Last Real Indians. (2023-12-23). Hoopa Valley Tribe Reclaim Over 10,000 Acres. popularresistance.org The Hoopa Valley Tribe announced today the acquisition of 10,395 acres of land bordering the western boundary of the Tribe's Reservation. The return of the Hupa Mountain property brings the Tribe's landholdings to a total of over 102,000 acres. When the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation was created, the Hupa people lost access to and use of more than two-thirds of their ancestral lands. The Tribe's $14.1 million purchase of the land rightfully returns management, conservation, and use of the land to Hupa People. | "Today is a day of intense celebration for our Tribe," said Hoopa Valley Tribal Chairman Joe Davis.

noemail (2023-12-23). Unaccompanied minors among Indian passengers on flight grounded in France. devdiscourse.com Eleven unaccompanied minors were among 303 Indian passengers on a plane grounded in France, a source close to the Paris prosecutor's office said on Saturday, as an investigation into suspected human trafficking continues.

UMMID (2023-12-23). INDIA alliance demands 100% counting of VVPAT slips. ummid.com The 28-member bloc of the opposition parties, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A), Tuesday December 19, 2023 demanded from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to count all the VVPAT slips to ensure fair elections.

UMMID (2023-12-23). Hajj 2024 : Last Date of Application Extended. ummid.com The Haj Committee of India has extended the last date of application for Hajj 2024 (Hajj 1445 H), it said in an official notification published on its website Wednesday December 20, 2023.

UMMID (2023-12-23). Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's aide elected WFI Chief; Ace wrestlers protest. ummid.com Sanjay Singh, close aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who is accused of sexual harassment, has been elected the new President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), according to the election result announced Thursday.

UMMID (2023-12-23). CAT 2023 result out; 14 score 100 Percentiles, 29 get 99.99. ummid.com The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) declared CAT 2023 (Common Admission Test 2023) result on its website iimcat.ac.in Thursday December 21, 2023.

UMMID (2023-12-23). AISSEE 2024 deferred, last date to make correction till Dec 24. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the All India Sainik School Entrance Exam 2024 (AISSEE 2024-25) and has also extended the last date of application.

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-23). Human Rights Groups Demand ICC Issue Arrest Warrants On Israeli Officials. popularresistance.org Hundreds of human rights organizations and activists issued a joint call on Wednesday, December 20 asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials accused of being involved in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. | Addressed to Karim Khan KC, the ICC prosecutor, the letter underlines that the warrants are necessary to prevent the "continuing commission by Israeli officials of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Palestinians." | The letter was written in support of the three Palestinian human rights groups, Al-Haq, Al-Mezan Center for H…

UMMID (2023-12-23). Modi govt passes key Bills after 146 MPs suspended from Parliament. ummid.com The Narendra Modi government passed important Bills even as 146 MPs — both from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, were suspended for what is claimed 'disrupting' the Parliament proceedings.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-23). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2023-12-23). Mobile Internet suspended in J&K's Poonch, Rajouri amid massive anti-terrorist operation. muslimmirror.com Jammu and Kashmir : Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri districts early on December 23 as security forces continued their massive search operation to track down terrorists behind the recent ambush on two Army vehicles that left five soldiers dead, officials said. The suspension of the mobile Internet services …

Staff (2023-12-23). 'This is the prize for working for the nation,' says Brother of BSF personnel and civilian killed in Poonch. muslimmirror.com In Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, three civilians, previously detained for questioning in connection with a militant ambush on Army vehicles, were found dead in the Topa Pir area. The victims were identified as Safeer Ahmed (48) and his cousins, Mohammad Showkat (28) and Shabir Ahmed (25). The militant attack, which occurred on Thursday evening, …

UMMID (2023-12-23). West Bengal TET 2023 Admit Card released; Download here. ummid.com The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) has published on the official website of West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test, wbbpeonline.com, Hall Ticket or Admit Card of the candidates who have regsitered for WB TET 2023.

noemail (2023-12-23). HC expresses concern over poor condition of crematoriums in UP. devdiscourse.com The Allahabad High Court has expressed concern over lack of basic facilities at crematoriums across Uttar Pradesh and directed the state government to take concrete steps to improve the condition of cremation centres. Hearing a writ petition filed by one Rajendra Kumar Bajpai, a division bench comprising Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Prashant Kumar observed, "We have come across the horrific situation during the peak of Covid-19 pandemic, when we were unable to carry out proper cremation of the bodies of departed souls due to serious lack of infrastructure at cremation centres." "The population is i…

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-23). Day 78: Gaza Resistance Still Steady Despite Israeli Carpet Bombing. english.almanar.com.lb Israeli occupation continues its deadly bombardment of Gaza as the Palestinian resistance shows ultimate levels of resilience and courage on day 78 of the brutal aggression. Al-Qassam and Al-Quds Brigades, the military wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad resistance movements said their fighters have been engaging Israeli occupation forces in several areas across the Gaza …

JANET (2023-12-23). Palestinian resistance leader: 'We salute the fighters of our nation'. iacenter.org December 22, 2023 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam spokesperson Abu Obeida, from Hamas — Islamic Resistance Movement — made the following statement on Dec. 21, 2023, which was published on Resistance News Network. Seventy-six days have passed since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and the barbaric Zionist terrorist aggression on our people in the Gaza Strip, and the enemy continues to commit war crimes recorded in the history of crimes against humanity. Our fighters in the field are still confronting the aggression and fighting the trembling criminal enemy, inflicting heavy losses on its soldiers,…

A Guest Author (2023-12-23). Palestinian resistance leader: 'We salute the fighters of our nation'. workers.org Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam spokesperson Abu Obeida, from Hamas — Islamic Resistance Movement — made the following statement on Dec. 21, 2023, which was published on Resistance News Network. Seventy-six days have passed since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and the barbaric Zionist terrorist aggression on our people . . . |

UMMID (2023-12-23). Karnataka Hijab ban in schools, colleges lifted. ummid.com In a major relief for Muslim girl students, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Friday December 22, 2023 announced to revoke the ban on Hijab in schools and colleges.

Staff (2023-12-23). Govt only contemplating lifting ban on Hijab: Karnataka CM. muslimmirror.com Mysuru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday clarified that the administration was only contemplating lifting the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions in the state and a decision will be taken after holding discussions at the government level. Addressing reporters here, he said, "We haven't done it (revoking Hijab ban) yet. Someone asked …

Staff (2023-12-23). Hijab is our right, let's live like brothers & sisters: Karnataka student Muskan. muslimmirror.com Mandya : Reacting to the announcement of CM Siddaramaiah to lift ban on the hijab, Muskan Khan, a student from Mandya district in Karnataka who had raised the slogan of "Allah hu Akbar" against a group that chanted "Jai Shri Ram", stated that, "hijab is our right and let us live like brothers and sisters …

pna.gov.ph (2023-12-23). Angelina Jolie decries global injustice"40% of those killed are innocent children. Whole families are being murdered. While the world watches and with the active support of many governments, millions of Palestinian civilians – children, women, families – are being collectively punished and dehumanized, all while being deprived food, medicine and humanitarian aid against international law," she said. | | She added: "By refusing to demand a humanitarian cease-fire and blocking the UN Security Council from imposing one on both parties, world leaders are complicit in these crimes."

asianimage.co.uk (2023-12-23). They want you to move on from the Gaza massacres – Why we won'tThis movement is Palestinian-led with the objective of giving the Palestinian people the same rights as the rest of humanity. | | The movement was inspired by the South African Anti-Apartheid movement and aims to pressure Israel to comply with international law.

news.yahoo.com (2023-12-23). Thousands rally in Yemen against US-led Red Sea operationOperation Prosperity Guardian, which has been initiated by the US, aims to boost the international military presence in the Red Sea following rocket and drone attacks on commercial shipping by the Houthis. | | The Houthis are attacking shipping they see as linked to Israel as part of efforts to support Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

WSWS (2023-12-23). IYSSE holds rally to mobilize Detroit area Stellantis autoworkers against US-Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org On Thursday, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at Wayne State University held a rally at the Stellantis Warren Truck Assembly factory, where their call to mobilize autoworkers against the genocide in Gaza was met with strong support.

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams. (2023-12-23). ICC Given Names Of 40 Israeli Officers To Investigate For War Crimes. popularresistance.org As the Palestinian death toll from Israel's obliteration of Gaza topped 20,000—mostly women and children—a U.S.-based advocacy group on Tuesday published a list of 40 Israeli military commanders it says are "prime suspects" for international war crimes investigation. | Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), founded by Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi before his 2018 assassination, said it submitted a dossier on "the officers and commanders responsible for executing Israel's war in Gaza" to the International Criminal Court (ICC). | "These 40 IDF commanders who have been responsible for planning, orde…

Brett Wilkins (2023-12-23). US Abstains From UN Gaza Resolution After Lobbying to Weaken It. truthout.org The United States on Friday abstained from voting on a U.N. Security Council resolution that it repeatedly stonewalled and lobbied to weaken in the face of intense international opposition as Israeli forces continue to kill hundreds of Palestinians daily. The newly passed resolution — which was introduced by the United Arab Emirates — calls for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and… |

english.almayadeen.net (2023-12-23). IOF targeted Gaza churches using coordinates from Congress: PoliticoThe Catholic Relief Services had sent the coordinates of several sites in Gaza to Senate staffers, in an attempt to prevent Israeli strikes on internationally protected sites in the Strip.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-23). Clinical trial finds cell therapy improves quality of life in advanced heart failure. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Stem cell-based therapy improved quality of life for patients with advanced heart failure, Mayo Clinic researchers and international collaborators discovered in a late-stage multinational clinical trial. In one of the largest studies of cell intervention after a heart attack, patients reported their daily hardship lessened when stem cells optimized for heart repair supplemented standard of care. This clinical study further documented lower death and hospitalization rates among those treated with cell therapy….

Government of the United Arab Emirates (2023-12-23). UAE Provides 100 tonnes of food supplies through the World Food Programme to support Sudanese refugees in South Sudan. reliefweb.int Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, United Arab Emirates | Source: Government of the United Arab Emirates | The UAE dispatched a plane to the Republic of South Sudan carrying 100 tonnes of food supplies to provide essential humanitarian needs to the Sudanese refugees in South Sudan. | His Excellency Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Development Affairs, highlighted that sending aid to the Republic of South Sudan through the World Food Programme for distribution amongst refugees is part of the UAE's extensive humanitarian assistance endeavors, which include several neighboring…

Andrés Figueroa Cornejo (2023-12-23). Chile. 116 years since the massacre at the Santa María school in Iquique: trade unionists stage a sit-in at the Army Commander-in-Chief's Office. pressenza.com "We have pure reasons, we have why to fight". | Luis Advis | On 21 December 1907, 116 years ago, thousands of striking saltpeter workers and their families were killed by the Chilean army. In the massacre at the Santa María school in Iquique, Chilean, Peruvian, Bolivian, and other workers of different nationalities fell under the blast of the oligarchy and British colonialism. | Seven years after the massacre, the anarchist Antonio Ramón Ramón tried to execute General Silva Renard, who led the massacre in which his brother Manuel Vaca was killed. Ramón Ramón was captured and imprisoned and died a decade later.

WSWS (2023-12-23). Teamsters shut down strike of DHL workers at Cincinnati airport. wsws.org The strike of 1,100 DHL Express tug and ramp workers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) ended on Tuesday with a reported "tentative agreement."

WSWS (2023-12-23). The New Zealand National Party-led government's agenda of war and austerity, and how to fight it. wsws.org The opposition that is already emerging to the National Party-NZ First-ACT coalition government's agenda of austerity and war must be transformed into a conscious socialist movement, in opposition to Labour and its allies which are seeking to suppress and divide the working class.

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-12-23). Transnational Corporations Provoke A Single Scream Of Horror. popularresistance.org Within the United Nations, there is a little-known debate about the status of global tax regulation. In August 2023, UN Secretary-General António Guterres released a draft document called 'Promotion of Inclusive and Effective International Tax Cooperation at the United Nations'. This document comes out of a long debate led by the Global South about the unregulated behaviour of transnational corporations (especially the ways in which they avoid taxation) and about the fact that discussions regarding regulations have been dominated by Global North countries (notably those in the Organisation for Economic Cooperatio…

ecns.cn (2023-12-23). Comicomment | Surveillance Empire: U.S. unrestricted eavesdropping. ecns.cn The Section 702 of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), an important legal basis for U.S. intelligence authorities to eavesdrop on non-U.S. citizens overseas and step up international surveillance without authorization, will expire on December 31. The U.S. government is urgently seeking to renew this provision and extend its surveillance privileges.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-23). Italy's foreign trade with non-EU nations scaled down in December. plenglish.com According to the National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) ¥s latest report, this monthly decline in exports impacted on industrial power groups as well as both intermediate and non-durable consumer goods, by dropping 31.0; 3.4 and 2.5%, respectively. | However, ISTAT's experts, foreign sales of consumer durables experienced a growth of 2.6% at that stage. | Regarding imports, there were cyclical declines in all groups, with a 7.5% drop in energy and 4.5% in consumer durables but purchases of capital goods grew by 1.7%. | In November 2023, Italy ¥s trade balance with non-EU countries was positive for an amoun…

The Independent (2023-12-23). UMSC National Chairman suspends Deputy Mufti Ssemambo. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) National Chairperson has suspended Deputy Mufti Sheikh Abdallah Ssemambo following a petition endorsed by 15 members of the national executive committee. The suspension, effective immediately, requires Ssemambo to receive only half his salary until the impeachment process concludes. "Be notified that the Chairperson of …

Staff (2023-12-23). PDVSA Grants License for Gas Exploration and Extraction in Dragon Field. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan national oil company Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) and the oil companies National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) and Shell signed an agreement for the exploration and extraction of non-associated gas in the Dragon Gas field, located in the Paria peninsula of Venezuela, days after US mainstream media reported a stalemate in PDVSA's negotiations with Shell. | The granting of the licenses was reported by the Office of the Vice Presidency of Venezuela on Thursday, December 21. "This is how the signing of an agreement between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago for the production and export of g…

JANET (2023-12-23). Calendar of Resistance for Palestine! Events and actions around the world. iacenter.org

JANET (2023-12-23). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns int'l naval force. iacenter.org December 22, 2023 The Central Media Department of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued the following statement publicized by Resistance News Network on Dec. 19, 2023. Since this statement was released, this naval force has been postponed due to lack of support from other Arab countries and U.S. allies. Both France and Spain have backed out of participating in the force for now. The U.S. decision to form an international naval force in the Red Sea aims to protect the Zionist entity and threatens the security of the region and world peace. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine confir…

Staff (2023-12-23). Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov makes news. gilbertdoctorow.com This past week was quite dull for observers of Russian state television news and talk shows who are looking for dispatches bearing on international events. There was almost nothing about the Houthi (Yemen) attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, about Defense Secretary Austin's 'Operation Prosperity' naval force to secure shipping in the region, about …

UMMID (2023-12-23). CSIR UGC NET December 2023 Admit Card released; Download here. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) Friday December 22, 2023 released online Admit Card or Hall Ticket of the candidates who have registered for the Joint CSIR UGC JRF / NET December 2023 examination.

WSWS (2023-12-23). "Helen Halyard's patience and kindness have nurtured an entire generation of socialists" wsws.org The following tributes to Helen Halyard were read out to an international memorial meeting held on December 3.

The Lancet (2023-12-23). Editorial] Seeing the humanity in health. thelancet.com Medicine is a visual specialty, but The Lancet is predominantly a journal of words. These words aim to present the best possible view of the state of health and research. But what is described is often restricted to the narrow confines of a specific population in a randomised controlled trial or an abstract clinical outcome that might not reflect the priorities of all patients. By their nature, multinational studies or scholarly Commissions must deal in statistics, averages, and generalities. Such content can easily gloss over the people and the circumstances behind the words.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-23). Shortened telomeres heighten risk of serious lung disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The 46 human chromosomes are shown in blue, with the telomeres appearing as white pinpoints. The DNA has already been copied, so each chromosome is made up of two identical lengths of DNA, each with its own two telomeres. Credit: Hesed Padilla-Nash and Thomas Ried, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. In 2017, Cindy Sutherland caught a nasty cold she couldn't shake. After coughing nonstop for weeks, she went to urgent care and got a…

ecns.cn (2023-12-23). Investment in power grid rises 1.8% to $78b. ecns.cn Investment in China's power grid has remained relatively stable in recent years, with total investment in national grid construction projects in 2022 reaching 500.6 billion yuan ($78.22 billion), up 1.8 percent year-on-year, according to the China Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute.

ecns.cn (2023-12-23). NPC plans amendments to Criminal Law to cover private firms. ecns.cn Corruption in private enterprises will be further combated in line with a draft amendment law, so that legitimate rights and interests of entrepreneurs can be better protected, an official from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-23). Revision to Charity Law emphasizes need for transparency. ecns.cn Individuals in need of help should provide true information when launching or collecting donations through internet platforms, instead of fabricating or concealing incidents to conduct donation fraud, said an official from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-23). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

Bƒ∞RTEK-SEN United Textile, Weaving & Leather (2023-12-23). Birteksen Union President Mehmet Tàºrkmen in Turkey Appeals for World Support for Levis Workers. indybay.org Levis workers in Turkey have come under a vicious attack by the company and police because they want an independent union to represent them. The union has called for an international day of action at all Levis stores in the world…

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). US group urges ICC to probe Israel's military top brass for war crimes. presstv.ir A US-based rights group has officially called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute a list of 40 senior Israeli commanders for war crimes over their involvement in the occupying regime's genocide of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). Almost all Saudi nationals oppose Arab ties with Israel, poll finds. presstv.ir A new survey has found that 96 percent of Saudi Arabian citizens want Arab countries to cut all types of ties with Israel in response to the occupying regime's war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-23). US military support for Israel unwavering. presstv.ir The Israeli killing machine has continued its assault on the besieged Gaza Strip, with the regime forces boasting about how they have struck 300 targets in 24 hours, which included a series of hospitals and homes.

news.yahoo.com (2023-12-22). UN's Guterres says 'much more is needed' after Security Council voteUN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed scepticism after the UN Security Council adopted a new resolution on the Gaza war, saying that while he hopes it might pave the way for a humanitarian ceasefire, "much more is needed immediately." | | The resolution adopted by the most powerful UN body on Friday calls for an increased delivery of humanitarian aid for Gazans but does not include a call for an end of hostilities. | | "A humanitarian ceasefire is the only way to begin to meet the desperate needs of people in Gaza and end their ongoing nightmares," Guterres said in New York.

WSWS (2023-12-23). The value added tax increase in Sri Lanka: A brutal attack on the working class. wsws.org The tax increases imposed under the orders of the IMF are intensifying the conditions for a social uprising, fueling the flames of class struggle.

infobrics (2023-12-21). Pakistan's Quest to Join BRICS. infobrics.org Winning Indian agreement will be key…

infobrics (2023-12-21). Indian Exports Shielded from G7 Ban on Russian Diamonds. infobrics.org The local industry has been worried that the ban—a part of international measures against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine—could have major repercussions for exports of the stones, with the US being India's biggest market…

Vijay Prashad (2023-12-21). The Suffocation of Democracy in India. counterpunch.org On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India's Parliament were suspended, as of December 19, by the Speaker of the lower house, Om Birla. Each of these members belongs to the parties that oppose the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government said that these elected members were suspended for "unruly behavior." The opposition had shaped itself into the INDIA bloc, which included almost every party not affiliated with the BJP. They responded to this action by calling it the "murder of democracy" and alleging that the BJP government has installed…

Staff (2023-12-20). Israel to begin hiring Indians to replace Palestinian workers from Dec 27. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : A team of "selectors" from Israel visited India last week and another senior delegation will leave for India next week to start the process of recruiting thousands of workers to be brought to the country to fill in the acute shortage faced by its construction industry, a senior executive at the Israel …

Vijay Prashad (2023-12-20). The suffocation of democracy in India. peoplesdispatch.org On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India's Parliament were

Editor (2023-12-20). Moves of UK and U.S. over Chagos expose true nature of 'values-based alliance'. mronline.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday local time in a joint press conference that they had discussed the "vital" U.S.-UK Indian Ocean air base at Diego Garcia.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-12-20). Diez fallecidos y miles de desplazados en India por lluvias. telesurtv.net El ministro jefe de Tamil Nadu, Shiv Das Meena, informó que además de los diez fallecidos, cerca de 12.600 personas tuvieron que huir a sitios seguros.

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-21). BP Suspends All Oil Shipments Through Red Sea In Response To Houthi Blockade. popularresistance.org On Monday, December 18, oil giant BP announced that it would pause all oil shipments through the Red Sea due to Houthi's blockade of all ships heading to Israel. BP is the first oil and gas company to do so. The Ansar Allah forces had announced its blockade on December 9. Yahya Sare'e, the spokesperson of Yemeni armed forces, announced that the blockade would continue until Israel ended its genocidal war on Gaza and lifted the blockade on the besieged Palestinian territory. | As a result of the blockade, cargo ships have been forced to travel around the African continent rather than through the Red Sea, increasin…

Mauro Ramos, People's Dispatch. (2023-12-20). 95% Of Trade Between China And Russia No Longer Done In US Currency. popularresistance.org On a recent visit to China, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov stated that this year the use of the Russian ruble and Chinese yuan in trade between the two countries has already reached 95%. | At the same time, from January to October, 68% of all Russian trade was carried out in the two countries' currencies, according to Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Reshetnikov. | The yuan has also been used by Russia in commercial transactions with Mongolia, the Philippines, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Japan, Tajikistan, and Singapore.

Rebecca Vilkomerson (2023-12-20). Don't Let the Flailing Center Box Out the Left's Powerful Possibilities. truthout.org As Israel ratcheted up the destruction of Gaza over the last two months, the news of the genocide itself has competed with the relentless coverage of the political divisions at elite institutions and among Jews. Meanwhile, in Queens, New York, far from the spotlight, working-class Muslims (joined by their Jewish, Christian, Sikh, Korean and Hindu neighbors) continued their weekly protests at the… |

Staff (2023-12-20). Union minister Giriraj Singh urges Hindus to embrace 'Jhatka' meat, calls for Halal ban. muslimmirror.com In Begusarai, Union Rural Development Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh called upon Hindus to exclusively consume 'jhatka' meat instead of halal meat. Singh 'praised' the commitment of Muslims to consuming only halal meat and urged Hindus to demonstrate a similar dedication to their religious traditions. He emphasized the Hindu way …

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-21). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-20). As the DRC holds another election, the fight of the Congolese people is still for liberation. peoplesdispatch.org 44 million people were eligible to cast their votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections in the DRC on December 20. The vote has been held amid an intensification of violence in the mineral-rich eastern provinces, leaving millions displaced.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-20). A Merry AUKUS Surprise, Western Australia! dissidentvoice.org The secretive Australian government just cannot help itself. Clamouring and hectoring of other countries and their secret arrangements (who can forget the criticism of the Solomon Islands over its security pact with China for that reason?) the Albanese government is a bit too keen on keeping a lid on things regarding the withering away of …

Staff (2023-12-20). Section 144 imposed in Manipur's Churachandpur district following fresh violence. muslimmirror.com Churachandpur : The Manipur government has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC for two months in Churachandpur district following fresh violence, according to an official order. Various parts of the northeastern state have been rocked by ethnic strife since May this year. Incidents of sporadic violence were reported from several places in …

The Canary. (2023-12-21). Activists Block Several Airports In Belgium — Ground Private Jets. popularresistance.org On Saturday 16 December, supporters of campaign group Code Rouge-Rood from several European countries entered Là¨ege Airport in a peaceful direct action to denounce the injustice and climate impact of aviation and demand a drastic reduction of flights | This happened just after hundreds of activists were arrested around Antwerp, while preparing to block Antwerp International airport, one of the biggest private jet airports in Belgium. Despite police targetting activists, a large group managed to enter Antwerp Airport and achieved success: no private jets took off from Kortrijk or Antwerp today.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-21). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 75: UNSC Postpones Ceasefire Vote. popularresistance.org The UN Security Council postponed for the second time a vote on a ceasefire resolution in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. | The resolution was initially scheduled for a vote on Monday. However, Security Council members are debating the draft's wording to avoid another U.S. veto. On December 8, the U.S. rejected a ceasefire call, while the UK abstained. | U.S. foreign officials warned that support for Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip is isolating Washington from its allies and could cost it diplomatically in the long run. | On Tuesday, the National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed that the U.S…

teleSUR (2023-12-21). The Israeli Offensive Has Killed Over 20,000 Palestinians. telesurenglish.net Over the past two months and more, Israel's draconian siege and relentless bombardment have killed at least 20,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, with 70 percent of them being women and children. | RELATED: | On top of the staggering number of casualties, intense attacks have pushed the strip to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. | The international call has been ever louder for an immediate ceasefire to allow the…

Barbara Madeloni, Labor Notes. (2023-12-21). Teachers Push For Ceasefire, With Education, Agitation, Resolutions. popularresistance.org When Becky Pringle, president of the 3-million-member National Education Association (NEA), the largest union in the country, tweeted, "We join our partner organizations along with Jewish and Muslim leaders across the globe in an urgent call for an end to the violence," it was one more step in the growing movement among union activists demanding a ceasefire in Palestine. | Teachers unions including the Chicago Teachers Union, the San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Professionals, and the Massachusetts Teachers Association were some of the first unions to sign on to a ceasefire resolution spearheaded by t…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-21). Australian Senator for Queensland says Drain the Swamp. expose-news.com Australian Senator for Queensland, Gerard Rennick, joined Club Grubbery to discuss the state of the Liberal National Party and politics in general in Australia. "We need to clean out the bureaucrats … …

Neal Resnikoff (2023-12-21). International Migrants Day: How To Change the System? orinocotribune.com By Neal Resnikoff — Dec 18. 2023 | The UN General Assembly proclaimed December 18 International Migrants Day in 2000. It took into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world. It aimed to further the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. | The Convention recognizes the human rights of migrant workers and promotes their access to justice as well as to humane and lawful working and living conditions. It provides guidance on the elaboration of national migration policies and for international cooperation based on…

ecns.cn (2023-12-21). Immigration bill passes, but crisis looms for Macron. ecns.cn Lawmakers in France's National Assembly have voted to tighten the country's immigration rules, but their support of legislation championed by President Emmanuel Macron has stirred up a political crisis for him.

Survival International (2023-12-21). Boycott of Leather Suppliers over Fears for Uncontacted Indigenous People in Paraguay. dissidentvoice.org Guireja, an Ayoreo woman, on the day she was first contacted in 2004. Her relatives are still hiding in the forest. © GAT/Survival Pasubio, one of Europe's leading leather manufacturers, has today announced that it will refuse to buy leather from suppliers whose activities directly or indirectly threaten the forests inhabited by the uncontacted Ayoreo people …

Roger D. Harris (2023-12-21). How the Campaign to Free Venezuelan Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded. dissidentvoice.org Alex Saab was freed from US captivity in what Venezuelan Prof. Maria Victor Paez described as "a triumph of Venezuelan diplomacy." The diplomat had been imprisoned for trying to bring humanitarian supplies to Venezuela in legal international trade but in circumvention of Washington's illegal economic coercive measures, also known as sanctions. Negotiated prisoner exchange In …

Katrien Demuynck (2023-12-21). A Bolivarian specter haunts the Monroe Doctrine. peoplesdispatch.org December 2, 2023 marked 200 years since US President James Monroe's famous words to Congress: "America for the Americans". To remember that anniversary, the Network in Defense of Humanity (REDH) organized an international forum "Bolivar versus Monroe, against imperialism, fascism and neocolonialism, within the framework of 200 years of anti-imperialism", in Caracas, Venezuela, from November 30 to December 2, 2023. | Over the three days of the conference, intellectuals and politicians from all over the continent spoke about the legacy of the Monroe Doctrine today and the ongoing struggle against US imperialism. Ma…

Brent Patterson, Peace Brigades International-Canada. (2023-12-21). Calgary-Based Subsidiary Partners In Building US' Mountain Valley Pipeline. popularresistance.org The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is a 482 kilometre (300 mile) pipeline being built across West Virigina and Virginia to transport fracked gas. WGL Midstream, a subsidiary of Calgary-based AltaGas, owns 10 per cent of this USD $6.6 billion pipeline. | The Natural Resources Defense Council says: "It has been estimated that the full life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (excluding construction emissions) generated by the MVP mainline alone would be almost 90 million metric tons annually. This is equivalent to the emissions from 23 average U.S. coal plants."

