tvbrics (2024-02-04). Cuba and India agree to increase cooperation in the audiovisual sector. tvbrics.com The GAFX 2024 conference demonstrated the South Asian country's interest in strengthening ties with Cuba…

WSWS (2024-02-03). Opposition INDIA electoral bloc in shambles after key partner defects to Modi-led alliance. wsws.org Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Janata Dal (United) party ditched the Congress Party-led INDIA electoral bloc last Sunday and immediately re-entered the National Democratic Alliance of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu supremacist BJP.

Angela (2024-02-03). Saturday 2/3: Webinar: From Turtle Island to Kashmir to Palestine: Settler Colonialism is a Crime. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-04). Symptoms that may require a consultation with a cardiologist. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — As people age, many start to experience more aches and pains throughout their bodies. While many symptoms can be chalked up to the natural aging process, it's important to pay special attention to the cardiovascular system. "Heart Month is a great time of year to remind people that not all symptoms are created equal when it comes to our cardiovascular health," says Vinayak Nagaraja, M.B.B.S., interventional cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Health System….

CADTM International (2024-02-04). CADTM International supports the general strike in Argentina on 24 January 2024 and the popular uprising against debt. cadtm.org

CADTM, Eric Toussaint (2024-02-04). Éric Toussaint argues in favour of a law against vulture funds at the French National Assembly. cadtm.org

DikelediM (2024-02-04). Good start to second voter registration weekend. sanews.gov.za Good start to second voter registration weekend | The Electoral Commission has announced that 304 221 voters have visited voting stations in the initial hours of the first day of the second voter registration weekend. | This was ahead of the country's 2024 National and Provincial Elections. | Of these, 55 019 were persons who were registering for the first time. | "The Electoral Commission is pleased to report that the second registration weekend for the imminent 2024 National and Provincial Elections got off to a good start. | "This early turnout not only sets a positive tone for the registration period but als…

DikelediM (2024-02-04). National minimum wage increases. sanews.gov.za National minimum wage increases | Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has announced a new National Minimum Wage (NMW) determination which will go up from R25,42 to R27,58 for each ordinary hour worked. | In a statement on Saturday, the Department of Employment and Labour said the new NMW will come into effect from 1 March 2024. | "The National Minimum Wage determination also includes the vulnerable sectors of farm workers and the domestic workers — whom since 2022 were aligned with the NMW rates. | "However, the workers employed on an expanded public works programme are entitled to a minimum wage of…

EarthRights International (2024-02-04). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Comicomment: With Texas standoff highlighting divided U.S., is a 'national divorce' looming for America?>. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). No. 1 Central Document details rural vitalization strategy. ecns.cn Central authorities have unveiled a more detailed "road map" for the national rural vitalization strategy in its annual No 1 Central Document, Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). 30th Int'l Dinosaur Lantern Show kicks off in Zigong. ecns.cn Lantern shows in Zigong can be traced back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, which have developed into an international cultural activity with performances and night markets since 1987.

Lillian Mongeau Hughes, Scheer Post. (2024-02-04). More 'Navigators' Are Helping Women Travel To Have Abortions. popularresistance.org Chloe Bell is a case manager at the National Abortion Federation. She spends her days helping people cover the cost of an abortion and, increasingly, the interstate travel many of them need to get the procedure. | "What price did they quote you?" Bell asked a woman from New Jersey who had called the organization's hotline seeking money to pay for an abortion. Her appointment was the next day. | "They quoted me $500," said the woman, who was five weeks pregnant when she spoke to Bell in November. She gave permission for a journalist to listen to the call on the condition that she not be named. | "We can definitely…

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-02-04). United States Ramps Up War Crimes After ICJ Rules Against Israel. popularresistance.org On December 29, 2023, the Republic of South Africa charged Israel with violating the United Nation's Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in regards to its assault on the population of Gaza. On January 26, 2024 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that claims of genocide against Israel are plausible and that the killing of Palestinians in Gaza must end. Despite attempts to obfuscate or to claim an Israeli victory, the meaning of the court ruling could not have been clearer. | The ICJ did not use the word "ceasefire" as many people had hoped, but judges did say that the ki…

MEE staff (2024-02-04). US national security adviser refuses to rule out attacks on Iran. middleeasteye.net US national security adviser refuses to rule out attacks on Iran | Jake Sullivan said the US would continue to 'respond forcefully' to attacks on US interests | Sun, 02/04/2024 – 14: 45 | US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan addresses the assembly at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, on 16 January 2024 (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP) | US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has refused…

mforinoco (2024-02-04). Cuban People Will Debate Measures To Boost the Economy. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Jan 30, 2024 | Cuba needs development, even if it seems impossible amid increasingly adverse international conditions. And it needs to develop without trampling on the most vulnerable but also in being consistent with the world around us which is unstable, marked by inflation, and the exponential increase in essential goods. All of this in world of escalating tensions. | To achieve this, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has announced that the entire Cuban people will discuss and analyze the measures recently announced by the government, which include the increase in the price of gasoli…

