(2023-06-17). 150,000 evacuated as India and Pakistan brace for Cyclone Biparjoy. ecns.cn About 150,000 people have been evacuated as India and Pakistan braced for the impact of Cyclone Biparjoy.
(2023-06-17). Perspectives] Political complicity in junk food industry tactics. thelancet.com Fear and opportunity partly underpin the tactics of the beverage and food industries. Sales of sugar-sweetened beverages, for instance, have fallen by about 25% during the past 20 years in many high-income countries (HICs). To counteract such a decrease in sales in HICs, companies have focused their attention on opportunities in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is the backdrop to Eduardo J Gómez's compelling book Junk Food Politics: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries Are Reshaping Emerging Economies, which looks at six country case studies from China, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and S…
(2023-06-17). Ciclón Biparjoy deja al menos dos fallecidos a su paso por India. telesurtv.net Más de 180.000 personas debieron evacuarse entre India y Pakistán. Se registran cortes eléctricos y árboles derribas, viviendas y vías destruidas.
(2023-06-16). Victory for Indigenous nations' sovereignty as Supreme Court upholds Native adoption law. peoplesworld.org 
In a surprising decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), affirming the Native adoption law's constitutionality. The High Court ruled that the original plaintiffs in the case—the states of Texas, Louisiana and Indiana and a number of individual families—had neither merit nor the standing to prevail in their …
(2023-06-16). Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act. nationofchange.org The Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which maintains Indigenous children under state care stay within their tribe rather than being placed outside their community.
(2023-06-16). Expanded BRICS Would Bring Widespread Benefits. infobrics.org Interestingly, a new "continent "of multiculturalism is in the making in the shape of a strategic expansion of the BRICS grouping of emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — with more countries keen to join…
(2023-06-16). Headlines for June 16, 2023. democracynow.org Greek Police Arrest 9 as Hopes Fade for Hundreds of Migrants Missing in Deadly Shipwreck, Texas Governor Greg Abbott Condemned for Busing 42 Migrants to Los Angeles, Texas Governor Signs Bill Restricting Trans Athletes in College Sports, Supreme Court Affirms Indian Child Welfare Act in Major Victory for Tribal Sovereignty , 3 Killed, Over 75 Injured as Tornado Strikes Texas Panhandle, Mass Death of Birds on Mexico's Coast Caused by Warm Ocean Temperatures, U.N. Leader Calls Fossil Fuels "Incompatible with Human Survival" as Temperatures Pass 1.5 ∞C Threshold, African Leaders Visit Kyiv, P…
(2023-06-16). Big Win for Tribal Sovereignty: Indian Child Welfare Act Upheld by Supreme Court in Surprise Ruling. democracynow.org 
We speak with Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle about a major victory at the Supreme Court in a case that could have gutted Native American sovereignty. In a surprise 7-2 ruling Thursday, the court upheld the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, which protects Native children from being removed from their tribal communities for fostering or adoption in non-Native homes. The court rejected an argument from Republican-led states and white families who argued the system is based on race. Nagle has covered the case closely for The Nation and her podcast, This Land, and says the far right is attacking the Indian Child Welfa…
(2023-06-16). The Emergence of a New Non-Alignment. dissidentvoice.org 
Sahej Rahal (India), Juggernaut, 2019. A new mood of defiance in the Global South has generated bewilderment in the capitals of the Triad (the United States, Europe, and Japan), where officials are struggling to answer why governments in the Global South have not accepted the Western view of the conflict in Ukraine or universally supported …
(2023-06-16). The emergence of a new non-alignment: The Twenty-Fourth Newsletter. mronline.org 
Governments that had long been pliant to the Triad's wishes, such as the administrations of Narendra Modi in India and Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan in Türkiye (despite the toxicity of their own regimes), are no longer as reliable.