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-21). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

The Independent (2023-12-21). Cabinet approves CNOOC's license for LPG facility at Kingfisher. independent.co.ug Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved China National Offshore Oil Corporation- CNOOC Uganda Limited to proceed with the construction of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) facility in the Kingfisher development area. The state minister in charge of national guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga revealed this during the cabinet briefing at the Uganda Media Centre in …

The Independent (2023-12-21). Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sworn in as Kuwait's new Emir. independent.co.ug KUWAIT CITY | Xinhua | Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah officially assumed the role of emir of Kuwait on Wednesday, taking an oath before the Kuwaiti National Assembly. He succeeds the late Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away at the age of 86 on December 16. Sheikh Mishal is the 17th ruler …

Dean Baker (2023-12-21). The National Debt, Tax Farming and Patent Monopolies. counterpunch.org It increasingly looks like the Fed and the Biden administration have nailed the notoriously difficult soft landing, with inflation rapidly falling towards the Fed's 2.0 percent target and the unemployment rate still under 4.0 percent. All the signs are that the economy will continue to grow and create jobs at a healthy pace in 2024

ecns.cn (2023-12-21). UN official: Climate change an important part of regional cooperation. ecns.cn "Countries must speed up implementing their commitment to achieving national net zero targets, accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and low carbon technology,and foster regional and international cooperation," said Armida Alisjahbana, under-secretary-general of the United Nations and executive secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

ecns.cn (2023-12-21). Coal mine accident kills 12 in Jixi city. ecns.cn China's installed power generation capacity surged 13.6 percent year-on-year to 2.85 billion kilowatts during the first 11 months this year, according to the latest figures released by the National Energy Administration.

ecns.cn (2023-12-21). China makes major breakthrough in independent marine exploration. ecns.cn China's independently developed "Haijing" system, a marine seismic exploration and acquisition equipment using submarine cables, completed its first 3,000m-deep seabed geology exploration on Thursday, 500 kilometers south of Zhuhai in South China's Guangdong province, said its operator China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).

ecns.cn (2023-12-21). China's installed power generation capacity jumps 13.6%. ecns.cn China's installed power generation capacity surged 13.6 percent year-on-year to 2.85 billion kilowatts during the first 11 months this year, according to the latest figures released by the National Energy Administration.

ecns.cn (2023-12-21). Taiwan compatriot traces his roots to Fujian. ecns.cn Tsao Wei-han and his daughter attend the Wuyi trail race at the Wuyishan National Park in Fujian province in November.Tsao Wei-han, who was born and grew up in Matsu, Taiwan, enjoys living and running his own business in Fuzhou, Fujian province.

ecns.cn (2023-12-21). University offers all-fish banquet to students, faculty for free. ecns.cn Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) offered an all-fish banquet to its students and faculty members on Tuesday, as about 650 kilograms of fish in the campus lake were caught to maintain ecological balance. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-12-21). China completes first 3,000-meter ultra-deep-water seismic exploration. ecns.cn China's independently developed "Haijing" system, a marine seismic exploration and acquisition equipment using submarine cables, completed the 3,000-meter ultra-deep-water seismic exploration for the first time, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) said on Thursday. "ÄÄ…

teleSUR (2023-12-21). US Monroe Doctrine a Blight on Latin America for 200 Years. telesurenglish.net December 20, a national day of mourning due to the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, is a grim reminder of how the notorious U.S. foreign policy of the Monroe Doctrine has blighted the Americas for two centuries. | RELATED: | Back in December 1823, then U.S. President James Monroe put forward the idea that America is for Americans in his annual State of the Union address to Congress. The Monroe Doctrine thus became…

The Independent (2023-12-21). Handover of Kabalega International Airport Pushed to Next Year. independent.co.ug Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The completion of Kabalega International Airport, in Hoima district, has suffered delays, pushing the handover to February next year. The contractor, a joint venture of Israeli-British firms, Shikun & Binui International-SBI/Colas Limited, had initially planned to officially hand over the airport to the government on December 26th. Anurag Kalvagunta, the …

Lana Ikelan (2023-12-21). War Takes an Economic Toll on Israeli Businesses and Employees. themedialine.org

WSWS (2023-12-21). Sri Lankan SEP General Secretary Deepal Jayasekera discusses international socialist program in TV interview. wsws.org Jayasekera explained that the working class need to take matters into their own hands to fight for a socialist and internationalist solution to their burning social and democratic issues.

WSWS (2023-12-21). National defense budget extends illegal electronic spying on US citizens. wsws.org The National Defense Authorization Act, which was sent to the White House by Congress on December 14, contains a little-known four-month extension of Section 702 provisions that enable the ongoing warrantless surveillance of US citizens in violation of fundamental constitutional rights.

WSWS (2023-12-21). Remarks by David North at the conclusion of the international memorial meeting for Helen Halyard. wsws.org We are publishing here the summation given by David North to the memorial meeting for Comrade Helen Halyard held on December 3.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-12-21). Prime Minister announces actions for Cuba's economic recovery. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced today a group of actions aimed at increasing foreign currency income, increasing national production, and reducing the budget deficit.

venezuelanalysis.com (2023-12-20). Venezuela Secures Release of Gov't Envoy Alex SaabThe Venezuelan government and Saab's defense lawyers have maintained that he was acting as a special envoy and therefore was subject to diplomatic immunity. Caracas viewed the detention of Saab as a violation of international law, tantamount to a "kidnapping" and his persecution as a politically motivated trial. Saab maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering.

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Exclusive: Hamas says resolve to fight Israel outweighs its missiles. presstv.ir A senior Hamas official says Operation Al-Aqsa Storm was meant to show the world that ignoring the rights of the Palestinian people will affect international stability.

Staff (2023-12-20). Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death. democracynow.org As international outrage grows over Israeli attacks on churches in Gaza, we speak with Philip Farah, co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace. Israeli snipers shot dead an elderly woman and her adult daughter at the Holy Family Parish, a Catholic church, on Sunday. Pope Francis denounced the killings as "terrorism." Farah's elderly relative Elham Farah, a beloved music teacher and member of one of the oldest Christian families in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli sniper in November while sheltering outside the church. Israeli soldiers have also attacked Palestinian Christians else…

WSWS (2023-12-20). Israel's slaughter of president of the Islamic University of Gaza triggers international protest. wsws.org Professor Sofyan Taya was a UNESCO Chair for Physical and Astrophysical Sciences. According to a 2021 report by Stanford University, he was among the top 2 percent of researchers in optics globally.

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-20). Despite Biden's Claims, Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll Is Accurate. popularresistance.org The death toll of Israel's war on Gaza reported by the Palestinian health ministry is accurate, according to two peer-reviewed studies by scientific experts published in top medical journal The Lancet. | As of December 18, Israel had killed 19,453 Palestinians in Gaza, the ministry reported. Two-thirds of the deaths were children (7,729) and women (5,153). | United Nations bodies, human rights organizations, and major media outlets have often used these statistics, because they have a history of being accurate. | "International organizations including the United Nations usually rely on these same figures as they…

ecns.cn (2023-12-20). China urges U.S. to play due role for truce in Gaza. ecns.cn Beijing said on Tuesday that it hopes Washington will listen to the growing international calls to end hostilities between Palestine and Israel, and refrain from unilaterally obstructing the United Nations Security Council from passing relevant resolutions.

infobrics (2023-12-20). Egypt Joins China's ILRS Moon Base Initiative. infobrics.org Egypt and China signed a series of space agreements including cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station…

Leila Warah (2023-12-20). Palestinian activist Munther Amira tied up, beaten, and arrested by Israeli forces in Aida refugee camp. mondoweiss.net Israeli forces raided Aida refugee camp and detained activist Munther Amira after attacking his family. With Amira's fate inside Israel's military court system unknown, his family recounts his traumatic arrest and calls for international solidarity.

WSWS (2023-12-20). Australian workers and youth condemn violent attack on Sri Lankan SEP members. wsws.org Workers, students, youth, academics and the sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) have denounced the violent attack on two SEP members by pro-government thugs and demanded the culprits be punished.

National Homelessness Law Center (2023-12-20). Law Center Statement on 12% Increase in Homelessness. indybay.org Point in Time results must drive housing investments, not despair…

Eric Toussaint (2023-12-20). "Developing Countries" are Trapped in a New Debt Crisis : How Can This be Explained? counterpunch.org The latest World Bank report on the debts of "developing countries", published on December 13, 2023 [1], reveals an alarming fact: in 2022, developing countries as a whole spent a record US$ 443.5 billion to pay for their external public debt. The 75 low-income nations that are eligible for loans from the International Development Association (IDA),

Christopher Justin Einolf (2023-12-20). An Unfinished Struggle: the 50-Year Campaign to Abolish Torture. counterpunch.org At the Amna Suraka museum in Iraq, exhibits show the torture that was carried out in the cells. Hélène Veilleux/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Christopher Justin Einolf, Northern Illinois University The world's first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that

Juan M. Garcia (2023-12-20). Cuban lawmakers review status of agreements at parliamentary session. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) The National People's Power Assembly of Cuba (Parliament) on Wednesday reviewed the compliance with the agreements approved by the legislature regarding priority issues for the country.

Paulo Cabral (2023-12-20). Chinese currency goes international in first yuan-based cross-border commercial loan. america.cgtn.com The first yuan-based cross-border commercial loan was recently completed in Brazil marking a major step toward the internationalization of the Chinese currency. A Chinese company that operates a major hydropower plant in Brazil was the recipient. | Paulo Cabral reports from Brazil.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-20). UK Parliament debates IHR amendments: If sovereignty is knowingly and deceitfully forfeited by government there are specific laws for dealing with that, says Andrew Bridgen. expose-news.com On Monday, the UK House of Commons debated the World Health Organisation's ("WHO's") proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations ("IHR"). The debate was held in response to a petition to the …

ecns.cn (2023-12-20). International students from BJTU proud to study in China. ecns.cn Last Thursday, a group of international students from Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) engaged in a cultural tour in Beijing.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

Larry Johnson (2023-12-20). The U.S. Navy is Unprepared for a Prolonged war With Yemen. sonar21.com Aegis Missile Defense System | It looks like the United States, along with 9 allies — Great Britain, Italy, Bahrain, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain — are on the verge of entangling itself in a new Middle East quagmire as an international armada assembles in the international waters around Yemen. The mission? Stop Yemen from threatening cargo and oil tankers headed to Israel. | Tiny Yemen has surprised the West with its tenacity and ferocity in attacking ships trying to ferry containers and fuel to Israel. Yes, this is a violation of international law and the West is f…

The Independent (2023-12-20). Egypt's Sisi secures 3rd presidential term amid interwoven challenges. independent.co.ug CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's incumbent president, won the 2024 presidential election with 89.6 percent of the vote, securing a third term in office, according to results released Monday afternoon by Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA). Sisi has thus become the chosen leader of the most populous Arab country, which has played …

The Independent (2023-12-20). World Insights: Egypt's Sisi secures 3rd presidential term amid interwoven challenges. independent.co.ug CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's incumbent president, won the 2024 presidential election with 89.6 percent of the vote, securing a third term in office, according to results released Monday afternoon by Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA). Sisi has thus become the chosen leader of the most populous Arab country, which has played …

ecns.cn (2023-12-20). China releases first batch of 789 important terrestrial wildlife habitats. ecns.cn China has unveiled the first batch of 789 crucial terrestrial wildlife habitats, safeguarding a remarkable 82.36 percent of the nation's protected species, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

ecns.cn (2023-12-20). Government departments swiftly engage in rescue efforts after quake hits Gansu. ecns.cn China's National Development and Reform Commission is allocating 250 million yuan (about $35 million) of funds to Gansu and Qinghai provinces to help restore reconstruction and public services following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake.

Bill Meyer (2023-12-20). Feature films featured at TIFF 2023: Focus on the political. peoplesworld.org TORONTO — It's impossible to see all the great films at the Toronto International Film Festival in just 12 days, so I won't be able to report on some of those that have been winning awards and receiving accolades around the world. But for our progressive audience, I suggest you look up these impressive feature …

NEOB (2023-12-20). Former Lotteries Commission grant manager's pension payout interdicted. sanews.gov.za Former Lotteries Commission grant manager's pension payout interdicted | The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a Special Tribunal order interdicting the R1.7 million pension payout due to former National Lotteries Commission's (NLC) Grant Manager, Marubini Ramatsekisa. | This in a long-running action taken by the SIU following an investigation into the affairs of the NLC. | The probe has resulted in, amongst others, the freezing of millions of rands in assets and the implication of board members of the commission in serious allegations of fraud and corruption at the commission. | SIU spokesperson Kaiz…

NEOB (2023-12-20). NERSA welcomes imprisonment of criminals damaging Transnet infrastructure. sanews.gov.za NERSA welcomes imprisonment of criminals damaging Transnet infrastructure | The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has welcomed the arrest and successful prosecution of criminals tampering with the Transnet pipeline to steal petrol and diesel. | In two separate matters, a thief was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for damaging essential infrastructure, while in another, two men were sentenced to 10 and 15 years, respectively, for theft of fuel. | Regulator Member Primarily Responsible for Petroleum Pipelines Regulation at NERSA, Muzi Mkhize, said: "We commend the law enforcement agencies for the…

NEOB (2023-12-20). SAA, SunExpress sign MoU. sanews.gov.za SAA, SunExpress sign MoU | South African Airways (SAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SunExpress for four aircrafts to support the national carrier's operations in the 2024/25 financial year. | According to SAA, the MoU is an add-on to the two airlines' current six-month damp lease agreement, which includes "the lease of two Boeing 737-800s, as well as maintenance and cockpit crew". | "In addition to plans to increase the number of damp lease aircraft, SAA and SunExpress are currently exploring options for a multi-year reciprocal capacity support and further cooperation with regards to mainte…

Staff (2023-12-20). Israel to begin hiring Indians to replace Palestinian workers from Dec 27. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : A team of "selectors" from Israel visited India last week and another senior delegation will leave for India next week to start the process of recruiting thousands of workers to be brought to the country to fill in the acute shortage faced by its construction industry, a senior executive at the Israel …

Vijay Prashad (2023-12-20). The suffocation of democracy in India. peoplesdispatch.org On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India's Parliament were

Editor (2023-12-20). Moves of UK and U.S. over Chagos expose true nature of 'values-based alliance'. mronline.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday local time in a joint press conference that they had discussed the "vital" U.S.-UK Indian Ocean air base at Diego Garcia.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-12-20). Diez fallecidos y miles de desplazados en India por lluvias. telesurtv.net El ministro jefe de Tamil Nadu, Shiv Das Meena, informó que además de los diez fallecidos, cerca de 12.600 personas tuvieron que huir a sitios seguros.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-12-20). Comercio entre Rusia e India supera 54 millones de dólares en 10 meses. telesurtv.net El embajador ruso, Denís Alípov, puntualizó que en 2023 aumentó el número de misiones empresariales y eventos de industrias entre ambos países.

Editor (2023-12-19). The Surveillance Showdown That Fizzled. scheerpost.com By India McKinney / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Like the weather rapidly getting colder outside, the fight over renewing, reforming, or sunsetting the mass surveillance power of Section 702 has been put on ice until spring. In the last week of legislative business before the winter break, Congress was scheduled to consider two very different proposals: H.R. 6570, …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-19). Moves of UK and US Over Chagos Expose True Nature of 'Values-Based Alliance'. orinocotribune.com By Global Times — Dec 9, 2023 | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday local time in a joint press conference that they had discussed the "vital" US-UK Indian Ocean air base at Diego Garcia. Cameron did not give a specific response when asked if the UK was dropping plans to return the Chagos Islands, of which Diego Garcia is the largest member, to Mauritius, while Blinken said that Washington "recognizes UK sovereignty over British Indian Ocean Territory." | The word "recognize" here is full of darkness, injustice and irony. This immediately…

noemail (2023-12-19). Postdoc hangs herself in IIT-Kanpur hostel room. devdiscourse.com A 34-year-old research staff of Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur hanged herself on Tuesday from the ceiling fan of her second-floor hostel room, police said.

noemail (2023-12-19). Three drones, nearly 1 kg heroin seized in Punjab village near Pakistan border. devdiscourse.com Three drones and nearly a kilogramme of heroin were seized from a village near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar, a BSF spokesperson said on Tuesday.

noemail (2023-12-19). Cricket-De Zorzi ton guides South Africa to eight-wicket win over India. devdiscourse.com (adds quotes) Dec 19 (Reuters) -…

Mauro Ramos, People's Dispatch. (2023-12-20). 95% Of Trade Between China And Russia No Longer Done In US Currency. popularresistance.org On a recent visit to China, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov stated that this year the use of the Russian ruble and Chinese yuan in trade between the two countries has already reached 95%. | At the same time, from January to October, 68% of all Russian trade was carried out in the two countries' currencies, according to Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Reshetnikov. | The yuan has also been used by Russia in commercial transactions with Mongolia, the Philippines, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Japan, Tajikistan, and Singapore.

noemail (2023-12-19). Stalin seeks Rs 2,000 crore interim relief for rain-battered southern Tamil Nadu districts. devdiscourse.com Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 2,000 crore from the National Disaster Relief Fund to bolster the efforts for livelihood support and repair of public infrastructure affected by the recent flooding in the state's southern districts.

Staff (2023-12-20). Union minister Giriraj Singh urges Hindus to embrace 'Jhatka' meat, calls for Halal ban. muslimmirror.com In Begusarai, Union Rural Development Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh called upon Hindus to exclusively consume 'jhatka' meat instead of halal meat. Singh 'praised' the commitment of Muslims to consuming only halal meat and urged Hindus to demonstrate a similar dedication to their religious traditions. He emphasized the Hindu way …

Staff (2023-12-20). Union minister Giriraj Singh urges Hindus to embrace 'Jhatka' meat, calls for Halal ban. muslimmirror.com In Begusarai, Union Rural Development Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh called upon Hindus to exclusively consume 'jhatka' meat instead of halal meat. Singh 'praised' the commitment of Muslims to consuming only halal meat and urged Hindus to demonstrate a similar dedication to their religious traditions. He emphasized the Hindu way …

noemail (2023-12-19). US Congressmen announce creation of Hindu Caucus. devdiscourse.com Republican lawmakers Pete Sessions and Elise Stefanim on Tuesday announced the inauguration of a Congressional Hindu Caucus to protect the interests of this religious minority and raise their issues in the US Congress.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-20). A Merry AUKUS Surprise, Western Australia! dissidentvoice.org The secretive Australian government just cannot help itself. Clamouring and hectoring of other countries and their secret arrangements (who can forget the criticism of the Solomon Islands over its security pact with China for that reason?) the Albanese government is a bit too keen on keeping a lid on things regarding the withering away of …

World Bank (2023-12-19). Solomon Islands: World Bank Assistance Will Boost Solomons Islands' Public Financial Management, Private Sector Development, and Support Climate Resilience. reliefweb.int Country: Solomon Islands | Source: World Bank | WASHINGTON, December 19, 2023 —The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a US$20 million grant to support the Government of Solomon Islands in improving financial management, strengthen the business environment, and improve emergency preparedness. | The First Solomon Islands Resilience Development Policy Operation with a Catastrophe Drawdown Option will support the Solomon Islands government to increase tax revenue through the government's Value Added Tax Bill and the introduction of a new nickel royalty based on the value of the metal containe…

Staff (2023-12-20). Section 144 imposed in Manipur's Churachandpur district following fresh violence. muslimmirror.com Churachandpur : The Manipur government has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC for two months in Churachandpur district following fresh violence, according to an official order. Various parts of the northeastern state have been rocked by ethnic strife since May this year. Incidents of sporadic violence were reported from several places in …

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-20). Despite Biden's Claims, Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll Is Accurate. popularresistance.org The death toll of Israel's war on Gaza reported by the Palestinian health ministry is accurate, according to two peer-reviewed studies by scientific experts published in top medical journal The Lancet. | As of December 18, Israel had killed 19,453 Palestinians in Gaza, the ministry reported. Two-thirds of the deaths were children (7,729) and women (5,153). | United Nations bodies, human rights organizations, and major media outlets have often used these statistics, because they have a history of being accurate. | "International organizations including the United Nations usually rely on these same figures as they…

ecns.cn (2023-12-20). China urges U.S. to play due role for truce in Gaza. ecns.cn Beijing said on Tuesday that it hopes Washington will listen to the growing international calls to end hostilities between Palestine and Israel, and refrain from unilaterally obstructing the United Nations Security Council from passing relevant resolutions.

Staff (2023-12-20). Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death. democracynow.org As international outrage grows over Israeli attacks on churches in Gaza, we speak with Philip Farah, co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace. Israeli snipers shot dead an elderly woman and her adult daughter at the Holy Family Parish, a Catholic church, on Sunday. Pope Francis denounced the killings as "terrorism." Farah's elderly relative Elham Farah, a beloved music teacher and member of one of the oldest Christian families in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli sniper in November while sheltering outside the church. Israeli soldiers have also attacked Palestinian Christians else…

WSWS (2023-12-20). Israel's slaughter of president of the Islamic University of Gaza triggers international protest. wsws.org Professor Sofyan Taya was a UNESCO Chair for Physical and Astrophysical Sciences. According to a 2021 report by Stanford University, he was among the top 2 percent of researchers in optics globally.

infobrics (2023-12-20). Egypt Joins China's ILRS Moon Base Initiative. infobrics.org Egypt and China signed a series of space agreements including cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station…

Leila Warah (2023-12-20). Palestinian activist Munther Amira tied up, beaten, and arrested by Israeli forces in Aida refugee camp. mondoweiss.net Israeli forces raided Aida refugee camp and detained activist Munther Amira after attacking his family. With Amira's fate inside Israel's military court system unknown, his family recounts his traumatic arrest and calls for international solidarity.

WSWS (2023-12-20). Australian workers and youth condemn violent attack on Sri Lankan SEP members. wsws.org Workers, students, youth, academics and the sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) have denounced the violent attack on two SEP members by pro-government thugs and demanded the culprits be punished.

ecns.cn (2023-12-20). International students from BJTU proud to study in China. ecns.cn Last Thursday, a group of international students from Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) engaged in a cultural tour in Beijing.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-20). UK Parliament debates IHR amendments: If sovereignty is knowingly and deceitfully forfeited by government there are specific laws for dealing with that, says Andrew Bridgen. expose-news.com On Monday, the UK House of Commons debated the World Health Organisation's ("WHO's") proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations ("IHR"). The debate was held in response to a petition to the …

The Independent (2023-12-20). World Insights: Egypt's Sisi secures 3rd presidential term amid interwoven challenges. independent.co.ug CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's incumbent president, won the 2024 presidential election with 89.6 percent of the vote, securing a third term in office, according to results released Monday afternoon by Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA). Sisi has thus become the chosen leader of the most populous Arab country, which has played …

Larry Johnson (2023-12-20). The U.S. Navy is Unprepared for a Prolonged war With Yemen. sonar21.com Aegis Missile Defense System | It looks like the United States, along with 9 allies — Great Britain, Italy, Bahrain, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain — are on the verge of entangling itself in a new Middle East quagmire as an international armada assembles in the international waters around Yemen. The mission? Stop Yemen from threatening cargo and oil tankers headed to Israel. | Tiny Yemen has surprised the West with its tenacity and ferocity in attacking ships trying to ferry containers and fuel to Israel. Yes, this is a violation of international law and the West is f…

ecns.cn (2023-12-20). China releases first batch of 789 important terrestrial wildlife habitats. ecns.cn China has unveiled the first batch of 789 crucial terrestrial wildlife habitats, safeguarding a remarkable 82.36 percent of the nation's protected species, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

Christopher Justin Einolf (2023-12-20). An Unfinished Struggle: the 50-Year Campaign to Abolish Torture. counterpunch.org At the Amna Suraka museum in Iraq, exhibits show the torture that was carried out in the cells. Hélène Veilleux/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Christopher Justin Einolf, Northern Illinois University The world's first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that

Eric Toussaint (2023-12-20). "Developing Countries" are Trapped in a New Debt Crisis : How Can This be Explained? counterpunch.org The latest World Bank report on the debts of "developing countries", published on December 13, 2023 [1], reveals an alarming fact: in 2022, developing countries as a whole spent a record US$ 443.5 billion to pay for their external public debt. The 75 low-income nations that are eligible for loans from the International Development Association (IDA),

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

National Homelessness Law Center (2023-12-20). Law Center Statement on 12% Increase in Homelessness. indybay.org Point in Time results must drive housing investments, not despair…

presstv.ir (2023-12-20). Exclusive: Hamas says resolve to fight Israel outweighs its missiles. presstv.ir A senior Hamas official says Operation Al-Aqsa Storm was meant to show the world that ignoring the rights of the Palestinian people will affect international stability.

english.wafa.ps (2023-12-19). UN Security Council postpones to Wednesday vote on UAE resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in GazaThe UN Security Council postponed to tomorrow, Wednesday, voting on a resolution drafted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. | | On December 8th, despite immense efforts by the Secretary-General and invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter, which grants him the responsibility to "bring to the attention" of the Security Council any matter that in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security, US vetoed a resolution urging for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

Margaret Kimberley (2023-12-19). When genocide is no longer genocide. mronline.org Some of Israel's defenders want to do away with the concept of genocide in hopes of washing away its war crimes. Any redefinition would allow the U.S. to disappear the many genocides it has committed domestically and internationally.

WSWS (2023-12-19). The Israeli state's fascist ideology and the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org This lecture was given by World Socialist Web Site International Editorial Board Chairman David North at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.

WSWS (2023-12-19). Joint meeting of US educators and students resolves to mobilize the working class to stop the genocide against Gaza. wsws.org The meeting was sponsored by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality and the Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee in the US.

Boycott the Partners in Genocide, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-19). Boycott Switzerland, The Partner In Genocide! popularresistance.org At a time when Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is increasingly met with international condemnation, the world has started to take action to halt the daily massacres against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, most recently with the near-unanimous adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution calling for a ceasefire. Still, some international actors have not been fulfilling their roles and obligations, chief among them Switzerland, which has violated its own commitment to neutrality by firmly taking a proactive stand on the side of the perpetrators. | On this account, on December 9, coinciding with the International Day…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-12-19). Palestinian and international networks demand Israel release hospital director Dr. Ahmed Muhanna. peoplesdispatch.org Al Awda Association and the People's Health Movement launched a campaign for the release of Dr. Ahmed Muhanna, director of Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza…

Staff (2023-12-19). Israel's War on Children: Fadi Abu Shammalah on Horrific Ordeal Facing Kids in Gaza, Including His Own. democracynow.org In Part 2 of our interview with Fadi Abu Shammalah, the head of Gaza's General Union of Cultural Centers, he describes how his three children were finally able to flee to Cairo this morning. He is now working to secure safe passage for more than a dozen family members still stuck behind the blockade. "The international community are silent. And a lot of them are supporting it," Abu Shammalah says.

JANET (2023-12-19). Yemeni movement's solidarity with Palestine. iacenter.org December 18, 2023 Below is a statement by Ansarallah (called the Houthi movement in the imperialist media) spokesperson, Mohammed Abdul Salam, which was posted on Resistance News Network on Dec. 16. The accompanying news is that the largest shipping company in the world, the Swiss-Italian MSC, has decided to cease all shipments in the Red Sea in response to the operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeting any ship headed to the Zionist entity's Eilat port in southern occupied Palestine until the siege of Gaza is lifted. This port has been temporarily closed. According to Israel National News, maritime shipping…

Palestine Chronicle, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-12-19). Euro-Med Monitor: Investigate Reports 'Israel' Burying Victims Alive. popularresistance.org The human rights organization Euro-Med Monitor has urged to probe Israeli war crimes after reports of Palestinian civilians buried alive at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. | In a report published on Saturday, the Geneva-based group said that "an independent international investigation must be opened into these reports." | According to Euro-Med Monitor, "Israeli army bulldozers drove into the hospital (on Saturday) morning and destroyed its southern section, leaving behind massive destruction following several days of non-stop attacks and siege."