NEO (2024-02-04). Congratulations Bafana Bafana! sanews.gov.za Congratulations Bafana Bafana! | Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Zizi Kodwa, has congratulated Bafana Bafana on their 2-1 win against Cape Verde on Saturday night. | "To the semifinals we go. Well done Bafana, you have made the nation proud!" the Minister said in a social media post on X. | This as the team faced off against Cape Verde in the Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament currently underway in Cà¥te d'Ivoire. | With their win, the men's senior national football side are through to the semifinals of the tournament. | "Goalkeeper and captain Ronwen Williams saved four penalti…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-04). What do you know about pancreatitis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produces enzymes for digestion and hormones that regulate the way your body processes sugar. About 275,000 hospital stays for acute pancreatitis occur in the U.S. each year, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. Chronic pancreatitis is less common, with about 86,000 hospital stays per year. And although pancreatitis is rare in children,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-04). New Mayo Clinic stem cell research to take flight into space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Update 1-30-24: According to NASA, a successful launch occurred at 12: 07 EST. The spacecraft is scheduled to link with the International Space Station during the early morning hours of Feb.1. Update 1-29-24: NASA has moved the launch of this mission to Tuesday, Jan. 30, subject to weather conditions and other factors. You can watch for updates by following NASA's launch schedule. Video assets with Dr. Zubair have been added below. A Mayo Clinic research experiment…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-04). Médica Sur marks 10th anniversary as member of Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEXICO CITY and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Ten years ago, Médica Sur became the first international member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a select group of institutions worldwide that have access to Mayo Clinic knowledge, expertise and resources. That relationship became the starting point for a collaboration that has grown over time. After becoming a care network member, Médica Sur began accessing Mayo's expertise so they could provide patients with more of the care they…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-04). Donations needed: Nation's blood supply critically low. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather across many parts of the country has caused a lot of problems, but one effect you may not have heard about is on the nation's blood supply. According to the American Red Cross, the nation's blood supply is critically low. The organization reports that the weather has caused many blood drives to be canceled and made it harder for the Red Cross to move supplies around to meet needs. January is National Blood…

Observer R (2024-02-04). BLUE SKY THINKING. sonar21.com An earlier article in this blog (Thinking Outside the Box, by Observer R, January 7, 2024) discussed how the American Establishment has tended to keep following familiar ways of dealing with international issues, even when things were not going well at all. A natural question is what would be some non-familiar ways of thinking? Such thinking is often called 'blue sky' or 'brainstorming' or 'run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes' or other similar terms. The blue sky ideas are then refined into something more practical, but still a departure from the usual track. So, based on much current thinking,…

albawaba (2024-02-03). ICJ greenlights probe into alleged genocide in eastern Ukraine. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has greenlit an investigation into Ukraine's claim that Russia committed genocide against the Russian-speaking population in eastern Ukraine. The court, led by U.S. judge Joan Donoghue and consisting of a 16-judge panel, will specifically focus on determining if the alleged genocide took place in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, currently under Russian control.However, the ICJ ruled that it lacks jurisdiction over Ukraine's broader claim, which accuses Russia of violating the United Nations Genocide Convention by invading the country.The case originated from Rus…

Angela (2024-02-03). Sunday 2/11: Webinar: South Africa v Israel — The International Coalition Against Genocide. indybay.org

CADTM International (2024-02-03). CADTM International supports the general strike in Argentina on 24 January 2024 and the popular uprising against debt. cadtm.org

CADTM, Eric Toussaint (2024-02-03). Éric Toussaint argues in favour of a law against vulture funds at the French National Assembly. cadtm.org

CARE International (2024-02-03). oPt: Civilians are in crisis in Gaza — Donors must restore funds for UNRWA. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Sources: CARE International, InterAction, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Refugees International, Save the Children | Joint statement from humanitarian NGOs | February 3, 2024 — The U.S. decision to temporarily pause funding for UNRWA will dramatically weaken the backbone of the humanitarian response for 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza. It is important to ensure a thorough investigation into the grave allegations by the Israeli government that 12 UNRWA employees directly participated in the heinous attacks on Octobe…

EarthRights International (2024-02-03). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org

ecns.cn (2024-02-03). HK officials clarify fallacies over legislation of Article 23. ecns.cn Hong Kong on Tuesday began a monthlong public consultation about the legislation of Article 23, by way of introducing a new piece of legislation titled Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.

ecns.cn (2024-02-03). Lionel Messi arrives in Hong Kong with Inter Miami. ecns.cn Argentinian football star Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport on Friday.