(2023-06-16). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: Tamil Nadu: Lotte Choco Pie workers' strike enters third month; Punjab electricity distribution workers fight pay anomalies; Australia: New South Wales paramedics and patient transfer officers impose more bans in pay dispute…
(2023-06-17). Resolution On Indigenous Peoples' Health Is A Landmark Moment. popularresistance.org During the 76th World Health Assembly, members of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted an unprecedented resolution on the health of Indigenous peoples. The drafting process of the resolution was primarily driven by Brazil, with support from other countries in Latin America. The adoption of the resolution could pave the way for combating the health inequities that Indigenous communities have been exposed to for centuries, and open the doors to greater participation from Indigenous movements. | Mariana Lopes Simàµes, who took part in the World Health Assembly as part of the People's Health Movement's W…
(2023-06-16). Scotland: Social Movements Build Unity In The Struggle For Health Equity. popularresistance.org Health inequalities in Scotland are getting worse. The Scottish Government has an array of policies which suggest its apparent concern, but these have made little or no difference in practice. In the face of this, community groups and civil society organizations have been working hard to raise awareness about the causes of health iniquity and to identify solutions that could make a significant and lasting difference. While doing so, however, often they have been campaigning in isolation from one another. | Concerned about the apparent fragmentation of the vital work that is going on, the People's Health Movement…
(2023-06-16). What Ebola teaches us about facing pandemics. peoplesdispatch.org Jyotsna Singh of Peoples Health Dispatch talks to Francisco Viegas of the MSF Access Campaign talks about the lessons from the Ebola outbreaks as the World Health Organization discusses the Pandemic Treaty…
(2023-06-17). Correspondence] Governance of health emergencies. thelancet.com There have been many analyses of the COVID-19 pandemic but little discussion of the governance failures, especially the need for cross-government, multisectoral engagement, and leadership by heads of state and governments at both national and global levels.
(2023-06-17). Vienna 'Peace Summit' Engineers Weak Final 'Declaration'. popularresistance.org A statement condemning Russia was issued on the peace consultation organized by American and Western European organizations in Vienna on June 10-11. | From the final text of the declaration issued by the International Peace Bureau, which emerged from obscurity, even the passage in the original draft, which mentioned NATO's "co-responsibility", was omitted. | In their closing statement, the organizers of the conference demand an immediate ceasefire and negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Civilian diplomatic intervention is envisaged at their countries' embassies, including the Russian one, while condemning Rus…
(2023-06-17). Global publishers descend on Beijing for book fair. ecns.cn The 29th Beijing International Book Fair opened at the China National Convention Center on Thursday. With a theme of deepening exchanges and mutual learning, the five-day book fair features more than 200,000 book titles from 2,500 publishers from 56 countries and regions.
(2023-06-17). 29th Beijing International Book Fair attracts 2,500 exhibitors. ecns.cn More than 2,500 exhibitors took part in the book fair, displaying some 200,000 books.