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-12-19). IMSS-Bienestar health federalization plan advances in Mexico. plenglish.com This was informed by the director of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) Zoé Robledo -who is in charge of this plan- at the morning press conference held at the National Palace of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dedicated as every other Tuesday to the subject of health. | The expert said that the progress of the plan for the care of Mexicans without social security is remarkable, which includes the hiring of national and foreign general practitioners, specialists and nurses, mainly Cubans, and an increase in the 23 states of census beds with a perfect control of how many in each hospital and heal…

The Independent (2023-12-19). Kawempe Hospital registers decline in maternal deaths. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe National Maternal Hospital is witnessing a noteworthy decrease in avoidable maternal and neonatal deaths, thanks to corporate support received from various companies as part of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. During the reception of essential utility commodities from Stanbic and its partners, Dr. Emmanuel Byaruhanga, the hospital's executive director …

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-19). Rejection reactions in France to the immigration bill. plenglish.com Paris, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Progressive sectors of French society reacted today with discomfort and denunciation of the agreement reached between the government and the conservatives on an immigration bill, which the Senate and the National Assembly will vote on.

WSWS (2023-12-19). UK Prime Minister Sunak joins hands with Italy's Meloni over immigration at far-right rally. wsws.org Sunak paid Meloni the highest compliment a Tory is capable of giving, comparing her with Margaret Thatcher, who also set out to "revive her country both domestically and on the international stage" and "never shied away from the hard choices and the big issues."

Chris Walker (2023-12-19). Federal Judge Halts Removal of Confederate Statue at Arlington National Cemetery. truthout.org A federal judge has blocked the removal of a Confederate statue at Arlington National Cemetery which depicts enslaved people, prior to and during the Civil War, as being content and devoted to their enslavers. The statue, which is called the Confederate Memorial, was erected in Virginia in 1914 and features a female figure standing atop a 32-foot tall pedestal with an olive leaf crown. |

Jan Oberg (2023-12-19). How Much Longer Can Danes Snore While Their Security and Democracy are Being Stripped away and Danish Politics Increase the Risk of World War III? dissidentvoice.org It's a damn good thing we have Washington to inform the Danes about what's coming, right before Christmas when people are thinking about everything else. The procedure is completely obscene: An agreement is first signed (as with Norway, Finland and Sweden), and then it must (possibly) be approved by the Danish parliament: How on earth …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-19). Celebrating its 30th anniversary, MVIWATA vows to strengthen peasant solidarity in Tanzania. peoplesdispatch.org MVIWATA or the National Network of Farmers Groups in Tanzania just concluded its 30th-anniversary celebration and 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM). Fraternal organizations from all over the world traveled to Njombe to participate in the meeting. MVIWATA was formed in 1993 for farmers to unite and face the challenges presented by neoliberalism. | During the meeting, members remembered the legacy of former socialist president Mwalimu Julius Nyerere who was instrumental in organizing the country's peasantry. | Stephen Ruvuga and Theodora Pius from the organization talk about the historical significance of MVIWATA.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-19). Chile rejects far-right constitution in latest plebiscite. peoplesdispatch.org On December 17, Chileans rejected a proposed far-right constitution in a plebiscite, which would have included provisions against abortion and same-sex marriage and been even more conservative than the current constitution, a Pinochet-era document. The "against" option obtained 55.76% of the votes, while the "in favor" received 44.24% of the votes, generating various reactions at the national and international level. | As a result of the plebiscite, Chile will maintain the constitution of 1980, approved during the Pinochet dictatorship, which has received important, but not structural, modifications during subseq…

The Canary. (2023-12-19). Scientists Say COP28 Is A Blank Cheque For More Deadly Delay. popularresistance.org The UN climate summit, hijacked by the fossil fuel cartel, has gifted a blank cheque to rich countries and Big Oil to kill one billion people and force billions more to flee their homes by 2100. | The so-called 'historic' outcome of COP28 fails to deliver the most basic and necessary measures which would have prevented societal and earth systems collapse, as outlined by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): eliminate fossil fuel subsidies and halt all new gas and oil projects. | Instead, the new resolution includes numerous loopholes which will allow polluters to greenwash emissions through fictional…

Joel Richards (2023-12-19). Latin America economy wrap up 2023. america.cgtn.com The International Monetary Fund expects global growth will rise about three percent in 2024, despite inflation and concerns about the conflict in Ukraine. The nations of Latin America, with some exceptions, grew more than predicted in 2023 as the region faces challenges and opportunities in the coming year. | Joel Richards looks back on 2023.

WSWS (2023-12-19). Biden, Democrats offer virtual destruction of asylum rights in return for Ukraine war funding. wsws.org Since the funding bill was first introduced in October, President Joe Biden has repeatedly called on Congress to pass his request, warning that the funds are imperative for Ukraine, and more broadly, for US national security.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-12-19). Coffee price increases at international market. plenglish.com San Salvador, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The price of Salvadoran coffee increased in the international market by 6.3 percent compared to October (1.61 dollars per pound) but is still below the figures of 2022.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-12-19). Israel mercilessly massacres a people, denounces Cuban President. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced today that the government of Israel mercilessly massacres the Palestinian people and challenges the international community with its escalation of abuses.

JANET (2023-12-19). Calendar of Resistance for Palestine! Events and actions around the world. iacenter.org

EcoWaste Coalition (2023-12-19). Single-Use Food Packaging from 17 Countries Contains PFAS "Forever Chemicals" pressenza.com 19 December 2023, Gothenburg City, Sweden/Quezon City Philippines. A study released today by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and 18 IPEN member groups found toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, including globally banned substances, in single-use, paper, cardboard, and plant-based molded fiber food containers and tableware purchased from 17 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. | PFAS chemicals have been linked to cancer, infertility, and endocrine disruption. Prior studies have shown that PFAS in food packaging can…

Ann Brown (2023-12-19). General Manager Ryan Poles Is Putting The Chicago Bears In Position To Be Great, Again. moguldom.com The role of a general manager is pivotal to the success of any franchise. They are responsible for making critical decisions that shape the team's present and future. In the case of the Chicago Bears, Ryan Poles has emerged as a generational manager, steering the National Football League franchise toward a promising future. Prior to …

Ann Brown (2023-12-19). Generational Manager Ryan Poles Is Putting The Chicago Bears In Position To Be Great, Again. moguldom.com The role of a general manager is pivotal to the success of any franchise. They are responsible for making critical decisions that shape the team's present and future. In the case of the Chicago Bears, Ryan Poles has emerged as a generational manager, steering the National Football League franchise toward a promising future. Prior to …

C.J. Polychroniou (2023-12-19). COP28 Gave Us Another Agreement Full of Loopholes for Fossil Fuels. truthout.org The outcome of global climate summits has barely changed since the United Nations held the first Conference of the Parties (COP) in Berlin in 1995. Reaching an international consensus on climate action that might avert the worst effects of global warming and put the planet on a sustainable track has always been an elusive goal due to the power of the fossil fuel industry and political short… |

Dean Baker (2023-12-19). The National Debt, Tax Farming, and Patent Monopolies. cepr.net It increasingly looks like the Fed and the Biden administration have nailed the notoriously difficult soft landing, with inflation rapidly falling towards the Fed's 2.0 percent target and the unemployment rate still under 4.0 percent. All the signs are that the economy will continue to grow and create jobs at a healthy pace in 2024 …

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). Efforts to improve child development in rural areas. ecns.cn China is ramping up efforts to enhance early development of infants and young children in villages in a bid to narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, officials and experts said at an international symposium in Beijing on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). China's top health authority sends multiple experts to help with relief in Gansu. ecns.cn The National Health Commission, China's top health authority, said on Tuesday morning that it has dispatched its officials in charge of health emergency work and medical experts to Jishishan county.

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). U.S.-China relations committee president emphasizes need for 'courage'. ecns.cn The United States and China need to "boost courage" to drive relations a step forward to benefit all, said Steve Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). Railway linking Tianjin, Beijing Daxing International Airport starts operation. ecns.cn A railway connecting Tianjin with Beijing Daxing International Airport opened on Monday. The line covers six stations, and a 47-km section is new, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour.

Pressenza New York (2023-12-19). Myanmar needs holistic reforms to avert crisis. pressenza.com On January 31, 1949, the Karen National Union launched a revolt that marked the start of the war in Myanmar. Following 112 days of combat, the Myanmar Army routed the Karen National Defence Organisation in May 1949 and retook control of Yangon. The Karens are still engaged in this battle since they attempted to equalise possibilities with the Bhamars. Temporary ceasefire agreements were struck in the states of Kachin, Kayah, Mon, and Shan throughout the 1990s; yet, during that same period, twenty other armed ethnic groupings emerged. These gangs persisted in their conflict even after the cease-fire that lasted fr…

The Independent (2023-12-19). Court confirms murder, terror charges against Kiggundu suspect killers. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has formally charged individuals linked to the killing of Major Mohammad Kiggundu and his bodyguard Sergeant Steven Mukasa. Justice Richard Wejuli Wabwire, on Monday, confirmed multiple charges against the accused, who will now await trial before a designated panel. The accused, …

The Independent (2023-12-19). Court rules ex-LRA commander Kwoyelo to answer 78 of 93 charges, 14 dropped. independent.co.ug Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Prosecution has secured a ruling of a case to answer in 78 charges in the ex-LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo case. The High Court International Crimes Division has ruled that Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni has a case to answer in 78 out of 93 charges. Loss of the 14 …

The Independent (2023-12-19). Egypt's Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6% of vote. independent.co.ug CAIRO | Xinhua | Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA) declared on Monday that incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi won the 2024 presidential election with 89.6 percent of valid votes. At a press conference in the capital Cairo, the NEA said the turnout reached 66.8 percent of the total 67 million eligible voters. Voting in Egypt took …

The Independent (2023-12-19). Ongwen transfered to Norway jail to serve 25-year jail sentence. independent.co.ug The Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | Dominic Ongwen, the former rebel Lord's Resistance (LRA) Army Commander will serve his 25-year jail term in Norway. He was transferred to an undisclosed detention facility in Norway on Monday, according to a statement from the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC)in the Netherlands. This comes more than two years after …

jamanetwork (2023-12-19). Nationwide Survey Reflects State of US Behavioral and Mental Health. jamanetwork.com Roughly 49 million people aged 12 years or older in the US lived with a substance use disorder in 2022, and about 59 million people lived with a mental illness, according to numbers from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

jamanetwork (2023-12-19). Life Expectancy Gap Grows Between Men and Women in US. jamanetwork.com The gap in life expectancy between men and women widened to about 6 years in 2021—an increase from the low of roughly 4.8 years in 2010, according to an analysis of US National Center for Health Statistics data. Overall, in 2021, women had an average life expectancy of 79.3 years and men had an average life expectancy of 73.5 years.

The Independent (2023-12-19). Eviction of encroachers at Lubigi wetland paralyzes traffic on Mityana Road. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environment Management Authority- NEMA has started evicting encroachers on Lubigi swamp in Wakiso district. On Tuesday, a joint task force comprising officials from the Police Environment Protection Unit, National Environment Management Authority, and KCCA among other agencies started destroying all structures and plantations in the wetland. Bulldozers …

Joel Wendland-Liu (2023-12-19). New book: U.S. 'national security' born from Anti-Asian racism and white supremacist ideology. peoplesworld.org The convergence of state repression of people of color activism against white supremacy with radical internationalist, anti-colonial struggles constituted and justified the exponential expansion of the modern U.S. national security apparatus, argues a new book by historian Moon-Ho Jung. Menace to Empire offers this thesis, arguing that "the U.S. state melded the yellow peril and …

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-12-19). The Terror Watchlist Prepared the Way to Tyranny. thealtworld.com Did you know that there are 2,000,000 names on the Federal government's terror watchlist? The National Security Council claims most are not Americans, but the Department of Homeland Security admits that there have been tens of thousands of Americans who have been treated like terrorists. It does not occur to the National Security council that there are no terrorist events corresponding to two million terrorists. If there truly were two million terrorists, the US would be in chaos. | So what is the list for? | It expands the security bureaucracy. The list has grown from 120,000 to two million, seventeen times larg…

latintimes (2023-12-19). Panama Says Its Canal Produced Record Revenue Despite Drought. latintimes.com The Panama Canal delivered $2.5 billion to the national treasury for last year's operations, the government said Monday, despite record-low water levels that limited ship transits.

noemail (2023-12-19). Cricket-Super Salt fires England to win against West Indies to square T20 series. devdiscourse.com Phil Salt smashed a magnificent record-breaking century in England's highest-ever T20 international total as they romped to a 75-run win against West Indies to square the series in a spellbinding match in Tarouba on Tuesday.

noemail (2023-12-19). Olympics-International Surfing body refuses to support Paris 2024 judging tower project. devdiscourse.com The International Surfing Association (ISA) will not support the construction of an aluminium judging tower for the Paris 2024 events in Tahiti, the governing body said on Tuesday.

L. Michael Hager (2023-12-19). War Crimes and Genocide: Legal Accountability. counterpunch.org When Swiss businessman Henri Dunant witnessed the bloody outcome of the Battle of Solferino in 1859, he was struck by the unaided suffering of the wounded. His observations, recounted in his 1862 A Memory of Solferino led to the founding of the International Red Cross. Thereafter, the 1864 Geneva Convention marked the beginning of an international legal process that governs not only duties toward the wounded but also the protection of civilians in the conduct of war.

Mattea Kramer, Sean Fogler (2023-12-19). Loneliness, Donald Trump, and You. counterpunch.org Consider two phenomena that might seem unrelated. This fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data showing a marked increase in overdose fatalities nationally. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told CNN that she had expected overdose deaths to decline after a sharp spike during the pandemic. Instead, such fatalities

Mattea Kramer, Sean Fogler (2023-12-19). Loneliness, Donald Trump, and You. counterpunch.org Consider two phenomena that might seem unrelated. This fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data showing a marked increase in overdose fatalities nationally. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told CNN that she had expected overdose deaths to decline after a sharp spike during the pandemic. Instead, such fatalities

Mel Gurtov (2023-12-19). Myanmar's Junta Is in Trouble. counterpunch.org A Badly Weakened Dictatorship Myanmar's (Burma) military dictatorship, which seized power in 2021, suddenly is vulnerable to attack from the hodgepodge resistance forces loosely aligned under a National Unity Government. These forces are of two kinds: ethnic minority armies, sometimes referred to as the Three Brotherhood Alliance, that have a long history of opposition to

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-19). Monday 12/18: Webinar: Gaza & International Humanitarian Law. indybay.org

FRsfNE mARTy (2023-12-19). Saturday 6/8: Annual International Classic SF World Naked Bike Ride. indybay.org 11 am Gathering & 12pm Noon Start ( Times for All Rides&AfterParties ) | Rincon "Cupid's Arrow" Park, Folsom Street & The Embarcadero Drive, San Francisco USA…

National Homelessness Law Center (2023-12-19). Law Center Statement on 12% Increase in Homelessness. indybay.org Point in Time results must drive housing investments, not despair…

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). World leaders, intellectuals denounce Israel's 'genocidal' war. presstv.ir World leaders and intellectuals call on international community to prevent Israeli genocide against the Palestinian.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Iran urges intl. probe into Israel's burying of Palestinians alive in Gaza hospital. presstv.ir Iran urges an international investigation into Israeli forces' burying of wounded and displaced Palestinians alive in the yard of a hospital in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Shipping firms avoid Red Sea amid Yemen's attacks on Israel-bound vessels. presstv.ir A growing number of international companies have decided to pause shipments through the strategic Red Sea amid Yemen's growing attacks on Israel-bound vessels.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). The need to free Iran's economy from bondage of dollar. presstv.ir Iran's parliament has already come up with a plan to reduce the dependence of the economy on the dollar and pivot to national currencies in foreign trade.

Editor (2023-12-19). The Surveillance Showdown That Fizzled. scheerpost.com By India McKinney / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Like the weather rapidly getting colder outside, the fight over renewing, reforming, or sunsetting the mass surveillance power of Section 702 has been put on ice until spring. In the last week of legislative business before the winter break, Congress was scheduled to consider two very different proposals: H.R. 6570, …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-19). Moves of UK and US Over Chagos Expose True Nature of 'Values-Based Alliance'. orinocotribune.com By Global Times — Dec 9, 2023 | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday local time in a joint press conference that they had discussed the "vital" US-UK Indian Ocean air base at Diego Garcia. Cameron did not give a specific response when asked if the UK was dropping plans to return the Chagos Islands, of which Diego Garcia is the largest member, to Mauritius, while Blinken said that Washington "recognizes UK sovereignty over British Indian Ocean Territory." | The word "recognize" here is full of darkness, injustice and irony. This immediately…

noemail (2023-12-19). Postdoc hangs herself in IIT-Kanpur hostel room. devdiscourse.com A 34-year-old research staff of Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur hanged herself on Tuesday from the ceiling fan of her second-floor hostel room, police said.

noemail (2023-12-19). Three drones, nearly 1 kg heroin seized in Punjab village near Pakistan border. devdiscourse.com Three drones and nearly a kilogramme of heroin were seized from a village near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar, a BSF spokesperson said on Tuesday.

noemail (2023-12-19). Cricket-De Zorzi ton guides South Africa to eight-wicket win over India. devdiscourse.com (adds quotes) Dec 19 (Reuters) -…

Staff (2023-12-19). Discussion of the 'Israeli-US bloodbath' on Iran's Press TV yesterday. gilbertdoctorow.com Until about four months ago, I was a frequent guest on Iran's global English-language news service, Press TV, mostly for analysis of Russia-related issues. Then there was a long pause during which my most frequent host has been the Indian television network WION. Yesterday, Teheran kindly invited me back to join Professor Anthony Hall of …

UMMID (2023-12-19). CJI seeks report after female judge alleges "sexual harassment" at workplace. ummid.com Taking a swift action, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud sought a report from Allahabad High Court after a female judge currently posted at Banda Court in a letter addressed to him alleged sexual harassment by her seniors and some bar members.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-12-19). Emiten alerta roja por lluvias en estado Tamil Nadu de India. telesurtv.net Las autoridades indias advirtieron que los lagos de la zona de Kovilpatti se encuentran en su máximo de capacidad y se empiezan a desbordar.

infobrics (2023-12-18). Indias Strong Relationship with Russia: A 60-Year Engagement. infobrics.org Indias External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasizes the importance of Indias 60-year relationship with Russia, stating that it has saved India many times and should not be seen as a handicap…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-18). Prabir Purkayastha: Fighting the good fight from the Emergency to today. peoplesdispatch.org Writers, journalists, students, and activists gathered in India's capital for a discussion on the memoir of jailed Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha, expressing solidarity with him…

Pressenza IPA (2023-12-18). 3rd World March for Peace and Non-Violence Takes Off in the Asia Pacific. pressenza.com Humanists and Peace Advocates Chat with the Founder and Lay the Groundwork for the 3rd WM in the Asia Pacific: | Humanists from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, and Australia including friends from the UK, France, and Italy, got together to have a virtual chat with Rafael de la Rubia, about the up and coming 3rd World March of Peace and Non-violence. | Officially presented at the Congress of Deputies of Spain in Madrid on 2 October 2023, International Day of Nonviolence, in the Ernest Lluch Hall, the 3rd World March is being planned to start on October 2, 2024 from Costa Rica,…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-18). Prabir Purkayastha: Fighting the good fight from the Emergency to today. liberationnews.org Writers, journalists, students, and activists gathered in India's capital for a discussion on the memoir of jailed Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha, expressing solidarity with him.

Colin Todhunter (2023-12-18). Letter from India: Stop World Health Organization's 'Pandemic Preparedness' Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Fallecen al menos nueve personas tras estallido en fábrica de India. telesurtv.net La mayoría de los lesionados se halla en estado crítico. La Policía teme que la cifra de víctimas mortales ascienda durante las próximas horas.

noemail (2023-12-19). Stalin seeks Rs 2,000 crore interim relief for rain-battered southern Tamil Nadu districts. devdiscourse.com Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 2,000 crore from the National Disaster Relief Fund to bolster the efforts for livelihood support and repair of public infrastructure affected by the recent flooding in the state's southern districts.

Staff (2023-12-18). Neral (Maharashtra): At Rahman Foundation Care Clinic majority of poor Hindu patients treat Maulanas as semi-god. muslimmirror.com By Special Correspondent As Lakshmi made her third visit to the Rahman Foundation Care Clinic nestled within the heart of Samrat Nagar in Neral, Maharashtra, She couldn't help but praise the unparalleled treatment offered at nominal charges. "It's my third time here, and each visit reaffirms the exceptional care and expertise of the doctors. The …

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

World Bank (2023-12-19). Solomon Islands: World Bank Assistance Will Boost Solomons Islands' Public Financial Management, Private Sector Development, and Support Climate Resilience. reliefweb.int Country: Solomon Islands | Source: World Bank | WASHINGTON, December 19, 2023 —The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a US$20 million grant to support the Government of Solomon Islands in improving financial management, strengthen the business environment, and improve emergency preparedness. | The First Solomon Islands Resilience Development Policy Operation with a Catastrophe Drawdown Option will support the Solomon Islands government to increase tax revenue through the government's Value Added Tax Bill and the introduction of a new nickel royalty based on the value of the metal containe…

Boycott the Partners in Genocide, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-19). Boycott Switzerland, The Partner In Genocide! popularresistance.org At a time when Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is increasingly met with international condemnation, the world has started to take action to halt the daily massacres against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, most recently with the near-unanimous adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution calling for a ceasefire. Still, some international actors have not been fulfilling their roles and obligations, chief among them Switzerland, which has violated its own commitment to neutrality by firmly taking a proactive stand on the side of the perpetrators. | On this account, on December 9, coinciding with the International Day…

WSWS (2023-12-19). The Israeli state's fascist ideology and the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org This lecture was given by World Socialist Web Site International Editorial Board Chairman David North at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.

WSWS (2023-12-19). Joint meeting of US educators and students resolves to mobilize the working class to stop the genocide against Gaza. wsws.org The meeting was sponsored by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality and the Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee in the US.

WSWS (2023-12-19). Joint meeting of US educators and students resolves to mobilize the working class to stop the genocide against Gaza. wsws.org Saturday's meeting was sponsored by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality and the Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee in the US.

Palestine Chronicle, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-12-19). Euro-Med Monitor: Investigate Reports 'Israel' Burying Victims Alive. popularresistance.org The human rights organization Euro-Med Monitor has urged to probe Israeli war crimes after reports of Palestinian civilians buried alive at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. | In a report published on Saturday, the Geneva-based group said that "an independent international investigation must be opened into these reports." | According to Euro-Med Monitor, "Israeli army bulldozers drove into the hospital (on Saturday) morning and destroyed its southern section, leaving behind massive destruction following several days of non-stop attacks and siege."

JANET (2023-12-19). Yemeni movement's solidarity with Palestine. iacenter.org December 18, 2023 Below is a statement by Ansarallah (called the Houthi movement in the imperialist media) spokesperson, Mohammed Abdul Salam, which was posted on Resistance News Network on Dec. 16. The accompanying news is that the largest shipping company in the world, the Swiss-Italian MSC, has decided to cease all shipments in the Red Sea in response to the operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeting any ship headed to the Zionist entity's Eilat port in southern occupied Palestine until the siege of Gaza is lifted. This port has been temporarily closed. According to Israel National News, maritime shipping…

Staff (2023-12-19). Israel's War on Children: Fadi Abu Shammalah on Horrific Ordeal Facing Kids in Gaza, Including His Own. democracynow.org In Part 2 of our interview with Fadi Abu Shammalah, the head of Gaza's General Union of Cultural Centers, he describes how his three children were finally able to flee to Cairo this morning. He is now working to secure safe passage for more than a dozen family members still stuck behind the blockade. "The international community are silent. And a lot of them are supporting it," Abu Shammalah says.

UMMID (2023-12-19). French nationals fighting in Gaza must be charged with war crimes: MP. ummid.com French nationals fighting in Gaza must be charged with war crimes and tried in court, French lawmaker Thomas Porte said Saturday December 16, 2023.

The Independent (2023-12-19). Kawempe Hospital registers decline in maternal deaths. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe National Maternal Hospital is witnessing a noteworthy decrease in avoidable maternal and neonatal deaths, thanks to corporate support received from various companies as part of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. During the reception of essential utility commodities from Stanbic and its partners, Dr. Emmanuel Byaruhanga, the hospital's executive director …

Chris Walker (2023-12-19). Federal Judge Halts Removal of Confederate Statue at Arlington National Cemetery. truthout.org A federal judge has blocked the removal of a Confederate statue at Arlington National Cemetery which depicts enslaved people, prior to and during the Civil War, as being content and devoted to their enslavers. The statue, which is called the Confederate Memorial, was erected in Virginia in 1914 and features a female figure standing atop a 32-foot tall pedestal with an olive leaf crown. |

Jan Oberg (2023-12-19). How Much Longer Can Danes Snore While Their Security and Democracy are Being Stripped away and Danish Politics Increase the Risk of World War III? dissidentvoice.org It's a damn good thing we have Washington to inform the Danes about what's coming, right before Christmas when people are thinking about everything else. The procedure is completely obscene: An agreement is first signed (as with Norway, Finland and Sweden), and then it must (possibly) be approved by the Danish parliament: How on earth …

The Canary. (2023-12-19). Scientists Say COP28 Is A Blank Cheque For More Deadly Delay. popularresistance.org The UN climate summit, hijacked by the fossil fuel cartel, has gifted a blank cheque to rich countries and Big Oil to kill one billion people and force billions more to flee their homes by 2100. | The so-called 'historic' outcome of COP28 fails to deliver the most basic and necessary measures which would have prevented societal and earth systems collapse, as outlined by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): eliminate fossil fuel subsidies and halt all new gas and oil projects. | Instead, the new resolution includes numerous loopholes which will allow polluters to greenwash emissions through fictional…

WSWS (2023-12-19). Biden, Democrats offer virtual destruction of asylum rights in return for Ukraine war funding. wsws.org Since the funding bill was first introduced in October, President Joe Biden has repeatedly called on Congress to pass his request, warning that the funds are imperative for Ukraine, and more broadly, for US national security.

Ann Brown (2023-12-19). Generational Manager Ryan Poles Is Putting The Chicago Bears In Position To Be Great, Again. moguldom.com The role of a general manager is pivotal to the success of any franchise. They are responsible for making critical decisions that shape the team's present and future. In the case of the Chicago Bears, Ryan Poles has emerged as a generational manager, steering the National Football League franchise toward a promising future. Prior to …

EcoWaste Coalition (2023-12-19). Single-Use Food Packaging from 17 Countries Contains PFAS "Forever Chemicals" pressenza.com 19 December 2023, Gothenburg City, Sweden/Quezon City Philippines. A study released today by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and 18 IPEN member groups found toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, including globally banned substances, in single-use, paper, cardboard, and plant-based molded fiber food containers and tableware purchased from 17 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. | PFAS chemicals have been linked to cancer, infertility, and endocrine disruption. Prior studies have shown that PFAS in food packaging can…

Pressenza New York (2023-12-19). Myanmar needs holistic reforms to avert crisis. pressenza.com On January 31, 1949, the Karen National Union launched a revolt that marked the start of the war in Myanmar. Following 112 days of combat, the Myanmar Army routed the Karen National Defence Organisation in May 1949 and retook control of Yangon. The Karens are still engaged in this battle since they attempted to equalise possibilities with the Bhamars. Temporary ceasefire agreements were struck in the states of Kachin, Kayah, Mon, and Shan throughout the 1990s; yet, during that same period, twenty other armed ethnic groupings emerged. These gangs persisted in their conflict even after the cease-fire that lasted fr…

The Independent (2023-12-19). Court confirms murder, terror charges against Kiggundu suspect killers. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has formally charged individuals linked to the killing of Major Mohammad Kiggundu and his bodyguard Sergeant Steven Mukasa. Justice Richard Wejuli Wabwire, on Monday, confirmed multiple charges against the accused, who will now await trial before a designated panel. The accused, …

The Independent (2023-12-19). Court rules ex-LRA commander Kwoyelo to answer 78 of 93 charges, 14 dropped. independent.co.ug Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Prosecution has secured a ruling of a case to answer in 78 charges in the ex-LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo case. The High Court International Crimes Division has ruled that Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni has a case to answer in 78 out of 93 charges. Loss of the 14 …

The Independent (2023-12-19). Egypt's Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6% of vote. independent.co.ug CAIRO | Xinhua | Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA) declared on Monday that incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi won the 2024 presidential election with 89.6 percent of valid votes. At a press conference in the capital Cairo, the NEA said the turnout reached 66.8 percent of the total 67 million eligible voters. Voting in Egypt took …

The Independent (2023-12-19). Ongwen transfered to Norway jail to serve 25-year jail sentence. independent.co.ug The Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | Dominic Ongwen, the former rebel Lord's Resistance (LRA) Army Commander will serve his 25-year jail term in Norway. He was transferred to an undisclosed detention facility in Norway on Monday, according to a statement from the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC)in the Netherlands. This comes more than two years after …

The Independent (2023-12-19). Eviction of encroachers at Lubigi wetland paralyzes traffic on Mityana Road. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environment Management Authority- NEMA has started evicting encroachers on Lubigi swamp in Wakiso district. On Tuesday, a joint task force comprising officials from the Police Environment Protection Unit, National Environment Management Authority, and KCCA among other agencies started destroying all structures and plantations in the wetland. Bulldozers …

C.J. Polychroniou (2023-12-19). COP28 Gave Us Another Agreement Full of Loopholes for Fossil Fuels. truthout.org The outcome of global climate summits has barely changed since the United Nations held the first Conference of the Parties (COP) in Berlin in 1995. Reaching an international consensus on climate action that might avert the worst effects of global warming and put the planet on a sustainable track has always been an elusive goal due to the power of the fossil fuel industry and political short… |

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). Efforts to improve child development in rural areas. ecns.cn China is ramping up efforts to enhance early development of infants and young children in villages in a bid to narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, officials and experts said at an international symposium in Beijing on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). China's top health authority sends multiple experts to help with relief in Gansu. ecns.cn The National Health Commission, China's top health authority, said on Tuesday morning that it has dispatched its officials in charge of health emergency work and medical experts to Jishishan county.

