordpress.com Belize Takes Measures against Israel Belmopan, November 14, 2023. Since the 7th October 2023, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has engaged in unceasing indiscriminate bombing in Gaza, which has killed more than 11,000 innocent civilians, mostly women and children. The bombing has destroyed many buildings and infrastructure including hospitals, schools and other infrastructure. More than 1…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-15). Colombia Joins Algeria in Filing Legal Complaint against Israel in International Criminal Court. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced Netanyahu's "massacre of children" (Photo: World Economic Forum) Several countries have taken steps to formally denounce the Israeli genocide of Gaza, some steps more assertive than others Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on November 9 that Colombia would support Algeria's case in the International Criminal Court (ICC) against…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-15). Palestinian Rights Organizations Sue Biden for Failure to Prevent Genocide in Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com Prem Thakker Secretary of State Antony Blinken, President Joe Biden, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a Cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 2, 2023. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The federal lawsuit accuses President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-15). US Blows Off the Whole World to Punish Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernandez When oppressed people get organized, the US gets angry. It's been punishing the people of Cuba since 1962. On November 2, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a resolution calling on the US to lift the trade embargo against Cuba that President John Kennedy imposed in 1962. The US…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-15). Walter Rodney and Palestinian Liberation. libya360.wordpress.com Chinedu Chukwudinma During my visit to the Atlanta Archive last autumn, I noticed some scribbled notes on the back of Walter Rodney's draft syllabus for his 1970-71 course on the Russian Revolution at the University of Dar Es Salaam. "September 12th, 1970", read his handwriting, "Hijackings — T.W.A Boeing + Swissair DC 8 to Jordan"….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-15). Why the US Needs This War in Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Washington needs to win its Gazan war against Iran because it failed to win its Ukrainian war against Russia. The Global South was expecting the Dawn of a New Arabian Reality. After all, the Arab street — even while repressed in their home nations — has pulsed with protests expressing ferocious rage against…

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). Stunning patterns on Yellow River bed. ecns.cn Aerial view of the stunning patterns washed by mud on the Yellow River bed in Lankao County, central China's Henan Province.

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