Editor (2024-02-03). More 'Navigators' Are Helping Women Travel to Have Abortions. scheerpost.com By Lillian Mongeau Hughes / KFF Health News Chloe Bell is a case manager at the National Abortion Federation. She spends her days helping people cover the cost of an abortion and, increasingly, the interstate travel many of them need to get the procedure. "What price did they quote you?" Bell asked a woman from New …

Eric Zuesse (2024-02-03). "Victoria Nuland — she's the real ruler of Ukraine" dissidentvoice.org Alexander Mercouris has perhaps the best track-record of all prognosticators on the important international news-stories, and this very much includes on the important news stories regarding the Ukraine crisis, not only since Russia's invasion of Ukraine started on 24 February 2022, but going all the way back to 2016 when he first reported. And, more …

guest author (2024-02-03). Venezuelan analyst: Lenin on 'Socialism and War'. workers.org A message from Rodríguez Gelfenstein, a political analyst and former Venezuelan diplomat and official, to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine on Jan. 21 in New York City. Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein, the author. Amid the horror exposed by Israel's colonial-imperialist aggression against the Palestinian people, we commemorate . . . |

International Federation of Red Cross, Red Crescent Societies (2024-02-03). DR Congo: Democratic Republic of Congo: Floods – DREF Operational Update, n ∞MDRCD042. reliefweb.int Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies | Please refer to the attached file. | What happened, where and when? | The Democratic Republic of Congo experienced extreme floods with its worst overflow of the Congo River in 60 years. The severe floods follows weeks of heavy rainfall since late November leading to riverine and pluvial floods in several provinces along the river and beyond. On December 29, 2023, the Government of the Republic of Congo had already issued an alert for the level of the Congo River, with a flood of 5.94m. As o…

International Organization for Migration (2024-02-03). Displacement Tracking Matrix – Mozambique, Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) Movement Alert 93, Mecufi, Metuge, Macomia, and Mueda Districts, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique 03 February 2024. reliefweb.int Country: Mozambique | Source: International Organization for Migration | Please refer to the attached Infographic. | Between 22 January to 02 of February 2024, a series of attacks in villages across Mecufi and Macomia, triggered the displacement 2,621. Of the total individuals displaced, 132 families with 426 individuals have taken refuge in displacement centers of Mueda (Imbuhu, Mpeme), 17 families with 76 individuals have taken refuge in displacement centers of Macomia (Nanga A and Nanga B), and 17 families with 61 individuals have taken refuge in displacement centers of Metuge (Naminaue). | During this r…

Kate Hudson, Counter Punch. (2024-02-03). The Unthinkable Looms: Nuclear-Armed Israel Is At War. popularresistance.org The attack on Yemen by US, Britain and other forces is a dangerous escalation of the war in the Middle East. The attack is intended to halt the Houthi support for the people of Gaza that has taken the form of attacks on Israel-bound shipping. But as the Houthis have made clear, the attacks will not end their support for the Palestinians. | The only way to stop this unfolding and escalating conflict in the Middle East, is to stop the war on Gaza: to implement an immediate and permanent ceasefire and to ensure freedom and sovereignty for Palestine, as enshrined in UN resolutions and international law.

Kit Klarenberg (2024-02-03). Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat Paved the Way for Israel's Slaughter in Gaza. orinocotribune.com By Kit Klarenberg — Jan 30, 2024 | In the wake of the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) landmark ruling in a case brought by South Africa against Israel, which found the Jewish state could be committing genocide in Gaza and must immediately cease its indiscriminate, industrial-scale slaughter of unarmed, innocent Palestinians of all ages, many Western journalists, politicians, pundits and influencers have changed their tune on the savagery. Or at least gone eerily silent, having previously whitewashed, legitimized, or even outright endorsed a twenty-first-century Holocaust. | This abrupt volte-face cann…

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-03). National week of action: Stop U.S./Israeli genocide in Gaza! fightbacknews.org

Michael Steven Smith, The Indypendent. (2024-02-03). The ICJ's Genocide Ruling Against Israel Is Well-Deserved. popularresistance.org Historically the two effective canards advanced by antisemites about the Jews were that they killed Christ and they killed Christian children for their blood to use to make matzoh, the unleavened bread that is central to the Passover celebration. | The notion that the Jews killed Christ, that they committed the crime of deicide, was spread by the Catholic Church and not rescinded until 1965. The charge of ritual killing of children to make matzoh fell on its face because of the ridiculousness of the assertion. | But this time, because Israel has succeeded in identifying Judaism with Zionism, the International Cou…