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). U.S.-China relations committee president emphasizes need for 'courage'. ecns.cn The United States and China need to "boost courage" to drive relations a step forward to benefit all, said Steve Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.

ecns.cn (2023-12-19). Railway linking Tianjin, Beijing Daxing International Airport starts operation. ecns.cn A railway connecting Tianjin with Beijing Daxing International Airport opened on Monday. The line covers six stations, and a 47-km section is new, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour.

Dean Baker (2023-12-19). The National Debt, Tax Farming, and Patent Monopolies. cepr.net It increasingly looks like the Fed and the Biden administration have nailed the notoriously difficult soft landing, with inflation rapidly falling towards the Fed's 2.0 percent target and the unemployment rate still under 4.0 percent. All the signs are that the economy will continue to grow and create jobs at a healthy pace in 2024 …

JANET (2023-12-19). Calendar of Resistance for Palestine! Events and actions around the world. iacenter.org

noemail (2023-12-19). Olympics-International Surfing body refuses to support Paris 2024 judging tower project. devdiscourse.com The International Surfing Association (ISA) will not support the construction of an aluminium judging tower for the Paris 2024 events in Tahiti, the governing body said on Tuesday.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-12-19). The Terror Watchlist Prepared the Way to Tyranny. thealtworld.com Did you know that there are 2,000,000 names on the Federal government's terror watchlist? The National Security Council claims most are not Americans, but the Department of Homeland Security admits that there have been tens of thousands of Americans who have been treated like terrorists. It does not occur to the National Security council that there are no terrorist events corresponding to two million terrorists. If there truly were two million terrorists, the US would be in chaos. | So what is the list for? | It expands the security bureaucracy. The list has grown from 120,000 to two million, seventeen times larg…

The Canary (2023-12-19). Activists block several airports in Belgium — grounding private jets, despite police crackdown. thecanary.co On Saturday 16 December, supporters of campaign group Belgium: airports blocked over climate crisis: | This happened just after hundreds of activists were arrested around Antwerp, while preparing to block Antwerp International airport, one of the biggest private jet airports in Belgium. Despite police targetting activists, a large group m…

UMMID (2023-12-19). Bahrain joins US-led multinational force to protect Red Sea from Houthis. ummid.com Bahrain publicly joined the US led multinational force formed to protect Red Sea from the attacks of Houthi militants, also known as Ansarullah fighters.

Thierry Meyssan (2023-12-19). La survie de la domination de Washington sur l'Onu. thealtworld.com Lors de leur création, les Nations unies portaient un idéal d'égalité des peuples et des nations. Cependant, dès les premiers mois de son fonctionnement, Washington et Londres ont soutenu Israà´l contre le peuple palestinien. Puis, Washington a falsifié le Conseil de sécurité en faisant siéger Formose à la place de la Chine et en provoquant le boycott de l'URSS. Aujourd'hui, la domination des États-Unis sur cette institution est dénoncée par une vaste majorité d'États membres. Tandis que les BRICS se placent en ordre de bataille pour que l'institution revienne au Droit international. | En une année, l'Assem…

L. Michael Hager (2023-12-19). War Crimes and Genocide: Legal Accountability. counterpunch.org When Swiss businessman Henri Dunant witnessed the bloody outcome of the Battle of Solferino in 1859, he was struck by the unaided suffering of the wounded. His observations, recounted in his 1862 A Memory of Solferino led to the founding of the International Red Cross. Thereafter, the 1864 Geneva Convention marked the beginning of an international legal process that governs not only duties toward the wounded but also the protection of civilians in the conduct of war.

Mattea Kramer, Sean Fogler (2023-12-19). Loneliness, Donald Trump, and You. counterpunch.org Consider two phenomena that might seem unrelated. This fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data showing a marked increase in overdose fatalities nationally. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told CNN that she had expected overdose deaths to decline after a sharp spike during the pandemic. Instead, such fatalities

Mel Gurtov (2023-12-19). Myanmar's Junta Is in Trouble. counterpunch.org A Badly Weakened Dictatorship Myanmar's (Burma) military dictatorship, which seized power in 2021, suddenly is vulnerable to attack from the hodgepodge resistance forces loosely aligned under a National Unity Government. These forces are of two kinds: ethnic minority armies, sometimes referred to as the Three Brotherhood Alliance, that have a long history of opposition to

Mattea Kramer, Sean Fogler (2023-12-19). Loneliness, Donald Trump, and You. counterpunch.org Consider two phenomena that might seem unrelated. This fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data showing a marked increase in overdose fatalities nationally. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told CNN that she had expected overdose deaths to decline after a sharp spike during the pandemic. Instead, such fatalities

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-19). Monday 12/18: Webinar: Gaza & International Humanitarian Law. indybay.org

FRsfNE mARTy (2023-12-19). Saturday 6/8: Annual International Classic SF World Naked Bike Ride. indybay.org 11 am Gathering & 12pm Noon Start ( Times for All Rides&AfterParties ) | Rincon "Cupid's Arrow" Park, Folsom Street & The Embarcadero Drive, San Francisco USA…

National Homelessness Law Center (2023-12-19). Law Center Statement on 12% Increase in Homelessness. indybay.org Point in Time results must drive housing investments, not despair…

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). World leaders, intellectuals denounce Israel's 'genocidal' war. presstv.ir World leaders and intellectuals call on international community to prevent Israeli genocide against the Palestinian.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Iran urges intl. probe into Israel's burying of Palestinians alive in Gaza hospital. presstv.ir Iran urges an international investigation into Israeli forces' burying of wounded and displaced Palestinians alive in the yard of a hospital in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). The need to free Iran's economy from bondage of dollar. presstv.ir Iran's parliament has already come up with a plan to reduce the dependence of the economy on the dollar and pivot to national currencies in foreign trade.

presstv.ir (2023-12-19). Shipping firms avoid Red Sea amid Yemen's attacks on Israel-bound vessels. presstv.ir A growing number of international companies have decided to pause shipments through the strategic Red Sea amid Yemen's growing attacks on Israel-bound vessels.

tf987159 (2023-12-18). The Death of Israel. informationclearinghouse.blog Chris Hedges predicts that Israel's violent treatment of Palestinians will lead to its downfall, stating it will be revealed as a repressive and hate-filled regime. He outlines the United States' diminishing support for Israel and argues that the nation's genocide against Palestine will eventually lead to international backlash, decimating its social capital.

WSWS (2023-12-18). UAW President Fain, DSA congresspeople hold press conference to falsely posture as opponents of Gaza genocide. wsws.org Only a few minutes after the press conference, Democrats in Congress voted 147 to 73 in favor of the latest National Defense Authorization Act. The law includes $874.2 billion in funding for the US war machine, and includes provisions to fast-track sending weapons to the Israeli military.

Transnational Foundation (2023-12-18). The Genocide in Gaza: Statement by Sweden's Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-12-18). Getting Serious about Halting Israeli Genocide. transcend.org 13 Dec 2023 – World's efforts to halt the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza: we examine the UN Resolutions, the roles of international courts, the Genocide Convention, and the compromised positions of some countries that have made strong statements but need to back strong words with stronger actions.

Farrah Hassen (2023-12-18). As possible genocide unfolds in Gaza, Biden is violating international law. peoplesworld.org "If I must die, you must live to tell my story," wrote Dr. Refaat Alareer, a 44-year-old Gazan poet and literature professor. A few weeks later, Alareer was killed while sheltering in his sister's apartment, along with six family members. In the densely populated Gaza Strip, the loss of life is staggering. Israel's two-month bombardment has killed nearly 20,000 (or …

Editor (2023-12-18). Urgent int'l investigation needed to probe Israeli war crimes after Palestinian civilians buried alive at Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital. mronline.org Euro-Med Monitor teams are continuing to document what happened at Kamal Adwan Hospital today, and emphasized the need to open an international investigation into the horrific violations that the facility witnessed over the past several days against patients, displaced people, and medical staff as part of Israeli's deliberate and systematic targeting of health facilities in the Gaza Strip since 7 October.

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-18). US intelligence reveals alarming use of imprecise 'dumb bombs' by Israel in Gaza conflict. nationofchange.org Unguided munitions in Gaza: A critical examination of civilian risk and international response.

Phyllis Bennis (2023-12-18). Some Facts for the Unconvinced: Why We Need a Gaza Ceasefire Now. fpif.org Feeling uncertain about a ceasefire? Here's why it's necessary to save innocent Palestinian lives, release Israeli hostages, prosecute the perpetrators of October 7, and follow international law.

Phyllis Bennis (2023-12-18). Some Facts for the Unconvinced: Why We Need a Gaza Ceasefire Now. fpif.org Why we need a ceasefire to save lives, release the hostages, prosecute war crimes, and follow international law: a guide for those still uneasy, unconvinced, or uncertain.

ecns.cn (2023-12-18). U.S. senator's 'sewage garlic' claim draws ridicule. ecns.cn An anti-China hawk in the United States Congress recently claimed that China has compromised U.S. national security by exporting garlic bulbs raised in sewage.

Pressenza New York (2023-12-18). International Migrants Day reveals migrants' tragic reality worldwide. pressenza.com International Migrants Day: 18 December 2023 reveals migrants' tragic reality worldwide.: | Desiring a brighter future for oneself and one's family is not a crime. The obstacles come when individuals who want to legally migrate to areas that provide greater opportunities—such as refugees from war-torn nations—are denied the ability to do so. | By Lal Mia | However, in the hope of a brighter future, desperation may force individuals to set out on unlawful and sometimes perilous maritime voyages when the path to earning an honest livelihood overseas is blocked. As happened to 61 of the 86 migran…

WSWS (2023-12-18). Australian government tries to thwart High Court challenges to new detention laws. wsws.org The Labor government's manoeuvre underscores how far it is prepared to go, hand-in-hand with the Liberal-National Coalition, to override even the limited protections in the Australian Constitution against arbitrary detention by executive decree.

Julia Conley, Commondreams. (2023-12-18). Starbucks Ordered To Reopen 23 Stores. popularresistance.org Like its alleged intimidation tactics and firing of workers who have led unionization efforts, Starbucks' closure of at least 23 stores amid a nationwide workers' rights push last year did not go unnoticed by federal regulators, who ordered the global coffee chain to reopen the locations on Wednesday. | The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint saying that eight of the shuttered stores were among the more than 360 Starbucks locations that have voted to unionize, and that executives did not notify the union, Starbucks Workers United, about the closures ahead of time—robbing organizers of a…

WSWS (2023-12-18). Virginia county greenlights massive data center, imperiling Civil War battlefield. wsws.org The data center will bulldoze unprotected land and encroach on the boundaries of Manassas Battlefield National Park, staining the landscape for millions of visitors looking to understand the progressive revolutionary history of the United States…

Gabisile (2023-12-18). Health sets record straight on placement of medical interns, community service graduates. sanews.gov.za Health sets record straight on placement of medical interns, community service graduates | The Department of Health says it has noted an inaccurate article, with a misleading headline, by News24 about the placement of medical interns and community service doctors. | According to the article, National Treasury budget cuts could affect community service placements for nearly 200 health workers. | "Recent cuts to South Africa's provincial budgets are making less money available to pay for health science graduates, who need to do their community service. These positions are often crucial to the healthcare needs of p…

Andrew Korybko (2023-12-18). The Walls Are Closing In On Zelensky As Politico Demands A Government Of National Unity. thealtworld.com

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-12-18). Spy Chief's Efforts to Hold Talks With Rwandan Dictator Paul Kagame as His Forces Terrorize the Democratic Republic of Congo is a Joke, says Central African Expert. covertactionmagazine.com In late November, Avril Haines, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), traveled to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for meetings with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi. The stated purpose of the meetings was to try to de-escalate tensions in eastern DRC, which has seen stepped up attacks by …

Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-18). Is Neoliberalism Really Dead? popularresistance.org t's happening again. Reports of the death of neoliberalism are once again proliferating. Just take a look at the UK Guardian. In the UK Guardian website, there is a whole series of stories whether it is "Neoliberalism is Dying," "The Rise and Fall of Neoliberalism," "Biden Just Declared the Death of Neoliberalism," "Is Neoliberalism Finally Over?," "Is Neoliberalism Finally Dead?" and "Is the Neoliberal Era Over Yet?" And of course there are also contrary views: "The National Institutes of Health Say Neoliberalism is Not Dead." And there is also a very interesting story in The Jacobin, which says "The Rumors are…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-18). Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi elected for a third term. peoplesdispatch.org Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected for the third term in office in results declared by the Egypt's National Election Authority on Monday, December 18. The elections were held for three days between December 10 and 12. | With a reported voter turnout of 66.8%, al-Sisi received 89.6% votes beating his nearest rival Hazem Omar of Republican People's Party with a wide margin. Omar received just 4.5% of all votes. |

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-18). Cuban deputies analyze youth policy implementation. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Deputies of Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) on Monday analyzed progress reached in rolling out the Comprehensive Policy for Children, Adolescents and Youth in Cuba.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-18). Guatemala PNC reports 25 detainees for extradition in 2023. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Guatemalan security forces have arrested 25 people for extradition purposes since last January till today, 21 of them for drug trafficking, reported the National Civil Police (PNC).

WSWS (2023-12-18). US city letter carriers union holds national meeting in New Orleans amid months-long silence on contract talks. wsws.org Contract negotiations remain stagnant for city carriers as reassignments and job cuts accelerate under Delivering for America.

WSWS (2023-12-18). The lioness, the oak tree, the matron: In loving memory of my mother, Helen Halyard. wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard given by her son, Jamal, to a memorial meeting for Comrade Helen held by the Socialist Equality Party (US) and the International Committee of the Fourth International on December 3.

Ann Brown (2023-12-18). Fact Check: Millionaires Live In Relatively Smaller Houses, Only 2600 Square Feet, Mortgage Is Paid Off. moguldom.com When it comes to the lifestyles of millionaires, there are often misconceptions about their housing preferences and financial choices. A recent study conducted as part of the National Study of Millionaires done through Ramsey Solutions sheds light on where millionaires call home and how they manage their mortgages. Most don't have a mortgage. Millionaires—and even …

ecns.cn (2023-12-18). New railroad linking Tianjin city with Beijing Daxing airport starts commercial operation Monday. ecns.cn A new high-speed railway that links North China's port city of Tianjin with Beijing Daxing International Airport (BDIA) will start commercial operation on Monday, according to China's state railway operator.

ecns.cn (2023-12-18). Over 5,000 Chinese suspects of economic crimes fleeing overseas apprehended from over 100 countries and regions: Ministry. ecns.cn More than 5,000 Chinese suspects of economic crimes fleeing overseas have been caught and arrested from over 100 countries and regions by the public security organs across the country since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

_____ (2023-12-18). Is the ICC Still Relevant? Not So, Says Brazil's Lula da Silva—and He Is Not Alone. transcend.org Brazil's President Lula da Silva questioned the value of a court that does not include the US, Russia, or China. The ICC cannot be that relevant considering that major powers do not submit to its jurisdiction. The ICC is about geopolitics as much as it is about international law.

_____ (2023-12-18). The Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court. transcend.org The intention behind the Rome Statute of 2002 in establishing the International Criminal Court is to prosecute the most serious crimes of international concern and to end impunity.

cameron orr (2023-12-18). Democracy, peace, and equality: today's anti-racist imperatives. cpusa.org The following report was presented by Eric Brooks on behalf of the African American Equality Commission to the December 3, 2023 CPUSA National Committee meeting. | Thank you comrades for the opportunity to present this report. | The African American Equality Commission (AAEC) welcomes the current upsurge in people's struggle in the U.S. The massive union struggles and huge marches demanding a ceasefire in Palestine reflect large segments of the U.S. population, including youth, rising up to defend human dignity and demand peace and a just economy. | Fascism thrives on racism, sexism, and xenophobia. It fosters…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-18). Monday 12/18: Webinar: Gaza & International Humanitarian Law. indybay.org

repost (2023-12-18). 470 Levi's Workers In Turkey Need Support. indybay.org Workers in Turkey who make Levis are fighting against union busting and need international solidarity…

Angela (2023-12-18). Wednesday 12/20: National Phonebank to Oppose US Money for War Crimes! indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

FRsfNE mARTy (2023-12-18). Saturday 6/8: Annual International Classic SF World Naked Bike Ride. indybay.org 11 am Gathering & 12pm Noon Start ( Times for All Rides&AfterParties ) | Rincon "Cupid's Arrow" Park, Folsom Street & The Embarcadero Drive, San Francisco USA…

National Homelessness Law Center (2023-12-18). Law Center Statement on 12% Increase in Homelessness. indybay.org Point in Time results must drive housing investments, not despair…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran's gas stations returning to normal after software problem disrupts services. presstv.ir The National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company says efforts are underway to fix a software problem which disrupted fuel supply across Iran, particularly in Tehran.

UMMID (2023-12-19). In new low for democracy, 92 Opp MPs suspended from Parliament in 10 days. ummid.com As many as 92 MPs from different opposition parties – 78 today i.e. Monday December 18, 2023 and 14 last week, have been suspended for the rest of Parliament's Winter Session for "disrupting" the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings.

WSWS (2023-12-18). A reading of the Gaza Monologues in Colombo, Sri Lanka. wsws.org "Wow, Gaza and Gaza's dreams… Our dream has become to die a good death, not live a good life"—Yasmeen Abu Amer…

infobrics (2023-12-18). Indias Strong Relationship with Russia: A 60-Year Engagement. infobrics.org Indias External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasizes the importance of Indias 60-year relationship with Russia, stating that it has saved India many times and should not be seen as a handicap…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-18). Prabir Purkayastha: Fighting the good fight from the Emergency to today. peoplesdispatch.org Writers, journalists, students, and activists gathered in India's capital for a discussion on the memoir of jailed Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha, expressing solidarity with him…

Pressenza IPA (2023-12-18). 3rd World March for Peace and Non-Violence Takes Off in the Asia Pacific. pressenza.com Humanists and Peace Advocates Chat with the Founder and Lay the Groundwork for the 3rd WM in the Asia Pacific: | Humanists from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, and Australia including friends from the UK, France, and Italy, got together to have a virtual chat with Rafael de la Rubia, about the up and coming 3rd World March of Peace and Non-violence. | Officially presented at the Congress of Deputies of Spain in Madrid on 2 October 2023, International Day of Nonviolence, in the Ernest Lluch Hall, the 3rd World March is being planned to start on October 2, 2024 from Costa Rica,…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-18). Fallecen al menos nueve personas tras estallido en fábrica de India. telesurtv.net La mayoría de los lesionados se halla en estado crítico. La Policía teme que la cifra de víctimas mortales ascienda durante las próximas horas.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-12-18). UAW President Fain, DSA congresspeople hold press conference to falsely posture as opponents of Gaza genocide. wsws.org Only a few minutes after the press conference, Democrats in Congress voted 147 to 73 in favor of the latest National Defense Authorization Act. The law includes $874.2 billion in funding for the US war machine, and includes provisions to fast-track sending weapons to the Israeli military.

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-18). US intelligence reveals alarming use of imprecise 'dumb bombs' by Israel in Gaza conflict. nationofchange.org Unguided munitions in Gaza: A critical examination of civilian risk and international response.

Editor (2023-12-18). Urgent int'l investigation needed to probe Israeli war crimes after Palestinian civilians buried alive at Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital. mronline.org Euro-Med Monitor teams are continuing to document what happened at Kamal Adwan Hospital today, and emphasized the need to open an international investigation into the horrific violations that the facility witnessed over the past several days against patients, displaced people, and medical staff as part of Israeli's deliberate and systematic targeting of health facilities in the Gaza Strip since 7 October.

ecns.cn (2023-12-18). U.S. senator's 'sewage garlic' claim draws ridicule. ecns.cn An anti-China hawk in the United States Congress recently claimed that China has compromised U.S. national security by exporting garlic bulbs raised in sewage.

Julia Conley, Commondreams. (2023-12-18). Starbucks Ordered To Reopen 23 Stores. popularresistance.org Like its alleged intimidation tactics and firing of workers who have led unionization efforts, Starbucks' closure of at least 23 stores amid a nationwide workers' rights push last year did not go unnoticed by federal regulators, who ordered the global coffee chain to reopen the locations on Wednesday. | The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint saying that eight of the shuttered stores were among the more than 360 Starbucks locations that have voted to unionize, and that executives did not notify the union, Starbucks Workers United, about the closures ahead of time—robbing organizers of a…

WSWS (2023-12-18). Australian government tries to thwart High Court challenges to new detention laws. wsws.org The Labor government's manoeuvre underscores how far it is prepared to go, hand-in-hand with the Liberal-National Coalition, to override even the limited protections in the Australian Constitution against arbitrary detention by executive decree.

WSWS (2023-12-18). Virginia county greenlights massive data center, imperiling Civil War battlefield. wsws.org The data center will bulldoze unprotected land and encroach on the boundaries of Manassas Battlefield National Park, staining the landscape for millions of visitors looking to understand the progressive revolutionary history of the United States…

Andrew Korybko (2023-12-18). The Walls Are Closing In On Zelensky As Politico Demands A Government Of National Unity. thealtworld.com

Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-18). Is Neoliberalism Really Dead? popularresistance.org t's happening again. Reports of the death of neoliberalism are once again proliferating. Just take a look at the UK Guardian. In the UK Guardian website, there is a whole series of stories whether it is "Neoliberalism is Dying," "The Rise and Fall of Neoliberalism," "Biden Just Declared the Death of Neoliberalism," "Is Neoliberalism Finally Over?," "Is Neoliberalism Finally Dead?" and "Is the Neoliberal Era Over Yet?" And of course there are also contrary views: "The National Institutes of Health Say Neoliberalism is Not Dead." And there is also a very interesting story in The Jacobin, which says "The Rumors are…

ecns.cn (2023-12-18). New railroad linking Tianjin city with Beijing Daxing airport starts commercial operation Monday. ecns.cn A new high-speed railway that links North China's port city of Tianjin with Beijing Daxing International Airport (BDIA) will start commercial operation on Monday, according to China's state railway operator.

ecns.cn (2023-12-18). Over 5,000 Chinese suspects of economic crimes fleeing overseas apprehended from over 100 countries and regions: Ministry. ecns.cn More than 5,000 Chinese suspects of economic crimes fleeing overseas have been caught and arrested from over 100 countries and regions by the public security organs across the country since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

WSWS (2023-12-18). US city letter carriers union holds national meeting in New Orleans amid months-long silence on contract talks. wsws.org Contract negotiations remain stagnant for city carriers as reassignments and job cuts accelerate under Delivering for America.

WSWS (2023-12-18). The lioness, the oak tree, the matron: In loving memory of my mother, Helen Halyard. wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard given by her son, Jamal, to a memorial meeting for Comrade Helen held by the Socialist Equality Party (US) and the International Committee of the Fourth International on December 3.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-18). Monday 12/18: Webinar: Gaza & International Humanitarian Law. indybay.org

repost (2023-12-18). 470 Levi's Workers In Turkey Need Support. indybay.org Workers in Turkey who make Levis are fighting against union busting and need international solidarity…

National Homelessness Law Center (2023-12-18). Law Center Statement on 12% Increase in Homelessness. indybay.org Point in Time results must drive housing investments, not despair…

Angela (2023-12-18). Wednesday 12/20: National Phonebank to Oppose US Money for War Crimes! indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

FRsfNE mARTy (2023-12-18). Saturday 6/8: Annual International Classic SF World Naked Bike Ride. indybay.org 11 am Gathering & 12pm Noon Start ( Times for All Rides&AfterParties ) | Rincon "Cupid's Arrow" Park, Folsom Street & The Embarcadero Drive, San Francisco USA…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran's gas stations returning to normal after software problem disrupts services. presstv.ir The National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company says efforts are underway to fix a software problem which disrupted fuel supply across Iran, particularly in Tehran.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Sickle cell disease explained. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide by Dec. 8 on a new therapy to treat sickle cell disease using gene editing technology called CRISPR, which stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. Approximately 250 million people worldwide carry the gene for sickle cell disease. It affects those with roots in Africa, Spanish-speaking regions in the Western Hemisphere, Saudi Arabia, India and Mediterranean countries. In the U.S., sickle cell disease is most common in…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-14). UNGA Discusses Gaza Ceasefire After US Veto In Security Council. popularresistance.org The United Nation General Assembly is meeting on Tuesday, December 12 in an emergency session to discuss the Israeli war in Gaza. This is after Egypt and Mauritania jointly invoked the rarely-used resolution 377 A (V) on Monday. | The move follows the failure of the UN Security Council last week to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza due to a US veto. | The Uniting for Peace resolution was invoked by Egypt as the chair of the Arab group in the UN and Mauritania as the chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. | The resolution was first adopted by the General Assembly in November 1950 during…

Staff (2023-12-14). Parliament security breach: Case registered under UAPA. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Delhi Police has registered a case under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the Parliament security breach, officials said on Thursday. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack on Wednesday, two persons — Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D — jumped into …

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2023-12-14). Assam govt converts 1281 Madrasas into general schools. muslimmirror.com The Assam government has renamed at least 1281 Madrasas across 31 districts in the state and turned them into general schools, officials said on Thursday. Taking to his X handle, state education minister Ranoj Pegu shared the information. He wrote, "Consequent to conversion of all Govt and Provincialised Madrasas into general schools under Board of …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-14). Al-Qassam resistance fighters fire TBG anti-tank projectile towards an Israeli force hiding inside a building and engage in fierce clashes with the occupation forces. english.almanar.com.lb

Staff (2023-12-14). Assam govt converts 1281 Madrasas into general schools. muslimmirror.com The Assam government has renamed at least 1281 Madrasas across 31 districts in the state and turned them into general schools, officials said on Thursday. Taking to his X handle, state education minister Ranoj Pegu shared the information. He wrote, "Consequent to conversion of all Govt and Provincialised Madrasas into general schools under Board of …

Angela (2023-12-14). Wednesday 12/13: National Phonebank to Oppose US Money for War Crimes! indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-14). Friday 12/15: International Human Rights Day Community Art Build and Teach-In. indybay.org 1555 Irving St. | San Francisco, CA…

Anonymous Contributor (2023-12-14). The CIPOG-EZ Denounces Narco-Paramilitary Groups and the State. itsgoingdown.org Statement from the Popular Indigenous Council of Guerrero-Emiliano Zapata (CIPOG-EZ) denouncing state repression and infiltration of popular organizations. To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the National Indigenous Congress To the Indigenous Governing Council To the Signers of the Declaration for Life To the Networks of Resistance and Rebellion To the National and International…

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-14). Senate Passes Massive $886 Billion National Defense Authorization Act. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, the Senate passed the mammoth $886 billion 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which funds the Pentagon and military spending in other government agencies. The bill passed in a vote of 87-13, with six Democrats, six Republicans, and one Independent voting against it. This NDAA now heads to the House, where it's expected …

Demetrius Johnson, Sherrie Anne Hart, NDN Collective. (2023-12-14). NDN Collective's Second Week At COP28 In Dubai. popularresistance.org For three weeks, members of NDN Collective's Policy and Advocacy, Regional Deep Dive program, NDN Fund, Communications, Tactical Media, and Creative Resistance Teams, have been on the ground in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Our second week of being on the ground began with the official opening of the United Nations 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) and opening of the International Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion. It was also filled with panels and discussions with panels, side events, participating in actions to uplift the Indigenous caucus' priorities, and tracking negotiations and meeting with government offic…

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Event mourns victims of Nanjing Massacre. ecns.cn Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was the focal point of a national ceremony commemorating the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre on Wednesday, the 86th anniversary of the start of the murderous rampage by invading Japanese troops in 1937.