(2023-06-17). Thursday 6/22: Reclaiming Our Bodies: A Night of Art for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org CounterPulse | 80 Turk Street | San Francisco, CA, 94102…
(2023-06-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's important to help kids who identify as LGBTQ+ and may be struggling. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's not uncommon for teens to experience mental health issues like anxiety. It's believed 1 in 5 young people experiences some type of mental health issue during their teen years. For LGBTQ+ youth, the statistics are alarming. A recent national survey showed 41% expressed serious suicidal ideation. Dr. Marcie Billings, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician, says these kids need support. It can be as simple as listening. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/4YxiGVkCguI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00)…
(2023-06-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: How low testosterone can affect men's health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Millions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like osteoporosis and lowered red blood cell production. During National Men's Health Week — June 12—18 — Dr. Gregory Broderick, a Mayo Clinic urologist, encourages men with symptoms of low testosterone to speak with their health care team. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/GRxb6-CyPxM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end…
(2023-06-17). Mayo Clinic receives top honors for environmental excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic locations in Arizona, Florida and Rochester, and Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Eau Claire and La Crosse, Wisconsin, have been recognized as an industry leader in environmental sustainability by Practice Greenhealth. The national organization honors hospitals and healthcare systems annually for their achievements and leadership in sustainability practices through its Environmental Excellence Awards. Mayo Clinic in Rochester received the Top 25 Award, Practice Greenhealth's highest honor for hospitals for…
(2023-06-17). Reminding men of the importance of screenings during Men's Health Month. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — June is National Men's Health Month, which is a great time to schedule an appointment with your primary care provider and learn which screenings you might be due for. Historically, men have been hesitant to seek medical attention when something seems wrong with their health. Also, men aren't as likely as women to have preventive screenings and checkups with their health care team. "This is a problem because early detection of a…
(2023-06-17). Far-Right Opposition Primary Commission Opts for Elections Without Venezuela's National Electoral Council. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, June 16, 2023 ( Through a press conference held on Friday, June 16, José María Casal, president of the CNP, announced the decision, and placed the blame on the resignation of the CNE board on Thursday,…
(2023-06-17). Working Films and National Labor Leaders Announce Short Film Fund to Support Worker-Led Organizing. indybay.org Working Films, in collaboration with Amazon Labor Union, North Carolina AFL-CIO, Starbucks Workers United, Union of Southern Service Workers, and United Farm Workers, are issuing a call for short films to amplify workers seeking to have their voices heard.
(2023-06-17). Workers Party government in Brazil joins pro-imperialist campaign against Roger Waters. wsws.org The Lula government has joined the campaign to vilify Waters, a leading international antiwar activist, going one better by threatening to jail him for his performances in Brazil.
(2023-06-17). Cuba recalls passing of independence fighter Máximo Gómez. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Saturday commemorates the 118th anniversary of the death of the Generalissimo of the Liberation Army Máximo Gómez, a distinguished internationalist fighter who contributed significantly to the fight for Cuban independence in the 19th century.
(2023-06-17). Egypt mourns deaths in shipwreck off coast of Greece. plenglish.com Cairo, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian government is currently working with Greek authorities to determine total toll of nationals dead during a boat shipwreck, with hundreds of illegal immigrants, off the coast of Greece.
(2023-06-17). Researchers urge swift actions on rapid Arctic, Antarctic change. plenglish.com Geneva, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Polar scientists are presently calling for an urgent intensification of national and international research and observational capabilities in view of rapid Arctic and Antarctic change.
(2023-06-17). SPIEF proves strength of Russian economy. plenglish.com St. Petersburg, Russia, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Saturday said that the 26th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) has proved that plans to isolate Russia and destroy its economy failed.
(2023-06-17). Domestic eVTOL sector truly taking off. ecns.cn Two Chinese companies specializing in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technologies are standouts at the China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair (CSITF), which is being held from Thursday to Saturday.
(2023-06-17). Putin: Russia Has More Nuclear Weapons Than All NATO Countries. southfront.org 
© Sergey Bobylev/TASS | Russia will use its nuclear weapons only if faced with an existential threat, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on June 16. | Answering a question on his stance on using tactical, low-yield nuclear weapons as a deterrent, Putin stressed that his attitude about the idea of using such weapons was "negative" and pointed to Moscow's nuclear doctrine."Nuclear weapons are created to ensure our security in…
(2023-06-17). Uneasy Locations: The Russian Embassy Site In Canberra. southfront.org 
Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | They think we are mugs — and it's insulting. It's all fine for politicians to be swimming, swerving and tossing about in the goo of paranoia that is surveillance, chatting to the ghost called foreign interference; but to expect the rest of the citizenry to be morons is rather poor form. But the formula has always been such: We terrify you; you vote us in, and we increase the budget of the national security state. | Regarding the business of the…
(2023-06-16). Gee, Thanks America! U.S. Sanctions Make Russian Economy Stronger and Precipitate Multipolar World. strategic-culture.org The paradoxical thing is that U.S. and European sanctions against Russia while intended to cripple the Russian economy have made the stronger. | Russia's economy is performing strongly, according to recent forecasts from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The outcome defies earlier predictions by the United States and its European allies which held that Western sanctions would bring the Russian economy to its knees and force it to submissively "Cry Uncle". | When the conflict in Ukraine escalated 16 months ago (after eight years of NATO-sponsored aggression using the Kiev Neo-Nazi regime), various W…
(2023-06-16). U.S. imperialist gangsterism and Cuba. mronline.org 
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a Rogue State as "a nation or state regarded as breaking international law and posing a threat to the security of other nations."