Mick Kelly, Fight Back News!. (2024-02-03). National Week Of Action: Stop US/Israeli Genocide In Gaza! popularresistance.org The U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR), and National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) call for a week of action against the U.S./Israeli genocide in Gaza from February 5 to 11. | The call for the week of actions comes at a time when President Biden states the U.S. is going to step up its military intervention in the Middle East. | A statement from the groups initiating the week of protests states, "The people of Palestine are fighting for their liberation and the people of Yemen are standing with them. The U.S. government is se…

newarab (2024-02-03). Belgium summons Israeli ambassador over bombing of agency. newarab.com Belgium's Minister of Foreign Affairs "I have just summoned the Israeli ambassador to express our strong condemnation of the destruction of Enabel offices in Gaza. Attacks on civilian infrastructure breach the principles of international humanitarian law," Lahbib posted on X. "All parties must adhere to it." | Images shared online showed the build…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-03). What do you know about pancreatitis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produces enzymes for digestion and hormones that regulate the way your body processes sugar. About 275,000 hospital stays for acute pancreatitis occur in the U.S. each year, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. Chronic pancreatitis is less common, with about 86,000 hospital stays per year. And although pancreatitis is rare in children,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-03). New Mayo Clinic stem cell research to take flight into space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Update 1-30-24: According to NASA, a successful launch occurred at 12: 07 EST. The spacecraft is scheduled to link with the International Space Station during the early morning hours of Feb.1. Update 1-29-24: NASA has moved the launch of this mission to Tuesday, Jan. 30, subject to weather conditions and other factors. You can watch for updates by following NASA's launch schedule. Video assets with Dr. Zubair have been added below. A Mayo Clinic research experiment…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-03). Médica Sur marks 10th anniversary as member of Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEXICO CITY and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Ten years ago, Médica Sur became the first international member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a select group of institutions worldwide that have access to Mayo Clinic knowledge, expertise and resources. That relationship became the starting point for a collaboration that has grown over time. After becoming a care network member, Médica Sur began accessing Mayo's expertise so they could provide patients with more of the care they…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-03). Donations needed: Nation's blood supply critically low. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather across many parts of the country has caused a lot of problems, but one effect you may not have heard about is on the nation's blood supply. According to the American Red Cross, the nation's blood supply is critically low. The organization reports that the weather has caused many blood drives to be canceled and made it harder for the Red Cross to move supplies around to meet needs. January is National Blood…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-02-03). South Africa: All Nations Must Ban Aid To Israel. orinocotribune.com All countries must refrain from supporting Israel's military in light of last week's International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling concerning the war in Gaza, as they could be making themselves accomplices to genocide, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has argued. | "The finding, we think, makes it clear that it is plausible that genocide is taking place against the Palestinian people in Gaza," Pandor

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-03). The First Casualty of War Is Truth. And Propaganda is the First Weapon Used in Times of War. expose-news.com "Propaganda is the way the ruling classes get the working classes to march off to war and how the billionaire CEOs of the multinational big Pharma, Big Medicine corporations (and Bill Gates, …

Sandeep B Maharaj, Darleen Y Franco, Terence A R Seemungal (2024-02-03). Correspondence] Consideration for selecting international commissioners. thelancet.com We, the authors of the letter Not allowed to speak—another let-down for the Caribbean people,1 wish to acknowledge the appointment of a commissioner with Caribbean roots on the O'Neill—Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health.2 We believe that Commissioner Alissa Trotz will do our region proud given her background.

Sara Flounders (2024-02-03). Solidarity with Palestine sparks a global upsurge. workers.org Sara Flounders (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Flounders is a contributing editor of Workers World newspaper and co-director of the International Action Center. She presented these remarks at the International Assembly against Imperialism and in solidarity with Palestine on Jan. 21, in New York city. Flounders began her talk, on which . . . |

WSWS (2024-02-03). DeSantis pledges 1,000 Florida National Guard troops in support of Texas Gov. Abbott's anti-migrant campaign. wsws.org After Trump ordered Republicans to support Abbott's usurpation of federal authority at the US-Mexico border, DeSantis pledged to send National Guard and Florida Guard soldiers.

Bharat Dogra (2024-02-03). The Difference Between Common Perception and Reality Regarding the Ukraine Conflict. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2024-02-03). Sri Lankan Collective of Workers Action Committees hold public meeting to defend victimised electricity employees. wsws.org The meeting unanimously passed a resolution condemning the government's attacks on Ceylon Electricity Board workers and demanded the immediate and unconditional reinstatement of all suspended workers.