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2023-12-14). The United States Is Losing Allies On Gaza. popularresistance.org The United States is facing growing domestic and international opposition to its support for the ongoing genocide in Gaza. | Defying the U.S. and Israel, the U.N. General Assembly voted on Tuesday, 153 nations in favor with 10 against, and 23 abstentions for an immediate end to the killing. | Most significantly, the vote on Tuesday showed a slew of U.S. allies abandoning Washington on Gaza. | It is the second time in the past six weeks that the Assembly voted for a permanent ceasefire. On Oct. 27, the vote was 120 in favor, 14 against and 45 abstentions. | After witnessing six more weeks of genocide, 33 more nati…

John Feffer (2023-12-14). Rescuing Realpolitik From Henry Kissinger. counterpunch.org Henry Kissinger wrote his doctoral dissertation about Europe's "long peace" after the defeat of Napoleon, focusing on how conservative statesmen negotiated the Concert of Europe through a mixture of diplomacy and military power. Kissinger was enamored of this approach to achieving an "equilibrium of forces." The lesson he absorbed, and later applied as a presidential

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2023-12-14). Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide. counterpunch.org On Friday, December 8, the UN Security Council met under Article 99 for only the fourth time in the UN's history. Article 99 is an emergency provision that allows the Secretary General to summon the Council to respond to a crisis that "threatens the maintenance of international peace and security." The previous occasions were the

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Australia plans to halve migrant intake, tighten student visa rules. presstv.ir Australia says it will tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Hamas welcomes UN General Assembly vote for immediate Gaza truce. presstv.ir Hamas welcomes a UN General Assembly resolution calling for mounted international pressure on Israel to stop its aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Robert Koehler (2023-12-14). Takes One to Know One. counterpunch.org There are a number of blatant ways for terrorist organizations — by which I mean national governments — to justify committing mass murder. Once you start killing, it's hard to stop. But you have to justify what you're doing — a process humanity has been engaged in since the dawn of civilization. We call it

Norman Solomon (2023-12-14). Conformist Media Outlets Hide Realities of Power. Noam Chomsky Exposes Them. counterpunch.org One of the rare times that Noam Chomsky's name has been mentioned on a big national NPR program came two months ago. On "Weekend Edition" in mid-October, a week into Israel's murderous assault on civilians in Gaza, a correspondent reported while visiting a bookstore owned by a Palestinian in Jerusalem: "I'm seeing a lot of

Andy Kroll (2023-12-14). Unilateral Sanity Could Save the World. tomdispatch.com Top American officials in the "national security" establishment are notably good at smooth rhetoric and convenient silences. Their scant regard for truth or human life has changed remarkably little since 1971 when Daniel Ellsberg risked decades in prison to leak the Pentagon Papers to the world. During the years between then and his death six months ago, he was a tireless writer, speaker, and activist. Most people remember him, of course, as the whistleblower who exposed voluminous official lies about the Vietnam War by providing 7,000 top-secret pages of classified documents to the New York Times and other newsp…

Black Alliance For Peace, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-14). On Human Rights Day; The US Is The Greatest Violator Of Human Rights. popularresistance.org As the international community celebrates December 10th as International Human Rights Day, it is imperative that the world also affirm that violators of the fundamental human rights of peoples and nations will be held accountable. | From the war in Ukraine to mass incarceration of Black, Latino and Native Peoples in the U.S. to Obama's ongoing war in Yemen to murderous economic sanctions, coups, assassinations, war and abandonment of Afghanistan, international arms sales, commodification of COVID vaccines, illegal military occupations in Syria and Iraq, the pending invasion of Haiti and the resource wars in the D…

Jordan AK (2023-12-14). Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is an ecological disaster. greenleft.org.au As international solidarity with Palestinian people predicated on human rights continues to develop, it is intersecting with growing outrage over the environmental cost of war, writes Jordan AK.

Ana Perdigón (2023-12-14). Venezuela's 2024 Budget Prioritizes Social Investment. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez presented the nation's budget for the year 2024 to the National Assembly earlier today. The budget earmarks 77% for social investment. | The budget totaled 729 billion bolívars (USD 20.5 billion). The vice president explained that ordinary income represents 38.8% of the budget, extraordinary income represents 47.8%, and represents debt 13.4%. It is estimated that assets will be allocated to development projects of the Homeland Plan (Plan de la Patria). | She said that, for the first time, the defense of Guayana Esequiba was included in the nation's budget, in compliance w…

Carlos L. Garrido (2023-12-14). Why Are Intellectuals Divorced from Working People? dissidentvoice.org This article is a transcript of a presentation for a panel on the subject, hosted by the International Manifesto Group, the Critical Theory Workshop, and the Midwestern Marx Institute, with other presentations from Gabriel Rockhill, Radhika Desai, Glenn Diesen, and Noah Khrachvik. The question we are exploring today, concerning the divorce of intellectuals and the …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-14). Iran Warns of "Extraordinary Problems" If US Forms Multinational Red Sea Force. english.almanar.com.lb Iran's Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani warned that a proposed US-backed multinational task force allegedly "to protect shipping in the Red Sea" would face extraordinary problems, official Iranian media reported on Thursday. Ashtiani's comments came after the United States said last week it was in talks with other countries to set up a task force …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Consumer Health: Do you know the signs of inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 1—7, which makes this a good time to learn about the signs and symptoms of these disorders. Researchers estimate that more than half a million people in the U.S. have Crohn's disease, and 600,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Consumer Health: Wash your hands to stay healthy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Handwashing Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 3—9, so this is a good time for a reminder that washing your hands is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Keeping hands clean can prevent 1 in 3 diarrhea-related illnesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hand-washing is an easy way to prevent infection. As you touch people, surfaces and objects throughout the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Consumer Health: Flu vaccination and cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Influenza Vaccination Week will be observed Dec. 4—8, which makes this a good time to learn more about the flu and why it's especially important that you get a flu shot if you have cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mayo Clinic recommend a yearly flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older, with rare exceptions. Vaccination is your best defense against flu. If you haven't gotten your flu shot yet, now's the time. For…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin achieves Magnet designation for nursing excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin has achieved Magnet designation, the highest national honor for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Mayo Clinic Health System received the recognition on Nov. 29 as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest…

Staff (2023-12-14). Unilateral Sanity Could Save the World. scheerpost.com Daniel Ellsberg by Christopher Michel is licensed under CC BY 2.0 / Flickr By Norman Solomon / TomDispatch Top American officials in the "national security" establishment are notably good at smooth rhetoric and convenient silences. Their scant regard for truth or human life has changed remarkably little since 1971 when Daniel Ellsberg risked decades in prison to leak the Pentagon Papers …

teleSUR (2023-12-14). DR: Airports Measures Redoubled, Higher Flow of Traffic. telesurenglish.net The Dominican government announced on Wednesday that it is reinforcing measures to guarantee the security of users in airport terminals during the current season, in which the number of nationals residing in other countries and vacationers is increasing. | RELATED: | This was announced by Brigadier General Floréal Suárez Martínez, director general of the Specialized Airport and Civil Aviation Security Corps (Cesac). | During a meeting with se…

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Jamaica: Important Heritage Site Undergoing Renovations. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Seville's Heritage Park showcases its rich history as a cultural, tourist and educational attraction following a $23 million renovation, local media outlet The Gleaner reported. | RELATED: | According to official data, the restoration of the Seville began in 2009 and, through a memorandum of understanding with the Spanish Jamaica Foundation, exhibitions on important periods of national history are now being mounted, sai…

The Independent (2023-12-14). Bailiffs: Gaddafi National Mosque not for sale. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) property atop Old Kampala Hill including Gaddafi National Mosque, previously on the brink of an auction due to debt exceeding sh18 billion owed to businessman Justus Kyabahwa, has been excluded from the list of assets set for sale. Louiza Auctioneers and Court Bailiffs …

The Independent (2023-12-14). Uganda to carry out its 6th census in May 2024. independent.co.ug KAMPALA,UGANDA | Xinhua| Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has rallied the country's citizens to embrace the 6th national population and housing census scheduled for May next year. Museveni launched the census in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, Tuesday when he said the exercise would help the government to plan better for its citizens. "The aim seems …

thecommunists (2023-12-14). Cuba to international meet: Never before has world peace been so threatened. thecommunists.org The following speech was made on behalf of the Communist Party of Cuba by the party's head of international relations Emilio Lozada Garcia at the 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties in Turkey on 20 October 2023. ***** Dear Kemal Okuyan, general secretary of the Communist party of Türkiye, Dear comrades, brothers and …

Vijay Prashad (2023-12-14). We Fight with Our Eyes. We Plant Seeds with Our Hands. We Will Watch the Wheat Fill the Valley. dissidentvoice.org Medu Art Ensemble (Botswana), Shades of Change, 1982. This two-man play, set in a prison cell, was written by Mongane Wally Serote. Credit: Medu Art Ensemble via Freedom Park In the ancient time of national liberation, when partisans walked among the people in rural hamlets or small towns, they carried their message forward in the …

Workers World Party (2023-12-14). PDF of December 14 print issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Palestine will be free! U.S. imperialism: 'the head of the snake' Statements fromm PFLP and Hamas Editorial: Which forces promote Israeli terrorism? More on Palestine: Protests in Denver, Harrisburg, Portland Stunning rebuke to U.S. Solidarity of women Rafah and Khan Younis UAW resolution International Assembly Against Imperialism . . . |

Staff (2023-12-14). Shahi Idgah row: HC likely to pass order on appointment of advocate commissioner. muslimmirror.com Prayagraj : The Allahabad High Court is likely to deliver on Thursday its order on an application seeking appointment of a court-monitored advocate commissioner to survey the Shahi Idgah premises adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. On November 16, Justice Mayank Kumar Jain had reserved the order on the application after hearing the …

Staff (2023-12-14). Shahi Idgah row: HC likely to pass order on appointment of advocate commissioner. muslimmirror.com Prayagraj : The Allahabad High Court is likely to deliver on Thursday its order on an application seeking appointment of a court-monitored advocate commissioner to survey the Shahi Idgah premises adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. On November 16, Justice Mayank Kumar Jain had reserved the order on the application after hearing the …

geo.tv (2023-12-13). Snubbing Modi, Biden likely to skip Indian Republic Day celebrations. geo.tv US official says Biden highly unlikely to visit after India's assassination plan to execute Sikh leader was exposed…

geo.tv (2023-12-13). OIC 'concerned' over Indian SC verdict upholding decision to abrogate IIOJK special status. geo.tv OIC reiterates its call to reverse all illegal and unilateral measures taken by India since Aug 2019…

geo.tv (2023-12-13). Two protestors jump into Indian parliament from gallery in major security breach. geo.tv Those who breached security have been detained…

Staff (2023-12-13). India rejects OIC's comments on SC verdict on J-K. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : India on Wednesday strongly rejected the comments by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressing concern over the Supreme Court's verdict upholding the 2019 revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the OIC's action at the behest …

Staff (2023-12-13). India votes for UNGA resolution for Gaza ceasefire. muslimmirror.com United Nations : Faced with the "challenge" to "strike the right balance", India has joined the General Assembly's call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, reversing its earlier position of abstaining. After the resolution was adopted on Tuesday with 153 votes, India's Permanent Representative to UN, Ruchira Kamboj, outlined the …

Staff (2023-12-13). Turning defeat into opportunity: The silver lining for INDAI in recent assembly election. muslimmirror.com By Dr M Qutubuddin The recent outcomes of the five state assembly elections seem to present a formidable blow to the INDAI (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) particularly its major constituent, the Congress party, and perhaps, to the progressive and democratic ideals in India. The results appear to underscore the dominance of Hindutva ideology in …

Staff (2023-12-13). Turning defeat into opportunity: The silver lining for INDIA in recent assembly election. muslimmirror.com By Dr M Qutubuddin The recent outcomes of the five state assembly elections seem to present a formidable blow to the INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) particularly its major constituent, the Congress party, and perhaps, to the progressive and democratic ideals in India. The results appear to underscore the dominance of Hindutva ideology in …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Sickle cell disease explained. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide by Dec. 8 on a new therapy to treat sickle cell disease using gene editing technology called CRISPR, which stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. Approximately 250 million people worldwide carry the gene for sickle cell disease. It affects those with roots in Africa, Spanish-speaking regions in the Western Hemisphere, Saudi Arabia, India and Mediterranean countries. In the U.S., sickle cell disease is most common in…

telegraphindia.com (2023-12-13). Biden administration concerned over Israel's use of white phosphorus supplied by US violating international lawThe Biden administration said on Monday that it is looking into reports by Amnesty International and The Washington Post that Israel used white phosphorus supplied by the US in violation of international law.

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-14). UNGA Discusses Gaza Ceasefire After US Veto In Security Council. popularresistance.org The United Nation General Assembly is meeting on Tuesday, December 12 in an emergency session to discuss the Israeli war in Gaza. This is after Egypt and Mauritania jointly invoked the rarely-used resolution 377 A (V) on Monday. | The move follows the failure of the UN Security Council last week to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza due to a US veto. | The Uniting for Peace resolution was invoked by Egypt as the chair of the Arab group in the UN and Mauritania as the chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. | The resolution was first adopted by the General Assembly in November 1950 during…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-13). British Workers Organize To Defeat The Tory Anti-Strike Laws. popularresistance.org Trade unions and left-wing sections in the UK are gearing up to challenge the anti-strike laws of the Tory government. The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 passed on July 20 this year came into effect in some of the key sectors in the UK from December 8. | Major trade unions in the country, including Unite Union, Fire Brigades Union, National Education Union, Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), UNISON, Communication Workers Union (CWU), and the National Union of Rail, and the Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) gathered at the special conference of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on December 9, S…

Staff (2023-12-14). Parliament security breach: Case registered under UAPA. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Delhi Police has registered a case under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the Parliament security breach, officials said on Thursday. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack on Wednesday, two persons — Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D — jumped into …

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-13). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas. greenleft.org.au

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-13). ECOWAS to hold talks with Niger as Sahel states moves to expand ties. peoplesdispatch.org The West African regional bloc has decided to negotiate with Niamey for a "short transition roadmap" that can potentially lift sweeping economic sanctions. Meanwhile, Niger, along with Mali and Burkina Faso, is strengthening regional integration…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-13). ECOWAS to hold talks with Niger as Sahel states move to expand ties. peoplesdispatch.org The West African regional bloc has decided to negotiate with Niamey for a "short transition roadmap" that can potentially lift sweeping economic sanctions. Meanwhile, Niger, along with Mali and Burkina Faso, is strengthening regional integration…

Staff (2023-12-13). Jammu and Kashmir High Court orders release of Journalist Asif Sultan after 5 years. muslimmirror.com The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the preventive detention order imposed on journalist Asif Sultan by the Srinagar District Magistrate. The court, headed by Justice V C Koul, said that Sultan's fundamental right to a fair appeal was obstructed due to inadequate provision of detention records and evidence. Asif Sultan has been held …

Staff (2023-12-13). SC Judgment on Article 370 is beyond "Kafkaesque" muslimmirror.com By Syed Ali Mujtaba The Supreme Court judgment in favor of the BJP government that abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution and scrapped the special status granted to the then State of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) on August 5, 370 has become a matter of debate. A lot has been written on the Presidential Order …

Staff (2023-12-14). Assam govt converts 1281 Madrasas into general schools. muslimmirror.com The Assam government has renamed at least 1281 Madrasas across 31 districts in the state and turned them into general schools, officials said on Thursday. Taking to his X handle, state education minister Ranoj Pegu shared the information. He wrote, "Consequent to conversion of all Govt and Provincialised Madrasas into general schools under Board of …

Staff (2023-12-14). Assam govt converts 1281 Madrasas into general schools. muslimmirror.com The Assam government has renamed at least 1281 Madrasas across 31 districts in the state and turned them into general schools, officials said on Thursday. Taking to his X handle, state education minister Ranoj Pegu shared the information. He wrote, "Consequent to conversion of all Govt and Provincialised Madrasas into general schools under Board of …

Angela (2023-12-14). Wednesday 12/13: National Phonebank to Oppose US Money for War Crimes! indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-12-14). Friday 12/15: International Human Rights Day Community Art Build and Teach-In. indybay.org 1555 Irving St. | San Francisco, CA…

Anonymous Contributor (2023-12-14). The CIPOG-EZ Denounces Narco-Paramilitary Groups and the State. itsgoingdown.org Statement from the Popular Indigenous Council of Guerrero-Emiliano Zapata (CIPOG-EZ) denouncing state repression and infiltration of popular organizations. To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the National Indigenous Congress To the Indigenous Governing Council To the Signers of the Declaration for Life To the Networks of Resistance and Rebellion To the National and International…

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-14). Senate Passes Massive $886 Billion National Defense Authorization Act. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, the Senate passed the mammoth $886 billion 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which funds the Pentagon and military spending in other government agencies. The bill passed in a vote of 87-13, with six Democrats, six Republicans, and one Independent voting against it. This NDAA now heads to the House, where it's expected …

Demetrius Johnson, Sherrie Anne Hart, NDN Collective. (2023-12-14). NDN Collective's Second Week At COP28 In Dubai. popularresistance.org For three weeks, members of NDN Collective's Policy and Advocacy, Regional Deep Dive program, NDN Fund, Communications, Tactical Media, and Creative Resistance Teams, have been on the ground in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Our second week of being on the ground began with the official opening of the United Nations 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) and opening of the International Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion. It was also filled with panels and discussions with panels, side events, participating in actions to uplift the Indigenous caucus' priorities, and tracking negotiations and meeting with government offic…

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Event mourns victims of Nanjing Massacre. ecns.cn Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was the focal point of a national ceremony commemorating the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre on Wednesday, the 86th anniversary of the start of the murderous rampage by invading Japanese troops in 1937.

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2023-12-14). The United States Is Losing Allies On Gaza. popularresistance.org The United States is facing growing domestic and international opposition to its support for the ongoing genocide in Gaza. | Defying the U.S. and Israel, the U.N. General Assembly voted on Tuesday, 153 nations in favor with 10 against, and 23 abstentions for an immediate end to the killing. | Most significantly, the vote on Tuesday showed a slew of U.S. allies abandoning Washington on Gaza. | It is the second time in the past six weeks that the Assembly voted for a permanent ceasefire. On Oct. 27, the vote was 120 in favor, 14 against and 45 abstentions. | After witnessing six more weeks of genocide, 33 more nati…

John Feffer (2023-12-14). Rescuing Realpolitik From Henry Kissinger. counterpunch.org Henry Kissinger wrote his doctoral dissertation about Europe's "long peace" after the defeat of Napoleon, focusing on how conservative statesmen negotiated the Concert of Europe through a mixture of diplomacy and military power. Kissinger was enamored of this approach to achieving an "equilibrium of forces." The lesson he absorbed, and later applied as a presidential

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2023-12-14). Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide. counterpunch.org On Friday, December 8, the UN Security Council met under Article 99 for only the fourth time in the UN's history. Article 99 is an emergency provision that allows the Secretary General to summon the Council to respond to a crisis that "threatens the maintenance of international peace and security." The previous occasions were the

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Australia plans to halve migrant intake, tighten student visa rules. presstv.ir Australia says it will tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Hamas welcomes UN General Assembly vote for immediate Gaza truce. presstv.ir Hamas welcomes a UN General Assembly resolution calling for mounted international pressure on Israel to stop its aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Robert Koehler (2023-12-14). Takes One to Know One. counterpunch.org There are a number of blatant ways for terrorist organizations — by which I mean national governments — to justify committing mass murder. Once you start killing, it's hard to stop. But you have to justify what you're doing — a process humanity has been engaged in since the dawn of civilization. We call it

Aina J Khan (2023-12-13). Israel-Palestine: Ten Israeli soldiers, including senior colonel, killed in Gaza ambush. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine: Ten Israeli soldiers, including senior colonel, killed in Gaza ambush | Meanwhile, White House national security adviser plans to travel to Israel after President Biden said Israel was losing international support over its 'indiscriminate bombing' of Gaza | Wed, 12/13/2023 – 10: 47 | Israeli soldiers prepare to go to the Gaza Strip, near the border area in southern Israel on 13 D…

Aina J Khan (2023-12-13). Israel-Palestine: Ten Israeli soldiers, including senior colonel, killed in Gaza ambush. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine: Ten Israeli soldiers, including senior colonel, killed in Gaza ambush | Meanwhile, White House national security advisor plans to travel to Israel after President Biden said Israel was losing international support over its 'indiscriminate bombing' of Gaza | Wed, 12/13/2023 – 10: 47 | In southern Israel near the frontier with Gaza, Israeli soldiers prepare to go to the Gaza Strip…

Angela (2023-12-13). Wednesday 12/13: National Phonebank to Oppose US Money for War Crimes! indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Cesar Chelala (2023-12-13). Changing U.S. Policy on Gaza is Overdue. counterpunch.org The overwhelming U.N. General Assembly vote for a cease-fire in Gaza is the clearest demonstration of the desires of the international community to end the Gaza massacre. The U.N. General Assembly vote follows the U.N. Security Council vote demanding a cease-fire that was only opposed by the U.S., with Great Britain abstaining. While U.N. Security

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-13). Israel Says Gaza Onslaught Will Continue 'With or Without' World Support. news.antiwar.com Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday vowed that the brutal Israeli assault on Gaza will continue "with or without" global support after the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in support of a ceasefire. "Israel will continue the war against Hamas with or without international support. A ceasefire at the current stage is a gift …

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). 126 drugs to be added to national basic medical insurance. ecns.cn China will add 126 drugs to a revised national basic medical insurance list, the National Healthcare Security Administration said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Xi meets chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, met on Wednesday with Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Snowfall in Beijing causes flight, train delays and personal injury. ecns.cn Affected by the first snow this winter, 465 flights were canceled at the Beijing Capital International Airport and 216 at the Beijing Daxing International Airport.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). China's national railway sees increase of passengers. ecns.cn China's national railway network handled 3.56 billion passenger trips from January to November, a year-on-year increase of 126 percent, according the national railway operator China State Railway Group.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). China marks 10th National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre victims. ecns.cn China holds the national memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Hong Kong and Zhuhai airports start transfer service. ecns.cn The "Fly from Hong Kong via Zhuhai" policy, which took effect on Tuesday, allows travelers arriving at Zhuhai Jinwan Airport on the Chinese Mainland to travel via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to Hong Kong International Airport to fly to overseas destinations without going through immigration in Hong Kong. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Cargo train trips exceed 9,000 via land-sea trade corridor in 2023. ecns.cn Cargo train trips via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor had exceeded 9,000 this year as of Tuesday, backed by vigorous trade between China and Southeast Asian countries. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). China's national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for Nanjing Massacre victims. ecns.cn China's national flag was flown at half-mast during a memorial ceremony held on Wednesday in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, to mourn the Nanjing Massacre victims. "ÄÄ…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-13). Almost a million Salvadorans registered to vote abroad. plenglish.com San Salvador, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Nearly one million Salvadorans with Unique Identity Documents (DUI) will be able to vote from abroad in the 2024 elections, reported today Fernando Velasco, president of the National Registry of Natural Persons (RNPN).

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-13). Daniel Diez in memory of Cuba and Televisión Serrana. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The Fernando Birri Prize of the International School of Cinema and Television (EICTV) was awarded to "Televisión Serrana," a project founded in Cuba 30 years ago by its creator, recently deceased Daniel Diez.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-13). Israeli Soldiers Executing Women and Children While the World Refuses to Invoke the Genocide Convention. libya360.wordpress.com Craig Murray To the world's diplomats the enormity of a genocide appears less troubling than the enormity of doing something about it. Al Jazeera are leading their news with the execution of Palestinian civilians, including women and toddlers, inside the school in Jabalia where they were sheltering. They were all shot at point blank range, with…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-13). Malaysia Must Invoke the Genocide Convention. libya360.wordpress.com Syed Hamid Albar Children react following an Israeli air strike on Palestinian houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip December 12, 2023. Since October 2023, the world has witnessed Israel's unrelenting assault on the Palestinian people. At the time of writing, at…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-13). Palestine and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 Years Later. libya360.wordpress.com Maha Abdullah, Aseil Abu-Baker, Lina Ali, & Marya Farah United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Center) speaks during a press conference at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, October 20, 2023. (Photo: © Gehad Hamdy/dpa via ZUMA Press/APA Images) The system of international law affords impunity to the strong, while the weak…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-13). Palestine: Understanding Yemen's Role. libya360.wordpress.com The Yemeni Armed Forces announced that it had launched two direct attacks on Israeli ships in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait off Yemen's coast on December 3. The spokesperson for the Forces said that the attacks were in response to the demands of the Yemeni people and the "free people of our Arab and Islamic nation,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-13). Rebuilding Gush Katif: The Scheme to Return Jewish Settlers to Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com William Van Wagenen Once viewed as a fringe group, Israel's messianic settler movement holds the reins of power today. Their plans for the ethnic cleansing and resettlement of Gaza needed only two things: a big war and an extremist government. Almost three weeks into Israel's bloody ground invasion of Gaza, an Israeli soldier filmed a…

Ju-Hyun Park, The Real News Network. (2023-12-13). Why Activists Shut Down The 2023 APEC Summit In San Francisco. popularresistance.org From Nov. 11-17, leaders from 20 nations across the Pacific Rim gathered in San Francisco for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. An activist coalition known as No to APEC greeted the visiting world leaders with a countersummit decrying APEC as a forum to advance the interests of transnational corporations at the expense of workers and the environment. While the Biden administration worked to construct a new free trade regime in the Pacific exclusive of China, known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), grassroots organizations in the No to APEC Coalition advanced an alternate vis…

kwjorinoco (2023-12-13). Milei's Argentina to Finalize Theft of Venezuelan 747 Cargo Jet. orinocotribune.com The airplane belonging to the Venezuelan firm EMTRASUR, affiliated with Conviasa, which was illegally detained at the Ezeiza International Airport in June 2022 was moved from the maintenance runway after an Argentine court ratified the confiscation of the aircraft following a US request. | The transfer took place one day after the inauguration of far-right president Javier Milei in the South American nation. | The Boeing 747-300 was detained in Argentina in June 2022 at the request of Washington, which alleged that its sales process was "illegal" because, according to a United States (US) judge, it violated the u…

National American Renaissance Movement (2023-12-13). Report Federal and State Crimes to Grand Jury Concerning COVID-19: Petition to New Jersey Governor Murphy, Attorney General Platkin and County Prosecutors. globalresearch.ca

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-12-13). Cuba urges to respect the Guatemalan people's will. plenglish.com On X, Rodriguez posted that Cuba will be represented at the ceremony of transfer of Presidential Command to President-elect Bernardo Arevalo. | Guatemalan president-elect who must take office on January 14 has been denouncing attempts to destabilize and interrupt the democratic process in his country, where the Attorney General's Office intends to annul the election results. | Arevalo assured that the investigations have political overtones, and he described as absurd and illegal the actions of the Public Prosecutor's Office. | Different Guatemalan and international organizations coincided in deploring the maneu…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-12-13). Venezuela's National Assembly approves 2024 budget. plenglish.com Caracas, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's National Assembly approved Wednesday on the first debate the 2024 Budget Bill amounting to over USD.5 billion and allocated to a greater extent to social attention.

presstv.ir (2023-12-13). Australia plans to halve migrant intake, tighten student visa rules. presstv.ir Australia says it will tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers.

presstv.ir (2023-12-13). Hamas welcomes UN General Assembly vote for immediate Gaza truce. presstv.ir Hamas welcomes a UN General Assembly resolution calling for mounted international pressure on Israel to stop its aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Redacción Chile (2023-12-13). Human Rights and education. pressenza.com On 10 December, Human Rights Day (HRD) was celebrated all over the world, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris in 1948. This declaration was a very important historical milestone in human civilisation, in its articles it enshrines the inalienable rights that every person has as a human being, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political position, socio-economic status, nationality or any other condition. These are rights that must be promoted and protected throughout the world. | It is now 75 years and it is worth asking ourselve…