(2023-06-16). Venezuela: Far-Right María Corina Machado vs. Opposition Primaries Commission. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan far-right opposition leader of the Vente Venezuela party, María Corina Machado, began bickering with the far-right opposition commission for primaries, the self-styled "National Primaries Commission" (CNP). The opposition leader attacked the fact that the participation of the National Electoral Council (CNE) in the internal opposition elections—as a technical tool—had been requested by the CNP. | The campaign command of María Corina Machado questioned the CNP with a new statement made this Tuesday, June 14. According to the text, "there is no clarity" about what the technical specifications…
(2023-06-16). Desperate Crowd Funding For Ukraine War? Israel To Make First Merkava Tank Sale. southfront.org 
March 20, 2008. a Merkava tank during a training day held in the Golan Heights for the 188th Armored Brigade. Photography by Neil Cohen, IDF Spokesperson's Film Unit. | Israel is in talks to sell hundreds of its used Merkava main battle tanks to two countries, including one in Europe, head of the International Defense Cooperation Directorate in the Israeli Ministry of Defense revealed on June 15. | Yair Kulas told the Calcalist financial paper that his directorate, also known as SIB…
(2023-06-16). Interview with UPS Teamster on the Possibility of Huge 2023 Strike. itsgoingdown.org The Black Rose Anarchist Federation (BRRN) speaks with a rank-n-file member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) about a possible upcoming mass strike at UPS. The contract for some 340,000 UPS workers, organized by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), is set to expire at midnight on July 31st. In preparation for a possible…
(2023-06-16). A trans person reflects on Cuba and Florida. mronline.org 
Melinda Butterfield: "As I sat in Miami, I was keenly aware that Gov. Ron DeSantis was preparing to sign several laws aimed at banning trans people from public life and getting the health care they need to live." (DeSantis did sign these laws just a few days later, not by coincidence, on May 17 — the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.)…
(2023-06-16). Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Concludes Visit with Renewed Focus on South-South Cooperation. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi (standing-L) and Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel watch as senior officials from the two countries sign cooperation deals in the Palace of the Revolution in the Cuban capital Havana on June 15, 2023. (Photo: Press TV) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's visit to three Latin American countries — Venezuela, Cuba, and…
(2023-06-16). Peru's De facto President Blames Protesters for Their Own Deaths at the Hands of State Forces. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Peru's de facto president Dina Boluarte rejected the call for new social protests against her government on June 14. (Photo: Twitter) Boluarte condemned the fresh wave of protests and blamed social organizations for creating violence and chaos in the country. Peru's de facto president Dina Boluarte, on Wednesday, June 14, expressed her annoyance…
(2023-06-16). The West is a Dictatorship in Decline: Interview with Venezuela's Foreign Minister. libya360.wordpress.com Al Mayadeen Al Mayadeen interviewed Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, asking him about various topics from the recent visit may by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to the country to the US sanctions stifling the Venezuelan economy. The interview aired Friday and saw the top Venezuelan diplomat talk about his country's people and its development despite the Western draconian…
(2023-06-16). Chinese translation available: 'Metal of Dishonor, Depleted Uranium'. iacenter.org By Janet Mayes June 15, 2023 As NATO forces resume using radioactive weapons, now shipping them to Ukraine, China has translated "Metal of Dishonor," a groundbreaking book compiled 25 years ago by the International Action Center warning of the devastating consequences of deploying depleted uranium (DU) munitions. The danger of these weapons spreading radioactive material was raised at a White House press briefing last winter, as reported by The Intercept, and callously dismissed by the U.S. spokesperson. (Jan. 26) The IAC thanks the Chinese translator, Associate Professor Jia Jun of the Center for Modern World Hi…