Redacción Chile (2023-12-13). Human Rights: Laura Rodríguez and the Villa Grimaldi Peace Park. pressenza.com We publish here the words of the humanist Dario Ergas on the occasion of the installation of a plaque in homage to Deputy Laura Rodríguez in the Villa Grimaldi Peace Park, which she helped to found in the years immediately following the recovery of democracy in Chile. | This recognition took place on International Human Rights Day."Dear friends, comrades, dear family. | Coming to Villa Grimaldi, to the Villa Grimaldi Peace Park, is not easy. | It requires an intention, to want to immerse oneself in the memory of pain; of what should never have happened, but we force ourselves, to have in mind what we must not rep…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-13). COP28: Self-proclaimed elites have mistakenly got the idea that they can lord their perverse ideology over us. expose-news.com International Monetary Fund ("IMF") Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is driving a global carbon tax policy. This tax needs to go up, up and up to accelerate decarbonisation, she said on the sidelines …

Rédaction Montréal (2023-12-13). Joint Statement by the Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand for a ceasefire in Gaza. pressenza.com In a statement released today, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand ask for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. | It's the first time since the war started on October 7 that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza."We recognize Israel's right to exist and defend itself. In defending itself, Israel must respect international humanitarian law. Civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected. We are gravely concerned by the reduction of the security zone reserved for civilians in Gaza. The price of defeating Hamas cannot be the continued suffering of all Palestinian civ…

Staff (2023-12-13). Phase Down, Not Phase Out: COP28 Deal on Fossil Fuels Disappoints Activists & Vulnerable States. democracynow.org As the United Nations climate summit ends with nations pledging to transition away from fossil fuels instead of explicitly calling for a fossil fuel phaseout, we go to the COP28 site in Dubai for a debrief with Asad Rehman, spokesperson for the Climate Justice Coalition. He says the deal overseen by COP28 president and head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Sultan Al Jaber is a "very weak text" with "lots of loopholes" that allows rich countries to avoid responsibility. "If you're an oil and gas baron and CEO, you must be rubbing your hands with glee," says Rehman. &#…

Staff (2023-12-13). Defense of Guayana Esequiba Commission Initiates Operations. orinocotribune.com On Monday, Venezuela installed the High National Commission for the Defense and Recovery of Guayana Esequiba, tasked with implementing President Nicolás Maduro's action plans to protect the country's territory in the ongoing border dispute with Guyana. | The commission is chaired by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, along with National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, Supreme Court Chief Justice Gladys Gutiérrez, and Attorney General Tarek William Saab. The ceremony was attended by representatives from various government bodies, including the Defense Council, the Federal Government Council, and the National Secu…

Steven Greenhouse, In These Times. (2023-12-13). Starbucks' Offer To Resume Contract Talks Comes With Serious Fine Print. popularresistance.org Starbucks received lots of favorable press when it told its workers' union that it wanted to resume contract talks. The move was a much-needed PR boost for a company whose recent battles with the union have stirred bad press and contributed to sinking stock prices. A top Starbucks official wrote to the union's president on Friday saying the company wanted to end the bargaining impasse‚Äâ—‚Äâone caused by the coffee chain's refusal to hold any negotiating sessions for more than six months. As a result of that refusal, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has repeatedly…

The Independent (2023-12-13). Sh60 billion anti-tick vaccine production facility nears completion. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a sh60-billion anti-tick vaccine production facility at Nakyesasa in Nalukulongo, Wakiso District will be concluded in April 2023, according to the National Agricultural Research Organisation — NARO. In October 2022, NARO, officially commenced field trials of the anti-tick vaccine dubbed TicVac-U which was developed by Makerere …

The Independent (2023-12-13). UPDF Kills Two ADF Rebels, Captures Commander in Kibale Forest. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) have reported the fatal shooting of two suspected rebels affiliated with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the capture of their commander within the Kibale Forest National Park, located in Kamwenge district. Gen. Felix Kulayigye, the UPDF spokesperson, confirmed the incident in an interview …

The Independent (2023-12-13). Voting ends in Egypt's presidential election. independent.co.ug CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Egypt concluded on Tuesday the three-day voting in the presidential election as the vote-counting process started immediately, according to the National Election Authority (NEA). The timetable previously released by the NEA indicated that the vote-counting, which started after 9: 00 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on Tuesday, will be completed on …

The Tricontinental (2023-12-13). Dossier no. 71: Culture as a weapon of struggle: The Medu Art Ensemble and Southern African Liberation. mronline.org The story of Medu is not just a South or southern African story, but an international one. No single liberation struggle can exist without the circulation and exchange of ideas, strategies, material resources, political solidarity, and culture across the globe.

Timothy Holdiness (2023-12-13). Gun Violence is a Reflection of Us All. counterpunch.org In the streets of Bogalusa, Louisiana, a sadly familiar scene unfolds—the mournful wail of sirens, the piercing flash of blue lights, and another community shaken by the harsh crack of gunfire. This is a recurring nightmare echoing across Louisiana, reflecting a national crisis that grips the heart of America. This isn't just about statistics; it's

Tom Unterrainer (2023-12-13). A Resounding Rejection of Nuclearism at the UN. counterpunch.org The non-nuclear majority met in New York between 27 November and 1 December for the Second Meeting of States Parties (2MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This coming together was not simply 'non-nuclear' but decidedly anti-nuclear in outlook and approach.

Tom Unterrainer (2023-12-13). A Resounding Rejection of Nuclearism at the UN. counterpunch.org The non-nuclear majority met in New York between 27 November and 1 December for the Second Meeting of States Parties (2MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This coming together was not simply 'non-nuclear' but decidedly anti-nuclear in outlook and approach. The TPNW represents many things: a 'work in progress', a

WSWS (2023-12-13). "The attack on the SEP members is an attack on the international working class": Will Lehman defends Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka. wsws.org William Lehman, the Pennsylvania Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for UAW president in last year's election, issued the following statement defending the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka.

WSWS (2023-12-13). "To mark Helen's life is to recognise her place of honour in the history of the Fourth International" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard given by Chris Marsden, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), to a memorial meeting for Helen held December 3.

WSWS (2023-12-13). UK Trades Union Congress special conference signals no fight against Tory anti-strike laws. wsws.org The anti-strike laws were proposed amid a mass strike wave encompassing workers in the National Health Service, education, the civil service, Royal Mail and on the rail. Almost all these strikes have been sold out prior to the imposition of the new legislation.

WSWS (2023-12-13). New Zealand pseudo-left group whitewashes unions' complicity in Gaza genocide. wsws.org The International Socialist Organisation cited mealy-mouthed statements by unions in New Zealand, the US and Australia calling for a ceasefire, while covering up the role of the unions in preventing strikes and other actions to stop the supply of weapons for Israel's war machine.

Zahir Ebrahim (2023-12-13). The Great Taking and Central Banks. indybay.org Do you care about what's not in your pocket anymore, real money, real assets? What's actually jingling in your pockets and purses giving you the illusion of loose change is the insufferable debt. From personal debt to national debt is one big elite scam. Americans labor under the delusion more than Europeans and other nations from South America to Asia, that they are free. Yeah, free to be in perpetual debt slavery and happy or at least nonchalant about it. Have you ever stopped to ponder how the world's riches and man's sweat of the brow both have both fallen into a very very few wealthy hands who create greater…

Norman Solomon (2023-12-14). Conformist Media Outlets Hide Realities of Power. Noam Chomsky Exposes Them. counterpunch.org One of the rare times that Noam Chomsky's name has been mentioned on a big national NPR program came two months ago. On "Weekend Edition" in mid-October, a week into Israel's murderous assault on civilians in Gaza, a correspondent reported while visiting a bookstore owned by a Palestinian in Jerusalem: "I'm seeing a lot of

Andy Kroll (2023-12-14). Unilateral Sanity Could Save the World. tomdispatch.com Top American officials in the "national security" establishment are notably good at smooth rhetoric and convenient silences. Their scant regard for truth or human life has changed remarkably little since 1971 when Daniel Ellsberg risked decades in prison to leak the Pentagon Papers to the world. During the years between then and his death six months ago, he was a tireless writer, speaker, and activist. Most people remember him, of course, as the whistleblower who exposed voluminous official lies about the Vietnam War by providing 7,000 top-secret pages of classified documents to the New York Times and other newsp…

Black Alliance For Peace, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-14). On Human Rights Day; The US Is The Greatest Violator Of Human Rights. popularresistance.org As the international community celebrates December 10th as International Human Rights Day, it is imperative that the world also affirm that violators of the fundamental human rights of peoples and nations will be held accountable. | From the war in Ukraine to mass incarceration of Black, Latino and Native Peoples in the U.S. to Obama's ongoing war in Yemen to murderous economic sanctions, coups, assassinations, war and abandonment of Afghanistan, international arms sales, commodification of COVID vaccines, illegal military occupations in Syria and Iraq, the pending invasion of Haiti and the resource wars in the D…

Jordan AK (2023-12-14). Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is an ecological disaster. greenleft.org.au As international solidarity with Palestinian people predicated on human rights continues to develop, it is intersecting with growing outrage over the environmental cost of war, writes Jordan AK.

Farrah Hassen (2023-12-13). On Gaza, Biden Is Violating International Law. otherwords.org "If I must die, you must live to tell my story,"

presstv.ir (2023-12-13). Puma ends sponsorship of Israeli football team amid Gaza genocide. presstv.ir Germany's giant sportswear firm Puma ends its sponsorship deal with the Israeli football team amid the Gaza genocide.

Ana Perdigón (2023-12-14). Venezuela's 2024 Budget Prioritizes Social Investment. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez presented the nation's budget for the year 2024 to the National Assembly earlier today. The budget earmarks 77% for social investment. | The budget totaled 729 billion bolívars (USD 20.5 billion). The vice president explained that ordinary income represents 38.8% of the budget, extraordinary income represents 47.8%, and represents debt 13.4%. It is estimated that assets will be allocated to development projects of the Homeland Plan (Plan de la Patria). | She said that, for the first time, the defense of Guayana Esequiba was included in the nation's budget, in compliance w…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Consumer Health: Do you know the signs of inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 1—7, which makes this a good time to learn about the signs and symptoms of these disorders. Researchers estimate that more than half a million people in the U.S. have Crohn's disease, and 600,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Consumer Health: Wash your hands to stay healthy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Handwashing Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 3—9, so this is a good time for a reminder that washing your hands is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Keeping hands clean can prevent 1 in 3 diarrhea-related illnesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hand-washing is an easy way to prevent infection. As you touch people, surfaces and objects throughout the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Consumer Health: Flu vaccination and cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Influenza Vaccination Week will be observed Dec. 4—8, which makes this a good time to learn more about the flu and why it's especially important that you get a flu shot if you have cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mayo Clinic recommend a yearly flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older, with rare exceptions. Vaccination is your best defense against flu. If you haven't gotten your flu shot yet, now's the time. For…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin achieves Magnet designation for nursing excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin has achieved Magnet designation, the highest national honor for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Mayo Clinic Health System received the recognition on Nov. 29 as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest…

Staff (2023-12-14). Unilateral Sanity Could Save the World. scheerpost.com Daniel Ellsberg by Christopher Michel is licensed under CC BY 2.0 / Flickr By Norman Solomon / TomDispatch Top American officials in the "national security" establishment are notably good at smooth rhetoric and convenient silences. Their scant regard for truth or human life has changed remarkably little since 1971 when Daniel Ellsberg risked decades in prison to leak the Pentagon Papers …

teleSUR (2023-12-14). DR: Airports Measures Redoubled, Higher Flow of Traffic. telesurenglish.net The Dominican government announced on Wednesday that it is reinforcing measures to guarantee the security of users in airport terminals during the current season, in which the number of nationals residing in other countries and vacationers is increasing. | RELATED: | This was announced by Brigadier General Floréal Suárez Martínez, director general of the Specialized Airport and Civil Aviation Security Corps (Cesac). | During a meeting with se…

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Jamaica: Important Heritage Site Undergoing Renovations. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Seville's Heritage Park showcases its rich history as a cultural, tourist and educational attraction following a $23 million renovation, local media outlet The Gleaner reported. | RELATED: | According to official data, the restoration of the Seville began in 2009 and, through a memorandum of understanding with the Spanish Jamaica Foundation, exhibitions on important periods of national history are now being mounted, sai…

The Independent (2023-12-14). Bailiffs: Gaddafi National Mosque not for sale. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) property atop Old Kampala Hill including Gaddafi National Mosque, previously on the brink of an auction due to debt exceeding sh18 billion owed to businessman Justus Kyabahwa, has been excluded from the list of assets set for sale. Louiza Auctioneers and Court Bailiffs …

The Independent (2023-12-14). Uganda to carry out its 6th census in May 2024. independent.co.ug KAMPALA,UGANDA | Xinhua| Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has rallied the country's citizens to embrace the 6th national population and housing census scheduled for May next year. Museveni launched the census in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, Tuesday when he said the exercise would help the government to plan better for its citizens. "The aim seems …

thecommunists (2023-12-14). Cuba to international meet: Never before has world peace been so threatened. thecommunists.org The following speech was made on behalf of the Communist Party of Cuba by the party's head of international relations Emilio Lozada Garcia at the 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties in Turkey on 20 October 2023. ***** Dear Kemal Okuyan, general secretary of the Communist party of Türkiye, Dear comrades, brothers and …

Workers World Party (2023-12-14). PDF of December 14 print issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Palestine will be free! U.S. imperialism: 'the head of the snake' Statements fromm PFLP and Hamas Editorial: Which forces promote Israeli terrorism? More on Palestine: Protests in Denver, Harrisburg, Portland Stunning rebuke to U.S. Solidarity of women Rafah and Khan Younis UAW resolution International Assembly Against Imperialism . . . |

splcenter (2023-12-13). Contracts Between Hungarian Nonprofit and Christopher Rufo, Others, Raise Foreign Agent Concerns: Expert. splcenter.org Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government has long courted international conservative and far-right movements. Hatewatch obtained contracts between Hungarian U.S. conservative figures that suggest they should register as foreign agents under U.S. law.

teleSUR (2023-12-13). Brazil Awards Oil Concessions in the Pelotas Marine Basin. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP) awarded 44 areas in Pelotas, which is a basin in the Atlantic Ocean located off the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. | RELATED: | The companies benefiting from the award are Petrobras, Shell, Chevron, and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), which formed several consortia to exploit oil and gas in deep waters. | The Petrobras-Shell consortium secure…

teleSUR (2023-12-13). DR: Five New Constitutional Court Judges Elected. telesurenglish.net The current president of the TC, Ray Guevara, welcomed the election made by the National Council of the Magistracy and emphasized that his replacement meets the conditions to successfully lead the Court. | Napoleón Ricardo Estévez Lavandier is the new president of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Dominican Republic. Dec. 13, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-12-13). E-Commerce Strategy Launched in Kenya to Boost Online Commerce. telesurenglish.net Rebecca Miano, cabinet secretary for Investment, Trade and Industry, said the implementation of the strategy would stimulate domestic and cross-border trade, enabling Kenyan producers to respond to the international market and thus help address the trade imbalance between the country and others. | Kenya's National E-Commerce Strategy was launched this afternoon at Radisson Blu, UpperHill. Dec. 13, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-12-13). Gaza Strip: China Backs UN Resolution for Cease-Fire. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, China backed the resolution adopted by the emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. | RELATED: | According to Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, the document reflects the strong international call on this issue. | As emphasized by the spokeswoman, the resolution further calls for compliance with obligations under international law, particula…

teleSUR (2023-12-13). Namibia To Bolster Efficiency, Transparency of Trade Processes. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Bank of Namibia and the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) officially launched the country's first Trade Verification System (TVS). | RELATED: | According to the Financial Intelligence Center in the National Money Laundering, Terrorist and Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment Report of 2021, the TVS is expected to reduce the estimated 33 billion Namibia dollars (about 2.2 billion U.S. dollars) of pote…

teleSUR (2023-12-13). Noboa's Bill To Forgive Debts to Large Ecuadorian Companies. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Workers' United Front (FUT) and the Ecuadorian Confederation of Free Union Organizations (CEOLS) criticized President Daniel Noboa's "Economic Efficiency and Job Generation Law," which was discussed in the first debate in the National Assembly. | RELATED: | Besides demanding the immediate payment of overdue salaries to public officials, the unions rejected the creation of free trade zones that undermine labor conditions and the forgive…

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Progress made on security, customs clearance. ecns.cn Significant progress has been made in recent years on smoothing customs clearance, maintaining border stability, and facilitating personnel and trade exchanges between China and Vietnam, the National Immigration Administration said.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Two countries capitalizing on their complementary industrial structures. ecns.cn Growing trade between the two countries, advantageous tariff rates resulting from free trade agreements, enhanced international capacity cooperation and surging Chinese corporate investment in Vietnam are creating many more opportunities.

Kate Horgan (2023-12-13). Exposing the Jewish National Fund and Radioactive Fracking. projectcensored.org The Jewish National Fund sounds nice enough, especially with their quaint tree-planting campaigns, but as our guest, Palestinian organizer Abdullah Elagha points out, this greenwashed front hides a myriad of… | According to a July 2023 report in the Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA), state legislators have proposed to add $60 million to the state's annual budget to fund rural school…

teleSUR (2023-12-13). Argentina: Milei's Package Includes Sharp Currency Devaluation. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, President Javier Milei's administration announced that the official nominal value of the Argentine currency with respect to the U.S. dollar goes from 400 to 800 pesos per dollar. | RELATED: | In a prerecorded message, Economy Minister Luis Caputo presented the following 10 emergency measures: | 1. State labor contracts with less than one year of validity will not be renewed. | 2. Government national advertising in the media will…

teleSUR (2023-12-13). Summer 2023 Warmest Ever Observed in Arctic: NOAA. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report cart showing that summer surface air temperatures during 2023 were the warmest ever observed in the Arctic. | RELATED: | The annual report card documented new records showing that human-caused warming of the air, ocean and land is affecting people, ecosystems and communities across the Arctic region, which is heating up faster than any other…

ifj.org (2023-12-13). Palestine: At least sixty-four journalists and media workers killed in GazaAt least sixty-four Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into their deaths.

Staff (2023-12-13). Two men jump from visitor's gallery in Lok Sabha, lit smoke sticks, say MPs. muslimmirror.com In a massive security breach on Wednesday on the day of the 22nd anniversary of 2001 Parliament attack, two unidentified people jumped into Lok Sabha from the visitors' gallery, started running around the House and also lit up smoke sticks. The MPs who were participating in the House proceedings were taken by surprise. The incident …

Staff (2023-12-14). Shahi Idgah row: HC likely to pass order on appointment of advocate commissioner. muslimmirror.com Prayagraj : The Allahabad High Court is likely to deliver on Thursday its order on an application seeking appointment of a court-monitored advocate commissioner to survey the Shahi Idgah premises adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. On November 16, Justice Mayank Kumar Jain had reserved the order on the application after hearing the …

Staff (2023-12-14). Shahi Idgah row: HC likely to pass order on appointment of advocate commissioner. muslimmirror.com Prayagraj : The Allahabad High Court is likely to deliver on Thursday its order on an application seeking appointment of a court-monitored advocate commissioner to survey the Shahi Idgah premises adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. On November 16, Justice Mayank Kumar Jain had reserved the order on the application after hearing the …

geo.tv (2023-12-11). Article 370: Indian SC declares IIOJK 'integral part' of country>. geo.tv Indian top court also directs country's election commission to conduct elections in IIOJK by September 2024…

geo.tv (2023-12-11). WATCH: India seizes millions of dollars from Congress MP's residences in 'largest-ever recovery'. geo.tv Unaccounted cash linked to Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu in Odisha and Jharkhand totals over $40 million…

Staff (2023-12-11). Article 370: Supreme Court upholds removal of Jammu and Kashmir's 'special status'. muslimmirror.com The Supreme Court on Monday held that Article 370 is a temporary provision considering the historical context in which it was included. Pronouncing the verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud said that Article 370 was introduced to serve two …

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-11). Supremo indio ratifica fin de semiautonomía de Cachemira. telesurtv.net El premier indio calificó la decisión judicial de "histórica mientras aseguró que constituye "un rayo de esperanza".

WSWS (2023-12-11). UAW rams through fourth sellout agreement at Indiana Lear seating plant. wsws.org Lear workers had courageously defied three earlier attempts by the UAW to push through a pro-company deal.

infobrics (2023-12-10). 'India-Russia Can Cooperate in Building Small Floating Reactors' Says Rosatom. infobrics.org India and Russia can cooperate in building small floating reactors with the latter providing the nuclear heart (reactor) and the former taking care of the tow boat and electrical systems, said a top official of Rosatom…

infobrics (2023-12-10). Expanding BRICS for Numerical Strength or Ensuring Qualitative Geopolitical Influence. infobrics.org As stipulated by the guidelines, Russia takes over BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] from January 2024. With the heightening of geopolitical tensions, Russia's priority focus is on the group's possible enlargement to counter U.S. hegemony. It plans to push seriously for critical reforms in the international financial architecture and create a solidified platform for building an equitable multipolar world order…

Staff (2023-12-10). Ethnic cleansing of Muslims from Uttarakhand gets national attention. muslimmirror.com By Syed Ali Mujtaba The hill state of Uttarakhand is the first state in India where a systematic campaign for ethnic cleansing of the Muslims is gathering momentum but this facet of Indian reality is hardly pricking the national consciousness. No one is calling for 'national chintan' which is necessary because today 14 percent of …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-10). Derrumbe de un muro deja siete muertos en el norte de India. telesurtv.net Tres mujeres y un niño perdieron la vida después de que un muro se derrumbara sobre ellos cuando participaban en una boda.

Staff (2023-12-11). ASI gets till Dec 18 to submit Gyanvapi mosque survey report. muslimmirror.com Varanasi : Varanasi District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha has given one more week to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and asked the agency to file the report of its scientific study and survey of the Gyanvapi mosque on December 18. This is the seventh extension granted to the ASI by the District Judge's court …

geo.tv (2023-12-11). American Sikhs seek prosecution of Modi as FBI director visits India. geo.tv Sikhs assembled to support US and Canadian probe into India's assassination plan against pro-Khalistan Sikhs…

geo.tv (2023-12-11). Article 370: Why it matters for Kashmiris?>. geo.tv Indian top court validates Modi govt's decision to abrogate semi-autonomous status of disputed territory…

infobrics (2023-12-11). 'India-Russia Can Cooperate in Building Small Floating Reactors' Says Rosatom. infobrics.org India and Russia can cooperate in building small floating reactors with the latter providing the nuclear heart (reactor) and the former taking care of the tow boat and electrical systems, said a top official of Rosatom…

infobrics (2023-12-11). Expanding BRICS for Numerical Strength or Ensuring Qualitative Geopolitical Influence. infobrics.org As stipulated by the guidelines, Russia takes over BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] from January 2024. With the heightening of geopolitical tensions, Russia's priority focus is on the group's possible enlargement to counter U.S. hegemony. It plans to push seriously for critical reforms in the international financial architecture and create a solidified platform for building an equitable multipolar world order…

tvbrics (2023-12-11). Consumer confidence is on the rise in India. tvbrics.com Last month's data shows that the growth momentum has been maintained…

tvbrics (2023-12-11). India to set up 500 new charging points for electric vehicles. tvbrics.com The country's authorities are keen to create a reliable and extensive network of chargers in major cities…

tvbrics (2023-12-10). Indian engineering products are exported by top 25 global players. tvbrics.com According to engineering export promotion organisation EEPC India, India's exports of engineering products to 18 of the top 25 countries in the world, maintained positive growth in October 2023…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-10). As US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution, People Take The Streets For Palestine. popularresistance.org From Alaska to Florida, people in the US once again took to the streets en masse to demand a permanent ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza and an end US aid to Israel. The Shut It Down for Palestine Coalition, composed of several organizations including the International Peoples' Assembly, the Palestinian Youth Movement, the ANSWER Coalition, and National Students for Justice in Palestine, called for a day of action on December 8, to continue putting pressure on Israel and the US one week after Israel resumed its genocidal violence against Gaza.

People's Health Movement, People's Dispatch. (2023-12-10). Grassroots Voices Censored At Global Health Conference. popularresistance.org The People's Health Movement (PHM) has been a regular participant of the Prince Mahidol Awards Conference (PMAC) since 2007. Activists from around the world have freely given their time, ideas, and support to bring a progressive civil society perspective to an event whose objective is, reportedly, "to bring together leading public health leaders and stakeholders from around the world to discuss high priority global health issues, summarize findings and propose concrete solutions and recommendations." | Over the years, PHM has contributed many hours of unpaid work for the PMAC, undertaking roles in the conference'

Staff (2023-12-10). Manipur: 8 militants held with arms; student rescued from their clutches. muslimmirror.com Imphal : A day after he was abducted, the Manipur Police on Saturday rescued a 22-year-old student and arrested eight kidnappers who are active members of a militant outfit in the northeastern state, an official said. A police officer said that Laishram Chinglen Singh was abducted from the hostel of DM College of Science on …

Madaar (2023-12-11). Bassam Al-Salhi of the Palestinian People's Party says war on Gaza has revealed fascist nature of Israel and the West. peoplesdispatch.org Despite the brutal atrocities committed by Israel in the last two months of its war on Gaza, Western countries, especially the United States, have remained firm in their support…

Fernando Buen Abad (2023-12-10). Cultural and Communicational Decolonization. orinocotribune.com By Fernando Buen Abad Domínguez — Dec 7, 2023 | Without the organization of culture and communication within our community, our best decolonizing efforts occur as islands of "good intentions," even if they are educated, ingenious, and passionate. There is no correct practical application without correct organization. That is a major weakness and an urgent current task. What should such a community organized against symbolic manipulation look like? Perhaps we do not know it completely, but it is inexcusable to know how we do not want it to be, [without considering what it should be.] That is why we need a se…

Staff (2023-12-11). Abu Saleh Shariff spearheads empowerment initiatives for minorities in Maharashtra. muslimmirror.com By Dr. Danish Lambe In a series of thought-provoking programs across Aurangabad, Beed, and Nanded, initiated by Abu Saleh Shariff, the esteemed economist and key member of the Sachar Committee, and organized under the leadership of Honorable Hussain Dalwai, President of Maulana Azad Vichar Munch, discussions were led on the economic and social challenges faced …

April M. Short (2023-12-11). "Practices for Care and Endurance" Support Those Organizing for Ceasefire in Gaza. counterpunch.org Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip—which began following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023—has led to mass civilian deaths including those of more than 6,000 children as of November, with "damning evidence of war crimes," according to Amnesty International. On November 16, UN experts warned of genocidal violence on the part of

Black Alliance for Peace (2023-12-11). On this Human Rights Day, Let Us Remember that the U.S. is the Greatest Violator of Human Rights in the World. dissidentvoice.org As the international community celebrates December 10th as International Human Rights Day, it is imperative that the world also affirm that violators of the fundamental human rights of peoples and nations will be held accountable. From the war in Ukraine to mass incarceration of Black, Latino and Native Peoples in the U.S. to Obama's ongoing …

Cesar Chelala (2023-12-11). Doctors Plead for an End to Gaza's Massacre. counterpunch.org Christos Christou, the president of Doctors Without Borders, one of the most committed organizations to international health, has written an open letter demanding an end to the massacre of Palestinian women, children, and non-combatant men in Gaza and, increasingly, in the West Bank. "We are watching as hospitals are turned into morgues and ruins. These

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-11). Netanyahu's National Security Advisor Says Israel Ready to Act Against Houthis. news.antiwar.com Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi said on Saturday that Israel was ready to act against the Houthis in Yemen if the US and its allies do not. "Israel is giving the world some time to organize in order to prevent this but if there isn't to be a global arrangement, because it is a global …

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Work begins on underground oil storage project. ecns.cn Construction began in Zhejiang province on Saturday on China's largest commercial underground oil reserve project, further balancing domestic oil supply and demand, said its operator China National Offshore Oil Corporation, or CNOOC.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Pharma MNCs boost local ties. ecns.cn Multinational corporations in the pharmaceutical industry are stepping up cooperation with local partners like biotech firms and drug distributors to better tap growth potential in China.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Chinese mainland travelers to Hong Kong airport will be exempted from entry permits. ecns.cn Through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), Chinese mainland residents can take international flights directly from Hong Kong International Airports (HKIA) without entry permit.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). Pharma MNCs boost local ties. ecns.cn Multinational corporations in the pharmaceutical industry are stepping up cooperation with local partners like biotech firms and drug distributors to better tap growth potential in China.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). China's grain production increases. ecns.cn China produced 695.41 million metric tons of grain this year, a year-on-year increase of 8.88 million tons, or 1.3 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). National security investigation focuses on safeguarding geographic information. ecns.cn National security departments and related departments are conducting inspections to assess and rectify security risks associated with geographic information data, the Ministry of State Security said in a statement released on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). China, Arab states ready to advance cooperation on renewables, says official. ecns.cn With a good foundation laid for cooperation on renewable energy development, China and Arab countries have made progress in jointly promoting renewables, said an official with the National Energy Administration.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). Foreign geographic information software collects sensitive data, posing threat to national security: ministry. ecns.cn Geographic information system software is professional software that has functions such as geographic information data collection, storage, analysis, management, and sharing.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). Wind-solar energy storage, transmission base in N China. ecns.cn Zhangbei's National Wind and Solar Energy Storage and Transmission Demonstration Project is the world's largest station, integrating wind power, photovoltaic cells, energy storage devices and smart power transmission.

ecns.cn (2023-12-11). China wins ITTF Mixed Team World Cup. ecns.cn China beat South Korea 8-1 to win the first edition of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup on Sunday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-11). Palestine denounces Israeli attacks on historical heritage. plenglish.com Ramallah, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities denounced on Monday that the Israeli bombings by aircraft and artillery against archaeological, cultural, and historical sites in the Gaza Strip are aimed at destroying the national heritage.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-12-11). Dominican Rep asks island countries to have access to funds at COP 28. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Dec 11 ( Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic demanded to the international community, at the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP28), that developing countries have access to funds to face natural disasters, the Presidency's website published today.

midwesternmarx (2023-12-11). Why Are Intellectuals Divorced from Working People? By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com This article is a transcript of a presentation for a panel on the subject, hosted by the International Manifesto Group, the Critical Theory Workshop, and the Midwestern Marx Institute, with other presentations from Gabriel Rockhill, Radhika Desai, Glenn Diesen, and Noah Khrachvik. ​The question we are exploring today, concerning the divorce of intellectuals and the working class, is fundamental for assessing the crisis we face in the subjective conditions for revolution. The first …

Richard Rubenstein (2023-12-11). The War in Gaza and the Crisis of Zionism. counterpunch.org In Gaza, Israel acts exactly like every other collection of ethno-nationalists with guns. In doing so, it forfeits both the international sympathy that helped to create it and the support of many Jews and others outside Israel that helped to sustain it. |

Stefan Christoff, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-11). Paris Protests For Gaza Despite Repression. popularresistance.org The open repression of Palestine solidarity protests in Paris over the last months has been unprecedented and violent. Although there have been some alarms ringing on this reality of state violence in France, including a statement by Amnesty International, it is important for all who witnessed this new wave of street-level suppression to speak out. I am writing this text after having been present at a number of recent Palestine solidarity actions in Paris. | As mass protests demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza continue around the world, French authorities are systematically deploying police forces to silence…

WSWS (2023-12-11). Australia: Union bosses force unpopular Queensland Labor premier to quit. wsws.org Palaszczuk's tearful departure underlines a developing crisis of the political establishment as a whole nationally, and not just the Labor Party.