(2023-06-16). China's LGBT Community Doesn't Need Western 'Gay Pride'. orinocotribune.com 
By Cyril Ip — Jun 13, 2023 | For LGBT people in China, sexuality is part, not all, of who they are as their familial role and national identity take precedence. What they want most is love and acceptance, not pride parades | For years before my recent trip to Chengdu, friends from the mainland had told me that the Sichuan capital was also known colloquially as China's " During my five days in the city, I saw plen…
(2023-06-16). Politicization of Culture Against Cuban Poet Rejected in France. orinocotribune.com Christian Rodríguez, responsible for international relations of the La France Insoumise (LFI) party, questioned the censorship against Cuban poet Nancy Morejón—made due to her political stance in support of the Cuban revolution—in the recently concluded Paris Poetry Market. | "No one has the right to suppress an artist or intellectual's talent because of their political thinking," Rodríguez told Prensa Latina this Monday, June 12, commenting on the decision adopted by the event, held from June 7 to 11, to withdraw her honorary president status. | He reiterated that Morejón—a winner of the 2001 N…
(2023-06-16). South African writers condemn actions against Nancy Morejon. plenglish.com Pretoria, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The South Africa ¥s National Writers Association (NWASA) on Friday strongly condemned the hostile actions taken against Cuban poet Nancy Morejon, and called for respect for her human dignity.
(2023-06-16). If UPS does not concede to their demands, 350,000 workers are all set to strike come August. peoplesdispatch.org Workers at UPS, organized under the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, voted overwhelmingly, 97% in favor, to authorize a strike which may occur if contract negotiations fail on July 31. Over the If UPS does not acquiesce to workers' core demands, s…
(2023-06-16). Was Mika Westwolf Killed by White Nationalist? Indigenous Woman's Parents & Community Demand Justice. democracynow.org 
We speak with the parents of Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman struck and killed in March by a driver as she was walking home along the highway in the early morning hours. The parents and allies are on a "Justice to Be Seen" march to call for justice and an investigation. Westwolf was a member of the Blackfeet Tribe and was also Diné, Cree and Klamath. The driver has been identified as Sunny White, a suspected white nationalist whose children are reportedly named "Aryan" and "Nation" and were in the car at the time of the crash. White has not been charged in connect…
(2023-06-16). Venezuela's CNE Board Resigns; National Assembly Works on Nomination Committee. orinocotribune.com 
The president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, led a press conference announcing that he and seven other principal and substitute rectors of the electoral body had presented their resignation letters to the board. The officials involved in this collective resignation include principal rectors Pedro Calzadilla and Alexis Corredor, alongside substitute rectors Carlos Quintero, Leonel Parica, Gustavo Vizcaíno, Saúl Bernal, Rafael Chacón, and Francisco Garcés. | Principal rectors Enrique Márquez and Roberto Picón, and substitute rectors Griselda Colina and León Arismendi, who are considered…
(2023-06-16). Germany's National Security Strategy: A blueprint for total war. wsws.org The ruling class sees the Russian invasion of Ukraine provoked by NATO and the current struggle for the redivision of the world as an opportunity for German imperialism to reassert itself as a military leader despite its historical crimes.
(2023-06-16). For a socialist movement against war! Vote the IYSSE into Humboldt University's student parliament on July 4! wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) is standing five candidates in this year's Student Parliament (StuPa) elections at Berlin's Humboldt University. The following is the IYSSE election manifesto.
(2023-06-16). The New Atlas LIVE: Mark Sleboda Explains Ukraine's Offensive as it Enters Week 3. thealtworld.com Mark Sleboda is an international relations and security expert living in Russia. Today he talks about Ukraine's long-anticipated offensive as it enters week 3.
(2023-06-16). New House Judiciary Select Subcommittee Should Pursue the Unfinished Business of the September 1992 Inslaw Affair Investigation. covertactionmagazine.com Probe could help unlock vast web of CIA criminality and corruption spawning from theft and illegal use of spyware software used to monitor and track dissidents During the 1970s, a former National Security Agency (NSA) staffer named Bill Hamilton, who had translated articles in the North Vietnamese press for the CIA during the Vietnam War, …
(2023-06-16). Argentina's Main Problem is the IMF Debt: VP Fernandez-Kirchner. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Vice President Cristina Fernandez-Kirchner reiterated that Argentina's main problem is the US$45 billion debt contracted by former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | RELATED: | "We need to conscientiously promote a dialogue between all political forces to address the issue of indebtedness with the IMF because that is Argentina's main problem, and we di…
(2023-06-16). EVP Delcy Rodriguez Calls for Oil Market De-Dollarization. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, at the XXVI International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2023, Delcy Rodríguez, Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, questioned the current international energy trade and called for the de-dollarization of the market. | Related: | During her speech at the forum, Rodríguez recalled the proposal of the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "to have inter-regional trade in local currencies at the s…
(2023-06-16). Hundreds Feared Dead After Migrant Vessel Sinks Off Greece. telesurenglish.net On Friday, officials confirmed that 104 people have been rescued and 78 bodies were recovered after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece on June 14. | RELATED: | Hundreds of migrants, including women and children, remain missing and feared dead, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a joint statement. | The two agenci…
(2023-06-16). Putin Thanks the United Arab Emirates for Mediation in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his Emirati counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed, for his country's mediation in prisoner exchanges and other humanitarian matters between Russia and Ukraine. | RELATED: | "I would like to thank you for your efforts to resolve the humanitarian issues related to the events in Ukraine," Putin told him in a meeting held on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International E…
(2023-06-16). Russia's Rosneft & China's CNPC Switch to Payments in Local Currency. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Russian oil giant Rosneft and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) switched to payments in their national currencies. | RELATED: | The Russian company made the announcement via a press release, in which it noted that "cooperation between Rosneft and CNPC significantly contributes to the realization of the goal set by the leaders of the two countries to reach a turnover of $200 billion." | It sa…
(2023-06-16). Venezuela: A New International Economic Order Key for WT. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, in Russia, on the XXVI ST. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2023, Delcy Rodríguez, Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, said that the construction of a new international economic order is part of the key to the regionalization of world trade. | Related: | "The call is to de-dollarize international trade, the crude oil trade (…), we are already beginning to see Arab countries and Gulf countri…
(2023-06-16). Communist message to Silk Mill rally: Ditch the Labour party! thecommunists.org Download a copy of this leaflet as a pdf. The Derby lock-out of 1833-4 is considered to be one of the key moments in the development of a working-class identity in Britain. Led by the trade unions, it was the first practical national example of the workers seeking to wrestle back a degree of control …
(2023-06-16). Alex Saab's Illegal Detention Reaches Three Years. popularresistance.org This Monday marked three years of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab's illegal detention in a United States prison, in a case in which violations of international law and diplomatic conventions by the US regime stand out. | On June 12, 2020, Alex Saab was traveling to Iran on a diplomatic mission for the Venezuelan government to negotiate medical supplies and food for the Venezuelan people amid the crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the strengthening of illegal US and European sanctions. | The Venezuelan government plane Saab was traveling in stopped on Sal island in Cape Verde, an archipelago country off t…
(2023-06-16). Activists From Coast To Coast Demand Biden End Fossil Fuel Era. popularresistance.org Washington D.C. — Over 2,000 climate activists, frontline leaders, and environmental justice organizations in over 65 locations in more than 25 US states joined together from June 8—11th for a national week of action to send a strong message to President Biden: no more fossil fuels. With the approval of Willow Project, fast-tracking of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and rollbacks for environmental protections, the US is doubling down on it's role as the world's top oil and gas producer at a time when scientists could not be clearer that stopping fossil fuels is the only way to avert global climate cata…
(2023-06-16). China And Palestine: No To 'Piecemeal Crisis Management'. popularresistance.org Remarks by China's United Nations Ambassador, Geng Shuang, on the situation in Occupied Palestine on May 24 were impeccable in terms of their consistency with international law. | Compared to the United States' position, which perceives the UN, and particularly the Security Council, as a battleground to defend Israeli interests, the Chinese political discourse reflects a legal stance based on a deep understanding of the realities on the ground. | Articulating the Chinese thinking during a UNSC 'Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine Question,' Geng did not mince his words.