Angela (2023-12-10). Sunday 12/10: Sacramento Rally & March: International Human Rights Day. indybay.org Memorial Auditorium | 1515 J St | Sacramento, CA…

Aram Aharonian (2023-12-10). From Alfonsín to Milei: 40 years of Argentinean democracy. pressenza.com In early 1982, when I was a correspondent for the Inter Press Service Agency in Argentina, I was asked by the head office to interview the leader of the Radical Civic Union, Raúl Alfonsín, whom I did not know personally. I replied, via telex, that it seemed more appropriate to interview another Radical, Luis León, senator of the Movimiento de Afirmación Yrigoyenista, a more combative leader. | They did not accept my suggestion and the new answer came by telephone: "Interview Raúl Alfonsín, who is going to be the next president: the Socialist International says so". | The interview was very cordial, in his law off…

Dave Webb, Organizing Notes. (2023-12-10). Role Of US Menwith Hill NSA Base And The United Kingdom In Gaza. popularresistance.org Every Tuesday at 6pm, rain or shine, a small group of protestors stand outside a U.S. base in North Yorkshire with banners and flags. Members and supporters of the Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign (MHAC) are there to protest at the unaccountable and highly secret activities that go on inside the U.S. spy base nominally called 'RAF' Menwith Hill but run by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). In recent weeks the focus has been on the UK's role in events in Gaza. | Just how is the UK government involved in Gaza? According to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, the UK has consistently sold arms to Israel si…

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Newly-developed rail transit product on debut at expo in China. ecns.cn Newly-developed rail transit products were on debut at an international rail transit expo in Zhuzhou City, central China's Hunan Province on Saturday. "ÄÄ Super-autonomous Rail Rapid Transit, which is a newly-developed rail transit product running on virtual tracks.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). Ballarat TLC says fascists will never co-opt Eureka Day. greenleft.org.au

Izzeddin Araj (2023-12-10). The rush to preserve the sperm of slain soldiers exposes the deep militarism of Israeli society. mondoweiss.net The militarization of Israeli society has taken on new dimensions with the harvesting of sperm from the bodies of deceased soldiers for "posthumous reproduction." In this way, soldiers become the colonial embodiment of Israeli national masculinity.

Larry Johnson (2023-12-10). Moscow Trip Report. sonar21.com Why was I in Moscow? It was not a secret mission. Let's call it a mission of peace. I was invited to speak at a round table on multi-polarity and the future of Russian/American relations by the International Russophile Movement. The IRM or "MIR" (in French), is a recently formed organization. Pepe Escobar wrote about the inaugural meeting, which took place in March 2023 ( This was a much smaller gathering and I was fortunate to be invited to share the co…

Maha Abdallah, Aseil Abu-Baker, Lina Ali, & Marya Farah (2023-12-10). Are human rights really universal? Palestine and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years later. mondoweiss.net The system of international law affords impunity to the strong, while the weak are lectured on humanity, which they are denied, and the value of the rule of law and human rights, which do not seem to apply to them.

Partido Humanista de Chile (2023-12-10). Villa Grimaldi, from horror to hope. pressenza.com On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the civil-military coup d'état, a commemorative event for International Human Rights Day will be held in the Villa Grimaldi Peace Park, next Sunday 10th December 2023, at 10am. | At the event, a plaque will be unveiled for the Humanist Party Deputy, Laura Rodríguez Riccomini, who served in the former 24th district of Peñalolén and La Reina, between 1990 and 1992. | With this Ceremony, a recognition will be made of the contribution of our Deputy, who, hearing the clamour of the neighbours of her district, carried out, on the one hand, nonviolent actions together with the…

Robert Hunziker (2023-12-10). Climate Trace Detects Underreported Soaring Emissions. pressenza.com COP28, the UN Conference of the Parties in oil-rich Dubai, currently underway, will not resolve the issue of oil and gas companies agreeing to slow down oil production. On the contrary, all signals point to an increase according to formal plans already laid out by the industry, as stated by the International Energy Agency. Reuters November 2023 headline says it all: Global Fossil Fuel Production Plans Far Exceed Climate Targets. | Greenhouse gas emissions will continue to rip roar, snort, huff and puff higher ever higher post COP28. It's guaranteed. The oil companies insist upon it. And a new kid on the block nam…

Saleem Samad (2023-12-10). Sheikh Hasina hints at dealing with sanctions after the election. pressenza.com Looming threats of sanctions on labour issues have raised eyebrows among the government, policymakers, garment entrepreneurs and industrial bodies. | Most ready-made garments (RMG) factories have failed or partially implemented international compliance and ethical practices, which has ignited labour unrest. | Recently, Bangladesh has witnessed intense labour unrest and violent protests related to wage disputes in the garment industry. The dispute on fair wages for RMG workers has sparked widespread protests demanding against the government's Wage Board decision to increase BDT 12,500 ($113) per month for garment…

Staff (2023-12-10). Globalize the Intifada: Regional resistance, international struggle and Palestinian liberation on the 36th anniversary of the great Intifada. samidoun.net Amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza carried out by the Zionist regime and the heroic resistance of the Palestinian people, December 7-9 2023 marks the 36th anniversary of the launch of the great popular Palestinian Intifada of 1987, one of the longest sustained grassroots uprisings in history and an example, like today's battle, of the …

The Independent (2023-12-10). She Cranes to Participate in Vitality Netball Nations Cup, Wales Test Series. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Netball Normalization Committee has confirmed that Uganda National Netball Team She Cranes will participate in a Test Series with Wales in January in Cardiff. This was confirmed on Thursday by the Committee Chairperson Moses Mwase in a press statement. In addition to the Wales Test Series, Mwase disclosed …

ecsorinoco (2023-12-11). More Reflections on Multipolarity. orinocotribune.com By Hanna Eid — Dec 7, 2023 | An analysis of Samir Amin's four criteria in "National States: What is the Way Forward?" | The four criteria of a 'reliable' multipolar world, as posited by Samir Amin are as follows: Europe should chart an independent path from the Atlanticist one it has treaded for 400 years, China should redouble its efforts at socialist construction intentionally, the countries of the South should revive the Bandung legacy of a 'united front', and a reorganization of national and international systems of rights. | In this article, I hope to revisit these four criteria in light of new interna…

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). China's third C919 aircraft delivered to China Eastern Airlines. ecns.cn Coded B-919D, the third C919 large jetliner arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, December 9, 2023.The third of China's self-developed large C919 jetliners was delivered to China Eastern Airlines in Shanghai on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Renewable investment urged at COP28. ecns.cn China is indispensable for the world's green transformation, considering the remarkable achievements the country has made in the renewables sector, international experts said on the sidelines of the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). China, Vietnam eye closer people-to-people bonds. ecns.cn Within the framework of the 15th Vietnam-China International Trade and Tourism Fair, an antiphonal singing exchange activity was held on Beilun River, the border river between China and Vietnam, on November 30. | Chinese and Vietnamese singers performed songs praising the close friendship between the people of the two countries.

_____ (2023-12-11). Damning Analysis: Short-Selling Deluge Suggests Prior Knowledge of Oct 7 Hamas Incursions. transcend.org 6 Dec 2023 – The totality of evidence continues to make mincemeat of the official story that the Israeli government — home of the most vaunted national security apparatus on Earth, engaged in constant, near-total surveillance of the Gaza Strip — was caught unawares on October 7.

_____ (2023-12-11). UN Secretary-General António Guterres' Urgent Letter to UNSC over Gaza. transcend.org 6 Dec 2023 – I am writing under Article 99 of the UN Charter to bring to the attention of the Security Council a matter that may aggravate existing threats to the maintenance of international peace and security. More than eight weeks of hostilities in Gaza and Israel have created appalling human suffering, physical destruction and collective trauma across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Dan La Botz (2023-12-11). Could the U.S. Become Involved in a War Between Venezuela and Guyana? fpif.org The United States has taken the first steps in becoming involved in a potential war between Venezuela and Guyana. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela is claiming the territory of the oil-rich Essequibo region of neighboring Guyana, a claim recently backed by a referendum. Maduro then produced a new Venezuelan map that includes Essequibo as a new state. A 1996 agreement between the two countries gives the United Nations International Court of Justice the power to resolve disputes, but Maduro has rejected its involvement. All of this is seen as a prelude to military action to take over the province and its petrol…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-11). The Cause of Anti-Colonialism and Liberation is One: Fayez Sayegh's Zionist Colonialism in Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Louis Allday Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination. UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 3379, 10 NOVEMBER 1975 The Syrian-Palestinian academic and diplomat, Fayez Sayegh (1922-1980), a delegate of Kuwait's Mission to the UN in the mid-1970s, was the principal author of the landmark resolution quoted above. Much to the chagrin of the US, whose representative described it as a…

Julian Rose (2023-12-11). Are National Governments All Following a Genocide Agenda? globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-11). Consumer Health: Do you know the signs of inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 1—7, which makes this a good time to learn about the signs and symptoms of these disorders. Researchers estimate that more than half a million people in the U.S. have Crohn's disease, and 600,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-11). Consumer Health: Flu vaccination and cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Influenza Vaccination Week will be observed Dec. 4—8, which makes this a good time to learn more about the flu and why it's especially important that you get a flu shot if you have cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mayo Clinic recommend a yearly flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older, with rare exceptions. Vaccination is your best defense against flu. If you haven't gotten your flu shot yet, now's the time. For…

ActionAid (2023-12-11). World: Joint NGO statement – Global Humanitarian Overview launch – Palais des Nations, Geneva – 11 December 2023. reliefweb.int Country: World | Sources: ActionAid, CARE International, Caritas, Christian Aid, Danish Refugee Council, Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion, INTERSOS, Lutheran World Federation, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Plan International, Save the Children, Trócaire, World Vision | CARE International
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EDWIN (2023-12-11). Cabinet briefed on NSFAS preparations for 2024. sanews.gov.za Cabinet briefed on NSFAS preparations for 2024 | As part of ensuring readiness for the 2024 post-matric academic year, Cabinet has been briefed on measures that are being put in place to avoid the challenges that affected the National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). | "As part of ensuring readiness when the 2024 academic year for post matric education begins, Cabinet was briefed on measures that are being put in place to avoid the challenges that bedevilled NSFSAS in the 2023 post-matric academic year," Cabinet said in a statement on Monday. | Last month, the scheme announced that applications for financial aid for…

EDWIN (2023-12-11). Cabinet welcomes the evacuation of South Africans from Gaza. sanews.gov.za Cabinet welcomes the evacuation of South Africans from Gaza | Cabinet has welcomed the return of 19 South African nationals who had been stuck in Gaza. | "South Africa extends its gratitude to the Government of Egypt for granting our citizens safe passage through the Rafah Crossing into its country. | "South Africa calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the resumption of talks that will end the violence arising from the continued belligerent occupation and…

EDWIN (2023-12-11). Remembering President Mandela. sanews.gov.za Remembering President Mandela | Cabinet has joined the nation in reflecting on the life and legacy of the father of the nation and the first democratically elected President of South Africa, Tata Nelson Mandela. | The former President passed away on December 5, 2013, with this year marking a decade since his passing. | "As we look ahead to the milestone of 30 Years of Freedom in 2024, along with our seventh National and Provincial elections, we can proudly say that our democracy remains strong," Cabinet said in a statement on Monday. | Tata Madiba, as he was affectionately known, died at the age of 95 at his Houg…

Gerry Georgatos (2023-12-11). Cleveland Dodd's fate is Australia's national shame. independentaustralia.net

International Rescue Committee (2023-12-11). Poland: Child Protection Monitoring Report (June – September 2023). reliefweb.int Countries: Poland, Ukraine | Source: International Rescue Committee |

NEOB (2023-12-11). Business licensing policy up for public comment. sanews.gov.za Business licensing policy up for public comment | Cabinet has considered and approved the draft National Business Licensing Policy for public comments. | This is according to Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni who briefed the media on the outcomes of the Special Cabinet meeting held last Friday. | The Minister said the objectives of the policy are: | The provision of a fair, transparent and ethical allocation of business operating licenses in a manner that enables citizens to actively participate in an economic life. | The assertion and clarification of South Africa's sovereign right to determine the…

NEOB (2023-12-11). Operation Vulindela making "significant progress" sanews.gov.za Operation Vulindela making "significant progress" | The Presidency and National Treasury have released the third and fourth quarter progress report of Operation Vulindlela. | The report was released during a media briefing on Monday. | Operation Vulindlela was launched in 2020 and is an initiative between Treasury and the Presidency aimed at, among other things, accelerating the implementation of structural reforms and to support South Africa's economic recovery. | The five desired outcomes of Operation Vulindlela are: | Stabilising of the electricity supply | Reduce cost and increased quality of digital communic…

tvbrics (2023-12-11). Italy publishes a book on international co-operation within the BRICS framework. tvbrics.com The book launch was attended by representatives of the South African and Chinese embassies in Italy…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Consumer Health: Do you know the signs of inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 1—7, which makes this a good time to learn about the signs and symptoms of these disorders. Researchers estimate that more than half a million people in the U.S. have Crohn's disease, and 600,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Consumer Health: Flu vaccination and cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Influenza Vaccination Week will be observed Dec. 4—8, which makes this a good time to learn more about the flu and why it's especially important that you get a flu shot if you have cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mayo Clinic recommend a yearly flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older, with rare exceptions. Vaccination is your best defense against flu. If you haven't gotten your flu shot yet, now's the time. For…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin achieves Magnet designation for nursing excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin has achieved Magnet designation, the highest national honor for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Mayo Clinic Health System received the recognition on Nov. 29 as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest…

The Independent (2023-12-10). NCDC Starts Review of Early Childhood Development Learning Framework. independent.co.ug Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| The National Curriculum Development Centre-NCDC has started reviewing the early childhood development (ECD) learning framework. The review started on Thursday with a consultative meeting at Collin Hotel Mukono. NCDC had spent eighteen years without revisiting the framework. The current ECD framework for children between the ages of three to six years …

Staff (2023-12-10). Train firing: RPF constable's wife denies communal motive. muslimmirror.com Mumbai : The wife of dismissed Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary who is accused of shooting dead his senior colleague and three passengers on a moving train on Saturday said a "communal angle" should not be linked to her husband's alleged crime. Chaudhary was mentally ill for the past two years, his wife …

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Staff (2023-12-10). Ethnic cleansing of Muslims from Uttarakhand gets national attention. muslimmirror.com By Syed Ali Mujtaba The hill state of Uttarakhand is the first state in India where a systematic campaign for ethnic cleansing of the Muslims is gathering momentum but this facet of Indian reality is hardly pricking the national consciousness. No one is calling for 'national chintan' which is necessary because today 14 percent of …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-10). Derrumbe de un muro deja siete muertos en el norte de India. telesurtv.net Tres mujeres y un niño perdieron la vida después de que un muro se derrumbara sobre ellos cuando participaban en una boda.

Editor (2023-12-09). The House Intelligence Committee's Surveillance 'Reform' Bill Is a Farce. scheerpost.com By India McKinney / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Earlier this week, both the House Committee on the Judiciary (HJC) and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) marked up two very different bills (H.R. 6570 — Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act in HJC, and HR 6611, the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of …

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-12-09). Pitfalls of export-led growth. mronline.org THE wisdom of pursuing a strategy of export-led growth has been discussed among development economists for at least half a century, ever since the so-called East Asian "miracle" started to be contrasted with the comparatively sluggish growth experience of countries like India that were pursuing, in the World Bank's language, an "inward looking" development strategy.

Staff (2023-12-09). Mahua's expulsion is a symptom of India drifting towards a 'Deep State'. muslimmirror.com By Syed Ali Mujtaba Finally, Mahua Moitra, the TMC MP is expelled from the Lok Sabha. This was on the expected lines. One pity is the BJP government's arrogance in taking such an action, when this Parliament is not left with even one or half session more. The damage that the BJP has done to …

Staff (2023-12-09). PFI moves Delhi HC against UAPA Tribunal order confirming Centre's ban. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : Popular Front of India (PFI) Friday moved the Delhi High Court challenging an order of an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal confirming the five-year ban imposed on it by the Centre. A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan asked the counsel for the organisation to examine the scope of the …

Staff (2023-12-09). Mahua's expulsion is a symptom of India drifting towards a 'Deep State'. muslimmirror.com By Syed Ali Mujtaba Finally, Mahua Moitra, the TMC MP is expelled from the Lok Sabha. This was on the expected lines. One pity is the BJP government's arrogance in taking such an action, when this Parliament is not left with even one or half session more. The damage that the BJP has done to …

Staff (2023-12-09). PFI moves Delhi HC against UAPA Tribunal order confirming Centre's ban. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : Popular Front of India (PFI) Friday moved the Delhi High Court challenging an order of an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal confirming the five-year ban imposed on it by the Centre. A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan asked the counsel for the organisation to examine the scope of the …

unitedEditor (2023-12-09). India's Role as a Peace Mediator in these Critical Times. uwidata.com The Schiller Institute has organized on July 8 and 9 an international conference titled "On the Verge of a New World War — European Nations Must Cooperate" in Strasbourg, France. Several politicians and scholars from a wide range of countries participated, and UWI will present a number of selected speeches from the conference. Today we …

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-10). As US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution, People Take The Streets For Palestine. popularresistance.org From Alaska to Florida, people in the US once again took to the streets en masse to demand a permanent ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza and an end US aid to Israel. The Shut It Down for Palestine Coalition, composed of several organizations including the International Peoples' Assembly, the Palestinian Youth Movement, the ANSWER Coalition, and National Students for Justice in Palestine, called for a day of action on December 8, to continue putting pressure on Israel and the US one week after Israel resumed its genocidal violence against Gaza.

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-09). Regional Resistance To War On Gaza Continues. popularresistance.org The Israeli war in Gaza has continued to invite strong responses from resistance forces all across the West Asian region. Militias in the region have targeted both Israel and its strongest backer, the US. | On Wednesday, December 6, the Ansar Allah (Houthi)-backed government in Yemen claimed that its army fired missiles targeting Israel's southern Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat) city and said it would continue its operations until the Israeli war on Gaza is stopped. | Media reports confirmed that sirens went off across Eilat city following the Houthi attacks on Wednesday. However, it claimed that using its Arrow air defe…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-09). Rising incidents of custodial death trigger demonstration in Sri Lanka. peoplesdispatch.org On December 4, scores of Tamils staged a demonstration in Kokuvil over the killing of 13-year-old Anandadeepan Darsanth. The boy was reportedly beaten to death and pronounced dead on November 29 after Sri Lankan police picked him on the allegation of stealing on November 16. | During his funeral rites, outraged locals took to the streets while

Staff (2023-12-09). Controversial Waqf Repeal Bill 2022 introduced in Rajya Sabha. muslimmirror.com BJP member Harnath Singh Yadav introduced the Waqf Repeal Bill 2022 in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to overturn the Waqf Act of 1995. The introduction of the bill sparked vehement protests from various opposition parties, including the Congress, TMC, DMK, CPI, CPI (M), and RJD, leading to a division of votes. The Waqf Act, initially …

WSWS (2023-12-09). Minnesota Nurses Association fires staffer for pro-Palestinian statements. wsws.org The MNA's termination of Singh expresses the broader political role of the trade unions to prop up the pro-war Democratic Party and suppress the growing opposition of workers to the economic and political situation.

Staff (2023-12-09). Controversial Waqf Repeal Bill 2022 introduced in Rajya Sabha. muslimmirror.com BJP member Harnath Singh Yadav introduced the Waqf Repeal Bill 2022 in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to overturn the Waqf Act of 1995. The introduction of the bill sparked vehement protests from various opposition parties, including the Congress, TMC, DMK, CPI, CPI (M), and RJD, leading to a division of votes. The Waqf Act, initially …

Editor (2023-12-09). Dec 9, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Julie Fowlis — Bothan Àirigh am Brà igh Raithneach SC Editorial: In the Season of Goodwill, A Tip for Biden… Stop Fueling War Patrick Lawrence: Gaza Divides the World Ukraine, Palestine, Taiwan. The course to WW3 and how to stop it, by D Konstantakopoulos The Evil Israel Does is the Evil Israel Gets, by Chris Hedges Day 62: Qassam Thwarts Israeli Rescue Mission | More Massacres in Gaza | Guterres: UNSC Will Discuss Gaza Stop the Slaughter in Palestine, by Eric Margolis Israel's War on Gaza shouldn't be America's War, by Andrew J. Bacevich Dying to Be Free: Releasing Palestin…

Staff (2023-12-09). NIA raids 40 locations in Maharashtra, arrests 13 in ISIS conspiracy case. muslimmirror.com The National Investigating Agency (NIA) said that it conducted raids at 40 locations in Maharashtra, including Thane, Pune, and Mira Bhayandar, leading to the arrest of 13 individuals in connection with an ISIS conspiracy case. Another location in Karnataka was also raided in connection with the same case. The targeted areas in Maharashtra were predominantly …

Staff (2023-12-09). NIA raids 40 locations in Maharashtra, arrests 13 in ISIS conspiracy case. muslimmirror.com The National Investigating Agency (NIA) said that it conducted raids at 40 locations in Maharashtra, including Thane, Pune, and Mira Bhayandar, leading to the arrest of 13 individuals in connection with an ISIS conspiracy case. Another location in Karnataka was also raided in connection with the same case. The targeted areas in Maharashtra were predominantly …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-09). New Yorkers march on Wall St. to demand an end to US funding of Israel. peoplesdispatch.org People in New York City once again took to the streets to demand a permanent ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza and an end US aid to Israel. Protesters marched from Foley Square to NYC City Hall, Wall Street, and Washington Square Park to raise their demands. The protest took place as the United Nations Security Council was voting on a ceasefire resolution, which was vetoed by the United States. | The protest was called for by the Shut It Down for Palestine Coalition, composed of several organizations including the International Peoples' Assembly, the Palestinian Youth Movement, the ANSWER Coalition, and National…

Seif Shaheen (2023-12-09). Correspondence] Lower respiratory tract infections in early childhood. thelancet.com Historical and prospective cohort studies have shown that early lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), especially pneumonia in the first 2 years of life, is associated with impaired adult lung function. This exposure is also associated with premature mortality from respiratory disease, as shown by James Peter Allinson and colleagues with data from the National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD).1 The authors state that the majority of these deaths were because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and they show that forced expiratory volume in 1‚Äàs mediates much of the link b…

Staff (2023-12-10). Globalize the Intifada: Regional resistance, international struggle and Palestinian liberation on the 36th anniversary of the great Intifada. samidoun.net Amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza carried out by the Zionist regime and the heroic resistance of the Palestinian people, December 7-9 2023 marks the 36th anniversary of the launch of the great popular Palestinian Intifada of 1987, one of the longest sustained grassroots uprisings in history and an example, like today's battle, of the …

Angela (2023-12-10). Sunday 12/10: Sacramento Rally & March: International Human Rights Day. indybay.org Memorial Auditorium | 1515 J St | Sacramento, CA…

Dave Webb, Organizing Notes. (2023-12-10). Role Of US Menwith Hill NSA Base And The United Kingdom In Gaza. popularresistance.org Every Tuesday at 6pm, rain or shine, a small group of protestors stand outside a U.S. base in North Yorkshire with banners and flags. Members and supporters of the Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign (MHAC) are there to protest at the unaccountable and highly secret activities that go on inside the U.S. spy base nominally called 'RAF' Menwith Hill but run by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). In recent weeks the focus has been on the UK's role in events in Gaza. | Just how is the UK government involved in Gaza? According to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, the UK has consistently sold arms to Israel si…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). Ballarat TLC says fascists will never co-opt Eureka Day. greenleft.org.au

Larry Johnson (2023-12-10). Moscow Trip Report. sonar21.com Why was I in Moscow? It was not a secret mission. Let's call it a mission of peace. I was invited to speak at a round table on multi-polarity and the future of Russian/American relations by the International Russophile Movement. The IRM or "MIR" (in French), is a recently formed organization. Pepe Escobar wrote about the inaugural meeting, which took place in March 2023 ( This was a much smaller gathering and I was fortunate to be invited to share the co…

Robert Hunziker (2023-12-10). Climate Trace Detects Underreported Soaring Emissions. pressenza.com COP28, the UN Conference of the Parties in oil-rich Dubai, currently underway, will not resolve the issue of oil and gas companies agreeing to slow down oil production. On the contrary, all signals point to an increase according to formal plans already laid out by the industry, as stated by the International Energy Agency. Reuters November 2023 headline says it all: Global Fossil Fuel Production Plans Far Exceed Climate Targets. | Greenhouse gas emissions will continue to rip roar, snort, huff and puff higher ever higher post COP28. It's guaranteed. The oil companies insist upon it. And a new kid on the block nam…

Angela (2023-12-09). Sunday 12/10: Sacramento Rally & March: International Human Rights Day. indybay.org Memorial Auditorium | 1515 J St | Sacramento, CA…

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-12-09). Venezuela Will Start Flights to Repatriate Migrants From Chile. orinocotribune.com Venezuela will start a series of flights to repatriate Venezuelan nationals who are in Chile and who wish to return through the Vuelta a la Patria (Return to the Homeland) program, the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, announced. | In a post on the social media X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, December 8, Gil stated that these flights will be in coordination with the government of Chile. | "Following instructions from President Nicolás Maduro, we announce that in the coming days we will be initiating a series of repatriation flights, coordinated with the government of Chile, through the program Vue…

Clau O'Brien Moscoso (2023-12-09). One Year Anniversary of Coup Regime Marks International Day of Solidarity With the Peruvian People. orinocotribune.com By Clau O'Brien Moscoso — Dec 6, 2023 | Tomorrow, December 7th, 2023, marks the one-year anniversary of the

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Renewable investment urged at COP28. ecns.cn China is indispensable for the world's green transformation, considering the remarkable achievements the country has made in the renewables sector, international experts said on the sidelines of the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Asia's first cylindrical FPSO facility finishes main construction. ecns.cn The main construction of Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia's first cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading facility, designed and built by China, was finished on Wednesday in Qingdao, Shandong province, said its operator China National Offshore Oil Corp. "ÄÄ…

Editor (2023-12-09). Time for a Transnational Uprising Against a Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race? scheerpost.com

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-09). Ballarat TLC says fascists will never co-opt Eureka Day. greenleft.org.au

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-09). A Century of Colonialism Crushed at the Feet of Resistance. libya360.wordpress.com Myriam Charabaty The US global influences gets shaken in the depths of this critical juncture and Palestine sits at the center of its demise. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zainab Termos) Amid a critical juncture that could sink US influence worldwide, thinktanks look for Arab Peace Initiative II, but the armed Resistance has since October…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-09). Can Israel Be Charged with Genocide? libya360.wordpress.com Uzair Kayani | Sikander Shah | Sadaf Aziz Israel does not have an International Humanitarian Law "right to self-defence" against the Palestinian people, because it controls Palestinians and their land as an occupying force. Israel's reprisals against Palestinian civilians after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023 have killed thousands of children. Out of the 2.2 million Gazans, some…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-09). Peace Groups Appeal to Irish Government to Invoke the Genocide Convention. libya360.wordpress.com Mála Poist Below is the text of an open letter written to the Irish Government, pleading with them to invoke the Genocide Convention as the Israeli onslaught on Gaza continues. WE, the undersigned organisations and concerned individuals watch with increasing horror the growing death toll and ongoing humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. We believe there…

midwesternmarx (2023-12-09). Essequibo Referendum: 'Yes' Wins Overwhelmingly with Significant Turnout By: Orinoco Tribune. midwesternmarx.com Hand of a person holding a small Venezuelan flag and a book entitled The Truth of the Essquibo. Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP.Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The Venezuelan people and Chavismo scored an important victory this Sunday when Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) made public the first report on the results of the Essequibo Referendum called by the National Assembly (AN) two months ago, on September 27, and announcing an overwhelming victory of the "Yes," the option promoted …

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-12-09). Art Basel returns to Miami Beach. america.cgtn.com Art Basel Miami Beach, one of the most prestigious international art fairs, returned to Miami Beach in 2023 with more than 80,000 attendees and a growing presence of Asian Art. This surge in representation is slowly reshaping the global art landscape while highlighting Asia's diverse artistic traditions.

Norman Solomon (2023-12-09). We Need a Transnational Uprising Against Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race. truthout.org Forty years ago, across a dozen pages of The Nation, I was in a debate with the English historian E.P. Thompson about the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race, the relative culpability of both governments, and how activists should approach it all. At the time, Cold War hostility was rampant. In a March 1983 speech to an audience of evangelicals, President Ronald Reagan declared that the Soviet Union was… |

scorinoco (2023-12-09). Coup Attempt in Guatemala: Attorney General Tries to Invalidate President-Elect Arévalo's Victory. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Guatemala tried to invalidate President-elect Bernardo Arévalo de León's presidential victory, claiming that the general elections in which Arévalo was elected was plagued with irregularities that would merit a declaration of nullity. This statement, made on Friday, December 8, is being interpreted by various sectors as a coup attempt against the elected government. | "The voting records of the closing of the scrutiny are null and void for the general elections of president and vice president, deputies of the Congress of the Republic by national list, deputies of the Congress of the Republ…

The Dissenter (2023-12-09). TUNE IN: Second Belmarsh Tribunal For Assange In DC. thedissenter.org A second Belmarsh tribunal in Washington, DC, at the National Press Club will expand on the case for freeing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at 2pm ET. It was organized by 

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). China's third C919 aircraft delivered to China Eastern Airlines. ecns.cn Coded B-919D, the third C919 large jetliner arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, December 9, 2023.The third of China's self-developed large C919 jetliners was delivered to China Eastern Airlines in Shanghai on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Renewable investment urged at COP28. ecns.cn China is indispensable for the world's green transformation, considering the remarkable achievements the country has made in the renewables sector, international experts said on the sidelines of the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). China, Vietnam eye closer people-to-people bonds. ecns.cn Within the framework of the 15th Vietnam-China International Trade and Tourism Fair, an antiphonal singing exchange activity was held on Beilun River, the border river between China and Vietnam, on November 30. | Chinese and Vietnamese singers performed songs praising the close friendship between the people of the two countries.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Newly-developed rail transit product on debut at expo in China. ecns.cn Newly-developed rail transit products were on debut at an international rail transit expo in Zhuzhou City, central China's Hunan Province on Saturday. "ÄÄ Super-autonomous Rail Rapid Transit, which is a newly-developed rail transit product running on virtual tracks.

The Independent (2023-12-10). She Cranes to Participate in Vitality Netball Nations Cup, Wales Test Series. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Netball Normalization Committee has confirmed that Uganda National Netball Team She Cranes will participate in a Test Series with Wales in January in Cardiff. This was confirmed on Thursday by the Committee Chairperson Moses Mwase in a press statement. In addition to the Wales Test Series, Mwase disclosed …

Peter Koenig (2023-12-09). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Consumer Health: Do you know the signs of inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 1—7, which makes this a good time to learn about the signs and symptoms of these disorders. Researchers estimate that more than half a million people in the U.S. have Crohn's disease, and 600,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Consumer Health: Flu vaccination and cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Influenza Vaccination Week will be observed Dec. 4—8, which makes this a good time to learn more about the flu and why it's especially important that you get a flu shot if you have cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mayo Clinic recommend a yearly flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older, with rare exceptions. Vaccination is your best defense against flu. If you haven't gotten your flu shot yet, now's the time. For…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin achieves Magnet designation for nursing excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin has achieved Magnet designation, the highest national honor for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Mayo Clinic Health System received the recognition on Nov. 29 as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest…

The Independent (2023-12-10). NCDC Starts Review of Early Childhood Development Learning Framework. independent.co.ug Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| The National Curriculum Development Centre-NCDC has started reviewing the early childhood development (ECD) learning framework. The review started on Thursday with a consultative meeting at Collin Hotel Mukono. NCDC had spent eighteen years without revisiting the framework. The current ECD framework for children between the ages of three to six years …

Max Kozlov, Portside. (2023-12-09). NIH Researchers Vote To Form A Union For The First Time. popularresistance.org Hundreds of early-career researchers at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have voted overwhelmingly to form a union, nearly completing the official process required to do so. They plan to call on the agency — the world's largest public funder of biomedical research — to improve pay and working conditions, and to bolster its policies and procedures for dealing with harassment and excessive workloads. | About 98% of the research fellows who participated in the ballot voted on 6 December to form the union, with 1,601 voting in favour and just 36 against. Barring any objections, the result will b…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Consumer Health: Do you know the signs of inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 1—7, which makes this a good time to learn about the signs and symptoms of these disorders. Researchers estimate that more than half a million people in the U.S. have Crohn's disease, and 600,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Consumer Health: Flu vaccination and cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Influenza Vaccination Week will be observed Dec. 4—8, which makes this a good time to learn more about the flu and why it's especially important that you get a flu shot if you have cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mayo Clinic recommend a yearly flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older, with rare exceptions. Vaccination is your best defense against flu. If you haven't gotten your flu shot yet, now's the time. For…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin achieves Magnet designation for nursing excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin has achieved Magnet designation, the highest national honor for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Mayo Clinic Health System received the recognition on Nov. 29 as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-09). French lawmakers criticize Macron for posing with gift from Milei. plenglish.com Paris, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) avier Milei gets to know his international counterparts in his own way. Newly elected In November, the new president of Argentina offered an original gift to Emmanuel Macron this week: a signed jersey from Boca Juniors, a club in the capital of which the extravagant polemicist is a fervent supporter.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-09). Lebanese Democratic Party reaffirms solidarity with Gaza. plenglish.com In a meeting, the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party praised the capacity of Palestinian fighters to face up Israel ¥s genocidal machinery and its allies from the United States and the West. | In this regard, the Democratic Party regretted the shameful failure of the international community after assassinations and crimes against children, women and innocent people in Gaza. | For such a reason, the Party supported the resistance operations in Lebanon and called for the preservation of human rights and international laws and conventions. | At the same time, it called on the Lebanese state to help the…

Staff (2023-12-09). Time for a Transnational Uprising Against a Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race? scheerpost.com Photos taken at the #StopTrident rally at Trafalgar Square on Saturday 27th February 2016. Garry Knight from London, England, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Norman Solomon / The Nation Forty years ago, across a dozen pages of The Nation, I was in a debate with the English historian E.P. Thompson about the US-Soviet nuclear arms race, …

The Independent (2023-12-09). Warriors turn guns on wildlife in Kidepo Park. independent.co.ug Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Armed Karamojong warriors have sought refuge in Kidepo National Park, resorting to killing wild animals for sustenance, raising concerns about their impact on the park's ecosystem. Security has confirmed that these warriors, previously active in terrorizing Kaabong and Kotido districts, have relocated to Karenga district, using the game park …

Staff (2023-12-09). Mayawati suspends MP Danish Ali from BSP for 'anti-party activities'. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Network Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali, who recently became a target of an unsavoury exchange on the floor of the house, has been suspended from his party — Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party. "Anti-party activity" has been spelt out as the reason for the action against him. "You were warned many times against …

Staff (2023-12-09). Mayawati suspends MP Danish Ali from BSP for 'anti-party activities'. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Network Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali, who recently became a target of an unsavoury exchange on the floor of the house, has been suspended from his party — Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party. "Anti-party activity" has been spelt out as the reason for the action against him. "You were warned many times against …

ecns.cn (2023-12-07). Visa waiver to boost tourism in Malaysia. ecns.cn Malaysia may see a boost in its tourism revenues in the next few months as its visa-free travel that started on Friday may entice more Chinese and Indians to visit the country.

Editor (2023-12-08). The Israel-India-US Triangle. scheerpost.com

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-07). WFP Is Halting Food Distribution In Houthi-Held Northern Yemen. popularresistance.org The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday, December 5 that it is suspending its food distribution program in areas controlled by the government in Yemen's capital Sana'a due to lack of funds and lack of agreement with the authorities. | The government in Sanaa is backed by the Ansar Allah (Houthi) group which also controls most of northern Yemen. | "This difficult decision, made in consultation with donors, comes after nearly a year of negotiations, during which no agreement was reached to reduce the number of people served from 9.5 million to 6.5 million," the WFP statement read.

Vijay Prashad, People's Dispatch. (2023-12-07). ExxonMobil Wants To Start A War In Latin America. popularresistance.org On December 3, 2023, a large number of registered voters in Venezuela voted in a referendum over the Essequibo region that is disputed with neighboring Guyana. Nearly all those who voted answered yes to the five questions. These questions asked the Venezuelan people to affirm the sovereignty of their country over Essequibo. "Today," said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, "there are no winners or losers." The only winner, he said, is Venezuela's sovereignty. The principal loser, Maduro said, is ExxonMobil. | In 2022, ExxonMobil made a profit of $55.7 billion, making it one of the world's richest and most powerf…

WSWS (2023-12-08). Growing support for Sri Lankan SEP campaign against pro-government thug attack on its members. wsws.org "The attack by two SLPP thugs shows the pathetic state of the ruling Wickremesinghe regime which resorts to physical violence to stop the cultivation of socialist consciousness among workers and youth." Andrei Ritsky, Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists from the former Soviet Union.

Staff (2023-12-07). Article 370 verdict: Omar Abdullah vows to 'fight' regardless of case outcome in SC. muslimmirror.com Kulgam : With the Supreme Court yet to pronounce its verdict on the revocation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday vowed to continue with the political pushback to the move regardless of legal interventions and decisions. "We were the first to move the …

Staff (2023-12-08). Kannada, English among subjects to be taught in madrasas: Karnataka CM. muslimmirror.com Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said Kannada and English along with Maths and science will be taught for two years on an experimental basis in the registered madrasas for two years. "Children studying in waqf properties and registered madrasas run by waqf institutions will be taught continuously for two years in Kannada, …

Staff (2023-12-07). Muslim vendors prevented from doing business in Karnataka temple fair. muslimmirror.com Bengaluru: The Muslims traders have been allegedly debarred from installing their business units at a temple fair in Mangaluru city of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. The "Shahsthi Mahotsava" is religious fair which is scheduled between December 14 and 19 at the premises of the Kudupu Sri Anantha Padmanabha temple in Mangaluru city. The temple …

Staff (2023-12-07). 24000 Madrassas under scrutiny in Uttar Pradesh for 'receiving funds from abroad'. muslimmirror.com Approximately 24,000 madrassas in Uttar Pradesh have come under intense scrutiny as authorities investigate allegations of receiving funds from abroad. The focus of the probe is to determine whether these funds were utilized for illegal activities such as "terrorism or coercive religious conversions." Top sources within the Uttar Pradesh police told media that out of …

Staff (2023-12-07). Nawab Malik issue rocks Maharashtra assembly. muslimmirror.com Nagpur : Maharashtra assembly on Thursday witnessed ruckus on the first day of the winter session after former Maharashtra minister and NCP member Nawab Malik was seen sitting in the treasury bench. The Leader of Opposition (LoP) Ambadas Danve asked how can a former minister, who was branded by the ruling BJP as a "terrorist" …

ecns.cn (2023-12-08). Beijing releases guideline on improving care for elderly. ecns.cn Authorities in Beijing released a guideline on Thursday, pledging to improve services for the capital's elderly population in line with the broader national strategy.

ecns.cn (2023-12-08). China issues plan to promote further opening-up of Shanghai FTZ. ecns.cn China's State Council on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive plan to promote the high-level institutional opening-up of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone by aligning it with high-standard international economic and trade rules.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-08). Ballarat TLC says fascists will never co-opt Eureka Day. greenleft.org.au

Labor Video Project (2023-12-08). Washington Post San Francisco Bureau WBNG Journalists Speak Out At Solidarity Strike Rally. indybay.org Striking Washington-Baltimore News Guild members who work at the Washington Post rallied in San Francisco and spoke out about why they're striking nationally.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-08). Council on Foreign Relations tries to combat rise of anti-globalisation. expose-news.com Major economic powers are turning inward. In other words, they are turning away from globalisation in favour of economic nationalism. The shift away from hyper-globalisation poses huge questions for Globalists. Officially, the …

WSWS (2023-12-08). Australian Nazis march through regional city as entire establishment vilifies refugees. wsws.org With a few cosmetic changes, the Nazi rally could have been called by Labor or the Liberal-National Coalition, both of which are engaged in a racist campaign against oppressed refugees.

WSWS (2023-12-08). "Helen was our comrade, friend and fighter. She was an indefatigable fighter for the working class and socialism" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute given by Larry Porter, the assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (US), to Helen Halyard.

WSWS (2023-12-08). Postdoctoral workers at Icahn School of Medicine in New York begin strike. wsws.org The strikers are demanding pay increases and wage adjustments for inflation, improved visa and financial support for international researchers, better benefits and healthcare for fellows and increased transparency on authorship and intellectual property.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-12-07). Cuba's central province remembers Tribute Operation. plenglish.com Sancti Spíritus, Cuba Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) Tribute was paid today in all the municipalities of this central province to the Cuban combattants who fell in the internationalist deed in Africa, whose remains returned to the Homeland 34 years ago in Operation Tribute.

Ann Brown (2023-12-07). 5 Things To Know About Dr. Kevin James: The HBCU Prophet Who Brought Morris Brown Back From Grave. moguldom.com Dr. Kevin James, the 19th president of Morris Brown College, has played a pivotal role in resurrecting the institution from the brink of obscurity. As the only Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in Atlanta founded and funded by Black people, Dr. James has steered Morris Brown College towards international recognition. Here are five things …

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-12-07). Venezuela: National Assembly Approves Essequibo Defense Law in 1st Discussion. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, in an extraordinary session, Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved, in the first discussion of the matter, the Organic Law for the Defense of Essequibo to comply with the mandate issued by the Venezuelan people last Sunday, December 3, in a binding referendum. | The legal text was presented by United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Deputy Diosdado Cabello, who highlighted the massive participation on Sunday in the referendum. | "We came out stronger, more united," said Cabello. "I celebrate the active participation of sectors that are not aligned with the Bolivarian Revolutio…

Benay Blend (2023-12-07). Questioning the Stories We Are Told: On Solidarity and Propaganda. orinocotribune.com By Benay Blend — Dec 4, 2023 | To be in solidarity with the oppressed, whoever that might be, means to be wary of sensational media that transforms the victim into a victimizer for the sake of inflaming public opinion. | On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, November 29, it is always good to remember what being in solidarity with another group of people really means. | It doesn't matter that the date might have come and gone before this article appears because solidarity is not something that should be put on and taken off, like a shawl, worn when it's convenient but put aside w…

ecns.cn (2023-12-07). National data body highlights role of platform companies. ecns.cn China's National Data Administration highlighted the important role of platform companies in leveraging investment to drive development, jobs and innovations.

ecns.cn (2023-12-07). Vietnamese student in China: 'It's more beautiful here than I imagined'. ecns.cn A Vietnamese girl, who is currently studying Tourism Management at Jilin International Students University, has expressed her growing love for China after spending nearly three years in the country. "It's more beautiful here than I imagined," she remarked in Chinese.

ecns.cn (2023-12-07). Amid tensions, students from China seen as positive presence. ecns.cn For the 2022-23 academic year, China remained the top origin for international students in the U.S. with a total of 289,526, according to the 2023 Open Doors Report released by the Institute of International Education.

Editor (2023-12-07). Doctors in Italy strike against proposed pension cuts. mronline.org Some 85 percent of staff of the National Health Service and private medical facilities stayed away from work.

Editor (2023-12-07). The nuclear geopolitics of anthropogenic clouds. mronline.org Among the various types of anthropogenic clouds, mushroom clouds that form in the sky after atomic bomb explosions are arguably the most spectacular.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-07). Ballarat TLC says fascists will never co-opt Eureka Day. greenleft.org.au

James Bovard (2023-12-07). Kissinger and My Interstate 81 Epiphany. counterpunch.org Henry Kissinger died last week. So far, I've been handling my grief pretty well. Kissinger was the most esteemed war criminal in American history. Kissinger, who was Nixon's National Security Advisor, summarized Nixon's order for bombing Cambodia; "Anything that flies on everything that moves." In a 1972 conversation captured by the secret White House taping

John Malamatinas, Unicorn Riot. (2023-12-07). International Solidarity At The First 'World Congress For Climate Justice'. popularresistance.org Milan, Italy — For many years, transnational movements like "Fridays for Future" or "Extinction Rebellion" have tried to push governments to comply with the 1.5 C climate threshold set in 2015 by the Paris Agreement, yet activists believe not enough has changed. The struggles against mega-projects — be it coal mines, pipelines, motorways, train lines, construction for Olympic games, or water privatization — are still happening in every continent, and many are crying out for an immediate reaction to a dystopian future. One such reaction happened in October in Milan, Italy: The World Congress for…

K. J. Noh, Popular Resistance. (2023-12-07). Question The Narrative That Villainizes Henry Kissinger. popularresistance.org Henry Kissinger straddled US foreign policy like a narcissistic cowboy across two presidencies from 1969-1977 as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State. He is considered to have influenced the policy decisions of 12 presidents, affecting the course of global history. | What is notable in the current moment, in the moralizing obituary circuit, is the framing that Kissinger was somehow uniquely evil and murderous–a moral cancer on the US body politic–and that he personally shifted US policy in this direction. | This "exceptional war criminal" framing is especially promoted by the Imperial Liberal Press,…

Lawrence Davidson, Consortium News. (2023-12-07). The Fatal Post World War II Contradiction. popularresistance.org Human Beings are not showing off their best abilities of late. They appear to have mostly failed when it comes to climate change. For instance, "By 2100, average temperatures in the U.S. are expected to increase by approximately 8 ∞F or more (4.4 ∞C)" if the current high rate of greenhouse gas emissions is maintained. | If "immediate and rapid greenhouse gas reductions" are achieved we can keep the warming down to "approximately 2.5 ∞F (1.4 ∞C)." Given our lack of international institutions with the capability of enforcing agreements and treaties, which do you think is more likely? | Actua…

Leila Warah (2023-12-07). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 62: UN Chief invokes Article 99, warning Israel's war on Gaza threatens 'international peace and security'. mondoweiss.net Israel continues massacring Palestinians in Gazan, approves provocative Israeli march through Al-Aqsa Mosque and kills a Palestinian child in the West Bank.

Melvin Goodman (2023-12-07). The Washington Post Gratuitously and Wrongly Trashes Jimmy Carter. counterpunch.org Unlike Kissinger, who had no regard for democratic values in the making of national security policy, Carter's "design" for foreign policy stressed the importance of the rule of law, universal human rights, self-determination, and the avoidance of military intervention. Whereas Kissinger orchestrated the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile, Carter suspended military and economic aid to the authoritarian government of Augusto Pinochet.

Partido Humanista de Chile (2023-12-07). Disability, a world to be adapted and not the other way round. pressenza.com December 3rd International Day of Disability: | The United Nations in 1992 declared December 3rd as the International Day of Disability. The aim is to promote the rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities in all ambits of society and development, as well as to raise awareness of their situation in all aspects of political, social, economic and cultural life. | In Chile, after the advent of democracy and in accordance with the evolution of international law, in 1994 the National Congress approved Law No. 19.284, which regulated for the first time in our country the rights of persons with disabiliti…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-07). Restrictive measures affect world food prices — WTO. plenglish.com Brussels, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) Recent and old restrictions to international trade contribute to the volatility in current food prices, amid a tense and uncertain economic scenario, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday.

Redacción Madrid (2023-12-07). IV International Symposium on Africa and its contributions to intercultural reconciliation. pressenza.com This coming 10th of December, at 11: 00 am. Argentina, the Centre for Humanist Studies of the Americas will hold its IV Symposium. There will be simultaneous translation in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. | Five speakers will present the African cultures of Kemet (Egypt), Zulu, Yoruba, Amazigh and African humanism. | For millennia we have been told inaccurate stories of the original Alkebulan peoples (today's Africa), the mother of humanity. These false stories have caused a disconnect between humanity and people of African descent and with our ancestors. Today it is up to us (Afro-descendants) to tell our true…

Staff (2023-12-07). Peruvian Government Releases Dictator Alberto Fujimori, Brutal Police Repression After Public Protests. orinocotribune.com The Constitutional Court (TC) of Perú has ordered the immediate release of the infamous Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori after a habeas corpus was granted to him, despite the fact that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) formally requested his release to be suspended. | "This Constitutional Court orders that the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) and the director of the Barbadillo Prison (where Fujimori remains imprisoned), immediately release the favored person, Alberto Fujimori," reads the court order issued this Tuesday, December 5. | The ruling was signed by three of the six members of the…

The Independent (2023-12-07). COPA28: Climate Commissioner defends Ugandan delegation of 600 in Dubai. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner for Climate Change, Margaret Athieno Mwebesa has defended Uganda's big numbers at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai. Mwebesa, who is Uganda's National Focal Point at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC) denies that Ugandans at the COP28 are on perdiem hunt or …

WSWS (2023-12-07). No to censorship of opponents of war! Stop the genocide in Gaza! Protest December 12 at Ruhr University Bochum! wsws.org While a deliberate massacre of the women and children of Gaza is being committed before the eyes of the whole world, the RUB has banned the International Youth and Students for Social Equality group from organising an event entitled "Stop the genocide in Gaza!"

WSWS (2023-12-07). Giant Chinese property developer Evergrande given stay of execution. wsws.org There is concern that an Evergrande liquidation could severely impact the ability of other corporations, not only highly indebted real estate developers, to raise money in international financial markets.

WSWS (2023-12-07). "The essence of Helen Halyard is that she was party, she was cadre" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard given by Cheryl Crisp, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party of Australia, to a memorial meeting for Comrade Helen held by the Socialist Equality Party (US) and the International Committee of the Fourth International on Sunday, December 3.

WSWS (2023-12-07). New Zealand protests continue against genocide in Gaza as new far-right government backs Israel. wsws.org Protesters rallied outside parliament on Tuesday after the incoming National Party-NZ First-ACT coalition government issued statements continuing to justify Israel's genocidal bombing and siege of Gaza as a defensive action.

Arvind Dilawar (2023-12-08). Walmart Is Selling Hanukkah Candles That Fund Anti-Arab Discrimination in Israel. truthout.org Each year, in preparation for Hanukkah, many Jews across the United States purchase candles to light their menorahs. For those in areas where Walmart has squeezed out competitors, the limited options of Hanukkah candles to choose from will include Rite Lite, which the superstore stocks from New York to California and sells online. These candles are advertised as benefiting the Jewish National Fund… |

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-08). White House Says No Deadline for Israel to End Gaza Onslaught. news.antiwar.com US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer said Thursday that the Biden administration has not set a deadline on Israel's war in Gaza and reiterated US opposition to a ceasefire. "We have not given a firm deadline to Israel, not really our role. This is their conflict. That said, we do have influence, even if …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-07). Craig Mokhiber: "It's Genocide" libya360.wordpress.com Craig Mokhiber resigned as Director of the UN's New York Office of the Higher Commissioner for Human Rights citing the organizations insufficient response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the push back he received even before 10/7 when critiquing the human rights violations perpetrated by Israel. In this episode, he applies his expertise as…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-07). Sam Husseini: To Stop the Genocide, Protest Actions and Demands Must Change. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: In the following interview, Sam Husseini covers many important topics. He states that protest demands must shift to a specific focus — invoking the genocide convention. Why the World Court, Not the ICC, is the Right Place to Try Israel for Genocide. The Genocide Convention Must Be Invoked! The International Commission of Jurists…

Labor Video Project (2023-12-07). Washington Post San Francisco Bureau WBNG Journalists Speak Out At Solidarity Strike Rally. indybay.org Striking Washington-Baltimore News Guild members who work at the Washington Post rallied in San Francisco and spoke out about why they're striking nationally.

The Independent (2023-12-07). IFAD regional director visits Uganda, promises to support SMEs. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a move that underscores the International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) commitment to supporting small-scale farmers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in East Africa, Sara Mbago-Bhunu, Director of the organization's East and Southern Africa Division, recently undertook a critical visit to Uganda. The visit served as …

The Independent (2023-12-07). Parliament approves Shs3.5 trillion supplementary funding. independent.co.ug SUMMARY ‚ú≥ State House — Classified Shs441.3bn ‚ú≥ Support for Artists SACCO Shs13bn ‚ú≥ Shortfall of Census preparation Shs144bn ‚ú≥ Munyonyo Convention Centre Shs37bn ‚ú≥ Uganda Broadcasting Corp (UBC) Shs25bn ‚ú≥ Renovation of National Mosque Shs5bn ‚ú≥ Compensation mandatory vehicle inspection contract Shs33Bn Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved Shs3.5 trillion …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-08). Palestinian Resistance Forces Joint Statement. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: While the struggle for liberation continues within Palestinian territory, let the international community do its part to delegitimize the Zionist entity, end apartheid and stop the genocide. International Appeal to Invoke the Genocide and Apartheid Conventions to Protect the Palestinian People Free Palestine — from the River to the Sea! Five Palestinian forces…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-07). Behind Enemy Bars: Palestinian and Israeli Prisoners. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh The fair treatment of Israeli captives by Hamas has become part of the information war between Palestinians and Tel Aviv. Left unsaid is that there remain thousands of Palestinians in captivity who barely survive their Israeli detention. The issue of Prisoners of War (POWs) taken captive by Hamas-led Palestinian resistance forces has become one of…

WSWS (2023-12-08). David North sends a message to Sri Lankan SEP members attacked by pro-government thugs. wsws.org "The cowardly thugs—trade union bureaucrats who serve as the hirelings of the capitalist regime—stupidly believe that they can intimidate our party with such reactionary tactics. In fact, they draw upon themselves the contempt of the working class."