(2023-06-16). Dominicans urge to collect sargassum through a regional project. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Authorities, local and international experts proposed on Friday in the Dominican Republic to defuse the vast spread of sargassum by means of a regional project based on major researches and financial strategies.
(2023-06-16). President of Cuba's parliament recognizes the work of Prensa Latina. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The president of the National People's Power Assembly (parliament) of Cuba, Esteban Lazo, recognized the work of the Latin American news agency Prensa Latina, which celebrates today its 64th anniversary.
(2023-06-16). Properties of El Salvador's former president seized. plenglish.com Former president Cristiani (1989-1994) governed the country for the Nationalist Republican Alliance Party (ARENA) and according to his critics, he came to power bankrupt and left as a millionaire. | The former president is today the target of the anti-corruption campaign launched by President Nayib Bukele on June 1 during his message to the nation for his four years in office. | According to Bukele, the increase in the amount occupied is due to the fact that Droguería Santa Lucía was valued at what the building was worth, but it is a company that sells tens of millions of dollars a year, and also has inventories…
(2023-06-16). Argentina's Main Problem is the IMF Debt: VP Fernandez. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Vice President Cristina Fernandez-Kirchner reiterated that Argentina's main problem is the US$45 billion debt contracted by former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | RELATED: | "We need to conscientiously promote a dialogue between all political forces to address the issue of indebtedness with the IMF because that is Argentina's main problem, and we di…
(2023-06-16). Israel To Make First Merkava Tank Sale To Two Countries, One Of Which Is European. southfront.org March 20, 2008. a Merkava tank during a training day held in the Golan Heights for the 188th Armored Brigade. Photography by Neil Cohen, IDF Spokesperson's Film Unit. | Israel is in talks to sell hundreds of its used Merkava main battle tanks to two countries, including one in Europe, head of the International Defense Cooperation Directorate in the Israeli Ministry of Defense revealed on June 15. | Yair Kulas told the Calcalist financial paper that his directorate, also known as SIB…
(2023-06-17). Kiev Forces Launch New Wave Of Attacks In Zaporozhye, Donetsk Sections (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | On June 17, Kiev forces launched a new wave of attacks in the Zaporozhye and south Donetsk sectors as a part of their spring counteroffensive. | Heavy fighting is currently taking place in the direction of the settlements of Nikolskoe, Pavlovka, Vladimirovka near the areas of Ugledar and Pyatihatki in Donetsk as well as near the settlements of Makarovka, Staromaiskoe and Urojainoe in Zaporozhye. | New video footage showed recent Ukrainian losses near the settlement of Chasov Yar in…
(2023-06-17). Pitfalls of export-led growth. mronline.org 
AFTER Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Bangladesh has become the third country in our neighbourhood to become afflicted by a serious economic crisis.
(2023-06-16). Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation boss cites WSWS article, warning union leaders not to give information to websites. wsws.org SLIC's disciplinary action against union officials for using the company's email service and for allegedly providing information to the media and the WSWS is a dire warning and must be opposed by all SOE workers and the entire working class.